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[[File:Boss-caretaker-mccree3.jpg|frame|Battling a Monk.]]
This very rare superunique boss monster is sometimes found in the Cathedral Garden, near a [[waypoint]] and just outside the [[Tristram Cathedral]] in early Act One. [[Caretaker McCree ]] was first spotted during the [[beta]], and documented extensively in an article on Diablo.IncGamers.com. See [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/d3-cryptozoology-1-caretaker-mccree-deceased-mustachioed-groundskeeper D3 Cryptozoology #1: Caretaker McCree, Deceased Mustachioed Groundskeeper] for full details.
The monster is a large skeleton, whose full name is "Caretaker McCree, Deceased Mustachioed Groundskeeper." The monster seems to be a play on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundskeeper_Willie The Simpson's Groundskeeper Willie], with the name taken from [[Jesse McCree]], a Blizzard employee best known for his work on [[World of Warcraft]]. The status of his mustache is unknown.
Update: after a little research online. it has been found that the "Mustachioed" in the caretakers name refers to a level designer for World Of Warcraft.
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===The Secret Unicorn Rainbow Level===
The most likely early contender for a secret level style of Easter Egg in Diablo 3 developed shortly after the game was announced. The early fan complaints about rainbows and bright colors that turned into the [[Art Controversy]] led to numerous jokes about rainbows, unicorns, happy clouds, and such. The D3 Team parodied this idea with their hugely-[http://www.diii.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=1982 popular Blizzcon 2008 t-shirts], and some months later, when Diablo 3 Community Manager [[Bashiok]] posted a photoshopped Diablo 3 screenshot featuring a unicorn apparently farting a rainbow that created a deadly "love combo" of slaughtered monsters, the "Secret Rainbow Level" rumors were off and running.
If this genesis seems unlikely remember that the {{iw|Secret_Cow_Level Diablo II Secret Cow Level}} got its start in similar fashion; it was a fan rumor in Diablo I that Blizzard ran with, first teasing the level through a humor April Fools' screenshot in 1999. The [[D3 Team]] is under no compunction to include a joke secret level, but Blizzard designers have always shown a good sense of humor, and as famous and enjoyed as the D2 secret level was, they've go to be feeling some pressure to live up to that standard with Diablo III.
Data-mining during the Diablo III beta uncovered numerous clues and strong hints that such a level was in the game, including a mysterious crafting recipe that can be seen below:
[[File:Easter-staff-herding-beta-code1.jpg|center|thumb|800px|The [[Staff of Herding]] crafting recipe, via the [[Blacksmith]], as seen in the Beta patch 10.]]
Blizzard did indeed add a secret level, called [[Whimsyshire]], accessed by bringing the [[Staff of Herding]] to the pink lights on the path between old and new [[Tristram]].
===Alot===
Named versions of the [[Savage Beast]], normally appearing in the [[Southern Highlands]] or [[Northern Highlands]] of Act I, are often called "Alot". This is a direct reference to the online comic strip [http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com Hyperbole and a Half], and especially its episode [http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html The Alot Is Better Than You At Everything], where the grammar mistake of writing "a lot" as "alot" was portrayed by a beast-like creature called "an alot". In one panel, the "alot" is even shown charging at the reader, much in the way the [[Savage Beast]] charges at a player character.
==Item References==
[[Beckon Sail]] ({{wl|[http://diablonut.incgamers.com/item/beckon-sail db]}}) - The cloak is named after Kate Beckinsale, who plays the main character in the Underworld films. Jay Wilson is an admirer of hers.
[[Hammer Jammers]] ({{wl|[http://diablonut.incgamers.com/item/hammer-jammers db]}}) - Named after MC Hammer and his extremely baggy trousers in the 1990 hit "U Can't Touch This".
[[Logan's Claw]] ({{wl|[http://diablonut.incgamers.com/item/logans-claw db]}}) - Named after X-Men's Wolverine. His first name is Logan.
==Non-Game Diablo 3 Easter Eggs==
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