History ShoutOut / FanWorks

** One of the students at Beacon is a stag faunus named [[Literature/HarryPotter Evan Potter]]. WordOfGGod states that he's actually dating a girl named [[Characters/HarryPotterHermioneJeanGranger "Harmony"]] and his best friend is named [[Characters/HarryPotterRonBiliusWeasley "Rufus".]]

** One of the students at Beacon is a stag faunus named [[Literature/HarryPotter Evan Potter]]. Word of God states that he's actually dating a girl named [[Characters/HarryPotterHermioneJeanGranger "Harmony"]] and his best friend is named [[Characters/HarryPotterRonBiliusWeasley "Rufus".]]
** Word of God states that the rough ratio of non-blessed/blessed humans alive in Remnant in the present day is [[Film/DayOfTheDead1985 "400,000 to 1 by my calculations".]]

* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13779778/1/A-Man-of-Honor A Man of Honor]]'' contains a plethora of references to various crime fiction including ''Film/TheGodfather'', ''Film/GoodFellas'', ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire'', ''Series/SonsOfAnarchy'', ''VideoGame/Yakuza1'', ''Series/{{Narcos}}'', ''Film/TheDeparted'', ''Film/{{Scarface 1983}}'', ''Series/TheSopranos'', ''Film/{{Casino}}'', Anime/BlackLagoon and even games like ''TabletopGame/LegendOfTheFiveRings''.

* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13779778/1/A-Man-of-Honor A Man of Honor]]'' contains a plethora of references to various crime fiction including ''Film/TheGodfather'', ''Film/GoodFellas'', ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire'', ''Series/SonsOfAnarchy'', ''VideoGame/Yakuza1'', ''Series/{{Narcos}}'', ''Film/TheDeparted'', ''Film/{{Scarface 1983}}'', ''Series/TheSopranos'', ''Film/{{Casino}}'' and even games like ''TabletopGame/LegendOfTheFiveRings''.

** Part of Nora's backstory is that she was abandoned by her mother, like in canon, and left with her grandparents. They could not afford to take care of her so they sent her to Vale to live with their son Ben and his wife, May. In other words, Nora lives with her [[Franchise/SpiderMan Uncle Ben and Aunt May]]. To drive the reference even farther, Nora's father is implied to be part of the Spiders gang that her mother is running from.
** One of Minos Taurus's poker buddies, a snake faunus named Kaa, is named after the snake character from Literature/TheJungleBook. Personality wise, he resembles Kipling's version more than [[WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967 the Disney version.]] Aside from canon characters like Ghira Belladonna and Sienna Khan, who are named after Bagheera the Panther and Shere Khan respectively, another reference to the Jungle Book is Sienna’s ancestor during the Great War, who is ironically named Mowgli.

** A Blessed with a Fire semblance existed some years before the fic began. The person is not given a name but he was known as [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender the Firebender of Mistral.]]
** In Chapter 27, Blake was reading the collected works of a poet named Coeur Azure, who is obviously based on notable RWBY fanfiction writer Creator/CoeurAlAran One of Couer's OC creations; Tsune is a minor side character since Chapter 2.

** One of the students at Beacon is a stag faunus named [[Literature/HarryPotter Evan Potter]]. Word of God states that he's actually dating a girl named "Harmony" and his best friend is named "Rufus".

** In Chapter 27, Blake was reading the collected works of a poet named Coeur Azure, who is obviously based on notable RWBY fanfiction writer Creator/CoeurAl'Aran. One of Couer's OC creations; Tsune is a minor side character since Chapter 2.

** When Morgan complains that Klingon bloodwine tastes horrible, Tovan tr'Khev tells her that "the ale here tastes like a mugato peed in battery acid." Slight tweak of a line from the ''Series/{{Castle}}'' episode "[[Recap/CastleS1E4HellHathNoFury Hell Hath No Fury]]".

[[folder:Marvel Cinematic Universe]]

--> The common popular image of Commander Hurricane as a long maned amazon off the cover of a Red Ponya comic book is quite different from the image of the actual historical mare who appears in glimpses through Lady Clover's journal.

** When Twilight finishes her robot, she lets all of Ponyville know with a jubilant scream of "It's alive! ALIIIVE!"

** [[spoiler: Nightmare Moon's declaration of "'''Now, oh fools, you shall deal with me and all the powers of Erebus, the everlasting Darkness!'''" was inspired by [[WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty Maleficent's]] BadassBoast in the 1959 film.]]

** The charity play Trixie puts on with help from her friends [[spoiler: and Princess Luna]] is "Rescue at Midnight Castle", the original G1 ''WesternAnimation/{{My Little Pony|TVSpecials}}'' TV special.

** Three of the random Genin nominated for the Chunin exams were named after well-known manga artists -- Tite Kubo (''Manga/{{Bleach}}''), Hidekaz Himaruya (''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers''), and Akira Toriyama (''Anime/DragonBallZ'').

** Naomi asks L why he thinks he's {{Franchise/Batman}}. Also Mello seems to think he's Creator/SamuelLJackson.

* In [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/1911009 A Family Of Trees]], Joseph is reading a ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' comic while talking to Jonathan. Later on, Josuke is shown playing ''VideoGame/MarioParty,'' and describes it as being a game that ruins friendships.

** Demyx's DrunkenSong is a variation on the ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' theme song.

* ''VideoGame/TheAceSavvyExtendedUniverse'': The Ace Cave is a reference to the Bat Cave from ''Franchise/{{Batman}}''.

