Shout Out / Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

• The game's title is a direct nod to the classic Greek poem, Homer's The Odyssey. Much like The Odyssey, the main story of the game is about traversing the Greek world in search of home, or family.
• One of the moves is a punt that sends enemies flying and can be used to knock them off ledges. It's called the Sparta Kick. A Contract to kill Spartans is also called Dining in Hell. You even get an acheivement called This Is Sparta after you finish the first level in the game with Leonidas and the 300 Spartans at the Battle of Thermopylae.
• The achievement list gives us examples like:
  • Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger, for making your first upgrade to the Adrestia.
  • I Am Legend, for equipping a full set of legendary armor and weapons.
  • Are You Not Entertained?, for becoming Champion of the Arena.
• A quest chain you get in Keos have the quests “We're Not Thieves” and “We're Treasure Hunters.”
• One sidequest where you have to deal with snakes is titled "Enough is Enough"
• Layla's base has a Rabbid doll and a pair of familiar night vision goggles.
• Far Cry players might remember the Bone Mace previously belonging to Takkar.
• One of Layla's e-mails has her responding to Victoria Bibeau joining the Assassins by sending an e-mail saying "IT'S A TRAP!" Victoria doesn't get it.
• Another side-quest has the protagonist explain the story of Perseus to children. They can tell it accurately...or they can use less accurate sources.
• The Legendary Set "Amazon Armor", when worn by Kassandra, strongly resembles the armor of Wonder Woman, particularly the 2017 Film version. A shoulderless, sleeveless cuirass of leather and metal, short leather skirt, high plated boots, and bracers, topped with a tiara instead of a helmet. The top of the cuirass' breasts are even gold in a shape that evokes the classic eagle / W shape of Wonder Woman, in a non-copyright infringing manner. The tiara also features an inverted version of the V found on Wonder Woman's.
• Also for Wonder Woman (2017), the "Ring of Chaos" ability resembles Wonder Woman's abilities from the end of the movie, as the Eagle Bearer cross their wrists in front front of their head, and then uncross them, releasing a shockwave of light while doing so.
• The armor set "Spartan Renegade" has chains wrapped around the forearms, very similar to Kratos of the God of War series.
• At least one of the riddles included in the Sphinx encounter will be familiar to Tolkien fans.
• The icon displayed for the "Wrath of the Amazons" achievement is clearly based on feminist icon, Rosie the Riveter.
• One randomly generated quest, which requires killing sharks, is called "Smile, You Sonuva..."
• The rare bow, the Oaken Bow of Chambers, paraphrases Bee Movie in its flavor text.
• The Loading Screen tips are loaded with shout-outs in their titles. A few examples:
  • Belongs In A Museum
  • The First Rule, from a hint about the arena.
  • Unlimited Power!
  • Live Or Let Die
  • This Is Sparta
  • Game Of Nations
  • Arrow'd!
• Mercenary names also contain shoutouts:
  • "The Knee Destroyer" is reference to the infamous Skyrim meme.
  • "The Fashion Soul" is likely a reference to the Dark Souls trend, Fashion Souls.
  • "Koravos the Bodyguard" is a big reference to Dishonored. Their name is similar to Corvo, the protagonist, and they have the same basic backstory.
• There is a piece of ambient dialogue where the Eagle Bearer, Barnabas, and Herodotus have a discussion about the nature of stars which is almost identical to a scene from The Lion King (1994).
• A unique mace found in Boetia is named "Boetian Rhapsody". Feels like real life, hits like a fantasy...
• One of the missions in Fate of Atlantis is called The Beacons are Lit.
• Also from Fate of Atlantis: When encountering a spike trap in one of the tombs, Layla says, "Funny. I thought floor spikes were a Persian thing."
• A small island contains a circle of stones surrounding a figure made of rocks, twigs, and leaves reminiscent of a Korok.
• What does Persephone tell Hermes when she chokes him with telekinesis and throws him off a cliff? "You've failed me for the last time, Hermes Trismegistus!"

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