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Posted by: Kravick.4906

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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.

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Posted by: Tekno.3027

Tekno.3027

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.”

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Posted by: Aoshi.4785

Aoshi.4785

Just helped a guildie Asurian with her personal story quest, and helped fight a golem named “OVR-9000”, so rad.

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Posted by: Katzyn.9703

Katzyn.9703

Rofl, all of these are so awesome. I’ll have to go find that Hunger Games headstone, for sure. Cried so hard in the movie theatre for Rue xD

Katzy (80 Sylvari Ranger), Katarzynea (80 Norn Elementalist),
Katalii (40ish Asuran Mesmer), Katalyn Galadheon (15ish Human Warrior)

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Posted by: LumAnth.5124

LumAnth.5124

I JUST GOT THIS (Sorry for caps)

If you go to the Durmand Priory, and go to the “central” area, you will see a Hall of Monuments style room.

there will be a huge thing on the center that glows and there will be 5 tablets surrounding the center.

The 5 tablets are placed almost exactly like the Guild Wars (1) Hall of Monuments, and the glowing center could be referencing the Scrying Pool.

Coincidence? I have no clue but it was VERY interesting to have just found out (sorry if someone else found out!)

Sorry for the typos….
I’m usually typing on my phone

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Posted by: Lamont.5973

Lamont.5973

in plains of ashford during the crush cubs event

“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.

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Posted by: Casia.4281

Casia.4281

I canĀ“t believe no one mentioned the reference to Diablo on the new random world events.

You find a chest in the open world, you open it, out comes a skritt with loads of bags on his back and starts running.

You chase after him and loot keeps fropping and you can’t let him escape to get a final chest.

That’s an obvious reference ofc and at the time I got that achievement I thought it was common but seems not many people saw that skritt yet :P

Another obvious are the way some chests open borderlands style.

Diablo is not the first one to have imps like that.
Goldenaxe comes to mind.

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Posted by: Hyper Cutter.9376

Hyper Cutter.9376

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.

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Posted by: Orcus.8316

Orcus.8316

The Grumble Cakes from Homestarrunner make an appearance, they even have the skin of the Cheat Cakes

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Grumble_Cake

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Posted by: Mystic.5934

Mystic.5934

Asura, Infinity Ball, one chapter of personal story is titled “Any Sufficiently Advanced Science”

Arthur C. Clarke once said “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic”

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Posted by: MrMacAndCheese.3907

MrMacAndCheese.3907

I found the Sword in the Stone from King Arthur legend. Also a ghost cat named Alfa that chases a frog, if that means anything idk.

Looked it up and turns out this is all mentioned on the wiki.

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Posted by: Mystic.5934

Mystic.5934

“Only Zuhl” is a jumping puzzle in Timberline Falls
I believe this is a reference to Ghost Busters: “There is no Dana, only Zuul!”

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Posted by: Dinny.5310

Dinny.5310

I snapped this screenshot the other day.

Kind of sad he didn’t come onto the scene by bursting through the wall.

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Posted by: skullmount.1758

skullmount.1758

I snapped this screenshot the other day.

Kind of sad he didn’t come onto the scene by bursting through the wall.

That might have to be the best one yet.
Did he at least say Oh No/Yeah?

Darkhaven server
Please give us a keyring…

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Posted by: HJKonefoureight.3081

HJKonefoureight.3081

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.

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Posted by: hoschi.8693

hoschi.8693

Don’t forget about a room full of kittens in the BL’s jumping puzzles. They even have mini training dummies where the kittens learn to grow strong:

Saint of Destruction of the Holy Church of Jedsus Chris of Saturday Feints
Strike Force [SF]

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Posted by: Magiofdeath.2745

Magiofdeath.2745

Found maps of Cantha and Elona hanging on a wall in a fort in Metrica Province.

Image provided.

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.

Fort Aspenwood | Kurzick ftw!

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Posted by: Magiofdeath.2745

Magiofdeath.2745

IAlso a ghost cat named Alfa that chases a frog, if that means anything idk.

Not sure if you saw this before but https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/lore/Alfa-The-Cat/first#post570994. I was thinking the same thing but wanted to see if anyone else thought that too. Really neat if that is the case because Chrono Trigger is my favorite console RPG.

Fort Aspenwood | Kurzick ftw!

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Posted by: MrMacAndCheese.3907

MrMacAndCheese.3907

In Spearhead Bane, the grave of Kilroy Stonekin, “known for blindly charging into battle”. Reference to Leeroy Jenkins.

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Posted by: AcidicVision.5498

AcidicVision.5498

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.

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Kilroy

The Kismet
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Posted by: Yargesh.4965

Yargesh.4965

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.

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Posted by: Xenth.2408

Xenth.2408

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.

