History ShoutOut / Fallout4

* The sheer number of voiced player names have some hidden shout-outs, including: Music/{{Aaliyah}}, [[Franchise/{{Superman}} KalEl]], [[Manga/{{Trigun}} Vash]], [[Manga/RurouniKenshin Battousai, Kenshin]], [[Film/BladeRunner Deckard]], [[{{Film/Chappie}} Chappy]], [[Franchise/TheDarkTower Deschain]], [[Literature/TheStand Flagg]], [[Film/MadMax Capable, Dag, Erectus, Fifi, Fragile, Furiosa, Goose, Humungus, Imperator, Mudguts, Rictus, Rockatansky, Sarse, Slit, Splendid, Toadie, Toast, Toecutter, Wez]], [[Franchise/StarTrek Kirk, McCoy, Picard]], [[Manga/{{Akira}} Akira, Kaneda, Tetsuo]], [[Film/TheMatrix Neo, Trinity, Morpheus]], [[Franchise/{{Alien}} Ripley, Weyland, Yutani, Hicks, Hudson, Dallas]], [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Shinji]], [[Creator/ShinjiMikami Mikami]], [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Finn, Jake, Sweetpea]], [[Literature/TheHungerGames Katniss, Everdeen]], [[Franchise/TheChroniclesOfRiddick Riddick]], [[Film/{{Yojimbo}} Sanjuro, Yojimbo]], [[Film/EscapeFromNewYork Snake, Plissken]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Archer}} Sterling, Archer]], [[Literature/ToKillAMockingbird Atticus]], [[Franchise/IndianaJones Indiana, Jones]], [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Leo, Don, Mike, Raphael]], [[VideoGame/{{Borderlands}} Roland, Brick, Maya, Zed, Psycho]], [[VideoGame/HalfLife Gordon, Freeman]], [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Marty, McFly]], [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony, Stark]], [[ComicBook/{{Transmetropolitan}} Spider, Jerusalem]], [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Steve, Rogers]], [[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} Peter, Venkman]], [[WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty Rick Sanchez]], [[Series/TheJoyOfPainting Bob, Ross]], [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} John, Connor]], [[VideoGame/DragonAgeII Hawke]], [[VideoGame/SyphonFilter Gabriel, Logan, Lian]], [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffy, Spike]], [[Series/{{Angel}} Angel]], [[Series/BattlestarGalactica2003 Starbuck]], [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Bruce, Banner]], [[Music/BruceSpringsteen Springsteen]], [[Film/TheProfessional León]], [[VideoGame/SilentHill1 Harry, Mason, Cheryl]], [[Franchise/StarWars Luke, Leia, Han, Solo]], [[VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic Malak]], [[Creator/JetLi Jet, Li]], [[Film/WaynesWorld Wayne, Campbell]], [[Franchise/{{Halloween}} Michael, Myers]], [[Series/TheJeffCorwinExperience Jeff, Corwin]][[note]]which can also double as a reference to ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfAmber''[[/note]], [[Creator/DarylHannah Daryl, Hannah]], [[Series/BreakingBad Heisenberg]], [[Film/{{Predator}} Dutch, Schaefer]], Music/{{Prince}}, [[UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla Tesla]], [[VideoGame/DeusEx Denton]], [[VideoGame/{{Dishonored}} Corvo]], [[VideoGame/SplinterCell Sam, Fisher]], [[VideoGame/DeadSpace Isaac, Clarke, Ellie, Carver]], [[Music/SelenaGomez Selena, Gomez]],[[Creator/MadeleineLEngle Madeleine]], [[Film/TheFifthElement Leeloo, Korben]], Film/{{Django}}, [[Film/Titanic1997 Jack, Dawson, Rose]], [[UsefulNotes/MuhammadAli Muhammad, Ali]], [[Franchise/JamesBond James, Bond]], [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Harley, Quinn]], [[Franchise/SherlockHolmes Sherlock, Holmes]], [[Franchise/TheAddamsFamily Gomez, Morticia]], [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E4ItchyAndScratchyLand Bort]], [[WebAnimation/RedVsBlue Church, Washington, Texas]], [[Music/JenniferLopez Jennifer, Lopez]], [[WebVideo/{{Markiplier}} Markipoo]], [[Wrestling/JohnCena Cena]], [[Theatre/{{Hamlet}} Yorick]], etc.

