List of Easter Eggs *Spoilers*

[spectator]

The game is full of tons of nods and easter eggs relating to 90s culture, and I wanted to mention some of them as some are not that obvious or easy to find.

1, BastIen, who you meet on the first island, is based on the "pretty fly for a white guy" offspring video, where he directly mentions that "I asked for a 13 but they drew a 31" when you ask him about his sports team tshirt. If you look at their clothing, it's pretty much identical.
2, Grizzly is heavily influenced by rambo, despite not exactly looking like rambo (maybe a bit more rambo first blood and early rambo), and this is actually a nod that goes back to original jagged alliance 2, where grizzly came with a bow-tie knife, which was made famous by rambo. Also due to their background you can tell that they have very similar backgrounds.
3, first blood commando and mission impossible difficulties are of course references.
4, Livewire is probably a nod to Limewire, a famous bit torrent client that replaced Kazaa in very early 2000s (like 2004 or so).

Feel free to add some other ones you spotted. And not the obvious ones like difficulty names, obviously.

[SirHawk]

Originally posted by =M$= Oroberus:

Some of the references kind of got lost from JA2 to JA3 though, like the Seagal reference Reaper, looks WAY less like Seagal in JA3 then he did in JA2

Good, because Seagull turned out to be Putains ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ and his art of bullshido got tiring long time ago.

Originally posted by armbarchris:

I refuse to believe that Reaper isn't inspired by John Wick.

John Wick didn't exist when Reaper was created, none of his traits or personality even resembles John anyway.

[=M$= Oroberus]

Originally posted by armbarchris:

God there's so much in this game.

I refuse to believe that Reaper isn't inspired by John Wick.

Lucky Vinny is obviously a parody of Indian Jones, and his pet chicken Schliemann is named after the dude who claimed to have found the mythical city of Troy (and destroyed who knows how many thousands of artifacts in the process.)

Uhm ... the character if Reaper was initially brought up DECADES before anybody even thought of John Wick ... so ... congratulations to your own personal conspiracy belief! xD

Originally posted by SirHawk:

Originally posted by =M$= Oroberus:

Some of the references kind of got lost from JA2 to JA3 though, like the Seagal reference Reaper, looks WAY less like Seagal in JA3 then he did in JA2

Good, because Seagull turned out to be Putains ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ and his art of bullshido got tiring long time ago.

Without a doubt, one of the most problematic action movie dudes

[breversa]

That's right!

Reaper appeared in Jagged Alliance 2 which came out in 1999.

The first John Wick movie came out in 2014.

So unless Sir-Tech devs were somehow aware of the existence of that character 15 years at least before the movie, we can safely assume that there's no connection with Reaper. Or maybe John Wick was inspired by Reaper? :-P

[SirHawk]

Well, original Reaper could not for sure have been based on JW, but JA3's could... but none of his characteristics even remotely match those of John's. Magic's appeal and character was changed compared to his previous appearances, hence why Reaper could be portrayed after JW, but he doesn't resemble him.

[RPS 12324]

Steroid will get to say the Conan line when convincing The Beast to venture outside the forest despite refusing when Tex asks him

Veteran Militia will say something I am like Ranbo when talked to. Tex will respond to it. Give them a war they will never forget.

There are also faux-Rambo movie posters around, along with Terminator and The Last Dragon posters that have their names turned to French.

Not My President, this one isn't movies but something else more recent

Inspecting the dead guy in the stage in the Twin Manor, Tex will say he died like Brandon Lee.

When confronting the abuser in the Poacher Camp, Tex will say something Dirty Harry: I forgot when I reload gun, do you feel lucky, punk?

[armbarchris]

JA3 Reaper wears a suit and looks a lot like Keanu Reeves. And JA3 came out in 2023, when John Wick is the biggest action move franchise. Don't know about JA2 and don't care; besides, as people have complained repeatedly about this game, mercs change between games.

[=M$= Oroberus]

Originally posted by armbarchris:

JA3 Reaper wears a suit and looks a lot like Keanu Reeves. And JA3 came out in 2023, when John Wick is the biggest action move franchise. Don't know about JA2 and don't care; besides, as people have complained repeatedly about this game, mercs change between games.

