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7	Examples of {{Actor Allusion}}s in VideoGames.
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11	* Appropriately for a game where you GottaCatchEmAll, in ''VideoGame/ApeEscape 2'', Jimmy and Natalie, in the American dub, are voiced by Creator/VeronicaTaylor and Creator/RachaelLillis (otherwise known as Ash and Misty from ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'') respectively. Likewise, Spike is voiced by Creator/DanGreen, channeling Yugi Mutou, the protagonist of another "Mons" series, ''Anime/YuGiOh''.
12	* ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'':
13	** In ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedI'', King Richard is voiced by Marcel Jeannin who had previously voiced Richard's knight Ivanhoe in ''WesternAnimation/IvanhoeTheKingsKnight''.
14	** In ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIII'', Connor's first mate aboard the ''Aquila'' is played by [=Kevin McNally=], who is more known as Joshamee Gibbs, the first mate to Captain Jack Sparrow in the ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' film series.
15	* Creator/BruceWillis is the voice actor for Trey, the protagonist of the 1998 game ''VideoGame/{{Apocalypse}}'', who was also modeled after Bruce’s likeness. The title is reminiscent of Bruce Willis in the 1998 movie ''Film/Armageddon1998'', both featuring Bruce Willis' FaceOnTheCover. In-game, there are allusions to Bruce Willis' ActionHero roles such as [=John McClane=] in ''Franchise/DieHard''. One level features flying taxis like in ''Film/TheFifthElement''.
16	* In ''VideoGame/BaldursGateII'', clicking on Firkraag the dragon will result in him saying "oh, bother." The joke is that Firkraag is voiced by [[Creator/JimCummings1952 Jim Cummings]], who also voiced ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh''.
17	* In ''VideoGame/{{BioShock\|1}}'', Rapture founder and capitalist Andrew Ryan is voiced by Armin Shimerman, the same man who portrays somebody who [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine worships the almighty gold-pressed latinum]].
18	* In ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'', one of Ragna's alternate outfits has the same colors going on as Gintoki from ''Manga/{{Gintama}}''. They're both voiced by Creator/TomokazuSugita.
19	** In ''VideoGame/BlazBlueChronophantasma'', the palette swap of ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'' characters for Amane Nishiki is the main character of ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}''. They're both voiced by Creator/AkiraIshida. The English version went further by assigning Amane's English voice to be the same as the [=P3=] main character too: Creator/YuriLowenthal.
20	* In ''VideoGame/BrutalLegend'', Music/OzzyOsbourne plays the head of a family of bats, who threatens to [[NeverLiveItDown bite your head off]].
21	* ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'':
22	** Much of the cast of ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty2'' includes actors who'd previously appeared in the also-WWII-set series ''Series/BandOfBrothers''.
23	** This is the whole point of a downloadable extra for ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOps''. ''[[VideoGame/CallOfDutyZombies Call of the Dead]]'' has Series/{{Buffy\|the Vampire Slayer}}, Film/{{Machete}}, [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy]] and [[Series/TheWalkingDead2010 Merle]] fight [[Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968 George]].
24	** In the base game's campaign, this isn't the [[Film/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban first time]] Creator/GaryOldman has broken out of prison.
25	** The "The Vet & the N00b" trailer for ''[[VideoGame/CallOfDutyModernWarfare3 Modern Warfare 3]]'' is one to ''Black Ops'': the Vet, as an experienced ''[=CoD=]'' player, is Creator/SamWorthington, the voice of ''Black Ops''[='=] Alex Mason, while the n00b is Creator/JonahHill, who'd never appeared in the series before.
26	** ''[=MW3=]'' proper brought in Creator/WilliamFichtner to voice Sandman, echoing his previous role as a Delta operator in ''Film/BlackHawkDown''. There's also a very brief scene of Grinch going GunsAkimbo with two handguns, echoing Creator/TimothyOlyphant's role as [[Franchise/{{Hitman}} Agent 47]] in [[Film/{{Hitman}} its first movie adaptation]].
27	* During the credits of ''Videogame/DeadHeadFred'', Fred (played by Creator/JohnCMcGinley) states that he's been auditioning for a few roles, including a comedy set in a hospital. he notes that [[Series/{{Scrubs}} there's this one show he likes]], and while he gets cut off before he talks about his favorite character it's pretty clear he was talking about Dr. Cox ([=McGinley's=] character on Scrubs).
28	* In ''VideoGame/Destiny2'', should the player get the "We Ran Out of Medals" medal in an Iron Banner match, Saladin will blurt out a sadistic "DIE! DIE! DIE!" before cutting out and reminding himself that he's been watching too many matches. Mind you, Saladin is voiced by Creator/KeithFerguson, who also voices Reaper in ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'', where he does indeed shout that line upon activating his [[LimitBreak ultimate]].
29	* ''VideoGame/DestroyAllHumans''
30	** It shouldn't be coincidental that Creator/RichardStevenHorvitz plays the role of Orthopox, an [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim ornery alien scientist who is in charge of a mission to attack Earth]]. Perhaps to drive the reference home further, concept art shows Crypto's backpack was originally to have four spider-like mechanical legs folded away inside.
