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Player Characters

Arizona

Palettes:
- Lactose Free (Their mascot)
- Cheerful
- Moo Moo Farm (Miltank) (also a reference to Mario Kart 64)
- Blue Cow (Babe the Blue Ox)
- Police Chief (Chief Bogo)
- Milkpool
- Milk Delivery Service (referencing a NSFW fan character named Milky Way)
- Dangerously Cheesy
- Moonlit Ace
- Macho Cow
- Cowgirl (Cow Girl)
- Green Tea
- Kiwi/Strawberry
- Lemon
- Stealth Cow (Solid Snake)
- Sky Cow (Shaymin Sky Form)
- One For All (Deku/Midoriya)
- Marching Fishes (Gomamon)
Bot Names:
Misc. :
- Two of her taunts reference ad campaigns:
  - "Here's the BEEF!" references the old "Where's the Beef?" catchphrase from Wendy's
  - Got Milk?
- A third taunt references Tauren Jokes with "MOO! Are you happy now?"
- Almost a Title Drop when she says "Them's Fightin' Words!"
- When she escapes a grab, she yells "Don't touch the cow!"
- If she successfully wrangles another fighter to pull them closer, she'll sometimes shout "Come 'ere!", one of the catch phrases used by Scorpion. (Just not his more famous one.)
- One of her pre-battle lines when facing Shanty is "I ain't afraid of no goats!"

Velvet

Palettes:
- Ice Pop
- Maniacal Laughter (Scar)
- Cotton Tail (Miss Bunny)
- 640 (Virizion)
- Aura (Xerneas)
- Ice & Fire (Fennekin/Braixen/Delphox)
- VIP (The Attendants of the Velvet Room)
- Below Zero (Sub-Zero)
- Glacial (Glacius)
- Bird of Prey (Pet Shop)
- Koyousetsu (Renamon)
Bot Names:
- 'A song of ice and ire'
- 'What killed the dinosaurs?' ^noteTHE ICE AGE!
- 'Nora' ^noteAlso possibly a reference to Fallout 4
- 'The ice deer cometh' (The Iceman Cometh.)
- 'Winter's coming'
- 'Fifty shades of sleigh'
- 'Chiller Frost' (Killer Frost)
- 'Where is my super suit?' / 'Wanted to go bowling' ^noteTwo memetic lines said by Frozone.
- 'Shiva'
- 'Let It Go'
- 'ho ho ho!'
- 'Just Ice rains from above'
- 'Wonder floof'
- 'Hail2U' ^noteCatchphrase of the character Cameo.
- 'The Velvet Iced Ground'
Misc.:
- Her icicle projectile is very similar to Pet Shop's in Jojos Bizarre Adventure Heritage For The Future. She even has a palette swap based on Pet Shop.
- Velvet's zombie head and skin are called A Song Of Ice.

Oleander (and Fred)

Palettes:
- Prince of Darkness (Ganondorf; Fred is based on his Ganon boar form)
- Biz nis (Fred is based on Unikitty's "Angry Kitty" mood)
- Dusk Royalty (Midna; Fred is based on Wolf Link)
- Tam Lin
- Mecha (RX-0 Unicorn Gundam)
- Demon Child (Raven; Fred is based on Trigon)
- Paladin (Arthas Menethil)
- The Last (Fred is based on Red Bull)
- Hero (Izuku Midoriya/Deku; Fred is based on Toshinori Yagi/All Might)
- Powerful (Trixie; Fred is based on Trixie's cape.)
- Mab (Queen Chrysalis)
- DJ (DJ-PON3/Vinyl Scratch; Fred is based on Octavia Melody)
- Jungler (The Kindred)
- Nocturnal (Night Elves)
- Captain (Starkip)
- Ark Ham (The Joker; Fred is based on Harley Quinn)
- Hallowed (Wicked Witch of The West)
- Fifth Gen (Blitzle/Zebstrika)
- Psychic Type (Galarian Ponyta; Fred is based on Sirfetch'd)
- White Mint (Pearl)
- Lunamancy(Luna)
- Tactician (Robin; Fred is based on Grima)
- Hell's Grenade (Diaboromon)
Bot Names:
Misc.:
- One of her teleport lines is "Bamf!", the sound effect for Nightcrawler's teleportation.
- Her book, the Unicornomicon, is a one to the Trope Codifier Tome of Eldritch Lore, the Necronomicon.
  - It even has a face like the Evil Dead version.
- Fred's summon lines:
  - "I'm a friend on the other side!"
  - "PHENOMENAL COSMIC POWER!"
  - "Itty bitty living space." (when he's sent back).
- One of her taunts is "I do what I must because I can."
- Fred can do the Thriller dance if you taunt while he's out.
- One of Oleander's "stats" references the memetic Over Nine Thousand line with "+9001 Smarter than thou".
- Oleander's zombie head and skin are called Fight of the Living Dead.

