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* Relic Maze has Lilac try to reach the Kingdom Stone before Zao's forces do. Along the way, both her and the invading Zao forces encounter a number of [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog large emerald-shaped gems]] that are more than likely decoy stones. Pangu Lagoon likewise has a section very reminiscent of the Hidden Palace Zone from ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles'', where shield crystals take the place of Chaos Emeralds.
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* Relic Maze has Lilac try to reach the Kingdom Stone before Zao's forces do. Along the way, both her and the invading Zao forces encounter a number of [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog large emerald-shaped gems]] that are more than likely decoy stones. Pangu Lagoon likewise has a section very reminiscent of the Hidden Palace Zone from ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles'', where shield crystals take the place of Chaos Emeralds.
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* The fox guitarist found in Shang Tu's Inn & Parusa named Verse is a reference to the protagonist from the ''Literature/ElanciaChronicles'' novels by [=GalaxyTrail's=] musician Creator/LeilaniRaeWilson.
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* In Parusa on top of a building, you can find four sailor seagulls with different colored scarves very renaissant [[{{Franchise/DuckTales}} a certain group of ducks]].
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* The first level at Bakunawa is a stage full of floating planetoids, spinning cylinders, and grind rails called [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 Bakunawa Rush.]]
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* The shmup level where you chase after Bakunawa, and then the first level at Bakunawa is a proper (a stage full of floating planetoids, spinning cylinders, and grind rails rails) are respectively called [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 Bakunawa Rush.]]Chase and Bakunawa Rush]]. When the developer, under her VTuber alias Spacey Bat, streamed the game as part of the 9th anniversary celebration for the first game, she confirmed this was deliberate.
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* Milla's house has a poster with a rabbit character who is otherwise a dead ringer for [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Edward Elric]].
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* Classic Mode can be unlocked early by entering the level select code from ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1'' on the title screen.
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* One of the enemies is called a Traumagotcha, which is a floating mechanical orb with a screen featuring a little creature [[spoiler: or Serpentine's head, if infected by Code Black]], a clear nod to {{Toys/Tamagotchi}}.
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* One of the enemies is called a Traumagotcha, which is a floating mechanical orb with a screen featuring a little creature Aaa's face [[spoiler: or Serpentine's head, if infected by Code Black]], a clear nod to {{Toys/Tamagotchi}}.
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[[folder:Freedom Planet]]
* Sky Battalion BGM takes the cake when it comes to music. It [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbwg8V1JmzA opens]] with a strong resemblance to the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-191AYCHB0w Storm Owl's stage theme]] from ''VideoGame/MegaManX4'', then [[https://youtu.be/tbwg8V1JmzA?t=35s crosses into]] the [[https://youtu.be/A-bdROxLv9A?t=9m46s Air Battle]] music from ''[[VideoGame/RocketKnightAdventures Sparkster]]'' and tosses in the [[https://youtu.be/tbwg8V1JmzA?t=47s unmistakable beats]] of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_T7hdIh-gtw Flying Battery zone]] from ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles''. All of the above, naturally, are [[LevelsTakeFlight airship stages]].
** Note that the level also has you disable exactly THREE enemy airships.
* The first few seconds of the Pangu Lagoon boss theme is also reminiscent of X's intro stage.
* Serpentine's boss appearance in Fortune Night mimics one of Green's Seven Force forms from ''VideoGame/GunstarHeroes''. [[spoiler:Syntax]] in Final Dreadnought 1 also mimics Seven Force's Crab and Urchin Force forms.
* Then in Jade Creek, Serpentine's helicopter is a near-exact homage to the first boss in ''VideoGame/{{Vectorman}}''. By hacking into the game data, [[spoiler:the content there reveals that Torque's battle style is akin to Vectorman's as well]].
* Lilac's fighting style (melee attacks with charge-up directional dashes that have invincibility frames) appears to be lifted directly from the Genesis version of ''[[VideoGame/RocketKnightAdventures Sparkster]]''. Likewise, the enemies are either MechaMooks or assorted cartoon animals with highly developed SchizoTech. Serpentine, in particular, borrows heavily from Sparkster's LizardFolk, [[https://youtu.be/f_XDqu6wxZM?t=14m53s some of which]] [[https://youtu.be/f_XDqu6wxZM?t=20m were snakes with arms]].
* Commander Torque's shellduck disguise kinda resembles VideoGame/{{Socket}}.
* The goofy face Lilac occasionally makes on the save file screen is a nod to Sonic emerging from [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1 the first game]]'s title emblem.
