TheWoWDBThat Smart One's Gotta Go
There's some kind of smart brain bug in the back of the cave. It's in charge of all of the silithid down there.Obvious Starship Troopers reference, specifically the Brain Bug at the end of the first movie.
(Also, check out the model of it. Another reference to the Brain Bug.)
Quest
That Smart One's Gotta Go
A World of Warcraft quest in Thousand Needles. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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So we gotta kill a brain bu-
ASSUMING DIRECT CONTROL.
now whenever im running quests in Thousand needles I play Robert Plants - Ship of fools - in the background. LOL especially when driving the river boat.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 15-30
ZoneThousand Needles
Quest ID28048
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(28048))
What to do
StorylineThousand Needles, step 57 of 107
RewardsHive Controller Mantle, 
Ice Cream Churner, 
Really Cold Bracers, 21g, 5,150 XP
Hive Controller Mantle, Ice Cream Churner, Really Cold Bracers, 21g, 5,150 XPDescription
There's some kind of smart brain bug in the back of the cave. It's in charge of all of the silithid down there. My ice cream is melting! How am I supposed to launch my ice cream empire, and save my inventory, if that thing's in there?!
Where to go
Pins are the quest’s own POI points from the current retail client, projected onto the in-game zone map. The game marks one blob as the quest’s turn-in; the rest are objective areas. Points that fall outside a map’s window are dropped rather than guessed at.
Turn-inObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #64 69.9 85.2
Coordinates
- Turn-inThousand Needles 69.9, 85.2
/way #64 69.9 85.2 - Objective areaThousand Needles 63.8, 86.3
/way #64 63.8 86.3
Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.
Nearby on the Thousand Needles map
- The Power of Thousands about 1,700 yards
- The Crone's Wrath about 2,120 yards
- Snakes and Stones about 2,120 yards
- Breaking Chains about 2,120 yards
- Battle Pet Tamers: Kalimdor about 2,270 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Thousand Needles, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Thousand Needles:
- Fizzle & Pozzik's Speedbarge, Thousand Needles
- Gadgetzan, Tanaris
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
Straight-line distances in yards between the quest’s own map markers (QuestPOI) and the client’s flight-point positions (TaxiNodes); flight paths and terrain are not modelled.
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Choose one of these rewards:
Money21 gold
Experience5,150 XP
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Reward details
Pick one of these
TypeLeather Shoulder
Item level23
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor7
Stats+5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina, +7 Versatility
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for9 gold80 silver
TypeStaff Two-Hand
Item level23
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon15 - 20 damage, speed 3.6
Stats+6 Agility, +8 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike
Suited toGuardian, Feral, Survival, Windwalker, Brewmaster
Sells to vendors for23 gold30 silver
TypePlate Wrist
Item level23
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor11
Stats+4 Strength or Intellect, +6 Stamina, +4 Parry
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for6 gold60 silver
Item facts are the current retail client’s (ItemSparse); the specialisations for a pick-one item are the ones the Blizzard quest API lists; faction and currency text is the client’s own. Lowest listed price = the US commodity auction house now.
Storyline
Thousand Needles
Part 57 of 107.
Previous: Freezing the Pipes · Next: Free Freewind Post
- 52Special Delivery for Brivelthwerp
- 53Special Delivery for Brivelthwerp
- 54The Greatest Flavor in the World!
- 55We All Scream for Ice Cream... and then Die!
- 56Freezing the Pipes
- 57That Smart One's Gotta Go
- 58Free Freewind Post
- 59Free Freewind Post
- 60Grimtotem in the Post
- 61Grimtotem in the Post
- 62Save the Sentinel
- 63The Brave and the Bold
Showing steps 52 to 63 of 107.
Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.
Where this quest fits
Before this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Freezing the Pipes
It's time to break out the I-Scream Cryocannon! We lifted the tech from the frost cannons on the river boats. If it's one thing that we gnomes are good at, it's miniaturization by way of making everything else that much bigger!
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Free Freewind Post
Alas, it's time for you to leave. How quickly the chicks fall from the nest. Or, something. Anyway, you've done solid work here, my friend, but Quentin and the night elves have been crying that they urgently need your help with the Grimtotem at Freewind Post to the northwest.
Also counted by Thousand Needles Quests
Its criteria name 8 quests; others include:
The storyline at a glance
Thousand Needles has 107 steps, from The Grimtotem are Coming to Spread the Word.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Thousand Needles (106), Feralas (1).
Other storylines on the Thousand Needles map
- The Elemental Lords IV
- Battle Pet Tamers
Steps, storylines and map placement from the client’s QuestLine, prerequisite and QuestPOI data; neighbouring quest text is Blizzard’s own (quest API), shortened to its opening sentences.
Achievements
Completing this quest counts toward this achievement.
- Thousand Needles Quests: its criteria name 8 quests, this one included.