History ShoutOut / FarCry3BloodDragon

* The game makes several mentions of Kobayashi Corporation, one of the two main cybernetics companies in ''{{Film/Cyborg 2}}''

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* When you find a collectible, Rex will often say "I hope I don't have to collect any fucking flags/feathers", referring to infamous collectible requirements from ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedI'' and ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII'' respectively.[[note]]Bonus for SelfDeprecation, as both ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreed'' and ''Blood Dragon'' were developed by Ubisoft Montreal.[[/note]]

** The [[SawedOffShotgun Galleria 1991]] [[note]]Double points for being named for a location from the film and the year of its release[[/note]] and [[GatlingGood Terror 4000]] resemble the lever-action shotgun and minigun in ''Terminator 2''. The Galleria is even flip-cocked after firing like in the waterway chase. The Fazertron is also similar to the Westinghouse [=M95A1=] phased plasma rifle used in scenes from the future in ''Terminator 2'', in fact being based off of the same real-world weapon ([[RareGuns Calico M950]]) the [=M95A1=] was.

* [[Film/LethalWeapon "Grab the cat!"]]

* When you find a collectible, Rex will often say "I hope I don't have to collect any fucking flags/feathers", referring to infamous collectible requirements from ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedI'' and ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII'' respectively.[[note]]Bonus for TakeThatMe, as both ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreed'' and ''VideoGame/FarCry3BloodDragon'' were developed by Ubisoft Montreal.[[/note]]

--> '''''Sloan''''': ''Of course. They sent YOU boys after me? Now that, right there, is the definition of Insanity''.

* The mission given immediately after saving Dr. Darling is titled [[{{Film/Poltergeist}} "They're He-eeere!"]]

* Levels 5-7 of the game take some inspiration from VideoGame/HotlineMiami with the kids putting on animal masks like Jacket does. The stage even features a remix of "Roller Mobster" from [[Videogame/HotlineMiami2WrongNumber the second game]].

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* Omega Force troopers talk a lot like [[Series/BattlestarGalacticaclassic the original Cylons]].

* Near one of the TV's is the corpse of an Omega Force soldier who [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim took an arrow to the knee.]]

* There is an [[https://imgur.com/6uNIgnH unmoveable corpse]] with an [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim arrow on his leg]].

** The opening gunship shooting section is straight from ''Predator''. The scene even includes a [[MemeticMutation extremely muscular, badass handshake]], a somewhat homophobic joke told inside a cockpit bathed in red light, and Little Richard's rendition of ''Long Tall Sally'' playing in the background.

* The game makes several mentions of Kobayashi Corporation, one of the two main cybernetics companies in ''[[{{Film/Cyborg 2}} Cyborg 2]]''

--> '''''SLOAN''''': ''Of course. They sent YOU boys after me? Now that, right there, is [[ArcWords the definition of Insanity]]''.

* The other plot-related bases (minus the dam) all have names related to ArnoldSchwarzenegger roles:

* The sex scene between Rex and Dr. Darling is similar to the sex scene in ''[[Film/TopGun]]'', with both characters' naked bodies silhouetted against blue light.

* Levels 5-7 of the game take some inspiration from VideoGame/HotlineMiami with the kids putting on animal masks like Jacket does.

** The [[SawedOffShotgun Galleria 1991]] [[note]]Double points for being named for a location from the film and the year of its release[[/note]] and [[GatlingGood Terror 4000]] resemble the lever-action shotgun and minigun in ''Terminator 2''. The Fazertron is also similar to the Westinghouse [=M95A1=] phased plasma rifle used in scenes from the future in ''Terminator 2'', in fact being based off of the same real-world weapon ([[RareGuns Calico M950]]) the [=M95A1=] was.

* If you kill an enemy with an arrow, sometimes, Rex will say [[WesternAnimation/{{Archer}} "Just the tip."]]

* The other plot-related bases (minus the dam) all have names relating to roles played by ArnoldSchwarzenegger:
** The missile silo from the prologue is named '''Kimble''' Bunker, after Detective John Kimble from ''Film/KindergartenCop''.
** The Blood Dragon nursery/ braincage lab is referred to as '''Hauser''' Lab, named for Douglas Quaid's [[spoiler: villainous real personality]] from ''[[Film/TotalRecall1990 Total Recall]]''.
** Ironically, vehement anti-communist Sloan's main base on the island is called '''Danko''' Compound, after Captain Ivan Danko, the Soviet cop from ''Film/RedHeat''.

** The [[SawedOffShotgun Galleria 1991]] [[note]]Double points for being named for a location from the film and the year of its release[[/note]] and [[GatlingGood Terror 4000]] resemble the lever-action shotgun and minigun in ''Terminator 2''.

** The cyber-eye vision mode is is nigh identical to the T-800.

** Also similiar to ''Film/{{Commando}}'' is the scene after the opening helicopter battle where Rex loads up on equipment similarly to [[ColonelBadass Col. Matrix]] upon reaching the BigBad's island.

*** Also doubles as a shout out to TheKarateKid

** The entire sequence of Rex being made into a Cyber-Commando is nearly identical to a Terminator 2 trailer depicting a metal exoskeleton become Arnie.
** Rex is basically a blend of Kyle Reese[[note]]who was of course originally played by Rex's InkSuitActor Michael Biehn[[/note]] and the titular killing machine, from the original Terminator.

** The music during [[spoiler:the dragon-riding sequence]] at the end of the game is the "Final Fight" music from ''Film/{{Rocky}} IV''.

* The training montage music is ''Hold On to the Vision'' from ''Film/NoRetreatNoSurrender''.
* Martial arts rock band [[Film/MiamiConnection Dragon Sound]] provide their hit song ''Friends'' for the ending credits.

* Rex's line about being "85% synthetic" calls to mind a line from the obscure late 80s-early 90s cyberpunk movie ''Nemesis'', in which the main character, Alex Raine, notes the line similarly, although he was noting that he was mostly human.

* Also, from ''Franchise/StarWars'', there is [[spoiler:the villain stating "I programmed you. I made you! I am your father!" and the response "[[BigNo NOOOOO!]]"]]
* Your HUD mentions in passing that completing sidequests allows you access to more powerful weapons "Thanks to the ''WarGames'' protocol".

* The "Don't park in the Brown Zone" could be a reference to the comedy ''{{Airplane}}''.
* The biolab Dr Carlyle resides in is called ''{{Film/Shakma}} Station''.

* The game makes several mentions of Kobayashi Corporation, one of the two main cybernetics companies in ''[[{{Film/Cyborg}} Cyborg 2]]''

* Scientists will yell "I graduated from [[{{Community}} Greendale]]!" in a voice that sounds suspiciously like Dean Pelton's.

* Before entering a certain endgame location you are challenged to "[[VideoGame/MortalKombat Test your might!]]"

* [[AliceCooper "School's out for summer. School's out forever."]]

* As expected, the game references FarCry3 itself, with a line from Sloan referencing the ArcWords of FarCry3

* The entire premise of the game, down to the name of the main character, can be considered an M-rated {{Expy}} of CaptainPowerAndTheSoldiersOfTheFuture.
* Rex is a Mark IV Cyber Commando, which may reference the Mjolnir Mark IV Cyborg protagonist of Bungie's ''{{Marathon}}'' series.

* One of the possible one-liners after killing an enemy with the [[GatlingGood Terror 4000]] is [[FullMetalJacket "Get some!"]]

* The penultimate mission is titled [[HoboWithAShotgun "Summon the Plague"]], and the music that plays during the mission is a remix of Powerglove's "Hunters", the Plague's theme.