Fallout 3 cultural references " 1984 " . Irving Cheng ' s computer contains a " Daily Affirmation " which reads , " Comrade Cheng is Watching You . " See " . " Vault 92 ' s overseer ' s terminal contains the phrase , " . " Vault 101 ' s occupants are forced to worship the overseer . In 1984 , persons accused of " thought crime " are taken to a place called Room 101 and tortured until they comply ( or are simply executed ) . 2001 : A Space Odyssey . The " eye " of the several security cameras found throughout the Capital Wasteland greatly ressembles ' s , the main computer of the " " from ' s 1968 movie , " " . " Aliens " . The way Sally from Mothership Zeta uses the air ducts to open the alien doors is reminiscent of Newt from the film " Aliens " . " A Boy And His Dog " . Dogmeat , the vaults , the blending of 1950s America with futuristic horror , and the glowing one s all allude to ' s book " " . In Oasis , Harold calls the tree he is encased in " Herbert " because he finds it funny and it annoys the tree . In " A Boy and His Dog " the dog Blood , often calls his boy , Vic , " Albert . " Blood finds this funny , while Vic is annoyed by it . AC / DC . The Devil ' s Highway perk refers to the song " Highway to Hell . " See also Led Zeppelin . American Civil War . Hannibal Hamlin . Hannibal Hamlin was the name of first , a staunch abolitionist . Leroy Walker . Leroy Walker is named after , the first Confederate States Secretary of War who issued the orders for the firing on Fort Sumter , which began the American Civil War . Bill Seward . Bill Seward is named after , Lincoln ' s Secretary of State from 1861 - 69 . Caleb Smith . Caleb Smith is named after , Lincoln ' s Secretary of Interior from 1861 - 62 . Simone Cameron . Simone Cameron is named after , Lincoln ' s Secretary of War from 1861 - 62 . " Apocalypse Now " . Mister Gutsy often says , " There is nothing I like better than the smell of plasma in the morning . " See " " The Beatles . Charon will occasionally remark that he finds happiness in a warm gun , alluding to a song called " " by . " Beneath the Planet of the Apes " . In Megaton , the undetonated atomic bomb and the Children of Atom are a reference to the film " " , in which a cult worships an intact nuclear . Bethesda Games . During the birthday sequence in Vault 101 , Butch will attempt to take the Lone Wanderer ' s sweetroll that was given to them by Old Lady Palmer . This is a running scenario in Bethesda ' s games , particularly in the starting with " Arena " during character creation . The Bible . The Lone Wanderer ' s birth date , 7 / 13 / 2258 , is a Biblical reference to Micah 7 : 13 , which reads : " And the earth will become desolate because of her inhabitants , on account of the fruit of their deeds . " This aptly describes the whole " Fallout " series . Big Boy restaurants . The statue erected in Paradise Falls is modeled after the mascot of the . Billy Idol . The quest A Nice Day for a Right Wedding is a play on the words from , a popular song . Black Isle Studios . Several names in the game make reference to Black Isle Studios , the developers of " Fallout " and " Fallout 2 " . Inside the Museum of Technology , a plaque describes the fate of the USS " Ebon Atoll " , a missile destroyer that was torpedoed by a US submarine , USS Interference , off the coast of Alaska . " Ebon " is short for " Ebony , " a word for black , and " atoll " is another word for island , or isle . The fate of the boat is also similar to Black Isle ' s , having been " torpedoed " by their parent company , Interplay . In the " Point Lookout " add - on , the loading screens and several terminals mention Isla Negra Holdings , the company that built the Pilgrim ' s Landing boardwalk . " Isla Negra " is Spanish for Black Isle . " Blade Runner " . The Replicated Man quest refers , in name , content , and theme , to the replicants from the film " " . Fawkes says " , " during the quest Finding the Garden of Eden . Bradbury , Ray . The McClellan family townhome and Carol ' s dialogue reference " " , a short story by Ray Bradbury . The McClellan Family Townhome is also a reference to the McClellan family in another one of Ray Bradbury ' s books , . " Calvin and Hobbes " . Sugar Bombs are probably a reference to " Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs , " Calvin ' s favorite breakfast cereal , in " " . Chevrolet . The Corvega gets its name from combining the name of 1950s or with the name of the . Chrysler . Chryslus Motors is a reference to . " Clue " . The butler in My Megaton house is a Mister Handy robot named " Wadsworth . " " Wadsworth the Butler " is character in the film " " . Like other Mister Handy robots , Wadsworth speaks in a tone and voice similar to that employed by Tim Curry in the film . Coca - Cola . Nuka - Cola is a version of in the " Fallout " world . The Nuka - Cola bottles , vending machines , and advertisements mirror those of the Coca - Cola brand in the 1950s . Sierra Petrovita claims to be addicted to Nuka - Cola , a reference to the fact that . Nuka - Cola Quantum is likely a reference to the short - lived which was advertised as having " half the carbohydrates , sugars and calories " of regular , an almost opposite of Quantum ' s advertisement of " twice the calories , twice the carbohydrates , twice the caffeine and twice the taste " of regular Nuka - Cola . " Cool Hand Luke " . Rory McLaren will say , " Nobody can eat 50 eggs ! " , from the film " " , in which the title character accepts a bet to eat 50 eggs in an hour . " Conan the Barbarian " . " Grognak the Barbarian " is modeled after the Robert E . Howard character , " " . Crowley , Aleister . Allistair Tenpenny ' s first name and his nemesis , Mister Crowley are most likely a reference to the famed British occultist , . Dewey , John / Melvil . Dean Dewey is probably named after both , an education reformer , and , the librarian who created the . " Dirty Harry " . Callahan ' s Magnum refers to " ' s " signature Smith & Wesson revolver , and it s also the strongest revolver in the game , fitting with Harry ' s quote " and it ' s the most powerful handgun in the world . " Similarly , the character of Harold Callahan is a reference to Clint Eastwood ' s character in the film , Harry Callahan . " Die Hard " . Bryan Wilks , while in the Pulowski Preservation shelter during the Those ! quest , says , " Now I know what a TV dinner feels like ; " " a line from the movie Die Hard " . His name is also has the same initials as Bruce Willis , the actor who played John McClane , the main character in the movie . Dracula . Lucy West , the woman who kicks off the Blood Ties quest , is a reference to , Mina Murray ' s friend in Bram Stoker ' s " " . Arefu is a , most well known for its proximity to the former castle of ( aka " Dracula " and " Vlad the Impaler " ) . " Duck and Cover " . The explosives skill book " Duck and Cover ! " , as well as posters present in the game - world , take their name and the image of Bert the Turtle from a of the same name . " Dune " . are humans trained to function as " living computers ; " Mentats in the " Fallout " games are a chem that temporarily increases Intelligence and Perception . " The Elder Scrolls IV : Oblivion " . A utility pole with the unique identification tag " TES - 04 " is located along the outside of the city wall at Big Town , at the exact center of the game map . The image used to portray " Grognak the Barbarian " is similar to the image used to portray the " Barbarian class " in " The Elder Scrolls IV : Oblivion " . Ellis , Warren . Mr . Moorellis is a portmanteau of the last names of and . See also Alan Moore , Promethea . " Evil Dead 3 : Army of Darkness " . One of the dialogue choices upon encountering Moira after she becomes a ghoul , is " Moira , don ' t take this the wrong way , but you got ugly real fast . " , a reference to the line from " " . Fawkes , Guy . When asked about his name , Fawkes says that it was the name of . Fear Factory . The first log entry in the Research Lead terminals in the Museum of Technology contains lyrics from the song by the band : " The infection has been removed / the soul of this machine has improved . " The mainframe is named the " Archetype Model FF06 ; " Archetype being the song name , FF standing for Fear Factory and 06 being the album number . Vocalist Burton C . Bell ' s name can be abbreviated to B . Bell , the researcher ' s name . " Flags of Our Fathers " . During the Fallout 3 add - on " " , a reporter is gathering a group of soldiers for a photo and says " Maybe someone will make this picture into a statue one day . " This is a reference to the film " " . " Gorillas in the Mist " . Isabella Proud ' s story is a reference to , the basis of the film " " . GURPS . The word " GURPS " can appear as a password when hacking computers ; this is the name of the that " Fallout " was originally planned to be based on . It would later be replaced by the SPECIAL system . Deliriants . Jimson and Woodrose , of the " Point Lookout " Point Lookout tribals , are references to and respectively , which are both potent deliriants . " Harvey " . The picture for the Animal Friend perk may be a reference to the play " " , in which the main character claims to have an unseen ( and presumably imaginary ) friend , Harvey , whom describes as a six - foot , three - and - one - half - inch tall anthropomorphic rabbit . Hindu culture . The brahmin in all the " Fallout " games refer to the . Their use in the franchise is likely a play on the reverence held for cows in Hindu culture . This has been seen as disrespectful to the Hindu culture , and use of the name " brahmin " was banned in India from " Fallout 3 " . Incredible Hulk , The . A Mister Gutsy says , " I ' m starting to get angry . You would not like me when I ' m angry . " This is much like what Dr . Banner says to Mr . Mcgee in the opening sequence of the TV series " The Incredible Hulk " . Exact quote : " Mr . McGee , don ' t make me angry . You wouldn ' t like me when I ' m angry . " The Vault Boy image for the Nerd Rage ! perk looks like Bruce Banner transforming into the Hulk . Internet culture . Moira Brown ' s terminal password is MB3K - OMFG ; the last four characters , OMFG , are a common internet acronym for " Oh My Fucking God . " Interplay . In Chevy Chase , just outside the stairs down to Tenleytown / Friendship station , there is a small square with a monument that is a wink to Interplay ( the original publishers of " Fallout 1 & 2 " ) . The bronze Earth with a circling rocket appeared prominently when launching " Fallout 1 " and " Fallout 2 " , Interplay ' s official logo . " Invasion of the Body Snatchers " . In " Mothership Zeta " , the abomination s point and scream to alert each other to hostiles , much the way the pod - people do in . James Bond . Wint and Kidd are references to the James Bond novel and movie " Diamonds are Forever " in which Mr . Wint and Mr . Kidd were assassins charged with killing James Bond . Jefferson , Thomas . " The price of freedom is eternal vigilance , " and " Commerce with all nations , alliance with none ; " both lines spoken by John Henry Eden , are attributed to . Judas Priest . In " The Pitt " , an armor named Leather Rebel , previously owned by a priest , is a reference to the song " Leather Rebel " by the band . " Legend of Zelda , The " . The quest name The Legend of Zeta in the add - on Mothership Zeta is a reference to game series for " The Legend of Zelda " . Lincoln , Abraham . The karmic title " Last , Best Hope of Humanity " is a phrase which has its origin in Lincoln ' s closing remarks to his 1862 Annual Message to Congress , " We shall nobly save , or meanly lose , the last best hope of earth . " ( " Last , best hope " has since become a popular rhetorical trope . ) The final , twenty - first level in " Fallout " has this title in its manual , the Vault Dweller ' s Survival Guide . The dog ' s name " Four Score " is a reference to Lincoln ' s Gettysburg Address . Abraham Washington ' s first name is a reference to Abraham Lincoln . Lincoln ' s repeater is a reference to Abraham Lincoln ' s . Living Dead / George Romero series . The name of the quest , You Gotta Shoot ' Em in the Head refers to the rule of zombie fiction that the only way to dispatch a zombie is to destroy the brain . " Dawn of the Dead " . In the " The Pitt " add - on , Everett says , " from here to Monroeville , " which is a reference to " " , a movie in which most of the action takes place in Monroeville , Pennsylvania . " Land of the Dead " . Tenpenny Tower and its attack by ghouls is similar to " " Fiddler ' s Green , a fortress - tower owned by a wealthy elitist . Led Zeppelin . The Escalator to Heaven perk is a reference to the Led Zeppelin song " Stairway to Heaven . " See also AC / DC . " Lost " . The combination to Billy Creel ' s safe is 15 , 16 , 23 , 42 ; which is the latter two - thirds of a recurring chain of numbers in the television show " " . Lovecraft , H . P . . The story told in the personal logs found in the Dunwich Building , the name of the building , and the whispering obelisk found