*** It is mentioned how a speedster ran to the end of the universe, pursued by their Death (or at least one of the Deaths of that universe); having literally reached the end of their universe, that Death ceased to be. These events take place in ''Franchise/TheFlash'' Vol 2 #141, when Wally West ran to the end of the universe and back to escape the Black Flash. (This reference was also Evilhumour's idea.)

** Freddy's newsstand sells several comic-books: ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'', ''[[ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse Uncle Scrooge]]'', ''Crime Does Not Pay'' (a book published by Lev Gleason from 1942 to 1955) and ''Frontline Combat'' (an Creator/ECComics war book that was cancelled in 1954, only twelve months after the final issue of ''Marvel Family'').

-->'''Glory Girl:''' Exactly! And I've got a spare bedroom in my apartment, so you can crash there until you find a place of your own. And if you wanted to get away from the Shadow Stalker persona, we can borrow from those old pre-powers comic books. You know, Franchise/{{Superman}} and Franchise/{{Batman}}. Stuff like that.\\

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* ''Fanfic/AWEArcadiaBayRogueDemon'': Jesse refers to her idea of remaking the Prime Candidate Program into a FantasticRecruitmentDrive as "FBC [[Franchise/TheAvengers Avengers]]."
* ''[[Fanfic/BrokenDimensionsContinuity Broken Dimensions]]'': When Prowler ask {{ComicBook/Batman}} who is him, his answer is:"[[ComicBook/AllStarBatmanAndRobinTheBoyWonder What are you dense sre you stupid or something? Who the hell do you think I am? I'm the goddamn batman]]".
* ''Fanfic/CalvinAtCamp'':
** The MouseTrap sequence in "Bringing Down the Mouse" is an homage to ''Film/MouseHunt''.
** In "Champion Charlie Brown," Lucy quotes a line from ''Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown''.
* Casita keeping Hiccup and Toothless from stealing breakfast from the Madrigals via a ShellGame in ''Fanfic/CanIKeepHim?action=source'' brings to mind Shifu doing the same to Po and Po doing it to Tai Lung in ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda''.
* ''Fanfic/CaptainsCrash'':
** In the very first paragraph, Spitfire muses that "life is like a hurricane"; not only is this a direct quotation of the first line in the ''Franchise/DuckTales'' cartoon intro, but it also calls to mind the famous "life is like a box of chocolates" intro from ''Film/ForrestGump''.
** The title of the story stems from Rainbow Dash's hated childhood nickname.
** After Launchpad emerges from his crash, he proclaims himself "singed but triumphant", repeating himself a second time after tripping, and giving up on a third repetition after tripping again. This is a gag from ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'', where Launchpad was a secondary protagonist.
* In ''Fanfic/ADarkKnightOverSinCity'', when [[ComicBook/SinCity Dwight]] first sees Franchise/{{Batman}}, he says, [[ComicBook/AllStarBatmanAndRobinTheBoyWonder "It's the goddamn Batman."]]
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14073644/1/ The Echo Ranger]]'': In chapter 2, a certain former Emperor of Evil says [[Franchise/StarWars "''Lord'' Zedd. Now, that's a name I haven't heard in a long time..."]]
* In chapter 2 of ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7144846/2 Ed, Edd, 'n Pony]]'', as Eddy is showing Edd his horn, he calls him {{WebAnimation/Charlie|TheUnicorn}}.
** And don't even get me started about Ed reading ''Fanfic/CupcakesSergeantSprinkles''...
* Chapter 1 of ''FanFic/EddwardWrightAceAttorney'' has Eddy playing a round of ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' on his computer. Obviously, he's playing as the Scout.
** Chapter 2 contains a reference to ''WebVideo/TheAnnoyingOrange'' CourtroomEpisode. WordOfGod states he's attempting to make this a RunningGag.
** Since the story takes place after ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7861246 Port-Ed 2]]'', many references to the ''{{VideoGame/Portal}}'' series exist, such as [[spoiler:the Eds having [=ASHPDs=] in their possession.]] [[LateArrivalSpoiler This does, however, spoil the ending of the story they come from]] (it's not finished yet, by the way). WordOfGod states that Edd does have a CompanionCube and it will show up soon.
*** In addition, Eddy's portal gun has a button that disables both portals, like in ''VideoGame/PortalTheFlashVersion''.
** The following sequence in chapter 4 is (mostly) taken from ''WebAnimation/TurnaboutStorm'' (original follows for reference):
--->'''Maya''': The trial's tomorrow... at 10:00.\\
'''Eddy''': What?! Ya mean "tomorrow" tomorrow?\\
'''Maya''': Yes. "Tomorrow" tomorrow.\\
[...]\\
'''Phoenix''': When is the trial, anyway?\\
'''Twilight''': Oh... Tomorrow morning...\\
'''Phoenix''': TOMORROW MORNING!? As in "tomorrow" tomorrow?\\
'''Twilight''': Yup. "Tomorrow" tomorrow.
** In chapter 7 and chapter 8, when Eddy yells "Hold the phone!", [[http://fav.me/d57jwvo this vector image]] from ''{{WesternAnimation/Sheep in the Big City}}'' is added, as a reference to a RunningGag on that show. The second time this happens, [[BreakingTheFourthWall the author gets called on by Eddy.]]
** A mess-up of John's part in chapter 9 has him initially register the Floor Plans in the Court Record as "[[VideoGame/PokemonVietnameseCrystal EDD!PLAN BAG FUCK]]".
* ''Fanfic/TheDragonAndTheBow'': There are several throughout the story.
** There are multiple shoutouts to ''Film/TheThirteenthWarrior''. The Vendal are based off of the Wendal, and the Viking prayer is directly from the movie. Chapter five, "Eaters of the Dead," is named after [[Literature/EatersOfTheDead the book's]] original title.
** Chapter eighteen is titled ''[[Literature/ADanceWithDragons A Dance with a Dragon]]''.
** While the trio are fleeing the Monstrous Nightmare with Fishlegs carrying them, Hiccup looks back and shouts, ''[[Film/JurassicPark "Must go faster! Must go faster!"]]''
** During a funeral for the Vikings killed in a Vendal raid on Berk, Stoick sings ''[[Film/TheHobbit "Misty Mountains Cold"]]''.
** Merida sings ''[[Film/JoyeuxNoel "Hymne des Fraternisés"]]'' to soothe an angry Nadder.
** [[spoiler:The Red Death's BadassBoast is similar to Smaug's from ''Literature/TheHobbit''.]]
** When Snotlout is smacking the Red Death in the eye:
-->'''Snotlout:''' Hey, you got something in your eye! ''(smacks Red Death in eye)'' [[WebAnimation/ASDFMovie It was pain!]]