31	** In the Japanese version of the game, the Major of Rockwell is voiced by Creator/AtsukoTanaka. [[Franchise/GhostInTheShell Take a good guess why]].
32	* One of the many, many throwaway gag lines in ''VideoGame/{{The Dig\|1995}}'' occurs when you ask one character about another, who has managed to disappear on you. "Have you seen this boy?" In pitch-perfect T-1000 inflection. Robert Patrick voiced the main character, Boston Low.
33	* In the ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'' series, Laharl is voiced by Creator/BarbaraGoodson, previously best known for voicing Franchise/PowerRangers' Rita Repulsa. In ''VisualNovel/DisgaeaInfinite'', Laharl complains that exposure to his KryptoniteFactor[[note]]big boobs[[/note]] is [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers giving him a headache]].
34	* In ''VideoGame/DisneyMagicKingdoms'', Lord Macintosh is confused by someone saying he reminds him of "a wee English owl he once saw". Lord Macintosh's voice actor, Creator/CraigFerguson, also played Owl in ''WesternAnimation/WinnieThePooh2011''.
35	* Creator/IndiraVarma plays Vivienne in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition,'' and in a conversation with another character he will describe breaking from the will of the BigBad as, "Unbowed, unbent, unbroken." [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire Sound like anything we know?]]
36	** One early game quest will have her suggest a fake rescue intended to break her. [[Series/GameOfThrones As in this?]]
37	** Indira is not the only [=GoT=] actor in the game, nor the only one to get a reference. Ramon Tikaram had a short role and as Dorian might snark that your character strip naked and allow the Chantry to flog her into repentance. Fans of the show might recall a similar scene.
38	* A bizarre example using sound effects occurred in overlooked Game Freak gem ''VideoGame/DrillDozer''. The game used many sound effects from the [[EnhancedRemake remakes]] of the original ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'' games, which were made by the same company. For example, the sound effect for repairing the eponymous machine mid-level is the same as when one uses a Potion on a Pokémon in ''[=FireRed and LeafGreen=]''. After beating the game, one could enter a code to make an aesthetic change to the game, such as the outfit of the protagonist [[KidHero Jill]] on the "Garage" menu, one of these outfits being that of the female protagonist from [=FireRed and LeafGreen=].
39	* There's a very subtle one in ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim''. Farkas, one of the members of the Companions in Whiterun, has a lute in his room there. He's voiced by "Popeye" Vogelsang, the vocalist and lead guitarist of the band Your Favorite Train Wreck.
40	* In ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' DLC ''Old World Blues'', Dr. 0 (voiced by James Urbaniak) is essentially [[WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros Dr. Venture]] as a floating brain. He even has a massive inferiority complex towards an arrogant but much more accomplished genius (in this case, the game's resident MagnificentBastard Robert House). And, if you have [[WeirdnessMagnet the Wild Wasteland trait]], you can sometimes hear him asking the Lobotomites to wash the walking eye, a reference to a device from ''The Venture Bros'' Season 2.
41	* ''VideoGame/FASTRacingLeague'' is Shin'en's efforts at an ''VideoGame/FZero''-like game, due to Nintendo abandoning the series after ''F-Zero Climax''. Its sequel ''FAST Racing Neo'' along with its UpdatedRerelease ''FAST RMX'' feature a very familiar voice as the announcer: Jack Merluzzi, who also provided the announcer voices for ''F-Zero GX'' and ''F-Zero AX''.
42	* Many of the characters who Creator/QuintonFlynn plays are either AxCrazy, badass, like to Play With Fire, or all three.
43	** [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII Axel]] and [[Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren Reno]] both have the same color hair, eyes, and have facial markings near their eyes are voiced by the same Japanese and English voice actor, which would be Quinton.
44	* In ''VideoGame/FullThrottle'' the main character mentions that some joker took his keys. Said joker, Adrian Ripburger, is voiced by Creator/MarkHamill.
45	* A Website/GameFAQs meme of responding to topics (mostly ones that question some of the design choices in the game) with "Sakurai: (Laughs)" (a response given in an interview to dodge a question) gained a spin off "[[Franchise/{{Kirby}} Dedede]]: (Laughs)" after the official ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'' website mentioned Masahiro Sakurai voices King Dedede.
46	* ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'':
47	** In ''VideoGame/GodOfWarII'', Perseus is voiced by Harry Hamlin, who had previously portrayed Perseus in the original ''Film/{{Clash of the Titans\|1981}}''. Kratos kills him.
48	** In ''VideoGame/GodOfWarIII'', Hercules is voiced by Kevin Sorbo, who had previously portrayed Hercules in ''Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys''. Kratos kills him too.
49	* ''VideoGame/{{Hades}}'': In Creator/SupergiantGames's fourth game, Christopher Saphire, voices Thanatos, previously voiced Asher Kendrell in Creator/SupergiantGames's second game, ''VideoGame/{{Transistor}}'' where they're both reserved, ([[NotSoStoic mostly]]) unemotional character, Asher is [[GayOption in a loving relationship with Grant]], who prioritizes duty and loyalty. [[spoiler:Fortunately, Thanatos's story turns out a ''lot'' [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone better]] than [[DrivenToSuicide Asher's]].]]
