History ShoutOut / BorderLands2

* Murder of Cr0ws: [[Franchise/{{Batman}} (Scarecrow) and Ech0lcation]]

* Hyperion Contract #873: The gun with the [[http://xkcd.com/873/ "FPS Mod"]] you get was made by project [[Webcomic/{{xkcd}} Ex-Kay Seedy]].

* [[VideoGame/OrcsMustDie Orcs Should Perish]]

* There is a sidequest named "[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic My Brittle Pony]]", another goes "[[Series/TheOddCouple The Oddest Couple]]".

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* [[Franchise/{{Dune}} Giant sand worms]] called [[Franchise/MassEffect Threshers]]
* [[Franchise/TheLionKing Pimon and Tumbaa]]
* [[Film/KingKong King Mong]]
* [[VideoGame/DonkeyKong Donkey Mong]]
* [[Literature/SnowWhite Laney White and her seven midgets]]

* "[[Franchise/{{Batman}} I am throatscratch! I am the pants! I AM RAKKMAN!]]"

** His ECHO log makes a reference to his mother's "pearly-pearls." In recent media, Bruce's mother was murdered by a mugger for her pearl necklace.

* There's a unique enemy that has a chance of spawning somewhere in Magnys Lighthouse. His name is [[VideoGame/BioShock Mr. Bubbles]], and he is accompanied by a midget named Lil' Sis. If you kill Mr. Bubbles without harming Lil' Sis, she will stop being hostile and give you a gun called Little Evie.

* Orcs [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 talk about being "'ard".]] They also call each other "boyz", and humans "humies".
* Dragons closely resemble the dragons in ''[[Videogame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]''.
* Wizards... just about everything they say is a reference. Magic words range from "[[WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}} Bibbity, bobbity, DIE!]]" to [[WesternAnimation/JonnyQuest "Sim sim sala BOOM!]]" to "[[Series/PeeWeesPlayhouse Mekka lekka hi, you're gonna die!]]" Run away from them and they may say "That's right, [[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing fly, you fools!]]"
* Knights, when wounded, might say their injury is "[[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail But a scratch]]".
* Pixies: [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime "HEY! LISTEN!"]]
* A unique enemy in Hatred's Shadow: a patch of darkness on the wall, named The Darkness. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Kgx2b1sIRs You attack The Darkness.]]
-->[[LampshadeHanging Achievement Unlocked: It's Like That One Video]]
** Bonus points if you cast [[http://borderlands.wikia.com/wiki/Magic_Missile Magic Missile]] at [[http://borderlands.wikia.com/wiki/The_Darkness The Darkness]].
* In ''The Horrible Hunger of the Ravenous Wattle Gobbler'' DLC has two chef minibosses named [[Creator/GordonRamsay Chef Gouda Remsay]] and [[Franchise/TheMuppets Chef Bork Bork]].
** The two Tributes of Opportunity are named [[Music/GunsNRoses Axel and Rose]]
* In the Campaign of Carnage DLC, some motorcycle-riding bikers are called [[Film/MadMax2TheRoadWarrior Road Warriors]] in Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode.
** Midgets occasionally ride into battle on the backs of goliaths, echoing the dynamic inherent to [[Film/MadMaxBeyondThunderdome Master Blaster]].
* One of the enemies found in ''Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep'' is a fire skeleton that, when headshotted, becomes a floating skull that rams towards their enemies, like [[VideoGame/{{Doom}} a Lost Soul]].

* One of the enemies found in ''Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep'' is a fire skeleton that, when headshot, becomes [[VideoGame/{{Doom}} a floating skull that rams towards their enemies]].

** And exactly like the source, they offer no benefit at all... Other than a graphical effect that only activates for every player currently wearing it, which only takes effect with a minimum of two players. Pretty lights, and no bonus whatsoever.

** Mr. Torgue also says at one point that he is [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson "THE MOST ELECTRIFYING MAN IN COMBAT ENTERTAINMENT"]].

* The sliding elevator up the the Varkid Ramparts is a homage to ''Manga/{{Akira}}''. There are several similar elevators in other locations as well - one at the end of the Fridge, and one leading up to the spectator area of the Bandit Arena of Slaughter.

* [[Franchise/{{Wolverine}} "Snikt, Snikt Bub!"]] -- When using her [[WolverineClaws With Claws]] skill.

* [[VideoGame/{{Unreal}} "Killing Spree!", "GG", "Unstoppable!", "Muh-muh-muh-multi kill-kill-kill!"]], etc.

* [[Videogame/{{Bulletstorm}} "KILLING WITH SKILL!"]]

* [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer40000}} UltraMarine]]

* "[[Series/ThefreshPrinceOfBelair This is the story / All about how my life got / Flipped, turned upside-down."]]

* Constructors will announce they're [[ImageBoard "Charging my laser"]].

