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1Playdom seems to just love making trendy shout outs to memes and pop culture, so many that they needed their own page.
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6* Agent Venom has three moves and a debuff which reference American football terms, due to Flash Thompson being a former football hero.
7* Angel's final 2 moves, 'Aspersio' and 'Impositio Manus', bring to mind the Priest class from ''VideoGame/RagnarokOnline''.
8* Ares, unsurprisingly, has attacks and passives related to war media:
9** A buff called VideoGame/GodOfWar which grants the team passive called [[VideoGame/{{Fallout}} War Never Changes]].
10** His personal passive is [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thousand-yard_stare Thousand Yard Stare]] with appropriate effects.
11** His attacks are: Literature/{{The Art of War|SunTzu}}, VideoGame/ModernWarfare, [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0296108/ Personal War]] and [[Literature/ConanTheBarbarian Crush Your Enemies]].
12* All of Beast's attacks (and his innate passives) are named after titles of famous novels. His recruitment information in the news feed was a paraphrasing of the famous opening words for ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice''.
13** The other titles referenced in his moves are: ''Literature/CatchTwentyTwo, Literature/BleakHouse, Literature/TheJungle, Literature/WarAndPeace, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Counter_Point Point Counter Point]], Literature/TheGrapesOfWrath, Literature/TheSunAlsoRises'' and ''Literature/AFarewellToArms''.
14** Beast's Horseman outfit adds even ''more'' literary references, all some stripe of classic horror story: ''Literature/HeartOfDarkness'', ''Literature/AtTheMountainsOfMadness'', ''Literature/MasqueOfTheRedDeath'', and ''[[Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde Jekyll and Hyde]]''.
15* Black Bolt's Level 9 ability "Power Word" is likely named after the series of spells from ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''.
16* Black Knight's news feed announcement features the line "'Tis but a scratch!", uttered by a character of the same name in ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail''.
17** When he joins your team, he declares "[[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing You have my sword]], Agent. [[LampshadeHanging Come on, you knew I was going to say it]].". Fittingly enough, his steed was named Valinor in tribute to LOTR as well.
18* Captain Britain's news feed announcement invokes UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill's famous "We shall fight on the beaches" speech:
19--> ''"We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender"''
20* Deadpool himself will randomly [[Website/{{Facebook}} "Like"]] characters (villain or hero, himself included), which confers the "Pretty Cool Guy" buff.
21** Another Deadpool-related buff: One of the random buffs he can proc from his Laptop passive is called "Level 16 Ranger", with the tooltip text "[[TabletopGames I only roll 20s]]".
22*** Deadpool had previously claimed to specifically be a "Sixteenth Level Ranger" in Uncanny X-Force #20 before entering Otherworld, a land of magic.
23** One of Deadpool's random attacks involving him [[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 attacking with the Life Bar]].
24** Deadpool's abilities to "Whine on the Forumns" and "1337 hacking skills" which will result in him getting "Banned from PVP" is a ShoutOut to Avengers Alliance themselves, in reference to the fact that people who try to hack the game will be kicked off PVP.
25* Three of Domino's moves and both her passives are named after Music/DaftPunk songs.
26** And like with Deadpool, one of her passives has the text "I roll Twenties."
27* Drax's L9 move is named ''[[Franchise/TheElderScrolls Daggerfall]]''.
28* Fantomex's L2 move is named 'Allons-y', after [[Series/DoctorWho a certain good Doctor's catchphrase]].
29** Fantomex's L1 move is named Diabolique, which is fitting since he is essentially a white-trenched version of Italian comic book character ComicBook/{{Diabolik}}, along with his sentient techno-organic ship E.V.A. being named after the eponymous protagonist's lover.
30** Fantomex's L6 move is named Fantôme, again referencing his roots as a partial homage to the classic character Literature/{{Fantomas}}.
31* Gamora's attacks are all named after Warrior class moves in VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft.
32* Hawkeye's passive, Hawkeye's Initiative, is a shout-out to [[http://thehawkeyeinitiative.com/ this Tumblr]].
33* Hercules's news feed announcement, "Cool Story Bro!", referenced a meme originating from his comic book.