* The sheer number of voiced player names have some hidden shout-outs, including: Music/{{Aaliyah}}, [[Franchise/{{Superman}} KalEl]], [[Manga/{{Trigun}} Vash]], [[Manga/RurouniKenshin Battousai, Kenshin]], [[Film/BladeRunner Deckard]], [[{{Film/Chappie}} Chappy]], [[Franchise/TheDarkTower Deschain]], [[Literature/TheStand Flagg]], [[Film/MadMax Erectus, Furiosa, Imperator, Rictus, Rockatansky, Sarse, Toecutter]], [[Franchise/StarTrek Kirk, McCoy, Picard]], [[Manga/{{Akira}} Akira, Kaneda, Tetsuo]], [[Film/TheMatrix Neo, Trinity, Morpheus]], [[Franchise/{{Alien}} Ripley, Weyland, Yutani, Hicks, Hudson, Dallas]], [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Shinji]], [[Creator/ShinjiMikami Mikami]], [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Finn, Jake, Sweetpea]], [[Literature/TheHungerGames Katniss, Everdeen]], [[Franchise/TheChroniclesOfRiddick Riddick]], [[Film/{{Yojimbo}} Sanjuro, Yojimbo]], [[Film/EscapeFromNewYork Snake, Plissken]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Archer}} Sterling, Archer]], [[Literature/ToKillAMockingbird Atticus]], [[Franchise/IndianaJones Indiana, Jones]], [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Leo, Don, Mike, Raphael]], [[VideoGame/{{Borderlands}} Roland, Brick, Maya, Zed, Psycho]], [[VideoGame/HalfLife Gordon, Freeman]], [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Marty, McFly]], [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony, Stark]], [[ComicBook/{{Transmetropolitan}} Spider, Jerusalem]], [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Steve, Rogers]], [[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} Peter, Venkman]], [[WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty Rick Sanchez]], [[Series/TheJoyOfPainting Bob, Ross]], [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} John, Connor]], [[VideoGame/DragonAgeII Hawke]], [[VideoGame/SyphonFilter Gabriel, Logan, Lian]], [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffy, Spike]], [[Series/{{Angel}} Angel]], [[Series/BattlestarGalactica2003 Starbuck]], [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Bruce, Banner]], [[Music/BruceSpringsteen Springsteen]], [[Film/TheProfessional León]], [[VideoGame/SilentHill1 Harry, Mason, Cheryl]], [[Franchise/StarWars Luke, Leia, Han, Solo]], [[VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic Malak]], [[Creator/JetLi Jet, Li]], [[Film/WaynesWorld Wayne, Campbell]], [[Franchise/{{Halloween}} Michael, Myers]], [[Series/TheJeffCorwinExperience Jeff, Corwin]][[note]]which can also double as a reference to ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfAmber''[[/note]], [[Creator/DarylHannah Daryl, Hannah]], [[Series/BreakingBad Heisenberg]], [[Film/{{Predator}} Dutch, Schaefer]], Music/{{Prince}}, [[UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla Tesla]], [[VideoGame/DeusEx Denton]], [[VideoGame/{{Dishonored}} Corvo]], [[VideoGame/SplinterCell Sam, Fisher]], [[VideoGame/DeadSpace Isaac, Clarke, Ellie, Carver]], [[Music/SelenaGomez Selena, Gomez]],[[Creator/MadeleineLEngle Madeleine]], [[Film/TheFifthElement Leeloo, Korben]], Film/{{Django}}, [[Film/Titanic1997 Jack, Dawson, Rose]], [[UsefulNotes/MuhammadAli Muhammad, Ali]], [[Franchise/JamesBond James, Bond]], [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Harley, Quinn]], [[Franchise/SherlockHolmes Sherlock, Holmes]], [[Franchise/TheAddamsFamily Morticia]], [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E4ItchyAndScratchyLand Bort]], [[WebAnimation/RedVsBlue Church, Washington, Texas]], [[Music/JenniferLopez Jennifer, Lopez]], [[WebVideo/{{Markiplier}} Markipoo]], [[Wrestling/JohnCena Cena]], [[Theatre/{{Hamlet}} Yorick]], etc.

* When the Sole Survivor first turns on the [=Pip-Boy=] 3000 Mark [=IV=] in Vault 111 at the beginning of the game, note how at the top of the [=Pip-Boy's=] screen it's stated that the [=Pip-Boy=] [[UsefulNotes/Commodore64 has 64kb of RAM and 38911 bytes free]].

** In fact, all but ''two'' of the U.S. Covert Operations Manual magazine titles are {{Shout Out}}s - More specifically, there's [[VideoGame/SplinterCell "Squeaky Floorboard, Sudden Death"]], [[Literature/WhoGoesThere "Who Goes There?"]], [[Franchise/MetalGear "Bushes, Boxes and Beehives Camouflage Special"]], [[Music/TheyMightBeGiants "Whistling In The Dark"]], and "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" (which has the same title as a popular song from the musical "Gold Diggers of Broadway").

** From the ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' franchise itself, there's Harold, Marcus, Cheng, Moira, Butch, Autumn, and Grognak. A handful of both former and current designers, writers, and voice actors, such as (J.E.) Sawyer, Istvan (Pely), (Jim) Cummings, (Jangjoon) Cha, (Ahn) Hopgood, (Paris) Nourmohammadi, (Nathan) Purkeypile, (Justin) Schram, (Dave) Schreiber, (John) [=DiMaggio=], (Grant and Clara) Struthers, (Rick) Vicens, and (Christopher) Zdana, also have their names listed.