in the Virulent Underchambers refer to Lovecraft ' s " " mythos / setting . See " " . In Point Lookout , Obadiah Blackhall ' s desire to recover the Krivbeknih is much like Wilbur Whateley ' s attempts to get Miskatonic University ' s copy of the Necronomicon , also from " The Dunwich Horror . " The Krivbeknih is a reference to the , which is a mystical grimoire in H . P . Lovecraft ' s works . MacArthur , Douglas . Sergeant RL - 3 says , " Old warbots never die ! We just rust away . " This is a reference to quote , " Old soldiers never die ; they just fade away . . . " Mad Max . This image was a direct influence on the " Main Character and Dogmeat " image on the back of " Fallout 3 " s cover and in every ending . The " Mad Max " movies , starring Mel Gibson as a post - apocalyptic warrior , are a pervasive influence on the " Fallout " series . One of the Little Lamplight children uses the word humongous incorrectly , saying " humungus . " Though it appears incorrect , it is actually a reference to Lord Humungus , the leader of the antagonizing gang in " The Road Warrior " . Another reference to Lord Humungus from " Mad Max 2 " is the super mutant war cry " No more games ! " After Toadie loses his fingers trying to catch the Feral Kid ' s metal boomerang everyone laughs and to restore order Lord Humungus says : " No more games . No more games ! " Upon meeting Harkness one of his replies might be This is a reference to an utterance made by Mad Max when he talks to MasterBlaster in " " . The design of the leather armor in all four " Fallout " games is based on Mel Gibson ' s armor in the " Mad Max " series , particularly the single - sleeved armor in " The Road Warrior " . " Fallout 3 " s Dogmeat is a , the same breed as Max ' s dog in " The Road Warrior " . There is a random encounter with a character named Mel , who wears a leather jacket and sports a sawed - off shotgun . High Perception grants the information that the shotgun is unloaded . In " The Road Warrior " , Max ( played by Mel Gibson ) threatens the Gyrocaptain with his shotgun , while it was unloaded . The raiders ' style of dressing is similar to that of the various raider and biker gangs in the " Mad Max " films . Medical brace s are similar to those that Max wears on his left leg in the films . The scoped . 44 Magnum / Blackhawk resembles the gun used by the Lord Humungus in " The Road Warrior " , which was a scoped Smith & Wesson Model 29 . The outfit worn by Mayor MacCready of Little Lamplight is identical to the costume worn by Jedediah the pilot ' s son in " Mad Max : Beyond Thunderdome " - a pith helmet , goggles and a jacket one size too big . The image for the perk Pitt Fighter depicts Vault Boy wearing armor identical to Blaster ' s armor in the film " Mad Max : Beyond Thunderdome " . The arena in The Pitt resembles the Thunderdome . The outfits worn by slaves in The Pitt resemble those worn by the slaves in " Beyond Thunderdome " . " Mandroid " . Dr . Zimmer is probably a reference to the film " " , in which Dr . Karl Zimmer is the creator of a humanoid robot . Megadeth . The phrase " First mistake . . . last mistake , " uttered by Pitt raiders , Wildmen and several other hostiles , is from the Megadeth song " Holy Wars " from the album " Rust in Peace " . Michael Myers . The Pint - Sized Slasher is heavily based on the horror film slasher from the " Halloween " film series . Ministry . Fawkes says , " I only kill to know I ' m alive , " which is from the song " So What " by . " Moby Dick " . If the Lone Wanderer visits Fort Independence and asks an Outcast named Defender Morgan , " What have you got against the Brotherhood ? " , she will refer to Elder Lyons as " Ahab Lyons , " who " is off chasing his super mutant white whale . " This is a reference to Herman Melville ' s " Moby Dick " . If the Wanderer passes an Intelligence check , they can continue the reference by inquiring as to whether Morgan believes that Lyons will be killed by the super mutants , to which Morgan expresses surprise that they have knowledge of the story . Monty Python . Several terminals in the Museum of Technology contain notes from the lead researcher , Professor R . J . Gumbie ; a reference to the " Monty Python " character . Squire Maxson says that he " sort of shot " Sentinel Lyons but that it ' s " just a flesh wound . " The black knight in " " says the same thing , after having both of his arms cut off . Kimba ' s dialogue line " That ' s funny , I thought we were an autonomous collective , " is a reference to " the Holy Grail " . The line is spoken to King Arthur by a woman when she is surprised to learn that there is a king . Moore , Alan . Mr . Moorellis is a portmanteau of the last names of and . See also Promethea , Warren Ellis . " Music Man , The " . Dr . Zimmer ' s line , " And he ' s right here in Rivet City ! " is a reference to the song " " . " Mystery Science Theater 3000 " . The Hubris Comics computers list a comic called Drake Tungsten , Chrono - Cowboy . This is a reference to the episode " Hercules Against the Moon Men " . A computer in the National Archives contains a memo from the man in charge of robot maintenance signed , P . Brantseg . Patrick Brantseg voiced Gypsy on the show and was in charge of building and maintaining the puppets , causing him to be listed in the show ' s credits as " puppet wrangler . " Nearby there is a footlocker , filled with servos and a dead crow , a reference to 2 beloved robots . Mythology , Chinese . In Chinese mythology , Xuanlong , also known as the Black Dragon , is the highest rank of dragons of their tiered system . Thus , the Xuanlong assault rifle , is so named because it is extremely powerful , more so than ordinary Chinese assault rifle s . Mythology , Greek . Cerberus is a reference to the . While Cerberus the robot acts as a guard dog for the settlement Underworld , Cerberus of Greek mythology acts a guard dog to the gate of " the " Underworld . Charon is a reference to the , an immortal who presides as the ferryman of Hades who carries the souls of the dead across the River Styx and Acheron . Centaurs refer to the , a mythical race of creatures that are half - man , half - horse . Underworld is a reference to , the last destination for souls of those recently deceased . Mythology , Norse . The slaver that kills the bartender in Paradise Falls , Ymir , is a reference to the whose body is the foundation of Midgard ( the Earth ) . His son is called Jotun , which is the name of the race of the Norse giants , . A raider named Thor ( the Norse god of storms and strength ) is referenced by recordings found in the Dunwich Building . The names of Desmond Lockheart ' s dogs Freki and Geri in Point Lookout are a reference to two wolf companions named Freki and Geri . Freki roughly translates to " ravenous , " Geri to " greedy . " " Neuromancer " . Armitage is a common cyberpunk name since William Gibson used it for the Wintermute - controlled mercenary in his 1984 novel " " . Occam ' s Razor . Occam ' s Razor refers to the of the same name that describes the more simple solution is better than the more complex one . " Paradise Lost " . John Milton ' s " " appears in " Fallout 3 " as a skill - training book . The name of the area Paradise Falls is a multiple entendre referencing " Paradise Lost " . " Peanuts " . In the town " Little Lamplight " the doctor , Lucy , is a reference to the character " Lucy " from Charles Schultz ' s " " . Inside of the clinic where she is located , a sign reading " The Doctor is in " can be found , which was often seen on Lucy ' s stand in the series . Pittsburgh . Lulu , the woman who claims to feed the army in Uptown , is named after Lulu ' s noodles , a popular restaurant near the University of Pittsburgh . The character ' s name , Reddup , is a Pittsburgh term meaning ' to clean . ' Duke may be named after . Mex is most likely a reference to the chain of Mad Mex restaurants , which are relatively popular in Pittsburgh and the surrounding area , e . g . Monroeville and Squirrel Hill . Phantom is a reference to Pittsburgh ' s only amusement park , , that has a roller coaster called " The Steel Phantom , " which was later rebuilt and renamed the " Phantom ' s Revenge . " Squill ' s name is likely a reference to , a residential Pittsburgh neighborhood that students ( though not most other Pittsburghers ) call " Squill Hill " for short . " Princess Bride , The " . While patching up the Lone Wanderer during the " Wasteland Survival Guide " personal injury sub - quest , Moira asks them to describe the pain with the line , " And remember , this is for posterity ! " This echoes a line used by Count Rugin in " " when asking Westley to describe the torture in the Pit of Despair . " Promethea " . Mr . Neptura