Line #21 ShoutOut/EuropaUniversalis


1	* The cheat in [=EU II=] for "always win battles" is "[=DIFrules!=]". DIF is a hockey team in Stockholm, where Creator/ParadoxInteractive is located. Said cheat also changes your country's flag to that of the DIF hockey team.
2	* In ''[=EU III=]'', once Aragón learns about said province, it can get the mission [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings "Become King of Gonder"]]. Yeah, notice what they did there... ''Heir to the Throne'' expanded on the theme with the addition of the Turkish Beylik of Saruhan... and their flag featuring a white hand. (Needless to say, Aragon now can get "Defeat Saruhan" as a mission, too). These 2 missions made a return in [=EU IV=].
3	* [=EU III=] and [=EU IV=] have an event called "A visit from some shady people", with two options "It's an offer..." [[Film/TheGodfather "... that we can refuse, actually."]]
4	* [=EU IV=] also has the description of the Spanish Inquisition national idea: [[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus No one expected it.]]
5	** And with the release of Art of War, Canadians now have Singing Lumberjacks.
6	* If you have Plutocracy idea group in [=EU IV=], there is one event that is basically a reference to ''Film/{{Braveheart}}''.
7	* A flavour event that triggers when Paris becomes Swedish culture references the forum Website/SomethingAwful, which several developers frequent and Johan has described as "the best forum I'm not an administrator of".
8	* The Hashashin (if you imported them from CK 2)'s first national idea is something about a [[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Creed]].
9	* In [=EU4=], Venice can get a mission to expand into mainland Italy. Where? [[Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet In fair Verona, where we lay our scene.]] (There's a high probability that you won't get this mission due to the fact that at 1444 start Venice already owns Verona.)
10	* The description for transport ships goes like this: "[[Videogame/{{Civilization}} Everybody knows that soldiers simply cannot turn into boats.]]"
11	* Both [=EU3=] and [=EU4=] have an event called [[Literature/FearAndLoathingInLasVegas Fear and Loathing in (capital)]]. In the latter, at least, some of the options for the event chain reference lines from ''Literature/TheShining''.
12	** In [=EU4=], it's possible to get an event that decreases unjustified demands called Justify my War, with the text [[{{Music/Madonna}} "For you, to justify my..."]]
13	* In [=EU4=], when you are the Holy Roman Emperor, and you win a war in defence of the empire, a possible acceptance option of the announcement that you've earned Imperial Authority from [[BigDamnHeroes coming to the rescue]] is [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi "I have foreseen it!"]]
14	* In [=EU4=], countries involved in colonialism can get an event which sparks a boom in emigration to the colonies, fueled by the sentiment: "[[Film/BladeRunner A new life awaits you in the colonies!]]"
15	* [=EU4=] has an event where one parliamentary seat changes their stance on the issue selected, and the only selection for the event says: "[[{{Series/HouseOfCardsUK}} You may very well think that. I couldn't comment."]]
16	* One of Bavaria's ideas talks about how there is [[{{Film/DrStrangelove}} a conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids.]]
17	* Some of the Random New World province names in [=EU4=], such as [[Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian Cymmeria]] and [[Literature/KublaKhan Xanadu]], are drawn from other works of fiction. (Other cases, such as "Gitgud," are drawn from [[MemeticMutation memes.]])
18	* One possible Russian dynasty name is [[Literature/TheMasterAndMargarita Woland]].
19	* If a province of yours triggers the Diamond District event, the option you get says [[WesternAnimation/{{Jem}} "Gems are truly outrageous."]]
20	* If you demand a bishopric in the Holy Roman Empire to convert back to Catholicism by event, the only choice is [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 "The Emperor protects."]]
21	* In [=EU4=], Crusader States that conquer the New World can get a mission that rewards them with [[Characters/AgeOfEmpiresIIIBloodIceSteel a Scottish-cultured Conquistador]], [[VideoGame/AgeOfEmpiresIII as well as missions regarding a certain Fountain of Youth]].
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27	* Many, many [=EU4=] achievements:
28	** The ''Mare Nostrum'' achievement for corrupting officials in a rival nation, "Just Resting In My Account," even features Series/FatherTed in the icon.
29	** The achievement for restoring the Danelaw to England is called [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire "The Iron Price"]].
30	** Forming the Spice-rich nation of Malaya grants you the achievement [[Franchise/{{Dune}} "The Spice ]][[Film/Dune1984 Must Flow"]].
31	** "[[VideoGame/AmongUs Imposter Syndrome]]" involves the North African state of Sus being caught spying on three other countries.
32	** "[[{{VideoGame/Fallout}} Mewar Never Changes]]", which you get for completing Mewar's mission tree. The icon for it is also a reference to [[VideoGame/Fallout3 The Lone Wanderer and Dogmeat]].