* When you visit Diamond City for the first time, you'll meet [[Music/ThePiperAtTheGatesOfDawn Piper At The Gates]]. Additionally, one of Ada's lines is [[Music/TheWall "You can't have any pudding if you don't eat your meat!"]]
** Robobrains always had elements of this, but the Automatron expansion adds a few more: You have robots with organic brains taken from murderous psychopaths as their central processor with a single cold calculating eye mounted up front. They move around on a tracked chassis and look rather like giant salt shakers. They interpret all orders as a license to kill anything and everything. They also have an electronically synthesized voice. All it would take is for them to scream "EXTERMINATE!" to be exactly like the [[Series/DoctorWho Daleks]].

* One LoadingScreen for the Rust Devils features a heavily modified Assaultron with a strong resemblance to [[Film/GalaxyQuest Sarris]], especially in the face and back.

* At Beaver Creek Lanes in ''Far Harbor'', the team in third place for the 2078 Bar Harbor Bowling League standings was [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E12TeamHomer "the Holy Rollers"]].

** [[spoiler: The fate of John-Caleb Bradburton]] also echoes that of [[spoiler: [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Mr. Freeze]]]]. The [[spoiler: cryo chamber containing Bradburton's head]] even resembles [[spoiler: Freeze's helmet]].

* The Nuka-Cola Bottling Plant has a [[Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory huge river made up of a delicious edible liquid flowing through a factory and which was used to conduct tours for visitors to the factory]].

* Also in ''Nuka-World'', you can find a terminal in the Vault-Tec: Among the Stars exhibit with logs written by one [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 J. Hodgson]], who was an unknowing test subject as an employee of the exhibit.
* One of the lyrics in the ''Raider Radio'' song "Baby, Quit Raiding My Heart" is "''[[Anime/FistOfTheNorthStar Bring back the love]] you stole''". Knowing what a huge weeaboo Music/AndrewWK is, this was probably intentional.

* One of the rooms accessible from the spinning room of the Fun House in Kiddie Kingdom contains [[Film/{{Psycho}} a mannequin wielding a combat knife]] [[PsychoShowerMurderParody and a skeleton standing in the shower "screaming" while shielding itself]].
* In Nuka-World's Safari Adventure, you can find out that the company tried to clone polar bears, but they always came out [[Film/GalaxyQuest inside out, and then subsequently exploded]].

* It's virtually impossible that it was intentional, but the [[EverythingIsAnIPodInTheFuture aesthetics]] and [[JustAMachine philosophy]] of the Institute are very similar to those of the Supremacy/Purity hybrid affinity (where man and machine remain separate and very advanced robots execute the will of humans) from ''VideoGame/CivilizationBeyondEarth'' - ''Rising Tide'' DLC. A strange case of parallel game studios coming up with similar ideas?

* ''ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}'' The Adamantium Skeleton]] perk appears yet again.

* The [[ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} Adamantium Skeleton]] perk appears yet again.

* Mama Murphy at one point calls you (if male) 'a man out of time'. Add in the fact that you were a soldier before the bombs dropped, and were put on ice until you woke up in the future, there's only really [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica one way to take that]].

* How about the Institute? It's [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist a bunch of scientists living in an underground facility creating artificial humans led by a man named "Father"]].

* As noted on their character page, Nick Valentine's character design more than a little resembles [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Dixon Hill's]].
** [[invoked]] Additionally, Valentine's [[BodyHorror rubbery skin and seemingly rotting flesh]] can be seen as a reference to the ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'' series, where it's been mentioned that [[AIIsACrapshoot Skynet's]] earliest [[KillerRobot Terminators]] had poorly-made skin formed from rubber [[UncannyValley that made them stand out very easily from humans]].

* In the C.I.T. Ruins, you can find an old mop and bucket along with the clothes of a [[Film/GoodWillHunting janitor next to a chalkboard with a complicated math equation]].

* [[Film/TheThing1982 R. J. MacCready]] reappears from a previous installment.
* When exploring the Commonwealth's wilderness, you can run across vaguely humanoid bundles of sticks and twigs hidden up in the trees, some of which might look [[Film/TheBlairWitchProject disturbingly familiar]].
* The Deliverer, a legendary firearm given to you by the faction that most resembles a covert group of secret agents, is a small, but very lethal handgun and comes with a suppressor. In fact, overall it has a close resemblance to the Walther PPK that is the signature weapon of [[Film/JamesBond a certain]] [[Literature/JamesBond British secret agent]].