refers to the character Marto Neptura from " " . See also Alan Moore , Warren Ellis . " P . S . I Love You " . A movie marquee in Vernon Square displays the title " P . S . I Hate You , " a reference to the film " " . " Raven , The " . The holodisk Box 1191 - Password backup is a reference to Edgar Allen Poe ' s story " The Raven " . Red Army propaganda . The Civil Defense Administration poster , " Where will you be when the holocaust comes ? " is modeled after a Soviet Red Army recruitment poster . " Relic Hunter " . During the quest Stealing Independence , Sydney greets the Lone Wanderer as a fellow " relic hunter , " making reference to the television series , in which the main character is named " Sydney Fox " . " Road , The " . is a 2006 novel by . This post - apocalyptic story influenced Bethesda Softworks ( as mentioned by Todd Howard in this interview ) in their work on " Fallout 3 " . The most overt references to the book are the hunters who peddle " strange meat " ( human flesh ) and the cannibals in the town of Andale . Roosevelt , Franklin . President Eden ' s radio broadcasts are modeled on the of President . Rosie the Riveter . The haircut " Wendy the Welder , " available to female characters , is a reference to , a model for working women during World War II . Rubin , Rick . Terminal documents show that the overseer of Vault 92 , the music preservation vault , was named Richard Rubin ; a reference to , an American record producer . Sagan , Carl . The planetarium exhibit ' s pre - recorded guide in the Museum of Technology has a voice and introduction that is a reference to Carl Sagan and his Cosmos educational series . " Saving Private Ryan " . Asked what she does for the Brotherhood , Knight Captain Dusk replies that she is a sniper , and then says " Put any mutie bastard within one mile of me and my rifle and well , pack it up troops . . . fight ' s over . " Jackson in " " makes the same remark , with ' Hitler ' replacing ' mutie ' as the subject . When asked what his real name is , Knight Captain Gallows responds with " What ' s the pool up to ? " , similar to Captain Miller ' s response in " Saving Private Ryan " when a query is made regarding his occupation . " Serenity " . After the Galaxy News Radio quest , Three Dog shouts " You can ' t stop the signal ! " This is a quote from the film " " . Shelley , Percy Bysshe . The Point Lookout quest " An Antique Land " is a reference to the first line of the poem " Ozymandias " by English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley . The name of the ship , the USS Ozymandias , is a reference to the title , and the Bysshe Company mentioned within the quest is a reference to the poet ' s middle name . " Sifl and Olly Show , The " . One of the 911 Dispatch terminals in the Germantown Police HQ contains rantings referencing the song " Llama School " from " " . The password for a computer terminal in the same building is " Vicious Coy " , the name of the Precious Roy knockoff on the X - and - O show . " Simpsons , The " . Some of the radios and televisions in the wasteland are called Radiation Kings ( there is also a Radiation King store in downtown D . C . ) , which is the name of the TV Homer had as a young boy . This easter egg was originally present in the opening movie of " Fallout " . " Snatcher " . In the " Capitol Post " basement is Gibson who has been decapitated in the same manner as Jean - Jack Gibson in " Snatcher " . On both Gibsons ' bodies identical notes are found , reading , " Search the house ! " in addition to a locked small model of a house in both Gibsons ' homes . There are also houses belonging to Benson and Gillian in Minefield . Benson Cunningham and Gillian Seed are the main characters of Snatcher . Smokey the Bear . When Three Dog is talking about radiation , he says , " Remember , only you can prevent human flesh fires . " This is a reference to the iconic slogan " only you can prevent forest fires . " Spam . Cram is a reference to . " Starship Troopers " . One of the Brotherhood of Steel soldiers spurs on his comrades by asking whether they want to live forever . The quote is similar to , which figures prominently in Robert Heinlein ' s " " and its movie adaptation . That , in turn , is a reference to a quote sometimes attributed to one Sergeant Major Daniel Joseph " Dan " Daly and having an extensive history going