- The setup given in the trailer is very similar to The Avengers (2012).
- Raven, a drug-addled journalist, says "Mother of God man, we can't stop here."
- James compares SteamHeart to the Nautilus, even quoting the book to call it a "masterpiece containing masterpieces."
- Professor Krieger, Greta and Charlotte are partially based off of Professor William Moulton Marston, Elizabeth Holloway Marston, and Olive Byrne, the creators of Wonder Woman.
- Miguel describes his entering Rama as disappearing "down a rabbit hole."
- The Winds of Virginia is clearly meant to bring Gone with the Wind to mind.
- Additionally, Word of God confirms that Team Steam watching the play is meant as a reference to Avatar: The Last Airbender - "The Ember Island Players".
- While waiting for her baby to arrive, James reads Tabitha Bleak House.
- The Southern Cross, with their barbarous ways and armored wagons, are clearly meant as an homage to Mad Max.
- The Bear has a voice similar to Bane's.
- In Memphis, Frank and Jeremy spend some time bathing together during which Frank teaches Jeremy a Chinese drinking game involving rock-paper-scissors and a song about a crab.
- While talking to Jeremy about the cultures and people of Rama, Miguel describes the Fire Lion as "Like Jesus but in lion form."
- Miguel's comment to Abigail when she tells him she wants to fight Hrao is very similar to Lucius Fox's when he learns that a Wayne Enterprises employee plans on blackmailing Batman.
- One of the episodes is titled Where the Wild Things Are.
- The way Green Hollow treats women is similar to The Handmaid's Tale.
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