| 1 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 2 | |
| 3 | [[folder:Part 1: Little Homeschool]] |
| 4 | |
| 5 | [[AC: Little Homeschool]] |
| 6 | * This line from Jasper as she rejects going to Little Homeschool. |
| 7 | -->'''Jasper:''' [[Film/Deadpool2016 The day I decide to become a peace-loving loser who's forced to hang around with a bunch of other Gems who hate my non-existing guts and are brainwashed by the son of the Diamond who basically ruined my life. On THAT day, I'll send your stupid Earthling butt a call saying I give up.]] |
| 8 | |
| 9 | [[AC: Guidance]] |
| 10 | * Steven declares [[Series/ArrestedDevelopment "I've made a huge mistake."]] when all the Gems start doing poorly at the jobs he chose for them. |
| 11 | * Amethyst compares Smoky Quartz's new time-slowing power to Lapis's manga, though she's disappointed [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure it doesn't come with the power to summon steamrollers.]] |
| 12 | |
| 13 | [[AC: Cracks and Buds]] |
| 14 | * Hippie Rose yells [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo "Zoinks!"]] when the Pearls are about to be rejuvenated by Shell in "Cracks and Buds". |
| 15 | * Hippie and Shy Rose try to ram into the shell Pearl and Volleyball are trapped in [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory2 using Superfan Rose's]] [[UseYourHead head.]] |
| 16 | * After Shell's defense systems are turned off, Shoulder Rose channels [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Rainbow Dash]] when saying [[MemeticMutation "That, was, SO AWESOME!"]]. |
| 17 | |
| 18 | [[AC: Bluebird]] |
| 19 | * When being pranked by Bluebird Azurite, Bismuth outright declares [[WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle "I know something I hope they really won't like."]], followed by [[WesternAnimation/BugsBunny "Of course those little runts realize,]] [[Creator/TheMarxBrothers this means war!"]] |
| 20 | * Lapis essentially repeats the Sunny D commercials when offering drinks to Bluebird. When her prank fails, Lapis states [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes "Where's the kaboom? There was supposed to be a big carbonated kaboom."]] |
| 21 | * Steg declares Aquamarine and Eyeball bonding over their shared hatred of Steven to be [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie bad comedy.]] |
| 22 | * Aquamarine and Eyeball leave Earth via what is essentially [[Franchise/DragonBall a Saiyan space pod]]. |
| 23 | |
| 24 | [[AC: Snow Day]] |
| 25 | * Amethyst echoes [[Film/TheWarriors Luther]] while trying to get Steven to play Steven Tag with her. |
| 26 | * Pearl admits to Lapis that she has a SpiderSense that alerts her to what happens to Steven, even far away from home. |
| 27 | |
| 28 | [[AC: Why so Blue?]] |
| 29 | * When Lapis discusses her history with the Lapis twins and claims they were essentially a GirlPosse back on Homeworld, Steven asks if [[Film/{{Heathers}} they played croquet]] or [[Film/MeanGirls wore pink on Wednesdays]]. |
| 30 | * Also like in Mean Girls, 2F8D tries to make "wet" into a CatchPhrase. It quickly becomes an AccidentalInnuendo until 1J9G tells her that it's never going to happen. |
| 31 | * Lapis echoes [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Josuke Higashikata]]'s Stand cry during her fight with the Lapises. |
| 32 | * Mean Lapis uses [[WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}} "End, of, discussion."]] whenever she's questioned. She attempts to use this on Nice Lapis when she considers coming to Little Homeschool, but it doesn't work. |
| 33 | |
| 34 | [[AC: Rejuvenated]] |
| 35 | * Lars says to Padparadscha [[Franchise/SamAndMax "You crack me up little buddy."]] at the end of "Rejuvenated." |
| 36 | |
| 37 | [[AC: Black and White]] |
| 38 | * White Topaz's shadow puppet version of "Dewey Wins" ends with her making Connie say [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark "Screw you Steven, I'm going home!"]]. |
| 39 | * Garnet says [[WesternAnimation/DangerRangers "safety rules"]] while discussing how horrible things have already happened in alternate timelines. |
| 40 | [[/folder]] |
| 41 | |
| 42 | [[folder:Part 2: Graduation]] |
| 43 | |
| 44 | [[AC: Little Graduation]] |
| 45 | * Buck compares the dome Steven traps everyone in during "Little Graduation" to ''Literature/UnderTheDome''. |
| 46 | * The ending of "Little Graduation" has Lars asking if he and the Off-Colors should do [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014 something good, bad, or a bit of both.]] |
| 47 | |
| 48 | [[AC: Prickly Pair]] |
| 49 | * Pearl brings up a childcare author named [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion George Ikari]] during "Prickly Pair." Ironically, the character George is based on is one of the most famous {{Abusive Parents}} in all of anime. |
| 50 | * Steven calls Cactus Steven [[Film/AustinPowers Mini-Me, which prompts Cactus Steven to say "Eeee!"]] |
| 51 | |
| 52 | [[AC: In Dreams]] |
| 53 | * The United Guardians of the World show that Peridot mentions Lapis watching got a reboot that seems to be a TakeThat to DarkerAndEdgier reboots. In particular, Peridot mentions it also being BloodierAndGorier and the character of Mangolin likely being a SirSwearsALot, most likely a reference to the infamous first trailer of ''Series/{{Titans|2018}}'' where [[ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} Dick Grayson]] says "[[PrecisionFStrike Fuck]] ComicBook/{{Batman}}." |
| 54 | * This line by Steven regarding his dreams. |
| 55 | -->'''Steven:''' [[Franchise/KingdomHearts I've been having these weird dreams lately. Like, are any of them real or-]] ''(gets interrupted by Peridot)'' |
| 56 | * Later in the chapter, the relationship between Rodrigo and Jasmine is criticized by Peridot as them being StrangledByTheRedString, which was a major source of debate in the ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'' fandom. |
| 57 | |
| 58 | [[AC: Eye in the Sky]] |
| 59 | * [[Theatre/{{Hamilton}} Chrysocolla has a love for Alexander Hamilton.]] |
| 60 | * Blue Chalcedony, aka the Gem Cave Creature from "Arcade Mania", describes her drills as so top of the line, [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann they impossibly kicked reason to the curb.]] |
| 61 | |
| 62 | [[AC: Bismuth Casual]] |
| 63 | * The man running the skate rental booth at the Starlight Roller Rink is an {{Expy}} of [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons the Squeaky-Voiced Teen.]] His voice actor is even listed as Creator/DanCastellaneta. |
| 64 | ** Part of Bismuth's motivational speech to Steven in "Bismuth Casual" has her declare [[Creator/ShiaLaBeouf "Don't let your dreams be dreams, so JUST DO IT!"]] |
| 65 | |
| 66 | [[AC: A Fusion Too Far]] |
| 67 | * "A Fusion Too Far" opens with Lapis teaching a dance class where she plays [[Music/TalkingHeads "Once in a Lifetime."]] |
| 68 | * [[WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove This entire exchange between Jasper and Lapis before they go over an]] InevitableWaterfall. |
| 69 | -->'''Jasper:''' Uh oh. |
| 70 | -->'''Lapis:''' Don't tell me, we're going to go over a waterfall. |
| 71 | -->'''Jasper:''' Indeed. |
| 72 | -->'''Lapis:''' Sharp rocks at the bottom? |
| 73 | -->'''Jasper:''' No, unfortunately. |
| 74 | -->'''Lapis:''' Doesn't matter, bring it on. |
| 75 | * Lapis says that two enemies becoming friends can't just treat everything they did to each other like [[Literature/TheSuperdictionary stealing forty cakes.]] |
| 76 | |
| 77 | [[AC: The Warning]] |
| 78 | * Yellow Zircon's campaign posters are a blatant parody of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama_%22Hope%22_poster Barack Obama's "HOPE" posters]]. |
| 79 | * In the time between ''VideoGame/UnleashTheLight'' and "The Warning", Hessonite essentially became ComicBook/{{Batman}}, complete with Squaridot as her Robin. |
| 80 | * Lars uses a [[Franchise/StreetFighter shoryuken]] during the fight with the Monochrome Pearls. |
| 81 | * Morganite's speech sounds very similar to [[Film/TheForceAwakens General Hux's speech before the firing of Starkiller Base.]] It also sounds very similar to [[VideoGame/{{Soma}} John Ross's analysis of the Wau.]] |
| 82 | -->'''Morganite:''' Greetings, I am Morganite, a proud artist and esteemed designer of the Diamonds. Like you all, I too am a supporter of this new era. At least I was until I saw the true colors of the Crystal Gems. ''(summons a paint brush as a projector and then proceeds to show [[WhamShot the shenanigans that happened during Guidance and Why So Blue.]] She then points to the recordings.)'' At this very moment, hundreds of lightyears away, the Crystal Gems are trying to force gems like you and I to abandon our birthrights in the name of their so-called "peace and love", while [[{{Hypocrite}} hypocritically ignoring the gems who are completely null and void without a purpose.]] [[ArmorPiercingQuestion Like a storm, they are trying to keep the land fertile, but in the process, are causing unnecessary damage. What exactly are they expecting gems designed for one thing to do in a multi-purposeful life? Where is the line drawn between what is right, and what is wrong? Would letting gruff soldiers break delicate belongings be acceptable? What about a bunch of terraformers who are destroying more things than they can create?]] [[NeverTrustThoseGuys We simply cannot put our lives in the hands of those who can't comprehend them!]] Fortunately, we will right this wrong by cleansing the Gems who have been poisoned with the lies of these renegades, starting with the planet Earth! We will show them the error of their ways, and undo all the damage that has been done! They may be as elusive as the wind, but we are as strong as a mountain! And no matter how loudly they howl, [[SuddenlyShouting WE WILL NEVER BOW TO THEM!]] |
| 83 | |
| 84 | * Afterwards, the Gems present at said speech begin chanting "OUR HEARTS AND GEMS TO HER (Morganite/Black Rutile) CAUSE!" A similar chant was uttered in ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' in its third opening, and later after the death of Darius Zackly. |
| 85 | * [[spoiler:The abrupt death and subsequent disposal of one of Demantoid's Bismuths is similar to the death of the ComicBook/SpiderMan of ComicBook/MilesMorales's universe in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'' and Bonk's death at the hands of ComicBook/TheJoker in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker''.]] |
| 86 | * Lars makes the [[spoiler:Destiny Destroyer]] [[Franchise/StarFox do a barrel roll.]] When Hessonite tries correcting him by saying it was more like an aileron roll, Lars imitates Wolf O'Donnell by declaring [[MemeticMutation "CAN'T LET YOU DO THAT HESSONITE!"]] and then adds [[WebAnimation/DeathBattle "Ruin the joke."]] |
| 87 | * During the climatic space battle, Emerald yells out [[Film/AvengersEndgame "RAIN FIRE!"]] When one of her Citrines tells Emerald that they'll be firing at the Destiny Destroyer, she replies "JUST DO IT!" |
| 88 | * This line: |
| 89 | -->'''Emerald:''' [[VideoGame/ZeroWing How are you Off-Colors, now that you're on your way to destruction?]] |
| 90 | * Creator/HughLaurie makes a surprise appearence [[Series/{{House}} as a doctor]] examining Lars after he crashes to Earth. |
| 91 | * As the Cluster Gems awaken at the end of "The Warning", Black Rutile shouts [[Literature/{{Frankenstein}} "They're all alive!"]] |
| 92 | |
| 93 | [[AC: Enemy of my Enemy]] |
| 94 | * In the author's note for "Enemy of my Enemy", Lightyearpig confirms that the LegionOfDoom was specifically inspired by the Evil League of Mutants from ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles''. |
| 95 | ** Also from the author's note, the BadFuture sequence was inspired by "Deliver Us" from ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt''. |
| 96 | * The United Defenders of the World are fully seen for the first time as an old ''WesternAnimation/SuperFriends''-inspired 70s cartoon, complete with Creator/AlanOppenheimer as Professor Poindexter, Ph.D., who is a merger of both ComicBook/LexLuthor and ComicBook/{{Brainiac}}. He assembles supervillains based off of [[Characters/MarvelComicsKravenTheHunter Kraven the Hunter]], ComicBook/BlackLightning, ComicBook/{{Ultron}}/[[ComicBook/{{Invincible}} the Robot]], ComicBook/TheScarecrow/[[ComicBook/GreenLantern Sinestro]] and [[ComicBook/MartianManhunter Ma'alefa'ak J'onzz]]/[[Franchise/{{Alien}} the Xenomorph]]. Meanwhile, the United Defenders themselves are all expies of ComicBook/{{Batman}}, ComicBook/{{Superman}}, ComicBook/WonderWoman, ComicBook/{{Firestorm|DCComics}}, ComicBook/GreenLantern, ComicBook/{{Cyborg}} and ComicBook/MartianManhunter. |
| 97 | * Black Rutile's VillainSong is to the tune of "Snuff Out the Light" from Kingdom of the Sun, the film that would become ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove''. |
| 98 | * One last bit from the author's note, the debate about restorative vs retributive justice is stated to be inspired by the TheseusShipParadox sequence from ''Series/WandaVision''. |
| 99 | * When Connie saves Steven from falling, she declares that [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier she'll be with him till the end of the line.]] |
| 100 | * Part of Black Rutile's final words to the Crystal Gems before she escapes them is [[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing "Alright, keep your secrets brat."]] |
| 101 | * After nearly dying, Steven [[Film/TheAvengers2012 channels Tony Stark]] and suggests [[MythologyGag they go for pizzas.]] |
| 102 | * Steven names the other two Light Prisms after [[Series/{{Seinfeld}} Elaine Benes and Cosmo Kramer]], though the latter is named [[LazilyGenderFlippedName Cosma]]. |
| 103 | * In regards to Steven's current mental state, Jasper declares [[WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill "There is something very wrong with that kid."]] |
| 104 | [[/folder]] |
| 105 | |
| 106 | [[folder:Part 3: Fragmented Mind]] |
| 107 | |
| 108 | [[AC: Together Forever]] |
| 109 | * Much like how George Ikari is basically Gendo Ikari, he mentions a son named Shane during his first physical appearence in "Together Forever", who is likewise an {{Expy}} of Shinji Ikari in that he also lost his mother and would rather run away from his problems. |
| 110 | |
| 111 | [[AC: Growing Pains]] |
| 112 | * The B-plot of "Growing Pains" is a CourtroomEpisode that the author compares to ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' and ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw''. As such, many shouts of "OBJECTION!" are this to the former. |
| 113 | * When Cat's Eye is first introduced, Amethyst says "Who's the [[Music/TomJones new]] [[Film/WhatsNewPussycat pussycat?]]" She later calls Cat a [[WesternAnimation/SylvesterTheCatAndTweetyBird puddytat]]. |
| 114 | * When Pearl asks how she's doing, Cat's Eye says [[WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians "Miserable, my darling Pearl. Perfectly wretched."]] |
| 115 | * Cat's Eye also paraphrases Series/JudgeJudy twice, the first being "Well I'm here because I'm smarter than you think I am! Not because I'm so gorgeous! Though I really am." and "Do I have 'stupid' written on my Gem?!" |
| 116 | * Cat's Eye also frequently declares [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark "That DOES NOT, MAKE, SENSE!"]] whenever there's something she believes is wrong with the Crystal Gems' case. |
| 117 | * After being declared guilty, Holly Blue is dragged away by the Quartz guards and has an interesting choice of words for the Crystal Gems. |
| 118 | -->'''Holly Blue:''' [[WesternAnimation/MonstersInc I hope you're happy Crystal Gems! Era 3 has ruined our society!]] [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars Pretty soon, everything will burn! And we will all go down in flames!]] [[WesternAnimation/MonstersInc Pretty soon, this era of peace, will become an era of chaos! ALL BECAUSE OF YOU!]] |
| 119 | * Once again, someone says they're with Steven [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier till the end of the line.]] This time, it's Greg. |
| 120 | |
| 121 | [[AC: Change your Heart]] |
| 122 | * Steven meets Kevin again while they play an arcade version of [[VideoGame/{{Uncharted}} Undiscovered]]. Other games mentioned include [[VideoGame/GodOfWar Champion of Conflict]], [[VideoGame/GravityRush Pressure Scramble]] and [[VideoGame/TwistedMetal Road Ragers]]. |
| 123 | * Once again, Kevin gets Steven mixed up with other Cartoon Network protagonists. This time, he calls Steven [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Finn]] and [[Franchise/Ben10 Ben]]. |
| 124 | * This exchange between Steven and Kevin when Kevin learns about the marriage proposal from "Together Forever". |
| 125 | -->'''Kevin:''' [[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb Aren't you a little too young to get married?]] |
| 126 | -->'''Steven:''' Yes, yes I am. |
| 127 | |
| 128 | [[AC: Gems' Night Out]] |
| 129 | * This chapter is littered with these, a fact that the author is very proud of. |
| 130 | ** Garnet puts on a shirt depicting [[WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}} Goliath]]. |
| 131 | ** A homeless man who confuses the Crystal Gems for succubuses starts begging for one of them to give him money by [[WebVideo/BumReviews holding up a styrofoam cup and yelling "Aw come on, help a guy out, will ya?! Come on, change!"]] |
| 132 | ** Lapis and Amethyst meet an expy of Film/JamesBond, who is even voiced by Creator/PierceBrosnan. The BigBad of this episode is also played by Creator/ChristophWaltz with a name that sounds similar to both Ernst Starvo Blofeld and Franz Oberhauser. |
| 133 | ** Pearl matches wits with an uptight film director who was previously described in an earlier chapter as a mix between Creator/ZackSnyder, Creator/MichaelBay, [[Creator/QuanticDream David Cage]] and [[Creator/NaughtyDog Neil Druckmann]]. |
| 134 | ** Neil Michaels's film is a parody of ''Film/TheBirds'' called The Bees, which is a MultipleReferencePun to not just that film, but also TheBirdsAndTheBees and [[MemeticMutation "Bees. My God."]] from ''ComicBook/AmazonsAttack''. As an added bonus, the lead actor featured in said film has the last name [[Creator/NicolasCage "Cage"]], which is almost certain to bring [[Film/TheWickerMan2006 "NOT THE BEES!!!"]] to mind. He also mentions having directed [[Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968 "Morning of the Dead Living."]] |
| 135 | ** Peridot runs into a neckbearded collector who seems to be a parody of [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Gollum]] with how much he refers to his trinkets as precious. In addition, he's played by Creator/AndySerkis. |
| 136 | ** At the convention, a pair of otakus are seen fighting over whose waifu is better. In the process, they re-enact part of the "elf wenches" scene from ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife''. |
| 137 | ** Later, Pearl decides to purchase some soup for Amethyst at a nearby stand. As it just so happens, the proprietor of the stand is revealed to be none other than [[Series/{{Seinfeld}} the Soup Nazi]]. Pearl's meeting with him even ends just like George's, voicing that she's being charged extra for bread when everyone in front of her got theirs for free, and an angry shout of [[CatchPhrase "NO SOUP FOR YOU!"]] |
| 138 | ** After the soup salesman calls Pearl a [[ObnoxiousEntitledHousewife Karen]] for demanding to see his manager about being charged for bread, Neil gets the idea to make a horror-comedy film titled "Seeing the Manager", presumably about Karens. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_(film) A film]] similar to that actually exists. |
| 139 | ** Steven's PreAssKickingOneLiner before his fight with Black Rutile is [[Film/{{Us}} "If you want to get crazy, we can get crazy!"]] |
| 140 | ** Francis von Bowling's henchmen are named for [[Literature/OfMiceAndMen Lennie Small and George Milton.]] Ironically, Milton is the big & strong yet slow-witted one while Lennie is the ratlike schemer. |
| 141 | ** Lennie tries to get rid of Bane Jones by giving him [[WesternAnimation/{{Doug}} some lasagna with a bomb in it.]] |
| 142 | ** During the YourMom joke battle between Pearl and Neil Michaels, Neil brings up [[WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes Lord Boxman]] and has to explain it to Pearl when she doesn't get the joke. Also among the jokes exchanged are [[WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy "She looked out the window and got arrested for mooning!"]] and [[VideoGame/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice "The only time she's low is at limbo!"]]. |
| 143 | ** Black Rutile says [[WesternAnimation/Invincible2021 "Think Steven, think!"]] at the end of their battle in the ending. |
| 144 | ** Francis von Bowling imitates fellow Blofeld expy [[Film/AustinPowers Dr. Evil]]'s "pinky to mouth" CharacterTic when Lennie & Milton report to him about Lapis & Amethyst. |
| 145 | ** Amethyst tries to use a [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime key hand]] to free herself, Lapis, Bane Jones, Garnet, Bismuth and the Officer from a cage. However, she quickly discovers the cage is locked with a number pad. |
| 146 | |
| 147 | [[AC: Playdate]] |
| 148 | * When Steven turns on the radio, the announcer says that [[Music/{{Lorde}} Royalty]] just finished playing their song "My Lord" before moving onto Rhiannon Giddens and her hit single [[Series/{{Nashville}} "Wandering Roads".]] |
| 149 | * The gift shop owner who sells Spinel her fanny pack is voiced by Creator/JeffBennett and [[WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo has a massive blonde pompadour]]. |
| 150 | * Creator/TomKenny [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants once again works at a restaurant]], but this time he's the cashier. |
| 151 | * Maramba Stadium gets it's name from Irineo Maramba, a character designer for ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated''. |
| 152 | * Aside from [[Film/BendItLikeBeckham Beckham]] [[UsefulNotes/MichaelJordan Jordan]], the members of the Empire City Vipers' starting lineup get their names from ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' characters and animators. Ben "Bugs" Avery gets his name from WesternAnimation/BugsBunny & Creator/TexAvery (in addition, Bugs being a nickname for Ben comes from Ben Hardaway, the source of Bugs's name), Daniel "Daffy" Jones from WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck & Creator/ChuckJones, Percy "Porky" Freleng from WesternAnimation/PorkyPig & Creator/FrizFreleng, and Rory "The Runner" [=McKimson=] from [[WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner the Road Runner]] & Creator/RobertMcKimson. |
| 153 | ** The Vipers' team colors are blue and yellow, and their star player is voiced by Creator/HughJackman. [[ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} Remind you]] [[Film/XMenFilmSeries of anyone?]] |
| 154 | ** There is also a referee who shouts "I say, I say!" and calls Steven a schnook, ala WesternAnimation/FoghornLeghorn. |
| 155 | ** Makoto Fuji switches out her cheerleader uniform for a tank top depicting [[WesternAnimation/OneFroggyEvening Michigan J. Frog]]. |
| 156 | ** The Empire City Vipers play against the [[WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner Charm City Coyotes]]. |
| 157 | ** Just like his namesake, Avery does a RabbitSeasonDuckSeason routine against a Coyotes player to steal the ball, a move that the announcer dubs [[WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck despicable]]. |
| 158 | ** Beckham reveals that he once played for the [[WesternAnimation/SylvesterTheCatAndTweetyBird the Jayhawk Pussycats]]. |
| 159 | * Beckham Jordan reminisces on his time in Jayhawk and recommends to Steven that he visit the local [[Series/BreakingBad Los Pollos Hermanos]] if he ever visits. |
| 160 | * Beckham Jordan [[Film/SpaceJam once starred in a movie with Dogcopter that he said was a promotion for a line of sneakers]] because [[IWasYoungAndNeededTheMoney he was young and needed money]], but still had a fun time doing the film. |
| 161 | * The Secretary of Health that Beckham shakes hands with in a picture is named [[Franchise/Ben10 Benjamin]] [[Creator/ManOfActionStudios Rouleau]]. |
| 162 | |
| 163 | [[AC: Pumpkin Patch]] |
| 164 | * The first scene in Little Homeworld shows Peridot, Squaridot, Bismuth, Cherry Quartz, and Teal Zircon building a swimming pool that Lapis, Laz and Zuli are set to be lifeguards for. Zuli compares the uniforms to the female lifeguards of [[Series/{{Baywatch}} Coast Patrol]]. |
| 165 | * Peridot runs into an {{Expy}} of [[WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog Eustace Bagge]], who even scares her away with a scary mask much like Eustace at the end of ''Courage'''s title sequence. Although unlike [[JerkAss Eustace]], this farmer is a bit more understanding towards Peridot's grief. |
| 166 | * Peridot's farewell to Pumpkin takes some parts from ComicBook/{{Superman}}'s goodbye to his LotusEaterMachine-created son in ''ComicBook/ForTheManWhoHasEverything'', specifically the adaptation in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited''. |
| 167 | * The song of this episode draws quite heavily from Music/FrankSinatra's "My Funny Valentine" and Music/LouisArmstrong's "What a Wonderful World". |
| 168 | |
| 169 | [[AC: Mister Universe]] |
| 170 | * Greg's parents get their names from Music/TomJones and Gloria Gaynor. |
| 171 | * A younger Greg sings [[Music/DavidBowie "Starman"]] in a flashback. |
| 172 | ** That same flashback mentions a rock star named [[Music/OzzyOsbourne Ozzy]] [[Music/AliceCooper Cooper]] who seems to have suffered a RoleEndingMisdemeanor in the past. |
| 173 | * Steven and Greg turning the radio on and off brings to mind a similar (and [[MemeticMutation memetic]]) scene from ''WesternAnimation/AGoofyMovie''. |
| 174 | |
