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The Calamity Mod, like the base game, adds a number of references and allusions to other media and pop culture.

Other Videogames

Borderlands Series

• Evil Smasher, a reference to the weapon of the same name from Borderlands 2.
• Carnage, shares the same name as the Carnage weapon from Borderlands 2.
• Swordsplosion, a reference to the weapon of the same name from Borderlands 2.
• Conference Call, a reference to a weapon of the same name from Borderlands 2.
• Infinity, a reference to a weapon of the same name from Borderlands 2.
• Norfleet, a reference to a weapon of the same name from Borderlands 2.
• Pearl God, a reference to the Aries revolver from Borderlands. The name of the weapon is likely a reference to the Pearlescent rarity type.
• Skullmasher, a reference to the gun of the same name from Borderlands 1, Borderlands 2, and Borderlands: The Presequel.
• Cryophobia, a reference to the gun of the same name from Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
• Thunderstorm, a reference to the Storm sniper rifle from Borderlands 2.
• Shredder, a reference to the Shredifier assault rifle from Borderlands 2.
• Pestilent Defiler, a reference to the Defiler revolver from Borderlands.
• Aeries, a reference to the gun of the same name from Borderlands.
• Disseminator, a reference to a the interfacer shotgun from Borderlands 2, and is even referred to as such in the mod's code.
• Quasar, a reference to a weapon of the same name from Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Presequel.
• Butcher (weapon), a reference to a weapon of the same name from Borderlands 2.
• The Bee, a reference to a weapon of the same name from Borderlands 2.
• Flame-Licked Shell, a reference to the Fabled Tortoise shield from Borderlands 2.
• The Evolution, a reference to a weapon of the same name from Borderlands 2.
• Hide of Astrum Deus, a reference to the Hide of Terramorphous shield from Borderlands 2
• Regenator, a reference to the Reogenator shield from Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
• Samurai Badge, likely a reference in both name and effect to Sheriff's Badge from Borderlands 2.
• The Transformer, a reference to the Transformer shield from Borderlands 2.
• Face Melter, tooltip is a reference to Mr. Torgue in the Borderlands 2: Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep DLC.
• Thief's Dime, tooltip is likely a reference to a side mission of Borderlands 2: Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty DLC.
• Hyperius Bullet, a reference to the boss enemy in Borderlands 2, named Hyperius the Invincible. The effect of the bullet is also a reference to the Conference Call weapon, found in Borderlands 2.

The Binding of Isaac

• Lead Wizard, a reference to The Wiz from The Binding of Isaac, which also makes your shots fire at a 30-degree angle away from wherever you are aiming.
• Old Die, a reference to the Craked Dice item from The Binding of Isaac. The tooltip also shares similarities.
• Void of Calamity, tooltip likely references many items with the same description from The Binding of Isaac, such as Guppy's Tail.

Undertale

• Undine's Retribution, likely a reference to the character Undyne from the game Undertale due to the weapon's behavior and resemblance to spears.
• Determination Breaker, a reference to an overall important concept of the game, determination, and the Sans' iconic line "you're gonna have a bad time."

Luxor

• Luxor's Gift, a reference to the video game Luxor.

Starcraft Series

• Zerg Potion, a reference to the Zerg, a race from the game Starcraft which are known for overwhelming the enemy with large numbers.

Fallout Series

• The Devourer of Gods' quote "You think...you can butcher...ME!?" is a reference to a line spoken by the Master in Fallout 1.

Warhammer 40000

• Blood Pact and Chalice of the Blood God names are likely references of cults and phrases respectively from said game.
• Drunk Princess NPC has a special quote on blood moon that reads "More blood for the blood gods!", another reference to the popular phrase in the game.

Touhou Series

• Dark Spark, a reference to a spell-card used by the character Marisa Kirisame from the Touhou Project series.
• Resurrection Butterfly, a reference to a spell-card used by the character Yuyuko Saigyouji from the Touhou Project series.
• Scarlet Devil, a reference to a spell-card used by the character Remilia Scarlet from the Touhou Project series.
• Hermit's Box of One Hundred Medicines, a reference to the character Ibaraki Kasen from the Touhou Project series.

Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door

• Keelhaul, The tooltip, name and means of getting it are a reference to Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door.

Street Fighter

• Trinket of Chi, a reference to the prayer beads worn by Akuma in the Street Fighter game series, and the kanji he draws energy from.

Banjo-Kazooie

• Increased breath loss in the Snow biome is a reference to the icy water hazard from Banjo-Kazooie.

Axiom Verge

• Ion Blaster, likely a reference to the Axiom Disruptor from Axiom Verge.

Turok 2: Seeds of Evil

• Charged Dart Blaster, a reference to the Shredder in Turok 2: Seeds of Evil.
• Plasma Rifle, a reference to the weapon of the same name in Turok 2: Seeds of Evil.

Cave Story

• Polaris Parrotfish, a reference to the "Polar Star" gun from the game Cave Story. The first line of the tooltip is directly quoted from its tooltip in Cave Story.

Armored Core

• Karasawa, likely a reference to the weapon of the same name from Armored Core.

World of Warcraft

• Onyxia, a reference to the dragon of the same name from World of Warcraft.

Warframe

• Soma Prime, a reference to the gun of the same name from Warframe.

Donkey Kong Series

• Blast Barrel, a reference to the Donkey Kong game series, which frequently features explosive barrels that launch the player in certain directions. It can also be a reference to the Wii game of similar name.

Destiny

• The Pack, a reference to the Gjallarhorn rocket launcher from Destiny.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

• Eye of Magnus, a reference to the Staff of Magnus from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

Bloons Tower Defense Series

• Monkey Darts, a reference to the Bloons series. The main character uses these darts as his main weapon.
• Glaive, a reference to the Bloons series between BTD3 and BTD6. A unit in those games can throw said weaponry.
• Kylie, a reference to the Bloons series in BTD6. A unit in those games can throw said weaponry.

Halo Series

• Needler, likely a reference to a weapon of the same name from Halo series.

FromSoftware Games

• Greatsword of Judgement, a reference to the Dark Souls 3 weapon of the same name. The rain of homing energy is reminicent of one of Lothric's attacks, which is a boss in DS3.
• Lifehunt Scythe, both name and item effect are a reference to the Dark Souls 3 weapon and spell of the same name.
• Nadir, The void essences fired by the spear are modeled after Humanity Phantoms from Dark Souls, a prominent entity in the series.
• Storm Ruler, a reference to the recurrent sword of the same name of the series.
• The First Shadowflame, likely a reference to the First Flame from the Dark Souls series.
• Defiled Feather, a reference to the Defiled Chalice from the game Bloodborne, and it had some similar functions to it previously.
• Rune of Kos, likely a reference to the Orphan of Kos from the game Bloodborne.
• The stat boosts given by the Lore items were inspired by the use of memories in Sekiro to boost attack power.

Epic Battle Fantasy Series

• Devil's Sunrise, a reference to the weapon of the same name from the Epic Battle Fantasy line of games.

The Legend of Zelda Series

• Barinade, a reference to a boss in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time of the same name. In the game, Barinade is a large anemone which attacks via electric shocks.
• In the mod's source files, the Bandit is referred to as 'THIEF', a reference to the game The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, in which the player's name is permanently changed to 'THIEF' if they ever steal from a shop.

Enter The Gungeon

• Face Melter, a reference to the weapon of the same name from Enter the Gungeon.

Chiken Invaders Series

• Utensil Poker, a reference to the weapon of the same name from the Chicken Invaders game series.

Portal 2

• One of the quotes of the Cyborg NPC after Moon lord has been defeated will read "Always shoot for the moon! It has clearly worked before.", reference to the ending of the game Portal 2.

Metroid Series

• Astrum Aureus design was inspired by the Security Robot B.O.X from Metroid Fusion, as both their appearance and movements are similar, and are also both cyborgs that have been infected by a space infection.
• Also both Astrum Aureus and Astral enemies have hit sounds taken from Super Metroid.

