History ShoutOut / SmashUp

* The Time Travelers have cards like [[Film/BackToTheFuture 1.21 Gigawatts]] and [[Series/DoctorWho Doctor When]]. They also have [[WesternAnimation/WackyRaces Repeater Perfect]] and [[Franchise/TombRaider Time Raider]]. Their Titan is the [[Franchise/DoctorWho Time]] [[Franchise/BillAndTed Box]], which features a [[Film/BackToTheFuture flux capacitor]] and parts from Film/TheTimeMachine. They have actions titled [[Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow "It's Astounding", "Time is Fleeting" and "Into the Time Slip"]].

* The Pirates' Pirate King resembles UsefulNotes/{{Blackbeard}}; one of their bases is "[[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean The Grey Opal]]"; and their Titan, the Kraken, can only be played if the player says "[[Film/ClashOfTheTitans Release the Kraken!]]".

* The Zombies have the [[Music/TenaciousD Tenacious Z]] and a herd of [[Series/TheWalkingDead Walkers]]. On "Not Enough Bullets," a zombie has a [[VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies traffic cone on its head]], and the human has a nametag reading "[[Film/DayOfTheDead1985 Steel]]". "Overrun" features a recreation of a scene from ''Series/TheWalkingDead''. The Zombie Lord has a [[Franchise/EvilDead Necronomicon Ex-Mortis]]. "Mall Crawl" refers to ''Film/DawnOfTheDead''. The bases are [[Film/NightOfTheLivingDead Evans City Cemetery]] and [[Film/DayOfTheDead Rhodes Plaza Mall]].

* The Cowboys have Deputy, who is designed after [[Franchise/ToyStory Jessie]]; and a based titled [[Film/GunfightAtTheOKCorral So-So Corral]].

* The Wizards have a based called "[[Franchise/HarryPotter School of Wizardry]]".

Given that ''Smash Up'' parodies the hypothetical death battle concept, this game has a ''heavy'' amount of them.

Given that Smash Up parodies the hypothetical death battle concept, this game has a ''heavy'' amount of them.

Given that the game is an AffectionateParody, this game has a ''heavy'' amount of them.

