References in the Chloeverse

Within the lore points of the Chloeverse, several items include intentional references, homages or nods to other media.

## Allusion to literature

### "**Thunderchild**"

> Chloe Hill's call-sign within The Maccaviti is *Thunderchild*, given to her by Korra Flir. It is a reference to the HMS Thunder Child, an ironclad ship from H. G. Wells' 1898 novel *The War of the Worlds.* The ship was destroyed by Martian fighting machines while protecting a refugee rescue fleet of civilian vessels. Whether intentional on Korra's part or not, the name is a clear nod to Chloe's history as a war veteran who fought The Combine, an invading alien force, which shares similarities with the Martians from the novel.
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### "**Prufrock**"

> The character *Prufrock*, a strange alien entity bearing the likeness of a dead and decayed Vince Torelli, was named so Out-Of-Character as a reference to T.S. Eliot's 1915 poem *The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.* The titular Prufrock, in the poem, is a middle-aged, romantically hurt and desperate man who wanders the narrow streets of modern urbanity at night. The poem's aesthetic descriptions, in itself, are remarkably similar to those of Vince Torelli's, capturing the slow and grinding uncertainty of age, decay, romance and death.
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> The entirety of the character of Prufrock in the poem is also highly similar to Vince Torelli, especially in the aspect of motive and psychological profile. An average, yet incredibly emotional man past his prime, facing the reality of his mortality and longing for the warmth and embrace of a genuine woman, like the Chloe Hill archetype.
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> Vince Torelli was most similar to Prufrock during the period between his separation from Grace Adams and his initial romance with Chloe Hill, a loner mobster on the verge of total depressive decay who was addicted to the nightlife. The entire thought process of the Prufrock character is an almost perfect allusion to Vince Torelli's thought processes regarding Grace and, in his initial first few encounters, Chloe. When viewed as an allegorical character to Vince, the poem is a very tender and intimate portrayal of Vince's inner psyche regarding love, affection and mortal existence.
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> Furthermore, the 1971 Pink Floyd song *San Tropez*, which holds much significance for Vince Torelli as a song frequently shared with his ex-fiancee Grace Adams, makes several references to Prufrock.
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## Allusions to music

### Pink Floyd

> Throughout the story, specifically surrounding Vince, many references are made to Pink Floyd and their music, specifically from the 1970s. Every part of Vince's story when viewed chapter-based as The Wayfarer could be assigned a different Pink Floyd album, aligning to their sequence of release in real life, starting with their 1971 album "Meddle." These references are almost always based on the lyrics and poetry in the songs themselves, rather than from a melodic standpoint.
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> **PART 1 - MEDDLE**: Vince's descent into a survival-based mindset (*Echoes*), his violence in The Underground (*One Of These Days*), as well as his tender relationship with Grace Adams (*San Tropez, A Pillow Of Winds*), and its deterioration (*Fearless*).
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> **PART 2 - OBSCURED BY CLOUDS**: Vince's freedom from The Underground and depressive reflection on his past (*Free Four*), his lust for money and affiliation with the mafia (*The Gold It's In The?*), his relationship to Chloe Hill and her mental state (*Stay*), and his own personal reflection on Chloe and his story thus far, from a first-person perspective (*Wots... Uh The Deal*).
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> **PART 3 - THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON**: The album mostly generally focuses on Chloe Hill's stay in the Flint County Psychiatric Ward, as the album's primary focus is on mental illness and insanity (*Brain Damage, Eclipse*), as well as Vince and Chloe maintaining their relationship through the hard walls of the facility (*Us And Them*), and both of their reflections on mortality (*Breathe, Time*).
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> **PART 4 - WISH YOU WERE HERE**: Diverse allusions, including Chloe Hill's servitude to The Maccaviti and their domination over her (*Welcome To The Machine*), Chloe and Vince as a couple and their mutual pain, their mistakes in the past, and a general reflection on San Andreas and the horrors within (*Wish You Were Here*), an overview of Vince's employment struggles, and his subservience to employers, including Wall Street, Underground, the mafia and now, the private business sector (*Have A Cigar*), and Chloe Hill's entire character and person, reflected on in a third-person perspective (*Shine On You Crazy Diamond*).
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