History ShoutOut / Borderlands2

* [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Make it Sparkle]]: "Robots are like vampires: they sparkle when hit with incendiary rounds."

* On the whole, the presence of the always-watching Helios station, the Hyperion army all believing Jack to be a god, Jack's face plastered across posters and Jack wanting to torture or crush any opposition are big references to ''Literature/NineteenEightyFour''. Opportunity is also a rather Orwellian city, with the constant propaganda and giant statues, plus posters advertising Helios and Hyperion. And the moonshots could be inspired by the rocket-bomb that attacks a street full of proles in the novel's first act, and how the Party constantly bombs their own cities ForTheEvulz.

* "No Vacancy" references Gearbox's expansion to ''VideoGame/HalfLife1'', ''Opposing Force'', where you need to find a Creator/{{valve|Software}} and a Creator/{{gearbox|Software}} to proceed. Here, you need to find a UsefulNotes/{{steam}} Creator/{{valve|Software}} and a Creator/{{gearbox|Software}}. Sadly, no giant alien worm.

* [[LetsPlay/BoatMurdered Boatmurderer]] (Also a reference to Dwarf Slayers from ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}})''

* "[[VideoGame/AlteredBeast Rise from your grave!]]"

* VideoGame/AlteredBeast

* [[VideoGame/UnrealTournament "Killing Spree!", "Unstoppable!", "Muh-muh-muh-multi kill-kill-kill!"]], etc.

** "KlaatuBaradaNikto"

* [[Franchise/GiJoe Eyes of the Snake]]

* [[Franchise/SpiderMan "Your friendly neighborhood arms dealer"]]

* [[WebVideo/MyWayEntertainment I'm the]] [[Franchise/XMen Juggernaut]]

* Murder of [=Cr0ws=]: [[Franchise/{{Batman}} (Scarecrow) and Ech0lcation]]

* At the end of a side mission in the level "The Fridge", you fight a Rakk-disguised bandit called [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Rakkman]]. His ECHO ends up with a statement saying "I am throatscratch! I am the pants! I AM RAKKMAN!".

* [[Film/BackToTheFuture This is]] [[VideoGame/HalfLife HEV-y]]

* The [[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons "Lightning Bolt"]] grenade mod's flavor text: [[Film/BackToTheFuture What's a jiggawatt?]]

* Film/TheKiller

* "[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda It's dangerous to go alone, jerkwad!]]"

* One of the locations in the Dahl Abandon is called [[LightNovel/SwordArtOnline Sinon's Perch]].

* The Mysterious Amulet of the Tiny Tina DLC is a reference to the Pendant in ''VideoGame/DarkSouls''. Specifically, as an item of unknown benefit that might possibly be put in the game simply just to confuse players and cause them to speculate.
** And exactly like the source[[note]]At least until ''Commander Lilith...'', where it's needed in order to get the UNICORNSPLOSION! from Butt Stallion[[/note]], they offer no benefit at all... Other than a graphical effect that only activates for every player currently wearing it, which only takes effect with a minimum of two players. Pretty lights, and no bonus whatsoever.

* Owing to the fantasy setting of the "[[MagicAmpersand Bunkers & Badasses]]" game, all the dialogue for the vending machines is changed. Thus:

* [[Literature/TheBible When I'm Old]] [[https://www.google.com/search?q=Psalm+71%3A18 and Grey]]

* [[Literature/TheAdventuresOfPinocchio A Real Boy]]: A robot [[PinocchioSyndrome wants to become human]], and as a reward he gives you a gun called Fibber, which lies about its own stats (but is still a good gun due to having a number of unique effects, some of which are significantly more powerful than others).

* [[Myth/KingArthur G4l4h4d]] (Galahad)

* The flavor text for the SMG variation of submachine gun made by Dahl is "[[Machinima/FreemansMind Now I can solve up to 800 problems a minute!]]"

* [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk Salvador SMASH!]]

* [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk "MECHROMANCER ANGRY"]]

* [[Series/KungFu Wise Grasshopper]]

* Hyperion Contract #873: The Morningstar has the [[http://xkcd.com/873/ "FPS Mod"]] was made by project [[Webcomic/{{xkcd}} Ex-Kay Seedy]].