Takk the Leaper is not a new rare but his behaviour has certainly changed since vanilla. He used to have a few spawn points in Northern Barrens as well as dropping the Leaping Hatchling pet.
Several weeks ago, I was taking the auto flight from Org and was passing his familiar spawn spot close to the Sludge Fen when I saw something leaping quickly past my screen. My initial response was “What the hell was that?” It didn’t take long to realise that it was Takk.
In Cata, he now leaps vast distances making him live up to his name. You can find him jumping up and down the mountain every 10secs or so.
Takk making a run for it
Just look at him go
It’s hard to capture just how awesome he is with his new animation.
The Leaping Hatchling pet can be looted from his nest found in four locations. I found mine at the base of the large tree close to Sludge Fen. Note that his nest spawns independently of Takk himself.
Takk’s nest
His unique animation has him periodically leaping to wherever you’re standing.
Haha, brilliant. I had no idea. BOINGGGGGG! :D
LOL! I didn’t know that! I go check for nests ocassionally but I haven’t seen Takk. I’ll have to make a trip there and hope to find him leaping about!
Too cool! That dude can really jump.
I wonder when they changed him (if he wasn’t always so bouncy, which I’m assuming he wasn’t). I recall finding and killing him in the spot he’s at during the 3:00 mark in the video for the pet (prior to the nests being implemented), but I don’t recall seeing him bounce around at all. I do know that Dart has always been a runner, so who knows.
Very neat find!