50	* ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'':
51	** ''VideoGame/Halo3ODST'' is based around this trope: out of the six main characters, three of them are former ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' alumni, and Creator/{{Bungie}} refused to let gamers forget it. The most notable is Gunnery Sergeant Eddie Buck, played by Creator/NathanFillion. Not only is his personality a carbon copy of Mal's, Buck's face was also [[InkSuitActor modelled after Nathan's]]. Creator/TriciaHelfer is also onboard as ONI Captain Veronica Dare -- Buck's ex-girlfriend. Tricia is Nathan’s ex-girlfriend in real life, too. [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools It's still an excellent game.]]
52	** In fact, the Firefly cast had previously been in ''VideoGame/{{Halo 3}}'' as unnamed infantry (at the end of one ''Halo 3'' mission, a marine voiced by Nathan will say: "Looks like we got here in the nick of time! [[BigDamnHeroes What does that make us?]]). So it's kind of a loop-de-loop of references, but Bungie certainly took advantage and gave us all a reason to care about ''ODST'' in the first place.
53	** There's also the WebAnimation/RedVsBlue actor cameos in the "Crow's Nest" level of ''Halo 3'' (the "Password-Lacking Marine"). In all cases, they're more or less in character for ''Red vs. Blue''.
54	* ''VideoGame/HeroesOfTheStorm:'' Alarak, voiced by Creator/JohnDeLancie, has [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Discord]] Strike as one of his abilities. To support the connection, it's bound to [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Q]] by default.
55	* ''VideoGame/Injustice2'' has a few examples:
56	** If Harley Quinn and Mr. Freeze fight, one of the pre-match introductions has Harley ask Freeze if he'll make her a pony. He replies that he'll make one that will make the [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic twilight sparkle]]. [[Creator/TaraStrong Harley]] laughs and replies that she knew he'd say that.
57	** During the Joker's clash with Black Adam, the [[Creator/RichardEpcar Joker]] asks if Adam met "the other lightning guy". Adam adds another specific detail: "with the [[Franchise/MortalKombat bamboo hat]]", which he confirms. Becomes HilariousInHindsight following said lightning guy's addition to the game.
58	* In ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising'', Viridi is voiced in the English version by [[Creator/HyndenWalch the same VA]] as [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Princess Bubblegum]]. In the Chaos Vortex level, after the banter has degenerated to the point that the fourth wall received noticeable cracks and any semblance of seriousness lays in tatters, actually has her saying "What Time Is It?"
59	* Creator/MarkHamill was specifically chosen to play Master Eraqus, the mentor to the main characters of ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'', just as Obi Wan was the mentor to his other character, [[Franchise/StarWars Luke Skywalker]]. The student becomes the master...
60	** In addition, Creator/LeonardNimoy, best known as [[Franchise/StarTrek Spock]], was brought on as Master Xehanort, the main villain of the series. The friendship turned [[FandomRivalry rivalry]] between Eraqus and Xehanort is what would eventually kick off the events of the game and future events.
61	* In ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters2002'', K9999 & Kusanagi have a special intro where K9999 yells "KUSANAGIIIIII!" and Kusanagi responds "That's ''Mr.'' Kusanagi to you!". [[Creator/NozomuSasaki K9999's VA]] voiced Tetsuo Shima in ''Manga/{{Akira}}'', and [[Creator/MitsuoIwata Kusanagi's VA]] voiced Kaneda.
62	** K9999 was practically an {{Expy}} of Tetsuo anyway. [[CaptainErsatz So much so]], in fact, that [[BuryYourArt he's not going to be used in the series again]]. [[spoiler:Until ''[[VideoGame/TheKingofFightersXV KOF XV]]'', albeit with a rename to Krohnen, a [[TheOtherDarrin recast]] with [[Creator/{{KENN}} another voice actor]], and a redesign and personality shift so drastic he might as well be another character]].
63	* ''VideoGame/KingsQuestVI'', being [[FantasyKitchenSink what it is]], has Prince Alexander meet the Beast (as in, from the Beauty and the Beast fairytale). Reaching his sanctuary placed Alexander under a curse, causing him to [[NonStandardGameOver transform into a Beast himself]] if he doesn't find the Beast a bride in time. Robby Benson, who voices Prince Alexander, also voiced ''[[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast that other Beast]]'' one year earlier.
64	* ''VideoGame/KingsQuest2015'' has a few nods to Creator/ChristopherLloyd (Old Graham)'s [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture most famous role]]: In Chapter 1 he mentions "Regulation One-Point-Twenty-One", and Chapter 3 has a scene homaging the SurpriseVehicle moment from ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartII'', with a magical stone in place of the [=DeLorean=].
65	** Manny AKA Manannan is played by [[Film/ThePrincessBride Wallace Shawn]], so naturally his character is a short man who values brains over brawn and turns out to be incredibly conceited. Graham's battle with him in Chapter 1 is a battle of wits involving a PoisonedChaliceSwitcheroo, with Manny sometimes remarking that he's getting a feeling DejaVu from all this. If you get caught in his secret hideout in Chapter 3, Old Graham will say "[[BorrowedCatchPhrase Inconceivable!]]" during his HaveANiceDeath message.