* When venturing into the Boston Public Library with [=MacCready=], he may warn you to be careful because [[Film/Ghostbusters1984 "...no human being would pile books this way."]]
* The caricature of Father that appears in the [=Pip-Boy=] quest pictures looks exactly like [[VideoGame/MegaMan Dr. Light]].
* If you have Hancock around and you heal Dogmeat, Hancock will sometimes remark, "[[WesternAnimation/AllDogsGoToHeaven Can't keep a good dog down!]]"
* A rather subtle one for Nick's backstory: Someone with the last name [[Characters/CowboyBebop "Valentine"]] waking up far into the future, barely aware of where and who they are, who eventually makes a career hunting down and capturing criminals. [[Anime/CowboyBebop Sound familiar?]]

** The final Husky holotape, simply titled "Holotape", found next to Bray's corpse, laments that "Jeez, this place was impenetrable. We could see anyone coming for miles. Underwater goddamn fish monsters.". Which is very similar to [[Film/{{Tremors}} Burt Gummer's]] lament of a otherwise great shelter being destroyed by unforeseen creatures: "Food for five years, a thousand gallons of gas, air filtration, water filtration, Geiger counter. Bomb shelter! Underground goddamn monsters."

* Concept art shown at E3 2015 depicted one mutant creature with an appearance and pose heavily resembling a famous picture of WebOriginal/TheRake.

* The sheer number of voiced player names have some hidden shout-outs, including: Music/{{Aaliyah}}, [[Franchise/{{Superman}} KalEl]], [[Manga/{{Trigun}} Vash]], [[Manga/RurouniKenshin Battousai, Kenshin]], [[Film/BladeRunner Deckard]], [[{{Film/Chappie}} Chappy]], [[Franchise/TheDarkTower Deschain]], [[Literature/TheStand Flagg]], [[Film/MadMax Erectus, Furiosa, Imperator, Rictus, Rockatansky, Sarse, Toecutter]], [[Franchise/StarTrek Kirk, McCoy, Picard]], [[Manga/{{Akira}} Akira, Kaneda, Tetsuo]], [[Film/TheMatrix Neo, Trinity, Morpheus]], [[Franchise/{{Alien}} Ripley, Weyland, Yutani, Hicks, Hudson, Dallas]], [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Shinji]], [[Creator/ShinjiMikami Mikami]], [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Finn, Jake, Sweetpea]], [[Literature/TheHungerGames Katniss, Everdeen]], [[Franchise/TheChroniclesOfRiddick Riddick]], [[Film/{{Yojimbo}} Sanjuro, Yojimbo]], [[Film/EscapeFromNewYork Snake, Plissken]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Archer}} Sterling, Archer]], [[Literature/ToKillAMockingbird Atticus]], [[Franchise/IndianaJones Indiana, Jones]], [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Leo, Don, Mike, Raphael]], [[VideoGame/{{Borderlands}} Roland, Brick, Maya, Zed, Psycho]], [[VideoGame/HalfLife Gordon, Freeman]], [[Film/BackToTheFuture Marty, McFly]], [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony, Stark]], [[ComicBook/{{Transmetropolitan}} Spider, Jerusalem]], [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Steve, Rogers]], [[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} Peter, Venkman]], [[WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty Rick Sanchez]], [[Series/TheJoyOfPainting Bob, Ross]], [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} John, Connor]], [[VideoGame/DragonAgeII Hawke]], [[VideoGame/SyphonFilter Gabriel, Logan, Lian]], [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffy, Spike]], [[Series/{{Angel}} Angel]], [[Series/BattlestarGalactica2003 Starbuck]], [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Bruce, Banner]], [[Music/BruceSpringsteen Springsteen]], [[Film/TheProfessional León]], [[VideoGame/SilentHill1 Harry, Mason, Cheryl]], [[Franchise/StarWars Luke, Leia, Han, Solo]], [[VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic Malak]], [[Creator/JetLi Jet, Li]], [[Film/WaynesWorld Wayne, Campbell]], [[Franchise/{{Halloween}} Michael, Myers]], [[Series/TheJeffCorwinExperience Jeff, Corwin]][[note]]which can also double as a reference to ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfAmber''[[/note]], [[Creator/DarylHannah Daryl, Hannah]], [[Series/BreakingBad Heisenberg]], [[Film/{{Predator}} Dutch, Schaefer]], Music/{{Prince}}, [[UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla Tesla]], [[VideoGame/DeusEx Denton]], [[VideoGame/{{Dishonored}} Corvo]], [[VideoGame/SplinterCell Sam, Fisher]], [[VideoGame/DeadSpace Isaac, Clarke, Ellie, Carver]], [[Music/SelenaGomez Selena, Gomez]],[[Creator/MadeleineLEngle Madeleine]], [[Film/TheFifthElement Leeloo, Korben]], Film/{{Django}}, [[Film/Titanic1997 Jack, Dawson, Rose]], [[UsefulNotes/MuhammadAli Muhammad, Ali]], [[Franchise/JamesBond James, Bond]], [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Harley, Quinn]], [[Franchise/SherlockHolmes Sherlock, Holmes]], [[Franchise/TheAddamsFamily Morticia]], [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E4ItchyAndScratchyLand Bort]], [[WebAnimation/RedVsBlue Church, Washington, Texas]], [[Music/JenniferLopez Jennifer, Lopez]], [[WebVideo/{{Markiplier}} Markipoo]], [[Wrestling/JohnCena Cena]], [[Theatre/{{Hamlet}} Yorick]], etc.

