Frankie1969
Adventurer
Zeitgeist has a bunch of references that people might not get if they don't know the source material. I only know a few of them, so please add to the list.
SPOILERS AHEAD, obviously.
updated by info from hirou, Elfshire, Andrew Moreton, MrPereira, and of course Ranger Wickett
Part 1: Functional References (match events/capabilities/behaviors, possibly also name or appearance)
Part 2: Shout-Out References (match name but not functionality)
Part 3: Wink & Nod References (match appearance but not functionality or name)
SPOILERS AHEAD, obviously.
updated by info from hirou, Elfshire, Andrew Moreton, MrPereira, and of course Ranger Wickett
Part 1: Functional References (match events/capabilities/behaviors, possibly also name or appearance)
Name | Ch | Reference |
Ash Wolf | 0 | Insanity Wolf internet meme |
5 biomes of the fey titans | 0 | Magic the Gathering game (basic lands) |
King Dukain | 0 | Community TV show (AD&D character) |
The Dreaming | 0 | Sandman comics by Neil Gaiman |
Mad Shootist (beams) | 0 | Metroid games (Samus Aran's power suit) |
Rock Rackus | 0 | Kanye West (musician) |
The Family | 0 | Italian Mafia (and Godfather movies) |
The Obscurati | 0 | The Illuminati (conspiracy) |
RNS Coaltongue | 1 | Space Battleship Yamato TV show (wave motion gun) |
Lt Dale, coffee & cherry pie | 2 | Twin Peaks TV show (Dale Cooper) |
Dr Wolfgang von Recklinghausen & Andrei | 2 | Frankenstein (characters) |
Gale & Tinker Oddcog | 2 | 4 Color to Fantasy game (characters) |
Mindmaker & Steelshaper | 2 | X-Men comics (Professor X & Magneto) |
Wand of Expelliarmus | 2 | Harry Potter (spell) |
RHC's "S.C.P. Division" | 5 | SCP Foundation games |
Operation Paperclip | 6 | Cold War recruiting of former Nazi scientists |
Nicodemus "cigarette smoking man" | 7 | X-Files TV show (character) |
[4E] "Beshela uses Splash against each enemy. It's super effective." | 7 | Pokemon (quote) |
The Primo | 8 | Final Fantasy VI game (Ultros) |
The Webway | 9 | Warhammer 40K game (dimension) |
Fourmyle & Gully Foyle | 10 | The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester (character) |
Mojang | 10 | Minecraft game (creator) |
"Choose the Form of your Destroyer" | 11 | Ghostbusters movie (quote) |
Lost Riders | 11 | Metalocalypse TV show (Dethklok band) |
Bhoior | 12 | Discworld novels (A'Tuin) |
Doverspike | 12 | Order of the Stick webcomic (Familicide) |
Dunkelweiss | 12 | German dark beer style |
Golden Legion's "Goonswarm" of skyships | 12 | EVE game (alliance) |
Kinava Monks | 12 | Avatar TV show (airbenders) |
Teykfa | 12 | Long Now Foundation (clock) |
Damata "Masked Avenger" | 13 | Zorro |
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Part 2: Shout-Out References (match name but not functionality)
Name | Ch | Reference |
Elfaivar | 0 | Legend of Five Rings (L5R) games |
[4E] Monument of War "Cannon Overture" | 0 | 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky |
Han, Luc & Lya Jierre | 1 | Star Wars movies (characters) |
The House Elf | 2 | Harry Potter (character) |
"Make Them An Offer" | 2 | Godfather movie (quote) |
"Monsters, Inc" | 2 | Monsters Inc movie |
Colonel Harlock | 3 | Captain Harlock anime |
Bruse "Le Roi" | 6 | Last Dragon movie (character) |
"The Leone, The Lich, and the Snowglobe" | 7 | The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe |
"Mission Impossible" | 7 | Mission Impossible show |
"Brave New Worlds" | 7 | Brave New World novel |
"Splinter Cell" | 7 | Splinter Cell video game |
Reason, the Diplomatic Rifle | 7 | Snow Crash by Neil Stephenson (firearm) |
"Apocalypse Then" | 8 | Apocalypse Now movie |
"Raiders of the Lost Arc" | 8 | Raiders of the Lost Ark movie |
"One Does Not Simply Walk Into Methia" | 8 | Lord of the Rings movie (Boromir quote) |
"I Don't Think We're In Danor Any More" | 8 | Wizard of Oz (Dorothy quote) |
"That is Not Dead Which Can Eternal Lie" | 9 | Call of Cthulhu |
"Much Ado" | 9 | Much Ado About Nothing play |
"Elementary Deductions" | 9 | Sherlock Holmes |
Iratha Ket | 12 | Eartha Kitt (singer, dancer, actress) |
"World of Ruin" | 13 | Final Fantasy 6 video game |
"God is Dead" | 13 | Friedrich Nietzsche (philosopher) |
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Part 3: Wink & Nod References (match appearance but not functionality or name)
Name | Ch | Reference |
Stover Delft | 1 | Mark Sheppard |
Thames Grimsley | 1 | William Shatner |
Aodhan Lesterman | 1 | Clarke Peters |
Roland Stansfield | 1 | John F Kennedy |
Rutger Smith | 1 | Che Guevara |
Harkover Lee | 1 | Ricardo Montalban (Mr Roarke) |
Asrabey Varal | 1 | Shahrukh Khan |
Kasvarina Varal | 1 | Indira Varma |
Heward Sechim | 2 | Cleavon Little (Sheriff Bart) |
Nevard Sechim | 2 | Bill Cobbs |
Gale | 2 | Katrina Kaif |
Verzubeck Tantovlich | 4 | Patrick Stewart |
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