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* The five giant moles you fight all reference the Guardian Diggers from ''VideoGame/EarthBound'', down to each of them (except Chad) claiming they're the 3rd best.

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* The five giant moles you fight all reference the Guardian Diggers from ''VideoGame/EarthBound'', ''VideoGame/EarthBound1994'', down to each of them (except Chad) claiming they're the 3rd best.



* The Exile wields a [[VideoGame/MegaMan Buster Cannon]] that's firing a [[VideoGame/StreetFighter Hadouken]].

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* The Exile wields a [[VideoGame/MegaMan Buster Cannon]] that's firing a [[VideoGame/StreetFighter [[Franchise/StreetFighter Hadouken]].
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** The Drop Chance Digger is [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Fry, accompanied by Bender]], specifically during their [[Recap/FuturamaS3E4LuckOfTheFryish search for a seven-leaf clover]].

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** The Drop Chance Digger is [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Fry, accompanied by Bender]], specifically during their [[Recap/FuturamaS3E4LuckOfTheFryish [[Recap/FuturamaS3E4TheLuckOfTheFryrish search for a seven-leaf clover]].

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* A Weird Goblin-Demon Thing is a green [[WesternAnimation/AaahhRealMonsters Ickis]] that's apparently "like a discount, scuffed VideoGame/{{Pikmin}}".
* Jambi is, well, [[Series/PeeWeesPlayhouse Jambi]].



* [=JRPGVille=] sees the appearance of [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion The Annoying Fan]], and the Final Boss and True Final Boss are [[VideoGame/DarkSouls Ornstein and Smough]]

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* [=JRPGVille=] sees the appearance of [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion The Annoying Fan]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI A Suplexing Train]], and the Final Boss and True Final Boss are [[VideoGame/DarkSouls Ornstein and Smough]]

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* [=JRPGVille=] sees the appearance of [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion The Annoying Fan]], and the Final Boss and True Final Boss are [[VideoGame/DarkSouls Ornstein and Smough]]
* The Rad-Lands features [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons A Small Bart]] and [[VideoGame/{{Fallout}} A Sealed Vault]]. The Lame Security Guard is clearly from ''VideoGame/HalfLife'' and A.C Skater is just [[Series/SavedByTheBell A.C Slater]] on a skateboard.
* Back to School sees you fight The Flying [[WesternAnimation/{{Recess}} Spinelli]] Monster, [[WesternAnimation Groundskeeper Willy]], and [[Series/SavedByTheBell Mr. Belding]].




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* The Exile wields a [[VideoGame/MegaMan Buster Cannon]] that's firing a [[VideoGame/StreetFighter Hadouken]].
* The Godmother is a cross between a FairyGodmother and ''Film/TheGodfather''.



** Cards occasionally have [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons "Cromulent"]] in their name.

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** Cards occasionally have [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons "Cromulent"]] in their name.name.

! Items

* The Exile drops a [[TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering Black Lotus]], an ''Uno'' Skip Card, a [[VideoGame/MegaMan Buster Cannon]], and both a [[TabletopGame/YuGiOh Blue-Eyes White Chestpiece and a Blue-Eyes Ultimate Chestpiece]].
* The Red Meeple Thing that drops from the Greasy Nerd is a piece from ''TabletopGame/{{Carcassonne}}''. The Anime Bodypillow is a reference to VideoGame/BarkleyShutUpAndJamGaiden.
* The Space Gun that drops from Titan 10 bears the same name, general appearance, and color scheme as the Space Gun from VideoGame/{{Terraria}}. The caption also refers to the Terraria version's 'Pew Pew' sound.
* Titan 10 also drops a [[Franchise/StarTrek Red Shirt]] and [[Film/MenInBlack The Cricket]], with the latter's description referencing one of Will Smith's lines from the first movie.
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** The Hack Hack icon and text reference the ''Film/MarsAttacks'' Martians and their OneWordVocabulary.

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** The Hack Hack icon and text reference the ''Film/MarsAttacks'' Martians and their OneWordVocabulary.OneWordVocabulary.
* Cards
** Cards occasionally have [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons "Cromulent"]] in their name.
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* A Weird Two-Headed Guy references Zaphrod Beeblebrox from ''Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy''.

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* A Weird Two-Headed Guy references Zaphrod Zaphod Beeblebrox from ''Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy''.



* The Hoovooloo is straight up lifted from ''Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy''.

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* The Hoovooloo Hooloovoo is straight up lifted from ''Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy''.
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* The Life of the Party is [[Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio]] as [[Film/TheGreatGatsby2013 Gatsby]].

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* The Life of the Party is [[Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio]] [[Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio Leonardo DiCaprio]] as [[Film/TheGreatGatsby2013 Gatsby]].

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* A Large Rat (any any boss portraits [[PaletteSwap that are edits of its own]]) resembles [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Rattata]].




