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* Comic #53 - Rackam gets his whole head engulfed in flames after [[WhatAnIdiot strapping two candles in his head and accidentally getting near a flammable gas leak]]. Aside from the usual "[[SayMyName RACKAAAM!]]" gag, Anne and Volenna also shout "[[Comicbook/FantasticFour The Human Torch!]]"

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* Comic #53 - Rackam gets his whole head engulfed in flames after [[WhatAnIdiot strapping two candles in his head and accidentally getting near a flammable gas leak]].leak. Aside from the usual "[[SayMyName RACKAAAM!]]" gag, Anne and Volenna also shout "[[Comicbook/FantasticFour The Human Torch!]]"
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* Comic #521 - The strip is a parody of the 10th century Japanese tale ''[[Literature/TheTaleOfTheBambooCutter The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter]]'', from the title (with "Tale" being replaced with "Fantasy") as well as having Vyrn as the titular bamboo cutter and Katalina as Kaguya (the girl in the bamboo). The last panel even has Granblue's Kaguya summon looking up at the moon.

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* Comic #521 - The strip is a parody of the 10th century Japanese tale ''[[Literature/TheTaleOfTheBambooCutter The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter]]'', ''Literature/TheTaleOfTheBambooCutter'', from the title (with "Tale" being replaced with "Fantasy") as well as having Vyrn as the titular bamboo cutter and Katalina as Kaguya (the girl in the bamboo). The last panel even has Granblue's Kaguya summon looking up at the moon.
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* Comic #1107 - This strip featuring Tyre is titled "Tyre... What a Guy", further referencing his status as an {{Expy}} of [[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast Gaston]].

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* Comic #1107 - This strip featuring Tyre is titled "Tyre... What a Guy", further referencing his status as an {{Expy}} of [[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast Gaston]].
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* Comic #521 - The strip is a parody of the 10th Century Japanese Monogatari "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_the_Bamboo_Cutter The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter]]", from the title (with "Tale" being replaced with "Fantasy") as well as having Vyrn as the titular bamboo cutter and Katalina as Kaguya (the girl in the bamboo). The last panel even has Granblue's Kaguya summon looking up at the moon.

