Easter Eggs/References in The Division 2

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== Ubisoft ==
=== For Honor ===
In the Theater settlement, in the play booth upgrade for children, one can see screenshots of Ubisoft's game For Honor playing on the television.
=== Raving Rabbids and Growing Home ===
Right next to the TV in the Theater settlement are board games, two of which are named after Ubisoft's games Raving Rabbids and Growing Home.
=== Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon ===
Found in many locations thoughout the map are arcade machines of a game called Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. This is an obvious reference of the game of the same name.
=== Far Cry 5 ===
The spacesuits found in the Space Administration HQ are from the DLC for Far Cry 5, Lost on Mars.
=== Assassin's Creed and Ghost Recon Wildlands ===
On one of the posters in the Potomac Event Center, one can see an actor that is dressed as a Norse god is holding something called the Apple of Eden. This is a reference to the magical object of the same name in the Assassin's Creed series.
In the same mission, one can also find a poster for a play titled "Wildlands". This could be a reference to another Tom Clancy's game, Ghost Recon Wildlands.
=== Rainbow Six Siege ===
In the Air and Space Museum mission, one of the planes hanging in the air is named "Plt. Marius "Jager" Streticher. This is a reference to the Operative Jager from Rainbow Six Siege.
== "Negative, Ramos!" ==
If a player shoots a True Sons medic in the back and shocks him, they'll get an achievement named "Negative Ramos!". In another instance, a player can come across a squad of Black Tusk soldiers, with their leader being named "Andrew 'Negative' Ramos".
Both of these are references to Sergeant Ramos, a JTF Officer rescued in the mission Lexington Event Center in the first game. Sgt. Ramos became a meme within The Division community, as many have stated that The Division has left Ramos stranded on the roof. 
== Stephen King's It ==
If a player explores the sewers enough, they will encounter a red balloon floating behind a sewer gate.
This is an Easter Egg referencing Stephen King's It, where the presence of the red balloon is an indication that the killer clown Pennywise is present.
== "Sewer Alligator" Rumors ==
If a player explores the sewers enough, they will find a very large tail of an alligator behind a sewer gate.
This is a reference to the rumors of rich people purchasing alligators as pets, and once learning on how big they will eventually get, they will get rid of them via flushing them down the toilet.
== X-Men ==
In Dark Zone West, players can find a church-like building with a nameplate reading "The Institute for Gifted Youngsters; est. 1963".
This is an Easter egg of X-Men, where the location they are at is called "Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters". Furthermore, the date 1963 is when the first X-Men comic was released.
== Indiana Jones ==
During the Rayburn House side mission, if a player looks closely in a pile of crates, one could find a gold box with an eagle statue on it.
This is an Easter egg of the Indiana Jones series, with the object being the Ark of the Covenant. 
== Diskworld Novels ==
To find this Easter egg, the player must perform a few steps in the Space Administration HQ mission:
* Step 1: Interact with a computer found near the beginning of the mission to unlock a door found later in the mission.
* Step 2: Find and interact two printers. They should give you two codes (3123 and 1224).
* Step 3: In the room you unlocked earlier (it is by the elevators right after the Satellite dish objective) their are 4 computers. Enter '3123' with the computers. If it doesn't work, try '1224'.
* NOTE: If you already know the codes, you can skip Step 2. 
Enter the newly opened door and they'll find a turtle, with mammoths on its shell, with the mammoths holding up a flat earth. This is an Easter egg to the Diskworld novels.
== Flat Earth Conspiracy ==
Two joke references to the Flat Earth theory can be found in the Space Administration HQ mission, which are:
* A picture of a Flat Earth with a cat pushing various objects over the edge.
** This is also a reference to a joke that said "if the Earth was flat, cats would have pushed everything off it by now".
* A picture of the solar system with most planets as round planets, except Earth; Earth is shaped like a flat square.
== Extraterrestrial Life ==
Also found in the Space Administration HQ mission, multiple figures of aliens can be found hidden throughout the office sections of the mission. It is unknown if this is referencing anything.
== Stranger Things ==
In the Coney Island Ballpark mission, after you free Tchernenko, a Russian scientist, from the containment chamber, you can go inside. Beside the bed, there is a soft drink cup with the word "cherry" on it. This is a reference to the Horror TV show Stranger Things, where the character Alexi, also a Russian scientist, is famous for his love of drinking Cherry Slurpee.
== Coney Island Arcade references ==
=== Just Dance ===
In the Coney Island Arcade mission, there are several DDR machines titled Just Dance throughout the level. This is a reference to the popular rhythm game series published by Ubisoft. 
* Fun Fact: The name Just Dance is a reference as well, referencing Lady Gaga's song of the same name.
* Fun Fact: The game they're playing is Just Dance 2014, however coaches from Just Dance 2019 are on both sides of the Just Dance 2014 logo.
