Talk:Fallout 3 cultural references/Archive 1

Terminator 3
I'm not bold enough to remove it, but I think the Terminator 3 reference (to the "last, best hope" phrase) should be removed as a parallel reference. Aside from the phrase being present in both previous games that predate Terminator 3, it is, (as near as I can tell) a phrase that originates with Abraham Lincoln. I have added Lincoln, Abraham as a reference, though. -mannon 09:48, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

The Simpsons
In the Simpsons episode "The Day the Earth Looked Stupid", the end is a scene which looks considerably like when the Lone Wanderer first steps out of the vault, along with the Inkspots I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire. That episode was after the first Fallout came out, though.

A Boy Named Sue
Just occurred to me that Sister (found in rivet city) could be a reference to the Johhny Cash song 'A Boy Named Sue'. The song is about a man with a female name who has to act tough to get through life. This is very similar to Sister who acts tough all of the time.

Bethesda Underworks
Bethesda Underworks could indeed be a reference to Bethsoft, but just because the word "Bethesda" is there does not mean that it is a reference to Bethsoft, and just because the word "Underworks" is there does not mean it is a reference to the Morrowind sewers. In my opinion, we have the underworks as another option, or don't have either. "Any usage of common words and phrases is not a reference without other contextual indications" --Darku333 02:03, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

This page needs to go away!
Really, there is so much crap here. Trying to keep it cleaned up is like trying to piss out a forest fire, it should just be removed.

Better it be here, then added to all the individual pages. That would be even more of a nightmare to maintain.Fiddlesoup 02:12, 3 February 2009 (UTC)


 * There's a lot of crap, yeah, but deleting all the valid material instead of editing out the crap is just lazy. As to being better than them being in the individual pages, well, unfortunately they usually are as well.  The ideal would be to use wiki magic to centralize them here with some kind of automatically generated reference in the topic pages, but that's a whole project in itself. &mdash;Chaos5023 01:45, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

If we want to delete the crap, we should contact the user who posted it, and explain to them WHY it is crap, not jsut delete it, because they will repost it, because they do not know why it is crap.Darku333 01:54, 14 February 2009 (UTC)Darku333

Thief
Stephen Russel voices the Mr. Handies in F3 (Wadsworth, Mr. Buckingham, etc). Be he also played a techno-religous Hammerite in Thief: The Dark Project. One of the lines that the Hammerite says in combat is, 'Have at thee!'. One of the Mr Handy combat lines is also, 'Have at thee'. Proof: http://www.wrzuta.pl/audio/8aTOW3sUAA/. Connection enough?
 * I'd say so, yeah. I'd say "voices" rather than "plays", though. &mdash;Chaos5023 03:26, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

2001?
Reference seems doubtful at best. Intercoms have same function is so vague it's hilarious. --71.233.212.239 23:21, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

The I am Legend reference is silly, too. Written by someone who knows nothing about the series.

Updated 2001 reference, noting it is superficial. I have NO fracking idea what the user who comments on the 'intercoms' means, so it's left for a more senior contrib./editor to excise. Shadowgm 19:58, 22 December 2008 (UTC)Shadowgm
 * Please stop adding back in that a fisheye lens is a tribute to HAL 9000. It isn't. Security cameras routinely make use of wide-angle lenses in order to provide greater coverage of an area, and this isn't a hat tip to anything. Furthermore, as noted, HAL 9000 was genuinely sentient; ZAX admits he isn't.


 * Agreed. Even if 2001 was the original (was it?) the fisheye lens is a staple of A.I. science fiction. There's nothing to indicate a specific reference to HAL. Removing. Duncanxxxx 01:43, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

'The Road' - Cormac Mc Carthy
I maybe have found another reference: Bryan Wilks, the little boy you meet in Grayditch or in front of the Super-Duper Mart, asks you if you belong to 'the good guys'. This could be a reference to Cormac McCarthy's 'The Road' in which a little boy and his father walk through a post-apocalyptic America. They also divide the other survivors in 'good guys' and 'bad guys'. I just tested this with the German version of Fallout 3, so maybe someone can check this in the English version before publishing it.


 * Doubtful, as most children do say your one of the "good guys" with a high enough karma.

Ghosthunters? Are you kidding me?
Unless there is another underlying reason the Ghosthunters "reference" is significant, and someone can prove it, it needs to be deleted. Coincedences are not references. Fourthgeartapped 21:33, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

People trying to add Fallout 2 / Fallout references
IT'S A SEQUEL TO THEM. THE ENTIRE THING IS A REFERENCE TO THEM. &mdash;Chaos5023 22:53, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

Dr. Strangelove?!?
Strangelove is a real stretch. "The Bomb", as a cultural thing, simply referred to atomic weapons in general. In the case of Megaton, "the bomb" is correct -- there is only one so a definite article is appropriate and carries no outside meaning. "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar," as Freud reportedly said. Marstinson 06:21, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeah, that one's a bit much.&mdash;Chaos5023 06:40, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Apophenia
Some of those "references" are really grasping at straws. The Grognak one contains flawed algebra to begin with (and if it didn't it's still really dubious). The Tanya Christoff / Armand Christophe connection is weak as hell (come on, they are not even spelled the same!)Ghilz 08:04, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Yeah I say that one needs to be nixed. Fourthgeartapped 21:35, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

The Code of Grognak The Barbarian, Validity?
What is posted now is
 * G a t u r n g r o = G o n k
 * - g r o -gro
 * G a t u r n = g r o G o n k
 * - o n k -onk
 * - o n k G a t u r n = g r o G
 * + n + n
 * - o n k y G a t u r = g r o G n
 * + a + a
 * - o n k y G t u r = g r o G n a
 * + k + k
 * - o n y G t u r = g r o G n a k
 * o n y G t u r = R U TONY G

Assuming each letter is a variable, and also caps means its a different variable we get the following truths.
 * Before any of this I'm assuming the blank spacing to be addition between each variable.
 * First truth is identity of course, G=G, a=a and so forth. They always equal them selves.
 * Now in this he tossed in an added variable y, which in this case is defined by the writer to be y=2n.
 * How did I come to get this is when he added n to in step 3

Now clearing up some of his messy writing, and dropping of negatives.


 * G+a+t+u+r+n+g+r+o = G+o+n+k
 * -(g+r+o) both sides
 * G+a+t+u+r+n = G+o+n+k-(g+r+o) :: really should be written this way, since he is subtracting, not multiplying
 * -(o+n+k) both sides
 * G+a+t+u+r+n-(o+n+k) = (G +o+n+k -(g+r+o)) -(o+n+k)
 * +n both sides
 * G+a+t+u+r+n-(o+n+k)+n = (G-(g+r+o))+n
 * G+a+t+u+r+n-o-n-k+n = G+a+t+u+r+y-o-n-k = (G-(g+r+o))+n :: he defines 2n = y, so using his substitution
 * +a both sides
 * G+a+t+u+r+y-o-n-k+a = G-g-r-o+n+a :: in his example, he somehow negates two positive a which I don't understand how it is happening.
 * +k both sides
 * G+a+t+u+r+y-o-n -k +a +k = G-g-r-o+n+a+k
 * True final results: G+a+t+u+r+y-o-n+a = G-g-r-o+n+a+k

Now he uses the commutative rule, but somehow he drops all the negatives as it seems like it means nothing to his 'desired results. Which is makes no sense since given the identity truth, a=a, but a =/= -a. If for some freaked reason that a = -a, then you can't even do the arithmetic in the first place because you can't subtract something that has no inverse.

Even tossing that fact sides, he is still left with that mishap where he subtracted when he was adding in step 4 (+a both sides).

This guy is just reaching for a delusional goal to find a match in something that looks similar. --Lord0din69 08:47, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Ridiculousness
A lot of stuff I've been trimming out is on the order of saying "the letters 'o' and 'l' appear in the word Fallout, and the word Oblivion also contains the letters 'o' and 'l', ZOMG REFERENCE!!!1!". There's a difference between a reference and something vaguely similar, people.&mdash;Chaos5023 09:17, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

I thought of a better example:

Paranoia
Every morning, when I take the PATH to work, there are announcements that say "Stay alert, be aware, and speak up". This is clearly a direct reference to the roleplaying game Paranoia, which uses the tagline "Stay alert, trust no one, and keep your laser handy". &mdash;Chaos5023 16:36, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

Twilight
When you move towards Arefu from the south you run into a baseball diamond. The quest blood Ties is also related to Arefu. This is most likely a reference to playing baseball in a thunder storm.
 * Ahh, how did I not see that before! It's so obvious...  18:59, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * More likely the baseball diamond is a affirmation to the 50's norm of pre-war city life, given the fact that there is no inclement weather whatsoever in Fallout 3
 * I think it's Twilight too. Firelance 20:00, 18 February 2009 (UTC)


 * so because there is a baseball diamond by a town, you beleave that there is a reference to "playing baseball in a thunder storm"? im not seeing it.
 * As much as "Twilight" has been universally and unanimously regarded as the ultimate pinnacle of human creative achievement for the ages (and the definitive last word on several centuries of vampire folklore and mythology), this is just plain silly. Maybe you'd have something if the baseball diamond were closer to where The Family lives, instead of the community they terrorize where people stand at the ready to shoot them on sight. It's understandable that one would expect such a truly groudbreaking and time-honored classic to be referenced in -- well, any creative work, ever, from now until the end of time, really -- but this is just a coincidence.--VwllssWndr 10:47, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

sorry but twilight sucked. As a movie and a book. it sucked. it wasnt groundbreaking it sucked. and it wouldve made fallout suck if it was referenced in it. come on vampires cant go in the light cause they will burn, not cause they have "sparkly" skin. what kind of shit from a bull is that?Brown38 23:43, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

Farragut West is not an easter egg
Farragut West is an actual Metro Station in the DC Metro. It is not an easter egg, it is merely a coincidence.