* Relic Maze has Lilac try to reach the Kingdom Stone before Zao's forces do. Along the way, both her and the invading Zao forces encounter a number of [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog large emerald-shaped gems]] that are more than likely decoy stones. Pangu Lagoon likewise has a section very reminiscent of the Hidden Palace Zone from ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles'', where shield crystals take the place of Chaos Emeralds.
* The game's DieselPunk {{Wutai}} setting bears more than a passing resemblance to [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender the Benderverse]]; Fortune Night stage might as well be called [[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra Republic City Zone]]. Unlike ''Avatar'', though, the game's world is a bit closer to actual Chinese history and culture in that it has THREE great kingdoms and FIVE elements.
* The "running boss battle" segments were used before in ''VideoGame/SonicAdvance 2''.
* During the boss battle with Serpentine, he'll say, [[VideoGame/StarFox64 "Those who cross Brevon will die!"]]
** His upward shooting attack resembles an attack performed by [[VideoGame/MegaManZero Fighting Fefnir]].
** His flamethrower pattern not-so-subtly resemble's one of [[VideoGame/MegaManAndBass Burner Man's]] attacks.
* Neera's pre-battle taunt is [[Film/JudgeDredd "You betrayed the law!"]]
* Fans of ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' noted that the extra lives in this game (which resemble chibi-head versions of the character being played, that also happen to be trapped in cages and bounce around happily when freed) looked very similar to the [[http://wikimon.net/File:Digimon_Collectors_Babies_Card.jpg Baby Digimon of the franchise]], strongly resembling the ones who [[http://wikimon.net/Chibimon look]] [[http://wikimon.net/V-mon more like]] [[http://wikimon.net/XV-mon their evolved/older forms]].
** Additionally, Milla almost resembles a more anthropomorphized version of [[Anime/DigimonTamers Terriermon]], right down to [[http://wikimon.net/Terriermon having the same color scheme (white and green), green markings on the ears, and being mistaken for a rabbit despite being based on particular species of dogs.]]
* The Kingdom Stone was responsible for aiding the sapience and intelligence of the lifeforms on Avalice through unknown means — just like the Monolith from ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey''.
* As mentioned above, Torque follows the "Prime Directive," a concept originating in ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' in which space travelers are prohibited from interfering with the culture or technological progress of civilizations less advanced than their own.
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[[folder:Freedom Planet 2]]
* One of the enemies is called a Traumagotcha, which is a floating mechanical orb with a screen featuring a little creature [[spoiler: or Serpentine's head, if infected by Code Black]], a clear nod to {{Toys/Tamagotchi}}.
* The Shuigang Palace has a [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FcoCbteXEAE6KKY?format=jpg&name=large portrait of a panda, presumably a former king]], in a pose that's a dead ringer for King Harkinian from ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaCDiGames Link: The Faces of Evil]]'' saying “mah boi, this peace is what all true warriors strive for”.
* You can find a hedgehog couple in Adventure Square – a [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog blue hedgehog named Sunny]] whose motto is “gotta take it easy” and dislikes going fast, and a [[Characters/SonicTheHedgehogMainCharacters pink hedgehog named Amelia]] who's [[ClingyJealousGirl a clingy wife]] to Sunny, [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure wields a mallet]] and has used it for, of all things, eating salad.
** Later in the game, Amelia talks about how Aaa used to [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2 follow her around like a tail]], and tells of Pinky, a character of an unspecified species who patrols Parusa's volcano and considers himself “[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles a guardian of these emerald isles]]”.
** After the game is cleared, Sunny recalls a recurring dream “where a mad scientist with crazy eyebrows [[Characters/SonicTheHedgehogDrIvoEggmanRobotnik wants to turn everyone into robots]]”, and Amelia speculates what threats may come in the future, be it evil clones, [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogCD time travel]] or “[[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW a nanomachine virus that turns everything it touches into zombies]]”.
* The Battlesphere ad has a blatant one.
--->''"[[VideoGame/BadDudes Are you a bad enough dude]] [[DareToBeBadass to survive]]'' the Battlesphere?''"''
* At the D-Pad arcade, one of the cabinets is running a ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' game with Ryu and Guile fighting on the screen.
** Also at the D-Pad arcade is an NPC who makes references to a bunch of different games and shows via thinly-veiled expies, with the most obvious being {{VideoGame/Shantae}} and {{WebAnimation/RWBY}}.
* After Askal saves Milla from the descending spike trap in Robot Graveyard, she thanks him with: [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil1 "Thanks Askal! I was almost a Milla sandwich!"]].
