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| 7 | |
| 8 | [[folder:Book -1: ''Start of Darkness'']] |
| 9 | * There is a [[ComicBook/XMen Professor Xavion who has a sorcerous team called the S-Men, who look familiar.]] |
| 10 | * In his youth, Xykon was competing with Keith Baker, creator of the ''TabletopGame/{{Eberron}}'' campaign setting that beat Burlew's entry in a contest run by Wizards of the coast, for the position of some evil overlord's Dragon. |
| 11 | * And when Baker wins, he asks if anyone wants to join in a game of ''TabletopGame/{{Gloom}}''. |
| 12 | * The Oracle makes one on meeting Eugene. |
| 13 | -->'''Oracle:''' Hey, it's Film/GhostDad!\ |
| 14 | '''Eugene:''' Huh?\ |
| 15 | '''Oracle:''' [[CallForward Eh, it'll be funny later.]] [[TakeThat Funnier than the Cosby movie, at least.]] |
| 16 | * And, upon leaving the Oracle, Eugene, in a reference to ''Series/TheBillCosbyShow'', is followed by Series/MrBelvedere. |
| 17 | * Right-Eye wants [[TeamUpSeries an old-fashioned team-up, Marvel style]] with Xykon. |
| 18 | * [[Film/ANewHope "Fear will keep the local nations in line. Fear of this Snarl."]] |
| 19 | * When the still human Xykon gets sick and disfigured [[spoiler:by Lirian's anti-magic virus]], he pulls the hood of his cloak over his head, which distinctively makes him look like [[Franchise/StarWars Emperor Palpatine]]. |
| 20 | * The whole sequence of Xykon's transformation into a lich is a spoof of ''Series/TheSixMillionDollarMan''. |
| 21 | -->'''Redcloak:''' Gentlemen, {{we can rebuild him}}. We have the magic. |
| 22 | * "[[Series/ILoveLucy Hey Luuucy! I'm home!]]" Said by Xykon when crashing into Lirian's abode. |
| 23 | * And from the same page: |
| 24 | -->'''Xykon:''' "Next up on Series/{{Extreme Makeover|HomeEdition}}: This frumpy old sorcerer suffers from an expiring lifespan, a crippling viral infection, and unsightly crow's feet."\ |
| 25 | "But once our team of clerics and stylists are done with him, he'll be undead fabulous, girlfriend!" |
| 26 | * When Redcloak accidentally sets Lirian's glade on fire, he's attacked by one of her animal companions, Smokey Bear. |
| 27 | -->'''Redcloak:''' Die, you [[PublicServiceAnnouncement public-service announcing]] bastard! |
| 28 | * One of the gates that Redcloak finds is a Series/{{Stargate|SG1}}, guarded by SG-1. |
| 29 | * While stealing the Monster in the Darkness from the circus, Redcloak kills a pair of acrobats who turn out to be ComicBook/{{Robin}}'s parents. |
| 30 | -->'''Batman:''' [[Creator/AdamWest Ooooo, tough break, old chum.]] |
| 31 | * During the same escape, they're also attacked by an arrow-firing WesternAnimation/{{Dumbo}}. |
| 32 | * Xykon banishes some angels with the BadassBoast, "Yeah, run back to your upper planes! Tell [[Series/TouchedByAnAngel Roma Downey]] she's next!" |
| 33 | [[/folder]] |
| 34 | |
| 35 | [[folder:Book 0: ''On the Origin of [=PCs=]'']] |
| 36 | * When Elan makes his HammyHerald entrance to a BadGuyBar, he starts with "Behold, [[Film/ANewHope wretched hive of scum and villainy]]!" |
| 37 | * Vaarsuvius's backstory is an extended reference to ''Series/IronChef''. |
| 38 | * It also includes a single panel showing a young Vaarsuvius using magic to make a broom carry buckets of water, in a reference to "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" segment of Disney's ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}''. |
| 39 | * A couple cameos amongst the adventurers Roy interviews in the inn: |
| 40 | ** [[http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/2153/buffyinoots.png One of them]] is Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer. |
| 41 | ** [[Literature/TheElricSaga Elric of Melnibone]] makes an appearance as well. |
| 42 | * The prequel also has Haley's ID number on her mugshot as [[Literature/LesMiserables 24601]]. |
| 43 | [[/folder]] |
| 44 | |
| 45 | [[folder:Book D: ''Snips, Snails and Dragon Tales'']] |
| 46 | * Strips that appear in ''[[Magazine/{{Dragon}} Dragon Magazine]]'' were collected in this book. |
| 47 | ** In an early issue, the Dodge mechanics are being worked out among the group with each character has a different method: Haley uses the [[Series/TheDatingGame game show method]]. |
| 48 | ** Later the Order defeats a adroit conjuror who reveals that he's Clyde the Conjuror, whose most precious secret is "Mystic Puffs[[superscript:tm]]". When the Order leave him, unimpressed, he becomes frantic as the other members of his order ([[{{Mascot}} a Toucan, Rabbit and Tiger]]) will liquidate him now that he's told them this secret. Completely subverting CerealInducedSuperpowers while it's at it, Clyde only has his natural magical talents. |
| 49 | ** The final print issue has the Order go through a door labeled "Do not open except in case of parody or other fair use". Behind it are stick-figure versions of characters from various cancelled ''Dragon'' comic strips: Finieous Fingers; ComicStrip/{{Wormy}}; Snarf and Telerie (''ComicStrip/SnarfQuest''); [[ComicStrip/WhatsNewWithPhilAndDixie Phil and Dixie]]; Webcomic/{{Yamara}}; and the ComicStrip/KnightsOfTheDinnerTable. |
| 50 | * [[Franchise/HarryPotter Larry Gardener]] (see below) puts in another appearance, this time with friends. |
| 51 | * In a sequence in which the Order and their Fourth Edition counterparts take on other pastimes, the Vaarsuvii blast ComicBook/{{Superman}} with magic, the Durkons handle a certain [[Literature/TheTwilightSaga sparkly vampire]], the Haleys plot an attack on [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]], Belkar ambushes a player in [[VideoGame/CallOfDutyWorldAtWar a first-person shooter video game]], and Roy attacks a cloaked wizard, scattering ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' cards everywhere. |
| 52 | * In the "Stick Tales" stories, as well as riffing on the source materials, there are the following references: |
| 53 | ** In "Elan and the Beanstalk", [[spoiler:Creator/SeanBean appears as himself, but in a nod to ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing'', he is immediately shot dead by Thog]]. |
| 54 | --->'''Alt-Vaarsuvius:''' Hrmmph. [[ChronicallyKilledActor I suppose I should have seen that coming.]] |
| 55 | ** "Goldenleaf" is an extended ShoutOut to (and parody of) various elements in the ''Film/JamesBond'' films. |
| 56 | ** "Greenhilt: Prince of Denmark" has Alt-Belkar attempting to [[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} bust the king's ghost]]. |
| 57 | --->'''Alt-Belkar:''' Yeah, bustin' makes me feel good!\ |
| 58 | '''King:''' [[PretenderDiss You're no Bill Murray.]] |
| 59 | ** There's also a quick shout-out to ''Literature/AChristmasCarol''. |
