Fleeing the Complex/References

This page contains a list of pop culture references from Fleeing the Complex.


 * There is an option in Fleeing the Complex called "Cookie", and the icing reads "Eat me". When Henry eats it he grows and cracks the cell, just like how Alice grows. Similarly, the fail message is "How curious." quoting the 1951 movie.
 * A113 is shown in Fleeing the Complex and Completing the Mission. This is a reference to the Pixar animators' classroom. The same number appears hidden in every Pixar movie, with its most well known appearance is in WALL-E from AUTO's directive to how return to the Earth.
 * Ahnoldt Schwarz in Fleeing the Complex yells "Get to the Airship!" the same way and accent that Arnold Schwarzenegger had in the first Predator when his character yelled "Get to the chopper!". Schwarz himself is a parody of Schwarzenegger.
 * Henry attempts to Web Throw in Fleeing the Complex but fails because his hands are still covered. The narrator even wonders if he can even shoot webs.
 * In Fleeing the Complex during Convict Allies, a inmate named Gus Garno runs by briefly, referencing a podracer from The Phantom Menace named Gasgano.
 * Ellie can use The Force choke Henry to lift him into the upper ground in Fleeing the Complex. In addition, she can also use The Force to lift a train car high in the air in Completing the Mission, only to result in sending the train car far away.
 * The Phone a Friend lifeline from Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? is referenced in Fleeing the Complex, when Henry can call either Charles or Reginald to help him escape The Wall.
 * In Fleeing the Complex there is a character called Dan the Man, in his bio he says he wanted to go by Dan of Steel, this is a reference to Stardust Crusaders villain Steely Dan who's named Dan of Steel in the English dub for copyright issues.
 * The Monstro's tooth can be seen during Pickpocket scene in Fleeing the Complex.
 * The name of the guard who get pickpocket is also referenced from that game under the name of "Isaac Binderson".
 * In Fleeing the Complex, if you choose the crossbow for Ellie and the sniper rifle for Henry, he spins multiple times in the air before taking the shot. This is a reference to trickshooting/quickscoping from said series of the shooter games, which involves sniping people in such a stylish fashion, often called "360 no-scope."
 * In Fleeing the Complex, International Rescue Operative, Charles will help Henry to snipe the guard in the way, in which it uses the AWP sound from CS:GO. But ends up shooting Henry instead.
 * In Fleeing the Complex, when using the Shadozer, it plays a short remix of Shadow's theme from FFVI.
 * In Fleeing the Complex, there is a scene in which Henry runs towards a building with Freddy Fazbear in it and his iconic music box playing. Freddy's small jumpscare pops up on the screen just like in the game. In THSC, the music box music is replaced to avoid copyright.
 * In Fleeing the Complex, Gary Mann, seen with a briefcase, can be found in multiple scenes. This is a reference to G-man, a mysterious character from Half-Life. This was added because Half-Life takes place in a complex, known as Black Mesa.
 * His associated achievement, Rise n' Shine, along with its description, references both G-mans' first and last opening lines in Half-Life 2, "Rise and Shine, Mr. Freeman," and "Wake up and smell the ashes," with ashes being swapped out with snow.
 * Talk between Heath and Isaac is about Hearthstone gameplay although the name isn't mentioned.
 * The text on his bio card references Boulderfist Ogre's "good stats for the cost" meme, as well as the "Volcanosaur is pretty good with can't be targeted adapt" meme.
 * The former meme is also referenced in his name, Oger, with the last name Krip being a reference to Hearthstone streamer Kripparrian.
 * A Warp Star from Kirby is presented as an option in Presumed Dead.
 * In Fleeing the Complex, in Ghost Inmate, Henry can choose the Longshot, which is what Link uses to get to higher spots, and he can choose the command melody, which references Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker. The fail screen for command melody references Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
 * In Fleeing the Complex, if you try to escape through a hole in the wire fence, fail description says "Looks like you needed one of these.", followed by an image of what very closely resembles the Blocker lemming special ability.
 * The guy who leads everyone to said hole is called Sean S.E. Lemming and has green hair, just like Lemmings.
 * The cardboard box used for stealth sequences in the Metal Gear Solid series is also one of the options in Fleeing the Complex. The Alert sound can be heard when the box is presented.
 * One of the ending slides for the Presumed Dead ending in Fleeing the Complex shows Henry handing his passport to an immigration inspector. The office resembles the Arstotzkan border checkpoint, and Henry's passport resembles one from the United Federation.
 * Henry can choose Speed Shoes as an option, which is what Sonic wears, and the red spring appears in Ghost Inmate, complete with sound effects.
 * 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.
 * One of the medals in the legacy version is called "Kredit 2 Team", with its icon being red/blue, just like the teams in the game. The name and description of the medal is a reference to Heavy's voice lines in TF2: "Engineer is credit to team!" and "Sandvich make me strong!".
 * In Fleeing the Complex, an L-Tetrimino shaped crate can be seen in the storage room.
 * Shoop da Whoop appears three times in the game;
 * Ghost Inmate - Appears as the moon when clicked on during the Shadozer fail.
 * Presumed Dead - Appears twice; once during the Item choice, and once during the credits.
 * Fail messages in Fleeing the Complex and Completing the Mission reference the Kappa and PogChamp emotes, respectively.
 * The flash option in the International Rescue Operative route is a reference to League of Legends summoner spell "Flash"