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[[folder:''Naruto'']]
* ''Fanfic/{{Chiaroscuro}}'':
** The proctors of the Chunin Exams are two guys named Shi Masa and Moto Kishi.
** Three of the random Genin nominated for the Chunin exams are named after well-known manga artists -- Creator/TiteKubo, Creator/HidekazHimaruya, and Creator/AkiraToriyama.
** Three more Genin were puns of manga titles – Tama Gin (''Manga/GinTama''), Ina Yashu (''Manga/InuYasha''), and Ruroshin Kenrouni (''Manga/RurouniKenshin'').
** Lady Arakawa (''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist''), Lord Isayama (''Manga/AttackOnTitan''), and Captain Takeshi (''Manga/DeathNote'') are named after more manga artists.
* ''Fanfic/IAmNotGoingThroughPubertyAgain'': Upon seeing Naruto's picture where his hands and face were painted white and red in flashy Kabuki style, Sakura asks him if he seriously tried to get it registered as his ID photo. He replies "I did indeed! [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo And I would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for that meddling old man.]]"
* ''Webcomic/NaruHinaChronicles'':
** The main logo is inspired by the official logo for ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII''. Fittingly, they both focus on each work's respective OfficialCouple.
** Naruto calls Hinata "Franchise/SleepingBeauty" after she wakes up a few times. The second time it happens, she blushes and asks if Sleeping Beauty isn't supposed to get a kiss from her prince, with Naruto taking this opportunity to give her multiple kisses.
** During the Chunin Exam, Sakura sees Sasuke using the Sexy Jutsu to quickly end his fight against Lee and she does an angry rant over it, only for Sasuke to kiss her in the hopes that it will shut her up. mattwilson83 (the creator of ''NHC'') stated that this was inspired by "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS13E9JawsWiredShut Jaws Wired Shut]]", an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. Said episode features a scene where Homer decides to hug an upset Lisa, hoping it will "cork her cry hole."
*** Another ''Simpsons'' reference happens in Chapter 78. After Hanajima says that she likes the idea of her and Shino having a double date with Lee and Arekusu at a movie theater, Lee says that it's settled and adds "Let's all go to the lobby and get ourselves some snacks!" This is something Mr. Burns said in the episode titled "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS5E18BurnsHeir Burns' Heir]]", which was also a reference to the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let%27s_All_Go_to_the_Lobby Let's All Go to the Lobby]]'' animated advertisement (whereas that line ended with "...to get ourselves a treat.").
** Kakashi greets Hinata in some park by saying "Hi-de-ho" to her. This is similar to Wilson from ''Series/HomeImprovement'', another character known [[TheFaceless for having half of his face being hidden all the time]].
** After learning that Tenten is pregnant and also engaged to Neji, Lee suggests they should go celebrate. This is followed by an ImagineSpot of Lee dancing and Gai singing "[[Film/SaturdayNightFever Stayin' Alive]]" by Music/TheBeeGees.
*** Three chapters later, Gai ends up singing "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Music/{{Queen|Band}}.
** Kiba is giving Mina her contacts case, which has the symbol of an eye printed on it. mattwilson83 left a note underneath the panel showing the case that says "No... it's not a [[Franchise/YuGiOh Millenium Item]]! LOL!"
** In Chapter 130, [[spoiler:Minato]] is shown wearing the gag glasses from ''VideoGame/Persona4''.
** The flashback from Chapter 135 shows that, when he was a toddler, Naruto had a plushie of Kero from ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura''.
** ''Naru-Hina Chronicles Mini-sodes'':
*** One strip begins with Hinata [[Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet saying while on a balcony "Naruto, Naruto Wherefore art thou, Naruto!"]]
*** When Naruto decides to get a new haircut, the hairdresser at first gives him a few haircuts inspired by other fictionnal heroes, namely [[Franchise/DragonBall Goku]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud Strife]], [[Franchise/OnePiece Sanji]], and [[Franchise/{{RWBY}} Jaune Arc]].
*** Two Mini-sodes later, Naruto thinks about giving a new haircut to his Sexy Jutsu appearance. At first, he thinks about having Hinata's haircut, but he then decides about having haircuts belonging to [[Franchise/{{RWBY}} Yang Xiao Long]], [[Literature/HighSchoolDXD Rias Gremory]], and [[VideoGame/Persona5 Futaba Sakura]].
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[[folder:''One Piece'']]
* ''Fanfic/SecondWind'':
** One given to ''Film/ANewHope'' in Chapter 14.
** One given to Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda in the disclaimer of Chapter 17.
** One given to ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' in Chapter 19.
** One given to the 1966 ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'' TV series in the author's note at the end of Chapter 22.
** One given to ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'' in Chapter 24.
** One given to Creator/DrSeuss in the disclaimer of Chapter 29.
** One given to ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' in Chapter 30.
** One given to ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'' in the author's notes at the beginning of Chapter 42.
* In ''Fanfic/SupernovaOnePiece'', Vivi mistakes an ammonite for an [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Omanyte]], only for Nami to tell her that it isn't [[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemon Lord Helix]].
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[[folder:''The Owl House'']]
* ''Fanfic/AHeroForged'':
** One of the first dilemmas Luz has when working on her inventions in the Boiling Isles is finding an alternative to palladium because of its toxicity, a dilemma that Tony Stark had with his miniature arc-reactor in ''Film/IronMan2''.
** Luz calls Gus "Mini-[[Characters/MarvelComicsLoki Loki]]" because of his superfluous use of illusion magic.
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[[folder:''Persona'']]
* ''Fanfic/ConfideInMe'':
** In Chapter 10, Joker muses on combining Hifumi's and Makoto's hobbies into [[WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries Shogi on motorcycles]].
** In the same chapter, Hifumi quotes Owain and his daughter Ophelia from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' and ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'', a fitting series of games for someone who likes strategy games.
** In Chapter 12, we get this exchange:
-->'''Sae''': Right, well, it seems you have a knack for getting yourself involved in bizarre scenarios with members of the opposite sex.
-->'''Joker''': Ok, that was like the most beep boop way you could have said that, [[{{Pun}} Sae]][[Franchise/{{Transformers}} bertron]].
** In Chapter 15, Joker mentions to Futaba that he had a strange dream about being in a place called the [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate World of Light]] where he fought a giant floating hand that laughed in [[Creator/XanderMobus his voice]], a [[VideoGame/{{Kirby}} masked knight that was a blue puffball beneath his mask]], and a girl that [[VideoGame/{{Splatoon}} looked like Futaba but was part squid]].
** The whole chapter is filled with Video Game shout outs, typical for Futaba. Examples include her saying [[VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink "I am error"]] and to make like a [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog "hedgehog and spin dash out."]]
** In Chapter 17, when talking about Shinya, Joker mentions his nickname of the King, and Sae asks if he means [[Manga/YuGiOh the King of Games]].
** In Chapter 21, after finally revealing his relationship with Makoto, Ren jokes to Sae about the latter [[WesternAnimation/RobinHood1973 having an outlaw for an in-law]].
** In Chapter 22, when Morgana pipes up during Alibaba's call to Sae, Futaba tells him to "stop pulling a [[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon Nebby]] and get back in the bag!"
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[[folder:Pokemon]]
* ''Fanfic/GuysBeingDudes'':
** Arlo makes plenty of references to his music tastes throughout. Bands namedropped include Music/MyChemicalRomance, Music/BringMeTheHorizon, Music/EscapeTheFate, and Music/FallingInReverse.
** Arlo alludes to the Team Rocket motto from [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries the Pokémon anime]] when Sierra claims their motto is "Team GO Rocket doesn't give a shit about your personal life."
** After Candela called Arlo {{Tsundere}} back when they were dating, he went on a WikiWalk after looking it up on a site that's strongly implied to be Website/ThisVeryWiki.
** Not only does Arlo play VideoGame/{{Ingress}}, XM is also apparently literally real and what provides the power boost to Shadow Pokémon and raid bosses.
** One of Blanche's car magnets reads "Honk IFF you love formal logic", a reference to Webcomic/{{XKCD}}.
** While Spark and Arlo are discussing the linguistics of song lyrics, they come to the conclusion in reference to "Tik Tok" that if Music/{{Kesha}} entered and then left a party, it would produce a universe-destroying singularity.
** A song about horses that was a meme several years prior and which [[TakeThat both Sierra and Arlo hate]], but Sierra hates more, is mentioned. Based on the fic being set in 2022, it's a reference to [[Music/LilNasX "Old Town Road"]] and its MemeticMutation status.
** Arlo plans to call the Shadow Pokémon schematic he's working on at the beginning of the fic VideoGame/PokemonXD.
* ''Fanfic/TooManyAshes'': Clemont and an Ash clone working as his assistant recreate the "Pull the lever" sequence from ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove''.
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[[folder:''Pretty Cure'']]
* ''Fanfic/GlitterForceIntoTheGlitterverse'':
** The title of the fic is based on ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse''.
** [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar Sasha]] asks for curry bread, but receives a whoopie pie, a la Episode 3 of ''Anime/YoKaiWatch''.
** When Nagisa says [[Anime/FreshPrettyCure Miki]]'s name, the Glitterized Fresh Cures think she's saying "Mickey", and Lauren (Love) muses that Nagisa has been watching "[[WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse too many Disney cartoons]]".
* In ''Fanfic/IntergalacticIllness'', there's a reference to the Wizard of Oz when Kappard says "We'll get your Star Color Princess Pens, and your little fluffy alien, too!"
* ''FanFic/PrettyCurePerfumePreppy'':
** Chiara's hairstyle as Cure Vanilla was meant to resemble [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls Bubbles]].
** There is one to the Brazillian edition of ''Series/AmericanIdol'' in episodes 31 and 34, particularly to a contestant known as Marcos Paulo. He ended up being eliminated during the Top 6 ([[spoiler:such thing did happen to his fanfic counterpart Hyosuke Holic during his second appearance]]) and never popped up at media again since then, but the author still swoons over him.
** Ayameko nicknaming her guitar "[[Fanfic/FutariWaPrettyCureBlueMoon Blue Moon]]" in episode 45, which also mentions "Second Spin" (Night and Sunday's finishing move) and includes a ShipTease moment reminiscent of Asa falling onto Yoko in episode 10.
%% ** WesternAnimation/TheBackyardigans
%% ** WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls
%% ** WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko
%% ** Anime/PrincessTutu
%% ** Manga/Cyborg009
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[[folder:Professional Wrestling]]
* ''Fanfic/TheJWL'':
** The (non-existent) dark (non-televised) "match" before [[http://www.angelfire.com/fl3/jasonsite/jwl35.html Episode 35]] was [[Series/SaturdayNightLive the Festrunk Brothers defeating the Butabi Brothers]].
** [[Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand "Will You Still Need Me, Will You Still Feed Me, When I'm Episode 64?"]]
** [[Music/NatKingCole Get Your Kicks on Episode 66]]
** [[Music/BryanAdams It Was the Summer of Episode 69]]
** [[Music/MellonCollieAndTheInfiniteSadness Shakedown Episode 79]]
** [[Music/KillingJoke Episode 80s, I'm Living In The 80s]]
** The [[Music/KilroyWasHere "Mr. Roboto"]] and ''Film/TheatreOfBlood'' quotes at the beginning of ''[[http://www.angelfire.com/fl3/jasonsite/jwlgab1.html JWL The Great American Bash I]]''.
** From the [=Stranger=]'s promo on Shawn Michaels on [[http://www.angelfire.com/fl3/jasonsite/jwl46.html Episode 46]]
-->'''STRANGER''': "As a [[Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin great man in this sport]] once said, you will have to kill me to be finished with me!"
** [[http://www.angelfire.com/fl3/jasonsite/jwl1.html Episode 1]] started with the entire roster coming out to the entranceway to Music/{{KISS}}'s "Rock N Roll All Nite," a reference to how [=IWA=] Japan would have their roster come out to Music/{{Survivor|Band}}'s "Eye of the Tiger." This intro was ultimately abandoned, and, ever since Episode 9, with the ten-bell count for [[Wrestling/CurtHennig "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig]], the only times the show opens with the entire roster on the stage is to honor someone in wrestling who had passed away. Unfortunately, this tended to happen a lot.
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[[folder:''Project Arrhythmia'']]
* The ''Melodical Escapism'' level collection from ''VideoGame/TheAramaArchives'' is named after ''VideoGame/MelodysEscape'', with nearly all of its songs being used in it as well.
* ''VideoGame/{{Black Heart|Ol666}}:''
** In the level First Crush, Aura powers up Nautilus with something that resembles the attacks of a Magikoopa from ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros''.
** The level Funk Hole has its boss Predator use their own versions of attacks from a few other ''VideoGame/ProjectArrhythmia'' custom levels, with on-screen text giving sources for the references.
** The character Medusa is designed after the album artwork for their level's song by F-777 - they use a similar green color scheme, have lightning-based attacks, and have some hair visible.
* ''VideoGame/ThePeerGyntening:''
** [[Film/JamesBond Bond]] is named after another sharpshooter.
** An update to Peer Gynt v2 added a painting from ''VideoGame/SpookysJumpScareMansion'' with Shade's face edited onto it.
** Popcorn's introduction: "You thought I was regular popcorn, [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure but it was me! Uh...Popcorn!]]"
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[[folder:''Psych'']]
* The titles of the ''Series/{{Psych}}'' fanfic ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5713948/1/Lassiter_learns_How_To_Bend Lassiter Learns how to Bend]]'' as well as its sequels ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5713983/1/Carltons_Worst_Inhibitions Carlton's Worst Inhibitions]]'' and ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6499181/1/The_Case_of_The_Friendly_Indians The Case of the Friendly Indians]]'' are all shout outs to the show's theme song, the first two to the lyrics and the last one to the band who sings it.
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[[folder:Real Person Fics]]
* ''Fanfic/WithStringsAttached'' has a number of shout-outs, including:
** Plenty of subtle [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]] references, of course.
** A line lifted from ''Theatre/SweeneyTodd''.
** A reference from a Creator/SheriSTepper book.
** Several references to lines or incidents from the ''{{Literature/Flashman}}'' series.
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[[folder:''RWBY'']]
* ''[[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'', ''Film/LordOfWar'' and even games like ''TabletopGame/LegendOfTheFiveRings''.
* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/30275454/chapters/74614986 Arcadia]]'':
** The multiple factions fighting in the [[GreatOffScreenWar Atlesian Civil War]] are sorted into two main blocs: [[WebAnimation/RedVsBlue The Reds and the Blues.]]
** In Chapter 9, Yang's rebuke of [[JerkAss Azora]] is taken pretty much word for word from ''Film/TheBigShort''.
** One of the students at Beacon is a stag faunus named [[Literature/HarryPotter Evan Potter]]. WordOfGod states that he's actually dating a girl named "Harmony" and his best friend is named "Rufus".
** WordOfGod 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".]]
** Part of Nora's backstory is that she was abandoned by her mother 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.
** The orphanage Glynda grew up in is named "Cherry Lawn", a reference to a rather famous Music/VanHalen song. [[Music/{{MCMLXXXIV}} Can you guess]] [[HotForTeacher which one?]]
** A Blessed with a [[PlayingWithFire 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 own OCs from ''Fanfic/ProfessorArc'', Tsune, has been a minor side character since Chapter 2.
** In Chapter 33, Nora sings a personalized cover of "I'm Super" from ''WesternAnimation/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut''.
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[[folder:''Sgt. Frog'']]
* ''Fanfic/YinAndYangSeries'': Oh so much.
** Doraemon, in the first lines of the first story
** Lupapa's design is based on Manga/{{Naruto}}'s Kankurou, and her whole family are references to ''Naruto'' characters. Her name and thievery are based on Franchise/LupinIII.
** The character of Fujuju pays heavy homage to Doctor Who. He's British, [[Creator/TomBaker wears a scarf]], lives in an old telephone box that's BiggerOnTheInside, and astonishes his human friends with alien technology.
*** Lampshaded once by Oliver.
---> '''Fujuju:''' We're going to make [the telephone box] fly.\\
'''Oliver:''' ...Next thing I know you'll be fighting trash cans and offering everyone jelly babies.
** So does Botan, the Time Lord...er, ''Time Bender''.
** The designs of twins Maggie and Oliver are loosely based on [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} Rin and Len]], while their sister Frannie's design is based on Miku.
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[[folder:''Skylanders'']]
* ''Fanfic/SkylandersReturnToTheRuins'':
** Spyro says that Kaos is so uncoordinated, he couldn't even land a hit in [[VideoGame/WiiSports Wii Tennis]].
** One of the hats you can acquire is Franchise/SailorMoon's tiara.
** In Chapter 3, Clyde mentions he doesn't want to miss the new episode of "[[WesternAnimation/PAWPatrol Pop Patrol]]".
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[[folder:''The Smurfs'']]
* ''Fanfic/EmpathTheLuckiestSmurf'':
** The story titles "[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight Smurphony Of The Night]]", "[[WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer Empath And The Red-Nosed Reindeer]]", "[[Film/TheWizardOfOz Somewhere Over The Rainbow]]", "[[Franchise/StarTrek Where No Smurf Has Gone Before]]", "[[Music/RKelly I Believe I Can Fly]]", "[[Music/{{Madonna}} Smurfing Like A Ray Of Sunshine]]", "[[Music/NewKidsOnTheBlock The New Smurfs On The Block]]", "[[Literature/LeftBehind Smurfed Behind: The Departure]]", "[[Film/ReeferMadness Smurfnip Madness]]", "[[Music/TheMoodyBlues Days Of Future Smurfed]]".
** Its in-universe ''Franchise/StarWars'' parody has characters like [[Film/HardwareWars Oggi Ben-Doggi]] and [[Magazine/{{Mad}} Chubba the Fatt]].
** "[[Franchise/{{Highlander}} I am Duncan McSmurf of the clan McSmurf]]."
** Tapper Smurf is one for the arcade game ''VideoGame/{{Tapper}}''.
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[[folder:''A Song of Ice and Fire'']]
* ''Fanfic/ChasingDragons'':
** A [[Literature/ThePrincessBride "black-masked pirate named Roberts"]] is offhandedly mentioned at one point.
** One of Stannis's most loyal lords during the early years of his reign is [[Literature/GauntsGhosts Lord Abram, of House Gaunt]].
** Many of the Stepstone pirates are named after various real life figures from UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfPiracy.
** Much of the information concerning the events in Westeros and Essos comes from the in-universe testimonies of a knight named [[Literature/{{Flashman}} Ser Harry Flash]]. He is nowhere near as scummy as the real deal.
** Aside from the ''Flash Papers'', the special anniversary posts show future in-universe media centered around the events of the fic. These include:
*** A play called ''King Robert'' written centuries afterwards by [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare Willem Stackspear]].
*** A cartoon called ''Sphinxes'', based on ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'', where Robert and Daario are both reincarnated warriors awoken by a detective.
*** A live action historical comedy, based around the misadventures of a fictional courtier to King Stannis named [[Series/BlackAdder Edmund Blackviper]].
*** A VideoGame/TotalWar esque video game called ''Total War: Liberator''. It even has a trailer based on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7RHiyWHuV0&ab_channel=TotalWar this]] one for ''VideoGame/NapoleonTotalWar''.
* ''Fanfic/RobbReturns'' has four Maesters who are named Archmaester [[Creator/AlanTudyk Tudyk]] and Maesters [[Creator/NathanFillion Fillion]], [[Creator/AdamBaldwin Baldwin]] and [[Creator/SeanMaher Maher]] (Series/{{Firefly}}, anyone?).
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[[folder:''Sonic the Hedgehog'']]
* ''Fanfic/SonicXDarkChaos'' has a whole mess of them.
** Beelzebub's guitar is called ''[[Fanfic/ThirtyHs Fuckslayer]]''.
** Astorath speaks like - and makes numerous references to - the Heavy from ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''.
** The Nephilim can [[Film/TheExorcist turn their heads 360 degrees]] to look around them.
** The conversation between Chris and Cosmo about Tsali at the beginning of episode 60:
---> Chris: "You see Cosmo, some people aren't looking for anything logical like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. [[Film/TheDarkKnight Some people just want to watch the universe burn]]."
** Episode 66 is titled ''"[[VideoGame/HalfLife Vortal]] [[Franchise/MortalKombat Combat]]"''
*** Episode 59: ''"[[VideoGame/NintendoWars A Mirror Darkly]]"''
*** Episode 55: ''"[[Creator/WilliamShakespeare H2, Ho!]]"''
*** Episode 71: ''"[[VideoGame/FZero The Meaning of Truth]]"''
** During the battle at the end of episode 63, a heavily damaged Tsali [[Film/TheTerminator suddenly rises from the flames around him, his metal exoskeleton visible]].
** The prototype of the Ultimate Weapon is called [[VideoGame/MetroidPrime2Echoes Quadraxis]], although it's quite different from its original inspiration.
** Jesus Desjiliac Christos is [[Literature/TheDaVinciCode married to a cloned Mary Magdeline and has a daughter named Sarah]].
** The video recording during the beginning of episode 74 is a direct parody of the "Ezekiel 25:17" scene from ''Film/PulpFiction''.
** The "[[spoiler:Chris gets raped by a giant demonic fly-wasp hybrid]]" scene may or may not be a reference to as similar scene from ''Manga/{{Berserk}}''.
** Many of the Demon war machines are both named after - and look like - Cybran units from ''VideoGame/SupremeCommander'' and Imperial ships from ''Franchise/StarWars''.
** [[spoiler:Tails' funeral]] in the rewrite of Episode 78 is an homage to [[spoiler:Spock's funeral]] in ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan'' - and it's [[TearJerker just as powerful]].
* In ''Webcomic/SonicRift'', Shadow and Rouge come across a FunnyAnimal dog version of Madoka from ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica''.
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[[folder:''Star Trek'']]
* ''Fanfic/{{Bait and Switch|STO}}'':
** During Captain Kanril Eleya's FlashbackNightmare that takes up the first half of chapter one, one-shot character Crewman Davos drops the line [[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl "Bloody pirates"]] (referring to an Orion Syndicate BoardingParty).
** Eleya notes in her narration that there's a theory that [[FutureFoodIsArtificial replicated food tastes a little artificial]] because it's exactly the same every time, whereas cooked food has variations (slight variances in ingredient proportions, cooking time, cooking temperature, etc.). This is borrowed from the nonfiction book ''Life Signs: The Biology of Star Trek'' (the biology equivalent of Lawrence Krauss' ''The Physics of Star Trek'').
** At the start of chapter two Eleya is playing Commander Marissa Allyn in a holonovel adaptation of ''Literature/StarCarrier: Earth Strike'' by Creator/WilliamHKeithJr.
** In chapter six, Tess's and JG Park's "Conn, you gotta give me an Ivan." "Always wanted to try one!" exchange is borrowed from the pilot of ''Series/{{Firefly}}''.
** In chapter seven, Eleya takes a page out of Jack O'Neill (from the ''Series/StargateSG1'' episode "The First Commandment"), demanding of an admin petty officer who's being an ObstructiveBureaucrat if it says "Captain" anywhere on her uniform.
** Among the ships that make up the Marduk Carrier Battle Group is the USS ''[[Series/BabylonFive Ivanova]]''.
* "Fanfic/{{Frostbite}}":
** [[Recap/FireflyE14ObjectsInSpace Dalsh Ruul thinks his painstick is very pretty. "The design. it's functional."]]
** Tess is well aware that [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 high orbit is the highest ground there is]].
* ''Fanfic/TheHeadhunt'':
** There's a reference to a NoodleIncident where some rogue Starfleet officers with a Section 31 obsession broke into Facility 4028 to extract an ally. This is a reference to the Foundry series ''[[Recap/StarTrekOnlineFoundryStarTrekAllegiance Star Trek: Allegiance]]''.
** The C.O. of the USS ''Brisbane'' is named Sumati Chennapragada, the viewpoint character of a ''Franchise/StarTrek'' {{lemon}} titled "A Bad Day for Shore Leave" (which we won't link due to it being massively {{NSFW}}).
* "Fanfic/LastRights":
** The first line is ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'''s customary "War. War never changes." opener, albeit applied more literally than ''Fallout'' usually does (the following OpeningMonologue talks about the necessity of surface armies even in an era of starships that can glass planets, rather than exploring human nature and fictional history).
** The same monologue borrows a line from Website/TVTropes, specifically JustForFun/HowToInvadeAnAlienPlanet.
--->"You can bomb it, you can strafe it, you can cover it with poison, you can turn it into glass, but you don't own it unless your army's on it and the other guy's isn't."
** The author apparently couldn't resist throwing in a ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'' reference when Senior Chief Athezra is hit by Vaadwaur shrapnel.
--->'''Athezra:''' Cap. How bad is it?\\
'''Eleya:''' [[BlatantLies Just a flesh wound!]] Where's that damned medic!
* "Fanfic/PastContinuous": Eleya's quotation that "spring wine is the Prophets' way of showing us they love us" is a slight modification of something Creator/BenjaminFranklin said about beer.
* ''Fanfic/PeaceForgedInFire'':
** To the ''Series/StargateSG1'' episode "[[Recap/StargateSG1S3E3FairGame Fair Game]]" in the InMediasRes opening when Jaleh explains how the negotiations went south early:
--->"Well, apparently we said hello, insulted each other, and broke for recess."
** Sarsachen refers to a Republic intelligence source {{codename}}d [[Literature/JackRyan CARDINAL]].
** Omek'ti'kallan quotes the Twenty-Ninth Word of Odo'Ital as [[Webcomic/SchlockMercenary "The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy--no more, no less."]]
** One of Morgan's lines to her command crew when she briefs them:
--->"I don't care if they say [[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail your mother was a fvai and your father smelled of eigen berries]], you will not throw the first punch."
** D'trel's rant in part 1 borrows lines from Creator/BrandonSanderson's ''Literature/TheWayOfKings2010'' and ''Literature/WordsOfRadiance''.
** 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|2009}}'' episode "[[Recap/CastleS1E4HellHathNoFury Hell Hath No Fury]]".
* ''Fanfic/RealityIsFluid'':
** The author's notes state that Professor Atani Dukat was inspired by Emperor Turhan from the ''Series/BabylonFive'' episode "[[Recap/BabylonFiveS02E09TheComingOfShadows The Coming of Shadows]]", inasmuch as they're both high-ranking members of an enemy culture who want to mend fences by apologizing for their fathers. Dukat has better luck than Turhan did, though.
** One of the alternate timelines detected by the Schrodinger's Butterfly sensor array is the ''Literature/StarTrekNovelVerse'', as evidenced by [[spoiler:Deep Space 9 having been replaced by a Federation-built station on the same site]].
** Dul'krah, the ''Bajor''[='s=] security chief, is said to have made the saboteur confess by [[DeathGlare glaring at him until he gave it up]], in reference to Teal'c's favored method of interrogation in ''Series/StargateSG1''.
* ''Fanfic/ReimaginedEnterprise'': Besides the internal ones to ''Franchise/StarTrek'' itself, there are others.
** Captain Hwai is a fan of ''Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms'' and compares the pig-like Tellarites to Zhu Bajie from ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest'', for instance.
** One of the ships visibly trapped within the gravitic anomaly in "Becalmed" appears to be a [[Franchise/StarWars TIE Fighter]], and later in the background of an image on Hebitia / Cardassia we see [[Series/StargateSG1 Goa'uld Death Gliders]] and [[Series/DoctorWho the TARDIS]].
** Some members of the turtle-like Chelon race from Rigel [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles wear coloured bandanna masks, and get code named after Renaissance painters by Rajwal]]. [[spoiler:In a subversion, none of the painters' names he picks are those of the actual Ninja Turtles]].
* ''Fanfic/RedFireRedPlanet'':
** There's a mention of a freighter called the SS ''[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Ayanami]]'', skippered by a Captain [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Ikari]].
** "Case Zulu" as an "enemies inbound, ThisIsNotADrill" message is a reference to the ''Literature/HonorHarrington'' books.
** When Norigom mouths off to General K'Bor, Brokosh borrows a line from the pilot of ''Series/{{Firefly}}'':
---> '''Brokosh:''' Norigom, you will keep a civil tongue in that mouth when speaking to a superior officer or I will sew it shut. Do we have an understanding between us?\\
'''Norigom:''' You don't pay me to talk pretty. Just because--\\
'''Brokosh:''' NORIGOM!\\
'''Norigom:''' ''(meekly)'' Yes, Captain.
** There's a MACO petty officer in chapter four named [[VideoGame/HalfLife Gordon Freeman]]. The liner notes say that it was either that or "[[Film/DjangoUnchained Django Freeman]]" and the author thought "Gordon" was funnier.
* "Fanfic/ShakedownShenanigans":
** When Bynam test-fires one of the impulse engines it lets off a high-pitched squeal that he calls the "baby's cry", saying it'll go away by the end of the shakedown cruise. This is borrowed from ''The Literature/BlackFleetCrisis: Before the Storm''.
** At the end of the fic, pleased with the ''Bajor'''s performance, Eleya strokes the wall and whispers, "That's my girl. That's my good girl." Borrowed from the end of the ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' pilot, where Kaylee did that after [[spoiler:the dramatic escape from the Reavers]].
* ''Fanfic/TheWrongReflection'':
** Eleya has posters on her bedroom wall for ''Film/TheFifthElement'' and ''Franchise/MassEffect'', and she ropes Gaarra into watching the former with her.
** Riker tells Eleya he has "good news, bad news, and ... indifferent news", in reference to Creator/RowanAtkinson's sketch "Pink Tights and Plenty of Props".
** In keeping with ''Franchise/StarTrek'' tradition of naming Starfleet shuttles after space scientists, Eleya's shuttle ''Shoemaker'' is named for astronomers [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Merle_Shoemaker Gene]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolyn_Shoemaker Carolyn Shoemaker]].
** At the tail end of chapter 2 the fleet goes into a string of [[Film/ANewHope "X ship, standing by"]] messages, including [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi Gray Leader and Gold Leader]] (the Peregrine fighter wings). Lampshaded when Eleya, who [[KlingonsLoveShakespeare likes Earth sci-fi]], comments:
---> "Please nobody say 'lock s-foils in attack position'."
** The comm chatter during the fleet battle in chapter three contains lines borrowed from ''Film/ANewHope'', ''Film/{{Transformers|2007}}'', and ''Film/TopGun''.
** A double one to ''Series/StargateSG1''. Mirror Gul Antos remarks to Eleya regarding Dal Kanril, her mirror universe counterpart, that "I've been telling Morag for years [[Recap/StargateSG1S3E2Seth he has a very insubordinate subordinate.]]" Eleya openly admits that she's even worse.[[labelnote:*]]In reference to a conversation Creator/RichardDeanAnderson had with General Michael E. Ryan, former Chief of Staff of the Air Force, when the latter appeared AsHimself in "[[Recap/StargateSG1S4E19Prodigy Prodigy]]". RDA asked Ryan if he had colonels as irreverent as Jack O'Neill; Ryan replied he had ''worse''.[[/labelnote]]
** To the ''Franchise/MassEffect'' fanfic ''Fanfic/TheTranslationInBlood'', when Eleya manages to get Dal Kanril to snap to attention by acting like a drill instructor, and Dal Kanril responds, "Hey, that's cheating."
* "Fanfic/ToAbsentFriends": To Jayne and Book's conversation in the ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' episode [[Recap/FireflyE14ObjectsInSpace "Objects in Space"]], when Biri has trouble believing that T'Var's a virgin.
-->'''Biri:''' What, never?\\
'''T'Var:''' No.\\
'''Biri:''' "Not ever", never?
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[[folder:''Star Wars'']]
* ''Fanfic/ByTheSea'': Before the war, Obi-Wan was a literature teacher, and he passes the time during Cody's convalescence telling him human stories about merfolk, in particular Literature/TheLittleMermaid, and Literature/TheIliad and Literature/TheOdyssey. These feature heavily in the story's symbolism as Obi-Wan and Cody liken several aspects of themselves and their experiences to parts of those stories. Obi-Wan in particular hopes that nursing Cody back to health might help absolve his sin of loving Cody, allowing him to escape either the blandness of Heaven or the torment of Hell and dissolve with the sea foam, like the Little Mermaid. Cody interprets Achilles and Patroclus as lovers, like he and Obi-Wan, and much is made near the end of Cody's recovery, when it becomes evident that Cody absolutely must leave, of Penelope patiently waiting for Odysseus's return from the war, tearing out her weaving every night and restarting it every morning to keep the suitors at bay.
* ''Fanfic/TheGrayJediSeries'': In ''The Gray Jedi: Merciless Indifference'', Zari's starfighter, the ''Night Witch'', is named after the real life Russian female night bomber crews from WWII.
* ''Fanfic/LimpetAU'': In "Argos", Artoo quotes Gandalf's line about wizards never coming late, replacing "wizard" with "droid".
* ''Fanfic/StarWarsGalacticFolkloreAndMythology'':
