History ShoutOut / StarCraft

* Quotes from the Raven:

* Banshee

* Firebat

--> [[MythBusters "Gravity, it's not just a good idea, it's the law.]]

--> ''[[TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey "I'm sorry, commander, I'm afraid I can't do that".]]''
--> ''[[{{Rush}} "This vessel has assumed control. It has assumed control."]]''

* The Zealot Changeling has these lines:

-->[[Xmen Do you know what happens to a frog when it gets hit by lightning?]]

-->[[StarTrekIIWrathOfKhan Yours is the inferior intellect.]]

* A Mothership quote:

-->'''Ghost''': [[ShortCircut Johnny #5 is not alive.]]

* When the Changeling turns into a Zealot, repetitive clicks will make him quote Edgar from MenInBlack.

* The Hero class units of the Terran Firebat are called [[{{Fahrenheit451}} Guy Montag]]

* The Hero class units of the Terran Wraith are called [[TopGun Tom Kazansky]]
* WordOfGod confirmed that the name "James Raynor" is one towards [[SavingPrivateRyan James Ryan]].
* The bad guy from the Enslavers campaign is called [[VisionOfEscaflowne Alan Schezar]].
--> "Smells like... victory."
--> "As it turns out, I don't like the smell of napalm in the morning."
* The Admiral Gerard [=DuGalle=], to Charles de Gaulle, for absolutely no reason.

* A Terran mining planet is named [[TheLordOfTheRings Moria]]

* The Hero class units of the Zerg Hydralisk are called [[{{Warhammer40K}} Hunter-Killers]]
* The Hero class units of the Zerg Ultralisk are called [[DungeonsAndDragons Tarrasque]]

** And now [[SdrawkcabName spell his name backwards]]. [[FrankSinatra Get it?]]

* So many from {{Aliens}}
* And from [[{{Warhammer40000}} Warhammer 40K]]:[[hottip:*:And before anyone says otherwise, remember: [[OlderThanTheyThink 40K came first.]]]]

* Tychus quotes the infamous ChewBubblegum line in the first Odin mission.
* One of the StopPokingMe quote from the Raven is [[TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey "I'm sorry, commander, I'm afraid I can't do that"]].
* Another quote from the Raven is [[{{Rush}} "This vessel has assumed control. It has assumed control."]]
* Lots of aspects of the Terrans, in particular the UsedFuture look of the cutscenes and the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD93x_qHpSg awesome new music]], give one the impression that someone at Blizzard got the {{Firefly}} DVD set for Christmas. Also, a website error yields the message "I swallowed a bug".
* Do you think the inmates on the prison planet New [[JohnnyCash Folsom]] have the blues?
* There is a {{Metroid}} [[http://kotaku.com/5599368/youve-got-metroid-and-a-night-elf-in-my-starcraft-ii in the secret map]], as well as a {{Diablo}} on another.
* Apparently a [[TeamFortressTwo certain spy]] is an inspiration to ghosts, given the way Nova and Tosh play with their butterfly knoves.
* Your science guy in the Terran campaign is called "Egon Stetmann", a walking, talking reference to all sorts of stuff.:
** During a mission in which he accompanies you, upon examining a defeated zerg queen, he'll say, [[StarTrekTheOriginalSeries "She's dead, Jim...'']]
** He's also the hero-medic, and unarmed. If you [[ViolationOfCommonSense send him alone into a group of enemies, and your screen isn't focused on him when he's attacked]], he'll shout [[{{Aliens}} "Game over, man!]] I'm done! Don't wanna play anymore!"
** And his name, "Egon Stetmann," is a combination of the three original {{Ghostbusters}}: '''Egon''' '''St'''antz, and Venk'''man'''.
* And in the same vein of Egon's name there is an achievement called [[{{Ghostbusters}} Total Protonic Reversal]] in the mission Ghost of a Chance.
* Anchorman Donny ''Vermillion'' is a loose {{Expy}} of [[{{Anchorman}} Ron ''Burgundy'']].

* And in the Hyperion's Cantina there's a poster about "[[BobMarleyAndTheWailers Tosh and the Screamers]]", Gabriel Tosh's band.
* The [[TransformingMecha Viking]] pilot will say "[[{{Transformers}} Transform and roll out!]]"

* Some of the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qFdxo2EN0M Protoss Probe's quotes]] are robotized quotes from other games units, with the {{Warcraft}} II's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-gTtdwk3ak Troll Axethrower's being the most recognizable]].

* Artanis has some fun with this:

* The WaveMotionGun on the Terran Battleship is called "[[UchuuuSenkanYamato Yamato Cannon]]".