In Oblivion, there is a place named 'Fort Farragut'. I certaintly think it is.


 * Uh, isn't it a hundred times more likely that Oblivion is making a reference to Farragut then? They used to be based in DC before they moved their offices, no? --DarkJeff 21:37, 9 December 2008 (UTC)


 * I'd have to agree the reference is likely in oblivion DragonJTS 06:04, 10 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Agreed. &mdash;Chaos5023 06:24, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

It was named after a civil war general, don't know the full name, but it is just coincidence.--97.112.1.234 05:02, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

I have added a note in the article under Oblivion that the Farrgut metro is an actual place and not a reference to Oblivion. Hopefully that will at least prevent another necessary edit for the next fifteen minutes or so.--VwllssWndr 01:32, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

Indiana Jones the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
"Somewhere around the wastes there is a fridge with a skeleton underneath it. A possible reference to the scene where Indy hides in a lead-lined refrigerator to escape a nuclear bomb test." Indiana Jones the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was released May 22, 2008. Fallout 3 was released 3 months later. I seriously doubt that in the time in between Bethesda stuck in this reference. Not to mention how much of a stretch it is. A skeleton underneath a fridge? Come on. The note should either be ammended to say 'unlikely reference' or deleted altogether.
 * Agreed. &mdash;Chaos5023 21:00, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

You do realize if the fridge was leadlined (not meaning like in Indy) that you would live. Lead is radiation resistant. So if it was actually a leadlined fridge, the guy would survive, but if he fell out,he'd be a goner. So it doesn't quite make it an Indy ref. JimmyBassatti 9 December 2008

Indiana Jones: Kingdom of the Crystal Skull came out on May 22, 2008. E3 was June 17, 2008. 26 days is enough to add a small reference.

This actually may need to be revisited. In the concept art book, page 79, there is a small drawing of a refrigerator with a skeleton in (not under) it, labeled "Frigerator w/skeleton surprise". If the skeleton is at least inside the refrigerator, this seems to make it slightly more likely to be a reference. There is also a shopping cart nearby... since I haven't seen Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, can anyone tell me whether this makes it more or less likely to be a reference? &mdash;Chaos5023 01:49, 15 December 2008 (UTC)


 * It could simply be a reference to the old style fridges. Current fridges, if you got stuffed in there you can just push open the door from the inside. Older fridges used to need a button press. I know of at least one story where a kid playing hide and seek hid in a fridge someone left at the curb for disposal, and died there since nobody found him and he couldn't get out. The fridge design in FO3 does appear to be that style. --DarkJeff 16:29, 15 December 2008 (UTC)


 * i agree with the above poster, it is more likely to be a editorial about planing; as in planing for the short run and not thinking about the future. or locking your self in a fridge, and surviving the end of the world, only to minuets later because you cant get out of the fridge.

Shadowrun
Wired reflexes comes from Gibson, much like most of that questline's references. Shadowrun is based upon Neuromancer and the like, so basically we've referenced here the source, and then something else based on the source. This needs to be cleaned up. --DarkJeff 21:46, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I was thinking about this earlier, but I'm not so sure. I don't recall the phrase 'wired reflexes' being used in Gibson's Sprawl series (not saying I know it wasn't, just that I can't place it).  I'm not sure there were people with reflex accelerators, for that matter; that became a prominent feature in early cyberpunk more from Walter Jon Williams's Hardwired.  "Wired reflexes" is the specific technical name of the cyberware in Shadowrun, though, which seems to me to validate calling it a SR reference. &mdash;Chaos5023 05:50, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * For whatever it's worth, I'm thinking now that Molly Millions had reflex acceleration of one sort or another. &mdash;Chaos5023 15:32, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

more Monty Python
Arthur Maxson (the scribe kid) in the citadel says that he accidentally shot Sentinel Lyons when they were outside the citadel and that it was "just a flesh wound". Nobody202 00:23, 10 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Did he merely say it was a flesh wound? Because that in itself is likely a coincidence DragonJTS 06:05, 10 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Well, his name being Arthur also helps, as it was Arthur who defeated the Black Knight (or am I mistaken?)


 * yeah, Arthur defeated the black knight.

Alexander Graham Bell/Thomas Watson Refrence
This is rather minor, inside the Our Lady of Hope Hopsitol their is a terminal called "Nurse's Station Terminal 02" on the first floor. The third Injury Report (labeled 09007882) tells of a man with the last name of Watson that is splashed by caustic chemicals. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone and the first call made was "Mr. Watson, come here. I want you.", a message sent to Thomas Watson after Bell had accidently spilt battery acid on himself and needed assistance. Additional information: http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/96mar/bell.html

This may be a bit of a long shot, however some may find it interesting. 75.164.228.99 02:56, 10 December 2008 (UTC)Crass

Adding this; it's legit. &mdash;Chaos5023 01:40, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

Xuanlong Assault Rifle
Xuanlong is the Black Dragon spirit, the dragon king that dwells within the depths of the mystic waters. The Black Imperial Dragon is also the guardian of kings and palaces.

Not really a cultural reference Dragonjts 01:31, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

Not a cultural reference, I think they were realy just using the name cause it sounds cool.

Futurama
The Futurama parady of the older movie needs to be cleaned up. "Beneath the Planet of the Apes" needs it's own section, and Futurama should be linked to that. Way to late in the evening for me to do that much. --DarkJeff 05:28, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Handled. &mdash;Chaos5023 01:48, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Philip K. Dick book - Dr. Bloodmoney, or How We Got Along After the Bomb
I added this book because I found it interesting for its cultural references and possible influences on Fallout 3. I don't know if the following editors deleted it with any good reason because I don't find many differences in it from other cultural references.-- Lex @ 18:02(UTC+1) 18/12/2008
 * You were probably a bit overassertive in tagging it; eating dog meat isn't a very distinctive or innovative element for post-apocalyptic fiction. I've downgraded the language and reorganized it under PKD, mainly because his cultural significance is broad enough to be recognized while the book itself is pretty obscure. &mdash;Chaos5023 17:17, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Ok, found it. -- Lex @ 14:40(UTC+1) 06/01/2009

Moira's password
Changed it to the proper spelling of the name Moira. What did the OP think this is? Lord of the frigging Rings? Paladin Oor-Tael 19:20, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

I am Legend (film)
''The film I am Legend shows striking similarities to Fallout 3, including the infected ghouls, deserted towns and of course, the dog. Dogmeat looks very similar to the dog in the movie. Shots from Fallout 3 trailers with the main character walking with dogmeat show striking resemblance to the cover of I am Legend.''


 * I'm not sure how to run with this. Everything mentioned is of course from Fallout. There's no way FO3 is referencing the movie, otherwise the entire series would have to, which is patently stupid. This could mean the movie is referencing the game. Which is also ridiculous.
 * First, infected ghouls. What infected ghouls? Further, FEV has been in FO since the first.
 * Second, Dogmeat. Man and dog has been a staple of survivor stories (including one from the French Resistance in WWII), and the images of man and dog walking are, if anything, a reference to Mad Max. In this case, both movie and game would be referencing that earlier movie.
 * Third, deserted towns are pretty much the norm for the genre. This is not even a factor to consider.
 * The movie may have lifted elements from things that FO has lifted from, but neither are related to each other in any way. --DarkJeff 20:50, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
 * This needs some verification, but when I was playing through, I thought I remembered someone in Arefu saying that The Family would keep asking them to come outside. (Did I make this up?) Anyway, if this is the case, then it would actually be a reference to the BOOK "I Am Legend," since that's exactly what the vampires in the book spend a lot of their time doing: shouting for the protagonist to leave his house. Again I need some other verification here, because I thought I remembered that remark, but I might have imagined it (and as I think we are all aware, we don't need YET ANOTHER imaginary reference thrown into the mix).--VwllssWndr 10:02, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

I DO remember while i was palying that when everybody had their doors locked, the vampires would bang on the doors, and throw stuff at them, and taunt them to come out. But imo its just like saying ""come out come out whereever you are!"--Darku333 23:07, 7 March 2009 (UTC) I'm pretty sure they mocked Neville in the book. 68.147.132.227 23:01, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