* [[{{Film/Serenity}} I Don't Wanna Explode]]

* [[RedBaron Red Baron]]

* Gallant Grunt: [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} Imperial Guard]] helmet.

* [[WesternAnimation/{{Sealab 2021}} Strength of Five Gorillas]]
* [[WesternAnimation/{{Sealab 2021}} Wires Don't Talk]]

* [[{{Wolverine}} "Snikt, Snikt Bub!"]] -- When using her [[WolverineClaws With Claws]] skill.

* [[Videogame/DarkSouls "What an amazing chest, Gwynevere!"]] -- Opening a chest.

* [[Literature/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Laney White and her seven midgets]]

* Orcs [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} talk about being "'ard".]] They also call each other "boyz", and humans "humies".

* Dahl Emperor SMG: [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} "You know... for him."]]

* [[VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}} Thre Dog]][[note]]Bandit-manufactured, [[RougeAnglesOfSatin thus the spelling]], and since the game engine treats "Thre" as a prefix, it registers as "Dog"[[/note]] shotgun: "One barrel ain't enough, and two is too few!"

* The Mysterious Amulet of the Tiny Tina DLC is a reference to the Pendant in ''Videogame/DarkSouls''. Specifically, as an item of unknown benefit that might possibly be put in the game simply just to confuse players and cause them to speculate.

* The mission to locate Captain Scarlett is "[[Literature/AStudyInSCarlet A Study in Scarlett.]]"

** The entire Clan War questline is also a shoutout to Film/{{Yojimbo}}/[[Film/AFistfulOfDollars A Fistful of Dollars]]/[[Film/LastManStanding Last Man Standing]].

* "[[Series/{{DoctorWho}} We hope you enjoy your new regeneration.]]"

* The history exhibit seems at least partially based on a similar one dedicated to Andrew Ryan in ''VideoGame/{{Bioshock 2}}''

* The sliding elevator up the the Varkid Ramparts is a homage to Manga/{{Akira}}. There are several similar elevators in other locations as well - one at the end of the Fridge, and one leading up to the spectator area of the Bandit Arena of Slaughter.

* I'm sending everything I have at you. [[Film/TheProfessional EVERYTHING!]]
* In [=Zer0=]'s history Echoes, Jack says (to Angel) "You [[Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy have a brain the size of a planet,]] and you can't even tell if he's human?"

* Professor Nakayama's tinkering with animal genetics to create new war machines, combined with his physical appearance, attempts at being intimidating and coming across as pathetic, and the primary initial of his name give him more than a passing resemblance to [[Franchise/CrashBandicoot Dr. Neo Cortex]]. To reinforce this, Krieg is awarded the head "[=MASKS MAKE ME LOOK FAT=]", a tribal mask similar to Uka Uka that brings to mind Crash Bandicoot himself with his physique, shirtless outfit, and being an escaped lab experiment.

* Professor Nakayama's tinkering with animal genetics to create new war machines, combined with his physical appearance, attempts at being intimidating and coming across as pathetic, and the primary initial of his name give him more than a passing resemblance to [[Franchise/CrashBandicoot Dr. Neo Cortex]]. To reinforce this, Krieg is awarded the head "[=MASKS MAKE ME LOOK FAT=]", a tribal mask similar to Uka Uka.

* Warrior of Light: [[Videogame/DarkSouls Solaire]]'s helmet

* [[LiveActionTV/LittlePeopleBigWorld Little Person, Big Pain]]

* [[Franchise/MyLittlePony Pink Pandoracorn]]

* The "Winging It" mission is a HoldTheLine scenario against Hector's troops. You have to help Ellie repair some turrets with a 'bashwrench,' which she says can "fix anything by [[PercussiveMaintenance thwacking it a few times]]" with the wrench. Said wrench is a classic 1950s-era monkeywrench, and is found in front of a picture of Scooter, a Southern-accented mechanical genius. This means that ''you'' are now the Engineer.

** During one quest where you help Claptrap become a wizard, he tries to summon a powerful demon, but ends up [[Disney/{{Fantasia}} summoning brooms]].

--> [[Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs "Hi ho! Hi ho! It's off to Hell I go...]]"

* [[Disney/{{Pinocchio}} Wish Upon a Star]]

* [[Disney/TheLittleMermaid Undah da Sea]]

* [[Disney/TheLionKing Pimon and Tumbaa]]

* Wizards... just about everything they say is a reference. Magic words range from "[[Disney/{{Cinderella}} Bibbity, bobbity, DIE!]]" to [[WesternAnimation/JonnyQuest "Sim sim sala BOOM!]]" to "[[Series/PeeWeesPlayhouse Mekka lekka hi, you're gonna die!]]" Run away from them and they may say "That's right, [[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing fly, you fools!]]"

** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E1TheEleventhHour "CARROT JUICE!?"]] -- when accepting a duel.