History ShoutOut / PlaystationAllstarsBattleRoyale

** His second victory pose has him twirl around Ebony and Ivory, similar to how the previous Dante would in MarvelVsCapcom3.

* '''Heihachi''''s play-style is accurately derived from his moveset in ''{{Tekken}}'', including the Spinning Demon, Electric Wind God Fist, Hell Axle and Stonehead.

** When Sackboy gets multiple kills, occasionally StephenFry will have something to say.

* In Stowaways, a blimp owned by the Vox Populi is in battle with Songbird, reminiscent of [[''Infinite's'' final battle.]]

** One of his defeat animations has him sprawled on his back, clutching his wounds while trying to keep his pistol steady, identical to his death scene in Killzone 2. [[spoiler:Of course in that fight he decides it makes more tactical sense to [[BetterToDieThanBeKilled turn the pistol on himself]]]].

-->"''You might want to think twice about your plans, master thief, these [[VideoGame/TombRaider tombs have already been raided]] plenty enough thank you.''"

* His Up+Circle has him throw a Tekken Bowl pin. Every so often, he will instead throw out the beach ball used in Tekken Ball.

VideoGame/{{PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale}} has enough of these to receive a Shout Out page before the game was even out.

* '''Zeus''''s Down+Circle summons a lightning bolt from the top of the screen down to him, hitting al above him. Looks like even the mightiest gods take lessons from the [[SuperSmashBros smallest]] [[{{Pokemon}} mice]].
* '''Isaac''''s Level 3 super appears to take more than a few cues from ''{{Asteroids}}'', and other such games.
** His intro and ending cinematic feature Ellie Langford from ''VideoGame/DeadSpace2'' and ''[[VideoGame/DeadSpace3 3]]''.

* '''Dante''''s stage entrance has him striking the pose from the ''Devil May Cry 3'' box art.

* '''Kratos''''s alternative colors come a few references. One of them gives him a blue tattoo scheme, [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/BlueKratos_9696.jpg which would've been his final design]] were it not for David Jaffe changing his mind. Another costume colors him entirely black ala Fear Kratos from ''[=GoW3=]''.

** He gets to wear his [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/winter_drake_3203.jpg winter gear]] from ''Among Thieves'' in his PreOrderBonus skin. His alternate outfit is his desert outfit from ''Drake's Deception''.

** His PreOrderBonus outfit gives him a jetpack from ''Killzone 3''. His alternate outfit turns him into one of the Helghan Army's Elite Shock Troopers.

-->"''Now I'll prove to you how my magnificent power can bring you down!''" (said in ''On the Loose'')

** Listening closely to his Boxy-Boy-based attacks reveals that they put out RunDMC samples.

* '''Zeus''''s Circle down summons a lightning bolt from the top of the screen down to him, hitting al above him. Looks like even the mightiest gods take lessons from the [[SuperSmashBros smallest]] [[{{Pokemon}} mice]].

* The gravity in Time Station will decrease whenever Specter uses the time machine, just like in Ape Escape.

** Also in their story mode, Ratchet wants Clank to keep there Spaceflix queue updated, [[TakeThat so that he doesn't have to sit through another episode of]] [[JonAndKatePlusEight Horgspleen Plus Thirteen.]]

** Also in their story mode, Ratchet wants Clank to keep there Spaceflix queue updated, [[TakeThat so that he dosen't have to sit through another episode of]] [[JonAndKatePlusEight Horgspleen Plus Thirteen.]]

** His intro in the E3 trailer is a CallBack to the covers of ''{{Killzone}}''.

** One of his alternate colors causes him to resemble Grey Fox.

* '''Raiden''''s PreOrderBonus costume sees him don his skull suit from ''[[MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty Sons of Liberty]]''. His Alternate is the looks he gets at the beginning of [[VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance Revengeance]].
** His chained-up pose in Heihachi's Level 3 Super seems to reference his infamous torture scene in ''Sons Of Liberty''.

* The opening of the San Francisco stage has MissionControl communicating to Echo Team (aka, the elite Sentinel team led by [[VideoGame/{{Resistance}} Nathan Hale]]). The interface has Hale holding the carbine with 30 rounds and two grenades loaded.

** Looking at PaRappa Town after Chop Chop Master Onion knocks down his walls reveals various locales from the first game.