| 60 | --->'''Greenhilt:''' Start talking about why you're haunting the castle, and it better not be because I've lost the true spirit of Christmas.\ |
| 61 | '''King:''' Well, you have.\ |
| 62 | '''Greenhilt:''' NOT THE POINT. |
| 63 | ** When Prince Greenhilt asks the Player King (Elan) to stage "The Murder of Gonzago", he thinks it's Franchise/{{the Muppets}} character. "Kermit and Fozzie must be so upset!" |
| 64 | ** The ShowWithinAShow during "Greenhilt" devolves into a modern SoapOpera which even includes [[spoiler:[[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Optimus Prime]]]] as a character when Alt-Elan gets carried away. |
| 65 | [[/folder]] |
| 66 | |
| 67 | [[folder:Book 1: ''Dungeon Crawlin' Fools'']] |
| 68 | * In [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0010.html "Like Enthrall, Only Boring"]], the goblins are speaking the [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi Ewok language]]. |
| 69 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0013.html Roy's sword]] apparently [[Literature/{{Jabberwocky}} goes "snicker-snack" when he beheads something]]. |
| 70 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0020.html "Arcanolypse Now"]] |
| 71 | -->'''Vaarsuvius:''' [[Film/ApocalypseNow I love the smell of bat guano in the morning. Smells like... victory.]]\ |
| 72 | '''Trigak:''' ''[while being covered with thorny vines]'' The horror... the horror! |
| 73 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0032.html Messrs. Jones and Rodriguez were sent by the spooky wizard.]] |
| 74 | -->'''Jones:''' Yeah, [[Creator/WizardsOfTheCoast the spooky wizard who lives by the coast]], if you get my drift. |
| 75 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0042.html "Belkar Unleashed"]]: |
| 76 | -->'''Belkar:''' [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings In your FACE, Elijah Woods!]] |
| 77 | * [[SignificantAnagram Zz'dtri]] the drow being from a race of nothing but Chaotic Good rebels and waving two scimitars as "standard issue" is of course a parody of [[OverusedCopycatCharacter Drizzt Do'Urden]] from ''Literature/TheDarkElfTrilogy''. |
| 78 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0098.html Belkar cribs the]] PretenderDiss given to UsefulNotes/DanQuayle by Lloyd Bentsen. |
| 79 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0115.html "Dust in the Wind"]]: |
| 80 | -->'''Belkar:''' Wow. Who knew all you had to do was break his sword and he'd go all [[Series/TheIncredibleHulk1977 Lou Ferrigno]]. |
| 81 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0119.html "Hollywood, Eat Your Heart Out"]]: |
| 82 | ** [[Film/{{Aliens}} "Game over, man. Game Over!"]] |
| 83 | ** "Wow! Just like a Creator/VinDiesel movie!" |
| 84 | [[/folder]] |
| 85 | |
| 86 | [[folder:Book 2: ''No Cure for the Paladin Blues'']] |
| 87 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0124.html The first time we see Vaarsuvius leveling up,]] V pulls a very [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Mr. Burns]]-esque "Exxxxcellent." (yes, it's written like that), complete with the gesture. |
| 88 | * In the fifth panel of [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0127.html strip 127]], Elan bursts out a stream of SesquipedalianLoquaciousness. The final one before V cuts him off is Jambi's {{catchphrase}} from ''Series/PeeWeesPlayhouse''. |
| 89 | * ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' in [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0136.html "It's Not a Gaming Session Until Someone Quotes Monty Python"]]. |
| 90 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0140.html Strip #140]] is titled "Franchise/MyLittlePony". |
| 91 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0141.html "Horse Sense"]], when Elan says "What, how to ride a horse? [[Series/MisterEd Of course, of course!]]" |
| 92 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0144.html "Pop Goes the Weasel"]]: |
| 93 | ** Roy shouts [[Radio/TheLoneRanger "Hi ho, Silver!"]] as he rides into battle. |
| 94 | ** Durkon makes one to ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade'' with "Ye have chosen... poorly." |
| 95 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0145.html Knowing.]] It's [[AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle half the battle.]] (Franchise/GIJoe!) |
| 96 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0147.html "The Light at the End of the Tunnel"]]: "[[AreWeThereYet Is it much further,]] [[Franchise/TheSmurfs Papa Roach?]]" |
| 97 | * The "[[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0149.html Headdress of Supreme Leadership]]" seems to be a bastard kid of Regalia of Might artifact and "Neon Orange Mohawk Wig of Death" from ''[[Funny/TabletopGames Bride of Portable Hole]]''. |
| 98 | * Lizard-V quotes [[Franchise/StarWars the Emperor]] [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0179.html in the final panel of strip 179]]. |
| 99 | * One by the "lantern" Archons and the Demon-Roaches to the ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'' Comics: [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0194.html "In Brightest Day, In Darkest Night, No Evil Shall Escape Our Sight."]] And then one of the Demon-Roaches says, "I dunno. I always kinda liked Kyle." A stealthy reference to one of the main characters, Kyle Rayner (who, during his time as the only GL, didn't say the oath). |
| 100 | * Two for the price of one in [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0199.html "It Was a Dark and Stormy Night"]] ([[Creator/EdwardBulwerLytton not counting the title]]): |
| 101 | -->'''Elan:''' Oh, this is bad, Roy. Really, really bad! Stop the carts!\ |
| 102 | '''Roy:''' Calm down, WesternAnimation/ChickenLittle. It's just raining. Annoying, but [[Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz not fatal to non-witches]]. |
| 103 | * Roy gives us [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0224.html this gem:]] |
| 104 | -->'''Roy:''' [[VideoGame/{{Gauntlet}} Blue Warrior]] [[WizardNeedsFoodBadly needs food...]] '''[[WizardNeedsFoodBadly BADLY!]]''' |
| 105 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0229.html "No Offense, Aaron"]]: |
| 106 | -->'''"Kaboom" Redaxe:''' I knew I should've taken tha job at "ComicStrip/{{Nodwick}}". |
| 107 | * When V, Haley and the [[GenderBender gender-bent]] Roy break into the room in [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0239.html this strip]], their [[AngelsPose silhouetted poses]] may [[Series/CharliesAngels look familiar]]. |
