* In ''Parodius Da!'' the final boss says "I am strong!" Unfortunately for him, he is a parody of ''Gradius'' final bosses, so [[BoisterousWeakling he isn't]].
* In the very first stage of ''Gokujou Parodius'', you see a Creator/{{Konami}} marquee being hauled in and dropped. Said marquee can ''kill you'' as it is being dropped.
* In Stage 4, the High-Speed Zone equivalent of ''Gokujou Parodius'', you pass by a cliffside with warning signs. The first is an avalanche warning sign - rocks fall shortly after you see it. The second is a deer crossing sign - after you see it, ''deer'' fall from the above. The last sign features nothing but an exclamation point - what hazard comes after a sign like that? Why, giant falling exclamation points, of course!