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* While exploring the Treasure Vault, it's possible to encounter a unique demon called [[Film/{{Goldfinger}} "Goldenfingers"]], with the descriptor "Has Oddjob".
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* There's a legendary weapon named [[LetsPlay/{{Boatmurdered}} The Burning Axe Of Sankis]].

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* There's a legendary weapon named [[LetsPlay/{{Boatmurdered}} [[Blog/{{Boatmurdered}} The Burning Axe Of Sankis]].
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* One of the helm designs available for the Demon Hunter bears a strong resemblance to the helmet worn by [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles the Shredder]], especially the version he wore in [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles the first film]].

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* One of the helm designs available for the Demon Hunter bears a strong resemblance to the helmet worn by [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles the Shredder]], especially the version he wore in [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1990 the first film]].
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* The Shenlong's Spirit set is a reference to the Sheng Long myth from the ''{{VideoGame/Street Fighter}}'' games, complete with the following: both weapons resemble Ryu's gloves, one glove's flavor text mentions the existence of the myth itself, and the other glove references the quote that spawned the myth in the first place.

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* The Shenlong's Spirit set is a reference to the Sheng Long myth from the ''{{VideoGame/Street Fighter}}'' ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' games, complete with the following: both weapons resemble Ryu's gloves, one glove's flavor text mentions the existence of the myth itself, and the other glove references the quote that spawned the myth in the first place.
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* The female Demon Hunter bears a strong resemblance to Selene from the ''Film/{{Underworld}}'' films, and a number of achievements and runes (such as "Death Dealer" and "Film/{{Equilibrium}}") reference those and other movies with an emphasis on {{Badass Longcoat}}s and GunsAkimbo. There's even a legendary demon hunter cloak called [[Creator/KateBeckinsale Beckon Sail]].

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* The female Demon Hunter bears a strong resemblance to Selene from the ''Film/{{Underworld}}'' ''Film/{{Underworld|2003}}'' films, and a number of achievements and runes (such as "Death Dealer" and "Film/{{Equilibrium}}") reference those and other movies with an emphasis on {{Badass Longcoat}}s and GunsAkimbo. There's even a legendary demon hunter cloak called [[Creator/KateBeckinsale Beckon Sail]].

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**The German version of the game names the potion "Red Kull" instead, presumably in reference to the [[Creator/RedBull Red Bull]] energy drink brand.



* The "Boyarsky’s Chip" item is a clear reference to ''{{VideoGame/Fallout}}''--the name refers to Leonard Boyarsky, who did indeed work on ''Diablo III'', but also was also the art director of the first ''VideoGame/{{Fallout|1}}'' and designed the overall gameplay elements of ''VideoGame/Fallout2''. The item is also a reference to ''Fallout''[='=]s main story of the Water Chip. The description also directly mentions an "underground vault".
* [[StarterVillain Magdha]] looks an awful lot like [[WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty Maleficent]].

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* The "Boyarsky’s Chip" item is a clear reference to ''{{VideoGame/Fallout}}''--the name refers to Leonard Boyarsky, who did indeed work on ''Diablo III'', but also was also the art director of the first ''VideoGame/{{Fallout|1}}'' and designed the overall gameplay elements of ''VideoGame/Fallout2''. The item is also a reference to ''Fallout''[='=]s main story of the Water Chip. The description also directly mentions an "underground vault".
vault", and that "once inserted into a socket, it will never ''fall out''." (Despite saying this, you may remove it from socketed gear just like any other gem in the game.)
* [[StarterVillain Magdha]] Maghda]] looks an awful lot like [[WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty Maleficent]].
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-->"YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry" -- [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk Bannar]] the Berserker

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* There is a three-bladed legendary fist weapon called [[{{Wolverine}} Logan's Claw]] that regenerates the user's health.

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* There is a three-bladed legendary fist weapon called [[{{Wolverine}} [[ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} Logan's Claw]] that regenerates the user's health.
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* The Blood Rose pet, a miniature version of the boss from ''VideoGame/DiabloImmortal'', takes design cues from both [[Film/GodzillaVsBiollante Biollante]] and [[Series/StrangerThings the Demogorgon]].
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* One of the runes for the Demon Hunter skill Rain of Vengeance, which involves arrows raining down from the sky is called "[[Film/ThreeHundred Shade]]".

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* There's a unique Ghastly Gravedigger with the name Digger O'Dell and subtitle "must be shoveling off." This is a reference to a 1940s radio sitcom called ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Life_of_Riley The Life of Riley]]''. Apparently nothing is too obscure for Blizzard!