| 108 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0242.html "Chekov's Law Realized"]]: |
| 109 | -->'''Haley:''' Geez! We were a lot safer when we just made fairly obvious jokes about the rules!\ |
| 110 | '''Vaarsuvius:''' [[CerebusSyndrome I blame]] ComicBook/{{Cerebus|TheAardvark}}. |
| 111 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0243.html "No Flair for the Dramatic"]]: |
| 112 | -->'''Haley:''' My gods! They're so beautiful! How could I ever pick one bag over another?? It's like "''Film/SophiesChoice''" all over again! |
| 113 | * [[Franchise/HarryPotter "Larry Gardener]] [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0253.html and the Angry Half-Orc"]] |
| 114 | -->'''Larry:''' [[ParodyMagicSpell Stoppus Badguyus!]]\ |
| 115 | '''Thog: little man talk funny.''' ''[Thog slashes]''\ |
| 116 | '''Nale:''' Sorry about the mess.\ |
| 117 | '''Warthog:''' Don't be, I've been wanting to do that for six books. Years, I mean six years. |
| 118 | * Nale's Super-Genius Plan is very [[WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner Wile E. Coyote]]-esque. The title of the strip is [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0255.html "Meep Meep!"]] |
| 119 | * [[https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0276.html Serini Toormuck]]'s surname is largely a combination of [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Took and Brandybuck]]. |
| 120 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0280.html "The Boot"]]: |
| 121 | -->'''Mr. Jones:''' We might have some success citing precedent. Get me the case files for [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Sauron v. Baggins]], [[Literature/{{Dragonlance}} Takhisis v. Everman]], and... [[Literature/HarryPotter Riddle v. Board of Education]].\ |
| 122 | '''Rodriguez:''' How about [[Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz Witch v. Gale]]?\ |
| 123 | '''Mr. Jones:''' Hmmmm. Yeah, OK, but East, not West. |
| 124 | * "[[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0281.html Hey, wake up,]] WesternAnimation/{{Snow White|AndTheSevenDwarfs}}! It's me, the 8th dwarf, 'Stabby'." |
| 125 | * Comics [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0290.html #290]]-[[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0291.html #291]]: |
| 126 | -->'''Eugene Greenhilt:''' What? You were [[Film/Ghost1990 maybe expecting]] Creator/PatrickSwayze?\ |
| 127 | [-... of course, I'm pretty good at that "Film/{{dirty dancing}}," so I can see how you could be confused...-] |
| 128 | * [[invoked]] According to WordOfGod, both Azure City's name and the city being designed to primarily consist of shades of blue was in part [[AffectionateParody a riff]] on the Emerald City from ''Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz''. |
| 129 | [[/folder]] |
| 130 | |
| 131 | [[folder:Book 3: ''War and [=XPs=]'']] |
| 132 | * The road signs in the last panel of [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0320.html "Bing Crosby's Got Nothing on Us"]] reference ''Film/RoadToMorocco'' and ''Film/RoadToPerdition''. |
| 133 | * In [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0322.html "Maybe the Quailtiger?"]], Belkar makes a reference to the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tootsie_Pops Tootsie Pops Roll]] commercials. |
| 134 | -->'''Belkar:''' HEY! Wise Mister Owlbear! How many licks does it takes to get to the chewy elven center of a Vaarsuvius Pop? |
| 135 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0328.html "The Test of the Heart"]]: |
| 136 | -->'''Roy:''' You heard [[Series/TalesFromTheCrypt the Cryptkeeper]] knock-off, guys. Are you ready for this? |
| 137 | * Among the [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0330.html payment options]] the Oracle accepts for prophecies are "[[Literature/JackAndTheBeanstalk magic beans]]" and "[[Literature/TheLittleMermaid your voice]]". |
| 138 | * The Cliffport Police Chief makes one to ''Film/{{Airplane}}'' in [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0339.html "C.P.P.D. Blues"]]: |
| 139 | -->'''Da Chief:''' Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing pixie dust. |
| 140 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0344.html When]] discussing the haphazard implementation of technology in Cliffport, Durkon notes that [[TabletopGame/{{Eberron}} "They could have magic trains."]] |
| 141 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0348.html Hello.]] [[MyNameIsInigoMontoya My name is Yokyok]]. {{You killed my father}}. {{Prepare to die}}. |
| 142 | -->'''Belkar:''' [[Film/ThePrincessBride STOP SAYING THAT!]] |
| 143 | * A nod to ''VideoGame/{{Centipede}}'' in [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0354.html "Copper Piece Arcade"]]. |
| 144 | -->'''Julia:''' I'm out of quarters! I mean, "spells"! |
| 145 | * When [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0359.html Leaky Windstaff casts]] a ''firestorm'' spell, there's a CutawayGag to the ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica, where [[ComicBook/FirestormDCComics Ronnie Raymond]] thinks someone's calling his name. |
| 146 | * In [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0370.html "Kills 'Em Every Time"]], Xykon addresses Miko as "[[WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack Samurai Jill]]". |
| 147 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0371.html "The Road to Heck"]]: The Demon-Roaches even underscore the reference with a light-saber duel in the last panel. |
| 148 | -->'''Redcloak:''' [[Franchise/StarWars No, no, it's fear leads to anger, anger leads to suffering, and suffering leads to the Dark Side.]] |
| 149 | * In [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0373.html "Caged"]], to ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'' with what the Demon-Roach shouts at being taken. |
| 150 | -->'''Demon-Roach:''' Help! Help! I'm being oppressed! |
| 151 | * The paladins of Azure City (a FantasyCounterpartCulture of Japan) apparently summon their Celestial Mounts from inside [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Pokéballs]]. Complete with a "[Name of Celestial Mount], I choose you!" {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d with {{unsound effect}}s: "[[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0373.html pika!]]" and "[[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0432.html chu!]]" |
| 152 | * A rather blatant one to ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' when [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0388.html Elan and Thog are boarding]] an [[CoolAirship airship]]. Lampshaded by Thog: |
