When her veil is off (as seen in her concept art), the Bride's hair has white streaks running down it, possibly referencing the titular character of the movie. Thus, the Tainted Coil would be an evil, corrupted existence. It's also possible that the faction name Tainted Coil is a reference to Prince Hamlet's famous 'to be or not to be speech', in which he refers to dying as 'shuffling off this mortal coil', the coil being the burden of life. Ophelia's name is a reference to a character of the same name in Shakespeare's Hamlet. When Eddie plays his Call of the Wild solo, he will occasionally say "Call of the Wild was my favorite book!" This is a reference to the book of the same name by Jack London. Ophelia: I wish I never met youuuuuuuuuuuuu.” “ Eddie: By the way my name is Eddiiiiiiiiieeeeeee. For example, when first meeting Ophelia, if a player attempts to activate the Relic while there are still enemies to kill in the shrine, Ophelia and Eddie argue: There is a great deal of non-standard dialogue in the game that can be heard depending on what the player does. Whispering Rock is the name of the summer camp in Psychonauts. There is a Razputin head that can be put on Mount Rockmore, and an achievement/trophy called Whispering Rock for putting four of them on there. Richard Horvitz, who voiced Razputin, also voiced the band member as well as Jack the Death Rack operator. The goggles that Jack (the Death Rack operator) wears are copies of those Razputin wore in Psychonauts. The dance and noise the character makes is the same dance (at 0:40) performed by both Razputin and Bobby in Double Fine Productions' previous game, Psychonauts. Similarly, the character Fletus is a demon with an obsession for fast cars, much like his spiritual predecessor Glottis from Grim Fandango.ĭuring the opening cinematic, one of the Kabbage Boy band members is dancing on Eddie Riggs’s stage and nearly falls to his death. When the player highlights this paint job on the menu, the Guardian Of Metal simply says "That's grim," in reference to Grim Fandango as a whole. One of the paint jobs available in the Motor Forge is called "Wagon of Bones," a reference to the Bone Wagon from Grim Fandango, another Tim Schafer game. Furthermore, its description states "No one will think it’s a company car," in reference to the fact that the Bone Wagon was a company car turned hot rod. His voice is different, as well, being changed from the deep, narrator-like voice of the Warfathers to a whiny, higher pitched voice. He seems to be the creature being tortured on the Screamwagon. The demon that Eddie strangles in the debut trailer for the game makes a not-so-noticeable appearance in the game. ![]() These include the " Sea of Black Tears" as well as allusions to betrayal and the feeling of such, which the darker form of Ophelia has been vocal about since Eddie Riggs left her for dead. ![]() ![]() In a reverse reference, the song "Betrayal" by Lita Ford, which is featured on the Soundtrack and written specifically for the game, makes a number of references to the Drowning Doom faction.
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