History ShoutOut / PAYDAYTheHeist

* The alarm boxes in Diamond Heist sometimes have "guru meditation" errors according to Bain. "Guru meditation" was the UsefulNotes/CommodoreAmiga equivalent of a BSOD. The player may also hear this message in Payday 2 while hacking a computer.

* When you answer the phone, Bain will sometimes tell the person calling that there was a "weapons malfunction" just like Han from ''StarWars''.

* There is one to VideoGame/Left4Dead in the form of an achievement, LeftForDead, which you get for finishing a heist in custody while all three of your teammates escape, something that is very common in finales of... wait for it... Left 4 Dead.

** Also in the No Mercy level, if your escape route takes you through the basement, Bain declares you are LeftForDead.

* When you answer the phone, Bain will sometime tell the person calling that there was a "weapons malfunction" just like Han from StarWars.

* A new achievement for finishing any heist using all [[{{DLC}} Technician equipment]] is called "[[InspectorGadget Detective Gadget]]", with a picture of Dallas wearing a tan trench coat and fedora.

** If Alex successfully lands the limo on the roof on Undercover, he will say ''[[Film/AceVentura Like a glove!]]''
** The "Cheney?" achievement is earned by killing a Bulldozer with a shotgun blast to his face, which is a nod to the infamous event where former vice president Dick Cheney wound up shooting his friend in the face by accident.

** If Alex successfully lands the limo on the roof on Undercover, he will say [[AceVentura ''Like a glove!'']]

* The team's cover in "Counterfeit" is "[[Film/PointBreak Bodhi's]] Pool Repair". Bodhi himself would be introduced in Payday 2 to promote the remake of the movie he originated from.

* Later patches to the game have added additional mask sets [[NixonMask that depict]] [[PointBreak U.S. Presidents]] and reference various games (specifically ''ArmyOfTwo'', ''{{Homefront}}'', ''{{Metro 2033}}'', and ''DinoDDay'').

* The team's cover in "Counterfeit" is "[[Film/PointBreak Bodhi's]] Pool Repair"

* Each of the heists is based on a movie. For example, the "Heat Street" heist, involving an open-air shootout with the cops on crowded city streets, is heavily inspired by ''{{Heat}}''.

* Have an AI teammate in the bank lobby at the start of the "First World Bank" heist. [[{{Heat}} Neil McCauley's]] line from the bank robbery scene gets quoted, word for word.

* The alarm boxes in Diamond Heist sometimes have "guru meditation" errors according to Bain. "Guru meditation" was the CommodoreAmiga equivalent of a BSOD. The player may also hear this message in Payday 2 while hacking a computer.

[[AC:PAYDAY The Heist]]

[[AC:PAYDAY 2]]
!! Achievements/Trophies:
* Putting a mask on for the first time unlocks the achievement [[Film/TheDarkKnightRises "No one Cared who I Was..."]]
* Racing through The Ukranian Job in 35 seconds unlocks "Let's do Th...", a reference to [[MemeticMutation Leeroy Jenkins]].
* Stopping the cops from reaching the bridge in Overpass Escape unlocks [[Film/LordOfTheRings "You Shall not Pass!"]]
** Buying and equipping the Golden AK unlocks [[Film/LordOfTheRings "Build Me an Army Worthy of Crime.net"]].
* Getting eight bags on the Garage Escape Heist earns you [[TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty "They see me Baggin', They Hatin'"]]
* The [[Film/LordOfWar "Lord of War"]] achievement.
* The "Fish A.I." doubles as a TakeThat to the meme when the developer for ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyGhosts'' was showing off the AI that has "fish move out of the way when you get close to them".
* "I Did Not Have Sexual Relations With That Bulldozer" is a nod towards former U.S. President Bill Clinton when he was caught having sexual relations with a White House intern and tried to deny it.
* 378 kills with the Gruber Kurz (aka Walther [=PP/K=]) nets you [[Film/LicenceToKill "License to Kill"]].
** 6 Skulldozer kills with the Golden AK are required for [[Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun "The Man With the Golden Gun"]].
* 10 Bulldozer kills with the [[{{BFG}} Thanatos .50cal]] unlocks the [[Series/{{Dexter}} "Surprise Motherfucker"]] achievement along with the Thanatos' Short Barrel.

!! Masks:
* The hockey mask is the same as the ones worn in ''Film/{{Heat}}''.
* The "Anonymous" mask copies the [[ComicBook/VForVendetta Guy Fawkes design]] in reference to [[ImageBoards Anon]][[MemeticMutation ymous]].
* "Cthulhu" is a (somewhat blatant) reference to the [[Creator/HPLovecraft Cthulhu Mythos]].
* The "Good ol' Al" design matches the design of anti-hero ComicBook/{{Spawn}} [[note]](The character's real name Al Simmons.)[[/note]]
* Patterns "Aperture Science", "Companion Cube", "Portal", and "Piece of Cake" all refer to the VideoGame/{{Portal}} series.
* "The Hog" Mask's description is almost straight out of one of [[VideoGame/HotlineMiami Hotline Miami's]] phone messages.
* The John Dillinger Deathmask is a reference to an infamous robber of the same name during the Great Depression era in the United States.

!! Skills/Perks/Upgrades:
* One of the upgrades for the Ghost class is called "Film/DeadPresidents".
* A Mastermind class upgrade which increases your accuracy, draw speed, and rate of fire with pistols? ''Film/{{Equilibrium}}''.
* The high-end Mastermind skill ''Kilmer'' is likely a reference to the actor Creator/ValKilmer, who starred in ''Film/{{Heat}}''.

