Sven

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 * Sven is named after Danish bodybuilder and actor Sven-Ole Thorsen.
 * In earlier versions of DotA, Sven had the fun name "Arnold Schwarzenegger".


 * vo_sven_sven_respawn 12.mp3 "Twas only a flesh wound" and vo_sven_sven_respawn_11.mp3 "It was but a scratch" are references to the Black Knight from "Monty Python and the Holy Grail".


 * vo_sven_sven_lose_03.mp3 "Blame the host" and vo_sven_sven_lose_04.mp3 "Bad host" are references to the original "Warcraft III" DotA gameplay when game stability depended on the quality of internet connection on the host player.


 * was named Storm Bolt in the early beta phases and was renamed into Storm Hammer at one point. It is also its original name in DotA and reflected in one of Sven's cast responses in Dota 2, where he is referring to it as vo_sven_sven_ability_stormbolt_06.mp3 "Storm Bolt".
 * also has the same response when casting an acquired.

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