KRF:Trivia

==Heroes==
===Alric===
The name Alric is a variant of the Germanic name "Alaric" which means Ruler of All. The name is composed of two elements, ala (noble) and ric (ruler).
*"Blood and sand!"
**Likely taken from the name Spartacus: Blood and Sand, the first season of an American TV series that ran from 2010-2013.
*"Stay Frosty!"
**A common turn of phrase used in many films and TV shows to mean "stay alert". It may also be a reference to a song of the same name by American rock band Valen Halen.
*"Till shade is gone" 
**A quote said by the Aiel, a desert race featured in the book series Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan (specifically the third book The Dragon Reborn). The full quote is "Till shade is gone, till water is gone, into the Shadow with teeth bared, screaming defiance with the last breath, to spit into Sightblinder's eye on the Last Day."
===Mirage===
A mirage is a naturally occurring phenomena caused by the sun's ray bending to displace an object or area. A commonly portrayed mirage is that of an oasis of clean water being seen in the middle of a desert.
*"They won't see me coming."
**A quote made by the Variant in the online battle simulator Universe at War.
===Cronan===
Presumably named after Robert E. Howard's Conan the Cimmerian as they do share a similar appearance. Cronan's accent is very similar to that of Arnold Schwarzenegger, who plays the character in the 1982 film adaptation. The name Conan itself is Gaelic in origin and means 'little wolf'.
*"The hunt is on!"
**The name of an event that occurs between two characters in League of Legends. The phrase is also the tag-line for the 1990 film The Hunt For Red October, but this is unlikely to be the reference originally intended by the developers.
*"Master. Beastmaster"
**The catch phrase of 'Bond. James Bond."
*"Danger is my trade!"
**A line spoken by the character Kalidor in the 1985 film Red Sonja. Kalidor is played by Arnold Schwarzenegger.
*"I'll be back
**A further Schwarzenegger reference, spoken by the titular character in the 1984 film The Terminator.
===Bruxa===
The Bruxsa is a Portuguese vampire that has become that way through witchcraft.
Bruxa is presented visually and verbally similar to the character Tia Dalma from the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. 
*"The payment is fair."
**A word of word line made by the character Tia Dalma in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.
*"Crucio!"
**The spoken word for the unforgivable torture spell used in the Harry Potter series (book and film), which unleashes unbearable pain upon the victim.
*"The bones were drawn!"
**Osteomancy (throwing oracle bones into fire) is a common method of divination of many religions.
*Voodoo Doll
**A doll made to represent a person with the intent that any actions performed upon the effigy will be transferred to the subject based on sympathetic magic, which is often associated with torture via burning or stabbing with pins in pop culture. In reality, so-called 'voodoo dolls' are not a part of Vodou at all. They originated in Europe where they were called 'poppets', and Vodou's actual use of dolls (which have nothing to do with sympathetic magic) was most likely mistaken for this by European onlookers.
===Captain Blackthorne===
*"Ahoy matey!"
**The greeting used by participants of the International Talk Like a Pirate Day (19 September).
*"Where be the treasure?"
**A common pirate phrase.
*"Drink up, me hearties, yo-ho!"
**A common pirate phrase.
*"Hoist the Colours!"
**Said by the pirates (kicked off by Elizabeth Swan) at the end of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End when they face the Queens naval fleet.
*Release the Kraken
**Featured in the second Pirates of the Caribbean film Dead Man's Chest. The Kraken is a giant cephalopod monster of massive size that appears in lots of sea or myth based media. It is also a catchphrase spawned by the movie Clash of the Titans, in which the Kraken was released.
===Nivus===
*"Excelsior!"
**One of Stan Lee's (brainchild of Marvel Comics) most used phrases.
*"A Wizard is never late!"
**A line spoken by Gandalf in The Fellowship of the Ring. The full quote is "A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to."
*"Boomshakala!"
**The key phrase from 1993 hit song Boom-Shak-A-Lak by Apache Indian. The song has been used in films and commercials across the world.
*"Merlin's Pants!"
**A line spoken by Hermione Granger in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (book and film) as an exclamation of shock or surprise. The character of Merlin (though only mentioned in the series) is so well known that his name has entered everyday vernacular.
===Dierdre===
Dierdre or Deirdre, is both a Welsh and an Irish name. In Welsh it means dark whereas in Irish it means sorrowful
*"Purification is at hand"
**A line spoken by a disgruntled employee in The Simpsons episode 'Marge Gets A Job' (Series 4 episode 7). The full line is "I am the angel of death. The time of purification is at hand."