| 175 | [[AC: Fragments]] |
| 176 | * Black Rutile begins her speech to her remaining followers with [[Film/AvengersInfinityWar "Hear me and rejoice!"]] |
| 177 | * [[Franchise/AceAttorney "You're not just one Spinel, you're an entire circus of them!"]] |
| 178 | * When Steven calls Black Rutile a callous bully, Black Rutile responds with [[Series/Loki2021 "WAKE UP STEVEN, WAKE UP!]] |
| 179 | * [[Creator/MichaelaDietz Amethyst]] turns into a [[WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians Dal]][[WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatianStreet matian]] to help search for Steven. |
| 180 | [[/folder]] |
| 181 | |
| 182 | [[folder: Part 4: We Will Always Be Your Family]] |
| 183 | * [[https://www.deviantart.com/lightyearpig/art/Steven-Universe-Alternate-Future-part-4-trailer-889874828 This mock trailer]] for Part 4 is a deliberate parody of the first trailer for ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague'', which also used Music/LeonardCohen's "Hallelujah". |
| 184 | |
| 185 | [[AC: Homeworld Bound]] |
| 186 | * Blue Zircon's campaign video seems almost word for word lifted from [[WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated Sentinel Prime's]] video from "This Is Why I Hate Machines". |
| 187 | * The Diamonds believe Steven's issues may have something to do with puberty ([[WesternAnimation/InsideOut pronounced as "pub-erty".]]) |
| 188 | |
| 189 | [[AC: Everything's Fine]] |
| 190 | * Black Rutile gives this speech to Aquamarine and Eyeball. |
| 191 | -->'''Black Rutile:''' [[WesternAnimation/{{Trollhunters}} But know this, you may be afraid of what could be to come, but remember that fear is but the precursor to valor! And to strive and triumph in the face of fear is what it means to be a warrior. Don't think, become.]] |
| 192 | * White Topaz mentions an attempted occupation of Zembilla and how Pink Diamond objected to it because she had grown attached to the orange-colored fauna, a reference to Charles Zembillas, who did artwork for ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot'' and ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxter''. |
| 193 | * Steven declares how [[Franchise/JurassicPark life always finds a way]] after accidentally unleashing the Topiary Stevens. |
| 194 | * Teal Zircon yells [[Film/MadMaxFuryRoad "WITNESS ME!"]] as she's tossed by Steven out of the pool. |
| 195 | * Aquamarine cites all the trouble Steven has caused in Little Homeworld as "all the more tools to [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} humiliate the boy]]." |
| 196 | * Steven's inner voice urges Steven to play dumb when Connie, Greg and the Gems state how worried they are for him. When Steven mentions how he broadcasts his subsconscious, the voice adds [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse "NOT THAT DUMB!"]] |
| 197 | |
| 198 | [[AC: I Am My Monster]] |
| 199 | * Major General Wade Grant's name comes from Creator/DCComics villain Wade Eiling and UsefulNotes/UlyssesSGrant. Likewise, Theresa Maxwell's name is a combination of [[UsefulNotes/ReligiousLeaders Mother Teresa]] and Maxwell Lord. And since Theresa is voiced by Creator/WendieMalick, she's also named after [[WesternAnimation/{{Bratz}} Burdine Maxwell]]. |
| 200 | * Benjamin Rouleau makes his first physical appearance in this chapter, and with him are other secretaries [[ThemeNaming who are named after]] certain Cartoon Network shows and their creators. |
| 201 | ** Secretary of state Finn Ward is named after [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Finn the Human]] and Creator/PendletonWard. |
| 202 | ** Secretary of defense Benson Quintel is named after [[WesternAnimation/RegularShow Benson]] and J.G. Quintel. |
| 203 | ** Secretary of the Treasury Ben Darwin is named after Ben Bocquelet and [[WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball Darwin Watterson]]. |
| 204 | ** Secretary of agriculture Tulip Dennis is named after [[WesternAnimation/InfinityTrain Tulip Olsen]] and Owen Dennis. |
| 205 | ** Attorney General Clarence Page is named after WesternAnimation/{{Clarence}} and Skyler Page. |
| 206 | ** Secretary of the interior Craig Levin is named after [[WesternAnimation/CraigOfTheCreek Craig Williams]] and Matt Levin. |
| 207 | ** Secretary of transportation Juniper Winick is named after [[WesternAnimation/TheLifeAndTimesOfJuniperLee Juniper Lee]] and Creator/JuddWinick. |
| 208 | ** Secretary of housing Steve Peters is named after [[WesternAnimation/UncleGrandpa Pizza Steve]] and Pete Browngardt. |
| 209 | ** Secretary of energy Edward Daniels is named after WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy and Danny Antonucci. |
| 210 | ** Secretary of education Beatrice [=McHale=] is named after [[WesternAnimation/OverTheGardenWall Beatrice]] and Patrick [=McHale=]. |
| 211 | ** Secretary of veteran affairs Chloe Chong is named after [[WesternAnimation/WeBareBears Chloe Park]] and Daniel Chong. |
| 212 | ** Secretary of homeland security Nigel Warburton is named after [[WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor Nigel Uno]] and Mr. Warburton. |
| 213 | ** Secretary of labor Victor Molano is named after [[WesternAnimation/VictorAndValentino Victor Calavera]] and Diego Molano. |
| 214 | ** And finally, the secretary of commerce Eugene Quartey is named after [[WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes Mr. Gar]] and Creator/IanJonesQuartey. |
| 215 | * There is an Area 51 parody called [[VideoGame/DestroyAllHumans Area 42]]. |
| 216 | * The Watermelon Stevens attempt a BigDamnHeroes moment to help the Crystal Gems save Steven via a battleship made from literal BambooTechnology and what seems to be [[Manga/AttackOnTitan vertical manuvering equipment]]. When that fails, two of the Watermelon Stevens recreate [[Film/Titanic1997 Jack and Rose's separation]] with one of them garbling "I'll never let you go." before the other falls into the ocean. |
| 217 | * During the montage taking place at Eduardo's emergency address, Bane Jones speaks to a corporal named after ''James Bond'' creator Creator/IanFleming. |
| 218 | |
| 219 | [[AC: Fusion Frenzy]] |
| 220 | * The BadFuture sequence is one big reference to the Knightmare scene from ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague''. This is most evident in Black Rutile's first appearance, in which she takes the role of ComicBook/TheJoker. |
| 221 | -->'''Black Rutile:''' Oh come now [[Music/MichaelJackson Mama-Say-Mama-Sah-Warren]], I've lost people too. Heck, you saw how Steven killed my old gang!\ |
| 222 | '''Bismuth:''' Well frankly, you had it coming for all that. Now pipe down while I smash you to pieces.\ |
| 223 | '''Connie:''' Bismuth, stop. [[EnemyMine I think she might be our best chance at surviving yet.]]\ |
| 224 | '''Peridot:''' [[WhatTheHellHero Are you serious?! It's all because of her that Steven went nuts, shattered Jasper, and then started rampaging across the planet and maybe beyond! All our friends and family are dead because of Black Rutile, and you think she might help us?!]]\ |
| 225 | '''Sapphire:''' We kept you around despite being a Homeworld loyalist.\ |
| 226 | '''Connie:''' So anyways, you might be our best chance at stopping Steven. ''(sticks out her hand)'' You in?\ |
| 227 | '''Black Rutile:''' ''(shakes Connie's hand)'' [[GenreSavvy I'm going to assume that if I don't play by your rules, I'll pay with my life?]]\ |
| 228 | '''Connie:''' You bet. When I found White Topaz before Steven shattered her, she begged me, [[DyingDeclarationOfHate with her last words that when I'd kill you]], and make no mistake I will kill you, [[CruelAndUnusualDeath I'll give you the slowest and most painful death I can offer.]] And if you try and run away, I'm going to honor that promise.\ |
| 229 | ''(Black Rutile [[StunnedSilence is left silent]] at this threat before she starts laughing)''\ |
| 230 | '''Black Rutile:''' Honor? Really kid? You know [[MemeticMutation we live in a society]], or at least [[AfterTheEnd what's left of one]], where honor is but a distant memory. |
| 231 | * In yet another reference to the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse, Black Rutile's MotiveRant is taken from General Zod's in ''Film/ManOfSteel''. |
| 232 | -->'''Black Rutile:''' Look at all of this. [[WorldOfChaos This is the chaos I've wanted to engender for so long.]] [[VisionaryVillain I wanted to build a new Homeworld order where you failed]], but you chose Steven over your own people just because he's family. [[IDidWhatIHadToDo The purpose of me and my colleagues was to fight for the Gems, that is the sole purpose you have given us.]] And now, we barely have any people left to fight for. That is what you have taken from us. That is what you have taken from ALL OF US! |
| 233 | * Greg yells [[Film/RedDawn1984 "WOLVERINES!"]] as he rides into battle on Lion's back. |
| 234 | * Jasper says [[Film/AvengersEndgame "Let's stop them properly this time."]] before charging into battle alongside Turquoise. |
| 235 | * Turquoise wields her liquid metal swords just like [[Manga/OnePiece Roronoa Zoro]], two in her hands and [[CutlassBetweenTheTeeth one between her teeth.]] She also fires a [[Franchise/DragonBall Kamehameha]]. |
| 236 | * During the banter between soldiers about whether it's sexist to target the Gems since they're female-presenting, one soldier believes they can't procreate because they [[DoubleEntendre don't have the goods]], adding a [[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus "nudge nudge, wink wink, say no more, say no more"]] [[LampshadedDoubleEntendre for emphasis.]] The soldier driving is even called [[Creator/EricIdle Private Eric]]. |
| 237 | |
| 238 | [[AC: Made Me Realize]] |
| 239 | * The chapter gets its name from the tune from ''Series/{{Awkward}}'' of the same name written by Brad Breeck, who would later go on to compose the music for ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls''. |
| 240 | * Amethyst calls Private Eric Film/{{Patton}} while being hauled into Area 42. |
| 241 | * The previously mentioned Zembilla returns in a flashback sequence, with the wildlife stated to resemble [[VideoGame/CrashBandicoot bandicoots]] and [[VideoGame/JakAndDaxter ottsels]]. |
| 242 | * During another flashback that quickly turns into an ImagineSpot, Black Rutile celebrates Pink Diamond's shattering by dressing up in a pinstripe suit and dancing like Music/MichaelJackson. Said sequence also echoes a ClipShow from ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'', which also features a villain busting a move to celebrate the death of someone they hated, in that case Starscream and Megatron. |
| 243 | * A pair of [[TheMenInBlack Men in Black]] resembling [[Franchise/MenInBlack Agents K and J]] appear to tell everyone that Connie and Greg are attempting a break-in. |
| 244 | * This exchange between Black Rutile and Spinel in the flasback taking place prior to the movie. |
| 245 | -->'''Black Rutile:''' Now then, your job is to go down to Earth, inject this pink bio-poison that will slowly kill all organic life, and take down anyone that stands in your way with this. Should you fail, you will pay the price when the time comes. Are we clear?\ |
| 246 | '''Spinel:''' ''(with a SlasherSmile on her face)'' [[Film/AFewGoodMen Crystal]]. |
| 247 | * White Topaz calls Black Rutile a bad friend when she starts her HeelFaceTurn, much like [[WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower another character]] voiced by Creator/LaurenAsh. |
| 248 | |
| 249 | [[AC: Be-All, Cure-All]] |
| 250 | * Lightyearpig admits the sitcom segments were inspired by ''Series/WandaVision''. |
| 251 | * The dream world version of Amethyst asks Steven [[Series/FamilyMatters "Got any cheese?"]] |
| 252 | * This line by Steven: |
| 253 | -->'''Steven:''' I got all this homework to do, those three keep telling me I'm living a dream, [[Creator/HarryPartridge and the prom's tomorrow!]] |
| 254 | * Negative Steven declares to Steven "[[Film/SpiderMan1 In spite of everything you've done for them, eventually they will hate you,]] just like how you hate her despite every good thing she's done." |
| 255 | * Jasper's reconciliation with her past self in the mirror seems almost exactly like a similar scenario involving [[VideoGame/SlyCooper the Panda King]] in ''VideoGame/Sly3HonorAmongThieves''. |
| 256 | * Negative Steven prepares a [[Franchise/DragonBall Spirit Bomb]] empowered by Steven's bad memories and calls Steven a [[Film/ArmyOfDarkness goody goody-two-shoes]] before throwing it. |
| 257 | * At the end when a revenge-crazed Black Rutile attacks, she turns her sword into the [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Buster Sword]]. |
| 258 | |
| 259 | [[AC: Love Like You]] |
| 260 | * Black Rutile's first line. |
| 261 | -->'''Black Rutile:''' [[UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump I wanted to make Homeworld great again]], I wanted to save it from monsters like you who think forcing peace and love down everyone's throats would make everything better! [[Series/Daredevil2015 But you all took it away from me! YOU TOOK EVERYTHING! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!]] |
| 262 | * There is also Black Rutile declaring [[WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}} "Fine, now I'm the bad guy."]] |
| 263 | * When Black Rutile attempts to shatter Jasper: |
| 264 | -->'''Jasper:''' No, you're wrong. [[VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance You're no hero that wants what's best for everything, you're cracked, through and through!]]\ |
| 265 | '''Black Rutile:''' [[WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros YOU ABANDONED ME, YOU ABANDONED YOUR PEOPLE! (...) LOOK INTO MY EYES!]] |
| 266 | * Jasper and White Topaz's fusion dance is described as similar to a [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast a beauty and a beast]] [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal in a ballroom.]] |
| 267 | * Steven, Rose and Pink's NoMoreHoldingBackSpeech before fusing into Ultimate Steven begins with this line. |
| 268 | -->'''Steven:''' [[Franchise/KingdomHearts Because even in the darkest of times, there's always a light that will never go out!]] |
| 269 | * When the chest within Lion's mane is finally opened and the Crystal Gems realize there's nothing inside, Steven believes the real treasure was his personal growth, like [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda1 he's the secret ingredient in the secret ingredient soup.]] |
| 270 | * This bit of banter between Orange Moonstone/Banded Onyx and Pietersite/Eagle's Eye as they enter a BrawlerLock. |
| 271 | -->'''Orange Moonstone/Banded Onyx:''' [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers This ends now! I won't let you destroy this world, and hurt these people!]]\ |
| 272 | '''Pietersite/Eagle's Eye:''' [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers Fat chance,lug-lard! Because everything I destroy is nothing more than fuel for my burning hunger!]] Hunger for [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith endless power!]] |
| 273 | |
| 274 | [[AC: The Future]] |
| 275 | * Black Rutile gets one last MotiveRant in before being poofed. |
| 276 | -->'''Black Rutile:''' [[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 I wanted you to hurt, to witness everything you've ever worked, fought, and hoped for die.]] [[VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance I had a dream! A dream of a perfect society ruled by actions, not words! Ruled by strength, not compassion! Where power is in the hands of those that truly earned it, not those who think peace and love should be forced onto everything while those who object are punished! You and your empire are diseased, rotten to the core, and I selected myself as the cure!]] |
| 277 | * We also have Black Rutile saying "[[Manga/{{Akira}} What, you want me to enroll in that kindergarten and live your warped view of happily ever after?!]]" |
| 278 | * One of the people waiting at the therapist's office bears similarities to [[Manga/OnePiece Crocodile]], namely the scar running across his face, his black-striped orange vest, many rings, and how he offers Steven a cigarette. He also asks Steven [[Film/TheDarkKnight "Do you want to know how I got this scar?"]] |
| 279 | * Emerald's new form includes a chest piece that looks like a tank top, not unlike some of the armors worn by [[Franchise/DragonBall Vegeta]]. |
| 280 | ** Similarly, Laz's new outfit seems to be based on the one worn by [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII Ashe]]. |
| 281 | * This exchange between Steven and Greg echoes a similar one between [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 Simba and Mufasa]]. |
| 282 | -->'''Steven:''' Hey Dad, we're pals, right?\ |
| 283 | '''Greg:''' Always, Steven. (...) Hey, one more thing. Every time you look at the stars at night, just remember that the Gems will always be there for you, and so will I. |
| 284 | * [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier "I'm with you til the end of the line"]] is repeated once again, but this time [[Franchise/ToyStory "To infinity and beyond"]] is added too. |
| 285 | * One of the quotes at the end of the credits is the exact same "Keep moving forward" quote by Creator/WaltDisney that served as the ArcWords of ''WesternAnimation/MeetTheRobinsons''. |
| 286 | [[/folder]] |
| 287 | |
| 288 | [[folder: The Black Pearl Brigade]] |
| 289 | |
| 290 | [[AC: Orientation Day]] |
| 291 | * Braids is a BloodKnight who sometimes yells "Glorious!", not unlike [[WesternAnimation/ThreeBelow Varvatos Vex]]. |
| 292 | * Pony asks if they can attain freedom by doing all the dirty jobs, a phrase commonly used by Creator/SimonFurman in his run on ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMarvel''. |
| 293 | * Cap says "Less chitchat, more combat!" during the raid on Fire Agate, also said by [[WesternAnimation/Ben10 Gwen Tennyson]] in ''WesternAnimation/Ben10SecretOfTheOmnitrix''. |
| 294 | * The two planets visited in this episode are called [[Franchise/{{Danganronpa}} Dangan-40]] and [[Franchise/StarWars Boba-80]]. |
| 295 | |
| 296 | [[AC: A Fool and their Money]] |
| 297 | * Bopbe's name comes from switching the syllables of [[Anime/CowboyBebop Bebop]]. |
| 298 | * Among the parts found by Braids are a [[Series/DoctorWho chameleon circuit]], a [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration multimodal reflection sorter]], a [[WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated gyro-stabilizer]], an [[ComicBook/IronMan arc reactor]], a [[WesternAnimation/ThreeBelow daxial array]], a [[WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand crystallic fusion cell]], and some [[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb pizzazzium infininite]]. |
| 299 | * Upon being given the offer to join Black Rutile, Pyrite says [[WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty "You spawn of a glitch, I'll take the deal!"]] |
| 300 | |
| 301 | [[AC:Predator and Prey]] |
| 302 | * The first line of the chapter is a Peridot recording a log she titles 10-5-83, the birthday of Shelby Rabara. |
| 303 | * Dalmatian Jasper mockingly calls Pink Amethyst "[[WesternAnimation/PinkaliciousAndPeterrific pinkalicious]]". |
| 304 | * Another [[Creator/SimonFurman Furmanism]] is used. This time, it's "a short, sharp lesson". |
| 305 | * The desert planet Lancerik-40 is named for Creator/LanceHenriksen and his birth year of 1940. |
| 306 | * Zoisite's flashback involves the assassination of [[Creator/JKSimmons the king]] of [[Creator/DamienChazelle Chazelle]]. |
| 307 | -->'''King of Chazelle:''' If anyone of you doesn't find anything, [[Film/{{Whiplash}} I will personally gut you like a porcub!]] |
| 308 | * While Zoisite murders the king for shattering her team, she becomes covered in the king's [[Franchise/{{Danganronpa}} pink blood]]. |
| 309 | * Bloodstone offers to talk about her theories on [[Film/{{Avatar}} unobtanium]]. |
| 310 | |
| 311 | [[AC:Brain Brawl]] |
| 312 | * The Intelliga's home planet is named a portmanteau of Albert Einstein and Nikola Tesla's names. |
| 313 | * After losing to Bloodstone in the first round of the Brain Brawl, IQ begins to doubt her own intelligence by asking "[[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls If I'm not the smart one, who am I?!]]" |
| 314 | * For the second round of the Brain Brawl, the Pearls build a robot who resembles Film/TheTerminator, and it's pitted against Bloodstone's robot, which is [[ComicBook/IronMan colored red and gold with circular lights on its palms and chest]]. IQ's robot is also dubbed [[Series/TheXFiles Sculder]]. |
| 315 | * The robot fight begins when the announcer declares "[[Series/BattleBots ROBOTS, ACTIVATE!]]" |
| 316 | |
| 317 | [[AC:Giddy Up]] |
| 318 | * The planet that serves as this episode's setting is called [[Creator/SergioLeone Sergione-29]]. Among the regions of the planet mentioned are [[Creator/ClintEastwood East]] [[Creator/EliWallach Wall]][[Creator/LeeVanCleef eef]], [[Manga/OnePiece Alabastaquerque]], and [[Literature/TheButterBattleBook Yooka & Zooka]]. |
| 319 | * Yellow Diamond and her Pearl quote [[Series/TheMandalorian Moff Gideon]] almost word-for-word during their ultimatum. |
| 320 | -->'''Yellow Diamond:''' Greetings, leaders of Sergione-29. Your astute panic suggests that you understand your situation, but I would prefer to avoid any further violence, and encourage a moment of consideration for you just surrender your planet to me.\ |
| 321 | '''Bartender:''' What do you propose?\ |
| 322 | '''Yellow Pearl:''' Reasonable negotiation. The assurance my Diamond gives is this, we will act in our own self-interest, which at this time involves your cooperation and benefit. You have something we want, so either hand it over, or your storied lives will come to an unceremonious end. |
| 323 | * The ArcWords of this episode, courtesy of [[RetiredBadass the bartender]], are [[WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet "You give up a few things protecting what you love."]] |
| 324 | * Mr. Manco is said to be a massive cyborg humanoid who's more machine than man and is an utter BloodKnight, much like [[VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance Sundowner]]. [[Creator/CrispinFreeman They even share the same voice actor too.]] |
| 325 | * Likewise, the sheriff and his deputy are named for [[Anime/CowboyBebop Spike Spiegel and Radical Edward]] respectively. However, the sheriff looks more like Jet Black, complete with being voiced by Creator/BeauBillingslea, while the deputy looks and [[Creator/SteveBlum sounds]] like Spike. |
| 326 | |
| 327 | [[AC:Hard as Stone]] |
| 328 | * Pyrite is optimistic that she and the other failed lieutenants will be released from their cells soon and says they [[Film/MontyPythonsLifeOfBrian should always look on the bright side of life]]. |
| 329 | * The failed Concrete prototypes are demonstrated in a similar fashion to the [[Film/RoboCop2 RoboCop 2 prototypes]]. The second even tries to take off its head like a helmet. |
| 330 | * The Pearls are first seen stopping a Ruby uprising on [[Creator/CharlyneYi Yi]]. |
| 331 | * Cinnabar describes the Concretes as [[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch bulletproof, fireproof and can think faster than a supercomputer]]. |
| 332 | * Black Rutile's view on the Diamonds' change of heart is that [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith they've become the very thing they've sought to destroy]]. |
| 333 | * The Rutile Rebels' base's SelfDestructMechanism [[Film/{{Spaceballs}} skips the number seven while counting down, only to say it was just joking before starting over with seven. When the countdown ends, it declares "Have a nide day." before exploding.]] |
| 334 | |
| 335 | [[AC:Seeing Pink]] |
| 336 | * Xenotime's green gem is on her wrist and is in the shape of an hourglass, bringing to mind [[Franchise/Ben10 the Omnitrix]]. In addition, Xenotime spends her days in hiding on a farming planet in the Bennyson system. |
| 337 | * Creator/JodieWhittaker [[Series/DoctorWho once again plays a character heavily assosciated with time]]. |
| 338 | * While in prison during her flashback, Xenotime is restrained via [[Film/SilenceOfTheLambs a straitjacket and muzzle]]. |
| 339 | * Cinnabar proposes a toast to herself, the Rutile Rebels, and to Steven, [[Film/SpiderManFarFromHome just like Mysterio did]]. |
| 340 | |
| 341 | [[AC:Black, White and Red All Over]] |
| 342 | * A flashback to Cinnabar's first meeting with Black Rutile borrows heavily from a scene from ''WebVideo/HellsingUltimateAbridged''. |
| 343 | -->'''Black Rutile:''' And what has brought you into my army, little Gem?\ |
| 344 | '''Cinnabar:''' I have a burning devotion to the Homeworld cause that can only burn brighter with the shards and subjugation of the Crystal Gems!\ |
| 345 | '''Black Rutile:''' Haha, you'll fit right in, kiddo! |
| 346 | * Upon first discovering the Sun Incinerator, Lars declares [[Series/LostInSpace "Danger Will Robinson."]] This prompts Rhodonite to ask [[WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged who Will Robinson is, to which Lars replies "Homeworld is just no fun!"]] |
| 347 | * The firefight between the Pearls, the Off-Colors and Hessonite against Cinnabar's forces takes place in the [[WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers Bouchard system]]. |
| 348 | * The realization of the Concretes' modifications prompts this exchange. Even more amusingly, the chapter was released two days before May the Fourth. |
| 349 | -->'''Cap:''' [[Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker They fly now!]]\ |
| 350 | '''Pony:''' They fly now?!\ |
| 351 | '''Tails:''' They fly now. |
| 352 | * Xenotime's LastWords before getting poofed include [[Literature/{{Dune}} "Here I am, here I remain!"]] |
| 353 | ** Pony then responds with "[[Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia I've had just about enough of this Gem. Her smug aura mocks me.]]" |
