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{{Center|This is a '''list of pop culture references in the ''Halo'' series'''. For a list of references ''to'' the ''Halo'' series made by other works, see [[List of outside references to the Halo series|here]].}} | {{Center|This is a '''list of pop culture references in the ''Halo'' series'''. For a list of references ''to'' the ''Halo'' series made by other works, see [[List of outside references to the Halo series|here]].}} | ||
==Film== | ==Film== | ||
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*With the IWHBYD skull activated, Marines in ''Halo 3'' will sometimes shout "THIS IS SPARTA," a reference to a line in the movie and a popular internet meme. | *With the IWHBYD skull activated, Marines in ''Halo 3'' will sometimes shout "THIS IS SPARTA," a reference to a line in the movie and a popular internet meme. | ||
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===Ghostbusters=== | ===Ghostbusters=== | ||
When picking up a Spartan Laser, Dutch will occasionally shout "Don't nobody cross my stream!". This is a reference to the proton beams in the ''Ghostbusters'' films, which would theoretically annihilate the entire universe if crossed with one another. | When picking up a Spartan Laser, Dutch will occasionally shout "Don't nobody cross my stream!". This is a reference to the proton beams in the ''Ghostbusters'' films, which would theoretically annihilate the entire universe if crossed with one another. | ||
===Star Wars=== | ===Star Wars=== | ||
*The | *The [[Type-26 Wraith]] heavily resembles the Armored Assault Tank (AAT) from ''Star Wars: The Phantom Menace''. | ||
*The scene in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' where the Halo is shown and when the camera pans out to show the ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]'' looks quite similar like the opening scenes of each ''Star Wars'' episode. | *The scene in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' where the Halo is shown and when the camera pans out to show the ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]'' looks quite similar like the opening scenes of each ''Star Wars'' episode. | ||
*Sometimes, with the IWHBYD skull activated, a Marine can be heard saying "They remind me of Wookiees from ''Star Wars''," after they kill a Brute. When fighting Brutes, Sergeant Stacker occasionally says, ''"Hey, Chewie. You're about to be turned into a foot rest!"'', in reference to Chewbacca. | *Sometimes, with the IWHBYD skull activated, a Marine can be heard saying "They remind me of Wookiees from ''Star Wars''," after they kill a Brute. When fighting Brutes, Sergeant Stacker occasionally says, ''"Hey, Chewie. You're about to be turned into a foot rest!"'', in reference to Chewbacca. | ||
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*[[Noble Six]]'s line ''"The last transport is away,"'' is likely a reference to ''Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back''. A similar line, ''"The first transport is away,"'' is said when an orbiting Star Destroyer is disabled by a land-based ion cannon, allowing a transport vessel to evacuate Echo Base; In ''Halo: Reach'', SPARTAN-B312's line is said when an overhead Covenant corvette is damaged by a land-based missile battery, allowing a civilian transport vessel to escape. | *[[Noble Six]]'s line ''"The last transport is away,"'' is likely a reference to ''Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back''. A similar line, ''"The first transport is away,"'' is said when an orbiting Star Destroyer is disabled by a land-based ion cannon, allowing a transport vessel to evacuate Echo Base; In ''Halo: Reach'', SPARTAN-B312's line is said when an overhead Covenant corvette is damaged by a land-based missile battery, allowing a civilian transport vessel to escape. | ||
*The game stats description for the [[BOB]]s in ''Halo: Reach'' is ''"Wipe them out..."'' In addition to referencing the tendency of players to kill the similarly-named non-player characters in Bungie's ''[[Marathon]]'' series, this could be a reference to Palpatine's line ''"Wipe them out... all of them"'' from ''The Phantom Menace'', given that Bungie had previously referenced dialog from that film in their ''Halo: Reach'' updates (namely, ''"A communications disruption can mean only one thing..."'' in relation to the [[Invasion]] gametype). | *The game stats description for the [[BOB]]s in ''Halo: Reach'' is ''"Wipe them out..."'' In addition to referencing the tendency of players to kill the similarly-named non-player characters in Bungie's ''[[Marathon]]'' series, this could be a reference to Palpatine's line ''"Wipe them out... all of them"'' from ''The Phantom Menace'', given that Bungie had previously referenced dialog from that film in their ''Halo: Reach'' updates (namely, ''"A communications disruption can mean only one thing..."'' in relation to the [[Invasion]] gametype). | ||
*In the | *In the Halo Reach level, Lone Wolf, the checkpoint's name is "There'll be another time", a reference to a line spoken by Han Solo in ''Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back''. | ||