Mehrune's Razor
This is just silly. If nothing else, Mehrune's Razor is a reference to Occam's Razor. --DarkJeff 21:42, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

Sorry misread what you had said.--Darku333 02:39, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

Cutter
They are both named cutter? oh my,that isn't coincidence! And they are both FEMALE!? oh my god,that certainly is a reference! seriously,i am going to delete that. it would have been a reference if the cutter in fallout would be an automutilating smith that makes weapons out of madness ore. :p The great molerat. 22:03, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

MST3k - Crow T. Robot
Crow is a former tribal. It's not a strange name for a tribal either. Crow T. Robot appears to have nothing in common with Crow other than a first name, which renders the connection rather... nonexistent. --DarkJeff 16:52, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

00000000 ICBM code
The ICBM in the silo near Fort Constantine may be launched by entering the code 00000000 (eight zeroes). This is possible referencje to the revelations of Bruce Blair, director of Centre for Defence Information, who in 2004 claimed, that in early sixties, all safety codes for ICBMs were deliberately set to zero (the default position) thus providing very little protection against unauthorised launch. The validity of this claim has never been proven, but the code may be a direct reference to the story. (83.27.43.224 00:51, 3 January 2009 (UTC))

AntAgonizer
Frisky Dingo has a character named Grace Ryan that at some point falls into a vat of radiation and can then command ants to attack. I'm fairly sure she says something to the effect of how humans shall fall and ants shall inherit the earth like is mentioned in the game.

^^^^Don't forget that Grace Ryan's super villain alter-ego is named AntAgony. There's got to be a way to work ant farm keyboards into this.


 * Added. &mdash;Chaos5023 01:49, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Honor Harrington Series
Is there some reason to think that Harkness is a reference beyond having the same last name? &mdash;Chaos5023 22:37, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

I think so, because Harkness is called Chief Harkness throughout the series, no matter his actually rank.173.49.2.211 13:26, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Harvey
Why? Why would it conceivably be a reference to Harvey? Are you going on anything other than that they both involve human sized rabbits? What makes that a Harvey reference and not a Bugs Bunny reference or a Donnie Darko reference or some other ridiculous thing? The rabbit in the Animal Friend picture is VISIBLE, for one thing, which is distinctively UNLIKE Harvey. &mdash;Chaos5023 00:11, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Actually, "Harvey" was my first impression when I saw the artwork for that particular perk as well. The time period is certainly right for the retro-50's feel of the Fallout series. Saying it's a stretch because we can see the rabbit is itself a stretch -- would it have been a more appropriate "Harvey" reference if, instead of a rabbit, it were just Vault Boy with his arm around thin air? That doesn't make sense. What's relevant is that Vault Boy and the rabbit are friends (like in "Harvey" -- well, sort of). I think a stronger case can be made for this particular reference than in a lot of the popular anime du jour "references" that people keep seeing everywhere.--VwllssWndr 02:52, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Okay, fair enough. &mdash;Chaos5023 02:59, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Greek Mythology
In the Underworld Concourse there is a slave named Charon and a robot named Cerberus. This is a reference to greek mythology where Charon is the ferryman of the Underworld and Cerberus is the guard dog of the Underworld.
 * Also Cerberus has three sensors like the three headed dog Cerberus. Charon the ferryman wasn't a contract killer like the Charon on Fallout 3. But them both being in the Underworld is a coincidence.

Metal Gear Solid
WOW! That entry is so completely wrong. Deleted!

One Section For The Elder Scrolls
The Easter eggs: Sweetrolls Raven Rock Oblivion All should be under a section called "The Elder Scrolls" Also, if it isn't there, the GOAT is probably a definite reference to the series questions asked in the series' Morrowind, Daggerfall, and Arena. Yumnarer 01:21, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Reorganized all that under Bethesda, for the second time. Evidently someone really felt that "Sweetrolls" was a major popular culture topic that needed its own dedicated section.  The GOAT isn't a reference so much as another instance of the same thing (a character generation quiz), though. &mdash;Chaos5023 01:42, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

I deleted something that said Mr Burke and lucien sound alike, and both ask you to kill people. I mean, of course they sound alike! they are voiced by the same guy? and maybe he is good at doing evil people? that is NOT a cultural reference, and im thinking of deleting the fawkses one too.--Darku333 22:41, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

Animal Crossing
Zip, a character in Little Lamplight is wearing a mining hat with a mole head, he also talks extremely fast exactly like Mr.Ressetti, a character in the video game Animal Crossing. Could Zip be an attempt to make fun of the insanely fast talking mole? Both Talk the same and Zip is wearing clothes that look just like the mole.

Mr.Resetti Video Zip Video(German)

VanHoofers 06:03, 8 February 2009 (UTC)VanHoofers


 * I'm not feeling it. Zip's outfit is gray to Resetti's brown, and I don't really get any impression that Resetti is actually talking 'fast'.  I don't know what other Animal Crossing characters sound like, but his sound effects just seem like generic placeholder-for-speech noise to me, and he has a lot of pauses in his speech, unlike Zip. &mdash;Chaos5023 07:09, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

Quantum Leap
The concept of a quantum leap was not invented by, and does not belong to, any TV show. &mdash;Chaos5023 06:19, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

Um, it does actually. There was an old show called Quantum Leap that involved a man going through time into other peoples bodies. Each time he did it, he was 'Quantum Leaping'. So the reference; 'take the Leap, try Quantum' makes sense. I've seen the TV program myself
 * The online Merriam-Webster dictionary dates the origin of the phrase "quantum leap" back to 1956. The "old show" referenced -- "Quantum Leap" -- premiered in the late 80's or early 90's, a good thirty years after the phrase was defined. Furthermore, Nuka-Cola Quantums don't have anything whatsoever to do with the plot of the TV series, unless my copy of the game is bugged and I'm not changing bodies whenever I drink one like I'm supposed to.--VwllssWndr 01:57, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

Ah okay, maybe. I was only assuring Chaos5023 that there was a tv show called Quantum Leap and that it could have been a valid refrerence. But if yours is more likely then I'll yield.

Operation Overkill III
The whole game seems to mirror an old popular BBS game called Operation Overkill III, complete with The Wanderer.

Or, maybe I'm just off.


 * Yeah, it's nothing more than them both being post-nuke themed. (I've played some version or another of OO.  Good stuff.) &mdash;Chaos5023 03:21, 12 February 2009 (UTC)

Just because there are two similar games in the same genre, doesn't mean that it's a reference. Could be inspiration for the Fallout series, but to say that the whole game is referencing Operation Overkill III is way too general.

Bittercup = Buttercup?!?!?
Come on now, seriously. Aside from having a name that's only one letter different and being female, how is "Bittercup" any sort of a reference to "Buttercup" from "The Princess Bride?" (Actually, I can make a stronger case that it's a reference to "Three Amigos!" since there's a musical number called "My Little Buttercup" and one of the Amgios is a guy named "Dusty Bottoms," and the guy that watches the Big Town gate -- where Bittercup lives -- is named "Dusty." Interesting coincidence at best.) Methinks someone is trying much too hard.--VwllssWndr 01:57, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Welcome to the insanity that is the 'Cultural References' page. Seems like 3/4 of the references are suspicious at best. 68.49.187.181 04:05, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
 * If anything its a reff to buttercup from PPG XP--Atlas Lied! 17:05, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

God of War and Greek Mythology
I think that the God of War thing should be deleted and the info involving Charon moved over to Greek Mythology because God of War is based off said Greek Mythology.
 * I'm for deletion without moving, myself. The whole thing smells of the entire "I don't know anything about anything, so I think classical references are references to the modern media that I'm familiar with that make the same classical references" problem.  The only reason I don't delete it outright is that I don't know enough about the God of War content to completely eliminate the possibility of a reference. &mdash;Chaos5023 22:28, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

9/11 Pentagon Damage
In the citadel the north east wall of the bailey is a very near match  --Jandraelune 02:39, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, that makes a certain amount of sense given that the Citadel is in the ruins of the Pentagon... Duncanxxxx 02:43, 27 February 2009 (UTC)


 * In the Fallout universe the timeline splits after World War 2, so 9/11 never happened in the Fallout world. Dcruze 02:56, 27 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Also, the Pentagon was hit on the west side. So the damage in the game is most likely from nuclear missiles from 2077. Dcruze 03:04, 27 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Just made a comment of the resemblance as if the damage image to be shown was referenced by the actual damage received by the pentagon in 9/11. But not a direct time line appearance...if it was a direct time it wouldn't be an easter egg.--Jandraelune 19:03, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