* [[AuthorAppeal And as always,]] it wouldn't be a Creator/{{Bethesda}} game with numerous references to the Franchise/CthulhuMythos:

* The sheer number of voiced player names have some hidden shout-outs, including: Music/{{Aaliyah}}, [[Franchise/{{Superman}} KalEl]], [[Manga/{{Trigun}} Vash]], [[Manga/RurouniKenshin Battousai, Kenshin]], [[Film/BladeRunner Deckard]], [[{{Film/Chappie}} Chappy]], [[Franchise/TheDarkTower Deschain]], [[Literature/TheStand Flagg]], [[Film/MadMax Erectus, Furiosa, Imperator, Rictus, Rockatansky, Sarse, Toecutter]], [[Franchise/StarTrek Kirk, McCoy, Picard]], [[Manga/{{Akira}} Akira, Kaneda, Tetsuo]], [[Film/TheMatrix Neo, Trinity, Morpheus]], [[Franchise/{{Alien}} Ripley, Weyland, Yutani, Hicks, Hudson, Dallas]], [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Shinji]], [[Creator/ShinjiMikami Mikami]], [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Finn, Jake, Sweetpea]], [[Literature/TheHungerGames Katniss, Everdeen]], [[Franchise/TheChroniclesOfRiddick Riddick]], [[Film/{{Yojimbo}} Sanjuro, Yojimbo]], [[Film/EscapeFromNewYork Snake, Plissken]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Archer}} Sterling, Archer]], [[Literature/ToKillAMockingbird Atticus]], [[Franchise/IndianaJones Indiana, Jones]], [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Leo, Don, Mike, Raphael]], [[VideoGame/{{Borderlands}} Roland, Brick, Maya, Zed, Psycho]], [[VideoGame/HalfLife Gordon, Freeman]], [[Film/BackToTheFuture Marty, McFly]], [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony, Stark]], [[ComicBook/{{Transmetropolitan}} Spider, Jerusalem]], [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Steve, Rogers]], [[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} Peter, Venkman]], [[WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty Rick Sanchez]], [[Series/TheJoyOfPainting Bob, Ross]], [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} John, Connor]], [[VideoGame/DragonAgeII Hawke]], [[VideoGame/SyphonFilter Gabriel, Logan, Lian]], [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffy, Spike]], [[Series/{{Angel}} Angel]], [[Series/BattlestarGalactica2003 Starbuck]], [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Bruce, Banner]], [[Music/BruceSpringsteen Springsteen]], [[Film/TheProfessional León]], [[VideoGame/SilentHill1 Harry, Mason, Cheryl]], [[Franchise/StarWars Luke, Leia, Han, Solo]], [[VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic Malak]], [[Creator/JetLi Jet, Li]], [[Film/WaynesWorld Wayne, Campbell]], [[Franchise/{{Halloween}} Michael, Myers]], [[Series/TheJeffCorwinExperience Jeff, Corwin]][[note]]which can also double as a reference to ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfAmber''[[/note]], [[Creator/DarylHannah Daryl, Hannah]], [[Series/BreakingBad Heisenberg]], [[Film/{{Predator}} Dutch, Schaefer]], Music/{{Prince}}, [[UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla Tesla]], [[VideoGame/DeusEx Denton]], [[VideoGame/{{Dishonored}} Corvo]], [[VideoGame/SplinterCell Sam, Fisher]], [[VideoGame/DeadSpace Isaac, Clarke, Ellie, Carver]], [[Music/SelenaGomez Selena, Gomez]],[[Creator/MadeleineLEngle Madeleine]], [[Film/TheFifthElement Leeloo, Korben]], Film/{{Django}}, [[Film/Titanic1997 Jack, Dawson, Rose]], [[UsefulNotes/MuhammadAli Muhammad, Ali]], [[Franchise/JamesBond James, Bond]], [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Harley, Quinn]], [[Franchise/SherlockHolmes Sherlock, Holmes]], [[Franchise/TheAddamsFamily Morticia]], [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E4ItchyAndScratchyLand Bort]], [[WebAnimation/RedVsBlue Church, Washington, Texas]], [[Music/JenniferLopez Jennifer, Lopez]], [[LetsPlay/{{Markiplier}} Markipoo]], [[Wrestling/JohnCena Cena]], [[Theatre/{{Hamlet}} Yorick]], etc.