** The Besalisk artist Othobludge, who was forced to live in a cave after pissing off the local emperor, is named after a Stone Age sculptor who appears in [[Literature/DoctorDolittle Dr. Dolittle in the Moon]].
** The Frozian equivilant to cats are called [[Film/{{Alien}} jonzies]].
** When describing how most galactic cultures abhor cannibalism, the narration notes that there have been some exceptions to this trend, such as [[Literature/CthulhuMythos the Gugs of Tsalal Prime]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:''Steven Universe'']]
* ''Fanfic/RedSadie'':
** Amethyst mentions that she thinks Peridot getting mad at ''[[VideoGame/MarioParty Marzio Party]]'' is really funny.
** In response to Sadie saying that she's never seen Buck angry before, Jenny says she should see him playing "[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Super Bash Bros.]]", to which Buck bitterly replies that [[Franchise/{{Kirby}} Smirby]] is incredibly cheep.
** In one chapter, Connie notes that a jukebox was unplugged because [[Creator/JohnMulaney "Someone set it up to play]] ''[[Music/TomJones What's New Pussycat]]'' [[Creator/JohnMulaney 21 times in a row."]]
* ''VideoGame/FlawedCrystals'':
** Several in the items: We have a [[Podcast/RustyQuillGaming Mobile Stone]], a [[Podcast/TheMagnusArchives Watcher's Crown]], [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime empty bottles]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Hot Spurs]], a [[Franchise/FinalFantasy Ribbon Badge]], and two items called [[VideoGame/IMissTheSunrise the Optimist and Pessimist Badges]].
** The description of the Grappling Hook item is simply "[[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls GRAPPLING HOOK!]]"
** Referring to equipment as "badges" is itself a reference to ''VideoGame/AttackTheLight'', which in turn used them as a reference to ''VideoGame/PaperMario''.
** Several abilities reference other works as well: [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Song of Healing]], [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaHarmonyOfDissonance Harmony of Dissonance]], [[Film/StarWarsTheForceAwakens Starkiller]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics Doomed Aspirations]], and [[Franchise/DungeonsAndDragons Crushing Despair]].
*** One of [[spoiler:corrupted Steven]]'s abilities, "Starlight", is also a reference to White Diamond's nickname for Pink Diamond in the main show.
** The description of Pearl's mindscape bears similarities to [[Podcast/TheMagnusArchives The Lonely]]; likewise, [[spoiler:Jasper's true mindscape]] is evocative of [[BuriedAlive The Buried]].
** The description of Breaking Point when used against Stevonnie is evocative of [[spoiler:Ed's death]] in ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003''.
** [[OptionalBoss The Perfect Crystal]]'s use of mathematical functions as attacks is a reference to the Secretary enemies of ''VideoGame/{{OFF}}'', with "Oblique Asymptote" being a direct reference to one of their abilities.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:''Supernatural'']]
* ''Fanfic/TheCorruptedInnocent'';
** Deanna and Bela run into Sarah Blake while investigating a case that they speculate was the inspiration for ''Literature/ThePictureOfDorianGray''.
** Talking with Sam about the limitations of how angels can get permission from potential vessels reminds Sarah of a storyline from ''ComicBook/XMen'' she was told about by an ex-boyfriend.
** The epilogue shows [[spoiler:Dean and Bela's daughter playing with toy Franchise/{{Transformers}}, Dean musing that he's always grateful that his daughter isn't a 'Franchise/{{Barbie}} girl']].
* ''Fanfic/ItsAllInTheDetails'';
** At one point Chuck compares his habit of leaving the 'true' gospels (what's actually happening as opposed to what happened before Cas's time-travel) in a safety deposit box in a bank to the 'tin dispatch box' that Watson mentions in some of the Franchise/SherlockHolmes stories.
** Learning that there can only be one Prophet active at a time prompts Dean to compare them to [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Slayers]], although Castiel naturally doesn't get the reference.
** When Dean mentions time travel in police boxes as a possibility, Sam is surprised that his brother watches ''Series/DoctorWho''.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:''Super Mario Bros'']]
* In ''Fanfic/ClashOfTheElements'' there is one to ''WebAnimation/SuperMarioBrosZ'' in Chapter 45 of Part 1. [[spoiler:More specifically, the act of having the Star Spirits appear and using their energy to [[SuperMode power-up]] Mario and the other heroes,]] a concept which, while it didn't get to appear in the actual series, was shown in the intro.
* ''Fanfic/TheSeaShadow'':
** The Yoshi partner is named Rocky, for [[Film/{{Rocky}} Rocky Balboa]].
** At one point, Vivian calls Lord Crump [[Franchise/Ben10 Alien X]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:''Teen Titans'']]
* ''Fanfic/BeastBoyAndRavenJoinPETA'':
** Loads of ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' references.
** The story opens up with a parody of Beggin' Strips commercials.
** Beast Boy's Let's Player sign-off references both WebVideo/{{Jacksepticeye}} and WebVideo/{{Markiplier}}
** Chapter 3 opens with Beast Boy playing an ''VideoGame/{{XCOM}}'' game, and ends with Cyborg quoting ''Literature/TheCallOfCthulhu''.
** "Bobby Swirlz" is possibly a reference to ''WesternAnimation/BobbysWorld''.
* ''Fanfic/NewTamaran'':
** Supergirl calls Lex Luthor a [[Film/SupermanTheMovie diseased maniac]].
** The future revealed in the final chapter has characters from ''ComicBook/KingdomCome'', the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' episode "[[Recap/BatmanBeyondS3E10E11TheCall The Call]]", and ComicBook/Earth2.
** The end of ''Justice Returns'' is one to the beginning of [[Recap/TeenTitansS1E1DivideAndConquer Divide and Conquer]], the first ''Teen Titans'' episode.
** In Aqualad's origin, the Atlantean Nereids are described just like the ones from ''VideoGame/AgeOfMythology''.
* ''Fanfic/TheEndOfEnds'':
** Too many to count, though for starters, the opening line came from ''WesternAnimation/CorpseBride''.
** As the destruction of the universe nears, Logan makes a reference to Edgar's "It won't matter... in a few minutes, you won't even ''be'' matter." line from the first ''Film/MenInBlack'' film.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)'']]
* ''Fanfic/HamatoClanKunoichi'': In Chapter 4, the movies the turtles watch are never named, but the synopsis of their plots imply that they are ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooOnZombieIsland'' and ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheWitchsGhost''.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:''Thomas and Friends'']]
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12381738/1/A-Cracked-Ruby A Cracked Ruby]]'', Victor and James's first conversation when the latter regains consciousness is a near word-for-word re-enactment of [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith Palpatine and Anakin's]] first conversation after Anakin has been put into the iconic Vader suit.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12742173/1/Goodbye-to-Yesterday Goodbye to Yesterday]]'', Henry remarks that the lovestruck Thomas and Emily are "[[WesternAnimation/{{Bambi}} twitterpated]]". In addition, the Fat Controller's confrontation with Gordon is an almost word-for-word remake of [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Tritan's]] conversation with Sebastian about Ariel being in love.
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12749906/1/The-Demon-Awakens The Demon Awakens]]'' contains several conversations that are nearly word-for-word remakes of lines from ''Film/StarWarsTheEmpireStrikesBack'' and ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''. The title itself is a reference to ''Film/TheForceAwakens''.
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13019586/1/The-Black-Caesar The Black Caesar]]'' is basically a complete adaptation of the ''VideoGame/LANoire'' case of the same name, set on Sodor. Richard Adrian also compares Detectives Phelps and Gallagher to ''Creator/AbbottAndCostello''.
* The title of ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13040004/1/Murder-on-the-Express Murder on the Express]]'' is based on ''Literature/MurderOnTheOrientExpress''. Emily also quotes a variant on [[WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet Captain Amelia's]] eulogy for Mr. Arrow:
-->'''Emily:''' Lawrence Rider was a...wonderful driver. The kindest and most relatable driver...that any engine could have...but he knew the risks, as we all do.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13041974/1/Sailor-John-A-Pirate-s-Vendetta Sailor John: A Pirate's Vendetta]]'', Sailor John shouts a variation of one of [[Film/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Tom Riddle's]] lines while chasing Ryan:
-->'''Sailor John:''' Sir Topham's rules won't save you now, Ryan! This diesel only obeys me!
** Both Henry and the Mayor quote variants of three lines from ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'':
-->'''Henry:''' If I may, Mr. Mayor, you would do well to teach the General to hold his tongue when our engines' lives are on the line!
-->'''Mayor:''' General Malcolm, you dishonor me.
-->'''Mayor:''' I KNOW MY PLACE! It is time you learned yours!
** In Chapter 6, Sailor John and Henry's driver have an exchange that's a near word-for-word remake of [[WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet Jim's last confrontation with Mr. Scroop]]:
-->'''Sailor John:''' DO say hello to Mr. Rider.
-->'''Henry's driver:''' Tell him YOURSELF!
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13417399/1/The-Wizard-and-the-Witch The Wizard and the Witch]]'', Merlin quotes [[Film/StarWarsANewHope Obi-Wan Kenobi]] when he reveals his identity to Percy.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13580087/1/Old-Habits-Die-Hard Old Habits Die Hard]]'', David Rider quotes [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Captain Hook's]] rant about "good form" almost word-for-word when the Fat Controller accuses him of not showing such form, while the end of James's rant and the Fat Controller's word while punishing him are variants of a confrontation between [[WesternAnimation/TheSwordInTheStone Wart and Sir Ector]]:
-->'''James:''' And YOU, FAT CONTROLLER! You make all the rules on this railway, and no one else on the island can say ANYTHING about it!
-->'''Fat Controller:''' YOU'VE said a-plenty, you very naughty engine! Holding up four trains was very bad of you indeed. You'll be busy with these rubbish trucks for that! But now, all that pop-off just cooked your goose! Rebecca, go to Wellsworth. Tell Edward he can take James' coaches for the next three weeks. Do you hear that, James? EDWARD shall be taking YOUR passengers. Hmm?
-->'''James:''' Yes, sir!
-->'''Fat Controller:''' THAT will teach you not to pop off anymore!
** Molly also shouts "CONGRATULATIONS, BOY!" at the end of her WhatTheHellHeroSpeech to James.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13588525/1/Cruel-to-Be-Kind Cruel to be Kind]]'', Emily's realisation of just ''why'' she was punished the way she was is a reworking of [[Literature/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas the Grinch's]] realisation of what Christmas truly means.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13620958/1/O-Mother-Where-Art-Thou O Mother, Where Art Thou?]]'', David's last conversations he had with his mother before leaving for the Navy are reworkings of the last conversations WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}} and [[WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet Jim Hawkins]] have with their respective parents before leaving home.
** In Chapter 2, David, his crew and Emily's driver have a conversation that's a variant of [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Eric and Grimby's]] conversation with the crew of their ship about merpeople.
** In Chapter 4, David's last conversation with his father Lawrence is a near word-for-word remake of the last conversation [[Film/TheForceAwakens Han Solo]] has with [[spoiler:his son, Ben (Kylo Ren)]], while Diesel 10 thanks the dieselworks worker who helped him (unaware of who he is) with nearly the same words [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Captain Hook]] uses to thank Tinkerbell for showing him Peter's hideout before locking her in a lantern.
** In Chapter 5, David's first words upon finding the picture of himself as a baby being held by his parents are exactly the same as WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}}'s when ''he'' finds the photo of himself as a baby with his birth parents. Both characters even have to rub dust off of their photos. In addition, David's last conversation with Emily is very similar to Tarzan's last words to Kala before he leaves to be with Jane.
** Chapter 7 is titled "[[Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker The Rise of Rider]]", and the final battle with Diesel 10 plays out similarly to the final battle from the movie. In addition, David's last words with [[spoiler:the ghost of his father Lawrence]] are a near word-for-word reworking of [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi Vader's last words to Luke]]. In the same chapter, David quotes [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Dumbledore]] during his confrontation with Diesel 10:
-->'''David:''' It was foolish of you to come here tonight, Diesel 10. The Mainland Railway Board is surely on their way.
** In Chapter 8, David's [[spoiler:reunion with his mother]] plays out similarly to [[Film/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory Willy Wonka's reunion with his father.]] It even contains reworkings of several lines from said reunion.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13772742/1/My-Big-G My Big G]]'', both David and Thomas use the word "[[WesternAnimation/{{Bambi}} twitterpated]]" to describe Gordon and Rebecca's feelings for each other. David also quotes Friend Owl's speech about being "twitterpated" almost word-for-word.
** ''Literature/TheLittleEngineThatCould'' is alluded to when Rebecca huffs "I know I can! I know I can!" while climbing Gordon's Hill.
* In Chapter 4 of ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13823122/1/Crushed-Spirit Crushed Spirit]]'', Emily and David's drunken antics resemble those of WesternAnimation/{{Dumbo}} and Timothy Mouse before the "Pink Elephants" sequence (although no such sequence occurs in the fic). They also sing the Habanera sequence from ''Theatre/{{Carmen}}'' and the drinking song from ''Otello''. Also, the lines that the crowd that has assembled to look at the sleeping Emily and David speak are near word-for-word remakes of the crow conversation, while David quotes Timothy almost word-for-word while telling Emily what happened to them, and the Fat Controller quotes [[WesternAnimation/TheAristocats Thomas O'Malley]] when describing what happened to David and Emily:
-->'''Fat Controller:''' Basted? They've been marinated in it!
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13857106/1/Until-Death-Do-Us-Part Until Death Do Us Part]]'', during Thomas's nightmare, his last words to Sailor John include Harry's last words to Voldemort in ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix'':
-->'''Thomas:''' YOU'RE the weak one...you will never know love or friendship...and I feel sorry for you.
** Later in the story, David quotes [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Gandalf]] when explaining his views of the afterlife:
-->'''David:''' The grey rain curtain of this world rolls back, then all turns to silver glass...and then you see it. White shores...And beyond...a far green country...under a swift sunrise.
** He then quotes a near word-for-word remake of Gandalf's closing message to Bilbo in ''Literature/TheHobbit''.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13861364/1/Imitation-Steamrollers Imitation Steamrollers]]'', George the steamroller quotes a variant on one of [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Captain Hook's]] lines:
-->'''George:''' So...you want a splash...Ms. Carriage Wheels? I'LL GIVE YOU A SPLASH!
** Later, David quotes a reworking of one of [[Film/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Mad-Eye Moody's]] lines:
-->'''David:''' I'm here because I don't want any more of your nonsense spewing to my beloved engine, end of story, goodbye, the END! Any questions?
** After George causes both Emily and Gina to derail, David quotes word-for-word remakes of several lines said by [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Peter and Lois]] in the episode "Recap/FamilyGuyS10E10MegAndQuagmire".
** When telling Thomas, Emily, Percy and Gina how George's hearing went, the Fat Controller quotes an almost word-for-word retelling of [[Film/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Hagrid's description of Buckbeak's trial]].
** David's final words to George borrow heavily from WesternAnimation/PeterPan's final words to Hook:
-->'''David:''' Say you're an outcast.
-->'''George:''' I'm an outcast.
-->'''David:''' LOUDER!!
-->'''George:''' I'M AN OUTCAST!
-->'''Engines:''' HOORAY! George is an Outcast! An Outcast! An Outcast! An Outcast! An Outcast!
-->'''David:''' Alright, George. You're free to go! And in the Mainland's eyes...you're free to stay there, and NEVER return!
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13874506/1/High-Stress-Express High Stress Express]]'', Gordon quotes a near word-for-word remake of one of Gandalf's lines from ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'':
-->'''Gordon:''' The express is never late! Nor is it early. It arrives precisely when it is meant to arrive.
** He also quotes reworkings of lines from ''WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet'':
-->'''Gordon:''' If that be the case, since the Fat Controller has put us in charge of so many passengers, and seeing how you've decided not to think of our future rewards until the day is out, I might be steaming up some resistance of my own so as not to pander to you and get us delayed. Until the day is out, we are NOT pandering to each other's infatuations for even a single moment. We won't so much as rest, kiss or let off steam together without our timetable saying so!
-->'''Rebecca:''' Well, you'd best hold to that intention, Gordon. For as long as our passengers need us!
-->'''Gordon:''' Oh, you can be sure of THAT, my Golden Queen. You can be sure of that.\\
-->'''Gordon:''' If I could manage an express schedule at that magnitude when I first-ever came here, all the passengers...they'd be bowing in the streets when I huffed along today!
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13881540/1/Thomas-Fuzzy-Friend Thomas' Fuzzy Friend]]'', David mentions ''Franchise/{{Lassie}}'' and ''Film/OldYeller'' when discussing famous dogs, while the Fat Controller mentions ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians''.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13884878/1/How-Else-It-Could-Have-Been How Else It Could Have Been]]'', during David's fantasy about how the events of ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13041974/1/Sailor-John-A-Pirate-s-Vendetta Sailor John: A Pirate's Vendetta]]'' could have played out if he'd been present, the words exchanged by himself and Sailor John during the final battle are word-for-word remakes of WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'s confrontation with Shan Yu. The ensuing fight also plays out similarly to the final fight.
* In Chapter 3 of ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13887970/1/The-Brother-s-Grimm The Brother's Grimm]]'', David's attempts at comforting Bernard and giving him a pep talk (as well as Bernard's angry rant) are near word-for-word remakes of one of [[WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet Silver and Jim's conversations]], while Bernard's conversation with [[spoiler:the ghost of Lawrence]] is lifted from Yoda and Luke's conversation in ''Film/TheLastJedi''.
** 'Arry and Bert whispering to each other then calling Bernard a weirdo while demanding to know what he's looking at in Chapter 4 is lifted from an earlier scene in ''WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet'', where some of the pirates do the same to Jim, while the confrontation between Bernard and the Grumpy Passenger, and David coming to Bernard's aid, comes from Jim's confrontation with Scroop and Silver's intervention - the characters even quote lines that are nearly word-for-word reworkings of the lines spoken in that scene. The lines spoken by the Arlesburgh policeman, and those spoken by David while punishing the Grumpy Passenger, come from the scene directly after ''that'', as does the passenger being forced to mop the deck of David's ship the Sea Emperor. David also quotes [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Captain]] [[WesternAnimation/ReturnToNeverland Hook]] on two occasions while threatening the Grumpy Passenger:
-->'''David:''' Well, Mr. Holder...I can't help but wonder if my ship's plank needs repairing. It's rather worn and brittle...and if you're not going to cooperate and leave Bernard alone for the rest of today, I might need you to be a good fellow and fix the plank...so I can make you WALK IT!\\
-->'''David:''' And what do you think...YOU are doing?
-->'''Grumpy Passenger:''' Hmph! To tell more passengers that this navy-blue Stirling is a danger to the island! He still doesn't see the danger no more than you do!
-->'''David:''' You will go back to your business, complain about your own gripes...and leave Emily's dear brother in the peace he deserves....UNDERSTA-A-A-AND?!
** After chasing off the Grumpy Passenger, Thomas, the Fat Controller and David quote variants on lines from [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Sebastian and Triton's]] conversation about whether the latter was too hard on Ariel. David later quotes Ursula while ranting about the Grumpy Passenger:
-->'''David:''' THAT was a close one! TOO close! That little tramp! At this rate, if we don't stop that filthy man, he's bound to start caning other engines too! Well, just as I did with George's villainy upon you, AND just as I promised the Admiral to protect Sodor from any more atrocities, perhaps it's again time I briefly take matters into my OWN hands!
** The confrontation between David, the Fat Controller and the Grumpy Passenger borrows heavily from [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Tritan's confrontation with Ariel]]:
-->'''David:''' I consider myself a reasonable captain. I enforce certain rules onboard my ship, as well as personal standards for my engine's well-being, and by my military stature, it is my nautical right to see those rules and standards being obeyed at all times!
-->'''The Fat Controller:''' Indeed, David. And I consider myself a reasonable controller. I set certain rules, and I expect those rules to be obeyed...Seamus the Grumpy Passenger Holder! Is it true you caned Emily's brother for nothing?! AND is it true you tried to cane Emily the No. 12 Safety Engine?! Thomas' emerald angel and David's rightful engine?!
-->'''Grumpy Passenger:''' Hmph! She had the nerve to try defending that dangerous brother of hers! How many times have I told you all he's such a danger to us all?! I HAD to cane him!
-->'''David:''' Committing any form of rebellion upon the Emerald Law is strictly forbidden! Seamus, you KNOW that! Everyone knows that!
-->'''Grumpy Passenger:''' Bernard here would have escaped if I didn't do it fast enough!
-->'''David:''' Of course he would have! One less round of trivial and stupid complaints to worry about! You never take the time to know Emily's brother, surely thinking you don't have to know him! Maybe perhaps I don't have to know YOU entirely either! I'm willing to bet everyone else in your family might have been the same! Spineless, savage, deceptive engine framers! Incapable of any gratitude and-
-->'''Grumpy Passenger:''' BOTH THESE STIRLINGS ARE CHEATS, AND SO ARE YOU, RIDER! YOU AND YOUR MEDDLESOME WENCH OF A MOTHER!
-->'''David:''' ...No-o-o! Have you lost your senses completely?! My mother is NOT a wench! Blistered by thy tongue for such words! Emily is our SAFETY ENGINE! Bernard is a GOOD BROTHER! He's RESPONSIBLE, he's RELIABLE!, he's REALLY USEFUL! YOU...see, YOU'RE just an ugly, horrible, grouchy old MAN!
-->'''Grumpy Passenger:''' I don't care!
-->'''David:''' So help me, Holder. As once I conquered Diesel 10 and rid Sodor of George's tarmacking tyranny, I am going to rid Sodor of your plaguing grumpiness and caning cruelty! And if what I'm about to do is the only way...so be it!
** The Grumpy Passenger quotes Clayton's last words to WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}} while daring David to run him through, and David's response is the same as Tarzan's. The Fat Controller quotes the matchmaker's last words to WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}} at the end of his TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to the Grumpy Passenger, while David's words regarding what just happened (as well as the conversation he and Beatrice have about the passenger in the last chapter) are from a variant on [[Recap/FamilyGuyS10E2SeahorseSeashellParty Meg's conversation with Brian]] before she goes back to being a "lightning rod" for her family's abuse.
** The fight in Emily and Bernard's dream resembles the last fight between WesternAnimation/PeterPan and Captain Hook, while David compares the Grumpy Passenger to [[Literature/AChristmasCarol Ebeneezer Scrooge]] in his dream.
** The Grumpy Passenger quotes [[Literature/TheWindInTheWillows Mr. Toad]] while bemoaning becoming homeless and penniless, while David quotes [[WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet Silver]] while congratulating Bernard on the heroic rescue he performed.
** The Grumpy Passenger quotes [[Literature/AChristmasCarol Scrooge]] while begging Beatrice to help him out of the horrible situation he's gotten himself into, while Bernard's goodbye uses several quotes from [[WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet Silver's farewell]], and the ending scene where he and Emily see each other's faces in the clouds comes from the very end of the movie.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13961412/1/Bubbling-Boilers Bubbling Boilers]]'', David quotes [[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheReturnOfTheKing Gimli]]:
-->'''David:''' Well, THIS is a thing unheard of! An engine getting cleaned from the outside is elementary to all railways...but on the inside, in a way such as that?! Especially with my engine and best friend?! Oh...ohh, I'd never hear the end of it!
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13980123/1/A-Close-Slide A Close Slide]]'', Thomas and Emily quote lines from WesternAnimation/{{Bambi}} while escaping the landslide:
-->'''Thomas:''' Faster! Faster, Emily! Don't look back! Keep running! KEEP RUNNING!
-->'''Emily:''' We made it! We made it, Thomas! We...Thomas!
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13981126/1/Pumping-Engine Pumping Engine]]'', Thomas and the Fat Controller quote WesternAnimation/PeterPan and Captain Hook:
-->'''Thomas:''' Come on, then! Who wants another wheeshing?! Form an orderly line, I'll wheesh you all one by one! COME ON, WHO'S NEXT?!
-->'''Fat Controller:''' YOU'RE next, Thomas! This time, you've gone too far! I will NOT, for all the glory on this island, have rudeness like this to passengers!
** The Controller next quotes a variant of [[WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}} Jane's]] response to [[Recap/ArthurS4E1DWsLibraryCardArthursBigHit Arthur's complaint that they don't care that DW broke his model plane]]:
-->'''Fat Controller:''' I do NOT tolerate insults such as his, but fighting about it isn't helping anything! I will deal with this passenger and what he said! But what you did is wrong too!
** When punishing Thomas and the passenger, the Controller quotes variants on [[Film/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone McGonagall's words while punishing Harry, Ron, Hermione and Malfoy]].
** In the dream Thomas has about David confronting the passenger over his horrible words, Emily quotes [[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheReturnOfTheKing Gandalf]] when telling David that the passenger apologised to her:
-->'''Emily:''' There was no lie in this man's eyes. A fool for such comments...but honest and apologetic nonetheless.
** The passenger quotes [[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing Boromir]] when he tries to apologise to Emily after hearing that almost all of her siblings were scrapped.
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13981918/1/This-is-Halloween This is Halloween]]'' is named after WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas song of the same name.
** At the Ironworks, Thomas says [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 that he laughs in the face of danger]].
** While talking about soda pop, Emily quotes a variant of [[Film/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Snape's]] lines about Gillyweed not being something found in a regular potions store cupboard.
** David dresses as [[Literature/PeterPan Captain Hook]], and quotes [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Hook's]] description of how Pan cut off his hand and fed it to the crocodile.
* ''Blog/AskTheFamous8'': The children's care home Thomas and Percy are placed in is called "[[Series/ShiningTimeStation Shining Time]]".
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[[folder:''Total Drama'']]
* In ''Fanfic/CourtneyAndTheViolinOfDespair'', one chapter [[{{Epigraph}} begins with]] a verse from the Gilbert & Sullivan operetta, ''Theatre/{{Patience}}''.
* ''[[Fanfic/LegacyTotalDrama Legacy]]'' contains references to the Creator/GilbertAndSullivan operetta, ''Theatre/UtopiaLimited'', a song from which is the basis for Trent's [[GriefSong tribute song]]. The same chapter also has the [[LiteraryAllusionTitle allusive title]], "[[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Back To the Present]]".
* ''Fanfic/LunchDateWithAGothAnIndieChickAndAWideEyedBubbleBoy'': Some literary works, including Dante's Divine Comedy, and Rudyard Kipling's "The Female of The Species", are referenced during the conversation, specially the first, with Gwen discussing possible LaserGuidedKarma punishments for Chris.
* ''Fanfic/TotalDramaBattleOfTheGenerations''
** Dakota becomes one to ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'', as she now turns into Dakotazoid only when she [[BerserkButton becomes angry]].
** The Kyoto kart racing challenge is a blatant ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' reference, complete with the items.
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[[folder:''Transformers'']]
* ''Fanfic/MoreFraggingPaperwork'': Optimus getting sidetracked by the thought of Great Danes while writing letters includes him wondering what [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo a Scooby Snack]] even is.
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[[folder:''Undertale'']]
* ''Fanfic/{{FURTHERFELL}}'': Sans refers to Mettaton as "king [[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey hal 9000]]" at one point in ''Drama! Romance! Bloodshed!''.
* ''Webcomic/InvertedFate'' has [[ShoutOut/InvertedFate its own page]].
* ''Webcomic/{{Storyshift}}'':
** Since he [[spoiler:never got a robot body and changed his name to Mettaton]] here, Mettaton is [[AdaptationNameChange known in this AU]] as Mettacrit, referencing the game review website Metacritic the same way Napstablook's name references Napster.
** Preboot Undyne's OneWingedAngel form in the Core brings ''Anime/SailorMoon'' to mind.
** Also from the preboot, the ''Rising and falling'' comics feature Shifty getting the key to Chara's secret room, where they find a picture of a younger Chara sitting "between two almost identical twins" and doodles of "A lizard and... something that used to be human?" Dorked (creator of ''Webcomic/InvertedFate'' and friends with Voltrathelively, ''Storyshift's'' creator) confirmed [[https://www.reddit.com/r/Undertale/comments/5jzjqh/storyshift_rising_and_falive_seen_this_before/ in the comments of the Reddit post]] for ''Rising and falling'' that these were both references to ''VideoGame/Mother3'', with the implication that ''Storyshift'' [[{{Crossover}} takes place in the same universe as]] ''Mother 3'' and that Chara was acquainted with Lucas and Claus.
* ''VideoGame/TSUnderswap'':
** Team Switched borrows the name Mettacrit for Mettaton's name as a ghost monster from ''Storyshift'', mentioned above. Since Voltrathelively gets credited for it in the demo's credits and even listed as a playtester for the demo (as Voltra), it would seem they had the creator's blessing.
** Mettacrit's [[https://tsunderswapofficial.fandom.com/wiki/Mettacrit?file=Mettacrit%20-%20Overworld.png design]] shares certain similarities with the Ghost type ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' [[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/File:200Misdreavus.png Misdreavus]].
** The Mad Dummy's first appearance is heralded with the word "DUMMY!!" appearing across the screen as an UnsoundEffect, a nod to the ゴゴゴ text in ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''.
** The Game Over screen is a homage to ''VideoGame/EarthBound1994'', with the protagonist lying in a beam of light and the game calling their death "a bad dream".
** Norman's name and [[TotemPoleTrench true nature]] might be a reference to the first episode of ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls''.
** The welcome mat at the office in the City of Old has the [[Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} Sburb logo]] on it.
** "Fuzzy Friend", Temmie's {{Leitmotif}}, contains references to "Temmie Room" and "Lonely Girl's Room", two songs from the real Temmie Chang's short game, ''VideoGame/EscapedChasm'' (which Toby Fox also made the music for).
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[[folder:''Warhammer 40,000'']]
* ''Fanfic/NobledarkImperium'':
** The opening cantos of the hymn of Ahriman's Daemon Breakers is simply the ''Ghostbusters'' theme with more elaborate versions of its lyrics.
--->''Be thine world benighted by esoteric phenomena?\\
And whose aid would you ask?\\
Be you confronted by the unknown, and deem it horrific to look upon?\\
And whose aid would you ask?\\
\\
Men of Ahriman fear no daemon!\\
Men of Ahriman fear no daemon!\\
Be you stricken with ghastly, coursing visions?\\
And whose aid would you ask?\\
Be your boudoir inhabited by wicked phantoms?\\
Aye, and whose aid would you ask?\\
Men of Ahriman fear no daemon!\\
Men of Ahriman fear no daemon!''
** The Tau are referred to in side notes as having the same character arc that humanity did in ''VideoGame/MassEffect1'' -- that of a growing power who wants to be part of the big table making the big decisions, but is only now just starting to see the true scope of the galaxy at large.
* ''Fanfic/TalesOfTheEmperasque'': The Emperor makes a few:
** "[[Franchise/StarWars I WOULD MAKE A SCUM AND VILLAINY JOKE IF ANYONE ALIVE TODAY WOULD GET IT.]]"
** "[[Series/TheATeam I LOVE IT WHEN A PLAN COMES TOGETHER.]]"
** There's also a lot of ''Literature/CiaphasCain'' references, and Cain is one of characters in the second part of the fic.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:''The Witcher'']]
* ''Fanfic/TheAccidentalWarlordAndHisPack'': In addition to every work in the verse being titled using [[LiteraryAllusionTitle part of a Sara Teasdale poem]] some of her poetry shows up in the fics themseves as well.
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[[folder:Other]]