| 153 | -->'''Thog: thog not get references.''' |
| 154 | * Thanks to Nale's ''charm person'' spell, Belkar [[https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0383.html sings the complete score]] to ''Film/MeetMeInStLouis'' while attacking the other members of the Order of the Stick. More specifically, he's shown singing both "[[https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0385.html The Trolley Song]]" and "[[https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0397.html Under the Bamboo Tree]]" by Creator/JudyGarland. |
| 155 | * To ''Franchise/StarWars'' (again) in [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0390.html "In a Class All His Own"]]: |
| 156 | -->'''Julio:''' Exactly, my young padawan.\ |
| 157 | '''Elan:''' What's a "padawan"?\ |
| 158 | '''Julio:''' You're better off not knowing. |
| 159 | * [[https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0397.html Elan subdues Thog with an illusion]] of an evil [[Series/{{Teletubbies}} Po]]. |
| 160 | * To ''Franchise/StarTrek'' in [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0406.html "A Moment of Truth"]]: |
| 161 | -->'''Roy:''' I'm gonna suggest we try not to get too involved here.\ |
| 162 | '''Belkar:''' Oh yeah, total PrimeDirective situation. |
| 163 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0421.html Elan's speech before the battle of Azure city is saturated with shout-outs:]] |
| 164 | -->'''Elan:''' [[Theatre/JuliusCaesar Friends, Azurites, countrymen, lend me your ears.]] [[Film/RobinHoodMenInTights Not literally, because ewww. I mean, that would be disgusting.]]\ |
| 165 | And messy. And since you'd just be lending them, we'd have to figure out how to reattach them all, and that'd be a lot of work.\ |
| 166 | Today, we stand here on the wall, preparing to defend this city from the forces of evil. And probably chaos, too.\ |
| 167 | [[Theatre/HenryV We few, we happy few, we band of brothers]]. And sisters. Definitely also sisters, they are part of the band too. I think they play drums.\ |
| 168 | [[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheReturnOfTheKing A day may come when the courage of men (and women) fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day.]]\ |
| 169 | And if the battle lasts through tomorrow, it's not that day either.\ |
| 170 | It may or may not be the day after that, I'm not sure. Still too early to tell.\ |
| 171 | But in case it's not that day, or it is that day but the battle is already over so it doesn't matter, I want you to remember this:\ |
| 172 | [[Film/{{Patton}} No one ever won a war by dying for their country.]] They won by making the other guy die for his country. Which still applies even though hobgoblins don't live in countries.\ |
| 173 | They live in caves, I think. So make them die for their caves. Which, admittedly, sounds a lot less heroic than dying for your country.\ |
| 174 | But today will be the day when Azure City declared in one voice, "[[Film/IndependenceDay We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight!]]"\ |
| 175 | And the fact that it rhymes does not make it any less true!\ |
| 176 | We'll stand here together and tell our enemies that [[Film/{{Braveheart}} they may take our lives...]]\ |
| 177 | '''[[Film/{{Braveheart}} But they will never take our freedom!]]''' [[note]][[LooseLips Unless... unless they kill us and animate our dead corpses as zombies to fight for them.]] [[SayingTooMuch Then I suppose they've taken our lives, AND our freedom.]][[/note]] |
| 178 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0425.html "War Makes Boys of Us All"]] |
| 179 | ** Elan doesn't want to "fight in the shade" -- a ShoutOut ''not'' to the film or comic book ''Film/ThreeHundred'', but to the UsefulNotes/GrecoPersianWars, according to [[WordOfGod The Giant]]. |
| 180 | ** Also: "We kicked their [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} shiny metal asses!]]" |
| 181 | * "[[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0428.html It Takes a Thief]]": Belkar calls V "[[Series/SaturdayNightLive It's Pat]]". |
| 182 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0459.html "Negative Feelings"]]: "They look like some kind of positive energy spirit, probably homebrewed or cribbed off of [[TabletopGame/{{Eberron}} another campaign setting.]]" |
| 183 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0469.html "Crossbones"]] |
| 184 | ** The three hobgoblins are discussing the series finale of ''Series/TheSopranos''. |
| 185 | ** "Shut the hell up, you [[Theatre/{{Hamlet}} third-rate Yorick knock-off]]!" |
| 186 | ** "Do you hear that, Advertising/{{Orangina}}? Your ass is mine, I'm gonna--" |
| 187 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0474.html "The Body]] [[Film/InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers Snatcher"]] |
| 188 | ** [[Radio/TheShadow "Who knows what stupidity lies in the hearts of men"]] |
| 189 | ** And a bit of an AffectionateParody of ''TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade''. |
| 190 | [[/folder]] |
| 191 | |
| 192 | [[folder:Book 4: ''Don't Split the Party'']] |
| 193 | * The cast page has a diagram of the main characters and their relations with each other. [[SixDegreesOfKevinBacon Included on the page is]] Creator/KevinBacon. |
| 194 | * [[Music/TheRollingStonesBand "Hey! You!]] [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0485.html Get Off of My Cloud!"]] |
| 195 | -->'''Eugene:''' Ooooo, yes! And while your friends collect the seven magic spheres to wish you back to life, you can train with the secret martial arts master who lives here in the afterlife!\ |
| 196 | '''Roy:''' ... Really?\ |
| 197 | '''Eugene:''' No, not really, you moron! Does this look like ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' to you?!?\ |
| 198 | '''Roy:''' [-Could have fooled me, that last battle took long enough...-] |
| 199 | * If a shout-out to Myth/EgyptianMythology counts... |
| 200 | -->'''Roy:''' ...I don't suppose we could just weigh my heart against a feather instead?\ |
| 201 | '''Bureaucratic Deva:''' Oh no, we haven't done that for years. The scales are a bitch to calibrate. |
| 202 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0489.html The baseline comparison for Belkar's evil]] is a "hypothetical offspring of [[WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians Cruella]] [[InconsistentSpelling de Ville]] and [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Sauron]]". |
| 203 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0494.html Roy's favorite children book when he was a kid]] is "[[Literature/TheLittleEngineThatCould The Little Psion That Could]]". |
