History ShoutOut / FalloutNewVegas

* Some Securitrons may be heard saying [[Film/RoboCop1987 "Your move, creep"]] when closer to the courier.

* Doctor Mobius is a wa... er, floating ShoutOut to "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS13E5TheBrainOfMorbius The Brain of Morbius]]".

* After you start the Wang Dang Atomic Tango quest and enter Mick and Ralph's, the first thing Ralph say to you when start a conversation is [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/CharlesWright Pimpin Ain't Easy]]

* The Shotgun Surgeon perk likely alludes to the following MexicanStandoff dialogue from ''Film/KillBill'':

* La Fantoma is obviously the female, Hispanic version of ComicStrip/ThePhantom.
** Alternately, she's an Expy for an Expy, with the {{Bowdlerized}} Latino version of ComicBook/{{Fantomas}}, who's portrayed as a sneaky superhero rather than the [[Literature/{{Fantomas}} original source material]]'s villain.

* Speaking of weapons, "That Gun" got its name because... well, it's "'''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin that gun]]''' from ''[[VideoGame/Fallout1 Fallout 1]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/Fallout2 2]]''", as fans used to call it -- the .223 pistol (.556 pistol in ''FNV''), a [[DiskOneNuke handgun that fires rifle ammo]]. Which in turn means it's also, once again, an expy of [[https://bladerunner.fandom.com/wiki/Rick_Deckard%27s_gun Rick Deckard's gun]] in ''Film/BladeRunner''. One of a kind in the first game and ''New Vegas'', available for sale or loot in the second (...and ''New Vegas'', as part of the ''Gun Runner's Arsenal'' DLC).

* When crouching with Cass in the party, she'll occasionally mutter "shhh, we're hunting shitheads" like a foul mouthed [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Elmer Fudd]]

* A sidequest in Camp Searchlight is called [[Music/TomLehrer "We Will All Go Together"]].

* One of the more subtle Wild Wasteland occurrences is when you're exploring a disappearance in the casino of the White Glove Society: you discover the body of a fellow detective, a [[Series/CSIMiami sunglasses-wearing man by the name of Crusoe]].

* Some Securitrons may be heard saying [[Film/RoboCop1987 "your move, creep"]] when closer to the courier.

* The entirety of the Sierra Madre itself - an abandoned 'town' surrounded by an ominous fog, populated almost exclusively by unkillable {{Humanoid Abomination}}s, and people who're trapped there without realizing [[spoiler: they're dead]], where radio static warns of imminent danger -- will seem [[Franchise/SilentHill very familiar to certain players]].

* The sacrificial chamber in Vault 11 resembles the euthanasia booth from ''Film/SoylentGreen]]''.

This is just a small sampling of {{Shout Out}}s featured in ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'', a game which carries the proud tradition of [[VideoGame/{{Fallout}} its series']] tendency of being heavily ReferenceOverdosed. [[http://fallout.gamepedia.com/Fallout:_New_Vegas_cultural_references Here is a more complete list]].

* Speaking of weapons, "That Gun" got its name because... well, it's "'''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin That Gun]]''' from ''[[VideoGame/Fallout1 Fallout 1]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/Fallout2 2]]''" -- the .223 pistol (.556 pistol in ''FNV''), a [[DiskOneNuke handgun that fires rifle ammo]]. Which in turn means it's also, once again, an expy of [[https://bladerunner.fandom.com/wiki/Rick_Deckard%27s_gun Rick Deckard's gun]] in ''Film/BladeRunner''. One of a kind in the first game and ''New Vegas'', available for sale or loot in the second (...and ''New Vegas'', as part of the ''Gun Runner's Arsenal'' DLC).

* In the soundtrack, there's a song called [[Film/JacobsLadder "Jacobstown Ladder"]].

* Hadrian, the ghoul comedian from Talent Pool, is a physically unattractive rapid-fire insult comic brought in to work in the suave Tops Casino. [[Creator/DonRickles Who could that be?]]