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[[folder:''Ace Attorney'']]
* ''Webcomic/FrancisEquitasAceCasanovaAndAttorney'': An entire case was done as a shout out to ''Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei''.
* ''Webcomic/KristophGavinAceAttorney'': Several of the individual comic's titles, such as ''[[Music/MCHammer Hammer Time!]]'', ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons The J Stands For "Jay"]]'' and ''[[{{VideoGame/Portal}} Still Alive]]''.
* ''VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorneyCase5TurnaboutSubstitution'': Quite a few, including to ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', ''VideoGame/ZeroWing'' and ''{{VideoGame/Super Mario Bros|1}}''.

[[folder:''Animorphs'']]
* ''Fanfic/AnimorphsRedux'';
** When the Animorphs first meet [[spoiler:future!Cassie after a confrontation with David]], Marco observes that this crisis has become so confusing that he hasn't "questioned [his] sense of reality so much since the moment [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffy]] suddenly had a sister".
** Demonstrating her sci-fi fan status, Melissa compares the Ellimist to Q from ''Franchise/StarTrek'' and David to Sauron as a whiny, emo teenager.
* ''Fanfic/{{Daemorphing}}'':
** Loren's daemon, Jaxom, is named after a character from ''Literature/DragonridersOfPern''.
** The Mielan spawning are named after Jake's Yeerk from ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/9386750/chapters/21249770 Voluntary]]''.
** Essa 283, the Yeerk who gets put into [[spoiler:Dan]], is named after Essa 412, which is what Tom's second Yeerk was called in ''Eleutherophobia''.
* ''Fanfic/{{Eleutherophobia}}'':
** In ''These Are the Damned'', Tom discusses the concept of "thoughtcrime" from ''Literature/NineteenEightyFour''.
** In ''Total Recall'', Tom reads a book about 80 people fleeing a doomed Earth, which is clearly meant to be ''Literature/{{Remnants}}'', another Creator/KAApplegate series.
** In ''Escape from L.A.'', the password to enter the Yeerk Pool under the YMCA is "We're here on behalf of the Music/VillagePeople", the band who made the "YMCA" song.
* ''Podcast/SporadicPhantoms'':
** The tiger at The Gardens is called Hobbes, as in ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes''.
** Crazy Helen's advertisement in episode 9 includes a soundbyte of a [[Series/DoctorWho Dalek]] saying "EXTERMINATE!"
* The author of ''Fanfic/WhatIfTheYeerksWereTheGoodGuys'' admits in an author's note that Mrs. Chapman's first name, Allison, was lifted out of the aforementioned ''Eleutherophobia'' series.

[[folder:''Assassination Classroom'']]
* In the ''[=Mach20=]'' fan translation of ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'', Kayano says that falling in love was like being "[[Music/BonJovi shot through the heart]]". (She then explains- less overtly- that [[LoveInterest Nagisa]]'s to blame.)

[[folder:''Bleach'']]
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7011900/19/Breaking-Routine Breaking Routine]]'', Grimmjow goes for a walk and when the other espada learn of it, we get this exchange.
-->'''Harribel''': How much collateral damage are we looking at?\\
'''Starrk''': Oh... [[WebVideo/HellsingUltimateAbridged the Grimmjow amount]].
* ''Fanfic/VowOfTheKing'':
** Ryuken's maid is named [[Anime/CodeGeass Sayoko Shinozaki]]
** Bambietta attempts to invoke the iconic "I'm here to kick ass and chew bubblegum" one-liner from ''Film/TheyLive'' in chapter 7 only for Candice to deflate the moment with some bubblegum she had on hand
** Several of the weapons in Eien-ō's FieldOfBlades are taken from other works, including:
*** [[Film/ThePrincessBride Inigo Montoya's rapier]].
*** [[Manga/{{Berserk}} Gut's Dragonslayer]].
*** [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Zuko's twin swords]].
** Ransōtengai being used as a countermeasure against Zommari's Amor is lifted straight from ''Fanfic/AProtectorsPride''.
** Candice's response to Zommari's speech about "sovreignty" is taken directly from ''WebVideo/HellsingUltimateAbridged''.
-->'''Candice:''' Is there a rest stop between now and the fucking point?

[[folder:''Bug Fables'']]
* ''Fanfic/SheMightBeGiant'': The title is a reference to the band ''Music/TheyMightBeGiants'', and all of the chapter titles are taken from their songs.

[[folder:''The Butterfly Effect'']]
* ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3210906 The Butterfly Effect 0]]'': The head of the Sunnyvale Institution is [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Dr. Emmett Von Braun]].

[[folder:''CSI'']]
* Fanfiction.net has a humorous Series/{{CSI}} fanfic in which Ray takes 'Morpheus' as an online username, a shout out to his ''Franchise/TheMatrix'' role.

[[folder:''Death Note'']]
* ''Fanfic/AllYouNeedIsLove'' is one to ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'' which is, naturally, also a TakeThat.
--> '''Light''': Those weapons of mass destruction are slippery little devils. I'm beginning to think that the notebook is secretly [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings the one ring lacking both a dark overlord and a fiery Mount Doom in which to destroy it.]]
** And:
-->''For some reason Naomi found herself thinking of Film/TheGodfather, and the horse's head tossed into a bed. Except the horse's head was Matt's and it was Mello's leopard printed waterbed that was soaked in blood.''
** Naomi asks L why he thinks he's ComicBook/{{Batman}}. Also Mello seems to think he's Creator/SamuelLJackson.
* In the CrackFic ''Fanfic/ACharmedLife'' Light bought a copy of [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Icha-Icha magazine]] for their articles on Kira and L and later uses ''Franchise/StarTrek'' [[BoldlyComing as an example]] when seriously considering pursuing a [[InterspeciesRomance relationship with Ryuk]]. Ryuk plays ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' with Light and ''VideoGame/HaloReach'' with Matt online. There are also shout outs to ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', Myth/JapaneseMythology and Myth/NorseMythology, as well as an allusion to the [[PlotParallel Matt/Mello pairing]].
* There are ''tons'' in a ''FanFic/ACureForLove'': Matt hums the ''Franchise/StarWars'' "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bzWSJG93P8 Imperial March]]" when [[BigBad Kira]] enters [[TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness the meeting room.]] Also when Light gets a scar on one of their misadventures of getting shot at he grumbles in his InternalMonologue that it makes him look like ''Literature/HarryPotter''. Also in the [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6866923/1/Last_Night_I_Dreamt_Somebody_Loved_Me deleted scenes]] Mello compares Light to the ByronicHero Heathcliff of ''Literature/WutheringHeights'' and his FreudianExcuse [[FridgeBrilliance is similar in this ficverse.]] There's a stealth one with the OriginalCharacter V who has a [[ComicBook/VForVendetta vendetta]]. Also "[[Franchise/ResidentEvil Matt had just been spectacularly killed by a zombie riding a unicycle]]" and Near points out that [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings "One does not simply walk into Mordor."]] Also when Light confides in L about [[DealWithTheDevil his little problem]] and why he can't just quit: "Think of [[Theatre/DoctorFaustus Faust]], L. It's Faust on a shorter time scale." And [[spoiler:Light's ultimate scheme]] is a shout out to ''Film/ChildrenOfMen''.
* ''WebVideo/DeathNoteTheAbridgedSeriesKpts4tv'' has ''tons'' with shout-outs to ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' , ''Manga/ShamanKing'', ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'', ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}'', ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget'', ''Franchise/StarTrek'', ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'', ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'', ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'', ''Film/BattleLosAngeles'' and the theme song is [[Series/DoctorWho "I Can't Decide."]], Light and the taskforce sing [[Music/{{Queen}} "Bohemian Rhapsody"]], Light tells Misa that "[[Series/{{Highlander}} there can be only one]]", "Ooh Mad Libs!", "[[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Your fridge is running.]]" [[Film/TheWizardOfOz "Go Rem, ''fly!'' And do my bidding! Muwahahaha!"]], "WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague [[Film/TheAvengers2012 Assemble!]]," Near asks for [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Amanda Hugankiss]], [[Film/{{Spaceballs}} the passcode is 1-2-3-4-5]], and new rule of the Death Note: "KlaatuBaradaNikto" does not mean "we come in peace" especially when said by Creator/KeanuReeves. Also the title of every episode is named ater a movie or pop culture reference. "Whatever happened to that missle?" *the [[Franchise/StarWars Death Star]] explodes*, and the mafia guy in the gimp mask speaks like [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark Kenny]]. "[[Series/TheXFiles The truth is out there]]," [[Franchise/{{Halo}} Master Chief]], [[Manga/{{Hellsing}} "Seek and destroy!"]], and then there's DaChief's [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann final words about MANLINESS and his theme song...]]
* In ''Fanfic/KiraSweetheart'' there's a Shout Out to the [[AdvertisingCampaigns "Got Milk?"]] commercial, L dreams of TabletopGame/CandyLand, [[PerkyGoth Misa shops at Hot Topic]], "An Excellent Day For An Exorcism" is a quote from ''Film/TheExorcist'', Rem's line [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLgPNilXHM4 "The conversion has already begun"]] is a Shout Out to Music/{{Disturbed}}, L declares [[ComicBook/JudgeDredd "I am the law,"]], [[spoiler:L gets Ryuk]] hooked on ''VideoGame/EverQuest'', [[Series/{{House}} Dr. House]] is Light's attending physician, L pays for [[spoiler:Light's surgery]] with his [[Film/BatmanForever L-Credit Card]], Light and L watch ''Manga/BlackButler'', and the title of the last chapter, Sugarcoat, aside from being an IncrediblyLamePun was inspired by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU2gCAiDETM the song]] by Music/BreakingBenjamin. Also there's a couple of stealth ones: one to Film/TheGodfather ([[spoiler:even badass mafia hitmen know it's not fun getting stabbed in the hand]]). Another scene is inspired by an episode of ''Series/BabylonFive'' [[spoiler:where the doctor restricts the crew from eating their [[TrademarkFavoriteFood favorite foods]] and [[WholePlotReference they deal with it by trying to switch their plates around.]]]]
* In the [[AlternateUniverseFic AU]] ''Fanfic/MyStupidReality'' the first books Light read as a child that had any substance to them were ''[[Literature/EvilGeniusTrilogy Evil Genius]]'', ''Literature/ArtemisFowl'', ''Literature/{{Matilda}}'', ''Literature/EndersGame'', and ''Literature/BattleRoyale''--this is what causes the canon divergence because after finishing this reading list young Light Yagami decides it might be more prudent to [[ObfuscatingStupidity hide his genius]]. Later when on the run [[FallenHero from L]], Light sets up a false trail for his pursuers that leads them [[Film/{{Fargo}} through Minnesota to Fargo, North Dakota.]] There are also shout outs to ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' and ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros''.
* In ''Fanfic/DeathNoteChaotic'', The Masked Man uses his Death Note to force [[spoiler:Shuichi Aizawa]] to answer any question preceded by the phrase [[VideoGame/BioShock "Would You Kindly?"]]

[[folder:''Deltarune'']]
* ''Webcomic/{{Defragmentation}}'': Spamtom mumbles "Come on down to BIG SHOT AUTOS" in his sleep at one point, refencing a ''Deltarune''-themed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTu-PIL9_vs parody]] of ''Advertising/BigBillHells''.

[[folder:''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'']]
* ''Fanfic/AllBecauseOfUncleGary'':
** The Satanic ritual incantation includes the phrase "[[Literature/HarryPotter dumble]][[WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer dora the explora]]".
** Uncle Gary's driving skills are said to be the result of playing an excessive amount of ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'', with one illustration suggesting that the specific game he plays is ''[[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas San Andreas]]''.

[[folder:''Digimon'']]
* The ''Fanfic/TamersForeverSeries'' includes several {{Shout Out}}s to ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' such as this scene:
-->'''Gabrielle:''' '''''Anyway, it seems things are getting pretty messed up in the Eastern Quadrant. The Second already got her Omnivice.'''''
-->'''D.C:''' ''The second? The second Archangel?''
-->'''Gabrielle:''' '''''No, dummy, the second EVA pilot. Of course I mean the second Archangel!'''''
-->'''D.C''': ''[[LampshadeHanging You know, for someone who has been inside a glass tube for thirteen years, you certainly know your anime stuff.]]''

[[folder:''Doctor Who'']]
* ''WebVideo/TheBuggerAnthology'':
** When the Daleks rewind some video footage with the Tenth Doctor and try to identify him in "The Bitch Fight of Canary Wharf", the subtitles suggest he's [[Series/JessicaJones2015 Killgrave]], another character portrayed by Creator/DavidTennant.
** "The Stink of Humanity":
*** The first time Jack Harkness speaks, the captions refer to him as "[[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean Captain Jack Sparrow]]".
*** The name of one of the Daleks quotes the superlatives associated with ComicBook/IronFist, though the character's name is rendered as "Iron Plunger" due to Daleks lacking hands.
*** The TitleDrop of the video is accompanied in the subtitles by the phrase [[WebVideo/CinemaSins "roll credits"]].
** The Dalek that accidentally shoots the Doctor in "It's me, Davros" is named [[Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory Barley Chucket]].
** "The Clash at Dalekdome":
*** The name of the video is a nod to fictional band [[ComicBook/ScottPilgrim The Clash at Demonhead]].
*** When the New Paradigm Daleks leave for their next gig, the Supreme Dalek says [[Franchise/StarWars "Chewie! Punch it!"]]. A Wookie roar is heard in response.
** As a nod to the episode's time loop premise, "Groundhogmanay of the Daleks" has the Daleks announce "[[Film/DoctorStrange2016 Dormammu, I've come to bargain!]]" whenever they teleport in.
** "Bitch Fight II"
*** When it contacts the Doctor in the TARDIS, Dalek Simon says he initially got the wrong phone booth, and "[[Film/PhoneBooth Colin Farrell was pissed]]!"
*** The Doctor meets Dalek Simon in a volcano - passing [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith Obi-Wan crying about Anakin's fate]] on the way.
* In ''Fanfic/KeepOnRunning'', the author named planet Zetakid after a planet in one of her files of VideoGame/{{Spore}}

[[folder:''Ed, Edd n Eddy'']]
* ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4821436/ Ed, Edd, Eddy n Edna]]'': [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons "Can't sleep, clowns will eat me,]] [[MadnessMantra Can't sleep, clowns will eat me,]] [[RuleOfThree Can't sleep, clowns will eat me,]] [[MemeticMutation Can't sleep, clowns will eat me."]]
** The story itself is full of shout outs to other works, usually due to AuthorAppeal. For instance, chapter 16 starts with [[OriginalCharacter Edna]] and May watching a ''Franchise/OnePiece'' movie and chapter 21 starts with the four Eds watching {{Wrestling/WWE}} Summerslam.
* ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7614248/ The Ed Of The World]]'': Ed's theory of the moon getting out of orbit and striking Earth may be a reference to ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask'', though it may be just a coincidence.

[[folder:''Encanto'']]
* ''Fanfic/JustAddWaterAkelaVictoire'': As hinted by the title ([[WordOfGod and directly from the author]]), elements foreign to ''Encanto'' were taken from ''Series/H2OJustAddWater'' without being a FusionFic.
* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/43195773 Night Shift]]'', Stefanie reads ''Literature/MitchAndAmy'' to Camilo.

[[folder:''Fire Emblem'']]
* ''Fanfic/AnEagleAmongLions'':
** Several chapter titles bear allusions to poems and song titles, among other things:
*** Chapter 14, "The Fire in Which We Burn", comes from a poem by Delmore Schwartz entitled "Calmly We Walk through This April's Day".
*** Chapters 41 ("I'm on the Lam But I Ain't No Sheep") and 57 ("I Am the One You Warned Me Of") are Music/BlueOysterCult songs.
*** Chapter 70, "Some Destinies Should Not Be Delivered", comes from the BOC song "In Thee".
*** Chapter 71, "For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky", is the name of [[Recap/StarTrekS3E8ForTheWorldIsHollowAndIHaveTouchedTheSky a Season 3 episode]] of ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''.
*** Chapters 78 and 79 ("Time May Change Me..." and "...But I Can't Trace Time") are lines from the chorus of Music/DavidBowie's "Changes".
** In Chapter 17, during the judging of the White Heron cup, Ferdinand brags that his "inventive" dancing style has been "[[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist passed down the Aegir family for generations]]".
** In that same chapter, Ingrid mentions a fable she learned from Ashe called the "[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening Ballad of the Wind Fish]]".
** The line "[[Film/TheTerminator Come with me if you want to live]]" is uttered in two different instances: from Ingrid to Edelgard in Chapter 58, and then from Edelgard to [[spoiler:Marquis Vestra]] in Chapter 78.

[[folder:''Fireman Sam'']]
* ''Fanfic/EverydayCrazinessInPontypandy'':
** The ''Mermaid Girls'' books that Sarah loves bear some similarities to an aquatic ''Franchise/SailorMoon'', primarily with each member being named "Mermaid (name)", having ColorCodedCharacters and a FiveManBand, an emphasis on female friendships, etc.
*** According to "[[Recap/EverydayCrazinessInPontypandySarahsMermaidAdventure Sarah's Mermaid Adventure]]", Mermaid Flora's TransformationNameAnnouncement is "[[WesternAnimation/StrawberryShortcake Growing better all the time!]]", while Mermaid Shimmer's is "[[Anime/GlitterForce Shining bright to find my way!]]".
** In "Heads Up", Elvis and Sam read ''Literature/TheLittlePrince'' together. Notably, it's in its original French (''Le Petit Prince''), thus confirming that Elvis is bilingual.
** In "Lift Life", Briar mentions that they think of [[Franchise/StarWars the Death Star March]] to keep on beat when doing CPR.

[[folder:''Fullmetal Alchemist'']]
* ''The Fanfic/ElementalChessTrilogy'' has a few, both in-universe and otherwise.
** In the first story, the three main characters sneak into besieged Central City using a hot air balloon, which is a CallBack of sorts to the 2003 anime adaptation.
** Edward Elric's son is named Lucas, after Luke Triton from the ''VideoGame/ProfessorLayton'' games.
** The ''Brotherhood'' anime showed a photograph of Roy Mustang after the end of the series in which he has a mustache, for reasons unexplained. Many members of the fandom prefer to believe that, as the picture in question belonged to Ed, he had drawn the mustache onto it; this EpilepticTree is firmly planted in the fanfic.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:''Friday Night Funkin''']]
* ''Fanfic/TwoIdiots:''
** The prologue mentions "[[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} that one song with the skeleton]]".
** Chapter 2 of the prologue is called "[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun The Detour Was The Shortest Path]]".
** In ''The Spook Before Christmas,'' Keith and Cherry go to the theater to watch ''[[WebAnimation/SpookyMonth The Ooga Booga]].''

[[folder:''Glee'']]
* In [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6152050/1/Whose_Gay_Line_Is_It_Anyways Whose Gay Line Is It Anyway]], the Series/{{Glee}} club plays a game of [[Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway Questions Only.]] Slash (and [[HilarityEnsues hilarity]]) ensues.
-->'''Puck:''' Do you come here often?
-->'''Kurt:''' Do you normally cruise an art gallery looking for fashionable and attractive men?

[[folder:''Gravity Falls'']]
* At one point in ''Fanfic/FakingIt'' when Bill is suggesting to Dipper different things they could conquer, he suggests taking over a "[[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb Tri-state area]]."

[[folder:''Harry Potter'']]
* ''Fanfic/AfterTheEndArabellaAndZsenya'': To a fandom in-joke. In the {{Shipping}} wars, the Good Ship Harry/Hermione had the iconic symbol of pumpkin pie, and this fic which is ''very'' Ron/Hermione, based on a website that is strongly geared towards the same, Ron angrily tells his mother that [[TakeThat he hates pumpkin pie.]]
* A.L. de Sauveterre's ''[[http://www.sugarquill.net/read.php?storyid=191&chapno=1 Harry Potter and the Society of Orpheus and Bacchus]]'' pushes over into ReferenceOverdosed, which works with the fairly tongue-in-cheek tone of the story. A short sample:
** The prologue refers to a tapestry with the cast of ''Film/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe'' on it (with the implication that Harry may be descended from the Pevensies).
** Colin Creevey dressing up for Halloween as famed (Muggle) photographer Annie Liebovitz.
** Draco Malfoy is encouraged to read Creator/ErnestHemingway's ''Death in the Afternoon.''
** Literature/TheThreeMusketeers (all four of them) show up in paintings to give Ron love advice, and continue to pursue the now-vampiric [[FemmeFatale Milady]].
* In ''Fanfic/TheJadedEyesSeries'' Harry/Tristan is friends with a werewolf OC named [[ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} Logan]] and [[WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}} the Gargoyles of Avalon.]] Also Tristan names his faerie familiar [[Literature/PeterPan Tinkerbell.]]
* In ''Fanfic/TheLieIveLived'', a throwaway line has Harry saying, "Yeah, just call me 'Ambassador Potter', expert at foreign diplomacy and purveyor of international goodwill." This refers to one of author's other works [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2889350 Bungle in the Jungle]].
* In ''Fanfic/OhGodNotAgain'', there are several shout outs, including ones to ''Franchise/StarWars'', ''Film/ThePrincessBride'', and ''Literature/ThePictureOfDorianGray''. What's most notable, though, is that at one point, this trope is lampshaded (along with everything else).
-->'''Snape:''' POTTER! Enough about your mythological creatures and your obscure Muggle literature!
* In ''Fanfic/TheOllivanderChildren'', by vifetoile, a certain theory of wandless magic is called Weatherwax magic (a shout-out to Literature/{{Discworld}}) and the {{Muggle}} character, Mark, makes frequent references to ''Film/ThePrincessBride'' and ''''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''.
* ''Fanfic/ThePowerOfSeven'' has Ginny mention in one chapter ''[[Film/TheAvengers2012 That's my secret, Harry. I'm always horny]]''.
* In ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8106168/1/Weres-Harry Weres Harry?]]'' when the new Marauders are tasked with organizing the now "Tri-Tri-Wizard Tournament," they pattern the new tasks after the trials the Dread Pirate Roberts overcomes in ''Film/ThePrincessBride''.
* All chapter titles in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9776859/1/Blaze-Into-the-Inferno Blaze: Into the Inferno]]'' are literary references, mostly to Robert Frost poems.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4780695/15/A-Collection-of-Harmonious-OneShots A Collection of Harmonious OneShots]]'' Sirius pleads to be given Peter Pettigrew's rat Animagus form.
-->'''Sirius:''' Let me have it, Harry. I can make it look like an accident... a suicide... [[Literature/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents a series of unfortunate events]]...
* At one point in ''Fanfic/MyImmortal'', the narration notes "red velvet lined da black box". This is a direct (if misspelled) quote from the Creator/{{Bauhaus}} song "Bela Lugosi's Dead", considered the TropeCodifier for GothRock. It's unusual for two reasons - it's the only ShoutOut in the fic to [[DontExplainTheJoke not be pointed out in some way]], and it's the only reference to actual goth music made in the whole story.

[[folder:''His Dark Materials'']]
* ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/35939 Like gold to ayery thinnesse beate]]'' has Will doubling over in laughter when [[spoiler:Lyra]] tells him she put a [[Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia wardrobe over an opening to another world.]]

[[folder:''Homestar Runner'']]
* Several times in ''Fanfic/CheatCodename''.
** The first chapter has a shout out to the infamous WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic fanfiction "Fanfic/Cupcakes". It shows an expy of Pinkie Pie named Rosy Cake killing an expy of Rainbow Dash named Color Rush to bake her blood into a pie.
** A shout-out to the infamous [[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog Sonic Sez]] short where Coconuts runs away from the abusive Dr. Robotnik and is told to return by Sonic.
** "Realizing is part of the fight." Is a parody of [[Franchise/GIJoe "And knowing is half the battle!"]]
** Reynold's line "Ahh, that was the best one yet, I feel bad for who has to go in there next." is a parody of a line from WebVideo/{{Phelous}}'s ''Beauty and the Beast'' review.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:''How to Train Your Dragon'']]
* ''Fanfic/TheHomeWeBuiltTogether'': When the real possibility of consummating their marriage becomes a thing, Astrid starts regularly taking [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire Moon Tea]] as a precaution.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:''Jojo's Bizarre Adventure'']]
* In ''Fanfic/JonathanJoestarTheFirstJoJo'', one of the Sex Pistols says "He can't stop all of us!" in reference to the infamous Area51 raid.
* In [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/1911009 A Family Of Trees]], Joseph is reading a ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'' comic while talking to Jonathan. Later on, Josuke is shown playing ''VideoGame/MarioParty,'' and describes it as being a game that ruins friendships.

[[folder:''Jurassic Park'']]
* ''WebVideo/JurassicWhatIf'':
** The series {{title sequence}} is a homage to that of the similarly "{{what if}}"-themed episodic, animated series ''WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021''.
** Marshall Brody, an {{original character}} who is [=InGen's=] chief aquatic geneticist and assists Henry Wu in creating the ''Mosasaurus'' in Episode 6, is a very clear shout-out to Martin Brody, the protagonist of ''Film/{{Jaws}}'' who battles the hostile shark. The video even uses a screenshot of Martin Brody from the film when mentioning him.

[[folder:''Kingdom Hearts'']]
* [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9518583/1/11-Drunk-Nobodies-Play-Slender 11 Drunk Nobodies Play Slender]] has a ton of them:
** [[WholePlotReference The whole fic]] is a ShoutOut to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXwkfSmYkf4 11 Drunk Guys Play Slender]] and ''VideoGame/{{Slender}}'' in general.
** [[NotSoAboveItAll Saix]] is apparently obsessed with the game [[VideoGame/MiamiShark New York Shark.]]
** In their game of Rock-Paper-Scissors, Xaldin and Demyx call out Creator/ChuckNorris and [[Franchise/StarTrek Mr. Spock]] respectively.
** Xaldin calls the random appearance of the author's friend's OriginalCharacter a [[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic Big-Lipped Alligator Moment.]]
** Demyx refers to the ''Website/YouTube'' video [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hddCpJ8MfVo "some guy yells at some cats"]] when Slender Man shows up for the first time: [[OhCrap "RUN! FLUCKING RUN! YAAAH!]]
** When Roxas is scared to play the game, Axel decides it's "time to go [[Anime/GhostStories Hajime Aoyama]] on his ass!" Roxas' crying is later compared to [[TheUnintelligible Keiichirou's.]]
** Luxord, who's too drunk to speak right, tells Roxas to "go [[VideoGame/CallOfDuty Modder Wadfern 2 all over [Slender Man's] ass!"]]
** Axel sings, "Roasty toasty Slender, roasty toasty Slender!" like Nuka from ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingIISimbasPride''.
** After Xigbar calls Roxas "Rocky," Axel tries to sing the ''Franchise/Rocky'' theme music.
** A drunk Lexaeus screams [[Series/DrakeAndJosh "COCK-A-DOODLE DOO, THE COW SAYS MOO!"]] when he gets a page.
** [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk "LEX SMASH!"]]
** It turns out that Zexion and Lexaeus are fans of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic.''
** [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext When his daughter from the future shows up to say hello,]] Demyx insists that she much be confusing him for someone else, like [[Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers the Netherlands.]]
** Somehow, Future!Luxord got Demyx' daughter [[Series/DoctorWho stuck in the Time Vortex.]]
** When Zexion snaps and attacks Xigbar, Axel yells "WOOOOO! [[Franchise/MortalKombat MORTAL KOMBAT!"]] and Roxas tries to sing the theme song.
** To Larxene's annoyance, the boys reference ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'' when Marluxia finds a giant rock.
** Marluxia jumps into Larxene's arms ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' when he gets scared.
** Xigbar and Demyx have apparently watched ''Film/MeanGirls'': "Four for you, [[MistakenForPregnant Mama Axel]], you go, [[ItMakesSenseInContext Mama Axel!]] And-none-for-Larxy-and-Mar-Mar-bye!"
** [[Manga/SoulEater "ZEXION CHOP!"]]
** Demyx's DrunkenSong is a variation on the ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' theme song.
--> '''Demyx''': Slender Man, Slender Man
---> Does whatever a Slender can
---> Can he swing, from a web?
---> I dunno, I'm way too drunk
---> Look out, he is the Slender Man
* ''Fanfic/BeyondTheBorders'':
** The author's notes all open with "[[Fanfic/QuarterLifeHalfwayToDestruction ATUHOR'S NOSE]]".
** The vodka Rachel uses to make a MolotovCocktail is labeled "[[Film/JohnWick Quintessentially Q]]".
** Rachel's "share if you don't think" button is a [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cropped-image-macros cropped image macro]].
** In a shout-out to Website/ThisVeryWiki (and thus, indirectly, to ''Series/{{Angel}}''), Yuffie's CavemenVsAstronautsDebate is literally a [[HypotheticalFightDebate "Cavemen vs. Astronauts" debate]]. It also takes place on a haunted moon, in reference to [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/moons-haunted a memetic tweet]].
** Riley named themself after the main character of ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'', [[spoiler:because, as they remind Rachel, the film has been noted to have {{applicability}} to the plural experience]].
** One of Rachel's competing responses to Yuffie's use of the term "multiple personalities" is "that's [[Film/TheBigLebowski not the preferred nomenclature]]."

