History MythologyGag / SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse

* Spider-Gwen's backstory seems to take some cues from ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries'', albeit with some ForWantOfANail for good measure. She took on The Lizard, her dad was in danger, and a friend of hers died.

** While Miles' class is watching one of her fun, unbeat lectures on quantum physics for kids, she can be heard explaining the theory of multiple dimensions as "'What if' to infinity". She then posits that there could be a universe in which she is "wearing leather pants". This could be a reference to Doc Ock's costume from his appearance in the second movie from Raimi's trilogy, where he does in fact wear leather pants - ironically one of the least significant things of all their character differences.

** On top of this, the dimensions the Super-Collider connects to are correctly numbered as where each of the Spider-People come from in the comics- [[MarvelUniverse E-616]], [[ComicBook/SpiderGwen E-65]], [[ComicBook/SpiderManNoir E-90214]], [[ComicBook/SpiderHam E-8311]], and E-14512[[note]]SP//dr's universe number in the comics[[/note]].

* Parts of the soundtrack are evocative of the music from the 2000 ''[[VideoGame/SpiderMan2000 Spider-Man]]'' video game. Prowler's theme also seems to take cues from the ''VideoGame/UltimateSpiderMan'' soundtrack.

* A lot of the plot share similarities to the final 2 episodes of ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'', such as Wilson Fisk commissioning a machine that accesses other realities, and multiple alternate reality Spider-Man (not all of them being alternate Peter Parker even) teaming up to stop said machine. For bonus point in both version the Peter Parker native to the universe where this is happening is blond. In the original show however a Carnage-corrupted clone of Peter is the one who turns the portal machine into a threat to all of reality.

** Peter initially assumes a male scientist to be the one in charge before being corrected and told it is Olivia. Said male scientist is sporting a bowl cut and circular glasses, making him look very similar to classic Doc Ock, making Peter's mistake a bit of meta-foreshadowing.

* Peter's introductory sequence at the start of the film has him re-create the [[MemeticMutation infamous]] "Emo Peter" [[NeverLiveItDown street dancing scene]] from [[Film/SpiderMan3 the third Raimi film]] - complete with "Drive That Funky Soul" - albeit in his Spider-Man costume instead of civilian clothes.

* The Green Goblin in Miles's universe is a mutated freak; an ogre-sized monster with dragon-like wings and a tail. Once again, in ''ComicBook/UltimateMarvel'', the Green Goblin is a mutated Norman Osborn, who turns into a green-skinned, troll-like brute. The wings homage the Ultimate Green Goblin's depiction in the ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan'' cartoon, where he appeared with just that trait.

* While Miles is hanging out with his uncle, Aaron's TV shows a clip from ''Series/{{Community}}'' where Troy Barnes wakes up wearing a Spider-Man T-shirt. Not only did Troy's actor, Creator/DonaldGlover, inspire the concept of Miles Morales, but he portrayed both Miles and Aaron Davis in ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan'' and ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' respectively[[note]]Though in the former role, he was replaced by Ogie Banks in season 4[[/note]].

* Miles tries to convince Peter B. to train him by using the "[[ComesGreatResponsibility With great power, comes great responsibility]]" line, but Peter has become so annoyed with that saying that he cuts off Miles as quick as he can and tells him not to finish that sentence.

** On top of this, the dimensions the Super-Collider connects to are correctly numbered as where each of the Spider-People come from in the comics- [[Main/MarvelUniverse E-616]], [[ComicBook/SpiderGwen E-65]], [[ComicBook/SpiderManNoir E-90214]], [[ComicBook/SpiderHam E-8311]], and E-14512[[note]]SP//dr's universe number in the comics[[/note]].

** In addition to {{Creator Cameo}}s, Miles' contacts also include references to numerous characters related to Spider-Man, including [[ComicBook/{{Silk}} Cindy Moon]], [[ComicBook/SpiderWoman Jessica Drew]], [[ComicBook/SpiderVerse Billy Braddock, Karn]], [[ComicBook/JMSSpiderMan Ezekiel Sims]], and [[ComicBook/UltimateMarvel Monica Chang.]]

Besides the numerous [[ShoutOut Shout-Outs]] [[ShoutOut/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse featured in]] ''Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse'', there are some gags thrown in for Spider-Man characters.

* Parts of the soundtrack are evocative of the music from the 2000 ''VideoGame/SpiderMan'' video game. Prowler's theme also seems to take cues from the ''VideoGame/UltimateSpiderMan'' soundtrack.

* The alternate universe Peter and MJ being divorced, with the character being a BroadStrokes {{Expy}} of the Raimi trilogy Spidey, is possibly a reference to a scrapped plan for a potential fourth film, where Peter and MJ would have been married, but end up being divorced (because he cheated on her with [[ComicBook/BlackCat Felicia Hardy]]) by the end of the film. Raimi thought that Peter was too much of a JerkAss and wanted more time than Sony would give to rewrite the script to make him more likeable.

** On a similar note, [[spoiler:when all the alternate versions of Kingpin's family are appearing, there are notably two who are black, possibly referencing the Kingpin played by Creator/MichaelClarkeDuncan in the 2003 Daredevil film.]]