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Posted by: wildcode.5403

wildcode.5403

In north west fireheart rise there is a rock which some players have labled pride rock because it looks just like the one in the lion king.

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Posted by: Erthrak.4039

Erthrak.4039

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.

I’ll be in my bunk.

Vral Grymfang, Vrelen Human, Treland Riverheart, Leif Dragonbourne.
[iLL]usion

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Posted by: jaif.3518

jaif.3518

I just saw Vera last night. That was awesome.

“Shiny. Let’s be bad guys.”

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Posted by: OptimaDane.3025

OptimaDane.3025

“Icevine Dale” on norn starting area map ring a bell? :p

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Posted by: Eskimo.1654

Eskimo.1654

A few TF2 references for engineer.

When putting up a healing turret, the engineer calls it a “Dispenser.” Depending on the race. My human engineer goes “Dispenser is up…!”

Oh, and tool kit monkey wrench for smacking turrets. Makes me think of TF2 right away

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Posted by: Reaper.1695

Reaper.1695

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

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Posted by: Honey.9715

Honey.9715

I think i found a few.

- 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.

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Posted by: Jaken.6801

Jaken.6801

I think i found a few.

- 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

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Posted by: Karizee.8076

Karizee.8076

The jumping puzzle “Fawcett’s Bounty” in Harathi Hinterlands has a scene straight out of the movie “Goonies”, complete with One-Eyed Willy

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Posted by: Majora.6028

Majora.6028

“I’ve beaten you, you just don’t know it yet.”

My asura ranger yells this a lot.

It’s a reference to “Searching for Bobby Fischer”

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Posted by: Teofa Tsavo.9863

Teofa Tsavo.9863

I guess this reflects my age.

The asura outpost of Desider Atum.

Desiderata. “you are a child… of the universe.”

Ley lines. The perfect solution to deadlines and writers block. Now in an easy open Can.

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Posted by: Eddard.2930

Eddard.2930

Any new ones found recently?

I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather. Not screaming like the people in his car.

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Posted by: Humposaurus.5764

Humposaurus.5764

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.

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Posted by: iKentII.3729

iKentII.3729

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’

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Posted by: Sybea.4635

Sybea.4635

I don’t know if anyone caught this at Metrica Province, but one of the golem quoted:

“Power-level-increased. Standing-by-to-kick-bottom-and-chew-bubble-gum” “Error: out-of-bubble-gum.”

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Posted by: Bathos.6341

Bathos.6341

The Charr barricade fort Steeleye Span is named after a British folk/rock music band formed in the 1970s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GrRWdmQMcc

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Posted by: Excursion.9752

Excursion.9752

Terminator Reference! Its hard to see until you click the picture.

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| 80 (Guardian) Rusty Tooth | 80 (Warrior) Razer Tooth | 80 (Ranger) Eir Stegallkin |
| 80 (Mesmer) Brook Envision | 80 (Thief) Kuro Rin |

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Posted by: Sokar Rostau.7316

Sokar Rostau.7316

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.

Dragonbrand – Reforged Vanguard [ReVa]
Kyxha 80 Ranger, Sokar 80 Necro
Niobe 80 Guardian, Symbaoe 45 Ele

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Posted by: Bathos.6341

Bathos.6341

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)

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Posted by: Zenyatoo.4059

Zenyatoo.4059

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)

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Posted by: Jessamy.3529

Jessamy.3529

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

Lots of myths about a female ghost wearing white
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Lady_%28ghost%29

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Posted by: Bathos.6341

Bathos.6341

The design of the walls built by the Jotun in the shiverpeaks seems to be making a homage to the rebel shield generator from Star wars; The Emprie strikes back.
http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20070529151112/starwars/nl/images/b/b0/DSS-02_Shield_Generator.jpg

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Posted by: Krosslite.1950

Krosslite.1950

the giant in Kessex Hills

His name is Gort.

As in the one eyed robot from “The day the earth stood still”

Warriors are those who choose to stand between their enemy and all that he loves or hold sacred

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Posted by: Bathos.6341

Bathos.6341

This golem in Snowden drifts is channeling TF2’s soldier in the robot outfit!

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Posted by: Scottish.7148

Scottish.7148

The Benthic Kelp Beds in Mount Maelstrom are a nod to Benthic Petroleum from the movie “The Abyss”.

There’s also an NPC in Brisban Wildlands named “Isabeau Navarre”. Ladyhawke reference.

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Posted by: Loki.3152

Loki.3152

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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Posted by: SandraSolace.7682

SandraSolace.7682

The Ettins, they just sound like Macho Man Randy Savage to me.

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Posted by: Mordule Standish.2371

Mordule Standish.2371

Could be considered Easter Egg I suppose.

http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/03/the-perfect-ten-guild-wars-2-gravestone-epitaphs/

Number 2 is PRICELESS

Prepare to don the behind hat – Zojja