Paprika

Palettes:
- Emperor
- Pirate (Guybrush Threepwood)
- Crossing (Reese)
- Merchant (Cyrus)
- Who? (The Fourth Doctor)
- Smash!
- Meanie (Chief Blue Meanie)
- Ten-Ton Magical Paca (Appa)
Bot Names:
Misc.:
- Paprika's sudden change from her joyful and friendly personality to suddenly becoming dark and moody during her Level 3 Super mirrors her inspiration Pinkie Pie's "Pinkamena Diane Pie" darker side, which started in "Party of One".
- Paprika's zombie head and skin are called Loving Dead Girl.

Pom

Palettes:
- Catch Em All (Mareep; Puppies have Growlithe coloration while parents are colored like Arcanine)
- Woah Mama (Puppies have Carl Chryniszzswics coloration)
- In League (Kindred; Puppies have Wolf coloration)
- Mutton Chops (Bellwether; Puppies have Nick Wilde coloration)
- New Sheep (Wooloo; Puppies are colored like Yamper)
- Sheep Wrecked ("Leggy Lamb"; Puppies are colored like the wolf from the same short.)
- It is a Mystery (Steve; Puppies have Blue's coloration)
- Electric Sheep^note (Mega Man / Rockman; Puppies have Rush coloration)
- Good Morning Mayor (Isabelle; Puppies have Digby coloration)
- Starfall (Sam Starfall; Puppies have Florence Ambrose coloration)
- Tenderfoot (Ken Amada; Puppies are colored like Koromaru)
- Illudium Q-36 (Marvin the Martian; Puppies have K-9 coloration)
- What Time Is It (Finn; Puppies have Jake's coloration)
- Shigefumi Steed (Yoshi; Puppies have Poochy coloration)
- Beep Beep
- Brightest Day
- Double Typhoon (Terriermon; puppies have Lopmon's colors)
Bot Names:
Misc.:
- Her Book of Lore entry is titled "There is no war in Baaaaah's Sheep State", which is a pun on "There is no war in Ba Sing Se".
- When she dismisses a puppy, she says "That'll do."
- Her Level 3 Super is basically just Akuma's iconic Shun Goku Satsu/Raging Demon, minus the kanji.
- Pom's zombie head and skin are called Bellraiser.

Tianhuo

Palettes:
- Clever Girl (Blue from Jurassic World)
- Origin Goddess (Amaterasu)
- Under the Mountain (Smaug the Golden)
- Ember (Cynder)
- Welcome To Die
- Mega X (Mega Charizard-X)
- Guardian Spirit (Mushu)
- In Another Castle (Bowser)
- Princess Guardian (Dragon)
- Fire Type (Rapidash)
- Violet/ Water Dragon (Sash Lilac)
- Not Prepared (Illidan Stormrage)
- Wicked (Maleficent)
- Blue Eyes
- Spyral (Classic Spyro)
- Spirited (Haku)
- Spyraler (Skylanders Spyro)
- Spark (Undyne)
- Game Of Deaths (Iconic yellow tracksuit from Game of Death)
- Fidgety (Fidget)
- Enforced Monarch
- Royal Gold (Gold Zeo Ranger)
- Mega Flame (Greymon)
Bot Names:
Misc.:
- One of her pre-battle lines is "I will defeat you so soundly, your ancestors will become dizzy!"
- Another one of her pre-match lines is "If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight."
- Her Mirror Match intro lines reference Magic: The Gathering, paraphrasing either Jaya Ballard ("Now, to fight fire with fire!" "I fight everything with fire!") or Koth of the Hammer ("You can never win!" "Then I will fight forever!").
- Possibly a coincidence, but her name can be translated as "sky fire", a recurring name in another notable Hasbro property.