** [[spoiler: When Loki mentions how his brother Thor is also known as Raiden, the image he shows is of a man [[Franchise/MortalKombat wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat]].]]
** Hiccups prayer to Loki before the final battle sounds like ''[[Film/TheHobbitTheDesolationOfSmaug "I See Fire"]]''.
** When confronted by Mor'Du and his Vendel, Hilde [[PreAssKickingOneLiner reminds]] him that she is [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings "no mere conjurer of mere tricks"]].
** When [[spoiler: Fergus]] is comforting his seasick grandson at the start of the story, he mentions how he once turned so green with seasickness, his own grandfather mistook him for an [[WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}} ogre]].
* ''Fanfic/TheDragonAndTheButterflyWhiteout'':
** One of the imaginary friends Pedro conjures is a "[[WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends bizarrely smug blue blob]]".
** Many of the monsters Pedro makes for Karla's impromptu obstacle course resemble various badniks from ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1'', with the Orca chasing her at the end being based off of the Killer Whales that chase Sonic in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'', ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006'' and ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations''.
** Theater!Hiccup shouts "[[Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay Hasta la vista, baby!]]" during their battle with the Red Death puppet.
** Hiccup describes Karla's FreudianExcuse as [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast wanting adventure in the great, wide somewhere]].
** Three of the kids the Madrigals interact with at Camp Ingerman include [[Fanfic/RiseOfTheBraveTangledDragons a plucky blonde dressed in pink named Punzie, a red-headed girl with a passion for archery named Meri and a smug, platinum-blond kid named Jack]].
* In the MLP/Harry Potter crossover, [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/451657/eric-sparkle-and-the-locket-of-prophecies Eric Sparkle and the Locket of Prophecies]], these are very common. [[spoiler:In Chapter 14, two teenage pegasus colts are named Skywarp and Thundercracker; a reference to ''{{WesternAnimation/The Transformers}}''. Early in Chapter 15, without knowing it, Twilight Sparkle and Storm Blade end up eating the same strands of spaghetti, bumping their faces together, making it look like a kiss. Sound familir anyone?]]. [[spoiler:In Chapter 17, the part where Glacio and his army attack the Crystal Empire is a reference to ''{{WesternAnimation/Mulan}}'' where the Huns breach the Great Wall.]]
* ''Fanfic/EquestriaGirlsFriendshipSouls'':
** Applejack [[Film/IronMan mentions]] certain "fella wit fancy armour suit from them big budget superher flicks" before using her [[HandBlast gauntlets and boots]] to fly.
** Confirmed by WordOfGod, [[spoiler:Firefly's]] Fullbring "Ace of Sky" is one to HumongousMecha {{Anime}} like Gundam, able to manifest constructs including AttackDrones, [[PowerGivesYouWings Energy Wings]], a {{BFG}} [[GatlingGood Gatling gun]] and a LaserBlade, among other abilities.
** Gaw is one big one to [[{{Kaiju}} the giant Japanese monster movie franchise]] as well as ''Fanfic/TheBridge''. She is named after a very obscure one tied to King Kong lore.
** Chapter 54, featuring the climatic showdown between Sunset and Platinum during the Soul Society Arc, is titled "[[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire A Showdown of Ice and Fire]]".
** Twilight suspects that the Seele Schneiders were created by a Quincy who was a ''Franchise/StarWars'' fan.
** Chapter 96, featuring the Equestria Girls and Shadowbolts working together to fight a large sea monster, is titled "[[Manga/AttackOnTitan Attack on Kraken]]".
** Grogar and Pinkie Pie/Pinkamena's fight has one of the battle gags being the former thrown into the courtroom of ''VisualNovel/AceAttorney'', complete with the series' theme in acapella (with Grogar expressing his hatred for the genre of music).
** Chapter 124: Clover firing rapid-fire Kido spells at [[spoiler:Gaia Everfree]] and her physically-superior opponent's annoyed and angry reaction to continuously being battered by explosions is more or less [[WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged Tien blasting Semi-Perfect Cell]].
** The fish people that [[spoiler:kidnap Aria and Sonata]] are [[TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms sahuagin]].
* ''Fanfic/FalloutEquestriaPinkEyes'': Lonesome Pony makes passing references to [[Fanfic/FalloutEquestria The Stable Dweller]] and [[Fanfic/FalloutEquestriaProjectHorizons Security]].
* ''Fanfic/FalloutEquestriaProjectHorizons'': In the later chapters makes an inference right back at Pink Eyes via an Enclave Main/SaturdayMorningCartoon commercial.
** and also has [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicPinkiePie Pinkie Pie]] speak of a TimeyWimeyBall.
** and there is Security's "''[[Film/ANewHope We're fine. We're all fine here now, thank you. How are you?]]''".
*** as well as her [[Anime/GhostInTheShell ripping open a tank with her 'hands']]
* ''Fanfic/FateOfTheClans'':
** Seri says that Izumo "knows a woman who uses puppets and is really good at prosthetics". That description, the fact this is set in the Franchise/{{Nasuverse}}, and that woman is likely an underworld contact since SCEPTER 4 doesn't have her info means she's likely Touko Aozaki from ''Literature/TheGardenOfSinners''.
** Cú Chulainn talks about [[SupernormalBindings chains whose hold get stronger the]] [[Characters/FateStayNightGilgamesh higher the captive's Divinity]].
* The sequel to ''Fanfic/TheFirstSaniwa'' features a BrickJoke about a NoodleIncident in which Yorimitsu finds out what the word ''tenshiki'' means. This is a reference to a classic rakugo play of the same name: a monk gets diagnosed by a doctor and the latter brings up the term ''tenshiki''. Not knowing what it means, the monk asks his apprentice. The apprentice doesn't know either, so he goes around the neighborhood asking only to find nobody else knowing either, until he reaches the doctor himself. The doctor reveals ''tenshiki'' is actually a fancy medical term for flatulence. Afraid he may get scolded by the monk if he tells the truth, the apprentice makes up ''his own'' definition for ''tenshiki'' by way of AlternateCharacterReading.
