History ShoutOut / RedVsBlue

* During the "Getting Away From It All" PSA, Caboose tells Sarge that he always wanted bunk-beds, just like [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Weiss Schnee]].

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--->'''Carolina''': [[TheComicallySerious (dead serious)]] Help me, Grif. Help me be the best at being lazy.\\
'''Grif''': [[MentorArchetype (in a wise and mysterious tone)]] You're not ready yet, padawan.\\
'''Carolina''': I can ''try!''\\
'''Grif''': No. ''[[MemeticMutation There is no try.]]''

** Sarge also claims in the same episode that "the [[Theatre/JuliusCaesar dogs of war]] are howling."

* After the Reds and Blues' ship crash-lands in "Red vs Red" due to getting hit by the Blues and Reds' [[MacrossMissileMassacre missiles]], [[TagalongKid Jax]] claims that [[DrivesLikeCrazy Grif]] should've said that he was [[Film/{{Serenity}} "a leaf on the wind."]]

* When Loco activates his time machine-laser drill in "Blue vs Blue," he exclaims that [[VideoGame/HalfLife "the resonance cascade is growing!"]]

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-->'''Wash''': Up there is [[spoiler:the body of your old pal, York, surrounded by a bunch of other bodies, and one son of a bitch ''pretending'' to be a body so he can turn ''you'' into a body]]... [[MemeticMutation And that's fine, this is fine.]] ''No, dammit, this is not fine!''

* One episode of ''Family Shatters'' shows Shatter Squad purchased their dinner at Ashley B's Burger Shack, a reference to Ashley Burns (née Jenkins), current wife of show creator Burnie.

* The title of the final episode of the season - "Theogeny" - is an [[YouMakeMeSic intentionally misnamed version]] of "theogony," the term used for [[Myth/ClassicalMythology the birth and origins of the ancient Greek gods]]. Relatedly, the season's penultimate episode ("Omphalos") is named after the supposed "center of the world" where the Oracle of Delphi lived.

* Andersmith's full name, [=John-Elizabeth=] Andersmith, is a reference to ''Film/TheProducers'', where it's said that Hitler's middle name is Elizabeth.

* According to Felix when talking about how he was hired to help wipe out the human colonists of Chorus, he claims that if ''he'' had his way, he'd just [[Film/{{Aliens}} "nuke the whole planet from orbit just to be sure."]]

* The final scene of episode 4 has Dylan climbing up a mountain overlooking a sea, before holding her recorder out towards the figure she's been searching for. It's framed to resemble what Rey does with her lightsaber in the last scene of ''[[Film/TheForceAwakens Star Wars: The Force Awakens]].''
** Additionally, when he gets [[AmusingInjuries shot in the butt]] earlier in the same episode, Jax says [[Film/CitizenKane "Rosebud..."]] before he passes out.

-->'''Carolina''': [[TheComicallySerious (dead serious)]] Help me, Grif. Help me be the best at being lazy.
-->'''Grif''': [[MentorArchetype (in a wise and mysterious tone)]] You're not ready yet, padawan.
-->'''Carolina''': I can ''try!''
-->'''Grif''': No. ''[[MemeticMutation There is no try.]]''

* One of the acronyms Dylan spouts in the first episode is "[[ComicBook/{{Hellboy}} BPRD]]".

* Huggins and Muggins are both designed to resemble [[Disney/PeterPan Tinkerbell]] (the former significantly more so than the latter) in terms of being "sentient lens flares."

* [[MesACrowd Four Simmons]] start the first verse of Kelis' infamous "Milkshake" song, much to Grif's sheer horror in the "Diversity" PSA, with the Simmonses being cut off at "and they're like-". Additionally, Sarge starts to cheerily sing [[Disney/TheLionKing "The Circle of Life"]] during the same PSA when he's attacking the other Reds and Blues with a mounted turret. Finally, the [=PSA=] also has a RunningGag of Caboose looking for his pet chinchilla, who he named after Creator/BenedictCumberbatch.

* According to Wash in the "Hard Truths" PSA, Sarge's suggestions that he gave him for improving the series were all episodes of ''Series/HappyDays'' with Sarge in the role of the Fonz.
* [[MesACrowd Four Simmons]] start the first verse of Kelis' infamous "Milkshake" song, cut off at "and they're like-", much to Grif's sheer horror on the "Diversity" PSA, while Sarge starts to cheerily sing [[Disney/TheLionKing "The Circle of Life"]] during the same PSA when he's attacking the other Reds and Blues with a mounted turret.