| 204 | * In [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0506.html strip #506]]: Durkon: "Where's a [[Literature/ThreeBillyGoatsGruff billy goat gruff]] when ya need one?" |
| 205 | * "[[Franchise/StarWars Uh... strike me down, and I shall become]] [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0524.html more powerful than you can possibly imagine!]]" |
| 206 | * In [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0539.html strip #539]], [[UsefulNotes/NewsNetworks Fox News Channel]] is referenced briefly as the horrible method Gnomes get information. At first it looks like Burlew is taking a shot at the news outlet... until the panel cuts away to a bunch of gnomes listening to an ''actual'' fox, red, white-tipped tail, yipping noises and everything. Let's face it, if you got all your news from a small furry animal, some things would slip through the cracks. Which turns it into a ''[[WesternAnimation/TheWorldOfDavidTheGnome David the Gnome]]'' reference. |
| 207 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0543.html "Shhh! Principal's Coming!"]]: Another shout-out to ''TabletopGame/{{Eberron}}'': |
| 208 | -->'''Redcloak:''' I'm the one who keeps the [[{{Magitek}} magical lightning-powered trains]] running on time.\ |
| 209 | '''Demon-Roach:''' Yeah, [[WesternAnimation/DinosaurTrain the dinosaurs hate it when they're late]]. |
| 210 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0548.html "His Most Despicable Act Yet"]]: |
| 211 | -->'''Redcloak:''' But if you think for one round that Xykon gives a withered crap about the goblin race, I have a bridge to sell you [[Literature/BridgeToTerabithia to Terabithia]]. |
| 212 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0560.html "Meanwhile, His Teammate Was in Rhodes"]] |
| 213 | ** Therkla leads Elan's party into a copy of a Dharma Initiative station from ''Series/{{Lost}}'', complete with the iconic Dharma Initiative logo (with a smiley face in the middle) and a sign on the wall that says "Welcome to the [[Series/DharmaAndGreg Greg]] Initiative, Station 32: The Smiley Face." When they leave the station in the next strip, there's a bonus TakeThat: |
| 214 | --->'''Lien:''' Thank the Twelve Gods! [[TheChrisCarterEffect I was beginning to think the people who built that tunnel had absolutely no idea where it was going!]] |
| 215 | ** [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} "No, see, she just has a ninja-themed motif to strike fear into the hearts of cowardly and superstitious criminals."]] Not just a parody of Batman, but of [[http://jaypinkerton.com/2005/01/05/batman-origin-comics/ Jay Pinkerton's Batman Origins parody comic]]. |
| 216 | ** Elan's other origin stories for Therkla ("bitten by a radioactive ninja" and "last survivor of the doomed planet, Ninjon") are ComicBook/SpiderMan's, and ComicBook/{{Superman}}'s, respectively. |
| 217 | ** In the same strip, the punchline has ComicBook/{{Cyclops}} of ''ComicBook/XMen'' taking the place of the cyclops from ''Literature/TheOdyssey'' as a VisualPun. The title "Meanwhile His Teammate Was in Rhodes" refers to fellow X-Man Colossus. |
| 218 | * [[https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0562.html "Heroic Fantasy"]]: Therkla has a full-fledged fantasy of her in a ninja-themed version of ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'', with Elan as Robin, Hinjo as the Joker, and Qarr as Alfred. |
| 219 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0566.html "One for the FAQ"]]: |
| 220 | -->'''The Oracle:''' So yeah, I have as much chance of bringing back your leader as I do of scoring with [[WesternAnimation/Beowulf2007 Grendel's hot mom]]. |
| 221 | * In [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0572.html "The Resistance of Memory"]], the Oracle tells Roy's ghost, "Now, scurry home to your cloud, WesternAnimation/{{Casper|TheFriendlyGhost}}." |
| 222 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0576.html "Construction Workers"]]: |
| 223 | ** Now, it's easy to forget since how much of a classic the line has become, but Grubwiggler's "It's alive! '''ALIVE!!!'''" arks back to Franchise/UniversalHorror's 1931 ''Film/{{Frankenstein|1931}}''. |
| 224 | ** "Look, Mr. Scruffy, [[Series/TheMunsters Herman Munster]] is trying to hurt the Cart Fairy!" |
| 225 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0584.html "Improbable Causes"]] features a scene from ''[[Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit Law & Order: Special Encounters Unit]]''. And yes, it's yet another cameo for JustForFun/JohnMunch. |
| 226 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0591.html "Antipathy for the Devil"]]: The Pit Fiend that Qarr summons went to high school with people who grew up to be "men of wealth and taste." The shout-out is doubled with the strip title, since Music/{{The Rolling Stones|Band}} song this references is "Sympathy for the Devil". |
| 227 | * When [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0601.html Roy's dad "gently" breaks the news about Roy's body being used for a bone golem]], among the books he hands him is ''TabletopGame/PrometheanTheCreated''. Also included in the books are ''Literature/IRobot'' and ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}''. |
| 228 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0606.html "The Philosophy of Chaos"]]: |
| 229 | ** During Lord Shojo's SpiritAdvisor speech to Belkar: |
| 230 | --->'''Lord Shojo:''' It's called "VideoGame/{{Civilization}}". No, wait, there's already a game called that... OK, it's called "Society". |
| 231 | ** The game pieces shown in that panel are from the ''TabletopGame/GameOfLife''. |
| 232 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0616.html "An Opponent or Rival Whom a Person Cannot Overcome"]]: |
| 233 | -->'''Crystal:''' Aargh!! You little twit, I'm going to kill you!\ |
| 234 | '''Belkar:''' Yeah, and I'm going to [[Film/TheWizardOfOz drop a house on you and sing about how I represent the Lollipop Guild]]. |
| 235 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0619.html "Wow, That's a Spicy Meatball!"]]: |
| 236 | ** The title refers to a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQhwNtY3N2k 1969 Alka Seltzer commercial]]. |
| 237 | ** The "[=MOBs=]" mixes a parody of TheMafia with Creator/BlizzardEntertainment's ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''. (Note the inverted writing on the window: "BLIZZARI'S RISTORANTE".) |
| 238 | * "[[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0622.html I'm sorry]], [[Film/Batman1989 I did the best I could with what's left]]." |