*"My faithful, join me"
**A quote made by the character Chen in Dota 2.
*"For the fallen"
**Possibly related to a poem of the same name written by Laurence Binyon. It's from this poem that the 'Ode of Remembrance' originates, which is used to honor those who died during World War I.
===Grawl===
The word Grawl comes from brawl, a word used to describe a noisy fight.
*"Here comes the pain."
**The sub-title of WWE Smackdown! Here Comes The Pain, a wrestling game released for the Playstation 2 in 2003.
*"Is there no one else?"
**A quote made by Achilles in the 2004 film Troy. When Achilles easily slays the best fighter of the opposing side, he calls out to the crowd to see if anyone else dares face him.
*"It's clobberin' time!"
**The catch phrase of The Thing from Marvel series The Fantastic Four. This phrase has been previously used in a similar format by Elora Wintersong in Kingdom Rush.
*"Let there be rock!"
**A sleight on the phrase "Let there be light" as written in the Book of Genesis, first book of the Hebrew Bible, where God created the Earth and filled the darkness of the void with light.
===Sha'tra===
As Sha'tra does not speak in English, his quotes can only be written based on what they sound like. However, transliterating them into Latin reveals some similarities:
*"Nas'de Zagon!"
**This phrase contains some of the the letters that make up the name 'Gonzalo Sande', one of the co-founders of Ironhide Studios.
*"Aroval Siniros!"
**The first part of this phrase contains the letters from the name 'Álvaro', another co-founder.
*"Ini'laer Sai'tam!"
**The first part of this phrase is almost 'Realini' backwards, the third co-founder of Ironhide. The second part is the first name of the comic artist, Matias Bergara, backwards.
*"Edih Nori!"
**This is 'Iron Hide' backwards.
*Abduction
**Alien abduction is the event reported to be experienced by people who have been taken aboard an alien spacecraft for different reasons, most commonly to be experimented on by aliens. It is a common feature in many forms of alien media.
*Vibro Blades
**A Vibroblade is a weapon featured in the Star Wars Expanded Universe. It is described as a bladed weapon that uses ultrasonic frequencies to increase cutting power.
*Final Countdown
**The Final Countdown is a 1986 song by Swedish rock band Europe. The song mentions space travel and other planets (namely Venus).
Sha'Tra makes an appearance in Ironhide Game Studios RTS game Iron Marines. You can find out more about Sha'Tra at the Official Iron Marines Wiki.
===Karkinos===
In Greek mythology, Karkinos (Greek: Καρκίνος) was a giant crab that fought alongside the Hydra, in its battle with Heracles (more commonly known as Hercules). Though crushed underfoot in battle, it was then lifted to the heavens and became the constellation Cancer.
*"I am Karkinos"
**Most likely a reference to the Marvel character Groot, from Guardians of the Galaxy. Groot's catch phrase (and only spoken line) is "I am Groot."
*"Never retreat, never surrender."
**Similar to a line spoken by King Leonidas in the graphic novel/film 300. The full line is 'Spartans never retreat. Spartans never surrender.'
*"I am made of rage!"
**A quote made by the character Colossus in Marvel's Astonishing X-Men, under the penmanship of Joss Whedon.
===Kutsao===
*"Fear is the mind killer"
**The start of a litany against fear used by the Bene Gesserit, a political and religious force in the series Dune by Frank Herbert. The litany is used to focus the mind in a time of peril. The full quote is "I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.".
*"Shapeless like water"
**A quote made by famous martial artist Bruce Lee. The full quote is "You must be shapeless, formless, like water. When you pour water in a cup, it becomes the cup. When you pour water in a bottle, it becomes the bottle. When you pour water in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can drip and it can crash. Become like water my friend."
*"The obstacle is the path"
**A Zen proverb. The obstacle isn’t something standing in our way. It’s the way itself.
*"There is no spoon."
**A quote made by the (erroneously named) character Spoon Boy from the 1999 film The Matrix.
===Dante===
The name Dante comes from the Latin name Durans, which meant 'enduring'. The most well known Dante is Dante Alighieri, who wrote The Divine Comedy, an epic poem that that tells of his descent through the many levels of Hell and then into the paradise of Heaven.
Dante also bears resemblance to many vampire hunters from pop culture, such as Solomon Kane, Abraham Van Helsing, Blade, and a Dante of the same name from Devil May Cry.
*"I'm the best at what I do"
**The catch phrase of Marvel's Wolverine, one of the most popular comic book characters ever. The full quote is "I'm the best there is at what I do, but what I do best isn't very nice".
