KR:Trivia

==Heroes==
===Gerald Lightseeker===
The name Gerald is an old Germanic name that means Rule of the Spear.
*"Prepare for glory!"
**Spoken by King Leonidas in the graphic novel/film 300
*"Honor guide me!" 
**The first of several quotes taken from StarCraft, this is a confirmation quote for the Zealot unit.
*"Come on, you wanna live forever?"
**Censored version of the Daniel Daly's (American sergeant, he was decorated twice with Medal of Honor) quote
**"Come on you sons of b****es, do you want to live forever?"
*"I will cleanse this land!"
**The Wiki started by the developers states this is a quote from Diablo II. It is also a line from a song called The Cleansing by Nothing More.
===Alleria Swiftwind===
There is a character in Warcraft called Alleria Windrunner, who is also both an elf and an archer.
*"Give me a target!"
**A quote of the character Varus in the multiplayer online game League of Legends.
*"If it bleeds, I can kill it!"
**A riff on a line spoken by the character Dutch in the film Predator.
*"Swift, like the wind!"
**As swift as wind (Traditional Chinese: 故其疾如風) is a line from Sun Tzu's The Art of War, part of the verse "故其疾如風、其徐如林、侵掠如火、難知如陰、不動如山、動如雷霆" (Let your rapidity be that of the wind, your compactness that of the forest, in raiding and plundering be like fire, be as hard to know as the shadow, be immovable like a mountain, move as fast as lightning).
*"Calm and careful"
**A line spoken by Robin in the 2010 version of Robin Hood.
===Malik Hammerfury===
Malik (Arabic: ملك‎) (Hebrew: מֶלֶךְ‎) is a Semitic name, meaning king, chieftain.
*"It's hammer time!"
**A line taken from the song U Can't Touch This! by rapper MC Hammer.
*"Can't touch this!' 
**A second line from the MC Hammer song, both this and Hammer Time have entered popular culture as catch phrases and are used in numerous sources.
*"I pity the fool!"
**A quote made by the character B.A.Barachus in the TV series The A-Team. B.A. is portrayed as a large bodied black man that nobody wants to mess with, much like Malik is portrayed in the game.
===Bolin Farslayer===
The surname Bolin is derived from someone who lived in one of the numerous locations named Borland or Boreland in the counties of Dumfriesshire, Galloway, Fife, and Perthshire in Scotland. All Dwarfs in Kingdom Rush are portrayed with a Scottish accent.
*"I never miss!"
**A line spoken by El Wray in the Grindhouse film Planet Terror.
*"Hasta la vista baby!"
**The catch phrase associated with Arnold Schwarzenegger's titular character in Terminator II: Judgement Day. "Hasta la vista" is a Spanish phrase meaning "see you later".
*"Oh-ho, do you feel lucky, punk?"
**A line spoken by Harry Callahan in Dirty Harry. The full line "I know what you're thinking, punk. You're thinking "did he fire six shots or only five?" Now to tell you the truth I forgot myself in all this excitement. But being this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world and will blow you head clean off, you've gotta ask yourself a question: "Do I feel lucky?" Well, do ya, punk?" is understandably very long and therefore very hard to remember, which is why only the last part has become the most memorable.
===Magnus Spellbane===
The name Magnus is a late Latin word meaning Great. His name and his appearance are a nod to Magnus Bane, the warlock of The Shadowhunters Chronicles novel series.
*"Hocus pocus" 
**Famous 'magic words' that usually take second place behind Abra Cadabra.
*"Knowlege is power" 
**Translated from the Latin proverb 'Scientia potentia est', and commonly attributed to Sir Francis Bacon, it implies that having knowledge and education will make one greater or give them better potential in life than those who have no knowledge.
*"Power, unlimited power!"
**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.
*"It's a kind of magic" 
**A line spoken by Connor MacLeod in the film Highlander. It is more commonly known from the song A Kind of Magic by English rock band Queen. The song was made for the film, based on the spoken line.
===Ignus===
"Ignus" is similar to the latin word for "fire", "Ignis".
*"Let's burn!"
