Line #20 ShoutOut/Fortnite


1	ShoutOut examples in ''VideoGame/{{Fortnite}}''.
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6	[[folder:''Save the World'']]
7	* Prior to the game's official Beta release, banners based off content creators and YouTubers were given out as part of a special event.
8	* Plankerton is riddled by these. [[Film/FromDuskTillDawn "From Husk Till Gone"]] quest, for instance. Or [[VideoGame/DukeNukemManhattanProject "Plankhattan Project"]] (also Blu'''Glo''' here, '''GLO'''PP there).
9	* One Canny Valley mission has Ray trying to build a robot replacement for [[AllDrummersAreAnimals Anthony]], complete with sending it for training with a specialised See-Bot - who somehow grows sadistic and cruel.
10	-->[[Film/{{Whiplash}} "They say his methods are unorthodox, but he gets results..."]]
11	* There's a higher-level location called [[Series/TwinPeaks Twine Peaks]].
12	* There's an Outlander perk called [[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar "Fist of the South Moon"]].
13	* "The Blockbuster" questline briefly leads to Dennis thinking [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} his son from the future will save the world from a robot uprising.]] "The Long Road Home" even reveals that [[spoiler:the boy's mother is named Sarah!]]
14	* The new Halloween questline for ''Save the World'' in Chapter 2 involves a haunted hotel. With a hedge maze in front. [[Film/TheShining Yes, it's the Overlook.]]
15	* The Bladey Acres event is about slashers [[Franchise/{{FridayThe13th}} that only ever plague summer camps.]]
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18	[[folder:''Battle Royale'']]
19	[[AC:Season 2]]
20	* The "Bear Force One" glider's description says [[WesternAnimation/DespicableMe1 "It's so fluffy!"]]
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22	[[AC:Season 3]]
23	* The Reaper skin for the Battle Pass is clearly a WritingAroundTrademarks version of ''Franchise/JohnWick''. This one in particular gets hammered in - It's part of the "Hired Gun" set, which includes a parachute designed after his Boss 429 Mustang and the "Trusty No. 2" pickaxe, whose head consists of a combat knife and, of course, [[Quotes/JohnWick a fucking pencil.]]
24	* The description for the Valentine's Day-themed "Tat Axe" axe simply reads "No regerts!" in reference to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rLVt4Hizew this Milky Way commercial]].
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26	[[AC:Season 4]]
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28	[[AC:Season 5]]
29	* When the giant cube first appeared in the fifth season of ''Battle Royale'', its massive size and runic symbols may remind some of the All-Spark cube, a critical MacGuffin in ''Film/Transformers2007'', while some even compared it to Nintendo's Platform/GameCube console. In the next season, after it beamed hostile transdimensional aliens into the battle map, the cube ended up acting somewhat like a giant Tesseract, which Loki used to beam alien invaders into our world in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse film ''Film/{{The Avengers\|2012}}''.
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31	[[AC:Season 6]]
32	* The [[OurZombiesAreDifferent "cube monsters"]] from Season 6 borrow design elements from the Ledgerdomain stone creatures in ''WesternAnimation/Ben10''.
33	* With the addition of the zombie-like cube fiends, Epic deliberately added a new weapon that could one-shot them while being weaker against players. [[Series/TheWalkingDead It's a crossbow.]]
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35	[[AC:Season 7]]
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37	[[AC:Season 8]]
38	* From Season 8, the Boom Bow launches arrows but uses up your shotgun shells, nodding to Dutch's gunpowder-wrapped arrows from ''Film/{{Predator}}'', or Rambo's shaped-charge arrows from ''Film/RamboFirstBloodPartII''. It could even be a nod to Link's [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild Bomb Arrows.]]
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40	[[AC:Season 9]]
41	* The Tsuki skin also resembles Ayano Aishi, the main character of ''VideoGame/YandereSimulator''. The description for the skin reads "Unpredictable and unforgiving.", which may be a reference to Ayano being, well, a {{yandere}}.
42	* The event featuring the battle between Mecha Team Leader and the Devourer is one big shout-out to ''Film/PacificRim''. Some notable moments referencing scenes from the film include:
43	** Mecha Team Leader firing chest missiles is similar to Striker Eureka finishing off Mutavore.
44	** Mecha Team Leader tackles the Devourer into the ocean like Gipsy Danger pushing Slattern into the Breach at ''Pacific Rim's'' climax.
45	** The Devourer leaping on Mecha Team Leader from behind, like Leatherback ambushing Cherno Alpha.
