Completing the Mission/References

This page contains a list of pop culture references from Completing the Mission.


 * A fail message in Completing the Mission (more specifically Finish Him after the Right Hand Man meets his defeat after he spars with Henry in Master Bounty Hunter: "This! Is! Toppats!") references King Leonidas' iconic quote from 300: "This! Is! Sparta!".
 * Antonidas Sparta is a reference to Leonidas I (specifically in the 300 film) with his last name referencing the line "This! Is! Sparta!", and his action by kicking Henry off which is also a reference.
 * A fail message in Completing the Mission (more specifically Ramp in Stickmin Space Resort: "Dread it, run from it, the shell arrives all the same!") references Thanos' opening speech: "Dread it, run from it, destiny arrives all the same."
 * The fail quote when you do nothing to help Ellie catch Henry in Completing the Mission (Dang! He ain't gonna be in Henry 7!) is a reference to a blooper in the film. After Ricky Tan falls onto a taxi, Carter comments to Lee "Damn! He ain't gonna be in Rush Hour 3!"
 * In Completing the Mission, during the Hot Knife fail in Valiant Hero, the audio clip resulting from moving the mouse over said quote, is a spliced audio clip combining the word "Butterfingers"(see above), followed by the word "Pizza," when Peter is attempting to deliver pizza as spider Man, during which an onlooker shouted in shock "Whoa...he stole that guy's pizza", as he mistook Peter for a bystander, who who was robbed of the aforementioned pizza, unaware that Peter is in fact, Spider-Man.
 * The Bio for Pinkman states he isn't affiliated with chemistry teachers or drug cartels. This alludes to Jesse Pinkman, who is the cooking partner of chemistry teacher Walter White in the drug trade.
 * Stalling for a timeout during the "Toppat King" route in Completing the Mission cause a fail with the message "Seatbelts everyone!". This is a reference to the opening theme song of the '90s TV show The Magic School Bus.
 * During the "Toppat Civil Warfare" route in the plead fail text it says "I don't think so Al" which is a reference to Home Improvement.
 * During the "Special BROvert Ops" route in Completing the Mission, Henry can have Charles broadcast an episode of Seinfeld from his helicopter to distract the Toppats. Unfortunately, Henry also gets distracted by the sitcom and laughs alongside the Toppats before he gets noticed by them.
 * During the Diversion scene in the Triple Threat route in Completing the Mission, there's one Toppat Clan member doing Mr. Krabs' iconic robot dance from the episode "Krab Borg".
 * The Capital Gains route in Completing the Mission features the Purse of Holding. Both the option and its corresponding fail message are references to the Candy Bar Bag Carrying Bag.
 * During the Valiant Hero route, the Trash Ball option is a reference to No Nose Know, where Spongebob, Sandy, Mr. Krabs and Squidward use to get rid of Patrick's new nose.
 * One character from Completing the Mission is Paddy Pride, a reference to a YouTube Poop based on a SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Patty Hype".
 * In the character's bio, it reads: Purple is his favorite drink, a direct reference said by a certain character in the YouTube Poop.
 * His name is also a direct reference to name of the YouTube Poop.
 * Bob Pants' name is a reference to the name of the main character, SpongeBob SquarePants.
 * Krabman's name is based on Mr. Krabs' name.
 * In Completing the Mission's Triple Threat, Henry and Ellie perform the fusion dance to infuse their bodies into Ellry in a failed attempt to maneuver around the Toppats crowd.
 * After their defeat, both Henry and Ellie are seen lying in a crater in a similar fashion to Yamcha when he was defeated by a Saibamen.
 * The fail message also references the actual length of these battles, which pokes fun at Dragon Ball Z's infamous tendency of stretching a fight to several episodes. (MSG: Normally, this goes on for another 3 hours.)
 * The music playing over is called "Scouter Level" by Ockeroid, which sounds reminiscent of DBZ's Japanese soundtracks. The name of the song is also a reference to the Scouter device from the Dragonball franchise.
 * The SMASH choice during Jewel Baron route is similar to Goku's Super Saiyan rage scream.
 * Burt Curtis' screen of Henry in the Jewel Baron route also has 9001LOL on the upper left corner of the screen.