*"There are many paths to redemption"
**A line spoken in the 2009 film Solomon Kane by an Abbot. The full quote is "There are many paths to redemption... not all of them peaceful"
*"Bless me, for I have sinned"
**When Catholics go to confession, they greet the priest with the line "Bless me father, for I have sinned."
* Akimbo Style
**Akimbo is a human body position in which the hands are on the hips and the elbows are bowed outward. Perhaps because this pose is often used by two-pistoled gunfighters in media, the word is sometimes mistakenly applied to any situation in which someone has a matched pair of weapons in his hands.
* Silver Bullet
**A "silver bullet" is a simple solution to a complicated problem. The skill's ability to instant-kill Werewolves and Lycans is a reference to how silver is shown in pop culture as a method of killing werewolves.
===Kahz===
In Greek mythology, the minotaur was a humanoid beast with a bull's head. It was imprisoned in a labyrinth under King Minos of Crete's palace. Seven people were annually sent into the labyrinth to feed it. The minotaur was finally slain by the hero Theseus.
* "Where's the beef?"
**A catchphrase spawned when an American fast food restaurant ran a memetic ad featuring a hamburger with a cartoonishly oversized bun and a similarly undersized patty. Also a pun about Kahz's species.
* "Fus ro dah!"
**The most famous thu'um in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Using it launches enemies.
*"Death smiles at us all!"
**A quote within a quote from the 2000 film Gladiator. The full quote is made by the main character Maximus, but within it he refers to the quote as made by a separate character, Marcus Aurelius. The full quote is "I knew a man once who said, "Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back."
*"...Mooooo!"
**Another joke about Kahz's species.
* Daedalus' Maze
**A reference to the aforementioned myth of the Labyrinth. Daedalus was the name of the architect of said Labyrinth.
===Ashbite===
*Reign of Fire
**This is the name of a 2002 film about fire breathing dragons being reintroduced into the modern world (with devastating results).
===Bonehart===
* "Never laugh at undead dragons!" 
**A change on a quote from The Hobbit made by Bilbo Baggins. The original quote is "Never laugh at living dragons."
* "Have a bone to pick?"
**To "have a bone to pick" means to want to talk to a person about something he/she has done that has annoyed you.
* "The plague has arrived!"
**This one is rather ambiguous, as there are multiple definitions. A plague is a rapidly-spreading disease that is usually fatal. The plague is a disease caused by Yersinia pestis, a bacterium spread through the bite of the rat flea. Ironhide is probably referring to the former.
* "Throw me a bone!"
**To "throw someone a bone" is to give praise or a reward to a person, even though they haven't contributed much.
* Bone Golem
**The golems are all named "Wishbone", which either refers to a forked bone formed by the collarbones of certain theropod dinosaurs (the coelophysids, allosaurs, oviraptorids, tyrannosaurs, troodontids, dromaeosaurids and birds) or an American children's TV series which tells an abridged version of classic literature.
===Rurin Longbeard===
His name is probably a reference to Durin Longbeard, father of the most important clan of dwarves and their first king in Tolkien's works.
*"Dungeon's deep and cavern's old."
**A line from the song 'Far Over The Misty Mountains Cold' sung by the party of Dwarves in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit.
*"Send them to me"
**A line spoken by the dwarf character Gimli in The Two Towers (again written by Tolkien), where he encourages his comrades to send enemies in his direction for a beating.
*"Not the beard!"
**Another line from Gimli in The Fellowship of the Ring, as he expresses his distress when a character grabs on to his beard to stop him from falling to his death.
===Lucrezia===
* Her name may come from Lucrezia Borgia (1480-1519), a femme fatale who in some circles of folk stories and mythology, was believed to be a vampire. 
*"The blood is the life."
**A line spoken by Dracula, in the 1992 film of the same name, based on the 1897 book by Bram Stoker. The full quote is "The blood is the life... and it shall be mine."
*"Blah blah vampire emergency blah"
**A word for word line spoken by the character Pam De Beaufort in the HBO series True Blood.
*"Got blood?"
**A take on the advertising phrase "Got Milk?" which encourages the drinking of cow milk.
*Life Drain 
**Using this skill creates an aura around Lucrezia in the shape of a red cross. This could be a reference to the humanitarian organization known as the "International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies", which provides aid to disaster victims. 
==Towers==
===Crossbow Fort===
*"Time for target practice"
**A line spoken by the hero Sniper in Dota 2.
*"Blackbird fly!"
