The contestants obviously drop a ton of references to their or their opponent's series of origin. Occasionally though, references are made to other works of fiction.
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Season 1
Mario VS Mickey Mouse
- In the battle's remaster, when Mickey says "Shut the fuck up!", you can see Philip from Hitman the Cobra in the background taken from the scene where he says the same thing.
Samus VS Mega Man
- Samus describes Mega Man as having been "created by Geppetto".
- As Samus tells Mega Man that Nintendo knows how to handle characters who, like him, are without a future, Pac-Man appears on screen.
Elsa VS Jack Frost
- Jack complains that he would have preferred to face Snow White.
- When Santa Claus calls Jack Frost "My boy", King Harkinian can be seen at the top of the screen.
Rayman VS Crash Bandicoot
- Rayman compares Crash to a "dumber version of Donkey Kong".
- Crash calls Rayman "Ray Charles". He also asks Rayman to refer to him as "Snoop Naughty Dogg".
- Rayman points out that Crash stole his tornado spin from Taz. A Pidgeotto also appears in the background, referencing its Gust attack (which is called "Tornade" (Tornado) in French).
- After calling Crash a "minus" (an idiot), Rayman tells him to "return playing with Cortex". This line is a little reference to the cartoon Pinky and the Brain, called "Minus & Cortex" in French, a funny detail when you know that the doctor was inspired by the Brain. Also, a little tongue rolling (sounding like a high-pitched "rrrrrraaaa" to give you an idea) can be heard at the end of the line, a reference to the French rapper Cortex who's less known for his music than his online provocations against celebrities in the earlies 2010s, and whose tongue rolling is almost a signature sound.
Season 2
Ash VS Yugi
- Ash accuses Duel Monsters of being a mere copy of Magic: The Gathering, and states that even Hearthstone was able to surpass it.
- The line "That's just a dog, and that's just a duck!" is actually a reference to a video by Ermite Moderne, which parodied how fans of the first generation reacted to the unveiling of gen 5 Pokémon.
Lara Croft VS Dora the Explorer
- Dora taunts Lara by pointing out that the Uncharted series has become much more popular than her own, and accuses her of ripping off Indiana Jones.
- Lara borrows a line from Duke Nukem: "I'm not gonna fight you, I'm gonna kick your ass!".
Saitama VS Superman]
- Upon seeing Saitama, Superman compares him to Sangoku and Krilin.
Sonic VS Rainbow Dash
- One of Rainbow's lines is "The Powerpuff Girls versus your Powerpuff turds".
- "Wanna die a golden death? I'm The Lord of the Rings! Don't wake my fellowship, they won't go easy on you!". The "golden death" part is also a reference to The Lord of the Rings in the original French, as "mort d'or" sounds like "Mordor".
Zorro vs Zoro
- One of Zoro's lines is "What does the fox say?", which makes sense when you know that "zorro" is Spanish for "fox".
- Zoro mentions that Captain Hook would be a more appropriate opponent for Zorro.
- Zorro states that Toei's art is "hardly super good", referencing the controversy surrounding Dragon Ball Super's mediocre animation.
Season 3
Link VS Peter Pan
- Link mentions the Beagle Boys in one of his lines.
- Adult Peter Pan sometime uses Phoenix Wright's iconic finger pointing pose in a court room.
Mettaton VS Bayonetta
- Mettaton makes a passing reference to Dante from Devil May Cry, who even appears on screen at that moment.
- Mettaton mentons that he "can go Neo" to dodge Bayonetta's shots, which not only references his NEO form in his home game, but also the bullet-dodging scenes in The Matrix.
- Mettaton compares himself to Inspector Gadget, even reprising the latter's catchphrase by calling Bayonetta a "go-go-dancer".
Detective Conan VS Inspector Gadget
- Conan compares Gadget to several characters, namely Batman, "the three dollar cents man", and Hercule Poirot.
- Conan nicknames himself "Conan the Barbarian".
- One of Gadget's lines, "Back to elementary course, my dear Watson", is a reference to Sherlock Holmes' famous catchphrase.
Powerpuff Girls VS Totally Spies
- Bubbles compares the Spies to Barbie. Buttercups adds that they're going to get "ken", which is both a reference to Barbie's boyfriend and French slang for "fucked".
- Bubbles refers to the Spies as "Jerry's angels".
- The Spies compare themselves to the James Bond girls, with Clover even namedropping Sean Connery.
- Alex states that Superman is probably laughing at the PPG.
- "Say, Mojo Jojo, bizarre adventures that you're having."
