Re-Cursive

Quest Giver: Jinky Wingnut, Fizzcrank Airstrip [57, 19]

Turn In: Jinky Wingnut (same location)

Objective: Use the Re-Cursive Transmatter Injection on 6 Fizzcrank Mechagnomes

Quick Facts

• Chain Position: Quest 3 of 5 in the Mechagnome chain
• Previous: The Mechagnomes
• Follow-Up: Lefty Loosey, Righty Tighty

Walkthrough

Travel southeast from Fizzcrank Airstrip to the Scalding Pools area in the northern Geyser Fields. Fizzcrank Mechagnomes patrol throughout this region.

Reliable locations:

• Around [64, 22] and [67, 22] near the Fizzcrank Pumping Station
• Along the pipeline at approximately [59.8, 17.3] (good spawn density)

Kill a Fizzcrank Mechagnome, then use the Re-Cursive Transmatter Injection from your inventory on its corpse. The injected gnome transforms back to flesh and teleports to safety. Repeat on 6 mechagnomes.

Efficiency Tips:

• You can use the injection on any dead Fizzcrank Mechagnome, including those killed by other players. This significantly speeds up completion in busy areas.
• The mechagnomes tend to pull additional enemies, so watch your surroundings.
• The pipeline running through the area has more consistent spawns.

Lore Context

Gearmaster Mechazod has reversed the Curse of Flesh, transforming Fizzcrank’s captured gnome crew back into their original mechanical forms. The “re-cursive transmatter injection” reverses this process, essentially re-applying the curse to restore them to organic gnomes who can then be teleported to safety.

The irony is thick: normally you’d want to remove a curse, but here you’re deliberately inflicting one as a rescue method. Jinky’s completion text confirms success: “You did it… it worked! I can’t believe you were able to save so many.”

Easter Eggs

Star Trek: Borg References

The Fizzcrank Mechagnomes speak lines clearly inspired by Star Trek’s Borg collective. These references:

• “We are Mechagnome… resistance is futile.” (Borg: “Resistance is futile.”)
• “We can decurse you, we have the technology.” (References both Borg assimilation and the “Six Million Dollar Man”)
• “The flesh is weak. We will make you better, stronger… faster.”
• “You are cursed and we are the cure.”
• “Come be perfect with us, brother/sister.”

Quest Name: Triple Reference

The name “Re-Cursive” works on multiple levels:

1. Recursion (programming) — A function that calls itself, looping back. The curse loops back onto the mechagnomes.
2. Decursive — The popular WoW addon used by healers to remove debuffs. The quest inverts this: you’re applying a curse instead of removing one.
3. Re-curse — Literally re-applying the Curse of Flesh.

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