**A line from the song Blackbird by The Beatles.
*"Be quick or be dead"
**A song by heavy metal band Iron Maiden.
===Tribal Axethrowers===
*"The tribe has spoken, mon"
**A line spoken in the reality-TV series Survivor, used when a contestant is being voted off the show.
*Fight magic with magic
**Similar to the idiom 'Fight fire with fire', meaning the best response to attack is with a similar or equal attack.
===Assassin's Guild===
*"Requiescat in pace"
**A line spoken by the character Ezio in the game Assassin's Creed. The phrase itself is Latin for "rest in peace".
===Knights Templar===
*"Hooah!"
**Military slang meaning 'referring to or meaning anything and everything except no' used by soldiers in the U.S. Army and Air Force.
*"A Sword day... a red day!"
**A line spoken by the character Théoden, the king of Rohan, in the 2003 film The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. Spoken to the amassed troops before they enter the battle at Minas Tirith.
*"Rise a Knight"
**A line spoken by Balian in the 2005 film Kingdom of Heaven. The full quote is "Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Safeguard the helpless. Never lie, even if it leads to your death; that is your oath. (slaps a man) And that is so you don't forget it. Rise a knight... rise a knight!"
*When the going gets tough
**Part of a proverb 'When the going gets tough, the tough get going'. Also the name of a song by Billy Ocean.
*Let it bleed
**The name of a song by rock band The Rolling Stones.
*That's the cup of a carpenter
**A line spoken by the character Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade whilst searching for the Holy Grail, he discards all the gold and jewel encrusted cups in favour of one roughly carved out of wood.
===Archmage Tower===
*"Gone... with the wind"
**The name of a 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell, later made into a film in 1939.
*Is there an F5?
**A line spoken by the character Melissa in the 1996 film Twister, in reference to the scale tornados are classed by.
===Necromancer Tower===
*"Fear the Reaper..."
**A reverse on the advice given by the song '(Don't Fear) The Reaper' by the Blue Oyster Cult.
*"Let's ride..."
**A line spoken by the character Johnny Blaze in the 2007 film Ghost Rider, based on the comic series of the same name.
===DWAARP===
*"Ready to Rumble!"
**Part of the catch-phrase of Michael Buffer, a ring announcer for professional wrestling and boxing. The full quote features is exaggerated on the 'r' sounds, "Let's get ready to rumble!"
*"Great Scott!"
**The catch-phrase of Doctor Emett Brown in the 1985 film Back to the Future.
*"Shake and bake!"
**A food package made by Kraft Foods. A bag of bread crumbs or flavoring to which meat is added, shook up, then sealed and baked to release the flavouring of the power.
*Give me fuel, give me fire
**A line from the song Fuel by Metallica.
===Battle-Mecha T200===
*"Down the garbage chute"
**Similar to a line spoken by Princess Leia in 1977 film Star Wars: A new Hope, where she orders other characters "Into the garbage chute..."
===Spear Maiden Hut===
The spear maiden names are references to fictional characters and warrior groups.
*Balsa
**The main character, a female spear fighter, in Seirei no Moribito.
*Chiad, Enaila and Sulin 
**Maidens of the Spear in The Wheel of Time.
*Far Dareis Mai
**An all-female warrior group in The Wheel of Time.
*Hama N'dore, Seia Doon and Sovin Nai 
**Warrior groups in The Wheel of Time.
*Jane
**The main female character in Tarzan
===Dwarven Bastion===
*"Lock stock and barrel"
**A figure of speech used when referring to 'everything'. The lock, stock and barrel are the effective portions of a gun, and therefore, everything.
*TNT! ... and i'll win the fight!
**A line from the song T.N.T. by AC/DC.
*Full Mithril Jacket
**A take on the name of a 1987 film Full Metal Jacket. Mithril is a metal mined by dwarves in The Lord of the Rings.
*Seven-six-two millimeter..
**A line spoken by the character Private Pyle in the film Full Metal Jacket.
===Dwarf Hall===
*"That still counts as one!"
**A line spoken by the character Gimli in The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.
*"Let them come!"
**A line spoken by the character Gimli in The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring.
*"Khazâd ai-mênu!"
**A phrase spoken in Khuzdul, a dwarven language created by J.R.R. Tolkien for The Lord of the Rings. The phrase translates as "The Dwarves are upon you!"
*As light as a feather
**The first part of a line spoken by Bilbo Bagins in The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, when he passes on his Mithril vest to his nephew Frodo.
*...as hard as dragon scales
**The second half of the same quote.
*Dwarfweiser
**A take on the name Budweiser, a German lager that is one of the highest selling beers in the United States.
*Wassuuuup!
**A reference to an advertising campaign for Budweiser that began in 1999. The phrase entered pop-culture almost immediately.
The Dwarf unit names are all taken from Tolkien's works. Tolkien himself got the names from a list of dwarf names in the Völuspá, an epic Norse poem from the Poetic Edda.