46	** Mecha Team Leader loses an arm and collapses onto the ground like Gipsy Danger in Anchorage.
47	** Mecha Team Leader wields a sword one-armed to finish off the Devourer, like Gipsy Danger defeating Otachi.
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49	[[AC:Season X]]
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51	[[AC:Chapter 2 Season 1]]
52	* The Flatfoot skin is a clear reference to [[Film/DieHard John McClane]], being a bare-footed, tank top wearing (female) cop whose Back Bling is a pistol duct taped to her back.
53	** The fact that it's a Hispanic female also nods to Renee Montoya from DC comics.
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55	[[AC:Chapter 2 Season 2]]
56	* Skye and Oliver seem to be based on Finn and Jake from ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime''.
57	* This season added [=NPCs=] to the ''Battle Royale'' map that get exclamation points over their heads when they spot players and cardboard boxes to sneak around in à la ''VideoGame/MetalGear''.
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59	[[AC:Chapter 2 Season 3]]
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61	[[AC:Chapter 2 Season 4]]
62	* The Boundless superhero skins' original styles (as they appear in the item shop, before you start customising) tend to be CaptainErsatz takes on existing superheroes.
63	** Blastoff (yellow and red with molecule icon) - DC's Firestorm
64	** Dynamo Dancer (female in blue and red with sidecut) - Carol Danvers as Captain Marvel
65	** Mighty Volt and Hunter (metallic blue and green respectively) - Blue Beetle and Green Lantern
66	** Wanderlust (blue and yellow) - Invincible
67	** Hypersonic (blue and white with icicle pattern) - Frozone
68	** Polarity (female redhead in black with spider web icon) - Marvel's Silk
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70	[[AC:Chapter 2 Season 5]]
71	* The Menace skin resembles Spartacus and Crixus from the ''[[Series/SpartacusBloodAndSand Spartacus]]'' television show.
72	* Lexa is an {{Animesque}} robot girl who mentions the professor that built her is like a father to her, bringing to mind ''Anime/BattleAngelAlita'' and ''Manga/AstroBoy''. There's also Orin, [[VideoGame/GenshinImpact her identical twin brother from their original reality who's been trying to find her for some time.]] They actually lean in on this one for the August '23 Crew Pack, with both Lexa and Orin getting a medieval redesign.
73	* Jonesy recruits Daryl Dixon; both of their [[ActorAllusion actors]], Creator/TroyBaker and Creator/NormanReedus, were in ''VideoGame/DeathStranding'' as enemies, and Troy Baker also has experience playing a lead character surviving a zombie apocalypse in ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'' and ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUsPartII''.
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75	[[AC:Chapter 2 Season 6]]
76	* "Gliding" while hanging from a chicken can sometimes lead to the chicken ''clucking'' [[StockShoutOut "Ride of the Valkyries".]]
77	** In chapter 3 the "playlist" is expanded to include the Blue Danube Waltz and the Superman theme.
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79	[[AC:Chapter 2 Season 7]]
80	* The opening cinematic for Chapter 2 Season 7 takes cues from ''Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind'' (the piano scene, which also references a similar parody from ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' episode "Get Schwifty".), ''{{Film/Signs}}'' (farmers discover alien crop circles in their fields), and ''Film/IndependenceDay''.
81	* The season introduces the Rail Gun weapon, inspired by the one from ''Film/{{Eraser}}''.
82	* More appropriate to the alien invasion theme, the season also had [[Film/TheyLive billboard ads that had subliminal messages in black and white.]]
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84	[[AC:Chapter 2 Season 8]]
85	* One of Fabio Sparklemane's styles has a night sky-patterned mane similar to Princess Luna's from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''.
86	* J.B. Chimpanski's ImageSong "Space Chimp" has the lyric "Get your dang dirty hands off my space suit!", a reference to the famous line from the original ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968'' movie, "Get your stinking hands off of me, you damn dirty ape!". The protagonist is an astronaut who finds himself on future Earth, where primates have become the dominant species.
87	* Fortnitemares 2021 introduces zombie versions of the custom superhero skins, inspired by the Marvel Zombies episode of ''WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021''.
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89	[[AC:Chapter 3 Season 1]]
90	* From the battle pass, Lt. John Llama is a homage to 80s action heroes like Franchise/{{Rambo}}, who shares his first name (although Rambo is actually a captain). The kicker here is the two-thumbs-up pose of his, resembling a meme from the fourth Rambo movie, where Rambo's guns would be photoshopped out of his hands to make him look like he's always giving thumbs-up.