* During the "Snowed In" PSA, Simmons leads the Blues and Doc in playing [[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons "Canyons and Cockbites"]] so as to stave off CabinFever.

--> '''Lopez:''' Right, but without all the Eastern philosophy stuff that no one understands.

* When Caboose convinces the aliens that the Reds have taken Church in "Fourth and Twenty," Sarge responds with a [[OhCrap worried]] "[[Franchise/ScoobyDoo Ruh-Roh]]."

--> '''479:''' No, no. ''That'' one goes there, ''this'' one goes here.

* Epsilon: "Seeing this many ex-girlfriends in one room kinda has me [[Film/{{Ghostbusters 1984}} terrified beyond the capacity for rational thought."]]

* [[MesACrowd Four Simmons]] start the first verse of Kelis' infamous "Milkshake" song, cut off at "and they're like-", much to Grif's sheer horror on the "Diversity" PSA, whilst is Sarge starts to cheerily sing [[Disney/TheLionKing "The Circle of Life"]] during the same PSA as he's attacking the other Reds and Blues with a mounted turret.

* During the "Getting away from it all" PSA, Caboose tells Sarge that he always wanted bunk-beds, just like a certain [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} ice queen]].

* Sarge starts to cheerily sing [[Disney/TheLionKing "The Circle of Life"]] during the "Diversity" PSA as he's attacking the other Reds and Blues with a mounted turret.

* The backstory given to [[VoodooShark Yellow Church]] by Caboose is essentially the plot to ''{{Series/Lost}}.''

* When Doc gets stuck in the Blue Base wall, he looks like [[Franchise/StarWars Han Solo frozen in carbonite]].

* Epsilon: Seeing this many ex-girlfriends in one room kinda has me [[Film/{{Ghostbusters 1984}} terrified beyond the capacity for rational thought.]]

* After defeating the band of Space Pirates in "Capital Assets," Tucker [[Music/MichaelJackson moonwalks]] while singing [[Music/{{Queen}} "Another One Bites The Dust."]]

* In the Sarge trailer, Sarge's "Rent in Hell" one-liner is re-purposed into a RousingSpeech that is clearly inspired by the "Tonight we dine in Hell!" speech in ''[[Film/ThreeHundred 300]]''.

* The title of the final episode of the season - "Theogeny" - is an [[YouMakeMeSic intentionally misnamed version]] of "theogony," the term used for [[Myth/ClassicalMythology the birth and origins of the ancient Greek gods]]. Relatedly, the season's penultimate episode ("Omphalos") is named after the supposed "center of the world" where the Oracle of Delphi dwelled.

* Washington saying "That's a good look" when Maine picks up the [[WeaponOfChoice Brute Shot]] seems reminiscent of ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'', when John Conner says "That's ''definitely'' you" as the Terminator picks up the minigun.

* Bitters calls Locus a "[[Film/{{Predator}} Predator]] knockoff" when he and Andersmith are driving off the mercenary in "Dish Best Served."

* Grif's "failed" attempt at a rescue mission is full of references to ''[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid Metal Gear Solid]],'' with one of his lines being "This is Snake to Big Boss! No signs of surveillance!" An exclamation point even appears over his head when he's alerted to a fish dinner nearby.

* When Tucker sees a spare suit of armor on Iris during "It Just Blinked At Me," he shouts "Idea!" like in ''Film/HotFuzz''.

** In the same episode, Grif tries to pass ''Film/DieHard'' as his own story. It doesn't work, as Huggins has seen the movie - her uncle had even played a spotlight!

** Grif and Tucker repeatedly argue over the possible names for their band, which include "[[Music/FooFighters The Blue Fighters]]," "[[Music/TheGratefulDead The Grateful Reds]]," "[[Music/TheGooGooDolls The Blue Goo Dolls]]," "[[Music/{{Deadmau5}} Redmau5]]," "[[Music/MotleyCrue Motley Blue]]," "[[Music/TalkingHeads The Talking Reds]]," "[[Music/DeadKennedys The Red Kennedys]]," "[[Music/WuTangClan Blue Tang Clan]]," and "[[Music/LedZeppelin Red Zeppelin]]."