*Balin
*Bifur
*Bofur
*Bombur
*Durin
*Dwalin
*Gimli
*Gloin
*Oin
*Thorin
===Dark Forge===
*"Electric funeral!"
**The name of a song by rock band Black Sabbath.
*"It's alive! Huahaha!"
**A line spoken by the character Frankenstein in the 1931 film of the same name. It is spoken when the monster he has created comes to life.
*It's electrifying
**A line from the song 'Your the one that I want" from the 1978 film musical Grease.
*"Frankie smash!"
**A sleight on the catch phrase of the Hulk, who says "Hulk smash!"
*Jaxx v2 arms
**A reference to the character Jax from the Mortal Kombat series. Between two games, Jax has a set of metal arms fitted.
==Bosses==
===Lord Malagar===
*"Resistance is futile!"
**The catch-phrase of the antagonists The Borg in the TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation.
*"Llama face!"
**Said by Prince Kuzco when he discovers he has been turned into a llama in the Disney film The Emperor's New Groove.
*"Wake up, it's time to die!"
**A line spoken to the replicant Leon in the 1982 film Blade Runner.
*"If you are into evil, you're a friend of mine"
**A line from the song Hells Bells by AC/DC.
*"Exit light, enter night"
**A line from the song Enter Sandman by Metallica.
*"The cake is a lie!"
**aA message written on the walls in a secret area of the game Portal.
*"You spoony bard!"
**A quote from the video game Final Fantasy IV, it is a well known example of poor translation.
*"I look inside myself and see my heart is black."
**A line from the song Paint It, Black by The Rolling Stones.
*"It's the end of the world as *YOU* know it."
**A play on the song It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) by R.E.M.
*"Unliiiiiimmited poooower!!!!"
**Words spoken by the Dark Lord of the Sith in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith when he is revealed to be the Emperor and main antagonist of the trilogy.
*"I am the lizard king, I can do anything!"
**A quote attributed to Jim Morrison, lead singer of The Doors. He was nicknamed The Lizard King
*"You are an inspiration for birth control."
**A line spoken by Duke Nukem in the video game Duke Nukem 3D
*"Need a strategy guide?"
**In the days before the internet, Strategy Guides would be sold for popular games that provided all the same kind of maps, stats and information that this wiki now has for free.
*"Ex-Mortis!"
**Exmortsi is an adventure/horror Point-and-click flash game
*"Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum!"
**Part of the catchphrase of the giant in the the English fairytale, Jack and the Beanstalk
*"Fus-Ro-Dah!"
**The most famous thu'um in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Using it launches enemies.
*"C'mon, show me your moves!"
**A line spoken by Camptain Falcon from the video game F-Zero. The line itself is one of the Captain's taunts from Super Smash Bros.
*"Corp Por!"
**Two words used to cast the spell Death Bolt in Ultima Online.
*"I find your lack of faith disturbing..."
**A line spoken by Darth Vader in Star Wars IV: A New Hope.
*"You're off the edge of the map. Here there be monsters!"
**A line spoken by Hector Barbossa in the film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
*"I ain't no tailor but I know what suits me!"
**A line spoken by Popeye the Sailor Man
*"This is gonna be Legen - wait for itttt - DARY!"
**The catchphrase of Barney Stinson in the tv series How I Met Your Mother
*"It's the final countdown..."
**A line from the song The Final Countdown by Swedish rock band Europe.
*"I *now* expect you to die!"
**A line spoken by Goldfinger in titular James Bond film.
**"It's moving. It's alive. It's ALIIIIVE!"
**A line spoken by Doctor Frankenstein in the 1931 film Frankenstein, when his monster comes to life. 
===Umbra===
Umbra is a term used to describe the darkest part of a shadow, most often in terms of celestial bodies obscuring one another.
*"I'm not afraid of the dark, the dark is afraid of ME"
**A line spoken by the character Richard B. Riddick in the 2004 film The Chronicles of Riddick.
*"This is going to be legen (wait for it) dary!"
**A catch-phrase of the character Barney Stinson in the TV series How I Met Your Mother.
*"I'm every nightmare you ever had!"
**A line spoken by the titular evil clown in the 1990 mini series It, adapted from a Stephen King book of the same name.
*"I am a God, you dull creature"
**A line spoken by the antagonist Loki in the 2012 film The Avengers when facing the brute force of the Hulk.
*"Shadows betray you because they belong to me!"
**A fragment of a line spoken by the antagonist Bane in the 2012 film The Dark Knight Rises. The full quote is "The shadows betray you because they belong to me!"