 * During the "Revenged" route in Completing the Mission, the "Spirit Forme" option enacts a Stand battle between Henry and the Right Hand Man. Henry's close-ranged Stand, "Reference", is reminiscent of Hierophant Green from Stardust Crusaders, and has dimensional abilities similar to Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap from Steel Ball Run. It’s also worth noting that the voice actors would say one thing, such as 'Time in a Bottle', however the subtitles would say another, 'Bottled Time'. This references the localized named of stands in the original series which are changed because of copyright. As part of the fail, the "To Be Continued" tagline is spoofed, with music audibly similar to the song "Roundabout" by Yes, referencing the famous ending of the anime adaptations of Phantom Blood and Battle Tendency, the first and second parts respectively, which became a meme. The fail text says "that sounds right but I don't know that much about anime to dispute it" which is a reference to It's always Sunny in Philadelphia.
 * Also in Completing the Mission, the ending screen for "Cleaned 'em Out" features a stone mask, similar to the one present in the first two parts, and the dance sequence during the "Triple Threat" route features the Torture Dance from Vento Aureo/Golden Wind.
 * The character Ken Janpon is a reference to Ken Oyanagi from Diamond is Unbreakable.
 * If Henry attempts to bribe Mr. MacBeth during the "Little Nest Egg" route, the fail message references the meme: "_____ really steals? No dignity." from the infamous "Duwang" scans of said part.


 * Henry converts Kayn West to his allegiance using the iconic monk cry "Wololo" in Completing the Mission, after which the latter cooperates and replies "Narwini". "Erectus" is sometimes said by workers when sent to do a task.
 * In the "Cleaned 'em Out" ending screen in Completing the Mission, a Henry Stickmin amiibo can be seen.
 * The Leafmöde option from the "Cleaned 'em Out" route in Completing the Mission references how every item of furniture in the Animal Crossing series is represented by a leaf. In addition, a fossil can be seen on the right in the ending screen.
 * In Completing the Mission's Triple Threat route, the Jetpack option is referenced to the said game where it utilize Jetpack to do the drop off.
 * In Completing the Mission's Cleaned 'em Out route, after choosing the "Sit" option. Henry will jump into a seat and attempt to blend in, in a similar fashion to Assassin's Creed.
 * In Completing the Mission, a Toppat member resembling Hatty Hattington can be seen escorted into custody in the "Special BROvert Ops" ending, and mutinying against Henry during the "Toppat Civil Warfare" route.
 * In Completing the Mission, the Golden Turd is seen in the Cleaned 'em Out and Jewel Baron route.
 * In Completing the Mission, a hit marker appears after Henry uses a hammer to reflect a sniper round back to sender during the "Stickmin Space Resort" route. On a fail screen during the "Cleaned 'em Out" route, the "Press F to Pay Respects" meme is referenced.
 * The N64 Cartridge of Conker's Bad Fur Day can be seen in Cleaned 'em Out's ending screen.
 * In Completing the Mission, the line "Bomb has been planted" can be found during the "Toppat King" route. In a fail scenario during the "Toppat 4 Life" route, Henry will equip and unequip the knife in a spoof to common CS:GO gameplay. The sniper equipped with the AWP shoots Henry in the head, triggering a kill-feed message directly inspired by CS: Source.
 * In Completing the Mission, the gravity pit scenario in the "Jewel Baron" route references this game, with the same 8 options from it. Also, when the teleporter glitches, Henry is briefly sent to the pit from this game.
 * In Completing the Mission, when the Teleporter glitches, Henry briefly ends up in the world of Dig2China. The main theme of the game can be heard in the Dance-Off choice. also, in the opacitator fail, a digger is briefly seen.
 * In Completing the Mission, Henry and Ellie are launched from a series of barrels during the "Triple Threat" route. In the same route, a Toppat member can be seen doing a dance routine Donkey Kong performs in DK64. The "Swap" option also references Donkey Kong Country.
 * In Completing the Mission, the sneak stat is shown to be raised during the "Master Bounty Hunter" route. In "Jewel Baron", the "Yell" he used is based on the game's Shout. Henry also shouts "RA-DO-FOOS!!" Which is 'FUS-RO-DAH" spelled differently. These are references to the game Skyrim.
