The adorable little fellow you see picture above is Grunty, the Murloc Marine, the World of Warcraft pet that comes with admission to this year's Blizzcon. According to Blizzard, this Starcraft II inspired fellow "is fully armored and comes equipped with a gauss rifle, which he’ll occasionally fire into the air to make sure no invisible spacecraft are swooping in to attack."

Yes. People in Azeroth will be jealous of you.

Tickets go on sale on Saturday, May 16, with a second allotment to be released on May 30. Check out Blizzard's site for all the details. Grunty will also be given to anyone who orders the DirecTV pay-per-view coverage of Blizzcon, and, judging from prices paid on eBay for WoW pets in previous years, it might be a smart investment, especially if you wait a year or so to unload it. Cha-ching!

What do you think of the little guy? I'm torn. I'm not sure I like such blatant cross-game "synergy" in Blizzard games, but on the other hand, he's pretty adorable. Check out the video below made by MMO Champion!