Shanty

Palettes:
- D'ja make 'er? (colored like the flag; Punny Name)
- GoatMom (Toriel)
- Akerbeltz
- Shout Of Sea (Woolie)
- Lightning Rival (Absa)
- Jellyfish Pirate (May)
- Grass Pelt (Skiddo/Gogoat)
- I'm so sorry (Kai)
- Miracle Courtier (Djali coat color & Esmeralda headband color)
- Dangerous Hoofwear (Risky Boots)
- Island Villager (Sherb)
- SuperBleatKid
- Who We Are (Bismuth)
- Hooligan Punk (Team Yell Grunt)
- Baaah, Avast!
- Shakalaka Bam (Mayday)
- Dark Prince (Ralsei)
- Graffiti Gyal (Kimberly)
- Miki Miki (Stitch)
- Night of Fire (Impmon)
Bot Names:
Misc.:
- Two palette names ("What shall we do" & "And a bottle of rum") are lines in well-known sea shanties befitting the character and her Punny Name.^{Specifically...}
- Another palette is named "Emerald Splash"
- Along with chanting "What would you do with a drunken sailor?" in her taunt, Shanty might also say "Yarr harr fiddle dee dee", a reference to a Pirate Song from an episode of Lazy Town.
- When in a Mirror Match with herself, she'll ask the other Shanty where all the rum has gone.
- Shanty's zombie head and skin are called 28 AYs later.

Texas

Palettes:
- Soldier of Zepp (Potemkin)
- Behemoth Typhoon (Goldlewis Dickinson)
- Gives You Wings
- Incredible
- Gazelle Fan (Chief Bogo)
- EP035 (Tauros; the name references the infamous episode of the anime where Ash catches his multiple Tauros)
- Red, White, and Moo (All Might)
- Purplemenace (EVA Unit-01)
- Hammer Spark (Zudomon)
Misc. :
- Texas' zombie palette is called "Train to Moosan"

Stronghoof

Palettes:
- The Big Guy (Santa Claus, Vetr as an elf)
- Knight of Rot (Fang, Vetr has Thane's colors)
- Winter Buck (Sawsbuck (Winter Form), Veter has Deerling's winter form's colors)
- Alchemist (Alex Louis Armstrong, also doubles as an Actor Allusion)
- Forest God (Forest Spirit, Vetr' has Yakul's colors)
- Warrior God (Kratos, Vetr has Atreus' colors)
- Strongest Dad Alive (Sonic the Hedgehog, Vetr has Dr. Eggman's colors)
- Jouenkobu (Sakuyamon, Vetr has Rika's colors)