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* The Three Guys Shouting Out "Ed" are in fact edits of [[WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy the Eds]].
* The Life of the Party is [[Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio]] as [[Film/TheGreatGatsby2013 Gatsby]].
* The Stack of Krazy Bones are Brainlet Wojaks.
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* The Beast is a monstrous version of ''Literature/TheVeryHungryCaterpillar''.

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* The Beast is a monstrous version of ''Literature/TheVeryHungryCaterpillar''.''Literature/TheVeryHungryCaterpillar''.

! Features:

* The entire Wandoos system, from its operating systems to Gill Bates, are riffs on UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows.
* Gold Diggers
** The Drop Chance Digger is [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Fry, accompanied by Bender]], specifically during their [[Recap/FuturamaS3E4LuckOfTheFryish search for a seven-leaf clover]].
** The Adventure Digger is Franchise/IndianaJones.
* Hacks
** The Augment Speed Hack icon features [[VideoGame/DeusEx JC Denton]].
** The Hack Hack icon and text reference the ''Film/MarsAttacks'' Martians and their OneWordVocabulary.

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* The Goblin's name references a goblin in a certain [[https://phandalinheroes.obsidianportal.com/wikis/droop DnD campaign.]]
* Slow Zombie's portait references the Basic Zombie of ''VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies''
* The Fast Zombie is a stand in for ''[[VideoGame/HalfLife2 Headcrab]]''.

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* The Goblin's Goblin shares a name references with a goblin in a certain [[https://phandalinheroes.character from ''[[https://phandalinheroes.obsidianportal.com/wikis/droop DnD campaign.]]
Lost Mine of Phandelver]]'', a TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons campaign.
* Slow Zombie's portait portrait references the Basic Zombie of ''VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies''
* The Fast Zombie is a stand in for ''[[VideoGame/HalfLife2 Headcrab]]''.from ''VideoGame/HalfLife2''.



* Floppy Matress' description references ''Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy''.
* T-800, well, is the ''Film/Terminator''.
* One part of A Widescreen T.V.'s description promises "[[VideoGame/{{Undertale}}A bad time]]".
* The five giant moles you fight all refrence the Guardian Diggers from ''VideoGame/EarthBound'', down to each of them (except Chad) claiming they're the 3rd best.
* Kid On A Cloud refrences Son Goku from and the Oriental Dragon boss references Shenron, both from ''Franchise/DragonBall''.
* Lester is a stand in for Lakitu from ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros''
* A Weird Two-Headed Guy refrences Zaphrod Beeblebrox from ''Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy''.

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* Floppy Matress' Mattress' description references ''Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy''.
* T-800, T-800 is, well, is the ''Film/Terminator''.
''Film/TheTerminator''.
* One part of A Widescreen T.V.'s description promises "[[VideoGame/{{Undertale}}A "[[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} a bad time]]".
* The five giant moles you fight all refrence reference the Guardian Diggers from ''VideoGame/EarthBound'', down to each of them (except Chad) claiming they're the 3rd best.
* Kid On A Cloud refrences references Son Goku from and the Oriental Dragon boss references Shenron, both from ''Franchise/DragonBall''.
* Lester is a stand in stand-in for Lakitu Lakilester from ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros''
''VideoGame/PaperMario''.
* A Weird Two-Headed Guy refrences references Zaphrod Beeblebrox from ''Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy''.



* The Rat God's portrait looks like the background of the music video of Eminem's Rap God.
* Massive Plant Monster looks like Plantera from ''VideoGame/Terraria''.

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* The Rat God's portrait looks like the background of the music video of Eminem's Rap God.
Music/{{Eminem}}'s ''Rap God''.
* Massive Plant Monster looks like Plantera from ''VideoGame/Terraria''.''VideoGame/{{Terraria}}''.



* The description for A Square Bear tells you to "not mistake this for a [[Franchise/CareBears Carebear]]".

