List of outside references to the Halo series
From Halopedia, the Halo wiki
This is a list of references to the Halo series made by notable sources outside of the series itself.
The Big Bang Theory (TV)
- The nerds have a weekly Halo 3 match. Leonard, trying to romance Penny, suggests that they play at a Halo competition together. She declines, saying that unlike him she has a life.
- It is incorrectly stated that there are Health Packs in the game, while they were in fact only in Halo: Combat Evolved.
Chuck (TV)
Guitar Hero III (video game)
- Mjolnir Mix is included as a downloadable extra.
The Longest Yard (2005 film)
- Halo 2 is played by the guards.
VG Cats (webcomic)
- #36 The Blue Grenades Stick makes fun of anti-Xbox users in a Halo environment. The title refers to Plasma Grenades.
- #123 Alien Abductions makes fun of Halo 2 matchmaking.
- #128 The Crying Game jokes that Samus, hero of the Metroid games, spent the night with John-117 while drunk.
- #151 Tea Bag makes fun of the Corpse Humping practice in Halo multiplayer matches.
- #182 It's The Thought That Counts features Christmas gift-giving scenes using characters from various video games, including a blue Spartan giving a red Spartan a blue flag in front of a holographic tree.
- #231 Spoons pokes fun at the close proximity of Mongoose riders.
- #240 ...gross makes fun of the gross nature of the porta.