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92	[[AC:Chapter 3 Season 3]]
93	* The long wait before the Collision event is peppered with radio chatter between Jones and the Seven, along with random prompts from a computer that tries to start up a playlist.
94	--> "Now loading [[Manga/MobileSuitGundamThunderbolt Smooth Jazz For Mech Battles.]]"
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96	[[AC:Chapter 4 Season 1]]
97	* With the addition of ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk as a skin comes an apparently unrelated emote where you're a hitchhiker with sad piano music - which is basically the end of every episode of the old Incredible Hulk TV series.
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99	[[AC:Chapter 5 Season 1]]
100	* The ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' collab includes an achievement if you locate the Turtles' lair POI and then travel east - a deliberate reference to co-creators Peter ''Lair''d and Kevin ''East''man.
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102	[[AC:Chapter 5 Season 2]]
103	* The base color scheme of the Cerberus outfit from the Grim Gatekeeper set is likely inspired by [[Characters/BlazBlueYuukiTerumi Susano'o]] from ''Franchise/BlazBlue'', due to its black and green color scheme and the fact both characters have two false "heads" adorning their shoulders.
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106	[[folder:Official [=LTMs=]]]
107	!!!Imposters
108	* The game ''Fortfight'' is a spoof of the ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' games and other arcade machine fighting games.
109	* Likewise, the dancing game is a light reference to ''VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution'', combined with motion-detecting dancing console video games, particularly ''VideoGame/JustDance''.
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112	[[folder:Others]]
113	* ''Save the World'' (also in ''Battle Royale'', though not all were carried over) has an line of summer heroes dressed as [[Series/PowerRangersDinoCharge color-coded dinosaurs.]]
114	* One of the rooms has pieces of artwork taken from Epic's own ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament'', including a poster with the Facing Worlds map. It's also possible to find posters referencing other games made by Epic such as ''VideoGame/JazzJackrabbit'' and ''VideoGame/ShadowComplex'', not to forget arcade machines with Battle Breakers, another Epic Games' title.
115	* The "Chomp Jr." axe (a harpoon with a shark attached) has a description that says [[Film/{{Jaws}} "They're going to need a bigger fort."]] A late July 2018 update added in a Laser Chomp glider, which is, of course, [[Film/AustinPowers a shark with a frickin' laser beam attached to its head]].
116	* The Sleuth skin has a bandaged nose à la Jake in ''Film/{{Chinatown}}''.
117	* If you grew up with "[[WesternAnimation/VeggieTales Sunday morning values and Saturday morning fun]]", then perhaps the Tomatohead's mask and the [[WesternAnimation/LarryBoyTheCartoonAdventures plunger-powered Grappler]] would very much ring a bell for you.
118	* Any botanist should realize that the Flytrap Battle Royale outfit set is not there by accident - it's a tribute to ''where'' Epic Games is headquartered, North Carolina, which is home to the famous bug-eating plant.
119	* The design of the King Flamingo skin pays homage to ''WesternAnimation/CaptainFlamingo''.
120	* Music/DojaCat:
121	** "Say So" is an emote.
122	** Joy's built-in emote, "Roller Vibes", uses Doja Cat's "Kiss Me More". Joy's artist, [=DahjaCat=], is also named for Doja Cat.
123	* Many of the dances and emotes reference popular culture as well:
124	** "Dance Moves" (the 'default dance') is based on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81NpdkTcMAE Turk's dance]] from ''Series/{{Scrubs}}''.
125	** "Fresh" is the infamous Carlton dance from ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir''.
126	** "Tidy" is [[Music/SnoopDogg Snoop Dogg's]] dance from "Drop It Like It's Hot"
127	** "Best Mates" is based on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvVoY-PTf6s this video]] and even features a sound-alike version of Take On Me.
128	** "Take The L" borrows from Pennywise's dance towards the end of ''Film/It2017''.
129	** "Intensity" is based on an early viral video, Technoviking.
130	** "Dance Therapy" is based on the infamous warehouse dance from ''{{Film/Footloose}}''.
131	** "Llama Bell" is obviously [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVsQLlk-T0s the More Cowbell sketch]] from ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''. There's also "Showstopper", based on Creator/ChrisFarley in the Chippendales sketch.
132	** "Behold" is based on [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/will_smith_showin_off_his_gf.jpg a memetic image]] of Creator/WillSmith on the red carpet.
133	** The "F" emoticon is a reference to "[[VideoGame/CallOfDutyAdvancedWarfare Press 'F' to pay respects]]".

Context ShoutOut / Fortnite