66	** Whisper is voiced by Richard White, which gets a nod when Graham tries to guess his full name and remarks "You look like a [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast Gaston]]." As a character Whisper is essentially a redeemable version of Gaston, a guy who blusters and acts tough to cover up his own insecurities but is a good person deep down, and ends up becoming a loyal ally of Graham's after they make friends. He's still unbelievably full of himself, however.
67	* During the finale of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel III'', [[Creator/KoukiUchiyama Rean]] transforms Valimar into a dark version of Valimar complete with two horns and red tron lines. Many note that the form is similar to [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn Banagher Links]] transforming the Unicorn Gundam in its [[SuperMode NT-D Destroy Mode]]. And much like Banagher when he first activates the NT-D Destroy Mode, Rean loses control of his own self and starts slaughtering the beast that he wasn't supposed to kill.
68	* VideoGame/LEGOAdaptationGame examples:
69	** ''VideoGame/LEGOStarWars: The Complete Saga'' features Franchise/IndianaJones as an unlockable character. Harrison Ford appeared in both franchises. (It's also [[EarlyBirdCameo a promotion]] for ''VideoGame/LEGOIndianaJones'', as he's only unlocked after watching the trailer for it in the HubLevel.)
70	** ''LEGO Indiana Jones'' has this in reverse, with Han Solo unlockable.
71	** In ''VideoGame/LEGOTheHobbit'', activating Boss Disguises and going into the last level reveals [[Creator/BenedictCumberbatch Smaug]] in a [[Series/{{Sherlock}} Sherlock Holmes]]-style deerstalker hat.
72	** ''VideoGame/LEGOMarvelSuperheroes'' has the achievement "You Look Familiar", which you get if the two player characters are Captain America (played by Creator/ChrisEvans in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse) and the Human Torch (played by Chris Evans in ''Film/FantasticFour2005'').
73	* ''VideoGame/LikeADragon''
74	** Mark Hamill was brought in to voice Majima in the English dub of the original [=PS2=] version of ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza 1}}''. Majima is basically like a less evil version of The Joker anyways, personality-wise, so the casting was genius.
75	** Akira Nishikiyama from ''Yakuza 1'' has a tattoo of a LegendaryCarp on his back, signifying his desire to rise up and overcome his former friend Kiryu. Nishiki's voice actor would return to the series to play Ichiban Kasuga in ''VideoGame/YakuzaLikeADragon'', who also has a carp tattoo and a desire to rise up the ranks of the yakuza (though Ichiban is an earnest ManChild compared to Nishiki's [[AmbitionIsEvil ambitious social climber]] with a chip on his shoulder). This comes full circle in ''VideoGame/LikeADragonInfiniteWealth'', wherein Kiryu and Kasuga can sing "Judgment - SHINPAN -" at a karaoke bar, a song Kiryu had not sung since ''VideoGame/Yakuza0'' because he had, until ''Infinite Wealth'', considered it his and Nishiki's song.
76	** ''VideoGame/LikeADragonInfiniteWealth'' features Creator/DannyTrejo as the English voice and [[InkSuitActor facial likeness]] of the Barracuda's head honcho, Dwight Mendez. His boss fight entails him using a pair of [[MacheteMayhem machetes]], [[Film/{{Machete}} an all-too-appropriate weapon for a character portrayed by Trejo]].
77	* In the danger tools tutorial in ''VideoGame/LittleBigPlanet'', [[Creator/StephenFry the Narator]] says that an unlethalised object is "Literature/MostlyHarmless", and remember [[Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy2005 what else he narrated...]]
78	** In the bonus UsefulNotes/PlaystationNetwork tutorial, he says that he once made a rather fine TV series about America. He did, in fact, it's called ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Stephen Fry in America]]'' (this is more of a RealLife allusion, though).
79	* ''VideoGame/MarvelsAvengers'': When Spider-Man has a conversation with Thor (voiced by Creator/TravisWillingham), Thor mentions that "Kamala has told me of [[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons this... table game]] you are playing." Apparently she suggested that he [[Characters/CriticalRoleGrogStrongjaw play as a barbarian.]]
80	* From the ''Franchise/MassEffect'' series:
81	** ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' features the voice of Creator/TriciaHelfer as the Artificial Intelligence aboard the player's ship, in a universe where self-aware machines have been banned for [[Series/BattlestarGalactica2003 trying to destroy humanity.]] The allusion is wonderfully climaxed with the gently delivered line "I enjoy the sight of humans on their knees."
82	** There's also Michael Beattie, who plays Mordin. At one point, Mordin reveals he was in a Creator/GilbertAndSullivan production ("Always had me do the patter songs.") and proceeds to break out in song. Michael was part of the chorus in a television adaptation of ''Theatre/ThePiratesOfPenzance''.
83	** In ''Lair of the Shadow Broker'', Liara and Shepard are outside on a ship during a storm and lightning is useful element during that segment. The lightning may be a visual reference to ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'' protagonist Lightning, who shares Liara's voice actress, Creator/AliHillis. They go to rescue Liara's friend, Feron, whose name is pronounced exactly like Lightning's last name.
84	** It's also funny to hear Creator/MartinSheen advising [[Film/TheAmericanPresident a powerful leader named Shepard]].