* When the Reds and Blues are trying to think of ways to make Kimball and Doyle bury the hatchet, Grif uses InsaneTrollLogic to justify pulling an idea from ''Series/{{Friends}}.''

* When Dylan lists random acronyms to trick her way into the crime scene, she states they're expecting an "RT double-A" in the next few minutes. ''WebAnimation/RoosterTeethAnimatedAdventures'' (or [=RTAA=]) is another show produced by Rooster Teeth that regularly features the creators of [=RvB=].
* Carlos suggests that Dylan report on "those monster-fighting sexy teenagers" instead of the Reds and Blues, which is certainly a reference to ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'', coupled with a little BitingTheHandHumor (and RealitySubtext regarding ''RWBY'''s popularity) when Carlos mentions that people care more about them than the Reds and Blues.

* "Nightmare on Planet Evil" contains a reference to another Rooster Teeth production - ''Series/Day5''. In it, Sarge becomes unstable as he goes 5 days without sleeping, stating he'll die if he does. This is immediately followed by a [[BitingTheHandHumor small dig]] at that show since Jax responds that it sounds like a "weak premise". Though on a more serious note, another ''Day 5'' reference is made in "Grif Does A Rescue," when Carolina's urging Wash to stay awake [[AndIMustScream while they're both trapped in armor-lock]].
* An ''insane'' amount from Sarge in "Belly of the Beast," when Jax is distracting him so that Dylan can find out what is going on. Among other things, he mentions ''Film/LazerTeam2'', another Rooster Teeth production, [[SelfDeprecation which Jax claims he just made up]].

* As Sheila dies for the first time, she goes full [[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey HAL-9000]]: "I'm scared, Dave. Will I dream? Daisy, Daaaaaiiiisssyyyy..."
* Church brags about feeling like a [[Franchise/StarWars Jedi]] when using Tucker's LaserBlade in Caboose's mind in "Why Were We Here?".
* The "AllJustADream" alternate ending to "Why Were We Here?" is called "[[Film/TheWizardOfOz Ruby Slippers]]."

* When Caboose convinces the aliens that the Reds have taken Church, Sarge responds with a [[OhCrap worried]] "[[Franchise/ScoobyDoo Ruh-Roh]]."

* When Doc gets stuck in the wall, he looks like [[Franchise/StarWars Han Solo frozen in carbonite]].
* "This One Goes To Eleven" involves a fight in [[VideoGame/{{Portal}} a seemingly abandoned test facility overseen by a potentially evil female computer, featuring linked teleporters flinging people around the room]].

* In "Everwhen, "Sarge claims that the titular [="soft-time"=] anomaly sounds like "a Creator/NeilGaiman [[Literature/{{Neverwhere}} novel]]." Meanwhile, Simmons compares it to "a Music/PearlJam album" (which is also a MythologyGag to Jason Weight claiming that was the reason why he decided not to use "Everwhen" as Season 17's title).

Fair warning, as this series is pretty damn ReferenceOverdosed. There are also {{Late Arrival Spoiler}}s for all seasons except for Season 16 beyond this point!

* There's a sneaky reference in Season 5 to the then-recent ''Halo'' ad campaign - when Simmons and Grif begin arguing about the plausibility of an ancient race being technologically advanced, Simmons exasperatedly exclaims, "Let's finish this fight later!"

* "Revenants" shows a split-second still of ''WebAnimation/RoosterTeethAnimatedAdventures''.
** Theta's skateboard also has the Creator/RoosterTeeth logo on it.

* [[spoiler:Pillman's grabbing and equipping of Connie's helmet]] seems very similar to the ending sequence of ''VideoGame/HaloReach.''

** [[spoiler:The ''Mother of Invention'' crashing planet-side]] is very reminiscent of the opening of ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''.

* As noted on [[Machinima/RedVsBlueTheChorusTrilogy the Chorus Trilogy's own page,]] the finale of Season 11 and first third of Season 12 initially seems to be setting up a WholePlotReference to ''Franchise/{{Star Wars}},'' but this is quickly subverted in [[WhamEpisode Episodes 8, 9, and 10.]]

