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Warcraft III[]
In the credits sequence, there are many pop culture references to various movies and games.
Comic and manga[]
- DC Comics
- The Troll Batrider's quote "Nananananananana... ME!!" is a reference to Batman theme song.
- The Wind Rider's quote "Look in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's me!" is a reference to the famous quote said by a citizen in Superman.
- Marvel Comics — The Crypt Fiend's quote "Spider sense. Tingling" is a reference to one of Spider-Man's powers.
Gaming[]
- Banjo-Kazooie — The Troll Witch Doctor's quote "Eekum Bokum" is a quote said by Mumbo Jumbo when he casts spells.
- Command & Conquer — The Beastmaster quotes "On the prowl" and "I'm acting on instinct" are references to song titles in the first Command & Conquer game.
- Diablo
- The quote "Wings, horns, hooves? What are we saying, is this Diablo?" said by Illidan is an obvious reference to the game.
- Wirt's Other Leg is an item on one of the missions, and can be found on the Campaign Editor, making a reference of Wirt. A "Butcher", based on the famous monster, is guarding it.
- Games Workshop
- Steam Tanks and Gyrocopters are also both near identical units in Warhammer.
- Repeatedly clicking on a Gryphon Rider replies with "This Warhammer cost me 40k!" referring to Warhammer 40,000.
- Mortal Kombat
- The Dreadlord's quote "Your soul is mine" is said by Shang Tsung.
- The Mortar Team's quote "MORTAR COMBAT!" is a reference to its title.
- StarCraft
- The Mortar Team's quote "Clearly, Tassadar has failed us! You must not!" is a reference to Judicator Aldaris in the first Protoss scenario.
- The Acolyte's quote "My life for Aiur... er-r-r I-I mean Ner'Zhul." is a reference to the line said by the Protoss Zealot whenever a new one is created.
- In the chapter Daughters of the Moon, there is a Hydralisk hidden behind the trees, which you can control after you appoach it.
- The Lost Vikings — In the Blizzard-produced bonus mission Monolith, the three possible names for the Dark Troll hero are Erik the Swift, Baleog the Fierce, and Olaf the Stout, the names of the three Lost Vikings.
- Zero Wing — <allyourbasearebelongtous> and <somebodysetupusthebomb> are both cheat codes for the game, referencing the game and well-known internet phenomenon.[1]
Literature[]
- A Song of Ice and Fire — The final chapter of Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne is called "A Symphony of Frost and Flame."
- Atlas Shrugged — Enabled research cheat <WhoIsJohnGalt> references the novel written by Ayn Rand. "Who is John Galt?" is a slang/colloquialism used throughout, but actually refers to the mysterious engineer, John Galt, the man who stopped the motor of the world.
- The Lord of the Rings
- The Spell Breaker's quote "I stole your precious." is a reference to the character Gollum, who called 'The One Ring' "my precious".
- Kel'Thuzad and Nazgûl are very similar. The first one was a currupted human mage, who succumbed to the will of the Lich King, and the second one was a human king, who he fell to the ring of Sauron. Secondly, Kel'Thuzad is second in command to the Lich King, and Nazgûl is second in command to Sauron.
Movies and television[]
- Alien — The Naga Royal Guard's quote "In the depths, no one can hear you scream. Well.. they can, but it's really muffled" is a reference to "In space no one can hear you scream."
- Army of Darkness — The Rifleman's quote "This... is... my... BOOMSTICK!" is a reference to Ash Williams when he explains to the medieval people what a shotgun is.
- Braveheart — The Necromancer's quote "Every man lives. Not every man truly dies." is a reference to William Wallace's line "Every man dies. Not every man truly lives."
- Clerks — The Death Knight's quote "I hate people, but I love gatherings." is paraphrased from an exchange between the two main characters: "You hate people!" and "But I love gatherings! Isn't it ironic?"
- Cool Hand Luke — The Bandit's and the Warden's quote "What we have here is a failure to communicate." is also said by the Captain.
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon — The Priestess of the Moon's quote "Crouch, tiger, I sense a hidden dragon." is a reference to its title.
- Full Metal Jacket
- The Grunt's quote "Me so horned, me hurt you long time!" is a reference to the prostitute's declaration of "me so horny, me love you long time!"
- The Tauren's quote ""Only two things come from Texas... and I got horns." is a reference where Gunnery Sergeant Hartman shouts at Private "Cowboy" in response to finding out where he comes from: "...Texas?! Only steers and queers come from Texas!"