85	** Then, in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' you can come across an outpost of Cerberus scientists led by [[VideoGame/DragonAgeII Dr. Brynn Cole, voiced by Jo Wyatt, aka Female Hawke]]. She calls herself and her fellow scientists "refugees," and when questioned by Shepard, she says "our stories are different, but the themes are the same." As an added gag, Nicholas Boutlon, the actor who plays Male Hawke, voices another scientist at the station.
86	** In the ''Citadel'' DLC, Shepard can find a drunken Grunt sitting in their shower rambling off non-sequiturs, including "[[Anime/CowboyBebop Who's a space cowboy?]] [[Creator/SteveBlum Me!]]"
87	* The [=MSX2=] version of ''VideoGame/MetalGear2SolidSnake'' featured character portraits based on the likenesses of popular actors and celebrities.[[note]]The later ports used new character portraits.[[/note]] Big Boss in particular was modeled after Sean Connery. This is what inspired Creator/HideoKojima to, when planning ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater'' (a game about Big Boss' younger days), make the story a shameless classic-''Film/JamesBond'' homage.
88	** Also, in ''Metal Gear Solid 3'', Para-Medic's response to Snake saying he has no name is to tell him "You're a regular Captain Nemo". One of Creator/AkioOtsuka's most popular roles was Captain Nemo in ''Anime/NadiaTheSecretOfBlueWater''.
89	** In ''Metal Gear Solid 3'', doing certain things would cause a NonStandardGameOver where Colonel Campbell (from the future!) would scold Snake for creating a [[TemporalParadox Time Paradox!]] The Japanese voice actor for Colonel Campbell, Creator/TakeshiAono, dubbed Doc Brown in the ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'' movies, hence the joke.
90	** Creator/PhilLaMarr got shot in the face in ''Film/PulpFiction''. In ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty'', his character Vamp gets shot in the face. ''Twice''. And ''again'' in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots''.
91	** In the Japanese version of ''Metal Gear Solid 4'', Ed and Jonathan were voiced by Creator/ShozoIizuka and Creator/HideyukiTanaka (also the voice of Otacon) respectively. Both actors also played Ed Brown and Jonathan Ingram in ''VisualNovel/{{Policenauts}}''.
92	* ''VideoGame/MinecraftStoryMode'': Gabriel isn't the first time one of Creator/DaveFennoy's characters [[VideoGame/TheWalkingDeadTelltale contracts a deadly infection]] because of a major antagonistic force, depending on your choices.
93	* ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'' has several:
94	** One of the Joker's intros against Kotal Kahn brings to mind Aquaman, who is--once again--voiced by [=LaMarr=] in ''Injustice 2'', where the Joker also appears:
95	--->'''Joker''': Love your feathers, do you talk to birds?\
96	'''Kotal''': A ludicrous suggestion, jester.\
97	'''Joker:''' Really? I know a king who talks to fish.
98	** Speaking of the Joker, her intro with Jacqui Briggs references Vixen, who is voiced by Megalyn Echikunwoke in ''Injustice 2'', who in turn voices Jacqui.
99	--->'''Joker''': Well aren't you a vixen.\
100	'''Jacqui''': I'm off limits, Joker.\
101	'''Joker:''' As if I respect boundaries.
102	** In a Sonya Blade MirrorMatch, the character of whom is voiced by Creator/RondaRousey:
103	--->'''Sonya 1''': Your Hollywood fling's making us look bad.\
104	'''Sonya 2''': I don't give a damn about my reputation.\
105	'''Sonya 1''': Then it's game on, mirror match.
106	* In ''VideoGame/MystIII'', Brad Dourif plays Saavedro and toward the end, he gets to scream "[[BigNo No! NO! NO, NO, NO, NOOO, NOOO, NOOOOOO!]]" over and over, just like he did in his first major film role as [[Film/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest Billy Bibbit.]]
107	* ''VideoGame/{{ONGEKI}}'': Tsubaki Aihara’s signature “Kus-kus-kus” laughter is an allusion to her voice actress Creator/ChinamiHashimoto's role as Eriko Kuraishi in ''VideoGame/PrincessConnectReDive''.
108	* ''VideoGame/PAYDAY2'':
109	** Rust has a line when answering pagers where he asks the Pager Guy if he's seen the ''{{Film/Hellboy\|2004}}'' films, and states that they should make a third film. Rust is voiced by {{Creator/Ron Perlman}}, who played the eponymous Hellboy in said films.
110	** The Taser is voiced by Creator/SpikeSpencer, who's perhaps most famous for the dub voice of [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Shinji Ikari]]. As such, the MadnessMantra Shinji uttered at the start of the third episode is cribbed in slightly modified form ("target center, pull the switch"), this time as a PreAssKickingOneLiner.
111	* There's a hilarious moment of recognition to be found in ''VideoGame/PlaystationMoveHeroes''. One of the two antagonists, Lunk, is voiced by Creator/RichardStevenHorvitz, more famous for his roles as [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim Zim]] and [[VideoGame/DestroyAllHumans Orthopox]] among other [[PigeonholedVoiceActor small,]] [[LargeHam hammy]] characters. The fact that Lunk is a little, omnicidal alien already fits for Zim, etc. but take a look at his character design. The helmet (minus [[TheGogglesDoNothing goggles]]) will look [[VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}} familiar]].
112	* In ''VideoGame/PokerNight2'', [[Franchise/EvilDead Ash Campbell]] sometimes ponders "What would Chuck Finley do?" and has a conversation with [[Franchise/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice Sam]] concerning the name "Sam Axe". Even though Creator/BruceCampbell doesn't play him in this game, he portrayed Ash in the ''Franchise/EvilDead'' movies, as well as Sam Axe (who sometimes uses the alias "Chuck Finley") in ''Series/BurnNotice''.
113	* In ''VideoGame/PowerRangersBattleForTheGrid'', Creator/DanSouthworth reprises his role as the Quantum Ranger from ''Series/PowerRangersTimeForce''. His [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDDVwSq6uMg debut]] trailer references his most famous video game role, Vergil from ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'', by saying "Foolishness, Lord Zedd." Additionally, activating his SuperMode has him declare: "I need more Quantum Power!" In-game, tagging in to the Quantum Ranger may also have him quip, "I'm motivated!"
114	* ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone'' has a ''ton'' of these in the game. It's a crossover game by Monolith Software with Banpresto's backing, so it would have a ton of references like these.
115	* ''VideoGame/Psychonauts2'': Using Clairvoyance on [[spoiler:Helmut Fullbear in the postgame]] reveals that he sees Raz as a pint-sized [[VideoGame/BrutalLegend Eddie Riggs.]] Creator/JackBlack voices both characters.
116	* In ''VideoGame/RainbowSixVegas'', you face Gabriel Nowak, a disgraced member of Rainbow. In ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution'', Adam Jensen is voiced by Elias Tofexis, who voices Nowak. Both of them had been disgraced at some point during a mission in Mexico/Mexicantown.
117	* Creator/KeithDavid plays [[AsHimself himself]] as Vice President of the United States in ''VideoGame/SaintsRowIV''. Before ''IV'', he provided the voice of Julius Little in ''VideoGame/SaintsRow'' and ''VideoGame/SaintsRow2''. Many characters in-game [[LampshadeHanging note the similarities between the two's voices]], much to Keith's chagrin. Keith also gets stuck in a virtual prison that basically places him back in the plot of the film ''Film/TheyLive'', albeit with him and Wrestling/RoddyPiper swapping roles.
118	* ''VideoGame/ShantaeAndThePiratesCurse'': Shantae will occasionally say "[[MemeticMutation Total Destruction]]" upon using an auto potion in reference to the fact that Creator/CristinaValenzuela was the dub voice actress for [[Franchise/LyricalNanoha Nanoha]].
119	* In the first ''VideoGame/SimonTheSorcerer'' game, the title character was voiced by [[Series/RedDwarf Chris Barrie]]. One scene involved Simon being yelled at by a dwarf in a red shirt, who told him to smegging well naff off.
120	** The second installment went so far as to have Simon quote several of Rimmer's actual lines from the show, even though Barrie was no longer voicing Simon.
121	* In ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}'', the 18th [[PaletteSwap palettes]] of Filia, Cerebella, and Peacock are made to resemble [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Madoka, Homura, and Sayaka]], respectively. Filia and Madoka are both voiced by Creator/ChristineMarieCabanos, Cerebella and Homura are voiced by Creator/CristinaValenzuela, and Peacock and Sayaka are voiced by Creator/SarahAnneWilliams.
122	** The reference continued when Squigly came out; her ninth palette is based on Kyoko Sakura. Both are voiced by Creator/LaurenLanda.
123	** Outside the Madoka series, certain other fighters' reference are also present. The aforementioned Squigly also gets a palette based on [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Litchi Faye-Ling]], also voiced by Creator/LaurenLanda. Meanwhile, a later DLC character, Eliza, voiced by Creator/MichelleRuff, gets a palette of another fighter voiced by the same actress, [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV Crimson Viper]].
124	* Creator/NolanNorth voiced Martin Walker from ''VideoGame/SpecOpsTheLine'', but this wasn't the first time he voiced a special ops soldier who fought in a [[VideoGame/ArmyOfTwo bustling city in ruins while making awful decisions along the way]].
125	* ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' has a ''lot'' of fun with this.
126	** When Gilliam Yeager in ''Original Generation'' runs into Masaki Andou, Masaki asks him if they've met before. Gilliam looks terrified for a moment before brushing it off with "Nope." Masaki had fought Gilliam in the AlternateContinuity that Gilliam came from, the game ''HeroSenki'', which Gilliam was the endboss for.
127	** Also, there's references in several of the games to the appearance and/or voices of the various characters... some of which are voiced by the same voice actors ("You know, you look and sound a lot like..."), have the same character designer, or are voiced by two seiyuu who have voiced other famous roles. For example, in the Alpha series, ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' hero Amuro Ray flirts openly with Misato from ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'': Two of their previous roles were Mamoru Chiba/Prince Endymion and ''Anime/SailorMoon''.
128	* VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsBX:
129	** If [[Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico Gen-Ichiro Tsukuomi]] attacks Falsaber, he says he likes how Falsaber is willing to bet on bad odds, a reference to Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa voicing [[Characters/SuperRobotWarsCompact2 Kyosuke Nanbu]] in the SRW series.