**A quote from StarCraft, this is the confirmation phrase used by the Firebat.
*"Need a light?"
**Another quote from the StarCraft Firebat.
*"Fire and Brimstone!"
**A term used to describe the wrath of God in the Old Testament. Brimstone is an archaic name for Sulfur, an element often associated with the acrid odour found near volcanic activity (hydrogen sulfide has the distinct smell of rotten eggs).
*"By fire be purged!"
**A quote from World of Warcraft made by the character Ragnaros, who is the master of all fire elementals.
===King Denas===
Denas' name is an anagram of 'Sande', the first surname of Gonzalo Sande (GONZASAN), a founder of Ironhide.
*"Go ahead, make my day!"
**A line spoken by Harry Callahan in the film Sudden Impact. The film is part of the Dirty Harry series, making it the second quote from the series, the first made by Bolin.
===Elora Wintersong===
*"Winter is coming" 
**Motto of the House of Stark in A Song of Ice and Fire.
*"Ice, ice, baby"
**The name and lyric of a song by rapper Vanilla Ice. The song is well known for sharing the baseline of the song Under Pressure by Queen and David Bowie.
*"Cool!"
**Meaning both cold and awesome.
*"It's chilling time!" 
**A sleight on the phrase "It's clobberin' time!", the catch phrase of choice for The Thing from Marvel series The Fantastic Four. This phrase would later be used in it's original format for Frontiers hero Grawl.
===Ingvar Bearclaw===
The name Ingvar comes from the Norse name Yngvarr, derived from the alternate name of the god Freyr, and combined with the word arr meaning Warrior.
Norse Berserkers were warriors able to enter an uncontrollable trance of fury and rage that gave them great strength. In regards to the translation of the old Norse words, and the writings of them in Norse legend, they wore bear pelts and would undergo shape shifting though more like shifting into the state of rage rather than an actual form change.
*"Bear with me" 
**He turns into a bear, so it's a funny.
*"Valhalla awaits!" 
**A reference to Valhalla (the Norse afterlife for fallen warriors) but also a line from the song Valhalla Awaits Me by Amon Amarth.
*"You wont like me when I'm angry." 
**Said by Bruce Banner before he turns into the Hulk.
*"Until Ragnarok!"
**Another song line, this time from In Chains Until Ragnarok by Enslaved. Ragnarok, or Ragnarök, in Norse Mythology, is the end of the worlds.
===Oni===
An Oni (Kanji: 鬼) is a demon in Japanese folklore, they are usually ugly looking with wide grins, horns, fangs and usually red or blue skin. Whilst usually malicious monsters that attack people, they can also be considered protective, as statues bearing their grimacing faces are found on buildings to ward of other spirits (like gargoyles found on European buildings for the same purpose). The Oni feature a great deal in Japanese culture, appearing in some form in numerous Manga, Anime and computer games.
*"Off with their heads"
**Said in several different forms, but popularly linked to the Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland.
*"Banzai!"
**The Banzai charge is the term used by the Allied forces to refer to Japanese human wave attacks mounted by infantry units. This term came from the Japanese cry "Tenno Heika Banzai" (天皇陛下萬歲, "Long live the Emperor"), shortened to banzai, and it specifically refers to a tactic used by Japanese soldiers during the Pacific War.
*"My blades are thirsty"
**Google tells me this is a line of a song called 'Swordmaster' by Battlelore. It has a similar genre style as the songs that inspired lines for Ingvar Bearclaw.
*"A good death"
**A line spoken by Kasumoto in the film The Last Samurai.
*"Death brings me honour"
**When killed, Oni performs seppuku, the ritual suicide that samurai perform so they can die with honour.
===Hacksaw===
A Hacksaw is a type of blade used for cutting materials. They're usually used in the early stages of construction. Likewise, to refer to someone or something as 'a hack' is to say that it's not up to the standard that is expected of it. If someone is doing a hack job then they're not as good as a professional, and if something is considered a hack, then it's not as good at its purpose than a properly vetted one. Since Hacksaw is a gnome in a self constructed robot suit, both he and the suit could be considered 'hacks'.
*"Timber! Hoo hoo haa haa!"