[[folder:''The Legend of Korra'']]
* In ''Fanfic/AMillionMilesOfFun'', the very title of which is a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1fzJ_AYajA song]] reference:
** Chi-enhancing tea [[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheAvatarState is still a thing]] in the Avatarverse.
** It appears that [[MagmaMan lavabending]] {{Punch Clock Villain}}s are as likely as [[WebAnimation/CharlieTheUnicorn violent pink unicorns]] to [[{{Squick}} cringe]] at [[MessOnAPlate messes on plates]] sold by {{Greasy Spoon}}s.
** [[TheBrute P'Li]] [[Series/ParksAndRec knows what she's about]] when she [[BigEater orders off the family value menu]].

[[folder:''The Legend of Zelda'']]
* [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13105443/1/The-Legend-of-Zelda-The-Wind-Waker The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker]] has a few references.
** While laughing at Link's signature getup, Aryll asks if the Hero of Time [[Literature/PeterPan "[woke] up a bunch of kids and made them fly so they could fight pirates"]].
** Some Moblins in Dragon Roost Cavern attempt to sacrifice Medli by [[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom locking her in a thin cage and plunging her into a pit of lava]]. Unlike the original, this attempt is thwarted.
** Due to her being speculated as a female, her being a plant, her having a very low, baritone voice and a tendency to sing, Kalle Demos seems to be a shout out to [[Film/LittleShopOfHorrors Little Shop Of Horrors.]] She is also defeated by being electrocuted before [[DefeatEqualsExplosion exploding]].
** The Tower Of The Gods involves one [[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade going through several trials while finding the solution by reading from a book]].
** This one may just be a coincidence, but when Link squares off against the Helmaroc King, Link [[VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1 screams]] [[IllKillYou "I'LL KILL YOU!"]] [[VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1 at the bird.]]
** In an attempt to get the Ghost Ship chart, Link travels to Diamond Steppe Island and teams up with Mila, who was trying to find treasure to escape poverty. The sequence of getting to the chart seems to be a reference to [[Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk Raiders Of The Lost Ark]]. Examples include them getting covered in spiders, having to swing across a deep pit and Link having to leap it on the way back (although Mila doesn't betray him), the cave falling apart once the MacGuffin is obtained and even a sequence where invaders have to walk in between trapped tiles to avoid being hit with darts.

[[folder:''Life is Strange'']]
* ''Fanfic/{{Bloom|Mogatrat}}'':
** Max and her friends have regular movie nights, during which they watch ''Film/TheTrollHunter'', ''Film/{{Splice}}'', and ''Anime/GraveOfTheFireflies''.
** In ''In the Night We Trust'', Victoria shows Taylor ''Anime/GhostInTheShell'' and ''Anime/PonyoOnTheCliffByTheSea''.
** At the Halloween party, Max dresses as [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Marceline]], Rachel as [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Ty Lee]], and Chloe as ComicBook/TankGirl.
* ''Fanfic/SoftSupportsAndThePunksThatNeedThem'': When confessing that she has dirty fantasies about her to Max, Chloe admits most of them involve Max "[[Film/Titanic1997 take pictures of me like one of your french girls]]."

[[folder:''The Lord of the Rings'']]
* In ''Fanfic/MarksOfTime'', chapter 15, the characters watch two old films, ''Film/SomewhereInTime'' and ''Film/{{Titanic|1997}}'', and make references to their plots.

[[folder:''The Loud House'']]
* ''VideoGame/TheAceSavvyExtendedUniverse'': The Ace Cave is a reference to the Bat Cave from ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}''.
* ''Fanfic/AngerManagement'': Lana initiates the mud fight with "It is on like VideoGame/DonkeyKong", and later, Luna tells Lincoln that "Girls just wanna have fun", which is the name of a song.
* ''Fanfic/TheBoyWhoCriedIdiot'':
** The title is based of ''Literature/TheBoyWhoCriedWolf'', however, unlike in the fable, Lincoln wasn't lying.
** Martin says that he was "having an [[Literature/TheOdyssey Odyssey]]" to find Lincoln.
** When Leni suggests that one of the sisters get rid of Martin by shoving him into her mouth, Lynn tells her to stop going to ''Website/DeviantArt'' for ideas.
* ''Fanfic/BurningSecret'': When Lincoln is hallucinating from lack of sleep, he sees Lola dressed as Elsa from ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'' and his classmates as ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' characters. He also calls Kirby "[[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]]".
* ''Fanfic/FlowingStar'':
** Lucy mentions in her letter for Lincoln she gained an interest into a worn dagger, planning to improve it. The name she plans to give for the ultimate knife is "[[Videogame/{{Undertale}} Real Knife]]".
** During the second part of the prologue, Lincoln was playing a round from the game called ''Videogame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''.
* ''Fanfic/{{Heroverse}}'': Each of the subtitles in the fics is a reference to some other work.
** ''Ace Savvy: A New Hope'' is one of the first ''Franchise/StarWars'' movie ''Film/ANewHope''.
** ''Power Chord: High School Musical'' to ''Film/HighSchoolMusical''.
** ''Nova: Homecoming'' to ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming''.
** ''Queen of Diamonds: The Fellowship of the Ring'' to ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing''.
** ''Ace Savvy II: Attack of the Clones'' to ''Film/AttackOfTheClones''
** ''Louds Assemble'' is to the Avengers catchphrase "Avengers Assemble".
* ''Fanfic/LincolnsMemories'':
** The three-year-old Lynn hums the ''Film/{{Jaws}}'' theme while playing with a rubber shark.
** "'Tis the Season to Be Loud" is named after the song "Deck the Halls", which has the lyric "'tis the season to be jolly".
** "Do You Lana Build a Snowman?" is based on a song from ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'' called "Do You Wanna Build a Snowman?".
* ''Fanfic/ALoadOfBulk'': Luna says, "Good golly, Miss Molly!", which is a lyric from "Splish Splash, I Was Taking a Bath".
* ''Fanfic/LucysSecret'':
** At one point, the Louds watch ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles''.
** During the sleepover, the goths watch ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968''.
* ''Fanfic/MallRatsTLH'':
** Lincoln describes some shoes as looking like the Ruby Slippers from ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''.
** Lincoln's leather jacket attracts comparisons to Fonzie from ''Series/HappyDays'' by both himself and a buff guy named Jimmy.
** Ronnie Anne once told Lincoln that he threw like a [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings hobbit]].
** Movies in the movie store include "[[Literature/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents The Littlest Elf]]", "[[Film/HighSchoolMusical Middle School Musical]]", "[[WebVideo/JakeAndAmir Astronaut Accountants from Outer Space]]", "[[WesternAnimation/DorbeesMakingDecisions Mr. Poe & Yogul in Vegas]]", "Alan Smithee's Literature/AliceInWonderland" and "[[Film/AboutABoy Santa's Super Sleigh: The Movie]]".
** The opening credits theme to the "Hermie Parker" movie was performed by [[Music/GunsNRoses Glocks n' Tulips]], and [[Creator/AdamWest Adam North]] voices the owner of the mansion.
** The ice cream parlor at the end is [[VideoGame/TwistedMetal Marcus Kane's]], with the signature flavor "Sweet Tooth".
* In ''Fanfic/TheNightmareHouse'', Lola's eyes are described as WesternAnimation/{{Bambi}}-like and "Not-Lisa"'s smile is described as being like the [[Literature/AliceInWonderland Cheshire Cat]].

[[folder:''Marvel Cinematic Universe'']]
* ''Fanfic/BecauseIKnewYou''; Reference to ''Theatre/{{Wicked}}'' is a key point in both fics;
** In "Because I Knew You", Peter and Wanda first admit their knowledge of each other's secrets after watching the play when Wanda and Peter are each struck by the similarities between them and Elphaba, Wanda obviously drawing analogies to how Elphaba was condemned as the villain and Peter comparing his current secret to how Elphaba never told Glinda the truth about her survival.
** In "Clea Cut" [[spoiler:after Wanda is manipulated into dreamwalking into her counterpart in another world, the already-displaced Peter of her world confirms her identity by singing lines from ''Wicked''; he had already established that show doesn't exist in Earth-717, so the "local" Wanda wouldn't understand the reference]].
** Aside from ''Wicked'', it's stated that several 80s horror movies were inspired by contact with the Dark Dimension, such as dreamwalking inspiring [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]]; Clea mentions that the Dark Dimension is still earning royalties from a writer who created a series about "[[Franchise/EvilDead a Darkhold ripoff and a guy with a chainsaw hand]]".
** Also, "Clea Cut" features more than one ''Franchise/StarWars'' reference when Peter and Wanda learn that their counterparts on Earth-717 are married, the two comparing their reaction to that idea to the thought of how Luke and Leia must have felt about their kiss on Hoth after learning about their ''real'' relationship.
* In ''Fanfic/TheOtherSideMemoriaeterna'', after the Snap killed the ''other'' half of the universe, when Yelena Belova makes contact with Peter Parker she concludes her introduction by saying "I think you are missing a Black Widow on your team so [[Literature/TheHungerGames I volunteer as tribute]], Peter Parker."
* ''Fanfic/SixesAndSevens'':
** After telling Emily about an encounter with Fighting Jack Churchill, Emily exclaims "You should go into battle with a sword, Carter!" ''Series/GenerationKill'', of which the author is also a fan of, has a similar line.
*** The above chapter's title came from the book ''Literature/OneBulletAway'' by Nathaniel Fick, who was an officer featured in Generation Kill.
** The final chapter gets its title from a famous exchange in ''Film/LawrenceOfArabia'', along with a quote from Lawrence's book, ''Seven Pillars of Wisdom''.
** Emily tells Michael that if he gets out of line after getting the serum she'll shoot him like [[Literature/HeartofDarkness Colonel Kurtz]].
** A subtle reference is made to ''Series/BandOfBrothers'' when Emily tells Mark Anthony Todd that there's "dust on your jump wings, cowboy."
** The codename of the team's contact in ''Shadow of the Eagle'' is Nausicaä - and while the [[Anime/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind anime character]] is named for an actual greek figure, the umlaut is only included for the former.
** When Michael tells Robbie not to try anything untoward with Emily, Robbie responds "I would never steal a friend's [[Film/MeanGirls beau, you whore.]]"
** Chapter 5 of ''Shadow of the Eagle'' is described as an homage to ''Podcast/OldGodsOfAppalachia''; specifically, Mark's tale about meeting a mysterious women in Barlo, Kentucky who appears to be Daughter Dooley.
** Mark also mentions encountering Barrow and Locke Mining and Railroad Combine back home in chapter 7, and the footnote claims that the company would "is a fine addition to Marvel's many corporations of dubious repute".
** ''The Haunting of Villa Layla'' is a reference to the ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode "[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/DoctorWhoS38E8TheHauntingOfVillaDiodati The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]". Much like the historical inspiration for the episode, the story also features a group of characters being trapped in a home due to grim weather and telling spooky stories to pass the time.
** The third chapter has two to the infamously memetic ''ComicBook/AmazonsAttack''. First is when Robby casually snarks "my God" after determining Fritz von Meyer's plans. After concluding his story and being met with middling reviews, he mopes that they "should all be thanking [him] for stopping a deadly bee weapon".
** Emily's chapter in ''The Haunting of Villa Layla'' mentions the Crimson Abbess and Bonewhite Jacques from ''Podcast/{{Jemjammer}}''.
** Chapter 5 of ''Phantom Pain'' Emily tells Dottie that sometimes "dreams are messeges from the deep", directly quoting ''Film/{{Dune|2021}}''.
** Chapter 11 of ''Phantom Pain'' is titled "Do You Think Love Can Bloom, Even on the Battlefield?", a quote from ''Videogame/MetalGearSolid''.
*** The same chapter opens with Howard telling a phone operator to connect him to the University of Los Angeles and, after a moment, he reiterates that "[[Series/{{Glee}} it's in Los Angeles]]".
* ''Fanfic/SpiderManFindingHome'';
** When Peter, Kate and Yelena take part in a [=LARPing=] session, Yelena's attire resembles Astrid of ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'', with Peter and Kate vowing to watch the film with Yelena once she reveals she hasn't seen it.