* The second OptionalBoss in the Battlesphere is Lemon Bread, an {{expy}} of Melon Bread from ''VideoGame/GunstarHeroes'' and ''VideoGame/AlienSoldier''. It's the same anagram name ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' used for its own reference to that character.
* Upon talking to Milla in the final episode's hub area, she'll quote from ''WebVideo/PotionSeller'' by saying that even if you want her potions before going into battle they might be too strong for you.
* The first level at Bakunawa is a stage full of floating planetoids, spinning cylinders, and grind rails called [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 Bakunawa Rush.]]
* Captain Kalaw's IdleAnimation resembles that of Captain Falcon's in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros''. The fight with him resembles a match of that game, and one of his moves greatly resembles Donkey Kong's "Spinning Kong" special.
** When you beat Captain Kalaw's first stage in the Sky Bridge boss fight, he reenters the fight shouting [[WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck "I am the terror that flaps for justice!"]].
* Serpentine says "[...] [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi witness the power of a fully operational Syntax!]]" in the intro to Nalau Lake.
* The three guards in the Battlesphere wear ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd''-esque uniforms, and one of them mentions practicing her "I-am-the-law face."
[[/folder]]
* Sky Battalion BGM takes the cake when it comes to music. It [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbwg8V1JmzA opens]] with a strong resemblance to the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-191AYCHB0w Storm Owl's stage theme]] from ''VideoGame/MegaManX4'', then [[https://youtu.be/tbwg8V1JmzA?t=35s crosses into]] the [[https://youtu.be/A-bdROxLv9A?t=9m46s Air Battle]] music from ''[[VideoGame/RocketKnightAdventures Sparkster]]'' and tosses in the [[https://youtu.be/tbwg8V1JmzA?t=47s unmistakable beats]] of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_T7hdIh-gtw Flying Battery zone]] from ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles''. All of the above, naturally, are [[LevelsTakeFlight airship stages]].
** Note that the level also has you disable exactly THREE enemy airships.
* The first few seconds of the Pangu Lagoon boss theme is also reminiscent of X's intro stage.
* Serpentine's boss appearance in Fortune Night mimics one of Green's Seven Force forms from ''VideoGame/GunstarHeroes''. [[spoiler:Syntax]] in Final Dreadnought 1 also mimics Seven Force's Crab and Urchin Force forms.
* Then in Jade Creek, Serpentine's helicopter is a near-exact homage to the first boss in ''VideoGame/{{Vectorman}}''. By hacking into the game data, [[spoiler:the content there reveals that Torque's battle style is akin to Vectorman's as well]].
* Lilac's fighting style (melee attacks with charge-up directional dashes that have invincibility frames) appears to be lifted directly from the Genesis version of ''[[VideoGame/RocketKnightAdventures Sparkster]]''. Likewise, the enemies are either MechaMooks or assorted cartoon animals with highly developed SchizoTech. Serpentine, in particular, borrows heavily from Sparkster's LizardFolk, [[https://youtu.be/f_XDqu6wxZM?t=14m53s some of which]] [[https://youtu.be/f_XDqu6wxZM?t=20m were snakes with arms]].
* Commander Torque's shellduck disguise kinda resembles VideoGame/{{Socket}}.
* The goofy face Lilac occasionally makes on the save file screen is a nod to Sonic emerging from [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1 the first game]]'s title emblem.
* Relic Maze has Lilac try to reach the Kingdom Stone before Zao's forces do. Along the way, both her and the invading Zao forces encounter a number of [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog large emerald-shaped gems]] that are more than likely decoy stones. Pangu Lagoon likewise has a section very reminiscent of the Hidden Palace Zone from ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles'', where shield crystals take the place of Chaos Emeralds.
* The game's DieselPunk {{Wutai}} setting bears more than a passing resemblance to [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender the Benderverse]]; Fortune Night stage might as well be called [[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra Republic City Zone]]. Unlike ''Avatar'', though, the game's world is a bit closer to actual Chinese history and culture in that it has THREE great kingdoms and FIVE elements.
* The "running boss battle" segments were used before in ''VideoGame/SonicAdvance 2''.
* During the boss battle with Serpentine, he'll say, [[VideoGame/StarFox64 "Those who cross Brevon will die!"]]
** His upward shooting attack resembles an attack performed by [[VideoGame/MegaManZero Fighting Fefnir]].
** His flamethrower pattern not-so-subtly resemble's one of [[VideoGame/MegaManAndBass Burner Man's]] attacks.
* Neera's pre-battle taunt is [[Film/JudgeDredd "You betrayed the law!"]]