** The Aliens have "[[Franchise/StarTrek Beam Up]]", and are directly styled on the Martians from ''Film/MarsAttacks''.
** Some of the tech in the Dinosaurs card artwork have serial numbers [[WesternAnimation/DinosaurTrain 71N4 (Tiny) and C0RY]].
** The Pirates' Pirate King resembles UsefulNotes/{{Blackbeard}}; one of their bases is "[[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean The Grey Opal]]"; and their Titan, the Kraken, can only be played if the player says "[[Film/ClashOfTheTitans Release the Kraken!]]".
** The Robots' basic minion, Zapbot, is an [[WesternAnimation/WallE orange, cubical robot with eyes that look like binoculars.]] Microbot Alpha resembles [[Film/ShortCircuit Johnny 5]].
** The Tricksters' "Flame Trap" card features a person opening a cereal box reading "UNLUCKY".
** The Wizards have a based called "[[Franchise/HarryPotter School of Wizardry]]".
** The Zombies have the [[Music/TenaciousD Tenacious Z]] and a herd of [[Series/TheWalkingDead Walkers]]. On "Not Enough Bullets," a zombie has a [[VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies traffic cone on its head]], and the human has a nametag reading "[[Film/DayOfTheDead1985 Steel]]". "Overrun" features a recreation of a scene from ''Series/TheWalkingDead''. The Zombie Lord has a [[Franchise/EvilDead Necronomicon Ex-Mortis]]. "Mall Crawl" refers to ''Film/DawnOfTheDead''. The bases are [[Film/NightOfTheLivingDead Evans City Cemetery]] and [[Film/DayOfTheDead Rhodes Plaza Mall]].
** The ''Awesome Level 9000'' expansion references ''Anime/DragonBallZ''.
** The Ghosts have a base called "[[Literature/TheTaleOfEricAndTheDreadGazebo The Dread Gazebo]]". Their Titan is [[Film/{{Ghostbusters|1984}} Creampuff Man]].
** Killer Plants' bio in the rulebook begins with "''[[Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors Feed them, Seymour! (Don't do it Seymour!)]]''".
** Elder Things have an action card, "Touch of Madness", whose artwork references ''Theatre/TheKingInYellow''.
** The Miskatonic University faction is a huge shoutout to ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'', with cards such as "Jinkies!", "Those Meddling Kids", and "Old Man Jenkins". The Librarian minion is a parody of Velma Dinkley.
** The ''Science Fiction Double Feature'' expansion is named after the first song in ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''.
** The Cyborg Apes have [[Literature/CuriousGeorge Furious George]] and [[Film/EveryWhichWayButLoose Clyde 2.0]].
** Super Spies:
*** They're full of Film/JamesBond references, with cards like [[Film/LiveandLetDie Live and Let Chum]], [[Film/DiamondsAreForever Discards Are Forever]], [[Film/ForYourEyesOnly For My Eyes Only]], [[Film/TheSpywhoLovedMe The Spy Who Ditched Me]], [[Film/FromRussiaWithLove From Q With Love]], [[Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough The Base Is Not Enough]] and [[Film/LicenceToKill Permit to Kill]]. Of course, the strongest minion in the faction is the Secret Agent himself.
*** The Mole references to Film/AustinPowers.
*** Their bio also describes their ongoing struggle against the evil [[FunWithAcronyms Henchmen And Villains Of Chaos]] organization, making them appear to be equal parts [[Series/TheManFromUNCLE U.N.C.L.E.]] and [[Series/GetSmart CONTROL]]. Additionally, their own organization is [=I.S.I.=], which is one letter away from being [[WesternAnimation/{{Archer}} ISIS]].
** The Time Travelers have cards like [[Film/BackToTheFuture 1.21 Gigawatts]] and [[Series/DoctorWho Doctor When]]. They also have [[WesternAnimation/WackyRaces Repeater Perfect]] and [[Franchise/TombRaider Time Raider]]. Their Titan is the [[Franchise/DoctorWho Time]] [[Franchise/BillAndTed Box]], which features a [[Film/BackToTheFuture flux capacitor]] and parts from Film/TheTimeMachine. They have actions titled [[Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow "It's Astounding", "Time is Fleeting" and "Into the Time Slip"]].
** The Geeks have Creator/WilWheaton and Creator/FeliciaDay as minions, and Game Guru as an allusion to Bo Radakovich. "Force of Wil", in addition to depicting Creator/WilWheaton in its art, duplicates the gameplay effect of the noted ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' card [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=3107 Force of Will]].
** The ''Monster Smash'' expansion references the song "Monster Mash".
** All of the Giant Ants' actions are named after Music/{{Queen}} songs, including their strongest minion, "Killer Queen." The Titan card that they later got, Death on Six Legs, is likewise a reference to the Queen song "Death on Two Legs".
** Mad Scientists' bio starts out with lyrics from "Monster Mash".