* ''Fanfic/FriendshipContract'':
** [[spoiler:Naruto's cloud jutsu that allows him to create a small cloud [[Manga/DragonBall upon which he can fly]], which he trades to Sarutobi's ape summoning for a blank summoning scroll.]]
** Naruto covered Sasuke in glitter and stole his shirt, making him look like [[Literature/TheTwilightSaga a vampire]].
** [[spoiler:And after Sasuke's Cursed Seal gets a Luna-made seal themed after the phases of the moon, Naruto ([[{{Troll}} jokingly]]?) tells him that unlocking the full power of the seal requires Sasuke to shout out "[[Franchise/SailorMoon Moon Princess Power]]!"]]
** [[Webcomic/GirlGenius "For Science!"]]
** The [=CMCs=] suggested Naruto catch a [[Franchise/HarryPotter Cerberus and name it Fluffy, as well as keeping it in one of the corridors of the Ninja Academy]].
** Sweetie Belle manages to make [[Music/TenaciousD a song which was so amazingly awesome that the only thing left to remember it]] [[SignatureSong is a rough tribute to its glory]].
** [[Series/Batman1966 na na na na na na na na]] [[WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents CATMAN!]]
** [[Film/TheTerminator There is no fate but what we make for ourselves.]]
** [[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean "Why is the cider/rum gone?" / "If I wasn't this would probably never work."]]
** Ninjas vs Pirates, the age-old question.
** A [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]] is introduced into the Princess Gale films, acted out by Twilight Sparkle.
** Sasuke bemoans his horrid-looking hand-wings, wishing he’d grown some awesome black-feathered wings, [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII or maybe just one]] [[LampshadeHanging even if it wouldn't be capable of doing anything useful]].
** [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Hydro Cannon! It’s not very effective…]]
** After [[spoiler: barely avoiding getting caught by Deidara's suicide explosion]], a disoriented Sasuke questions whether or not the [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender resulting mushroom cloud is friendly]].
** Konohamaru is being trained by three young monkeys of the Monkey tribe: [[Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms Wei, Wu, and Shu]]
* ''Fanfic/FriendsOfASolarEmpire'': Several, mostly to ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|2003}}'', such as Rainbow Dash's callsign (Starbuck), the Everfree Forest Cloudbase, which superficially resembles a squared off Cylon Basestar, and the use of the word "[[UnusualEuphemism frak]]".
** Equestria's Argonev starbase is called the ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasztanka Kasztanka]]''.
* ''Fanfic/TheGodEmpressOfPonykind'':
** When the Emperor is taken by the Warp, he is described as [[{{Series/Firefly}} A leaf seized by a summer wind]].
** Sequences in the Warp are based off of the Dreaming from ''Fanfic/ItsADangerousBusinessGoingOutYourDoor''.
** To relieve Luna of her boredom in Chapter 6, Celestia tells her a story about [[Literature/CiaphasCain a colt, his friend, and a nice mare from the Inquisition fighting against Genestealers]].
** The current commander of the royal guards is named [[VideoGame/DawnOfWar Steel Rain]]. He's... a bit ''too'' enthusiastic about Deep Striking Pegasi.
** Commander Icewind's reaction to being surrounded? [[Film/ButchCassidyAndTheSundanceKid "Oh good; for a moment I thought we were in trouble."]]
** From the sequel ''The Warmistress of Equestria'', many of the Traitor Legionnaires are named after G1 villains (such as Scorpan, Hydia, Grogar...)
* ''[[Fanfic/IAgainstIMeAgainstYou I Against I, Me Against You]]'', a CrossOver between ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'' and WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic, has many references to other Creator/RoosterTeeth shows.
** Act 1 Part 8 introduces Jones, a bit character voiced by Creator/GavinFree in the actual show. Jones' depiction in this story is much more in line with Gavin's goofy demeanour in Creator/AchievementHunter, complete with speaking with confusing British-isms and a moment where he refers to Caboose as "Mi-cool".
** Act 1 Part 9 introduces two {{Original Character}}s Reynard Vaez Jr and Mike "the Rage" Mogar, both of which are {{Expies}} of Achievement Hunters Creator/RayNarvaezJr. and Creator/MichaelJones
** The Creator/AchievementHunter Main 6 complete their cameos in Act 2 Part 9 with the appearances of Lieutenant Jack and the "Mad King" James Hayworth, Jack Patillo and Ryan Haywood respectively.
** Tex cuts a bit of Rarity's mane during a fight scene, and Rarity [[NobodyTouchesTheHair reacts]] much like [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Yang Xiao Long]]
** In one of the chapters, Caboose repeatedly fires off confetti cannons, much like his voice actor Joel Heyman did in one episode of the Gauntlet.
** Simmons tells Rarity a story based on one Gus told on the Rooster Teeth Podcast.
** The Recovery Agent in charge of the alien dig site in the later half of Act 2 is Captain Eberle, an {{Expy}} of Creator/RoosterTeeth's own Kara Eberle. She even knocks an ice cream cone out of Caboose's hand at one point, giving us this exchange:
--->'''Tucker:''' Aw, cheer up Caboose! It's not like you could have eaten it with your helmet on anyway!\\
'''Caboose:''' Yeah, but I still had dreams...\\
'''Tucker:''' Well, no dreams for you!
** Under O'Malley's influence, Pinkie Pie menacingly asks Rainbow Dash if she wants to bake Fanfic/{{cupcakes|SergeantSprinkles}} with her.
* ''Fanfic/InferiorOrSuperior'': Two of the scientists working for Wheeljack are named WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty.
* In ''Fanfic/LittleBlackDeathNote'', a ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' and ''Manga/DeathNote'' crossover one of the names that Kira writes in the death note is "[[{{Manga/Naruto}} Uchiha Itachi]]."
* ''Fanfic/LostInCamelot'';