!! General
* WordOfGod has said that the Mastermind class is based around {{Robert DeNiro}}'s character from Film/{{Heat}}.
* The teaser for [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1TBYaXWZy_U the sequel]] has one to ''Film/TheDarkKnight''.
* [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto A supermarket named Twenty Four Seven]] appears.
* Shooting a guard and answering his pager can cause the player to say [[StarWars "Uh, we had a slight weapons malfunction, but uh... everything's perfectly all right now."]]
* The crystal meth you cook in the first day of "Rats" is [[Series/BreakingBad blue.]] If that was too subtle, Bain may say you should "break bad" and go into full-time meth-cooking if you decide to cook extra meth. Dallas may also say "it's time to break a little bad" when putting his mask on.
* The automatic sentry gun in Armored Transport's [[BonusLevel Train Heist]] bears a striking resemblance to [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 a certain other sentry gun]].
* One of the lines the taser has is "[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Target center, pull the switch]]." As an added bonus, the VA for the tasers is [[CastingGag Spike]] [[Creator/SpikeSpencer Spencer]].
* The Ukrainian Job's title may be a nod to [[Film/TheItalianJob1969 The Italian Job]].
* Generic [=GenSec=] Personnel on Armoured Transport heists wear [[RedShirt red uniforms]].
** Generic security guards are also wearing red undershirts under their white uniforms.
* When a standard enemy is killed by a trip mine deployed by [[ScaryBlackMan Chains]], he will sometimes quip [[Series/{{Dexter}} "Surprise, muthafucka!"]] This line also comes up when he is tossing grenades, regardless of if they actually hit anything.
** Whenever a stealth-oriented day goes 'loud', Chains may say "Plan B, motherfuckers!"

** 6 Skulldozer kills with the Golden AK is required for [[Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun "The Man With the Golden Gun"]].
* 10 Bulldozer kills are required for the [[Series/{{Dexter}} "Surprise Motherfucker"]] achievement.

* A high-end Mastermind skill, ''Kilmer'', is likely a reference to the actor Creator/ValKilmer, who starred in ''Film/{{Heat}}''.

* The crystal meth you cook in the first day of "Rats" is [[Series/BreakingBad blue.]] If that was too subtle, Bain may say you should "break bad" and go into full-time meth-cooking if you you cook extra meth (the additional bags bringing a ''significant'' amount of extra cash in on an already highly profitable mission) or do well in general.
* The automatic sentry gun in Armored Transport's Train heist bears a striking resemblance to [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 a certain other sentry gun]].

* The [[Film/LordOfWar Lord of War]] achievement.
* The Fish A.I. doubles as a TakeThat to the meme when the developer for ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyGhosts'' was showing off the AI that has "fish move out of the way when you get close to them".

* 378 kills with the Gruber Kurz (aka Walther [=PP/K=]) nets you [[Film/LicenceToKill "License to Kil"l]].

* 10 Bulldozer kills are required for the [[Series/{{Dexter}} Surprise Motherfucker]] achievement.

* Achievements/Trophies:
** Putting a mask on for the first time unlocks the achievement [[Film/TheDarkKnightRises "No one Cared who I Was..."]]
** Racing through The Ukranian Job in 35 seconds unlocks "Let's do Th...", a reference to [[MemeticMutation Leeroy Jenkins]].
** Stopping the cops from reaching the bridge in Overpass Escape unlocks [[Film/LordOfTheRings "You Shall not Pass!"]]
** Getting eight bags on the Garage Escape Heist earns you [[TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty "They see me Baggin', They Hatin'"]]
** The [[Film/LordOfWar Lord of War]] achievement.
** The Fish A.I. doubles as a TakeThat to the meme when the developer for ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyGhosts'' was showing off the AI that has "fish move out of the way when you get close to them".
** "I Did Not Have Sexual Relations With That Bulldozer" is a nod towards former U.S. President Bill Clinton when he was caught having sexual relations with a White House intern and tried to deny it.
** 378 kills with the Gruber Kurz (aka Walther [=PP/K=]) nets you [[Film/LicenceToKill License to Kill]].
* Masks:
** The hockey mask is the same as the ones worn in ''Film/{{Heat}}''.
** The "Anonymous" mask copies the [[ComicBook/VForVendetta Guy Fawkes design]] in reference to [[ImageBoards Anon]][[MemeticMutation ymous]].
** "Cthulhu" is a (somewhat blatant) reference to the [[Creator/HPLovecraft Cthulhu Mythos]].
** The "Good ol' Al" design matches the design of anti-hero ComicBook/{{Spawn}} [[note]](The character's real name Al Simmons.)[[/note]]
** Patterns "Aperture Science", "Companion Cube", "Portal", and "Piece of Cake" all refer to the VideoGame/{{Portal}} series.
** "The Hog" Mask's description is almost straight out of one of [[VideoGame/HotlineMiami Hotline Miami's]] phone messages.
** The John Dillinger Deathmask is a reference to an infamous robber of the same name during the Great Depression era in the United States.
* Upgrades:
** One of the upgrades for the Ghost class is called "Film/DeadPresidents".
** A Mastermind class upgrade which increases your accuracy, draw speed, and rate of fire with pistols? ''Film/{{Equilibrium}}''.

* When a standard enemy is killed by a trip mine deployed by [[ScaryBlackMan Chains]], he will sometimes quip [[Series/{{Dexter}} "Surprise, muthafucka!"]] (This line also comes up when he is tossing grenades, regardless of if they actually hit anything)