back at least to Frederick the Great . " Star Trek " . " Star Trek : The Original Series " . During the first fade - to - white in the opening character creation , The Overseer says , " Dammit ! We need a doctor , not a scientist , " a reference to lines in the original " Star Trek " in which says to Captain Kirk , " Dammit Jim , I ' m a doctor , not a [ profession that isn ' t medical ] . " Dr . Preston in Rivet City will say " I ' m a doctor , not a dealer ! " when asked about purchasing chems . The Adventures of Captain Cosmos takes its inspiration from " Star Trek " . Captain Cosmos is known to have aired at 8 : 00 P . M . on Thursdays ( the timeslot that " Star Trek " filled during its first two seasons in the real world ) . In the " Mothership Zeta " add - on , the Lone Wanderer and Sally ( who is a fan of Captain Cosmos ) take a diverse crew into ship - to - ship combat against another alien mothership . " Star Trek II : The Wrath of Khan " . The password for the shipping computer in the Nuka - Cola plant is NC - C1864 . The call letters of the , the ship hijacked by Khan , were NCC - 1864 . The end of the final quest Take it Back ! ( if the Lone Wanderer chooses to take the path of self - sacrifice ) resembles Spock ' s self - sacrifice at the end of the movie . " Star Trek IV : The Voyage Home " . Doctor Gillian Taylor and her whales from the movie are mentioned in a terminal ( Log Entry MA - 0085 ) on the first floor in the Museum Authority Building . " Star Trek : The Next Generation " . Protector McGraw stated that the Anchorage Reclamation simulation ran without " safety protocols , " which meant that a person killed inside the simulation would also die in the real world . The holodecks introduced in " The Next Generation " had a similar safety protocol feature that was often disabled as part of an episode ' s plot . " Star Trek : Voyager " . The robot Sawbones greets you with , " Please state the nature of the medical emergency , " the signature phrase of the Emergency Medical hologram " " from " " . " Star Wars Episode IV : A New Hope " . During the Mothership Zeta add on , it is possible to enter the waste disposal area of the ship during the quest - line ' Among The Stars ' where Sally is found fixing an elevator and an optional speech option is " what an incredible smell you ' ve discovered " which is also Han Solo ' s line from " Episode IV : A New Hope " in which the main characters find themselves in the maintenance level of the Death Star . Sting ( musician ) . Terminals in Vault 92 , the " musicians ' vault , " document a resident named Gordie Sumner ; Gordon Sumner is ' s birth name . Strapping Young Lad . The bottom log entry on the Maintenance Department terminal in the Presidential sub level ( accessed through a " Broken Steel " quest ) references Canadian heavy metal band ' s song " Detox " : it mentions " the new SYL - 02 Xoted mainframe " ( " SYL " is short for " Strapping Young Lad " , " Xoted " is " Detox " backwards , and the song appears on their second album ) , the entry is written by a mechanic called " D . T . " ( the initials of frontman Devin Townsend ) , and ends with quoting the lyrics to the song ( " " I wish that I could get to sleep and just get this over with . . . this is only high school bullshit . I ' m lost , I ' m freaking and everybody knows . . . everyone ' s watching . " " ) Street Fighter . When entering Little Lamplight for the first time and talking to Mayor MacCready , there is a Speech challenge that goes , " The day I showed up here is the best day of your life . For me , it was Tuesday . " This references the 1994 film " Street Fighter " , in which M . Bison and Chun - Li are having a conversation : Chun - Li : My father saved his village at the cost of his own life . You had him shot as you ran away . A hero at a thousand paces . M . Bison : I ' m sorry . I don ' t remember any of it . Chun - Li : You don ' t remember ? ! M . Bison : For you , the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life . But for me , it was Tuesday . Superman . The picture for the Toughness perk is similar to the Superman suit and pose . Sweeney Todd . In the village of Andale the Lone Wanderer can be given a strange meat pie which is a referance to . In Sweeney Todd , Mrs . Lovett the downstairs neighbor , turns Sweeney Todd ' s victims into veal pies . Tank Girl . The