Subnautica

• Eidolon Wyrm, Its design is based on a creature from the aquatic exploration game Subnautica, known as the Ghost Leviathan.

Hollow Knight

• Iron Heart,a reference to the game Hollow Knight mode, "Steel Soul".
• On Boss rush, there are five curses that can be enabled through the configuration options. Curses were inspired by the Pantheon Bindings from the game Hollow Knight. These Bindings would limit the stats of the player character and their abilities decently.

Minecraft

• Iron Heart, likely a reference to the appearance of hearts in "Hardcore" mode.

Pokémon

• Suspicious Looking Jelly Bean, a reference to Pyukumuku, a Pokémon from Pokémon Sun and Moon.

Resident Evil Series

• Hydra, a reference to the gun of the same name from the game Resident Evil 5.
• Lightning Hawk, a reference to the gun of the same name from the game Resident Evil 6.
• Elephant Killer, a reference to the gun of the same name from the game Resident Evil 6.

Metal Gear Series

• Excelsus, a reference to the second to last boss fight in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, which is a massive robot known as MG Excelsus.
• Murasama, both appearance and description are a reference to the sword being carried by one of the game's main antagonists, Jetstream Sam.
• Red Sun, both name and tooltip are a reference to the antagonist "Sundowner" from Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. Sundowner's boss song is named 'Red Sun' and the lyrics contain the line 'Red Sun over Paradise'.
• Revengeance Mode, a reference to Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Revengeance being the highest difficulty of the game.
• Draedon's Heart, effects and former tooltip (Nanomachines, son) are a reference to the final boss of the game, Armstrong Senator.
• The mod also includes a health bar that shares appearance with the health bar of Metal Gear Raising: Revengeance.
• One of the quotes of the Drunk Princess NPC after the devourer of gods has been defeated will read "I hear it's amazing when the famous purple-stuffed worm out in flap-jaw space with the tuning fork does a raw blink on Hara-kiri rock. I need scissors! 61!", reference to the lines spoken by the Colonel in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty.

Kirby Series

• Galaxia, likely a reference to the weapon of the same name of the Kirby game franchise.

Castlevania Series

• Consecrated Water, a reference to the Holy Water sub-weapon from the Castlevania game series, and functions very similarly to it.

A Hat in Time

• Scourge of the Seas, The Vile Toxins debuff tooltip is a reference to a level from the game 'A Hat in Time' of the same name.

Soulcalibur

• Soul Edge, likely a reference to the weapon of the same name from Soulcalibur.

Animation

Dragon Ball Z

• Titan Arm, The base knockback statistic of 9001 is a reference to the famous quote "It's over 9000!" from the television series Dragon Ball Z.

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure

• Stellar Knife, The tooltip is a reference to The World ("Za Warudo"), a Stand capable of stopping time and is commonly used in conjunction with throwing knives.

Spongebob Squarepants

• One of the quotes of the Drunk Princess NPC during the night will read "That's west, [Name of Player]. You're fired again.", a reference to Spongebob Squarepants.

Films and Music

Poison

• Thorn Blossom, likely a reference to the power ballad, Every Rose Has Its Thorn, by the American glam metal band Poison.

Beeltejuice

• Beetle Juice, likely a reference to the to the 1988 film Beetlejuice.

Ghostbusters

• One of the quotes of the Clothier NPC after Moon Lord has been defeated will read "Who you gonna call?.", a reference to the theme of the show Ghostbusters.

Blade Runner

• One of the quotes of the Cyborg NPC during rain will read "All these moments will be lost in time. Like tears...in the rain", a reference to a famous monologue from the 1982 film Blade Runner.

Godzilla

• Scryllar, its sprite is based on Gigan from the Godzilla franchise.

Star Wars

• One of the quotes of the Guide NPC will read "I have this sudden shiver up my spine, like a meteor just fell and thousands of innocent creatures turned into monsters from the stars.", a reference to Obi-Wan Kenobi's "Disturbance in the Force" quote from Star Wars.