**The laughing bit is a little odd, but Timber! is what lumberjacks and others in similar professions shout when a tree is being cut down, as a warning to those around to get the merry hell out of its way and avoid getting crushed. Sound advice. Timber is also the word used to describe wood intended to be used for construction.
*"Cowabunga!"
**Popularised by the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character Michelangelo. It's surfer slang for "Whoo hoo!".
*"Bazinga!"
**Another phrase popularised by a TV character, this time Sheldon Cooper in The Big Bang Theory. Again, it's a phrase meaning "That went well."
*"Ridiculous!"
**From the way it's spoken, it sounds like a take on the Riddikulus spell from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, a spell used to turn a boggart's illusions back against it.
*"I am not finished!" 
**Except he is finished. Dead.
===Thor===
Thor (Proto-Germanic: Þunraz, Old Norse: Þórr, Old English: Þunor, Old High German: Þonar) is the Germanic God of Strength, Thunder and War. Thor is now most commonly known as a character from the Marvel universe, both comic and film. The name Thor itself means Thunder.
*"For Midgard!"
**Midgard is the name used in Norse mythology to describe the realm of Earth, as oppose to Asgard, the realm of the gods. This phrase is commonly used by Marvel's Thor as a battle cry.
*"I say thee nay, vile one!"
**Another battle cry from Marvel's Thor, often when countering the attacks of a villain.
*"Heavy Metal Thunder!!"
**A line from the song Born to be Wild by rock band Steppenwolf. This is the second instance of this song being used for a quote as the song title itself is used by the Rangers Hideout.
*"Wrath of the Heavens!"
**Based on the title of the Playstation 2 action-stealth game Tenchu: Wrath of the Heaven. 
*"Mjolnir!!!"
**Mjolnir is the name of the enchanted hammer that Thor carries.
==Towers==
===Archer Tower===
*"Dodge this!"
**A line spoken by the character Trinity in the 2000 film The Matrix .
===Musketeer Garrison===
*"This is my boomstick"
**A line spoken by the character Ash in the 1992 cult film Army of Darkness. Ash impresses medieval peasants with his modern shotgun, by shooting a knights sword in two.
*"One shot, one kill."
**A term used to describe the most efficient way of causing a death with a fire arm. A head-shot kills instantly, and you only need to use one bullet.
*"Fire at will!"
**A commonly used term to stop following procedure and use as much power and force as necessary to get the job done.
===Rangers Hideout===
*"I see dead people."
**A line spoken by the character Cole in the 1999 film The Sixth Sense, about a young boy who can see and communicate with the ghosts of dead people.
*"Born to be wild!"
**A line from the song Born to be Wild by rock band Steppenwolf. This is the first instance of this song being used for a quote (chronologically) as another line from the song was later used for the hero Thor, when he was introduced to the game and again by the Wild Magus in Kingdom Rush: Origins
===Militia Barracks===
*"For the king!"
**A quote made by a Knight unit in Warcraft III
*"Have at thee!"
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===Holy Order===
*"Feel my wrath"
**A quote made by both the Priest units and the Shade units in Warcraft III
*"Let there be light!"
**As written in the first book of Genesis, where God created the Earth and filled the darkness of the void with light.
===Mage Tower===
*"Like a charm"
**Part of a common phrase "worked like a charm" used when something has done exactly what it was meant to.
*"I put a spell on you"
**A song written and sung by Screamin' Jay Hawkins from 1956. The song has become well known after being featured in the 1993 film Hocus Pocus.
*"Might and magic"
**The name of a series of RPG games for the PC that started in 1996. Might and Magic are considered defining examples of early Role-playing games.
===Arcane Wizard===
*"Klaatu barada nikto"
**A line spoken by the character Klaatu in 1951 film The Day The Earth Stood Still. The phrase was used to stop the robot Gort from destroying the Earth. The phrase has been used in many other games, films and TV shows since.
*"Avada Kedavra"
**The spoken word for the unforgivable killing spell used in the Harry Potter series (book and film), which kills the target outright. The character Harry Potter is the only person known to have survived the spell.