Other

Lobby Customization

Players who own Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2, BlazBlue: Central Fiction and/or Skullgirls 2nd Encore can unlock lobby items that can make their avatar look like Sol Badguy/Ky Kiske, Ragna the Bloodedge/Jin Kisaragi and/or Cerebella/Peacock respectively.
The "Very Lovely Cone" hat is a reference to the VLC media player, whose logo is a similar orange cone.
The "Checkered Top Hat" is very similar to Will A. Zeppeli's top hat.
The colored bandanas with two holes for eyes look just like each of the Ninja Turtle's.
- "Vinci" (blue) - Leonardo
- "Buonarroti" (orange) - Michelangelo
- "Betto Bardi" (purple) - Donatello
- "Urbino" (red) - Raphael
There's a Black Eyemask similar to the Ninja Turtle examples that resembles Zorro's. Though the white eyes on a black mask makes the character look similar to Batman as well. The description even reads Zur en Arrh.
The "Third Eye" is reminiscent of the eye on tool's Lateralus album, even taking its name from another song of theirs.
The "Buffalo Vegas" is based on M. Bison's hat
The cheese hat is called the "Wisconsin's Hat", a reference to the Green Bay Packers.
The "Greaser Pompadour" looks like Josuke's from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. The description is even a Memetic Mutation with the fandom.
The "Blue Wizard Hat" is based on the Dark Magician Girl's.
The "Emperor's New Crown" is based on Kuzco's from The Emperor's New Groove. The stats and descriptions make the reference more obvious.
The "Humble Bindle" is named after the Humble Bundle. Its stats include +10 Publishingness and +10 Charity Giving. The description also calls it the Humblest Bundle.
The Bangin' Bongos contains a reference to the band Manu Chao.
The Blue Hat is modeled after the protagonist's hat from Harvest Moon 64, the spikey hair it comes with is what makes it obvious.
Button Mash's propeller hat was intentionally funded by a few fans to be in the game. In-game it's called "The C&D", and its single stat is +1 lawsuit. ^note
"No, I don't know why it's called that either."
Dr. Meuss is a red and white stripped stovepipe hat based on the one worn by The Cat in the Hat.
"It is fun to have fun, but you have to know how."
The "Fancy Ascot" looks like Fred's from Scooby-Doo.
The "Festive Facial Fuzz" is clearly Santa's beard.
+10 Jolly Laughter, +10 Generosity, +365 days off.
The "Flat Top" is modeled after the famous top head of Frankenstein's Monster. The description contains a lyric from Bobby "Boris" Pickett and the Crypt-Kicker's song "Monster Mash".
The "Gecko" looks very similar to The GEICO Gecko.
+15% Savings/ He used to get wrong number calls, but is now a salesman.
The "HOERS HEAD" is modeled after THAT infamous horse mask.
"I just found it on my bed this morning."
The "Hunter's Goggles" resembles the same goggles and hat combo that Red Savarin wears in Solatorobo: Red the Hunter. Even the item description is a reference to Red's main catchphrase in that game, Funetik Aksent and all.
With this hat, there is no stoppin' you.
Jack's Octagon is a stop sign referencing the Jack Black's Octagon meme from an episode of Sesame Street.
The "Malicious Headpiece" is Maleficent's headgear. The stats and description makes it more obvious.
The "Mercenary Clown Mask" looks like a one worn by the characters from the PAYDAY series.
The "Milk Bottle" has a blue label, making it look like a bottle of Lon Lon Milk from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time or The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask.
"Miranda's Harvest", a hat made of of various fruits, references Carmen Miranda by name.
The Mooguy Helmet is based on Doom Guy's.
The "Part III Faceplate" is a shoutout to Jason Voorhees' hockey mask. Though it doesn't necessarily resemble the one seen in Friday the 13th Part III, it is the first film where he had one.
Rightman’s Glasses look very similar to the trademark eyewear of Cyclops.
The Shriek Mask is based on the infamous Ghostface mask that Scream made famous.
+2 culprits, +4 Sequels, Voice Changer not included.
The Sin'erMan bowler hat is a reference to the song/music video by Nina Simone.
"Where you gonna run to?"
The Winnie Wig is Winifred "Winnie" Sanderson's hair from Hocus Pocus
The various Party Hats all have the description: "When it's time to party, we will party hard."
Ph'shugg Ftaghu is a Cthulu head.
The "de Vil Doo" is based on the hair of Cruella de Vil, specifically the Disney version.
The Going Rouge is a bat-like wing referencing Rouge the Bat.
All the world's gems are mine to keep!
The Qilin Crown gives the player a horn and mane very similar to the kirin Autumn Blaze from the Friendship is Magic episode "Sounds of Silence".
The "Stuffed" Owl is a 3-for-1: The name references The Sword in the Stone^note, while the +1 Letter Delivered and +10 Mash Prevention stats reference Harry Potter and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
Macho Mustache and its stats/description are a reference to the Village People
The Drill Pendant is Simon's Core Drill necklace from Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