** Kenzi initially refers to Morgana as ‘Camelot Barbie’
** After witnessing the troll's true form, Kenzi describes Uther's new marriage as him ‘bumping uglies with the Film/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon'.
** When Lancelot arrives in Camelot, Kenzi tells him 'Welcome to [[Franchise/HarryPotter Team Muggle]]'.
** When Kenzi is discussing finding Lancelot a fake girlfriend, she notes that the girl in question needs to be hot so Arthur and Gwen don't think they hurt Lancelot so badly he's rebounding with 'Series/UglyBetty'.
* ''Fanfic/MagicalPonyLyricalTwilight'': "[[MemeticMutation Confound those ponies]]".
** Bardiche's upgrade forms include two new Barrier Jackets: [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Strike Form]] and [[Manga/MobileSuitGundamSEEDAstray Astray Form]].
** Thanks to the ENTD System, Twilight and Fate have become [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn Gundam Unicorn and Gundam Unicorn Banshee]] respectively.
** Luna calls [[spoiler:the Tome of the Night Sky's Master Program]] a [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 machine spirit.]]
* ''Fanfic/MassEffectTheEquestrianEquation'': Pretty much the entire Equestria Facility is one big one to ''Franchise/TheMatrix'', complete with MechaMooks out in the physical world.
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11772125/1/Metroid-Kamen-Rider-Generations-Full-Series Metroid: Kamen Rider Generations]]''
** "[[Film/IronMan1 I shouldn't be alive, unless it was for a reason]]."
** [[Series/KamenRiderDrive Chase]] being cloned back to life by [[Series/KamenRiderDouble Foundation X]] for their Roidmude propagation, as the eighth and successful clone evokes ''Film/AlienResurrection''.
** [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11772125/85/Metroid-Kamen-Rider-Generations-Full-Series When]] Samus puts on the [[SuperMode Athena Suit]] and gives a SmugSuper BadassBoast speech to Kaito, kinda reminds you how [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark]] [[Recap/DeathBattleS02E21IronManVsLexLuthor puts on his Endo-Sym Armor]]:
--->'''Samus:''' Building a so-called god can't be to hard. I mean, as the most renowned Bounty Hunter in the galaxy; I'm just an alien woman from the future trapped in the now, a mere prisoner raging against the slow crawl of human evolution. '''In fact,''' '''[[AGodIAmNot I'm not playing God. All this time... I've]]''' '''''[[AGodIAmNot been]]''''' '''[[AGodIAmNot playing human!]]'''
** [[Series/KamenRiderGaim Micchy]] [[IShallTauntYou taunting]] a ProudWarriorRaceGuy by calling [[Series/KamenRiderGhost Adel]] a [[Film/TheAvengers2012 full-tilt diva who wants flowers, parades, and a monument with his likeness]]. [[Film/IronMan Tony Stark]] everyone?
*** "[[Funny/TheAvengers2012 Uh... Shakespeare in the park?]] [[YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe Doth mother know you weareth her drapes?]]" [[labelnote:Note]]Mitsuzane's first impression to [[Series/KamenRiderGhost Adel]] when he confronts him.[[/labelnote]]
*** "[[KneelBeforeZod I said...]] '''[[ComicBook/{{Loki}} KNEEL!]]'''" [[labelnote:Note]]When Adel makes his presence known in the human world and asks anyone to kneel. WordOfGod states it gives the impression that Adel is essentially what Loki would have been like if he became king of Asgard by dethroning Odin. This also applies the fact that his relationship [[CainAndAbel with Alain]] makes the latter the {{Expy}} of Thor.[[/labelnote]]
** [[LetsPlay/VanossGamingAndCompany STREME SPOATS!]]
* ''Fanfic/MyLittleAvengers'': When Pinkie is first explaining Thor's backstory to Big Mac, she starts by giving him the basic information with what appears to be a [[Series/DoctorWho psychic headbutt]].
** During the epilogue, when Twilight is sealing away Tirek, she does so with the "Chains of [[Fanfic/TheElementsOfHarmonyAndTheSaviorOfWorlds Mag'ne]]".
** Gilda/The Juggernaut, during her fight with the Avengers, at one point shouts, "[[Film/XMenTheLastStand I'm the Juggernaut, bitch!]]"
** At the beginning of the story, Big Mac is shown reading what appears to be a pony version of ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''.
* ''Fanfic/MyLittleCastlevania'': The author was really going for one or two Shout Outs per chapter, and it shows:
** [[Literature/{{Cujo}} A small child is attacked by a St. Bernard that used to be such a sweet dog.]]
** [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI “It’s a secret to everypony.”]]
** Several lines are actually lyrics from different songs, ranging from Music/TheEagles' "Hotel California" to Music/MichaelJackson's "Thriller".
** A lot of Rose’s scenes have shout-outs to ''Fanfic/EyesWithoutAFace'', the author’s [[AuthorAppeal admitted most favorite MLP fanfic.]]
** [[Film/IronMan "Are they in a cave, WITH a box of scraps?"]]
** The words Twilight must say to a magic book in order to look up its contents? [[Film/ArmyOfDarkness "Klatuu Verata Nikto."]]
** Twilight at one point mentions World 8 of ''[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Super Mare Sisters]]'' to describe [[ThatOneLevel doing something that's really hard.]]
* ''Fanfic/MyLittleDenarians'': In keeping with his canon status as a PopCulturedBadass, Dresden tosses lots of references into his dialogue and narration.
** Pinkie Pie will occasionally get in on the act, such as calling Discord [[Franchise/StarTrek Q]].
** One chapter name is "Single Rainbow All The Way Across The Sky".
** "Princess Celestia" eats a banana while subjecting [[spoiler:Fancypants]] to exile. This is a possible reference to the popular fan-animation ''WebAnimation/FriendshipIsMagicBitch''.
** "If we made a deal, it was just a matter of time before the Nickleheads’ [[Series/{{Firefly}} sudden but inevitable betrayal.]]"
** "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice … been fooled, [[Music/TheWho won’t get fooled again.]]"
** [[Creator/MontyPython “Give up the whole demon thing and take up lumberjacking – I’ve heard it’s a pretty lucrative career. Plus, you get to dress up in women’s clothing and hang around in bars.”]]
** [[Literature/AnimalFarm Four legs good, two legs better.]]
** [[Film/BackToTheFuture one-point-twenty-one jiggawatts]]
** [[Literature/HarryPotter Well, unless it was one of those evil magical journals that was really serving as a container for the soul of a legendary dark wizard. Wizards named Harry have a bit of a bad record with those.]]
