Subtle References

[Youmu]

I'm not really sure on this, but isn't Lumbridge a reference to Cambridge, where the Jagex company is located?

 

Oh, and the zombie dance emote is a reference to Michael Jackson's "Thriller". Seriously, go look at the emote.

[Sy_Accursed]

Dont think Lumbridge is a reference to Cambridge as they are nothing alike and share no common qualities.

 

It's jsut a coincidence of naming technique eg a town built up around a bridge to cross a river is often (river name)bridge.

 

Cambridge is on the river cam

Lumbridge is on the liver lum

But then irl there all sorts of other ones like that, loooaaaads of (river name)bridge towns around, and lots of town-on/upon-(rivername) or (river name)mouth at the coast or even (river name)burgh

[Karvinen]

From treasure trails:

 

Double Agent: I expect you to die!

Uri Molotov - shaken, not stirred. (Uri's examine text)

 

007 quotes.

[darkpoet837]

There are five graves, somewhere east of Port Sarim. If you examine the graves, they are the graves of the characters from Hamlet.

 

Almost all of the note system Easter eggs.

[Ezkaton]

Varrock West Bank - the woman behind the locked door, if you knock on it she'll say "who's there?" And you get some options; one of them is "doctor", say it and she says "Doctor wh--.... I'm not falling for that one again"

 

DR Who reference ftw <3

 

Actually alot of them are bad knock knock jokes, but doctor who stuck out

Edited January 26, 2010 by Ezkaton

[Romy]

-In Desert Treasure, the vampire's name, Malak, means angel. He does send you to kill an evil lord, which message delivering is kind of an angel's job.

 

'Malak' in Hebrew literally means 'messenger'. It's typically translated as 'angel' because the angels are God's messengers.

 

In Modern Hebrew, it is very rarely used as "messenger".

 

It is true that the original word did mean that, but nowdays most (fluent) Hebrew speakers wouldn't even understand what you mean if you used it in that context.

 

Also:

Melzar (Melzar the mad, from Dragon Slayer) means waiter in Hebrew. No idea why though Oo...

 

Edit: according to the Runescape Wikia, it's because Melzar and the Culinaromancer (from RFD) are related, and is possibly why Melzar got his name... I wouldn't bet on it though, since RFD was released much after Dragon Slayer.

[Saunamajuri]

-Brian o`Richard in rogues den. Richard O`Brian is a TV character

-Examine of the zombie head: "Alas, i hardly knew him." Reference to Shakespears "Hamlet".

-when you talk with gypsy during rfd, he mentions that the whole universe could explode. After that your character says: "No not the whole universe, thats where i keep my stuff!" which is a reference to "Futurama".

-Henry Jones in misthalin safety center. When you examine the backpack, it`ll say that there seems to be some sort of cup in there, which is a reference to holy grail from Indiana Jones and the last crusade

 

And my personal favorite: If you type quotes from movies and games into your notebook, you`ll get a response to it. Awesome move by Jagex.

For example, if you type "all your base are belong to us", there will read instead "o rly?" Or if you type "murder" or "redrum", you`ll get "All rest and no play makes Guthix a dull boy." :smile:

And if you type R.I.P Runescape, it`ll say: "reputedly dead ones live longer."

[Kiriyama]

-Henry Jones in misthalin safety center. When you examine the backpack, it`ll say that there seems to be some sort of cup in there, which is a reference to holy grail from Indiana Jones and the last crusade

 

Yeah..Let's not forget the name itself is a reference to the film.

[Saunamajuri]

-Henry Jones in misthalin safety center. When you examine the backpack, it`ll say that there seems to be some sort of cup in there, which is a reference to holy grail from Indiana Jones and the last crusade

 

Yeah..Let's not forget the name itself is a reference to the film.

I thought that was clear enough.

[Abc1230]

The obsidian dagger examine is "Is this a dagger, with the handle towards my hand?" or something... We just read Macbeth in school and I was like :blink: (Famous line from Macbeth)

[Misterknowitall]

I found the reference to One small favour in Devious minds hilarious :D

[Misterknowitall]

-Henry Jones in misthalin safety center. When you examine the backpack, it`ll say that there seems to be some sort of cup in there, which is a reference to holy grail from Indiana Jones and the last crusade

 

Yeah..Let's not forget the name itself is a reference to the film.