The Green Sombrero is the top of a Ludicolo's head
Some cosmetics might not be a shoutout themselves but parts of their descriptions often are. An (incomplete) list of examples:
- If your character is wearing no headgear: It feels like I'm wearing nothing at all.
- "Afro": Bad mother / Can dig it.
- "A...hand?": It was his Hat! He was number ONE!
- An Ice Crown: +1 blue skin -18 sanity. ^noteA reference to The Ice King.
- "Ant Mask": It's made out of some kind of particles.
- "Aurora Bow-realis": Localized entirely on your head?
- "Bat Hat": Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na
- "Bees": -2 eyes.
- "BFF Pendant I": + 6 Friendship/Friendship sure is Magic.
  - "BFF Pendant II": Magic sure is Friendly.
- "Black Rose": A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
- "Blue Heart Glasses": Dah ba dee
- "Bokor's Hat": +Voodoo +Hoodoo +Stuff I Ain't Even Tried
- "Bread Loaf": u lik'd the bred.
- "Buffalo Vegas": +1 YEEEEEEEEES / Good hat for a Tuesday.
- "Burger Hat": You forgot the pickles.
- "Business Tie": Business, business, business. Numbers. Is this working?
- "Cake Slice": Certified 120% not a lie.
- "Candy Bag": I got a rock.
- "Captain Crash" ^noteProbably no relation.: "Here I am floating 'round my tin can... Far above the moon."
- "Carmine Cowl": Ever waxing, ever waning,
- "Centurion Galea": Are you not entertained?
- "Chompy": Duunn duunn... dunn dunn... dunn dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun.
- "Colorful Afro": We all float cancel down here.
- "Comfy Cat": +0 cheezburger
- "Crab":+10 Feeling it.
- "Crusader Helm": Deus vult
- "Death Shroud": I got a rock.
- "Dixie Cup": In the naaaavy...
- "Dragon Mask": Rock the dragon.
- "Drake": +5 Rabbit season.
- "Duck": Is actually a rabbit.
- "Eyepatch": arr harr fiddle dee dee.
- "Fancy Flappers": I am vengance, I am the light.
- "Fat Stacks": If you give a moose cookie...
- "Festive Top Hat": +1 Spirit +3 Ghosts/ Bah! Humbug!
- "Fez": Is this still cool?
- "Fluffers Hood": What big ears you have.
- "Formal Bow Tie": ≥ 20 cool / Smells oddly of fish fingers? And custard?
- "Frog": Hello my baby, hello my honey, Hello my ragtime gal!
- "Gas Mask": Nå skal du danse til pipå vår til du blør ^noteFrom the song Ompa Til du Dör
- "Glass Eyeball": Thank you, Sweet Rabbit
- "Goggles": These don't seem to be working.
- "Gold Bell Collar": - 1 Wheel/+ 1 Velvet Escape/ Jingle Bells, Blitzen smells...
- "Green Scarf": It's not easy wearing green.
- "Handsome Face": +5 Vault Cravings
- "Handsome Face Too": +5 Hunter Taming
- "Handsome Ham": They see me rollin'. They hatin'
- "Head Wrap": Bandage! Apply directly to the forehead!
- "Lovely Lolly": Oh, love's gonna get you down.
- "M1 Helmet: Lucky!": I think I was trying to suggest something about the duality of man, Sir.
- "M1 Helmet: Jungle Camo": She says the jungle... it just came alive and took him.
- "Milk Delivery-er Cap": Got Milk?
- "Mini Velvet": She's so floofy I'm gonna die!
- "Minizona": Don't talk to me or my daughter ever again.
- "'Mistletoe' on a Stick": *Squints* Not sure if Holly or just had too much eggnog.
- "Moon Necklace": That's no Moon.
- "Nurse Cap": Hellooooooo nurse!
- "Official Badge": You don't need to see our identification.
- "Party Balloons": 99 Luftballons auf ihrem weg zum Horizont.
- "Pheonix Feather": +1 life -1 turn/ I'm Down but I'm not out!
- "Red Hood": +5 Forest Walking/ +1 Picnic Basketing / Does this make my eyes look bigger?
- "Red Rose Pendant": +5 Paint Dripping / Who's been painting my roses red!?
- "Regular Glasses": My glasses! I can't see without my glasses!
- "Righteous Rastacap": Every little thing gonna be alright. ^noteFrom the song "Three Birds"
- "Round Glasses": +0 wizard powers.
- "Round Shades": + truth/ + 3 endings/ What if I told you...
- "Royal Cape": + 1 Kicking/ -1 Bubblegum/ Hail to the king, baby! ^note
- "Ruby Necklace": +1 Demon father / That's so her.
- "Sapphire Seer": +1 I Can See/ +1 I can fight/ Here's lookin' at you, kid.
- "Scarecrow Mask": It's context sensitive. That means it's sensitive to context.
- "Silver Rank Medal": +10 Rangerness / Hi-ho, Silver! Away!
- "Snow Sarong": The cold never bothered me anyway.
- "Snowy Owl": +10 Letters Delivered
- "Sparkles": Passed down the Hoofstrong family line for generations. ^note
- "Star Glasses": Hello Yellow Brick Road!
- "Stinger Glasses": Maybe it was sting like a butterfly?
- "Striped Top Hat": +1 Stripe / +2 Stripes / +3 Stripes / +AH AH AH AH / Is it orange and black or blue and gold?
- "Striped Wool Hat": Makes you invisible in a crowd
- "Sunglasses": +5 Woah mama / +15 Attractiveness / My glasses! I can't be seen without my glasses!
- "Tam O' Shanter": Hoots, Mon
- "Tiny Sparrow": 280 characters/ Tweet!
- "Toque Blanche": +1 Mouse
- "Vermillion Viewer": You must kill your closest friend to get this eye.
- "Viking Power": Happy Leif Erickson Day!
- "White Pants": Yeah, That makes sense!
- "White Stache": I'm Donald Donaldson, owner of the Foenum Donnadome.
- Witch Hat: Weighs as much as a duck.
- Witch Mask: - 2 Ruby Slippers/ + Your Little Dog Too
- "Zesty Lolly": How many licks?

