Line #34 ShoutOut/HarmonysWarriors


1	The following is a detailed list of {{Shout Out}}s that occur in the fanfiction series FanFic/HarmonysWarriors.
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3	Due to the rapidly expanding nature of the universe, and it's status as a Crossover of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' with the Franchise/MarvelUniverse, [[Main/ShoutOut Shout-Outs]] abound, either as direct references to other characters within [[Franchise/MarvelUniverse the Marvel Universe]] or other, non-Marvel references, with everything from Music/PinkFloyd to Literature/TheBible being referenced in one form or another.
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8	!! PHASE ONE:
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10	Phase One of the ''Harmony's Warriors'' universe acts as both the first wave of stories and functions to act as a foundation for subsequent stories. It focuses almost exclusively on the Mane Six and their origins as superheroes.
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12	These are the shout-outs contained in those stories.
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14	[[folder: Shout-Outs present in ''Harmony's Warriors: Iron Mare'']]
15	* The first half of Rarity's dream in Chapter 6 definitely has a ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' feel to it:
16	-->'''Frog:''' Didn't ya hear me? You're on a stairway to heaven!\
17	'''Rarity:''' Don't you know you're one heck of an annoying frog?\
18	'''Frog:''' Fine. Be that way. But don't say I didn't warn ya...
19	* [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Bruce Mane]] is shown at a party drinking [[FrothyMugsOfWater ginger ale.]] And his one line of dialogue is lifted directly from ''Film/BatmanBegins''.
20	-->'''Bruce Mane:''' A pony who dresses up as a bat clearly has issues.
21	* Similarly, Carmel Apple, a background pony, shows up as a reporter at Rarity's press conference. According to the writer's blog posts, Carmel is this universe's version of [[spoiler:[[Franchise/{{Superman}} Clark Kent]]]].
22	* Also, at a science conference at the beginning of the story, Bon-Bon appears (under the name "Sweetie Drops", her Creator/{{Hasbro}}-given name), and is described as a biochemist. [[spoiler:[[WordOfGod She is intended to become this universe's version of]] ComicBook/AntMan]]. Another attendee is Dr. Whooves (here called Time Turner), who is accompanied by a grey mare with a blond mane; this is almost certainly Derpy Hooves. [[spoiler:These two will [[WordOfGod reportedly eventually become this universe's]] [[Comicbook/FantasticFour Mr. Fantastic and Invisible Woman]]]].
23	* When designing her armor, Rarity makes a comment about needing to ReverseThePolarity, in a direct shout out to the [[Series/DoctorWho Third Doctor]].
24	* Sweetie Belle's middle name is Creator/{{Lauren\|Faust}}.
25	* Sweetie Belle is also a fan of anime like ''Manga/InuYasha'' and ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''.
26	* There are several when Rarity is flipping through channels, like [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls "Girl, why you ackin’ so cray cray?"]].
27	* [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Ishval]] serves as the story's Afghanistan stand-in.
28	* Two terrorists are named for Roman Polanski and Xavier Dolan.
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31	[[folder: Shout-Outs present in ''Harmony's Warriors: Flutterhulk'']]
32	* The street gang that assaults Fluttershy early on is a clear shout out to ''Film/AClockworkOrange''.
33	* The gang of griffins who get [[spoiler: killed by Gilda]] are named Roger, Nick, Rick, Syd and Dave, which are the first names of the band members of [[Music/{{Pink Floyd}} Pink Floyd]].
34	** Speaking of, there are several Marvel cameos in this story. Gilda the griffin is [[spoiler:ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}]] and gets into a bar fight, and Zecora saves Fluttershy [[spoiler: from a timber wolf]] and takes her in for a chapter or two, but she is secretly [[spoiler: [[ComicBook/{{BlackPanther}} the Black Panther]]]]. Babs Apple is [[spoiler: Rogue, a future [[ComicBook/XMen X-Man]]]], and meets Fluttershy on the subway, and Cherilee is [[spoiler: Dr. Curt Conners aka the Lizard, a future ComicBook/SpiderMan villain]] who tries to help cure Fluttershy.
35	* The griffin motel owner/part time artist that Fluttershy meets is named after political cartoonist Gerald Scarfe.
36	* Fluttershy and Hoofcuff's encounter in the sewers is quite similar to the one between Kimble and Gerard in ''Film/TheFugitive''.
37	* Pony versions of [[Series/{{Supernatural}} Sam and Dean]] show up in the epilogue as N.E.I.G.H. agents interviewing Hoofcuff about the events of the story.
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40	[[folder: Shout-Outs present in ''Harmony's Warriors: Soar'']]
41	* A pony (who is not explicitly named but fits the description of Mjolna) shows up in the first diner scene and mimics Rainbow Dash's action of smashing her mug against the floor. The character is [[Main/WordOfGod intended to eventually become]] [[spoiler: Beta Ray Bill, a Thor supporting character]].
42	* When Rainbow Dash is captured by N.E.I.G.H., she's interrogated by a [[Franchise/SherlockHolmes detective named Fetlock and his assistant Trotson]], the former of whom can tell nearly everything about her [[SherlockScan just by looking]].
43	* A donkey version of Creator/WilliamShatner (named Tiberius) cameos in one chapter as a diner owner.
