Hindenburg: Difference between revisions

m
Moved the "Brütal Legend" example from Music to Video Games
No edit summary
m (Moved the "Brütal Legend" example from Music to Video Games)
Line 46:
== Music ==
* The ''Hindenburg'' disaster is depicted on the cover of the first [[Led Zeppelin]] album.
** In ''[[Brutal Legend]]'', the guitar solo "Bring it on Home" summons a giant flaming Zeppelin airship on top of the enemies, in reference to both the Led Zeppelin album above and the ''Hindenburg'' disaster.
 
== Video Games ==
* ''[[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl]]'' introduced the Ghost/Flying-type, Drifloon, and its evolution, Drifblim, styled after a child's balloon and a hot air balloon, respectively. The [[Black Humor|joke]] of [[Hello, Insert Name Here|naming]] one "Hindenburg" was fairly obvious and commonly done, thanks in part to them learning Explosion and having an Ability whose Japanese name is "Detonation". Then the fifth generation of games, whose region is based on an American location (New York City and [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic|New Jersey]]) for the first time gave these Pokémon an Ability exclusive to them that grants a [[Status Buff]] [[Power At a Price|while]] [[Standard Status Effects|Burned]]. Oh yeah, and in this generation Drifblim now [[Black Comedy|learns Explosion at level]] 56,<ref>The Hindenburg Disaster occurred on May 6th</ref> instead of 51...
* ''[[Solatorobo]]''{{'}}s first level is aboard an airship named the ''Hindenburg''. Of course, it crashes in [[Kill It with Fire|a ball of flames]], though this time, the culprit is Lares.
** In ''[[BrutalBrütal Legend]]'', the guitar solo "Bring it on Home" summons a giant flaming Zeppelin airship on top of the enemies, in reference to both the Led Zeppelin album above and the ''Hindenburg'' disaster.
 
== Western Animation ==
* An episode of ''[[The Critic]]'' featured characters traveling Hindenburg Airlines, whose motto is "[[Oh, Thethe Humanity!]]"
* [[DuckTales (1987)|The original ''DuckTales'']] managed to combine this airship with the ''Titanic'' in one episode.
* Parodied on ''[[Family Guy]]'':
Line 65:
[[Category:Tropes Examined by the Mythbusters]]
[[Category:Joisey]]
[[Category:Hindenburg{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Pages with working Wikipedia tabs]]