1 | ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}'' is a series [[http://www.wakfu.com/fr/forum/20-discussions-generales/41683-clins-oeil?page=1 rich in shout-outs]]. |
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4 | * In the first season opening, Yugo hits a [[VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld ? block with wings]] from beneath to reveal Az. |
5 | * Zaaps are a reference to [[http://www.lilletourism.com/se_deplacer_dans_lille-1-0-5-fr.html ZAP Tickets]], half-price subway tickets. (Ankama's offices and studios are located less than a block from a subway station, and many of the employees take the subway to and from work.) |
6 | * Yugo has the ability to create VideoGame/{{portal}}s, and what is the most powerful item in the world? The [[CompanionCube Eliacube]], duh... Not to mention the fact that his clothes are orange and blue. |
7 | * Season 1 episode 1: |
8 | ** The episode begins with a man in a cloak and large hat pushing a baby carriage across a bridge when he is accosted by bandits. This should [[Manga/{{LoneWolfAndCub}} sound familiar]] to fans of Japanese media. |
9 | ** The villager in the loo reading a "''[[Magazine/{{Playboy}} Plébowl]]''" magazine (also seen in episode 12). |
10 | * Season 1 episode 2: A giant tree grows up instantly, evoking Anime/MyNeighborTotoro |
11 | * Season 1 episode 3: |
12 | ** One of the items mentioned in the store is [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Captain Amakna's Shield]]. |
13 | ** The Black Raven's "Raven Rounds" recall [[VideoGame/AngryBirds certain other avian projectiles]]. |
14 | * Season 1 episode 4: |
15 | ** The ''Literature/{{Rapunzel}}'' FairyTale, of course, with princess Ydalipe. |
16 | ** Several characters from ''Anime/UFORoboGrendizer'' can be seen in the flashback. |
17 | * Season 1 episode 6: |
18 | ** See SistineSteal on S-U tropes page. |
19 | ** Vampyro watching Eva with a magic mirror references [[WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget Dr. Claw]] watching the heroes on a TV. |
20 | * Season 1 Episode 8: WordOfGod is that MiniatureSeniorCitizens Ratafouine and Chouquette were inspired by Happōsai and Cologne from ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf''. |
21 | * Season 1 Episode 9: Part of the lock on Ruel's house is a ''Videogame/DanceDanceRevolution'' clone and uses the theme song as a passkey. |
22 | * Season 1 Episode 10: |
23 | ** The statue in the museum is similar to a statue of [[Franchise/{{Rocky}} Rocky]]. |
24 | ** A FreezeFrameBonus reveals [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Fry and Bender]] among the Gobbowl spectators. |
25 | ** [[Anime/UFORoboGrendizer Grendizer]] also shows up again in the crowd. |
26 | ** Also, Webcomic/{{Maliki}} appears in [[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/725104122017087578/820404954594410558/Capture_decran_2021-03-13_a_22.15.09.png the audience]]. Doubles as a CreatorCameo, since Maliki (the author) was working with Ankama at the time. |
27 | * Season 1 episode 11: Ruel's PastelChalkedFreezeFrame is inspired from ''Manga/SpaceAdventureCobra'', where this trope is frequent. The 3-episode Gobbowl arc is in fact similar to the 4-episode "Rug Ball" arc from this same anime. |
28 | * Season 1 episode 12: |
29 | ** "[[ComicBook/{{Asterix}} Those Bontarians are crazy!]]" |
30 | ** This episode also features an incident similar to one from ''Asterix in Britain'', where the ball from a sport match flies far away over the sea to hit someone on the head. |
31 | * Season 1 episode 13: There is [[Franchise/{{Alien}} an eighth passenger aboard]]... |
32 | * Season 1 episode 14: |
33 | ** Sadlygrove attacks an [[Literature/TheRimeOfTheAncientMariner Albatrocious for stealing his dinner off the boat, which brings the group bad luck]]. |
34 | ** [[Film/KingKong A woman is offered in sacrifice to an ape who lives behind a humongous door]]. |