| 354 | * When it's revealed that Cinnabar's team survived crashing into Shell, Pyrite says that it's at least better than getting scammed [[WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged by the Clorfors]]. |
| 355 | -->'''Pyrite:''' Dirty, money-grubbing [[SpaceJews Clorfors]], tried to clorf me right out of my Minerals! |
| 356 | * Zoisite declares [[Film/DumbAndDumber "We got no lair; we got no place to make Pearls; our ship is falling apart!"]]. When Cinnabar says that they need a new approach, Kyanite responds with, "So you're telling me there's a chance?" |
| 357 | |
| 358 | [[AC:A Little R&R]] |
| 359 | * When the Black Pearls introduce themselves to the Crystal Gems, Amethyst asks if they're on an ExplosiveLeash [[ComicBook/SuicideSquad that'll be triggered if they disobey orders]]. |
| 360 | * Thanks to Peridot, Sculder is now modified to become stronger in battle. [[Film/TheTerminator It also now has a leather jacket and sunglasses, which was her idea.]] |
| 361 | * Black Rutile tells Cap to [[Film/{{Goodfellas}} "Go home and get your stupid shinebox!"]] |
| 362 | * Braids compliments her upgraded axe by saying it could cut anyone who looks at it, [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda1 before sticking her fingers in her mouth like she got cut herself.]] |
| 363 | * During the fight between the Black Pearl Brigade and the Rutile Rebels, the narration for Pony's battle with White Topaz went like this. |
| 364 | -->[[VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance Meanwhile, standing there, Pony realized that White Topaz was just like her.]] |
| 365 | |
| 366 | [[AC: On A Clear Day, I Can See Justice]] |
| 367 | * The title of this chapter borrows from the musical ''Theatre/OnAClearDayYouCanSeeForever'', though it also borrows from [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS16E11OnAClearDayICantSeeMySister an episode of]] ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' parodying the same musical for its title. |
| 368 | * WordOfGod proudly admits in the author's notes that Sylvia Spectre and Torius Vosania are based on [[WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand Mira Nova]] and [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Maul]] respectively. |
| 369 | ** It's also said that Sylvia has elements of ComicBook/{{Superman}} and [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Rainbow Dash]] too. Fittingly, Sylvia's father is voiced by Creator/GeorgeNewbern, the voice of the Man of Steel in the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse from ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' onwards. |
| 370 | ** Sylvia's mother Grace is voiced by Creator/ElisabethMoss, one of the stars of the [[Film/TheInvisibleMan2020 2020 version]] of ''Literature/TheInvisibleMan''. |
| 371 | * Sylvia's boss at the [[ComicBook/{{Invincible}} Coalition of Galaxies]] is voiced by Creator/ChiMcBride and has multiple eyes covered by an EyepatchOfPower, effectively making him the ComicBook/NickFury of this AU, whom Chi has voiced in multiple Marvel cartoons. |
| 372 | * The capital city of Invisibon-9 is named [[Literature/TheInvisibleMan Griffin]]. |
| 373 | * The Brickhead Brothers that Sylvia contends with in the opening are parodies of the [[Franchise/Ben10 Vreedle Brothers]], complete with being voiced by Creator/RobPaulsen and Creator/JohnDiMaggio. |
| 374 | * Before meeting Sylvia, the Pearls were going on a mission to a planet in Series/TheTwilightZone called [[Franchise/TheIncredibles Frozone]]. |
| 375 | * During the final battle of the episode, Cinnabar mentions that she gained the trust of Torius by helping him conquer the [[WesternAnimation/WinxClub Third Vector of the Binary Galaxy]]. |
| 376 | * Sylvia says "[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Lali-ho]]" while confronting Cinnabar and stopping her from resetting the Pearls. |
| 377 | |
| 378 | [[AC: Through the Fire and the Flames]] |
| 379 | * The chapter gets its title from the Music/DragonForce song. |
| 380 | * Creator/KariWahlgren once again [[Anime/{{Promare}} plays a character associated with fire]]. |
| 381 | * Envyrno infiltrates the Servant by calling herself [[Literature/{{Animorphs}} Escafil and claiming she's on the run from the Yeerk-Bajir.]] She also takes the form of a creature who looks like a dead ringer for [[WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse King]]. |
| 382 | * Before discovering Escafil, some of the available jobs the Pearls suggest taking are [[WesternAnimation/AmericanDragonJakeLong going dragon-fighting]] on [[Creator/MaeWhitman Whitmae]], stopping a corrupted uprising on [[VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends Zaunpilt]], and [[Franchise/{{Stargate}} clearing a Goa'uld infestation]]. |
| 383 | * After successfully earning the Pearls' trust, Envyrno brags to Torius that they bought her WoundedGazelleGambit like [[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons a Vec]][[Series/StrangerThings na]] would buy a Pelopennese. |
| 384 | * Two of the planets that the Pearls suggest they take Escafil are [[Franchise/StarWars Dathofar]] and [[VideoGame/{{Metroid}} Zebes]]. However, the latter explodes, which causes Cap to complain how frequently that happens. |
| 385 | * Pony describes Escafil making every room she's in [[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb hotter than a sauna, but not as hot as a really big sauna]]. |
| 386 | * After being broken out of prison by Torius, Envyrno declares that [[Film/{{Casablanca}} it could be the start of a beautiful friendship.]] |
| 387 | * A kappa attacks Envyrno by performing a [[AssShove kancho]] and tells her to enjoy [[Manga/{{Naruto}} a thousand years of death]]. |
| 388 | |
| 389 | [[AC: Will of Iron]] |
| 390 | * The chapter contains multiple references to ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'', a few in particular being: |
| 391 | ** The opening narration is near lifted from Optimus Prime's opening monologue from ''Film/Transformers2007''. |
| 392 | ** The colony planet Budiansky-84 is named for Bob Budiansky, who created a majority of the Transformers lore for the [[ComicBook/TheTransformersMarvel Marvel comics]], and 1984, which was the year the franchise began. |
| 393 | ** Mercury quotes the famous "One shall stand, one shall fall" phrase while talking about the potential war between the Gems and the Metals that could spawn from Cinnabar's conquest of Budiansky-84. |
| 394 | ** Titanium believes that Gold has [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie the touch]] that will make him a great soldier. |
| 395 | ** Gold declares that he still functions when first meeting the Pearls. |
| 396 | ** The Tesquin inhabitants of Budiansky-84 are basically the Quintesson judges. |
| 397 | ** After Cinnabar's minions escape, Zinc says that she thought they were made of sterner stuff. |
| 398 | ** The Metals bid the Pearls farewell by saying "Till we are united!", an aping of "Till all are one." |
| 399 | |
| 400 | [[AC: Lords of the Universe]] |
| 401 | * Among the planets and galaxies mentioned in the opening narration are [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankGoingCommando the Bogon Galaxy]], [[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya the Sky Canopy Domain]], [[VideoGame/{{Spore}} the Aeron Galaxy]], [[Series/StargateAtlantis the Pegasus Galaxy]], [[Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxyTrilogy the Ford Galaxy]], [[Series/DoctorWho the Seraphia Galaxy]], [[Series/StrangerThings the Upside Down]] (which is rich in [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Illudium Q-36]]), [[Manga/BloodBlockadeBattlefront Hell]][[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure knight's Lot]], the [[Anime/DragonBallZDeadZone Makyo Star System]], [[Series/{{ALF}} Melmac]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Spira]], [[Literature/BlindAlley Cepheus-18]], [[ComicBook/TheWorldsOfAldebaran Aldebaran]], [[Film/TheDarkCrystal Thra]], [[WesternAnimation/PlanetSheen Zeenu]], [[WesternAnimation/SuperRobotMonkeyTeamHyperforceGo Shuggazoom]] and [[Franchise/Ben10 Petropia]]. |
| 402 | * Batsputin's EvilChancellor is named [[WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}} Bartok]]. |
| 403 | * Being voiced by Creator/ChristopherLloyd, Batsputin says things that reference Lloyd's previous roles. Aside from being named for [[WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}} Rasputin]], he also says [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture "Great Scott!"]] and [[Film/SuburbanCommando "I GOT DOZENS MORE FROZEN TODAY!"]] |
| 404 | ** In the same scene as the latter line, Batsputin calls Mr. Bartok a [[WesternAnimation/{{Cyberchase}} duncebucket]] while commenting on his cybernetics. |
| 405 | * The flashback of the battle between Batsputin and Torius Vosania in their youth harkens back to [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith the battle between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker]]. |
| 406 | * The Universal Lords are also walking references. Dionna of the Dunes seems to be an {{Expy}} of ComicBook/WonderWoman, Reximillian resembles the ComicBook/{{Nextwave}} version of [[ComicBook/MoonGirlAndDevilDinosaur Devil Dinosaur]], Empress Vigrid carries elements of VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}} and [[WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse Eda Clawthorne]], Wobbla the Great is an {{Expy}} of [[Franchise/StarWars Jabba the Hutt]], and Ezlipsia is an expy of [[WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss Octavia Goetia]]. |
| 407 | |
| 408 | [[AC: Light the Way]] |
| 409 | * Cinnabar describes Torius as having [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014 the demeanor of a pouty child]]. |
| 410 | * Torius has a flashback to when he was working for a criminal named [[VideoGame/{{Klonoa}} Phantomile]] on the planet [[Music/LedZeppelin Zepp]][[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure eli]]. |
| 411 | * Bobbite describes Torius as [[Music/TechN9ne having the drive and the power he hungers for]], [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson and the determination to devour anything he puts the work into while taking what he thinks is his.]] |
| 412 | * Torius tells the Brickhead brothers not to apologize for getting themselves arrested. After all, [[WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan he never does.]] |
| 413 | * Spinel assumes [[Manga/OnePiece Monkey D. Luffy's]] Gear 2nd pose before the fight against the Vosania Syndicate. |
| 414 | * Torius's MechaMooks are named [[VideoGame/{{Warframe}} Tinnoids]]. |
| 415 | ** In another ''Warframe'' reference, Sylvia Spectre is reintroduced by having stopped a trafficking ring in the Origin system. |
| 416 | ** The Greenir are mentioned by Bobbite when he regrows his head, which sounds very similar to Grineer. |
| 417 | * When Sylvia makes her BigDamnHeroes moment, Braids yells [[VideoGame/{{Overwatch}} "Cheers, the cavalry is here!"]] |
| 418 | * [[WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged This dialogue]] between Saturn and Uranus once the Vosania Syndicate is finally defeated. |
| 419 | -->'''Uranus:''' Hey, Saturn.\ |
| 420 | '''Saturn:''' What is it, Uranus?\ |
| 421 | '''Uranus:''' [[CaptainObvious We're going to prison, Saturn.]]\ |
| 422 | '''Saturn:''' I see that, Uranus.\ |
| 423 | '''Uranus:''' [[PrisonRape Don't drop the soap this time.]] [[NoodleIncident I don't think we have enough guys to take the fall for us this time.]]\ |
| 424 | '''Saturn:''' [[CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon I swear, I'm gonna shiv you and turn your gut into a nook, Uranus!]] |
| 425 | |
| 426 | [[AC: Shining Diamond, Part 1]] |
| 427 | * According to Cinnabar, the Black Pearls have captured enough Gems for her to call them all [[Film/TheWarriors 20,000 hardcore rebels]]. |
| 428 | * Lars ends his BadassBoast to the Rutile Rebels with [[WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse "NOW EAT THIS, SUCKERS!"]]. |
| 429 | * During her massacre of the Off-Colors, Xenotime takes a moment to cry out [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure "WRRRRYYYY!"]]. |
| 430 | * Cinnabar's RousingSpeech is a near-perfect, and much shorter, recreation of [[Manga/{{Hellsing}} the Major's.]] |
| 431 | -->'''Cinnabar:''' My friends, it has often been said that I like war. Friends, I like war. NO! Friends. I. LOVE. WAR. I love genocide; I love destruction, I love causing [[WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends confusion and delay]], I love chaos, I just love every act of war that can occur on this or any other planet. My heart leaps with joy whenever there are enemies that try their best to resist, only to have their hopes completely dashed by our superior numbers and firepower. And the sight of traitors being strung up like the cowardly wretches they are is just as much an irresistible pleasure. But unfortunately, it seems now that I am forbidden from doing what I love doing, what I was meant to do. But thanks to all of you, my love for war has been reignited. ''(the Gems start chanting)'' My friends, all I ask for is war. A war so grand that it shall make the cosmos quiver! We may be but a large battalion, but we will remind all Gems what they were meant to be! We will remind them what it means to be warriors, to take what's ours with no remorse for who we take it from! My friends, all I ask is to bring them all hell. |
| 432 | * Kyanite combines two famous {{Badass Boast}}s for hers. |
| 433 | -->'''Kyanite:''' Let's make one thing clear, Citrine. [[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} I'm not in here with you, you're in here with me!]] [[Series/BreakingBad Let me clue you all in, you are all in danger, and that danger is me! A Gem opens the door and gets poofed, you think that of me? No, I am the one who knocks!]] |
| 434 | * Similar to Kyanite, Cinnabar quotes ''Breaking Bad'' for another speech. But this time, she quotes Gus Fring instead of Walter White. |
| 435 | -->'''Cinnabar:''' Now we have no one left to oppose us! And to anyone that still won't obey, I suggest you pack your things and leave, or fight us all and die! |
| 436 | * The final piece of dialogue from the chapter is Púrén yelling [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid "Pearls? Pearls?! PEARLS!"]] |
| 437 | |
| 438 | [[AC: Shining Diamond, Part 2]] |
| 439 | * Hessonite's origin story involves her protecting three Gems in an alleyway from a criminal, the latter being a deliberate nod to the origin story of ComicBook/{{Batman}}. |
| 440 | * Blue Topaz yells about how Hessonite's attempts to fight her are [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure "USELESS USELESS USELESS USELESS!"]] |
| 441 | * Upon arriving in the prison tower to break everyone out, Sylvia says [[Film/MeanGirls "Get in losers, we're saving the Pearls!"]] |
| 442 | * Cinnabar mentions planning to obliterate the [[VideoGame/GhostOfTsushima Jinsakai]] if they don't bring her offerings. |
| 443 | * The Black Pearl Brigade's new suits are now ''Franchise/PowerRangers''-styled ColorCodedForYourConvenience. Cap is red, Pony is blue, IQ is green, Braids is yellow, Tails is pink, and Shell, now reborn as Nacre, is mostly white. |
| 444 | * When Lars and Hessonite leave for Earth, Nacre muses that their party may be down to [[Film/OceansEleven eleven, but they're still as strong as an ocean.]] |
| 445 | * After Cinnabar's ultimate defeat and imprisonment on Revanche 666, Navy tries to cheer everyone up by singing [[Film/MontyPythonsLifeOfBrian "Always Look On The Bright Side of Life".]] She gets shut up immediately. |
| 446 | [[/folder]] |
| 447 | |
| 448 | [[folder:The Trial of Black Rutile]] |
| 449 | * It's revealed that Black Rutile emerged from a Zeta Kindergarten on [[Series/StrangerThings Demorgon]]-[[WebVideo/DragonBallZABridged 419]]. |
| 450 | * Black Rutile expresses her desire to ascend through White Diamond's court to become TheDragon, [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings where all shall love her and despair]]. |
| 451 | * White Topaz is said to have originated from a Sigma Kindergarten on [[Characters/BreakingBadGustavoFring Gustafring]]. |
| 452 | * In a flashback to Black Rutile's rivalry with Pink Diamond, she is shown invading the planet [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Utrokrang-847]] in the Lairdman galaxy, where the inhabitants are small, brain-like aliens. |
| 453 | * Cat's Eye's first line in the one-shot channels [[Characters/BreakingBadSaulGoodman a certain other]] AmoralAttorney. |
| 454 | -->'''Cat's Eye:''' [[Series/BreakingBad Did you know you have rights, my friend? Well, the laws of this planet say you do, and so do I! I believe until proven guilty, you are perfectly innocent, Black Rutile! And that's why I will fight for you!]] |
| 455 | * After calling Laz to the stand and once again insulting her nickname, Cat's Eye muses that [[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerbTheMovieAcrossThe2ndDimension if she had a Mineral for every court case where jury members had the most abhorrent nicknames, she'd have two Minerals. Which isn't a lot, but she finds it insane it happened twice.]] |
| 456 | * When asked by Laz after the events of "Why so Blue?" why she's on Aozul 2. |
| 457 | -->'''Black Rutile:''' Well, let's just say I've been watching you and saw that you needed a comforting shoulder to cry on. What the jank do you think I'm here for?!\ |
| 458 | '''Laz:''' [[WebVideo/DragonBallZABridged I don't know, admiring the trees?]] |
| 459 | * After Laz, a fellow manipulater says her Gems will see right through Black Rutile's lies, Black Rutile responds with this. |
| 460 | -->'''Black Rutile:''' [[Film/MenInBlack One gem is clever, but a whole group of them will become confused and wild. They will then start craving for the truth, give it to them, and they will praise you for it.]] |
| 461 | * This dialogue once James Brenner takes to the witness stand. |
| 462 | -->'''Cat's Eye:''' Objection! [[ComicBook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns My client here is a sensitive Gem who was merely a victim of Steven's psychotic obsession with enforcing his twisted and fascist views on love and affection.]]\ |
| 463 | '''Black Rutile:''' [[ComicBook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns But I thought I was the one with the psychotic obsession.]] ''(the court starts laughing)''\ |
| 464 | '''Cat's Eye:''' [[ComicBook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns Regardless, young Mr. Universe is an obsessive-compulsive, narcissistic, hero-complexed lunatic who needs to know that his distorted desires are harming others!]] |
| 465 | * When Lapis says she wanted to convince Laz and Zuli by force and decided to get dirty once all else failed, a member of the audience yells "[[WesternAnimation/HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw Ha ha!]] [[HehHehYouSaidX Dirty.]]" |
| 466 | * Black Rutile's final TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to Steven takes a few cues from other, similar speeches. |
| 467 | -->'''Black Rutile:''' Oh, here we go again. "La-dee-dah, I'm Steven Universe! I love emotionally abusing my so-called friends, guilt-tripping enemies into thinking that doing what they were made to do is wrong, and brainwashing the masses to think I'm a poor, misunderstood soul! But it's okay because everyone loves me, and I am totally not a sociopath!" No, I'm sick of this! I'm sick of all of this! [[WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty The only connection between your mental issues and the sickness destroying your family is that everyone, especially you, uses kindness and love to justify that sickness!]] [[WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman You can't just act like a complete psycho and then feel bad about it like that makes everything okay! You need to be better, Steven!]] But oh no, you kept pushing yourself to be the worst person you can be, and you're rewarded with the most perfect life imaginable where everything goes your way! You may think you're saving the world and helping others, but all you're doing is forcing everyone to adjust your corrupt ideals like a tyrant! It's just like Pink always did; [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} you think you're entitled to everything because your black and white tunnel vision makes you think you're suffering! But suffering isn't enough!]] If you're too entitled to listen all the way through, let me make one thing clear. [[WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman You are all things that are wrong with you. It's not the Gems, the Diamonds, your no-good mother, or even me! It's you,]] and how much of a [[PrecisionFStrike BLASTED]] MIGRAINE YOU ARE! |
| 468 | [[/folder]] |
| 469 | |
| 470 | [[folder:Little Homeworld Life season 1]] |
| 471 | |
| 472 | [[AC: Enrollment]] |
| 473 | * Black Rutile's WakingNonSequitur in the first scene is her declaring "[[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles I love being a turtle, dudes.]]" |
| 474 | * Aquamarine greets Black Rutile by asking her "[[WesternAnimation/MiloMurphysLaw How has your day been progressing?]]" |
| 475 | * This exchange during the nightmare: |
| 476 | -->'''HiveMind:''' Steven is no fascist! He is our savior!\ |
| 477 | '''Black Rutile:''' [[ComicBook/InjusticeGodsAmongUs He is literally the grandson of the Gems we called gods!]] |
| 478 | * Black Rutile's LastWords before she wakes up are "[[Film/DayOfTheDead1985 CHOKE ON THEM! CHOKE ON THEM!]]" |
| 479 | * WordOfGod proudly admits that in terms of design, Serpentine is a blatant {{Expy}} of [[Manga/SoulEater Medsusa Gorgon]]. |
| 480 | * Beryl introduces herself to every Gem she comes across by saying "Hi, my name's Beryl! [[Manga/SpyXFamily Baa!]]" |
| 481 | * When Black Rutile spills coffee (or as she calls it, [[WesternAnimation/TheDragonPrince hot brown morning potion]]) on her whiteboard in response to Garnet and White Topaz barging into her home, she yells "[[Series/FamilyMatters Look at what you did!]]" |
| 482 | * Black Rutile's maniacal rant during Amethyst's class is basically her channeling her inner [[Franchise/BreakingBad Saul Goodman]]. |
| 483 | -->'''Black Rutile:''' [[Series/BetterCallSaul I don't care about you; you are all nothing to me, less than nothing! You are all like a bacterium! A mindless scourge that only lives to spread, grow, and infect. But I am a vaccine that can travel to worlds you cannot even imagine! You can't conceive what I'm capable of, you all underestimate my full potential yet again! I'm so far beyond you, I'm like an angel wreathed in luminescent darkness!]] |
| 484 | * Aquamarine describes her sculpture of Steven as her [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy sculpting the truth. She sculpted her truth]]. |
| 485 | * Black Rutile defines the words repugnant, squalid, and concentration camp to Beryl just like how [[Anime/DragonBallSuperBroly Frieza defined repugnant to Goku]]. |
| 486 | * The Vortexxer seems to be a mix of the Franchise/{{Stargate}} and WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty's portals. It also seems to be visually similar to the phase gates from VideoGame/{{Subnautica}}. The way Black Rutile describes it makes the ''Stargate'' reference even more obvious. |
| 487 | -->'''Black Rutile:''' [[Film/{{Stargate}} The device is essentially a hyper-advanced warp pad. It has been modifed to travel not only this universe but every universe as well. It's kind of like a ring-shaped gate. Comes with a dialer. You hit the symbols, it spins around, and lights come on.]] |
| 488 | |
| 489 | [[AC: Two Birds on a Wire]] |
| 490 | * The title for this episode comes from the Music/ReginaSpektor song of the same name. |
| 491 | * The log that Black Rutile presents has the code 6-18-12, the premiere date of ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' on June 18, 2012. |
| 492 | * One universe the Vortexxer led to was one [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear where organics knew they couldn't change their society in a post-apocalyptic landscape, so they blamed creatures called Beasts rather than reflect on themselves.]] |
| 493 | * After a group of Pearls used as guinea pigs for testing the Vortexxer disappear, Black Rutile declares that they have been sent to some [[WesternAnimation/{{AdventureTime}} distant lands known as Ooo]], and they might as well be as good as gone there. While one of her colleagues says it doesn't look too bad, she then remarks notcto judge it by its appearance as she describes the place as a [[CrapsaccharineWorld nightmare pretending to be a daydream]]. |
| 494 | * After rediscovering the Vortexxer, Black Rutile takes the time to demonstrate universes outside of their own. As an example, she uses the canon ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' world that she dubs Earth-2013 and its pilot, which she dubs [[WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty super weird]]. |
| 495 | * Aquamarine tries to keep the rhythm between her and Eyeball in a flashback, and she adds" [[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb Not like you ain't got rhythm.]]" |
| 496 | * After returning the Vortexxer to Little Homeworld, Black Rutile paraphrases [[VideoGame/{{Bioshock}} Andrew Ryan]] by declaring "No gods or lords, only survivors!" |
| 497 | * As Eyeball performs a hostile takeover of the Ruby Squad at the end of the episode, she commands "[[Film/CaptainPhillips Look at me! I'm the captain now! And you're gonna do what I say, whether you want to or not!]]" |
| 498 | |
| 499 | [[AC: Date Night]] |
| 500 | * When Jasper asks if Garnet really means that she'll teach her how to act on a date, Garnet responds with "[[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Yes. Definitely. Absolutely.]]" |
