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* [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=002796 This page] is an apparent [[Shout-Out]] to ''[[The Postman]]''.
* [[Moby Dick]]!
* Some of the trolls embark on a quest to [[The Lord of the Rings|destroy a ring of great power in a volcano]].
** Not to mention someone named Strider who wields a broken sword.
** And the best broken sword in the game being the Royal De-ringer.
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** The entire plot is a coming-of-age story about four young people who travel to a magical land and are drafted into a battle between the forces of good and evil. [[The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe|Sound familiar?]]
* [http://mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=005008 Vriska writing] [[Discworld|I 8n't dead]] is an intentional reference to Granny Weatherwax, as confirmed on Andrew's Formspring.
** With that in mind, WV?'s actions are probably a shout out to Vimes's idea of the pawns establishing their own democracy in ''[[Discworld/Night Watch (Discworld)|Night Watch]]''.
** And a troll who can't use a bow because he keeps breaking them. Someone should have told Equius that [[Discworld/Men Atat Arms|bows aren't troll weapons.]]
* A character named John's best friend being named Dave is possibly a reference to ''[[John Dies at the End]]''
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* When [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=006708 Andrew Hussie is] about to be shot by [[Big Bad|Lord English]], he rattles off a list of [[American Gods|all the things he believes in, including magic]].
** Aw fuck who am I kidding magic is fake as shit.
 
 
== Live -Action TelevisionTV ==
* WV names his [[Firefly]] [[Serenity]].
* Kanaya's [[Monty Python's Flying Circus|a lumberjack and she's okay,]] she sleeps at night and reads all day.
* {{color|#0715cd|GT: what does your time machine look like? [[Doctor Who|a phone booth?]] [[Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure|phone booths are a popular thing for some reason.]]}}
** And in that vein, {{color|red| TG: ...when some fuckwit blunders out of a magical phone booth...}}
*** {{color|red| TG: ... i'm just the [[Doctor Who/Recap/NS/S3S29/E10 Blink|timey-wimey]] messenger}}
* [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=006102 Sometimes you tell dad you really want poppop in the attic]. [[Arrested Development (TV series)|He says the mere fact you call it that tells him you're not ready]].
** Not to mention that Jane has a poster of Tobias Funke from his "I just blue myself" scene hanging on her wall.
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* "''[[Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden|In a fit of enthusiasm you SHUT UP AND JAM the bunny back in the box, executing a textbook CHAOS DUNK. Millions would have perished, if everything in the ocean weren't dead already, that is.]]''"
** In addition, one of the songs on the "Dave, Rose: Shut Up And Jam" (which is itself a reference) is called "Octoroon Rangoon". In ''Barkley, Shut Up And Jam: Gaiden'', one of the party members is Balthios, who is referred to as "the octoroon <ref>or 1/8 black</ref> great-grandson of LeBron James".
* Terezi's [[Leitmotif|theme]] is called "[https://web.archive.org/web/20130922120237/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/the-lemonsnout-turnabout The Lemonsnout] [[Ace Attorney|Turnabout]]."
** ''[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=005617 Objection!]''
* Nepeta's theme, the delightful [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922111049/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/walls-covered-in-blood "Walls Covered In Blood"] was made with [[Super Mario Bros.|Mario Paint]]!
* [[Say My Name|Rose's way of yelling Dave's last name]] might be a reference to ''[[Half Life]]''.
* [S] Past Karkat: Wake Up and the resulting style it introduced is essentially a huge homage to ''[[EarthboundEarthBound]]'', but other specific ones within the aforementioned flash:
** The ''[[Chrono Trigger]]'' time portal gets used.
** The portrait sprites were explicitly based on [[Disgaea]] .
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* [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=005064 Proton] [[Marvel vs. Capcom|Cannon!]]
* The 1/22/11 flash has a reference to [[Street Fighter II|M. Bison]] when Eridan throws his cape before his battle against Sollux.
* [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=005337 A recent page] has Terezi posing very similarly to how [[Ace Attorney|Miles Edgeworth]] [httphttps://wwwweb.archive.org/web/20131103055952/http://doulifee.com/Storage/aceatt/Gyakutenprosecutor/ does].
* [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=005366 Your guardians are...] [[Super Mario Brothers|in another castle]].
* The song about [https://web.archive.org/web/20130921205349/http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=005579 Zillyhoo] bears similarities to the ''[[Halo]]'' main theme.
* [http://mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=005644 [S] Seer: Ascend] has the appearance of one Troll [[Monkey Island|Guybrush Threepwood]].