* The sheer number of voiced player names have some hidden shout-outs, including: Music/{{Aaliyah}}, [[Franchise/{{Superman}} KalEl]], [[Manga/{{Trigun}} Vash]], [[Manga/RurouniKenshin Battousai, Kenshin]], [[Film/BladeRunner Deckard]], [[{{Film/Chappie}} Chappy]], [[Franchise/TheDarkTower Deschain]], [[Literature/TheStand Flagg]], [[Film/MadMax Erectus, Furiosa, Imperator, Rictus, Rockatansky, Sarse, Toecutter]], [[Franchise/StarTrek Kirk, McCoy, Picard]], [[Manga/{{Akira}} Akira, Kaneda, Tetsuo]], [[Film/TheMatrix Neo, Trinity, Morpheus]], [[Franchise/{{Alien}} Ripley, Weyland, Yutani, Hicks, Hudson, Dallas]], [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Shinji]], [[Creator/ShinjiMikami Mikami]], [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Finn, Jake, Sweetpea]], [[Literature/TheHungerGames Katniss, Everdeen]], [[Franchise/TheChroniclesOfRiddick Riddick]], [[Film/{{Yojimbo}} Sanjuro, Yojimbo]], [[Film/EscapeFromNewYork Snake, Plissken]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Archer}} Sterling, Archer]], [[Literature/ToKillAMockingbird Atticus]], [[Franchise/IndianaJones Indiana, Jones]], [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Leo, Don, Mike, Raphael]], [[VideoGame/{{Borderlands}} Roland, Brick, Maya, Zed, Psycho]], [[VideoGame/HalfLife Gordon, Freeman]], [[Film/BackToTheFuture Marty, McFly]], [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony, Stark]], [[ComicBook/{{Transmetropolitan}} Spider, Jerusalem]], [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Steve, Rogers]], [[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} Peter, Venkman]], [[WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty Rick, Sanchez]], [[Series/TheJoyOfPainting Bob, Ross]], [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} John, Connor]], [[VideoGame/DragonAgeII Hawke]], [[VideoGame/SyphonFilter Gabriel, Logan, Lian]], [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffy, Spike]], [[Series/{{Angel}} Angel]], [[Series/BattlestarGalactica2003 Starbuck]], [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Bruce, Banner]], [[Music/BruceSpringsteen Springsteen]], [[Film/TheProfessional León]], [[VideoGame/SilentHill1 Harry, Mason, Cheryl]], [[Franchise/StarWars Luke, Leia, Han, Solo]], [[VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic Malak]], [[Creator/JetLi Jet, Li]], [[Film/WaynesWorld Wayne, Campbell]], [[Franchise/{{Halloween}} Michael, Myers]], [[Series/TheJeffCorwinExperience Jeff, Corwin]][[note]]which can also double as a reference to ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfAmber''[[/note]], [[Creator/DarylHannah Daryl, Hannah]], [[Series/BreakingBad Heisenberg]], [[Film/{{Predator}} Dutch, Schaefer]], Music/{{Prince}}, [[UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla Tesla]], [[VideoGame/DeusEx Denton]], [[VideoGame/{{Dishonored}} Corvo]], [[VideoGame/SplinterCell Sam, Fisher]], [[VideoGame/DeadSpace Isaac, Clarke, Ellie, Carver]], [[Music/SelenaGomez Selena, Gomez]],[[Creator/MadeleineLEngle Madeleine]], [[Film/TheFifthElement Leeloo, Korben]], Film/{{Django}}, [[Film/Titanic1997 Jack, Dawson, Rose]], [[UsefulNotes/MuhammadAli Muhammad, Ali]], [[Franchise/JamesBond James, Bond]], [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Harley, Quinn]], [[Franchise/SherlockHolmes Sherlock, Holmes]], [[Franchise/TheAddamsFamily Morticia]], [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E4ItchyAndScratchyLand Bort]], [[WebAnimation/RedVsBlue Church, Washington, Texas]], [[Music/JenniferLopez Jennifer, Lopez]], [[LetsPlay/{{Markiplier}} Markipoo]], [[Wrestling/JohnCena Cena]], [[Theatre/{{Hamlet}} Yorick]], etc.

** In fact, all but ''two'' of the U.S. Covert Operations Manual magazine titles are {{Shout Out}}s - More specifically, there's [[VideoGame/SplinterCell "Squeaky Floorboard, Sudden Death"]], [[Literature/WhoGoesThere "Who Goes There?"]], [[Franchise/MetalGear "Bushes, Boxes and Beehives Camouflage Special"]], and "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" (which has the same title as a popular song from the musical "Gold Diggers of Broadway").

