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Mon, 03/10/2014 - 14:44
Glacies's picture
Glacies

I understand that this should really go under Wiki Editors (and it actually has) but I felt as though that General Discussion might get a lot more people to help even with listing references that aren't listed.

I saw a topic a long time ago that was bumped which actually had Gamemaster contact with it along with the previous lead developer of Spiral Knights, Nick. There were a hand-full of references listed in that topic and some other tidbits that many people were looking for and all the secrets that Spiral Knights contains. The Topic was bumped numerous times and resulted in Necromancy a lot which is highly frowned upon on the forums, especially since some of the bumps didn't contain much new information or references.

Prior to the major bumps of this said topic, I created a page that a lot of people really have yet to stumble upon on the Wiki and I eventually would like to talk to Gamemasters about having it possibly listed someone on the Wiki's front page and what not. This page is called the List of References, although somewhat misleading, the page is dedicated to composing an entire list of known references and tidbits ever revealed within the entirety of Spiral Knights' history.

However, looking up on the page as you can tell, it's missing a great deal of information that has been shown or even reported throughout the history of Spiral Knights. So I started this topic to help with this standard Wiki Page by listing any known information that would be a reference to Video-Games, Pop-Culture, Music, Movies, and more. Even if you don't have the ability to edit the Wiki Page, listing any new information here would be generous as it can help expand this known database of references.

As such, there are some guild lines to follow:

  • The References are split into categories, they should speak for themselves on where to place what. General is basically the slot for anything that isn't in the game itself, but is referenced outside such as Advertisements.
  • Each Reference must have a source page. Do not list information unless it has a source. If you can, listing to Wikipedia is the best location to link information to
  • Ensure that the reference has a link to the Wiki Page you are describing

I'm hoping that the community can come together and slowly but surely start filling up the reference pages with any new or not-listed references on the Wiki Page to provide a clean and useful database of any known references that exist.

Mon, 03/10/2014 - 15:18
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Melonfish's picture
Melonfish
I'm a huge fan of the series.

One of the missions, Rise or Fall, is named after the battle theme of Phantasy Star II. On another note, Battle Sprites are very identical in design and purpose to the Mags from the Phantasy Star Online games.

People tend to associate Apocrea to the Slenderman, a similar supernatural myth in common web culture, but as far as I know that's still wild mass guessing.

Mon, 03/10/2014 - 15:49
#2
Addy's picture
Addy
There's several small

There's several small references to Phantasy Star as a whole slipped in here and there, though I can't think of any others than what Melon mentioned. This is gonna bother me all day now. T_T I'll comb through item databases and try and remember, I swear there was a weapon or something. aughh.

(There IS a character from Phantasy Star IV named Hahn, who is a scholar/teacher, but that could just be coincidence.)

I should mention, though, that the Ash of Agni's description has been around much longer than the Dark Knight Rises. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agni

Mon, 03/10/2014 - 16:07
#3
Melonfish's picture
Melonfish
See? I got the knack.

Red Saber is the name of a weapon in PSO as well, but the look and function on the one in SK are largely different.

Mon, 03/10/2014 - 22:30
#4
Hexzyle's picture
Hexzyle
http://forums.spiralknights.c

http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/522
http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/70015
http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/84941

Found this hidden note on the Spiral Warden page:
"At the beginning of Dante's, the poet Virgil rescued the wandering author before the river Acheron, and would be his guide during his descent through the Inferno (i.e. the nine circles of Hell). See Dante's The Divine Comedy"

The Ash of Agni's name might have come from the Hindu Deity, but the the description did not. Additionally, it was only added late 2012.

People tend to associate Apocrea to the Slenderman, a similar supernatural myth in common web culture, but as far as I know that's still wild mass guessing.

People tend to associate anything dark and scary to the Slenderman. It's mildly annoying. Anyone who has seen the concept art for the Apocrean Harvester will know that it's far from the case.

Tue, 03/11/2014 - 03:06
#5
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Krakob

Added the Graviton line - Vaati reference to bombs. I do wonder, however. Is Wikipedia the best place to link to, since it has no images of him and doesn't really explain it?

Tue, 03/11/2014 - 04:29
#6
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Usevnsevnsixfivfor

Raving Rabids levels reference Rayman Raving Rabbids. I thought I was crazy when I saw that within a few days of joining SK.

The level Axes of Evil references the term "Axis of Evil". The reason why is unknown for, since it could be the movie title, George W. Bush's term, or something else.

The Heavy Demo helmet has a Resident Evil reference as shown here.
http://geekwisdom.wordpress.com/2013/02/09/jill-heres-a-lockpick-it-migh...

The Voltedge description uses 1.21 gigawatts--the amount that was needed to power the car in Back to the Future.

Tue, 03/11/2014 - 22:04
#7
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Klipik-Forum

Wait, what was AoA's description before that movie came out?

Tue, 03/11/2014 - 22:12
#8
Glacies's picture
Glacies

Krakob, as long as it has a general reference to the image it works just fine. The meaning for that is more or less that I didn't want people listing information from a site anyone has barely heard of with false information. As such, linking to an official image from another Wiki should stand firm as long as it's trusted and isn't just click-bait.

Klipik, Ash of Agni prior to the movie had absolutely no description, it was just a blank entry.

Tue, 03/11/2014 - 22:27
#9
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Klipik-Forum

:o

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 04:10
#10
Eternal-Koniko's picture
Eternal-Koniko
Axis of Evil is a reference

Axis of Evil is a reference to the Axis powers of World War 2, sometimes referred to as the Axis of Evil.

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 08:33
#11
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Oroseira
The Apocrean Harvester might be a Cthulhu reference.

The Apocrean Harvester has "tentacles" from it's "mouth" just like Cthulhu and the poem in the trailer for it's mission references cosmic horror stories.

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