breastplates of raider ordinance armor ' s female counterpart , which are missile - shaped , are similar to the one wears in Episode 4 ( Feb - 89 ) . The film adaptation also depicts similar usage . " Terminator " . When talking to the slave Prosper in " The Pitt " add - on , one dialogue option reads , " Your Clothes . Give them to me . Now . " Arnold Schwarzenegger ' s character in The Terminator says the same line after arriving naked from time - traveling . " Terminator 2 : Judgment Day " . The picture for the Cyborg perk refers to the " Terminator " series T - 101 appearance with its face damaged . " Them ! " . The quest Those ! is a reference to the 1954 Oscar - nominated sci - fi classic " " about giant ants , the result of nuclear testing in New Mexico . " The Thing " . Robert Joseph MacCready is called " RJ . " RJ MacReady was Kurt Russell ' s character in " " . " The Shining " . In the Tenpenny Tower Third Floor Apartments , there is a trycicle in the hallway , along with bloodstains on the walls and an overturned chair . This is a reference to the movie " The Shining " , where the main character sees two little girls in the hallway , then blinks and they are laying butchered on the ground Tommy James & The Shondells . Eulogy Jones ' slave bodyguards Crimson and Clover are references to the song " " by the group . Transformers . One of the phrases Liberty Prime says while fully activated is " Freedom is the sovereign right of all Americans , " which is similar to Optimus Prime ' s motto " Freedom is the right of all sentient beings . " While Emil Pagliarulo denied any intentional relation between Liberty Prime and Optimus Prime , he admitted he could have made the reference subconsciously , as he sometimes is known to do . United States nuclear weapons program . Fat Man was the code name for , Japan . This was changed to " Nuka Launcher " for the game ' s Japanese localization . United States moon landing . When completing Head of State in favor of the Slavers , Three Dog will report on the incident with a news section on Galaxy News Radio . He closes with the phrase " One small step backwards for man , one giant evolutionary rewind for mankind . . . " . This is a reference to U . S . astronaut Neil Armstrong ' s quote after taking his first step on the moon . The original quote is " One small step for man , one giant leap for mankind . " Washington , George . Abraham Washington ' s last name is a reference to George Washington " West Side Story " . Paul Hannon Jr . has a line , " Birth to Earth , womb to tomb . " This is a direct quote from the Broadway show , in which the character is also a member of a young 50 ' s American gang . " Wild Bill " . Wild Bill and his . 32 revolver in The Pitt is a reference to " " . Wing Commander IV . " The price of freedom is eternal vigilance , " is said by John Henry Eden who is voiced by and also used this line repeatedly during his performance as Sir Admiral Geoffery Tolwyn in " " . " Wizard of Oz , The " . After completing The American Dream and convincing President Eden to self - destruct , Three Dog will report on the incident on Galaxy News Radio , opening with the phrase : " Ding , dong , the sanctimonious , self - righteous , self - proclaimed Presidential asshole is dead ! " This is a reference to " Ding , dong , the witch is dead ! " sung by the munchkins in " The Wizard of Oz " . Wolfman Jack . The GNR DJ Three Dog has a similar on - air personality to 1950 ' s radio icon , who was featured in the film . X - Men . The perk Adamantium Skeleton is a reference to the fictional metal alloy that makes up the skeleton of Wolverine from X - Men . On certain occasions a super mutant brute will say " We are the future . " A reference to Magneto ' s quote about how mutants are the future of evolution . Zen Buddhism . " Ryokan , a Zen master , lived the simplest kind of life in a little hut at the foot of a mountain . One evening a thief visited the hut only to discover there was nothing to steal . " " Ryokan returned and caught him . " You have come a long way to visit me , " he told the prowler , " and you should not return empty - handed . Please take my clothes as a gift . " " " The thief was bewildered . He took the clothes and slunk away . " " Ryoken sat naked , watching the moon . " Poor fellow , " he mused , " I wish I could have given him this beautiful moon . " "