* The sheer number of voiced player names have some hidden shout-outs, including: Music/{{Aaliyah}}, [[Franchise/{{Superman}} KalEl]], [[Manga/{{Trigun}} Vash]], [[Manga/RurouniKenshin Battousai, Kenshin]], [[Film/BladeRunner Deckard]], [[{{Film/Chappie}} Chappy]], [[Franchise/TheDarkTower Deschain]], [[Literature/TheStand Flagg]], [[Film/MadMax Erectus, Furiosa, Imperator, Rictus, Rockatansky, Sarse, Toecutter]], [[Franchise/StarTrek Kirk, McCoy, Picard]], [[Manga/{{Akira}} Akira, Kaneda, Tetsuo]], [[Film/TheMatrix Neo, Trinity, Morpheus]], [[Franchise/{{Alien}} Ripley, Weyland, Yutani, Hicks, Hudson, Dallas]], [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Shinji]], [[Creator/ShinjiMikami Mikami]], [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Finn, Jake, Sweetpea]], [[Literature/TheHungerGames Katniss, Everdeen]], [[Franchise/TheChroniclesOfRiddick Riddick]], [[Film/{{Yojimbo}} Sanjuro, Yojimbo]], [[Film/EscapeFromNewYork Snake, Plissken]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Archer}} Sterling, Archer]], [[Literature/ToKillAMockingbird Atticus]], [[Franchise/IndianaJones Indiana, Jones]], [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Leo, Don, Mike, Raphael]], [[VideoGame/{{Borderlands}} Roland, Brick, Maya, Zed, Psycho]], [[VideoGame/HalfLife Gordon, Freeman]], [[Film/BackToTheFuture Marty, McFly]], [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony, Stark]], [[ComicBook/{{Transmetropolitan}} Spider, Jerusalem]], [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Steve, Rogers]], [[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} Peter, Venkman]], [[WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty Rick, Sanchez]], [[Series/TheJoyOfPainting Bob, Ross]], [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} John, Connor]], [[VideoGame/DragonAgeII Hawke]], [[VideoGame/SyphonFilter Gabriel, Logan, Lian]], [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffy, Spike]], [[Series/{{Angel}} Angel]], [[Series/BattlestarGalactica2003 Starbuck]], [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Bruce, Banner]], [[Music/BruceSpringsteen Springsteen]], [[Film/TheProfessional León]], [[VideoGame/SilentHill1 Harry, Mason, Cheryl]], [[Franchise/StarWars Luke, Leia, Han, Solo]], [[VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic Malak]], [[Creator/JetLi Jet, Li]], [[Film/WaynesWorld Wayne, Campbell]], [[Franchise/{{Halloween}} Michael, Myers]], [[Series/TheJeffCorwinExperience Jeff, Corwin]][[note]]which can also double as a reference to ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfAmber''[[/note]], [[Creator/DarylHannah Daryl, Hannah]], [[Series/BreakingBad Heisenberg]], [[Film/{{Predator}} Dutch, Schaefer]], Music/{{Prince}}, [[UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla Tesla]], [[VideoGame/DeusEx Denton]], [[VideoGame/{{Dishonored}} Corvo]], [[VideoGame/SplinterCell Sam, Fisher]], [[VideoGame/DeadSpace Isaac, Clarke, Ellie, Carver]], [[Music/SelenaGomez Selena, Gomez]],[[Creator/MadeleineLEngle Madeleine]], [[Film/TheFifthElement Leeloo, Korben]], Film/{{Django}}, [[Film/Titanic1997 Jack, Dawson, Rose]], [[UsefulNotes/MuhammadAli Muhammad, Ali]], [[Franchise/JamesBond James, Bond]], [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Harley, Quinn]], [[Franchise/SherlockHolmes Sherlock, Holmes]], [[Franchise/TheAddamsFamily Morticia]], [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E4ItchyAndScratchyLand Bort]], [[Machinima/RedVsBlue Church, Washington, Texas]], [[Music/JenniferLopez Jennifer, Lopez]], [[LetsPlay/{{Markiplier}} Markipoo]], [[Wrestling/JohnCena Cena]], [[Theatre/{{Hamlet}} Yorick]], etc.