33	** "Nobody wants to die" (Own Timbuktu as Songhai) is a reference to Swedish artist [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timbuktu_(musician) Timbuktu]] and his song "Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö" ("Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die").
34	** The achievements "The Freest Man in the World" and "All Blue", and the [[FriendlyPirate pirate republic]] government reform "War Against the World" are all references to {{Manga/One Piece}}, with the icon for the former even featuring Luffy's iconic straw hat.
35	** The achievements "[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Golden Wind]]" and "[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Stardust Crusaders]]".
36	** "[[Music/TheBeatles Norwegian]] [[Literature/NorwegianWood Wood]]", gained by owning every Naval Supply province as Norway.
37	** "[[Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan KHAAAAN]]" (restore the Mongol Empire by 1610).
38	** "[[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 Empire of Mann]]" (control every island in the world as Mann)
39	*** "Blood for the Sky God!" (have Nahuatl as a syncretic faith as a Tengri nation)
40	** "[[Literature/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays Around the world in 80 years]]" (own a number of locations from the novel in the first 80 years of the game).
41	** "[[VideoGame/TheBannerSaga These Banners Need a Saga]]" (raise 100 Banner regiments as a Manchu nation).
42	** "[[Music/TheSpiceGirls Spice Girls]] (have a female ruler and earn trading bonuses in Spices, Cloves, Salt, and Sugar).
43	** SpaghettiWestern (form Mexico or Texas as Bolonga; the icon shows Clint Eastwood in the Dollars trilogy).
44	** [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings One nation to rule them all]] (have 9 loyal subjects as Saruhan).
45	*** "One Family to Rule them All" (have your dynasty on 8 thrones at once)
46	** The icon for "It's All Greek to Me" shows Leonidas from Film/ThreeHundred.
47	** "[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Everything's Coming Up Mulhouse]] (become Holy Roman Emperor as Mulhouse and decentralize the Empire).
48	** "[[Literature/{{Dracula}} Dracula's Revenge]]" (form Romania and unite the Balkans)
49	** "[[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Back to the Piast]]" (reform Poland as a nation with the Piast dynasty)
50	** "[[Film/TheManchurianCandidate The Manchurian Candidate]]" - form Qing as a Manchu tribe).
51	** "[[Film/NoCountryForOldMen No Country for Old Tercios]]"
52	** "[[VideoGame/VictoriaAnEmpireUnderTheSun Victorian Three]]" (max out tech as a minor by Lake Victoria; added to [=EU4=] when Victoria 3 was just a rumor)
53	** "The Bohemians" (own Dublin as Bohemia) is a reference to Dublin football side Bohemian F.C.
54	** "[[Music/{{ABBA}} Super Trooper]]" (as Sweden, have 80 Carolean regiments while maxing infantry combat ability)
55	** "[[Film/SleeplessInSeattle Sleepless in Seattle]]" (own 10 coffee provinces while having a capital in Seattle)
56	** "[[Franchise/StarTrek Live Long and Prosper]]" (have a 70 year old ruler and 30 states with prosperity)
57	** "[[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 Hannukah Mutapah]]" (convert to Judaism as Mutapa and celebrate a festival)
58	** "[[Music/RayCharles Georgia on my Mind]]" (own the country of Georgia, the state of Georgia, and the island of South Georgia)
59	** "[[VideoGame/ZeroWing All Your Trade Are Belong To Us]]" (dominate Genoese, Venetian, and English Channel trade)
60	** "[[Creator/OprahWinfrey You Get A New Home, And You Get A New Home"]] (expel 5 different minorities to your colonies).
61	** "[[Franchise/{{Mario}} The Princess is in this Castle]] (have a female heir and a castle in your capital).
62	** "[[Music/LynyrdSkynyrd Sweet Home Qaraqorum]] (assimilate Mongolian culture as the Mughals).
63	** "[[Music/TheBeachBoys Surfing USA]]" (form the US as Hawaii).
64	** "[[Music/{{Queen}} Queen of Mercury]]" (as Kilwa, own Zanzibar and Bombay).
65	** "[[Literature/TheFourGospels Purify the Temple]]" (raid Rome as a Salvific Plutocracy Riga).
66	** "[[Franchise/{{Frozen}} Let It Go]]" (as Norway, move to Canada and own no land in Scandinavia).
67	** "[[UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan Tear Down This Wall]]" (use an Artillery Barrage on Berlin).
68	** "[[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Baborg]]"' (assimilate 12 culture groups as the Mughals)
69	** "[[WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}} Get Out of My Swamp]]" (control the entire Low Countries as the Netherlands and build forts everywhere)

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