| 501 | * Jasper has a particular question to ask during her practice date with Pearl. As it turns out, Pearl immediately recognizes where the question came from. |
| 502 | -->'''Jasper:''' [[Film/MyDinnerWithAndre So, uh, has it ever occurred to you, Pearl, that the process that creates this boredom that we see in the world now may very well be a self-perpetuating, unconscious form of brainwashing created by a world totalitarian government based on money, and that all of this is much more dangerous than one think?]] |
| 503 | * Bismuth mentions a cartoon she likes called [[WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers "Harry's Hot Dogs", about a family running a hot dog restaurant and the adventures they get into]]. |
| 504 | * The waiter at the Crab Shack introduces himself by saying "Series/MyNameIsEarl". This is especially fitting since the Crab Shack is named after the LocalHangout from that series. |
| 505 | * White Topaz orders herself a [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} strawberry sunrise with no ice and a little umbrella]] to go with her sauteed crab legs. When Jasper orders herself some shrimp fried rice, she wonders if [[MemeticMutation a shrimp was trained to fry the rice]]. |
| 506 | * A man named Lynn expresses his admriation for Jasper, much to the shock of his wife Bobbi. Given the ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'' reference earlier, it's likely these two are genderbent versions of Bob and Linda Belcher. |
| 507 | * Lapis echoes Jasper's thoughts about shrimp fried rice, which causes Bismuth to say that a shrimp lifting the frying pan would make it [[Film/KingKong the eighth wonder of the world]]. |
| 508 | * When Jasper discovers the Crystal Gems watching her and White Topaz share their first kiss, she yells out "AND IS PERIDOT SERIOUSLY FILMING US RIGHT NOW?!" as Peridot records it with a video camera. She was likely one PrecisionFStrike away from turning into [[WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss Moxxie discovering Blitzo stalking him and Millie]]. |
| 509 | |
| 510 | [[AC: The Big Lazuli]] |
| 511 | * As indicated by the title, the episode is a WholePlotReference to ''Film/TheBigLebowski'', featuring Lapis in the role of The Dude, Peridot as Walter, and Teal Zircon as Donny. |
| 512 | ** The other titular Lazuli is Jeffrey Lazuli, an {{Expy}} of Jeffrey Lebowski played by Creator/JohnGoodman, right down to sharing the same first name. Similarly, his daughter Tara fills the role of Bunny Lebowski, while his wife Maude is named after Jeffrey Lebowski's daughter. In the latter case, they're both played by Creator/JulianneMoore. |
| 513 | ** Jeffrey Lazuli's butler is named after Creator/PhilipSeymourHoffman, who plays Brandt in ''Lebowski''. |
| 514 | ** Lapis, Peridot and Teal are led to the Lazulis' mansion on Rosebud Mountain by a cowboy who seems to be a reference to the Stranger. |
| 515 | ** The Deity is a blatant reference to The Jesus. He is also said to drive a Torino. |
| 516 | ** Upon first meeting Jeff, Teal Zircon takes a moment to compliment the carpet in his office. Jeff replies by saying that it ties the room together. |
| 517 | ** Jeffrey proclaims "The Lazuli abides." at one point. |
| 518 | ** Teal Zircon quotes one of The Jesus's {{Badass Boast}}s to describe The Deity. |
| 519 | -->'''Teal:''' If we pull any crazy stuff on him, we flash a piece out on the lanes; he'll take it away from us and do who knows what horrible things he can do. |
| 520 | ** During the bowling game between Peridot and The Deity, Teal Zircon tries to raise a losing Peridot's spirits by saying this could turn into an underdog story while also saying "I bet you can see where it goes from there." Peridot's response? |
| 521 | -->'''Peridot:''' Whatever, that's, like, your opinion, TZ. |
| 522 | ** Mr. Shreds is a parody of Jackie Treehorn, while Tank and Collar are parodies of the guys who pissed on the Dude's carpet. |
| 523 | ** At the end of the episode, Peridot declares this to be the weirdest day they've had yet and decides "Come on Lapis, let's go bowling." |
| 524 | ** The final scene of the episode is The Deity getting a face full of ash. |
| 525 | * Much of the episode takes place in [[Film/JurassicPark Lizwater, Montana]], a town famous for its dinosaur digsites which are described as like a "Jurassic park". |
| 526 | * Jeffrey Lazuli lives up on [[Film/CitizenKane Rosebud Mountain, which is said to be a great place to sled on in the winter]]. |
| 527 | * Aside from Mr. Shreds and his goons Tank & Collar, Tara has been targeted by nihilists, [[Film/NoCountryForOldMen creepy hitmen]], [[Film/{{Fargo}} crazy car salespeople]], and [[Film/OBrotherWhereArtThou runaway chain gangs]]. |
| 528 | * Tank asks Collar [[WesternAnimation/ClerksTheAnimatedSeries "Why are we walking like this?"]] as the two scale Rosebud Mountain when they could've easily go up the mountain trail and climb the fence. |
| 529 | * After Lapis and Tara are kidnapped, Jeffrey asks Peridot if she expected their plan to go like ''Literature/ThePrinceAndThePauper''. |
| 530 | * [[Creator/JohnGoodman Jeff]] mentions a friend named [[Creator/RoseanneBarr Roseanne]] who he can call to help pay the ransom. |
| 531 | * Among the various obstacles Peridot and Teal go through to save their cash from the bluejay are [[Film/{{Clerks}} wisecracking store clerks]]. |
| 532 | * A woman tells Peridot to Film/FollowThatBird. |
| 533 | * The Deity frequently hangs out at [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCity Big Bills Bowls]]. |
| 534 | * After Peridot demonstrates her ferrokinesis, The Deity brags that [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean he can flip her off in American, French, Japanese, and Italian style]]. |
| 535 | * When lying about using Peridot's suitcase full of cash to help his starving village, The Deity declares [[Film/{{Spaceballs}} "I guarantee it. Would I lie?"]] while giving an AsideGlance. |
| 536 | * As The Deity makes his getaway, he declares [[WesternAnimation/CloneHigh "Nothing bad ever happens to The Deity!"]] |
| 537 | |
| 538 | [[AC: But Wait, There's More!]] |
| 539 | * As the title implies, a ton of famous commercials are referenced in this episode. |
| 540 | ** The episode opens with a parody of ''Advertising/BigBillHells.'' |
| 541 | ** Teal's first commercial is a send-up of ''Advertising/TheMostInterestingManInTheWorld'' with a dash of Creator/BurtReynolds' pin-up poster. |
| 542 | ** The second is a parody of ''Advertising/TheManYourManCouldSmellLike''. |
| 543 | ** The third features Teal Zircon dressing up as Creator/BillyMays. |
| 544 | ** The fourth has Teal channeling Advertising/FlexSeal. |
| 545 | ** The final one is a parody of Creator/VinceOffer. |
| 546 | * After the first commercial, Teal suggests something related to cricket, causing Peridot to say this. |
| 547 | -->'''Peridot:''' [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1990 Cricket?! Nobody understands cricket! You must know what a crumpet is to comprehend cricket!]] |
| 548 | * As a way of demonstrating her mirage band's illusion powers, Teal Zircon dresses in a [[ComicBook/HarleyQuinn jester costume and calls the Gems puddin',]] turns the set into a disco club before telling everyone to shake their groove things, and finally recreates the Titanic while declaring [[Film/Titanic1997 "My friends, it's been an honor playing with you."]] |
| 549 | * Black Rutile's attempted propaganda video has her referring to herself as [[ComicBook/VForVendetta a humble veteran cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of fate]]. |
| 550 | |
| 551 | [[AC: A Fandom Divided]] |
| 552 | * The author admits to this episode being a near WholePlotReference to the ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'' episode "Civil Wart". |
| 553 | * Before Peridot introduces Camp Pining Hearts, a few of the Gems profess some of the shows they like to watch. Teal mentions [[Series/GameOfThrones Challenge of Castles]], Watermelon Tourmaline says she likes [[Series/TheSopranos The Gandolfinis]], and Desert Glass finds herself relating to [[Series/OrangeIsTheNewBlack Black and White Are The New Blue]]. |
| 554 | * Pearl is a little wary about screening Camp Pining Hearts out of fear that this will turn the fandom toxic, like a certain Crying Breakfast Friends fan-artist who nearly committed suicide because she was bullied for drawing Sad Spoon too thin. The author said he wanted to reference a certain incident in the Steven Universe fandom for ages, and it seems the [=Zamii070=] incident was that one. |
| 555 | * The hunter in the "Hunting Season" episode is basically just WesternAnimation/ElmerFudd, complete with his signature [[ElmuhFuddSyndwome speech impediment]]. He also shouts [[Film/TheSoundOfMusic "Oh, a deew! A femawe deew!"]] when discovering a doe in the forest. |
| 556 | * The actor playing Pierre is named [[Literature/TheTwilightSaga Jacob]] [[Literature/FiftyShadesOfGrey Steele]]. Likewise, the actors who play Percy and Paulette are named Edward Christian and Bella Anastasia respectively. |
| 557 | * In addition, Jacob is voiced by Creator/JensenAckles, who [[Series/{{Supernatural}} has experience with teen dramas]] and DieForOurShip. |
| 558 | * Aquamarine dubs the shipping war between Teal Zircon and Cat's Eye to be Film/AFutileAndStupidGesture. |
| 559 | * The two Imperial Topazes guarding the greenhouse emulate [[Film/TheWizardOfOz the Emerald City guards]] by declaring "NOBODY GETS IN TO SEE THE GRAND SHIPPER OF PIERRE AND PERCY, NOT NOBODY, NOT NOHOW!" When Peridot reveals that she ships Percy with Pierre, one of them declares [[Manga/ArakawaUnderTheBridge "Oh, I see you are a Gem of culture as well.]] |
| 560 | * Teal Zircon offers Peridot [[WeCanRuleTogether to join her side]] the same way [[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack Darth Vader tried convincing Luke Skywalker to join the dark side after revealing he's Luke's father]]. |
| 561 | * The Percy/Pierre shippers convince Peridot to join them with the catchy chant of "[[Film/{{Freaks}} One of us, one of us! One of us, one of us! We accept her, we accept her! Be one of us, be one of us!]]" |
| 562 | * Cat's Eye says this during her debate with Lapis: |
| 563 | -->'''Cat's Eye:''' Oh please, [[WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}} you think this is like a cartoon where you can make everything better in just a few minutes flat?! You need to let it go]], little girl. You are indeed correct that [[Music/{{Queen}} this is the real life, not just a fantasy!]] |
| 564 | * When fretting about possibly betraying Peridot, Lapis is told of [[WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}} one teensy-weensy, but ever so crucial little detail she had forgotten about.]] |
| 565 | * Meanwhile, Peridot feels betrayed about Lapis backstabbing her, to which Teal replies with [[WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}} "It's always sad to see a friend go, isn't it?"]] |
| 566 | * When Peridot and Lapis engage in a brief attempt at a IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight, Lapis proclaims [[WebAnimation/HomestarRunner "The good times are over!"]] |
| 567 | |
| 568 | [[AC: Wet and Wild]] |
| 569 | * ''[[Series/{{Baywatch}} Coast Patrol]]'' is brought up again, and this time it's implied there [[Film/Baywatch2017 a reboot film]] starring [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson a wrestler]] whose name Lapis can't get right, calling him names like The Stone and [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender The Boulder]]. |
| 570 | * When Laz is tossed into the pool to demonstrate how to save someone from drowning, Zuli [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2 tells her to collect air bubbles and watch out for the creepy background music]]. |
| 571 | * When Aquamarine struggles to swim in the ocean currents, Laz yells at her to [[WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged "FLY UP!"]] |
| 572 | * Once Aquamarine is saved, Lapis tells her [[WesternAnimation/{{Moana}} that she's probably looking for the words "thank you", and replies with "you're welcome."]] Aquamarine then leaves be declaring [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark "Screw you guys, I'm going home!"]] |
| 573 | |
| 574 | [[AC: The Krav Maga Gem]] |
| 575 | * If the title hasn't told you by now, this chapter is a WholePlotReference to the ''Franchise/TheKarateKid'' films, complete with Creator/RalphMacchio, William Zabka, and Creator/HilarySwank all making cameo appearances in a flashback. Theresa even says that her Krav Maga training reminds her of the film and compares her OldMaster to Mr. Miyagi. |
| 576 | * The two rival characters of ''Divine Fighters of Mother Nature'' are named [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Jotaro]] [[Manga/{{Keijo}} Kaminashi]] and [[Franchise/YuGiOh Seto]] [[Manga/JujutsuKaisen Itadori]]. The former uses [[Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba Autumn Leaves Breathing Style]]: Rake Flechette, while the latter uses [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood Spring Breeze Overdrive:]] Butterfly Metamorphosis. The two are also voiced by Creator/SeanSchemmel and Creator/ChristopherSabat, best known as a [[Manga/DragonBall certain other pair of anime rivals.]] |
| 577 | * While showing Teal Zircon the above-mentione show, Lapis suggests watching [[WesternAnimation/RegularShow Planet Chasers: Starlight Excellent, which she states is so addictive, you could watch it all day everyday.]] |
| 578 | * Teal starts channeling [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Naruto Uzumaki]] during her first confrontation with Jasper. Coincidentally, the chapter was released on the 20th anniversary of the ''Naruto'' anime. Her comment to Jasper about if "if our insurmountable tension means we're actually in love with each other!" also echoes the HoYay-filled relationship between Naruto and Sasuke. |
| 579 | * Teal's NonSequiturThud has her yell [[Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia "I have seen raccoons and oysters dancing in the head of a pin with the angels. They are laughing!"]] |
| 580 | * During the meeting between the President and the Crystal Gems, Amethyst brings up a misogynist influencer named [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Tate Andre Kate]] [[TakeThat who Pearl is disgusted by and asks how people can take him seriously.]] |
| 581 | * Adding to the ''Film/TheKarateKid'' references, Theresa describes Krav Maga using Cobra Kai's motto "Strike first, strike hard, no mercy." |
| 582 | * Theresa owns [[Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir a Bel-Air Prince 1990]], the equivalent to a Chevrolet Bel-Air, that she once won from Creator/WillSmith back in 2014. |
| 583 | -->'''Teal:''' [[WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged She's a Buick!]] |
| 584 | * While making dinner for Theresa, Teal gets a tomato thrown her way, and Theresa responds with [[Film/DodgeballATrueUnderdogStory "If you can dodge a tomato, you can dodge a big, orange Amazon!"]] |
| 585 | * Theresa keeps a vast collection of rare plants she goes out to collect, to the point where she refers to herself as [[Characters/BatmanPoisonIvy Poison Ivy]]. |
| 586 | * When Teal finally realizes her training has mostly been doing chores for Theresa around Number One Observatory Place, she complains about how she didn't get to [[KamehameHadouken fire giant lasers from her hands]], [[Manga/OnePiece stretch her body like rubber]], [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure summon a ghost to do the fighting for her]], or [[Manga/SoulEater turn into a living weapon.]] |
| 587 | * It's revealed that Theresa came from Empire City and went to college at [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Empire State University]]. While studying there, she had roommates named [[WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman Carolyn]], [[Series/HotInCleveland Victoria]], and [[CallBack Lilith]]. |
| 588 | * During her flashback, a teenage version of Theresa has dreams about [[WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse being a witch with a human apprentice, a bratty demon son, a crush on a cute band geek, and a sister who cursed her to turn into a monster and was on the run from a genocidal fascist Puritan]]. |
| 589 | * Master Dan says to the young Theresa that [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1990 the path to peace begins with a friendly ear.]] |
| 590 | * A few more Ninja Turtles references show up during the fight between Teal and Jasper. Teal starts yelling [[ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesMirage "JASPER! I AM HERE!", "JASPER, FACE ME!", and "Jasper, do you fear me?!"]], and later yells Casey Jones' "Goongala!" BattleCry. Meanwhile, Jasper makes this declaration. |
| 591 | -->'''Jasper:''' I, on the other hand, have been fighting since the day I was created, [[WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheTeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesTheMovie and I've forever known what you fail to understand! STRENGTH ALWAYS PREVAILS!]] |
| 592 | * As a parting gift for Theresa, Teal conjures up a [[Film/TheGodfather horse head]] with her illusion bracelet. |
| 593 | * The final scene of the chapter is [[Film/DragonBallEvolution Theresa and Amethyst charging at each other as they prepare to fight]]. Amethyst also shapeshifts her attire into that which is similar to the one worn by [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ryu]] for the fight. And then there's their pre-fight banter. |
| 594 | -->'''Amethyst:''' [[Franchise/MortalKombat Don't expect a flawless victory for you!]]\ |
| 595 | '''Theresa:''' [[Franchise/MortalKombat You're in for a real fatality yourself.]] |
| 596 | |
| 597 | [[AC: To Err Is Human]] |
| 598 | * The opening narration says that the Topaz family originally lived in [[Franchise/ArchieComics Riverdale]] before Ash Topaz was transferred there by Hiram Lodge. |
| 599 | * The Topazes' new neighbor is Ted Sanders, a [[{{Expy}} near dead-ringer]] for [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Ned Flanders]]. |
| 600 | * When Eyeball's human counterpart rushes to tell Ruth Black about Whitney Topaz, she starts panting so much that Ruth makes it out to be news that [[WebAnimation/HomestarRunner Dripping Yellow Madness has come back after moving out after fifth grade.]] |
| 601 | * Among Amy Thomas's homeroom class, aside from Whitney, Thea Zick, and Jasper Brooks are [[Franchise/PowerRangers Thomas Olive]], [[Series/TheMiddle Susie Heckler]], [[Franchise/YuGiOh Joseph Wheely]], and [[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb Kandace Flan]]. |
| 602 | * Whitney's phone number that she gives to Jasper ends with JennysNumber. |
| 603 | * As Ruth Black gathers the student council to discuss Whitney, she recites a familar set of ArcWords. |
| 604 | -->'''Ruth:''' [[Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena If it cannot break out of its shell, the chick will die without being born. We are the chick; the world is our egg. If we don't crack the world's shell, we will die without being born. Smash the world's shell.]] |
| 605 | -->'''Student Council:''' For the revolution of the world! |
| 606 | * According to Abbie Newman, the human version of Alpha Kyanite, [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Pete Parus]] was a student of Crystal High and the two even dated once. |
| 607 | * When the council suggests digging up some dirt on the Topaz family to ruin them, Xanthe Turner states that their records are all perfectly clean. Not one of them has done [[Music/DirtyDeedsDoneDirtCheap dirty deeds for dirt cheap.]] |
| 608 | * One of Biddie Matthews' students at her gym class is [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo a hippie-like boy that Biddie calls Rogers.]] |
| 609 | * To Whitney's dismay, the lunchroom primarily serves [[WesternAnimation/MakingFiends beef jerky, clams and grape punch]]. |
| 610 | * Once Ruth Black's insidiousness is exposed and she's promptly stripped of her leadership of the student council, everybody at the football game starts singing a parody of [[Film/HighSchoolMusical "We're All In This Together"]]. This extends to the source of the dream, which was White Topaz falling asleep while watching ''Boarding School Broadway''. |
| 611 | |
| 612 | [[AC: From Russia With Hate, Part 1]] |
| 613 | * The author's notes specifically credits ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove'' and ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough'' as inspiration for the chapter, the former also being referenced in the title. |
| 614 | * The chapter opens with Bane Jones visiting a banker who is said to have information on the death of a fellow agent named [[Creator/DanielCraig Craig]]. |
| 615 | * Before the banker that Bane Jones visits is killed, he confuses the laser pointing at his head [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls for a ladybug]]. |
| 616 | * [[TerribleTrio Konstantin, Pavel and Leo]] are all described like this: |
| 617 | -->[[Literature/FantasticMrFox They were three men in black military garb, one fat, one short, and one lean. These three crooks were quite different in looks, but all of them seemed equally mean.]] |
| 618 | * Tina borrows some of her fashion sense from [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans Raven]]. When she reveals her true colors as Rasputina, her outfit is a near replica of Raven's costume. |
| 619 | * When Bane tells Amethyst that he wants her and Lapis to come along on his next mission, Amethyst asks where they're going while bringing up [[Film/{{Moonraker}} space]], [[Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice Japan]], [[Film/LiveAndLetDie the Caribbean]], and [[Film/DieAnotherDay Korea]]. |
| 620 | * Among the gadgets displayed by G are [[Film/GoldenEye the explosive pen]], [[Film/{{Goldfinger}} a razor-rimmed derby hat]], a weaponized wristwatch, and a tricked-out version of the Rumbakini Tormenta. Amethyst also takes a [[Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun a prosthetic nipple]] to sell online. |
| 621 | * Bane, the Crystal Gems and Tina visit a casino in Saint Petersburg called the [[Film/CasinoRoyale Royale Casino]], which Tina describes as [[Franchise/StarWars the number one wretched hive of scum and villainy in all of Russia.]] |
| 622 | * While investigating the casino for The Sickle, Bismuth comes across a casino patron that looks like a dead ringer for [[Franchise/StreetFighter Zangief]]. |
| 623 | * During the car chase out of Saint Petersburg, there are plenty of references to ''Film/TheBluesBrothers'' to be found. Bane declares "it's 37,500 miles to America. We got a full tank of gas and multiple gadgets, it's getting cold, and none of us are dressed for the weather." followed by Amethyst saying "Hit it!", and Bane escaping off the highway causes a massive car pileup. At one point during the chase, Jake and Elwood themselves appear, declining Peridot's offer to help them when Jake says that they're on a MissionFromGod, after which Elwood yells "Our Lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail us now!" as they race off. |
| 624 | * The spell Rasputina uses to restrain the Crystal Gems and Bane is cast by her saying KlaatuBaradaNikto. The fact that she used it while casting a spell from a mysterious book. makes this a reference to ''Film/ArmyOfDarkness''. |
| 625 | |
| 626 | [[AC: From Russia With Hate, Part 2]] |
| 627 | * Rasputina's childhood stuffed bat is named [[WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}} Bartok]]. |
| 628 | * The Sickle is in utter disbelief of Rasputina being the great-granddaughter of Rasputin, and says [[Creator/AlanMoore "Next, you'll tell me he's still making comic books!"]] |
| 629 | * When Rasputina brings Bartok to life to prove to The Sickle that she isn't lying about her magic powers, The Sickle responds by screaming [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory1 "THAT! IS! A! TOOOOOY!" Tina then replies with "You are a sad, strange little man, and you have my pity."]] |
| 630 | * As Amethyst wakes up inside a cell at The Sickle's headquarters, she mutters [[WesternAnimation/PBAndJOtter "You won't get away this time, Lord Gravy."]] |
| 631 | * The incantation Rasputina says before torturing the Crystal Gems is "[[WesternAnimation/TheSwordInTheStone Higitus figitus]] [[WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}} bibbidi bobbidi boo!]]" |
| 632 | * Bane Jones is forced onto a garrote much like James Bond was in ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough''. He even does a similar TitleDrop. |
| 633 | * Amethyst shapeshifts into a mouse and leaps onto Lennie's head [[WesternAnimation/{{Ratatouille}} before controlling him by pulling at his hair]] to free Bane. |
| 634 | * Amethyst tries to stop the missile launch, but the computer prompts her by saying "To halt missile launch, press any key." She then wonders [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons "Where's the any key?"]] |
| 635 | * This exchange between Bane Jones and The Sickle before their fight on the nuclear missile. |
| 636 | -->'''The Sickle:''' I'm afraid you might be too late to stop this missile, but if you'd like, I'd be happy to beat Film/TheLivingDaylights out of you.\ |
| 637 | '''Bane Jones:''' No thank you, Mr. Sidorov. I think I'll Film/DieAnotherDay. |
| 638 | * Bane Jones' supposed HeroicSacrifice involves him getting hit with missiles, [[spoiler:just like the ultimate demise of his inspiration in ''Film/NoTimeToDie''.]] Unlike that film, Bane survives thanks to his CoolCar. |
| 639 | * When Black Rutile reads through Rasputina's book at the end, she briefly ponders on using [[ComicBook/DoctorStrange the Eye of Agamotto]], [[Manga/{{Inuyasha}} the Jewel of Four Souls]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}} the Phoenix Gate]], and [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated the Planispheric Disk]]. |
