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* Similarly, ''{{Skullgirls}}'''s majority of shout-outs come from Peacock, a walking, talking, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick killing]] throwback to the GoldenAgeOfAnimation. She looks like something out of a deranged MerrieMelodies cartoon. She's actually a small-scale RealityWarper, and her love of classic animation has her manifest the power as a gang of cartoonish cronies, and various powers based on old cartoons.
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* ''BlazBlue'' has this a lot, being a TropeOverdosed parody/{{Reconstruction}} of anime and Japanese fighting games. The most notable ones are [[BigBad Haz]][[CompleteMonster ama]], [[CuteMonsterGirl Mak]][[HotBlooded oto]], and [[TheDitz Tao]][[CatGirl kaka]].

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* ''BlazBlue'' has this a lot, being a TropeOverdosed parody/{{Reconstruction}} of anime and Japanese fighting games. The most notable ones are [[BigBad Haz]][[CompleteMonster ama]], [[CuteMonsterGirl Mak]][[HotBlooded oto]], H]][[CompleteMonster a]][[FauxAffablyEvil z]][[{{Troll}} a]][[BadassInANiceSuit m]][[PopCulturedBadass a]], [[LittleBitBeastly Ma]][[HotBlooded ko]][[MsFanservice to]], and [[TheDitz Tao]][[CatGirl kaka]].
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->''"While other people were out living their lives, I wasted mine watching TV, because deep down I knew it might one day help me save the world. Plus, I would have lost my Workman's Comp if I had gone outside."''

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->''"While other people were out living their lives, I wasted mine watching TV, because deep down down, I knew it might one day help me save the world. Plus, I would have lost my Workman's Comp if I had gone outside."''
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-->'''Fry''', "When Aliens Attack", ''{{Futurama}}''

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-->'''Fry''', ''{{Futurama}}'', "When Aliens Attack", ''{{Futurama}}''
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* Some people reference movies and music. [[BlazBlue Hazama]] references ''memes''.



* [[GamerChick Zoey]] in LeftForDead knows just how to handle the ZombieApocalypse...because of her love for horror movies. May overlap with IKnowMortalKombat.

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* [[GamerChick Zoey]] in LeftForDead knows just how to handle the ZombieApocalypse...ZombieApocalypse because of her love for horror movies. May overlap with IKnowMortalKombat.
* ''BlazBlue'' has this a lot, being a TropeOverdosed parody/{{Reconstruction}} of anime and Japanese fighting games. The most notable ones are [[BigBad Haz]][[CompleteMonster ama]], [[CuteMonsterGirl Mak]][[HotBlooded oto]], and [[TheDitz Tao]][[CatGirl kaka]].
--> '''Hazama'''
---> [[StarWars Strike me down with all of your hatred!]]
---> [[TheShining HEEEEEEEEEERRRREEEEEE'SSS TERUMI!]]
---> Come on now, Carl Clover. [[TheJoker Why so]] [[TheDarkKnightTrilogy serious?]]
---> [[JojosBizarreAdventure DIEDIEDIEDIEDIE!]]
---> [[MortalKombat Get over here!]]
--> '''Makoto'''
---> [[TheTick SPOON!]]
---> [[FistOfTheNorthStar ATATATATATATATATATATATA!!]]
---> [[FoolyCooly Those who conquers the left, conquers the world!]]
---> [[PeeWeesPlayhouse Meka-leka-hi-meka-hiney-ho!]]
--> '''Taokaka'''
---> [[BlazingSaddles Now please do... that voodoo... that YOU do... SOOOO WELLLLLL!]]
---> [[SailorMoon In the name of...that round white thingy in the night sky...I shall punish you!]]
---> [[SpiderMan My kitty senses are tingling!]] You're a bad guy, aren't you?
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* Abed from ''Community'' IS this trope.

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* Abed from ''Community'' ''{{Community}}'' IS this trope.
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** "Figures." [[IncrediblyLamePun Fangs]] Spike.
** Xander is so very much this, after losing an eye and being made Buffy's number two, he likes to be referred to as NickFury, even using this to charm Renee.
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->''"While other people were out living their lives, I wasted mine watching TV, because deep down I knew it might one day help me save the world. Plus, I would have lost my Workman's Comp if I had gone outside."''
-->'''Fry''', "When Aliens Attack", ''{{Futurama}}''
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** [[LadyOfWar Balalaika]] quotes Oingo Boingo during a HannibalLecture, and she nevertheless sounds terrifying.

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** [[LadyOfWar Balalaika]] quotes Oingo Boingo during a HannibalLecture, and she nevertheless sounds remains terrifying.
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** To clarify, he started out as a SouthernFriedGenius who [[TookALevelInBadass took several levels in badass]].
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* Ninety-nine times out of a hundred, the ProtectorsOfThePlotContinuum are protecting a pop culture universe. They need to be up on the canon; it's their job.
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* Most of the YoungAvengers, but particularly Billy Kaplan, aka Wiccan.
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* On TheNanny, title character Fran is absolutely this trope. In one episode, her pop culture knowledge actually helps her successfully track down the guy who'd kidnapped C.C.'s dog (ItMakesSenseInContext).
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* The {{Runaways}} in general are this, with the troupe making various references to movies, actors, RealLife events, etc. Even two(three if you count the dinosaur) of their members superhero names are [[ShoutOut Shout Outs]] to TheBeatles and ArsenicAndOldLace.
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*** Specifically, he liked the song "Helter Skelter," likely an allusion to Charles Manson's fixation on the same.
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* ''DoctorWho'' likes this. For example, the Master is a fan of the ScissorSisters, and Crane broadcasts ''The Lion Sleeps Tonight'' while converting the masses into Cybermen.