34** Hercules has five references to the Twelve Labors of the mythological Heracles in his attacks and debuffs (the Stymphalian Birds, Ceryneian Hind, Nemean Lion, Cretan Bull, and Cerberus were creatures he was sent to capture or kill). He also jokes in Spec Ops 4 that the task he was set (holding up a building for a while) was less boring than cleaning out the Augean Stables (another of his Labors). Another attack, "Rock of Ages," is a phrase from the Bible (though perhaps better known as a song title).
35* Iceman's L6 attack has "[[WesternAnimation/Frozen2013 Let It Go]]" as descriptor text.
36** His Horseman outfit has moves that all form sentences with "Hell" in them somehow and relating to (of course) ice and cold in Hell: Snowball's Chance [in Hell], Cold Day [in Hell], [When Hell] Freezes Over, and Ninth Circle [of Hell].
37* Juggernaut's news feed features the memetic line "[[WebVideo/MyWayEntertainment Don't you know who I am? I'm the Juggernaut, Agent!]]" (yes, for the MoralGuardians they had to swap out the '[[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch Bitch]]')
38** When using his 3rd attack ("I'm the Juggernaut!"), he'll also start up with "Don't you know who I am!?", once again referring to the meme.
39* Karnak's ''Shatter Strike'' is labeled "[[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar You are already dead...]]"
40* Molly Hayes' final move ''Go Catch!'' whips all enemies with a van, referencing her [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0c/Runaways_Vol1-15.jpg character artwork]].
41* Moon Knight's recruitment news message reads "[[Anime/SailorMoon Fighting Evil by...Moon Knight]]".
42* Among Nico Minoru's spells is a debuff that places random damage over time effects on enemies, called...[[MemeticMutation/WorldOfWarcraft More Dots]].
43* 2 of Red Hulk's passives are titled "He's Heating Up" and "He's On Fire!" respectively, in reference to VideoGame/NBAJam.
44** And his Empowered Iso-8's passive is called "Boomshakalaka!" which is another reference to NBA Jam.
45* Rogue's Pestilence costume is a shout out to her more gothic character design in ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'', down to the white skin and colour palette.
46* Sandman as a Lockbox reward [[note]]which people were actually expecting for quite some time due to being a sympathetic character in all adaptations, and being foreshadowed in Season 2, Chapter 3[[/note]] on the same Operation that Anti-Venom (Eddie Brock) is released? [[Film/{{SpiderMan3}} That can't be a coincidence...]]
47** Sandman's passive properties include ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Grit_%28novel%29 True Grit]]'' and ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH2w6Oxx0kQ&feature=kp Dust in the Wind]]''.
48* One of the possible positive buffs you can receive from the Scarlet Witch is also "Pretty Cool Guy", noting that ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} and [[LeetLingo 31,337]] others agree.
49* The flavor text for Shatterstar - a former gladiator - last move is "[[Film/{{Gladiator}} Are you not entertained?]]".
50** It's also in reference to [[http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/4922/xfactor200entertained.jpg this panel from X-Factor]], which makes it a shout-out to a shout-out (since Shatterstar is obsessed with popular culture and media, as he hails from Mojoworld).
51* When She-Hulk's "Rebuttal" passive triggers, she uses a move called "[[Franchise/AceAttorney Hold It!", the animation of which shows her shouting.]]
52* Spiral has several dance-themed moves and buffs:
53** Her main passive is called "[[Music/{{ABBA}} Dancing Queen]]".
54** One of her moves grants a buff called [[Film/{{Labyrinth}} "Babe with the Power", which changes another of her moves to "Dance Magic Dance"]].
55* Spider Girl's moveset is named heavily after {{Music/Eminem}} lyrics.
56* Squirrel Girl's 4th attack, ''Wrath of the Raging Squirrel'', is a shout out to Akuma's Ultra in Videogame/{{Street Fighter IV}}, Wrath of the Raging Demon, with the blackout and a barrage of attacks on the target.
57* Star-Lord's L6 rocket boots skill is named ''Series/QuantumLeap''.
58** His L1 skill ''Spray and Pray'' is a FirstPersonShooter term of recklessly firing in the target's vicinity in the hopes of killing or destroying that target.
