History ShoutOut / Runescape

* The Holy Blessing reads "[[Film/PulpFiction The path of the righteous man is best on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men.]]" The Unholy Blessing reads "[[Literature/HarryPotter The Dark Lord will rise again with his servant's aid, greater and more terrible than ever he was.]]"

** Examine the top yields "[[WesternAnimation/BeeMovie According to the laws of aviation, there is no way that a bee should be able to fly.]]"

* The fights in the Dominion Tower seem to pay tribute to ''VideoGame/MortalKombat''. The health bars on the top of the screen, plus the inhumane voice narrating, adds to the ''Mortal Kombat'' theme. There's even a special fight named "Finish Him!".

--> [[TheMatrix Blue Portal: Take the blue portal and your story ends, you get your rewards and go back to Gielinor.]]
--> [[TheMatrix Red Portal: Take the red portal and you stay in this world and you see how deep the rabbit hole goes.]]

* In ''Old School'''s "Dragon Slayer II" quest, the player meets "Robert the Strong", a tall and powerful man with face-obscuring armor, which is a reference to Ser Robert Strong from Creator/GeorgeRRMartin's ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' and [[Series/GameOfThrones its television adaptation]].

* The monkey bars in the Brimhaven Agility Arena have examine text that quotes "I Wanna Be Like You", the monkey song from ''Disney/TheJungleBook''. The pillars have the examine text "A small step for a player, a giant leap for player kind," a quote from Neil Armstrong, the [[RealLife first man on the moon]]. The poison darts have a BulletTime dodge animation referencing ''Film/TheMatrix''.

** The Task "Don't You Dare Close Your Eyes" is a line from the song "A Whole New World" in the movie ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}''. %% Desert

* The magic carpet's examine text is "This could take me to [[Disney/{{Aladdin}} a whole new world]]."

* Araxxor can summon a green-coloured spider that stalks you during battle, then explodes when it reaches you, dealing heavy (and [[OneHitKill often fatal]]) damage. If you said that sounds very much like the behavior of [[{{VideoGame/Minecraft}} Creepers]], then you'd be right.

* If you speak to Evil Dave through the NPC Contact spell, you can instruct him to "[[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Build me an army worthy of Zamorak!]]"

** Similarly, if you try to advance to the next part without putting him (and the others) down nets you 'You must slaughter your zombies before venturing forth!', a play on the [[MostAnnoyingSound infamous message]] from ''VideoGame/BaldursGate''.

** Amongst the huge number of possible combinations, players can name their ships ''[[Series/StarTrek Enterprise]]'', ''[[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Defiant]]'' or ''[[{{Series/Firefly}} Serenity]]''.

** Botany Bay itself is not only a pun on the fact that Bots are executed there, but also the name of the ship where [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Kahn Noonien Singh]] was discovered, possibly a reference to Khan using Chekov and Terrel as mind-controled spies in Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan.

* [[Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness Khan's House]] in Waiko of the Arc. You know the drill.

* The cooking instructor in Taverley is Mess Sargent [[Creator/GordonRamsay Ramsay]], and every conversation with him begins with him yelling about some mishap in the kitchen.

* The Task list includes achievements such as "[[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cool-story-bro Cool Story, Bro]]", "[[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/all-your-base-are-belong-to-us All Your Bass...]]", "[[RickRoll Mack Rolled]]", and "[[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-herd-u-liek-mudkips I Heard You Like Mudskips]]".

* ''Back to the Freezer'', the fourth Penguin quest, references franchises which revolve around time travel. To be exact, ''Series/DoctorWho'', ''Film/BackToTheFuture'', and ''Film/BillAndTed''.

* The Gielinor Games share a symbol close to the Olympic Rings. It features the symbols of the gods, in place of the colored rings.

* Araxxor can summon a green-colored spider that stalks you during battle, then explodes when it reaches you, dealing heavy (and [[OneHitKill often fatal]]) damage. If you said that sounds very much like the behavior of [[{{VideoGame/Minecraft}} Creepers]], then you'd be right.

* Rock Lobsters are monsters that can be found in the Waterbirth Dungeon. Their examine text is a line from the Music/TheB52s song "Rock Lobster."
-->It wasn't a rock ... it was a rock lobster!

* If you give a "Poison chalice" item to KingArthur, he'll tell you "You chose...poorly," quoting a line from ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade''.

* The various Muspah on [[DeathWorld Freneskae]] look remarkably similar to [[{{VideoGame/Starcraft}} hydralisks]].
* During "Plague's End", when the player confronts King Lathas' loyal paladin captain, Sir Hugo:

* Examining a Shark Jawbone item yields the message '[[{{Film/Jaws}} looks like they found a bigger boat]]'.

** Buying a machete will complete the "[[CrocodileDundee That's Not a Knife...]]" task.

* During The Death of Chivalry, Sir Owen is killed and [[CameBackWrong turned into a zombie]]. His examine text is "[[ThisVeryWiki High octane knightmare fuel]]."

** Visiting the Earth Altar rewards you with "JourneyToTheCenterOfTheEarth Altar".

** Speaking with the Duke of Lumbridge awards you "Hail to the Duke, Baby", a ''VideoGame/DukeNukem'' reference. %%Ardougne

** Speaking with the Duke of Lumbridge awards you "Hail to the Duke, Baby", a ''VideoGame/DukeNukem'' reference.
** Killing an enemy on the Khazard battlefield completes the "[[Series/TheDukesOfHazzard Dukes of Khazard]]" task.