List of pop culture references in the Halo series

Template:Ratings 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 a lot 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 the Spartans' 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.
• The Seraph has the same basic shape as the Millenium Falcon.
• In the game, Star Wars: Renegade Squadron, if you play as a stormtrooper, default secondary fire will be a blue dome that completely deflects enemy fire, much like the bubble shield.
• The Scarab has a similar design to the AT-AT walker.
• The buglike Covenant species resemble recolored Geonosians

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 from the Alien series of films.
• Many aspects of Elite armor, such as the "shoulder spikes" on Heretic armor and the shape of the head-dress on Councilor armor, and the shape of the legs are very similar to that of the Aliens.
• The Pelican is a render to the Dropship "Cheyenne".

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 mandibles of the Sangheili are similar to those of the Predator.
• The cloaking device of the Predator is similar to active camouflage.
• The Energy Sword is the render of the Predators Wrist blade.
• The plasma rifle is similar to the gun Predator has on his shoulder since both wepon fire a blue blast.

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.
• The Tyrrannids resemble the Flood in many ways. They also resemble the Stalkers.
• The Imperial Guard has almost the exact same uniform as the Marines.
• The Kroot Mercenaries of the Tau Empire greatly resemble the Jackals.

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.
• The book explains about a possible race of intelligent beings before humanity who left behind artifacts, such as the Silhouette and the white box in the Inca temple. This is the same for the Forerunners.