* With Wild Wasteland, Dog will OM NOM NOM on Ghost People.
* Again with Wild Wasteland, the first time you kill a ghost person with Dean present, he'll remark: "[[Film/ArmyOfDarkness He's not dead, it's a trick. Get an axe.]]" The best part is that this isn't just idle chatter, it's solid advice--Ghost People will come back to life if you don't dismember the corpses somehow after taking them down.

** Besides that, the casino contains the Tampico Theatre (named after the town Bogart and Co. set out from in the film) and the Cantina Madrid (where Bogart and his partner... negotiated aggressively with their fraudulent boss). The "Police Pistol" added in the DLC is also the same model of revolver used by some characters in the film.
* The entirety of the Sierra Madre itself - an abandoned 'town' surrounded by an ominous fog, populated almost exclusively by unkillable {{Humanoid Abomination}}s, and people who're trapped there without realizing [[spoiler: they're dead]], where radio static warns of imminent danger - will seem [[Franchise/SilentHill very familiar to certain people]].

* One that was ''actually missed by Obsidian'' was the eerie similarities between Dead Money and [[Music/{{Eagles}} Hotel California's]] lyrics. When someone pointed this out to J.E. Sawyer, he was actually rather upset, since [[WhatCouldHaveBeen they lost an absolutely amazing chance to explore that reference.]]
* Elijah's speech to the Courier through a circular green screen in the vault is also obviously based on the eponymous [[Film/TheWizardOfOz wizard of Oz]].

* Another ''[[Film/TheWizardOfOz Oz]]'' reference: the Courier has his brain, heart and spine replaced with cybernetic prothetics and is given the corresponding perks "Heartless", "Brainless", and "Spineless", referencing (respectively) the Tin Man, Scarecrow, and Lion's predicaments.

** Speaking of ''Soylent Green'', the sacrificial chamber in Vault 11 resembles the euthanasia booth from the film.

* FanFilm ''WebVideo/FalloutNukaBreak'' gets one in this DLC, before it's even released! A new unique rebar club called the Nuka Breaker is added in the game. Its special move is called the Nuka Break.
** The Nuka Breaker then went on to appear in the background of one scene in the ''Nuka Break'' sequel series as a shout-out to ''New Vegas'', because the creators didn't realize that the Nuka Breaker was actually a shout-out to ''them'' and thought the name was just an amusing coincidence. [[spoiler:After they found out, they have the main character use it in the second season finale.]]

* [[invoked]] Two of the other One-Star Challenges added - namely, "The Same Could Be Said of All Religious Weapons" and "You Don't Belong In This World!" - are taken from the [[MemeticMutation (in)famous intro]] of ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight''.

* Everything from the White Line Nightmare challenge -- the name, the weapons, and the enemies -- is a reference to ''Film/MadMax2TheRoadWarrior''.
** Also goes further back to the base game where Raul's default weapons are a .44 Magnum and a Lead pipe.
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** After your first meeting with him, Cass actually advises you to look behind the curtain.
* House's obituary contains a small shout out to ''Literature/{{Lolita}}''.

* Speaking of weapons, "That Gun" got its name because... well, it's "'''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin That Gun]]''' from ''VideoGame/Fallout1'' and ''[[VideoGame/Fallout2 2]]''" -- the .223 pistol (.556 pistol in ''FNV''), a [[DiskOneNuke handgun that fires rifle ammo]]. Which in turn means it's also, once again, an expy of [[https://bladerunner.fandom.com/wiki/Rick_Deckard%27s_gun Rick Deckard's gun]] in ''Film/BladeRunner''. One of a kind in the first game and ''New Vegas'', available for sale or loot in the second (...and ''New Vegas'', as part of the ''Gun Runner's Arsenal'' DLC).

* Speaking of weapons, "That Gun" got its name because... well, it's "'''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin That Gun]]''' from ''VideoGame/Fallout1'' and ''[[VideoGame/Fallout2 2]]''" -- the .223 pistol (.556 pistol in ''FNV''), a [[]] [[DiskOneNuke handgun that fires rifle ammo]]. Which in turn means it's also, once again, an expy of [[https://bladerunner.fandom.com/wiki/Rick_Deckard%27s_gun Rick Deckard's gun]] in ''Film/BladeRunner''. One of a kind in the first game and ''New Vegas'', available for sale or loot in the second (...and ''New Vegas'', as part of the ''Gun Runner's Arsenal'' DLC).