[[folder:''Merlin'']]
* ''Fanfic/TheStudentPrince'':
** Gwen compares riding the train to St. Andrews to being on [[Franchise/HarryPotter the Hogwarts Express]]. She doesn't realise [[WizardingSchool just how apt her comparison is]].
** After seeing Arthur's plane, Merlin asks, "[[Franchise/StarWars Can it make the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs?]]"
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[[folder:''Miraculous Ladybug'']]
* ''Fanfic/MarisStella'':
** When attempting to hit Avalon's energy attacks back at her, Maris refers to the technique as the [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Dead Man's Volley]].
** A sleeping supervillain is named Princess [[Anime/LittleNemoAdventuresInSlumberland Nemo]].
** When wielding the Horse Miraculous, Owen adopts the name Artax, after the horse from Film/TheNeverEndingStory.
** Hallie as the Tiger Hero goes by the name Tigris Cantus after a character from VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou.
** Mouse themed supervillain Mouseacre makes a reference to Population Bomb, signature move of mouse-themed Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Maushold.
** When Naota's Aunt Rinoa is Akumatized, she's given a dog to fight beside her. The character she is named after, Rinoa Heartilly from VideoGame/{{Final Fantasy VIII}}, fights with a dog for a partner.
** Momster is a supervillain who fights with various children's toys and playthings. While wielding a kendama, she threatens to tear the heroes apart with her indignant judgment. Indignation Judgment is a special attack in VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia, used by the kendama wielding character Genis.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:''MonstersVsAliens'']]
* ''Fanfic/GodHelpTheOutcasts''
** When Susan first wakes up at the base, she's still mildly high from the tranquilizer and starts comparing her situation to a scene in ''Literature/AliceInWonderland''.
** To the original ''Film/AttackOfThe50FootWoman''. Apparently, the events of that film took place in the same universe as this one, with [[NoodleIncident Monger actually taking part in the attempt to capture/kill Nancy Archer.]] It's for this reason that he's being careful with Susan, and Cockroach has to verbally reassure him that Susan is not Nancy.
** A few lines said by characters are direct quotes from ''M*A*S*H''.
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[[folder:''My Hero Academia'']]
* In ''Fanfic/TheNorseHeroFenrir'', the design of Izuku's wolf forms are all based off of Fenrir from ''VideoGame/{{Smite}}'', his SuperMode Ragnarök based off of his [[https://gamepedia.cursecdn.com/smite_gamepedia/0/0c/T_Fenrir_Ragnarok_Card.png?version=9e70813c7a128e70baa346cacfcf4196 Ragnarök skin]].
* In ''Fanfic/TheMantisInTheMix'', All-Might and Crimson Riot's discussion regarding viligante Jade Mantis takes a cue from Batman and Green Arrow's talk about Catwoman in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold''.
-->'''Crimson Riot''': Your little crush just committed felony assault.
-->'''All-Might''': Nonsense! My only interest is her rehabilitation. I believe with a little work, she can become a loyal servant of justice.
-->'''Crimson Riot''': So letting her escape is all part of her reform therapy. Not your best plan.
* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/29076336/chapters/72935232 A Green Dragon's Hoard]]'':
** One of the people Izuku and Mitsuki notice at the entrance exam spares a striking resemblance to [[Manga/DragonBall Piccolo]].
** As the story is inspired by ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13639506/1/Quantity-of-Quirks The King of Beasts]]'', there's a number of references to it. Such as Tsuyu once again finding Izuku doing the entire entrance exam quirkless "hot".
* In ''Fanfic/TheFirstPillar'', whenever Momo does something that references her affluence or high-level education, Mina will comment "[[Manga/The100GirlfriendsWhoReallyReallyReallyReallyReallyLoveYou So THIS is the X of a rich person...!]]"
* ''Fanfic/TurningANewLeaf'':
** While Izuku is running through theories why he suddenly manifested a quirk, one of the reject theories is [[ComicBook/SpiderMan being bitten by a radioactive raccoon]].
** Bakugo refers to Izuku's quirk manifesting as him turning into a Toys/{{Furby}}.
** Amaterasu is based on the PlayerCharacter from ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}''.
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[[folder:''My Little Pony'']]
* ''Fanfic/ActuallyImDead'':
** Trixie quotes [[WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog Dr. Facillier]].
** Wave Blaster makes several shout outs to ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' throughout the story, most notably, one of Trixie's mentors, "Kunai Tail" is obviously a ponified Scorpion.
** Trixie and her mother Hope's mentors, including the aforementioned Kunai Tail, are basically the pony equivalent to The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, but with a different roster.
** The Canterlot Court House, bears a strong resemblance to [[WesternAnimation/{{Superfriends}} a certain other hall of justice]].
** According to the author, Trixie's dark green AlienBlood, after her tranformation, is one to the Xenomorphs of ''Film/{{Alien}}'' fame.
** Trixie not being able to get drunk, is also kinda sort of inspired by a certain scene in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger''.
** One of the artifacts Trixie listed to Twilight, is the name of another Fan Fic: ''Hurricane's Champron''.
** A grumpy, smoking stallion who is knowledgeable in Dark Magic and is named Hell Blazer. For everyone knowing the similar named comic book series, those character traits should sound familiar.
** After [[spoiler:Lightning Dust]] comes surprisingly close to taking out the Dark Force, said dark force quotes the ''Music/LinkinPark'' song, "In the End", while taunting her.
---> '''Dark Force:''' You tried so hard. You got so far. But in the end, it doesn't even matter.
* ''Fanfic/AllAmericanGirlShinzakura'':
** Applejack's first werewolf transformation is largely based on the famous sequence in [[Film/AnAmericanWerewolfInLondon An American Werewolf in London]] with some changes due to her being a pony.
** The latest book in the Daring Do novel series is ''Daring Do and the [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater Philosopher's Legacy]]''
** The three main characters of ''The Golden Armor'' make a brief appearance in a restaurant setting, and later end up [[spoiler:saving Applejack from making a bad situation worse]] where one of the trio is thanked by name.
** "Wrote lots of books and spells, head of the mage guild, Princess Celestia's protor... [[VideoGame/{{Starcraft}} protoss]]... personal apprentice!"
** One of the worlds' most popular movie series is ''Fanfic/ArddunLleuad''.
** "Well, my parents were both military, and my mom has a small armory she keeps around the house for weapons reference for her artwork, so yeah, I know how to shoot. Learned on Dad's [[Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex Seburo M5 9mm]]."
** The title of the sidestory anthology -- ''Be Human'' -- is a reference to one of the ScottMatthew songs from SAC, and in universe it's DJ's favorite song, for [[BecomeARealBoy obvious reasons]].
** When a young Mike asks his sister for advice in dating DJ -- an alien -- his sister questions whether or not he'll wake up one day with DJ talking about [[VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic 'yellow perpendicular with making blue bisector']].
*** Funnily enough, years later one of DJ's favorite games is shown to be a future version of ''Star Wars: The Old Republic''.
** When Cadance asks Lyra on advice for childrearing, Lyra makes light of how things have changed between former foalsitter and foalsat:
--->'''Lyra:''' Just don't expect me to do the whole Darth Vader thing.\\
'''Cadance:''' Darth... Vader?\\
'''Lyra:''' ''Franchise/StarWars'' reference -- hubby's a big fan of those old movies. "When I left you, I was but the learner; now ''I'' am the master."
** During a Halloween party, Erica dresses up as the assassin Ambika from ''Webcomic/ClaudeAndMonet''.
** In chapter 11 the Changelings get "educated" on the difference between [[Series/StargateSG1 tacics meant for terror]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_ps9iMH1N4 tactics meant for war]] by the Belgian special forces.
*** The start of chapter 6 shows several characters travelling through a portal from Earth to Equestria, and it's described as very similar to a Stargate.
** Derpy's otherdimensional-sensing device is known as the {{Music/Stereolab}}.
*** For that matter, she boards an airship called the ''Serene Velocity'', also the name of a Stereolab album.
** Somebody claims that mystery girl Subaru may be a student at [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Furinkan High School]] in Nerima.
*** For that matter, Tsubasa and her fellow students attend Tamagawa Mikami High School [[note]]better known as the school attended by Sakura Kasugano of VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha fame[[/note]].
** One original character is named [[Music/CocteauTwins Tiny Dynamine]] and her unusual magic aura resembles butterflies.
** Combined with a lovely TakeThat in the following line:
--->'''Discord:''' Would you care for a cupcake? Never cared for them myself. [[Fanfic/CupcakesSergeantSprinkles Too bloody]].
* ''Fanfic/AnchorFoal'':
** Chapter 7 is titled "She's from the Ministry of Sexy Walks", a clear reference to the "Ministry of Silly Walks" sketch from ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus''.
** As the author mentions at the end of chapter 17, '''Film/TheBeastWithFiveFingers''' is an actual 1946 horror movie. The Earth version revolves around [[HelpingHands a murderous severed undead hand]], whilst the Equestria version is a standard monster movie with a centaur.
** Chapter 16, ''Date A Dead'', is a reference to ''Literature/DateALive'', which is part of the HaremGenre.
* ''Fanfic/{{Anthropology}}'':
** When Lyra first meets Nathan, he's wearing a shirt with the word [[{{VideoGame/Portal}} Aperture]] on it.
** Chapter 29 contains a reference to Music/TayZonday's popular song ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwTZ2xpQwpA Chocolate Rain]]''.
* ''Fanfic/AChanceMeetingOfTwoMoons'':
** In the revised version of chapter 7 (side Luna), Elusive does a BigYes in the style of [[Radio/TheJackBennyProgram Frank Nelson]].
** Chapter 11 (side Luna) mentions a cartoonist named Charlie-Horse M. Schulz and [[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} his work]], which includes a SecurityBlanket.
* ''Fanfic/AscendXTSGx'': To Website/TVTropes directly, in the title and contents of an in-universe book from Chapter One:
--> ''A Troper's Guide To: Clichés''
* ''Fanfic/BookOfDays'': [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/100831/3/book-of-days/part-3-summer-solstice-10-ae Part 3]]: Translator's Hoofnotes [2] makes one to ''ComicBook/RedSonja'', but calling her [[BlandNameProduct "Red Ponya"]] instead:
--> 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.
* ''Fanfic/ChrysalisVisitsTheHague'':
** The warden at one point comments that Chrysalis' psychologist -- who had mysteriously diagnosed the changeling as harmless and docile -- is more incompetent than [[Literature/TheCaineMutiny Captain Queeg's]].
** Dries the turnkey nicknamed Chrysalis "[[Music/{{Queen}} the Killer Queen, dynamite and gelatine]]".
** When looking over images of a changeling hive, the lawyer Estermann feels eerily reminded of ''Dulce Et Decorum Est'', an anti-war poem from UsefulNotes/WorldWarI.
** Lauren ''[[Myth/{{Faust}} Mephisto]]'' is alluding to... well, [[Creator/LaurenFaust guess]].
** The fake BBC News page is chock-full of them, such as ''Fanfic/MyLittleDashie'', ''Theater/WarHorse'' and ''WesternAnimation/FillyFuntasia''.
** Estermann admits at one point that Chrysalis looks "as guilty as a... poodle sitting next to a pile of poo", quoting a line from an episode of ''[[Series/{{Blackadder}} Blackadder Goes Fourth]]'' where the titular character faces a [[KangarooCourt drumhead]] [[CourtMartialed court martial]]. Additionally, the name of the chapter is [[Film/AFewGoodMen "Handling The]] [[YouCantHandleTheParody Truth".]]
** At one point, Chrysalis watches a suspiciously apropos DeepSouth [[FilmWithinAFilm prison drama]], which the author referred to as the ''[[Film/TheShawshankRedemption 'Shawshank Pretension']]''.
** Golden Dirk's assertion to "Follow the footnotes" might be a reference to [[Film/AllThePresidentsMen Deep Throat's]] "Follow the money!", especially seeing how similar their [[MysteriousInformant roles]] are.
* ''Fanfic/{{Contraptionology}}'':
** Rainbow Dash tries to use the [[Film/BladeRunner Voigt-Clopff]] test to check whether Applejack is a robot.
** ''Film/Frankenstein1931'': When Twilight finishes her robot, she lets all of Ponyville know with a jubilant scream of "It's alive! ALIIIVE!"
* ''Fanfic/DeathIsForcedToTakeAVacation'': As with any work that Anon e Mouse Jr. participates in, these happen.
** Chapter 1:
*** Helheim, the Lady of Death in this dimension, is named for the region where the dishonorable dead (meaning those who didn't die in battle) go in Norse mythology. Related to this, one of her other Reapers is named Nidhogg, after the creature that gnaws on the world tree Yggdrasil.
** Chapter 2:
*** Fall Harvest reveals his knowledge of Earth pony magic applied to farming; his information, including the consequences of letting things grow too fast, are based in part on Applejack's own knowledge in ''Fanfic/ProjectSunflower''.
*** Fall Harvest's bit about grinding up someone and putting them through the finest sieve references a similar line in ''Literature/{{Hogfather}}''; this was Evilhumour's idea.
*** Fall Harvest remembers, to himself, a story from another adjunct of Death from another dimension who was waiting for a soul to realize they were dead; their story is the events of the ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' episode "The Hitch-Hiker".
** Chapter 4:
*** Fall Harvest is an Adjunct of Death, currently hiding his identity, who says that "I'm just a guy on vacation." A mortal who's mistakenly believed to be [[TheGrimReaper Death]], or at least the inspiration for him, says the exact same thing on a regular basis in ''Fanfic/MakeAWish''.
*** Fall Harvest paraphrases the last lines of the last strip from ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes''. Helheim promptly lampshades it.
** Chapter 5:
*** 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 ''ComicBook/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.)
** Chapter 6:
*** Two of the ponies named in this chapter are Redbird and Blackwing. Redbird's name comes from the car used by ComicBook/{{Robin}}; Blackwing is the name of a starfighter squadron that plays a minor role in ''[[Literature/XWingSeries Star Wars - X-Wing #5: Wraith Squadron]]''. In the same chapter, the character of Green Lake is named for Camp Green Lake in ''Literature/{{Holes}}'', and the character of Light Peanut is inspired by the character of Rube from ''Series/DeadLikeMe'' (these last two were Evilhumour's idea).
*** At least some of the scenes set in the afterlife are inspired by scenes from the ''Literature/RodAllbrightAlienAdventures'' series and the ''Literature/CampHauntedHills'' series.
* ''Fanfic/TheDifferentverse'':
** Moondancer's lashing out and calling Twilight "snooty and stuck-up" in class one day was inspired by a similar scene in ''[[Literature/MagicShop Juliet Dove, Queen of Love]]''.[[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]]
** Velvet's line of "Come to Grandmare" is a direct quote of one of her ''only'' lines in canon as of the fic's publication (specifically from ''The Crystalling, part 2'').
** [[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.]]
** Word Of God is that Scootaloo's real parentage is one to another fic, and will be identified in the first sequel.
** The final author's note, announcing the next story in the series, is purposely styled after the announcements at the end of most of the ''Film/JamesBond'' films of the 1960s-1980s.
** The sequel's title (but ''only'' the title), ''A Case of Family'', was inspired by that of the Creator/MichaelCrichton novel ''Literature/ACaseOfNeed''.
* ''Fanfic/DiscordsNewBusiness'':
** To ''Fanfic/TheInfiniteLoops'' in Celestia's chapter. Queen Novo in this storyline subscribes to the idea of [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill 'seapony diplomacy.']] Her method of dealing with pirates who kidnapped her involves dropping a tsunami on them.
** In Sunset's chapter, during Pony[=/=]Draconequus!Fluttershy's attempts at transforming Sunset (which don't work like she expected), one of the transformations is into Twilight. Spike's amused response: "Oh no, it's [[Fanfic/LavenderUnicornSyndrome Lavender Alicorn Syndrome]]!"
* ''Fanfic/TheElementsOfFriendship'':
** Crescent Rose is a reference to the scythe weapon of [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Ruby Rose]]. Strengthening the connection is her apparent penchant for cookies.
** [=NightMare=] Moon's chant as she casts a forest of thorns around Canterlot is spoken to the same cadence as Maleficent's as she does the same to King Stefan's castle in ''[[WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty Sleeping Beauty]]''. Fitting, since [=NightMare=] Moon was effectively an {{Expy}} of Maleficent in the pilot.
** The scene where Selena finds Tiberius and makes him her familiar is an almost word-for-word remake of a similar scene in ''Fanfic/TheNuptialverse''.
** Discord turns a canary inside-out, undoubtedly a reference to [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Magic Man]].
* ''Fanfic/EquestriaAHistoryRevealed'':
** The fic is full of these, even from the main character's name, Loose Change, calling out a prominent 9/11 truther film to fit in with her crazed conspiracy beliefs.
** The LemonyNarrator uses the phrase "hot topic" in passing, which is then followed with a tiny "Buy MLP shirts today!"
** One of the cited sources in the bibliography on Starswirl the Bearded is written by "Fedora the Neckbearded".
** Princess Luna, during her transition into Nightmare Moon, was quoted to be [[DarkerAndEdgier darker and edgier]]. This is then followed by [[Music/LinkinPark Linkin' Park]] lyrics.
** The LemonyNarrator mentions many snack food brands, like Doritos and Skittles, even going so far to call for compensation in the Bibliography for the free advertising.
* ''Fanfic/TheFirstStepsOfTheRestOfYourLife'': [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Hydro Pump]].
* ''Fanfic/FriendshipIsMagicTheAdventuresOfSpike'':
** "[[Film/{{Zombieland}} It was time to buck up or shut up]]."
** After an upset Twilight goes to confront Shining Armor over not telling her about the wedding 'til last minute, Spike wonders if she sent him to a [[Fanfic/OnACrossAndArrow gender-flipped alternate universe]].
** The last three chapters of the "Canterlot Wedding" arc are listed under the name "[[Series/DoctorWho When A Good Dragon Goes To War]]". For bonus points, the Doctor himself cameos.
** The apparent code phrase to magically grow Spike's temporary wings is "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fly_Me_To_The_Moon Fly Me To the Moon]]".
** The first arc after Spike starts WalkingTheEarth is called "[[Film/LawrenceOfArabia Spike of (Saddle) Arabia]]".
* ''Fanfic/FriendshipIsMagicDiscordDidIt'':
** "I'll just [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKrtbUinWOU kill them with my awesome.]]"
** Velvet refers to a dream about pink elephants and [[Franchise/WinniethePooh honey-stealing weasels.]]
** The "Grab onto our tongues!" scene from ''WebAnimation/CharlieTheUnicorn'' is referenced at one point.
* ''Fanfic/FriendshipIsOptimalTheLawOfficesOfArtemisStellaAndBeat'': To ''ComicStrip/PhoebeAndHerUnicorn'', which inspired Vibrant's MajorGeneralSong.
* ''Fanfic/{{The Games We Play|FriendshipIsMagic}}'': To various [[MemeticMutation memes]] in the [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic MLP]] fandom, including cameos from [[EnsembleDarkhorse Derpy Hooves]], [[SomethingElseAlsoRises wingboners]] as plot points, "I emptied your fridge", and etc.
--> [[WebAnimation/CharlieTheUnicorn "We gotta be sneaky, Dashie! Sneaky!"]]
* ''Fanfic/GettingBackOnYourHooves'':
** During an argument with Rarity, Applejack comments that "[[Fanfic/AhAintGotNoAckcent Ah ain't got no accent!]]" In fact, the entire subplot going on there appears to be based on that fic.
** Checker Monarch appears to be based on [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Azula]], a perfectionist ManipulativeBitch {{Chessmaster}} who is jealous of a younger sibling whom she bullies and has an overbearing father. Moreover, both characters are deeply insecure beneath all their arrogance.
** Trixie is apparently a big fan of the ''[[Literature/HarryPotter Harry Trotter]]'' novels.
** Several {{Shout Out}}s to the ''Fanfic/PonyPOVSeries'' were included due to the author being friends with Alexwarlorn.
** 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.
*** She later tells the story of [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyAndFriends Grogar]] to the Cake Twins. [[spoiler:Both of those stories are used by Trixie to defeat Checker in her final dream attack.]]
** Ditzy, when talking about [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E14TheLastRoundup how she accidentally wrecked city hall with her flank]], says that isn't the only time it's happened, and starts to recount [[AudioPlay/DoctorWhoovesAndAssistant another time it's happened]] until she remembers the Doctor told her not to tell anyone about it.
** While travelling through the Everfree Forest, the Cutie Mark Crusaders realize their path will go past Zecora's hut. Scootaloo suggests a path leading off the one to Zecora's hut, [[VideoGame/StoryOfTheBlanks but Apple Bloom quickly shuts down that idea after remembering where it goes]].
** Pinkie Pie doesn't make Fanfic/{{cupcakes|SergeantSprinkles}} where audiences can see anymore, and angrily mutters about wanting to sue someone for defamation of character.
** In chapter 11, Applejack mentions a time Twilight messed up a spell and sent the six of them to a [[Fanfic/OnACrossAndArrow gender-flipped alternate universe]].
** Chapter 12 takes some references to ''VideoGame/Persona4'' [[spoiler:including Checker's OneWingedAngel transformation into an Ursa Major referencing the Shadows' transformations.]]
** Pinkie's dream [[spoiler:(confrontation with Checker)]] in chapter 12 contains references to both ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo'' and [[WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner Wile E. Coyote]].
* ''Fanfic/TheGodSquad'': To the various properties that the squad comes across in its travels.
* ''Fanfic/AHairyProblem'': A new pony in town, Sandalwood, is a deliberate AlternateUniverse version of DJ Martinez from
* ''Fanfic/{{Hands}}'': All the time, though no-one ever gets Andrew's references.
** [[spoiler:The two people onboard the Enterprise whose iPhone Andrew and Twilight discover are named after the main characters from VideoGame/DeadSpace.]]
* ''Fanfic/TheImmortalGame'': To ''Film/SherlockHolmes2009''. For a while, the duel between Twilight and [[spoiler:Esteem]] plays out just like the one between Holmes and Moriarty in ''[[Film/SherlockHolmesAGameOfShadows A Game of Shadows]]''.
--> ''His advantage: Experience. [[spoiler:Our advantages]]: Power. Mobility.''
** During that same fight with [[spoiler:Esteem]], Twilight makes one to the famous tank chase from ''VideoGame/{{Prototype}}'':
-->'''Twilight Sparkle:''' [[BadassBoast Where have you run to now? Nothing can save you from me,]] [[spoiler:[[BadassBoast Esteem]]]]! [[BadassBoast Not ponies! Not puppets! Not gods!]]
** And to ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'':
-->'''Twilight Sparkle:''' How do you feel?\\
'''Princess Luna,[[spoiler:newly infused with Terra's magic]]:''' Taller.
** Titan is [[VideoGame/MassEffect2 ASSUMING CONTROL OF THIS FORM]].
*** [[spoiler:Twilight's]] Godslayer spell is more or less a magical version of the Thanix cannon. Later versions even use the same combination of elements as the Normandy's main gun.
** Rarity and Esteem have a conversation taken almost word for word from ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'':
-->'''Esteem:''' "It is useless to resist! Don't let yourself be destroyed as your mother did!"
** Nihilus' name is a ShoutOut to [[VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic Darth Nihilus]].
* ''Fanfic/InnerDemons'':
** Queen!Twilight's [[CompellingVoice mind control spell]] is very similar to a [[Franchise/CodeGeass Geass]]. In fact, her statement when shutting down Cadence's magic -- "Never use magic again!" -- is very similar to Lelouch's "Never speak again!" moment with Mao. Lezard even refers to this ability as "the Power of the Queen", and his explanation of how it works sounds very similar to the mechanics of Lelouch's Geass.
** When Applejack finally gets a chance to confront Queen!Twilight, the latter states "[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Element of Honesty... Come to die.]]"
** When Apple Bloom meets with [[spoiler:Trixie in the afterlife]], it plays out similar to a scene between Harry and [[spoiler:Dumbledore]] in ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows The Deathly Hallows]]''.
** When Lezard brings up reincarnation and its implied EternalRecurrence, the phrase "[[Series/BattlestarGalactica2003 All this has has happened before, and all this may happen again]]" comes up.
* ''Fanfic/ItsADangerousBusinessGoingOutYourDoor'', and its sequel ''Fanfic/BesidesTheWillOfEvil'':
** There are quite a lot to ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'', being the story heavily inspired by Tolkien's works.
*** The title of the first story itself is a reference to a quote from ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
---->'''Bilbo:''' '''It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door'''. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to.
*** The same applies to ''Besides the Will of Evil'':
---->'''Frodo:''' I wish the ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened.\\
'''Gandalf: ''' So do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. There are other forces at work in this world Frodo, '''besides the will of evil'''. Bilbo was meant to find the Ring. In which case, you were also meant to have it. And that is an encouraging thought.
*** Balrogs are mentioned as one of the possible threats outside of Equestria, and as one possible identity for the creature lurking in the cave in the Drackenridge Mountains.
*** Gildedale and the Daleponies stand in for Rohan and the Rohirrim.
*** The deer of Shimmerwood are fairly clearly meant to be Tolkien's Elves, and Lady Falalauria is specifically an {{expy}} of Galadriel.
*** In ''A Day for Spike and Twilight'', it's revealed that the current emperor of the dragons is named [[Literature/TheSilmarillion Ancalagon, and his predecessor was Glaurâg]].
*** Many of the prominent deer characters are based on those found in ''Literature/TheSilmarillion''. Lady Falalauria is based on Galadriel, and besides her most elk are named after prominent elves, such as the elk king Gil-Galad, or Feanor and Glorfindel. Reiziger shares traits with both Sauron and Morgoth, including one of his old names, Annatar, which was one of Sauron's many aliases.
*** The monsters Reiziger has created for his armies include fell beasts and ungoliants.
** One of the titles the author was originally considering for ''Besides the Will of Evil'' was ''[[Franchise/CthulhuMythos The Crawling Caribou]]''.
** When Rainbow Dash first uses the lightning powers she learns from the pronghorns, she says [[Film/{{Serenity}} "I am a leaf on the wind"]]. Even better, her mentor who had also been taught by the pronghorns was called ''Series/{{Firefly}}''. Though this may just be a coincidence, given that her mentor is an expy of a past-gen pony by that name.
** Dragons are apparently from [[Literature/TheKingInYellow Carcosa]].
* ''Fanfic/KnightsOfEquestria'': There's quite a few Series/DoctorWho references spread throughout both stories... [[JustifiedTrope which is a given]] since the Doctor is a character in both.
* ''Fanfic/LettersFromADisgruntledFriendshipStudent'':
** [[Creator/JeffDunham "Once you go Purple, you never go back!"]]
** [[WebVideo/MyLittlePonyTheMentallyAdvancedSeries "I encouraged her to get professional help for her addiction, but she just left all huffy, claiming she could quit anytime she wanted."]]
*** Though unintentional, Twilight's demeanor throughout this series is nearly identical to her "Mentally Advanced" persona, especially in the cynicism department. The only thing that really distinguishes the two parodies in tone is that Mentally Advanced Twilight would be too terrified of Celestia to back-talk her like Disgruntled Twilight does.
** "If Trixie ever comes back, I'm gonna get her in bed with me, just to show her that I'm better than her physically, mentally, and sexually. [[WebAnimation/RedVsBlue Three points, you dirty whore.]]"
** [[Film/BlazingSaddles "So the next plan was to make an exact copy of Ponyville. Every building, every store front, every rock and every tree, right down to the orange roof on Howard Hooves' outhouse. And we actually managed to do it. But then when I realized that you were already on your way, we were going to need a little more time. I raced out with my friends to try and build a hilariously out-of-place toll booth to slow you down even more."]]
** There's a lot of references to ''WebVideo/FriendshipIsWitchcraft'' throughout the series.
*** "Rainbow Dash's weather team got a tornado going and flung all the snow over to the next town, so it's Molestia's problem now."
*** "Rainbow tried to set a record for the most ball bounces off her head. And this is a seriously freaking amazing ball. You have got to check it out sometime."
*** Also, references to Rarity's giant hats, the song "Princess of the Night", etc.
** [[Fanfic/RainbowFactory "Two: I've gathered further evidence that Pinkie is turning into a carnivore. I mean, she tasted the rainbow pools, and everypony knows how the rainbows are made."]]
** To ''VideoGame/MarioKart'': "I heard if you paint it red it'll home in on the closest pony, and if you paint it blue and put spikes on it, it'll automatically home in on the pony that is succeeding the most in life."
** Twilight comments that "[[Film/ReignOfFire dragons are supposed to have great vision during the day, and even better vision at night]]."
** Twilight suggests that if Fluttershy really wants to get out of [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E22HurricaneFluttershy hurricane duty]], she should just tell everypony she has [[Franchise/ResidentEvil the T-Virus]].
* ''Fanfic/TheLifeAndTimesOfAWinningPony'':
** Perhaps unsurprisingly given one of the author's [[Fanfic/MyLittleDenarians other works]] there are one or two references to ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles''.
** Cloud Kicker also makes reference to a spell called Fanfic/BackgroundPony, which [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin makes everyone else nearby ignore you.]]
* ''Fanfic/TheLightInTheDarkness'': Pinkie Pie is a fan of the Creator/MarxBrothers.
* ''Fanfic/{{Magnetism}}'': To ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'', after Rainbow successfully makes cereal. The line before is a shout out to an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' where Homer makes cereal and it catches fire.
* ''WebVideo/MajorLeaguePony'':
** The fight between the Mane Six and the manticore, takes the form of a ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' style battle.
** During Nightmare Moon's flashback to her days on the moon, you can see the Space Sphere from ''VideoGame/Portal2'' flying by her.
** From the same flashback, Nightmare Moon claims her only friend was a small meteorite named waffles, who's face was just a bloody hand print, much like Wilson the volleyball from ''Film/CastAway''.
* ''Fanfic/TheManySecretOriginsOfScootaloo'': The entire premise of the story is to insert Scootaloo into different origin stories.
** Two of the latest chapters have seen ''WebVideo/FriendshipIsWitchcraft'' and ''Fanfic/OnACrossAndArrow'' referenced.
** Spike's story is a mash-up of elements from ''Film/JamesBond, Series/BurnNotice'', and ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove''.
** The author apparently loves Animaniacs, as Cadence's chapter featured 'mini mares' who find Princess Scootaloo, three of whom are named Yakko, Wakko and Dot. Later, in Discord's chapter, the chaos god opens with his version of ''Series/TheMuppetShow'' theme.
** According to Snips and Snails, Scootaloo is a [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer vampire slayer]], with Twilight as her Watcher, the rest of the CMC as her team, and Angel Bunny as her vampire lover. Spike, who is the audience while Twilight is getting much-needed reprieve from the madness, is less than enthused to be cast as the villain.
** Rainbow Dash combines ''Series/TheSixMillionDollarMan'' with ''Series/TheIncredibleHulk1977''.
** Zecora borrows material from Creator/DrSeuss.
** In the intro, brfore the origin stories start, there is a reference to the CMC summoning a "winged squid creature" while trying to be witches. The context seems to imply it was [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos Cthulhu]].
** A nasty rumor involving Pinkie Pie's cupcakes is mentioned, then subverted when Twilight reveals it's [[Fanfic/CupcakesSergeantSprinkles not what we think]]... [[spoiler:The rumor was actually that Pinkie used [[FelonyMisdemeanor artificial sweeteners.]]]]
* ''Fanfic/MemoriesOfDaysLongPast'': Pinkie provides most of these; in the prologue, upon hearing the setup, she directly references ''Film/{{Inception}}'', then asks if [[Franchise/AssassinsCreed their ancestors were assassins]].
** Skyline's griffon friend is named [[Manga/BlackLagoon Revy]].
** [[Fanfic/{{Progress}} Luna has an Abacus named Abacus.]]
** [[spoiler:One of the Summer Triangle ponies is named [[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Altair]].]]
** [[spoiler:Vega talks to midnight in [[VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry the golden land]].]]
* ''Fanfic/{{Mendacity}}'': One of the... things... that Bon Bon sees when she almost passes into Faerie appears to be a ponyfied [[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos Slender Man]].
** The faerie homeland of [[Series/TheMysticKnightsOfTirNaNog Tir na Nog?]]
*** Nope, that's a reference to real-world mythology.
* ''Fanfic/MidnightGreen'': During Midnight's DynamicEntry into Ponyville, he screams "[[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft LEEEEROOOOOOOOOY]] [[WebVideo/LeeroyJenkinsVideo JEEEENKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINS!!!!!]]"
** Midnight later sings music by the Music/BarenakedLadies and Music/{{Voltaire}}.
* ''Fanfic/AMinorVariation'':
** Rarity's [[Film/Ghostbusters1984 introduction to Discord]].
--->'''Rarity:''' Discord, the Spirit of Disharmony? Good evening, my name is Rarity Bell. As a member of the country and world of Equestria, I ask you to cease any and all supernatural activity and return forthwith to your place of origin, or to the next convenient parallel dimension.
** When Rarity mentions how Nightmare Moon was banished to the moon, Jackie wants he to clarify whether she was imprisoned IN the moon, or having adventures on the surface [[Blog/{{Moonstuck}} in the form of an adorable filly]].
** One of Fluttershy's Omega Flight classmates is named [[Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz Dorothy Gale]], who ends up carried off by a tornado to a faraway land.
* ''Fanfic/{{Miscellaneous}}'':
** The beginning of chapter 4 appears to be a reference to ''Film/TheHangover''. Quill wakes up with no memory of what happened the night before, wonders where Filter is, and proceeds to find him on the roof of Sugarcube Corner.
** When [[spoiler:Filter reveals that he has two hearts]], he [[Series/DoctorWho wonders if that has been used before]].
** ''Dual Image'' might as well be renamed "The Series/DoctorWho ShoutOut Chapter". Not only do Quill and Filter quote the Doctor various times, [[spoiler:the scene where Filter, powered up by King Sombra, completely overpowers Trixie and forces her to surrender before forgiving her is taken straight from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E13LastOfTheTimeLords "Last of the Time Lords"]].]]
* ''Fanfic/TheMonsterMash'':
** Count Drache in ''Rarity: Blood and Water'' is one to {{Dracula}}.
** Ultradash in ''Rainbow Dash: The Big Battle'' is one to Series/{{Ultraman}}.
** Pinkie's reference to pod ponies in ''Applejack: One of the Herd'' is likely a ShoutOut to ''Film/InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers''.
* Frequent in ''Fanfic/MyBravePonyStarfleetMagic'', to the point of MediaNotes/{{plagiarism}}.
** The scene of the Grand Ruler dancing and doing hopscotch is inspired by a sketch from ''Series/TodaysSpecial''.
** Replacement villain Serpent-Terror was named after a mecha from ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' before the author changed his name to Serpent-Tyrant. Later revisions change it to a female character named Serpentari, but she pretty much acts the same.
** The general plot of Titan's return and the way the heroes face him of shows parallels to the first episodes of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''.
** Inquirius is named after the species/homeplanet of the unnerving mentor of ''Series/PowerRangersTurbo''.
** The author admitted that the Uniforce is inspired from another DeusExMachina from ''VideoGame/{{Medabots}}'', combined with [[Anime/YuGiOh Exodia's power]].
** The Uniforce is basically [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda the Triforce]].
** Most of the songs were lifted from other sources, including ''Series/TodaysSpecial'' and ''Series/ShiningTimeStation''. He does cite where they came from, narrowly avoiding MediaNotes/{{Plagiarism}}.
** The sequence in the third fanfic where the team goes to "Brogan" is heavily inspired by ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie''.
* ''Fanfic/MyLittleMagesTheNightmaresReturn'':
** To Creator/LaurenFaust's other works; the first mages were apparently ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'', and the first Church of Faust was founded by [[WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends Mac and Bloo]].
** In chapter one, when Twilight complains about having to use the ''Charon'', Celestia suggests the ''[[Series/GilligansIsland Minnow]]''. Twilight changes her mind.
** Pinkie Pie mentions that Magiville's haunted house was actually just [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo Old Man Jenkins in a bedsheet.]]
** Twilight uses [[ComicBook/TeenTitans Raven's]] incantation in one chapter.
** "[[Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} Honk honk, mother hubbard!]]"
** During [[spoiler:Pinkie's fight with the Grand Master, she uppercuts him while shouting something that sounds like '[[Franchise/StreetFighter Shower You Can]]'.]]
* ''Fanfic/NineDaysDown'':
** The concept of deities having multiple souls and distinct bodies, which exist in concert but have distinct senses of self and personalities, is noted by the author to have been derived from ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}''.
** Yothga, a magic-eating plant found in Tartarus and which holds a powerful being imprisoned in its vines, is from the Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian story "Literature/TheScarletCitadel".
* ''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}}''.
** During TD's shift at Sugarcube Corner, [[Fanfic/CupcakesSergeantSprinkles Pinkie gives him a cupcake before leading him down to the basement where he collapses]]. It turns out to be a hay allergy.
** [[Fanfic/TheLifeAndTimesOfAWinningPony Cloud Kicker]] appears at the Gala in her EthicalSlut mode.
** TD mentions that he's from "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greeley,_Colorado a backwater town]] that has been so cleverly dubbed [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark 'The Opposite of Hawaii' by a certain popular cutout animation show.]]"
* ''Fanfic/OfMaresAndMagic'': Sprinkled throughout, including;