| 239 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0630.html "Shoot the Messenger"]]: |
| 240 | ** Qarr channels ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken''. [[Creator/MNightShyamalan "What a tweest!"]] |
| 241 | ** [[Literature/TheHobbit "I know, you could relay the knowledge of the secret gap in the dragon's underbelly scales that is the exact size and shape of a banana nut muffin!"]] |
| 242 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0632.html "My Three Fiends"]]: The IFCC's slogan is riffing off the Edwin Starr song, "War (what is it good for?)" |
| 243 | -->'''Cedrik:''' Our slogan is, "[[TabletopGame/{{Planescape}} Blood War]], Huh, Who Is It Good For?"\ |
| 244 | '''Nero:''' Good gods, y'all! |
| 245 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0634.html "The Wrong Reasons"]]: |
| 246 | -->'''Cedrik:''' ''[{{stage whisper}}]'' We totally cribbed this idea from ''Film/TheMatrix''.\ |
| 247 | '''Qarr:''' [[Creator/KeanuReeves Whoa.]] |
| 248 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0637.html "It Only Shows Reality Programming"]]: |
| 249 | -->'''Qarr:''' Yeah, and if you pull the other one, it plays Music/JudasPriest. Come on. |
| 250 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0639.html "If They Pull a Knife..."]]: |
| 251 | ** After Vaarsuvius vanquishes [[spoiler:the black dragon mother]]. |
| 252 | --->'''Soul Splices:''' Delicious. {{Tastes like chicken}}. [[Film/ApocalypseNow Tastes like victory.]] |
| 253 | ** The strip's title is also a shout-out to ''Film/TheUntouchables'': "He pulls a knife, you pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue! That's the Chicago way, and that's how you get Capone." |
| 254 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0645.html "It's Where the Cool Kids Swim"]]: |
| 255 | -->'''Belkar:''' Are you kidding? That was awesome! It was like "Franchise/{{Frankenstein}} vs. Tiny Creator/ChuckNorris," starring me. And I ain't Creator/BorisKarloff. |
| 256 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0652.html "No Respect for the Wicked"]]: |
| 257 | -->'''Xykon:''' Oh, you poor, dumb elf. Don't you get it? Be a vampire, or a ghost, or [[Literature/ThePictureOfDorianGray an immortal with a paint-by-numbers portrait in the rec room]]. Hell, even a [[BrainInAJar brain-in-a-jar]], in a pinch. Anything to avoid the Big Fire Below. |
| 258 | [[/folder]] |
| 259 | |
| 260 | [[folder:Book 5: ''Blood Runs in the Family'']] |
| 261 | * "[[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0683.html Come here,]] ComicStrip/BeetleBailey..." |
| 262 | * Elan [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0684.html wordplays with]] six different songs while fighting [[Music/TheBeatles The Beetles.]] |
| 263 | * Plenty to ''Franchise/{{Dune}}'' in [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0688.html "The Comics Must Flow"]]. |
| 264 | -->'''[[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0690.html Belkar:]]''' ''[reading ''Dune'']'' [[RootingForTheEmpire No, no, no! Don't lean in, he's got a poison tooth!]] |
| 265 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0692.html Elan provides his own version of Stratovarius' "Hunting High and Low".]] |
| 266 | * One to UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill, [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0698.html with the Empires of]] [[RousingSpeech Blood, Sweat and Tears]]. |
| 267 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0723.html The first]] [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0724.html two strips]] where Tarquin reveals himself as [[spoiler:Elan and Nale's father contains [[LukeIAmYourFather "Elan... I am your father!"]]]], as well as "[[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi I'm holding a thermal detonator!]]" |
| 268 | -->'''Tarquin:''' [[VisibleSilence ...]]That's a can of tomato soup.\ |
| 269 | '''Gannji:''' I know, I was just trying to keep the theme going. |
| 270 | * The [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0728.html Sunrise Bloody Sunrise Bed and Breakfast]] looks like a reference to the Music/{{U2}} song "Sunday Bloody Sunday". |
| 271 | * The previous ''Franchise/StarWars'' references become a BrickJoke in [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0735.html #735]] when Tarquin double-crosses Gannji for extorting him in front of Elan. |
| 272 | -->'''Gannji:''' That double-crossing son of a mongoose!\ |
| 273 | '''Kilkil:''' He also wanted me to add, "Pray I don't alter it any further." He said you'd know what it meant. |
| 274 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0736.html Strip #736]]: |
| 275 | ** The title is [[Film/{{Airplane}} "Do You Like Comics About Gladiators?"]] |
| 276 | ** The Oil Steward wears a fez and holds a mop, just like [[Series/DoctorWho the Eleventh Doctor]] in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E13TheBigBang The Big Bang]]". |
| 277 | * In [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0745.html "It Does Beat Scissors"]], Belkar wants to [[Film/TheShawshankRedemption dig a hole to freedom and cover it with a poster of]] [[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons Lidda]]. |
| 278 | * One to ''Series/KuklaFranAndOllie'' [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0746.html of all places.]] This being ''[=OotS=]'', they [[LampshadedTheObscureReference lampshaded the fact that they are having an outdated shout-out]]. |
| 279 | * When Roy and Belkar are trapped in the gladiatorial arena, Belkar makes one to ''Series/AmericasFunniestHomeVideos'': |
| 280 | -->'''Belkar:''' Hey! Scheduling dudes! Look at me! Over here! How about nut-shots? Crowds love nut-shots! Saget was on the air for like 8 years. |
| 281 | * The Empire of Blood's [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0755.html Homecoming Parade]] includes parodies of ''Series/SesameStreet'' and ''Theatre/{{Rent}}''. It also refers to the Oscar the Grouch's counterpart as Felix the Mensch in a shout-out to ''Theatre/TheOddCouple''. |
| 282 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0765.html The street sign pointing to the Empire's jail]] contains a ''TabletopGame/{{Monopoly}}'' shout-out (referencing "Go Directly to Jail, Do Not Collect $200"). |
| 283 | * Roy mentions to the Gladiatorial Champion [[spoiler:Thog]] that [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0788.html he has a pet peeve (villains forgetting their own crimes)]], then has to clarify that [[Literature/TheUnicornTrilogy a peeve is not a kind of dog]]. |
| 284 | * A subtle one to ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' in [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0763.html "Plotting Something"]]. |