*"You shall not pass"
**A line spoken by Gandalf in the 2001 film Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, when confronting a Balrog and stopping it from reaching the other members of the fellowship.
===Sorcerer Mage===
*"Do or do not. There is no try"
**A line spoken by Yoda in the 1980 film Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.
*"Ashes to ashes"
**Part of the phrase "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust" spoken during a burial service, to denote the finality of the coporeal body.
===Dwarven Bombard===
*"Want some, get some"
**A line spoken by the character Kirk Lazarus in the 2008 film Tropic Thunder.
*"Hail to the king, baby"
**The final line spoken by the character Ash in the 1992 cult film Army Of Darkness, declaring himself to be a King in one way or another.
===Big Bertha===
*"Say hello to my little friend"
**A line spoken by the character Tony Montana in the 1983 film Scarface.
*"Yippee ki-yay, motherf*****!"
**A line spoken by the character John McClane in the 1988 film Die Hard. Though it only has context in the first film, it becomes the character's catch-phrase in the sequels that followed. In the game, it is bleeped out.
*"Rest in pieces!"
**A quote made by the character Duke Nukem in the 2002 Xbox 360 game Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project
===Tesla X104===
*"Ride the lightning"
**The name of the second album by heavy metal band Metallica. It is also the name of the second track on the album.
*"Toasty!"
**A line spoken in 1993 game Mortal Kombat II. It started as an easter egg, where an image of one of the game designers would appear on screen and speak the line if a particular move was performed. Secret characters could be encountered if certain buttons were pressed whilst the image was on screen.
===Sylvan Elf Hall===
Sylvan is a word used to refer to an association with the woodland. In mythology it refers to forest spirits or deities.
*"By the light of the moon."
**A quote made by a Night Elf Sentinel unit in Warcraft III
*"The world is changed."
**A line spoken by the character Galadriel in the 2001 film The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring. It is the first line spoken in the film.
==Bosses==
===Vez'nan===
* "I love the smell of blasphemy at midnight..."
**Similar to a line spoken by the character Kilgore, in the 1979 film Apocalypse Now. The full line is "I love the smell of napalm in the morning."
* "Dyin' time's here!"
**A line spoken by the character Dr. Dealgood in the 1985 film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome when introducing the gladiatorial events of the titular 'Thunderdome'.
* "Would you kindly die already?"
**Would You Kindly is a post-hypnotic trigger used in the Bioshock games to control the actions of the games protagonist.
* "You will be baked, and then there will be cake."
**A line spoken by GLaDOS, the AI antagonist of the video game Portal.
* "All your base are belong to us!"
**A line taken from the 1991 Mega Drive game Zero Wing. The games' Japanese to English translation was done poorly, and resulted in many lines of broken English. The phrase 'All your base are belong to us" became a craze on the internet when the game was rediscovered in 1999.
* "Haha! Who you gonna call?"
**The catch-phrase of the Ghostbusters from the 1984 film of the same name. The phrase originated in the theme song for the film written and performed by Ray Parker, Jr.
* "Yes we shall pass!"
**A response to a line spoken by the character Gandalf in The Fellowship of the Ring, the first volume of JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. The line spoken by Gandalf is "You shall not pass!", in defiance of an evil being that is approaching the afore mentioned Fellowship.
* "There will be no dawn...for men."
**A line spoken by the secondary antagonist Saruman in The Two Towers, the second volume of JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings.
* "There is no life in the void. Only death."
**A line spoken by the primary antagonist Sauron in The Fellowship of the Ring.
* "Prepare for unforeseen consequences."
**A line spoken by the character G-Man in the video game Half-Life 2: Episode Two.
* "Good! I can feel your anger!"
**A line spoken by the antagonist Emperor Palpatine in the 1983 film Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
* "Heeeeeere's Vez'nan!"
**Similar to a line spoken by the character Jack in the 1980 horror film The Shining based on a Stephen King novel of the same name. The original line "Here's Johnny!" was ad-libbed by Jack Nicholson (playing Jack).
* "Abandon all hope!"
