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. |
13 | |
14 | !!{{VideoGame/Doom}} |
15 | [[GameMod ...Gee, who would've thought?]] |
16 | |
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.]] |
37 | |
38 | !!{{VideoGame/Quake}} |
39 | |
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. |
44 | |
45 | !!VideoGame/SeriousSam |
46 | |
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. |
51 | |
52 | !!VideoGame/ShadowWarrior1997 |
53 | |
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. |
57 | |
58 | !!VideoGame/StarCraft |
59 | |
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. |
63 | |
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. |
73 | |
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. |
81 | |
82 | !!Other references |
83 | |
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. |
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