Online talk:Easter Eggs

Editors, you are welcome to propose anything as an Easter Egg or reference, or comment regarding the current page, but first consider that a reference cannot be generic (unspecific), such as giant animals. All references to the gameplay and world of past Elder Scrolls games belong on the Historical References page.

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Avatar: The Last Airbender

Count Calantius is painted as the face and commander of a large-scale war. However, when you meet him, he's rather inept and only cares about his pet bear, Burnbiscuit, while his ruthless and insubordinate generals are actually the ones running things. This is very similar to the Earth King from ATLA, who is presumed to be the commander-in-chief of the army, when in actuality he is inept and clueless (not even knowing about the massive war) and only cares about his pet bear, Bosco, while the ruthless Dai Li are actually the ones running things.

There is also a similarity between the resort lakes of Lake Olo and Lake Laogai ("Ever visit Lake Olo to the east? It's a favorite relaxation spot for nobles and our wealthy citizens. Even Count Calantius is known to frequent the location." + "Joo Dee, the Earth King has invited you to Lake Laogai. [...] Oh, I simply took a short vacation to Lake Laogai, out in the country. It was quite relaxing.") found to the east in relation to both walled cities. This isn't as deep of a reference as the aforementioned one, but it does help reinforce the Avatar connections Calantius has. The Rim of the Sky (talk) 19:31, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

How to Train Your Dragon

The default name of the Online:Twilight Bantam Guar being "beakless" as well as the dark coloring scheme, seem to be a reference to the dragon Toothless from How to Train Your Dragon. Analeah Oaksong (talk) 06:20, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

As the one who discovered this I certainly agree that it is a reference. Tarponpet (talk) 06:59, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

Definitely a reference. The Rim of the Sky (talk) 19:24, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

Agreed. —Dillonn241 (talk) 22:49, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

Went ahead and added it 👍 I also noticed the title of the book How to Train Your Guar is a reference as well. The Rim of the Sky (talk) 11:11, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

Tolkein's Elvish Langauge

Two fish found in the Summerset Isles, the Quicksilver Lingwe and the Lingweloce, appear to be named after the LOTR Elvish word for Fish, lingwë.

https://www.elfdict.com/w/lingwe

The fact these fish are found in the High Elven homeland makes this seem especially deliberate. To be clear, this isn't a name for any real species of fish or anything like that. -Tarponpet (talk) 22:51, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

It appears intentional, that's for sure.Tyrvarion (talk) 23:03, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

Definitely seems to be a reference. The Rim of the Sky (talk) 23:23, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

Feels like a reference to me.--Analeah Oaksong (talk) 23:27, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

One Ring to Rule Them All

The Mannimarco's Master Key for the Haven of the Five Companions mentions that Mannimarco declined to have a key to the Haven, but forged a fifth key in secret to grant access to everything in the haven. This is a pretty obvious reference to the One Ring from Lord of the Rings, which was forged in secret to have power over all other rings. The Rim of the Sky (talk) 23:23, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

Classic Mannimarco. Definitely a reference in my opinion. —⁠Legoless (talk) 09:58, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

I'm not really certain it's a specific reference but I certainly see the parallel.Tarponpet (talk) 20:41, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

SCP Foundation

The Vault of Moawita Temporal Tome feels like its written like a SCP Foundation entry for an item.Analeah Oaksong (talk) 06:57, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

It 100% is a reference. Literally the exact same formatting but with the specific names changed. Tarponpet (talk) 07:11, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

+1 —⁠Legoless (talk) 09:57, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

After reading a few SCP entries, the writing style of the book and nature of the artifact definitely seem like a reference. The Rim of the Sky (talk) 00:37, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

Casino

During the quest Into the Vice Den, Hadran will say "For our little operation to work, everybody's gotta watch everybody else. The dealers watch the players, the game bosses watch the dealers, and Azum watches the managers. Me? I watch everybody. But today, I'm watching you." which is a reference to Sam "Ace" Rothstein's iconic monologue from the 1995 Scorsese film Casino. The Rim of the Sky (talk) 06:31, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

Shakespeare

At the top of the entrance to Zaintiraris, you can see a skeleton holding a skull pointed toward itself, which is a reference how Hamlet holds the skull of Yorick in Hamlet.

In his Auridon stage performance, Jester King Emeric will say "My kingdom for a scroll of frost!," a reference to the line, "A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse!" from the play Richard III by William Shakespeare. The Rim of the Sky (talk) 06:31, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

The Emperor's New Clothes

The book Solitude Bedtime Stories has a children's story called "The Jarl's New Robes", a parody of the 1837 short story "The Emperor's New Clothes" by Hans Christian Andersen. The Rim of the Sky (talk) 06:31, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

A clear literary reference. —⁠Legoless (talk) 00:58, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

The Walking Dead

Jakild Wood-Hewer will say "You're walking, but you're not dead." which is a reference to the comic/show The Walking Dead. The Rim of the Sky (talk) 06:32, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

Game of Thrones

The Ostraekeratic Fever disease from the Murder In Lillandril quest is similar to Greyscale from A Song of Ice and Fire, a disease that leaves skin stone-like to the touch. The Rim of the Sky (talk) 22:47, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

Petrifying disease is a trope also found in other fictional works. For example, Petrifold Regression from Doctor Who. Unless there's more, I don't think it's necessarily a reference to Greyscale. Salamangkero (talk) 11:23, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

That's good to know. I was trying to find out if this was a trope but nothing turned up, so its nice that there's other examples. I don't even care for Game of Thrones. The Rim of the Sky (talk) 00:44, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

The Ring

A render of Maebroogha is a near perfect recreation of the poster for Rings (2017), and even shares the same theme of long hair covering the face. Given that Maebroogha is always seen floating and this photo is the only time we see her crawl, it looks intentional that they went out of their way to position her like this as a homage. The Rim of the Sky (talk) 22:47, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

This is an onryō and is considered a trope of Japanese horror. Not sure if the Voidmother model is a deliberate reference to Ring specifically, but no harm mentioning the possible connection I think. —⁠Legoless (talk) 00:22, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

The Princess Bride

The Princess Bride

This scene on the north part of Galen depicts the Battle of Wits scene from The Princess Bride. If you'd like to see the film comparison see the following clip from the movie adaptation for it.--Analeah Oaksong (talk) 18:49, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

Support. —⁠Legoless (talk) 19:21, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

This is 100% a reference to the princess bride. Jeancey (talk) 19:28, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

The positioning is nearly identical, a subtle but sure reference. The Rim of the Sky (talk) 21:55, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

The G.O.A.T.

We can put this under removed easter eggs, the Rogerain Restrainer achievement was originally called "You are the GOAT", referencing the acronym GOAT ("Greatest of All Time"), first used to describe Muhammad Ali and since used in pop culture for many other athletes and hip hop figures. The Rim of the Sky (talk) 18:50, 2 December 2024 (UTC)

Should definitely be mentioned. —⁠Legoless (talk) 23:09, 2 December 2024 (UTC)

Game Mechanics: Head Markings

Zerith-var wears Azure Eyes and says "I thought the light of Azurah burning in my eyes would make me an outcast in this time. But such … erm … cosmetic differences are far more common now than I realized." poking fun at all the ESO players who have intense combinations of cosmetics that the average Tamrielic citizen doesn't, particularly eye altering head markings. The Rim of the Sky (talk) 18:50, 2 December 2024 (UTC)

+1, I'll add it. —⁠Legoless (talk) 23:09, 2 December 2024 (UTC)