RE: Computer Science
A whetstone is a stone used for sharpening knives and other blades. I doubt that it's a reference at all, but if it is I think that it's more likely to be a reference to Operation: Whetstone, which was a series of nuclear tests in the 60s in Nevada. 70.139.76.145 16:59, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Fawkes
Is it necessary to have both Fawkes, Guy and V for Vendetta sections? Seems redundant. One reference doesn't make sense without the other, so I think they should be combined rather than scattered over an already chaotic page. Duncanxxxx 17:28, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, it is, unless you think the solution to the page being "chaotic" is to just throw out its organizational style. (Go back a few months in the history if you want to check out what the results of that are.) &mdash;Chaos5023 17:46, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm of the opinion that both are necessary. Everything about Fawkes seems to indicate that he's based off of V; it's too much of a coincidence otherwise (room 5, experimented upon by oppressive government, etc). But the same people who would argue up and down that it's not connected will waste their time trying to prove how having the same first name means that a character is an obvious reference to their favorite anime cartoon series or some other video game. I like having the single page of cultural references, but there's so much idiocy involved with the "references" people claim that anything to prevent more idiocy is, in my opinion, a good thing.--VwllssWndr 01:20, 2 March 2009 (UTC)


 * I am not suggesting "throwing out it's organizational style." I won't even stipulate that it has one. I'm suggesting that without the V reference, the Fawkes reference is more or less meaningless. Fawkes (the character) is a reference to Guy Fawkes in the same way that The Church of the Children of Atom is a reference to Heisenberg. Fawkes isn't paralleling Guy Fawkes. He's paralleling V. (He calls himself Fawkes for the same reason V wears a Fawkesian mask.) So a simple link to Guy Fawkes wikipedia page to explain the V reference should suffice.Duncanxxxx 20:42, 8 March 2009 (UTC)


 * You won't even stipulate that it has one. Wow, that's great.  I bet the people who did all the massive edits that changed the article from a bunch of unordered sections, half of them cultural topics, half of them Fallout 3 topics, would really appreciate that.  Anyway, 1) Fawkes is a reference to Guy Fawkes in a way that the Children of Atom would only be a reference to Heisenberg in if they were called the "Children of Heisenberg".  Now, it's not an easter egg because the reference is right on there in the open, but whoever set up these pages in their wisdom called them "Cultural references", not "easter eggs".  2) His reasons are the same as V's?  Really?  He's carrying out an involved plan to blow up the British Parliament?  Citation please.  3) Since there is in fact a reference to the historical Guy Fawkes right out there in the open, plus a less explicit V For Vendetta reference, it's a dual reference.  And since it's a dual reference, part of the point of the organizational style comes into play, which is so that when people look for a topic referenced, they find it instead of having it buried in a section for another topic.  Among other benefits, this in turn means they don't add a topic they then think isn't listed.  &mdash;Chaos5023 22:49, 8 March 2009 (UTC)


 * I don't deny that work has been done to clean up the page. I still stand by my statement that the page is currently chaotic. For future reference, I may have an opinion about your work which you find unflattering. I am entitled to this opinion. I can offer you that opinion so we can reach a consensus or I can make changes arbitrarily without consulting you. In any case, I won't mince words to spare feelings. No reasonable man can know the word "chaotic" would provoke such a response in that context.


 * Don't expect me to believe that you really think I believe Fawkes has plans to blow up British parliament. As long as you remain confrontational and disingenuous I'll make the changes I see fit and not bother consulting you. To reiterate my points if you wish to respond to them:
 * Fawkes is a reference to V. Stipulated.
 * V is a reference to Guy Fawkes. Stipulated.
 * There exist no independent links between Fawkes and Guy Fawkes which cannot be explained by V for Vendetta. Disputed?


 * For example, a hypothetical Fallout 3 character is named Job (says it is after the Bible) and includes several references to Heinlein's novel. Heinlein's novel, in turn, references the Bible. Ergo, the character's name is a reference to the Bible? I say no. If I am understanding you correctly, you say yes. Duncanxxxx 04:57, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

Isn't V for Vendatta kinda a moot point if Fawkes himself mentions that he based his name on a historical character. Guy Fawkes did what he did because he was willing to die for what being different. He was willing to kill his own people to make Britain (or DC in this case) a better place. Ergo, Fawkes? Just my opinion.

Smoothskins
The articles lists ghouls referring to non-ghouls as smoothskins a reference to Argonians Oblivion, yet ghouls referred to humans as smoothskins before Oblivion (in the past Fallouts). I have not played TES 1 or 2, and do not know whether or not Argonians were in them or called humans smoothskins, but it seems more likely to me that the term smoothskin used in TES is a reference to Fallout, or even if it is the other way around, it is still not a reference to Oblivion, but the continuation of a reference from Fallout to a previous game of TES. ATST 02:41, 4 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Good enough for me. &mdash;Chaos5023 02:44, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

Some Sort of Procedure
Okay, the amount of far-fetched suggestions is getting even more our of hand than the miles of text trying to death with them; wouldn't a simple submission process requiring new references to be approved before added dramaticaly be able to cut down on the manpower required to keep this page in some semblance of order? It's not like the far-fetched ones are difficult to spot... Techercizer (say hi)(pwnage) 18:52, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
 * It's a wiki; editing is a submission process. And you seriously haven't even seen far-fetched.  The current page is mostly pretty well-vetted.  Check the history if you want to see some real brain-damage. &mdash;Chaos5023 20:23, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Brahmin
I'm not sure if this is entirely relevant, but I think that the Brahmin in Fallout 3 may be a reference to a position in the highest of the four varnas of Hindu culture (part of the Caste System). This may be a [rather disrespectful] play on how cows are held in such high regard in Hindu culture. Perhaps it was unintentional, but as this is the only Hindu reference I can find in the game it is impossible to tell...
 * They are such a reference (working from the Hindu reverence for cows and the multifarous limbs with which Hindu deities are frequently depicted, conceivably even the brahmin title 'dvija', 'twice-born'). They've existed throughout the Fallout series, though, rather than being specific to Fallout 3.  I'm not feeling inclined to write it up; have at if you like. &mdash;Chaos5023 20:21, 12 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Correct, the name Brahmin was banned in India from Fallout 3. AntAgonizer 17:06, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for all of the help guys, and for all of the info. Much appreciated. I've written a short article in the cultural references section. See what you think...

Wadsworth
I edited the note about Wadsworth because it said that the Mr. Handy robot in theTenpenny Tower also was named Wadsworth when he acctually is named Godfrey. Hevehoc 19:12, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

Dick, Philip K. / Blade Runner
Someone removed the Blade Runner entry in favor of a notation about Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? under PKD, saying that the androids in the Replicated Man quest behave much more like the androids in the book. Can anyone give me any detail as to why this would be the case? My recollection of DADoES is fuzzy, but I don't remember anything about it that would make the quest more specific to it. Right now, the whole exercise smells suspiciously like the never-ending fanwank seen in any online dialogue about Blade Runner, where fanboys make a huge deal out of the fact that they know that Blade Runner was based on a real live book, one that they may even have read some of. &mdash;Chaos5023 18:59, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

Orson Scott?
This one just seems like someone is grasping at straws to me.


 * I can see how Rad Regeneration might remind somebody of that, but yeah, it seems pretty weak. I had originally misread it as saying that the caste in Treason was something to do with radiation as well (which sounds a lot more likely to be a reference), but looking at it now I see that's not the case. &mdash;Chaos5023 07:06, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

God of War: Chains of Olympus
Here's a special guideline just for you, User:Nincro1528: do not vandalize the article to remove classical references so that you can ignore them in entering a modern reference. Seriously, did you think everyone would forget Greek mythology existed if you deleted its section? Are you brain-damaged? The public deserves to know.

Can anyone else verify the similarities described in the God of War: Chains of Olympus entry? If true, it sounds legit, but Nincro1528 described both Charons as killing their contract-holder with a "similar blow to the head"; shooting someone with a combat shotgun being insanely far-fetched to call a "blow to the head", Nincro1528 is clearly not beyond making shit up to justify his edit (and if you're going to vandalize to justify it, sure, why not go all in), so some independent confirmation would be nice. &mdash;Chaos5023 13:26, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

PS. I Love you
PS i love you. Remember the movie? outside of the hospital where the reilly's rangers are, there is a burnt out, un-enterable cinema. However if you look at the 'Now playing' list, it says PS. I Hate you. Someone add this please.64.222.110.136 02:54, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Another oblivion reference?
When you talk to Lucas Simms the first time, you get the option to "Say Nothing", if you keep doing this, he'll ask if you're one of "Psychotic Killer quiet types". You could also "Say Nothing" when confronted by Lucien Lachance of The Dark Brotherhood. A guild full of psychotic killers. --24.20.243.40 01:21, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Wouldn't call it worth noting. &mdash;Chaos5023 01:29, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
 * On a completely unrelated note, I found it hilarious when talking to Gallows, you can "say nothing", to which he says nothing, to which you can continue to say nothing, to which he'll say nothing, to which you can once again say nothing, to which he replies, "I'm glad we understand each other." Hilarious. --Bloodscar 16:37, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Aleister Crowley
If you activate Vance's terminal the top line reads Os Abysmi Vel Daath. This is part of the title of a book by Aleister Crowley. Also, it's the name of a song on the album Monotheist by Celtic Frost. Maybe worth adding to the references? --77.250.209.108 22:29, 12 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Sure, the Crowley part. The song is just a parallel reference, so outside the scope of the page. &mdash;Chaos5023 22:50, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