| 640 | |
| 641 | [[AC: Samhain Night]] |
| 642 | * The author credits the early ''WesternAnimation/TreehouseOfHorror'' specials as inspiration for the wraparound segments of the chapter. |
| 643 | * Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl and Black Rutile's stories are all parodies of classic horror movies. |
| 644 | ** Amethyst's story is a parody of ''Film/{{Alien}}''. |
| 645 | ** Pearl's story is a parody of ''Film/ArmyOfDarkness''. |
| 646 | ** Garnet's story is a parody of ''Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet'', with a dash of ''Franchise/FridayThe13th''. |
| 647 | ** Black Rutile's story is a parody of ''Film/TheExorcist''. |
| 648 | * The Gems' various costumes are of other fictional characters. |
| 649 | ** Jasper is dressed as [[Anime/DragonBallZ Vegeta]]. |
| 650 | ** White Topaz is dressed as [[WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower Scorpia]]. |
| 651 | ** Garnet is dressed as [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Muhammad Avdol]]. |
| 652 | ** Amethyst is dressed as ComicBook/MsMarvel. |
| 653 | ** Pearl is dressed as [[Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena Utena]]. |
| 654 | ** Peridot is dressed as WesternAnimation/InvaderZim. |
| 655 | ** Lapis is dressed as [[Theatre/GoldenBat Penny]]. |
| 656 | ** Bismuth is dressed as [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Slash]]. |
| 657 | ** Black Rutile is dressed as [[Characters/MarvelComicsDoctorDoom Doctor Doom]]. |
| 658 | ** Aquamarine is dressed as [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Weiss Schnee]]. |
| 659 | ** Holly Blue Agate is dressed as [[Film/FullMetalJacket Gunnery Sergeant Hartman]]. |
| 660 | ** Eyeball is dressed as [[ComicBook/SuicideSquad Deadshot]]. |
| 661 | ** Navy is dressed as [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 the Spy]]. |
| 662 | ** Cat's Eye is dressed as ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}. |
| 663 | ** Teal Zircon is dressed as [[VisualNovel/AceAttorney Phoenix Wright]]. |
| 664 | ** Demantoid and Pyrope are dressed as [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Lil' Gideon]] and [[Anime/{{FLCL}} Haruko Haruhara]]. It also doubles as a reference to the author's previous work on ''Fanfic/FoolyFalls''. |
| 665 | ** Beryl is dressed as [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Mabel Pines]]. |
| 666 | ** Emerald is dressed as Manga/QueenEmeraldas. |
| 667 | ** Morganite is dressed as [[Myth/ArthurianLegend Morgan Le Fay]]. |
| 668 | ** Desert Glass is dressed as [[VideoGame/LollipopChainsaw Juliet Starling]]. |
| 669 | ** Serpentine is dressed as [[Series/DoctorWho the Tenth Doctor]]. |
| 670 | ** Nephrite is dressed as [[Franchise/DuckTales Launchpad McQuack]]. |
| 671 | ** Albite is dressed as [[Manga/OnePiece Monkey D. Luffy]]. |
| 672 | ** Laz and Zuli are dressed as [[Manga/FairyTail Juvia Lockser]] and [[WesternAnimation/WinxClub Aisha]] respectively. |
| 673 | ** Squaridot is dressed as [[Anime/CowboyBebop Radical Edward]]. |
| 674 | ** Yellow Pearl, Blue Pearl, and Volleyball are dressed as [[WesternAnimation/DisneyFairies Iridessa, Silvermist, and Rosetta]] respectively. |
| 675 | * The antagonists of Pearl's ''Army of Darkness'' story are called Skeletites, which take the form of the bones of prehistoric animals. Three in particular are [[WesternAnimation/IceAge a woolly mammoth, a ground sloth, and a sabretooth tiger]]. |
| 676 | * The special ends with everyone standing out in a field commenting on each other's costumes, just like in the ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'' Halloween cartoons. |
| 677 | |
| 678 | [[AC: Snowfall Feast]] |
| 679 | * Quite a few parts of the narration harken back to classic Christmas stories, with ''Literature/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'' getting alluded to the most. White Topaz even outright calls Black Rutile TheGrinch in response to Black Rutile's hatred of Snowfall Feast. Black Rutile later sings a parody of "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch" as she robs Little Homeworld of the holiday. |
| 680 | * When telling the Gems to act like normal humans, one rule Greg gives is to [[Series/FawltyTowers don't mention the war]]. |
| 681 | * Aside from calling her a Grinch, White Topaz also calls Black Rutile TheScrooge, which Black Rutile takes to heart by declaring "bah humbug!" |
| 682 | * [[WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer "Ruby, with your gem so bright, won't you help me steal Snowfall Feast tonight?"]] |
| 683 | * When Greg's parents arrive at the beach house for Snowfall Feast, Greg starts panicking and yells [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime "Let's hide and burn the house down!"]] |
| 684 | * When Peridot takes offense to being called Steven's sister Dot, Lapis [[WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}} tells her to stop yacking and calls her a wacko.]] |
| 685 | * After Thomas nearly catches Garnet un-fusing into Ruby and Sapphire, Steven takes Greg into the bathroom to tell him how little faith he has in Greg's lie. |
| 686 | -->'''Steven:''' [[WesternAnimation/SmilingFriends Look, Dad, I know you're uncomfortable about talking to your parents about what you've been up to and especially about Mom, but I think this is all a lost cause. I mean, they probably know who the Gems are because they were already over the news. Why don't we just cut our losses and confess to them already?]] |
| 687 | * While the Crystal Gems eat dinner with the [=DeMayo=]s, Amethyst tells the TheAristocrats joke, which makes Pearl bring up an equally disgusting [[WesternAnimation/RandyCunninghamNinthGradeNinja booger story]]. |
| 688 | * Greg says that the story of him and Rose is a long and complicated one, causing him to ask [[VideoGame/Sly3HonorAmongThieves "Got any gum?"]] |
| 689 | * In yet another reference to The Grinch, Teal Zircon takes the role of Cindy Lou Who. |
| 690 | * When Black Rutile declares that she was disguising as Santa to rob Little Homeworld, she proclaims Santa doesn't exist, [[WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}} like the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy.]] |
| 691 | [[/folder]] |
| 692 | |
| 693 | [[folder:Two Sides of the Same Gem]] |
| 694 | |
| 695 | [[AC:Brand New Reality]] |
| 696 | * The very first line is Black Rutile declaring [[Series/TheATeam "I love it when a plan comes together."]] as she gets closer to finishing the Vortexxer. |
| 697 | * When Cat's Eye says she wants to find an alternate dimension where all her heart's desires are answered, Black Rutile derisively calls her a [[Music/{{Madonna}} material girl in her material world]]. |
| 698 | * In the flashback to the Crystal Gems assigning White Topaz to stop Black Rutile's plans, Amethyst asks if White Topaz [[VideoGame/BadDudes is a bad enough dude to save two worlds.]] |
| 699 | * Black Rutile gives a useful tip when it comes to {{Booby Trap}}s. |
| 700 | -->'''Black Rutile:''' [[WesternAnimation/BeastWars When expecting booby traps,]] [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers always make sure it actually catches boobies first.]] |
| 701 | * After successfully acquiring the Seer to the Void, Black Rutile declares "The Seer to the Void, [[WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie I finally found it! Now, who's gonna stop me?!]]" |
| 702 | * TheMultiverse that the Gems explore seems to be made up of many of the author's other works, both past and future. One universe is the Fanfic/MarvelGemsUniverse, another shows VideoGame/SlyCooper [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14034389/1/Sly-Cooper-Boiling-Blood with]] [[WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse Luz Noceda and Eda Clawthorne]]. We also see the Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles fighting [[WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss the Immediate Murder Professionals]], [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Bumblebee]] alongside [[WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}} Anne Boonchuy & Sprig Plantar]], [[Anime/{{FLCL}} Haruko Haruhara]] [[Fanfic/FoolyFalls riding with]] [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Dipper & Mabel Pines]], [[WesternAnimation/OneFroggyEvening Michigan J. Frog]] [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12183986/1/One-Heroic-Evening performing for]] [[WebComic/OnePunchMan Saitama]], and [[WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil Star Butterfly]] in an argument with [[WesternAnimation/AmericanDragonJakeLong Jake Long]]. |
| 703 | * When Black Rutile comes to retrieve Cat's Eye from the universe she sent Cat to, Black Rutile comments on one universe she found that was home [[Manga/{{Keijo}} to a sport where human women engaged in combat sports using only their mammaries and buttocks.]] |
| 704 | * When White Topaz and Jasper travel between universes, they catch a glimpse of WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty and [[Series/DoctorWho the Doctor in his TARDIS]]. |
| 705 | |
| 706 | [[AC:We are the Crystal Regime]] |
| 707 | * White Topaz describes the MirrorUniverse concept as a world where [[Music/WeirdAlYankovic everything you know is wrong, black is white, up is down and short is long]]. |
| 708 | * Once again, Black Rutile gets Connie's last name wrong. This time, she's called Music/{{Macklemore}}-Swanson. |
| 709 | * The flashback begins with the words, "[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker This is but one of the legends of which the people speak.]] Legends of how [[Franchise/StarWars a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away,]] the Gem Homeworld was ruled by the four Diamonds." |
| 710 | * Before deciding on Steven, the alternate universe Greg intially considers naming his new son [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} Clark]], [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} Bruce]], and [[Creator/ZachCallison Zach]]. |
| 711 | * When Greg realizes how evil the Crystal Regime is, it costs him his life since he was no longer useful to them. There were his last words. |
| 712 | -->'''Greg:''' You mean all this time I was just nothing more than a baby machine for you guys?! [[WesternAnimation/PussInBootsTheLastWish But that's horrible; your empire is horrible! YOU'RE HORRIBLE! You're all a bunch of irredeemable monsters!]]\ |
| 713 | '''Pearl:''' [[WesternAnimation/PussInBootsTheLastWish Oh my, I wonder what took you so long?]] |
| 714 | * Aquamarine tells Black Rutile to be careful around Lord Steven after she gives him the idea of a VillainTeamUp. |
| 715 | -->'''Aquamarine:''' From what I've learned about human logic, [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague I have discovered that everything that exists has a specific nature. Each entity exists as something in particular and has characteristics that are part of what it is. A is A. And no matter what reality he calls home, Steven Universe is Steven Universe.]] |
| 716 | * After jumping onto a dinosaur statue in the Lucent Gems' cavern lair [[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones and sliding down its tail]], the rebel Black Rutile greets her mole within the Crystal Regime with [[WesternAnimation/TheSecretSaturdays "Greetings and bienvenue."]] |
| 717 | |
| 718 | [[AC:Gotta Get Back]] |
| 719 | * Cat's Eye's parody of Steven quickly turns into a parody of WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}}, much to her chagrin. |
| 720 | * The ancient society of sorcerers guarding the alternate Seer to the Void are called the [[Series/TheMysticKnightsOfTirNaNog Mystical Knights of Nog-Na-Tir.]] |
| 721 | * During one of Emerald's rants, Pyrope interrupts her by mockingly calling her Creator/Shakespeare and asking if she's going to say [[Theatre/{{Hamlet}} "Life is but a walking shadow"]] next. |
| 722 | * During a training session between Jasper and Amethyst, Pearl chooses to ignore Jasper being abused in favor of reading about [[Film/CitizenKane Foster Kane]] running for president against [[CallBack Arnold Clump]]. |
| 723 | * [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith The following exchange]] between Steven and Connie in her flashback: |
| 724 | -->'''Connie:''' We, the Lucent Jewels, place you and your subordinates under arrest for your crimes against the universe! How do you plead?\ |
| 725 | '''Steven:''' Are you threatening me, girl?\ |
| 726 | '''Connie:''' The senate shall decide your fate.\ |
| 727 | '''Steven:''' What senate? I AM the senate!\ |
| 728 | '''Connie:''' Not yet.\ |
| 729 | '''Steven:''' It's treason then. |
| 730 | * When thinking of a password to access the Big Dipper vault, suggestions include [[Film/{{Spaceballs}} 12345]] and [[WesternAnimation/MiloMurphysLaw drowssap]]. |
| 731 | |
| 732 | [[AC:Chaos on Two Earths]] |
| 733 | * The title of the chapter, true to its MirrorUniverse theme, is based off the title of ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueCrisisOnTwoEarths'', but with "Chaos" instead of "Crisis". |
| 734 | * The main universe Steven is reintroduced eating at [[Series/SaturdayNightLive Olympia Cafe]]. |
| 735 | * The Lucent Gems Black Rutile makes a NotSoDifferentRemark at the main Black Rutile during their fight. |
| 736 | -->'''Lucent Gems Black Rutile:''' [[WesternAnimation/BatmanMaskOfThePhantasm Besides, vengeance has blackened your soul, my friend. Once, I feared that I would become that which I fought against. You, on the other hand, have swan-dived into that abyss with reckless abandon.]] [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueCrisisOnTwoEarths And when it looked back at you, you blinked.]] |
| 737 | * When the Regime Garnet subdues and imprisons the main Garnet, she declares "[[Music/TheBeatles Love is all you need!]]" |
| 738 | * The Regime Amethyst takes a few cues from ComicBook/{{Lobo}} during her fight with the main universe Amethyst. |
| 739 | * The various universes the Crystal Regime plots to conquer are all other Creator/CartoonNetwork shows, such as ''WesternAnimation/Ben10'', ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'', ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'', ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'', ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'', ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'', ''WesternAnimation/SwatKats'', ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'', ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'', ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Villainous}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/UncleGrandpa''. |
| 740 | * The regime Lapis demonstrates just how AxCrazy she is by painting blood on her lips to form a SlasherSmile similar to [[Film/TheDarkKnight the Joker]]. |
| 741 | * Speaking of the Joker, the Regime Lapis has this to say about her good counterpart. |
| 742 | -->'''Regime Lapis:''' [[WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker You know, Lapis. You'd be real funny if you weren't so pathetic. Oh, what the heck? I'll laugh anyways! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!]] |
| 743 | * A good portion of the dialogue between Steven and Lord Steven takes a lot from the fight between [[Recap/JusticeLeagueS2E11And12ABetterWorld Batman and Justice Lord Batman]]. |
| 744 | -->'''Lord Steven:''' But you don't understand, Steven, if you really want to make a difference, to change the system instead of patching it, you cannot be subtle. You must step into the sunlight and take over like we did.\ |
| 745 | [..]\ |
| 746 | '''Steven:''' They'd love what you've done with your place, wouldn't they? You know, your parents, Rose and Greg?\ |
| 747 | '''Lord Steven:''' I never knew my father when I was young. As soon as I was born, the Gems saw him as a mere disposable human slave, and he had to be gotten rid of so he wouldn't be a bad influence on me. From there, they taught me the values I stand by today.\ |
| 748 | '''Steven:''' Values that allowed you to seize power and become a controlling monster! Can't you see that you're hurting people all over because of what you're doing?!\ |
| 749 | '''Lord Steven:''' You still don't get it, do you? Think of it, a world with no crime, no victims, no pain!\ |
| 750 | '''Steven:''' And no choice. Who elected you to be the ruler of your universe?\ |
| 751 | '''Lord Steven:''' Well, who elected you to become the Diamonds' master? That's the problem with politics. They almost always elect the one who'll turn out to be the most authoritarian idiot.\ |
| 752 | '''Steven:''' You're the tyrannical idiot here!\ |
| 753 | '''Lord Steven:''' My forebearer simply chose more extreme methods of peace, not unlike your version of Bismuth. Frankly, I'd have a lot more fun with that one rather than the deranged maniac who committed acts of terrorism as a hobby with her superweapons.\ |
| 754 | '''Steven:''' You grabbed power!\ |
| 755 | '''Lord Steven:''' And with that power, I've made a world where we can never live in constant fear of violence and oppression ever again! Isn't that what you wanted? |
| 756 | * In response to the above ArmorPiercingQuestion, Steven replies with a spin on the "You don't have to be the bad guy" speech from ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie''. |
| 757 | * In Lord Steven's final moments before his UncertainDoom, he quotes a bit of ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'', but the way it's framed implies he's also quoting [[WesternAnimation/BeastWars Dinobot]]. |
| 758 | -->'''Lord Steven:''' Please, Steven, I urge of you. Tell my tale to those who ask. Tell it truly, the ill deeds along with the good, and let me be judged accordingly. The rest... is silence. |
| 759 | [[/folder]] |
| 760 | |
| 761 | [[folder:Little Homeworld Life season 2]] |
| 762 | |
| 763 | [[AC: It's Tough To Be A Star]] |
| 764 | * One of the tourists refers to the Crystal Gems as [[ComicBook/TheAvengers Earth's mightiest heroes.]] |
| 765 | * Another tourist takes off his shirt to show off his Amethyst tattoo before he makes a strange comparison. |
| 766 | -->'''Tourist:''' Hey, you wanna know who Amethyst reminds me of?! [[WesternAnimation/RegularShow MY MOM!]] |
| 767 | * The Gems' talent manager is Sam Galley, a corruption of [[Literature/{{Trilby}} Svengali's]] name, and is shown wearing a trilby hat. |
| 768 | * Sam Galley mentions having supported the likes of [[Creator/JohnWayne John]] [[Creator/LonChaney Chaney]], [[Creator/ScarlettJohansson Velvett Johannason]], and [[Creator/SamuelLJackson Jack L. Samuels]] in the past. |
| 769 | * Among the many possible pieces of merchandise Sam proposes is a Lapis Lazuli-themed water gun. [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext Which somehow shoots boiling water]]. |
| 770 | -->'''Sam:''' [[Film/{{Spaceballs}} The test audiences love this one!]] |
| 771 | * Amethyst and Peridot's big musical number is a parody of "It's Tough To Be a God" from ''WesternAnimation/TheRoadToElDorado''. |
| 772 | * Sally Grove seems to be a thinly-veiled TakeThat to Creator/LilyOrchard. |
| 773 | * When Neil Michaels gets yelled at by Pearl for adapting Steven's breakdown into a movie, he mutters that he hasn't been this disrespected [[NoodleIncident since that party at]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Epstein Jeffrey's]] island. |
| 774 | * Amethyst and Peridot appear on a talk show hosted by Leonard Jason, a parody of Creator/JayLeno who is even voiced by him. Similarly, Creator/AndersonCooper voices the host of a parody of ''Series/SixtyMinutes'' that Garnet, Bismuth, Jasper, and White Topaz appear on. |
| 775 | * Peridot announces that she'll be pitching [[CallBack her personal reboot of Camp Pining Hearts]] to its home network [[Creator/TheCW The DW]]. |
| 776 | * During her chat with Black Rutile, Sally Grove defines [[FourTwentyBlazeIt 420]] as either [[TheStoner "ha ha ha, drugs are funny"]] or [[WesternAnimation/{{Velma}} "adults who still watch cartoons."]] |
| 777 | * Sally says goodbye to Black Rutile by announcing her intentions to post a video defending [[Creator/JKRowling K.A. Howling]] by saying people are just jealous of a woman being superior to them in every way imaginable. [[VillainCred even Black Rutile finds the act to be positively repulsive.]] |
| 778 | * When the Crystal Gems start getting cancelled online, to the outrage of Bismuth, the Anderson Cooper {{Expy}} decides to end the show right there and declares that next time, [[VideoGame/UniversalPaperclips they'll discuss if artificial intelligence can revolutionize the paperclip industry]]. |
| 779 | |
| 780 | [[AC: A Quick One While I'm Away]] |
| 781 | * As stated in the author's notes for the last chapter, this chapter's title takes inspiration from the ''WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman'' episode "[[Recap/BojackHorsemanS6E08AQuickOneWhileHesAway A Quick One While He's Away]]". |
| 782 | * In addition, this chapter is stated to take inspiration from Music/TheBeatles film ''Film/AHardDaysNight''. |
| 783 | * While eating at the Best Diner in the World, Steven has a run-in with a reporter named [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} Kent Clark]], who is also voiced by Creator/TimDaly. Kent briefly mentions how he often daydreams about being the LastOfHisKind who is sent to Earth by his alien parents where he becomes a PhysicalGod. After Steven leaves, Kent draws himself as a superhero in his notepad and comes up with names like ComicBook/{{Supreme}} and ComicBook/{{Superior}}. According to him, the former's already been taken. |
| 784 | * Throughout the later portions of the chapter, Steven is followed by four men resembling TheMenInBlack [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles who wear individually colored ties and are named after four artists of the Italian Renaissance]]. Their leader is named Mr. Leonardo and he's voiced by Creator/CamClarke, while the other three, Mr. Donatello, Mr. Raphael, and Mr. Michelangelo, are voiced by Creator/SamRiegel, Creator/SeanAstin, and Brandon Mychal Smith respectively. |
| 785 | * After being caught investigating the crater created by Steven, Mr. Leonardo uses a device that stuns Coach Monroe and the kids before fleeing while they recover. Said device seems to be very much inspired by the [[Film/MenInBlack neuralyzers]]. |
| 786 | * Two members of the Empire City Vipers cheerleaders are voiced by Creator/ChristyCarlsonRomano and Creator/SarahMichelleGellar, who [[WesternAnimation/KimPossible have]] [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer experience]] playing characters like that before. |
| 787 | * The chapter ends with Steven finding himself at a [[UsefulNotes/{{Woodstock}} Wood-Shavings music festival]] where what seems to be Music/TheVillagePeople are performing. |
| 788 | |
| 789 | [[AC:Somebody To Lean On]] |
| 790 | * The title of the episode is derived from a lyric in the Bill Withers song "Lean on Me". |
| 791 | * When Cat's Eye is allowed to choose from a bunch of cats to serve as a therapy animal, some of them include [[WesternAnimation/TheAristocats three kittens dressed in pink, blue, and red respectively]], [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog a big cat playing with a stuffed frog]], and [[Anime/DragonBallZBattleOfGods a cat who seems awfully protective of a pudding cup he's eating out of]]. The cat that Cat's Eye chooses [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} a black cat named Blake who carries a stuffed yellow dragon toy in her mouth]]. |
| 792 | * After a failed attempt at a trust fall where Pyrope proves too large for Demantoid to catch, a delirious Demantoid [[NonSequiturThud proclaims]] [[WebAnimation/HomestarRunner "Why, thank you senator. The fish was delish, and it made quite a dish. Creepy pants all the time get some. Sever your leg please sir; it's the greatest day."]] |
| 793 | * Teal Zircon declares [[WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents "Oh, Black Rutile, I'm respecting your privacy by knocking but asserting my authority as a good neighbor by coming in any way!"]] before she barges into Black Rutile's house. |
| 794 | |
| 795 | [[AC:Little Homeworld Idol]] |
| 796 | * Brock Ridley is stated to have starred in ''Theatre/DeathOfASalesman'', ''Theatre/AngelsInAmerica'', and ''Theatre/{{Cats}}'' in his introduction. He also seems to physically resemble [[WesternAnimation/InsideJob2021 Rand Ridley]], who is also voiced by Creator/ChristianSlater. |
| 797 | * Jasper tries to hide how moved she is by Lapis's TriumphantReprise of "That Distant Shore" by saying that [[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb she's sweating]] [[Series/{{Seinfeld}} a watery discharge]] through her eyes. |
| 798 | * The Lucent Gem's big VillainSong is an extended parody of Music/TaylorSwift's "Look What You Made Me Do." |
| 799 | * When Smithsonite suddenly becomes winner of the competition, Black Rutile complains [[WesternAnimation/PussInBootsTheLastWish "That impressed you?!]] I've been ripping off a song my whole act!" |
| 800 | |
| 801 | [[AC:De-Clustering]] |
| 802 | * Black Rutile describes her plan to use the Cluster to gather new recruits to her cause as [[WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove "brilliant, brilliant, brilliant!"]] |
| 803 | * When the Rutile Rebels decide on starting with three Gems to turn into members, Eyeball proclaims that [[Music/DeLaSoul three is a magic number]]. |
| 804 | * This conversation between Black Rutile and Amazonite/Merlinite is quoted nearly word for word from the PoweredByAForsakenChild exchange from ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros''. |
| 805 | -->'''Amazonite/Merlinite:''' Pink Diamond? Wasn't she shattered by a Rose Quartz?\ |
| 806 | '''Black Rutile:''' Well, not entirely.\ |
| 807 | '''Amazonite/Merlinite:''' What do you mean...\ |