* Fans of ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' noted that the extra lives in this game (which resemble chibi-head versions of the character being played, that also happen to be trapped in cages and bounce around happily when freed) looked very similar to the [[http://wikimon.net/File:Digimon_Collectors_Babies_Card.jpg Baby Digimon of the franchise]], strongly resembling the ones who [[http://wikimon.net/Chibimon look]] [[http://wikimon.net/V-mon more like]] [[http://wikimon.net/XV-mon their evolved/older forms]].
** Additionally, Milla almost resembles a more anthropomorphized version of [[Anime/DigimonTamers Terriermon]], right down to [[http://wikimon.net/Terriermon having the same color scheme (white and green), green markings on the ears, and being mistaken for a rabbit despite being based on particular species of dogs.]]
* The Kingdom Stone was responsible for aiding the sapience and intelligence of the lifeforms on Avalice through unknown means — just like the Monolith from ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey''.
* As mentioned above, Torque follows the "Prime Directive," a concept originating in ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' in which space travelers are prohibited from interfering with the culture or technological progress of civilizations less advanced than their own.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Freedom Planet 2]]
* One of the enemies is called a Traumagotcha, which is a floating mechanical orb with a screen featuring a little creature [[spoiler: or Serpentine's head, if infected by Code Black]], a clear nod to {{Toys/Tamagotchi}}.
* The Shuigang Palace has a [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FcoCbteXEAE6KKY?format=jpg&name=large portrait of a panda, presumably a former king]], in a pose that's a dead ringer for King Harkinian from ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaCDiGames Link: The Faces of Evil]]'' saying “mah boi, this peace is what all true warriors strive for”.
* You can find a hedgehog couple in Adventure Square – a [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog blue hedgehog named Sunny]] whose motto is “gotta take it easy” and dislikes going fast, and a [[Characters/SonicTheHedgehogMainCharacters pink hedgehog named Amelia]] who's [[ClingyJealousGirl a clingy wife]] to Sunny, [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure wields a mallet]] and has used it for, of all things, eating salad.
** Later in the game, Amelia talks about how Aaa used to [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2 follow her around like a tail]], and tells of Pinky, a character of an unspecified species who patrols Parusa's volcano and considers himself “[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles a guardian of these emerald isles]]”.
** After the game is cleared, Sunny recalls a recurring dream “where a mad scientist with crazy eyebrows [[Characters/SonicTheHedgehogDrIvoEggmanRobotnik wants to turn everyone into robots]]”, and Amelia speculates what threats may come in the future, be it evil clones, [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogCD time travel]] or “[[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW a nanomachine virus that turns everything it touches into zombies]]”.
* The Battlesphere ad has a blatant one.
--->''"[[VideoGame/BadDudes Are you a bad enough dude]] [[DareToBeBadass to survive]]'' the Battlesphere?''"''
* At the D-Pad arcade, one of the cabinets is running a ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' game with Ryu and Guile fighting on the screen.
** Also at the D-Pad arcade is an NPC who makes references to a bunch of different games and shows via thinly-veiled expies, with the most obvious being {{VideoGame/Shantae}} and {{WebAnimation/RWBY}}.
* After Askal saves Milla from the descending spike trap in Robot Graveyard, she thanks him with: [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil1 "Thanks Askal! I was almost a Milla sandwich!"]].
* The second OptionalBoss in the Battlesphere is Lemon Bread, an {{expy}} of Melon Bread from ''VideoGame/GunstarHeroes'' and ''VideoGame/AlienSoldier''. It's the same anagram name ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' used for its own reference to that character.
* Upon talking to Milla in the final episode's hub area, she'll quote from ''WebVideo/PotionSeller'' by saying that even if you want her potions before going into battle they might be too strong for you.
* The first level at Bakunawa is a stage full of floating planetoids, spinning cylinders, and grind rails called [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 Bakunawa Rush.]]
* Captain Kalaw's IdleAnimation resembles that of Captain Falcon's in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros''. The fight with him resembles a match of that game, and one of his moves greatly resembles Donkey Kong's "Spinning Kong" special.
** When you beat Captain Kalaw's first stage in the Sky Bridge boss fight, he reenters the fight shouting [[WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck "I am the terror that flaps for justice!"]].
* Serpentine says "[...] [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi witness the power of a fully operational Syntax!]]" in the intro to Nalau Lake.
* The three guards in the Battlesphere wear ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd''-esque uniforms, and one of them mentions practicing her "I-am-the-law face."
[[/folder]]