===Terminator=== | ===Terminator=== | ||
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*In ''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' the scream is heard in the classified video [[Michael Sullivan]] shows to his fellow cadets, as an Insurrectionist is thrown against a wall, just after the Spartan announces an unknown hostile. | *In ''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' the scream is heard in the classified video [[Michael Sullivan]] shows to his fellow cadets, as an Insurrectionist is thrown against a wall, just after the Spartan announces an unknown hostile. | ||
*The scream is heard in the fourth ''[[Halo 4]]'' [[Terminal | *The scream is heard in the fourth ''[[Halo 4]]'' [[Terminal/Halo 4|terminal]] when the Flood are seen bursting through a door to attack a group of Forerunners. | ||
*In the introductory cinematic to the [[ | *In the introductory cinematic to the [[Flood Missions]] in ''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'', the scream is heard when the fireball from the [[Fleet of Retribution]]'s glassing strike overwhelms an African city. | ||
==Television== | ==Television== | ||
===Battlestar Galactica=== | ===Battlestar Galactica=== | ||
Marines can be heard saying ' | Marines can be heard saying 'Frak', the trademark expletive of the show. The novel ''Halo: Cryptum'' also shows several parallels to the reimagined version of the show, such as a highly-advanced human civilization forced after warfare to live without technology on Earth, further enhanced by both taking place 150,000 years before the present day. | ||
===The Dukes of Hazzard=== | ===The Dukes of Hazzard=== | ||
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===Lord of the Flies=== | ===Lord of the Flies=== | ||
''[[Wikipedia:Lord of the Flies|Lord of the Flies]]'' is an allegorical novel written by William Golding in 1954. It discusses how culture created by man fails and how man shall always turn to barbarism, using parallels of a group of school-boys stuck on a deserted island who unsuccessfully try to govern themselves and consequently have disastrous results, leading to many acts of horrible barbarism and deaths. [[Franklin Mendez|CPO Mendez]] and [[Kurt-051]] had both read the book some time before beginning the training of the first generation of [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]] soldiers in [[2531]]. Mendez fears that the results of training hundreds of child soldiers would be similarly disastrous, but Kurt disagrees, believing he would provide the leadership to make the SPARTAN-IIIs successful.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 70''</ref> | ''[[Wikipedia:Lord of the Flies|Lord of the Flies]]'' is an allegorical novel written by William Golding in 1954. It discusses how culture created by man fails and how man shall always turn to barbarism, using parallels of a group of school-boys stuck on a deserted island who unsuccessfully try to govern themselves and consequently have disastrous results, leading to many acts of horrible barbarism and deaths. [[Franklin Mendez|CPO Mendez]] and [[Kurt-051]] had both read the book some time before beginning the training of the first generation of [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]] soldiers in [[2531]]. Mendez fears that the results of training hundreds of child soldiers would be similarly disastrous, but Kurt disagrees, believing he would provide the leadership to make the SPARTAN-IIIs successful.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 70''</ref> | ||
===Man in the Iron Mask=== | ===Man in the Iron Mask=== | ||
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=== Green Day === | === Green Day === | ||
"Sometimes I give myself the creeps," a lyric from a [[wikipedia:Basket Case (song)|Green Day song]], is in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' as an [[Multiplayer | "Sometimes I give myself the creeps," a lyric from a [[wikipedia:Basket Case (song)|Green Day song]], is in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' as an [[Multiplayer Select Screen Easter Egg|Easter egg]]. | ||
=== Guns N' Roses === | === Guns N' Roses === | ||
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=== Queen === | === Queen === | ||
Rarely in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', or while having the [[IWHBYD]] skull on in ''[[Halo 3]]'', some [[Grunts]] will say "We are the champions," which is the name of a song by [[Wikipedia:Queen (band)|Queen]]. In 2014, 343 Industries released [[ | Rarely in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', or while having the [[IWHBYD]] skull on in ''[[Halo 3]]'', some [[Grunts]] will say "We are the champions," which is the name of a song by [[Wikipedia:Queen (band)|Queen]]. This only happens a few times in gameplay. In 2014, 343 Industries released [[Halo TV Ad We Will Rock You|a trailer]] setting gameplay footage from the [[Halo: The Master Chief Collection|Master Chief Collection]] to [[Wikipedia:We Will Rock You|We Will Rock You]], using sound effects from the games to recreate the song.<ref>'''[[Halo TV Ad We Will Rock You]]'''</ref> | ||
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