History Main / MultipleReferencePun

*** ''DeathNote'': Writing names on a notebook (full of '''paper''') given to you by a '''god''' of death; the main character wants to become "God of the New World". You can make more puns from there.

* Eiichiro Oda, author of ''OnePiece'' is very fond of this sort of thing. A relatively recent example exists in one of Sanji's finishing moves, the Parage Shot, a kick that can literally [[MagicPlasticSurgery beat people pretty]]. "Parage" is a French word meaning "Trimming", in keeping with Sanji's moves being named in GratuitousFrench. There's also a Japanese brand of beauty products named "Perlage" that's pronounced as Parage. Another is Nami's hometown being named Cocoyashi village, which refers to the coconut trees, but also sounds like Kokkaishi, or navigator (Nami's role in the Straw Hats).

** The title itself. The phrase "Who watches the watchmen?" can be translated from the original Latin ("Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?") as "who guards the guards?", implying that the superheroes themselves are under attack. But it can also refer to those who watch, implying that someone else is watching them. Alternately, it can be interpreted as "who polices the police?", referring to the fact that the "heroes" aren't really as heroic as they should be.
*** It also has an entirely different set of layered meanings - Dr. Manhattan was originally a watchmaker, and his ability to see the future implies that everyone and everything in the universe is simply an unwinding clockwork mechanism - a world of mechanical watch-men.
*** To someone who doesn't really know Latin, it might suggest "Who cleans up after the custodians?" which is also sort of appropriate.
*** Wrong kind of custodian, but good guess.

* The title of the ''{{Futurama}}'' episode "Bend Her" is both a reference to the episode's plot of Bender getting a sex change to compete as a woman in the Olympics and a reference to the movie "BenHur."

* ''TopGear'', during the Alfa Romeo challenge James and Richard have ([[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder as is customary]]) betrayed Jeremy's genius idea to avoid being overtaken. Both suffered breakdowns shortly after leading to this comment from Jeremy.

** Or Zero-Gun. Since rei also stands for zero.

* The title of the {{Futurama}} episode "Bend Her" is both a reference to the episode's plot of Bender getting a sex change to compete as a woman in the Olympics and a reference to the movie "BenHur."

* The title of the "{{Futurama}}" episode "Bend Her" is both a reference to the episode's plot of Bender getting a sex change to compete as a woman in the Olympics and a reference to the movie "BenHur."

* The title of the "{(Futurama)}" episode "Bend Her" is both a reference to the episode's plot of Bender getting a sex change to compete as a woman in the Olympics and a reference to the movie "BenHur."

* The title of the "((Futurama))" episode "Bend Her" is both a reference to the episode's plot of Bender getting a sex change to compete as a woman in the Olympics and a reference to the movie "BenHur."

* The title of the Futurama episode "Bend Her" is both a reference to the episode's plot of Bender getting a sex change to compete as a woman in the Olympics and a reference to the movie "BenHur."

* The title of the "Futurama" episode "Bend Her" is both a reference to the episode's plot of Bender getting a sex change to compete as a woman in the Olympics and a reference to the movie "BenHur."

* The title of every book in the ''GorkyPark'' refers to at least two important things in the story: [[BookEnds Something from the beginning of the story, and something from the end.]]

** Xion: She's named after a flower (shion) that symbolises remembrance. [[spoiler: Not only is Xion ''made'' of someone's memories, but she's eventually erased from the mind of everyone who knew her.]] 'Shio' also means '
"tide" in Japanese, tying her into the ThemeNaming of Kairi, Namine and Aqua. Oh, and, like the rest of the Organization, her name is an anagram with an "x" added: [[spoiler: No. i, meaning an imaginary number]].

** Xion: She's named after a flower (shion) that symbolises remembrance. [[spoiler: Not only is Xion ''made'' of someone's memories, but she's eventually erased from the mind of everyone who knew her.]] 'Shio' also means 'tide' in Japanese, tying her into the ThemeNaming of Kairi, Namine and Aqua. Oh, and, like the rest of the Organization, her name is an anagram with an 'x' added: [[spoiler: No. i, meaning an imaginary number]].
** Vanitas: It means 'emptiness' (and can even be defined by the appropriate kanji), and sounds similar to Ventus, his main rival out of the three protagonists. The kanji for 'emptiness' can also be used for [[spoiler: 'sky']], hinting at their mutual connection to [[spoiler: Sora]].

** Xion: She's named after a flower (shion) that symbolises remembrance. [[spoiler: Not only is Xion ''made'' of someone's memories, but she's eventually erased from the mind of everyone who knew her.]] 'Shio' also means 'tide' in Japanese, tying her into the ThemeNaming of Kairi, Namine and Aqua.

* What exactly does the "hood" in [[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hood+ rat "hood rat"]] refer to? Most likely, it's the fact that they live in the hood (ghetto). But it could appropriately refer to the fact that they might well be a HoodOrnamentHottie. Or, they are also rather likely to be wearing a jacket with a hood. All of these references are, at least, consistent with the meaning of the stereotype.

* [[KingdomHearts385DaysOver2 Xion]] and [[KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep Vanitas]] from the ''KingdomHearts'' series. Let's see...