**Part of an inscription above the gate of Hell, in the first part of Dante Alighieri's 14th-century epic poem Divine Comedy, Inferno. The full inscription reads (in Italian) "Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'entrate", or "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here."
* "Why so SERIOUS?"
**The catch-phrase of the antagonist The Joker in the 2008 film The Dark Knight. The phrase quickly became an internet craze.
* "I may be bad, but I feel GOOOOOD!"
**A line spoken by the character Sheila in the film Army Of Darkness, after being turned into a 'deadite'.
* "Looks like it's time for me to go POSTAL!"
**A catch-phrase of the character Duke Nukem from the video game series of the same name.
===Elder Shaman===
* "Good...I can feel your anger!" 
**A line spoken by the antagonist Emperor Palpatine in the 1983 film Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.
==Achievements==
*ARMAGGEDON
**Armageddon is a 1998 science fiction disaster movie featuring a meteor that is on a collision course with Earth. The achievement name is misspelled as Armaggedon in the game.
*HOME IMPROVEMENT
**Home Improvement is an American sitcom where the main character has a tv show (a show within a show) called Tool Time where he offers DIY advice.
*SUPERMARIO
**Stars are one of the key items collected by Mario in the Super Mario game series by Nintendo. Stars were originally an item that granted temporary invincibility, but in more recent games they have become the basis for treasured items that are part of a collection.
*TERMINATOR
**The name (and image) is taken from the Terminator series that began in 1984, and featured a cyborg sent through time to change future events by killing and/or saving key people. One of the Terminator's catch phrases is spoken by the hero Bolin Farslayer, whilst another is spoken by the Frontiers hero Cronan.
*DIE HARD
**The name (and image) is taken from the Die Hard series beginning in 1988, featuring a protagonist played by Bruce Willis as a LA detective who faces terrorists. His catch phrase is used by the dwarves on the Big Bertha tower.
*G.I. JOE
**G.I. Joe is a line of action figures based on members of the armed forces, created by Hasbro. Two films were released based on the toys and the success of other films based on Hasbro toys (namely Transformers).
*LIKE A HENDERSON
**The Hendersons are a family that accidently injure and then take into their family a Sasquatch (Bigfoot) in the 1987 film Harry and the Hendersons.
*50 SHOTS, 50 KILLS
**Based on phrase "One shot, one kill", a term used to describe the most efficient way of causing a death with a fire arm. A head-shot kills instantly, and you only need to use one bullet.
*MEDIC!
**The line uttered in Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun when an infantry unit is almost dying.
*DUST TO DUST
**"Ashes to ashes, dust to dust" is a phrase from the burial service. 'Ashes to ashes' is quoted by the wizards on the Sorcerer tower.
*BEAM ME UP SCOTTY
**A misquote from the original Star Trek series. The line is famously associated with the show, but equally famous for never being said.
*ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?
**A line spoken by the main protagonist Maximus from the 2000 film Gladiator, when he first faces the baying audience in the gladiatorial arena.
*ROCKETEER
**The Rocketeer is a superhero from a comic of the same name.
*AC/DC
**AC/DC stand for 'alternating current' and 'direct current', respectively, the two types of current used in mains power.
*OVINOPHOBIA
**Ovinophobia means 'fear of sheep', derived from Latin ovis, meaning sheep, and Greek phobos (φόβος) meaning fear.
*FREE FREDO
**The achievement is unlocked by freeing Fredo from Sarelgaz's web, based on a scene from The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King where lead character Frodo is caught in web by the giant spider queen Shelob.
*ARACHNOPHOBIA
**Arachnophobia is the fear of spiders, derived from Greek arachne (ἀράχνη), meaning spider, and phobos (φόβος) meaning fear.
*ORCS MUST DIE
**Name of the computer tower defense game.
*I AM THE LAW
**The catch phrase of the character Judge Dredd from the comic series of the same name.
*COOLRUNNING
**Cool Runnings is a 1993 film about a group of Jamaican athletes that form a bobsled team. The icon for this achievement is coloured the same way as the Jamaican flag.
*SCRAT'S MEAL
**Scrat is the name of a diminutive squirrel in the Ice Age series of films. Scrat spends the majority of each film in a desperate attempt to reclaim a lone acorn, but inevitably gets injured or separated from it.
