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* The Bank Breaker weapon is described as a [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 warhammer from the year 401k]].
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* The shopkeeper in Styxcoin is a slacker skeleton in a blue hoodie named Zans, a clear send-up to Sans of ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}''.

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* The shopkeeper in Styxcoin is a slacker skeleton in a blue hoodie named Zans, a clear send-up to Sans of ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}''. Taking the camera behind the counter or checking his [[MonsterCompendium business card]] reveals that he has completely stolen Sans’ look, including his trademark pink slippers and black shorts with white stripes.
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Keep It Simple Stupid is a philosophy dating back to the 1960s. Doesn't really merit a shout out.


* There's a Skill that lets Jackie deal more damage while holding multiple copies of the same weapon, named "Keep It Simple, Stupid", a reference to ''Series/TheOfficeUS''.
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Well, Avie may have not triggered Instrumentality, buuuuut

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* What's that, Avie? [[spoiler:Human souls are protected by an electrical field?]] Are they really Privacy Settings, or are they [[spoiler:[[EndOfEvangelion Absolute Terror Fields]]]]?
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* The car given by the [=StyxRoad=] App resembles a miniature Tesla [=CyberTruck=].

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* The car given by the [=StyxRoad=] App resembles a miniature Tesla [=CyberTruck=].Cybertruck.
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''VideoGame/GoingUnder'' has a lot of [[ShoutOut these]].
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* Zans' hoodie reads "Anti Aliasing Aliasing Club", a reference to the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti_Social_Social_Club Anti Social Social Club]] apparel brand.
* Defeating a boss displays the words "BOSS DISMISSED" on the screen, resembling ''VideoGame/DarkSouls''' {{memetic|Mutation}} "YOU DIED" text displayed whenever the PlayerCharacter croaks.
* A skill you can find is titled "Move Fast And Break Things", referencing the motto adopted by Website/{{Facebook}} CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
* One Skill is named "Win Friends & Influence Monsters", a reference to the bestselling self-help book ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Win_Friends_and_Influence_People How to Win Friends and Influence People]]''.
* The icon for the [[LastChanceHitPoint Fail Forward]] Skill is of an egg with Jackie's hairdo tumbling from a brick wall, a clear spoof of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humpty_Dumpty Humpty Dumpty]].
* Interacting with Jackie's laptop in her room to listen to the game's soundtrack sits her in front of it, as a clear spoof of the classic [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3e/Lo-Fi_Girl.png Lo-Fi Girl]] image, such as by both sharing a catlike creature on a rainy windowsill.
* Diamond Pickaxes can be found as [[PowerfulPick weapons]] in Styxcoin, a reference to ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}''.
* A poster in Jackie's room reads "I am very small and have no money", a Creator/JohnMulaney quote.
* There's a Skill that lets Jackie deal more damage while holding multiple copies of the same weapon, named "Keep It Simple, Stupid", a reference to ''Series/TheOfficeUS''.
* The Fro-Go, a pogo stick, vaguely resembles Pepe the Frog.
* The Jaabs driven by Joblin Chauffeurs are a reference to Saab, a bygone Swedish car company.
* In the room where the Joblin Union is found, who Ray demands you exterminate, there is "[[Film/TheShining ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES GRUGG A DULL BOY]]" written on the whiteboard.
* One of the outfits you unlock from Imposter Mode is titled "the Soldier", and is modelled after the Ironclad from ''VideoGame/SlayTheSpire''.
* The flavor text for the Upper Body Strength skill is [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants "Now I'm a jerk,]] [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS1E11 and everybody loves me!"]]
* The car given by the [=StyxRoad=] App resembles a miniature Tesla [=CyberTruck=].
* The shopkeeper in Styxcoin is a slacker skeleton in a blue hoodie named Zans, a clear send-up to Sans of ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}''.
* The name of the [=WheresApp=] App references [=WhatsApp=].
* The [=TubeYou=] App is an obvious send-up to Website/YouTube.
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