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* There's a unique Ghastly Gravedigger with the name Digger O'Dell and the subtitle "must be shoveling off." This is a reference to a 1940s radio sitcom called ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Life_of_Riley The Life of Riley]]''. Apparently Apparently, nothing is too obscure for Blizzard!



* One mini boss in the ''Reaper of Souls'' expansion is named [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire Clawgane the Mountain.]]
* The flavor text for the sword Exarian is a clear allusion for a well known [[Myth/KingArthur king]] and his sword.

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* One mini boss mini-boss in the ''Reaper of Souls'' expansion is named [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire Clawgane the Mountain.]]
* The flavor text for the sword Exarian is a clear allusion for a well known well-known [[Myth/KingArthur king]] and his sword.



* The Barrage rune for the Monk skill "Dashing Strike" causes the last enemy to be hit to crumple from a lightning quick flurry of blows, in a similar vein to [[Franchise/StreetFighter Gen's Zan'ei super move]].

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* The Barrage rune for the Monk skill "Dashing Strike" causes the last enemy to be hit to crumple from a lightning quick lightning-quick flurry of blows, in a similar vein to [[Franchise/StreetFighter Gen's Zan'ei super move]].



* There's a ring called "The Tall Man's Finger" whose lore talks about a man known as the "Tall Man" who crossed once a portal to another dimension and came back changed, possessing afterwards power to reanimate the dead. [[Film/{{Phantasm}} Does all of this seem familiar?]]

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* There's a ring called "The Tall Man's Finger" whose lore talks about a man known as the "Tall Man" who once crossed once a portal to another dimension and came back changed, possessing afterwards the power to reanimate the dead. [[Film/{{Phantasm}} Does all of this seem familiar?]]




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*When opening treasure chests, Lyndon might make a joke about his [[ComicBook/SpiderMan thieves' sense tingling]].
*There is a randomly spawning demon in Act II named [[Film/TheExorcist Pazuzu]]. He's usually found in the "Oasis" area of the map.
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* A unique enemy in the "Eternal Woods" section of the Ruins of Sescheron is named [[Film/{{StarWars}}Kashyyk, Bestial Guardian]].

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* A unique enemy in the "Eternal Woods" section of the Ruins of Sescheron is named [[Film/{{StarWars}}Kashyyk, [[Franchise/StarWars Kashyyk, Bestial Guardian]].Guardian]].
* One of the helm designs available for the Demon Hunter bears a strong resemblance to the helmet worn by [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles the Shredder]], especially the version he wore in [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles the first film]].
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* A unique enemy in the "Eternal Woods" section of the Ruins of Sescheron is named [[Film/{{StarWars}}Kashyyk, Bestial Guardian]].
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* [[StarterVillain Magdha]] looks an awful lot like [[Disney/SleepingBeauty Maleficent]].

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* Every season has an objective, awarded for spending Blood Shards at Kadala, called "Hey There Kadala", referencing the song ''Hey There Delilah'' by the Plain White T's. [[https://youtu.be/qHHE4OAle-8 Someone even made a parody song]]!
* There is a unique enemy in the Weeping Hollow called Ravi Lilywhite, who drops a cosmetic pet called Liv Moore. Both the monster's name and the pet's name and appearance are a reference to the main characters of ''Series/IZombie'', who have been shown to play ''Diablo III''.
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* In the Vermin Alley in Act V, you encounter the giant rat [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Splynter, Enemy of the Foote Clan]].
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* The ring [[http://us.battle.net/d3/en/item/justice-lantern Justice Lantern]]. [[GreenLantern In brightest day, in blackest night...]]

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* The ring [[http://us.battle.net/d3/en/item/justice-lantern Justice Lantern]]. [[GreenLantern [[Franchise/GreenLantern In brightest day, in blackest night...]]
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** There's also the event "Wormsign" in one of Act IV's random dungeons, the boss of which is a unique named Fenring.
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* The "Boyarsky’s Chip" item is a clear reference to ''{{Franchise/Fallout}}''--the name refers to Leonard Boyarsky, who did indeed work on ''Diablo III'', but also was also the art director of the first ''Fallout'' and designed the overall gameplay elements of ''Fallout 2''. The item is also a reference to ''Fallout''[='=]s main story of the Water Chip. The description also directly mentions an "underground vault".