* In "Training Daze," when Tucker, Caboose, Grif, Simmons, and their squads are practicing on Felix, Tucker shouts this when he jumps out at Felix (only to fall into a nearby pit):
-->'''Tucker''': [[Creator/AchievementHunter Surprise, motherfucker!]]
* The security guards aboard the Tartarus in "Prologue" have ''VideoGame/{{Marathon}}'' logos on their arm bands.
* During Locus and Felix's conversation with Hargrove in "Along Came A Spider," a stock ticker in the background of Hargrove's office includes a couple of companies labeled [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} JNPR and RWBY]].
* Smith's full name, John Elizabeth Andersmith, has a reference to ''Film/TheProducers'', where it's said that Hitler's middle name is Elizabeth.

** Again with episode 6, entitled [[Series/OrangeIsTheNewBlack "Orange is the New Red"]].
* In the Sarge trailer, Sarge's "Rent in Hell" one-liner is re-purposed into a RousingSpeech that is clearly inspired by the "Tonight we dine in Hell!" speech in ''300''.

** [[spoiler:Church's supposed distress call]] looks ''very'' similar to that sent by Princess Leia in ''Film/ANewHope''.
* When Grif is explaining [[spoiler:why he's not going with the rest of the Reds and Blues on their supposed hunt for Church]] in "Reacts", he tells Caboose that "[[DeathIsCheap He's died more times]] than ComicBook/JeanGrey."

* "Nightmare on Planet Evil" contains a reference to another Rooster Teeth production - ''Series/Day5''. In it, Sarge becomes unstable as he goes 5 days without sleeping, stating he'll die if he does. This is immediately followed by a [[BitingTheHandHumor small dig]] at that show since Jax responds that it sounds like a "weak premise". Though on a more serious note, another ''Day 5'' reference is made in "Grif Does A Rescue," when [[spoiler: Carolina's urging Wash to stay awake [[AndIMustScream while they're both trapped in armor-lock]].]]
* An ''insane'' amount from Sarge in "Belly of the Beast," [[spoiler:when Jax is distracting him so that Dylan can find out what is going on]]. Among other things, he mentions ''Film/LazerTeam2'', another Rooster Teeth production, [[SelfDeprecation which Jax claims he just made up]].
* Episode 15's opening sequence with [[spoiler: [[ItMakesSenseInContext Lopez's monologuing head flying through space]]]] is a huge parody of the opening credits to ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''.

** While [[spoiler: stuck on Iris alone, [[GoMadFromTheIsolation Grif]]]] constructs [[spoiler: [[Film/CastAway volleyball replicas of his friends]]]] [[CompanionCube to talk to]] so he doesn't go utterly insane.
* [[spoiler: Grif's "failed"]] attempt at a rescue mission is full of references to ''[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid Metal Gear Solid]],'' with one of his lines being "This is Snake to Big Boss! No signs of surveillance!" An exclamation point even appears over his head when he's alerted to a fish dinner nearby.
* [[spoiler:Church's unedited call to Command]] has him claiming that the [[spoiler: [[NoodleIncident grenade Tucker and Caboose threw down the toilet]] ruined their base's plumbing, and [[Film/{{Aliens}} "it's coming out of the goddamn walls!"]]]].
* When trying to figure out [[spoiler: the Blues and Reds' plan to invade Earth and destroy the UNSC's new HQ, Carolina]] directly quotes ''[[Literature/HonorHarrington The Honor of the Queen]]'' - [[StrategySchmategy "The best swordsman does not fear the second best, he fears the worst since there's no telling what that idiot is going to do."]] The original quote is in and of itself already a ShoutOut to Creator/MarkTwain.
* After the Reds and Blues' ship crash-lands in "Red vs Red" due to [[spoiler: getting hit by the Blues and Reds' [[MacrossMissileMassacre missiles]]]], [[TagalongKid Jax]] claims that [[DrivesLikeCrazy Grif]] should've said that he was [[Film/{{Serenity}} "a leaf on the wind."]]

** During his [[StylisticSuck hilariously awful]] [[EvilGloating monologue]] to the [[spoiler:armor-locked Reds and Blues]], Temple misattributes a famous [[Theatre/{{Macbeth}} Macbeth quote]] ("Yours is a story told by an idiot, full of sound and fury signifying nothing") to being said by UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill.

* An enraged Atlus shatters a moon at one point, just like the one seen in Rooster Teeth's own ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}''.