59* One of Taskmaster's abilities as a Bruiser is "Attack of Opportunity", which is a common ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' term.
60* When Tigra uses her Tiger's Fury ability, she adopts the same posture as Felicia from ''Videogame/{{Darkstalkers}}'' does during the latter's taunt in Vampire Savior. Her Swipe ability animation looks a lot like Felicia's Rolling Buckler special move, namely the finishers (a sliding kick in ''Videogame/MarvelVsCapcom2'' and the uppercut Felicia has since DS).
61* Union Jack's news feed announcement, "Once more unto the breach, dear friends", is lifted directly from a famous speech in ''Theatre/HenryV''. It's doubly fitting since the line is about trying again, and Union Jack's entire moveset is based on extra attacks from preempts and follow-ups.
62* X-23's L6 Move is called "Made for Walking", in a tribute to [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/These_Boots_Are_Made_for_Walkin%27 Nancy Sinatra's hit]]. To make the point extra obvious, the flavour text "One of these days..." (part of the chorus) is added under the move's description.
63* Chase Stein's L9 move is [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} "Team Rocket"]].
64* Using Chase Stein's X-Ray Goggles move on a female opponent causes Chase to gain the status effect [[PowerPerversionPotential "Nice!"]]. It's a reference when [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/87f95c1241cd5ee4fc2f01e0df41a388.jpg he used them on Nico and Karolina]] in the comic.
65* Quake (Daisy Johnson's) recruitment message has her saying "Little pro-tip? If anyone asks you if you want a vacation, [[Series/AgentsOfSHIELD don't go to Tahiti]], okay?"
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69* To ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'': One of the Prison Escapee Mook's attacks is labeled "Felon Punch!", with an appropriate attack animation.
70* The Yardbird Scrapper and Brute Bruiser mooks have a slam attack called "[[Series/ArrestedDevelopment No Touching!]]"
71* The black jacketted Knuckles mook has the buff "[[UsefulNotes/MuhammadAli Sting Like a Brood]]".
72* The yellow uniform Marauder has the buff "[[Film/DrunkenMaster Drunken Master]]".
73* The first time you face the Exoskeleton Battletank, the Battletank says "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_Can_Stop_the_Juggernaut! Nothing can stop the Battletank! Nothing can stop A.I.M.!]]"
74* Flavor text for Deadpool and Bob's Passive ability in the Heroic Battle for 2.2.4. "[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI It's too dangerous to go alone! Take this!]]"
75** One of the last hacks for Bob is "[[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers It's Morphing Time!]]"
76* Two of Blizzard's attacks, "Arctic Attack" and "Ice Beam" are direct references to [[ComicBook/XMen Iceman's]] attacks from ''VideoGame/XMenChildrenOfTheAtom'' and ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2''. Blizzard's 'Arctic Attack' is also very similar to Iceman's ice slide from the comics.
77* Arcade's moves and passives are mostly general gaming terms (particularly {{Pinball}} terms), but a couple specific ones also crop up: "[[Series/PressYourLuck Whammy]]" and "[[VideoGame/{{Portal}} The Cake is a Lie]]".
78* During the Crimson Cowl's heroic battle with Captain Britain, one of her passives that increases her evasion is titled ''Instant Transmission''. Anyone with a working knowledge of DBZ will instantly recognize this as the english name of Goku's teleport move.
79* [[http://avengersalliance.wikia.com/wiki/Skulker Skulker]] has an attack which is called as "[[Film/JurassicPark Clever Girl]]". Its design is even an homage to the "Raptors" (Deinonychus) in the film.
80* One of Dracula's abilities it's called [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight "What is a Man...?"]]
81* Two of Kraven's moves are "[[Literature/TheMostDangerousGame The Most Dangerous Game]]" and "[[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 Be Prepared]]".
82* The Ultron Sentries have a laser attack called [[VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG Breaker Beam]].
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86* Havok, Cyclops and Cable (aka Alex, Scott and Nathan Summers) have [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boys_of_Summer_(song) "Boys of Summer"]] as a team-up bonus. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girls_of_Summer "Girls of Summer"]] is the bonus for Jean Grey and Emma Frost, Scott's love interests.
