History ShoutOut / FairyMayCry

The fanfic, as with other Creator/Iron117Prime works, tend to do a lot of references to other media. However, because it was one of his earlier fanfics, there is often the case where the author's own works get recursively referenced in the fanfic.
!! Fairy May Cry

!! Devil's Retribution

* [[spoiler: Sanctus reveals to Lucy that he killed her father by indirectly placing a tumor on his head, not unlike [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVolume2 Ego being the one killing Peter Quill's mom]].]]
* [[spoiler: This would not be the only fanfic by [=Iron117Prime=] to feature the primary antagonists [[Fanfic/CodePrime using the body of a protagonist's parent to further their plan]].]]
* When talking to Michelle, Dante mentions Lucy once tried her hand at writing a horror book about an [[Literature/TheInvisibleMan Invisible Man]].
* [[spoiler: The talk between Nero and Sparda is basically the same as that of My Hero Academia Bakugo and All Might following the former's victory in the Joint Training Arc of Manga/My Hero Academia]]
--> [[spoiler: '''Sparda:''' You gave me chills.]]
--> [[spoiler: '''Nero:'' What? You got a cold or something? I thought you were a ghost.]]
* [[spoiler: Sapphire calls out Ivan's desire to take down Fairy Tail only resulted in a massive case of tunnel vision, not unlike Leonardo calling out Hans in ''Fanfic/FrozenTurtles''. Her decision to switch sides and team up with Laxus mirrors the actions of Gino and Nonette in ''Fanfic/CodePrime'', during the Black Rebellion.]]
* [[spoiler: Kurenai warns Kagura about how revenge can be poisonous and it can turn one person's character for the worst, similar to how [[Film/SpiderMan3 Aunt May warned Peter about it]]. It's also a recursive one to ''Fanfic/CodePrime'' where Mrs. Kozuki warns Suzaku, Arcee, and Kallen about the same]].
* [[spoiler: The nature of Kurenai and Kagura's relationship is similar to that of Optimus Prime and Lelouch vi Britannia's, [[Fanfic/CodePrime respectively]].]]

* One of Lady's new Steel Devil Slayer spells is called [[VideoGame/GodOfWarIII Nemean Cestus, a pair of lion faced gauntlets that create shockwaves]].

* The end of the fight between Dante and Moloch in ''True Justice'' has the latter down and shouting at Dante to show no mercy, just like the FinalBattle between [[Series/PowerRangersSPD Commander Cruger and Emperor Gruumm]]. Instead, Dante refuses to kill him and takes off Moloch's remaining horn, just like what Cruger does to Gruumm, the difference being the first horn Moloch lost to Sparda long ago rather to Dante again.

* [[spoiler: Lucia's [[CurbStompBattle smack down on Minerva]] draws parallels to [[Anime/DragonBallSuper Top's beatdown on Frieza]], even going as far as to squeeze their head in one hand.]]
-->[[spoiler: '''Lucia:''']] Trash deserves to be tossed, correct?

* [[spoiler: Sparda gives Gray some advice that no matter how powerful a weapon may be, [[Fanfic/CodePrime its user will always be its core flaw]].]]

* The end of the fight between Dante and Moloch has the latter down and shouting at Dante to show no mercy, just like the FinalBattle between [[Series/PowerRangersSPD Commander Cruger and Emperor Gruumm]]. Instead, Dante refuses to kill him and takes off Moloch's remaining horn, just like what Cruger does to Gruumm, the difference being the first horn Moloch lost to Sparda long ago rather to Dante again.

* [[spoiler: The nature of Kurenai and Kagura's relationship is similar to that of Optimus Prime and Lelouch vi Britannia's, [[Fanfic/CodePrime respectively]].]]

* Mundus's 'offer' to [[spoiler:Precht]] has him ask [[VideoGame/{{Darksiders}} 'Would you rather serve in Heaven, or rule in Hell?']] When his new minion makes the same offer to Dante, the Son of Sparda gives Wars response, saying he chooses the option [[CowardiceCallout that a coward wouldn't]].

* [[spoiler: Kurenai warns Kagura about how revenge can be poisonous and it can turn one person's character for the worst, similar to how [[Film/SpiderMan3 Aunt May warned Peter about it]]. It's also a recursive one to ''Fanfic/CodePrime'' where Mrs. Kozuki warns Suzaku, Arcee, and Kallen about the same]].

!! Devil's Retribution