** The Heavy Drinker and Nightstalker minions in the Vampire faction are [[LooksLikeOrlok Count Orlok]] and Film/{{Blacula}}, respectively (with Nightstalker being named after ''Series/KolchakTheNightStalker''), and the Fledging Vampire and The Count are references to [[Creator/ElviraMistressOfTheDark Elvira]] and Dracula as portrayed by the late, great Sir Creator/ChristopherLee. Their Titan, Ancient Lord, is a parody of UsefulNotes/VladTheImpaler, who Dracula was based on.
** The Werewolves have a minion named [[Film/TeenWolf Teenage Wolf]]. "Moontouched" features a wolf with a moon symbol on its back, similar to the design worn by [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Iori Yagami]].
** The Fairies have [[Theatre/AMidsummerNightsDream "Titania" and "Puck"]] as two of their minions, along with some Franchise/DisneyFairies allusions.
** The Kitty Cats are based entirely around WebOriginal/LOLCats, with a Grumpy Cat CaptainErsatz as one of their minions. Some of their cards reference the "Hang in there, Baby" poster and the Invisible Bike meme.
** The Mythic Horses have plenty of references to ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'' (two of the minions are even named Pinkie and Rainbow), and most of their abilities revolve around [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic the power of friendship]] (having more minions in a base). They also have an action based on ''VideoGame/RobotUnicornAttack''.
** The Princesses minions are all [[CaptainErsatz obvious parodies]] of pop culture Princesses, including [[Franchise/{{Frozen}} Elsa]], [[WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog Tiana]], [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Peach]] and [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Zelda]] ("Heirloom" references the Triforce). Numerous references to Disney princesses as a whole abound in the whole deck.
** The Elves have a [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014 Dancing Root]].
** The Dragons' Hatchling somewhat resembles Franchise/SpyroTheDragon, and they have a base called [[Literature/TheHobbit "Wyrm's Desolation"]].
** The Spartans of the Mythic Greeks are all depicted as buff warriors with crimson capes and full helmets but no body armor to speak of. Exactly like the Spartans from ''Film/ThreeHundred''. Their depiction of Hades is a dead ringer for the Gods appearance in Disney's ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'', albeit colored red instead of blue.
** The Sharks as a whole are a reference to ''WesternAnimation/StreetSharks'', along with cards called "Week of Sharks" and [[Film/AustinPowers "Freakin' Laser Beams."]] Their Minion lineup of "Great White", "Hammerhead" and "Mako" is also the exact same set of sharks seen in ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo''. Their bases are even a sunken sub in a minefield and a dark ocean trench with a vicious, luminescent anglerfish.[[note]]Furthering the Nemo connection is that the Mako card depicts them with a fishhook through their nose like Chum's, and the Great Whites are wielding a pair of naval mines, the same weapons used to "defeat" Bruce.[[/note]]
** The Superheroes have minions based on Franchise/{{Superman}}, [[ComicBook/CaptainMarvelMarvelComics Captain Marvel]], ComicBook/TheFlash and ComicBook/JeanGrey, and has an action called "Franchise/{{Justice|League}} [[WesternAnimation/SuperFriends Friends]]", as well as several other superhero comic book references. The "Secret Base" action references the Batcave, and features a parody of [[WesternAnimation/VeggieTales the Larrymobile]].
** The Tornado deck has references to [[Literature/TheWizardOfOz Kansas]], as well as an action called "Film/GoneWithTheWind" and a minion called Film/{{Twister}}. They are also billed on the box as the [[Film/{{Sharknado}} "Shark Delivery System."]]
** The Astroknights are a parody of ''Franchise/StarWars'' and contain several references:
*** Space Knight is a genderswapped parody of Luke Skywalker, and somewhat resembles Rey. Her card's setting resembles Tatooine.
*** Walking Carpet is a parody of Chewbacca, and his name comes from a memorable line uttered by Princess Leia Organa in ''Film/ANewHope''.
*** Scoundrel is a genderswapped parody of Han Solo.
*** Space Prince is a genderswapped parody of Princess Leia, although he looks like [[WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983 He-Man]] more than anything else. His card references the scene in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' where Leia strangles Jabba the Hutt, whose parody on the card resembles [[Film/{{Ghostbusters|1984}} Slimer]].
*** Pupoks are a parody of the Ewoks.
*** Mannersbot is a parody of C-3P0.
*** Astro Robot is a parody of R2-D2 and BB-8.
*** Alien Guru is a parody of Yoda, and resembles a blue [[Franchise/TheMuppets Kermit the Frog]] as a nod to Creator/JimHenson, whose puppet designs helped inspire the original Yoda puppet. The card's background resembles Dagobah.
*** Annoying Alien is a parody of Jar Jar Binks, his cards background resembles the Great Rotunda.
