General Trivia

General list of references, credits to mainly @Arksun from Discord.

## Skills

### Natural High

Natural High (ability) comes from the term to feel good and experience pleasurable hormonal boosts, hence its positive effects

Natural High (ability) might also be a reference to the Natural High studio, which produces adult content including Boku no Pico. This could thus relate to its association with a hentai set, and the ability's side effect of causing confusion.

## Dandy Collection

### Aja set

Design references stereotypical interpretation of Indian heritage men.

### Area 51 set

Name references a popular urban legend of American army base Area 51 in Roswell, New Mexico being the landing site for aliens. Set design references the Grey Men of common alien stories.

### Bandit set

Caption references the classic story series, Conan the Barbarian.

### Baseball King set

Background references the old NES game, Baseball.

### Bathtime set

Design references common attire worn in Japanese communal baths.

### B-boy set

Design references street rappers of American culture

### Bondage set

Design references the gimp suit used in S&M sexual play.

### Cat Student set

Cat Student (if it wasnt already mentioned). The song name is the same as in Yamada's application form in the armour set background. [1]

### Cyborg set

Design references traditional design of cyborgs. Caption could be possible play on Deus Ex series.

### Dark Knight set

Set image plays parody of Batman title and signal

### Daruma set

Design references the Daruma, a Japanese toy symbolizing good luck and fortune. Reflected in the skill ‘Gold Bonus’.

### Demon Lord set

Design references classic Dragon Quest games final boss clothing.

### Desert Dweller set

Design references the Tusken warriors of Star Wars lore. Name possible reference to Mad Max series.

### Dracula set

Design references classic Bram Stoker novel and antagonist, Dracula.

### Fancy Lord set

Design references Edo era rulers of Japan

### Fighter set

Design references Ryu from Street Fighter videogames. Skills are a riff on the Hadoken/Shoryuken skills from same game. Background is parody of victory screen from the Street Fighter II arcade game.

### Firefighter set

Design references uniform of the Japanese firefighting services. Background references to Nintendo mini classic, Fire.
Wiki article [2]and YouTube sample [3]

### Fireworks set

Design references traditional Japanese firework maker uniform

### Fish King set

Design possibly references and parodies Magikarp, a pokemon often frowned upon for its lack of ability in battle.

### Fishmonger set

Design references traditional uniform of Japanese fishmongers

### Gilgamesh set

Name references myth of Sumerian hero, Gilgamesh

### Godzalla set

Name and design reference Godzilla, a fictional character and film series from Japan.

### Goemon set

Design references Japanese legendary hero, Goemon. Akin to a Japanese Robin Hood.

### Golem set

Design references mythological creature of Judaic lore.

### Graveyard King set

Design references ancient Egyptian priesthood.

### Great Demon Lord set

Design references most JRPG end game bosses having a monster transformation. Reflected in skills.

### Gyaru set

Design references Japanese street fashion of 1970s. Characterized by bleached hair, decorated nails and elaborate makeup.

### Henoheno set

Design references teru teru bozu, small Japanese dolls hung in Autumn to bring rain and good weather.

### Inubis set

Design references ancient Egyptian deity, Anubis, jackal headed guide to the underworld.

### Iron Mask set

Caption refers to the classic story by Alexander Dumas, The Man in the Iron Mask

### Jizou set

Design references stone statue revered as protector of children and guide to the afterlife.

### Kabuki King set

Design references classical Japanese stage play actors

### King Yamada set

Caption references Lord of the Rings for its legendary ruler artifact's inscription: "One Ring to Rule Them All".

### King Yamada set

Caption plays on the title of another game, Little King Story

### Lady Golfer set

Description references G/FORE, an international golf equipment company.

### Mafia/Godfather set

Design references Mario Puzo novel, The Godfather.

### Magical Girl set

Design references magical girl trope of anime

### Mamazoness set

Name is a play on popular shopping service, Amazon. Background pays homage to Aztec culture of South America.

### Mangaka set

Skill parodies popular Japanese youth magazine, Shonen Jump.

### Momotaro set

Design references Japanese folklore story about Momotaro (Peach Boy).

### Naked Hero set

Design parodies common JRPG challenge of playing a game without armor equips to artificially raise the game difficulty.

### Naked King Set

Design and caption references the children’s story, The Emperor's New Clothes.

### Ninja set

Background image references old NES game, The Legend of Kage

### Nyan Knight set

Title references internet meme, Nyan cat.

### Occhaman set

Design references 80s anime, G-Force: Guardians of Space

### Otaku Warrior set

Design references the Otaku subculture of Japanese society. Refers to hermetic, socially maladjusted shut-ins.

### Pharoah set

Design references Egyptian rulers of yore

### Pro Golfer set

Skill activation shows a parody screen referencing the old NES game, Golf.

### Pumpkin Witch set

Reference to October celebration of Halloween.

### Punk set

Design references common punk gang aesthetics in Japan

### Queen set

Design references typical dominatrix stereotype in Japanese culture.

### Red Ninja Set

Background references the Glico mascot, the running man figure in their advertisements

### Sailor Knight set

Design references classic 90s anime Sailor Moon

### School Boss set

Design refers to Japanese delinquents known for their fighting skills and lack of adherence to school uniform rules.

### Sea God set

Design references the mythological king of the seas, Neptune/Poseidon

### Son Gokuu set

Reference to hero of classical Japanese tale ‘Journey to the West’.

### Sun Knight set

Design references Huitzilopochtli, Aztec god of the sun

### Tea Master set

Design references traditional Japanese tea ceremony leaders.

### Thief Set

Reference to traditional Japanese interpretation of thieves.

### Thunder God set

Design references Japanese thunder god, Raijin

### Train set

Design references station masters that commonly drive trains and/or lead foot traffic at train stations.

### Tycoon set

Posture and physical features have a unique resemblence to a certain political figure in the US. Skills also refer to his occupation prior to his political position.

### Yokozuna set

Design and name references the highest tier of Sumo wrestling.

### Zombie set

Caption plays on popular comic series, The Walking Dead.