Crazy Wolfgang
When you initiate conversation with him he introduces himself as "The craziest of all possible Wolfgangs." This might be an homage to the phrase "The best of all possible worlds" coined by Leibniz and used widely in Voltaire's Candide. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_of_all_possible_worlds Lbgrowl 04:49, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I wouldn't say "used widely" so much as "mocked relentlessly". &mdash;Chaos5023 13:25, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

Cement Shoes
Ok, now near arifu in the water these is a car with a skeleton who is holding a silenced 9mm but that's not the egg if you look at his feet... they are trapped in the cement blocks. (sorry for the sloppiness im tired)--OfficerBlue 08:30, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Half-Life Series
Have someone noted that Medic Power Armor works like HEV Suit (ex. Talking to player, giving player morphine and protecting player)

Also feral ghoul reavers look similar to Zombines from HL 2 Epsiode One - Johnypl 15.05.2009


 * Medic Power Armor / HEV Suit: Yeah, it was previously noted and removed. Not sure whether it's a legitimate reference.  Feral ghouls, for their part, look a great deal like every zombie ever depicted in any medium. &mdash;Chaos5023 18:19, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

Yes, but Zombines are unique in the fact that they also wear armor, so the resemblance is stronger. Include the fact that Reavers are the only 'zombies' that can throw radioactive goo and Zombines are the only 'zombies' that can use Grenades; the connection gets bigger. Might still be too much of a stretch though.

Marat
$$Insert formula here$$

In the Statesman Hotel, there's a skeleton in a bathtub in a pose from the painting "The death of Marat," by Jacques-louise David.71.252.22.84 17:06, 19 May 2009 (UTC) There's also a skeleton in a bathtub in the Regulator HQ and countless abandoned houses and buildings I wouldn't call that an easter egg just people who died in there bathtubs during the nuclear war

fallout signs
i ahve just noticed that fallout shelter signs read "Fallout 3helter" can someone confirm, becase i mught be on to something. the signs are yellow with the black radioactive symbol on them, and are on posts, like road signs, but the "3" is very scartched out! 78.145.251.219 15:09, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

Beverley Hillbillies
Sparkle says "y'all come back now, y'hear", which is a fairly obvious reference to the show, and chalk that up to her general demanor, and a reference doesn't seem too far off....--67.176.216.7 00:51, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
 * I would say that that phrase is a very widespread stereotype of "hillfolk" speech and not particularly special to that show. &mdash;Chaos5023 00:58, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

High School Musical: Sing It!
I noticed a fairly obvious reference. Fallout 3, as a whole, is just a big reference to the Wii game High School Musical: Sing It! I mean, come on, the evidence can't be refuted! They both involve humans, one of the characters is a blonde, not to mention that they are both games. Call it out if you will, but I refuse to yield! 64.12.117.8 20:28, 18 June 2009 (UTC)twilite_zacefron_jonasbruthers0865
 * Yes, clearly. And also, in Fallout 3, you can punch people in the face, and even the mention of High School Musical intellectual property (if we may call it that) makes me want to punch people in the face.  An undeniable connection. &mdash;Chaos5023 21:05, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
 * wow fail troll is fail--Atlas Lied! 05:57, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

Additional possible Star Trek reference
It is possible that the Gary clones were a tribute to the Star Trek episode 'Assignment Earth'...the name of the alien sent to Earth to try to prevent nuclear war was named 'Gary 7.'

Neon Genesis: Evangelion
At the risk of being attacked for a.)Making another stupid suggestion or b.)Not being well read in science fiction, I propose a possible reference/inspiration to/from the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion in Operation: Anchorage. The Neural Interface Suit looks awfully similar to the Plug suits in Eva. Not only that, but when you enter the simulation pod, the interior just reminds me of the inside of an Entry Plug from Evangelion. The design of the seating and the way the screen inside it loads, together make me think of Eva. I am by no means a sci-fi officianado, so this could be present in many other pieces of science fiction prior to Eva.--Seraph Song 04:48, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

Max, Mad
"*In Scrapyard, where Dogmeat is found, there is a dead guy named "Max" wearing a leather jacket and wielding a shotgun and with some Pork n Beans Scattered around. In the movie, Max and Dog eat from a can of meat and beans."

Removed from article. I've scoured Scrapyard for this guy, never found him. Maybe someone mixed up Mel? He does have a bad habit of dying out in the wastes. Nitpicker of the Wastes 02:42, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

In the movie, Max eats a can of dog food while the dog watches. No pork n beans involved.
 * sign your post and it doesn't need to be a carbon copy of something to be a ref.--Atlas Lied! 05:58, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Not sure if this counts but the ghoul gaurd out in front of the museum of history, willow might be a reference to buffy. if not meh just though it should be looked into.

Amityville horror
I found a reference to the remake of it that came out in 05. A screen comes on the TV that looks like the loading screen. I have also prepared screenshots http://s550.photobucket.com/albums/ii417/foxhound410/?action=view&current=comparison.jpg

--CthulusAwakening 08:07, 12 July 2009 (UTC) CthulusAwakening


 * *sigh*. &mdash;Chaos5023 10:06, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

I'd like to point out that...
In the reference to Smokey the Bear the page says "Only you can prevent human flesh fires"

What three dog actually says is:

"Only you can prevent human flesh virus"

I cannot be arsed to go and do it so someone else please fix this mistake.


 * What I hear him saying is "only you can prevent mutant flesh virus". Apparently everybody hears something different.  And truth be told, he's freakin' mumbling when he says it. &mdash;Chaos5023 11:56, 16 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Well, from the way it's translated I can confirm that it's "flesh fires". It also makes most sense in the context. -- Porter21 (talk) 12:02, 16 July 2009 (UTC)


 * I'm not convinced translation means anything. The i13n people can easily just be listening to the same mumbling we are.  And I firmly believe that "mutant flesh virus" makes the most sense in the context. &mdash;Chaos5023 05:41, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

Its most likely referring to the "ghoul virus" a mutant flesh virus which causes you to look like a ghoul caused by the radiation which he often talks about protecting yourself from. Also flesh fires would make no sense.

Yes, because flesh fires are just rampant like AIDS right? I think it more likely that a developer liked the Smokey the Bear quote, and found a way to put into the game. Not a reference.

Raven Rock and Uncle Leo
It should be mentioned that Raven Rock is also a settlement in one of Bethesda's other games, The Elder Scrolls III:Morrowind, on the island of Solesthiem.

Also, Uncle Leo could be a referance to the Uncle Leo in the Shivering Isles expansion of Oblivion, in the bedroom of Murinne, who is a Non-hostile Zombie. 74.5.177.164 16:00, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

TO BOTH THIS EASTER EGG AND THE ONE UNDER: Raven rock would most likely be an easter egg in Oblivion because Bethesda used to have an office in DC. Fallout 3 was could be either if not both

Or Raven Rock could be a reference to the real life facility for the united states government called Site-R or Raven Rock --LoneMerc101 19:24, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

Torchwood
The fact that they are both immortal isn't really a refrence as Harkness is essential not immortal and he can be taken away by Zimmer. And the fact that the guy from Torchwood has a computer on his wrist isn't a reference since fallouts had pipboys long before Torchwood had wrist computers. The name thing can't really be used either. --LoneMerc101 19:36, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

Cleanup
I just finished a large cleanup of the article, based on the posted guidelines. If you wish to inquire about or discuss/debate the edit, or any part of it, no matter the size, please do so either here or on my talk page. --Bloodscar 03:59, 25 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Great job! I think more can still be done to bring this page up to standards. However, I do think the Sting reference is worth putting back in. The fact that Gordon Sumner is Sting's real name is not exactly well-known, and to put his name in the records of a vault full of musicians seems to me to be a fun little hidden thing for people to discover--which is the kind of thing I thought this article was supposed to document. Was there some specific reason you took that one out?--Gothemasticator 13:08, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I took it out because of the name-only references not counting, but you're right, the fact that it is in a vault of musicians makes it much more credible. Go ahead and add it back if you want. --Bloodscar 16:22, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I put it back in. Thanks.--Gothemasticator 17:42, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Metal Gear Solid 2 reference
Aside from all the other references,this one seemed pretty curious.In Metal Gear Solid 2,Raiden's (Jack) past is revealed.He used to be the best of child soldiers(in FallOut 3 you get a BB at around the same age).One of his nicknames was "Jack The Ripper".A unique Ripper in FallOut 3 is named Jack. Could this be a reference to Metal Gear Solid 2?The plot of the game itself starts out with Raiden in a mission in which there could be a catastrophic fallout,due to an immense chemical spill which would then wipe out the sea's ecosystem.Much like the plot in FallOut 3,which revolves around the aftermath of such scenario.

~ ItachiTheAntiLeaf@gmail.com


 * Jack the Ripper was a real-life serial killer of prostitutes in London, England. I'm pretty sure Kojima was referencing the real-life one, which would make that a parallel reference. --Bloodscar 16:28, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Agreed. The unique Ripper is referencing Jack The Ripper.

