History ShoutOut / BennettTheSage

** During his review of ''Anime/ApocalypseZero'', his reaction to its insanity results in Bennett briefly getting a mouth for eyes appearance similar to the Corthinian.

** Combined with the below-mwntioned ''Dune'', while recapping the second episode of ''Anime/BubblegumCrisis'' sequel series ''Bubblegum Crash'', Sage mocks how ObviouslyEvil the episode's villain, Dr. Yuri, is by saying he looks like "Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen if he were playing Loki from ''Sandman''!" and proceeds to spend the rest of the recap calling Yuri "Loki".

* ''ComicBook/TheSandman'' gets a couple of prominent mentions:
** During his review of ''Anime/ApocalypseZero'', his reaction to its insanity results in Bennett briefly getting a mouth for eyes appearance similar to the Corthinian.
** When trying to figure out the meaning of the "sister-brother" reference in ''Maze'', Sage notes the comic's use of the term to describe Desire, who was referred to in this way by the other Endless.
** In the ''Lady Death'' review, Sage mentions that his favorite interpretation of the Devil is Lucifer in the ''Season of Mists'' arc, and contrasts him with the abysmal portrayal in ''Lady Death''.
** Combined with the below-mwntioned ''Dune'', while recapping the second episode of ''Anime/BubblegumCrisis'' sequel series ''Bubblegum Crash'', Sage mocks how ObviouslyEvil the episode's villain, Dr. Yuri, is by saying he looks like "Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen if he were playing Loki from ''Sandman''!" and proceeds to spend the rest of the recap calling Yuri "Loki".

** While recapping the second episode of ''Anime/BubblegumCrisis'' sequel series ''Bubblegum Crash'', Sage mocks how ObviouslyEvil the episode's villain, Dr. Yuri, is by saying he looks like "Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen if he were playing Loki from ''[[ComicBook/TheSandman Sandman]]''." That said, he spends the rest of that episode's recap calling Yuri "Loki" rather than "Feyd".

** In the ''LightNovel/VampireHunterD: Bloodlust'' review, Sage hearkens to the "[...] the likes of which God has never seen" line in [[Film/Dune1984 the film]]...and punishes himself by drinking from a bottle of Dawn detergent.
** In the ''Anime/MDGeist'' review, Sage starts to say the "Fear is the mind-killer" line, but is interrupted by the Nostalgia Critic threatening him at gunpoint. Rob Walker breaks in to finish the line, and is chased out of the room by the Critic. In the review's "Nuts and Bolts" video, Bennett and Marc talk about how Doug Walker had gotten sick of Rob and [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]] overdoing ''Dune'' references, which led to his appearance in this review.

** While recapping the second episode of ''Anime/BubblegumCrisis'' sequel series ''Bubblegum Crash'', Bennett mocks how ObviouslyEvil the episode's villain, Dr. Yuri, is by saying he looks like "Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen if he were playing Loki from ''[[ComicBook/TheSandman Sandman]]''." That said, he spends the rest of that episode's recap calling Yuri "Loki" rather than "Feyd".

** In the ''LightNovel/VampireHunterD: Bloodlust'' review, Sage hearkens to the "[...] the likes of which God has never seen" line in [[Film/{{Dune}} the film]]...and punishes himself by drinking from a bottle of Dawn detergent.

** A few more nods are given in his review of ''Hyper Doll''. First, the thumbnail of the video has Sage riding on the back of a giant worm in a Fremen stillsuit. Then when said worm appears in the show itself, Sage can't help play the ''Film/{{Dune}}'' theme full blast.

** While recapping the second episode of ''Anime/BubblegumCrisis'' sequel series ''Bubblegum Crash'', Bennett mocks how ObviouslyEvil the episode's villain, Dr. Yuri, is by saying he looks like "Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen if he were playing Loki from ''ComicBook/TheSandman''." That said, he spends the rest of that episode's recap calling Yuri "Loki" rather than "Feyd".

** While recapping the second episode of ''Anime/BubblegumCrisis'' sequel series ''Bubblegum Crash'', Bennett mocks how ObviouslyEvil the episode's villain, Dr. Yuri, is by saying he looks like "Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen if he were playing Loki from ''ComicBook/TheSandman''."

* ''Literature/{{Dune}}'' gets a couple of nods:

** A few more nods are given in his review of ''Hyper Doll''. First, the thumbnail of the video has Sage riding on the back of a giant worm in a Fremen still suit. Then when said worm appears in the show itself, Sage can't help play the ''Film/{{Dune}}'' theme full blast.
-->Sage: (covering his face with his arms) "Don't look at me right now!"

** Three massive ones in his review of ''Hyper Doll''. First, the thumbnail of the video has Sage riding on the back of a giant worm in a Fremen still suit. Then when said worm appears in the show itself, Sage can't help play the Dune theme full blast.

*** Lastly, the description of the video reads, of course, "We have worms the likes of which even God has never seen!"

* The ''Sins of the Sisters'' review uses the [[Film/{{Clue}} "Clue joke"]] to comedic effect, subbing in [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Dio Brando]] for a gag then redoing the gag with the "That's how it could've happened" transition and then using Wrestling/JohnCena.

* Censor Kaiser's HeroicRROD [[spoiler:and subsequent rebirth]] in the ''Anime/ApocalypseZero'' review is a trifecta of references. His [[spoiler:death]] is an homage to the Air Conditioner from ''WesternAnimation/TheBraveLittleToaster''.[[spoiler:His resurrection is a nod to the birth of [[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} Dr. Manhattan]]]]. His new design is based on [[Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex the Laughing Man's logo]].

