History ShoutOut / FalloutNewVegas

* Everything from the White Line Nightmare challenge -- the name, the weapons, and the enemies -- is a reference to ''MadMax2TheRoadWarrior''.

* A unique weapon in the game is "This Machine," named after Woody Guthrie's guitar "This Machine Kills Fascists." In response to that name, the phrase "Well This Machine Kills Commies" is written on the side of the gun.

* Everything from the White Line Nightmare challenge, the name the weapons and the enemies, is a reference to ''Film/MadMax 2''.

* The code to unlock the container for an advanced hazmat suit is a string of hexadecimal numbers, which translated to ASCII spell out [[{{Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy}} "dontpanic"]].

* Your character is [[ThePrisoner Courier #6.]]

* One of the possible perks to gain is called "Film/TheProfessional," complete with a BadassLongcoat, CoolShades, GunsAkimbo [[ProfessionalKiller Assassin]]... and his [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking plant]].

* At the REPCONN Test Site, a man berates his co-worker in a terminal conversation for not bringing cake to his retirement party. [[VideoGame/{{Portal}} The next person to recite the most overused video game quote of the last decade will be slapped]]. Better yet: that man's name was [[VideoGame/{{Half-Life}} Gordon]].

-->'''The Bride:''' You pretty good with this shotgun?
-->'''Assassin:''' Not that I need to be at this range, but I'm a [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] '''''surgeon''''' with this shotgun!

--> (On seeing Reno for the first time) '''Sister Mary Robert''': It's beautiful!
--> '''Sister Mary Patrick''': And what a lovely name, Reno!
--> '''Reverend Mother:''' ...and [[AsTheGoodBookSays Gomorrah!]]

* Speaking about weapons, ''That Gun'' got its name because... well, it's ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin That]] [[DiskOneNuke Gun]]'' from ''Fallout 2''.
** The in-game model is a reference to ''Film/BladeRunner.''

* One of the tribes Ceasar mentions conquering is the [[DuckSoup Fredonians.]] Now who wants to imagine [[MarxBrothers Groucho, Chico and Harpo]] hi-jinxing around the Legion?

* The unique variant of the gauss rifle is named "YCS/186", a reference to the defunct ''Website/SomethingAwful'' subforum "Your Console Sucks", which had the ID number 186.

** Also with Wild Wasteland, talking to White Bird the shaman about the Rite of Passage causes him to say "Take drugs, kill a bear," a reference to the [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/advice-dog#.TpjMm7K9Zvc Advice Dog]] ImageMacro.

** Dr Mobius also says "raisins" instead of "reasons," like the brain in Fry's crummy novel from Futurama.

* One perk introduced here makes it so you can never get addicted to chems and they last twice as long, but your level cap is set to 30. The perk's name? [[LogansRun Logan's Loophole]]

* The bad guy from ''Ralphie the Robot'', General Winter, in addition to being an InternalHomage to ''Fallout 3'''s Colonel Autumn, is also a Russian figure of speech referring to the harsh Russian winter's ability to stymie invading armies, most notably those of Napoleon and Hitler. General Winter's won Russia a lot of campaigns.

* It was cut from the final game, but the game files show that there was supposed to be a creature that could only be encountered in Wild Wasteland: A unique Fire Gecko that had its own unique breath weapon, was three times larger than normal fire geckos, and could best the Legendary Deathclaw in combat, making it the most powerful creature in the game. When spawned with the console it's just "Gecko," but its name in the editor is [[Franchise/{{Godzilla}} Gojira]].
** A [[http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/46158 mod]] restores this, with an added script that spawns it after killing the four legendary creatures in the base game.
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* FanFilm ''WebVideo/FalloutNukaBreak'' gets one in this DLC, before it's even released! A new unique rebar club is added in the game. Its name? The Nuka Breaker.
** Now that it's out, it's special move is in fact called the "Nuka Break."

** Dr Mobius also says "raisins" instead of "reasons," like the brain in Fry's crummy novel from [[Futurama]].

** Dr Mobius also says "raisins" instead of "reasons," like the brain in Fry's crummy novel from [[WesternAnimation/Futurama Futurama]].

** Dr Mobius also says "raisins" instead of "reasons," like the brain in Fry's crummy novel from ''WesternAnimation/Futurama''.

* Sinclair's revenge plan for [[spoiler:Dean Domino]] is a reference to Creator/EdgarAllanPoe's short story, "The Cask of Amontillado." In it, a man entombs a fellow nobleman alive. Sinclair even refers to [[spoiler:Dean]] as Fortunato, the nobleman from the story, in the note he leaves in the vault, which is programmed to slam shut and lock after it is read.

* The Big Empty may be a reference to a 2003 film of the same name, which takes place in Baker, CA, halfway between LA and Vegas.

* Several of the quests are named after song titles.

* Dr Borous said he created Nightstalkers and Cazadores back before the war, he can't remember exactly when, but [[Franchise/StreetFighter he remembered]] [[ButForMeItWasTuesday it was Tuesday]].

* "[[Franchise/EvilDead Good? Bad? The guy with the gun calls the shots.]]"

* Again with Wild Wasteland, the first time you kill a ghost person with Dean present, he'll remark: "[[Franchise/EvilDead He's not dead, it's a trick. Get an axe.]]"

-->"Location [[TheBBC Bravo Bravo Charlie]], [[Series/DoctorWho the Doctor]] is coming."