35 | ** Willow uses a line from ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983'' in the original French, only using a hammer instead of a sword. |
36 | * Season 1 episode 16: |
37 | ** When Grougaloragran casts his aural-stun spell at the group, the incantation he recites is, word for word, the [[Literature/{{Slayers}} Dragon Slave]]'s. |
38 | ** Enutrof speaking to Ruel through a ray of light is reminiscent of a very well-known series of French ads, themselves spoofing the ''Literature/DonCamillo'' movies. |
39 | ** Sadlygrove is unable to pronounce "Grougaloragran" correctly; he even call him... "[[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Gurren Lagann]]"! |
40 | * Season 1 episode 18: |
41 | ** The female captain uses a HurricaneOfEuphemisms similar to those of [[Franchise/{{Tintin}} Captain Haddock]], and says something quite close to his CatchPhrase: "''Tonnerre d'Ogrest''" (for "''Tonnerre de Brest''"). |
42 | ** While searching a name for their adventuring party... |
43 | --->'''Evangelyne:''' And what about "[[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings the Fellowship of the Ring]]"?\ |
44 | '''Ruel:''' Too obvious. It's surely taken already... |
45 | * Season 1 episode 21: Adamaï in mentor mode starts speaking like [[Franchise/StarWars Yoda]]. Yugo promptly lampshades it. |
46 | * Season 1 episode 22: The Iop greeting dance has some moves very similar to ''Anime/DragonBallZ'''s FusionDance. |
47 | * Season 1 episode 25: |
48 | ** "[[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann GIGA DRILL!]]", anyone? |
49 | ** Razortime's eyepiece and "voice" are [[Series/BattlestarGalactica1978 by Nox's command]]. |
50 | * Season 2 Episode 3: In the end credits, the ghouls are dancing like the zombies in "Music/{{Thriller}}". |
51 | * Season 2 episode 8: |
52 | ** This one is full of shout-outs to the American Superheroes Genre, notably with "[[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Mister Fabulous]]", the "[[ComicBook/SpiderMan Laughing Buffoon]]" (the Green Goblin) and the "[[ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica Justice Clique]]". |
53 | ** The Justice Knight also does the [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Gendo]] [[FingerTenting Pose]] at one point. |
54 | * Season 2 episode 10: |
55 | ** The two snow squirrels at the start of the episode are an obvious homage to Scrat and Scratette from the ''WesternAnimation/IceAge'' movies. |
56 | ** The hooded man's gesture in the bar is rather [[Franchise/StarWars reminiscent]] of [[Film/ANewHope Obi-Wan's]] JediMindTrick. The waitress even calls him "Obi". |
57 | ** The prosecutor does some [[GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger poses]] very similar to characters in the ''VisualNovel/AceAttorney'' series. |
58 | ** Also, this one introduces a character named [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Evangelion]] [[spoiler:(actually a [[GenderBender gender-bending]] Eva)]]. |
59 | * Season 2 episode 11: A few with the Brak'n'Black players: |
60 | ** Leolbrake the Ecaflip looks like ComicBook/TheJoker. |
61 | ** Albarus the Osamodas has a bowler hat and overall allure evocative of the droogs from ''Film/AClockworkOrange''. |
62 | ** Aktator the Pandawa has fallen in a barrel of bamboo milk when young and gotten extraordinary strength out of the deal -- similarly to Obelix of ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}''. |
63 | * Season 2 episode 12: |
64 | ** The KamehameHadoken taught by [[spoiler:Maude, a.k.a. the Masked Gobbowler]] to Kriss Krass is an obvious ''Manga/DragonBall'' parody. |
65 | ** Another SistineSteal, lampshaded by Ruel. |
66 | ** The lone chair before the prison cell of The Mmmmmmmmmporpg can't help but make one thinks about ''Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs''. |
67 | ** The Mmmmmmmmmporpg himself is named after a real-life [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/meuporg-or-mmmporpg French meme.]] |