All Might VS Koro-Sensei
- All-Might claims that he is training the next Saitama.
- Koro Sensei yelling "FALSE" is a reference to the French youtuber "Norman fait des videos".
- "Bullshit!" appears in a speech bubble styled after the ones present in the Ace Attorney series as All-Might screams it.
- Onizuka's nickname for All-Might is "Captain Americunt".
The Visitor from the Future VS The Visitors
- Godefroy tells the Visitor to go play the cup-and-ball, which is a wink to La Théorie des Balls, another Frenchnerd series in which cup-and-balls are a major plot point.
- The Visitor namedrops two other movies featuring Christian Clavier, namely On ne choisit pas sa famille and Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu ?.
- A zombie from the game Plants vs. Zombies shows up in the background.
Yandere-Chan VS Monika
- The line "Monika is a slut" is taken directly from the song "C'est une pute" by Fatal Bazooka, who appears in the background.
- One line points out that had the battle followed popular demand, Sans would have been the one to face Ayano rather than Monika.
Season 4
Dio VS Dracula
- Dio's opening line is taken straight from the parody song "Rap-tout" from Les Inconnus, which features a group of tax-collecting vampires.
- The line "Another one bites the dust" is a direct reference to the group Queen.
- Dio compares Dracula's rapping skills to those of Vanilla Ice (who also happens to end his name to one of Dio's minions in his home series).
Seiya VS Saga
- Seiya announces that he will "watch the step", which references the French game show Attention à la marche ! ("Watch the step!"). He also mentions his "potes" ("buddies"), which is the name of the CGI mascot characters from said show, and refers to himself as "out of 100 orphans", alluding to the questions on the show that refer to surveys "out of 100 French persons".
Ruby Rose VS Maka Albarn
- The line "THIS IS SPARTOI" is a reference to the memetic "THIS IS SPARTA" from 300.
- Maka refers to Ruby as a "little red riding hood posing as a hunter".
- Maka mentions a "Nikos-like suspense", alluding to TV show host Nikos Aliagas who often drew out tension for an extended amount of time when making announcement on the show Star Academy. At that moment, a "Beacon Academy" logo briefly appears on screen.
- Ruby declares that she "prefers to go Full Metal", a nod to Fullmetal Alchemist, which is animated by the same studio behind Soul Eater.
- The word "aura" is echoing and accompanied by visual effects that reference the "ora ora ora" from Jojos Bizarre Adventure.
- The line "I got 99 problems but a witch ain't one" is directly lifted from the song "99 Problems" by Jay-Z, with the word "witch" replacing "bitch".
- Ruby invites Mara to "cross swords", and Yin retorts that she's not important enough to get imported, a reference to the game BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle which features characters from RWBY, and unlike Soul Eater: Battle Resonance was released outside of Japan.
Phoenix Wright VS Saul Goodman
- Saul briefly appears wearing the trademark top hat of Professor Layton, as a nod to the crossover game Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney.
- Saul compares Phoenix' appearance to that of Sonic the Hedgehog.
- The Netflix thumbnails that appear behind Saul feature characters that have previously appeared in EPB battles : Peach, Dio, Ruby, Zelda, and Soul.
Isabelle VS Retsuko
- Isabelle states that she handles "all the DD", a reference to the song "Au DD" by PNL, in which this term referes to all the "details". Isabelle also briefly splits in red and blue as she sings the line, alluding to the music video of said song.
- The line "À quoi te sert de préparer l'avenir si t'oublies de vivre ?" ("What's the use of preparing for the future if you forget to live?") is ripped directly from the song "La Terre est Ronde" by Orelsan.
- The Doomguy appears briefly, as a reference to the memetic friendship between him and Isabelle.
- The Rathalos from Monster Hunter as well as a kart and item box from Mario Kart appear when Isabelle alludes to her cameos in each of these franchises.
Team Rocket VS The Dalton
- Joe's opening lines parody the rap song "Bande Organisée", down to the way it's edited. Meanwhile, Jack and William's verse references the visual and singing style of the rap group PNL.
- Averell compares the romantic tension between Jessie and James to the one between the title characters of Romeo and Juliet.
- The line "that's how mafia works" is a reference to a meme popularized by YouTuber Slazo and mocking the ads of the mobile game Mafia City.
Spider-Man VS Ladybug
- Ladybug makes a pun around the word "akuma" that references the song "Hakuna Mattata" from The Lion King.
- Spider-Man compares Ladybug's Lucky Charm to the Mousketools from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.