| 808 | '''Black Rutile:''' Okay, the Rebellion was started for a few stupid reasons.\ |
| 809 | '''Amazonite/Merlinite:''' Just tell me one.\ |
| 810 | '''Black Rutile:''' ''(mumuring)'' You see, Rose Quartz was actually Pink Diamond.\ |
| 811 | '''Amazonite/Merlinite:''' She was what?\ |
| 812 | '''Black Rutile:''' Rose Quartz was Pink Diamond.\ |
| 813 | '''Amazonite/Merlinite:''' Did you say Rose and Pink Diamond were the same this whole time?!\ |
| 814 | '''Black Rutile:''' Yes, exactly, excellent listening.\ |
| 815 | '''Amazonite/Merlinite:''' Our grand opponent was that forsaken child?! |
| 816 | * Amazonite declares [[Music/KanyeWest "No one man should have all that power."]] when she accepts Black Rutile's offer to join the Rutile Rebels. |
| 817 | * During Tanzanite/Tiffany Stone's flashback, a Condor Agate says [[Franchise/StarWars "Impressive. Most impressive."]] to Tanzanite as she shows how much of a {{Determinator}} she is. |
| 818 | * Hessonite shattering Tanzanite/Tiffany by stabbing her in the back seems to be inspired by [[WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}} King Andrias stabbing Marcy Wu in "True Colors"]]. |
| 819 | * Angry at how the Crystal Gems knew Pink Diamond disguised as Rose Quartz and lied to everyone about it, Tanzanite declares whoever Steven is, [[NotSoDifferentRemark he is just like his mother as they never think of the consequences.]] A similar accusation was made by [[Series/OnceUponATime Regina Mills]] in the third season finale of ''Once Upon a Time''. |
| 820 | * Black Rutile starts her speech to the new Rutile Rebels by saying [[Film/TheWarriors "CAN YOU COUNT, SUCKERS?! I SAY THE FUTURE IS OURS! IF YOU CAN COUNT!"]] She later states that miracles is the way things ought to be. |
| 821 | * Once Jestrix awakens, he complains about how [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} ten thousand years can give you such a pain in the neck.]] |
| 822 | * To demonstrate his RealityWarper powers, Flipso transforms Konstantin, Pavel, and Leo [[WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce into a drinking cup, a large fry, and a wad of meat respectively.]] |
| 823 | |
| 824 | [[AC:Fun in the Sun]] |
| 825 | * Teal Zircon says [[Series/TheMandalorian "I can bring you in warm, or I can bring you in cold."]] while engaged in a water gun fight with Diaspore. |
| 826 | * Part of Flipso's beach attire seems to include [[WesternAnimation/Ben10 Max Tennyson]]'s Hawaiian shirt. |
| 827 | * This line by Flipso: |
| 828 | -->'''Flipso:''' Heard you guys were headed for the beach. Frankly, I can see why because, [[Music/ElvisPresley lord almighty, I can feel the temperature rising!]] |
| 829 | * One video that Sally Grove has in production is [[Creator/LilyOrchard "Steven Universe is a Garbage Person and Here's Why"]]. |
| 830 | * The GiantEnemyCrab that Flipso summons has [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic a white pony]] [[https://www.deviantart.com/pony-berserker/art/Rarity-Get-Your-Sword-379720288 clinging onto its back with a sword]]. |
| 831 | * Teal Zircon says that the [[WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}} giant crab is making her scared, but also really hungry.]] |
| 832 | * White Topaz calls the giant crab [[Franchise/TheLittleMermaid Sebastian]]. |
| 833 | * Once the crab is defeated, Jasper declares [[https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Furmanism#IT_IS_OVER_--_FINISHED.21 "It is over. Finished."]] |
| 834 | * Black Rutile muses how Flipso's powers keep getting [[Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland curioser and curioser]] in response to the Spirit of Competition hijacking Emerald's body to start a beauty contest. |
| 835 | * Reginald Johnson is stated to be a parody of the likes of Alex Jones, Ben Shapiro, and Tucker Carlson, and it shows in his EstablishingCharacterMoment. |
| 836 | -->'''Reginald:''' Now you may be wondering, how could I hate a group of people I've never met who probably don't know I exist?! Well, [[https://youtu.be/kgUDbvKYbWk?t=651 I don't like what they're putting in the Earth that turns the freaking rocks gay! Do you understand that?!]] They're no better than those mentally ill preschoolers who think they're fighting climate change [[note]]Alluding to Ben Shapiro's feud with Greta Thunberg[[/note]] or everyone who says I can't have a crush on this fictional candy mascot! [[note]]Alluding to Tucker Carlson's infamous response to the desexualization of the [[Advertising/MAndMs Green M&M]][[/note]] Well then, whose bright idea was it to depict the candy as a beautiful woman, huh?! [[VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance The world is a cruel parent but an effective teacher too. Its final lesson is carved deep into our psyches: that the world, and all its people, are diseased! Free will is a joke because we'll all soon become nothing more than mindless puppets for the minorities of this world!]] |
| 837 | * As Flipso initiates an IndyPloy to distract Pearl from finding Black Rutile, he outright says "Franchise/IndianaJones, I hope you're watching!" |
| 838 | * When debating what to do to end their beach day, Teal Zircon says she feels like [[WesternAnimation/EarthwormJim roasting the heart, lungs, and liver of a sheep boiled in its own stomach]] over the bonfire. |
| 839 | |
| 840 | [[AC:Famethyst Reunion]] |
| 841 | * During training at the beginning of the episode, Holly Blue [[Film/{{Spaceballs}} calls out Cherry Quartz for getting the neck pinch wrong]]. |
| 842 | * According to Holly Blue's flashback, she was created in a Kindergarten on the planet [[VideoGame/{{Portal}} Glados]]. |
| 843 | * When the Rutile Rebels hear the human zoo descending to Earth from outside, Flipso guesses that it could be his mother-in-law, who he states once gave [[Franchise/MarvelUniverse the One Above All]] a spanking. |
| 844 | * Holly Blue starts having a panic attack at the thought of reuniting with the Famethyst, which Flipso dubs a [[WesternAnimation/PussInBootsTheLastWish a realistic portrayal of a panic attack]]. |
| 845 | * Flipso believes Holly Blue [[DramaQueen to be catastrophizing her trauma]] just to make people feel sorry for her, like [[WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse his distant cousin not knowing about death even though he gave a fascist Puritan dictator the means to commit magical genocide]]. |
| 846 | * Flipso is seen playing what is clearly ''VideoGame/CookieRun''. |
| 847 | * When asked to use his powers to make the Famethyst go away, Flipso pulls out [[WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents Da Rules]] to read from [[Literature/LesMiserables rule 24601]], which prevents this from happening. |
| 848 | * One of Holly Blue's plans to get rid of the Famethyst goes like this. |
| 849 | -->'''Holly Blue:''' [[WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove I'll get them all poofed, and then I'll put them in a box! Then I'll put that box inside of another box, and then I'll mail that box to myself, and when it arrives, I'll smash it with a hammer!]] |
| 850 | * Cat's Eye responds to the above with [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer "Holly, my dearest friend, your mouth is moving. Words are coming out. This is not good."]] Later, Holly quotes Xander Harris by saying "As of this moment, it's over. I'm finished being everybody's ButtMonkey!" |
| 851 | |
| 852 | [[AC:Being Human]] |
| 853 | * Black Rutile's RousingSpeech takes a few cues from a similar speech by [[Film/TheDarkKnightRises Bane]]. |
| 854 | -->'''Black Rutile:''' Take heed, my followers! Around us stands a symbol of oppression: Little Homeworld. Where dozens of Gems have languished under the names of these rebels. They have been held up to us as a shining example of kindness and forgiveness. But I say you have been supplied with false idols. To stop you all from tearing down this corrupt reeducation camp! And will we just lie down and accept such a terrible fate? NO! For you see, I am now on the cusp of attaining phenomenal unlimited cosmic power courtesy of the cosmic jester Flipso, who I shall release via this ritual! |
| 855 | * As part of the ritual to release Flipso from his imprisonment, Black Rutile and Rasputina chant [[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb "Owa Tagu Siam"]]. |
| 856 | * Upon his escape, Flipso yells [[Series/TheWalkingDead "Hot diggedy dog! This place is magnificent!"]] |
| 857 | * Teal Zircon suggests that [[Film/{{Gremlins}} nobody should feed Flipso after midnight]]. |
| 858 | * Upon realizing that Flipso managed to discover her attempted betrayal, Black Rutile tries to hide it by speaking Spanish, in particular saying [[WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse "Uh, quesadilla, matador, chihuahuas bravos, ¡Los Diego!"]] |
| 859 | * Flipso does a BadassBoast where he claims himself to be [[WebAnimation/SomethingAbout four parallel universes ahead]] of Black Rutile's [[Characters/SupermanBrainiacCharacter 12th level intellect]]. |
| 860 | * When Flipso steals the Seer to the Void, he yells [[WesternAnimation/DucktalesTheMovieTreasureOfTheLostLamp "SHABOOEY!"]] before casting the spell that turns all the Gems into humans. |
| 861 | * Black Rutile's history lesson on Flipso's backstory reveals that in response to Flipso's reign of terror, Solaris Noctua assembled {{Physical God}}s such as the ComicBook/NewGods, the [[WesternAnimation/Ben10 Celestialsapiens]], the [[WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}} Children of Oberon]], the [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 Ninja Tribunal]], the [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Thirteen Primes]], the [[Franchise/DragonBall twelve Gods of Destruction]], the ComicBook/{{Eternals}}, the [[WesternAnimation/WinxClub Great Dragon]], the [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Q Continuum]], and the [[VideoGame/AsurasWrath Eight Guardian Generals]]. |
| 862 | * Flipso turns Marty into [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 a decapitated head smoking a cigarette who says "Kill me", to which Flipso replies with "Later!"]] |
| 863 | * At the beginning of the wrestling match, Flipso makes an entrance while quoting Wrestling/JohnCena, Wrestling/TheRock, Wrestling/HulkHogan, and Wrestling/RandySavage all at once. |
| 864 | * [[WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents Da Rules]] shows up once again, and this time Flipso refers to Rule [[Creator/{{Pixar}} A-113]], which tells him to play fair and give everyone their weapons back. |
| 865 | * During Black Rutile's brief dance with godhood, she announces her plans to use Flipso's powers to eradicate Steven once and for all. But then she goes a little further. |
| 866 | -->'''Black Rutile:''' I can see it all now. Not only can I use these abilities to be rid of Steven for good, but I will use them to hunt down [[KidHero any young hero]] like him! WesternAnimation/{{Trollhunters}} fighting their last battle, [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} huntresses losing that more honest soul]], ComicBook/{{Invincible}} champions reduced to puddles of blood, [[WesternAnimation/KipoAndTheAgeOfWonderbeasts an age of wonderbeasts coming to a destructive end]], [[WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse human witches]] and [[WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}} warriors of calamity]] meeting their untimely demise, [[WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower princesses of power]], [[WesternAnimation/Ben10 heroes of heroes]], [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer vampire slayers]], [[Franchise/KingdomHearts guardians of light]], [[WesternAnimation/AmericanDragonJakeLong dragon protectors]], [[WouldHurtAChild all of them destroyed with a mere wave of my hand!]] |
| 867 | * However, her omnipotence doesn't last long. |
| 868 | -->'''Black Rutile:''' [[Anime/ReCreators No, I will destroy everything! Destroy, destroy, and destroy more until this world disappears! That is the reason I'm standing here today!]] (she suddenly has an epiphany) [[WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse No! Now I see the universe for what it is: We are all dust, bound by one enormous, universal force. No, not universal, not even multiversal! This omniversal force continues forever, in every direction through every reality! ''(she then turns to Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl)'' My lust for power, my hatred of Pink Diamond, it isn't just evil, ultimately; it's pointless. I could never truly destroy you. You would only have been not unexistent in what could have not now been the past, present, and partial future. To tear down and destroy is of no consequence or quality; to create is divine.]] |
| 869 | * Solaris Noctua says that Earth has had more than enough [[WesternAnimation/DonkeyKongCountry interplanetary visitor dudes]] as is. He then remarks [[WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss "Dudes. Such a silly word."]] |
| 870 | * [[CrossoverPunchline At the end of the episode,]] Flipso is shown playing cards with [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Discord]]. |
| 871 | |
| 872 | [[AC:Seeing Black]] |
| 873 | * WordOfGod describes Andesine, Amber, and Howlite to be his personal [[Franchise/StarTrek Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, and Bones McCoy]] respectively. |
| 874 | * Amber seems to be a Gem version of [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Yang Xiao Long]], right down to sharing her voice actor and combining her outfits from Volumes 4 and 8. |
| 875 | * When the Black Pearl Brigade and the Off-Colors fall for [[ISurrenderSuckers Andesine's fake surrender]], she declares [[Franchise/MortalKombat "Flawless victory."]] |
| 876 | * Among the members of Cinnabar's group shown in prison, Dalmatian Jasper kills time [[Film/TheGreatEscape by throwing a ball against the wall of her cell]]. |
| 877 | * Andesine declares that [[Film/TheShawshankRedemption "Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies."]] Howlite counters by saying [[Literature/{{Dune}} fear is the mind-killer and the little-death that will bring total obliteration.]] |
| 878 | * Dalmatian Jasper and Amber pretend to argue over who would win between a [[ComicBook/{{Invincible}} Viltrumite]] and a [[WesternAnimation/Ben10 Chimera Sui Generis]] as part of the escape plan. |
| 879 | * Xenotime describes her abilities as [[Series/DoctorWho wibbly wobbly timey wimey powers]]. |
| 880 | * This line from Howlite when it's revealed that Hessonite was watching the breakout from a security camera running on backup power. |
| 881 | -->'''Howlite:''' [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 Well, because I wanted us to fail, and I was a mole for the Crystal Gems this whole time.]] ''({{Beat}})'' [[SuddenlyShouting OBVIOUSLY, I DIDN'T KNOW!]] |
| 882 | * Lars tells a story of how he and the Off-Colors narrowly escaped the [[Franchise/StarWars Trandoshans]] after interfering with their hunt. |
| 883 | * Sally Grove says she DoesNotLikeMen because she believes "they're all the same dumbasses [[WesternAnimation/{{Velma}} who not only do not realize how much is handed to them but still think they're the victims when they mess everything up because of their lazy entitlement and fragile egos."]] |
| 884 | * When renovating the Servant into a house, Pony lays out a carpet heavily resembling [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} the Magic Carpet]], which Tails says [[Film/TheBigLebowski really ties the room together]]. |
| 885 | * Lars confronts Bluebird Azurite and tells her [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 "Run. Run away, Bluebird, back to your master."]] |
| 886 | * This bit from the final scene: |
| 887 | -->'''Black Rutile:''' [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants Now then, let me ask you one thing. People talk loud when they want to sound smart, right?]]\ |
| 888 | '''Bloodstone:''' ''(loudly)'' [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS2E15TheSecretBoxBandGeeks CORRECT!]] |
| 889 | |
| 890 | [[AC:Eye of the Beholder]] |
| 891 | * The episode opens with Squaridot watching an episode of "[[Series/TheJoyOfPainting The Wonders of Creativity]]" with [[Creator/BobRoss Ross Roberts]]. |
| 892 | * Continuing from the above, there's Ross's sign-off message. |
| 893 | -->'''Ross Roberts:''' [[Series/TheJoyOfPainting So from all of us here, I'd like to wish you a happy painting;]] [[Literature/AChristmasCarol God bless us, everyone,]] [[Film/Deadpool2 and remember, hugs, not drugs.]] |
| 894 | * Peridot objects to the idea of buying art for the barn because of how expensive they can be, which causes her to bring up [[Franchise/MortalKombat a Japanese painting of a fire ninja fighting an ice ninja that's worth $1,081,992.]] |
| 895 | * When Squaridot tries out painting, she ends up copying Art/TheMonaLisa, the Vitruvian Man, the Great Wave off Kanagawa, and Art/TheStarryNight. |
| 896 | * During her flashback to her brief time as a member of the Rutile Rebels, Squaridot tells Morganite about a [[WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse nuclear fusion device]] she plans on using to threaten the [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Decapodians]] into servitude. |
| 897 | * This line from Morganite during the flashback. |
| 898 | -->'''Morganite:''' [[Film/RobinHoodMenInTights Just go away so Hessonite and I can talk one-to-one.]] JustYouAndMeAndMyGUARDS! |
| 899 | * Upon having a EurekaMoment from remembering Ross Roberts' lesson, Squaridot admits to having {{Floating Advice Reminder}}s for some reason, two of which are [[WesternAnimation/Ben10 Serena and Bellicus]] while the third one is [[WesternAnimation/CloneHigh Mr. Butlertron.]] |
| 900 | * Black Rutile's statue of herself holding hands with Aquamarine while they stand atop Steven's dead body is a clear parody of [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks the Disney theme parks' Partners statue]]. |
| 901 | * One of the photos shown off by the Black Pearl Brigade is one of an unseen adventure to the planet [[VideoGame/NierAutomata Yorha]]. |
| 902 | * Teal Zircon's artwork is a painting of a number 2 pencil. She doesn't know why she painted one however. |
| 903 | -->'''Teal:''' I don't know why I painted this, but it helped me remember that [[WesternAnimation/CloneHigh the most important thing in life is to use a number 2 pencil.]] ''(growling)'' Number 2! |
| 904 | * Yellow Pearl, Blue Pearl, and Volleyball present a statue serving as a tribute to the struggles Pearls faced as servants that they call Fanfic/LittleRebellions. |
| 905 | |
| 906 | [[AC:The Gem-Lympics]] |
| 907 | * The opening scene of the two teams standing underneath a big torch borrows from the opening sequence of ''[[VideoGame/MarioAndSonicAtTheOlympicGames Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]''. |
| 908 | * Apatite calls Black Rutile's latest plan [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie bad comedy]]. |
| 909 | * The gymnastics competition between Cat's Eye and Tiger's Eye is set to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQf28nHx__E music]] by the Japanese electro-swing bad VideoGame/MadRatDead. Prior to the competition, Cat's Eye proclaims [[ComicBook/MaryJaneWatson "Face it Tiger, I'm about to hit the jackpot."]] |
| 910 | * When Black Rutile explains how she's biding her time until she can strike at the Crystal Gems when they least expect it, she declares [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries "The best puppeteers never use strings."]] |
| 911 | * Marty tries, and fails, at selling Guacola during the event, and he claims he made it less [[WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}} vomitrocious]] this time. |
| 912 | * Apatite gives up on the 400m race halfway through and says [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark "Screw you guys, I'm going home."]] |
| 913 | * Albite mentions learning about ping pong through watching a Manga/PingPong anime. |
| 914 | * Tanzanite yells [[WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged "I AM THE HYPE!"]] |
| 915 | * While preparing for the archery event, Amazonite tries telling the story of Myth/RobinHood to Beryl, but Beryl is barely paying attention. |
| 916 | * Amazonite wins the archery contest by making a bullseye and [[WesternAnimation/{{Brave}} walking down the archery range while shooting at every other target.]] |
| 917 | * After Beryl loses, Amazonite had a few choice words about being a good archer. |
| 918 | -->'''Amazonite:''' [[ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} To successfully make a shot, you gotta follow and master basic steps. Your stance is the foundation. Where you draw your strength. Nock the arrow and grip. Realize you are wielding a weapon. Mindset. Focus solely on your goal, regardless of your surroundings. Be in the now. Set up and draw.]] |
| 919 | * In regards to Black Rutile's motivation, James Brenner repeats a lesson his aunt once told him. |
| 920 | -->'''Brenner:''' My aunt once stated that [[Film/SpiderMan3 revenge is like a poison. It can take you over, and before you know it, it can turn you into something ugly.]] |
| 921 | * Serpentine says [[WesternAnimation/PussInBootsTheLastWish "Face me, if you dare!"]] before fighting Black Rutile in the final event. |
| 922 | * Black Rutile says she doesn't consider herself fully evil, [[WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien she's nuanced]]. |
| 923 | * After the Rutile Rebels win the Gem-Lympics, everyone celebrates by staging a riot and tearing the stadium apart. A swimming pool that wasn't involved in any of the events gets flipped in the process. |
| 924 | -->'''Amethyst:''' [[WesternAnimation/CloneHigh Unacceptable? Did you see the pool?! They flipped the bitch!]] |
| 925 | |
| 926 | [[AC:A Temple Divided]] |
| 927 | * Amethyst's first line in this chapter. |
| 928 | -->'''Amethyst:''' What do you mean you're on a wedding cake shortage?! Who in the world could possibly want that many cakes?! Oh, [[UsefulNotes/TheBritishRoyalFamily the Royal Family?]] Yeah, that makes sense. I'll just call someone else. Thanks anyways, [[Franchise/{{Cyberpunk}} choom]]. |
| 929 | * Reginald Johnson's plot to take over the White House for Black Rutile is dubbed Operation: Olympus Down, named for [[Film/OlympusHasFallen two]] [[Film/WhiteHouseDown movies]] about terrorists taking over the White House. |
| 930 | * Black Rutile's speech about ThePowerOfHate mentions how [[VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance if you expose someone to anger long enough, they will learn to hate.]] She then concludes by declaring that [[Film/ThePhantomMenace fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, and hate shall lead to suffering.]] |
| 931 | * President Eduardo Suarez's children are named [[WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks Huey and Riley]]. |
| 932 | * Reginald quotes [[VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance Monsoon]] by saying "It's in our nature to fight and hate, Eddy, and you simply can't fight nature! The wind blows, rain falls, and the strong prey upon the weak!" For an added bonus, WordOfGod admits to basing parts of Reginald off of Monsoon, even admitting to resisting the urge to have Reginald say [[MemeticMutation "Memes: the DNA of the soul."]] |
| 933 | * Reginald says [[WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill "That boy ain't right!"]] while chasing Eduardo, who yells [[Film/DieHard "Yippee-kay-yay, hijo de puta!"]] in response. |
| 934 | * After testing the Rejuvenation Blaster on Emerald, Morganite, Demantoid, and Pyrope, Black Rutile turns to her remaining subordinates and asks [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie "Will anyone else attempt to fill their shoes?"]] |
| 935 | * This line from Aquamarine after she reveals to Lapis that Bismuth poofed her: |
| 936 | -->'''Aquamarine:''' [[Film/StreetFighter For you, the day Bismuth ruined your life because she saw you as a mere soldier was the most horrible day of your life.]] [[ButForMeItwasTuesday But for her, it was just another day on the battlefield.]] |
| 937 | * Some of the party decorations Lapis bought for the wedding anniversary party were napkins that read [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast 'TALE AS OLD AS TIME, SONG AS OLD AS RHYME']]. |
| 938 | * Black Rutile proves to Eduardo and LaResistance in One Observatory Drive she means business by having a secret servie agent ripped out through the window and having his head nearly crushed in the door jam, much like [[Series/Daredevil2015 Wilson Fisk killed Anatoly.]] |
| 939 | * When the Rutile Rebels interfere with the Crystal Gems' civil war: |
| 940 | -->'''Black Rutile:''' [[WesternAnimation/StreetFighter This is delicious!]]\ |
| 941 | '''Pyrite:''' I guess abducting the Crystal Gems and holding them hostage won't be necessary, huh, boss? They're already occupying themselves as is.\ |
| 942 | '''Black Rutile:''' Oh, don't be hasty, Pyrite! Not until I'm sure it works perfectly! ''(she fires a shot from the Rejuvenation Blaster at an Amethyst, causing her to poof)'' [[BigYes YES! YES!]] |
| 943 | * Teal Zircon tells Topaz [[WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros "We might win this one, you get to the panic room!"]] |
| 944 | * When the dust has settled and TheBadGuyWins, Teal performs a rather familiar monologue. |
| 945 | -->'''Teal Zircon:''' [[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS5E16TheBody I don't understand. I don't understand how this all happened. How we go through this. I mean, I knew the Crystal Gems, and then they're just, they're just taken down by some crazy Rutile I thought was running a book club, and I don't understand why she can't just get over her horrible losses and live a quiet life. It's stupid. It's human and stupid, and, and Lapis was crying and not talking, and earlier I was having fruit punch and I thought, well, I got fruit punch all over me, surely that'll be just one part of a day we'll look back on and laugh. And she'll never see Peridot, or Bismuth, or the others, not ever, and no one will explain to me why!]] |