 * In Completing the Mission, Toppat member Lenk's bio has the line "He used to be a hero but then he took an arrow to the chest". A reference to the quote "I used to be an adventurer like you, then I took an arrow in the knee."
 * Henry attempts to use the Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System (VATS) in Completing the Mission to shoot a military pilot in the head, with a described hit rate of 95%. He, of course, completely misses every shot. This is a reference to the game, Fallout 3.
 * Cloud Strife's buster sword from Final Fantasy VII can be found during the "Free Man" route in Completing the Mission. When Henry uses the Buster Sword on an enemy, the enemy flashes red and disappears, similar to the game.
 * In Completing the Mission, there are several Fortnite references.
 * During the "Triple Threat" route in Completing the Mission, Charles says "Where we droppin' boys?" The phrase is commonly attributed to the battle royale game.
 * In the same route, when choosing to fly into the communication tower, Henry and Ellie are seen dropping down from the helicopter by using modernized, technological umbrellas, bearing a big resemblance to the default victory umbrella glider from the game. Upon landing, a Toppat member contacts another sniper that can be seen building vertically before taking down Henry and Ellie.
 * Also in the same route, if the parachute option is chosen, Henry and Ellie will drop into the parking lot but leads to Ellie got shot then knocked out while Henry only getting ammo and a scope . Which is based on something that always happens to players in the game, that it's always you that gets unlucky loot, but your enemies always seemingly get better loot.
 * In the "Master Bounty Hunter" route, the "Dance Off" option appears in every choice scenario, which involves Henry attempting to perform the default dance in front of the enemy. Every time, Henry is shot down with only the first few notes of the Default Dance music being heard.
 * In "Special BROvert Ops", when picking the Remote Toppat, it briefly does the "Hype" Dance from the game.
 * During the "Triple Threat" Diversion scene, there's a member of Toppat doing "Orange Justice" dance from the game, his name on the bio even mentioning that as well, "Orange Hat Kid".
 * Big Smoke (parodied) famous quote from "Wrong Side of the Tracks" can be seen in Completing the Mission when you choose 'Join the Caravan' in the Little Nest Egg route. (MSG: "All you had to do was follow the dang train, Henry!")
 * In Completing the Mission, during the Little Nest Egg path, a bunch of Toppat members are trapped in a passenger cart, one member with a gas mask and red beret-like top hat says “We. Cant. Get. In.” Taking long pauses between each word. This is a reference to the HECU grunts from Half-Life, because the grunt voice lines were individual words put together to form a sentence, and the gas mask and beret is a combination between 2 grunt models from Half-Life.
 * In the Jewel Baron route, the Cannon's fail message "Kaboom, baby!" is spoken by a Starcraft II Terran Marauder when it is trained.
 * In the same route, the Rocket's fail message "You just lit a rocket. Rockets explode." is a paraphrased line from the first Toy Story movie.
 * In Completing the Mission, a Toppat member resembling Hat Kid can be seen doing the loading screen dance (also known as the Smug Dance) during the "Triple Threat" route and mutinying against Henry during the "Toppat Civil Warfare" route.
 * In Completing the Mission's "Toppat King" route, the Wrist Strapped Grapple Hook becomes one of the options. This is a reference to the game, Just Cause.
 * Completing the Mission's "Master Bounty Hunter" route involves using an ocarina to contact Charles Calvin for air assistance. The moon from Majora's Mask is also sent to Earth during the "Toppat 4 Life" route.
 * Also in Completing the Mission, Toppat 4 Life, when choosing the Climb option, Henry will have a circle on him to indicate his stamina, along with the menu and the inventory. This is a reference to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
 * In Completing the Mission, numerous Mario references are made:
 * Henry jumps on a note block to cross a gap.
 * Ellie spins and throws Henry in a similar fashion to the final Bowser fight in Super Mario 64. The fail quote is a reference to what Mario says when throwing Bowser, which is "So long, kinga Bowser!"
 * Henry equips a metal cap to break out of a jail cell, with a parody of the Metal Mario theme from Super Mario 64 playing.