** [[VideoGame/{{Portal}} “Since almost everypony thinks you’re dead, you should sing a song about how you’re still alive!" ... When she was a couple lines in and fully occupied with a strange little song about how she considered this a triumph and was making a note about how big a success it was...]]
** The Gatekeeper says that there's a "young and impetuous" Warden called Jenkins; Pinkie asks if he's [[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft Leeroy]], to which Rashid says that he's [[Franchise/MassEffect Richard.]]
*** “Ah, yes, ‘settling disagreements.’ I thought we had dismissed that claim.”
** “Yes, well sometimes we have to use what tools are at our disposal, not the ones we want."
** [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes “Be vewy, vewy quiet, .... “I’m hunting wabbit.”]]
** [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} “Doesn’t anyone watch the good old classics anymore?” I put on a very bad imitation of an Austrian accent. “‘I’ll be back.’ ‘Hasta la vista, baby.’ Anyone?”]]
** [[Series/CSIMiami “Looks like Discord,” I paused for dramatic effect, “...just got stoned.” For some reason, that prompted Pinkie to scream "Yeeeeaaah!" and put on a pair of sunglasses.]]
* ''Fanfic/MyLittlePonyVs'': One of the mannequins animated by Esmeraude during the shopping mall fight does a brief [[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos Slender Man]] impression.
* ''Fanfic/MystarasLittlePoniesFriendshipIsAdventuring'': A big one to ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb''. {{Exp|y}}ies of Dr. Doofensmirtz, Vanessa, and Perry the Platypus appear during a dance party.
** The Ghostly Gang, [[VideoGame/PacMan two of which were Bonnie and Clyde, were forced to retire after being chased around a maze by a giant yellow beholder. Afterwards, they had 3 daughters who they named Inky, Blinky and Pinkie.]]
* ''Fanfic/NewStars'': When Maxx is struggling with survivor guilt over the fact that he's a free man and his brothers aren't, Dr. Finn quotes [[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Albus Dumbledore]]:
--> '''Dr. Finn''': There's a quote from a very old Earth book I read as a girl. "It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live."
* ''Fanfic/PaperMarioX'':
** [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link]] makes one to ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' in a conversation with Franchise/{{Kirby}}.
** Link makes one to ''VideoGame/{{EarthBound|1994}}'' in the beginning of Chapter 27 of the first story, when the group receives Skolar's Star Power.[[note]]Which is Star Storm, which is Poo's most powerful move.[[/note]]
** Link makes one to ''VideoGame/{{Pikmin}}'' in Chapter 17 of the second story, where he compares the Punies that are following the team to Olimar's Pikmin.[[note]]If you check the previously linked page, you'll see that that actually ''is'' a shout out to ''Pikmin'' in [[VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor the original game.]][[/note]]
** "Sheesh Mario, pull out an [[Franchise/FireEmblem Ike]] quote on us why don't you?"
** In chapter 45 of ''Super'', after Bowser calls Luigi "the guy in green", Luigi asks Bowser if he doesn't even remember his name. This is a reference to ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga'', where ''nobody'' [[ForgettableCharacter remembers Luigi's name]].
** Bowser has an obsession with the phrase "[[Anime/DragonBallZ over 9000]]".
* Episode 1 of ''[[http://youtu.be/aSYtBqPZDGc Phoenix Wright: Speed Attorney]]'' contains references to other ''VisualNovel/AceAttorney'' crossovers, specifically ''WebAnimation/TurnaboutStorm'', ''[[http://youtu.be/7itpAVrpD-s Devil's Attorney]]'' and ''[[http://youtu.be/KUghlcqjh3I Phoenix Wright in the Mario World]]''. Phoenix brushes off the events of those fanfics as being AllJustADream due to too much coffee before bed, but Tails reminds him that they did, in fact, happen, as he brought a newspaper from Ponyville to remind Phoenix of the trial against Rainbow Dash.
* ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/778634/chapters/1465835 Port-Ed]]'': [[WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy Nazz]] claims that her cousin worked part-time at [[{{VideoGame/Portal}} Aperture Science]] and supposedly was also a test subject of the ASHPD. Despite what one review guessed, [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4821436/ it's not Chell.]] (The author was glad the betareader of the story kept this shout out.)
* ''Fanfic/{{Reformations}}'': In this Teen Titans/Ranma 1/2 crossover, the author notes directly state that Ranma's reaction to his nightmare of Kuno's love confession was inspired by Vegeta's reaction to Goku's Kaioken when they fought on Earth.
* ''Fanfic/RevengeOfLavan'': The scientific name of [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTVSpecials the witchweed plant]] is ''[[Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger Bandora]] [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers repulsus]]''.
* ''Fanfic/{{SAPR}}'':
** Rainbow Dash uses a wing pack, [=SMGs=], and goggles with an integrated HUD in combat, just like [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse The Falcon]].
** In Chapter 155, "We’re Gonna Take You Down," Team RSPT faces down Team JAMM (Jasmine) in a battle that's a direct reference to ''Film/JasonAndTheArgonauts''.
** ''The Mistralliad'' is an in-universe story referenced several times throughout the story, and is a pretty blatant shout-out to ''Literature/TheIliad''.
** The Atlesian air cruiser ''Thunder Child'' is a reference to ''Literature/TheWarOfTheWorlds''. [[spoiler:It ends up being destroyed by the [[[OurDragonsAreDifferent Wyvern]] during the Battle of Vale.]]
* ''Fanfic/SpinelsNewBestFriend'': In chapter 6, when Spinel is put in the dressing room at Carousel Boutique, she's given a bunch of pictures for inspiration on what to make herself look like for her Grand Galloping Gala outfit. She takes of picture of a frog. She later busts out of the room, having added a black top hat and bowtie to her outfit, and holding a black cane. She then sings "[[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Hello my Pinkie, hello my Rarity, hello my two great galllllsssss!]]".
* ''Fanfic/StarTrekPhoenix'':
