About
Wololo is the sound made by the Priest unit in the 1997 game Age of Empires. It is used as an interruptor, causing the color of something to change colors between red and blue.
Origin
Wololo originates from a unit, or class, of characters from the first installment in the strategy game series Age of Empires produced by Ensemble Studios and released in 1997 by Microsoft.
The Priest units can both heal and convert enemies to their team.[1] When a member of the opposing team is converted, their outfit switches color to show their alliance to the new team. While the priest is converting the player, he makes a noise similar to “wololo.”
Spread
On June 7th, 2005, YTMND user oftoronto created a page titled “You are being converted” (shown below, left) which gained over 8.600 views and a 3.73 out of 5 star rating in 10 years.[2] On September 16th, 2006, YTMND user Jokerkaaos created a page titled “Wololo!” (shown below, right) which gained over 35.000 views and a 3.85 out of 5 stars in 8 years.[3]
On February 23rd, 2009, Youtuber Nov1706 uploaded a 10 minute loop video of the Wololo audio (shown below, left) which gained over 1.320.000 views in 6 years. On November 27th, 2010, Youtuber ccmazza uploaded a video titled “Wololo Blues [NOWWITHLYRICS!!!]” (shown below, right) which gained over 461.200 views in 4 years.
On February 21st, 2010, Deviantart user pokketmowse submitted an image titled “WOLOLO” (shown below, left) which gained over 25.700 views and 492.000 downloads in 5 years.[4] On March 4th, 2012, FunnyJunk user nissanshitbox submitted an image titled “Age of Empires” (shown below, right) which gained over 35.400 views and 1.796 upvotes in 3 years.[5]
Various Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1]Age of Empires Wiki – Priest (Age of Empires)
[2]YTMND– You are being converted
[5]FunnyJunk – Age of Empires