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{{quote|''"Hello Fry, it's a ... ''(stops mid-sentence, throws two ten
|'''Gary Gygax''' (voicing himself)|''[[Futurama]]''}}
Ah, good old '''Ernest Gary Gygax'''. Where would we be without thee? Probably somewhere else, given the sheer different forms of media (and with them, a very large number of tropes) that originated from his work.
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== [[Tabletop Games]] ==▼
▲== Tabletop Games ==
* Gary Gygax has been referenced in many ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' products, with many things named after him as an homage.
** The [[Bonus Boss]] of ''[[Baldur's Gate]] 2'' is named Kangaxx.
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** The city of Gryrax in [[Greyhawk]] is named for him.
== [[Video Games]] ==
* He's the DM/narrator for a series of quests in ''[[Dungeons and Dragons Online]]''.
* [[Blizzard Entertainment]] dedicated the 2.4.0 patch of ''[[World of Warcraft]]'', "Fury of the Sunwell", to Gygax.
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* A few [[In Memoriam|tributes to his death]] in web comics:
** [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0536.html This strip] of ''[[The Order of the Stick]]''. (Warning: [[Tear Jerker|Prepare some kleenex]] just in case you're a sensitive or sentimental person; [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|It's that kind of strip.]])
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** And this ''[[Dork Tower]]'' [http://www.dorktower.com/2008/03/05/ tribute comic].
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[Futurama]]''
** As the page quote indicates, he [[Special Guest|voiced himself in one episode]].
** In "Fry Am the Egg Man", an ancient tome titled the "Gygaxicon" is used.
** The ''Futurama'' movie ''Bender's Game'', which references ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' heavily, is dedicated to him. Gary Gygax died while the movie was in production.
* He also [[Special Guest|voiced himself]] in an episode of ''[[Code Monkeys]]''.
* ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'' tipped its hat to him in the episode "D&DD", with Dexter's [[God Mode Sue]] character being named "Gygax".
== [[Real Life]] ==
* A strain of bacteria was named in honor of Gygax, "Arthronema gygaxiana sp nov UTCC393".
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