Nunu/Trivia

General

 * Nunu and Willump have a hidden passive where each drops a.
 * was named after at which matter stops moving completely (referencing both slows the ability has) and has the highest single Ability Power ratio in-game.
 * Nunu was named after Steve 'Guinsoo' Feak's dog (also a nickname for his wife).


 * Nunu is voiced by Cristina Milizia., who also voices and.
 * Willump is voiced by, who also voices , and.
 * Willump is voiced by, who also voices , and.

Development

 * During Alpha Test, Willump was simply called Yeti and Nunu was a girl named Yuralia, that had the ability to freeze her enemies into place with blasts of cold.
 * is inspired by the, whose name གཡའ་དྲེད་, g.ya' dred [jaʈ(ʂ)ʰe] means literally "rock bear" in.
 * One of the goals of Nunu & Willump’s rework was to give them the saddest death animation in the game.
 * Every sound Willump makes in-game has been translated into human words so that his voice actor would know exactly what inflections to put into the sounds.

Lore

 * suggests that favorite foods are, , , , , and.
 * Willump has a different perspective on the world because he’s so ancient. He sometimes tones down his wisdom so he can have fun with his best friend, but they have moments of mentorship too.
 * Nunu’s mother was the singer in teaser song, The Path to Hearth-Home.

Quotes

 * references the famous quote made by from.
 * A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
 * references ("Speak softly and carry a big stick")
 * references ("Speak softly and carry a big stick")


 * He share quotes with:
 * He share quotes with:


 * references.
 * references.
 * references.
 * references.
 * references.
 * is a play on.
 * is a response alluding to the japanese inspiration of Star Guardian.
 * is a response alluding to the japanese inspiration of Star Guardian.


 * is a play on the quote by J. Robert Oppenheimer.
 * uses the internet slang term for cute dogs.
 * references Apply cold water to burn.
 * is a play on the quote by.


 * references Support is so easy.
 * references the popular meme.
 * .
 * is a play on Marc Merrill's 'Love me some Regi' comment.


 * references many reworks.
 * references many in-game bugs.
 * references
 * references
 * is a pun for stacking.

Skins

 * was most likely inspired by several characters from different media, such as:
 * from the franchise,
 * Wild Thing from series,
 * from series.
 * from series.


 * Willump references the Sasquatch, another name for.
 * His had him carry the  around his neck.
 * His had him carry the  around his neck.


 * Nunu is dressed like a from  while Willump is a Reindeer Poro profileicon.png Giant Reindeer Poro.
 * He shares this theme with:
 * He was released in celebration of Snowdown Showdown 2009 along with:
 * Nunu is dressed like a from  while Willump is dressed like.
 * He shares this theme with:
 * Nunu is dressed like a from  while Willump is dressed like.
 * He shares this theme with:
 * Nunu is dressed like a from  while Willump is dressed like.
 * He shares this theme with:
 * Nunu is dressed like a from  while Willump is dressed like.
 * He shares this theme with:
 * He shares this theme with:


 * Nunu references while Willump references the  (both of which are characters from the animated  film, ).
 * His was a reference to  and Willump referenced the  from.
 * He shares this theme with:
 * He shares this theme with:


 * He was named after and references the eponymous series by 'angrygoran'.
 * His voice differs from the series because, according to 'angrygoran' himself, another one had to be used due to copyright concerns.
 * is an acronym for Workframe Integrated Lossless Lifeform Uploaded Mainly for Punching.
 * is an acronym for Workframe Integrated Lossless Lifeform Uploaded Mainly for Punching.


 * He references from  and/or  from  by.
 * He references from  and/or  from  by.
 * He references from  and/or  from  by.


 * He was released in celebration of Taipei Assassins winning the Season Two World Championship along with:
 * He represents MiSTakE.
 * He shares this theme with
 * He represents MiSTakE.
 * He shares this theme with
 * He represents MiSTakE.
 * He shares this theme with
 * He shares this theme with


 * He was released in celebration of Harrowing 2015 along with:
 * He references, , and/or.
 * All ice effects are replaced with a substance resembling vomit and/or radioactive liquid.
 * Both Nunu and Willump groan to each other instead of speaking.
 * He shares this theme with:
 * can be seen in the background.
 * Both Nunu and Willump groan to each other instead of speaking.
 * He shares this theme with:
 * can be seen in the background.
 * can be seen in the background.
 * can be seen in the background.
 * can be seen in the background.
 * can be seen in the background.

Relations

 * Nunu used to live in the ProfileIcon0548 Frostguard.png Frostguard Citadel, where he met . The boy never knew his parents and the Yeti was held in captivity, mistreated by the tribe's beastmaster.
 * The pair eventually escaped the citadel and were taken in by the ProfileIcon0546 Avarosan.png Avarosan (led by, whom they are friends with together with )
 * The pair eventually escaped the citadel and were taken in by the ProfileIcon0546 Avarosan.png Avarosan (led by, whom they are friends with together with )


 * was a refugee that was taken in by the ProfileIcon0548 Frostguard.png Frostguard after his tribe was attacked by raiders. He met which told him about a beast. Nunu would later befriend this beast and call him.
 * was a refugee that was taken in by the ProfileIcon0548 Frostguard.png Frostguard after his tribe was attacked by raiders. He met which told him about a beast. Nunu would later befriend this beast and call him.