| 285 | -->'''Tarquin:''' But the way these things go, you'll probably end up [[Franchise/StarWars losing a hand]] or an eye of something.\ |
| 286 | '''Elan:''' Oh, right. Like, a big burn on the side of my face, at the very least. |
| 287 | * "I know that sometimes [[Literature/JamesBond the hero has to play baccarat with the enemy]], even though logically it would make more sense for them to just be trying to kill each other. [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0775.html What I don't know is how to play baccarat]]." |
| 288 | * Comic #802 is titled "Took a level in [[VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing Sauceror]]". |
| 289 | * A bonus strip shows how Zz'dtri got freed from infringement prison: |
| 290 | -->'''Mr. Jones:''' OK, the courts have made a new ruling. [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Frudu Biggens]], [[Literature/TheElricSaga Emmerick of Melbourne]], [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire Jim Slush and Spook]], and Zz'dtri -- you're all free to go. |
| 291 | * Comic #863 is titled "[[Webcomic/LookingForGroup Looking for Regroup]]". |
| 292 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0869.html "Lesson Fail"]]: |
| 293 | -->'''Belkar:''' [[Film/MadMaxBeyondThunderdome Two men enter, one dashingly handsome halfling leaves.]] |
| 294 | * In Comic #900, the Demon-Roaches seek shelter from a blast in a [[BombproofAppliance refrigerator]], cribbing off the [[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull research]] of [[Franchise/IndianaJones Dr. Jones]]. |
| 295 | * In Comic #906, [[spoiler:Nale]] utters the phrase "Not a cloud in the sky" as a signal to [[spoiler:Zz'dtri to turn on Malack]]. Just for reference: "Above all Spain the cloudless sky" was the phrase broadcast to signal the start of Francisco Franco's mutiny in 1936. |
| 296 | * In [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0918.html Comic #918]], when the three IFCC heads are bidding farewell to V, the Orange one says "[[WesternAnimation/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh T.T.F.N.!]]" |
| 297 | * In [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0919.html comic #919]], Vaarsuvius comes back from Hell and one of the first spells the wizard casts is a ''wall of fire'' encircling V's friends. The title of the strip is "I Went Down, Down, Down", a lyric from the Music/JohnnyCash song "Ring of Fire". |
| 298 | * In [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0937.html comic #937]], Julio Scoundrél is [[Advertising/TheMostInterestingManInTheWorld the Most Interesting Man in the Stickverse.]] |
| 299 | [[/folder]] |
| 300 | |
| 301 | [[folder:Book 6: ''Utterly Dwarfed'']] |
| 302 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0952.html Comic #952]] has a sly one from Belkar. |
| 303 | -->'''Roy:''' I don't see you helping.\ |
| 304 | '''Belkar:''' Oh, I couldn't hold a candle next to you. 'Cause it'd [[VideoGame/YouHaveToBurnTheRope burn your rope.]] |
| 305 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0961.html Comic #961]] gives us [[TheEngineer Andi]] saying [[Series/DoctorWho "reversed polarity" while holding a screwdriver]]. |
| 306 | * In [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0962.html comic #962]], [[spoiler:the High Priest of Hel ransacking Durkon's memories]] is justified using the same "logic" behind the celebrity nude photos hack. |
| 307 | * A bonus strip in Tinkertown has a gnome trying to swindle Roy into buying tickets for a Creator/{{Selena G|omez}}nomez concert. |
| 308 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0975.html "Up in the Air"]]: Haley punctuates using a fly spell with [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} "Up, up, and away!"]] |
| 309 | * The title of [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0978.html comic #978]], "Rage Against the Lightning of the Dead", is inspired by Dylan Thomas's poem ''Literature/DoNotGoGentleIntoThatGoodNight'', which contains the verse "Rage, rage against the dying of the light." |
| 310 | * Of course, the whole concept of the flesh golem is inspired by ''[[Literature/{{Frankenstein}} Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus]]'', but Haley spells it out in [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0981.html strip #981]]: |
| 311 | -->'''Haley:''' You just went all Frankenstein's Monster through their streets. |
| 312 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0998.html The High Priest of Heimdall]] is a bearded black man, as is the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse's incarnation of the Asgardian Heimdall. |
| 313 | * [[Film/{{Aliens}} "Nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.]] [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0999.html Sunna, Goddess of the Sun, vote YES."]] (Warning: big spoilers) |
| 314 | * In [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1013.html "Little Empathy"]], Blackwing trying to contact V through their empathic link is done in the style of a [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Vulcan Mind-Meld]]. |
| 315 | -->'''Blackwing:''' My mind to your mind... my thoughts to your thoughts... |
| 316 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1013.html "Aw, Rats!"]]: |
| 317 | -->'''Blackwing:''' Ugh, this is all that [[Literature/AesopsFables wolf-crying boy]]'s fault, whoever he is! |
| 318 | * In [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1020.html "Scroll Left"]], among the bogus incantations Blackwing use to cause a scroll to misfire is [[Franchise/HarryPotter "Pottericus Mimickus!"]] [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1021.html In the next strip]], after the explosion, he concludes by referencing Hagrid: |
| 319 | -->'''Blackwing:''' I'm a wizard, Harry! |
| 320 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1044.html "Mountain Passes"]] has Elan ask Haley if she wants to [[Film/Titanic1997 get up on the prow and do the "king of the world" thing]]. |
| 321 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1045.html "Studying Up"]]: [[WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983 "By the power of Greenhilt!"]] |
| 322 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1130.html "Better Days"]] seems to have a visual reference to ''ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan'' #30, specifically the two-page splash where Peter declares he's taking back his life from Otto. |