87* Before, bringing two mutants along (specifically, members of the X-Men) awarded the bonus of ComicBook/XForce. It was later renamed ''[[VideoGame/XMenChildrenOfTheAtom Children of the Atom]]'' (also a novel of the same name involving mutants), while X-Force became a separate bonus, specifically for bringing in members of that team.
88* The team-up bonus [[HeelFaceTurn Red In the Ledger]] is a reference to ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}''.
89* "[[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing You Have My Sword]]" is the name of one of the team-up bonuses, involving, unsurprisingly, every character who uses a sword as their main weapon.
90* The team-up bonus for using Juggernaut and Valkyrie is called [[WesternAnimation/WhatsOperaDoc Spear and Magic Helmet.]]
91* The Hulk and Loki get a bonus solely because of [[MetronomicManMashing what happened between them]] in ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}''. "Puny god."
92* It has more to do with them being children of Thanos, but c'mon! Gamora and Thane's bonus is called ''ComicBook/ADeathInTheFamily''.
93* The team up bonus for bringing in two dour character (Like Cable, Hogun etc.) is called [[Series/SaturdayNightLive Debbie Downers]]
94* Bringing in a pair of "feral" characters like Wolverine or Sabretooth will get you [[WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}} Savages, Savages]].
95* Molly Hayes' team-ups with Wolverine ([[http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/scale_super/9/98260/1976068-runaways10_007.jpg Wolverine is a Jerk!]]) and Punisher ([[http://i46.tinypic.com/2yn5nye.jpg Punisher gets Punished]]) reference Molly's encounter with each of them in the comics.
96* Bringing in two characters with animal companions (like Chase Stein and Kazar) gets you [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} I Wanna Be the Very Best]].
97* Bringing in two heroes that travel through time gets you [[Series/DoctorWho Wibbly Wobbly]].
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101* The title of Spec Ops 1, where you recruit Mockingbird, is called "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hush,_Little_Baby Don't Say a Word]]".
102* In the ''ComicBook/AvengersVsXMen'' Special Ops mission, Stark comments, "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_%28Be_Sure_to_Wear_Flowers_in_Your_Hair%29 Welcome to San Francisco. S.H.I.E.L.D. policy prohibits wearing flowers in your hair.]]"
103* In Spec Ops 5, one of the deployment missions mentions investigating WesternAnimation/{{a troll in Central Park}}.
104** The last mission is titled "Götterdämmerung". Appropriately, the last act of ''Theatre/TheRingOfTheNibelung'' is this.
105* At the end of Spec Ops 6.3, Stark quips "Double the Summers brothers, double the fun," likely a reference to Doublemint Gum's classic slogan.
106* One of the tasks for Spec Ops 7 is named "Made for Walking" much like X-23's L6 move.
107** Another task is called [[WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph "I Can Fix It!"]].
108** Mission 3, where infamous timetravelling villain Kang the Conqueror appears, is titled ''Literature/AWrinkleInTime''.
109** [[spoiler:Ultron's]] dialogue at the end is basically just a shorter version of his EndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt speech from ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes''.
110** If you lose to Bowman in mission 3, he quips "As a famous archer once said: Watch as I put a clothyard shaft through his wishbone!" said famous archer is RobinHoodDaffy.
111* [=Spec Ops=] 8's task 3 is called [[Music/MarilynManson Mechanical Animals]].
112** Another task was called "Kills Grunts Dead" (i.e. dispatching a certain number of R.A.I.D. soldiers). [[http://www.scjohnson.com/en/products/brands/pest-control/raid.aspx Raid]] is an insect-killing spray whose slogan is "Kills Bugs Dead."
113** Another task is called "Film/AttackOfTheClones".
114** The third mission is called "Ultron Violence": likely a nod to "ultraviolence," aka murder, in ''Literature/AClockworkOrange''.
115* [=SpecOps=] 9 can be a loose adaptation of ''Film/IronMan3'', since it features Extremis, the release of alt. skins the Mark 42 and Iron Patriot, and Pepper in a prominent role (although the movie doesn't feature her actual alter-ego Rescue). Adding to the references is the new PVP bonus, the prominently pink "[[WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer Limited Edition Watch]]".