Story Mode

Early on, Arizona says this:
Arizona: Well. This is it. Take one more step, and I'll be the farthest away from home I've ever been...
Arizona having the option to lick Maddison's loaf of bread is a reference to the I lik the bred series of poems about a cow, well, licking bread. The description namedrops the meme directly when the Bread Loaf becomes a cosmetic.
One of the moves the Cuddles (snake) boss uses to attack Arizona from the background is identical to the one used by Karnath from the Battletoads Arcade Game.
One reindeer blocking the door to a house will say "Dave's not here" to Arizona.
One of the paintings in Reine's museum◊ is the infamous pink and black checkerboard pattern used to represent missing textures in Source Engine games (most prominently Garry's Mod).
Many paintings in Reine's museum are based on paintings in the real world. Mostly popular ones.
Paprika's translated dialogue◊ contain lyrics to F.R. David's song "Words".
At one point Fred impersonates a cowboy by saying "Howdy Pardner! Ah have a snek in mah boot!"

Miscellaneous

Generic Bot Names:
If you transform into the bear during the Final Showdown, you're rewarded with the "I AM BECOME BEAR" bonus.
The description for the "?NSP?KBL?" difficulty says Welcome to Die
With yet another reference to the "touch the cow" meme, Fred tells you the perfect time to do so on your training dummy, Arizona, near the end of the tutorial section.
Two of the Alpake seen in the background of Alpake Highlands look like alpaca versions of Dan and Chris from Dan Vs..
The "tennis shoe" palettes that were carried over from one of Twilight's alternate costumes from My Little Pony: Fighting Is Magic was based on the toy-exclusive pony Dewdrop Dazzle, making them all an indirect reference.
One of the things Cap says, at least according to Cashmere, is "Whadda'ya buyin'?"
There's even a couple shout outs to this very website.
- One of Tianhuo's potential bot names is "Awesome McCoolname".
- The Ice Crown hat is described as being for An Ice Person.
- One stat for the Baby Whale hat is "+1 Small Reference Pools."
The Digimon-inspired palettes that were added in V5.0.0 are all named after attacks performed by the Digimon they're meant to represent, specifically their Japanese names.

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