History ShoutOut / TheDarkId

-> Nicolai: Many have been imprisoned and died here over the years. Noblemen who lost in battle, tragic princesses who were thought to have died of illnesses. ''[[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII Assassins who saw it fit to get into fist fights with the Pope.]]\\
Karin: ''That's happened before?''\\
Nicolai: ''Oh yes, indeed. It's a story for another day.''

--> '''Yuri''': You scared of a few little ghoulies? ''Don't worry, I won't let you get [[VideoGame/GrabbedByTheGhoulies grabbed]] by any of 'em.''

--> Yuri: Hey hey! Come on! ''[[VideoGame/FatalFury Get serious!]]''

--> Anxious Al: *sigh* [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarI The war]] is spreading, but they'd never be so boorish as to bring the battlefield here, would they?! Florence is a town with a long and distinguished history, loved by the artists for centuries. ''Plus it's been under the protection of the [[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Assassins]] since 1499 when they [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII beat the Pope in a fistfight]]. No Templar would dare step foot here to this day.''\\
Yuri: ''...The what and huh now?''\\
Anxious Al: '' I see we are already besieged by the boorish and ignorant.''

--> Yuri: Look, if we're done here, let's get going. Who knows what kind of radiation these guys are giving off?\\

--> Noble Henriot: Ah, watching the sunset away from the madding crowd... It's so peaceful. ''[[VideoGame/DarkSoulsI I will stay behind, to gaze at the sun. The sun is a wondrous body. Like a magnificent father! If only I could be so grossly incandescent!]]''\\

--> Fervent Joseph: Since the kidnapping, parliament's been frozen. No one's listening to the troubles of the people! It'll only lead to riots and strikes! They're totally out of touch with the students and the poor! ''[[VideoGame/SimCity You can't cut back on student funding! You will regret this!]]''

-->Yuri: ''Sup?''\\

->Joachim: Ah, this heft! I can hear the battle cry of men of the sea now! ''[[VideoGame/{{Xenogears}} For we... are men... of the sea!]]''\\

->Id: "Alchemists are just behind wizards with no sense of right or wrong. Let me tell you, NEVER let them have [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist both a daughter and a dog]] under the same roof!"

->Id: "[[VideoGame/ChronoCross Tragically, Serge was attacked by a panther demon and died from its venom before he could ever ask the hand of marriage of his true love -- a mermaid chick that heavily misused umlauts.]]"

--> Endir: "That thing is too big to be called a sword. [[{{BFS}} Too big, too thick, too heavy and too rough]]. [[Manga/{{Berserk}} It’s more like a large hunk of iron]]."

--> Endir: Did you just poop out your younger self at some point...? Is she like your daughter-clone? Cuz I’ve heard [[VideoGame/ChronoCross someone]] try that before and it ended uhh... weird. What's YOUR deal? Who are you?

--> Id: Good gravy! Hymir's...Finger...? My GOD man! What did they do to you?! [[Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968 You maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell!]]

--> SWEET FANCY BEEPY! 9S, I thought you were some kind of Scanner model. You’ve gotta tell me if your special eyes [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries Detective]] [[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Eagle]] vision, or however that works, picked up that there’s a five story dude the next block over. That would be helpful information to possess!

** Likewise, when a statue starts crying tears of blood at the start of the game, he refers to it as the "Patron Saint [[VideoGame/{{Siren}} Shibito]]".

* In Chapter 41, after Blanca's Wolf Bout with Philipe, the two of them talk about the [[VideoGame/MetalGearRising rules of nature]].

** During the FinalBoss of Ending D which is not only a rhythm game level like the first one, but also has CameraScrew, even moreso once it's Three's turn to sing.
--> '''Id:''' "[[Film/EventHorizon Where we're going, we don't need eyes]]."

'''Yuri:''' ''...... ...... ...... ...... ...Yeah, that works.''

'''Hojo:''' ''NO! [[NamesTheSame That's another Dr. Hojo]]!''\\

* The title for chapter 13 is “[[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist Full Welsh Alchemist]].”

** The first time the party sees Nidr.

** On meeting Reaper.

** On the subject of the Fridging Caves.

** When the party meets the Time Judge and learns [[spoiler: she created Aeterna,]] Endir asks this question.

* He refers to [[VideoGame/{{Drakengard3}} Mt. Bernstein of the Vice Norden]] as [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Mount Rugal]].

--> Sadly, Undead 42 isn’t the zombie flavored answer to the question of the meaning of [[Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy life, the universe, and everything]].

* Chapter 1 is titled [[Music/{{Journey}} Midnight Train]]

* He drops ''Videogame/LegacyOfKain'' references every now and then, from mentioning he's going to wipe sheep from the world of ''Videogame/{{Nier}}'' "like excrement from a boot" (indeed, he might drop the phrase when a game demands he wipe out an enemy type) to his conviction that Creator/TaroYoko, like all failed Japanese businessmen, was cast into the Abyss when Cavia went under to throwing in pictures of Raziel whenever eating souls is mentioned or the name itself turns up.

->''[[VideoGame/StarFox64 Only *I* have the brains to rule Lylat]]!''

* Chapter 133 has Lucia finally redeem herself with the [[ScrappyMechanic Tarot cards]] during the Gaap fight by pulling Judgment upright, and then finally pulling... [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders ZA WARUDO! TOKI WO TOMARE!]] (The World increases [[ExperienceBooster EXP]], [[MoneyMultiplier Money]] and Soul gained by 2X when upright, 4X when Special.)