** [[spoiler:Sea Pony Lyra makes an appearance.]]
** [[spoiler:At one point, Trixie ends up heading into the Everfree Forest to find the CMC, and stumbles upon [[VideoGame/StoryOfTheBlanks a certain village]].]]
* ''Fanfic/OnACrossAndArrow'': Pinkie Pie suggests space as the Mane 6 hiding spot. For a moment, she turns into [[VideoGame/Portal2 the Space Core]] whilst doing so.
** Rainbow Dash's new trick is the "Double Rainboom".
** There are also a few allusions to fandom memes, such as Rainbow Dash getting a [[SomethingElseAlsoRises wingboner]] on seeing [[ShipTease Berry Bubble]].
** An interesting one, but Applejack refers to a certain tan pony as [[Fanfic/TimeLordsAndTerror "the Professor"]].
*** [[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} Also, PKE energy is mentioned]].
*** Later, ''AudioPlay/DoctorWhoovesAdventures'' short: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afEQzEizgSY ''Doctor Whooves In: Crossed Wires'']], the female counterpart to the Doctor is called "The Professor." ''On A Cross And Arrow'' was noted as one of the influences in the short's creation, per WordOfGod.
** Speaking of fan fic nods, Twilight mentions a universe where [[Fanfic/AWorldWithoutRainbows Rainbow Dash DIDN'T pull off the Sonic Rainboom]] while explaining the concept of alternate universes to her friends.
** Twilight remarks at one point that Rarity's powers of observation would have made her a great detective, a possible reference to the ''Literature/SherlockHolmes'' FusionFic ''[[http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/04/story-study-in-rainbows.html A Study in Rainbows]]''.
** "Well, speak o' [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie1986 th' smooze]]."
* ''Fanfic/OnAWhisperOfWind'': A magician named [[GenderFlip Presto]]? Seems [[WesternAnimation/DungeonsAndDragons1983 familiar]]...
* ''Fanfic/OurFirstSteps'': Apart from shout outs to movies like ''Film/TheRightStuff'' and ''Anime/RoyalSpaceForceTheWingsOfHonneamise'', there are numerous allusions to various works on the subject and to the American and Soviet space programs.
* ''Fanfic/OversaturatedWorld'': There's a lot. Here's some:
** ''Fanfic/{{Oversaturation}}'':
*** When talking about Mr. Discord's "Not A Human Testing Facility". ''Not'': a reference to ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'':
----> Pinkie beamed. "Is there a homicidal AI made by a company that originally made shower curtains?"\\
"He looked for one, but they were outside of his price range." Fluttershy dipped her head. "He was so disappointed."\\
Pinkie backed away a step. "I was joking."\\
"So was he." After a moment, Fluttershy added, "At least, I'm fairly certain he was."
*** BlandNameProduct such that ''Film/StreetFighter'' = ''Alley Brawler'' and "M. Bison" = "F. Buncher", leads to a reference with Bison's memetic "OF COURSE!" from the movie for a text notification tone:
--> "OF COURSE!"\\
Everyone jumped at the sudden outburst. Rainbow Dash then laughed. "Really? F. Buncher from the ''Alley Brawler'' movie?"
** From [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/349607/7/crossworlds-guardian-sailor-orbital/organization-and-arguments-compromises-are-made Sailor Orbital Chapter 6]], to ''Toys/MilkyWayAndTheGalaxyGirls'' from Creator/LaurenFaust, who was also responsible for ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', the originating series for ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls''. It's also lampshaded in the Author's Note at the end:
---> "Yeah, GALAX-E girls rule!"\\
"Yep. It sounds quite appropriate, actually."\\
"Mmmhmm."\\
"...I wonder why?"\\
"I don't know. Something something metajoke?"
** ''Playing Hero'''s ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/349631/3/playing-hero/a-minty-fresh-adventurer A Minty Fresh Adventurer]]'' has its title be a reference to the Pony Platforming Project's ''VideoGame/MintyFreshAdventure'', with a time-manipulating Minuette.
* ''Fanfic/PagesOfHarmony'':
** During Rainbow Dash's MindRape torture, [[spoiler:the story slightly mentions both ''Fanfic/RainbowFactory'' and ''Fanfic/CupcakesSergeantSprinkles'', two other well-known gorefics. While ''Cupcakes'' is only slightly alluded to with Pinkie in one of Rainbow's MindRape visions threatening to hack her wings off, the ''Rainbow Factory'' mention is quite blatant... and it makes everything much worse]].
** Pinkie's gesture language and Rainbow Dash's interpretation of it are a reference to ''Literature/HarounAndTheSeaOfStories'', when Mudra the Shadow Warrior communicates to the Storyteller Rashid in this manner.
* ''Fanfic/ThePalaververse'':
** [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}} Skaven]] are mentioned as one of the (fictional) possible dangers of underground exploration in ''Treasures''.
** Some of the creatures stated to live in Theia's oceans are titanic avancs and packs of grindylow straight out of the ''Literature/BasLagCycle''.
** [[https://www.fimfiction.net/blog/584257/part-15-of-the-palaververse-pachydermia The blog post]] on Pachydermia and its elephants mentions rumors that [[WesternAnimation/{{Dumbo}} some brush elephant calves can use their large ears to fly]].
* ''Fanfic/ThePartyNeverEnded'':
** Star Catcher is the name of a G3 pegasus pony.
** Rainbow Dash mentions the "Swayback Mountains" at one point. This is a nod to a previous Applejack/Rarity fan fic Butterscotch Sundae wrote.
** Chapter 11 opens up with what can only be described as a TakeThat parody of ''Fanfic/CupcakesSergeantSprinkles'', and later, ''Rocket to Insanity''. [[spoiler:Made awesome by the fact that it's Nightmare's MindRape... which Pinkie subverts by ''lucid dreaming''.]]
* ''Fanfic/PartyOfNone'': A reference to ''Fanfic/CupcakesSergeantSprinkles'' is made when Rainbow Dash is hesitant to accept a cake from Pinkie Pie, fearing it may have been drugged or poisoned. [[spoiler:It's safe, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking but Pinkie thinks it's her worst batch ever]]]].
* ''Fanfic/PastSins'':
** At the end of chapter 13, Pinkie Pie's saying "Who's going to make the cake when I'm gone?" is a shout out to one of [=GLaDOS=]'s lines near the end of the original ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}''.
** In chapter 18, [[spoiler:Nyx/Nightmare Moon deals with a [[TheUsualAdversaries scorpio]] by [[VideoGame/SuperMario64 grabbing its tail, swinging it in circles, and throwing it]] towards the Everfree Forest]].
* ''Pattycakes'':
** The beginning of ''Part One'' is one of ''Fanfic/CupcakesSergeantSprinkles'', which also began with Dash having a good day.
** Dash falls under the effects of Instant Sedation and wakes up tied to a table.
** Fluttershy calls for Pinkie to bring cupcakes in one ending of ''Part Two''.
** The song Fluttershy sings is based directly off [[VideoGame/Portal2 Want You Gone]].
** The foalmula is described as [[Film/ThePrincessBride odorless, colorless, and tasteless]].
* ''Fanfic/PinkPersonalHellAndAlteringFate'':
** The style of narrative is a ShoutOut to ''Literature/HardBoiledWonderlandAndTheEndOfTheWorld'' by Creator/HarukiMurakami. The term "Altering Fate" is a shout-out to ''Anime/TheVisionOfEscaflowne''.
** The ''Escaflowne'' shout-outs continue when he assumes [[AxCrazy Dilandau]] is going to tackle him.
** Pinkie Pie says "Laughter is the very best medicine". Dominic responds with, [[Music/WeirdAlYankovic "I'll remember that when my appendix bursts next week."]]
** [[ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}} Must... control... fist of death]].
** Gummy's biting onto Dominic is a ShoutOut to ''ComicStrip/FoxTrot'', specifically the part where he tells Gummy to let go and then Gummy simply substitutes his finger for his nose.
* ''Fanfic/ThePowersOfHarmony'':
** When Blair enters Luna's room at the beginning of the story, he sees she has an [[Fanfic/{{Progress}} abacus]].
** Rarity's morning activities in Chapter 7 include a reference to Lyra's endeavors in ''Fanfic/BackgroundPony.''
--->Rarity worked all throughout the morning, only stopping briefly to enchant a soundstone for a mint-green unicorn wearing a gray hoodie. After finishing that, she continued to work on the necklace.
** Celestia's response to whether she'd taught Twilight any offensive magic in Chapter 17 is a nod to ''Fanfic/TheImmortalGame.'' Also a bit of a TakeThat to the plot.
--->"If she does, she didn't learn it from me." Celestia adjusted one last feather and looked up at Luna. "We covered a few theories on why certain spells have been declared forbidden, but it's not like I was prepping her for war. The next thing I'm going to hear you say is that I was secretly turning her into a brilliant military strategist so that she'd rise up and become the ultimate weapon."\\
Luna rolled her eyes. "Now that's just absurd."
** "Rarity" asks Grovi about an artifact from ''Fanfic/TheFlightOfTheAlicorn'' while they're walking into Canterlot Castle in Chapter 21, and an airship by the name of 'Fancy Free' is seen from a distance in Chapter 27.
--->"Is it true that Princess Celestia keeps the Heavenstone from the Pre-Discordian Era in the Royal Vaults?"
** Blair responds to Piro's needling about [[spoiler:Libra's actions]] in Chapter 25 with a line similar to one uttered by Gordon in ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'':
--->"Celestia forbid you actually have to make a hard decision by yourself, Piro. Be grateful you've somepony to plunge their hooves into the filth for you."
** Norric grew up in [[Fanfic/ItsADangerousBusinessGoingOutYourDoor Gildesdale]].
** Zemblani and Elo's pre-duel banter in Chapter 19 references the famous exchange between [[Literature/PeterPan Peter Pan and Captain Hook]]:
--->"I suppose we can do this your way, [[spoiler:little clone]]," Zemblani said. "Prepare to meet 'thy' doom!"\\
"Dark and sinister mare," Elo answered. "Have at thee."
** Speaking of Elo, he was the result of an affair between members of rival families [[Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet Mont'hequ and Gallopulet]].
** Applejack's group visits the town of [[Series/DoctorWho Gallopfrey, whose ecology causes red grass and silver-leafed trees]].
** That same chapter has a cameo by the title character of the MLP fic "Echo the Diamond Dog".
** Pilgrim/Pupa's story is based on the MLP fic "The Three Sisters", with some minor modifications. (And permission from the author.)
* ''Fanfic/PrincipalCelestiaHuntsTheUndead'':
** When Sunset is home sick with the flu, she's mentioned as watching a cartoon that Celestia doesn't recognize but describes as being [[WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse "Something about fusions, and Crystal Gems?"]]
** While confronting Iron Will during the attack on Canterlot High, Chinch repeats Dracula's "What is a man?" speech from ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'', throws her drinking chalice to the ground, and rips off her suit to reveal a high-collared cape, white shirt and burgundy pants based on the other vampire's.
** The epilogue lifts a brief conversation between Sunset and Celestia regarding where the swords are kept from ''Webcomic/{{Hiimdaisy}}''[='s=] comics on ''VideoGame/Persona4''.
* ''Fanfic/SchoolDaze'': Dozens of lines of dialogue are lines from 80's songs, especially Men at Work and Talking Heads.
* ''Fanfic/{{Scootamom}}'':
** Scootaloo's introduction to [[spoiler:her auntie]] involves her walking across the ceiling with suction cups, à la a certain ''Blog/AskAPony'' blog.
** "She seems to be more caffeine than mare now. Twisted and jittering."
** Celestia also mentions that Luna once got her face covered with alfalfa sauce.
** WordOfGod hasn't confirmed this one yet, but the fact that Luna has a magma-powered forge and warns Scootaloo against exploring the castle cellars on her own has led [=SpaceBattles=] to conclude that she set [[VideoGame/DwarfFortress the Hidden Fun Stuff]] loose in her big sister's basement. Whether or not Canterlot also has a [[Blog/{{Boatmurdered}} Fuck The World lever]] is also unknown as yet.
** The old shopkeeper introduced in the second half of ''Celestia vs. Knitting'' is known simply by his nickname '[[WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures Uncle]]', has a collection of animal talismans, and {{Dope Slap}}s ponies to keep them in line.
** Pinkie Pie's siblings and father are named [[VideoGame/PacMan Inkie, Blinkie and Clyde]].
* ''Fanfic/SophisticationAndBetrayal'':
** The protagonist's favorite drink is [[Fanfic/FalloutEquestria Sparkle Cola]].
** Pinkie Pie takes on the name of [[Music/TenaciousD Tenacious P]] for one of her songs. This is immediately lampshaded by the protagonist.
** To ''Franchise/StarWars'', when the protagonist compares unicorn magic to The Force.
** To ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' when the protagonist responds to her comment with [[MemeticMutation "We kill the Batman?"]]. Rarity naturally doesn't get the reference.
** [[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft "Time is money, friend"]]
** To ''Music/PinkFloyd'' numerous times, including Chapter 14's title, "Wearing The Inside Out" and Chapter 17's title, "High Hopes".
** ''Music/EricClapton'' during Chapter 3, when the Protagonist starts singing "Wonderful Tonight" to himself while waiting for Rarity to get dressed.
** ''Music/BobSeger'' as well, in passing.
** Film/{{Airplane}} gets in with the usual Shirley reference. As above, naturally Rarity doesn't get it.
* The ''Fanfic/StoryShuffle'' series of anthologies: In their Tables of Contents:
** [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/216813/1/story-shuffle/table-of-contents That]] of the first series, ''Fanfic/StoryShuffle1'': To some summaries of ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'', that go like, "In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war."
---> 26. Marine Biology ([=EoH=] compatible)\\
[...]\\
In the grim wetness of the ocean depths of Ungula, there is mostly war.
** [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/469652/1/story-shuffle-2-double-masters/table-of-contents That]] of ''Fanfic/StoryShuffle2DoubleMasters'': To ''VideoGame/BioShock1'''s line, "A man chooses, a slave obeys."
---> 16. Intrusive Thoughts\\
[...]\\
A pony chooses. A slave obeys.
* ''Fanfic/{{Stroll}}'':
** [[WesternAnimation/FindingNemo Wallaby Way]] is mentioned multiple times.
** One of the snacks the burglars stole is called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cysBDwtjrMY Dixie Biscuits]].
** Octavia eats snacks from the brand Host and ''hopes they go out of business''.
** Octavia narrowly avoids [[VideoGame/Fallout3 comparing a sheriff's hat to Calamity]] [[{{Pun}} Mane's]].
** The deputy who helps Octavia is [[VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas Deputy Beagle]].
** The fake name Octavia gives to the two police officers is [[VideoGame/{{Portal}} Chell]].
** Cigare Brûlé (Burnt Cigar in French) is a subtle reference to Music/BonIver.
** In ''Devastation'', the griffons mention [[Literature/{{Trainspotting}} Trainspying]].
** The captain of the pirate ship (who appears in ''Intelligence'', ''Stupidity'', and ''Disappointment'') is [[LetsPlay/Criken2 Andy Trout]]. His ship is called the ''Scuttlebug'' and he calls to the main group with "Avast, ye scuttlebutts!"
** Three successive chapter names are [[Film/MadMaxBeyondThunderdome Town, Barter, and Run]].
* ''Fanfic/StrykesRandomElements'': "There's the Discordians, the Cultists for the Second Coming of [[Fanfic/TheElementsOfHarmonyAndTheSaviorOfWorlds the Mag'ne,]] the Sect of [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}} the Horned Rat]] just to name a few and far to (sic) many others." Including the meat-eating [[VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas White Sock Society.]]
* ''Fanfic/TriptychContinuum'': Many. Here's a few:
** From ''[[Recap/TriptychContinuumTriptych Triptych]]'':
*** To ''Fanfic/FlashFog'': Chapter 3 reports that Fluttershy's income includes a small stipend with associated tax break from the Weather Bureau which she's never quite explained. [[WordOfGod Word Of Fanfic Author]] says that in this continuity, the cottage is serving as a first-alert station, with Fluttershy sounding the alarm if she spots a major uncontrolled weather system emerging from her neighboring wild zone.
*** To ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'' In her desperation to make dresses (plus one tuxedo) for everypony in time for the party, Rarity winds up cannibalizing a set of Quiet's curtains.
*** To ''Fanfic/OnACrossAndArrow'': Chapter 14 has Twilight being asked/made to attend and bless the birth of two foals. Both are then named in tribute to her: the pegasus filly Dawn Sky and a unicorn colt named Dusk. A few chapters later, we meet the latter's father -- and find out the last name is Shine.
*** To Creator/EdvardMunch's {{painting|s}}, ''Art/TheScream'': In Chapter 15, a ponified version is described:
----> "Y'see that paintin' on the wall?" Applejack inclined her head towards the ornate frame. "The one with what Ah think is s'posed t' be a stallion on some kind of bridge, with the sky all red an' somethin' wrong with the water an' two strangers approachin'? An' he's jus' screamin' at the air?"
*** To ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'': In Chapter 13, Rarity reveals that the Diamond Dogs call her the Tyrant of the Underdark. She ''thinks'' it's meant with respect.
*** When Gentle Arrival discusses his list of "infusion" experiments, he mentions an earth pony with an incredible instinct for unicorn ''workings'', and an instinctive ability to dispel most magics, which he uses to pursue a career as a wandering tutor for young unicorns -- this is a reference to Green Grass, the male protagonist of the ''Fanfic/TravelingTutorAndTheLibrarian'' series.
** From ''[[Recap/TriptychContinuumATotalEclipseOfTheFun A Total Eclipse Of The Fun]]'':
*** [[WordOfGod Word Of Fanfic Author]] is that the Brinner Brigade was meant as an extended love letter to [[Literature/GuardsGuards Terry Pratchett]].
* ''WebVideo/UltraFastPony'':
** Pinkie's references to ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' imply that Wacarb is a fan as well. One does not simply reference Bill the pony via pop cultural osmosis.
** A few to ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner''. Marzipan's "Oh Yeah Yeah" song is used for two separate montages. Photo Finish sounds like (a slightly less CloudCuckoolander-ish) Senor Cardgage. The background "music" in "Stay Tuned" is very similar to the music from the ''Dangeresque'' films.
** Wacarb is a fan of [=PurpleEyesWFT's=] abridgements. Diamond Tiara's voice sounds a lot like Nina's voice from ''WebVideo/CodeMENT''. And the joke where [[HypocriticalHumor DT complains about Scootaloo being incomprehensible]] is very similar to the joke where Nina makes fun of Suzaku for having a stupid voice.
** As young Rarity gets dragged towards her new destiny, the ''WesternAnimation/WallaceAndGromit'' theme music plays. A caption appears, reading "I love this song".
** When Rarity reaches her destiny, she's disappointed that it's not [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 Pride Rock]], just an ordinary rock.
** "There's no such thing as too much Music/DavidBowie!"
** Some of the many incorrect names Pinkie Pie gives to Cranky include [[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry Diddy, Dixie, Lanky, Funky, and Chunky]].
* ''The Wedding is Off!'' features some lines that are reworked quotes from ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'', ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'', ''Series/{{iCarly}}'' and ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir''.
* ''Fanfic/TheWitchOfTheEverfree'':
** At one point Sunset quotes [[TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering Jaya Ballard, task mage]].
--->'''Sunset:''' Of ''course'' you should fight fire with fire. You should fight '''everything''' with fire.
** One of the books Sunset finds in the Ancient Castle of the Royal Pony Sisters is "[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTVSpecials The Book]] [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie1986 of Megan]]".
** During their fight with [[spoiler:Nightmare Moon]], Sunset tells Twilight to [[Film/Ghostbusters1984 cross the streams]].
** During the same fight, she pulls a [[Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick Vaarsuvius]]: "I prepared explosive runes this mor-"
** When Pinkie is listing the NoodleImplements she'll need to test the possibility of creating a pinata full of pinatas, she closes with "[[Film/AustinPowers an old priest and a young priest.]]"
* ''Fanfic/TheWritingOnTheWall'':
** The story contains a shoutout to the curse of King Tutankhamen's tomb and to the poem Ozymandias in Daring Do's speculation about what the eponymous, then untranslated writing on the wall of the AncientTomb meant:
--->"'This is the tomb of the great and terrible So-and-So! Look upon my works, ye mighty, and despair! Whosoever steals the treasure will face the gods' curse, and the sky will fall on their heads, et cetera'."
** [[spoiler:The entire story is a shout-out to a proposal for an [[http://www.damninteresting.com/this-place-is-not-a-place-of-honor/ as yet unbuilt nuclear waste storage facility.]] TheReveal turns the story into a {{Horror}} story, as the reader realizes that the ponies who got sick are suffering from radiation sickness.]]
--->[[spoiler:This is not a place of honor. No great deed is commemorated here. Nothing of value is here.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:''Naruto'']]
* ''Fanfic/{{Chiaroscuro}}'':
** The proctors of the Chunin Exams are two guys named Shi Masa and Moto Kishi.
** Three of the random Genin nominated for the Chunin exams are named after well-known manga artists -- Creator/TiteKubo, Creator/HidekazHimaruya, and Creator/AkiraToriyama.
** Three more Genin were puns of manga titles – Tama Gin (''Manga/GinTama''), Ina Yashu (''Manga/InuYasha''), and Ruroshin Kenrouni (''Manga/RurouniKenshin'').
** Lady Arakawa (''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist''), Lord Isayama (''Manga/AttackOnTitan''), and Captain Takeshi (''Manga/DeathNote'') are named after more manga artists.
* ''Fanfic/IAmNotGoingThroughPubertyAgain'': Upon seeing Naruto's picture where his hands and face were painted white and red in flashy Kabuki style, Sakura asks him if he seriously tried to get it registered as his ID photo. He replies "I did indeed! [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo And I would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for that meddling old man.]]"
* ''Webcomic/NaruHinaChronicles'':
** The main logo is inspired by the official logo for ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII''. Fittingly, they both focus on each work's respective OfficialCouple.
** Naruto calls Hinata "Franchise/SleepingBeauty" after she wakes up a few times. The second time it happens, she blushes and asks if Sleeping Beauty isn't supposed to get a kiss from her prince, with Naruto taking this opportunity to give her multiple kisses.
** During the Chunin Exam, Sakura sees Sasuke using the Sexy Jutsu to quickly end his fight against Lee and she does an angry rant over it, only for Sasuke to kiss her in the hopes that it will shut her up. mattwilson83 (the creator of ''NHC'') stated that this was inspired by "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS13E9JawsWiredShut Jaws Wired Shut]]", an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. Said episode features a scene where Homer decides to hug an upset Lisa, hoping it will "cork her cry hole."
*** Another ''Simpsons'' reference happens in Chapter 78. After Hanajima says that she likes the idea of her and Shino having a double date with Lee and Arekusu at a movie theater, Lee says that it's settled and adds "Let's all go to the lobby and get ourselves some snacks!" This is something Mr. Burns said in the episode titled "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS5E18BurnsHeir Burns' Heir]]", which was also a reference to the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let%27s_All_Go_to_the_Lobby Let's All Go to the Lobby]]'' animated advertisement (whereas that line ended with "...to get ourselves a treat.").
** Kakashi greets Hinata in some park by saying "Hi-de-ho" to her. This is similar to Wilson from ''Series/HomeImprovement'', another character known [[TheFaceless for having half of his face being hidden all the time]].
** After learning that Tenten is pregnant and also engaged to Neji, Lee suggests they should go celebrate. This is followed by an ImagineSpot of Lee dancing and Gai singing "[[Film/SaturdayNightFever Stayin' Alive]]" by Music/TheBeeGees.
*** Three chapters later, Gai ends up singing "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Music/{{Queen|Band}}.
** Kiba is giving Mina her contacts case, which has the symbol of an eye printed on it. mattwilson83 left a note underneath the panel showing the case that says "No... it's not a [[Franchise/YuGiOh Millenium Item]]! LOL!"
** In Chapter 130, [[spoiler:Minato]] is shown wearing the gag glasses from ''VideoGame/Persona4''.
** The flashback from Chapter 135 shows that, when he was a toddler, Naruto had a plushie of Kero from ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura''.
** ''Naru-Hina Chronicles Mini-sodes'':
*** One strip begins with Hinata [[Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet saying while on a balcony "Naruto, Naruto Wherefore art thou, Naruto!"]]
*** When Naruto decides to get a new haircut, the hairdresser at first gives him a few haircuts inspired by other fictionnal heroes, namely [[Franchise/DragonBall Goku]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud Strife]], [[Franchise/OnePiece Sanji]], and [[Franchise/{{RWBY}} Jaune Arc]].
*** Two Mini-sodes later, Naruto thinks about giving a new haircut to his Sexy Jutsu appearance. At first, he thinks about having Hinata's haircut, but he then decides about having haircuts belonging to [[Franchise/{{RWBY}} Yang Xiao Long]], [[Literature/HighSchoolDXD Rias Gremory]], and [[VideoGame/Persona5 Futaba Sakura]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:''One Piece'']]
* ''Fanfic/SecondWind'':
** One given to ''Film/ANewHope'' in Chapter 14.
** One given to Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda in the disclaimer of Chapter 17.
** One given to ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' in Chapter 19.
** One given to the 1966 ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'' TV series in the author's note at the end of Chapter 22.
** One given to ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'' in Chapter 24.
** One given to Creator/DrSeuss in the disclaimer of Chapter 29.
** One given to ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' in Chapter 30.
** One given to ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'' in the author's notes at the beginning of Chapter 42.
* In ''Fanfic/SupernovaOnePiece'', Vivi mistakes an ammonite for an [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Omanyte]], only for Nami to tell her that it isn't [[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemon Lord Helix]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:''The Owl House'']]
* ''Fanfic/AHeroForged'':
** One of the first dilemmas Luz has when working on her inventions in the Boiling Isles is finding an alternative to palladium because of its toxicity, a dilemma that Tony Stark had with his miniature arc-reactor in ''Film/IronMan2''.
** Luz calls Gus "Mini-[[Characters/MarvelComicsLoki Loki]]" because of his superfluous use of illusion magic.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:''Persona'']]
* ''Fanfic/ConfideInMe'':
** In Chapter 10, Joker muses on combining Hifumi's and Makoto's hobbies into [[WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries Shogi on motorcycles]].
** In the same chapter, Hifumi quotes Owain and his daughter Ophelia from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' and ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'', a fitting series of games for someone who likes strategy games.
** In Chapter 12, we get this exchange:
-->'''Sae''': Right, well, it seems you have a knack for getting yourself involved in bizarre scenarios with members of the opposite sex.
-->'''Joker''': Ok, that was like the most beep boop way you could have said that, [[{{Pun}} Sae]][[Franchise/{{Transformers}} bertron]].
** In Chapter 15, Joker mentions to Futaba that he had a strange dream about being in a place called the [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate World of Light]] where he fought a giant floating hand that laughed in [[Creator/XanderMobus his voice]], a [[VideoGame/{{Kirby}} masked knight that was a blue puffball beneath his mask]], and a girl that [[VideoGame/{{Splatoon}} looked like Futaba but was part squid]].
** The whole chapter is filled with Video Game shout outs, typical for Futaba. Examples include her saying [[VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink "I am error"]] and to make like a [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog "hedgehog and spin dash out."]]
** In Chapter 17, when talking about Shinya, Joker mentions his nickname of the King, and Sae asks if he means [[Manga/YuGiOh the King of Games]].
** In Chapter 21, after finally revealing his relationship with Makoto, Ren jokes to Sae about the latter [[WesternAnimation/RobinHood1973 having an outlaw for an in-law]].
** In Chapter 22, when Morgana pipes up during Alibaba's call to Sae, Futaba tells him to "stop pulling a [[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon Nebby]] and get back in the bag!"
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Pokemon]]
* ''Fanfic/GuysBeingDudes'':
** Arlo makes plenty of references to his music tastes throughout. Bands namedropped include Music/MyChemicalRomance, Music/BringMeTheHorizon, Music/EscapeTheFate, and Music/FallingInReverse.
** Arlo alludes to the Team Rocket motto from [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries the Pokémon anime]] when Sierra claims their motto is "Team GO Rocket doesn't give a shit about your personal life."
** After Candela called Arlo {{Tsundere}} back when they were dating, he went on a WikiWalk after looking it up on a site that's strongly implied to be Website/ThisVeryWiki.
** Not only does Arlo play VideoGame/{{Ingress}}, XM is also apparently literally real and what provides the power boost to Shadow Pokémon and raid bosses.
** One of Blanche's car magnets reads "Honk IFF you love formal logic", a reference to Webcomic/{{XKCD}}.
** While Spark and Arlo are discussing the linguistics of song lyrics, they come to the conclusion in reference to "Tik Tok" that if Music/{{Kesha}} entered and then left a party, it would produce a universe-destroying singularity.
** A song about horses that was a meme several years prior and which [[TakeThat both Sierra and Arlo hate]], but Sierra hates more, is mentioned. Based on the fic being set in 2022, it's a reference to [[Music/LilNasX "Old Town Road"]] and its MemeticMutation status.
** Arlo plans to call the Shadow Pokémon schematic he's working on at the beginning of the fic VideoGame/PokemonXD.
* ''Fanfic/TooManyAshes'': Clemont and an Ash clone working as his assistant recreate the "Pull the lever" sequence from ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove''.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:''Pretty Cure'']]
* ''Fanfic/GlitterForceIntoTheGlitterverse'':
** The title of the fic is based on ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse''.
** [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar Sasha]] asks for curry bread, but receives a whoopie pie, a la Episode 3 of ''Anime/YoKaiWatch''.
** When Nagisa says [[Anime/FreshPrettyCure Miki]]'s name, the Glitterized Fresh Cures think she's saying "Mickey", and Lauren (Love) muses that Nagisa has been watching "[[WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse too many Disney cartoons]]".
* In ''Fanfic/IntergalacticIllness'', there's a reference to the Wizard of Oz when Kappard says "We'll get your Star Color Princess Pens, and your little fluffy alien, too!"
* ''FanFic/PrettyCurePerfumePreppy'':
** Chiara's hairstyle as Cure Vanilla was meant to resemble [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls Bubbles]].
** There is one to the Brazillian edition of ''Series/AmericanIdol'' in episodes 31 and 34, particularly to a contestant known as Marcos Paulo. He ended up being eliminated during the Top 6 ([[spoiler:such thing did happen to his fanfic counterpart Hyosuke Holic during his second appearance]]) and never popped up at media again since then, but the author still swoons over him.
** Ayameko nicknaming her guitar "[[Fanfic/FutariWaPrettyCureBlueMoon Blue Moon]]" in episode 45, which also mentions "Second Spin" (Night and Sunday's finishing move) and includes a ShipTease moment reminiscent of Asa falling onto Yoko in episode 10.
%% ** WesternAnimation/TheBackyardigans
%% ** WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls
%% ** WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko
%% ** Anime/PrincessTutu
%% ** Manga/Cyborg009
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Professional Wrestling]]
* ''Fanfic/TheJWL'':
** The (non-existent) dark (non-televised) "match" before [[http://www.angelfire.com/fl3/jasonsite/jwl35.html Episode 35]] was [[Series/SaturdayNightLive the Festrunk Brothers defeating the Butabi Brothers]].
** [[Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand "Will You Still Need Me, Will You Still Feed Me, When I'm Episode 64?"]]
** [[Music/NatKingCole Get Your Kicks on Episode 66]]
** [[Music/BryanAdams It Was the Summer of Episode 69]]
** [[Music/MellonCollieAndTheInfiniteSadness Shakedown Episode 79]]
** [[Music/KillingJoke Episode 80s, I'm Living In The 80s]]
** The [[Music/KilroyWasHere "Mr. Roboto"]] and ''Film/TheatreOfBlood'' quotes at the beginning of ''[[http://www.angelfire.com/fl3/jasonsite/jwlgab1.html JWL The Great American Bash I]]''.
** From the [=Stranger=]'s promo on Shawn Michaels on [[http://www.angelfire.com/fl3/jasonsite/jwl46.html Episode 46]]
-->'''STRANGER''': "As a [[Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin great man in this sport]] once said, you will have to kill me to be finished with me!"
** [[http://www.angelfire.com/fl3/jasonsite/jwl1.html Episode 1]] started with the entire roster coming out to the entranceway to Music/{{KISS}}'s "Rock N Roll All Nite," a reference to how [=IWA=] Japan would have their roster come out to Music/{{Survivor|Band}}'s "Eye of the Tiger." This intro was ultimately abandoned, and, ever since Episode 9, with the ten-bell count for [[Wrestling/CurtHennig "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig]], the only times the show opens with the entire roster on the stage is to honor someone in wrestling who had passed away. Unfortunately, this tended to happen a lot.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:''Project Arrhythmia'']]
* The ''Melodical Escapism'' level collection from ''VideoGame/TheAramaArchives'' is named after ''VideoGame/MelodysEscape'', with nearly all of its songs being used in it as well.
* ''VideoGame/{{Black Heart|Ol666}}:''
** In the level First Crush, Aura powers up Nautilus with something that resembles the attacks of a Magikoopa from ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros''.
** The level Funk Hole has its boss Predator use their own versions of attacks from a few other ''VideoGame/ProjectArrhythmia'' custom levels, with on-screen text giving sources for the references.
** The character Medusa is designed after the album artwork for their level's song by F-777 - they use a similar green color scheme, have lightning-based attacks, and have some hair visible.
* ''VideoGame/ThePeerGyntening:''
** [[Film/JamesBond Bond]] is named after another sharpshooter.
** An update to Peer Gynt v2 added a painting from ''VideoGame/SpookysJumpScareMansion'' with Shade's face edited onto it.
** Popcorn's introduction: "You thought I was regular popcorn, [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure but it was me! Uh...Popcorn!]]"
[[/folder]]
[[folder:''Psych'']]
* The titles of the ''Series/{{Psych}}'' fanfic ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5713948/1/Lassiter_learns_How_To_Bend Lassiter Learns how to Bend]]'' as well as its sequels ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5713983/1/Carltons_Worst_Inhibitions Carlton's Worst Inhibitions]]'' and ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6499181/1/The_Case_of_The_Friendly_Indians The Case of the Friendly Indians]]'' are all shout outs to the show's theme song, the first two to the lyrics and the last one to the band who sings it.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Real Person Fics]]
* ''Fanfic/WithStringsAttached'' has a number of shout-outs, including:
** Plenty of subtle [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]] references, of course.
** A line lifted from ''Theatre/SweeneyTodd''.
** A reference from a Creator/SheriSTepper book.
** Several references to lines or incidents from the ''{{Literature/Flashman}}'' series.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:''RWBY'']]
* ''[[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'', ''Film/LordOfWar'' and even games like ''TabletopGame/LegendOfTheFiveRings''.
* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/30275454/chapters/74614986 Arcadia]]'':
** The multiple factions fighting in the [[GreatOffScreenWar Atlesian Civil War]] are sorted into two main blocs: [[WebAnimation/RedVsBlue The Reds and the Blues.]]
** In Chapter 9, Yang's rebuke of [[JerkAss Azora]] is taken pretty much word for word from ''Film/TheBigShort''.
** One of the students at Beacon is a stag faunus named [[Literature/HarryPotter Evan Potter]]. WordOfGod states that he's actually dating a girl named "Harmony" and his best friend is named "Rufus".
** WordOfGod 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".]]
** Part of Nora's backstory is that she was abandoned by her mother 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.
** The orphanage Glynda grew up in is named "Cherry Lawn", a reference to a rather famous Music/VanHalen song. [[Music/{{MCMLXXXIV}} Can you guess]] [[HotForTeacher which one?]]
** A Blessed with a [[PlayingWithFire 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 own OCs from ''Fanfic/ProfessorArc'', Tsune, has been a minor side character since Chapter 2.
** In Chapter 33, Nora sings a personalized cover of "I'm Super" from ''WesternAnimation/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut''.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:''Sgt. Frog'']]
* ''Fanfic/YinAndYangSeries'': Oh so much.
** Doraemon, in the first lines of the first story
** Lupapa's design is based on Manga/{{Naruto}}'s Kankurou, and her whole family are references to ''Naruto'' characters. Her name and thievery are based on Franchise/LupinIII.
** The character of Fujuju pays heavy homage to Doctor Who. He's British, [[Creator/TomBaker wears a scarf]], lives in an old telephone box that's BiggerOnTheInside, and astonishes his human friends with alien technology.
*** Lampshaded once by Oliver.
---> '''Fujuju:''' We're going to make [the telephone box] fly.\\
'''Oliver:''' ...Next thing I know you'll be fighting trash cans and offering everyone jelly babies.
** So does Botan, the Time Lord...er, ''Time Bender''.
** The designs of twins Maggie and Oliver are loosely based on [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} Rin and Len]], while their sister Frannie's design is based on Miku.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:''Skylanders'']]
* ''Fanfic/SkylandersReturnToTheRuins'':
** Spyro says that Kaos is so uncoordinated, he couldn't even land a hit in [[VideoGame/WiiSports Wii Tennis]].
** One of the hats you can acquire is Franchise/SailorMoon's tiara.
** In Chapter 3, Clyde mentions he doesn't want to miss the new episode of "[[WesternAnimation/PAWPatrol Pop Patrol]]".
[[/folder]]

