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**The "Park Ranger" skin for the Warthog is designed to resemble the tour vehicles seen in the film, and has the description "Spared no expense" - a direct reference to a quote from John Hammond in the first film. | **The "Park Ranger" skin for the Warthog is designed to resemble the tour vehicles seen in the film, and has the description "Spared no expense" - a direct reference to a quote from John Hammond in the first film. | ||
**The "Clever Girl" skin for the Rocket Warthog instead resembles the jeeps used by the staff of Jurassic Park in the film, its name is a reference to Robert Muldoon's famous final words as he is outsmarted and killed by a Velociraptor, and its description "Objects in this mirror are closer than they appear" is taken from an earlier scene where Ian Malcolm, Ellie Sattler, and Muldoon are chased by a Tyrannosaurus. | **The "Clever Girl" skin for the Rocket Warthog instead resembles the jeeps used by the staff of Jurassic Park in the film, its name is a reference to Robert Muldoon's famous final words as he is outsmarted and killed by a Velociraptor, and its description "Objects in this mirror are closer than they appear" is taken from an earlier scene where Ian Malcolm, Ellie Sattler, and Muldoon are chased by a Tyrannosaurus. | ||
===Neon Genesis Evangelion=== | |||
*References to the ''[[Wikipedia:Neon Genesis Evangelion|Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' franchise have been included in three ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' multiplayer maps. Each of these instances were the work of Sperasoft artist [[:Category:Images by Ivan Yakushev|Ivan Yakushev]]. | |||
**On the multiplayer map [[Streets]], there is [[Wikipedia:Pixel art|pixel art]] of a [[Wikipedia:Pigeon|pigeon]] with the head of [[Evangelion:Evangelion Unit-02 (Rebuild)|Evangelion Unit-02]] from the anime film series ''[[Wikipedia:Rebuild of Evangelion|Rebuild of Evangelion]]''. | |||
**On the multiplayer map [[Cliffhanger]], cave art of two pigeons in the style of the [[Wikipedia:Nazca Lines|Nazca Lines]] can be found. The left pigeon features the logo of the mysterious organization from ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' known as [[Evangelion:SEELE|SEELE]]. It is possible that the intent behind this logo's inclusion was to draw connections between SEELE and the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], the latter of which is a major theme of the map Cliffhanger. | |||
**On the multiplayer map [[Forest]], the previous cave art showing a pigeon in the style of the Nazca Lines with the SEELE logo can also be found, this time within a group of several other pigeons, each with different styling. | |||
*The "Jacknife" armor coating released in [[Season 04: Infection]] bears the color scheme of [[Evangelion:Evangelion Unit-01|Evangelion Unit-01]],{{Ref/Twitter|Id=JeffTweet|jeffsimpsonkh|1679516906322272257|Jeff Simpson|Quote=...of course I got the EVA01 skin.|D=16|M=07|Y=2023}} and the name of the coating may be a reference to the Progressive Knife, a weapon wielded by Unit-01 on several occasions. | |||
*The "Cyclopean" emblem and nameplate released during the [[Spirit of Fire (Operation)|Spirit of Fire]] [[Operation (Halo Infinite)|operation]] features a [[HRUNTING Mark III (S) Cyclops]] and a description reading: "Get in the mechsuit, [[Evangelion:Shinji Ikari|Shinji]]!" The description is a reference to the popular internet meme: "Get in the fucking robot, Shinji!" This quote never actually appears in the series and was instead created by ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' fans to mock the character Shinji Ikari's regular refusal to pilot Evangelion Unit-01, which is often likened to a mech. | |||
===Star Wars=== | ===Star Wars=== | ||
*The | *The {{Pattern|Zurdo|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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*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 ''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''. | *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''. | ||
*In '' | *In ''Halo Infinite''{{'}}s loading screens, several Star Wars references are made: | ||
**The "A fine addition to my collection" quote of General Grievous' habit to collect lightsabers. | **The "A fine addition to my collection" quote of General Grievous' habit to collect lightsabers. | ||
**Another Grievous reference it's the "You must realize you are doomed" quote, said before his final duel against Obi Wan Kenobi. | **Another Grievous reference it's the "You must realize you are doomed" quote, said before his final duel against Obi Wan Kenobi. | ||
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===Battlestar Galactica=== | ===Battlestar Galactica=== | ||
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. | Marines can be heard saying '[https://bsg.wiki/Frak Frak]', the trademark expletive of the show. The novel ''Halo: Cryptum'' also shows several parallels to the [https://bsg.wiki/Battlestar_Galactica_(RDM) reimagined version] of the show, such as a highly-advanced human civilization forced after warfare to live without technology on [https://bsg.wiki/Earth_(RDM) 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> | ||
===The Lord of the Rings=== | |||
When [[Amalea Petrov]] asks [[Olympia Vale]] and [[Thel 'Vadam]] about Cortana, with both avoiding speaking her name, Petrov asks if she's named Sauron.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HOut11|Out|Chapter=11}} | |||
===Man in the Iron Mask=== | ===Man in the Iron Mask=== | ||