Aliens
I've been playing the game recently and I noticed a few references to the Alien series of films.

Yao Gui Caves

If you sneak through the cave you will notice near the start a Yao Gui will run across a junction, this bears an uncanny resemblance to the scene in Alien. -

Reilly's Rangers

Butch states as the player leaves the conversation to "Stay Frosty" this is a reference to Aliens when the marines initially check out the coloney. -

If people notice anymore please add them or if i'm wrong just delete this Post ^_^


 * "Stay Frosty" is a common phrase for "be alert", so I'd say that isn't a reference. Also, is the Yao Guai scripted to run across the screen, or is that based on the combat system and pathfinding? --Bloodscar 16:25, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Not supporting the "Aliens" reference, but that Yao Guai does indeed look like it's scripted: too fast, doesn't look like the usual animation and disappears afterwards (if you follow it, there is a Yao in the cave, but it's likely to have been there all along - its usual AI have significant problems navigating around all the obstacles in that cave). And it's not the only scripted sequence in the caves - another Yao Guai smashes through the barricades in one of the "rooms".

Big List of Changes and Reasons
The recent changes by BloodScar were, I think, a step in the right direction toward bringing this article up to standards. It is understandable that people become attached to a particular observation they have personally found. But not every observation should be in the article. Perhaps some observations would fit better on individual user pages.

Below is list of changes I have just made and notes as to why. For each edit, I reference the number of the rule from the guideline on the article page and include a couple of key words from the rule, instead of copying the whole guidelines section again here.

Keeping in mind especially the two guidelines 4-Be conservative and 11-As few words as possible, I would suggest that we use this talk page more extensively to reach some concensus before adding new material to the article or adding back removed material.--Gothemasticator 14:39, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

1984
Cheng's Computer Shortened. 11-Use few words; 6-Too much info Sanity is not statistical Shortened. 11-Use few words; 7-Avoid "also" Room 101 Removed. 4-Be conservative Unlike the other examples, Vault 101 is not a room. It is also not a torture chamber. I think this one is a stretch. Speakwrite Removed. 4-Be conservative The idea of an automatic dictation machine is not unique to "1984." I think we need more to go on than this.

2001: Hal
Removed. 4-Be conservative The security cameras are not linked to a murderous A.I. I don't think there is enough to go on here.

A Boy And His Dog
Shortened. 11-Use few words; 7-Avoid "also;" 9-Intensifiers I removed the hunting rifle reference. Bolt action rifles are just too common in the real world for their use in a game to constitue a reference to any particular work of fiction.

A Christmas Story
Removed. 3-Common phrases The movie's use of "starving children in China" is funny precisely because that is/was such a commonplace (and exasperating) thing for parents to say. The movie neither invented nor popularized the phrase.

AC/DC Highway to Hell
Removed. 1-Name only w/o context; 3-Common phrases Without more to go on than the common word "highway" and the thematicly linked "devil" and "hell," I think we're out on a limb here.
 * Restored. The context confirming this as a reference is the correspondence between Devil's Highway and Escalator to Heaven, where each then has a musical reference. &mdash;Chaos5023 15:31, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
 * You're right. I failed to consider all four elements (the two perks and the two songs) together.--Gothemasticator 16:02, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Apocalypse Now
Shortened. 11-Use few words

Aqua Teen; Samurai Lincoln
Removed. 4-Be conservative The action figure and the meatball in his "Samurai Lincoln" pose don't actually look alike. Only if the word "samurai" is used to describe the action figure (and I don't see why it would be) does the connection even arise. I'm not even sure it's a katana the toy is holding.

Armitage
Shortened. 11-Use few words

Back to the Future
Removed. 4-Be conservative Biff Tanen's character is distinctive because of his stupidity and his malapropisms--traits Butch does not share. The only thing the two have in common is being 1950s-style bullies. Not enought to go on, I think.

Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Minor. 11-Use few words

Bethesda Softworks (Renamed Section "The Elder Scrolls Games" and moved to new alphabetical location)
See new discussion section

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
Shortened. Links added. 11-Use few words

Blade Runner
-Replicants- Minor. Added italics. -Fawkes' Quote- Shortened. Links added. 11-Use few words

Bob's Big Boy
Added links.

Bradbury, Ray: "There Will Come Soft Rains"
-Mclellan- -Carol- Consolidated the two entries into one. Link Added. 11-Use few words

Calvin and Hobbes
Link added.

Catcher in the Rye
No change.

Clue
Minor editing.

Coca Cola
-Nuka Cola- No change. -Sierra- Better link added.

Cool Hand Luke
-Rory- Minor editing -The Box- Removed. 3-Common phrases The movie did not originate this phrase.

Crystal Pepsi
Shortened. 11-Use few words

Dirty Harry
Shortened. 11-Use few words; 6-Too much info

Die Hard
Shortened. Links added. 11-Use few words

Dr. Bloodmoney, or How We Got Along After the Bomb
Removed. 4-Be conservative The book is about a post-nuclear holocaust America. However, like most of Dick's books, identity, paranoia, and mental instabilities are the major themes. I am not aware of one thing from this book that the game specifically references.

Dracula
-Lucy West- -Arefu- Minor editing. Links added.

Duck and Cover
-Springvale poster- -Explosives skill book- Consolidated. 11-Use few words -Duck and Cover website- Removed. 8-Parallel reference

Dune
Reworded to avoid 2nd person language.

The Elder Scrolls Games
Bethesda Ruins equals Bethesda Software Offices Removed. 2-Geography;1-Name only w/o context I can't find any other evidence. The Sweetroll Question Shortened. Links added. 6-Too much info; 11-Use few words The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall Shortened. Links added. 11-Use few words The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind -Similar Notes- Removed. 4-Be conservative I cannot find the text of the Bloodmoon note this entry mentions. I found [|Jaques' Note], which is not very similar. Without more to go on, this isn't worth mentioning. -Doctor Lesko- Removed. 3-Common phrases Bethesda re-uses a lot of material from game to game. This does not in itself constitue a reference. -Blood Ties- Shortened. Links added. 11-Use few words The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion -Grognak equals Conan- Removed. 8-Parallel reference Added Conan entry. -Utility Pole- Simplified location description. -My ears are playing tricks- -Scribe Yearlings' phrasology- -Talon Company equals Blackwood Company- All removed. 3-Common phrases Bethesda re-uses a lot of material from game to game. This does not in itself constitue a reference.
 * Question: Does the sweetroll question exist in Daggerfall, Morrowind, or Oblivion? I linked to the character generator quiz in Arena, but I can't find the others (and I've been playing Oblivion). If it's just in Arena, I'll rewrite the sentence to reflect that.
 * The Sweetroll question is also in Morrowind. I thought I remembered in Oblivion as well but can't pin it. --Bloodscar 21:50, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Question: Should we add a section for re-used phrases and lines from Bethesda's older games? I culled them, but i could see using my same reasoning to do away with the whole Elder Scrolls section. All this Elder Scrolls stuff seems more like using up scraps than it does cultural references. (Except for the Big Town utility pole; that's a genuine easter egg, like Lucas and THX-1138.) Thoughts? --Gothemasticator 03:34, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
 * What about adding a sentence or two at the beginning of the section, something like: Bethesda Softwoks, which created all the Elder Scrolls Games as well as Fallout 3, has a practice and history of reusing voice actors, quest designs, names of places, character designs, dialogue lines, and other game materials. Use of such in Fallout 3 does not constitute a cultural reference.--Gothemasticator 11:20, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Ellis, Warren
Shortened. Links added. 11-Use few words; 6-Too much info

Escape From New York
Removed. 4-Be conservative A bridge littered with mines isn't enough to go on. The entry mentioned "several" similarities but only mentioned the mined bridge.

Evil Dead
Reworded, language standards.

Fawkes
Shortened. 11-Use few words; 6-Too much info

Fear Factory
Shortened. Bulleted. Linked. This is my favorite entry in the whole article! A hidden message from one heavy metal fan to the few out there who will not only play this game but read a non-essential terminal entry. Fun. According to my research, the song Archtype is not on album number 6 but 7. However, I left the info as is, because the band has switched labels and a true fan's way of counting may ellude me.

Frisky Dingo
Minor editing.

Flags of Our Fathers
no change.

God of War
Removed. 4-Be conservative;8-Parallel reference I cannot verify that the line "I will work for ill and for good." is used by both characters, or that the line is original to God of War. And this line is the only evidence that Charon is meant to reference the other game.

Gorillas In The Mist
no change.

Greek Mythology
no change.

GURPS
no change.

Hardware
Removed. 8-Parallel reference Without something specific to call attention to the dj in the movie Hardware, I'm not sure this is worth noting. An unexplained "reminiscent" doesn't help.

Harvey
no change. I know, I know. The rabbit in Harvey is invisible. But, I think the image of being buddy buddy with a giant rabbit calls Harvey to mind pretty immediately.

