This is the original female troll from the earliest alpha version of the game.
Despite its age and lack of detail, the model manages to be quite expressive in its basic animations and face, and I would even say is better than the one currently in game. The troll walks with a shambling gait, her shoulders swinging, and her ears animate much the same way as the Blood Elves, her topknot gently swaying with the motion. She also blinks.
The body assumes a more bent stance most of the time, although she does occasionally stretch and crouch similarly to the current male troll as an idling animation. Her figure is long-limbed and pear-shaped, and this combined with her exaggerated physiognomy give her a far more troll-like appearance than her current incarnation in the game.
Rumour has it that the model from the alpha was changed because male players didn't think it was 'sexy' enough and the designers decided a troll should look like a woman from a lads' magazine. (!)
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