 * Henry jumps into a painting to another world, and as he is being teleported, it says the iconic quote "Letsa go." When Henry gets shot by the Toppat, the evil laugh and the Toppat icon bring the screen to black, like when bowser defeats you in his final battle. (also a Super Mario 64 reference)
 * Henry and the Right Hand Man perform Stylish Moves (as seen in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)
 * A spiny shell targets Henry after he jumps off a ramp (reference to the Mario Kart series)
 * Lakitu's cloud is used in a fail scenario (functioning like its appearances in 2D Mario games)
 * Henry and Ellie perform a Shell Bounce attack against the Right Hand Man. (referencing the recurring special attack in the Mario & Luigi RPGs)
 * Henry is briefly transported to the Dr. Mario play area when the teleporter glitches out.
 * Henry is briefly transported to a castle level with a Thwomp in the background when the teleporter glitches out.
 * Henry throws Toppy at a Toppat to possess him. (reference to Cappy from Super Mario Odyssey)
 * Chance Time forces the Norwegian Emerald to be transferred from Henry to the Right Hand Man (reference to the early Mario Party games).
 * A Star Man is stored in the Toppat Orbital Station's vault room alongside the Norwegian Emerald
 * Mario and Luigi can be seen as Toppats in multiple routes, such as dancing during the "Triple Threat" dance sequence.
 * A Gold Bone from the Luigi's Mansion series can be seen in Cleaned 'em Out's ending screen.
 * The symbol on the money cart is a coin from any Super Mario game.
 * The Duplicatorange is a reference to the Duplication Cherry in Super Mario 3D World.
 * Multiple references are included in Completing the Mission's "Master Bounty Hunter" route; Frog says "You kept us waiting, huh", a codec conversation is shown as part of the opening cutscene, John Pilskin (codename: "Frog") is directly patterned off of Solid Snake, and one fail scenario is a direct reference to MGS's game over screens.
 * The title of the initial cutscene of this route is a reference to the subtitle "A Hideo Kojima Game" that was present in every title this famous director worked in.
 * The beginning cutscene is a reference to the opening cutscene of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater.
 * The opening credits is a reference to Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
 * In the CorrupTick fail screen, "Fission Mailed" is a reference from Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty.
 * The Fulton choice in Capital Gains is the exact same one from Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker.
 * The continous choking sound when Henry fights the guard. This is from the original Metal Gear Solid, the player has to tap the square button repeatedly to choke out an enemy, which is what the guard did to Henry.
 * In Completing the Mission, there are several Minecraft references.
 * In Triple Threat, Henry attempts to build a bridge using dirt blocks, but later runs out of them and falls to his death in a manner similar to Minecraft, his "Ogh!" sound is also heard.
 * In Stickmin Space Resort, the left hammer scenario features Henry attempting to "mine" glass in a similar manner to Minecraft, but he is shot down.
 * In Cleaned 'em Out, the ending screen features a diamond helmet, and a block of diamond can be seen in the background of the "Leafmöde" choice.
 * In Jewel Baron an Iron Ingot and a Gold Ingot appear in the Toppat Orbital Station Vault.
 * In Completing the Mission's "Master Bounty Hunter" route, an option called "Finish Him" is presented. In Free Man, when the Earth is chosen, the fail message will say "Toasty!" as a reference to the quote that appears in MKII.
 * In Completing the Mission, the option Wings on Triple Threat is taken from the Birdman bonus.
 * In Completing the Mission, there are several Pokemon References.
 * In Revenged, Henry will use a Y-Type Attack, which is a reference to the Z-Move, which is exclusive to Pokemon Sun & Moon, as well as Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.
 * In Free Man, Henry uses Harden, the same moves uses in all Pokemon games.
 * Also in Free Man, after the Harden fail, the fail screen will say "It's not very effective...". Which is to indicate the move wasn't effective at all.
 * In Little Nest Egg, Henry uses Agility in a similar manner from the games, which his speed increases.
 * Completing the Mission's "Valiant Hero" ending parallels Chris Redfield's ending to Resident Evil 6.
 * In Completing the Mission, during the first choice screen of Toppat Recruits/Pardoned Pals, Henry and Ellie can use a rope and wings from this game. The correct choice is to combine them.