130	** When [[Anime/ZettaiMutekiRaijinoh Jin Hyuuga]] attacks a [[Anime/{{Gaogaigar}} Zonder]], he says, "Gotta Catch 'Em All," which is a reference to his [[Creator/RicaMatsumoto voice actor]] voicing [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Satoshi/Ash Ketchum]].
131	* VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsUX:
132	** [[Characters/SuperRobotWarsUX Richard Krueger]] calls [[Manga/{{Heroman}} Joey Jones]] "Jojo" at one point. Besides referencing Joey's name, Richard is voiced by Creator/JurotaKosugi, who also voiced [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Jotaro "JoJo" Kujo]] in the popular ''Star Crusaders'' OVA. In another ShoutOut to ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' (specifically Jonathan Joestar from the "Phantom Blood" arc), during Scenario 14 of the American Route, Richard says "Guten morning, Mushu Daijuuji. And Joestar" and "It's like a reunion joke, isn't that right, Jonathan?"
133	** [[Characters/SuperRobotWarsUX Agnes Berge]] is voiced by Creator/ChihiroSuzuki. When attacking with the Riot B's Proton Saber (Maximum Output), the machine takes a combat stance similar to [[VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss Luke von Fabre]], during one of his hidden Secret Artes. Additionally, Agnes sounds just like Luke during the earlier parts of the game, then deepens his voice significantly in later scenarios, making him sound more like [[VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss Asch]].
134	** In Scenario 15 of the America Route, [[Anime/FafnerInTheAzureDeadAggressor Soushi]] will state "With movement like a pendulum, barrage of accurate strikes...That technique just now, almost like boxing!", a reference to [[Manga/HajimeNoIppo Ippo Makunouchi]]. Both characters are voiced Creator/KoheiKiyasu.
135	** In Scenario 16 of the Japan Route, [[Anime/NinjaSenshiTobikage Joe Maya]] will exclaim that he has no name to give to fiends, a reference to [[Toys/MachineRobo Rom Stol]]. Joe and Rom are voiced by Creator/KazuhikoInoue.
136	** At one point in ''UX'', [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Lunamaria Hawke]] says "That's right: things go like this. When you yourself want it to be this way from how your heart feels when the natural time comes, you follow those feelings." These are the words Creator/MaayaSakamoto, who voices Lunamaria, commented on during her wedding.
137	** [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Kira Yamato]] says "I think it's okay to cry", the same words uttered by Kazuma of ''Anime/SCRYed'' , also voiced by Creator/SoichiroHoshi.
138	** In a save-quit dialogue, [[Toys/BBSenshiSangokuden Chouhi Gundam]] will call [[Toys/BBSenshiSangokuden Kan-u Gundam]] a lying, bearded bastard. This may or may not be a reference to Creator/HirokiYasumoto and his first [=SRW=] appearance as [[Characters/SuperRobotWarsZ Aim Liard]], a notorious liar.
139	** In another save-quit dialogue, [[Manga/LinebarrelsOfIron Izuna claims Soubi might have a talent for gaming]]. Soubi is voiced by Creator/HirofumiNojima, who voiced [[Anime/OvermanKingGainer Gainer Sanga]].
140	** [[Anime/NinjaSenshiTobikage Reny]], voiced by Creator/NorikoHidaka, will exclaim in a save-quit dialogue "Sky Demon clad in flame is undefeatable!", which is what [[Anime/{{Gunbuster}} Noriko Takaya]] says in her home series. Furthermore, "I decline Space Monsters!" is a reference to the Uchuu Kaiyuu of ''Anime/{{Gunbuster}}''.
141	** In the ending, Johnny's quote "According to Monthly Men's Hobbies... Essayist and modeler jobs are being done recently." is a reference to Creator/HarunaIkezawa and her hobbies, which includes writing for multiple magazine serializations. Interestingly, being a hardcore modeler became a topic in the Hobby Japan magazine.
142	** Aoi punches Augustus with Absolute Nova Beast for a finish, like she punched Moon Will in the Dancouga Nova anime. Moon Will and Augustus are voiced by Creator/NorioWakamoto. Doubles as Mythology Gag of characters voiced by Creator/NorioWakamoto being punched to defeat.
143	** Mileina says she loves Tieria, which was in the movie itself too. In ''Manga/ShinkyokuSoukaiPolyphonica'', Corti and Phoron were suspected to be lovers; Mileina and Corti are voiced by Haruka Tomatsu and Tieria and Phoron by Hiroshi Kamiya.
144	** Graham expresses desire to embrace crossdressing Alto. They're both voiced by Creator/YuuichiNakamura.
145	** Both Graham and Moritsugu are non-main character Ace pilots. Voiced by Creator/YuuichiNakamura too.
146	** The mother of all ''Anime/SailorMoon'' {{Actor Allusion}}s and {{Shout Out}}s happens in MX. Here goes: ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'' scenario. Two of the Gundam Fighters fight and beat their {{Evil Twin}}s when Michelo Chariot shows up with reinforcements. Eventually Allenby shows up in the sailor-fuku-dressed Nobel Gundam and makes a perfect InTheNameOfTheMoon speech involving Love and Justice. After the battle is over, [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Misato]] (Usagi) and [[Anime/RahXephon Haruka]] (Ami) gawk at the Nobel Gundam and ask Allenby if it can throw its tiara or make any speeches InTheNameOfTheMoon.
