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* Vaarsuvius's backstory in is an extended reference to ''[[Iron Chef]]''. It also includes a single panel showing a young Vaarsuvius using magic to make a broom carry buckets of water, in a reference to the the [[Sorcerer's Apprentice Plot
* The prequel also has Haley's ID number on her mugshot as [[Les Misérables (novel)|24601]].
* Several cameos amongst the adventurers Roy interviews in the inn:
** [http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/2153/buffyinoots.png One of them]{{Dead link}} is [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]].
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* The ridiculous write-up "[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0050.html Fighter/Rogue/Sorcerer who specializes in enchantment spells]" for an obvious recurring villain/[[Evil Counterpart]] may be a joke about [[The Icewind Dale Trilogy|Artemis Entreri, master assassin]] - when [[Executive Meddling/Literature|on transition from AD&D1 to AD&D2]] Time of Troubles was used to [[Dropped a Bridge on Him|squash]] all the assassins, Salvatore instead [[Rules Lawyer|jumped through a hoop]] and Entreri turned out to be a... (dual class human) Fighter/Thief who killed people for money and as such not sacrificed.
* "[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0115.html Wow. Who knew all you had to do was break his sword] and he'd go all [[The Incredible Hulk (TV series)|Lou Ferrigno]]."
* ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' in [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0136.html "It's Not a Gaming Session Until Someone Quotes Monty Python"].
** And in [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0373.html "Caged"] to ''[[Monty Python and
* [[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade|A different Holy Grail]]: [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0144.html "Ye have chosen... poorly."]
* [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0145.html Knowing.] It's [[And Knowing Is Half the Battle|half the battle.]] ([[
* [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0147.html "The Light at the End of the Tunnel"]: "[[Are We There Yet?|Is it much further,]] [[The Smurfs|Papa Roach?]]"
* The "[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0149.html Headdress of Supreme Leadership]" seems to be a bastard kid of Regalia of Might artifact and "Neon Orange Mohawk Wig of Death" from ''[[Tabletop Games/Funny|Bride of Portable Hole]]''.
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* Among the [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0330.html payment options] the Oracle accepts for prophecies are "[[Jack and the Beanstalk|magic beans]]" and "[[The Little Mermaid|your voice]]".
* A nod to ''[[Centipede]]'' in [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0354.html "Copper Piece Arcade"].
{{quote|'''Julia:''' I'm out of quarters! I mean, "spells"!
'''Old Guard''': Man, that brought back memories.}}
* Possibly not meant as a [[Shout-Out]], but after {{spoiler|Nale kills the Police Chief}}, a [[Discworld|red-haired and freckled cop]] takes command.
* A rather blatant one to ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]'' when [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0388.html Elan and Thog are boarding] an [[Cool Airship|airship]].
* [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0421.html Elan's speech before the battle of Azure city is saturated with shout outs:]
{{quote|'''Elan:''' [[Julius Caesar (theatre)|Friends, Azurites, countrymen, lend me your ears.]] [[Robin Hood: Men in Tights|Not literally, because ewww. I mean, that would be disgusting.]]
And messy. And since you'd just be lending them, we'd have to figure out how to reattach them all, and that'd be a lot of work.
Today, we stand here on the wall, preparing to defend this city from the forces of evil. And probably chaos, too.
[[Henry V|We few, we happy few, we band of brothers]]. And sisters. Definitely also sisters, they are part of the band too. I think they play drums.
[[The Lord of the Rings|A day may come when the courage of men (and women) fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day.]]
And if the battle lasts through tomorrow, it's not that day either.
It may or may not be the day after that, I'm not sure. Still too early to tell.
But in case it's not that day, or it is that day but the battle is already over so it doesn't matter, I want you to remember this:
[[Patton|No one ever won a war by dying for their country.]] They won by making the other guy die for his country. Which still applies even though hobgoblins don't live in countries.
They live in caves, I think. So make them die for their caves. Which, admittedly, sounds a lot less heroic than dying for your country.
But today will be the day when Azure City declared in one voice, "[[Independence Day|We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight!]]"