116* The Spec Ops 10 title, "So Shall Ye Reap" is from [[Literature/TheBible Galatians 6:7]].
117* Mission 3 of Spec Ops 11 is titled "Literature/HeartOfDarkness".
118* Two of the Spec Ops 12 task names are "[[WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983 I Have The Power]]" and "[[Literature/ConanTheBarbarian What is Best in Life?]]".
119* Spec Ops 13:
120** Task names "Hammer out Danger" and "Hammer out a Warning" are both lyrics from "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_I_Had_a_Hammer If I Had a Hammer]]" by Music/PeteSeeger.
121** In Mission 2 the Hood calls Black Bolt "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Sam_%28disambiguation%29 Silent Sam]]", which has a number of possible references.
122* Spec Ops 15, "Game On!"
123** Obviously, the chapters are named after games: ''Franchise/StreetFighter'', ''WesternAnimation/MutantLeague'' and ''[[TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering The Gathering]]''.
124** The task names are also references to video games. Mostly general gaming terms, but a few specific ones as well: "[[Franchise/MortalKombat Finish Him!]]", "VideoGame/BattleToads", and "VideoGame/BadDudes".
125** The battle background in Murderworld is also reminiscent of the Carnival areas in ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance'', while Arcade's attack animations are reminiscent from the same game's Pinball arena.
126* Spec Ops 16 features a similar plot from ''[[Videogame/XMenLegends X-Men Legends 2]]'' where Apocalypse starts abducting and brainwashing members of the X-Men as his [[FourIsDeath Four Horsemen]].
127** One of Death!Iceman's passives is ''[[Film/MeetJoeBlack Death and Taxes]]''.
128*** This might also be a reference to Iceman sometimes having a career as an accountant.
129* Spec Ops 17 has "[[Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood Captain Rogers' Neighborhood]]", and "[[Film/GorillasInTheMist Gorillas in the Midst]]".
130* Spec ops 18 has "[[WesternAnimation/TransformersTheMovie He's got the touch]]"
131** Eddie Brock teaming up with Spidey and Flash!Venom to hunt down Scream and Carnage is reminiscent of ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man_and_Venom:_Maximum_Carnage Maximum Carnage]]'' and ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man_%26_Venom:_Separation_Anxiety Separation Anxiety]]''. The other four symbiotes that were wiped out are replaced by the new symbiote Hybrid.
132* Spec Ops 24: The name of the first task? [[Film/JurassicPark "Shoot Her!"]]
133* Molly Hayes is a little pre-teen girl that belongs to the Runaways. Special Operation 25 was focused on them. The fourth task, focused on her moveset, is called "[[Music/BonJovi She's a little runaway]]"
134* In Spec Ops 30, the pre Spec Ops dialogue where Umar, Hela and Morgan le Fey discuss their plans is a nod to the three witches plotting their spell in ''Film/HocusPocus''.
135* In Spec Ops 31, after Boomerang said he was apparently brainwashed by Purple Man and wishes to kill him, Jessica Jones responded to him with "Get in line". In ''Film/TheAvengers2012'', Hawkeye, who was also brainwashed by Loki in the movie, also said the same line to Thor who wishes to be the one to capture Loki.
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139* In Season 1 Mission 3.4 one deployment mission has you fending off Sentinels at the Times Square Disney Store.
140* In Season 1 Mission 7.4 we get Stark's quip, "Hear that? Even the Destroyer is [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupy_Wall_Street occupying Wall Street]]."
141* When Nightcrawler faces Baron Zemo for the first time in Season 1 Mission 11.3, he alludes to Martin Luther's "here I stand" speech before the Diet of Worms. From Zemo's reaction, he either doesn't get the reference or just doesn't care.
142* Magneto opens up the boss fight of Season 1 Mission 11.5 with the greeting [[VideoGame/XMen "Welcome to die, X-Chicken!"]] As it turns out, this Magneto [[spoiler: is actually Mystique in disguise.]] The homage is even driven further with...
143-->'''Cyclops''': [[spoiler: Alas, that was Mystique, not Magneto.]]
