List of pop culture references in Warcraft/Shadowlands

==World of Warcraft: Shadowlands==
===Comic and manga===
* — Neena is a reference to the Nina Tucker, who would become a human-dog chimera.
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**Malfunctioning Goliath Gauntlet is a reference to and his Infinity Gauntlet, with which he eradicated half of all life in the universe with a simple snap.
**Axe of Storms is a reference to the "Axe of Angarruumus" as both axes are described as "it hums with magic".
===Gaming===
* — Amidst Ourselves and Lords of Dread mechanic fight are a reference to this game.
* — Dance Dance Darkmoon (quest) and Dance Dance Darkmoon are references to this music videogame that includes a "dance platform."
* — Grand Theft Shadehound is a reference to its title.
* — Simon Sezdans is an obvious play on this children's game.
===Literature===
* — The line of the Winter Queen "In place of a Jailer you would have a Queen, as cold and beautiful as the winter. All would love me and despair" is a reference of the Galadriel's quote in "Instead of a Dark Lord, you would have a queen, not dark but beautiful and terrible as the dawn! [...] All shall love me and despair!".
* — During What's My Motivation?, Choofa mentions that he once met someone who "appears as " and came from a world shaped like a ring.
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**Hammylen and his rats are a reference to the legend character .
===Movie and television===
* — To 'Ghast, Two Curios and 'Ghast Five are references to its sequels and , respectively.
* — Good News, Everyone! is a reference to .
* — It's Always Sinny in Revendreth is a reference to its title.
* — Nadjia's farewell quote "Guard, turn, parry, dodge, spin, thrust." is a reference to the short "Robin Hood Daffy".
* — Kowalskos is a reference to the penguin Kowalski.
* — Nihilist Soul says "Always look on the bright side of death... <whistles>", a clear reference to song.
* — Pus-In-Boots is a reference to .
* — It's About Sending a Message is a reference to Joker's quote "It's not about money, it's about sending a message".
* — The Hills Have Eyes is a reference to its title.
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**Toss a Seed to Your Hunter... is a reference to the popular song, "", from the Netflix TV series, The Witcher.
**Gwynceirw is a reference to .
**Daffodil is a reference to Jaskier, aka .
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**Nandor, Nadjia the Mistblade and Lord Afanas are references to the vampires Nandor the Relentless, Nadja of Antipaxos and Baron Afanas, respectively.
**What We Ride in the Shadows is a reference to its title.
===Music===
* — Osbourne Black is a reference to this English rock band and their lead singer .
* — Through the Fire and Flames is a reference to their power metal song .
* — Snowstorm's journal entry is a reference to the opening lines of Led Zeppelin's 1970 : "We come from the land of the ice and snow / From the midnight sun where the hot springs flow."
===Other===
*Pandemis and his gossip text are a reference to the .
*Ardenweald's a Stage is a play on the phrase "".
*Doing the Dew — The quest name is very similar to that of Do the Dew, both references to "Do the Dew," the slogan for the brand of soda, which is popularly associated with video gaming and previously had even partnered with Blizzard for a promotional campaign featuring exclusive flavors of the soft drink based on World of Warcraft.