* In mid-2018, the show's intro changed to a CGI animation that starts with Bennett walking into a tunnel filled with scenes from shows he's reviewed and then going into the ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'' run toward the exit.

* Bennett's InSeriesNickname of "Lunchbox" is a reference to Creator/KevinSmith's character SilentBob, who was often called that by his friend Jay.

* In his ''VideoGame/VoltageFighterGowcaizer'' review, he mocks the CallingYourAttacks trope by uninterestingly mumbling "Wave Motion Fist" (which happens to be the English translation of one of [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ryu and Ken's]] signature attacks, the Hadouken) and making the Hadouken shooting gesture.

** In the ''LightNovel/VampireHunterD: Bloodlust'' review, Sage hearkens to the "[...] the likes of which God has never seen" line in ''Film/{{Dune}}''...and punishes himself by drinking from a bottle of Dawn detergent.

* In the ''LightNovel/VampireHunterD: Bloodlust'' review, Sage hearkens to the "[...] the likes of which God has never seen" line in ''Film/{{Dune}}''...and punishes himself by drinking from a bottle of Dawn detergent.

* In mid-2018, the show's intro changed to a CGI animation that starts with Bennett walking into a tunnel filled with scenes from shows he's reviewed and then going into the ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'' run toward the (apparent) exit.

** In the ‘’Lady Death’’ review, Sage mentions that his favorite interpretation of the Devil is Lucifer in the ''Season of Mists'' arc, and contrasts him with the abysmal portrayal in ''Lady Death''.

* Fax Headspace is an {{Expy}} of ''Series/MaxHeadroom'' with a lot of design cues taken from ''Franchise/LupinIII.'' In the commentary they state his jacket colors were a reference to ''{{Film/Virtuosity}}''.

* {{Defied|Trope}} in ''Anime/DevilHunterYohko''. There will be no ''Series/DoctorWho'' references.
* Censor Kaiser's HeroicRROD [[spoiler:and subsequent rebirth]] in the ''Anime/ApocalypseZero'' review is a trifecta of references. His [[spoiler:death]] is an homage to the Air Conditioner from ''WesternAnimation/TheBraveLittleToaster''.[[spoiler:His resurrection is a nod to the birth of [[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} Dr. Manhattan]]]]. His new design is based on [[Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex the Laughing Man's logo]].
* During the ''Manga/YuYuHakusho: Poltergeist Report'' review, the visual style briefly mimics that of ''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation''.
* In his ''VideoGame/VoltageFighterGowcaizer'' review, he mocks the CallingYourAttacks trope by uninterestingly mumbling "Wave Motion Fist" (which happens to be the English translation of one of [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ryu and Ken's]] signature attacks, the Hadouken) and making the Hadouken shooting gesture.
* In his review of ''Manga/GunsmithCats'' he awards Rally the [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil4 Leon S. Kennedy]] award for fucking physics up the ass when she jumps off a warehouse railing to the ground on her feet wearing high heels, with the runner up being Sawa in ''Anime/{{Kite}}''. He also seriously considers giving the award to [[Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro Lupin]].
* ''VideoGame/MetalGear'':
** When Sage hears Creator/DavidHayter providing the voice his reaction is "Snake? Snaaaaaake!!!!!!"
** Gabe's ponytail, facial hair, and eyepatch combination make him look a bit like [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain Venom Snake]].
* Fax Headspace is an {{Expy}} of ''Series/MaxHeadroom'' with a lot of design cues taken from ''Franchise/LupinIII.'' In the commentary they state his jacket colors were a reference to ''{{Film/Virtuosity}}''.
* He frequently uses clips from ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}''.
-->Remember, kids, an ''Archer'' clip for every occasion. That's the ''Anime Abandon'' difference!
* The ''Anime/AmonSaga'' review features one to ''[[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 MST3K]]'''s [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S08E20SpaceMutiny review]] of ''Film/SpaceMutiny'', as Sage refers to one muscle-bound character with a bunch of the nicknames given to Creator/RebBrown's character in that film.

* In mid-2018, the show's intro changed to a CGI animation that starts with Bennett walking into a tunnel filled with scenes from shows he's reviewed and then going into the ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'' run toward the (apparent) exit.

* * In the ''Puppet Princess'' review, he calls the main male character [[TabletopGame/YuGiOh "Goat Eyes White Hair"]], as he has long white hair and he and several other characters have oval eyes with strangely elongated pupils that look disturbingly like a goat's eyes.

* In the ''Puppet Princess'' review, he calls the main male character [[TabletopGame/YuGiOh "Goat Eyes White Hair"]].

* In his review of ''Manga/GunsmithCats'' he awards Rally the [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil4 Leon S. Kennedy]] award for fucking physics up the ass when she jumps off a warehouse railing to the ground on her feet wearing high heels, with the runner up being Sawa in ''Anime/{{Kite}}'' and seriously considers also giving the award to [[Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro Lupin]].

* The show's new (as of mid-2018) intro has a CGI Bennett walking into a tunnel filled with scenes from shows he's reviewed and then going into the ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'' run toward the (apparent) exit.

* In his review of ''Manga/GunsmithCats'' he awards Rally the [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil4 Leon S. Kennedy]] award for fucking physics up the ass when she jumps off a warehouse railing to the ground on her feet wearing high heels, with the runner up being Sawa in ''Anime/{{Kite}}'' and seriously considers also giving the award to [[Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro Lupin]]. Speaking of...