44	* A local chain of grocery stores is named [[Music/{{Genesis\|Band}} Firth of Fifth]]
45	* Rainbow's father, Siegfried, is named after the hero of the [[Music/RichardWagner Wagner's]] [[Theatre/TheRingOfTheNibelung opera Siegfried]]
46	* Trixie's nightmare was based off the dinner scene from Shakespeare's Macbeth
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49	[[folder: Shout-Outs present in ''Harmony's Warriors: Captain Equestria'']]
50	* A pony version of [[WesternAnimation/TheMagicSchoolbus Miss Frizzle]] is Applebloom's teacher.
51	* Berry Punch serves Applejack and Dr. Schultz as a bartender; she is secretly [[spoiler: [[ComicBook/{{Blade}} Blade]]]].
52	* [[DrillSergeantNasty Gilda]] calls her recruits "[[ComicBook/GreenLantern poozers]]".
53	* Alesiteir has [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls journal with a 6-fingered hand on the front]].
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56	[[folder: Shout-Outs present in ''Harmony's Warriors: X-Questrians: First Class'']]
57	* The village that a young Carrot Cake lives in at the beginning of the story is named "Prospekt", which is a reference to an EP by the band {{Music/Coldplay}}
58	* One of Gustav's soldiers is named Fassbender, after Micheal Fassbender, the actor who played Magneto in ''X-Men: First Class''.
59	* One of the surveillance reports on Carrot Cake is written by an agent whose number is "24601", which is Jean Valjean's prison number in Literature/LesMiserables.
60	* When Carrot calls out Gustav on killing his mother, Gustav replies "[[WesternAnimation/StreetFighter I killed my mother too, but you don't hear me whining and crying about it.]]"
61	* The dragon village that Carrot goes to in order to look for some of Gustav's former employees is named after [[Literature/TheHobbit Smaug]].
62	* The scene where Twilight interrogates one of Gustav's minions is based on the opening of ''Film/ZeroDarkThirty''.
63	* At one point, Spike and Strong Hoof argue over which is the better sci-fi show, ''[[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries To Boldly Go]]'' or ''[[Series/DoctorWho Adventures in Time and Space]]''.
64	* Daring Do's father, the history professor at Canterlot University (where Cupcake attends), is named [[Franchise/IndianaJones Professor Jones]] (fitting, since Daring is viewed as a pony {{expy}} of Indy).
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69	!! PHASE TWO:
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71	Phase Two of the universe focuses on characters outside of the Mane Six, and builds on events that occurred in Phase One.
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73	[[folder: Shout-Outs present in ''Harmony's Warriors: The Spectacular Spider-Colt'']]
74	* Two of the scientists sent to find the spider are named [[Franchise/TheMuppets Bunsen and Honeydew (although Bunsen calls him Beaker)]]
75	** Honeydew apparently once spent some time as an EnergyBeing after [[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} leaving his father's watch in a field subtraction chamber and getting zapped]].
76	* During Diamond Tiara's PowerIncontinence freak-out, one of the thoughts she hears concerns [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries a pony named Tiberius facing off against the Gorn]].
77	* The Baxter Building equivalent is called The [[Series/DoctorWho Tardis]] Tower.
78	* Pip's science teacher is [[Literature/TheMagicSchoolBus Ms. Frizzle]] (WordOfGod is that she's the same Ms. Frizzle that appeared in ''Captain Equestria'', and that she's a [[Series/DoctorWho Time Lady]]), and their Principal is named [[WesternAnimation/TheFairlyoddparents Wakleflanks]].
79	* Pip and Dinky are big science fiction fans in this universe, and during their first real conversation in chapter 2 they discuss the local versions ''Series/DoctorWho'' (with the series title coming from ''Film/AnAdventureInSpaceAndTime''), ''Franchise/StarTrek'', called ''Fanfic/ToBoldlyGo'' (which is another fic by the same author), and ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture''.
80	* Berry Punch mentions having to work a job in WesternAnimation/GravityFalls after dropping her daughter off at Cheerilee's.
81	* Featherweight makes a reference to the pony version of the Canadian horror director David Cronenberg.
82	* A-H says that Mrs. Barometer would be voiced by the late voice actor who voiced [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/HowlsMovingCastle The Witch of the Waste]].
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87	!! SIDE STORIES:
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89	Due to the projected size of the ''Harmony's Warriors'' universe, side stories are frequently used to help fill in the gaps and tell a story that otherwise might not be enough to carry an entire full length story. So far, there is only one side story, but more are planned.
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91	These are the shout-outs contained in those stories.
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93	[[folder: Shout-Outs present in ''The Collective History of Equinsgard'']]
94	* [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Gandalf the Docile]] and [[Literature/TheBible Aahnyas and Saffyra]].
95	* The funeral for Celestia, Luna, Cadence, and Sunset's grandmother includes elements taken from both Literature/TheBible and ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}''.
96	* And their great-grandmother is named after a Russian folklore character.
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99	[[folder: Shout-Outs present in ''Harmony's Warrior's Longbox Anthology Vol 1'']]
100	* When Pinkie is first given her assignment, she's hoping it's a [[Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory golden ticket to the candy factory she's heard of]].
101	* Pinkie apparently once had an encounter with [[Series/DoctorWho the Doctor]], who apparently tried to drag them off to the 23rd century. And he gave her his sonic screwdriver.
102	* We have [[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra Lin Beifong]] as a senator that Pinkie and her sister Marble are instructed to look after.
103	** Lin's enemies include a criminal group called the ''Film/CrimsonTide''.
104	** Her police force is called the [[Manga/TheKindaichiCaseFiles Kindaichi Detectives]].
105	* Lin uses a [[Literature/TheDresdenFiles soul gaze]] on Pinkie when she finds out about Pinkamena.

Context ShoutOut / HarmonysWarriors