Schlock Mercenary/Trivia


 * Shout-Out:
 * both Pronto and Pi were named after the screen names for two regulars on the series forum. Shep's visor resembles Geordi's from Star Trek: The Next Generation.
 * And the general uniforms for the Mallcop Command arc are effectively Next Generation command uniforms with the colors reversed.
 * Given his status as the Butt Monkey, Der Trihs' first name (John) may be one of these, too.
 * If you're in a decently equipped lab, you might see Xenomorph-in-a-Tube. And one mission had a teraport booth that resembled a certain blue police box...
 * As well as an adult Xenomorph here
 * This. (With a Take That in the commentary beneath.)
 * And the events leading up to that strip involved a salute to David Drake's Hammer's Slammers: the mercenary unit Pranger's Bangers, led by Colonel Drake Pranger, whose head, Word of God pointed out, is somewhat hammer-shaped.
 * There's a city on Celeschul called San Asimov. And a Port Weber is briefly mentioned.
 * LOTA. "I don't think we'd like it when it's angry." Also, Lota is too large for your puny pronouns.
 * LOTA and the Burana-Bots performing the opening number from Aperture Science: The Musical by Coulton, Scalzi, and Wheaton
 * Retired Rear Admiral Mikhail von Mauser. Stealthy until Thurl refers to him as "Mikki."
 * In this strip, Tailor says 'We're in a maze of twisty passages, all alike!', a reference to either Zork or Colossal Cave Adventure.
 * In this strip, Shlock gets put back together by jumping into a pod and reassembling. Once he gets out of the pod, he says "Whoa! I know kung fu," a reference to Neo in The Matrix.
 * Later  makes a point of saying he didn't say "I know kung-fu!".
 * Here is a comparison between uplifted Apes and Dwarves
 * The ape raises the issue of The Lion King.
 * Sinfest... er... reverse guest comic.
 * Although it was subtle enough to require Word of God confirmation, "key lime pie" is a reference to the second Erfworld strip.
 * Gavcorps gets one to Calvin and Hobbes here
 * The species of Acey Nubs have generally humanoid shape, but with two thin hands on one side and one strong on the other, like the Moties
 * Cluehammer 40,000
 * Incredible Hulk - "I like her when she's angry".
 * The mobile body of Tenzy resembles EVE visually and even functionally (miniature flying cannon).
 * ...but if a Shout-Out to WALL-E indulges in cannibalism, does this also count as a Shout-Out to Full Frontal Nerdity?
 * "Say goodnight, Gracie" here (spoiler).