Hindu Culture
Shortened. 11-Use few words; 5-Extensive essay

Incredible Hulk, The
Shortened. 11-Use few words

Internet Culture
Minor edit.

James Bond
Minor edit.

Thomas Jefferson
Shortened. Reworded to let the reader discover that Jefferson probably did not originate the first quote.

The Thing
Removed Centaur reference. 4-Be conservative The centaurs in Fallout 3 are a re-design of the same creature from the previous games. Looking at both versions, it's clearer that they do not refer to The Thing.

Leather Rebel
Minor editing. Added link.

Lincoln
Shortened. Bulleted. 11-Use few words

Living Dead
-Night of- Shortened. 11-Use few words I also don't think the quest title refers to the quotes mentioned. The quotes aren't exact, or notable in the zombie genre. It's the rule of shooting them in the head that matters. -the name ghoul- Removed. 8-Parallel reference The terms "zombie" and "ghoul" predate Romero's masterpiece, so, unfortunately, he cannot be credited with originating the name of the creatures in Fallout 3. -Land of; Tenpenny Tower- Shortened. 11-Use few words; 9-Intensifiers

Led Zeppellin
Removed cross reference to removed section AC/DC.
 * Restored with restoration of AC/DC section. &mdash;Chaos5023 15:31, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Lost
no change.

Lovecraft
Shortened. 11-Use few words; 6-Too much info

Mad Max
Minor changes. Language standards; 9-Intensifiers; 7-Avoid "also"

Mandroid
no change.

Megadeath
Shortened. 11-Use few words

Mentos
Removed. 4-Be conservative The ads didn't actually portray the candy as making you "smarter"--more like, "freer, more creative, more likable."
 * Sometimes that's their angle, more hinting at the "smarter" thing, but IIRC the whole Mentos/smarter thing is a recurring, half-urban-legend thing going back a while that they occasionally leverage in their ads. Some links:,  (look for "make you smarter"), , .  Your thoughts? &mdash;Chaos5023 03:51, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Okay, so in the 1990s--which is early enough to have affected the creation of Fallout (in which Mentats originated)--Mentos ran some ad campaigns that brought the phrase, "Mentos makes you smarter," into the American lexicon. So, it's a possibility. The question remains, what is there to link Mentos to Mentats? Mentats are not presented as candy; the packaging doesn't resemble; there's no equivalent tagline. I think that the coincidence of "Ment-" being in both names is a coincidence, borne of the english language: mental, mentate, from the latin mentalis=of the mind. Back to you, anything I'm missing?--Gothemasticator 06:18, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Ministry
Shortened. 11-Use few words; 6-Too much info

Moby Dick
Shortened. 11-Use few words Didn't see how the Divergence was relevant.

Monty Python
Minor editing.

Moore, Allen
same changes as to Ellis above

Mortal Kombat
Removed. 4-Be conservative; 3-Common phrases Naming a ghoul "Meat" is too easy a step to take for it to be a reference to anything.

The Music Man
Shortened. 11-Use few words

MST3K
Minor edits. 11-Use few words Being a prop guy in addition to voicing Gypsy is not relevant or necessary.
 * I was wrong. After a recent edit by Shadowrunner56, I realized "in charge of robot maintenance" and "puppet wrangler" is the joke. Duh!--Gothemasticator 03:14, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

No Country For Old Men
Removed. 4-Be conservative In the movie, both men did not have shotguns. The killer was armed with a cattle-killing device.

Norse Mythology
no change.

Occam's Razor
no change.

Paradise Lost
no change.

Peanuts
no change.

Pittsburgh
minor edits.

Pleasantville
Removed Indian Head test pattern mention. 8-Parallel reference

Portal
Removed. 4-Be conservative; 8-Parallel reference The concept of a murderous robot with an incongruously cheery personality is not original to either game. I gave some thought to the similarities of their acronymic names, but it turns out that real A.I. programs are commonly given such names. Google A.L.I.C.E., for instance.

Princess Bride
minor edits

Promethea
Virtually the same changes as to Ellis ans Moore above, with the addition of the mention of Neptura.

P.S. I Love You
Shortened. 11-Use few words; 6-Too much info

Raven Rock
Removed. 2-Geography

Dot's Diner
Removed. 8-Parallel reference "Dot's Diner" is such a common real-world name for diners (just google it to see) that more specific contextual evidence would be necessary to make this worth mentioning.

Relic Hunter
Minor edits.

The Road
Just noticed an existing redirect from The Road to Cultural References article page. Restoring so as not to break redirect. Still needs verification, though. Was its influence noted in an interview, perhaps?--Gothemasticator 02:16, 27 July 2009 (UTC) Found it. Interview with Todd Howard. Linked to in article section.--Gothemasticator 02:28, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Question: The Road is an influence on the creation of Fallout 3, but does Fallout 3 make reference to the book anywhere? Technically, this article is for references from within the game to things out in the culture, not things out there that influenced the game. But I don't know that there is a better place to put it.--Gothemasticator 06:14, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

Rocky Horror
Removed. 3-Common phrases "Trouble from the day he was born" is common speech, not specific to Rocky Horror or Fallout 3.

Roosevelt
no change

Rick Rubin
no change.

Carl Sagan
no change.

Saving Private Ryan
no change.

Schindler's List
no change.

Serenity
Shortened. 11-Use few words; 6-Too much info

Shadow Run
no change.

Silf and Olly
no change.

Silent Running
Removed. 4-Be conservative; 3-Common phrases The movie is about plant life being made extinct and does not share any similarities with the Fallout setting. The phrase "silent running" is too common to be a reference without something else. The perk picture, description, nothing relates to the movie.

Simpsons
Minor edit.

Snatcher
minor edit.

Smokey the Bear
minor edit.

Spam
Shortened. Link added. 11-Use few words

Star Trek
Original Series Shortened. Bulleted. 11-Use few words Wrath of Khan Shortened. Bulleted. 11-Use few words Voyager minor edit.
 * Re-inserting the "safety protocols" concerning the Anchorage Reclamation Simulation under a new The Next Generation sub-heading (the first Star Trek series in which holodecks and their respective safety protocols appeared). I felt that the usage of the exact terminology and function within a simulation found in later Star Trek series warranted enough of a reference, though you can probably trim the word count down a bit if you feel like it. Toad of Steel 04:55, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

Sting
no change.

Strapping Young Lad
no change. This one's almost as fun as Fear Factor!

Superman
Shortened. 11-Use few words

Tab
no change.

Terminator
Terminator clothing lines Removed. 3-Common phrases; 4-Be conservative Without word-for-word quotes, this one's too vague to be worth mentioning. Terminator Three Dog Removed. 3-Common phrases; 4-Be conservative "Can't be reasoned or bargained with" is a stock phrase, not specific to Terminator. Terminator 2 Judgement Day no change.

Them!
Shortened. 11-Use few words

Tommy James
Shortened. Links added. 11-Use few words

Transformers
Removed. 4-Be conservative; 3-Common phrases With phrases as generic as these, it would have to be an exact quote to merit mention.
 * Restored, with style and verbosity edits. Apparently it escaped you that both speakers are giant robots with two-word names of which the second word is "Prime". &mdash;Chaos5023 15:00, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I concede.--Gothemasticator 15:17, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

U.S. Nuke Program
I think the Fat Man and the Mini Nuke are a reference to the W54 Fission Bomb, or `The Davy Crockett`, the smallest nuclear warhead ever made. It`s origin is from the US Army, around the mid 1950s. 

I think it's worth mentioning, but the weapons themselves are quite different. The Fat Man is a catapult, the Davy Crockett is a recoiless rifle. Nitty 22:46, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I wouldn't object to tacking on a "See also link|the Davy Crockett" with the picture. It's a good picture. But, the name "Fat Man" is, of course, the name of one of the bombs dropped on Japan. That's clear and shouldn't be changed.--Gothemasticator 08:23, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

V for Vendetta
no change.

Watson, Thomas
Removed. I cannot find anywhere verification for the story about Watson or Bell spilling acid on themselves. In fact, the info I can find says that the first telephone call ever was 20-some minutes long, not what you would do with acid on you.
 * Restored. Try using Google next time. &mdash;Chaos5023 15:02, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Thank you for finding that. I missed it.--Gothemasticator 15:07, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I'd like to revisit this one. a) From the above-sited article about Bell and Watson: Thomas A. Watson rushed to Bell who had spilled acid on himself. b) From the Our Lady of Hope terminal entry: Richard Maynard Watson; "Injury: Eyes were splashed with caustic chemicals." and "press machines malfunctioned and sprayed hot steam and caustic chemicals into his face and hands, causing severe burns and nerve damage." So, it's a Watson, not a Bell, who is injured. One spills acid on himself; the other is injured by a malfunctioning machine. And, to my mind most notably, there is nothing phone-related about the in-game Watson. I'm inclined to take this one back out. Thoughts?--Gothemasticator 17:36, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Since no one has expressed any objections, I'm taking it out.--Gothemasticator 08:24, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

West Side Story
Shortened. 11-Use few words

Wolfman Jack
minor edit. 7-Avoid "also"

Wolverine
no change.

