History Trivia / DeusExNihilum

* {{Recut}}: A recut of the Hong Kong section of the mod, titled ''DXN-AE (Deus Ex: Nihilum - Abridged Edition)'', was released in 2015 (incorporated to the [[http://www.moddb.com/mods/nihilum/downloads/dxn-deus-ex-nihilum-fifth-anniversary-update Fifth Anniversary Update]] in 2018).

* {{Recut}}:
** A recut of the Hong Kong section of the mod, titled ''DXN-AE (Deus Ex: Nihilum - Abridged Edition)'', was released in 2015 (incorporated to the [[http://www.moddb.com/mods/nihilum/downloads/dxn-deus-ex-nihilum-fifth-anniversary-update Fifth Anniversary Update]] in 2018).

** A recut of the Hong Kong section of the mod, titled ''DXN-AE (Deus Ex: Nihilum - Abridged Edition)'', was released in 2015 (incorporated to the [[http://www.moddb.com/mods/nihilum/downloads/dxn-deus-ex-nihilum-fifth-anniversary-update Fifth Anniversary Update]] in 2018). Despite the name, it has nothing to do with AbridgedSeries.

** [[http://www.moddb.com/mods/nihilum/downloads/dxn-ae-august-2015 A recut]] of the Hong Kong section of the mod, titled ''DXN-AE (Deus Ex: Nihilum - Abridged Edition)'', was released in 2015. Despite the name, it has nothing to do with AbridgedSeries.

** [[http://www.moddb.com/mods/nihilum/downloads/dxn-ae-august-2015 A recut]] of the Hong Kong section of the mod, titled ''DXN-AE (Deus Ex: Nihilum - Abridged Edition)'' was released in 2015. Despite the name, it has nothing to do with AbridgedSeries.