* The sheer number of voiced player names have some hidden shout-outs, including: Music/{{Aaliyah}}, [[Franchise/{{Superman}} KalEl]], [[Manga/{{Trigun}} Vash]], [[Manga/RurouniKenshin Battousai, Kenshin]], [[Film/BladeRunner Deckard]], [[{{Film/Chappie}} Chappy]], [[Franchise/TheDarkTower Deschain]], [[Literature/TheStand Flagg]], [[Film/MadMax Erectus, Furiosa, Imperator, Rictus, Rockatansky, Sarse, Toecutter]], [[Franchise/StarTrek Kirk, McCoy, Picard]], [[Manga/{{Akira}} Akira, Kaneda, Tetsuo]], [[Film/TheMatrix Neo, Trinity, Morpheus]], [[Franchise/{{Alien}} Ripley, Weyland, Yutani, Hicks, Hudson, Dallas]], [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Shinji]], [[Creator/ShinjiMikami Mikami]], [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Finn, Jake, Sweetpea]], [[Literature/TheHungerGames Katniss, Everdeen]], [[Franchise/TheChroniclesOfRiddick Riddick]], [[Film/{{Yojimbo}} Sanjuro, Yojimbo]], [[Film/EscapeFromNewYork Snake, Plissken]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Archer}} Sterling, Archer]], [[Literature/ToKillAMockingbird Atticus]], [[Franchise/IndianaJones Indiana, Jones]], [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Leo, Don, Mike, Raphael]], [[VideoGame/{{Borderlands}} Roland, Brick, Maya, Zed, Psycho]], [[VideoGame/HalfLife Gordon, Freeman]], [[Film/BackToTheFuture Marty, McFly]], [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony, Stark]], [[ComicBook/{{Transmetropolitan}} Spider, Jerusalem]], [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Steve, Rogers]], [[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} Peter, Venkman]], [[WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty Rick, Sanchez]], [[Series/TheJoyOfPainting Bob, Ross]], [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} John, Connor]], [[VideoGame/DragonAgeII Hawke]], [[VideoGame/SyphonFilter Gabriel, Logan, Lian]], [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffy, Spike]], [[Series/{{Angel}} Angel]], [[Series/BattlestarGalactica2003 Starbuck]], [[Franchise/IncredibleHulk Bruce, Banner]], [[Music/BruceSpringsteen Springsteen]], [[Film/TheProfessional León]], [[VideoGame/SilentHill1 Harry, Mason, Cheryl]], [[Franchise/StarWars Luke, Leia, Han, Solo]], [[VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic Malak]], [[Creator/JetLi Jet, Li]], [[Film/WaynesWorld Wayne, Campbell]], [[Franchise/{{Halloween}} Michael, Myers]], [[Series/TheJeffCorwinExperience Jeff, Corwin]][[note]]which can also double as a reference to ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfAmber''[[/note]], [[Creator/DarylHannah Daryl, Hannah]], [[Series/BreakingBad Heisenberg]], [[Film/{{Predator}} Dutch, Schaefer]], Music/{{Prince}}, [[UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla Tesla]], [[VideoGame/DeusEx Denton]], [[VideoGame/{{Dishonored}} Corvo]], [[VideoGame/SplinterCell Sam, Fisher]], [[VideoGame/DeadSpace Isaac, Clarke, Ellie, Carver]], [[Music/SelenaGomez Selena, Gomez]],[[Creator/MadeleineLEngle Madeleine]], [[Film/TheFifthElement Leeloo, Korben]], Film/{{Django}}, [[Film/Titanic1997 Jack, Dawson, Rose]], [[UsefulNotes/MuhammadAli Muhammad, Ali]], [[Franchise/JamesBond James, Bond]], [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Harley, Quinn]], [[Franchise/SherlockHolmes Sherlock, Holmes]], [[Franchise/TheAddamsFamily Morticia]], [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E4ItchyAndScratchyLand Bort]], [[Machinima/RedVsBlue Church, Washington, Texas]], [[Music/JenniferLopez Jennifer, Lopez]], [[LetsPlay/{{Markiplier}} Markipoo]], [[Wrestling/JohnCena Cena]], [[Theatre/{{Hamlet}} Yorick]], etc.

* The Super Mutants have become even more reminiscent of ''The ComicBook/IncredibleHulk'' than before, often complaining about "puny humans".

* Ambient dialogue the player can overhear between two Triggerment in Vault 114 has one of them question why anyone would build a vault in a subway tunnel. ''VideoGame/Metro2033'' and the novel its based on has the last remnants of Russian society surviving in the Moscow metro system after a nuclear holocaust.

** One side mission has you looking for a MadArtist SerialKiller named [[Literature/PickmansModel Pickman]], who makes macabre and disturbing paintings and has creepy tunnels under his studio.

** The Norwegian Ghoul Raiders that you encounter at the FMS ''North Star'' may as well be Draugr with guns.

* [[invoked]] There's a secret cache (which can give the player [[GameBreaker "The Gainer"]]) in Hub City Auto Wreckers locked with a peculiar mechanism. The code to open it is [[Creator/LookingGlassStudios 0451]].

* The Laser Musket is a crank-powered energy weapon in the game, and seems to have been at least partially inspired by a similar weapon featured in ''Disney/TreasurePlanet''.

* If you're fighting Raiders alongside Porter Gage from ''Nuka World'', Gage will sometimes say that they can steal what the Raiders stole and, "the great [[Disney/TheLionKing Circle Of Life]] goes on."

* The creation of the Synths that you see in the Institute's Robotics Division is very similar to both Leeloo's re-creation in ''Film/TheFifthElement'' and the famous construction sequence from ''Anime/GhostInTheShell''.