Line #95 ShoutOut/RussianOverkill


1	''Russian Overkill'' liberally uses weapon sprites and sound clips from many different works, so be a true Soviet and acknowledge your comrades!
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3	!!VideoGame/CommandAndConquer
4	Let's start off with the elephant in the room. Russian Overkill channels so much energy from the ''Command & Conquer'' series that it's not too inaccurate to call it ''[[VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert2 Red Alert 2]]'': The Doom Mod.
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6	* Many sound clips from Command and Conquer are used in Russian Overkill, such as "For the Union!" when you select the Union assault rifle.
7	* Power Overwhelming's secondary fire is described on the mod page as "rapid-fireing tank balls, C&C style!" In addition, selecting Power Overwhelming will play the Apocalypse tank's quote, "Soviet Power Supreme".
8	* Speaking of the Apocalypse Tank, one of the items allows you to summon said tank in combat, which is called "Warpocalypse". Comes installed with [[MacrossMissileMassacre rockets]], [[GatlingGood miniguns]], [[YouNukeEm nukes]], and [[LargeHam over-the-top pilots.]]
9	* Yuri's ultimate melee combo has him psychically mind-control all nearby enemies, just like another certain Russian named Yuri.
10	* Did you know that Command and Conquer had [[VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRenegade a first-person shooter spinoff?]] The Planet Cracker is basically a combination of [=C&C's=] ion cannons: the Merlin portable ion cannon acting as its primary, and the standard [[KillSat orbital ion cannon]] as its secondary.
11	* The Ramjet is named after the sniper rifle of the same name in Renegade.
12	* Stachanov's entire gimmick is being a portable Obelisk of Light, using the same lasers, and its alt fire even being able to generate energy spheres that behave like Obelisks.
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14	!!{{VideoGame/Doom}}
15	[[GameMod ...Gee, who would've thought?]]
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17	* The Quadvolgue is the natural evolution of the Super Shotgun. Instead of just two barrels, you have four.
18	* The Petrovec plasma cannon is based off of the plasma gun from Doom 3.
19	* Of all weapons, the Planet Cracker behaves the most like the [=OG=] {{BFG}}: powerful main projectile with the scattering damage tracers.
20	* For the BFG from Doom 3, the Insta-Funeral alt behaves like it, combined with PainfullySlowProjectile.
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22	!!VideoGame/DukeNukem
23	* Chton is unmistakably one half of a Devastator. The Stachanov also seems to be based off the Devastator sprite, only with the iconic collapsing barrel replaced with an energy core.
24	* Beef Supreme is the RPG from the Duke Nukem 3D beta known as [=LameDuke=].
25	* Speaking of [=LameDuke=], one weapon formerly in the mod known as the Libra also got its sprite from the beta's Energy Cannon.[[note]]The Libra would later evolve into the Antonov which looks nothing like the energy cannon.[[/note]]
26	* The Gurumaster's sprite is a rip from the Enforcer Gun in VideoGame/DukeNukemForever.
27	* The Insta-Funeral's sprite is a combination of the railgun from Shadow Warrior and Duke's Ripper chaingun.
28	* The Union seems to be inspired off of the scrapped Assault Rifle from DNF, only instead of an American flag wrapped around the iron sights, it's a Soviet flag.
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30	!!VideoGame/HalfLife
31	* Certain energy weapons borrow sound effects from the Half-Life series, such as Pushka's energy orbs sounding like Dark Energy spheres.
32	* The Hotrod's main firing mode shoots red-hot rebar at a long range, and can even be zoomed in.
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34	!!VideoGame/Left4Dead
35	* Colonel Pillzkanone is based off of Louis's memetic "peelz" adiction. If you [[ChargedAttack start to overcharge]] the Colonel Pillzkanone, you'll hear Louis's EvilLaughter.
36	* The Portable Berserker Pack transforms your character into a tank. Quatenary fire provides [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF0ZhqyVwQ8 a metal remix of the tank's theme.]]
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38	!!{{VideoGame/Quake}}
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40	* There is a powerup called the Half-Quad, which doubles your shotguns' damage and makes them emit the unmistakeable Quad Damage sound effect when fired.
41	* Picking up a Megafancypantssphere has the same sound effect as a pentagram of protection.
42	* The Insta-Funeral uses ''Q2'''s iconic railgun firing sound, albeit rapid-fired. Its secondary fire is a replica of the [=BFG10k=].
43	* The Borsch's firing sound (and indeed, its [[UnrealisticBlackHole firing modes]]) is the same as the Dark Matter Cannon from ''Quake 4''. The charging sound for the Gurumaster is also lifted from the same source.
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45	!!VideoGame/SeriousSam
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47	* Alosha's second [[HandBlast "melee"]] combo has him mime firing the SBC Cannon, with similar results. His hand gun attack also uses the same sound as Sam's revolvers, and he can also mime Sam's pump-action shotgun.
48	* The infinite ammo satchels of Alosha is powered by TMAR (Techno-Magical Ammunition Replenisher), which also powers Sam's infinite pistols.
49	* The Mutilator's main firing mode will shoot a blast of air that contains Beheaded Kamikazes. This attack is rapid-fire, so with just a few seconds your ears will be filled with that iconic scream.
50	* As a matter of fact, many ammo and weapon pickup sounds come from the Serious Sam Series.
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52	!!VideoGame/ShadowWarrior1997
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54	* As stated above, the Insta-Funeral is Shadow Warrior's Railgun mixed with Duke's chaingun.