*** Ghost Knight is a parody of Obi-Wan Kenobi, and his appearance of being cut in half references the character's death.
*** "Yield to Rage" features a parody of Darth Vader.
*** "It's a Trap!" is entirely a reference to Admiral Ackbar, in its name and the artwork featuring a fishlike alien.
*** "Laser Sword" is a parody of lightsabers.
*** "Recycle the Trash" references the famous trash compactor scene.
*** The bases are "Hive of Scum and Villany" referencing the Mos Eisley Cantina, and "No-Moon™" referencing the Death Star. Both names are based on quotes from Obi-Wan Kenobi.
** The Changerbots are a parody of ''Transformers'' and contain several references:
*** Leader Two is a parody of Optimus Prime and is named after Leader One.
*** Solarshout is a parody of Starscream.
*** "The Touch" refers to the Transformers movie song.
*** "Matrix of Bossiness" is a reference to the Matrix of Leadership.
*** "Change Up and Roll On" is a reference to the Transformers catchphrase "Transform and roll out!".
*** One of the bases is "Unicrave" referencing Unicron.
** The Ignobles are a parody of ''Series/GameOfThrones'' and contain several references:
*** Aunt of Drakes is a parody of Daenerys Targaryen, the Mother of Dragons. She has an object resembling a [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Pokeball]].
*** Foot of the King is a reference to the position of Hand of the King, and is a parody of Jaime Lannister.
*** Betrothed is a parody of Sansa Stark.
*** Sneaky Squire is a parody of Tyrion Lannister.
*** "Inevitable Betrayal" is a reference to ''Series/{{Firefly}}''.
*** "Red Birthday Party" references the Red Wedding.
*** "Repaying Debts" references "A Lannister always pays his debts".
*** The Titan is The Hill that Strolls, a parody of the Mountain.
*** The bases are "Spikey Chair Room" referencing the Iron Throne, and "Wintersquashed" referencing Winterfell.
** The Star Roamers are a parody of ''Franchise/StarTrek'' and contain several references:
*** Ship's Captain is a parody of James T. Kirk.
*** Science Officer is a parody of Spock.
*** Medical Officer is a parody of Christine Chapel.
*** Ensign is a parody of Red Shirts and resembles Wesley Crusher.
*** "Port Me Up" references "Beam me up".
*** "Whiplash Maneuver" is a parody of the Picard Maneuver.
*** One of the bases is "USS Undertaking" referencing the USS Enterprise.
** The Explorers have Idaho Smith (Franchise/IndianaJones), the Guide ([[WesternAnimation/JonnyQuest Hadji]]/WesternAnimation/{{Dora|TheExplorer}}), and the Crypt Looter ([[Franchise/TombRaider Lara Croft]]). Furthermore, "I Said No Camels!", "It Belongs in a Museum", "X Never Marks the Spot" and "You Call This Archaeology?" are Indiana Jones quotes. Another card is "Dr Livingstone, I Presume?" referencing Henry Morton Stanley finding David Livingstone. One of their bases is "[[Anime/TheMysteriousCitiesOfGold City of Gold]]".
** The Rock Stars naturally have many references to classic bands and singers. Notably they have The Monarch (Music/ElvisPresley), Classic Rocker (Music/LynyrdSkynyrd), and [[Music/RickAstley Rick Roll]].
** The Teddy Bears have Fun Bear, a clear ''Franchise/CareBears'' {{Expy}}.
** The Itty Critters are a parody of ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' and contain several references:
*** Leafaroo is essentially if Pikachu was a grass-type.
*** Calicoin resembles Meowth.
*** Krakatoad is essentially if Bulbasaur was a fire-type.
*** Tadpour is essentially if Charmander was a water-type.
*** Shellshock is essentially if Squirtle was an electric-type.
*** Flooffairy is a parody of Clefairy.
*** The Titan, Rainboroc, is a parody of Ho-oh.
*** The Critter Champion resembles a female Ash Ketchum.
*** "Ittypedia" is based on Pokédex and resembles a Game Boy from the '90s.
*** "Critter Cube" is based on Pokéballs.
** The Kaiju Titan is [[Franchise/{{Godzilla}} Gorgodzolla]]. They also have Kaijookey ([[WesternAnimation/TheGodzillaPowerHour Godzooky]]) and [[Film/TimeOfTheApes Johnny]], and their action cards "The Folly of Men", "Oh, No!", "Pick Up A Bus", "There Goes Tokyo", "They Say He's Got to Go" and "Wade Through the Buildings" are based on lyrics from "[[Music/BlueOysterCult Godzilla]]".
** The Magical Girls contain many anime references, most notably Lunar Captain is a parody of Anime/SailorMoon, Fancy Suit Lad is a parody of Tuxedo Mask, the Titan Walking Castle is a parody of Anime/HowlsMovingCastle, and the base "Q Point" is based on D Point and contains a Coca-Cola reference.
** The Mega Troopers are a parody of ''Franchise/PowerRangers''. "Plan For More!" features a parody of Zordon, and "Beta 6" is a parody of Alpha 5.
** The Sheep have "Wood for Sheep" referencing ''TabletopGame/SettlersOfCatan'', "Hello, Dolly!" referencing Dolly the cloned sheep, and "[[Franchise/TheLordOfTheRings Ewe Shall Pass]]".
** The ''That '70s Expansion'' [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment expansion]] is named after ''Series/That70sShow''.