- Ghostbusters — The Banshee's quote "There is no Banshee, only 'Zuul'!" is a reference to a Sigourney Weaver line.
- Gladiator — The Shade's quote "What I do in death echoes in eternity." is similar to a line spoken by Maximus.
- Homestar Runner — In one of the levels, a soldier guarding Prince Kael's cell is named "Trogdar", referencing the dragon Trogdor. In a twist of irony, he is killed (i.e. burninated) by Lady Vashj.
- I Love Lucy — The Troll Headhunter's quote "Lucyyy" is said in the same manner as Ricky Ricardo.
- Iron Chef — The Troll Witch Doctor's quote "Fukui-san! Yes, go ahead. What the Iron Troll is doing right now is putting heads in a pot. They have to boil for 20 minutes so the eyes can be used in a second dish, an eye and raspberry sorbet. Mmmm, Sounds good!" is a reference to the Japanese television cooking show.
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- The Knight's quotes "I never say NI!" and "My favourite colour is Blue! No! Yeelloow-" are references to 'The Knights who say Ni' and 'The Bridge of Death', respectively.
- The Peasant's quotes "You're the king? Well I didn't vote for you.", "We have a witch! May we burn her?", and "Help! Help! I'm being repressed!" are references to 'The Filth Harvesting Peasants', the witch burning scene, and the constitutional peasant Dennis, respectively.
- The Footman's quote "It's only a flesh wound!" is a reference to Black Knight.
- O Brother, Where Art Thou? — The Bandit's quote "I don't want FOP, damn it! I'm a dapper dan man!" is said by Ulysses in the movie.
- Peter Pan — The Tinker's quote "Uh-oh, my Tinker bell." is a reference to the character Tinkerbell.
- Predator — The Archer's quote "Let's move. Five meter spread, no sound" is a reference to the movie.
- Scarface — The Troll Headhunter's quote "Say hello to my little friend!" is said by Al Pacino's character.
- Star Trek — The cheat <warpten> is a possible reference to the movie.
- Star Wars
- The Acolyte's quote "Once you head down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny. Plus you got dental" is a reference to turning to The Dark Side.** The Blood Mage's quote "I find your insolence... disturbing" is a reference to Darth Vader's classic "I find your lack of faith... disturbing" from Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope.
- The Demon Hunter's quote "At last we shall have revenge" is a reference to Darth Maul's only line in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.
- The Dryad's quote "We aren't the dryads you're looking for" is a reference to a phrase by Obi-Wan Kenobi from Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, "These aren't the droids you're looking for."
- The Flying Machine's quote "They came from... behind..." is a reference to what Gold Five says when he dies in Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope.
- The Flying Machine's quote "Stay on target..." is a reference to what Gold Five says when he and Gold Leader are pursued by Darth Vader.
- The Grunt's quote "Me don't sound like 'Yoda'. Do I?" is an obvius reference to Yoda.
- The Tinker's quote "She'll hold together. (quietly) Hear me, baby? Hold together." is a reference to Han Solo's request for the 'Millennium Falcon' to continue flying.
- Terminator — The Tinker's quote "You are terminated" is a reference what Terminator said to T-X in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.
- The Big Lebowski — Cheat code to remove spell cooldown was <TheDudeAbides>, a line from the main character.
- The Jungle Book — The Pandaren Brewmaster's quote "Ale is my bear necessity." is a reference to a song in the movie, called "The Bear Necessities".
- The Matrix — The cheat for unlimited mana <There is no spoon> is taken from the movie The Matrix.
- The Simpsons
- The Footman's quote "My eyes! The goggles do nothing!", uttered during the "filming of Warcraft III" blooper reel of the end credits, a reference to the Radioactive Man episode, when actor Rainier Wolfcastle tries to protect himself from a giant wave of acid by putting on a pair of tiny protective goggles.
- The Peasant's and Dryad's quote "D'oh!" is a reference to Homer Simpson's most famous catchphrase. In the case of the Dryad, "D'oh!" is spelled "Doe" which is a female deer which technically, is what a Dryad is.
- The Sixth Sense
- The Necromancer's quote "I see undead people", the Ghoul's quote "Me eat dead people", and the Far Seer's quote "I see dead people" are reference to the infamous line said Cole Sear.
- <Iseedeadpeople> is also the cheat for fully explored map/remove fog of war.
