The only references carried over from Oregon and the books should be ones that relate to the current plot or characters. Things relating to the premise of the original books are unnecessary, but anything connected to other Brandon Sanderson novels are fair game and should be included in the 'other media' folder. All spoilers for the original books and What Happened in Oregon are left unmarked. Kokichi's references get their own folder, because of how numerous they are.
Steelheart
- Nathan lives in Newcago and worked at the casinos, which are only given a passing mention.
- Funtimes rescued Nathan from Fortuity, the first Epic killed on screen during the first book.
- Kokichi went to Babilar for a while, before being chased out.
- Edmonton begins only two weeks after the end of Steelheart.
- Nicroburst mentions the group planning on arranging a deal with Steelheart.
- Jade considering Epics “like Steelheart or Nighthound.”
Other media
- Nathan is a fan of Doctor Who.
- He intentionally requested clothes similar to Ten’s iconic outfit.
- He refers to himself as the Traveller.
"Corpsemaker: State your name, power, and intention.""Nathan: Traveller, Rather not say. Fun."- Although he could have called Doctor Funtimes "Funtimes," he chose instead to call her "Doctor."
- He refers to her redemption as a "regeneration," and has crafted a theory that Epics regenerate in a similar manner to Time Lords.
- The casino he worked at was called the La Beau, a reference to Remy LaBeau, aka Gambit.
- Jade’s Grief Song, which doubles as her weakness.
- It's actually two in one, considering the lyrics.
- Doctor Funtimes earned the nickname “Epic!Discord” from players who drew parallels between her casual exuberance when using her powers and that of Discord from My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. Her given name, Jade Delancey, is a reference to Discord’s voice actor, John deLancie.
- Funtimes’s habit of swearing by His Noodliness
- In some Greek myths, Khione is the goddess of snow. As the Ancient Greeks didn't see a lot of snow, Khione was often a feared, mysterious, and unfriendly goddess.
- Liam is a fan of Creator/Elvis and listens to several songs.
- Red sings Kill Your Heroes in her introduction, though she quite blatantly misinterprets the song to be espousing the murder of heroes.
- Red’s new use of her powers.
- Agor Parker's last name.
- Several to TV Tropes itself! A good chunk of members of the roleplay are dedicated tropers, so often times the lampshading Of tropes comes in the form of a link here.
- A fan girl pretending to be Taylor Swift is a character.
- Red's entire deal could be considered one to Himiko Toga, but she was created long before My Hero Academia, let alone Toga's introduction. It’s an amusing coincidence, one which has unsurprisingly led to the sailing of a crack ship.
- The Circle of Shield is basically the Canadian SHIELD. The name is, presumably, intentional.
- Sapphire, Sangria, and Sable are expies of Azula, Mai, and Ty Lee.
- Brandon's first name.
- Metal Fist.
- Nicroburst’s name and powers.
- Destinaton Donuts is a real place in Edmonton, although one slightly less prone to attracting strange encounters.
- The graffiti that reads “the end of times is coming and it’s not fine.”
By Kokichi
- “I call shotgun! And I have a shotgun!”
- They a fan of several different comics, but especially Deadpool ones, which ties into their powers that can function as fourth wall breaking in the right circumstances and their mental illness.
- There are several to Danganronpa.
- The name Kokichi comes from the character in Danganronpa V3, who shares their short stature, penchant for lying, eye color, and, occasionally, his purple hair. Their nightmare face— first shown when their hair is purple— draws heavy inspiration from his.
- While preparing for a fight, Kokichi calls themself the Ultimate Guardian.
- While facing off against Blank, they think back to a time when they yeeted another Epic into the sun.
- They’re non-binary, use social media terms, has a mysterious past that, by all odds, they shouldn’t have survived, and incredibly strong powers. Remind you of anyone?
- They’re ironically godkin with Loki. The Marvel character or the Norse god? Yes.
- The only anime they’ve canonically watched is Fullmetal Alchemist (2003)
- They suggest that their codename be Honey badger.
- When examining an old street sign, they compare it to an edgy zombie tv show.
- Through rumors, they heard about Thoughttown, a location from WHIP, but mispronounce it as “Thottown.”
- They make the connection to Visual Novels after offering a binary choice to Liam.
- When they realize they can’t taste anything good anymore, they say, “F.”
- They yell “MAPLES, HOLY F—“ while kicking down a door.
- Saying that Liam was [[Webcomic/Homestuck “sooooo cool” and asking what Jade and Nathan’s deal was.]]
- Nicknaming Liam Lee.
- INCRIDBLE UN SUSPiCOUS DISTACTION
- They consider asking if “Nate-Please-Don’t-Kill-Any-Innocents-Right-Now” was Nate’s [[Memes/Deltarune father’s name]].
- Claiming their epic understatement was “like saying a hurricane was a little windy.”
- Sonic the Edgehog.