* The gravity in Time Station will decrease whenever Specter summons uses the time machine, just like in Ape Escape.

VideoGame/{{PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale}} has enough of these to receive a Shout Out page before the game is out.

* '''Big Daddy''''s PreOrderBonus costume has him as [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/640px-TrailerBigSisterConcepts1_8636.jpg the doll]] owned by Elanor Lamb from ''VideoGame/{{BioShock 2}}'', [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rg7CWYqiI0 seen in the initial teaser]].
** Recordings of Andrew Ryan's voice will play when Big Daddy enters the ring or when his level 3 is used.
** Big Daddy's alternate costume is the Rosie.
* '''Cole [=MacGrath=]''''s PreOrderBonus costume casts him as Kessler.
** '''Evil Cole [=MacGrath=]''''s costume uses his [[http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4043/4309805617_3c6293cc70_z.jpg?zz=1 "PlayStation Heroes" skin from ''Uncharted 2'']].
** Good Cole's alternate outfit is his appearance from inFAMOUS 1, and Evil Cole's alternate appearance is a Reaper.

** His PreOrderBonus costume is his long coat alt-outfit from ''Tekken 3''. The dev team has affectionately taken to calling him Pimp Heihachi.
** His alternate costume ages him up and gives him his fundoshi from ''Tekken 4''.
* '''Jak''''s PreOrderBonus skin gives him back his outfit from ''The Precursor Legacy''...however, he doesn't lose the tougher looking face (though he does lose the goatee).
** His alternate outfit is his racing outfit from Jak X.

** His PreOrderBonus casts him as his brother [[http://godofwar.wikia.com/wiki/Deimos Deimos]].
** His alternate costume gives him his Morpheus armor from ''God of War III''.
* '''Nathan Drake''' gets to wear his [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/winter_drake_3203.jpg winter gear]] from ''Among Thieves'' in his PreOrderBonus skin.
** His alternate outfit is his desert outfit from ''Drake's Deception''.

** His PreOrderBonus outfit is his alternate astronaut outfit from ''Um Jammer Lammy''.

** His PreOrderBonus outfit gives him a jetpack from ''Killzone 3''.
** His alternate outfit turns him into one of the Helghan Army's Elite Shock Troopers.
* '''Raiden''''s PreOrderBonus costume sees him don his skull suit from ''[[MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty Sons of Liberty]]''.
* '''Ratchet''' gets his tetrafiber armor from ''[[RatchetAndClankGoingCommando Going Commando]]'' as a PreOrderBonus.
** His alternate costume is the Holofiber armor from ''A Crack In Time''.

* '''Sackboy''' dresses up as Sofie the Sackgirl from ''LittleBigPlanet 2'' using his PreOrderBonus outfit.
** He gets his Skeleton skin from ''LittleBigPlanet'' as his alternate costume.

* '''Sir Daniel''' receives his Super Gold Armor from ''MediEvil2'' as a PreOrderBonus.
** His alternate outfit is the Dragon Costume from MediEvil 1.
* '''Sly Cooper''''s PreOrderBonus costume dresses in his archer costume from the Medieval England period seen in upcoming (as of the reveal) ''Thieves in Time''.
** His alternate outfit is another costume from Sly 4, the Arabian Disguise.
*** One of his kill quotes "You are stew-pid." is a refrence to Jean Bison, a bad guy from Sly 2.
* '''Spike''''s PreOrderBonus costume is his battle-gear from the [[NoExportForYou Japanese-exclusive]] ''Million Monkeys''.
** His unlockable alternate outfit is a "Classic Throwback Suit", combining his shirt from the original Ape Escape, his black undershirt from [[http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20121116172214/playstationallstarsbattleroyale/images/8/89/Char_17626.jpg Pumped & Primed]], his pants from the first season of [[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20121116204454/playstationallstarsbattleroyale/images/1/14/Spik.png the anime]] and his goggles from Million Monkeys.

** His PreOrderBonus costume is based on his [[http://images.wikia.com/twistedmetal/images/f/f1/SweetToothDisciple.jpg outcast skin]] from ''{{Starhawk}}'', which is itself a PreOrderBonus for pre-ordering ''Twisted Metal'' (2012).
*** His unlockable costume is his attire from ''Twisted Metal 3''.