55	* The Gopnik is the Rocket Launcher, complete with Nuke mode!
56	* The Comrade is the Riot Shotgun, only instead of being a four-at-a-time rotary shotgun, it's a gatling grenade launcher.
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58	!!VideoGame/StarCraft
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60	* Countless, countless sound efffects are lifted from the Starcraft games, including explosions, laser blasts, gun firings, and other things. Seems [=PillowBlaster=] has a thing for RTS games...
61	* The [[Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato Yamato]] cannon of a Terran Battlecruiser has been packed into one of the mod's resident [=BFGs=]. A twofold reference.
62	* Power Overwhelming's name, and its pickup text ("We need focus... to ERADICATE!") are all quotes of the Protoss Archon.
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64	!!VideoGame/TeamFortress2
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66	* The Ullapool Caber makes its way into the game, albeit upgraded so that every one of its downsides is removed.[[note]]It is reusable, swings as fast as a normal weapon, and does not damage the user.[[/note]]
67	* Quadvolgue's pickup text states "Sometimes, you just need way more gun!" Its [[RecoilBoost gimmick]] also seems to be inspired by the Force-a-Nature.
68	* One can deploy a dispenser with Power Overwhelming's tertiary fire mode, albeit with its label replaced with [[MemeticMutation "BOOLETS"]]. Did we mention that Power Overwhelming is a ''big-ass minigun?''
69	* Excalibat used to say "BONK!" when selected, before becoming the [[EvilWeapon cursed mace]] we know it as today. Its current incarnation does seem to draw inspiration from the Eyelander.
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71	!!{{VideoGame/Turok}}
72	* The almighty Fusion Cannon makes its way into the game, as the Japanese-manufactured Yamato. Its secondary even replicates the Fusion Cannon's main firing mode, albeit with PainfullySlowProjectile written out of the equation.
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74	!!{{VideoGame/Unreal}}
75	* Power Overwhelming's original design was that of the Minigun from the first Unreal, with its two overlapping tri-barrels.
76	* The Hotrod's secondary and tertiary fire shoot a spray of flak and a shrapnel bomb, respectively, just like the Flak Cannon.
77	* The Deathhead is literally the Redeemer; it uses the same model as it from VideoGame/UnrealTournament, and even allows you to fire it guided or unguided.
78	* Speaking of the Redeemer, the Quick-Nuke consumable borrows its sprite from the [=UT2004=] version, and the missile launched even sounds like the Redeemer's in flight. Its actor is even labelled as "Redeemer".
79	* Charging up the Mutilator's secondary, or loading up the Erasus's casinginator fire, has the same sound as charging the Impact Hammer.
80	* The Violator's charging sound uses the Shield Gun's sound effect.
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82	!!Other references
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84	* Yuri's combos:
85	** [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Falcon Punch]]
86	** [[Franchise/MortalKombat Ice Uppercut]]
87	** [[VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert2 Domination]]
88	* Alosha's combos:
89	** [[WebAnimation/TheGmodIdiotBox CRT Monitor]]
90	** [[VideoGame/CallOfDuty Ein]] [[VideoGame/GarrysMod Telefonmast]]
91	** [[VideoGame/{{Worms}} Concrete Donkey]]
92	* The Agent's combos:
93	** [[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar ATATATATATATATATATATATA]]
94	** [[Film/DumbAndDumber Clyde]] [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows Punch]]
95	** [[Franchise/MortalKombat Bicycle Kick]]
96	** [[Film/ThreeHundred Sparta Kick]]
97	* The Comrade's pickup line quotes [[Music/DarkSideOfTheMoon Time]], in reference to its [[ColorCodedTimestop secondary ability]].
98	* The Excalibat is pulled wholesale from ''VideoGame/RiseOfTheTriad'', with its primary fire being exactly the same as the Excaliblast, and its sprite being based on its incarnation from the 2013 reboot.
99	* The Excalibat has a mode called Sisyphus' Best Buddy, which allows you to chuck a boulder. This is based off ''VideoGame/RockOfAges'', where the main boulder is called Sisyphus' Buddy.
100	* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wluZFLT2uII main]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIl_CrFbsbM menu]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHlIN-ntLWo themes]] are clipped versions of the soundtrack from the 2003 Polish film ''[[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0380726/ Army of Valhalla]]'', with the first clipped from "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUAeq2Euvb4 Chram]]", the second from "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn7NutK4i9g Gusla]]", and the last from "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9zSzEaLVpQ Atak Kmieci]]".
101	* The Treesagent is one giant reference to the Website/YouTube web series ''[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7D951D2831276F43 TREES]]''. The Agent's actor, Carlos Sanchez/Cardboard Marty, also provided the Treesagent's voice and sprites, as well as some of the assets used to create the weapons.
102	* The Rasputin's Toxic mode fires a shower of ''VideoGame/{{Heretic}}'''s pods and a recolored version of the Hellstaff's rain.
103	* From 3.0 onwards, entering "RO_filthymemes 1" into the console activates additional shout outs:
104	** A reference to the "Boom" part of the "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAoR4h6SQGg WTF Boom]]" meme when the nuke fired by the Deathhead's secondary fire explodes.
105	** The projectile of the Gurumaster's secondary fire gets a PreMortemOneLiner referencing the WebVideo/LeeroyJenkinsVideo, screaming "LEEROOOOOOOOYYY..." as it charges up, and finishing with "...JEEEEEENNNNKKKIIIINNSS!" right before it explodes.

Context ShoutOut / RussianOverkill