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* ''DoctorWho'' ''Series/DoctorWho'' likes this. For example, the Master is a fan of the ScissorSisters, and Crane broadcasts ''The Lion Sleeps Tonight'' while converting the masses into Cybermen.



* ''{{Farscape}}'''s John Crichton, with heavy, heavy emphasis on the Pop Culture, especially early on before he really develops the Badass. And he never stops, no matter the situation--one time, when he realized he was going to be frozen in stone for 80 years, one of his regrets was that [[BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffy]] would be dead by then.

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* ''{{Farscape}}'''s ''Series/{{Farscape}}'''s John Crichton, with heavy, heavy emphasis on the Pop Culture, especially early on before he really develops the Badass. And he never stops, no matter the situation--one time, when he realized he was going to be frozen in stone for 80 years, one of his regrets was that [[BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffy]] would be dead by then.
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* When Dr. Drakken accidentally sucked everyone into television reality, [[KimPossible Ron]] was able to navigate the reality with his extensive knowledge of shows and their subsequent timeslots.
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While the CulturedBadass and WickedCultured kill to [[PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky Tchaikovsky]] and [[RichardWagner Wagner]], and read [[NietzscheWannabe Nietzsche]] on their spare time, the PopCulturedBadass rocks out to the latest hits on their [[ProductPlacement iPod]] and discusses their interpretation of recent movies.

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While the CulturedBadass and WickedCultured kill to [[PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky Tchaikovsky]] and [[RichardWagner Wagner]], and read [[NietzscheWannabe [[FriedrichNietzsche Nietzsche]] on their spare time, the PopCulturedBadass rocks out to the latest hits on their [[ProductPlacement iPod]] and discusses their interpretation of recent movies.
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* [[PulpFiction Vincent and Jules]] both frequently reference pop-culture as they do their jobs. QuentinTarantino is famous for his eclectic, pop-culture-laden dialogue, so this extends to many of his other characters.
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* Beast Boy from ''TeenTitans'' uses his pop culture knowledge of ([[ShowWithinAShow fictitious]]) television shows in order to save the day.

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* Beast Boy from ''TeenTitans'' ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' uses his pop culture knowledge of ([[ShowWithinAShow fictitious]]) television shows in order to save the day.
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** [[LadyOfWar Balalaika]] quotes Oingo Boingo during a HannibalLecture, and she nevertheless sounds sounds terrifying.

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** [[LadyOfWar Balalaika]] quotes Oingo Boingo during a HannibalLecture, and she nevertheless sounds sounds terrifying.

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* ''DukeNukem''

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* ''DukeNukem''''DukeNukem'' is a living, breathing pop culture reference. Most of his [[CatchPhrase catchphrases]] are directly taken from action flicks of the 80s and 90s.
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* [[HouseMD Gregory House]]
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* In ''MassEffect2'' (the Lair of the Shadow Broker DLC) it turns out Garrus and Legion are this. It doesn't get much play in the game, but then most of their activities are subject to [[LawOfConservationOfDetail conservation of detail]] (Garrus listens to pop and dance music while in combat, and Legion is a gamer nerd in his spare time)Zoey

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* In ''MassEffect2'' (the Lair of the Shadow Broker DLC) it turns out Garrus and Legion are this. It doesn't get much play in the game, but then most of their activities are subject to [[LawOfConservationOfDetail conservation of detail]] (Garrus listens to pop and dance music while in combat, and Legion is a gamer nerd in his spare time)Zoeytime).
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* In ''MassEffect2'' (the Lair of the Shadow Broker DLC) it turns out Garrus and Legion are this. It doesn't get much play in the game, but then most of their activities are subject to [[LawOfConservationOfDetail conservation of detail]] (Garrus listens to pop and dance music while in combat, and Legion is a gamer nerd in his spare time)

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* In ''MassEffect2'' (the Lair of the Shadow Broker DLC) it turns out Garrus and Legion are this. It doesn't get much play in the game, but then most of their activities are subject to [[LawOfConservationOfDetail conservation of detail]] (Garrus listens to pop and dance music while in combat, and Legion is a gamer nerd in his spare time)
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* [[GamerChick Zoey]] in LeftForDead knows just how to handle the ZombieApocalypse...because of her love for horror movies. May overlap with IKnowMortalKombat.
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** And season 4 BigBad [[FrankensteinsMonster Ad]][[HalfHumanHybrid am]] was a fan of the Beatles.
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* In ''MassEffect2'' (the Lair of the Shadow Broker DLC) it turns out Garrus and Legion are this. It doesn't get much play in the game, but then most of their activities are subject to [[LawOfConservationOfDetail conservation of detail]] (Garrus listens to pop and dance music while in combat, and Legion is a gamer nerd in his spare time)

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