| 946 | * The final line of the chapter is Black Rutile laughing as she declares [[WesternAnimation/TheSpongebobSquarepantsMovie "Who can stop me now?! WHO?!"]] |
| 947 | |
| 948 | [[AC:Hostile Takeover]] |
| 949 | * Black Rutile comments that her victory over the Crystal Gems is the happiest she's ever been since the siege of [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Tweenis 12]]. |
| 950 | * After the reprise of "Wither the Rose", we get this scene. |
| 951 | -->'''Black Rutile:''' [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom People of Beach City, do not look away! You witness a Rutile's revival, and the birth of her new empire!]]\ |
| 952 | '''Lars:''' What do you want now, Black Rutile?\ |
| 953 | '''Black Rutile:''' What I want is recognition! As you can see, I have officially conquered Little Homeworld and taken the Crystal Gems as my prisoners. The means as to how it can fly can all be blamed on their dear friend, Lapis Lazuli. Despite what the Crystal Gems believed, [[WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfNIMH Little Homeworld was the aspiration of idiots and dreamers!]] A mere tool to indoctrinate poor, unfortunate Gems who were living lives free of their tyranny. But unfortunately for them, [[WesternAnimation/YogiBear I am far smarter than the average Gem,]] so I continued planning my revenge for months on end, which leads me today. Either surrender to me at once [[WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand or else your pathetic little town will go bye-bye! Bye-bye.]] |
| 954 | * Teal Zircon declares [[Manga/DrStone she's ten million percent certain]] that ThePlan she put together will succeed. |
| 955 | * Jasper asks White Topaz "AreYouPonderingWhatImPondering", and White Topaz, true to one of her inspirations, replies with [[WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain "I think so Jasp, but Pete Rose? I mean, can we trust him?"]] |
| 956 | * Doug Maheswaran says "Sweet Film/ManilaInTheClawsOfLight" when he and Connie watch a news report covering what just happened. |
| 957 | * During White Topaz's shadow puppet show recapping the events of the last episode to Connie: |
| 958 | -->'''Puppet!Pearl:''' [[WebVideo/RealTimeFanDub Top thirty reasons why Bismuth is sorry. Number 5 will surprise you.]]\ |
| 959 | '''Puppet!Lapis:''' Top thirty anime deaths, number one: YOUR BUTT RIGHT NOW! |
| 960 | * Black Rutile's mangling of Connie's last name continues. This time, it's [[Series/PeeWeesPlayhouse Meka-Leka-Hi-Meka-Hiney-Ho-Swanson.]] |
| 961 | * Kevin declares [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014 "Aw, what the heck, I haven't got that long a lifespan anyways."]] when everyone gathered by Teal Zircon shows their willingness to fight Black Rutile. |
| 962 | * Spinel applies some PercussiveMaintenance to free Hessonite and Citrine from prison, and she adds an exclamation of [[Series/HappyDays "Ey!"]] immediately afterwards. |
| 963 | * During the flashback sequence, Sally yells [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls "I can buy and sell you, old man!"]] to her father Carl when she's told to come down for dinner. |
| 964 | * Black Rutile's speech from "I Am My Monster" interrupts Carl and Maureen Grove's plans to watch Series/AmericanIdol. |
| 965 | * This line from Maureen. |
| 966 | -->'''Maureen:''' Thankfully, she hasn't done anything super serious, but she's also formed lynch mobs online against random people she hates, and cyberbullied her so-called friends away. And let's not forget that [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFullFrontalAssault she wrote some really disturbing fanfiction!]] |
| 967 | * When Eduardo Suarez says he'd like to have a public debate with Reginald Johnson face to face, Mr. Shreds says [[Film/MortalKombat1995 "As absurd as your request is, I shall grant it."]] |
| 968 | * How Black Rutile offers his WeCanRuleTogether offer to the Crystal Gems. |
| 969 | -->'''Black Rutile:''' What I'm trying to say is that [[WesternAnimation/InsideJob2021 there are special people like us who should run the world, and then there are the disgusting humans who deliver our food and fight our wars.]] |
| 970 | * When Black Rutile chooses a Crystal Gem to test the [[DisintegrationChamber Disintegrator]] on. |
| 971 | -->'''Black Rutile:''' Bismuth, [[Literature/TheHungerGames do you volunteer as tribute]]? |
| 972 | * Black Rutile appears before the New Crystal Temps by jumping up into the air, landing with a ThreePointLanding, and striking a pose with her sword before saying [[WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}} "Well, don't start on my account."]] |
| 973 | * As the New Crystal Temps prepare to fight the Rutile Rebels, the Crystal Gems join the fight and Garnet has this to say. |
| 974 | -->'''Garnet:''' [[Film/AvengersEndgame CRYSTAL GEMS! Assemble.]] |
| 975 | * When Sally Grove has her combination EngineeredPublicConfession and VillainousBreakdown, Doug disdainfully says tthis to her. |
| 976 | -->'''Doug:''' It's the same story I've seen so many times. [[WesternAnimation/StaticShock A fine, upstanding bigot. Your nose is so close to the grindstone, you can't see anything else. Meanwhile, the world changes and grows, and you're blind to it! Ignorant and proud of it too.]] |
| 977 | * Tanzanite's entire MotiveRant for why she joined Black Rutile is a near-perfection recreation of a similar one by [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Sabine Wren]]. |
| 978 | -->'''Tanzanite:''' It's because I just wanted to save everyone from what I suffered. My friends! My family! Everything I did was for the galaxy, for the Crystal Gems! But it was all for nothing, Pink Diamond used all of us to avoid the consequences of her actions. I had to use my skills on friends; on family; Gems that I knew. She controlled us through lies. ''(starts CryLaughing)'' Homeworld, no better than the rebels Rose created. I helped terrorize my people! I wanted you to stop it, I had to stop it. I spoke out. I spoke out to Black Rutile, to save everyone from you! But when I did, I only stood with a monster. You chose Pink Diamond. You left me, gave me no choice! The Diamonds wanted to destroy worlds, and they did. Pink destroyed mine. |
| 979 | * Black Rutile's idea of a joke during her VillainousBreakdown is [[Film/Joker2019 "What do you get when you cross a depressed loner with a society that abandons her and treats her like trash?! I'll tell you what you get, you get what you deserve!"]] |
| 980 | * James Brenner's final monologue once Black Rutile is finally brought to justice. |
| 981 | -->'''Brenner:''' At the end of the day, we are all but individuals crying for fairness in our lives. [[WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers You won't get everything, but you'll get something.]] The Crystal Gems finally restore peace, while Black Rutile hopefully realizes how futile her schemes were. In the end, we just need to decide what is fair and what isn't. |
| 982 | * TheStinger revealing King Jormagundr and his mysterious friend the Lapidarist is a recreation of the end of the WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}} episode "[[Recap/AmphibiaS2E25TheFirstTemple The First Temple]]". |
| 983 | [[/folder]] |
| 984 | |
| 985 | [[folder:Snake Eyes]] |
| 986 | [[AC:Home is Where the Heart Is]] |
| 987 | * One of the first lines of the story is Black Rutile declaring how a wise man once said [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 a wise strategist gathers all his information before deciding on a course of action.]] |
| 988 | * This argument between Kyanite and Bloodstone regarding the reproductive organs of a certain species. |
| 989 | -->'''Kyanite:''' [[WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers Come on, they have one female servicing a large group of males, that implies a species that lays eggs.]]\ |
| 990 | '''Bloodstone:''' Oh my Diamonds, you're crazy! They are so obviously mammals!\ |
| 991 | '''Kyanite:''' Please, she'd be in estrus 24/7 if she didn't lay eggs!\ |
| 992 | '''Bloodstone:''' But they don't lay eggs! I don't have to keep telling you this!\ |
| 993 | '''Howlite:''' You're both wrong. They are beings who reproduce asexually, therefore they have no reproductive organs to procreate with.\ |
| 994 | '''Kyanite:''' [[Film/DonnieDarko Dang Howlite, why you always gotta get so smart on us?]] |
| 995 | * As Black Rutile abandons the Rutile Rebels in her escape from the Slytherophidians, she tells them [[Film/GrandmasBoy2006 "Adios turdnuggets!"]] while implied to be FlippingTheBird. |
| 996 | * After Black Rutile's ship crashes on Earth and she emerges from the wreckage, she declares [[Franchise/StarWars "Help me Steven Universe, you're my only hope."]] before falling over. |
| 997 | * Greg calls Steven Creator/StevenSeagal. |
| 998 | * After being helped to her feet by Steven, Black Rutile describes the coming of the Slytherophidians like this. |
| 999 | -->'''Black Rutile:''' It's been eons since we last saw them, [[Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice but they found us! They're hungry! AND THEY'RE COMING!]] |
| 1000 | * As part of the RunningGag of Black Rutile getting Connie's last name wrong, this time she's called [[WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder Mecha-lecha-chimichanga-habba-hooga]]-swagger. |
| 1001 | * After Aescul offers his spaceship to help Steven and Black Rutile reach Serpentes, we get this scene. |
| 1002 | -->'''Steven:''' [[WesternAnimation/TheMagicSchoolBus Please tell me this is going to be a normal, non-life-threatening adventure.]]\ |
| 1003 | '''Black Rutile:''' With you? No way! Now snakeman, [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration make it so!]] |
| 1004 | |
| 1005 | [[AC:Let the Games Begin]] |
| 1006 | * One of the Slytherophidians, later referred to as [[Film/TopGun Maverick]], invading Little Homeworld says this to Jasper. |
| 1007 | -->'''Maverick:''' [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} Perhapsss you'd like to ssssee how ssssnake-like we can BE!]] |
| 1008 | * As Spinel is carted away along with the other important Homeworld Gems by [[Film/TopGun Goose]], she rants [[Recap/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesS2E16To18WorldsFinest "I want a lawyer, I want a doctor! I want a cheese sandwich!"]] Coincidentally, this was released after the death of ComicBook/HarleyQuinn's original voice actor Creator/ArleenSorkin. |
| 1009 | * When it's confirmed that the Diamonds tried covering up their genocide by saying they only targeted planets without sentient life, Hessonite namedrops [[Film/TheForceAwakens Hosnian Prime]], which Citrine believed was destroyed with a giant laser until now. |
| 1010 | * Bialyoom Milamin's first name is derived from Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom from ''Theatre/TheProducers'', while Meinerr's name is a corruption of the song "Mein Herr" from ''Theatre/{{Cabaret}}''. |
| 1011 | * Two elderly Slytherophidians who laugh at the Crystal Gems' expense are references to JustForFun/StatlerAndWaldorf. |
| 1012 | * The two commentators are parodies of, and voiced by, Wrestling/JimRoss and Michael Buffer. |
| 1013 | * Whenever someone in the Contest of Champions is defeated, the audience urges the winner to kill their opponent by chanting [[Franchise/MortalKombat "FINISH HIM!"]] |
| 1014 | * The Decimator and Earthos appear to be expies of [[VideoGame/GodOfWar Kratos]] and ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} respectively. We then have this exchange between Amethyst and the Pearl about their opponents. |
| 1015 | -->'''Amethyst:''' Uh, maybe they're friendly?\ |
| 1016 | '''The Decimator:''' [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls I have butchered millions on countless moons!]]\ |
| 1017 | '''Pearl:''' I doubt it. |
| 1018 | * After defeating the Decimator, Amethyst declares [[Recap/FuturamaM4IntoTheWildGreenYonder "Life goes on, but I believe we'll forever carry the pain on the inside."]] She claims to have gotten the line from a janitor on TV. |
| 1019 | |
| 1020 | [[AC: Here Comes a New Challenger]] |
| 1021 | * When Pyth first meets Steven he says "[[Film/MissionImpossible Your mission, should you choose to accept it..."]] |
| 1022 | * Steven and King Cobralan sing a parody of [[Film/TheGreatestShowman "The Other Side"]] together when Cobralan tries convincing Steven to join the Contest of Champions. |
| 1023 | * The other competitors in the Contest are one {{Expy}} after another. Aside from the already mentioned Earthos, Decimator, Sylvia Spectre, Envyrno, Sheriff Spiegel, Deputy Edward, and the Metals, there's Monty the Moarchean, who's a parody of [[ComicBook/PlanetHulk Miek]], Captain Gearfeet seeming to be a take on [[VideoGame/MonkeyIsland Guybrush Threepwood]], Rigby Starglow's name being a parody of [[Music/DavidBowie Ziggy Stardust]], Michelle Angelon seeming to be a mix of [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Tifa Lockhart and Sephiroth]], and Lady Imagineer being a parody of [[VideoGame/NightsIntoDreams NiGHTS]]. |
| 1024 | * Naja commences the battle between Steven and Sylvia Spectre by shouting [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear "Heaven or hell, let's rock!"]] |
| 1025 | * Bialyoom's response to Steven deciding not to kill Sylvia. |
| 1026 | -->'''Bialyoom:''' [[Film/BloodSport There-are-three-ways-to-win. One, you-knock-your-opponent-out. Two, the-opponent-quits, and-shouts-'Uncle!' Three, you-kill-them-right-on-the-spot!]] |
| 1027 | * Black Rutile grumbles about how she was robbed of having Sylvia as a potential ally by Steven's use of [[Manga/{{Naruto}} talk-no-jutsu]]. |
| 1028 | |
| 1029 | [[AC:Climbing the Ladders]] |
| 1030 | * Envyrno yells [[Anime/{{FLCL}} "LUUUUNCHTIIIIME!"]] as she begins her battle against Lapis. |
| 1031 | * After accepting his defeat at the hands of Peridot, Titanium tells her [[WesternAnimation/TheIronGiant "You are who you choose to be."]] |
| 1032 | * When making her debut in Garnet and Amethyst's battle against Sheriff Spiegel and Deputy Edward, Sugilite asks [[Franchise/{{Cars}} "Who be jammin' now?"]], to which the audience replies with "YOU BE JAMMIN' NOW!" |
| 1033 | * Ronaldo's introduction during the Contest. |
| 1034 | -->'''Ronaldo:''' [[Film/{{Gladiator}} ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!]] ''(he holds up his sword)'' This sword is a replication of the [[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam Shining Finger]] sword from the hit anime series ''Mobile Home Warrior [[Creator/MarkGatha Gatha]]'', used by its titular protagonist in his fight against evil superpowered land developers trying to destroy his trailer park home, and I shall use it in his name! |
| 1035 | * Andesine says [[WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}} "Well, don't hesitate on my account."]] before her and Cinnabar's fight with Captain Gearfeet and Rigby Starglow. |
| 1036 | * Captain Gearfeet reminisces on when he fought for his soul in [[DavyJones Dayve J'onzz]]' Bunker or when he took on [[WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse Starbeard]] for [[Manga/OnePiece Sil V. Erman's legendary treasure]]. |
| 1037 | * After [[Literature/{{Beowulf}} ripping off Gearfeet's mechanical arm with her bare hands]], Cinnabar says this. |
| 1038 | -->'''Cinnabar:''' [[WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}} Looks like you've been disarmed! ''(chuckles)'' Get it? Disarmed?]]\ |
| 1039 | '''Gearfeet:''' ''([[AnArmAndALeg now with one arm and hopping on one leg]])'' Who needs arms, when you have spirit!?\ |
| 1040 | '''Cinnabar:''' [[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail You're a looney.]] |
| 1041 | * After getting slashed across the back with Andesine's flaming sword, Rigby complains that the pain [[Music/ScaryMonstersAndSuperCreeps is like ashes to ashes]]. |
| 1042 | * Peedee claims he managed to sneak onboard Aescul's ship behind everyone's back through [[IKnowMortalKombat learning stealth]] from watching [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid Iron Gear Solid]] cutscenes on [=TubeTube=]. |
| 1043 | |
| 1044 | [[AC:Be Prepared]] |
| 1045 | * The chapter is named after, and features a take on, the signature VillainSong of ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 The Lion King]]'', though it particularly derives from the lyrics from the [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing2019 the live-action remake]] and the deleted reprise. |
| 1046 | * Some of the races a young Nosiop suggests the Slytherophidians conquer include [[Series/DoctorWho the Ood]], [[Anime/DragonBallZBrolyTheLegendarySuperSaiyan the Shamoians]], [[WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce the Mooninites]], and [[WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder the Watchdogs]]. |
| 1047 | * Nosiop believes that Pyth is suggesting that he kill Cobralan for refusing to listen to him, to which Pyth replies with this. |
| 1048 | -->'''Pyth:''' No, my boy, I'm way past killing parents! [[Theatre/{{Hamlet}} What do you think I am, Uncle Claudius?!]] |
| 1049 | * Andesine tries blaming her TheStarscream behavior on Kyanite, who responds with [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons "Hey, I've only been here a few minutes! What's going on?!"]] |
| 1050 | * Lars mentions how he and the Off-Colors were abducted from a planet called [[Fanfic/FoolyFalls Wasprus]] by the Slytherophidians. |
| 1051 | * Lars says he'll be onto the Rutile Rebels like a [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Langdon Cobb]] movie. |
| 1052 | * In another ''Futurama'' reference, Aquamarine says "[[Recap/FuturamaS6E25Overclockwise No one destroys a boy like you, my Rutile.]]" |
| 1053 | * When Steven starts doubting himself before his rematch with Black Rutile, Ronaldo says "[[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Believe in the Ronaldo who believes in you.]]" Peedee then follows up with [[Film/GoodWillHunting "Some people can't believe in themselves until someone believes in them first."]] |
| 1054 | |
| 1055 | [[AC:Folie a Deux]] |
| 1056 | * The two Slytherophidian scientists examining the Diamonds are named Mercer and Heller, after [[VideoGame/{{Prototype}} Alex Mercer and James Heller]]. |
| 1057 | * The conversation between Steven and Greg before Steven's fight with Black Rutile borrows heavily from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw7Z9WVq7n0 a similar conversation]] between [[WesternAnimation/Ben10 Ben Tennyson and Grandpa Max]] in the ''WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien'' episode "Absolute Power". |
| 1058 | * Garnet calculates a [[WebVideo/LeeroyJenkinsVideo 32.33% chance]] of Steven making it out of the fight with perfect mental health, repeating, of course. Jasper then says "Well, that's better than what he usually does." |
| 1059 | * The fight between Steven and Black Rutile is loaded with these. |
| 1060 | ** Black Rutile's entire VillainousBreakdown in the first part of the fight about how Steven has practically ruined her life is based on similar speeches by [[Franchise/DragonBall Majin Vegeta]] and [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia Katsuki Bakugo]]. In response, the narration says [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries "Everyone has seen Black Rutile laugh, but now Steven isn't sure if anyone has ever seen her cry."]] |
| 1061 | ** Afterwards, when Steven remains DefiantToTheEnd, Black Rutile says "[[ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesTheLastRonin Too little, too late. Story of our lives, Steven Universe.]]" |
| 1062 | ** How Inner Steven reveals himself to Steven in the climax of the fight: |
| 1063 | --->'''Inner Steven:''' You're really just going to stand there and let her kill you? [[WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack Do you give up? Will you abandon their hope? Can you not feel their desperation? Will evil forever rule the universe? HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN?!]] |
| 1064 | ** Once Inner Steven is allowed to take control of Steven's body, he makes his presence known to Black Rutile with one word that Creator/RonPerlman is familiar with. |
| 1065 | --->'''Inner Steven:''' [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime FALL!]] |
| 1066 | ** The form Steven takes when under the control of Inner Steven evokes [[Anime/{{FLCL}} Naota Nandaba becoming Atomsk]]. To complete the reference, Black Rutile paraphrases Haruko Haruhara when she says "Steven, you can't do that! This victory is mine!" |
| 1067 | ** Inner Steven declares [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague "This is what happens when I cut loose and show you how powerful I really am."]] before trapping Black Rutile in the [[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar Hundred Cracking Fist of the North Star]]. |
| 1068 | ** Black Rutile starts begging for mercy soon after. |
| 1069 | --->'''Black Rutile:''' [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie No more, Steven Universe! Grant me mercy, I beg of you!]]\ |
| 1070 | '''Inner Steven:''' [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie You, who are without mercy, now plead for it? I thought you were made of sterner stuff.]] |
| 1071 | ** And after that, we get this line. |
| 1072 | --->'''Inner Steven:''' [[WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged No need to wonder where your god is, Black Rutile, for he is right here. And he is fresh out of mercy.]]\ |
| 1073 | '''Black Rutile:''' [[WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged Oh, how cute, he thinks he's a-]]'''''[[OhCrap OH]] [[PrecisionFStrike SLAG!]]''''' |
| 1074 | ** In another ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' reference, Steven forces Black Rutile back into the hole she created while saying "[[ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} This is where you belong, Black Rutile.]] [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Under. My. Heel.]]" |
| 1075 | ** The way Black Rutile tells Steven to kill her goes like this. |
| 1076 | --->'''Black Rutile:''' [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith Go ahead, kill me. Kill me now. DO IT!]] |
| 1077 | * As a humiliated Black Rutile cries alone in her quarters, she quotes ''FLCL'' once again with [[Anime/FLCLProgressiveAndAlternative "I thought this time, just this once, I thought I was gonna get what I was fighting for."]] |
| 1078 | * This final exchange between Black Rutile and White Topaz. |
| 1079 | -->'''White Topaz:''' [[Series/ObiWanKenobi Then you truly are lost. Goodbye, my Rutile.]]\ |
| 1080 | '''Black Rutile:''' [[Recap/ObiWanKenobiPartVI Topaz, get back here at once! Topaz! TOPAZ!]] |
| 1081 | |
| 1082 | [[AC:Gods and Monsters]] |
| 1083 | * The Sheriff from "The Big Lazuli", now referred to as Murinus, suggests to King Serpentes I that they quit the Franchise/TombRaider business and cut back on searching VideoGame/{{uncharted}} lands and [[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom temples of doom]]. |
| 1084 | * The Lapidarist's history lesson starts like this. |
| 1085 | -->'''The Lapidarist:''' Before you came to be, there was us. We were a race of scholars and artists, a proud civilization that was the pinnacle of evolution, that lived in vast shining cities. We devoted our existence to helping all life. But we wanted to learn of how these beings came to be. [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Cells, molecules, atoms, from ions to pions, muons to gluons, neutrinos, gravitinos,]] and more are what we learned of from our neighbors from long ago. While we were generous, there were those who abused our generosity. They used our gifts as weapons for conquest and destruction. We would not allow it, so we waged a war. A war to end all wars, but it was futile, no matter how many we slayed, more would simply take their place. We tried to create a race of warriors to eradicate them, but our earliest attempts being failures. The Conretes while string and sturdy, were sluggish and stupid. The Magmen however while powerful were too volatile, and thus we left them on Hifotia. But out of all of our failed attempts, the worst was SQUAMATA. A being of pure darkness and chaos created in a vain attempt to suck out all the negativity in the universe. Instead, we created something far worse, a cosmic horror that devoured countless worlds to sustain itself, [[Film/ANewHope with millions of voices suddenly crying out in terror before they were just as suddenly silenced.]] We tried all could to stop this new threat from becoming more powerful. And while we succeeded in containing it within the depths of this planet, it came at the cost of our entire civilization. The last of use banned together to create a race of beings of light and order that would unify all life. We created, ''you''. |
| 1086 | * Gem, aka the future White Diamond, is shown fighting a [[Literature/{{Beowulf}} Grendel]] that strongly resembles ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk. |
| 1087 | * This exchange between White Diamond and the Lapidarist: |
| 1088 | -->'''The Lapidarist:''' Do you remember what happened afterward?\ |
| 1089 | '''White:''' [[WesternAnimation/{{Archer}} Do you not?]] |
| 1090 | * Gem created the first Gems in a part of Serpentes known as [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun the Devil's Palm]] canyon. |
| 1091 | * When King Serpentes discovers the early Gems, they all greet him like he were Norm walking into Series/{{Cheers}}. |
| 1092 | * Before their fight, Diamond and Serpentes have this exchange: |
| 1093 | -->'''Diamond:''' Then come on, [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight enough talk! Have at you!]]\ |