*"Fascinating!"
**The catch-phrase of the character Spock in the original Star Trek TV series.
*"You're not afraid of the dark, are you?"
**A second line spoken by the character Riddick in Chronicles of Riddick.
*"Welcome to your doom!"
**A line spoken by the villain Neff in Sega's 1988 video game Altered Beast
*"I'm not bad i'm just drawn that way"
**A line spoken by the character Jessica Rabbit in the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit
*"Humans are a disease, I am the cure!"
**A fragment of a line spoken by the primary antagonist Agent Smith, in the 1999 film The Matrix. The full line is "Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet. You're a plague and we are the cure".
*"The darkness, for me, is where I shine!"
**A further line spoken by the character Riddick, this time from the Chronicles of Riddick video game Assault on Dark Athena.
*"Kneel before Umbra!"
**Similar to a line spoken by the antagonist Zod, in the 1980 film Superman II. The quote "Kneel before Zod!" is a very popular pop-culture reference.
*"One, two, Umbra is coming for you"
**Similar to the catch-phrase of Freddy Krueger, the antagonist of the film series A Nightmare on Elm Street.
*"Resistance is futile!"
**The catch-phrase of the antagonists The Borg in the TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation.
*"You and your friends are dead!"
**Word found on the infamous Game Over screen of the 1989 NES video game Friday the 13th
*"Do you smell it? The scent of fear?"
**A line spoken by antagonist Azog The Defiler, in the 2012 film adaption of JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit
*"I'll tear your soul apart!"
**A line spoken by the antagonist Pinhead in the 1987 horror film Hellraiser
*"Why do you live?"
**A line spoken by the antagonist Voldemort in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
===Vasile===
*"No time for interviews!"
**A reference to the 1976 book and 1994 film Interview with a Vampire, where the main character recounts his long life as a vampire.
*"Evil is a point of view."
**A line spoken by the character Lestat de Lioncourt, in Interview With A Vampire
*"I'm going to give you the choice I never had."
**A second line spoken by the character Lestat de Lioncourt, in Interview With A Vampire
*"Listen to them, the children of the night."
**A line said by Count Dracula in Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula
*"Denn die Todten reiten Schnell"
**A line from the poem Lenore, written by German poet Gottfried August Bürger in 1773 which has been influential on vampire literature. The line translates to "For the dead ride fast".
*"We, vampires don't sparkle in the sun."
**A reference to the book and film series Twilight, where vampire skin sparkles in direct sunlight instead of burning as it does in traditional lore.
*"Fushta!"
**A word said by Van Helsing in the 1995 spoof film Dracula: Dead and Loving It whilst arguing with Count Dracula
*"Oh, it's night-time. I was having... a daymare."
**A line said by Count Dracula in Dracula: Dead and Loving It!
===God King===
The God King's appearance and attitude is based on the character Xerxes from the graphic novel and film 300, who himself is based on Xerxes I (Persian: خشایارشا), the fourth Shahanshah of the Achaemenid Empire, whose invasion of Greece is the basis for the story. The name 'Xerxes' means 'ruling over heroes'.
* "For glory's sake, WAR!"
**Spoken by Xerxes in the trailer for the 2014 film 300: Rise of an Empire. This is spoken only in the trailer and not in the film.
* "Aren't we always sometimes monsters?"
**Always Sometimes Monsters is an RPG made by Devolver Digital about the journey of modern human experience. As this game is available on Steam and through Humble, it is possibly added via a friendship or exchange of ideas between both Devolver Digital and Ironhide Game Studio.
* "Nothing will stop the march of my Empire!"
**Spoken by Xerxes in the trailer for the 2014 film 300: Rise of an Empire. Again, this line does not appear in the film.
* "I like you begging! Do it again!"
**A line spoken by the villain Maleficent in the 2014 film of the same name.
* "One world, one master. Kneel before me!"
**The first part of the quote is spoken by Xerxes in the 1962 film The 300 Spartans. The second is likely part of the continuing use of "Kneel before Zod!" from Superman II, which has been said by several other bosses. It!
===(Unknown)===
Following the defeat of Umbra, in a post-credit sequence, a green and scaly hand is shown picking up the Tear of Elynie jewel.
* "Mine... Mine!"
**The language in which these words are written is the Alienese substitution cipher (AL1) from Futurama.
==Achievements==
*AND SO IT BEGINS
**A line spoken by King Théoden of Rohan in the Peter Jackson film The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers at the beginning of the battle for Helm's Deep.
