History ShoutOut / BaldursGate

* A shield that can be looted in the Stormshore Tabernacle is called the [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Shield of Shielding]], a reference to the ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' episode "Recap/GravityFallsS2E13DungeonsDungeonsAndMoreDungeons" which was an AffectionateParody of ''Dungeons & Dragons''.

** "Brain Blast!" for the Sage is a reference to one of [[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius Jimmy Neutron's]] {{Catchphrase}}s.

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* In the [[VideoGameRemake Enhanced Edition]] there's a GladiatorSubQuest in which at one point you have to fight a [[FriendToAllLivingThings Druid]] with a swarm of [[BigCreepyCrawlies giant spiders]] called "[[Franchise/SpiderMan Parker]]". His specific fight is even called "Unfriendly neighbourhood Spider man"

* There's an NPC named Peter of the North (encountered during the wyvern hunt quest). Peter North is the screen name of a well-known adult film actor. In the game, Peter of the North calls himself a "master woodsman," just in case you thought it was a coincidence.

** Exclusive only to the Collector's and Enhanced edition of the game is another reference to Planescape: Torment which can be found as early as Chapter One in the form of Deidre a merchant in the Adventurer's Mart who sells rare items which include Dak'kon's Zerth Blade and Vhailor's Helm.

** Exclusive only to the Collector's edition and Enhanced edition of the game is another reference to Planescape: Torment which can be found as early as Chapter One in the form of Deidre a merchant in the Adventurer's Mart who sells rare items which include Dak'kon's Zerth Blade and Vhailor's Helm.

** Another reference to Planescape: Torment exclusive only to the Collector's edition and Enhanced edition of the game can be found as early as Chapter One in the form of Deidre a merchant in the Adventurer's Mart who sells rare items which include Dak'kon's Zerth Blade and Vhailor's Helm.

* In the field just south of Beregost, you can run into a character named Bub Snikt who can smell ogres nearby and claims that what he does ain't pretty. 'Snikt Bub' is a nickname of {{Wolverine}}...

** Garrick's got a couple more of these. When walking through a town, Garrick will also randomly sing, "It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood!", which is the first line of the opening song of ''Mr. Roger's Neighborhood''. Another one occurs when your party travels to a forest. Garrick says the line, "I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree," which is the first line of ''Trees'' by Joyce Kilmer, which was also set to music (though Garrick won't sing it, he'll just say it for some reason).

* One for the Enhanced Edition: Kryll's skeleton minions are named [[Series/TheWalkingDead Rick, Shane, Daryl, Glenn and Tori.]]

* Clicking on Dynaheir's gets her to say "These boots were made for walking, and that's just what they'll do", after the song by Nancy Sinatra.

* In Athkatla's commercial district is a huge store of magical items. If you go to the top of the store, you'll find some pictures of Hank and Bobby, two of the characters in the 1980's WesternAnimation/DungeonsAndDragons cartoon. Clicking on them reveals that apparently all of the teens (or at least Hank, Bobby and Uni) never made it back to their own world, as they were eaten by Tiamat.

* In the [[VideoGameRemake Enhanced Edition]] there's a GladiatorSubQuest in which at one point you have to fight a [[FriendToAllLivingThings Druid]] with a swarm of [[BigCreepyCrawlies giant spiders]] called "[[SpiderMan Parker]]". His specific fight is even called "Unfriendly neighbourhood Spider man"

* On the third level of the Nashkel Mines, there's a stone bridge overlooking what seems to be a bottomless chasm (or a very deep lava pit). Now, [[Literature/LordOfTheRings where have we seen that before]]?

* Marl's voice-actor's opening lines ("You talkin' to me?") are taken from the film ''TaxiDriver''. He also sounds a bit like Robert De Niro.

* If you click on Xzar enough, he will ask you to [[OfMiceAndMen tell him about the rabbits]].

* Also in ''Throne of Bhaal'', when Captain Samand wishes to find the truth behind a recent crime in the city of Saradush, the player can respond with the immortal line: [[AFewGoodMen "You want the truth? You can't handle the truth!"]]

* One for the Enhanced Edition: during the first part of Dorn's quest, when you have to kill a priest who happens to be officiating a wedding, Dorn will want more bloodshed and requests to kill the rest of the attendees. If Jaheira's in your party, she'll step in and ask what you think Gorion would say about this senseless violence. You have the option to respond with:

* If you right-click on the tutors in Candlekeep enough times, they'll say:
--> [[{{VideoGame/Gauntlet}} "Never let your warrior shoot the food."]]