** In "Space Race", Drake and Rodrigo quote a few lines from ''Film/ThePrincessBride''.
** Later in the same chapter, Preta mentions having had a [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Professor Farnsworth]] at the Academy.
* ''Fanfic/SuperMiyukiWorld'':The chapter titles (with the exception of the Prologue) reference various anime, but with the added twist of being named after the World that Miyuki and Yoshi visit during the chapter.
* ''Fanfic/SuperSentaiVsPowerRangersTheLiveblog'' contains several shout-outs toward not only ''Power Rangers'' and ''Super Sentai'', but other works as well.
** The subplot in the ''Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Power Rangers Samurai'' liveblog mentions that it's inspired by the skits-in-reviews a la WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic, which continued in the ''Super Sentai vs. Power Rangers''' liveblog's arc.
** The elemental attacks that some of the All-Stars and Scouts perform, such as Solarbeam, Flamethrower, and Petal Dance, are named after and based on several {{Franchise/Pokemon}} moves.
** Some of Radiguet's lines and mannerisms are based on [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Ghetsis]].
-->'''Radiguet''': "And soon, I—no, we—will rule!"
** After Aka Red gives Sean a choice to either ascend as the Ultimate Red Legendary Ranger but cursed to wander forever or die, the latter not only calls the former out, but he makes his own rules. This is similar to the final episode of ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'', where Madoka becomes hope and makes new rules to how the world will be run.
*** For another couple ''PMMM'' shoutouts, Rika says that the "Ultimate" in "Ultimate Red Legendary Ranger" was used as a nod to it without wanting to spoil it. [[spoiler:It's in reference to "Ultimate Madoka", and the Ultimate Red Legendary Ranger later becomes like a god in the Ranger worlds.]] Later in Act 33, in her despair, Rika mutters "...I'm such an idiot" before the Eldritch takes her, similar to what happened to Sayaka before she's turned into a witch.
** [[spoiler:Sean's ascension]] is also taken from the Nostalgia Critic merging with the Plot Hole in ''WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee'', as admitted by the blogger.
* Many in How I Learned to Love the Wild Horse.
** When Donna finds Arnold eavesdropping on the conversation between Ranma and Mandy, (at the behest of the latter) he offers to let Donna listen in if she promises not to beat him up. To which she responded:
---> [[WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged "I will not punch you."]]\\
"Oddly specific..."
** Ranma's ring tone for his girlfriend Clover, is "Light your Heart Up" which is the theme song for Makonshoku Mako of ''Anime/KillLaKill''.
** The night Ranma and Samantha went all the way is the same night an amateur juggler broke into a mad scientist's lab and started dropping vials of Chronitons from ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', which is why the pair had very brief moments of clarity when they lost control over their hormones.
* ''Fanfic/TemporalAnomaly'': In Chapter 8 of the story, the chess match between [[Series/KamenRiderZiO Sougo/Oma Zi-O]] and [[VideoGame/Drakengard3 One]] plays out identically to the mind chess match between Solas and Iron Bull in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'', which itself is a reenactment of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immortal_Game The Immortal Game.]]
* ''Fanfic/TheDragonAndTheButterfly''
** [[Recap/TheDragonAndTheButterflyChapter37 Chapter 37: X Marks the Spot]]
*** Camilo (pretending to be a GateGuardian) announces himself by saying ''"[[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} Who dares disturb my slumber?]]"''
*** The GateGuardian trial Camilo gives to Isabela and Hiccup mirrors the Bridge-Guardian scene from ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail''. Even the "questions three" he gives are the same, both Isabela and Hiccup passing the trial after admitting their favorite colors.
---> '''Hiccup''': Uh... green.\\
'''Isabela''': Anything but pink.
** [[Recap/TheDragonAndTheButterflyChapter55 Chapter 55: Pinky and the Brawn]]: The chapter's title is a reference to ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain''.
* ''Fanfic/TheInstituteSaga'' has several.
** Beast pauses before eating a cookie to warn against ''Series/SesameStreet'' references.
** The use of highlighted plane hardpoints is taken from the [[Literature/WearingTheCape Chicago Sentinels]] series.
** Master Mold has the technology to [[Series/TheSixMillionDollarMan rebuild Trask]].
** Nick Fury recalls messed-up undercover missions where he had to face [[Film/SnakesOnAPlane serpents in an aircraft]] and [[Film/DieHardWithAVengeance defuse a bomb with 3 liters of water]].
** Two of the Kryptonians are called [[Literature/TheOdyssey Cast-Or and Poll-Ux]].
* ''Fanfic/TheManyDatesOfDannyFenton'': [[spoiler: In the ending where Danny marries [[WesternAnimation/SabrinaTheAnimatedSeries Sabrina Spellman]], they have a daughter named Tabitha. Tabitha is the name of a character from ''Series/{{Bewitched}}'', another series about witches.]]
* ''Fanfic/ArielAndBelle'':
** In chapter 10, Ariel introduces Belle to a flock of Swablu. Swablu are bird Pokémon introduced in ''VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire''.
** Ariel and Belle read various books based on other works, such as ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker The Wind Waker]]''.
* ''Fanfic/TheSupermen'':
** As well as obviously referencing the fact that the fic is about superheroes (including Superman), and Wesker (who has superpowers and sees himself as an {{Ubermensch}}), the title is a Shout-Out to Music/DavidBowie. (Wesker's appearance was partly based on Bowie.)
** Also one to either [[Film/ResidentEvilFilmSeries the Resident Evil films]] or VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica: when Wesker is planning to break into STAR Labs and is researching their security, he thinks "No laser hallway. Amateurs."
* ''Fanfic/WhereTheSunlightEnds'': After going into a mild dissociative state, the conscious part of Peter One refers to itself as “Narrator-Peter” and the unconscious part gets the designation of “[[VideoGame/TheSims Sim-Peter]]”.
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** ''Naru-Hina Chronicles Mini-sodes:

