List of pop culture references in the Halo series

This is a list of pop culture references in the Halo series.

Star Wars

• When the Flood is about to appear in Halo: Combat Evolved, a marine says "I have a bad feeling about this."
  • This reference is repeated in Halo 2, by an Unggoy stating "Me have bad feeling about this."
• The scene in Halo: CE where the Halo can be seen, and then it zooms out to show the Pillar of Autumn looks allot like the opening scene of each Star Wars episode.
• In the Star Wars comic "Rogue Squadron: Blood And Honor" a group of imperial soldiers destroy a rebel base hidden in an asteroid. This is a lot like theSpartans first mission.
• At the Jedi council, if a Jedi is not present, they will be shown in a holographic image. The same is true for the Prophets. This can be most notably seen in The Heretic (level).

Aliens

Main article: List of References to Aliens in Halo

• Jonesy is a cat loose on the Pillar of Autumn, named in homage to an Aliens cat.
• There are numerous similarities between the Flood and the Xenomorphs.

Green Day

• "Sometimes I give myself the creeps," a lyric from a Green Day song, is in a Halo: Combat Evolved easter egg.

Firefly/Serenity

• There are at least two references to Firefly in Halo 3 in the form of random Marine quotes: "Say 'hi' to Vera!" and "Gee, it'd be nice if we brought some grenades, wouldn't it?!" Both are quotes from the character Jayne Cobb; both are said by marines voiced by Adam Baldwin, who played Jayne Cobb in both Firefly and Serenity.

Prince of Persia

• In the axon shipwrecked.ogg, Kamal Zaman says "People think time is a river that flows in one direction, but time is an ocean." This is a reference to "Some say time is like a river that flows swift and sure in one direction, but I have seen the face of time and I can tell you they are wrong. Time is an ocean in a storm." said by the Prince in Prince of Persia. Both characters are voiced by Yuri Lowenthal.

Predator

• The four mandible mouths of Sangheilis are similar to those of the Predator.
• The cloaking device of the Predator is similar to active camouflage.

WarHammer 40,000

• The Spartans are similar to the space marines.
• The drop pods of the Imperium are similar to the HEVs of the ODSTs.
• The close combat Dreadnoughts of the Imperium have the same bipedal shape of the Hunters, with the gun arm being the Assault Cannon and the Assault arm being the shield.

Ice Station (Book)

• The description of the Silhouette strongly resembles the Pelican.
• In many ways the ICG is like ONI.
• 7 is referenced constantly in the book. Whether this is intentional is unknown.