| 323 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1132.html "Afterdeath"]] has Durkon say he's been wanting to punch [[GrandTheftMe his own]] smug face [[WebAnimation/ASDFMovie in the face]]. |
| 324 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1138.html "Lesson Planar"]] has each color pool leading to an Outer Plane, surrounded by a text summarizing the "powerful idea" that generated it. |
| 325 | ** The one for Arcadia is "[[Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan The needs of the many...]]" |
| 326 | ** The one for Carceri is "[[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} You are bad and you should feel bad.]]" |
| 327 | ** The one for Celestia is "[[Franchise/{{Superman}} Truth, Justice and the Celestial Way.]]" |
| 328 | ** The one for Gehena is "Resistance is futile." -- a.k.a. [[Franchise/StarTrek the Borgs' motto]]. |
| 329 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1144.html "That's Jack's Fault"]]: Thor says he used to be a ginger until "[[ComicBook/TheMightyThor that damn superhero comic book]] came out". The strip title is a reference to Creator/JackKirby, the artist that created Marvel's Thor. The title of the following strip, "The Highfather", continues the Kirby reference -- "Highfather" being the leader of the New Gods that he created for DC. |
| 330 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1163.html "They Stayed Friends Though"]]: During a battle in his native town of Firmament, Durkon meets with a new family member, who's wearing a dark helmet and fighting with an energy sword. He introduce himself with [[Film/{{Spaceballs}} "I'm your cousin's brother-in-law's niece's fiancé."]] |
| 331 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1179.html "Indefinite Accomodations"]] introduces the Dwarfish Treeslayers, who look extremely punk, don't wear armor and fight the worst things Dwarfkind knows of, clearly a parody of ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'''s Trollslayers. |
| 332 | * [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1186.html "You Can't Miss It"]]: Roy introduces the recently resurrected Durkon to Bandana with the words [[Literature/TheAdventuresOfPinocchio "He's a real boy now."]] |
| 333 | [[/folder]] |
| 334 | |
| 335 | [[folder:Book 7]] |
| 336 | * [[https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1198.html "Move Slow and Preserve Things"]]'s title was likely inspired by Facebook's onetime motto, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Move_fast_and_break_things "Move Fast and Break Things"]]. |
| 337 | * [[https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1201.html "The Freckles in Their Eyes"]]: The IntrepidMerchant that teleports onto the airship is O'aka XXIII from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX''. |
| 338 | * In [[https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1222.html "Cross the Line"]], while Team Evil searches for the Order, Xykon throws out a few: |
| 339 | -->'''Xykon:''' Anything beats standing around watching you play Franchise/NancyDrew.\ |
| 340 | '''Xykon:''' Ladies and gentlegoblins, let's see [[Series/LetsMakeaDeal what's behind Door #1...]] |
| 341 | * [[https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1231.html Thor's special ringtone for Durkon]] is apparently "[[Music/MCHammer U Can't Touch This]]". |
| 342 | * [[https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1236.html Elan apologizing to his lute as it floats away]] is one to [[WebAnimation/HomestarRunner SBEmail "Invisible"]]. |
| 343 | -->'''Bubs:''' [[https://youtu.be/t7YdvkSJUjM?t=45 My chocolates! Come back, chocolates! I didn't mean what I said!]] |
| 344 | * [[https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1242.html "Area of Affect"]]: Minrah casts ''calm emotions'' on a fearful Belkar, suddenly turning him into TheStoic. Later, the halfling quotes the Neutrals from ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' after informing Elan he's not worried about the bard trying to save a poisoned Vaarsuvius: |
| 345 | -->'''Belkar:''' ''[[[DullSurprise completely calm]]]'' [[MemeticMutation I have no strong feelings one way or the other]]. |
| 346 | * [[https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1245.html "Sales Boom Imminent"]]: Serini Toormuck appears to be a fan of ''Series/{{MASH}}'', as she named the piercer that attacks Haley "Franklin" (as an allusion to the ''M*A*S*H'' character Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce). Or she knows [[UsefulNotes/FranklinPierce American history.]] |
| 347 | * In [[https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1258.html "Operational Security"]], O-Chul mentions that the Sapphire Guard has a saying: "Loose brains ends campaigns." This is a nod to the WWII slogan "Loose lips sink ships." |
| 348 | * In [[https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1295.html "The Thaw"]], [[spoiler:the party encounters a red dragon named Calder]]. This name is a reference to the sculpture ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Dragon_(Calder) Flying Dragon]]'' by Alexander Calder. |
| 349 | * [[https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1298.html "Alley Oop"]] references the ''ComicStrip/AlleyOop'' comic strip, fittingly since [[spoiler:it features a dinosaur. Like with every strip name it's also a DoubleMeaningTitle, since the expression (coming from the French "''allez hop!''") refers to some acrobatic act, in this case Belkar tossing Bloodfeast as a lizard]]. |
| 350 | [[/folder]] |
| 351 | |
| 352 | [[folder:Miscellaneous]] |
| 353 | * In the ''A Monster for Every Season'' line of [=OotS=] branded miniature cutouts, several designs are references to other pieces of media. |
| 354 | ** '''Spring V1:''' |
| 355 | *** Cactusfolk is a [[VideoGame/FinalFantasy Cactuar]], down to the pose it's in. |
| 356 | *** Plumbing Pipe Plant is a [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Piranha Plant]]. |
| 357 | ** '''Spring V2:''' |
| 358 | *** Cliffwalk Shifter is ComicBook/SquirrelGirl. |
| 359 | *** Grippli Bard is [[Franchise/TheMuppets Kermit the Frog]]. |
| 360 | ** '''Summer:''' |
| 361 | *** Tortle Ninja is [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Raphael]]. |
| 362 | ** '''Autumn:''' |
| 363 | *** Tin Golem, Western Witch, and Flying Monkey are [[Literature/TheWizardOfOz the Tin Man, the Wicked Witch of the West, and a Flying Monkey]], respectively. |
| 364 | *** Lagoon Creature is the Film/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon. |
| 365 | *** Two of the vampires are [[{{Film/Nosferatu}} Count Orlok]] and [[Film/Dracula1931 Count Dracula]]. |
| 366 | [[/folder]] |
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