[[folder:''The Smurfs'']]
* ''Fanfic/EmpathTheLuckiestSmurf'':
** The story titles "[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight Smurphony Of The Night]]", "[[WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer Empath And The Red-Nosed Reindeer]]", "[[Film/TheWizardOfOz Somewhere Over The Rainbow]]", "[[Franchise/StarTrek Where No Smurf Has Gone Before]]", "[[Music/RKelly I Believe I Can Fly]]", "[[Music/{{Madonna}} Smurfing Like A Ray Of Sunshine]]", "[[Music/NewKidsOnTheBlock The New Smurfs On The Block]]", "[[Literature/LeftBehind Smurfed Behind: The Departure]]", "[[Film/ReeferMadness Smurfnip Madness]]", "[[Music/TheMoodyBlues Days Of Future Smurfed]]".
** Its in-universe ''Franchise/StarWars'' parody has characters like [[Film/HardwareWars Oggi Ben-Doggi]] and [[Magazine/{{Mad}} Chubba the Fatt]].
** "[[Franchise/{{Highlander}} I am Duncan McSmurf of the clan McSmurf]]."
** Tapper Smurf is one for the arcade game ''VideoGame/{{Tapper}}''.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:''A Song of Ice and Fire'']]
* ''Fanfic/ChasingDragons'':
** A [[Literature/ThePrincessBride "black-masked pirate named Roberts"]] is offhandedly mentioned at one point.
** One of Stannis's most loyal lords during the early years of his reign is [[Literature/GauntsGhosts Lord Abram, of House Gaunt]].
** Many of the Stepstone pirates are named after various real life figures from UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfPiracy.
** Much of the information concerning the events in Westeros and Essos comes from the in-universe testimonies of a knight named [[Literature/{{Flashman}} Ser Harry Flash]]. He is nowhere near as scummy as the real deal.
** Aside from the ''Flash Papers'', the special anniversary posts show future in-universe media centered around the events of the fic. These include:
*** A play called ''King Robert'' written centuries afterwards by [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare Willem Stackspear]].
*** A cartoon called ''Sphinxes'', based on ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'', where Robert and Daario are both reincarnated warriors awoken by a detective.
*** A live action historical comedy, based around the misadventures of a fictional courtier to King Stannis named [[Series/BlackAdder Edmund Blackviper]].
*** A VideoGame/TotalWar esque video game called ''Total War: Liberator''. It even has a trailer based on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7RHiyWHuV0&ab_channel=TotalWar this]] one for ''VideoGame/NapoleonTotalWar''.
* ''Fanfic/RobbReturns'' has four Maesters who are named Archmaester [[Creator/AlanTudyk Tudyk]] and Maesters [[Creator/NathanFillion Fillion]], [[Creator/AdamBaldwin Baldwin]] and [[Creator/SeanMaher Maher]] (Series/{{Firefly}}, anyone?).
[[/folder]]