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* Comic #521 - The strip is a parody of the 10th Century century Japanese Monogatari "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_the_Bamboo_Cutter tale ''[[Literature/TheTaleOfTheBambooCutter The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter]]", Cutter]]'', from the title (with "Tale" being replaced with "Fantasy") as well as having Vyrn as the titular bamboo cutter and Katalina as Kaguya (the girl in the bamboo). The last panel even has Granblue's Kaguya summon looking up at the moon.
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* Comic #53 - Rackam gets his whole head engulfed in flames after [[WhatAnIdiot strapping two candles in his head and accidentally getting near a flammable gas leak]]. Aside from the usual "[[SayMyName RACKAAAM!]]" gag, Anne and Volenna also shout "[[Comicbook/FantasticFour The Human Torch!]]"
* Comic #110 - Cerberus mentions "[[Film/Scarface1983 Say hello to my little friends]]" while introducing Coco and Mimi.
* Comic #255 - Vira picks up a Vyrn mask and says "It's me Vyra!". Katalina later barges into the room, replying her with "[[ComicBook/SpiderMan My Vyrn-Senses were tingling just now]]".
* Comic #363 - Vyrn managed to create a move which involves bugs (Katalina's biggest fear) to protect himself from her. The narration even mentions "[[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} It was super effective!]]"
* Comic #396 - The strip is titled "[[Film/HowStellaGotHerGrooveBack How Vyrn Got His Groove Back]]".
* Comic #425 - Vyrn calls himself "[[Franchise/{{Godzilla}} Vyrnzilla]]".
* Comic #520 - This comic is based on the Japanese Monogatari ''Literature/{{Momotaro}}'' where Vyrn discovers a peach floating in the river. When he and Lyria tried to eat the peach, they found Io inside of it.
* Comic #521 - The strip is a parody of the 10th Century Japanese Monogatari "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_the_Bamboo_Cutter The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter]]", from the title (with "Tale" being replaced with "Fantasy") as well as having Vyrn as the titular bamboo cutter and Katalina as Kaguya (the girl in the bamboo). The last panel even has Granblue's Kaguya summon looking up at the moon.
* Comic #537 - The strip is titled "[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim I Took an Arrow in the Heart]]".
* Comic #679 - The "Vyrn Senses are Tingling" gets used once again. But this time, it is when Vyrn reflexively blocks Tanya's blade between two of his fingers, much like how Spiderman's ability works.
* Comic #682 - The strip is titled "[[Franchise/StarWars The Feels are Strong with this One]]".
* Comic #683 - This is a more blatant ''Star Wars'' reference than the previous one, aside from the comic being titled "The Force is with Vyrn", he also turns his arm into a "Beam Saber". However, its appearance is similar to the [[https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Energy_Blade Energy Hand Blade]] from ''Franchise/DragonBall'', specifically Zamasu's "God Split Cut".
* Comic #718 - This is a parody on ''Literature/TheThreeLittlePigs'' but with comedic alterations; Instead of the three pigs, we have the Fundoshi Trio, and instead of houses, the trio wore fundoshi made out of straw, wood, and bricks. Allosaurus gets to be the Big Bad Wolf, and like in the original story, the brick fundoshi worn by Jin remains unscathed.
* Comic #733 - A giant Seruel recites "[[Literature/JackAndTheBeanstalk Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum]]".
* Comic #769 - The strip is titled "[[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Unlimited Pyramid Works]]".
* Comic #783 - Still another shout-out to a popular quote by Spider-man, Clarisse introduces herself as your "Friendly neighborhood alchemist".
* Comic #852 - Yet another ''Fate/Stay Night'' reference with the comic's title of "Blade Works Not So Unlimited".
* Comic #855 - A comic where the five maidens play a deck-building game. The strip's title? "[[TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering Maidens: The Gathering]]".
* Comic #873 - The strip is titled "[[WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon How to Bandage your Dragon]]".
* Comic #926 - This tie-in strip to the Platinum Sky event rerun is titled "[[Music/{{Queen}} We Will... We Will... Race You]]".
* Comic #947 - Vyrn uses Jade's crystallized Core to make two Beam Sabers, just like how Lightsabers in ''Star Wars'' are powered using [[https://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Lightsaber_crystal crystals]].
* Comic #951 - The Harvins are playing on the TabletopGame/GameOfLife board game. It also contains this one reference to another franchise:
--> '''Arulumaya''': "Yay! I landed on [[VideoGame/TheIdolmaster Idol Meister]]! My income's way up now!"
* Comic #952 - Olivia uses "Dark Angel [[Videogame/FZero Falcon Punch!]]" to pacify Albert.
* Comic #958 - The strip is titled "[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyCrystalChronicles Vyrn: Crystal Chronicles]]".
* Comic #968 - Another "Legend of Rackam" variant. But with the inclusion of Vyrn, Predator and Seox, his [[RunningGag legend]] turned out to be a film titled "[[Film/AlienVsPredator Vyrn Vs. Predator 2]]: [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith Revenge of the Seox]]".
* Comic #983 - The strip is titled "[[Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory Medusa and the Chocolate Factory]]".
* Comic #1002 - Altair reads a story book about "''Literature/TheThreeLittlePigs'' [who] arm up to confront the big bad wolf".
* Comic #1022 - The comic is titled "[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain A Weapon to Surpass All]]".
* Comic #1063 - Titled "One Pen to Rule Them All", derived from the "One Ring to Rule Them All" part of the prophecy from ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''.
* Comic #1071 - Inspired by ''Literature/TheLittleMermaid'' fairy tale about a mermaid (Ejaeili) saving the life of a land-dwelling prince (Vyrn).
* Comic #1076 - Drang says "Spoken like a True [[Anime/ArakawaUnderTheBridge Man of Culture]]" to Albert, who compares Sturm's outfit to a bikini.
* Comic #1081 - Titled "[[WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble Big Brothers Assemble]]".
* Comic #1090 - Titled "Film/TheGodfather Has Spoken" and is themed about a Mafia-wearing Percival trying to please Yuisis, someone who acts like an InUniverse {{Yakuza}}. When Siegfried also appears in a Mafia formal attire, the caption on the bottom panel reads "[[Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar Captain Percy: Civil War]]".
* Comic #1105 - Titled "[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight What Is a Child of Man]]".
* Comic #1107 - This strip featuring Tyre is titled "Tyre... What a Guy", further referencing his status as an {{Expy}} of [[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast Gaston]].
* Comic #1120 - Naoise monologues "[[Memes/{{Fallout}} War never Changes...]]" when he sees Pholia and Scathacha having a girly fight.
* Comic #1263 - As Belial's entire body sinks into the dimensional crack, he makes a coin-flipping [[https://i.redd.it/4tf0fhkvy3n21.png thumbs-up]] gesture a la [[Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay T-800]].

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