![]() Completing the Warrens-unique quest named "We Must Eat" grants a town event called "Bumper Crop".An Irrational Houndmaster can yell about how his dog is the first being to orbit the world.And a hero in the throes of the Crimson Curse bloodlust may call out, "I am a Blood God!".The Flagellant's Critical Hit cry of "Blood for the burden! Bones for the Light!" is heavily reminiscent of " Blood for the Blood God! Skulls for the Skull Throne!".There is a town event offering Antiquarians for hire, named Antique Roadshow.The same poem was also prominently featured in Dead Poets Society. The Hellion's Barbaric YAWP! skill references a poem by Walt Whitman.The final boss of the game seems to heavily resemble The Idea of Evil.The Crusader's appearance bears heavy similarities to the Elite Knight Set, and the bandit outfits are strikingly similar to the hollow bandits in Huntsman's Copse.This is also the description of Indomitable, the Leper's level 5 armour.There's an achievement, gained by having a character survive 5 attacks at Death's Door in a row, called What Is Dead May Never Die.Two of the trinkets he may drop are " Junia's head" and " Barristan's Head". The cage vaguely resembles a crown and the Collector also wears a tattered yellow robe, with the patch notes even describing him as a " king in yellow". The Collector wears a cage on his head that has a striking resemblance to the ones worn by members of the School of Mensis.The Fish Idol in the Cove bears great resemblance to Cthulhu.The Musketeer's response to being targeted by the Heart of Darkness' Come Unto Your Maker attack is, of course, "All for one, and one for all!".While calling this a reference might seem like a bit of a stretch, the Corpse and Hound patch notes make it screamingly obvious by outright referring to the treats as "Scooby Snacks" and suggesting calling Houndmaster characters "SHAG & SCOOB". ![]() The Houndmaster can buff his hound by giving him a Dog Treat.The hordes of swine monsters may be a reference to The House on the Borderland.The bodies of swine are perennially popular candidates for Demonic Possession, as in The Four Gospels.It's a Body Horrific, constantly shapeshifting mass of flesh. The Formless Flesh boss takes heavy inspiration from The Thing (1982), particularly its One-Winged Angel form at the end of the movie. ![]() One of the Bounty Hunter's color schemes is the same as Boba Fett's.One of the Hellion's abilities is called If It Bleeds.The Jester has the camp skills Tiger's Eye, Turn Back Time, and Every Rose Has Its Thorns, all of which are references to real songs with similar titles.Two of the Bounty Hunter's techniques are called Finish Him!, which does more damage to stunned targets, and Come Hither - effectively an old-fashioned way to say "Get over here!".In fact, many of the Occultist's lines are in Rlyehian, the fictional language used by the Cthulhu cult. Sometimes he will even shout " TEKELI-LI!". The Occultist will sometimes namedrop Nyarlothotep himself when he is Masochistic.note There are no records or medieval depictions that ever state he wore a mask. The mask the leper wears is most likely a reference to Kingdom of Heaven.The pregenerate names for the heroes include an Occultist named Alhazred, a Hellion named Boudica, a Plague Doctor named Paracelsus or Vaughan, or a Leper named Baldwin.There's also an achievement for losing a hero to him called "That'll do, Pig". ![]()
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