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* The "Boyarsky’s Chip" item is a clear reference to ''{{Franchise/Fallout}}''--the ''{{VideoGame/Fallout}}''--the name refers to Leonard Boyarsky, who did indeed work on ''Diablo III'', but also was also the art director of the first ''Fallout'' ''VideoGame/{{Fallout|1}}'' and designed the overall gameplay elements of ''Fallout 2''.''VideoGame/Fallout2''. The item is also a reference to ''Fallout''[='=]s main story of the Water Chip. The description also directly mentions an "underground vault".
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* While exploring Stonefort, you might find a monster called "Bricktop, Demonic Nemesis". In ''Film/{{Snatch}}, the crooked boxing promoter Brick Top gives a SophisticatedAsHell speech about the concept of nemesis.

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* While exploring Stonefort, you might find a monster called "Bricktop, Demonic Nemesis". In ''Film/{{Snatch}}, ''Film/{{Snatch}}'', the crooked boxing promoter Brick Top gives a SophisticatedAsHell speech about the concept of nemesis.

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* One of the new areas is heavily themed around bestial enemies (including werewolves and crow-themed creatures) and a cult that uses blood as their medium, along with one of the bosses literally being named [[VideoGame/Bloodborne The Blood-Borne]]? Definitely a giant reference to the game of the same name.

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* One of the new areas is heavily themed around bestial enemies (including werewolves and crow-themed creatures) and a cult that uses blood as their medium, along with one of the bosses literally being named [[VideoGame/Bloodborne [[VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}} The Blood-Borne]]? Definitely a giant reference to the game of the same name.name.
* While exploring Stonefort, you might find a monster called "Bricktop, Demonic Nemesis". In ''Film/{{Snatch}}, the crooked boxing promoter Brick Top gives a SophisticatedAsHell speech about the concept of nemesis.
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* Covetous Shen strongly resembles ''Film/BigTroubleInLittleChina''[='=]s David Lo Pan in mannerism. Unsurprising, considering he is voiced by James Hong himself. Moreover, you initially find Covetous Shen trapped inside a barrel. If you wait long enough before rescuing him to hear all his dialogue, you get an achievement called "Big Trouble in Talking Barrel" which just underlines the reference.

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* Covetous Shen strongly resembles ''Film/BigTroubleInLittleChina''[='=]s David Lo Pan in mannerism. Unsurprising, considering he is voiced by James Hong Creator/JamesHong himself. Moreover, you initially find Covetous Shen trapped inside a barrel. If you wait long enough before rescuing him to hear all his dialogue, you get an achievement called "Big Trouble in Talking Barrel" which just underlines the reference.
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** The "I am the one who knocks" achievement is a ''BreakingBad'' shoutout.

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** The "I am the one who knocks" achievement is a ''BreakingBad'' ''Series/BreakingBad'' shoutout.
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* Abd al-Hazir sounds suspiciously like [[CthulhuMythos Abdul Alhazred]], doesn't it? In particular, they have ShownTheirWork, "Abdul Alhazred" is [[AsLongAsItSoundsForeign bad Arabic]] and a common "correct" form of the name is Abd Al-Azrad.

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* Abd al-Hazir sounds suspiciously like [[CthulhuMythos [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos Abdul Alhazred]], doesn't it? In particular, they have ShownTheirWork, "Abdul Alhazred" is [[AsLongAsItSoundsForeign bad Arabic]] and a common "correct" form of the name is Abd Al-Azrad.

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* Covetous Shen strongly resembles ''Film/BigTroubleInLittleChina''[='=]s David Lo Pan in mannerism. Unsurprising, considering he is voiced by James Hong himself. Moreover, you initially find Covetous Shen trapped inside a barrel. If you wait long enough before rescuing him to hear all his dialogue, you get an achievement called "Big Trouble in Little Barrel" which just underlines the reference.
* In the deserts of Caldeum, there's a [[Series/{{Lost}} shipwreck called the Black Rock]]. You can also get Black Rock Ledger Pages -- but only pages 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, and 42.

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* Covetous Shen strongly resembles ''Film/BigTroubleInLittleChina''[='=]s David Lo Pan in mannerism. Unsurprising, considering he is voiced by James Hong himself. Moreover, you initially find Covetous Shen trapped inside a barrel. If you wait long enough before rescuing him to hear all his dialogue, you get an achievement called "Big Trouble in Little Talking Barrel" which just underlines the reference.
* In the deserts of Caldeum, there's a [[Series/{{Lost}} shipwreck called the Black Rock]]. You can also get Black Rock Ledger Pages -- but only pages 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, and 42. And for FunWithAcronyms value, the first letter of each page? Spells out DHARMA.


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** With a reference to the film's Six Demon Bag, no less.
---> ''"Infused with the powers of wind, lightning, all that kind of thing! Then again... a couple of extra demons never hurt."''
** The shoulder piece from that set, the Mantle Of The Upside Down Sinners, recalls the Hell Of Upside Down Sinners from the same film.

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