| 1094 | '''Serpentes:''' [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith I will do what I must.]]\ |
| 1095 | '''Diamond:''' You will try. |
| 1096 | * The Lapidarist apologizes to the Crystal Gems for [[Film/{{Spectre}} being the author of all their pain]] when she finishes her history lesson. |
| 1097 | * The Accretionator can restore planets to life by functioning like [[Series/DoctorWho the Secret Heart]]. |
| 1098 | * When the Crystal Gems debate on whether to take the Lapidarist's deal, Jasper says "If Steven didn't completely [[Film/TheDarkKnightRises break her body and her spirit]], she'd accept the deal faster than you can say, [[WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove 'Pull the lever, White Topaz'.]]" |
| 1099 | * After Steven leaves once he calls out the Diamonds for lying about killing intelligent life on the planets they conquer, the Lapidarist reveals a prophecy that says [[WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}} "Enlightened warriors of clashing kinships come from afar to banish the Eclipse. Only when united in heart and mind, can they stop the worlds from being aligned."]] |
| 1100 | * Lars says [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1 "Looks like our princess wasn't in another castle after all."]] after rescuing Naja. |
| 1101 | * At the end of the chapter, Nosiop gives a speech revealing his plans to Serpentes that he ends with this. |
| 1102 | -->'''Nosiop:''' [[Manga/OnePiece Let this be a wake-up call to you Slytherophidians, the Universal Lords, the Gem race, and the ignorant masses across the entire universe! I shall soon arrive with an entire army of loyal Gems at my side to face down an ancient foe my father has hidden from you for so long! We all must answer to the hand of fate, and fate has chosen me to conquer this world!]] |
| 1103 | |
| 1104 | [[AC:The Cosmos Quiver]] |
| 1105 | * When Black Rutile asks what's even the point of continuing to rebel anymore, Nosiop comforts her by saying [[Series/TheFlash2014 "To give people hope, dear Rutile, so we can rip it away from them."]] |
| 1106 | * The cult devoted to releasing Serpentes that Nosiop and Pyth are a part of is called the [[Characters/CaptainAmericaSnakeThemedEnemies Serpent Society]]. |
| 1107 | * Pyth says [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 "Long live the king."]] before trying to kill Cobralan. |
| 1108 | * Turquoise calls Pyth [[WesternAnimation/PlanetSheen Dorkus]] as she and Sardonyx rescue Cobralan from his clutches. |
| 1109 | * Envyrno says that [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere she wants to get the]] [[Film/ChildsPlay Abe Due Dumballa]] off of Serpentes and start causing some mischief. When Sylvia refuses to leave until Nosiop is brought to justice, Envyrno has this to say. |
| 1110 | -->'''Envyrno:''' You should embrace your inner bad girl already. Let's go kill some Film/HorribleBosses together, get a [[Film/ThePurge purge]] going! [[WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged Live a little!]] In fact, I know of this great place to hang out at a few star systems away. [[Anime/SerialExperimentsLain It's a new club that plays really great hardcore techno for a really hip young crowd.]] |
| 1111 | * Rigby Starglow tries calming the masses by singing [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII "Face my Fears"]] at the Ouraborium. |
| 1112 | * Sheriff Spiegel and Deputy Edward reminisce on [[Literature/{{Dune}} some spice cultists back on Sergione-29 who shouted "He who controls the spice controls the universe!"]] |
| 1113 | * Lapis, Laz, and Zuli send [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime a message to the Contest of Champions fighters that simply says "B.U.T.T."]] According to Zuli, the last time they tried that was against some Film/{{Gremlins}} on [[Anime/DragonBallZ Tritek]]. |
| 1114 | * Cobralan says to Naja, "Please [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand_by_Me_(Ben_E._King_song) stand, stand by us]]." |
| 1115 | * Spinel calls Steven [[WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros Steve Summers]] while running off to look for him. |
| 1116 | * Mr. Manco reveals that he heard a rumor from a fellow prisoner named [[Recap/FuturamaM3BendersGame Titanius Anglesmith]] about the location of Squamata's resting place. |
| 1117 | * Squamata's EstablishingCharacterMoment tells us everything we need to know about his character while also paraphrasing [[ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} another]] GodOfEvil played by Creator/RayPorter. His color scheme also brings to mind [[Manga/DragonBall Shenron]]. |
| 1118 | -->'''Squamata:''' [[Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague I have turned hundreds upon thousands of worlds to dust in the name of darkness and devastation until I was robbed of my glory. I will stride across the remains of my enemies and bask in the glow of pure chaos, for all of existence shall be mine to consume!]] |
| 1119 | |
| 1120 | [[AC:Let The Endgames Begin]] |
| 1121 | * Squamata reveals that the Lapidarist's name is actually Rebeugar, a corruption of Creator/RebeccaSugar's name. |
| 1122 | * This exchange between the Diamonds and Squamata: |
| 1123 | -->'''Yellow Diamond:''' [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight Die, monster! You do not belong in this world or any world.]]\ |
| 1124 | '''Squamata:''' [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight It is not by my will that]] [[WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack I am free to consume the universe as I did in days long past.]] [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight I was released from my confinements by mortals who wished to pay me tribute in exchange for assisting them with their own plans.]] |
| 1125 | * Squamata chants [[Film/HocusPocus "Ah-say-into-pie, oppa-maybe-uppen-die!"]] before spitting corrosive flames at White Diamond. |
| 1126 | * Peridot coldly calls Black Rutile a [[WebAnimation/MurderDrones murder drone]]. |
| 1127 | * When the Crystal Gems tell Black Rutile that they don't believe her cries for help and think she's lying to get revenge, White Topaz decides to employ some brutal honesty. |
| 1128 | -->'''White Topaz:''' [[WesternAnimation/SmilingFriends Look, BR, I know you seem like you want the Crystal Gems to forgive you for your sins, but we all think you're a lost cause. You obviously made up your mind a long time ago. Why don't you just cut your losses and get outta here for your own safety?]] |
| 1129 | * When Black Rutile is left alone in the Jormagundrs' castle after being rejected by the Crystal Gems, she declares [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion "I'm at the lowest of the low."]] |
| 1130 | * Flipso refers to Squamata as "[[WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}} the great]] [[ComicBook/{{Galactus}} devourer of worlds]], Fanfic/BringerOfDeath [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} and Chaos]], [[ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} the master of darkness]], and [[WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged wrecker of all our collective stuff]]!" |
| 1131 | * Wobbla the Great yells [[MemeticMutation "IMMA FIRIN' MY LASER!"]] before attacking Squamata with his BreathWeapon. |
| 1132 | * In the conversation between Nosiop and Cobralan during the fight between the Universal Lords and Squamata's heralds, Nosiop mentions a planet called [[WebAnimation/MurderDrones Koppar 9]] that he wanted to conquer to turn its inhabitants into a SlaveRace, but Cobralan signed the Lerdwichagul Treaty to make sure that doesn't happen. |
| 1133 | * In response to the above, Constricta says this. |
| 1134 | -->'''Constricta:''' Now, son, no need to get all huffy just because you're not getting what you want. It's like some species say, you win some, you lose some. Do you want this to end up like [[WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged the jockstrap incident?]] Hopefully, [[NoodleImplements we can give Boa a break from digging all the holes this time.]] |
| 1135 | * Kyanite's idea on how to deal with Squamata is [[WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged to sit him down, look him dead in the eye, and tell him "Don't eat our universe."]] |
| 1136 | -->'''Kyanite:''' Trust me, he'd have to be awfully evil if it didn't work, and I'm not gonna lie, I like the cut of his jib. |
| 1137 | |
| 1138 | [[AC:Crossroads]] |
| 1139 | * The authors' note says that Black Rutile's entire redemption arc takes inspiration for the portrayal of [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Megatron]] in ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'', and nowhere is that more apparent than in the conversation between her and Cinnabar being based heavily off a similar moment with Megatron and Ravage in the comic's [[Recap/MoreThanMeetsTheEyeS2E5Slaughterhouse 32nd issue]]. |
| 1140 | * Howlite calls Xenotime a [[Film/TheTerminator terminator]] for threatening a repenting Black Rutile. |
| 1141 | * When Black Rutile meets up with the Crystal Gems. |
| 1142 | -->'''Jasper:''' You have a lot of nerve coming back to us.\ |
| 1143 | '''Black Rutile:''' [[WesternAnimation/TheMarvelousMisadventuresOfFlapjack You have a lot of nerve being alive.]] I suppose you're all going to act super suspicious about what I have planned, but I'm here to prove you wrong by saying I'm sorry. ''(the Crystal Gems are in StunnedSilence)'' Hello, anyone? [[Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff Bueller, Bueller, Bueller?]] Stop ignoring me. |
| 1144 | * [[WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged This entire dialogue between Connie and Black Rutile.]] |
| 1145 | -->'''Connie:''' Okay, I'll only accept that you've changed on one condition.\ |
| 1146 | '''Black Rutile:''' What's that?\ |
| 1147 | '''Connie:''' SayMyName. Can you SayIt?\ |
| 1148 | '''Black Rutile:''' Of course I can! You're, uh, Connie Steven's-Annoying-Human-Friend!\ |
| 1149 | '''Connie:''' You don't even know my name.\ |
| 1150 | '''Black Rutile:''' I certainly do! It's [[WesternAnimation/MickeyMouseClubhouse Meeska-Mooska-Mickey Mouse-svetlana!]]\ |
| 1151 | '''Connie:''' Sometimes, it feels like you're not even trying to bother. It's Maheswaran, Connie Maheswaran. Can you say it?\ |
| 1152 | '''Black Rutile:''' Connie Maheswaran.\ |
| 1153 | '''Connie:''' Now say, "I'm sorry that I've tried to kill you and your friends and destroy the planet all the time, Connie Maheswaran."\ |
| 1154 | '''Black Rutile:''' I'm sorry that I've tried to kill you and your friends and destroy the planet all the time, Connie Maheswaran. |
| 1155 | * Lepidolite makes her grand return by yelling [[Film/TheShining "HEEEEERE'S LEPPY!"]] |
| 1156 | * Lepidolite's FamousLastWords before being poofed. |
| 1157 | -->'''Lepidolite:''' [[Anime/DragonBallZ This is goodbye to you all. To my Rutile Rebels, to my fellow Gems. And yes, even you, Steven Universe.]]\ |
| 1158 | In a brilliant explosion of black and white smoke, a mighty fusion was eliminated, and her components were reduced to their gems lying at Steven's feet. Once known as menaces to the entire Gem race, they made the ultimate sacrifice to defend the boy they called their greatest foe. They were Black Rutile and White Topaz, partners in crime turned Crystal Gems at heart.\ |
| 1159 | '''Nosiop:''' [[Film/TheDarkKnight In their last moments, people show you who they really are.]] |
| 1160 | * The chapter ends when White Diamond says [[Film/HocusPocus "Thank you, Pearl, for that marvelous introduction."]] |
| 1161 | |
| 1162 | [[AC:The Ultimate Fusion]] |
| 1163 | * When Black Rutile sees Steven in the midst of his crisis, she says [[Franchise/FiveNightsAtFreddys "I always come back and all that."]] |
| 1164 | * Inner Steven convinces Steven to talk with Black Rutile about his problems with the Diamonds by saying [[Series/ThirtyRock "If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together."]] |
| 1165 | * On that note, Black Rutile's speech to Steven. |
| 1166 | -->'''Black Rutile:''' [[WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss Because it's not as simple as you think, Steven. This kind of stuff gets messy, and everybody's got issues, especially the Diamonds. And sometimes, they screw up. But that doesn't mean they won't just pretend like it didn't happen. Try to cut the Diamonds some slack. They may not always get it right, but they're trying. That's more important than you think.]] |
| 1167 | * Stars, the fusion of Steven and Lars, is described as looking like [[Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand he was dressed as a member of a lonely hearts club.]] |
| 1168 | * Stevaldo, the fusion of Steven and Ronaldo, introduces himself by saying [[WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated "I am Stevaldo!]] I Music/DareToBeStupid!" Fitting as he's voiced by Music/WeirdAlYankovic. |
| 1169 | * Titanium's [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Optimus Prime]]-esque speech before the final battle. |
| 1170 | -->'''Titanium:''' [[Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon In any war, there are calms between storms. There will be days when we lose faith.]] But there are also days when [[Film/TransformersTheLastKnight a few brave souls unite to save the universe. We can be heroes in our own lives, every one of us if we only have the courage to try.]] [[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Now, we must take strength in kindred spirits, not as allies, but warriors If not in our vessels, then in our cores.]] [[Film/TransformersAgeOfExtinction I am Titanium of the Metals, and I send this to the fearsome Squamata. Leave this universe alone. Because we're coming for you.]] |
| 1171 | * This BreakingLecture / PicardSpeech exchange between Squamata and the Lpaidarist. |
| 1172 | -->'''Squamata:''' So, you finally show yourself, my dear creator. [[VideoGame/SonicForces What can one speck of light illuminate within the dark abyss that is I, Squamata? Countless stars. Countless worlds. Countless lives. All fell to me, all brought to nothing,]] and all because of you. You and your kind have tried so hard to keep your sins hidden away that you had no idea that there would be souls of darkness who wanted to unleash my wrath upon the universe. [[Film/AvengersEndgame You simply could not live with your own failures, and where did that bring you? Back to me.]]\ |
| 1173 | '''Lapidarist:''' You will find that mortals are far more resilient than you believe, Squamata. [[Series/DoctorWho Look at these people, these mortal beings. Consider their potential!]] They have done so many amazing things with the short time they have in the universe, yet they always made the most to ensure a brighter future for all! But in order for that future to become a reality, you must be snuffed out! |
| 1174 | * When Stevaldo does his BigDamnHeroes moment after Squamata possesses Nosiop, he does a familiar BadassBoast. |
| 1175 | -->'''Stevaldo:''' [[WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck I am the terror that flaps in the night. I am the one character in a superhero comic who is genuinely skilled in his own right yet is useless compared to the gods he surrounds himself with!]] [[Anime/DragonBallZ I am Stevaldo, ally to good and nightmare to you!]] |
| 1176 | * When the Diamonds ask Steven to forgive them. |
| 1177 | -->'''Yellow:''' [[Series/DoctorWho We don't understand? Are you kidding? Us? Of course, we understand. I mean, do you call this a war, this funny little thing? This is only a small scuffle compared to what we endured!]]\ |
| 1178 | '''Blue:''' [[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E8TheZygonInversion We did worse things than you could ever imagine! And when I close my eyes, I hear nothing but the screams of the Gems who gave their lives for us!]] |
| 1179 | -->'''White:''' [[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E8TheZygonInversion And you know what you do with all that pain? Shall I tell you where you put it? You hold it tight till it burns your hand! And you say that no one else will ever have to live like this! No one else will ever have to feel this pain! Not on my watch!]] So go on, hate us all you like, but that won't change the fact that you would never exist without us! We need you as much as you need us! We're sorry for abusing you for what Pink did! Please forgive us! |
| 1180 | * The Lapidarist's LastWords before she dies from Squamata's matter destroying venom. |
| 1181 | -->'''Lapidarist:''' [[Manga/AttackOnTitan I do not know what'll happen after I die. But I know that you are reality's last hope.]] I was wrong. You two shall make the ultimate fusion that will save us all. My time is short, but I shall leave you with one final message. Everyone, I urge you all, one final time. [[MeaningfulEcho Believe in Steven.]] |
| 1182 | |
| 1183 | [[AC:End of an Era]] |
| 1184 | * When Squamata first meets Rutilated Quartz, he sneers at the fusion and says [[WesternAnimation/Invincible2021 "Look what you need to do to mimic even a fraction of my power."]] In response, Rutilated Quartz says this. |
| 1185 | -->'''Rutilated Quartz:''' [[Franchise/SailorMoon Well, I'm nothing like Paragon, I am a warrior of awesome power who fights for love and for justice! I am Rutilated Quartz! And in the name of the cosmos, I'll punish you!]]\ |
| 1186 | '''Squamata:''' Heheheh, you're positively adorable. [[WebAnimation/DeathBattle I'm going to eat your stones.]] |
| 1187 | * While the battle between Rutilated Quartz and Squamata begins, King Cobralan and Yellow Diamond give a eulogy to the Lapidarist. |
| 1188 | -->'''Cobralan:''' [[Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan We are gathered here today to pay final respects to our honored dead. And yet it should be noted, amid our sorrow, this death takes place in the shadow of a new beginning, the sunrise of a new era for not just the Slytherophidian people, but the universe at large.]]\ |
| 1189 | '''Yellow Diamond:''' Just when we were getting to know the deceased, her life was heartlessly taken by an unstoppable monster bent on destroying everything we loved and then some. A wise man once said that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. But while she did die in shame, she also perished knowing that she would be redeemed, and we will not debate her profound wisdom during this last battle. Of all the creatures we have met in our years of existence, she was among the most human. |
| 1190 | * Garnet declares [[ComicBook/TheInfinityGauntlet "As long as there are those willing to fight, you will never claim victory."]] before everyone fights Squamata's heralds. |
| 1191 | * Before leading the heroes into battle, Cobralan says [[WesternAnimation/Invincible2021 "You don't seem to understand. My world isn't yours to conquer."]] |
| 1192 | * Rutilated Quartz is described as being [[WesternAnimation/SupermanTheatricalCartoons faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to soar like leaping tall buildings in a single bound,]] and were phenomenally talented with the swords they dual-wielded in conjunction with Steven's shield. |
| 1193 | * Rutilated Quartz yells [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure "Aw yeah, this is happening!"]] after smashing Squamata's face with a meteor. |
| 1194 | * This exchange between Rutilated Quartz and Squamata. |
| 1195 | -->'''Rutilated Quartz:''' Sheesh, dude, no need to be such a Debbie downer! Yeah, everybody fights with each other; [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 it's the circle of life, and it moves us all and all that.]] Heck, I'm something of a fighter myself, even though I would much rather try to ask first and punch people later. Everyone, even those who proudly call themselves irredeemable monsters, can be capable of change. They gotta find the strength within to atone for what they've done.\ |
| 1196 | '''Squamata:''' Such paltry sentiments from one who is about to die!\ |
| 1197 | '''Rutilated Quartz:''' [[ComicBook/TheInfinityGauntlet I've lived my life by those sentiments. They're well worth dying for.]] |
| 1198 | * This line from Black Rutile when Nosiop frees himself from Squamata's possession. |
| 1199 | -->'''Black Rutile:''' [[WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}} There. That wasn't so bad, was it? After all, you can't have others carry you around forever. You should plant your own roots. I once carried myself on the roots of others, but I guess I was wrong. We are stronger together.]] |
| 1200 | * Aescul says [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings "Fly, you fools!"]] when he attempts a HeroicSacrifice for the royal family. |
| 1201 | * Cobralan leads the people of Serpentes in singing a parody of [[Theatre/LesMiserables "Do You Hear the People Sing?"]] in a HeroicSecondWind against the heralds. |
| 1202 | * When Rutilated Quartz is bitten by Squamata and infected with his venom, Smoky Quartz yells [[Franchise/StarTrek "I cannae do it, Captain! I'm giving her all she's got, but she can't take anymore!"]] |
| 1203 | * Rutilated Quartz uses a CombinedEnergyAttack similar to [[Manga/DragonBall the Spirit Bomb]] where they gather energy from across the universe and absorb it all into their sword. And then there's their speech. |
| 1204 | -->'''Rutilated Quartz:''' Do you see it, Squamata? [[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam This sword, THIS SWORD IS BURNING LIKE A STAR! IT GLOWS WITH AN AWESOME POWER! ITS BURNING GRIP TELLS ME TO DEFEAT YOU!]]\ |
| 1205 | '''Squamata:''' [[DefiantToTheEnd NO, I WILL NOT LOSE!]]\ |
| 1206 | '''Rutilated Quartz:''' TAKE THIS! MY LOVE, MY HOPE, MY ANGER, AND ALL OF MY SORROW! |
| 1207 | * As Squamata is finally defeated and sucked into the rift created by Rutilated Quartz's sword, he asks who Rutilated Quartz thinks they are. |
| 1208 | -->'''Rutilated Quartz:''' [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda3 Who am I, you may ask? Am I a Crystal Gem, a Rutile Rebel, or a Diamond? No, I am all of them. I am the fusion of Steven Universe and Black Rutile, the enlightened warriors of clashing kinships. Now they are united in heart and mind, and they shall stop the worlds from becoming aligned.]] |
| 1209 | * Just like in the final chapter of ''Alternate Future'', one of the final quotes is taken directly from an animated film. In this case, Creator/StanLee's quote is taken from the dedication to him in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse''. |
| 1210 | [[/folder]] |
| 1211 | |
| 1212 | [[folder:Miscellaneous]] |
| 1213 | * Chrysocolla says that since she was healed, she's become interested in Earth history. One name she mentions (and gets wrong), is Alexander Hamilton, who had [[Theatre/{{Hamilton}} a musical]] that her voice actor Phillipa Soo was featured in. |
| 1214 | * Creator/HughLaurie appears at the end of "The Warning" [[Series/{{House}} as a doctor]]. [[TheDanza They even share the same last name.]] |
| 1215 | * Creator/BurtWard appears in "Enemy of my Enemy" as an {{Expy}} of ComicBook/{{Batman}} in a ShowWithinAShow. |
| 1216 | * "Gems Night Out" is full of these. Most notably, Creator/PierceBrosnan and Creator/ChristophWaltz play a James Bond parody & his archenemy respectively while Creator/LarryThomas basically reprises his role as [[Series/{{Seinfeld}} the Soup Nazi]] for a scene with Pearl. |
| 1217 | * Rhiannon Giddens sings "Wandering Roads" on Steven's car radio in "Playdate", which she previously sang on ''Series/{{Nashville}}'' with Creator/CharlesEsten as their characters on the show. |
| 1218 | * The gift shop owner who sells Spinel her fanny pack is voiced by Creator/JeffBennett and [[WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo has a massive blonde pompadour]]. |
| 1219 | * Creator/TomKenny [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants once again works at a restaurant]], but this time he's the cashier. |
| 1220 | * Creator/DaranNorris [[VideoGame/RatchetDeadlocked once again]] plays a LargeHamAnnouncer at the basketball game. |
| 1221 | * A scene in "Fragments" has [[Creator/MichaelaDietz Amethyst]] [[WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatianStreet turning into a Dalmatian]] to help search for Steven. |
| 1222 | * Creator/LinManuelMiranda goes from [[Theatre/{{Hamilton}} one of the Founding Fathers]] to appearing as the President of the United States in Part 4. |
| 1223 | * Among President Suarez's cabinet, Creator/DavidTennant [[WesternAnimation/Ducktales2017 plays the Secretary of the Treasury]], Creator/AshleighBall is the [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic secretary of agriculture]], Creator/GaryCole is the [[WesternAnimation/HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw attorney general]], Creator/BrendaSong is the [[WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}} secretary of transportation]], Creator/LilyTomlin is the [[WesternAnimation/TheMagicSchoolBus secretary of education]], and Creator/ClancyBrown [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants is the secretary of commerce]]. |
| 1224 | * A MinionWithAnFInEvil voiced by Creator/LaurenAsh [[WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower calling her superior a bad friend.]] |
| 1225 | * [[Creator/WendieMalick Theresa Maxwell]] calls a state doctor on the phone when it's suggested Steven finally see a therapist, and she refers to the doctor as [[WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse Lily]]. |
| 1226 | * When Steven makes his first visit to Dr. Rebecca, he notices that she plays the ukulele much like him, is married to a dark skinned man and has a brother who looks a lot like him, all of which Creator/RebeccaSugar is too. |
| 1227 | * The Snake People are called Slytherophidans, which seems to be a nod to the [[Franchise/HarryPotter House of Slytherin]]. |
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