144* Season 1 Chapter 12 is titled [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanomachy Titanomachia]].
145** The first mission is titled "Lokasenna", referencing a old poem of the same name found in the compilation of Norse poems known as the ''Literature/PoeticEdda'', is the beginning of the end for the various Syndicate villains' plan. Fitting, as the events of the original poem were said to have brought about the onset of [[{{Gotterdammerung}} Ragnarok]], the end of the gods.
146** Hammerhead's pre-fight banter is "[[Music/MCHammer It's hammer time]]! Heh, I've {{always wanted to say that}}."
147* One of the battle themes introduced in Season 2 is a remixed version of "The Avengers Theme" from ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}''.
148* The task names in Season 2 Chapter 1 have several:
149** [[Film/MasterAndCommander Master and Hellfire Commanders]]
150** [[Literature/SaintGeorgeAndTheDragon St George and the Dragoness]]
151** Film/WhenWorldsCollide
152** [[TheHerosJourney Hero's Journey]]
153** WesternAnimation/{{How to Train your Dragon}}ess
154** [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Dúnedain]] (Bonus points for also being a pun on the Black Knight's name, Dane Whitman.)
155* It appears that they're trying to outdo themselves with the shoutouts in the task names of Chapter eight. Here you have a few:
156** [[Videogame/PokemonXAndY Mega Evolution]]
157** [[Film/IronMan1 I am Ironman]]
158** [[Music/BlackSabbath In the Great Magnetic Field]]
159** [[Film/RockyIII Eye of the Tigra]]
160* In Season 2 Mission 1.5 Stark makes fun of the Black Knight's poetic way of speaking by repeating his "Shakespeare in the Park" snark phrase from ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}''.
161* Upon seeing Agent Coulson during Deadpool's Heroic Battle in Season 2 Mission 1.6, [[FourthWallObserver Deadpool]] is surprised that he is alive. He then asks if Coulson is going to [[Film/TheAvengers2012 get revenge for what Loki did to him]].
162* Tasks in Season 2, Chapter 4: "[[Music/GunsNRoses They're in the Jungle Baby]]", "Flight of..." for a task which requires using Valkyrie, and "Film/ItCameFromOuterSpace".
163* In Season 2 Chapter 7, during the fight between the Black Knight and Bullseye, the latter says [[Film/MontyPythonandtheHolyGrail "This is just a flesh wound" and "None shall pass!"]], thought Black Knight didn't get the reference.
164* One of the tasks in Season 2, Chapter 11, Mission 6 is called "Make Madripoor Great Again", which [[Creator/DonaldTrump should sound familiar]].
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167[[folder:Miscellaneous]]
168* ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance''. The roster of Marvel's best superheroes is further expanded given this game is always being updated compared to the finalized games in the PC and home consoles. Save for Silver Surfer, most of the heroes from MUA are playable, while a whole bunch of familiar Masters of Evil villains from MUA showed up as well as members of the Syndicate.
169** It goes right down to the Heroic Battles hero-exclusive Empowered Iso-8 which corresponds to X-Men Legends and Ultimate Alliance's training discs and their Hero-unique equipment rewards.
170* Shawarma as a giftable item (it restores health and stamina and gives a "Well Fed" buff). In addition to being a cute reference to TheStinger of ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'', it just happened to come out on the same day ''WebAnimation/HowItShouldHaveEnded'' released their Avengers parody, which made heavy use of Shawarma.
171* One of the Agent's ranged weapons is a [[Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice Rocket Pistol]].
172* "Das Boot", a shoe-based weapon for the Agent, is named after...[[Film/DasBoot well]]...
173* One of the new messages in the loading screen is "[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater Scrappers, remember the basics of CQC!]]"
174* It turns out that the oft-cited Circle of Eight in-game is a direct name lift of a powerful wizard coven from Dungeon & Dragon's {{TabletopGame/Greyhawk}} setting.
175* The "holographic hand link" resembles Al's link to Ziggy on ''Series/QuantumLeap''.
176* One of the Agent's equippable weapons is Film/Item47.
177* Probably unintentional, but if Hawkeye attacked a flying character, sometimes [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim his arrow attacks that character in the knee]].
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