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* ShoutOut
** Several allusions and references to ''[[Series/ThePrisoner1967 The Prisoner]]'' turn up all over the mod:
*** Number One, in addition to the obvious reference in his name (which Ingram alludes to in Berlin), wears similar clothing to Number Six from the TV series.
*** When all the factions are trying to make their arguments to Ingram in Dynamene Station, Ingram busts out one of the most well-recognized quotes from the show[[note]]''I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed, or numbered!''[[/note]].
** Numerous references to ''[[WesternAnimation/SpaceGhostCoastToCoast Space Ghost: Coast to Coast]]'':
*** A doctor in the airport level describes a situation that's directly from ''Flipmode''.
*** A bum in the Queens level makes a few to ''Kentucky Nightmare''.
*** The Trivia Console in Anthony Stafford directly quotes the episodes ''Gallagher'', ''Chambraigne'' and ''Kentucky Nightmare'' - briefly dipping into ''[[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey 2001: A Space Odyssey]]'' as well.
** If you were on very good terms with Lien Takara in Hong Kong, she is reluctant to kill Ingram when you meet again in Washington D.C. This gives Ingram the option of telling Lien that he's not going to hurt her, after which Lien attacks Ingram regardless. If Ingram keeps his word and doesn't attack Lien in any way, she stops attacking Ingram after a short while, has a [[HeelFaceTurn change of heart]] and [[DefectorFromDecadence defects]] from [=MJ12=]. The whole scenario is a direct and intentional reference to the final boss fight in ''[[VideoGame/DarkForcesSaga Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith]]'' (the 1998 expansion pack to ''Jedi Knight: Dark Forces 2'') in which [[spoiler:the only way to defeat Kyle, who at the time has been seduced to the Dark Side, is to deactivate your lightsaber and refrain from attacking.]]
*** In the same vein, the name of the character Alexia Novikova and her prototype AI, [=JED051B=], are references to the creator of the editing tools for ''Jedi Knight''[[note]]JED is a mapping tool for ''Jedi Knight'' and ''Mysteries of the Sith'', created by Alexei Novikov[[/note]].
** A few rooms in the Inner Section of Dynamene Station are more or less directly modelled after ''[[VideoGame/SystemShock System Shock]]''. Here's [[http://www.moddb.com/mods/nihilum/images/deus-ex-nihilum-patch-12 an example]].
** The general layout of the Outer Section of Dynamene Station heavily borrows its design from ''Film/{{Aliens}}''.
** In the first Hong Kong level, you can get into the apartment of a guy who appears to be fascinated by ''[[Main/NumbersStations UVB-76]]'' aka ''The Buzzer''. Later on in the mod, Anthony Stafford reveals the station is actually used by [=XVA=] to inform its agents throughout the world that Dynamene Station is operational. [[spoiler:An easter egg in Dynamene Station reveals that the station is actually a grocery list, with each voice message announcing changes to its contents.]]
** Ingram and Novikova paraphrase Tarquin[[note]]''You can't make an omelet without ruthlessly crushing dozens of eggs beneath your steel boot and then publicly disemboweling the chickens that laid them as a warning to others.''[[/note]] from ''[[Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick The Order of the Stick]]'' during one of their conversations in Dynamene Station.
** A conversation with Alexia Novikova after paying a visit to the Selected Individuals Unit prompts Ingram to ask if [[VideoGame/Superman64 flying through hoops in heavy hog]] is the next thing she wants him to do.
** One of the logins in Dynamene Station is a sly reference[[note]]to the character of Vernon Damascus[[/note]] to ''[[Webcomic/CollegeRoomiesFromHell CRFH]]''
** A detention cell in Stafford's fortress contains a bum who looks, and sounds, like the Ice King from ''[[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Adventure Time]]''. A nearby [=MiB=] guard even refers to a crown discovered from Scandinavia...
** Jin, the weapon merchant in Kowloon, speaks only in soundbites, with most of his responses to Ingram being soundbites from pop culture. Namely, from ''[[Film/ArmyOfDarkness Army of Darkness]]'', ''Film/{{Casablanca}}'', ''Series/{{Firefly}}'', ''[[VideoGame/HalfLife2 Half-Life 2]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/DeusEx Deus Ex]]'' itself.
** The name of Ingram's birthplace, Shell Beach, is one to ''[[Film/DarkCity Dark City]]''. In addition, at one point Ingram even refers to not wanting to look at ostensible childhood photographs.
** The name Wesley Cutter is ''[[SubvertedTrope not]]'' a reference to the ''[[VideoGame/SaintsRow Saints Row]]'' franchise, since the name was first coined up for the mod way back in 2004[[note]]Derived from how ''Film/{{Blade}}'', whose clothing looks a lot like JC Denton's (therefore like Mad Ingram's first outfit), was played by Wesley Snipes. And since blades [[IncrediblyLamePun cut things]]...[[/note]]
** A couple of civilians re-enact a scene concerning buying a coffin for one's living room (and finding a corpse inside it) from the relatively obscure TV show ''[[Series/StarkRavingMad Stark Raving Mad]]''.
** The long-running webcomic ''[[https://www.eviscerati.org/comics/comic/hd Help Desk]]'' (aka Ubersoft) gets a few in the form of the uniforms worn by the [=MJ12=] hackers in the Illuminati Communications Hub, as well as a conversation between two [=XVA=] soldiers concerning an unbeatable method of [[https://www.eviscerati.org/comics/comic/hd/2006/03/System gambling in Las Vegas]].
** [=MacFarlane=]'s exclamation "Hate you. Hate you both!" in reference to two characters that he dislikes (after one of them makes fun of him) is an allusion to ''[[WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged Dragon Ball Z Abridged]]. ''[[note]]End of Episode 27[[/note]]
** The bums in the Berlin (Platz der Republik) level are rife with these:
*** One of the bums says "It's morning in America", a famous [[UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan Ronald Reagan]] quote.
*** Another one paraphrases the last panel from [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/07/02 this]] ''[[Webcomic/PennyArcade Penny-Arcade]]'' strip.
*** Several references[[note]]"I was raised by snakes, I lie all the time", "Shower and shave, my name is Dave" etc.[[/note]] to the songs from the Belgian electropop band ''Telex'' are made by them.
*** One paraphrases an interaction[[note]]"Wink. Did you wink, or did you say wink?" "He said that too, dad."[[/note]] from early Season 3 of ''[[Series/ArrestedDevelopment Arrested Development]]''.
** References from ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' show up a lot:
*** Some of the names of the minor characters[[note]]Dr. Simotas, Dr. Wen, etc.[[/note]] can be found from there and there.
*** A few incidental lines paraphrase quotes[[note]]i.e. "What an incredibly normal thing to do!", originally spoken by Jordan referring to Dr. Cox's reversed vasectomy[[/note]] from the show.
*** A bum in New York[[note]]as does the "Ice King" as mentioned further above[[/note]] sings a few bars of ''A Little Respect'' by ''Music/{{Erasure}}'' and comments on how the song is like a virus, just like Turk did in the third episode of Season 1.
*** Both of them also say [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Rather#.22Kenneth.2C_what_is_the_frequency.3F.22 "Kenneth, what is the frequency?"]].
** The name of the Hütter-Neustadt Airport as well as the design of its signs are one to ''Music/{{Kraftwerk}}''.
** The ticket seller for the Forichi Night Club makes a reference to ''Video Killed The Radio Star'' by ''Buggles''.

** The name Wesley Cutter is ''[[SubvertedTrope not]]'' a reference to the ''[[VideoGame/SaintsRow Saints Row]]'' franchise, since the name was first coined up for the mod way back in 2004[[note]]Derived from how ''Film/{{Blade}}'', whose clothing looks a lot like JC Denton's (therefore like Mad Ingram's first outfit), was played by Wesley Snipes. And since blades [[IncrediblyLamePun cut things]]...

** The long-running webcomic ''[[https://www.eviscerati.org/comics/comic/hd Help Desk]]'' (aka Ubersoft) gets a few in the form of the uniforms worn by the [=MJ12=] hackers in the Illuminati Communications Hub, as well as a conversation between two [=XVA=] soldiers concerning an unbeatable method of winning big in Las Vegas[[note]]You put money on the table, and never see it again[[/note]].

*** Several references[[note]]"I was raised by snakes, I lie all the time" to name one[[/note]] to the songs from the Belgian electropop band ''Telex'' are made by them.

** In the first Hong Kong level, you can get to the apartment of a guy who appears to be fascinated by ''[[Main/NumbersStations UVB-76]]'' aka ''The Buzzer''. Later on in the mod, Anthony Stafford reveals the station is actually used by [=XVA=] to inform its agents throughout the world that Dynamene Station is operational. [[spoiler:An easter egg in Dynamene Station reveals that the station is actually a grocery list, with each voice message announcing changes to its contents.]]

*** Number One, in addition to the obvious reference in his name, wears similar clothing to Number Six from the TV series.

** The name of the Hütter-Neustadt Airport as well as the design of its signs are one to ''Music/{{Kraftwerk}}''.