In which world does Reaper look like Keanu Reeves?! xD

Seriously, he's looking more like Razor Ramone in this iteration then Keanu Reeves *gg*

But I'm kind of surprised that we got one of the "I dOn't CaRe AbOUt OleR GaMeS AnD SeQUEls!!111!!!"-people around ... please, go away

[Furin]

Could you please make a seperate discussion for that, it makes keeping track of the spoilers thread kinda difficult.

[Lt.Stock]

The Adjani River Valley dispute is a subtle reference to conflict for Alsace Lorraine as the region is filled with both French and German named villages.

Also to add, the banter between Grizzly and Shadow is also a reference to Bad Dudes vs the Dragonkin as they are out rescuing a president together.

[=M$= Oroberus]

Originally posted by Lt.Stock:

The Adjani River Valley dispute is a subtle reference to conflict for Alsace Lorraine as the region is filled with both French and German named villages.

Just as central africa and south america is because ... well ... colonialism ... no reference there ;)

[=M$= Oroberus]

Oh and Sector C10 during the Diesel-Questline

Mad Max, to be more specific, Max Max: The Road Warrior and Mad Max: Fury Road

There's even an item dropping there that directly references Fury Road in it's description

[Lt.Stock]

Originally posted by =M$= Oroberus:

Originally posted by Lt.Stock:

The Adjani River Valley dispute is a subtle reference to conflict for Alsace Lorraine as the region is filled with both French and German named villages.

Just as central africa and south america is because ... well ... colonialism ... no reference there ;)

Still with most of the locals having french or German names. It feels like a tongue in cheek satire about how the region had been fought between France and Africa. Hell they are quite proud of their colonial heritage and the Grand Chien's Natives are as militant as the French are despite stereotypes

[=M$= Oroberus]

Originally posted by Lt.Stock:

Originally posted by =M$= Oroberus:

Just as central africa and south america is because ... well ... colonialism ... no reference there ;)

Still with most of the locals having french or German names. It feels like a tongue in cheek satire about how the region had been fought between France and Africa. Hell they are quite proud of their colonial heritage and the Grand Chien's Natives are as militant as the French are despite stereotypes

Really? While the game has:
Subtropcial climate
Savannes and mountains
Ocean access
Blood Diamond trade/industry
Multinational corp trying to exploit it
Civil War going on
Primarily german and french language/names

You think of the loraine region of central-♥♥♥♥♥♥♥-europe and not of well ... maybe ... Sierra Leone?
Which has ... all those factors noted instead of just one? And even had several movies made about the civil war in late 20th century/early 21st century? Were actual international corps paid PMCs to usurp said blood diamond trade? I mean ... really?

You REALLY must either hate the french or the german with your whole soul if you see the loraine region as being referenced in the game instead of Sierra Leone (there's also lots of german and french named villages and people around there btw ... because ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ colonialism xD)

In this case, Arulco from JA2 surely referenced italy Italy because Omerta ... and San Mona xD

[CyberGorth]

Originally posted by Insurgent Korrah:

Luxuries hidden in a random chair by a rich woman so the communists won't reach them. A Soviet classic :ER_Bear:

Specifically a reference to The Twelve Chairs, which Mel Brooks made a film of.

[Lt.Stock]

Originally posted by =M$= Oroberus:

Originally posted by Lt.Stock:

Still with most of the locals having french or German names. It feels like a tongue in cheek satire about how the region had been fought between France and Africa. Hell they are quite proud of their colonial heritage and the Grand Chien's Natives are as militant as the French are despite stereotypes

Really? While the game has:
Subtropcial climate
Savannes and mountains
Ocean access
Blood Diamond trade/industry
Multinational corp trying to exploit it
Civil War going on
Primarily german and french language/names

You think of the loraine region of central-♥♥♥♥♥♥♥-europe and not of well ... maybe ... Sierra Leone?
Which has ... all those factors noted instead of just one? And even had several movies made about the civil war in late 20th century/early 21st century? Were actual international corps paid PMCs to usurp said blood diamond trade? I mean ... really?

You REALLY must either hate the french or the german with your whole soul if you see the loraine region as being referenced in the game instead of Sierra Leone (there's also lots of german and french named villages and people around there btw ... because ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ colonialism xD)

In this case, Arulco from JA2 surely referenced italy Italy because Omerta ... and San Mona xD

For me it's about how every Grand Chienite speaks with heavy french assets that give me that vibe.