* When the rest of the Blood Gulch crew shows up in a pelican to try and save Tex and Church on Sidewinder, what else would happen but they crash it, as almost every single Pelican in the actual ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' games seem to. In "n+1," a soldier mentions they actually have a budget of one crashed Pelican per mission, which is a reference to how in ''VideoGame/{{Halo 3}}'' it seems at least one crashes per mission.
** Relatedly, Washington's "...but I've never seen a line of horses crash into the battlefield from outer space" line as [[spoiler: [[BigDamnHeroes the remaining Reds and Blues crash-land with the Pelican]] ]] could be referencing the way the Flood invaded the Ark in ''VideoGame/{{Halo 3}}''.

* The final scene of episode 4 has Dylan climbing up a mountain overlooking a sea, before holding her recorder out towards the figure she's been searching for. Much like Rey does with her lightsaber in the last scene of ''Film/StarWarsTheForceAwakens.''
* Episode 7 contains a reference to another Rooster Teeth production - ''Series/Day5''. In it, Sarge becomes unstable as he goes 5 days without sleeping, stating he'll die if he does. This is immediately followed by a [[BitingTheHandHumor small dig]] at ''Day 5'' as Jax responds that it sounds like a "weak premise". Though on a more serious note, another ''Day 5'' reference is made in Episode 16, with [[spoiler: Carolina urging Wash to stay awake [[AndIMustScream while they're both trapped in armor-lock]].]]
* An ''insane'' amount from Sarge in Episode 11, [[spoiler:when Jax is distracting him so that Dylan can find out what is going on.]] Among other things, he mentions ''Film/LazerTeam2'', another Rooster Teeth production, [[SelfDeprecation which Jax claims he just made up]].

** While [[spoiler: stuck on the moon alone, [[GoneMadFromTheIsolation Grif]]]] constructs [[spoiler: [[Film/CastAway volleyball replicas of his friends]]]] [[CompanionCube to talk to]] so he doesn't go utterly insane.
* [[spoiler: Grif's "failed"]] attempt at a rescue mission is full of references to [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid Metal Gear Solid]], with one of his lines being "This is Snake to Big Boss! No signs of surveillance!" An exclamation point even appears over his head when he's alerted to a fish dinner nearby.
* [[spoiler:Church's unedited call to Command]] has him claiming that the [[spoiler: [[NoodleIncident grenade Tucker and Caboose threw down the toilet]] ruined their base's plumbing, and [[Film/AlienS "it's coming out of the goddamn walls!"]]]].

* After the Reds and Blues' ship crash-lands in Episode 19 due to [[spoiler: getting hit by the Blues and Reds' [[MacrossMissileMassacre missiles]]]], [[TagalongKid Jax]] claims that [[DrivesLikeCrazy Grif]] should've said that he was [[Film/{{Serenity}} "a leaf on the wind."]]
* When Loco activates his time machine-laser drill, he exclaims that [[VideoGame/HalfLife "the resonance cascade is growing!"]]

* The animated sequence in "The Shisno" is heavily based after both the opening credits sequence to ''Film/{{Men In Black 2}}'' and ''Film/ThorRagnarok.''
* When Tucker sees a spare armor on Iris, he shouts "Idea!" like in ''Film/HotFuzz''.
* Grif tries to pass ''Film/DieHard'' as his own story. It doesn't work, as Huggins has seen the movie - her uncle had even played a spotlight!
* An enraged Atlus shatters a moon at one point, just like the one seen in Rooster Teeth's own ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}''.

* The name of the first episode of the season is [[WesternAnimation/KimPossible A Sitch in Time]].

-->'''Wash''': Up there is [[spoiler:the body of your old pal, York, surrounded by a bunch of other bodies, and one son of a bitch ''pretending'' to be a body so he can turn ''you'' into a body]]... [[MemeticMutation And that's fine, this is fine.]] ''No, damnit, this is not fine!''

-->'''Wash''': Up there is [[spoiler:the body of your old pal, York, surrounded by a bunch of other bodies, and one son of a bitch ''pretending'' to be a body so he can turn ''you'' into a body]]... [[MemeticMutation And that's fine, this is fine.]] ''No, damnit, this is not fine.''

* Church brags about feeling like a [[Franchise/StarWars Jedi]] when using Tucker's {{Laser Sword}} in Caboose's mind in "Why Were We Here?".
* The "{{All Just A Dream}}" alternate ending to "Why Were We Here?" is called "[[Film/TheWizardOfOz Ruby Slippers]]."