Line #30 ShoutOut/BestFiends


1	The ''VideoGame/BestFiends'' game has a boatload of references. Fans speculate that the developers definitely are delightfully nerdy.
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4	* Edward's name comes from [[Literature/{{Twilight}} a certain literary figure]].
5	* Karma, a chameleon, gets her name from the Music/CultureClub song "Karma Chameleon".
6	* Gene is named for Creator/GeneKelly, well known for his tapdancing abilities.
7	* Temper is ''very much'' a Franchise/{{Batman}} parody, even parodying the famous "hero that Gotham deserves" line in his side quest. This side quest also gives him an outfit known as "The Dark Mite", dressing him in Batman's black and dark grey outfit.
8	* [[Creator/DennisHopper Dennis]] is a grass''hopper''.
9	* Newt is a reference to UsefulNotes/IsaacNewton, with his description saying he had an apple fall on his head as a tadpole and that he too has a connection with physics, ''defying'' them rather than ''defining'' them via his super fast tongue.
10	* Freddie is no doubt an homage to [[{{Music/Queen}} Freddie Mercury]], being a one-man band (which Mercury effectively was, being a musical virtuoso).
11	* One of the most obvious references has to be Lapoleon, with his imperial ambitions à la UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte. The web shorts end up making him specifically a [[WesternAnimation/OggyAndTheCockroaches French cockroach]].
12	* Not only is Kim, an earthworm, named similarly to ''VideoGame/EarthwormJim'', it's heavily implied she's his little sister, and has grown up in his shadow to the point that [[BerserkButton she probably would not react well to hearing his name in conversation]].
13	* Gene's "Gene of Rock" costume gives him a look similar to that of Music/TheRamones.
14	* Toddler Vincent's costume references one of his favorite things as [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Fiendimons]].
15	* Beebert has the costume "[[Creator/StevenSpielberg Spielbert]]", making him a director. The description lists a long list of AKA names for him: "[[Creator/AlejandroGonzalezInarritu Alejandro Beeberitu]], [[Creator/SpikeLee Spike Bee]], [[Creator/AngLee Ang Bee]], [[Creator/MartinScorsese Beebert Scorstingy]], [[Creator/IngmarBergman Ingmar Beeman]], [[Creator/BillyWilder Beely Wilder]], [[Creator/OrsonWelles Beebert Welles]], [[Creator/GuillermoDelToro Guillermo del BumbleBee]], [[Creator/LuisBunuel Luis Beeñuel]], [[Creator/TimBurton Tim Beeberton]], [[Creator/QuentinTarantino Quentin Beebertino]], [[Creator/AkiraKurosawa Akira Beeosawa]]..."
16	* Carmen is named for Franchise/CarmenSandiego, with her tagline on the website even being "Where in the world?", along with a bright red coloration.
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19	* 80: [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire Game of]] [[Series/GameOfThrones Thorns]]
20	* 95: [[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom Temple of Boom]]
21	* 160: [[ComicBook/JudgeDredd Sludge Dread]]
22	* 381: [[Music/LinkinPark Linking Park]]
23	* 417: [[Literature/TheShining The]] [[Film/TheShining Shining]]
24	* 421: [[Music/TheRollingStonesBand Rolling Stones]]
25	* 562 is called "Get Down!", which doesn't seem too unusual until you get to the next one which is called "Get Down Again!", probably a reference to the "Little Tortilla Boy" joke by comedian Creator/PabloFrancisco.
26	* 681: [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi It's a Trap!]]
27	* 683 squeezes in another musical reference via its title "[[Music/AreYouExperienced Purple Maze]]".
28	* Not only is 691 called [[Franchise/MortalKombat "Test Your Mite"]], it even gets as close to replicating the TYM display as you can get in this game.
29	* Yet another musical reference appears via the Hero World Tour area: the [[Music/LedZeppelin Dread Zeppelin]].
30	* 999: [[ComicBook/TheInfinityGauntlet Gauntlet of Infinity]]. The level itself even requires the player to collect diamonds before launching the attack.
31	* 1000: [[Music/TheBeatles Long and Winding Road]]
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34	* "The Fight Before Christmas" is a whole pastiche of ''Literature/TwasTheNightBeforeChristmas''.
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Context ShoutOut / BestFiends