*PLANTS VS TROLLS
**Based on the game Plants vs Zombies a tower defense game where plants are used in place of towers to attack an invading horde of zombies.
*WE DINE IN HELL
**A line spoken by King Leonidas in the graphic novel/film 300.
*ARMY OF ONE
**A recruiting slogan for the US Army that ran from 2001 to 2006.
*HELL-O
**The title of the 1988 debut album for the American thrash metal band Gwar.
*SPORE
**Spore is the name of a 2008 video game that simulates the evolution of a species. The icon for the achievement is the same one from the game.
*STILL COUNTS AS ONE
**A line spoken by the character Gimli in The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King and also a line spoken by the dwarves in the Dwarf Hall tower. In the film by Peter Jackson, the line is: 'That still only counts as one!'
*SUPER MUSHROOM
**A key item and icon in the Super Mario games.
*COWABUNGA
**A line spoken in the cartoon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
*NEVERMORE
**A word pronounced by a Raven in Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem "The Raven".
*RATATOUILLE
**The title of the 2007 Pixar animated film.
*NESSIE
**The Loch Ness Monster, or Nessie, is a monster that, according to Scottish folklore lives in Loch Ness.
*GAME OF CROWNS
**Based on the title of the Game of Thrones television series, and the first book of the A Song of Ice and Fire book series.
==Levels==
===The Citadel===
* Replaying this level on Iron or Heroic modes, finds the Juggernaut's head/helmet, mounted on a pike outside the castle walls. This theme of the bosses remains being found in the level is continued in almost every future boss level.
===Coldstep Mines===
* The frozen mammoth in the corner makes an appearance in Clash of the Olympians also by Ironhide as a item thrown by Hercules.
===Stormcloud Temple===
* Replaying this level on Iron or Heroic modes, finds two footmen cooking a huge chunk of meat over a fire, roasting J.T.s eyes on a stick like marshmallows.
===The Dark Tower===
*The Dark Tower itself is probably a reference to Barad-dûr, the Dark Tower of Sauron in Mordor in The Lord of the Rings.
* Replaying this level on Iron or Heroic modes will reveal that the Dark Tower is up for sale. In Kingdom Rush: Vengeance, the tower is revealed to have been bought and is being turned into a fairground attraction.
* There are several skulls on spikes at the front of the tower. Those wearing hats reflect the different kind of towers available in the game. From left to right: A Ranger, a Mage, an plain skull (possibly a Barbarian), a Footman, a Musketeer, an Arcane Wizard and a Knight. 
===Ruins of Acaroth===
*Part of the ruins bare the emblem of the Hōjō clan. This symbol is more widely recognised as the Triforce from The Legend of Zelda.
===Pandaemonium===
* Pandæmonium is the name of the capital of Hell in John Milton's epic Paradise Lost.
* In the initial update of the level, Vez'nan was seen in the cage beside Moloch with his staff still in his hand. This was changed in the next update when it was pointed out that Vez'nan dropped his staff upon his defeat and it was taken by Lord Malagar.
* The throne Moloch is sat upon is similar in appearance to the Iron Throne as seen in the TV Series Game of Thrones based on the books by George R. R. Martin.
* Replaying this level on Iron or Heroic modes reveals Vez'nan has broken out of his cage, and the throne is left empty.
**In Kingdom Rush: Vengeance, it is revealed that the demon Oloch has helped Vez'nan to escape his imprisonment.
* In the top right corner, the Dark Horse character Hellboy and the DC character Etrigan the Demon are seen arm-wrestling. Both characters are demons from Hell, though they are heroes.
===Ancient Necropolis===
* Beetlejuice can be found sitting on one of the gravestones near the top right exit.
* The statue in the north is a Weeping Angel from the Doctor Who series.
===Nightfang Swale===
* Outside the structure in the middle of the swale is a bundle of sticks like those found in The Blair Witch Project.
===Castle Blackburn===
* The blue flag in the lower right corner of the map looks like the flag of Gondor from The Lord of the Rings.
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