[[folder:''Sonic the Hedgehog'']]
* ''Fanfic/SonicXDarkChaos'' has a whole mess of them.
** Beelzebub's guitar is called ''[[Fanfic/ThirtyHs Fuckslayer]]''.
** Astorath speaks like - and makes numerous references to - the Heavy from ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''.
** The Nephilim can [[Film/TheExorcist turn their heads 360 degrees]] to look around them.
** The conversation between Chris and Cosmo about Tsali at the beginning of episode 60:
---> Chris: "You see Cosmo, some people aren't looking for anything logical like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. [[Film/TheDarkKnight Some people just want to watch the universe burn]]."
** Episode 66 is titled ''"[[VideoGame/HalfLife Vortal]] [[Franchise/MortalKombat Combat]]"''
*** Episode 59: ''"[[VideoGame/NintendoWars A Mirror Darkly]]"''
*** Episode 55: ''"[[Creator/WilliamShakespeare H2, Ho!]]"''
*** Episode 71: ''"[[VideoGame/FZero The Meaning of Truth]]"''
** During the battle at the end of episode 63, a heavily damaged Tsali [[Film/TheTerminator suddenly rises from the flames around him, his metal exoskeleton visible]].
** The prototype of the Ultimate Weapon is called [[VideoGame/MetroidPrime2Echoes Quadraxis]], although it's quite different from its original inspiration.
** Jesus Desjiliac Christos is [[Literature/TheDaVinciCode married to a cloned Mary Magdeline and has a daughter named Sarah]].
** The video recording during the beginning of episode 74 is a direct parody of the "Ezekiel 25:17" scene from ''Film/PulpFiction''.
** The "[[spoiler:Chris gets raped by a giant demonic fly-wasp hybrid]]" scene may or may not be a reference to as similar scene from ''Manga/{{Berserk}}''.
** Many of the Demon war machines are both named after - and look like - Cybran units from ''VideoGame/SupremeCommander'' and Imperial ships from ''Franchise/StarWars''.
** [[spoiler:Tails' funeral]] in the rewrite of Episode 78 is an homage to [[spoiler:Spock's funeral]] in ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan'' - and it's [[TearJerker just as powerful]].
* In ''Webcomic/SonicRift'', Shadow and Rouge come across a FunnyAnimal dog version of Madoka from ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica''.
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[[folder:''Star Trek'']]
* ''Fanfic/{{Bait and Switch|STO}}'':
** During Captain Kanril Eleya's FlashbackNightmare that takes up the first half of chapter one, one-shot character Crewman Davos drops the line [[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl "Bloody pirates"]] (referring to an Orion Syndicate BoardingParty).
** Eleya notes in her narration that there's a theory that [[FutureFoodIsArtificial replicated food tastes a little artificial]] because it's exactly the same every time, whereas cooked food has variations (slight variances in ingredient proportions, cooking time, cooking temperature, etc.). This is borrowed from the nonfiction book ''Life Signs: The Biology of Star Trek'' (the biology equivalent of Lawrence Krauss' ''The Physics of Star Trek'').
** At the start of chapter two Eleya is playing Commander Marissa Allyn in a holonovel adaptation of ''Literature/StarCarrier: Earth Strike'' by Creator/WilliamHKeithJr.
** In chapter six, Tess's and JG Park's "Conn, you gotta give me an Ivan." "Always wanted to try one!" exchange is borrowed from the pilot of ''Series/{{Firefly}}''.
** In chapter seven, Eleya takes a page out of Jack O'Neill (from the ''Series/StargateSG1'' episode "The First Commandment"), demanding of an admin petty officer who's being an ObstructiveBureaucrat if it says "Captain" anywhere on her uniform.
** Among the ships that make up the Marduk Carrier Battle Group is the USS ''[[Series/BabylonFive Ivanova]]''.
* "Fanfic/{{Frostbite}}":
** [[Recap/FireflyE14ObjectsInSpace Dalsh Ruul thinks his painstick is very pretty. "The design. it's functional."]]
** Tess is well aware that [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 high orbit is the highest ground there is]].
* ''Fanfic/TheHeadhunt'':
** There's a reference to a NoodleIncident where some rogue Starfleet officers with a Section 31 obsession broke into Facility 4028 to extract an ally. This is a reference to the Foundry series ''[[Recap/StarTrekOnlineFoundryStarTrekAllegiance Star Trek: Allegiance]]''.
** The C.O. of the USS ''Brisbane'' is named Sumati Chennapragada, the viewpoint character of a ''Franchise/StarTrek'' {{lemon}} titled "A Bad Day for Shore Leave" (which we won't link due to it being massively {{NSFW}}).
* "Fanfic/LastRights":
** The first line is ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'''s customary "War. War never changes." opener, albeit applied more literally than ''Fallout'' usually does (the following OpeningMonologue talks about the necessity of surface armies even in an era of starships that can glass planets, rather than exploring human nature and fictional history).
** The same monologue borrows a line from Website/TVTropes, specifically JustForFun/HowToInvadeAnAlienPlanet.
--->"You can bomb it, you can strafe it, you can cover it with poison, you can turn it into glass, but you don't own it unless your army's on it and the other guy's isn't."
** The author apparently couldn't resist throwing in a ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'' reference when Senior Chief Athezra is hit by Vaadwaur shrapnel.
--->'''Athezra:''' Cap. How bad is it?\\
'''Eleya:''' [[BlatantLies Just a flesh wound!]] Where's that damned medic!
* "Fanfic/PastContinuous": Eleya's quotation that "spring wine is the Prophets' way of showing us they love us" is a slight modification of something Creator/BenjaminFranklin said about beer.
* ''Fanfic/PeaceForgedInFire'':
** To the ''Series/StargateSG1'' episode "[[Recap/StargateSG1S3E3FairGame Fair Game]]" in the InMediasRes opening when Jaleh explains how the negotiations went south early:
--->"Well, apparently we said hello, insulted each other, and broke for recess."
** Sarsachen refers to a Republic intelligence source {{codename}}d [[Literature/JackRyan CARDINAL]].
** Omek'ti'kallan quotes the Twenty-Ninth Word of Odo'Ital as [[Webcomic/SchlockMercenary "The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy--no more, no less."]]
** One of Morgan's lines to her command crew when she briefs them:
--->"I don't care if they say [[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail your mother was a fvai and your father smelled of eigen berries]], you will not throw the first punch."
** D'trel's rant in part 1 borrows lines from Creator/BrandonSanderson's ''Literature/TheWayOfKings2010'' and ''Literature/WordsOfRadiance''.
** 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|2009}}'' episode "[[Recap/CastleS1E4HellHathNoFury Hell Hath No Fury]]".
* ''Fanfic/RealityIsFluid'':
** The author's notes state that Professor Atani Dukat was inspired by Emperor Turhan from the ''Series/BabylonFive'' episode "[[Recap/BabylonFiveS02E09TheComingOfShadows The Coming of Shadows]]", inasmuch as they're both high-ranking members of an enemy culture who want to mend fences by apologizing for their fathers. Dukat has better luck than Turhan did, though.
** One of the alternate timelines detected by the Schrodinger's Butterfly sensor array is the ''Literature/StarTrekNovelVerse'', as evidenced by [[spoiler:Deep Space 9 having been replaced by a Federation-built station on the same site]].
** Dul'krah, the ''Bajor''[='s=] security chief, is said to have made the saboteur confess by [[DeathGlare glaring at him until he gave it up]], in reference to Teal'c's favored method of interrogation in ''Series/StargateSG1''.
* ''Fanfic/ReimaginedEnterprise'': Besides the internal ones to ''Franchise/StarTrek'' itself, there are others.
** Captain Hwai is a fan of ''Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms'' and compares the pig-like Tellarites to Zhu Bajie from ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest'', for instance.
** One of the ships visibly trapped within the gravitic anomaly in "Becalmed" appears to be a [[Franchise/StarWars TIE Fighter]], and later in the background of an image on Hebitia / Cardassia we see [[Series/StargateSG1 Goa'uld Death Gliders]] and [[Series/DoctorWho the TARDIS]].
** Some members of the turtle-like Chelon race from Rigel [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles wear coloured bandanna masks, and get code named after Renaissance painters by Rajwal]]. [[spoiler:In a subversion, none of the painters' names he picks are those of the actual Ninja Turtles]].
* ''Fanfic/RedFireRedPlanet'':
** There's a mention of a freighter called the SS ''[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Ayanami]]'', skippered by a Captain [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Ikari]].
** "Case Zulu" as an "enemies inbound, ThisIsNotADrill" message is a reference to the ''Literature/HonorHarrington'' books.
** When Norigom mouths off to General K'Bor, Brokosh borrows a line from the pilot of ''Series/{{Firefly}}'':
---> '''Brokosh:''' Norigom, you will keep a civil tongue in that mouth when speaking to a superior officer or I will sew it shut. Do we have an understanding between us?\\
'''Norigom:''' You don't pay me to talk pretty. Just because--\\
'''Brokosh:''' NORIGOM!\\
'''Norigom:''' ''(meekly)'' Yes, Captain.
** There's a MACO petty officer in chapter four named [[VideoGame/HalfLife Gordon Freeman]]. The liner notes say that it was either that or "[[Film/DjangoUnchained Django Freeman]]" and the author thought "Gordon" was funnier.
* "Fanfic/ShakedownShenanigans":
** When Bynam test-fires one of the impulse engines it lets off a high-pitched squeal that he calls the "baby's cry", saying it'll go away by the end of the shakedown cruise. This is borrowed from ''The Literature/BlackFleetCrisis: Before the Storm''.
** At the end of the fic, pleased with the ''Bajor'''s performance, Eleya strokes the wall and whispers, "That's my girl. That's my good girl." Borrowed from the end of the ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' pilot, where Kaylee did that after [[spoiler:the dramatic escape from the Reavers]].
* ''Fanfic/TheWrongReflection'':
** Eleya has posters on her bedroom wall for ''Film/TheFifthElement'' and ''Franchise/MassEffect'', and she ropes Gaarra into watching the former with her.
** Riker tells Eleya he has "good news, bad news, and ... indifferent news", in reference to Creator/RowanAtkinson's sketch "Pink Tights and Plenty of Props".
** In keeping with ''Franchise/StarTrek'' tradition of naming Starfleet shuttles after space scientists, Eleya's shuttle ''Shoemaker'' is named for astronomers [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Merle_Shoemaker Gene]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolyn_Shoemaker Carolyn Shoemaker]].
** At the tail end of chapter 2 the fleet goes into a string of [[Film/ANewHope "X ship, standing by"]] messages, including [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi Gray Leader and Gold Leader]] (the Peregrine fighter wings). Lampshaded when Eleya, who [[KlingonsLoveShakespeare likes Earth sci-fi]], comments:
---> "Please nobody say 'lock s-foils in attack position'."
** The comm chatter during the fleet battle in chapter three contains lines borrowed from ''Film/ANewHope'', ''Film/{{Transformers|2007}}'', and ''Film/TopGun''.
** A double one to ''Series/StargateSG1''. Mirror Gul Antos remarks to Eleya regarding Dal Kanril, her mirror universe counterpart, that "I've been telling Morag for years [[Recap/StargateSG1S3E2Seth he has a very insubordinate subordinate.]]" Eleya openly admits that she's even worse.[[labelnote:*]]In reference to a conversation Creator/RichardDeanAnderson had with General Michael E. Ryan, former Chief of Staff of the Air Force, when the latter appeared AsHimself in "[[Recap/StargateSG1S4E19Prodigy Prodigy]]". RDA asked Ryan if he had colonels as irreverent as Jack O'Neill; Ryan replied he had ''worse''.[[/labelnote]]
** To the ''Franchise/MassEffect'' fanfic ''Fanfic/TheTranslationInBlood'', when Eleya manages to get Dal Kanril to snap to attention by acting like a drill instructor, and Dal Kanril responds, "Hey, that's cheating."
* "Fanfic/ToAbsentFriends": To Jayne and Book's conversation in the ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' episode [[Recap/FireflyE14ObjectsInSpace "Objects in Space"]], when Biri has trouble believing that T'Var's a virgin.
-->'''Biri:''' What, never?\\
'''T'Var:''' No.\\
'''Biri:''' "Not ever", never?
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[[folder:''Star Wars'']]
* ''Fanfic/ByTheSea'': Before the war, Obi-Wan was a literature teacher, and he passes the time during Cody's convalescence telling him human stories about merfolk, in particular Literature/TheLittleMermaid, and Literature/TheIliad and Literature/TheOdyssey. These feature heavily in the story's symbolism as Obi-Wan and Cody liken several aspects of themselves and their experiences to parts of those stories. Obi-Wan in particular hopes that nursing Cody back to health might help absolve his sin of loving Cody, allowing him to escape either the blandness of Heaven or the torment of Hell and dissolve with the sea foam, like the Little Mermaid. Cody interprets Achilles and Patroclus as lovers, like he and Obi-Wan, and much is made near the end of Cody's recovery, when it becomes evident that Cody absolutely must leave, of Penelope patiently waiting for Odysseus's return from the war, tearing out her weaving every night and restarting it every morning to keep the suitors at bay.
* ''Fanfic/TheGrayJediSeries'': In ''The Gray Jedi: Merciless Indifference'', Zari's starfighter, the ''Night Witch'', is named after the real life Russian female night bomber crews from WWII.
* ''Fanfic/LimpetAU'': In "Argos", Artoo quotes Gandalf's line about wizards never coming late, replacing "wizard" with "droid".
* ''Fanfic/StarWarsGalacticFolkloreAndMythology'':
** The Besalisk artist Othobludge, who was forced to live in a cave after pissing off the local emperor, is named after a Stone Age sculptor who appears in [[Literature/DoctorDolittle Dr. Dolittle in the Moon]].
** The Frozian equivilant to cats are called [[Film/{{Alien}} jonzies]].
** When describing how most galactic cultures abhor cannibalism, the narration notes that there have been some exceptions to this trend, such as [[Literature/CthulhuMythos the Gugs of Tsalal Prime]].
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[[folder:''Steven Universe'']]
* ''Fanfic/RedSadie'':
** Amethyst mentions that she thinks Peridot getting mad at ''[[VideoGame/MarioParty Marzio Party]]'' is really funny.
** In response to Sadie saying that she's never seen Buck angry before, Jenny says she should see him playing "[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Super Bash Bros.]]", to which Buck bitterly replies that [[Franchise/{{Kirby}} Smirby]] is incredibly cheep.
** In one chapter, Connie notes that a jukebox was unplugged because [[Creator/JohnMulaney "Someone set it up to play]] ''[[Music/TomJones What's New Pussycat]]'' [[Creator/JohnMulaney 21 times in a row."]]
* ''VideoGame/FlawedCrystals'':
** Several in the items: We have a [[Podcast/RustyQuillGaming Mobile Stone]], a [[Podcast/TheMagnusArchives Watcher's Crown]], [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime empty bottles]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Hot Spurs]], a [[Franchise/FinalFantasy Ribbon Badge]], and two items called [[VideoGame/IMissTheSunrise the Optimist and Pessimist Badges]].
** The description of the Grappling Hook item is simply "[[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls GRAPPLING HOOK!]]"
** Referring to equipment as "badges" is itself a reference to ''VideoGame/AttackTheLight'', which in turn used them as a reference to ''VideoGame/PaperMario''.
** Several abilities reference other works as well: [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Song of Healing]], [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaHarmonyOfDissonance Harmony of Dissonance]], [[Film/StarWarsTheForceAwakens Starkiller]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics Doomed Aspirations]], and [[Franchise/DungeonsAndDragons Crushing Despair]].
*** One of [[spoiler:corrupted Steven]]'s abilities, "Starlight", is also a reference to White Diamond's nickname for Pink Diamond in the main show.
** The description of Pearl's mindscape bears similarities to [[Podcast/TheMagnusArchives The Lonely]]; likewise, [[spoiler:Jasper's true mindscape]] is evocative of [[BuriedAlive The Buried]].
** The description of Breaking Point when used against Stevonnie is evocative of [[spoiler:Ed's death]] in ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003''.
** [[OptionalBoss The Perfect Crystal]]'s use of mathematical functions as attacks is a reference to the Secretary enemies of ''VideoGame/{{OFF}}'', with "Oblique Asymptote" being a direct reference to one of their abilities.
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[[folder:''Supernatural'']]
* ''Fanfic/TheCorruptedInnocent'';
** Deanna and Bela run into Sarah Blake while investigating a case that they speculate was the inspiration for ''Literature/ThePictureOfDorianGray''.
** Talking with Sam about the limitations of how angels can get permission from potential vessels reminds Sarah of a storyline from ''ComicBook/XMen'' she was told about by an ex-boyfriend.
** The epilogue shows [[spoiler:Dean and Bela's daughter playing with toy Franchise/{{Transformers}}, Dean musing that he's always grateful that his daughter isn't a 'Franchise/{{Barbie}} girl']].
* ''Fanfic/ItsAllInTheDetails'';
** At one point Chuck compares his habit of leaving the 'true' gospels (what's actually happening as opposed to what happened before Cas's time-travel) in a safety deposit box in a bank to the 'tin dispatch box' that Watson mentions in some of the Franchise/SherlockHolmes stories.
** Learning that there can only be one Prophet active at a time prompts Dean to compare them to [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Slayers]], although Castiel naturally doesn't get the reference.
** When Dean mentions time travel in police boxes as a possibility, Sam is surprised that his brother watches ''Series/DoctorWho''.
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[[folder:''Super Mario Bros'']]
* In ''Fanfic/ClashOfTheElements'' there is one to ''WebAnimation/SuperMarioBrosZ'' in Chapter 45 of Part 1. [[spoiler:More specifically, the act of having the Star Spirits appear and using their energy to [[SuperMode power-up]] Mario and the other heroes,]] a concept which, while it didn't get to appear in the actual series, was shown in the intro.
* ''Fanfic/TheSeaShadow'':
** The Yoshi partner is named Rocky, for [[Film/{{Rocky}} Rocky Balboa]].
** At one point, Vivian calls Lord Crump [[Franchise/Ben10 Alien X]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:''Teen Titans'']]
* ''Fanfic/BeastBoyAndRavenJoinPETA'':
** Loads of ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' references.
** The story opens up with a parody of Beggin' Strips commercials.
** Beast Boy's Let's Player sign-off references both WebVideo/{{Jacksepticeye}} and WebVideo/{{Markiplier}}
** Chapter 3 opens with Beast Boy playing an ''VideoGame/{{XCOM}}'' game, and ends with Cyborg quoting ''Literature/TheCallOfCthulhu''.
** "Bobby Swirlz" is possibly a reference to ''WesternAnimation/BobbysWorld''.
* ''Fanfic/NewTamaran'':
** Supergirl calls Lex Luthor a [[Film/SupermanTheMovie diseased maniac]].
** The future revealed in the final chapter has characters from ''ComicBook/KingdomCome'', the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' episode "[[Recap/BatmanBeyondS3E10E11TheCall The Call]]", and ComicBook/Earth2.
** The end of ''Justice Returns'' is one to the beginning of [[Recap/TeenTitansS1E1DivideAndConquer Divide and Conquer]], the first ''Teen Titans'' episode.
** In Aqualad's origin, the Atlantean Nereids are described just like the ones from ''VideoGame/AgeOfMythology''.
* ''Fanfic/TheEndOfEnds'':
** Too many to count, though for starters, the opening line came from ''WesternAnimation/CorpseBride''.
** As the destruction of the universe nears, Logan makes a reference to Edgar's "It won't matter... in a few minutes, you won't even ''be'' matter." line from the first ''Film/MenInBlack'' film.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)'']]
* ''Fanfic/HamatoClanKunoichi'': In Chapter 4, the movies the turtles watch are never named, but the synopsis of their plots imply that they are ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooOnZombieIsland'' and ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheWitchsGhost''.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:''Thomas and Friends'']]
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12381738/1/A-Cracked-Ruby A Cracked Ruby]]'', Victor and James's first conversation when the latter regains consciousness is a near word-for-word re-enactment of [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith Palpatine and Anakin's]] first conversation after Anakin has been put into the iconic Vader suit.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12742173/1/Goodbye-to-Yesterday Goodbye to Yesterday]]'', Henry remarks that the lovestruck Thomas and Emily are "[[WesternAnimation/{{Bambi}} twitterpated]]". In addition, the Fat Controller's confrontation with Gordon is an almost word-for-word remake of [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Tritan's]] conversation with Sebastian about Ariel being in love.
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12749906/1/The-Demon-Awakens The Demon Awakens]]'' contains several conversations that are nearly word-for-word remakes of lines from ''Film/StarWarsTheEmpireStrikesBack'' and ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''. The title itself is a reference to ''Film/TheForceAwakens''.
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13019586/1/The-Black-Caesar The Black Caesar]]'' is basically a complete adaptation of the ''VideoGame/LANoire'' case of the same name, set on Sodor. Richard Adrian also compares Detectives Phelps and Gallagher to ''Creator/AbbottAndCostello''.
* The title of ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13040004/1/Murder-on-the-Express Murder on the Express]]'' is based on ''Literature/MurderOnTheOrientExpress''. Emily also quotes a variant on [[WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet Captain Amelia's]] eulogy for Mr. Arrow:
-->'''Emily:''' Lawrence Rider was a...wonderful driver. The kindest and most relatable driver...that any engine could have...but he knew the risks, as we all do.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13041974/1/Sailor-John-A-Pirate-s-Vendetta Sailor John: A Pirate's Vendetta]]'', Sailor John shouts a variation of one of [[Film/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Tom Riddle's]] lines while chasing Ryan:
-->'''Sailor John:''' Sir Topham's rules won't save you now, Ryan! This diesel only obeys me!
** Both Henry and the Mayor quote variants of three lines from ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'':
-->'''Henry:''' If I may, Mr. Mayor, you would do well to teach the General to hold his tongue when our engines' lives are on the line!
-->'''Mayor:''' General Malcolm, you dishonor me.
-->'''Mayor:''' I KNOW MY PLACE! It is time you learned yours!
** In Chapter 6, Sailor John and Henry's driver have an exchange that's a near word-for-word remake of [[WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet Jim's last confrontation with Mr. Scroop]]:
-->'''Sailor John:''' DO say hello to Mr. Rider.
-->'''Henry's driver:''' Tell him YOURSELF!
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13417399/1/The-Wizard-and-the-Witch The Wizard and the Witch]]'', Merlin quotes [[Film/StarWarsANewHope Obi-Wan Kenobi]] when he reveals his identity to Percy.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13580087/1/Old-Habits-Die-Hard Old Habits Die Hard]]'', David Rider quotes [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Captain Hook's]] rant about "good form" almost word-for-word when the Fat Controller accuses him of not showing such form, while the end of James's rant and the Fat Controller's word while punishing him are variants of a confrontation between [[WesternAnimation/TheSwordInTheStone Wart and Sir Ector]]:
-->'''James:''' And YOU, FAT CONTROLLER! You make all the rules on this railway, and no one else on the island can say ANYTHING about it!
-->'''Fat Controller:''' YOU'VE said a-plenty, you very naughty engine! Holding up four trains was very bad of you indeed. You'll be busy with these rubbish trucks for that! But now, all that pop-off just cooked your goose! Rebecca, go to Wellsworth. Tell Edward he can take James' coaches for the next three weeks. Do you hear that, James? EDWARD shall be taking YOUR passengers. Hmm?
-->'''James:''' Yes, sir!
-->'''Fat Controller:''' THAT will teach you not to pop off anymore!
** Molly also shouts "CONGRATULATIONS, BOY!" at the end of her WhatTheHellHeroSpeech to James.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13588525/1/Cruel-to-Be-Kind Cruel to be Kind]]'', Emily's realisation of just ''why'' she was punished the way she was is a reworking of [[Literature/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas the Grinch's]] realisation of what Christmas truly means.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13620958/1/O-Mother-Where-Art-Thou O Mother, Where Art Thou?]]'', David's last conversations he had with his mother before leaving for the Navy are reworkings of the last conversations WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}} and [[WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet Jim Hawkins]] have with their respective parents before leaving home.
** In Chapter 2, David, his crew and Emily's driver have a conversation that's a variant of [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Eric and Grimby's]] conversation with the crew of their ship about merpeople.
** In Chapter 4, David's last conversation with his father Lawrence is a near word-for-word remake of the last conversation [[Film/TheForceAwakens Han Solo]] has with [[spoiler:his son, Ben (Kylo Ren)]], while Diesel 10 thanks the dieselworks worker who helped him (unaware of who he is) with nearly the same words [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Captain Hook]] uses to thank Tinkerbell for showing him Peter's hideout before locking her in a lantern.
** In Chapter 5, David's first words upon finding the picture of himself as a baby being held by his parents are exactly the same as WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}}'s when ''he'' finds the photo of himself as a baby with his birth parents. Both characters even have to rub dust off of their photos. In addition, David's last conversation with Emily is very similar to Tarzan's last words to Kala before he leaves to be with Jane.
** Chapter 7 is titled "[[Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker The Rise of Rider]]", and the final battle with Diesel 10 plays out similarly to the final battle from the movie. In addition, David's last words with [[spoiler:the ghost of his father Lawrence]] are a near word-for-word reworking of [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi Vader's last words to Luke]]. In the same chapter, David quotes [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Dumbledore]] during his confrontation with Diesel 10:
-->'''David:''' It was foolish of you to come here tonight, Diesel 10. The Mainland Railway Board is surely on their way.
** In Chapter 8, David's [[spoiler:reunion with his mother]] plays out similarly to [[Film/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory Willy Wonka's reunion with his father.]] It even contains reworkings of several lines from said reunion.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13772742/1/My-Big-G My Big G]]'', both David and Thomas use the word "[[WesternAnimation/{{Bambi}} twitterpated]]" to describe Gordon and Rebecca's feelings for each other. David also quotes Friend Owl's speech about being "twitterpated" almost word-for-word.
** ''Literature/TheLittleEngineThatCould'' is alluded to when Rebecca huffs "I know I can! I know I can!" while climbing Gordon's Hill.
* In Chapter 4 of ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13823122/1/Crushed-Spirit Crushed Spirit]]'', Emily and David's drunken antics resemble those of WesternAnimation/{{Dumbo}} and Timothy Mouse before the "Pink Elephants" sequence (although no such sequence occurs in the fic). They also sing the Habanera sequence from ''Theatre/{{Carmen}}'' and the drinking song from ''Otello''. Also, the lines that the crowd that has assembled to look at the sleeping Emily and David speak are near word-for-word remakes of the crow conversation, while David quotes Timothy almost word-for-word while telling Emily what happened to them, and the Fat Controller quotes [[WesternAnimation/TheAristocats Thomas O'Malley]] when describing what happened to David and Emily:
-->'''Fat Controller:''' Basted? They've been marinated in it!
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13857106/1/Until-Death-Do-Us-Part Until Death Do Us Part]]'', during Thomas's nightmare, his last words to Sailor John include Harry's last words to Voldemort in ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix'':
-->'''Thomas:''' YOU'RE the weak one...you will never know love or friendship...and I feel sorry for you.
** Later in the story, David quotes [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Gandalf]] when explaining his views of the afterlife:
-->'''David:''' The grey rain curtain of this world rolls back, then all turns to silver glass...and then you see it. White shores...And beyond...a far green country...under a swift sunrise.
** He then quotes a near word-for-word remake of Gandalf's closing message to Bilbo in ''Literature/TheHobbit''.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13861364/1/Imitation-Steamrollers Imitation Steamrollers]]'', George the steamroller quotes a variant on one of [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Captain Hook's]] lines:
-->'''George:''' So...you want a splash...Ms. Carriage Wheels? I'LL GIVE YOU A SPLASH!
** Later, David quotes a reworking of one of [[Film/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Mad-Eye Moody's]] lines:
-->'''David:''' I'm here because I don't want any more of your nonsense spewing to my beloved engine, end of story, goodbye, the END! Any questions?
** After George causes both Emily and Gina to derail, David quotes word-for-word remakes of several lines said by [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Peter and Lois]] in the episode "Recap/FamilyGuyS10E10MegAndQuagmire".
** When telling Thomas, Emily, Percy and Gina how George's hearing went, the Fat Controller quotes an almost word-for-word retelling of [[Film/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Hagrid's description of Buckbeak's trial]].
** David's final words to George borrow heavily from WesternAnimation/PeterPan's final words to Hook:
-->'''David:''' Say you're an outcast.
-->'''George:''' I'm an outcast.
-->'''David:''' LOUDER!!
-->'''George:''' I'M AN OUTCAST!
-->'''Engines:''' HOORAY! George is an Outcast! An Outcast! An Outcast! An Outcast! An Outcast!
-->'''David:''' Alright, George. You're free to go! And in the Mainland's eyes...you're free to stay there, and NEVER return!
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13874506/1/High-Stress-Express High Stress Express]]'', Gordon quotes a near word-for-word remake of one of Gandalf's lines from ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'':
-->'''Gordon:''' The express is never late! Nor is it early. It arrives precisely when it is meant to arrive.
** He also quotes reworkings of lines from ''WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet'':
-->'''Gordon:''' If that be the case, since the Fat Controller has put us in charge of so many passengers, and seeing how you've decided not to think of our future rewards until the day is out, I might be steaming up some resistance of my own so as not to pander to you and get us delayed. Until the day is out, we are NOT pandering to each other's infatuations for even a single moment. We won't so much as rest, kiss or let off steam together without our timetable saying so!
-->'''Rebecca:''' Well, you'd best hold to that intention, Gordon. For as long as our passengers need us!
-->'''Gordon:''' Oh, you can be sure of THAT, my Golden Queen. You can be sure of that.\\
-->'''Gordon:''' If I could manage an express schedule at that magnitude when I first-ever came here, all the passengers...they'd be bowing in the streets when I huffed along today!
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13881540/1/Thomas-Fuzzy-Friend Thomas' Fuzzy Friend]]'', David mentions ''Franchise/{{Lassie}}'' and ''Film/OldYeller'' when discussing famous dogs, while the Fat Controller mentions ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians''.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13884878/1/How-Else-It-Could-Have-Been How Else It Could Have Been]]'', during David's fantasy about how the events of ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13041974/1/Sailor-John-A-Pirate-s-Vendetta Sailor John: A Pirate's Vendetta]]'' could have played out if he'd been present, the words exchanged by himself and Sailor John during the final battle are word-for-word remakes of WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'s confrontation with Shan Yu. The ensuing fight also plays out similarly to the final fight.
* In Chapter 3 of ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13887970/1/The-Brother-s-Grimm The Brother's Grimm]]'', David's attempts at comforting Bernard and giving him a pep talk (as well as Bernard's angry rant) are near word-for-word remakes of one of [[WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet Silver and Jim's conversations]], while Bernard's conversation with [[spoiler:the ghost of Lawrence]] is lifted from Yoda and Luke's conversation in ''Film/TheLastJedi''.
** 'Arry and Bert whispering to each other then calling Bernard a weirdo while demanding to know what he's looking at in Chapter 4 is lifted from an earlier scene in ''WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet'', where some of the pirates do the same to Jim, while the confrontation between Bernard and the Grumpy Passenger, and David coming to Bernard's aid, comes from Jim's confrontation with Scroop and Silver's intervention - the characters even quote lines that are nearly word-for-word reworkings of the lines spoken in that scene. The lines spoken by the Arlesburgh policeman, and those spoken by David while punishing the Grumpy Passenger, come from the scene directly after ''that'', as does the passenger being forced to mop the deck of David's ship the Sea Emperor. David also quotes [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Captain]] [[WesternAnimation/ReturnToNeverland Hook]] on two occasions while threatening the Grumpy Passenger:
-->'''David:''' Well, Mr. Holder...I can't help but wonder if my ship's plank needs repairing. It's rather worn and brittle...and if you're not going to cooperate and leave Bernard alone for the rest of today, I might need you to be a good fellow and fix the plank...so I can make you WALK IT!\\
-->'''David:''' And what do you think...YOU are doing?
-->'''Grumpy Passenger:''' Hmph! To tell more passengers that this navy-blue Stirling is a danger to the island! He still doesn't see the danger no more than you do!
-->'''David:''' You will go back to your business, complain about your own gripes...and leave Emily's dear brother in the peace he deserves....UNDERSTA-A-A-AND?!
** After chasing off the Grumpy Passenger, Thomas, the Fat Controller and David quote variants on lines from [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Sebastian and Triton's]] conversation about whether the latter was too hard on Ariel. David later quotes Ursula while ranting about the Grumpy Passenger:
-->'''David:''' THAT was a close one! TOO close! That little tramp! At this rate, if we don't stop that filthy man, he's bound to start caning other engines too! Well, just as I did with George's villainy upon you, AND just as I promised the Admiral to protect Sodor from any more atrocities, perhaps it's again time I briefly take matters into my OWN hands!
** The confrontation between David, the Fat Controller and the Grumpy Passenger borrows heavily from [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Tritan's confrontation with Ariel]]:
-->'''David:''' I consider myself a reasonable captain. I enforce certain rules onboard my ship, as well as personal standards for my engine's well-being, and by my military stature, it is my nautical right to see those rules and standards being obeyed at all times!
-->'''The Fat Controller:''' Indeed, David. And I consider myself a reasonable controller. I set certain rules, and I expect those rules to be obeyed...Seamus the Grumpy Passenger Holder! Is it true you caned Emily's brother for nothing?! AND is it true you tried to cane Emily the No. 12 Safety Engine?! Thomas' emerald angel and David's rightful engine?!
-->'''Grumpy Passenger:''' Hmph! She had the nerve to try defending that dangerous brother of hers! How many times have I told you all he's such a danger to us all?! I HAD to cane him!
-->'''David:''' Committing any form of rebellion upon the Emerald Law is strictly forbidden! Seamus, you KNOW that! Everyone knows that!
-->'''Grumpy Passenger:''' Bernard here would have escaped if I didn't do it fast enough!
-->'''David:''' Of course he would have! One less round of trivial and stupid complaints to worry about! You never take the time to know Emily's brother, surely thinking you don't have to know him! Maybe perhaps I don't have to know YOU entirely either! I'm willing to bet everyone else in your family might have been the same! Spineless, savage, deceptive engine framers! Incapable of any gratitude and-
-->'''Grumpy Passenger:''' BOTH THESE STIRLINGS ARE CHEATS, AND SO ARE YOU, RIDER! YOU AND YOUR MEDDLESOME WENCH OF A MOTHER!
-->'''David:''' ...No-o-o! Have you lost your senses completely?! My mother is NOT a wench! Blistered by thy tongue for such words! Emily is our SAFETY ENGINE! Bernard is a GOOD BROTHER! He's RESPONSIBLE, he's RELIABLE!, he's REALLY USEFUL! YOU...see, YOU'RE just an ugly, horrible, grouchy old MAN!
-->'''Grumpy Passenger:''' I don't care!
-->'''David:''' So help me, Holder. As once I conquered Diesel 10 and rid Sodor of George's tarmacking tyranny, I am going to rid Sodor of your plaguing grumpiness and caning cruelty! And if what I'm about to do is the only way...so be it!
** The Grumpy Passenger quotes Clayton's last words to WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}} while daring David to run him through, and David's response is the same as Tarzan's. The Fat Controller quotes the matchmaker's last words to WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}} at the end of his TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to the Grumpy Passenger, while David's words regarding what just happened (as well as the conversation he and Beatrice have about the passenger in the last chapter) are from a variant on [[Recap/FamilyGuyS10E2SeahorseSeashellParty Meg's conversation with Brian]] before she goes back to being a "lightning rod" for her family's abuse.
** The fight in Emily and Bernard's dream resembles the last fight between WesternAnimation/PeterPan and Captain Hook, while David compares the Grumpy Passenger to [[Literature/AChristmasCarol Ebeneezer Scrooge]] in his dream.
** The Grumpy Passenger quotes [[Literature/TheWindInTheWillows Mr. Toad]] while bemoaning becoming homeless and penniless, while David quotes [[WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet Silver]] while congratulating Bernard on the heroic rescue he performed.
** The Grumpy Passenger quotes [[Literature/AChristmasCarol Scrooge]] while begging Beatrice to help him out of the horrible situation he's gotten himself into, while Bernard's goodbye uses several quotes from [[WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet Silver's farewell]], and the ending scene where he and Emily see each other's faces in the clouds comes from the very end of the movie.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13961412/1/Bubbling-Boilers Bubbling Boilers]]'', David quotes [[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheReturnOfTheKing Gimli]]:
-->'''David:''' Well, THIS is a thing unheard of! An engine getting cleaned from the outside is elementary to all railways...but on the inside, in a way such as that?! Especially with my engine and best friend?! Oh...ohh, I'd never hear the end of it!
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13980123/1/A-Close-Slide A Close Slide]]'', Thomas and Emily quote lines from WesternAnimation/{{Bambi}} while escaping the landslide:
-->'''Thomas:''' Faster! Faster, Emily! Don't look back! Keep running! KEEP RUNNING!
-->'''Emily:''' We made it! We made it, Thomas! We...Thomas!
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13981126/1/Pumping-Engine Pumping Engine]]'', Thomas and the Fat Controller quote WesternAnimation/PeterPan and Captain Hook:
-->'''Thomas:''' Come on, then! Who wants another wheeshing?! Form an orderly line, I'll wheesh you all one by one! COME ON, WHO'S NEXT?!
-->'''Fat Controller:''' YOU'RE next, Thomas! This time, you've gone too far! I will NOT, for all the glory on this island, have rudeness like this to passengers!
** The Controller next quotes a variant of [[WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}} Jane's]] response to [[Recap/ArthurS4E1DWsLibraryCardArthursBigHit Arthur's complaint that they don't care that DW broke his model plane]]:
-->'''Fat Controller:''' I do NOT tolerate insults such as his, but fighting about it isn't helping anything! I will deal with this passenger and what he said! But what you did is wrong too!
** When punishing Thomas and the passenger, the Controller quotes variants on [[Film/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone McGonagall's words while punishing Harry, Ron, Hermione and Malfoy]].
** In the dream Thomas has about David confronting the passenger over his horrible words, Emily quotes [[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheReturnOfTheKing Gandalf]] when telling David that the passenger apologised to her:
-->'''Emily:''' There was no lie in this man's eyes. A fool for such comments...but honest and apologetic nonetheless.
** The passenger quotes [[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing Boromir]] when he tries to apologise to Emily after hearing that almost all of her siblings were scrapped.
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13981918/1/This-is-Halloween This is Halloween]]'' is named after WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas song of the same name.
** At the Ironworks, Thomas says [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 that he laughs in the face of danger]].
** While talking about soda pop, Emily quotes a variant of [[Film/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Snape's]] lines about Gillyweed not being something found in a regular potions store cupboard.
** David dresses as [[Literature/PeterPan Captain Hook]], and quotes [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Hook's]] description of how Pan cut off his hand and fed it to the crocodile.
* ''Blog/AskTheFamous8'': The children's care home Thomas and Percy are placed in is called "[[Series/ShiningTimeStation Shining Time]]".
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[[folder:''Total Drama'']]
* In ''Fanfic/CourtneyAndTheViolinOfDespair'', one chapter [[{{Epigraph}} begins with]] a verse from the Gilbert & Sullivan operetta, ''Theatre/{{Patience}}''.
* ''[[Fanfic/LegacyTotalDrama Legacy]]'' contains references to the Creator/GilbertAndSullivan operetta, ''Theatre/UtopiaLimited'', a song from which is the basis for Trent's [[GriefSong tribute song]]. The same chapter also has the [[LiteraryAllusionTitle allusive title]], "[[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Back To the Present]]".
* ''Fanfic/LunchDateWithAGothAnIndieChickAndAWideEyedBubbleBoy'': Some literary works, including Dante's Divine Comedy, and Rudyard Kipling's "The Female of The Species", are referenced during the conversation, specially the first, with Gwen discussing possible LaserGuidedKarma punishments for Chris.
* ''Fanfic/TotalDramaBattleOfTheGenerations''
** Dakota becomes one to ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'', as she now turns into Dakotazoid only when she [[BerserkButton becomes angry]].
** The Kyoto kart racing challenge is a blatant ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' reference, complete with the items.
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[[folder:''Transformers'']]
* ''Fanfic/MoreFraggingPaperwork'': Optimus getting sidetracked by the thought of Great Danes while writing letters includes him wondering what [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo a Scooby Snack]] even is.
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[[folder:''Undertale'']]
* ''Fanfic/{{FURTHERFELL}}'': Sans refers to Mettaton as "king [[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey hal 9000]]" at one point in ''Drama! Romance! Bloodshed!''.
* ''Webcomic/InvertedFate'' has [[ShoutOut/InvertedFate its own page]].
* ''Webcomic/{{Storyshift}}'':
** Since he [[spoiler:never got a robot body and changed his name to Mettaton]] here, Mettaton is [[AdaptationNameChange known in this AU]] as Mettacrit, referencing the game review website Metacritic the same way Napstablook's name references Napster.
** Preboot Undyne's OneWingedAngel form in the Core brings ''Anime/SailorMoon'' to mind.
** Also from the preboot, the ''Rising and falling'' comics feature Shifty getting the key to Chara's secret room, where they find a picture of a younger Chara sitting "between two almost identical twins" and doodles of "A lizard and... something that used to be human?" Dorked (creator of ''Webcomic/InvertedFate'' and friends with Voltrathelively, ''Storyshift's'' creator) confirmed [[https://www.reddit.com/r/Undertale/comments/5jzjqh/storyshift_rising_and_falive_seen_this_before/ in the comments of the Reddit post]] for ''Rising and falling'' that these were both references to ''VideoGame/Mother3'', with the implication that ''Storyshift'' [[{{Crossover}} takes place in the same universe as]] ''Mother 3'' and that Chara was acquainted with Lucas and Claus.
* ''VideoGame/TSUnderswap'':
** Team Switched borrows the name Mettacrit for Mettaton's name as a ghost monster from ''Storyshift'', mentioned above. Since Voltrathelively gets credited for it in the demo's credits and even listed as a playtester for the demo (as Voltra), it would seem they had the creator's blessing.
** Mettacrit's [[https://tsunderswapofficial.fandom.com/wiki/Mettacrit?file=Mettacrit%20-%20Overworld.png design]] shares certain similarities with the Ghost type ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' [[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/File:200Misdreavus.png Misdreavus]].
** The Mad Dummy's first appearance is heralded with the word "DUMMY!!" appearing across the screen as an UnsoundEffect, a nod to the ゴゴゴ text in ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''.
** The Game Over screen is a homage to ''VideoGame/EarthBound1994'', with the protagonist lying in a beam of light and the game calling their death "a bad dream".
** Norman's name and [[TotemPoleTrench true nature]] might be a reference to the first episode of ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls''.
** The welcome mat at the office in the City of Old has the [[Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} Sburb logo]] on it.
** "Fuzzy Friend", Temmie's {{Leitmotif}}, contains references to "Temmie Room" and "Lonely Girl's Room", two songs from the real Temmie Chang's short game, ''VideoGame/EscapedChasm'' (which Toby Fox also made the music for).
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[[folder:''Warhammer 40,000'']]
* ''Fanfic/NobledarkImperium'':
** The opening cantos of the hymn of Ahriman's Daemon Breakers is simply the ''Ghostbusters'' theme with more elaborate versions of its lyrics.
--->''Be thine world benighted by esoteric phenomena?\\
And whose aid would you ask?\\
Be you confronted by the unknown, and deem it horrific to look upon?\\
And whose aid would you ask?\\
\\
Men of Ahriman fear no daemon!\\
Men of Ahriman fear no daemon!\\
Be you stricken with ghastly, coursing visions?\\
And whose aid would you ask?\\
Be your boudoir inhabited by wicked phantoms?\\
Aye, and whose aid would you ask?\\
Men of Ahriman fear no daemon!\\
Men of Ahriman fear no daemon!''
** The Tau are referred to in side notes as having the same character arc that humanity did in ''VideoGame/MassEffect1'' -- that of a growing power who wants to be part of the big table making the big decisions, but is only now just starting to see the true scope of the galaxy at large.
* ''Fanfic/TalesOfTheEmperasque'': The Emperor makes a few:
** "[[Franchise/StarWars I WOULD MAKE A SCUM AND VILLAINY JOKE IF ANYONE ALIVE TODAY WOULD GET IT.]]"
** "[[Series/TheATeam I LOVE IT WHEN A PLAN COMES TOGETHER.]]"
** There's also a lot of ''Literature/CiaphasCain'' references, and Cain is one of characters in the second part of the fic.
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[[folder:''The Witcher'']]
* ''Fanfic/TheAccidentalWarlordAndHisPack'': In addition to every work in the verse being titled using [[LiteraryAllusionTitle part of a Sara Teasdale poem]] some of her poetry shows up in the fics themseves as well.
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[[folder:Other]]
* In the ''Series/{{JAG}}'' fanfic ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2913726/1/Abyss_of_the_Soul Abyss of the Soul]]'', Marine Staff Sergeant [[Series/StarTrekEnterprise Jonathan]] Scott [[Series/QuantumLeap Beckett]] had faked his death and was living under the alias "[[Series/QuantumLeap Sam]] [[Series/StarTrekEnterprise Archer]]" when he was arrested.
* A video of the ''Literature/WarriorCats''-based animation channel, ''WebVideo/{{Blixemi}}'', "What Your Other Favorite Warrior Cat Says About You", the first image that comes up for "Sharptooth", the mountain lion, is a picture of the Sharptooth from ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime''.
* In Ringshadow's SliceOfLife ''VideoGame/StarFox'' fanfic ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2664412/1 Butterfly Photographs]]'', Slippy programmed an AI into his pickup truck which has the ability to drive it. Its avatar is a face on a video screen, and its name is [[Series/MaxHeadroom Max]]. At one point a character asks if Max is in one of the stages of [[{{Creator/Bungie}} rampancy]] in reaction to Max's slightly odd behaviour.
* ''Fanfic/DecksFallEveryoneDies''. Examples: "Reverse card open" is a shout-out to the MAD videos that feature Kaiba repeating that line. Yami's line calling dice "rolling bones" (astragali) is a shout-out to the manga.
* [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6984913/1/Disgaea_Jewel_of_the_gods Disgaea: Jewel of the gods]] at the very begining has already given ones to ''Manga/OnePiece'', ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', ''Manga/DragonBall'', ''Manga/SoulEater'', ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'', ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'', ''Beyblade'', and ''VideoGame/MetalGear''.
* In the ''Fanfic/ElementalChessTrilogy'', [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Ed and Winry Elric]] have a son named Lucas; the author chose the name after Luke from the ''VideoGame/ProfessorLayton'' games.
* In ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''/''VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}'', "[[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/father-knows-best-evangelion-xenogears.574706/ Father Knows Best]]", Kensuke compares Rei with a famous [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} skirt-wearing female superhero]]:
-->"What did you see?" Her eyes narrow. She has not yet developed laser eyes, but that is on her to-do list.\\
"I saw you fly," he responds. Honesty, he figures, is the best policy.\\
Rei clenches her eyes shut and lets out an almost silent swear.\\
"I also did not take any pictures despite it being a prime opportunity for an upskirt picture because I have a good idea of what Asuka would do to me."\\
"Good instincts." Then she narrows her eyes. Her feet rise from the roof, and she folds her arms, floating over to him and over him. Leaning down, she meets his gaze. "Wait. You're more afraid of Asuka than me?"\\
He shrugs. "You can fly, so my mental image of you beating me up has you in spandex and a cape."
* In the ''Franchise/MarvelUniverse'' fanfiction ''Fanfic/FireDarkMark'', Captain America references ''Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice'' when he sneers that Red Skull is "A devil who can somehow cite Scripture".
* ''Fanfic/FuneralForAFlash'': During Barry Allen's funeral, Dexter Myles, "an old Shakespearean actor who had been curator of the Flash Museum for ages, read the oration of Mark Antony for Brutus from ''Theatre/JuliusCaesar''.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' fanfiction ''Fanfic/TheGoldenBoysLastTemptation'', Dream of the Endless references the ending of ''Literature/TheOnceAndFutureKing'':
-->'''Dream:''' ''"Once every ten years, you may pass on the dream to one you believe worthy. You may not reveal the fate of Prez Rickard to anyone else. What they do with their dream afterward is up to them. As with King Arthur, and the squire he spared to tell the tale of Camelot. All Truths begin as Dreams."''
* ''Fanfic/HereThereBeMonsters'':
** The story is a tribute to ''ComicBook/TheMonsterSocietyOfEvil''.
** The title is a reference to the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_be_dragons Here Be Dragons]] phrase.
** Freddy's newsstand sells several comic books: ''ComicBook/{{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'').
** Mister Atom and Red Crusher's rampage reminds some soldiers of ''Film/TheWarOfTheWorlds'', which, as the narration points out, premiered one year before.
** While mocking Captain Marvel, Dr. Sivana smugly cites Creator/WaltWhitman's famous poem:
--->'''Dr. Sivana:''' This is the weapon that has brought you low, ''Oh Captain, My Captain''.
* In ''Literature/{{Worm}}'' fanfic "[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12664335/1/Heroes-and-Villains Heroes and Villains]]" two female heroes invoke famous comic-book team-ups:
-->'''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, ComicBook/{{Superman}} and ComicBook/{{Batman}}. Stuff like that.\\
'''Shadow Stalker:''' In case you missed the memo, we're girls, not guys.\\
'''Glory Girl:''' Fine. ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} and ComicBook/{{Batgirl}}. They were a thing too, you know.\\
'''Shadow Stalker:''' I am ''not'' putting ears on my mask. And if you put an 'S' on your chest, I'm gonna tell everyone it stands for 'Stupid'.\\
'''Glory Girl:''' Well, okay, we'll stick with Glory and the Shadow.\\
'''Shadow Stalker:''' That is ''not'' going to be our team name.\\
'''Glory Girl:''' Okay then, we'll call ourselves Gimel's Finest. Or the Brave and the Foolhardy.
* In ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6565945/14/Mary_Mary_Quite_Contrary Mary Mary? Quite Contrary!]]'', there are many {{shout out}}s made in the "Sparkly Shiny Alchemist" story. For one thing, the protagonist's full name is Christiana Sophia [[Literature/TheHungerGames Maysalee]] Thomas[[note]]Maysalee is the name of Madge's aunt, for those who don't know[[/note]]. And there's this quote from her "bro" Jeff:
-->[[Film/{{Spaceballs}} "I'm a mog. Half man, half dog. I'm my own best friend!"]]
** From the same author, we have ''[[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Fullmetal]] [[WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy Eds]]'', in which Ed exclaims "[[WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries Holy *** on a ** sandwich!]]"
* ''Fanfic/{{Stray|Dahne}}'' 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.
* ''Fanfic/{{Forward}}'' has as many shout-outs, ranging from references to ''Franchise/MassEffect'', ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'', ''VideoGame/BioShock'' and even ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''. There's also multiple {{Actor Allusion}}s to Creator/SummerGlau's roles in ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'' and Nathan Fillion's role in ''WebVideo/DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog''. Some of these are ''extremely'' subtle -- for example, the ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' reference is almost impossible to spot unless you're looking for a StealthPun.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}'' fanfic ''Kieva Lynn'''s Season Three features C'thulu in one episode. The episode title "The Telemarketing Call of C'thulu" is a play on the title of ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'' episode "The Collect Call of C'thulu." They even beat him in much the same way.
* ''Franchise/DragonAge'' fic ''Fanfic/MiddleOfNowhere'' has three in its very short first chapter alone: [[Film/ArmyOfDarkness the fic's title,]] Creator/LarryNiven's ''Literature/TheMoteInGodsEye'', and ''Film/LethalWeapon''. There's a fourth one if you count the direct reference to ''Series/LifeOnMars2006''. And they keep coming...
* This ''Anime/KillLaKill'' {{poe|try}}m fic titled ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/4344140 Le Danse de Satsuki]]'' is a shoutout to Marilyn's dancing scene from ''Literature/TheSuicideShop'', complete with different reactions to the titular Satsuki's dancing and the scene's soundtrack.
* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'' fanfic ''Fanfic/Homecoming2026'':
** To Navi and her reminders in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'':
---> As additional students and visitors wandered through the culinary laboratory, a ball of light with wings flickered into existence over the shoulder of one of the school's [[OurElvesAreDifferent sidhe]] students. The Virtual Assistant flitted in front of its master and began speaking. "Hey! Listen!"\\
"What is it Navi?" Came the expected response.
** To the "This. Is. Sparta!" scene of ''Film/ThreeHundred'':
---> After several long moments of silence, a jazzy tune sounded throughout the stadium and the lights snapped back on. The display screen was gone, it's place taken by a hemisphere shaped object, floating at about the height of the basketball hoops. Standing in the object was a student dressed like Marvin the Martin and twirling a parade marshal's baton. His voice boomed out across the stadium, "Ladies and Gentlemen. [[PunctuatedForEmphasis This! Is! Halloween!]] Are you ready to party?"
** Skyball is conceptually a renamed version of Quidditch from ''Literature/HarryPotter''. Both games with hoops and balls and two sides.
---> Nestled in the basin that had been the mine proper were 6 giant hoops, perched on poles. They were divided into two clusters of three, with the space between them forming the academy's skyball field.
** Splatterball is a teenage version of Doc from ''Webcomic/TheWhiteboard''.
** Gary (Waite)'s VI is one to the UsefulNotes/FlyingSpaghettiMonster.
---> Floating over one shoulder was a cloud-like formation of spaghetti, complete with two meatball eyes.
** Gateway of Destiny is to ''VideoGame/EVEOnline'' what GEO, from the fanfic's source, the ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'', is to ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''. Basically an enhanced version of what we have.
* ''Fanfic/WhenSheSmilesFreshC'': Takashi, one of the inmates of the hospital where Asuka is staying at, is called ''WesternAnimation/{{Casper|The Friendly Ghost}}'' because he is so quiet, moves silently and walks through walls at night.
* ''Fanfic/PokemonStorySinnohJourney'':
** Aaron's Empoleon and May's Wartortle reference ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' and ''WesternAnimation/HappyFeet'' while insulting each other.
** Ian's Appeal Round performance in the [[TownContestEpisode Sunyshore City Contest]] is him narrating the tale of the Black Fog. You know, from ''Manga/TheElectricTaleOfPikachu''?
** Lucario's Aura-Double Team seems lifted straight from ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros''
* ''Fanfic/APrizeForThreeEmpires'' has several shout-outs:
** To several [[Franchise/TheDCU DC heroines]] when ComicBook/CarolDanvers complains that "[ComicBook/TheAvengers will] be expecting Binary, [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} super]]-[[ComicBook/WonderGirl wonder]] girl who punches out plasma. They're getting something closer to Ms. Marvel."
** A subtle one to ''ComicBook/KingdomCome''. At the end of ''ComicBook/OperationGalacticStorm'' the Avengers kill the Supreme Intelligence in punishment for engineering the whole intergalactic war. ComicBook/CaptainAmerica fears they come to see killing as a solution, wonders if his ideals are still valid in an age of super-heroes who kill without a second thought, and considers retirement.
* In fanfiction ''Fanfic/XMen1970'', a cop calls [[ComicBook/JeanGrey Marvel Girl]] [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Mary Marvel]] by mistake.
* ''Fanfic/FrozenHeartsRedWitch'': Upon seeing Damon's crippled state, Simon quotes how [[Film/TheDarkKnight they either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain]].
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9926753/1/The-Gelatin-Store The Gelatin Store]]'', [[WesternAnimation/SecretSquirrel Scirocco Mole]] steals Secret's [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Pouch Monsters Green]] video game, and Secret's uncle sends him a [[Platform/GameBoyColor Game Person Colored]].
* ''Webcomic/WhatIfIKnowTooManyReasonsICanBeStrong'':
** To ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'':
*** Tanjiro has Guts' black clothing, huge sword, and muscular build.
*** Haganezuka names Tanjiro's sword the Demon Slayer.
*** Chapter 5 has Tanjiro escape the LotusEaterMachine by quoting Guts to his past self.
*** The Red Light District arc has Tanjiro say he's to sell himself for three silver coins, the same price as when Gambino pimped Guts as a child.
*** Chapter 11 reimagines Yoriichi Type Zero as the equivalent of the Berserker Armor.
** In the pixiv version of Chapter 11, Tanjiro kills Nakime the same way Sephiroth does to Aerith in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII''. Doma tells him afterward, "[she] will no longer talk, no longer laugh, cry... or get angry... What about me... what are I supposed to do? What about my pain?".
* In the ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13250586/1/Ranma-Restart-Bid-for-Freedom Ranma Restart: Bid for Freedom]]'', the attack Mousse uses to send Ranma into the past is called the "[[Manga/InuYasha Wind Tunnel]]" technique.
* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/28476459 Bring Your Children to Work Day]]'', [[Franchise/TheDCU Jason]] replaces Jarro with a [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants Patrick Star]] plushie.
* ''Fanfic/TheRedemptionOfHarleyQuinn'': Selina Kyle (now Selina Wayne) tells Poison Ivy [[Literature/StrangerInAStrangeLand "Love is the condition where another person's happiness is essential to your own"]].
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4086538/1/A-Cure-To-Adella A Cure to Adella]]'', [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1992 Ariel]] mentions the stories [[Franchise/{{Saw}} Sawfish]] and [[Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet Remora and Juliette]].
* In the ''Manga/UruseiYatsura'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12855870/1/Those-Annoying-Humans Those Annoying Humans]]'', one of the advances that result from the alien invasion is the [=NP3=] (as opposed to [=MP3=]) player.
* In ''Fanfic/TheUnwantedHaremOfNathanAdams'', Nate's AccidentalProposal to Damona plays out almost the exact same way it does in the fanfic ''Fanfic/DamonaInTheDetails''.
* ''Fanfic/HereComesTheNewBoss'': The OC hero Konnigit named himself after a bit from ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'' and quotes it a few times, though he later changes his name since nobody gets the reference.
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13139211/1/Lady-Lucks-Favor Lady Luck's Favor]]'': [[WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom Danny's]] Halloween costume is Dante from ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'', while Jazz dresses as a blue [[Franchise/PowerRangers Ranger]] and Ember dresses as Music/HatsuneMiku. Sam and Valerie, on the other hand, dress as Julia from ''Film/ReturnOfTheLivingDead3'' and [[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean Jack Sparrow]], respectively, while Star dresses as the Bride from ''Film/KillBill''.
* ''Webcomic/{{Spooky}}'': Tombstones attempts to use [[Literature/HarryPotter the Levitation Charm]] to expedite setting up Halloween decorations, but messes up the incantation and turns the string lights into cheese instead.
* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/5117915/chapters/11774231 Multiversal Singularity]]'', [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Jazz]] becomes a victim of the "Mourning Seekers", mysterious beings in the form of Seekers who can't move if they're being observed, can't look at each other either, and send their victims to alternate realities while devouring their life force - in other words, the Cybertronian equivalent of [[Series/DoctorWho the Weeping Angels]].
* ''Fanfic/RiseOfTheMinisukas'': The title of the ninth chapter, "The Fortress of Soryutude", is a nod to the HomeBase of the ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'' and ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' comics.
* ''Webcomic/{{Springaling}}'':
** Springtrap's human self is drawn to resemble, and is named after, BOB from ''Series/TwinPeaks''.
** "Gremlintronics" has three tips for making sure the new animatronics continue to work properly: [[Film/{{Gremlins}} don't expose them to bright lights, don't get them wet, and don't feed them during the night shift]], i.e. after midnight.
** Springtrap says the second season of ShowWithinAShow ''Freddy and Friends'' bombed because it was put up against ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies1984''.
** One story arc has the Puppet play ''Myth/{{Polybius}}''.
** God is depicted the same way He is in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''.
* In the ''VideoGame/{{Skylanders}}'' fanfic, ''Fanfic/SkylandersReturnToTheRuins'', Spyro says that Kaos is so uncoordinated, he couldn't even land a hit in [[VideoGame/WiiSports Wii Tennis]].
* ''Fanfic/AsukaAndShinjisInfinitePlaylist'': At one point, Masaru tells Shinji: "Even in Shakespeare's greatest work, everyone dies. But do you ever wonder what would have happened had the Montagues and Capulets first settled their feud?", referencing Creator/WilliamShakespeare's ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''.
* ''Fanfic/ThingsIAmNotAllowedToDoAtThePPC'': ''Literature/SkippysList'' has a rule about Skippy not being allowed to do any given action if the thought of doing so makes him giggle for longer than fifteen seconds. The PPC version of the rule opens with an instruction to "Forget 15 seconds" before saying that if thinking about doing the thing makes you giggle at all, you're not allowed to do it.
* ''Fanfic/TimeResettingRelationshipsAndOtherShenanigans'': In this story, Morty's girlfriend from "[[Recap/RickAndMortyS4E8TheVatOfAcidEpisode The Vat of Acid Episode]]" is named Jane Nguyen because the author is a huge fan of ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'' and Diane from that show and believes that Morty's girlfriend was bi-racial; it looks like her mother was Asian, and her father was Caucasian when Morty met them.
* ''Fanfic/FortuneLoverTGSBetaSaruRipTPlusEng0Point75SincereDotZip'' has this in-universe ''and'' out. [[CharacterNarrator Parasite_Ib]]'s forums username is an obscure reference, combining the titles of two Japanese horror games: ''VideoGame/ParasiteEve'' and ''VideoGame/{{Ib}}''.[[note]]This is a gag on how the latter game's title was said to be a mistranslation of "Eve", and at least sounds like it[[/note]] Her forums avatar, accordingly, depicts the protagonist of ''VideoGame/ParasiteEve'', Aya, edited to have the color scheme and [[FlowerMotifs rose motif]] of the latter game's protagonist, Ib.
* ''[[Fanfic/WednesdayAndTheWeepingAngel Wednesday and the Shifter]]'' has MediaNotes/JennyEverywhere eating [[Film/EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce an everything bagel]].
* ''VideoGame/FromTheFog'': One alternate skin for Herobrine includes a gray hood variant, in reference to his portrayal in ''WebAnimation/FallenKingdom''.
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* Frequent in ''Fanfic/MyBravePonyStarfleetMagic'', to the point of UsefulNotes/{{plagiarism}}.

** Most of the songs were lifted from other sources, including ''Series/TodaysSpecial'' and ''Series/ShiningTimeStation''. He does cite where they came from, narrowly avoiding UsefulNotes/{{Plagiarism}}.

* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9926753/1/The-Gelatin-Store The Gelatin Store]]'', [[WesternAnimation/SecretSquirrel Scirocco Mole]] steals Secret's [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Pouch Monsters Green]] video game, and Secret's uncle sends him a [[UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor Game Person Colored]].

Many FanWorks use ShoutOut -- to things within fandom, and to other works, because it's all JustForFun after all.

*** According to "Sarah's Mermaid Adventure", Mermaid Flora's TransformationNameAnnouncement is "[[WesternAnimation/StrawberryShortcake Growing better all the time!]]", while Mermaid Shimmer's is "[[Anime/GlitterForce Shining bright to find my way!]]".