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 very similar to 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.

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.

Queen (Band)

While having the IWHBYD skull on in Halo 3, some Grunts will say "We are the champions," which is the a name of a song by Queen. This only happens a few times in gameplay.

Medal Of Honor (Game)

Halo's chapter in Assualt on the Control Room Rolling Thunder is also the name of one of the levels in Medal Of Honor:Frontlines.