Line #53 ShoutOut/Rebuild


1	* The tooltip text for the chainsaw is "Find some meat!", which is the same text that was displayed on screen in the ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' series when the player picks up a chainsaw.
2	* Many "random" character names:
3	** The developer, Sarah Northway, and her family members sometimes appear as characters.
4	** [[Franchise/EvilDead "Ash" Campbell]] is another such "random" character name.
5	** [[Series/{{Chuck}} Charles Carmichael]]
6	** [[Film/TheThreeStooges Moe Howard]]
7	** Creator/JerryOConnell
8	** [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Kerrigan Nadia or Natasha Kerrigan]]
9	** [[UsefulNotes/TourDeFrance Lance Armstrong]]
10	* A survivor that comes from an incident is a tall thin black guy named Bolaji Badejo, which is the name of the actor who played the Alien in ''Film/{{Alien}}''.
11	* The Luddies, and their leader, Ludd, are references to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Ludd Ned Ludd]] and the anti-Industrial Revolution "Luddites" that bore his name.
12	* One of the buildings in 2 and 3, the "office building," sports the name [[Film/OfficeSpace Initech]].
13	* The coffee shop signage resembles the Starbucks logo.
14	* The fast food buildings are named [=McNoodles=]', an imaginary fast food soba/udon chain, with a three-humped golden-arch logo.
15	--> '''Mr. Clark:''' The noodles are ''supposed'' to be cold, it's ''zaru udon'' for goodness's sake!
16	* When Daria of the [=L33TCrew=] shows up for a meeting, she shouts [[Film/{{Hackers}} "Hack The Planet!"]]
17	* When [[TheSecretOfLongPorkPies the secret of the Pig Farmers]] is finally discovered conclusively, one character quote-checks [[spoiler: ''Film/SoylentGreen'']]. The final stage of the mission name-checks it as well.
18	* Missions:
19	** ''[[Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968 Beware the Beast Man]]''
20	** The mission to infiltrate the Pig Farmers' farm has stages named after lines of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Little_Piggy This Little Piggy]].
21	** The mission to create the [[MacGuffin mc-g1fn]] part for the power plant completes with the engineer saying "[[WesternAnimation/TransformersTheMovie all we need is a little Energon, and a lot of luck.]]"
22	* Weapons/items:
23	** Swords:
24	** [[VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing Sword of Loathing]]
25	** Durandal is the sword of Roland, paladin of UsefulNotes/{{Charlemagne}}
26	** Gram is the sword of [[Myth/NorseMythology Sigurd with which he killed the dragon Fafnir]]
27	** Poking Stick is probably a reference to ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'': [[http://www.wowhead.com/item=33014/fine-poking-stick]]
28	** A +3 pistol called the Pea Shooter. "[[VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies Shoots actual peas.]]"
29	** A [[Franchise/EvilDead hand-attached chainsaw]] with the flavor text "[[Film/ArmyOfDarkness Groovy]]" is a premium item.
30	** [[Series/KnightRider KITT]] is another premium item.
31	** The regular car has a [[ComicBook/SinCity "surprisingly spacious trunk"]].
32	** The hammer has flavor text of "[[Music/TheBeatles Bang bang went Maxwell’s silver hammer]]"
33	** The two versions of the rifle each quote parts of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rifleman%27s_Creed Rifleman's Creed]], possibly as a reference to ''Film/FullMetalJacket''
34	** The flavor text for the chainsaw is simply [[VideoGame/{{Doom}} "Find some meat!"]]
35	** The flavor text for the regular saw is "Man, those were some [[Franchise/{{Saw}} bad movies]]"
36	** The text for the cowboy hat is "[[NotBigEnoughForTheTwoOfUs This town ain't big enough]] for two sheriffs"
37	** The text for the whip is "Reinact [sic] your favorite scenes from ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''"
38	** The text for the stick is "Everyone knows [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Donatello]] has the longest range attack"
39	** Mierfa's Nunchuks is a reference to [[http://trollslum.wikia.com/wiki/AbundantCacoethes Mierfa Durgas]] of ''Webcomic/MSPaintAdventures'' Homestruck series.
40	** Rufus' [[Film/{{Hook}} Bangarang]]
41	** The book "FTB-9000 Guide" is likely a reference to the [[https://www.feartheboot.com/ftb/ Fear the Boot]] RPG podcast
42	** The book [[ComicBook/IronMan Jarvis']] Science 101
43	* Pets:
44	** [[WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman Mr. Peanutbutter]]
45	** [[Film/{{Spaceballs}} Barfolomew]]
46	** [[WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest Mr. Mittens]]
47	* Incidents:
48	** "[[Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968 They're Coming To Get You, Barbara]]"
49	** "[[Series/TheLittlestHobo Little Hobo]]"
50	---> "I think I'll call him London if I ever see him again."
51	** "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_of_the_Dead_Cow Cult of the Dead Cow]]"
52	** The event name "[[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime I Remember You]]", where one of your survivors has to deal with putting down a family member.
53	** On one occasion your scavengers will run into a man fighting zombies on his own, shouting things like [[Film/ArmyOfDarkness "Come get some"]] and [[Film/ArmyOfDarkness "Hail to the king"]].
54	* Some characters wear Northway Games or Incredipede T-shirts.
55	* Locations:
56	** The office tower has an Incredipede logo on the top. In one mission, the building is referred to as the "Incredicorp" building.