** One of the Mini-sodes begins with Hinata [[Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet saying while on a balcony "Naruto, Naruto Wherefore art thou, Naruto!"]]

* ''Fanfic/{{Stray}}'' is full of these. The story's ArcWords are an obvious nod to ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment'', Snake has a dog named [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Kaworu]] (Otacon chose the name), and there are more subtle references to ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'' and Kafka.

*** At least some of the scenes set in the afterlife are inspired by scenes from the ''Literature/RodAllbrightAlienAdventures'' series and the ''[[Creator/BruceCoville Camp Haunted Hills]]'' series.

** Moondancer's lashing out and calling Twilight "snooty and stuck-up" in class one day was inspired by a similar scene in ''Literature/JulietDoveQueenOfLove''.[[labelnote:Explanation]]The title character is painfully shy, and at times gets desperate to turn negative attention onto someone else (usually someone who's harassing her), causing her to verbally lash out. Late in the story, she finds out that most of her classmates don't realize she's shy - they believe her behavior is because she's just stuck-up and thinks she's better than them. Juliet is honestly surprised by this, and one of her class bullies (whom she'd just admitted the truth to) is equally surprised by Juliet's own confession of being shy.[[/labelnote]]

* ''Fanfic/TheNonBronyverse'': TD's lectures to the [[FunWithAcronyms DORKS]] on the history of the Human race are entirely composed of references to everything from ''Franchise/StarWars'' to ''WebVideo/{{Kickassia}}''.