- The Usual Suspects — Cheat code <keysersoze> for obtaining extra gold refers to the mythical crime figure Keyser Soze, whose very existence is a source of mystery and debate.
- Thumb Wars — The Far Seer's quote "Touch your tongue to mine" is a reference to the quote made by both Oobidub Benubi and A Puppet in the movie.
- Weakest Link — The Lich's quote "You are the weakest Lich, Goodbye!" is a reference to this TV game show.
- Where Eagles Dare — One of the missions in the Orc Campaign of Reign of Chaos is called "Where Wyverns Dare" named after the movie.
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire — The Paladin's quote "No? Is that your final answer?" is a reference to this Tv game show.
Music[]
- Bon Jovi — The Archer's quote "Shot through the heart, and I'm to blame" is a reference to the beginning of the song "You Give Love a Bad Name."
- Britney Spears — The Sorceress's quote "Click me baby, one more time" is a reference to her first hit "...Baby One More Time."
- Iron Maiden — The first act of The Founding of Durotar is named To Tame a Land, a reference to a song on the album Piece of Mind.
- Megadeth — The Frozen Throne bonus campaign contains a final chapter named Countdown to Extinction (WC3 demo) after the Megadeth song and album of the same name.
- Pantera — The eight chapter of the Orc Campaign is called By Demons Be Driven, a reference to the their song.
- Metallica
- The Rexxar's quote "Where I lay my head is home! You see that rock? That's my pillow!" is a reference to "Where I lay my head is home", one of the lines in the song "Wherever I May Roam."
- The Bandit's quote "I'm a rover, wanderer, nomad, vagabond... Call me what you will!" is another reference to "Wherever I May Roam."
- The Beatles — The Crypt Lord's quote "I'm the fifth Beatle" is a reference to that many people claim certain people deserve being called a "fifth" member of The Beatles, or a term used to reference people who at some point had a strong association with The Beatles.
- The Doors — The campaign Riders on the Storm probably is a reference to the their song.
- The Police — The Spirit Walker's quote "We're all spirits in the material world" is a reference to their song "Spirits in the Material World."
Other[]
- Budweiser — The Gyrocopter/Flying Machine's quote "This bomb's for you!" is a pun on "This Bud's For You", an advertising slogan.
- Kellogg's Frosted Flakes — The Priestess of the Moon's quote "My tiger is trained for war. He's grrrrreat!" is a reference to their mascot Tony the Tiger's signature line "They're grrrrreat!"
- Rifleman's Creed — The Huntress's quote "This is my owl. There are many like it, but this one is mine" is a reference to this doctrine. This line is also famously used in the movies like Full Metal Jacket and Jarhead.
- Smokey Bear — The Druid of the Claw's quote "Only you can prevent forest fires", and the Firelord's quote "This bear with the forest hat keeps following me around!" are references to this American campaign and advertising icon of the U.S. Forest Service.
- United Airlines — The Wind Rider's quote "Fly the friendly skies" is the airline's former slogan.
- Western Airlines — The Wind Rider's quote "The only way to fly." is a reference to the airline's slogan.
Warcraft II[]
Gaming[]
- Command & Conquer — The hidden song "I'm a Medieval Man" is a parody of the song "I'm A Mechanical Man."
Movies and television[]
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail — The sword fighting sound effect is lifted directly from the Black Knight scene in the Holy Grail.
- The Princess Bride - The Peon's quote "I would not do such things if I were you" closely resembles Prince Humperdinck's line "I would not say such things if I were you" from the movie.
- Star Trek: The Original Series
- The map cheat code of <onscreen> and the fast build cheat of <makeitso> are references to Star Trek: The Next Generation. They are both commands often given by Captain Picard.
- The invulnerability cheat of <It is a good day to die> is also from the show; it is a 'Klingon' proverb. Its root origin was from the battle of Thermopylae. It was one of the responses Leonidas gave to the Persian emissary when he was asked to surrender as he had no chance of winning. Star Trek gets it from this historical reference.
Music[]
- The Police — <Every little thing she does> is the cheat code for unlimited mana and all spells researched; in reference to The Police's song "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic."
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans[]
Literature[]
- Sprawl — To reveal the entire map (much like black sheep wall in StarCraft), you type <Sally Shears>, a recurring character from the "Sprawl" series of books by William Gibson.
- The Chronicles of Amber — To enable cheat mode, you type <Corwin of Amber>. Corwin is a character from the "The Chronicles of Amber", a series of books by Roger Zelazny.