57	** The description of the Bar opens with "[[Series/{{Cheers}} Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name.]]"
58	** One of the possible alternate city names is [[Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick "Azure City"]].
59	** The police station and the motel both have [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons "El Barto"]] graffitied on it.
60	** The motel is "Motel 66", a reference to Motel 6. However, one of the numbers on the sign has come partially unattached, resulting in the amusing name "Motel 69".
61	** "8-12" convenience stores.
62	** "XXOR" gas stations, which doubles as a Nerd Joke.
63	** "All-Mart" superstores.
64	** "Land O' Drugs" is probably a reference to the Canadian chain [[https://www.londondrugs.com/ London Drugs]].
65	** The drive-in movie theater is (was) playing ''Film/DawnOfTheDead''.
66	** The [=MegaMall=] has a few shoutouts:
67	** The movie posters both star [[ComicBook/ScottPilgrim Lucas Lee]]--"Let's Hope There's A Heaven" and "Action Doctor," both titles taken from the ComicBook/ScottPilgrim universe.
68	** "Action Doctor" also appears on the regular mall.
69	** The mall theater chain is "ANC", a reference to AMC chain
70	** A red bullseye logo sign (Target reference) has fallen to the ground
71	** The mall sign reads "Monroeville Mall." ''Film/DawnOfTheDead'' was filmed at the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroeville_Mall Monroeville Mall]] in Pennsylvania.
72	** Tim's Workshop may be a reference to ''Series/HomeImprovement''.
73	** The karate dojo has a poster sporting the [[Franchise/TheKarateKid Cobra Kai]] logo.
74	** [=GamePop=] is a reference to [=GameStop=] video game store chain.
75	** The bar is "Joes," which resembles [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Moe's Tavern]] (or perhaps even [[http://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Joe%27s_Tavern its alter ego]]) in its windows, door, and wood patterned facade.
76	* Achievements:
77	** "[[Film/TheOmegaMan Omegaman]]" when a character gets to level 10 in everything.
78	** "Clear" when you get 50% of your faction to become cultists, references ChurchOfHappyology.
79	** "Cow clicker" when you grow a certain amount of food.
80	** "Jonestown" when you convert an entire NPC faction to Cultists references 70s doomsday cult leader [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Jones Jim Jones]].
81	* When selecting the policy on who gets the luxuries, part of the text is [[Literature/AnimalFarm "...I know we're all equal, but aren't some of us more equal than others?"]]
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83	* The Soldier ending in ''Rebuild 1'' had [[spoiler:your soldiers ''literally'' being sent into hell through a portal in a graveyard to close it up, almost [[Film/DawnOfTheDead2004 like they were making room in hell]]..]].
84	* Survivors report success with lines like "[[Film/PulpFiction Zed's dead, baby. Zed's dead.]]", "[[Film/DieHard Yipee-ka-yay]]" or "[[Film/EvilDead2 Groovy]]".
85	* Fortification missions for Malls and [[BlandNameProduct All-Marts]] mention ''Film/DawnOfTheDead1978'' by name.
86	* ''Film/LandOfTheDead'' is referenced sometimes during 'Kill Zombies' missions as having used fireworks as a distraction.
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88	* One of the melee weapons you can equip is a board with nails in it. The description is [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E7TreehouseOfHorrorII a board with a nail so big it will destroy them all]].
89	* The humble stick's description references [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Donatello.]]
90	* The ax is described as [[Creator/MarilynMonroe a scavenger's best friend]].
91	* The knife's description makes a reference to [[Film/FirstBlood Rambo.]]
92	* The baseball bat's description reads [[Creator/MNightShyamalan swing away]].
93	* An event in Penticton asks you to choose between one of three games to [[MakesSenseInContext perform a little espionage]]. One of them is called [[Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} SBURB]]. There is also a more powerful version of the nunchucks which are called 'Mierfa's Nunchucks'. Mierfa was a fan character that won a contest, the prize for which was a [[AscendedFanon cameo in the comic]] and who was, naturally, equipped with nunchucks.
94	* There's a gun called the [[VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies Pea Shooter]] which is more powerful than a regular pistol and grants the Green Thumb perk.
95	* Every rifle has a part of the Rifleman's Creed in its description, and is likely a deliberate ShoutOut to ''Film/FullMetalJacket'', in which the creed was repeatedly featured.
96	* One of the names for the golden retriever is [[WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman Mr. Peanutbutter]].
97	* Mirror Earth is an actual book. [[DontExplainTheJoke However Crawford and Yeo are hockey players and have nothing to do with the book in question.]]
98	* A pair of binoculars are described as Moore's Binocs, a reference to writer Patrick Moore and his Binocular Astronomy series.
99	* The Feynman Lectures was a real textbook containing the UsefulNotes/RichardFeynman lectures on physics.
100	* The whip's description naturally makes mention of Franchise/IndianaJones.
101	* Andy's whip, described as 'more of a toy than anything' may be a reference to ''Franchise/ToyStory''.
102	* The leader of the technology spurning vegetarian farmers is named [[LuddWasRight Ludd]]
103	* The hammer item's description references [[Music/TheBeatles Maxwell's Silver Hammer]].
104	* One of the possible first names is [[VideoGame/DwarfFortress Urist]]
105	* One of the science books you can find is a [[VideoGame/{{Minecraft}} Guide to FTB 9000]]
106	* One of the named swords you can find is the [[VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing Sword of Loathing]]

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