In one of the Fractals, the one with the flaming rocks that roll down the hill that you have to avoid, there is a skeleton at the end one of the wooden bridges wearing a fedora
This is also at the end of the jumping puzzle in Plains of Ashford.
In Slayer achievement screen there is Duke Nukem reference on the description from Minotaur Slayer: “Half man, half animal, all dead”. And Snakes on a Plane reference on Drake Slayer’s description: “Enough of these massive drakes on Tyria’s massive plains”.
“Don’t be a slow poke, Mr. B. Angels don’t wait for slow pokes.”
“you got your moa jerky in my yak butter” “you got your yak butter on my moa jerky” or something along that line – ala the old reeses peanut butter cup commercial.
In Slayer achievement screen there is Duke Nukem reference on the description from Minotaur Slayer: “Half man, half animal, all dead”. And Snakes on a Plane reference on Drake Slayer’s description: “Enough of these massive drakes on Tyria’s massive plains”.
Technically speaking, it’s a reference to a quest in Nightfall which was itself a Snakes on a Plane reference.
I’m guessing just about everyone who’s played this game knows what the Asura gates are designed from, but just in case there’s someone here who doesn’t, they’re all Stargates but have a purple event horizon instead of blue, only 6 chevrons instead of 9 and the ring constantly spins instead of just when someone dials another gate, they also don’t have consoles. It’s pretty obvious unless you haven’t seen Stargate.
Found maps of Cantha and Elona hanging on a wall in a fort in Metrica Province.
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P.S. Sorry, my character is enormous.
Ahh crap, if that’s a current map of Cantha, there goes my hopes of Kaineng being flooded because where it would be in that map looks like land still. Hopefully, for Cantha expansion, my other hopes will be there – FA in ruins and no afflicted, lol.
In Spearhead Bane, the grave of Kilroy Stonekin, “known for blindly charging into battle”. Reference to Leeroy Jenkins.
Kilroy Stoneskin was actually a character in GW:Prophecies that would run in to mobs in Sorrows Furnace (now Sorrow’s Embrace) screaming “Kiiiiiiiilllrroooooy”.
So the grave itself is more of a tribute to a character in the original game that was a reference to Leeroy Jenkins.
In the start zone of Metrica province there is a bridge, under the bridge is a troll with a human skeleton beside it.
Just started Mesmer and found the skill The Prestige where you vanish and return 3 seconds later. Look up the movie title The Prestige and you will find a movie staring Michael Cain, Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman about a pair of competing magicians one of whom has an act where they vanish and re-appear.
I forget the exact line but while fighting Toxx doesn’t it say “do not resist, I am Toxx … ‘hic’” Britney Spears’ Toxic reference? I don’t know the exact lyrics ‘cause I’m not a Spears fan.
I saw a lot of these and either didn’t know the sorce or missed it. In LA there is a JP that ends in a pirate karma vendor that sells awesome pirate gear. The rifle is a shotgun called the boomstick, which most of us will recognize from Army of Darkness. Also, the legendary rifle is called Vera, which is from firefly. This here is my favoriate gun.
At one point in Metrica I heard a NPC say he needed ‘1.21 gigawatts of power’ or something to that affect. That made me smile! Don’t get more classic then that.
“1.21 JIGAWATTS!!!” -Doc
“What the hell is a jigawatt” – Marty
- In Hoelbar are two norns called Skuld and Urd, referencing nordic mythology there
This could also be a reference to the anime Ah! My Goddess.
Also in Rata Sum, there is a trade merchant arguing with a golem with the line “my councilor will hear about this!” very similar to to a seance in the Mass Effect citadel.
- In Hoelbar are two norns called Skuld and Urd, referencing nordic mythology there
This could also be a reference to the anime Ah! My Goddess.
Also in Rata Sum, there is a trade merchant arguing with a golem with the line “my councilor will hear about this!” very similar to to a seance in the Mass Effect citadel.
yeah, however even they are just taken out of this mythology and if we look at the norn the anime reference is rather unlikely… i think i saw some other “famous” nordic tale names there too, might to check the npcs a bit more
There is a hidden turkey room in AC. Also there is a room full of kittens in bl jp. I’m pretty sure every dungeon has one or more eastern eggs in them.
did anyone else catch the Marvel avengers reference? there’s a bow in the game that looks just like Hawk eyes bow and its called ‘avengers longbow’ or ‘avengers shortbow’
What happened to the other (even older) thread about this?
I found one the other day… on an event that I’ve probably done a dozen times before on three different characters. In Gendarran Fields, the escort event that starts at the Lionbridge WP has an extra member that you might not see: A Raccoon named Chief Cherpa. Chief Chirpa was the name of the Ewok chief in Return of the Jedi.
Nicholas Sandford, aka Nick the traveler’s grave is in the graveyard in Ebonhawk, right next to a ring of small stones that mark the grave of Professor Yakkington!
Norn male level up shout “BY THE POWER OF ME!” Is a spoof of Prince Adam’s shout of “By the power of Greyskull!” From the original 1980s He-Man cartoon.
All the Asura technicians in the Fractal’s starting area look like star wars storm troopers! (very SMALL storm troopers, obviously)
Nicholas Sandford, aka Nick the traveler’s grave is in the graveyard in Ebonhawk, right next to a ring of small stones that mark the grave of Professor Yakkington!
Norn male level up shout “BY THE POWER OF ME!” Is a spoof of Prince Adam’s shout of “By the power of Greyskull!” From the original 1980s He-Man cartoon.
All the Asura technicians in the Fractal’s starting area look like star wars storm troopers! (very SMALL storm troopers, obviously)
Double bonus point time? Yakkingtons grave rocks glow at night because when he was alive he found that they helped him sleep better (as you are told by Nic in GW1)
One day i was just wandering around Queensdale and ended up at the graveyard and i noticed it was covered in fog so i went to check it out and i saw this ghost who was wearing a white dress asking you to take her home so you follow here and then when you get out of the grave yard she starts attacking you.
Thought it was cool as i am a Supernatural fan and they had a Woman in White in their first episode
When you first rescue Demmi Beetlestone while disguised as pirates, the first thing she says when she sees you is “Aren’t you a little sober to be a pirate?”
Made me laugh as it is a reference to Star Wars: A New Hope when Luke and Han rescue Leia, “Aren’t you a little short to be a Storm Trooper?”
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