''ShoutOut/SaintsRowIV'' has its own page.

* The sniper rifle is named after a character in ''Film/TheUsualSuspects''.
* [[Manga/{{Akira}} Tetsuo and Kaneda]] are the names of motorcycles.
* The game is basically a prequel to ''VideoGame/RedFaction''. Here's a couple of the Shout Outs to the game.
-->Ultor's logo.\\
Their Masako army in the second game.\\
A radio ad is for a show based on the game.\\
A radio call in a secret lab for Dr. Parker.\\
The Saints make a movie which is basically ''Red Faction''.
* The Saints are something of a homage to the New Orleans Saints (both use a fleur-de-lis as their official symbol). Coincidentally, their gang colors are purple with gold accents, just like the N.O. Saints' NCAA counterparts, the LSU Tigers.
* In the intro scene that serves as an advertisement for Saints Flow in ''The Third'', Pierce clearly channels [[Manga/DragonBall Goku]] when he shoots energy balls out of his hands and even does a kamehameha wave!
** Except for the part where it more closely resembles [[Franchise/StreetFighter Hadouken]]. And according to the [[http://saintsrow.wikia.com/wiki/Saints_Flow Saints Row Wiki]], the name of the weapon is "Quarter Circle Punch" in a DLC that gives you that power. At the same time, the taunt for it is vanilla and is called "Quarter Circle Forward + A".
* Carlos is an {{Expy}} of a character in ''Film/TheButterflyEffect''.
* Several vehicles look like and are named after Franchise/{{Transformers}}.
* Several random comments are taken from VideoGame/MetalGear.
* [[Film/TheBreakfastClub Claire]] and [[Film/PrettyInPink Ducky]] will have their songs played on the Mix 107.77 in ''Saints Row 2''.
* [[Literature/FearAndLoathingInLasVegas "We can't stop here! This is Bat Country!"]]
* The angel statue in the Saints hideout is a ShoutOut to ''Film/{{Scarface 1983}}''.
* The tag line for the sports team Stilwater Sharks is [[Film/{{Jaws}} You're gonna need a bigger boat.]]
* The two Big Bads in one gang are [[Literature/BattleRoyale Shogo and Kazuo]].
* [[Film/AlmostFamous Stilwater.]]
* The [[VisualNovel/AceAttorney OBJECTION]] MemeticMutation gets a go here.
* Completing the Hitman activities in ''2'' gets you the achievement [[VideoGame/{{Hitman}} Hello 47]]. ''The Third'''s version is named [[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Everything Is Permitted]].
* Veteran Child refers to TheDragon of the Sons of Samedi, a voodoo witch, as [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} "Papa Shango"]].
* One of the radio hosts will ShoutOut ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' before playing What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse.
* In the second game, the doctor in the prologue is a big fan of ''VideoGame/TraumaCenter''.
* Of course there's a TakeThat in the form of a character named Zack Johnson.
* One of the assassination targets is a clone of Franchise/IndianaJones.
* The first Ronin mission ditches the elaborate plan to rob a casino from ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas'', which itself was a ShoutOut to Film/OceansEleven.
* [[Creator/ElizaDushku Shaundi]] will swing by a coffee shop for a Boston Cream, referencing her voice actor.
* One taunt in the third game belongs to Wrestling/JohnCena. Another belongs to Wrestling/RicFlair (and [[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey his music]] is used in the intro. Yet another is the splits performed by WWE Diva Melina. Still another taunt belongs to Wrestling/TheMiz. The BigBad is a wrestler, who is opposed by Wrestling/HulkHogan (whose signature taunt is also present.) He makes reference to the Wrestling/MontrealScrewjob and has Wrestling/{{Christian}}'s finishing move.
* Other taunts borrow from ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'', Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles, Music/VanillaIce, Film/{{Spaceballs}} and ''Film/ThreeAmigos''.
* The Franchise/StarWars intro crawl is parodied here.
* Several achievements are homages to Franchise/GIJoe.
** [[WebVideo/GIJoePSAs One achievement is titled "Porkchop Sandwiches" and one main story mission is titled "Stop All The Downloading".]]
* One mission has you drive around with a tiger in the passenger seat like in ''Film/TheHangover'' or ''Film/TalladegaNightsTheBalladOfRickyBobby''.
* Hijack a plane for the first time and your character cannot resist quoting ''Film/TopGun''.
-->One will sing "Whoooa Daaanger Zoooooone!" when she takes off.\\
Another will go "Jester's dead!" when bailing out.\\
And another will go "Woooo talk to me Goose!" when jumping in.
* There are several mid air battles in the game. A couple are based on Film/ShootEmUp and VideoGame/{{Wet}}. One involves a '''''[[Series/TheATeam TANK.]]''''' Your character might even quote the movie.
* If playing as the Russian woman, apparently her cousin is [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto Niko.]]
* The other BigBad of the game is ComicBook/NickFury and SHIELD.
** Cyrus Temple also happens to a be a 50 or 60-something, Villainous but nonetheless cool BloodKnight. He even [[ComicBookFantasyCasting bears a slight resemblance]] to Creator/StephenLang. Possibly a ShoutOut to [[Film/{{Avatar}} Colonel Miles Quaritch.]]
* Salander, one of the neighborhoods in the hacker themed Deckers territory, is named after Lizbeth Salander in Literature/TheMillenniumTrilogy.
* The other ''other'' BigBad\ManBehindTheMan is a {{Expy}} of UsefulNotes/SarahPalin.
* Nyte Blade is a show about some type of half vampire slayer...[[BuffySpeak guy]], which is both a ShoutOut and TakeThat to vampire films and shows like Series/{{Angel}}, Series/TrueBlood, Literature/{{Twilight}} and Series/TheVampireDiaries.
* During the mission Zombie Attack, Viola asks [[Film/TheReturnOfTheLivingDead "How do you kill something that's already dead?"]] The Boss's response is "Shoot it until it stops moving."
* In The Third's Whored Mode, one of the waves on the Zombie Island map gives you a chainsaw against a bunch of zombies. The wave is called [[VideoGame/DeadRising Hank East]] and the subtitle is [[MemeticMutation "He's covered wars ya know".]]
* Although you cannot get the coat at the same time, it is completely possible to have your character look like [[Series/{{Firefly}} Captain Mal]], though, as said, without his brown coat.
* DLC for ''The Third'' includes the [[Manga/{{Golgo 13}} TOGO-13]], a sniper rifle that fits into the assault rifle slot and can fire in full-auto. The namesake hitman uses an M16 assault rifle to snipe targets.
* If you have Zimos as a homie in 'The Third', he may say [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsChocolateWithNutsMermaidManAndBarnacleBoyV "I remember when chocolate first came around"]], claiming that it tasted like cocaine.
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