List of References

A list of known references that are hidden throughout Spiral Knights:

General

• An early ad features the words "It's dangerous to go alone, take these!" This is a popular reference to the Old Man in The Legend of Zelda when given the Wooden Sword states "It's dangerous to go alone, take this!"
• Mission 1-1, "Should You Choose to Accept" is a reference to a quote from Mission: Impossible, when the mission briefing is played: "Your mission, Jim, should you choose to accept it..."
• Mission 4-3, "Elemental My Dear" is a reference to a quote of famous Sherlock Holmes: Elementary, my dear Watson.
• In the April Fools' Event, constructs would shout "EXTERMINATE, EXTERMINATE!" This is a reference to Doctor Who

Locations

• Mount Krampus is a reference to Dr.Seuss' children's book How the Grinch Stole Christmas where The Grinch's home is located on Mount Crumpet. It's also referencing Krampus, a folklore beast who punishes Naughty Children and captures particularly naughty children in his sack and carry them away to his lair.
• Wolver Den: Raving Rabids is a reference to the spin-off Rayman: Raving Rabbids.

Monsters

• The Monster Jelly Green Giant is a reference to the Jolly Green Giant of canned and frozen veggie fame
• The Snarbolax is a reference to a Lewis Carroll's story. In particular, Jabberwocky.
• The Grinchlin Stalkers, Grinchlin Scorchers, and Grinchlin Twackers are all references to the character The Grinch from the classic Dr.Seuss' children book How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
• The Apocrean Harvester is a reference to the entity Cthulhu from the works of H.P. Lovecraft
• The Vog Cub is a reference to the natural phenomena, volcanic smog. (Source)

Equipment

Swords

• Acheron is a river in Greece. In Greek mythology, it was one of the five rivers of the underworld.
• Gran Faust refers to the Faust folk tale, in which a man trades his soul to the Devil for knowledge and power.
• Sudaruska and Khorovod are Russian dances.
• Triglav, Jalovec, and Grintovec are mountains in Slovenia.
• Voltedge's description mentions "1.21 gigawatts." This is a famous reference to the 1985 movie, Back to the Future, in which 1.21 gigawatts of power were required to allow the DeLorean to travel through time.

Handguns

• Callahan's name and description are a direct reference to the 1971 movie, Dirty Harry.
• Sentenza's description mentions have been wielded by one who possessed "Angel Eyes." This is a reference to the 1966 movie, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
• Argent Peacemaker - Argent is white silver although it is also associated with metallic gold. The original Peacemaker was a single-action Colt 45, owned by Wild Bill Hickok.

Bombs

• Ash of Agni's description is a reference to the 2012 movie, The Dark Knight Rises. In the film, the main antagonist, Bane tells Batman "Once Gotham is in ruins, then you have my permission to die."

Shields

• Aegis is the name of the shield onto which Theseus placed the head of Medusa, the monster whose gaze turns people to stone in greek mythology. He then gave it to Athena, Greek goddess of wisdom and battle tactics.

Helmets

• The Heavy Demo Helm's description is a direct reference to the infamous line from Resident Evil, in which the protagonist is handed a lockpick and is told "Jill, here's a lockpick. It might be handy if you, the master of unlocking, take it with you."
• In Norse mythology, a valkyrie is one of a host of female figures who decide which soldiers die in battle and which live.

Armor

• Nameless Poncho is a shout-out to the Dollar Trilogy.
• Volcanic Demo Suit's description is a reference to the 1993 movie, Demolition Man

Costumes

• The Humbug Hat's description is a reference to Dr.Seuss' children's book How the Grinch stole Christmas in which The Grinch had a 'heart that was two sizes too small.'
• The Metal Sonic Mask and Metal Sonic Suit are references to Metal Sonic, one of Sonic's rivals from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. The description is also referencing Eggman, the main antagonist of the franchise.

Accessories

• Tails Tails is a reference to Tails, Sonic's sidekick from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise.

Materials

• The Gremlin Gizmo's description is a direct reference to the 1984 movie, Gremlins