* The symbol for Heart looks like a half filled heart from ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' game (it also bears a strong resemblance to the [[Digimon Adventure|Crest of Love]]).
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* Likely unintentional, but Aradia is the [[Touhou|Maid of Time]].
 
=== ''[[EarthboundEarthBound]]'' ===
The entire series is more or less an extended shout out to the ''[[Mother]]'' trilogy, most especially ''[[EarthboundEarthBound]]''. Although there are some [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]] to ''[[Mother 3]]'', they seem to be accidental more than anything else, as Andrew has never played it. As such, compared to other franchises there is a significantly higher density of shout outs to it than anything else
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* The title "Homestuck" can be construed as a synonym of ''[[EarthboundEarthBound]]''.
* Fraymotifs in particular look to be at least thematically similar to the music combos of ''MOTHER 3''.
* Both ''Homestuck'' and ''MOTHER 3'' ascribe significance to frogs
* The dream selves might be inspired by Magiciant. John's ascension to God Tier is reminiscent of Ness's power-up after conquering his Nightmare.
* John, Rose, and Dave each have the same hair color and physically resemble three of the ''[[EarthboundEarthBound]]'' protagonists: John resembles Ness, Rose resembles Paula, and Dave resembles Jeff. Jade doesn't exactly resemble Poo, but they also share the same hair color.
** Speaking of similarities, Rose can be thought of as a [[Darker and Edgier]] Paula [[Expy]], while John is practically a straight [[Expy]] of Ness. Dave and Jade split the traits of Jeff and Poo: Jade lives isolated from the other characters like Poo does, but wields guns like Jeff. Meanwhile, Dave uses a sword, which was one of the only weapons Poo could equip.
*** The Alpha Kids end up being closer, though whether that was intentional or simply a result of reflecting the aspects of the Kids is unclear. Roxy and Dirk fit Paula and Poo almost to a T, while having elements of Jeff in that they're inventors.
* John's chumhandle initials are EB - as in '''E'''arth'''B'''ound.
* If Acts 1-5 were inspired by ''[[EarthboundEarthBound]]'', Act 6 has a heavy ''[[Mother 3]]'' vibe to it with a [[Crap Saccharine World]], corruptive technology, and a [[Time Skip]] with dramatic changes. Crockercorp can be thought of as a rough analogue for the Pigmask Army, with subliminal messages instead of Happy Boxes. The Imperial Drones are like the Pigmasks, while The Condesce bears a few similarities to King P{{spoiler|orky Minch}} in that she is an {{spoiler|immortal time-traveler and sidekick to an [[Eldritch Abomination]]}}.
* "Rambunctious Crow" is reminiscent of "Spiteful Crow", an early-game [[The Goomba|Goomba]] with a penchant for stealing players' items (or Sburb beta).
* In Act 6 Act 2 we learn that underneath his hat, Dad is bald. Just like {{spoiler|Flint}}.
* [http://mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=006596 This panel] has an [http://wikibound.info/Instant_Revitalizing_Device Instant Revitalizing Device]{{Dead link}} in the corner; oddly, while it's clearly the ''[[EarthboundEarthBound]]'' variant in that it's not stamped with a Pigmask logo, it otherwise has the colour scheme of their ''MOTHER 3'' incarnation.
** And it's used as a [[Mundane Utility]] by Dave to make coffee.
*** Dave is getting a cup of coffee before Rose launches into exposition, which is likely a reference to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6LZ1GqSrEE this scene].
* [[Word of God]] instance: Hussie has stated that of her extensive gaming repertoire, Roxy's favourites are ''[[EarthboundEarthBound]]'' and ''[[Pikmin]]'', two titles he himself particularly enjoyed.
 
 
== Other ==
* A dinosaur from the [[Dinosaur Comics]] website's background appears momentarily [https://web.archive.org/web/20130921183211/http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=002657 here]. Ryan North thinks it signifies something more.<ref>''"Believe you me: this is no mere shout-out to good, sensible web design elements. I believe this to be an acknowledgement of what Andrew and I have long known in our individual and respective heart of hearts: that Dinosaur Comics and MS Paint Adventures take place in the [[Shared Universe|same universe]], that one will segue into the other after only a few million years have passed, and that just as [[Family Matters|Steve Urkel and Carl Winslow]] could in theory go for a walk and bump into [[Perfect Strangers|Balki and cousin Larry]], so too will this pterosaur from my site one day happen to fly over the events which set up the adventures now being chronicled on his site, these adventures that take us through time and space, these adventures that have let us take control of the bodies of at least three children so far, these - these [[Title Drop|MS Paint Adventures]]."''</ref>
* Gamzee gets pretty excited by [[Insane Clown Posse|CLOWNS OF A GRIM PERSUASION WHICH MAY NOT BE IN FULL POSSESSION OF THEIR MENTAL FACULTIES]], and loves his [[Insane Clown Posse|MoThErFuCkInG MiRaClEs]].