 * In Completing the Mission, during the "Jewel Baron" route, Henry has the option to turn into a super state, but fails due to having one emerald instead of seven. The setting of this fail scenario is also a reference to Sonic Adventure 2 's true final boss. In the same route, when the teleporter begins activating after Henry smashes it into pieces, he is briefly taken to Green Hill Zone.
 * Choosing the Phantom option in the "Toppat 4 Lyfe" path in Completing the Mission will show a Terran Ghost, who says "They'll never know what hit'm..." before calling down a nuke.
 * During the "Jewel Baron" route in Completing the Mission, Henry has the option to evade the Toppat's defense lasers with "barrel rolls" (actually aileron rolls, as pointed out in the fail quote). Throughout the scene, the way dialogue is presented is similar to Star Fox SNES. Eventually, a Big Bomb was deployed to eliminate Henry and force a fail screen.
 * The Cheap Combo option in "Master Bounty Hunter" in Completing the Mission is used in the same game with the knock out voice. This is a reference to Street Fighter.
 * In Completing the Mission, there are several Smash Bros References.
 * In Capital Gains, the Wombo Combo option is a reference to a viral Smash Bros. Melee highlight of the same name.
 * In Free Man, Henry uses the Positron Reflector to protect himself from Right Hand Man's Laser blast. This is a reference to Fox's Reflector Move.
 * Also in Free Man, when the Right Hand Man K.O's Henry, he is K.O.'d in a fashion similar to what is seen in Smash Bros. Ultimate.
 * In Jewel Baron, when the teleporter glitches out, he is briefly taken to Melee 's Final Destination stage.
 * In Revenged, the Baseball Bat is a possible reference to Ness' baseball bat.
 * Captain Falcon can perform moves Falcon Punch and Falcon Kick which also can be done by Henry in Infiltrating the Airship, Stealing the Diamond, Fleeing the Complex, and Completing the Mission.
 * In Completing the Mission numerous TF2 references are made:
 * On the "Special BROvert Ops" route, Henry attempts to destroy the Toppat rocket's engine by whacking it with a Wrench, but he upgrades it instead, just like the Engineer does to his turret. The fail message mentions also mentions that the engine was just at Level 2, implying it can be upgraded further to Level 3.
 * In one bio, there is a character named Jose Gonzales. The description is as quote: "He's been a gamer since 2008, but only plays free to play games. You can catch him wearing the default hat." This is a reference to numerous TF2 jokes. The main one is from a video called "TF2 Weapon Stereotypes" by YouTuber Soundsmith. The series was mainly for laughs, but in it he goes over a weapon which he considers only people using a meme strategy or noobs use it, mainly the latter. He also states that they have some weird username, such as "JoseGonzales2008".
 * This is also a reference to the fact TF2 is Free to Play.
 * During the "Triple Threat" dance sequence, four Toppat members can be seen doing a Conga line in a fashion similar to what is seen in TF2.
 * In the "Pardoned Pals"/"Toppat Recruits", Henry attempts to disguise as a Government soldier using Spy's Disguise Kit, but instead of transmuting into the soldier, he appears as wearing a mask featuring the face.
 * "Travis DeGroot" is a reference to the Demoman. He appears during the "Toppat 4 Life" route, toasting a barmate while saying one of the Demoman's more well-known quotes.
 * Travis' bio additionally states that he retired as a mercenary after "the updates stopped coming". This is a reference to TF2's notoriously long update gap, with the last major content addition happening in 2017. The bio also states that he also loses his eye after the explosion. This is also a reference to Demoman's TF2 bio where he lose his eye after reading the Bombinomicon.
 * In the Jewel Baron route, when the teleporter glitches out, Henry is briefly teleported to the bridge from 2Fort which is a map from the game.
 * In the Cleaned 'em Out route, Henry can disguise as a bush prop, and one of the Toppat members uses fire to "test" it. This is a reference to the community-made gamemode Prop Hunt, where one team disguises as props and tries to blend in with the environment, while the other team, usually consisting of Pyros wielding flamethrowers (which is what the Toppat member using fire and the fail quote are referencing), tries to find them by attacking "out of place" props with their weapons, as players disguised as props will still take damage.