147	* ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsV'': Check [[Creator/YasunoriMatsumoto Black Might Gaine]] having the [[BigYes time]] of his life; celebrating everything from ''[[Anime/TheBraveExpressMightGaine The Brave Express']]'' enrollment into the ''[=SRW=]'' franchise, [[SparedByTheAdaptation his]] [[RoleReprise reprise]], and the done deal of the other 6 Anime/BraveSeries to be featured in the future by slipping in [[EasterEgg one key phrase]] from his role as [[spoiler: [[TheHero Yutaro Katori]] of ''Anime/TheBraveFighterOfSunFighbird'']].
148	-->'''Black Might Gaine:''' Charge Up!
149	* [[Anime/MashinHeroWataruSeries Wataru Ikusabe]] doesn't act out the line in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsX'', but this is thrown in during one scenario:
150	-->'''[[Creator/MayumiTanaka Wataru]]''': "Wait, so not even those [[Manga/OnePiece who can stretch out their arms like rubber gum]] can pass this test!? Aw man!"
151	* In ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'', [[HoYay best friends]] [[VideoGame/MetalGear Snake and Otacon]] cheer 'Falcon PUNCH!' and 'Falcon KICK!' while fanboying mutually over [[VideoGame/FZero Captain Falcon]]. The joke is that Captain Falcon was voiced by Otacon's Japanese voice actor in the non-canon anime. Snake also comments that Franchise/{{Sonic\|TheHedgehog}} just gives him a bad feeling, which is a reference to Big Boss having the same Japanese VA as Eggman (in the English version it comes of as either a non-sequitor, a TakeThat to Sonic or a reference to hedgehogs eating snakes in real life).
152	* In ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', the Spirit Battle against [[VideoGame/Persona5 Morgana]] has Morgana represented by Pikachu, who shares his Japanese voice actress Creator/IkueOtani. The Spirit Battle against Yusuke is a double example, as it's against Chrom, another blue-haired swordsman voiced by Creator/MatthewMercer and Creator/TomokazuSugita. Another Matthew Mercer example in a Spirit Battle once again revolves arounds Chrom, only this time, he is representing [[VideoGame/FireEmblemFates Ryoma]].
153	* In the mobile game ''Anime/{{Symphogear}} XDU'', the event ''Senki Zesshō Symphogear x Kamen Rider 555 Another Testament'' sees Takumi and Kusaka from ''Series/KamenRider555'' meet Hibiki, Tsubasa, and Kanade. Kusaka notes that Hibiki's voice sounds familiar, a reference to Creator/AoiYuki previously having played their ally Mari Sonada.
154	* In ''VideoGame/TalesOfGraces'', the main character Asbel Lhant not only looks like Suzaku from ''Anime/CodeGeass'', but also retains his gravity-defying spinning kicks. They are both voiced by Creator/TakahiroSakurai.
155	** Further implemented by giving a Suzaku costume to Asbel as DLC. Another example is that Takahiro also voiced Haseo from ''[[VideoGame/DotHackGUGames .hack//GU]]''. Malik was voiced by Ovan's voice actor as well. Hence, they both not only get DLC (and I mean, each other! Haseo and Ovan get Asbel and Malik's costumes as well in ''.hack//LINK''), but there is a victory quote where they say lines similar to what Ovan and Haseo would have said.
156	** The ''Tales'' series in general seems to love this trope. In the [=PS3=] version of ''Tales of Vesperia,'' Karol, who is voiced by Kumiko Watanabe, has a [[Manga/SgtFrog Keroro]] costume, and even talks like him after putting it on. Taking this further, Patty, who is voiced by Chiwa Saito, slips into her Natsumi Hinata voice after battle if they're both in the party -- in one case, she calls Karol a stupid frog, then wonders where that came from.
157	* ''VideoGame/ThisIsThePolice'' has a scene where Jack, voiced by Creator/JonStJohn, wishes that his job would allow him to just let loose and say things like "[[VideoGame/DukeNukem3D SHAKE IT, BABY!]]"
158	* In ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'', [[CyberCyclops Shockwave]]'s (voiced by Creator/CoreyBurton) voice was actually based on David Warner's performance as [[TheDragon Sark]] in the movie ''{{Film/Tron}}''. In ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'', Sark is voiced by... ...Corey Burton!
159	* Witch Hunter Captain Victor Saltzpyre from ''Warhammer: VideoGame/TheEndTimesVermintide'' is voiced by Tim Bentinck. ''VideoGame/VermintideII'' contains a scene where he tells his subordinate Markus Kruber that, should he die, he wants Kruber to have his sword of office, "so people think that I liked you", a ShoutOut to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArRJFo27oh0 this scene]] from ''Series/{{Sharpe}}'' where Bentinck played the dying Captain Murray, who said almost exactly the same thing to Richard Sharpe while passing his sword on to him.
160	* From an outtake from ''VideoGame/WingCommander III'': "Isn't that the guy from Franchise/StarWars?" Readers can make their own connection, knowing that Creator/MarkHamill starred in [=WC3=].
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