** This gets [[Lampshaded]] and turned into [[Nightmare Fuel]] when Gamzee actually learns about [[Insane Clown Posse]] and decides [[ThisPunctuated! IsFor! SpartaEmphasis!|THIS! IS! BLASPHEMY!]]
* Gamzee: [[Memetic Mutation|A DoUbLe mEtApHoR]] [[Ascended Meme|AlL ThE WaY, AcRoSs sKaIa :o)]]
* [http://mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=005438 Kanaya kindly requests that you] [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/deal-with-it Deal With It]
* Karkat's freakout during his conversation with Doc Scratch is a shoutout to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vHRMeRszw4 Tough Guys Don't Dance].
* Vriska herself could be a shout out to ''[[Dungeons and& Dragons]]''. Besides being a FLARPer, her lusus was a giant spider, and she could easily be described as a self-serving, back-stabbing bitch. If that doesn't scream Drow, I don't know what does.
** Probably unintentionally, she also strikingly resembles [[Code Geass|Lelouch]], without a [[Morality Pet]].
** "Drow" and "Troll" were originally both names for little fairy-goblin things, derived from "Trow". Homestuck trolls also all have grey skin and dislike the sun and bright lights. I think there's some influence there in general.
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* It's implied that Bro makes/is into [[Futurama|saucy puppet shows]].
** Terezi: Deploy [[Futurama|smelloscope]].
* Rose's pink-and-black-with-headband look is reminiscent of [[The Grim Adventures of Billy and& Mandy|a certain grim girl]].
* From [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=004624 here:]
{{quote|{{color|#0715cd|EB: it is bill cosby.}}
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== Music Shout Outs (Limited to songs not featured in comic) ==
* [[Chrono Trigger|The future refused to]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922114847/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/skaian-summoning change.]
* There is a [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922015958/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/lotus-land-story song] on volume five of the soundtrack titled [[Touhou|Lotus Land Story]].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131110153732/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/tangled-waltz "Tangled Waltz"] sounds like [[The Muppets]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRvhRhWWE44&feature=related "Rainbow Connection"] at times.
* [[Word of God|Word of Composer]] has said that "Scratch" from the Felt album references the final battle music of ''[[Super Mario 64]]''.
* "Heir Conditioning", found in the trickster mode of "[S] Kanaya: Return to the core", is vaguely reminiscent of "[http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Cirno Beloved] [[Touhou|Tomboyish Girl]]". A pun on air conditioning. Cirno's an ice fairy. Get it?
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** There's also some Complete Darkness in there.
* From the [[Homestuck/Music|Alterniabound Album]], we have shoutouts such as [[Timey-Wimey Ball|quotes]] from [[Doctor Who]] and [[As Long as It Sounds Foreign|phrases spoken from]] [[Vocaloid]] (Arisen Anew), and several audio shoutouts by way of [[The Jimmy Hart Version]] to [[Ace Attorney]] (<nowiki>BL1ND JUST1C3: 1NV3ST1G4T1ON</nowiki>!!), [[Pirates of the Caribbean]] (She's a Sp8der), and the first two generations of ''[[Pokémon]]'' (FIDUSPAWN, GO!), among many others.
** Arisen Anew also uses the teleporting sound effect from ''[[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]]''.
* The Wanderers album has at least a couple:
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922115110/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/gilded-sands Gilded Sands] prominently features a small part of the melody of the [[Majoras Mask|Stone Tower Temple]] theme.
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922115827/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/mayor-maynot Mayor Maynot] is made of edited clips of the Mail Song from ''[[Blue's Clues]]''.
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922114028/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/ruins-rising Ruins Rising] has piano elements from ''[[Bones]]''' intro music.
* A concrete [[Mother]] shout-out in the music: [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922101841/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/frog-forager Frog Forager] sounds a whole lot like the series' [[Bootstrapped Theme]], "Pollyanna (I Believe in You)".
** It also sounds suspiciously similar to Final Fantasy II's Town theme.
 
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