Easter Eggs and Puns in DDO

[Rinnaldo]

The Scorpion's lead singer is Klaus Meine, Schenker is the surname of the guitar players Rudolph and Michael.

Thank you. I stand corrected.

[dean.rys]

Oooh. Ouch. Not a cool thing to say to a Canadian and giant Rush fan. Take a virtual -1 for that comment (not actually worthy of an ACTUAL -1) hehe. He was a little shrill, eh? But still, c'mon, ya can't badmouth Rush!

rush fan here, too.

the critics were really rough on lee, can't dispute that.

i think the screaming attribute might not be a negative though.

[Kilbar]

rush fan here, too.

the critics were really rough on lee, can't dispute that.

i think the screaming attribute might not be a negative though.

I quite agree here. I've heard covers of Rush by "better" singers like James LaBrie of Dream Theater, and it seemed to me that the cleaner vocals actually hurt the song.

I'd still pay large sums to get Rush to cover Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Iron Maiden to cover Xanadu, though.

[dean.rys]

DDOWiki should consider starting an Easter Egg section.

i think this is the closest we have ATM

http://ddowiki.com/page/Comedic_References_in_DDO

[Rinnaldo]

The Shroud is an homage to classic video games: Part 1 is Gauntlet - complete with portal destruction (which spawn monsters), and part 2 is an homage to Pac-Man - 4 corners wtih altars that grant life, and ghosts that return to the center.

I never would have thought of the Pac-Man idea, but now that I've read it, I can't unread it. That is to say, I have to think you're right. That's awesome.

[Vengeance777]

The Skeleton miniboss in Litany of the dead is called Kai-Teng Fairuza. Kiting Fair Use, kiting him is one of the easier ways to beat him.

In Reavers Refuge the Kobolds near the bar say Bah Weep Granah Weep Nini Bong. The Universal greeting from the original 1980s Transformers movie.

[Kylstrem]

The Shroud is an homage to classic video games: Part 1 is Gauntlet - complete with portal destruction (which spawn monsters), and part 2 is an homage to Pac-Man - 4 corners wtih altars that grant life, and ghosts that return to the center.

Part 4 reminds me of Star Castle.

You have the big guy in the middle who occasionally sends out little stars that float towards you (the blades), and then once the shields are down (the shields aren't really represented except after the first round with the gnolls), he blasts out a huge fireball shot (Delayed blast fireball).

I think Part 3 is supposed to represent an old classic video game as well, but can't place what it might be, other than just a lights out hand-held LED game.

[Hollowgolem]

Lights Out, with elements of Frogger, it seems to me.

[Brennie]

Mentos the Freshmaker ... Mentau the Fleshmaker

Mentok the MINDTAKER

"Ooooooh Eeeoooooh Oooooeh!"

[MaxwellEdison]

You're a Freshmaker...
Mindtaker...
Fleshmaker don't you mess around with me.

[DeltaBravo]

Brinky and pain are the two bosses you find when you blow up the 2 big barrels in siedge breaker.

They refer to the two mouses from tha cartoon. Pinky and brain.

[ainmosni]

the music in the area around the bat rare encounter in the Vale of Twilight sounds suspiciously similar to something ive heard before.

it could just be in my imagination though.

that's not me playing by the way.

[Jaid314]

the bucket in the quest "siegebreaker", once filled with "the unmentionable" (iirc) becomes named "Bucket of Destiny".

the description reads: "You have a bucket filled with the unspeakable. It is bound for greatness, and its valiant tale will go down in history: a bucket that defeated an army! The smell alone is legendary."

http://compendium.ddo.com/wiki/Item:Bucket_of_Destiny

it's not really quite an easter egg or a pun, but... i figure it fits the general theme of the thread

(on a side note, to further call out the Brinky and Pain conversation earlier in the thread, there are references to both zero wing (all your base are belong to us... except it says "someone set up us the...") and of course, Brinky and the Pain. i mean, Pinky and the Brain.

[Asmodeus451]

Just noticed a brand new one in next week's sale page:http://www.ddo.com/ddostoresale

the coupon code for the free guild elixir is DMGMM1 which is a mashup of DMG (Dungeon Master's Guide) and MM1 (Monster Manual 1)

clearly an homage to classic pnp D&D

[Nephilia]

Maybe someone already posted it (didn't read the whole thread)!
Anyway the 4 items u can find in shroud part 1 are a reference to the 4 heroes u could choose in "gauntlet"

[aelbshadecrafter]

You have to kill Cavalier, Ranger, Magician, and Barbarian. You can find a dead Acrobat. Only thing missing from the 80s cartoon is the Thief.

[Sarisa]

Just about everything I knew of, and many I did not, have been mentioned already. Just one punnish one to add:

Doctor Will Ewe Rushmore

"Will you rush more?"

Apt name, fitting his challenge.

[HungarianRhapsody]

Mentok the MINDTAKER

"Ooooooh Eeeoooooh Oooooeh!"

As much as I love Mentok the Mindtaker, Mentau the Fleshmaker is a reference to the Mentos commercials from the mid-80's.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLccCsTGNP4

[nibel]

Conjoined Abishai Devastador fusion dance is a homage to Voltron.

Don't forget you can see Velah talking about invading the Vault of Night in the Bogwater tavern with her dwarf lover. Also, she appear on Chronoscope too, talking about breaking into the vault.

[Dwarfo]

John Lonnon or Lannon in the Chronoscope phoenix tavern...pretty cool.