Jimothy raccoon games tributes reach World of Warcraft
Seattle’s viral raccoon Jimothy is being remade across games, with World of Warcraft teasing a coming Azeroth appearance.
By Bianca Rossi · Entertainment Editor
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Jimothy raccoon games tributes are spreading fast, and the Seattle animal’s latest stop may be Azeroth: the official World of Warcraft X account posted on July 24, “You asked, Jimothy answered,” adding, “Coming soon to Azeroth.”
The raccoon became a viral fixture after Seattle resident Kiana Hall filmed him in the Ballard neighborhood on July 13, 2026, according to Mashable. Hall later told Today.com she first thought the animal was a cat before seeing his raccoon face, shortened torso and neck.
Hall named him Jimothy because, she told Today.com, the name fit. The video drew millions of views, Mashable reported, and his distinctive build has since inspired memes, murals, tattoos, merchandise and digital versions.
Is Jimothy raccoon coming to World of Warcraft?
World of Warcraft has publicly teased Jimothy’s arrival, but the game’s official X post did not give a release date, format or gameplay details. The post only said Jimothy was “coming soon to Azeroth,” the fantasy world where World of Warcraft is set.
Jimothy’s look has made him easy to recognize in game tributes. Experts cited by Mashable believe his shape may stem from a congenital spinal deformity similar to short spine syndrome, though videos show him walking, climbing, finding food and moving around Seattle on his own.
Official game accounts and creators have been busy translating that silhouette into their own worlds. Old School RuneScape rendered him as a low-poly raccoon for Gielinor, while Mouse: P.I. For Hire redrew him in the black-and-white rubber-hose style of its Mouseburg setting.
Dead by Daylight gave the raccoon a horror version with glowing features and bloody tentacles, according to Mashable. The Sims account tried making him as a human Sim, producing a raccoon-costumed figure rather than a standard animal recreation.
Halo took a stranger route. Senior community manager John Junyszek used a Spartan model on all fours, altering its neck and feet to echo Jimothy’s proportions, with other images placing the raccoon-like soldier near Master Chief’s crashed escape pod in scenes tied to Halo: Combat Evolved and its Campaign Evolved remake.
Warner Bros. Games imagined Jimothy in Gotham City. Among Us and Cult of the Lamb also remade him in their own visual styles, while LEGO Fortnite, Roku and Figma joined the wider wave of online Jimothy posts, according to Mashable.
How can players use Jimothy in games?
Some Jimothy appearances are just images, but fans and modders have made playable versions too. Artist and entrepreneur Chris Pirillo created a four-level browser game in an NES style, drawing on classic arcade games including Frogger and the original Donkey Kong.
Pirillo’s game sends Jimothy across traffic, into garbage cans, away from paparazzi and up ladders, according to Mashable. Fan-made mods have also brought him into Skyrim, Stardew Valley and Minecraft.
In Skyrim, one mod turns Jimothy into a character players can approach and speak with. Stardew Valley modders have made versions that let players keep him as livestock or buy him from Marnie as a companion, Mashable reported.
A Minecraft creator modified the raccoon from the Naturalist add-on to match Jimothy’s proportions in the game’s blocky style. Dungeons & Dragons went further with an official stat block that calls him a “Beloved Cryptid” and gives him abilities including “Compact Frame” and “Hurl Garbage.”
The real Jimothy remains a wild raccoon in Seattle. Wildlife officials have advised people to watch him from a distance, while his game versions keep multiplying in places players can get much closer.
This story draws on original reporting from Mashable.