* The WaveMotionGun on the Terran Battleship is called the "Yamato Cannon".

!Starcraft and BroodWar

* One Terran Dominion firebat was named [[{{Fahrenheit 451}} Gui Montag]].
* Medics greet you with [[StarTrekVoyager "Please state the nature of the medical emergency".]]
* Don't forget [[TopGun Tom Kazansky]]. Also, WordOfGod says that the name James Raynor is a ShoutOut to [[SavingPrivateRyan James Ryan]].
* [[VisionOfEscaflowne Mecha pilot Alan Schezar, anyone?]]
* "Smells like... victory." "As it turns out, I don't like the smell of napalm in the morning."
* So many from {{Aliens}}
* [[{{Warhammer40000}} Warhammer 40K]] And before anyone says otherwise, remember: [[OlderThanTheyThink 40K came first.]]
* moredotsmoredots
* The Protoss Artanis has some fun with this:
--> '''Artanis''': What do I look like, an [[{{Warcraft}} Orc]]? This is not {{Warcraft}} [[RecycledInSpace in space]]! It's much more sophisticated! I know it's not 3-D! [[StopPokingMe Stop]] [[{{Warcraft}} poking me]]!
* Gerard [=DuGalle=], to Charles de Gaulle, for absolutely no reason.
* The firebat from Starcraft, for one, references Hank Hill from ''KingOfTheHill'', with lines about "propane and propane accessories".
* The Dropship pilot clearly resembles the pilot from ''{{Aliens}}'' and spouts dialogue from the movie.
* The Hero class units of the Zerg Hydralisk are called [[{{Warhammer40K}} Hunter-Killers]]

* The Hero class units of the Zerg Ultralisk are called [[DungeonsAndDragons Tarrasque]]

* Click on the Hero Samir Duran long enough, and he will start speaking the titles of DuranDuran songs.
* Several cheat codes are also shout outs, including "there is no cow level" and "operation cwal".

* Kerrigan's ghost number is [[LesMiserables 24601]]
* Tychus quotes the ChewBubblegum in the first Odin mission.

* Lots of aspects of the terrans, in particular the UsedFuture look of the cutscenes and the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD93x_qHpSg awesome new music]], give one the impression that someone at Blizzard got the {{Firefly}} DVD set for Christmas. Also, a website error yields the message "I swallowed a bug".
* Several of the cheat codes, including [[TheDarkKnightSaga whysoserious]], [[LordOfTheRings eyeofsauron]], [[{{Firefly}} jaynestown]] and [[BattlestarGalactica sosayweall]].
* The Colossi are a thematic shout-out to the Martian war machines from ''WarOfTheWorlds'': giant stilt-legged striders with ray guns that sweep across enemy crowds.

* There is a {{Metroid}} [[http://kotaku.com/5599368/youve-got-metroid-and-a-night-elf-in-my-starcraft-ii in the secret map]], as well as a Diablo on another.
* The mission "Welcome To The Jungle" has the achievements [[GunsNRoses "Welcome To The Jungle", "Appetite For Destruction" and "It's So Easy"]] and "All In" has an achievement called [[IronMaiden "Aces High"]].

* Your science guy in the terran campaign for Starcraft II is Egon Stetmann, a walking, talking reference to all sorts of stuff. During a mission in which he accompanies you, upon examining a defeated zerg queen, he'll say, [[StarTrekTheOriginalSeries "She's dead, Jim...'']] He's also the hero-medic, and unarmed. If you [[ViolationOfCommonSense send him alone into a group of enemies, and your screen isn't focused on him when he's attacked]], he'll shout [[{{Aliens}} "Game over, man!]] I'm done! Don't wanna play anymore!" Oh, and his name, "Egon Stetmann," is a combination of the three original {{Ghostbusters}}: '''Egon''' '''St'''antz, and Venk'''man'''.

* Many of the archievement titles...
--> DemolitionMan
--> [[DieHard Yippee-Ki-Yay and Drill Hard]]
--> [[TwentyEightDaysLater 28 Minutes Later]]
--> [[EvilDead Army Of Darkness]]
--> [[RepoMan Reaper Man]]
--> [[CoolHandLuke Cool Hand Tosh]]
--> [[TeamFortress2 Meet the Spy and Professionals Have Standards]]

-->'''Ghost''': I see ''live'' people. ''[two gunshots]'' I see ''dead'' people.

* Some of the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qFdxo2EN0M Protoss Probe's quotes]] are robotized quotes from other games units, with the {{Warcraft}} II's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-gTtdwk3ak Troll Axethrower's being the most recognizable]].

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