Indiana Jones

• The Bandit's name Indiana, and her quote regarding snakes is a reference to the character Indiana Jones from the Indiana Jones franchise.

Frozen

• One of the quotes of the Painter NPC if Archmage is present will read "Do you think [Name of Archmage] knows how to 'let it go?" ,a reference to the popular song Let It Go.

The Cab

• Angelic Shotgun, tooltip and name are a reference to the song "Angel with a Shotgun" by The Cab.

Pink Floyd

• Dark Spark, The tooltip is a quote from the song Eclipse from the Pink Floyd album, The Dark Side of the Moon.

Literature and Comics

The Iceman Cometh

• Temporal Floe Sword, The tooltip is likely a reference to The Iceman Cometh, a play that premiered in October 1946.

Marvel

• Galactus Blade, likely a reference to Galactus, the fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
• Omega Blue armor, name for this armor is based on the Marvel character Omega Red, who also possesses tentacles.

H.P Lovecraft

• Azathoth, a reference to a H.P. Lovecraft deity, Azathoth is said to be the king of the Outer Gods, whose dream constitutes all of reality.

Other Media

Discord

• Conference Call, the tooltip is a reference to the @everyone and @here pings that the Discord software has.

Nintendo

• Lazinator, a reference to the Zapinator, which in turn is a reference to a light gun peripheral for the NES.

Twitch

• lul, a reference to the commonly used Twitch emote of the same name.

Popular Culture

Memes

• Grand Dad, the name and the weapon damage and knockback is a reference to a meme known as "7 GRAND DAD," a Chinese bootleg copy of The Flintstones, popularized by Vargskelethor a.k.a Joel from Vinesauce.
• Burden Breaker, the tooltip is a reference to the popular "Gotta go fast" meme catchphrase, popularised by Sega character Sonic.
• Trash Can, is based on a famous episode from the show It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, in which Danny DeVito, playing as Frank Reynolds, becomes a wrestler known as The Trash Man.
• One of the quotes of the Drunk Princess NPC if Moon Lord has been defeated will read "There's chemicals in the water...and it's turning the frogs gay!", a reference to American radio show host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
• One of the quotes of the Merchant NPC during a solar eclipse will read "Are you daft?! Turn off those lamps!.", a reference to the "moth lamp" meme, mothron being a giant moth.
• The Devourer of Gods' quote "Nothing personal, kid." is likely a reference to the "*Teleports Behind You* Nothing Personal, Kid" meme.

Other Mods

Tremor Mod

• Axe of Purity, The Purification effect of the axe is likely a reference to the Gloriana Wrath from the Tremor Mod.

Omnir's Mod

• Omniblade, Said 'Omnir' in the tooltip is a reference to Omnir's mod, one of the first highly popular Terraria mods.

Thorium Mod

• Nuclear Fury, a reference the the weapon of the same name from the Thorium mod.

Avalon and Exxo Avalon

• Iridescent Excalibur, a reference to a weapon from the Avalon and Exxo Avalon mods for Terraria 1.1.2 and 1.2.4 respectively.
• Soul Edge, likely a reference to the weapon of the same name from the Exxo Avalon Mod.
• Contagion, likely a reference the Contagion biome from the Avalon mod.
• Primordial Ancient and its respective crafting tree are a reference to a weapon of similar name from the Avalon mod.
• Armageddon, a reference along with the now deprecated Armageddon Slime from the Exxo Avalon mod.
• Permanent HP Power-Ups such as Blood Orange are likely a reference to Greater Life Crystals from Avalon mod.

Elemental Unleash Mod

• Staff of Blushie, tooltip refers to "blue magic", which is a reference to the Bluemagic mod, now known as Elemental Unleash, developed by Blushiemagic. This weapon's effect may also be a reference to the Charm of Blushie, a weapon from said mod.

See Also

• Crossover content in the official terraria wiki.