*ARMAGEDDON
**Based on the 1998 film Armageddon, where a meteorite threatens the earth.
*HOME IMPROVEMENT
**The title of an American comedy series.
*SUPERMARIO
**A game in which you can collect stars that make you invincible. 
*KONGICIDE 
**Based on the film King Kong, but here you have to kill Quincon.
*TERMINATOR
**The film Terminator is about a cyborg that kills many people. He has mechanical eyes, which look like the symbol for the achievement.
*DIE HARD
**Based on the film series Die Hard.
*G.I. JOE
**This is the nickname of an American soldier (just any American soldier, not a specific one).
*DIVIDE AND CONQUER
**The name of a novel by Tom Clancy.
*YOU SHALL NOT PASS
**A line spoken by Gandalf in the film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
*ORGANIC IMPULSE
**You have to move a Desert Bantah to get this achievement. The Desert Bantah is very similar to the Desert Bantha in the film series Star Wars.
*MUA'DIB
**Probably based on Frank Herbert's novel Dune, where a Muad'dib is a sort of desert mouse. The main protagonist of the novel is also named after such a mouse.
*MONEY TALKS
**The name of an American comedy film.
*THE BLACK PEARL
**The Black Pearl is a very important ship in the film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
*MUMMY AT THE GATES
**Probably based on the film Enemy at the Gates, which is about the battle for Stalingrad.
*TWIST AND SHOUT
**The title of a Beatles song.
*SOS TO THE WORLD
**A line from the song Message in a Bottle by The Police.
*FEED ME SEYMOUR
**A line from a scene in Little Shop of Horrors.
*SAVE THE PRINCESS
**What you have to do in the Super Mario games.
*ONE *UGLY* $%@# 
**The hidden alien hunters are likely of the Predator species, featured in the 1987 film series of the same name. The quote "You're one ugly motherf*****" is said by Arnold Schwarzenegger upon meeting them in the first installment of the franchise.
*THE WALKING DEAD
**The name of a television series and a video game.
*IS THAT WILHELM
**A Wilhelm scream is a prerecorded sound for a scream, used in many films and commercials. When the Saurians fall down, they scream and that is a Wilhelm scream.
*DR HENRY WALTON
**Indiana Jones's real name is Henry Walton Jones, so it is a reference to that, as you have to help someone who looks like Indiana Jones in order to get the achievement.
*ALI BABA
**There is a fairy tale about Ali Baba and forty robbers. Ali Baba gets revenge on the robbers by stealing their gold.
*BLOT OUT THE SUN
**A quote from the film 300.
*FUJITA #5
**There is a scale of Fujita for measuring hurricanes (F1, F2 etc.).
*HIGHLANDER
**The name of the 1986 film Highlander, in which there is a group of immortals that are destined to kill each other (they can be killed only by complete decapitation) until one remains.
*LET IT BLEED
**The name of an album by The Rolling Stones.
*CULL THE WEAK
**This achievement could be a reference to a skill in Diablo III.
*NECROPOLIS
**Necropolis means 'City of the dead' in Greek.
*GRIM REAPER
**The Grim Reaper is death itself.
*MECHWARRIOR
**Mechwarrior could be a reference to a series of games.
*OPTIMUS PRIME
**The leader of the Autobots (the 'good' robots) in the film series Transformers.
*HERO OF THE DAY
**A song by Metallica.
*LEGEN (WAIT FOR IT) DARY
**A quote from the film How I Met Your Mother.
*TARZAN BOY
**A song by Baltimora.
*IN THE NAVY
**A song by The Village People.
*PERFECT STORM
**The Perfect Storm is a film from 2000.
*JAWS
**A reference to the 1975 film Jaws.
*WATERWORLD
**Most likely based on the 1995 film Waterworld.
*MOONWALKER
**Probably a reference to Michael Jackson's Moonwalk.
*ZOMBIE WALK
**A zombie walk is a public activity in which a large group of people dressed up as zombies walk around.
*GHOSTBUSTERS
**Based on the 1984 film Ghostbusters.
*I SEE DEAD PEOPLE
**A quote from the film The Sixth Sense.
*DEAD AND LOVING IT
**A reference to the 1995 film Dracula: Dead and Loving It.
*YOU'VE FOUND ME
**Probably based on the song You've Found Me by The Fray. The hidden combatant is Reptile, who originated as a secret fighter in the first Mortal Kombatgame. He is known for his excellent camouflaging, explaining how he's rather difficult to discover.
*OAKENSHIELD
**A reference to J.R.R. Tolkien's book The Hobbit, in which there is a dwarf prince named Thorin Oakenshield.
*I'M THE LIZARD KING
**Possibly based on a line from the song Celebration of the Lizard by The Doors.
*COME ON YOU APES!