** The Disco Dancers have Dancing King, based on [[Music/{{Abba}} Dancing Queen]] and [[Film/SaturdayNightFever Tony Manero]]; Disco Lou, based on [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Disco Stu]]; and their actions are "[[Music/KoolAndTheGang Celebration]]", "[[Music/TheTrammps Disco Inferno]]", "[[Music/KCAndTheSunshineBand Get Down Tonight]]", "[[Music/ThePointerSisters I'm So Excited]]", "[[Music/GloriaGaynor I Will Survive]]", "[[Music/TheWeatherGirls It's Raining Men]]", "[[Music/DonnaSummer Last Dance]]", "[[Music/TheBeeGees Stayin' Alive]]", "[[Music/VickiSueRobinson Turn The Beat Around]]" and "[[Music/SisterSledge We Are Family]]". Their bases are "[[Music/EarthWindAndFire Boogie Wonderland]]" and "[[Music/LippsInc Funky Town]]".
** The Kung Fu Fighters:
*** Dragon Warrior is a parody of Creator/BruceLee and his character in ''Film/GameOfDeath''.
*** Drunken Master is based on [[Film/DrunkenMaster Beggar So]].
*** Their action cards are [[EverybodyWasKungFuFighting "Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting", "Fast as Lightning", "A Little Bit Frightening", "Expert Timing", "Ancient Chinese Art", "Everybody Knew Their Part", "Let's Get It On" and "Oh-hoh-hoh-hoah"]].
** The Truckers' minions are all based on nicknames truckers use to refer to themselves and each other over CB Radio, some of which are references: "El Bandido" is based on [[Film/SmokeyAndTheBandit Bo "Bandit" Darville]], "Rubber Chicken" is based on [[Film/{{Convoy}} Martin "Rubber Duck" Penwald]] and "Skinny Minnie" is based on [[Film/PeeWeesBigAdventure Large Marge]].
** The Vigilantes' minions are based on crime fighters in '70s films and TV shows: Brojak is based on [[Series/{{Kojak}} Theo Kojak]], Death Wisher is a reference to ''Film/DeathWish'', Dusty Henry is a parody of Film/DirtyHarry, Foxy Green is a parody of Film/FoxyBrown, Jackie Bill is a parody of Film/BillyJack, Shift is a parody of Film/{{Shaft}}, and Stoneford is a parody of [[Series/TheRockfordFiles Jim Rockford]].
** The whole idea of the All Stars faction is that they took the best, most iconic cards from all the other ''Smash Up'' factions, brought them all together... and made them [[Film/SpaceJam play basketball in space]].
** The Ancient Egyptians have an action called "Seal the Tomb" featuring a Mummy wearing a t-shirt reading "Senpet 4 Life" referencing ''Legend of the Burning Sands''. One of their bases, "Star Portal" is a reference to ''Film/{{Stargate}}''.
** The Cowboys have Deputy, who is designed after [[Franchise/ToyStory Jessie]]; and a based titled [[Film/GunfightAtTheOKCorral So-So Corral]].
** The Vikings have an action called "Berserk", in which there is a [[VideoGame/{{Berzerk}} tiny pixelated robot]].
** The Luchadors have Yellow Demon, a parody of [[Wrestling/ElSanto Blue Demon]].
** The Mounties have Dudlee, a parody of WesternAnimation/DudleyDoRight, and the action "Eh?" features him saving a bound woman from an oncoming train. Similarly, the action "Bring 'Em In" features a parody of Snidely Whiplash.
** The Musketeers are directly inspired by ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'', with Athos, Porthos, Aramis and d'Artagnan as minions, and Milady de Winter appears in "Token of Affection" and Cardinal Richelieu in "Make Way". "Biding Time" features Film/TheManInTheIronMask.
** The Sumo Wrestlers have Yokozuna, a parody of [[Franchise/StreetFighter E. Honda]]. "Fighting Spirit Prize", "Performance Prize" and "Technique Prize" are named after the Sanshō.
** The Penguins have Surfing Penguin, referencing [[WesternAnimation/SurfsUp Cody Maverick]]; Command Penguin, referencing [[Franchise/{{Madagascar}} Skipper]]; Dancing Penguin, referencing [[WesternAnimation/HappyFeet Mumble]], and the Titan Emperor Penguin referencing [[Franchise/StarWars Emperor Palpatine]], even having a name tag reading "[[Memes/RevengeOfTheSith The Senate]]". "Secret Mission" references the Penguins of Franchise/{{Madagascar}}.
** The Anansi Tales are ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin and revolves around the West African fairy tales.
** The Ancient Incas have "Golden Condor" referencing ''Anime/TheMysteriousCitiesOfGold''.
** The Grimms' Fairy Tales contain references to ''Hansel and Gretel'', ''Snow White and Rose Red'', ''Little Red Riding Hood'', ''The Frog Prince'', ''Rumpelstiltskin'' and ''The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage''.
** The Polynesian Voyagers have Maui and Wayfinder, parodying ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}''.
** The Russian Fairy Tales contain references to ''The Wooden Eagle'', ''Tsarevitch Ivan, the Firebird and the Gray Wolf'', ''The Feather of Finist the Falcon'', ''The Wonderful Birch'', ''Baba Yaga'', ''The Frog Princess'', ''Go I Know Not Whither and Fetch I Know Not What'', ''The Bold Knight, the Apples of Youth, and the Water of Life'' and ''The Gigantic Turnip''.