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R1: Rebellion

  • The scene where Rai finds out Lelouch is Zero is nearly identical to where Ned finds out Peter is Spider-Man in Spider-Man: Homecoming.
  • Before they learn that the official term for it is Geass, Bumblebee dubs it "the Stare".
  • When Soundwave finishes his online search for info about the Black Knights in Chapter 7, We get this little nod to Superman vs. the Elite:
    Thundercracker: Over 3 million hits online on Prime and Zero. [turns to Soundwave] How many of them are informational?
    Soundwave: [Displays the number 0 on his face plate]
    Skywarp: [Smirking] How many of them contain the phrase: "These guys are awesome!"?
    Soundwave: [one million, two hundred and three thousand, four hundred and seven]
  • When C.C. explains to the Autobots about V.V. in Chapter 20, Cliffjumper asks if there was an A.A., B.B., R.R., D.D. ...Note that C.C. and V.V. are pronounced 'C-2' and 'V-2' respectively.
  • Chapter 22 has Airachnid questioning Cornelia regarding the reasons Euphie remains alive despite Britannia's motto regarding social Darwinism. In the author's previous fanfic, Fairy May Cry, Vergil questions Ultear about why Gray still lives despite her existing resources and motives to kill him; these are the same circumstances the Decepticon questioned Cornelia under which gets into her nerves.
  • Chapter 24 has Zero, Thundercracker, Cliffjumper, and Skywarp zig-zagging whether or not the negotiation for the Data Cylinder was an ambush, pretty much like in Get Smart.
  • Chapter 25 has a Synthetic Energon-enhanced Ratchet announce his plan of attack: attack.
  • In Chapter 27, Ironhide saying that Suzaku needs to drop his Never My Fault attitude if he were to join the Black Knights and Autobots is very similar to the moment in One Piece where Zoro states Usopp needs to apologize before rejoining the crew. He even states that if Suzaku doesn't comply but still gets to join, he'll leave; something Zoro says as well.
  • Chapter 31 has Luciano Bradley (upon first meeting Starscream and Dreadwing) ask casually, 'does their kind bleed?'
  • The Dark Geass resembles the Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique (it is essentially a Genjutsu). For bonus points, it's used on a character also voiced by Kate Higgins.
  • Chapter 32 has Skywarp briefly refer to Luciano Bradley as that “Vampire Knight guy" when suggesting the possibility of the latter fitting into the Decepticon ranks. For bonus points, Luciano’s English VA voiced Zero Kiryu in said series.
  • Chapter 33:
    • In the beginning, when Cornelia confronts the Vehicons, she invokes a certain God of Thunder by yelling "BRING ME MEGATRON!".
    • Cliffjumper refers to the Cybertronian city Praxus as "a wretched hive of scum and villainy" during the war.
    • When Cornelia confronts Megatron over Euphie's kidnapping, her wording takes cues from Kingpin in Daredevil (2015).
      Cornelia: I am going to kill you!
      Megatron: (readies his blade) Take your shot.
  • Chapter 34:
    • There's quite a Freeze-Frame Bonus if one reads the reaction of the royals to the beginning of the Decepticon attack. The royals' reaction describes them as "like watching people turn into cows", followed by a statement that it's alien to them. Put two and two together, and you have a sly reference to Animorphs, to which Hasbro also managed its toyline under the Transformers license.
    • Charles' reaction to the Decepticon attack on Pendragon is to break the Stunned Silence by shouting "Are we blind?" and ordering a counterattack, just like Director Krennic does in response to the rebel attack on Scarif in Rogue One.
    • When asking Charles why he never took action against Lelouch despite knowing his identity as Zero, Megatron asks if some form of pesky fatherly love got in the way. Doubles as one to his previous work Fairy May Cry.
    • After their battle and him putting his former disciple under the power of his Dark Geass, Megatron's "The Reason You Suck" Speech to Charles, as well as their positions, is very similar to when Alucard confronts Walter.
    • Upon the successful attack on Pendragon, the Nemesis blasts out the Royal Palace that resembles the trademark scene of Independence Day where the aliens blast the White House in a fiery explosion.
  • Chapter 35:
  • Chapter 36: Ohgi's Rousing Speech to the rest of the Black Knights in light of the Decepticon victory is at least slightly based on Dillon's from Alien3.

R2: Revolution


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