 * The ending splash screen for "Cleaned 'em Out" features a Golden Frying Pan, one of the most valued items in TF2 behind Unusual cosmetics.
 * A fail message in Completing the Mission will remind the player that "Henry will remember that." This is a reference to the Telltale game series, where the game will remind the player of important choices.
 * In Completing the Mission, Henry attempts to use a rope to scale the cliff a la Worms, but fails in the process.
 * In Completing the Mission, Toppat King, the "Charge" option will cause Henry to rush the left while screaming "Henryyyyyyyyy!!!". It's the same way Leeroy Jenkins did it when charging into a room full of enemies. This option is right available after Right Hand Man says "Time's up. Let's do this." which Leeroy says before his famous line. Even the fail quote referenced what one of his friends said, which is: "Oh my god, he just ran in."
 * Shoop da Whoop appears three times in the game:
 * Jewel Baron Appears for a split second during the Teleporter malfunctioning sequence.
 * Capital Gains Appears as the sun when clicked on during the credits.
 * Toppat King Appears during the Summon fail.
 * During the "Pardoned Pals"/"Toppat Recruits" route in Completing the Mission, after Henry and Ellie combine a Controller with Wings, a fail message references Trump's tweet "Thank you Kanye, very cool!", which became an Internet meme in 2018.
 * Completing the Mission spoofs on a few YouTube trends and tropes. The 1,000-degree knife is included during the "Valiant Hero" route, while in the "Toppat 4 Life" route, Henry sits through a boring and meaningless walkthrough on how to get through Completing the Mission with the Walkthrough option selected. The scene loops indefinitely, but can be canceled anytime. The brand is also spoofed as "NewTube" in-game.
 * In Completing the Mission, there's a few Overwatch references.
 * In the Revenged Route, after the Absorb Fail, you can click on the replay button in the fail screen and it will play a clip remnicent of Overwatch's Highlight Reel, called Play of the Game. Also complete with the Highlight Intro and the in-game UI.
 * In the Toppat King Route, Henry can use Deadeye, which is McCree/Cole Cassidy's Ultimate from the game Overwatch. Henry even says the famous ultimate voice line which is: "It's High Noon...".
 * In Stickmin Space Resort, the fail screen will show "hehehe drill go brrr" when you pick the Drill option. This is a reference to the meme called "haha money printer go brrrr".
 * In Toppat Civil Warfare, The Mind Crystal is a reference to The Sims games, where the crystal hovers over the sim's head. When the controlled Floyd said "Ugh! Schalooob!", it's a reference to the Simlish language from the game too.
 * In Free Man, when Henry uses the Pew-Pew Gun on the enemies, it's a reference to the real life peripheral for the Nintendo Entertainment System, or NES. Which is the NES Zapper.
 * In Triple Threat, after using the parachute as Ellie gets gunned down, Henry searches a car and fails to find any guns. This is a reference to the game PUBG, or Player's Unknown Battleground. It's a common trope where your enemies almost always have guns while you have none.
 * In Completing the Mission, there's a few Counter Strike references:
 * In Toppat King, one of the Soldiers will say: "Bomb has been planted.", directly referenced from the game.
 * In Toppat 4 Life, when Madd Ladd snipes down Henry, a kill feed message is shown. It's from the older version of Counter Strike.
 * Also in Toppat 4 Life, when the fail screen pops up saying "Everyone knows you run faster with a knife.", it's a mechanic in the game where you can run faster with the knife instead of holding any other weapon.
 * In Capital Gains, when Ellie uses Force Lift on the money cart, it's a reference to Star Wars.
 * In Completing the Mission, there's a few Undertale references:
 * In Little Nest Egg, when fighting Mr McBeth, the in-game battle system is the exact same from the original game.
 * In Jewel Baron, Sans the Skeleton can be seen very briefly in the Teleporter Malfunction scene. If you look closely, you can see the phrase "Bad Time", which is San's Genocide route quote from the game.
 * In Completing the Mission, there's a Slugterra reference:
 * In Triple Threat, Ellry is a reference of Rockarmour, one of the fusion shots in the series.