History ShoutOut / DragonAge

* If you start as a Magi, the codex says "[[{{Discworld}} There has been no way found to travel except putting one foot after another]]."

* This may be a complete coincidence, but the Qunari appear to be alternate-universe ''[[{{Warhammer40000}} Tau]]''. Absurdly-structured caste-based society? Check. Allow outsiders (even those of different species) to join up? Check. More technologically advanced than the rest of the world? Check. Currently at peace with the prime human civilization(s) after a significant war of expansion? Check.

** It could also be a reference to ''{{Film/Poltergeist}}'', a movie about evil spirits with an unhealthy interest in a young child.

** You can pick up a meteorite from the crater. The item description implies it could be the last piece of an alien world. Sadly, [[InfinityPlusOneSword the sword]] you can have the ore smithed into is blue, not [[GreenRocks green]].

** Sten is a walking, (rarely) talking Princess Bride shout out.

** And during the Landsmeet, [[spoiler: when the Warden picks Shale to duel Loghain]], the latter says: "I think the odds might be slightly in his favor in a test of strength."

* ''Literature/{{The Wheel of Time}}''. Warden sounds like Warder, Par Vallon sounds like Tar Valon, Loghain sounds like Logain, Shadowspawn and Blight are not even changed, the description of the Iron Ring (a serpent devouring its own tail) has it looking exactly like the Aes Sedai ring, Leliana is a bard with a gift for using knives and spying just like a certain Thom Merrilin, and Leliana also makes several references to the high-blood of the Seanchan, the game of houses, and refers to secret networks as "eyes and ears".

* The Gauntlet could easily be a shout out to ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade'', as it constitutes several tests of character and ability (with appropriate discussion as to whether the flowery language of legend actually refers to something divine or merely a set of elaborate deathtraps) that must be conquered if one is to reach an artifact which might as well be the Holy Grail.

** [[GameplayAndStorySegregation Even during the origin story, when the PC is not a Grey Warden yet.]]

** One of Alistair's "enemies nearby" lines is "Yep... [[PiratesOfTheCaribbean beasties. Beasties are comin']]."

* When the Warden first meets Nathaniel in ''Awakening'', Nathanial asks [[{{Braveheart}} "Aren't you supposed to be ten feet tall? With lightning bolts coming out of your eyes?"]]

* In the Brecilian Forest, you meet a crazy old man who wants to play a game, trading questions for questions and answers for answers. His very first one is "[[MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail What...is your name?]]" Said in the ''exact'' way as in Holy Grail.

* One of the options for "what a lark can carry, but an ox may not" is "[[MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail a coconut]]". Particularly funny, since you actually ''are'' looking for the equivalent of the HolyGrail.

* A random encounter has a group of people surrounding an axe in a stump, and whomever pulls it out is said to be the true ruler of all Thedas. It seems like a KingArthur reference ... until a NPC starts complaining that lifting a drunken logger's axe out of a stump [[MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail is no basis for a system of government]]. Another onlooker will state that the Warden has a regal manner, as evidenced by the fact that they [[MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail haven't got dung all over them]].

* A Chantry Priestess in Denerim who identifies relics talks about people bringing in fake "finger bones" and "holy sandals" of Andraste. ''{{Blackadder}} and ''LifeOfBrian'' respectively.

* The random encounter where you get the ThunderboltIron for Starfang (added with "Warden's Keep" {{DLC}}) is one giant shout-out to ''{{Superman}}''.

** Sten, of the [[NeverwinterNights Red-Tiger clan.]]

* When the Warden first meets Nathanial in Awakenings, Nathanial asks [[BraveHeart "Aren't you supposed to be ten feet tall? With lightning bolts coming out of your eyes?"]]

* When the warden and Zevran have the conversation about Antivian boots, one dialogue option is, "No boots for you!" [[{{Seinfeld}} Soup Nazi anyone?]]

* The Gauntlet could easily be a shout out to ''IndianaJones and the Last Crusade'', as it constitutes several tests of character and ability (with appropriate discussion as to whether the flowery language of legend actually refers to something divine or merely a set of elaborate deathtraps) that must be conquered if one is to reach an artifact which might as well be the Holy Grail.

* {{Wheel of Time}}. Warden sounds like Warder, Par Vallon sounds like Tar Valon, Loghain sounds like Logain, Shadowspawn and Blight are not even changed, the description of the Iron Ring (a serpent devouring its own tail) has it looking exactly like the Aes Sedai ring, Leliana is a bard with a gift for using knives and spying just like a certain Thom Merrilin, and Leliana also makes several references to the high-blood of the Seanchan, the game of houses, and refers to secret networks as "eyes and ears".

*** Wynne is the second in seniority amongst a group of mages, who acts as mentor and wise guide to a [[RagtagBunchofMisfits large travelling group of young'uns]], and who [[HeroicSacrifice loses her life]] in a desperate defeat of a powerful EldritchAbomination in order to save a younger and less able companion. But she was [[IGotBetter saved by a mystical, arcane force]] and sent back to complete her task. Now if that doesn't have Gandalf written all over it...

* While more of a stretch than the other examples listed, to the point of possibly being coincidental, two [=NPCs=] are named [[TalesOfSymphonia "Lloyd" and "Irving"]]. The former NPC can even be found in a tavern along with a character, Berwick voiced by CamClarke [[spoiler: the voice of Lloyd Irving's father, Kratos.]]

* If you talk with Sten twice in the epilogue he'll say: "I was told there would be cake. [[{{Portal}} There is no cake. The cake is a lie."]]

* During the Leliana's Song DLC, the eponymous [[strike:French Spy]] Orlesian bard will enter a room full of guards and announce her presence with a loud exclamation of "[[TeamFortress2 Gentlemen!]]"

* A Chantry Priestess in Denerim who identifies relics talks about people bringing in fake "finger bones" and "holy sandals" of Andraste. Blackadder and Life of Brian respectively.
* Many, many shout outs to ''ASongOfIceAndFire'', considering that series' influence on ''Dragon Age''. Several familiar names pop up, and a few people and organizations are very similar (the Legion of the Dead is almost a CaptainErsatz of the Night's Watch, for example).
* The ''Characters'' are shout-outs, especially to previous Bioware games:

* The little boy in sitting on the bridge in Lothering will open conversation with [[DoctorWho "Have you seen my mother?"]] with the exact same inflection as the boy from The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances. The voice is also identical. All the kid needs is a gas mask.

* In the Brecilian Forest, you meet a crazy old man who wants to play a game, trading questions for questions and answers for answers. His very first one is "[[MontyPython What...is your name?]]" Said in the ''exact'' way as in Holy Grail.

* If you've added Shale to your party, right before the final battle with the archdemon, she tells you to "[[ThePrincessBride have fun storming the castle!]]"
** When questioning a scavenger who took Sten's sword, one of your dialogue options is "Sten, [[PrincessBride tear his arms off.]]" Does it bear mentioning that Sten is the tallest member of your party?

** Another PrincessBride reference occurs during your first confrontation with Ser Cauthrien where the dialogue option to fight her is "''Death first!''"

* The Kolcari Wilds are identified on the world map as [[{{Farscape}} "Uncharted Territories."]] Naturally, this is where you meet [[ClaudiaBlack Morrigan]].

* If you start as a Magi, the codex says "{{Discworld There has been no way found to travel except putting one foot after another.}}"