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* The description for A Square Bear tells you to "not mistake this for a [[Franchise/CareBears Carebear]]".Carebear]]".
* Crasper, The Pissed Off Ghost is a much less friendly ''WesternAnimation/CasperTheFriendlyGhost''.
* Ghost Dad references [[Film/GhostDad the film]] as well as [[Creator/BillCosby its star]], with a reference to pudding pops. His appearance is based on a [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/whats-all-this-racket-mirada-fija meme]].
* The Metal Slime from ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' appears, though it is not an example of the trope.
* A Ginormous Sword references [[http://www.pixelgames.com/game/155/Ginormo-Sword.html Ginormo Sword]], and features one of its Neko Slimes.
* Kenny and Vic from Series/MostExtremeEliminationChallenge are fought in succession.
* The "Robot Masters" arc is an homage to Franchise/MegaMan, in which you team up with a [[VideoGame/MegaManZero "funky looking robot-guy with hipster length blonde hair"]]. though the bosses themselves quickly depart from the Mega Man style. The Masters include:
** Broken VCR Man, a direct parody of the series' Robot Masters.
** Mr Plow and its jingle, from [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS4E9MrPlow an episode of]] ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''.
** [[UsefulNotes/CanadianPrimeMinisters Former Canadian PM Stephen Harper]] makes an appearance, now with [[EyeBeams giant heat rays]].
** A Cyberdemon, from Videogame/{{DOOM}}.
** The series' BossRush is referenced through a fight with "ALL of The Robot Masters. Again."
** Finally, Doctor Wahwee is a CaptainErsatz of the series' Dr. Wily.
* The Beardverse arc continues the practice of bosses referencing a wide variety of characters, connected on a certain theme:
** Cousin Itt, from ''Series/TheAddamsFamily''.
** [[BobRossRib Rob Boss]] is found painting in the woods. You "feel really guilty for what's about to happen to this guy", but fight him nonetheless.
** An Orange Toupée With Fists is a {{Trumplica}}.
** Gossamer, from ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes''.
* "Really Bad [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]] Fanart" is shortly followed by "Really Bad [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic MLP]] Fanart".
* [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/loss Loss.png]] is fought.
* Warping around Boring-Ass Earth, bosses include:
** Two Series/BananasInPyjamas.
** [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_California_Raisins Giant Raisins from California]].
** [[WesternAnimation/{{Pingu}} An Annoying Penguin]], followed by "An Army of Annoying Penguins".
** Finally, "The Elusive C.S" is revealed to be Franchise/CarmenSandiego.
* From Chocolate World:
** A Chocolate Crowbar and its owner, Chocolate Freeman, reference ''VideoGame/HalfLife''.
** Chocolate Salty Balls parodies the IndyEscape.
** Screaming Chocolate Fish combines the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Mouth_Billy_Bass Big Mouth Billy Bass]] with the chocolate-obsessed fish from ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants''.
** A Mighty Lump of Poo parodies [[VideoGame/ConkersBadFurDay The Great Mighty Poo]].
* The NCC-1701 D from ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' is encountered.
* [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael, and Donatello]] are fought. Next are their riders: [[Creator/MichelangeloBuonarroti Michelangelo]], [[Creator/LeonardoDaVinci Leonardo]], [[Creator/RaphaelSanzio Raphael]], and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donatello Donatello]].
* A Stickman Cowboy references ''VideoGame/WestOfLoathing''.
* The portrait and description of A Stoner Kid parody [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo Shaggy and Scooby]].
* Moneybags, from Franchise/SpyroTheDragon, guards the Traitor.
* DEFEAT, the boss fought after losing to the Traitor, is a ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid''-styled Mission Failed screen.

! Titans:

* Gordon Ramsay Bolton combines Creator/GordonRamsay and [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire Ramsay Bolton]].
* Jake From Accounting references the "Jake from State Farm" commercial, and his pose references the "[[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/you-know-i-had-to-do-it-to-em You know I had to do it to em]]" meme.
* Walderp is a parody of the ''Literature/WheresWally'' books, and his gear sets are the outfits of Wally/Waldo and Odlaw.
* The Beast is a monstrous version of ''Literature/TheVeryHungryCaterpillar''.
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This game has a smorgasbord of shout-outs:

! Boss Fight:

* The Skeleton boss' portrait references the Skeleton Trumpet meme.
* The Goblin's name references a goblin in a certain [[https://phandalinheroes.obsidianportal.com/wikis/droop DnD campaign.]]
* Slow Zombie's portait references the Basic Zombie of ''VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies''
* The Fast Zombie is a stand in for ''[[VideoGame/HalfLife2 Headcrab]]''.
* Rat Of Unusual Size references ''Film/ThePrincessBride''.
* The Fairy's "Hey! Listen!" references Navi from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime''.
* Floppy Matress' description references ''Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy''.
* T-800, well, is the ''Film/Terminator''.
* One part of A Widescreen T.V.'s description promises "[[VideoGame/{{Undertale}}A bad time]]".
* The five giant moles you fight all refrence the Guardian Diggers from ''VideoGame/EarthBound'', down to each of them (except Chad) claiming they're the 3rd best.
* Kid On A Cloud refrences Son Goku from and the Oriental Dragon boss references Shenron, both from ''Franchise/DragonBall''.
* Lester is a stand in for Lakitu from ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros''
* A Weird Two-Headed Guy refrences Zaphrod Beeblebrox from ''Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy''.
* A Bird Person's portrait looks an awful lot like [[Series/SesameStreet Big Bird]].
* The Hoovooloo is straight up lifted from ''Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy''.
* The Rat God's portrait looks like the background of the music video of Eminem's Rap God.
* Massive Plant Monster looks like Plantera from ''VideoGame/Terraria''.
* Spiky Hair Guy is a stand-in for Rick from ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty''.
* The description for A Square Bear tells you to "not mistake this for a [[Franchise/CareBears Carebear]]".

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