=== Driver ===
In the bumper car area of the Coney Island Arcade, there are a few dual-racing arcade machines against the wall titled Driver. This is a reference to the 1999 action adventure racing game of the same name, which Ubisoft has partially developed and designed on.
=== World In Conflict ===
In the opening area of the Coney Island Arcade, there is a singular arcade game machine named World In Conflict. This is a reference to the popular 2007 RTS game that was developed by Massive Entertainment (the developers of The Division series) before they were bought-over by Ubisoft.
=== Splinter Cell ===
In a ceiling vent in the locked room during the second area at the Coney Island Arcade, there is a Tommy the Teddy Bear wearing a pair of green-lit night vision goggles. This is an obvious reference towards the Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell franchise and its protagonist Sam Fisher. 
== Yannick Banchereau ==
One of the secret bosses in the game is a Named Assault named "Yannick 'The Beard'" 
This boss is an obvious reference to Yannick Banchereau, an Associate Creative Director at Massive Entertainment who has been with The Division series since the very beginning of the first game, and has been featured very frequently on State of the Game.
== Star Wars ==
In New York, a Riker bounty can appear with the name 'Cell Block AA-23'
This is a reference to Star Wars, where a section on the Death Star is called 'Detention Block AA-23', a Detention Level that was reserved for political prisoners. It was the location of Cell 2187, where Princess Leia was held after Darth Vader captured her.
== "Bullet Sponge" Remark ==
During the final fight with Bardon Schaeffer at his Manhunt mission in the Coney Island Amusement Park, one of the insults he throws at agents is calling them a 'bullet sponge'.
This is a callback to the first Division game, where one of the main criticisms of the game was that enemy combatants - particularly those on harder difficulties - were regarded as 'bullet sponges' (as in, players had to fire an obscene amount of bullets at enemies before they were able to be defeated).
== "They Got Alex!" ==
If the player is killed when facing Saint during the Grand Washington Hotel mission, and his name is selected on the death screen, the quote will read: "Tough break, kid. We'll get Alex next time. -Alani Kelso". 
This is a callback to the first game, where one of the Rioters faction's most common voice lines was "They got Alex!", which became a meme within the community. 
== "POLCE" Car ==
Somewhere in the open world of Washington D.C., a single police car can be found, with the misspelling 'POLCE' on the sides of it instead of 'POLICE'; this car can also be seen with a winking smiley face in the 'O'.
This car is a reference to a joke that emerged during pre-release advertising of The Division 2. In one of the trailers prior to release, a police car can be seen; said car had its door slightly ajar, combined with the positional angle of the car and the position of the camera caused an optical illusion that made it look like it was misspelled. The social media team for The Division caught wind of the joke, and posted a gif of the same car in the same angle; however they added an agent getting in cover behind the car, moving to close the door and running out of cover, revealing the car had the correct spelling. 
== Tickle Me Elmo ==
One of the Black Tusk bounties that can appear within the open world is Taskforce Echo, where one of the targets is named Finlay 'Tickles' Elmo.
This is an obvious reference to the Tickle Me Elmo doll, a toy based on the titular Elmo doll from Sesame Street that is infamously remembered for causing several fights and stampedes during the Black Friday shopping season of 1996.
== Star Trek ==
On several sticky notes that can be found on corkboards and whiteboards in Washington DC, one can see some of them have "beam me ↑ Kirk!" written on them. 
This is a reference to Star Trek: The Original Series, where a character - James T. Kirk - is often misremembered for saying the quote "Beam me up, Scotty!".
== Jurassic Park ==
In the open world in Washington DC, players can come across an overturned taxi with a toy snake laying on top of it. Furthermore, there's a wooden sign next to the toy snake with 'clever girl' written on it. 
This is a reference to Jurassic Park, where Muldoon attempts to hunt down a velociraptor, only to notice that it had flanked him; he then utters the line 'clever girl' before getting pounced on. 
== Banjo-Kazooie ==
After eliminating Emeline Shaw at the Manning National Zoo stronghold and entering the polar bear exhibit, players can see a large stuffed polar bear toy. This toy has a banjo attached to its back and a parrot can be seen perched on its shoulder. 
This is an Easter egg for the Banjo-Kazooie video game franchise, where the stuffed polar bear has a similar aesthetic to the characters Banjo and Kazooie.
== Red Storm Entertainment ==
In the Downtown East section of Washington DC, players may come across a red food truck serving 'North Carolina Style BBQ'. If players investigate the menu that's written on the black chalkboard, one of the menu options is 'Red Storm Tray BBQ'. 
The food truck's menu option is a direct reference to Red Storm Entertainment, who was the secondary development studio for many of the PvP aspects of The Division, a support development studio for The Division 2, and the primary development studio for The Division Heartland. Furthermore, North Carolina is where Red Storm Entertainment is located.
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