History ShoutOut / Borderlands

** Mean Green -- P40 Warhawk anyone?

The entire game is crammed with them, to the point that it's easier to list which parts of the game ''aren't'' {{Shout Out}}s. A [[strike:few]] bunch of examples:

** [[Left4Dead Jakobs left us to die]].

* If a player gets more than 9000 kills online, his profile will read "Kills Over 9000".

** also there is the trophy[[TheLonelyIsland "You're On A Boat!"]] which exists purely for this shoutout.

The entire game is crammed with them, to the point that it's easier to list which parts of the game ''aren't'' ShoutOuts. A [[strike:few]] bunch of examples:

* Rebel Claptraps yell "[[{{Futurama}} Hey baby, wanna kill all humans?]]" and "[[DoctorWho Exterminate!]]"

* The Playstaion 3 Trophies / [[http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/borderlands/achievements/ X-Box 360 achievements]]. Full stop. Of particular note is one which you get for [[GoombaStomp killing by stomping on an enemy's head]], which is named ''[[{{Mario}} My Brother is an Italian Plumber]]''. Another achievement is called [[SlumDogMillionaire Pandora-dog millionaire]], another is called [[MysteryScienceTheatre3000 Can't we get]] [[MadMax beyond thunderdome?]], and yet another is called [[MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail But there are some that call me... Tim.]]

* The flavor text on one sniper rifle reads [[Music:TalkingHeads "Sniper Killer... Qu'est que c'est."]]

* The flavor text on one sniper rifle reads [[TalkingHeads "Sniper Killer... Qu'est que c'est."]]

** Once the Crimson Lance start spawning in the Salt Flats, they are surrounded by very thinly disguised Space Marine drop pods.

** Once the Crimson Lance start spawning in the Salt Flats, they are surrounded by what don't even attempt to disguise that they are Space Marine drop pods.

* One mission has you kill [[{{Firefly}}Jaynis Kobb]]. You even find him in Jaynistown.

* One mission has you kill [[strike:[[FireFly Jayne Cobb]]]]Jaynis Kobb. You even find him in Jaynistown.

* If a player gets more than 9000 kills online, his profile will read "Kills Over 9000".

* In the Zombie Island DLC, one of the things [[spoiler: Zombie TK]] can say about brains when you enter his house is [[LordOfTheRings "Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew."]]

** When one of them dies, they might say "I see three... flashing red lights..." [[Xbox360 Now what does that sound like to you?]]

* In the hospital part of the zombie DLC, the hospital's name is [[GeneralHospital Generally Hospital]]. And appearance-wise, the hospital is [[TheAddamsFamily creepy and cooky, mysterious and spooky.]]

* In the hospital part of the zombie DLC, the hospitals name is [[GeneralHospital Generally Hospital]]. And physically, the hospital is [[TheAddamsFamily creepy and cooky, mysterious and spooky.]]

* In the Zombie Island DLC, one of the things [[spoiler: Zombie TK]] can say about brains when you enter his house is [[LordOfTheRIngs "Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew."]]

* A (falsely) injured rebel Claptrap you can save sings "[[TwoThousandAndOneASpaceOdyssey Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer do...]]"