Yogi Bear
Removed. 4-Be conservative; 3-Common phrases "Don't feed the bears" did not originate with Yogi. It originated with bears, which is what the Yao Guai are. There are picnic tables all over the wasteland (not picnic baskets, which would have made a stronger case). This leaves us with nothing except the the four common letters between Yogi and Yao Guai. Thin ice.
 * Restored, modulo the pic-uh-nic basket nonsense. I have defended this one before and will continue to do so. Note also that it's a classic case of justification bloat. &mdash;Chaos5023 15:03, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Today at work I had a yogi/yao guai epiphony: "Yao Guai" is a Chinese word for "monster" or "demon" but implies nothing about bears. So, the question (which I never asked) is why name the mutant bears yao guai? You can ask from the other direction, too. Why make the yao guai look like bears? The answer can only be to make a kind of pun with Yogi. It is the kind of pun that I would respond to with a dirty look instead of laughter, but that doesn't mean the pun wasn't intended.--Gothemasticator 06:07, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure if this should be here, or as another suggestion entirely, but in the movie Gremlins, there are creatures called Mogwais (which turn into the gremlins; mogwai is also a Chinese word for "monster" or "demon"). There are three rules for having a mogwai, the third and most important of which is "never, ever feed [them] after midnight." Mogwai and yao guai sound similar and in fact are similar in the Chinese root, so perhaps this reference could be to that movie?

Zen Buddhism
Minor edits. Removed line of speculation at the end.

Response to Big Changes
Improving style and increasing terseness is great, but when you go on massive deletion sprees because you think material is stupid or insufficiently justified, especially when you don't really think about it very hard, you cause the syndrome where entries bloat with material justifying the reference. If we want terseness, and I think we do, people need to calm down a little with the deletionism. &mdash;Chaos5023 14:55, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I did think hard about the deletions. I researched things I thought I might just not understand. I tried (and sometimes failed) to find verification for some unverified claims (e.g., the Charon quote). I documented my reasons for every change. I created a detailed list and encouraged people to use the talk page to discuss rather than to bloat the article. The changes aren't thoughtless, and they aren't because I have a general feeling that things are stupid. Each change has specific reasons.--Gothemasticator 15:04, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
 * It really doesn't seem that you could have thought about the Transformers reference very hard, for instance. Or possibly that it's just that you looked at it through this tiny lens of "common words or phrases" and so never noticed the blindingly obvious context.  There are a lot of things that you've deleted because of "common words or phrases" that shouldn't have been, really; that guideline was written because we had people identifying things like the phrase "the bomb" as a Dr. Strangelove reference.  That's how common we're talking about.  "Cannot be bargained or reasoned with" is not exactly a phrase from daily conversation, on the other hand. &mdash;Chaos5023 15:08, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Google results for the exact phrase "cannot be bargained or reasoned with." As to Optimus Prime, I see that we disagree, but you have argued your point, and I have conceded. We can disagree. I, like anyone, can be wrong (as I clearly was regarding Watson). But please don't accuse me of thoughtlessness or bad motives. I'm trying to help improve the article, as are you. As for "a lot of things that you've deleted because of 'common words or phrases that shouldn't have been," I'm up for tackling any specific one at a time and discussing it. I can't answer a generality. And thank you for your "repair" edits, too. I appreciate it.--Gothemasticator 15:35, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Okay. I know I'm broadcasting that I'm a bit irritated, and thank you for keeping a level head.  I do recognize that you're editing in good faith, and I appreciate your efforts more than may be coming across.  Thanks. &mdash;Chaos5023 15:44, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Hey, I like your "new approach for adding justifications without article bloat." Very clever.--Gothemasticator 16:35, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks. :) I hope it works out.  It does rely on people looking at the comment.  But since MikaelGrizzly protected the page from anon edits, we mostly get a high class of editor. &mdash;Chaos5023 16:37, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Tek Jansen
If I understand correctly, the entry is based on a)If you plant eyeglasses on him so he'll wear them, he looks like Colbert; b) He is gung-ho and gets captured; c) His name is Jensen. A) He doesn't look like Tek Jansen, and I don't think the resemblance to Colbert is "uncanny" or indeed anything to write home about. B) He is captured when you meet him; I don't think that counts as a "propensity." And he's Brotherhood; they're gung-ho. His voice doesn't resemble Colbert's. His vocal mannerisms don't resemble Colbert's. He lacks any of the charachteristic lines of Colbert or Tek Jansen. C) Being named "Jansen" or especially "Tek" would've taken the argument farther. "Jensen" just doesn't add up. Anyone else care to weigh in?--Gothemasticator 11:02, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

X-Men - Worthington III
There are 3 computer entrys in Statesmen Hotel and neighbouring Hospital about Harold Worthington III and his odd desire for Pillows. Warren Worthington III aka Angel is a mutant from x-men, his mutations are two feathered wings on his back. This seems to explain his desire for pillows... or maybe the contained feathers?

Robert Soyka from Germany - Sorry for my bad english 87.123.104.199 21:53, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Interesting. I googled "Worthington III" [], and a lot of results point to the X-man; and a lot results point to random people. It seems to me that "Worthington III" sounds like a name designed to portray a character as rich and pampered, which would explain the pillows. While the name does raise the x-man connection question, if the reference is intended, why not give him the first name Warren as well? Also, to get from pillows to feathers to wings might be a stretch. I wouldn't include it in the article.--Gothemasticator 23:21, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Guidelines Sections
What if we move the guidelines sections from the top of the article? We could move them to the bottom of the page where they would be less of an eyesore. I thought of hiding them using the tags, but then they wouldn't be visible if someone decides to edit a particular section only. We could also put a sentence or two at the top of the article describing what a cultural reference is and include an internal link to the guidelines sections at the end of the article. In any case, I think the page is starting to look pretty good, except for the giant pedantic confrontational guidelines that fill up the top of the article.--Gothemasticator 21:13, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Star Trek
I'm pretty sure that the Star Trek part about the PC's mother saying that to James is inaccurate, because you only hear that during the "ONE YEAR LATER" fastforwarding slide, in which Fallout Wiki 101 OVERSEER says that. And even that isn't right, because he says, and I quote from the GECK: "Alright, just remember one thing. We need a doctor, not a deadbeat. Fail to meet my expectations and there will be repercussions."
 * Thanks for looking that up. Changing it.--Gothemasticator 20:10, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Hang on. I distinctly remember the phrase, "not a scientist." I don't have the G.E.C.K. installed, but I'll fire up the game in a bit and see what it sounds like.--Gothemasticator 20:15, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

Ratchet and Clank
The Rock-It Launcher is nearly identical in concept to the Suck Cannon in the Ratchet and Clank series. The concept of using random objects as ammo is (as far as I know) unique to the ratchet and clank series, and Fallout 3. As well, in Ratchet and Clank, you could use the smallest enemies as ammo, and in Fallout 3 you can use blown off pieces of enemies as ammo. Brightshade782 07:24, 2 August 2009 (UTC)brightshade782
 * You obviously haven't played Half-Life 2. http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/fallout/images/thumb/5/5c/Scribe.jpg/15px-Scribe.jpg Tagaziel (call!) 09:52, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Agreed --Bloodscar 21:58, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

Ozzy Osbourne
I think that Mister Crowley in Underworld and the quest objectives of You Gotta Shoot Em In The Head are a reference to the song Mr. Crowley by Ozzy Osbourne, particuarly the lyrics:

"Uncovering things that were sacred, manifest on this earth (Oh) Conceived in the eye of a secret Yeah, they scattered the afterbirth" --139.168.48.133 09:24, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
 * The song is a parallel reference to Aleister Crowley. And those lyrics are a pretty convincing argument that the song has nothing to do with the ghoul.--Gothemasticator 20:05, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

Meteor 1979 Film

The orbital attack platform in the broken steel add-on is named bradley-hercules when you retarget it at the base. In the movie a dr bradley designs a space based nuclear weapons platform named Hercules.

meteor 1979
The name of the space based attack platform in the expansion broken steel is named bradley-hercules when you retarget it at adams afb. in the movie a Dr Bradley designs a space based nuclear platform named Hercules.

Twister
In mothership zeta, the part where you are in the trash module and sally says "Cows? We got cows!" may be a reference to the movie Twister which has the same line in it

--139.168.48.133 01:52, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Star Wars
In Mothership Zeta, when venturing into the ship's sewer system, you will run into Sally, and one of the dialogue options with her is "What an incredible smell you've discovered." The same thing is said to Luke Skywalker by Han Solo when they fall into the garbage compactor in Episode IV: A New Hope.--71.206.228.221 00:00, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

The Godfather
Charon_(Fallout_3) the ghoul's speech is reminiscent of Luca Brasi from "The Godfather", He was Don Corleone's faithful, and intimidating but dim hit man.

--Cyan-Bright 16:23, 7 August 2009 (UTC)Cyan