** You can be forgiven for expecting the first words of his giant, green-headed avatar to be '''[[Film/TheWizardOfOz "I AM OZ!"]]'''
*** After your first meeting with him, Cass actually advises you to look behind the curtain.
*** Another ''Oz'' reference is in ''Old World Blues'', where the Courier has his brain, heart and spine replaced with cybernetics and is given the respective perks "Heartless", "Brainless", and "Spineless", referencing the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion's predicaments.
*** When you finally confront Mobius to get your original body parts back, he says it reminds him of a story about "a band of murderous thugs" went on a journey to get "brains, a heart and courage...spine". For bonus points, the interior Mobius's lair is emerald-tinted.
*** And finally, because Old World Blues played it just close enough to the hip to not be a WholePlotReference to The Wizard of Oz, you're pulled up out of nowhere to Big MT in manner similar to the twister that snatched Dorothy and took her to Oz; and yes, that ''is'' a faded yellow road that leads from where you start the DLC all the way to Mobius' lair.

* Speaking about weapons, "That Gun" got its name because... well, it's ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin That]] [[DiskOneNuke Gun]]'' from ''VideoGame/Fallout2''. In turn, it's also a reference to ''Film/BladeRunner''.

* Most of the quests are named after song titles, such as [[Music/DeanMartin "Ain't That a Kick in the Head"]], [[Music/FrankSinatra "My Kind of Town"]], [[Music/ElvisPresley "Return to Sender"]] and [[Film/TheSoundOfMusic "Climb Every Mountain"]].

* Vault 11's premise is heavily based upon ''The Lottery'', although with an additional TakeThat to political parties that use an ostensible democracy to undermine the good of its own citizens.

** With the Wild Wasteland perk, you can even find miniature versions of the Walking Eye in the magnetohydraulics complex. Dr. 0 will also sometimes announce over the loudspeaker a request for the Lobotomites to wash the walking eye.

* If you have the Wild Wasteland perk, you might find a sign reading [[Film/RedDawn "WOLVERINES"]] hanging in the high school testing area of X-8 Research Center.

* With the Wild Wasteland perk, the Fist of Rawr Deathclaw Gauntlet becomes the [[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar Fist of the North Rawr]].

* Hadrian the ghoul is basically one long shout-out to the late [[Creator/DonRickles]].

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

** The "Mysterious Broadcast" radio station your Pip-Boy auto-switches to when you start the DLC contains a lot of [[VideoGame/Portal2 smooth jazz]].

** With the Wild Wasteland perk, you can even find miniature versions of the Walking Eye. Dr. 0 will also sometimes announce over the loudspeaker a request for the Lobotomites to wash the walking eye.

* In the doghouse behind Dr. Borous's house, you can find a miniature Deathclaw named [[Film/{{Gremlins}} Stripe]].
* With Wild Wasteland, in one of the research labs, you can observe a room with Cyberdogs sitting around a table... [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogs_Playing_Poker playing poker.]]
* The food source of the Think Tanks is [[Film/SoylentGreen Salient Green]], although it's not made from people.

* 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. [[note]] Baker itself is represented, in a NoCommunitiesWereHarmed sort of way, by Novac; the town is most famous for being the home of the world's tallest thermometer, similar to the one Dinky is holding up. (No giant dinosaur in real-world Baker, though.) [[/note]]

** The sort of experiments and "SCIENCE!" mindsets going on within the Big Empty also make it a more twisted version of [[VideoGame/{{Portal}} Aperture Science]].

* The DLC contains several references to the original ''{{VideoGame/Wasteland}}'':
** The Proton Ax was the single best melee weapon in ''Wasteland''.

** The Toaster may be a callback to the odd "Toaster Repair" skill. Successfully repairing toasters would provide the player with valuable energy weapon ammunition, which is also what The Toaster produces upon tearing up other toasters.

** Bonus points since, Dr. Klein, the BigBad of the DLC, is voiced by Creator/CamClarke.

* Some Securitrons may be heard saying [[Franchise/RoboCop "your move, creep"]] when closer to the courier.