And the fact that it rhymes does not make it any less true!
We'll stand here together and tell our enemies that [[Braveheart|they may take our lives...]]
'''[[Braveheart|But they will never take our freedom!]]''' }}
* The paladins of Azure City (a [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture]] of Japan) apparently summon their Celestial Mounts from inside [[Pokémon|Pokéballs]]. Complete with a "''[Name of Celestial Mount]'', I choose you!"
* [[The Shadow|"Who knows what stupidity lies in the hearts of men"]], and a bit of an [[Affectionate Parody]] of ''Vampire: The Masquerade'' [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0474.html here].
* "[[Star Wars|Uh... strike me down, and I shall become]] [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0524.html more powerful than you can possibly imagine!]"
* In [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0560.html "Meanwhile, His Teammate Was in Rhodes"], Therkla leads Elan's party into a [[Captain Ersatz]] of a Dharma Initiative station from ''[[Lost]]'', complete with the iconic Dharma Initiative logo (with a smiley face in the middle) and a sign on the wall that says "Welcome to the [[Dharma and Greg|Greg]] Initiative, Station 32: The Smiley Face." When they leave the station in the next strip, there's a bonus [[Take That]]:
{{quote|'''Lien:''' Thank the Twelve Gods! [[The Chris Carter Effect|I was beginning to think the people who built that tunnel had absolutely no idea where it was going!]]}}
* [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0560.html "No, see,] [[Batman|she has just a ninja-themed motif to strike fear into the hearts of cowardly and superstitious criminals."]]
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* [[The Hobbit (novel)|"I know, you could relay the knowledge of the secret gap in the dragon's underbelly scales]] [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0630.html that is the exact size and shape of a banana nut muffin!"]
* [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0634.html "(We totally cribbed this idea from] ''[[The Matrix]]'')"
* "[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0639.html Delicious.]" "[[Tastes Like Chicken|Tastes like chicken]]." "[[Apocalypse Now|Tastes like victory.]]"
* "[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0652.html Oh, you poor, dumb elf. Don't you get it?] Be a vampire, or a ghost, or [[The Picture of Dorian Gray|an immortal with a paint-by-numbers portrait in the rec room]]. Hell, even a [[Brain In a Jar|brain-in-a-jar]], in a pinch. Anything to avoid the Big Fire Below."
* Plenty to ''[[Dune]]'' in [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0688.html "The Comics Must Flow"].
* [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0692.html Elan provides his own version of Stratovarius' "Hunting High and Low".]
* [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0723.html The first] [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0724.html two strips] where Tarquin reveals himself as {{spoiler|Elan and Nale's father contains [[Luke, I Am Your Father|"Elan... I am your father!"]]}}, as well as "[[Return of the Jedi|I'm holding a thermal detonator!]]"
{{quote|'''Tarquin:''' [[Visible Silence|...]] That's a can of tomato soup.
'''Gannji:''' I know, I was just trying to keep the theme going. }}
* The [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0728.html Sunrise Bloody Sunrise Bed and Breakfast] looks like a reference to the [[U2]] song "Sunday Bloody Sunday".
* One to [[Winston Churchill]], with the Empires of [[Rousing Speech|Blood, Sweat and Tears]].
** Possible, but considering Churchill said "blood, toil, tears, and sweat", it's more likely to be a shout-out to [[w:Blood, Sweat & Tears|Blood, Sweat & Tears]].
* One to ''[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0746.html Kukla, Fran, and Ollie]'' of all places. This being ''OotS'', they [[Lampshaded the Obscure Reference|lampshaded the fact that they are having an outdated Shout Out]].
* A subtle one to ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0763.html in this strip].
* "I know that sometimes [[James Bond (novel)|the hero has to play baccarat with the enemy]], even though logically it would make more sense for them to just be trying to kill each other. [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0775.html What I don't know is how to play baccarat.]"
* [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0777.html We've heard the gladiators' names] [[Spartacus|somewhere before.]]
* Comic #802 is titled "Took a level in [[Kingdom of Loathing|Sauceror]]".
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