Line #0 ShoutOut/CthulhuSavesTheWorld


1	* Nyarlathotep and Dagon look ''exactly'' like their SOTA Toys representations. ''Exactly.''
2	* The blurb for crabs says they're [[VideoGame/{{Genji}} immune to massive damage from weakpoints]].
3	* The blurb for gargoyles says that [[WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}} they've been trying to get a TV deal for years.]]
4	* [[TooManyBelts Beltman]] is a reference to Creator/TetsuyaNomura and his love to add lots of belts to his character designs.
5	* [[VideoGame/BadDudes "The city of Dunwitch has been taken over by undead monsters! Are there any dudes bad enough to rescue the city?"]]
6	* Two enemies in the Ghost Forest are [[Music/AlvinAndTheChipmunks witch doctors and chipmunk hordes.]]
7	* The blurb for Tentacles says that they're [[VideoGame/DayOfTheTentacle still waiting for their day.]]
8	* The zombie tunic is the same color as ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' zombies' shirt/pants.
9	* The blurb for Specters says that they've [[Franchise/MassEffect definitely never been in space]].
10	* The bonus bosses in the Soulcaster cave are based on, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin you guessed it]], {{VideoGame/Soulcaster}}.
11	* The blurb for the Pegevil anemy says it "[[WesternANimation/HappyFeet doesn't dance or sing]]".
12	* One of the skill-raising chests contains "[[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings rings of power]]".
13	* The Uzumaki and [[UndergroundMonkey Itozumaki]] enemies (giant mutant snails) are named after the manga ''Manga/{{Uzumaki}}'' and its creator Creator/JunjiIto, respectively. That's because Ito lists Creator/HPLovecraft as one of his primary influences. The description of the latter enemy also states that it was once a beautiful woman, and in ''Uzumaki'' being turned into a snail was the fate of several characters.
14	* The description for orcs: "[[Comicbook/TheIncredibleHulk Orc smash!]]".
15	* According to their description, the Salamander enemies are [[VideoGame/{{Gradius}} proficient at shmups]].
16	* On the Ultharian spaceship, there are pixelated [[VideoGame/SpaceInvaders alien invaders]] who become faster when their allies get defeated.
17	* Two enemies are man-eating plants named [[Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors Aud-II and Aud-III]]. "Feed me, Cthulhu!"
18	* The blurb for the Raptors states that they can [[Film/JurassicPark easily open doors]].
19	* Theres a tombstone that dedicated to a {{ninja pirate\|ZombieRobot}} who was killed by a robot zombie.
20	* One attack used by [[spoiler:Azathoth, the FinalBoss]] is called "[[Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy Total Perspective Vortex]]".
21	* [[spoiler: Right before the final dungeon, the fake ending shows Cthulhu ready to destroy the world in a parody of the game over screen from ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink''. "Game Over. Return of Cthulhu."]]
22	* There's an enemy called a "Fire Faerie" whose description reads: "Burns you [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime if you don't listen]]".
23	* In the ''Cthulhu's Angels'' campaign ([[Series/CharliesAngels in itself a shout out]]), the dark god says in the beginning: "[[Comicbook/SpiderMan My Cthulhu sense is tingling!]]". Also, he gives October money with the words "[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI It's dangerous to go alone! Take this!]]".
24	** [[spoiler:When confronting Dacre in ''Cthulhu's Angels'', he will say "[[Film/ANewHope I sense something I haven't sensed in a long time.]]"]]
25	* The blurb for [[KrakenAndLeviathan Kraken]] says it [[Film/ClashOfTheTitans refuses to be released]].
26	* The blurb for the Fire Whale says "[[Literature/MobyDick Call him Ishmael]]".
27	* The Marsh Foundry is practically an expy of the Magitek Factory from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI''. A guide lantern in that same dungeon can be examined and gives developer notes alluding to this.
28	* The cutscene before the fight with Ember references the opening cutscene of ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIII'', also featuring the dragon fought at the summit of the volcano.
29	* After defeating Dark Umi, Umi (temporarily) gets free of her evil self and attempts to throw Sharpe away, but it flies back into her hand. Elona then explains that [[VideoGame/{{Nethack}} it's a cursed weapon and it cannot be unequipped unless the scroll of curse removal will be used]].

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