**A quote from the 1997 film Starship Troopers.
*WANT A PIECE OF ME?
**A quote from the 2004 film Alien Vs Predator.
==Levels==
===Hammerhold===
*The largest building in the top right corner of the map has a small boy standing beside it. The shadow he is casting is in the shape of something bigger. This is the teaser poster made for Star Wars Episode I, of a young Anakin Skywalker and the foreshadwoing of him becoming Darth Vader.
===Sandhawk Hamlet===
*At the bottom of the map is a metal ring from the film Stargate . In the film it features instant wormhole travel to a desert planet on the other side of the galaxy. If you click on it, it shorts out before it cycles around. A fully functioning version appears in the Ruins of Nas'De Endless Challenge and acts as an entrance for enemies.
===Sape Oasis===
*The two Bantas in the level are based on the Bantha found on the desert planet Tatooine in the Star Wars universe. They are ridden by Tusken Raiders, which are represented here as the Duskar.
===Buccaneer's Den===
* The DWAARP is introduced in this level, and as such a large crate on the shore line has various metal parts from the tower (including the central plunger and a side panel) and a set of blue prints for its construction.
* In the Steam version of the game, where the map is wider than normal, Wilson; the ball with a face painted on it from the film Cast Away; can be found nestled in the rocks near the western exit.
 
===Nazeru's Gates===
* Replaying this level on Iron or Heroic modes has a shop set up where a trader is settling Nazeru's lamp. 
===Lost Jungle===
* As seen with the DWAARP, the Battle-Mecha T200 is introduced here, and a large crate has been air-dropped into the level containing the parts used to build the tower.
===Temple of Saqra===
* Replaying this level on Iron or Heroic modes finds three monkeys; that are found on previous jungle levels in the trees, throwing harmless banana skins at enemies; dancing with Quincons staff while his crown sits on the floor.
===Emberspike Depths===
* Replaying this level on Iron or Heroic modes finds the Hammer of Ages and Vez'nan's Staff sat in the dirt on either side of the crystal prison Umbra was trapped in. 
===Port Tortuga===
* Tortuga is Spanish for turtle.
* Tortuga is the name of an island in the Caribbean (Turtle Island) that makes up part of Haiti. It was a centre of piracy in the Caribbean during the 17th century. Tortuga has been popularised in many pirate films,most notably the 1961 film Pirates of Tortuga and the more recent 2000's series Pirates of the Caribbean.
===The Sunken Citadel===
* The name of the city, Ryly'eh, is named after the nightmare corpse-city that appears in the H. P. Lovecraft short story The Call of Cthulhu, where the Leviathan-esque Cthulhu sleeps, dreaming.
* On the map, the level flag is placed on a location named Mompoey Island, which is named after Pablo Realini Mompoey, one of the co-founders of Ironhide Game Studio.
* On the beach near the water-side exit flag, is a half-buried stone hand. This is a reference to a famous sculpture called The Hand by Chilean artist Mario Irarrázabal. It is located in Punta del Este, in Uruguay, which is where Ironhide Game Studio is based.
* The level preview shows a slightly different layout to the level as it is actually presented. "The Hand" is located on the beach near the land exit in the preview, whereas in the gameplay level it has moved over to the right, away from the battle. Its repositioning suggests that another Strategic Point was needed.
===Dusk Chateau===
* Replaying this level on Iron or Heroic modes finds a ticket booth outside the gates and a sign for the Dusk Chateau Scare Tour
*Hidden on the edges of the forest are references to well-known horror films. On the left side of the level is Chucky from Child's Play, on the right side is the hockey mask worn by Jason Vorhees in Friday the 13th and a stone slab bearing the logo of the Umbrella Corporation from Resident Evil, and near the bottom center of the screen is Billy the Puppet's head from the Saw franchise (briefly visible when Vasile first appears and all frames vanish from the screen).
*Vasile is a traditional Romanian name (where Dracula is rumoured to be from), though nowadays it is mostly associated with older people and/or from the countryside.
===Darklight Depths===
*The kingdom the dwarves are searching for, 'Loria' is based on the similar sounding Moria from The Lord of the Rings. It is a great underground Dwarven City where Gold, Mithril and many other treasures are mined.
*This is referenced again in the level, a faint outline of an arch can be seen on the wall in the lower right corner. Clicking on it will light the arch much like how the door to Moria is seen in the film adaptation of The Fellowship of the Ring.
===Ruins of Nas'De===
*'Nas'de' is an anagram of 'Sande', the first surname of Gonzalo Sande, one of the three founders of Ironhide Game Studio.
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