History ShoutOut / KamenRiderExAid

** Masamune's role [[spoiler:as the true mastermind behind everything in the series]] makes him an equivalent to Junko's role as the mastermind of [[VisualNovel/DanganRonpa The Biggest, Most Awful, Most Tragic Event in Human History]].

** Poppy's role in the series is similar to [[Anime/DanganRonpa3 Chisa Yukizome]]. Both of them started out as a caretaker-like allies to their respective main characters, [[spoiler:only to end being dragged into villainy and turned into [[PerkyFemaleMinion Perky Female Minions]]. At least Poppy gets better as of #28, while Chisa is quickly taken out.]]

** Kamen Rider Para-DX finishing attack : knockout Critical Smash is basically the Shroyuken - straight punch combo from Franchise/StreetFighter

* Emu's line when confronting a Parad in episode 32 is a reference to Kazuya Mishima and Jin Kazama's VideoGame/{{Tekken}} 4 endings where Jin confronts the recently-resurrected Kazuya after having the Devil Gene activated within him.

** [[spoiler:When Emu achieves Level 99 form and removes Kuroto's immortality, and later, his Genm powers, he's reduced from a KillerGameMaster to a pathetic SOB with a keyboard. Kirito did ''exactly'' the same thing to Sugou's GM powers thanks to Kayaba's Administrator ID. The only key difference is what happened afterwards: While Sugou lives as a disgraced criminal for the rest of his life in prison, Kuroto is killed off by Pallad.]]

** Emu is "Genius Gamer M"? Might as well called the "[[VisualNovel/SuperDanganRonpa2 Super High School]] [[Anime/DanganRonpa3 Level Gamer]]". For bonus points, Emu has several shades of [[VisualNovel/DanganRonpa Makoto]]. [[spoiler:Lampshaded by Muteki Gamer, which is his take on the "Super High School Level Hope" title.]]

** Emu is "Genius Gamer M"? Might as well called the "[[VisualNovel/SuperDanganRonpa2 Super High School]] [[Anime/DanganRonpa3 Level Gamer]]". *** For bonus points, Emu has several shades of [[VisualNovel/DanganRonpa Makoto]]. [[spoiler:Lampshaded by Muteki Gamer, which is his take on the "Super High School Level Hope" title.]]

** Emu is "Genius Gamer M"? Might as well called the "[[VisualNovel/SuperDanganRonpa2 Super High School]] [[Anime/DanganRonpa3 Level Gamer]]".

** Emu is "Genius Gamer M"? Might as well called the "[[VisualNovel/SuperDanganRonpa2 Super High School]] [[Anime/DanganRonpa3 Level Gamer]]". He's also what [[VisualNovel/DanganRonpa Makoto]] would've become if he's a Kamen Rider.

*** The first thing the audience could think after hearing the word "Genocide!" in the Buggle Driver's transformation announcement is [[VIsualNovel/DanganRonpa Genocider Sho]].

** Kuroto's Genm Level X form has the same color scheme as Monokuma. [[spoiler:His HiddenDepths in #31 has something to do with him being a MommasBoy on par with [[VisualNovel/SuperDanganRonpa2 Gundham and Teruteru]].]]

** Lampshaded by the Ex-Aid casts and crews who poses like Jojo characters after the shooting.

** Lampshaded by Ex-Aid crews that pose like Jojo characters after the shooting.

* Kamen Rider Cronus' powers are like a combination of [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders DIO]]'s The World and his son [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo Giorno Giovanna]]'s Gold Experience Requiem: he can [[TimeStandsStill "pause" the universe]], and anyone he kills during the "pause" will experience their death over and over for eternity.

* Kamen Rider Cronus' [[TimeStandsStill Pause/Restart]] function in his Buggle Driver II is a reminiscent of [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Dio Brando's The World stand]].

** Masamune's role [[spoiler:as the true mastermind behind everything in the series]] brings him closer to Junko's role as the mastermind of [[VisualNovel/DanganRonpa The Biggest, Most Awful, Most Tragic Event in Human History]].

* Several to ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'':

-->Emu: Once I defeat you, Kamen Rider Chronicle will be over.

-->Emu: Once I defeat you, Kamen Rider Chronicle will be all over.

** Kuroto's Genm Level X form has the same color scheme as Monokuma. [[spoiler:It's later revealed in #31 that his HiddenDepths has something to do with him being a MommasBoy on par with [[VisualNovel/SuperDanganRonpa2 Gundham and Teruteru]].]]

** Poppy telling Emu that [[spoiler:she's a Bugster and they're a "threat to humanity"]] in #28 sounds like a racial variation of Asuna's "ItsAllMyFault" speech to Kirito.

** Masamune's role [[spoiler:as the true mastermind behind the creation of Bugster Virus]] brings him closer to Junko's role as the mastermind of [[VisualNovel/DanganRonpa The Biggest, Most Awful, Most Tragic Event in Human History]].

* In #31, as Ex-Aid and Genm deliver a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown on Pallad with their weapons, they swap places with a move similar to the Total Elimination/[[Wrestling/TheAscension Fall of Man]] where Ex-Aid does a leg sweep and Genm does a spin kick from mid-air.

** Kuroto's Genm Level X form has the same color scheme as Monokuma. However, being the mastermind of Zero Day brings him closer to Junko's role as the mastermind of [[VisualNovel/DanganRonpa The Biggest, Most Awful, Most Tragic Event in Human History]]. [[spoiler:It's later revealed in #31 that his HiddenDepths has something to do with him being a MommasBoy on par with [[VisualNovel/SuperDanganRonpa2 Gundham and Teruteru]].]]