I thought that was clear enough.

 

Lets not forget the holy grail itself is in Runescape. I keep one in my bank for luls.

 

Also while on that topic King Arthur is chillin in Runescape till britian needs him again.

With his round table friends

 

Also merlin..

I wouldn't be calling that subtle...

[Kata_Phfract__the_slayer]

the guy that starts wolf whistle is called pikupstix or something like that

split it up, pic up stix.

[mario_sunny]

We rescue brother tranquility's brain, find cyrusis' courage, and retrieve arrav's heart, now we just need a giant talking head

Wow nice observation haha. It took me two times to read what you wrote it get it, but I didn't notice that.

 

Well that wasn't his observation. He borrowed it from the original thread on the RSOF, from one of the few rants threads that actually made sense (now that I think about it, why was it in the rants section?). :razz:

[testingsomestuff123]

The person by the statue for Hunt for Suroks full name(forgot shortened name) is Louisiana Jones.

[Wheels]

Not much of a reference, but I thought this one would fit. Taken during Rocking Out ;)

[Zaaps1]

Not much of a reference, but I thought this one would fit. Taken during Rocking Out ;)

 

Hahaha, I remember that one too, I forget what the context was though.

[fakeitormakeit2]

^ I did Rocking Out (in fact that was the quest I got my quest cape after) and I have no memory of that. What was the context?

[Jeda45]

There are also a few possible references to the band Dream Theater and a few of their songs, ex.

 

Dream Theatre (song)- British spelling of the band's name

Dogs of War (song) - DT's song, Prophets of War

The Root of all Evil (song) - DT's song, the Root of all Evil

 

Although the names of the RS songs would make sense even if they weren't allusions, due to their context.

 

I interpereted them as:

Dogs of War: As in, "Cry 'Havoc!', and let slip the dogs of war!", from Shakespeare.

Route of all evil: Pun on "root of all evil", like the source of evil.

 

Also:

"THIS IS AN EX-PARROT!"

-Some Monty python sketch.

 

...The ex-ex parrot.

Also, its examine: This parrot has un-ceased to be!

[Sy_Accursed]

-Henry Jones in misthalin safety center. When you examine the backpack, it`ll say that there seems to be some sort of cup in there, which is a reference to holy grail from Indiana Jones and the last crusade

 

Yeah..Let's not forget the name itself is a reference to the film.

I thought that was clear enough.

 

Don't forget Asgaria(sp?) Smith from desert treausre who is Indiana Jones also

For those who dont get it:

Both treasure hunters

Asagria = rs region, Indiana = rl region

Jones & Smith = common surnames

[Sy_Accursed]

There are also a few possible references to the band Dream Theater and a few of their songs, ex.

 

Dream Theatre (song)- British spelling of the band's name

Dogs of War (song) - DT's song, Prophets of War

The Root of all Evil (song) - DT's song, the Root of all Evil

 

Although the names of the RS songs would make sense even if they weren't allusions, due to their context.

 

I interpereted them as:

Dogs of War: As in, "Cry 'Havoc!', and let slip the dogs of war!", from Shakespeare.

Route of all evil: Pun on "root of all evil", like the source of evil.

 

 

Yeah I'd agree they aren't references, names are never altered between languages. Eg if you're called Jack in French your name is still Jack, you dont use Jacque.

Dream Theatre therefore can't be the band Dream Theater, if anything it'd be a reference to the theatre of dreams, can't remember where its from but its a common image

Dogs of War indeed is more likely to be a shakespeare refernece

And Root of all Evil is indeed a phrase in its own right.

[Saunamajuri]

If you examine the portal of life during the cutscene in meeting history, the examine is: "There`s a cake trought here, apparently." Reference to the video game portal.

[Karvinen]

Snape grass is probably a reference to Severus Snape, the potions teacher in Harry Potter series.

[Rosanante1]

In the middle of Nomad's Requiem you meet an injured knight next to the arcane door who says "only the pious shall pass"

 

Indiana Jones and the last crusade has the same scene when the knight guarding the entrance says "only the rightious shall pass" or something similar.

[Ezkaton]

Updated Nomad looks like the guy from the front of the Disturbed album "The Sickness" (which btw is absolutely amazing). Get up, c'mon get down with the sickness!