68 | ** Ruel shouts out, "YouShallNotPass!", another reference to ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''. |
69 | * Season 2 episode 13: |
70 | ** Amalia's complaint about the noise and smell of the Pandawas is a reference to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_bruit_et_l%27odeur a famous speech by Jacques Chirac]] |
71 | ** Ruel's remark about 20 centuries of Pandawa culture alludes to a famous quote of Napoléon Bonaparte. |
72 | ** A Pandawa named [[Franchise/{{Zorro}} Pandiego de la Vega]]. |
73 | * Season 2 episode 14: About all the "Bard Academy" contestants are a parody of some kind: |
74 | ** [[Music/{{Metallica}} Pandallica]] |
75 | ** [[Music/LadyGaga Lady Glagla]] |
76 | ** "Grand Corps Petit" is spoofing French slam poet [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Corps_Malade Grand Corps Malade]]. |
77 | ** [[PunnyName Shanon Stone]] gets [[Film/BasicInstinct interrogated and changes the position of her legs to which we only see the shocked reaction]] of Ruel, Sadlygrove and Yugo. |
78 | ** Ruel says the song he wrote is called [[Music/CultureClub Kama Chameleon]] |
79 | ** During Pandallica's performance, [[Anime/MyNeighborTotoro Mei Kusakabe]] and a younger version of [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Naruto Uzumaki]] can be seen in the crowd. |
80 | * Season 2 episode 15: |
81 | ** The "Mini-Wakfu" SuddenVideogameMoment using different styles: |
82 | *** ''Franchise/{{Super Mario|Bros}}'' |
83 | *** ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' |
84 | *** ''VideoGame/{{Breakout}}'' |
85 | *** ''VideoGame/SpaceInvaders'' |
86 | *** ''VideoGame/{{Tetris}}'' |
87 | *** ''VideoGame/PacMan'' |
88 | *** ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' |
89 | ** Rubilax makes a reference to [[KamehameHadoken Kame]][[Manga/DragonBall hameha]], but he obscures it by replacing some of the letters with Ws (a running gag throughout the episode). |
90 | * Season 2 episode 16: The statue on top of the fountain of a toddler peeing is clearly inspired by the [[http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manneken_Pis Manneken-Pis]]. |
91 | * Season 2 episode 18: |
92 | ** Yoda and Megaman balloons can be seen at the fair. |
93 | ** [[Manga/OnePiece Luffy]] appears in the crowd at the fair. |
94 | ** The wrestling organizer at the Trool Fair is named [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9on_Zitrone Leonzi Trool]]. |
95 | * Season 2 episode 19: "[[Film/AFistfulOfDollars For a Fistful of Kamas]]" |
96 | * Season 2 episode 20: A scene very reminiscent of ''Film/{{Titanic|1997}}'''s "King of the world" one. Complete with a SuspiciouslySimilarSong to "My Heart Will Go On". |
97 | * Season 2 episode 21: And another, this time to the prologue of ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'', with a monkeyfied Ruel throwing a bone in the air in slow motion, along with [[Music/AlsoSprachZarathustra the appropriate music]]. |
98 | * Season 2 episode 22: |
99 | ** The episode is called "[[Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs The Silence of the Rings]]" (Note that "rings" ["''anneaux''"] and "lambs" ["''agneaux''"] are one letter apart in French.) |
100 | ** The rings look a lot like [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings The One Ring]]. |
101 | ** During the fight against Cassis' mooks, Amalia's moves and the way she directs her vines are inspired by Andromeda Shun of ''Manga/SaintSeiya''. |
102 | * The MMO itself has plenty of references itself, most notably the Dragoturkeys (the primary source of transport in the game) which are quite obviously modeled after the [[Franchise/FinalFantasy Chocobo]]. |
103 | * In Season 3, Toxine's costume appears to be a homage to ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} -- fitting, given her psychopathic personality. |
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