References

George HW Bush Inaugural Address 1989
https://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/bush.asp

“An injury to one is an injury to all” David C. Coates & the IWW
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_injury_to_one_is_an_injury_to_all#:~:text=%5E%20Haywood%2C%20William%20Dudley%20(1929,%7Cwork=%20ignored%20(help)

Alligators in sewers
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SewerGator

Wendigo
https://www.reddit.com/r/folklore/comments/19ekdla/wendigo_deer/

Org inspiration
https://monster.fandom.com/wiki/Mangalore
Luc Besson – The Fifth Element (1997)

Watchers
https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/jjfsat/the_dark_watchers_of_big_sur/

Occurox
https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Beholder

Chronic Wasting Disease
https://www.cdc.gov/chronic-wasting/animals/index.html#:~:text=Warning%20Signs%20CWD%20can%20infect%20farmed%20and,may%20include:%20Drastic%20weight%20loss%20(called%20wasting)

Mass of Floating Dregs
This title is a reference to a band I like of similar name.
Mass of Fermenting Dregs (マス オブ ザ ファーメンティング ドレッグス)
https://www.motfd.com/

“I assure you, we’re open!”
https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2019/10/i-assure-you-were-open-25-years-of-clerks.html Kevin Smith – Clerks (1994)

The basic plot of Dark Years I & Dark Years II is directly inspired by The Terminator (1984) and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088247/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103064/ James Cameron & Orion Pictures

The Alliance soldiers entering NORAD is heavily based on Day of the Dead (1985).
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088993/

The Carnegie Society is directly inspired by the White Glove Society in Fallout New Vegas https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/White_Glove_Society

The Hanford Site
https://www.hanford.gov/

Cascadia. I did not come up with the name Cascadia. The name is directly associated with the bioregion of the pacific northwest. “Cascadia”, has been associated with various social movements in the region for decades.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Cascadia/comments/hw8a2s/wanting_to_fly_a_cascadia_flag_at_the_protests/

Red night-vision being used to see demons is based on internet urban legends and creepypastas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GODhbICJKpg

Anencephaly
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/15032-anencephaly

“Life Finds A Way”
https://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/jurassicpark_script_final_12_92.html
Jurassic Park (1993) David Koepp, Michael Crichton and Malia Scotch Marmo
(delivered by Jeff Goldblum)

Corvidian inspiration
https://darkcrystal.fandom.com/wiki/Skeksis
Jim Henson – The Dark Crystal (1982)

Hekler-Koch “No Comprimise”
https://www.heckler-koch.com/en/Company/Heckler%20-%20Koch/Our%20mission%20statement

If Your Gonna Be Dumb, You Gotta Be Tough – Roger Alan Wade
https://open.spotify.com/track/1jFqNxoIpLHkor2pGQiaDu

Chopper Chicks in Zombietown (1989)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103959/

“The Lunatic is on the Grass” Brain Damage – Pink Floyd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPxJIS744M0

Cyco Vision – Suicidal Tendencies
https://open.spotify.com/track/3I9K8tSZRsAw7bRYfbhJEA

“Guardian Angel” is inspired by the real life Gaurdian Angels of New York City
https://www.guardianangels.org/

077 Shanty Town – Desmond Dekker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alGOb2X9_ZY

East Side Beat – The Toasters
https://open.spotify.com/track/4pjGIGypUcXsXf5Z4UgNbS

Laser Wristwatch
GoldenEye (1995)
Martin Campbell, Michael France, Bruce Feirstein, Kevin Wade, Jeffrey Caine
https://jamesbond.fandom.com/wiki/Laser_Wristwatch#:~:text=The%20Laser%20Wristwatch%20is%20a,World%20of%20Espionage%20(2015).

Exploding Cigarettes
You Only Live Twice (1967)
Roald Dahl, Harold Jack Bloom, Lionheart
https://entertainment.time.com/2008/11/14/top-10-bond-gadgets/slide/rocket-firing-cigarette-you-only-live-twice/#:~:text=It’s%20the%20essential%20problem%20with,Of%20course%20it%20is.

Missile Launching Stereo
Die Another Day (2002)
Neal Purvis, Robert Wade
https://jamesbond.fandom.com/wiki/Ghetto_Blaster#:~:text=4%20References-,History,being%20made%20for%20the%20Americans.

We Built This City – Starship
https://open.spotify.com/track/7aHRctaQ7vjxVTVmY8OhAA

“Satellite from days of old, lead me to you access code!”
https://www.reddit.com/r/cowboybebop/comments/2720al/satellite_from_days_of_old_lead_me_to_you_access/

Psyker
https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Psyker
“The future always leaves a trail of crumbs in the past”
I can’t find a direct quote for this. I thought it was dialogue from the Forecaster in Fallout New Vegas. If anyone can source this quote directly, please leave a comment in “Hello World / I See A Butterfly”.
https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/The_Forecaster

Inception (2010)
Christopher Nolan, Warner Bros Pictures
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1375666/

Black Thumb
https://madmax.fandom.com/wiki/Chumbucket

Convoy / King of the Road
https://vigilante8.fandom.com/wiki/Convoy

Big Iron
https://open.spotify.com/album/3kQpBS26lAj0A0VGl1snRl

The Toxer is inspired by The Macaluso
Apocalypse World, D. Vincent Baker and Meguey Baker
http://apocalypse-world.com/

The Seeker – The Who
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx-QkUhz5Oc

One Punch
This is a reference to a phrase often repeated in the anime One Punch Man.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4508902/
One Punch Man
Yusuke Murata

“Cookin’ up the medicine”
This is a reference to a line in the song
Subterranean Homesick Blues – Bob Dylan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGxjIBEZvx0


“In TeraCom City an Aut is just another freak in a sea of freaks”
This is a reference to a line in
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
Hunter S Thompson
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Fear_and_Loathing_in_Las_Vegas/R11qaqN4jzQC?hl=en&gbpv=0

“Boil up some Mountain Dew, it’s gonna be a long night”
This is a Dale Gribble quote. Performed by voice actor Johnny Hardwick
https://www.reddit.com/r/KingOfTheHill/comments/4vz1t1/boil_up_some_mountain_dew_its_gonna_be_a_long/
King of the Hill
Mike Judge, Greg Daniels

Pocket Sand
This is also a Dale Gribble quote and reference. Performed by voice actor Johnny Hardwick
https://kingofthehill.fandom.com/wiki/Soldier_of_Misfortune
King of the Hill
Mike Judge, Greg Daniels

“I’m just a little guy, no, it’s also my birthday, I’m a little birthday boy. Works every time”
https://ifunny.co/picture/i-dated-a-5-8-guy-who-d-taunt-every-PrZ97Xhd8