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== Names ==
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== Zones and Places ==
  
 
*'''[[Perez Park]]''', and it's various neighborhoods and badges, are named after various famous comic book creators.
 
*'''[[Perez Park]]''', and it's various neighborhoods and badges, are named after various famous comic book creators.
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**'''The Gruff''' neighborhood is most likely named after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Billy_Goats_Gruff Three Billy Goats Gruff].  This is a fairy tale where a Troll tries to prevent three goats from crossing a bridge.  This area is a hangout for [[Trolls]].
 
**'''The Gruff''' neighborhood is most likely named after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Billy_Goats_Gruff Three Billy Goats Gruff].  This is a fairy tale where a Troll tries to prevent three goats from crossing a bridge.  This area is a hangout for [[Trolls]].
 
**'''The Land of the Lost''' neighborhood shares a name with a television series,  ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_the_Lost_(1974_television_series) Land of the Lost]). [[The Lost]] enemy group can be found in this area.
 
**'''The Land of the Lost''' neighborhood shares a name with a television series,  ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_the_Lost_(1974_television_series) Land of the Lost]). [[The Lost]] enemy group can be found in this area.
 
  
  
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**'''Little Round Top''' was the place of one of the actions during the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Round_Top battle of Gettysburg], in the American Civil War.
 
**'''Little Round Top''' was the place of one of the actions during the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Round_Top battle of Gettysburg], in the American Civil War.
 
**'''Point Du Hoc''' action was part of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointe_du_Hoc Normandy Landing] during WWII.
 
**'''Point Du Hoc''' action was part of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointe_du_Hoc Normandy Landing] during WWII.
**'''Pork Chop Hill'''is related to the battle of the same name which took place during the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Pork_Chop_Hill Korean War].
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**'''Pork Chop Hill''' is related to the battle of the same name which took place during the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Pork_Chop_Hill Korean War].
 
**'''Sunken Road''' seems to be referred to the Antietam Battle as well.
 
**'''Sunken Road''' seems to be referred to the Antietam Battle as well.
  
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== NPCs ==
  
 
*'''Technician Naylor''' (aka Portal Technician Grant Naylor), Grant Naylor is the "name" of the author of the BBC's Red Dwarf series. In actuallity, its the last names of the two writers combined as if it was one person.  - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_dwarf_tv Wikipeidia's entry on Red Dwarf]
 
*'''Technician Naylor''' (aka Portal Technician Grant Naylor), Grant Naylor is the "name" of the author of the BBC's Red Dwarf series. In actuallity, its the last names of the two writers combined as if it was one person.  - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_dwarf_tv Wikipeidia's entry on Red Dwarf]
  
== NPCs ==
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== Enemy Groups ==
  
Caliban - The name of Julius Caesar's sword, also a character in William Shakespeare's "The Tempest". [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caliban_%28character%29 Wikipedia's page on Caliban]
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*'''Trolls:'''
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**'''Caliban''' - The name of Julius Caesar's sword, also a character in William Shakespeare's "The Tempest". [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caliban_%28character%29 Wikipedia's page on Caliban]
  
  

Revision as of 06:53, 28 October 2006

Overview

Much like Easter Eggs, the "City of" franchise is filled with slang and references to outside material. Some times these take the name of a zone, or an issue update. Other times a contact will be a wink towards one of the Developers favorite shows or games. While these may seem similar to Easter Eggs, they're usually not hidden, just requiring knowledge of the outside material.

Issues

Zones and Places

  • Perez Park, and it's various neighborhoods and badges, are named after various famous comic book creators.
    • Perez is named after George Pérez, a comic book illustrator and writer
    • Gaiman Woods is named after Neil Gaiman, best known in comics for his unique update of The Sandman.
    • Everett Lake is named after Bill Everett, a comic book artist and writer most famous for creating the superhero,The Sub-Mariner.
    • The exploration badge, Around the Bendis Badge, is likely named after Brian Michael Bendis, a comic book writer best known for the cop/superhero series,Powers and work on various Marvel titles.
    • The exploration badge, Doc Whedon Badge, is likely a reference to Joss Whedon, a writer best known for the Buffy, the Vampire Slayer televison series. Whedon has also been a comic book writer, working most recently on Astonishing X-Men for Marvel comics. The "Doc" portion is reference to Doc, a another character in Whedon's Buffy series.


  • Skyway City
    • The Gruff neighborhood is most likely named after Three Billy Goats Gruff. This is a fairy tale where a Troll tries to prevent three goats from crossing a bridge. This area is a hangout for Trolls.
    • The Land of the Lost neighborhood shares a name with a television series, (Land of the Lost). The Lost enemy group can be found in this area.



  • Dark Astoria neighborhoods (at least some of them) seem to be named after directors of horror films:



  • Brickstown Some of the names seem to be related to the legend of Gilgamesh.
    • Dark Waters seem to be referred to one of the parts of Gilgamesh' travel. Water is very important in the Gilgamesh myth, and the tunnels under Brickstown are full with water here as well.
    • Mashu Bridge is related to the Mashu tunnel.
    • Ziggurat is an old babylonian construct.



  • Peregrine Island
  • Some of the neighborhoods seem to be related to the DC hero Aquaman:
    • Curry Cove seems to be named after Arthur Curry, the civilian identity of the hero.
    • Mera Heights seems to be named after Aquaman's ex-wife, Mera.
  • Nelson Borough can be related to the DC hero Dr. Fate.


  • Rikti Crash Site neighborhoods are named after battles where the American Army has been present:
    • Bloody Lane comes from Antietam during the American Civil War.
    • The Bulge (battle of), also called the Ardennes Offensive was the last offensive from the Nazi army during WWII.
    • The DMZ comes from the DeMilitarized Zone, from the Vietnam War.
    • Little Round Top was the place of one of the actions during the battle of Gettysburg, in the American Civil War.
    • Point Du Hoc action was part of the Normandy Landing during WWII.
    • Pork Chop Hill is related to the battle of the same name which took place during the Korean War.
    • Sunken Road seems to be referred to the Antietam Battle as well.


NPCs

  • Technician Naylor (aka Portal Technician Grant Naylor), Grant Naylor is the "name" of the author of the BBC's Red Dwarf series. In actuallity, its the last names of the two writers combined as if it was one person. - Wikipeidia's entry on Red Dwarf

Enemy Groups

  • Trolls: