Editing Easter eggs (Inquisition)

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In ''[[Dragon Age: Inquisition]]'', there are multiple instances where the developers have included in-jokes. This article contains detailed information regarding these '''Easter eggs'''.

== Video games ==
=== [[Dragon Age: Origins]] ===
* During an argument between [[Dorian Pavus|Dorian]] and [[Giselle|Mother Giselle]], she will say "Your glib tongue does you no credit." This appears to reference the argument between [[Alistair]] and the [[Circle of Magi|Circle mage]] in [[Ostagar]] where the mage says "Your glibness does you no credit." In both instances the conversations occur between a mage and someone affiliated with the [[Chantry]]. The same line can also appear during a conversation between Cassandra and Dorian.
* Out in the [[Western Approach]] there is a [[Landmarks in the Approach|landmark]] near a ladder. When the landmark is claimed, further observation reveals that, scratched into the ladder is a message reading, "Can I get you a ladder to get off my back?" This is very similar to what a violent [[The Warden|Warden]] [[The Warden/Voice Sets/Violent#Manual selection|sometimes says]] when selected or told to perform commands. 
* When meeting with [[Bull's Chargers]], talking to Stitches will have Iron Bull comment that he makes a fantastic healing potion that tastes terrible. Stitches will reply, "That's because it's a poultice, ser. You're not supposed to drink it." This is a nod to the [[Health Poultice]] from the first game, which uses the same drinking animation as any [[Herbalism]] product.
* [[Sera]] can tell [[the Inquisitor]] that she used to play with a [[Small Painted Box]] as a child, which was given to the Friends of Red Jenny by the Hero of Ferelden during the [[Fifth Blight]] <ref>During the quest [[Friends of Red Jenny (quest)|Friends of Red Jenny]].</ref>
* As in ''Dragon Age: Origins'' and ''Dragon Age II'', cheese wheels can be found scattered throughout various locations, some in quite unusual places. There is even a cheese shield known as [[Wedge of Destiny]] that can be found hidden in [[Crestwood]].
* During exploration of the [[Hinterlands]], [[Blackwall]] may warn the party not to eat the cheese in [[Redcliffe]] tavern. This is a reference to [[Codex entry: Graffiti in Redcliffe's Tavern|graffiti]] found in the tavern during [[the Warden]]'s travels.
* In the [[Western Approach]] the Inquisitor can loot the Amulet [[Kitty's Collar]] from [[Macrinus]] in the [[Griffon Wing Keep]]. The description mentions that these amulets were popular in [[Honnleath]] and that there is orange fur caught in the buckle, referring to [[Kitty]]. As well that spirits whisper a memory of a little girl, most likely being [[Amalia]].

=== [[Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening]] ===
* During banter between [[Varric Tethras|Varric]] and [[Dorian Pavus|Dorian]] about the former's previous encounter with [[Corypheus]], Varric mentions that he didn't "have tea and crumpets" with Corypheus, and describes him as saying, "Argh, I'm a [[darkspawn]]!" This is a possible call-back to [[Sigrun]]'s line at the end of [[Last of the Legion]], where, if you tell her you previously met the [[Architect]], she will reply, "What's a meeting with a darkspawn like? 'Hello, I'm a darkspawn! Would you like some tea?'" 

=== [[Dragon Age II]] ===
[[File:Paisley Pete in Dragon Age- Inquisiton.png|thumb|146x146px|Paisley Pete in Daerwin's Mouth]]
[[File:Knife-Eared Jan in Dragon Age- Inquisition.png|thumb|139x139px|Knife-Eared Jan in Daerwin's Mouth]]
* This comment by Varric is also similar to what a sarcastic [[Hawke]] says when first approaching the [[Sabrae clan]]. Hawke will say that they are not expecting them to all have tea and crumpets together.
* When asking [[Lace Harding|Harding]] what's new, she might say that Varric stopped by and told her a story about copper marigolds. This refers to when, in an attempt to court [[Donnic]], [[Aveline Vallen]] has Hawke bring him copper marigolds.
* If you talk to Dorian after completing [[Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts]], he will ask if you tried the ham, which he heard tasted of despair. This is a reference to ''[[Mark of the Assassin]]''; at several points people will talk about how the ham "tastes of despair". Varric also mentions this ham in banter with Blackwall.[[File:Left-Hand Rawley in Dragon Age- Inquisiton.png|thumb|130x130px|Left-Hand Rawley in Daerwin's Mouth]]
* The codices for Varric's book "Hard in Hightown" make obvious references to ''Dragon Age II'' companions, mainly [[Aveline Vallen|Aveline]], [[Merrill]] and [[Isabela]]. 
* The woman on the cover of "Swords and Shields", gifted to [[Cassandra Pentaghast|Cassandra]], looks exactly like Aveline.
* [[Mantillon (Inquisition)|Lady Mantillon]] mentions that one of her late husbands died at [[Chateau Haine]], which is a reference to dialogue between [[Hawke]] and a guard during Duke [[Prosper de Montfort|Prosper]]'s party.
* [[File:3434.png|thumb|305x305px|Paisley Pete, Knife-Eared Jan, and Left-Hand Rawley in the Western Approach]]During [[Red Water]], in the upper loot room on the way to a [[red lyrium]] node, you can find the three pirate statues '''Paisley Pete''', '''Knife-Eared Jan''' and '''Left-Hand Rawley''' from [[Pirates and their Curses]], one of which is in the Captain Morgan's pose.
* In the [[Western Approach]], near the [[:File:The Giants Staircase.png|Giant's Staircase]], there's a tower on which these three pirates can be found once again; this time in miniature form. (See also further below, ''Gulliver's Travels''.)
* A line of banter between Varric and Iron Bull has the latter lamenting that his horns itch because he can't get his hands on any horn balm. Varric remarks that in Kirkwall, random crates were full of the stuff, but that he and Hawke usually threw it away, causing Iron Bull to growl in frustration. This is a reference to the [[Junk|junk item]] Horn Balm from Dragon Age 2, which was worthless and could indeed be found in many of the game's crates as a random spawn item.
* In the [[Darkspawn Warrens]], [[Codex entry: Warden Ailsa's Diary]] is found on a pedestal with four torchieres that is identical to the pedestals used to customize [[The Hawke's Key]] in the ''[[Legacy]]'' DLC.

=== Gone Home ===
*One of Cole's comments, about red dye, is a reference to a pivotal scene in the video game ''Gone Home''.<ref name=laidlaw>{{Twitter|author=[[Mike Laidlaw]]|url=https://twitter.com/Mike_Laidlaw/status/917117951278325760}}</ref>

=== Hate Plus ===
* Cole's comment about "saving her smile" is a reference to the game ''Hate Plus''.<ref name=laidlaw />

=== Jade Empire ===
* In some dialogue, [[Cole]] will make many references to other media, most of which are spoilers.<ref>[http://forum.bioware.com/topic/528089-references-cole-makes-to-other-media/ The BioWare Forum]</ref> One reference Cole makes is when he says, "He teaches them to fight with a secret flaw, part of a glorious strategy." This refers to Master Li and his plan in ''[[wikipedia:Jade Empire|Jade Empire]]''.
* During banter between Cole and Solas, they may speak of a war in the fade fought in the mind of a child, a reference to the companion Wild Flower and the spirits vying for dominance within her mind.
* Upon completeing the Sharing the Artifacts of Tyrda Bright-Axe war table operation in the ''Jaws of Hakkon'' DLC, the player will recieve a mace called [[The Jade Ham]], a reference to the ham makeshift weapon. The desciption also contains numerous refereces to the characters of Jade Empire.
* In the [[Still Ruins]], there are silver incense burners that have the same design as the focus and chi recovery shrines in Jade Empire.

=== Knights of the Old Republic ===
* Cole has dialogue in which he says, "He was their enemy the whole time, but she made him forget, so he could change." This is a reference to another [[BioWare]] game, ''[[wikipedia:Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic|Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic]]'', when the player character, Darth Revan, had their memory erased by Bastila Shan so that Revan would aid the Jedi Order against Darth Malak, also because she believed Revan could be changed from their evil ways.
* Two nobles at the [[Winter Palace]] can be heard discussing the rules to 'Towers of Hanoi', a famous board game which BioWare used in ''Knights of the Old Republic'', ''Mass Effect'' on Noveria and which also appeared briefly in the ''Mass Effect 3: Citadel'' DLC, while a version of it appears in The Descent DLC.

=== The Legend of Zelda ===
* The [[Merchant (Hissing Wastes)|merchant]] in the [[Hissing Wastes]] has a shield, a key, and a candle upon his table. In ''[[wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'', certain merchants' inventories consisted of the Magical Shield, extra Small Keys, and the Candle, which were displayed in the same order.

=== Mass Effect ===
[[File:Krogan head.jpg|thumb|225px|A krogan head mounted on a wall]]
* There are several [[w:c:masseffect:Krogan|krogan]] heads mounted as trophies to be found throughout the game. 
** In the Castle of [[Caer Oswin]], in the same hallway as [[Daniel]], during [[Promise of Destruction]]
** In [[De Ghislain family|Duke Bastien De Ghislain's]] estate during [[Bring Me the Heart of Snow White|Vivienne's personal quest]] (although it can only be found using the free-roaming camera from [http://dai.bfcinematictools.com/ DAI Cinematic Tools])
** In [[Gaspard de Chalons|Grand Duke Gaspard]]'s trophy room in the [[Winter Palace]]
** In the trophy room of the [[Dragon Age: Inquisition multiplayer|Multiplayer]] Map: Orlesian Chateau.
**In the Descent DLC, in the Bastion of the Pure area, right beside a Chronicles of a Forgotten War codex entry
* While in the War Room, [[Cullen Rutherford|Cullen]] may make a comment about leaving to "calibrate" the trebuchets. [[Leliana]] will say, "Again?", and [[Josephine Montilyet|Josephine]] will complain that Cullen is always doing this. Similarly, in the ''[[wikipedia:Mass Effect|Mass Effect]]'' series, [[w:c:masseffect:Garrus Vakarian|Garrus Vakarian]] often talks about how he needs to make calibrations, which characters will occasionally comment on.
* Party banter between Varric and Sera includes a conversation in which Varric talks about "reach and flexibility".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFQ4dLXLSxU&feature=youtu.be&t=3m9s DA: Inquisition. Party banter [Varric & Sera]]</ref> This references a dialogue which [[w:c:masseffect:Commander Shephard|Commander Shepard]] can have with Garrus in ''[[wikipedia:Mass Effect 2|Mass Effect 2]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Mass Effect 3|Mass Effect 3]]: "I had reach, but she had flexibility."
* Cole may say, "An old name burns inside armor that shouldn't fit, lit by faces of children he couldn't save." This may refer to Shepard's dreams in ''Mass Effect 3''.  He may also be talking about Blackwall, whose old name (Rainier) is hidden inside the persona of Gordon Blackwall, and who is tormented by the memory of the children he and his men killed in the Callier assassination.
* In the song "The Dawn Will Come," the second verse potentially alludes to Commander Shepard, with the lyrics of "the shepherd's lost / And his home is far / Keep to the stars / The dawn will come." 
* If Dorian is in the party when [[the Descent]] begins, he complains about how slow the elevator is moving and suggests adding music, a reference to ''Mass Effect'''s infamous elevators and their muzak.
* Cole may say, "He died in the darkness so a blue rose could bloom." This is a reference to Charr, who died in the dark caves to fight for his wife, who he once referred to as the "Blue Rose of Illium", and their unborn child. 
* Cole may say, "It always had a soul. The question is the answer." This is a reference to Legion's quote, "Does this unit have a soul?"<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/dragonage/comments/3k97ml/trespasser_spoilers_coles_new_cryptic_referential/cuvol0j/?st=j9krifiz&sh=bece61f4] Reddit</ref>
* Cole may say, "The cow sometimes takes your gold." This a reference to the Shifty Looking Cow found on Ontarom, which will steal the player's credits.
* Cole may say, "It was the same boy. His mother on the ship. His father in their homeland. He grew up lonely, or didn't." This is a reference to a Quarian child named [[w:c:masseffect:Rannoch:_Admiral_Koris#Trivia|Jona]].

=== Plants vs. Zombies ===
* South of [[Crestwood]], on Linden Farm, a row of giant flowers can be found against a wall, each in their own column. In several of the columns, corpses can be found on the ground.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ5_mfYQxYg&list=UUwWgPwCEo47AMR9k2i5Pxzw Dragon Age: Inquisition - Plants vs. Zombies Easter Egg]</ref>
* Next to this is a book with a codex entry titled "[[Codex entry: Plants vs. Corpses|Plants vs. Corpses]]", an obvious nod to the [[wikipedia:Plants vs. Zombies|game]]. The battle is called the Battle of Pauper's Cap (a play on the developer and publisher's name, "[[wikipedia:PopCap Games|PopCap]]"). Aside from the combat between plants and the undead, the combat tactics are like that in the game. The person recounting the story, Daveth the Mad, stated that he wanted bacon for lunch, and refused to take a pot off of his head. In ''Plants vs. Zombies'', the protagonist's neighbour is called Crazy Dave; he wears a pot on his head, and he likes bacon. The codex references several additional PopCap games: [[wikipedia:Bejeweled|Bejeweled]] and [[wikipedia:Bookworm (video game)|Bookworm]] ("While the demon saw the perfect host in this bejeweled bookworm, Helianthus was not without defenses of her own.") and [[wikipedia:Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare|PvZ: Garden Warfare]] ("The resulting garden warfare saw corpses armored with buckets and doors as makeshift helmets and shields battling possessed fruits and vegetables who spat seeds, constructed makeshift fortifications, and even chomped entire corpses whole.")

== Literature ==
=== Arthurian Legend ===
[[File:The Golden Chalice.jpg|thumb|220x220px|The Golden Chalice]]
* In the [[Western Approach]], an unobtainable floating sparkling golden chalice can be seen through a crack in the canyon wall north of the Astrarium at Echoback Fort. This is possibly a reference to the Holy Grail of Arthurian Lore.
* The mission [[A Spirit in the Lake]], which tasks the player with placing a blood lotus in a basket at Lake Luthias near the Upper Lake camp in the [[Hinterlands]], is in reference to Arthurian legend "[[wikipedia:Excalibur|Excalibur]]", and how King Arthur acquired the famous sword.
* In Emprise Du Lion, there is a series of small bodies of water in between the second and third dragon nests that has an arm coming out of the water holding a sword. This is a reference to the story of the Lady of the Lake from Arthurian legend.

=== Confessions of an English Opium-Eater ===
* The codex entry [[Codex entry: Confessions of a Lyrium Addict|Confessions of a Lyrium Addict]] refers to the title of [[wikipedia:Thomas De Quincey|Thomas De Quincey]]'s famous work ''[[wikipedia:Confessions of an English Opium-Eater|Confessions of an English Opium-Eater]]''.

=== Gulliver's Travels ===
[[File:Miniature statues in the Western Approach.png|thumb]]
* In the Western Approach, east of the Craggy Ridge Camp and above the Astrarium cave, you'll find a small ruin. At the top, next to the West Hill Brandy bottle, are two skeletons surrounded by cheese wheels. Positioned on top of the cheeses are several sculptures of mini-people, who appear to be working. One skeleton appears to have died while being tied down. This may be a reference to [[wikipedia:Gulliver's Travels|Gulliver's Travels]]. (See also further up, the last note under ''Dragon Age II''.)

=== Fight Club ===
* Cole might say, "There is no other man. He becomes the other man to do the things he can't." In ''[[wikipedia: Fight Club (novel)|Fight Club]]'', by [[wikipedia:Chuck Palahniuk|Chuck Palahniuk]], the unnamed main character has a split personality named Tyler Durden who was his outlet to do all the things he himself could never do. It is revealed at the end of the novel that the narrator was Durden all along.

=== The King in Yellow ===
* In the codex entry [[Codex entry: A Compendium of Orlesian Theater|A Compendium of Orlesian Theater]], the play ''The Setting of the Light'' is a reference to the short story collection ''[[wikipedia:The King in Yellow|The King in Yellow]]'' by [[wikipedia:Robert W. Chambers|Robert W. Chambers]], which features a fictional play also called ''The King in Yellow'' as a recurring element. ''The Setting of the Light'' takes place in the city of Demhe which becomes one of Thedas's two moons, and an excerpt mentions the characters Callista and Camallia. The play ''The King in Yellow'' takes place in the similarly otherworldly city of Carcosa, and an excerpt mentions the characters Cassilda and Camilla. In the story "The Repairer of Reputations" within the collection, a passage describing the play's plot also refers to "the cloudy depths of Demhe". Both plays are said to cause madness and despair.

=== Moby Dick ===
* The quest name [[Call Me Imshael]], is a reference to a quotation from literary classic ''[[wikipedia:Moby-Dick|Moby-Dick]]'', by [[wikipedia:Herman Meville|Herman Meville]]. In the very first sentence of chapter one, the narrator introduces himself, saying the famous line "Call me Ishmael." This is also how he introduces himself in ''[[Dragon Age: The Masked Empire]]'', saying "please, call me Imshael."

=== The Haunting of Hill House ===
* The [[Chateau d'Onterre]] in the [[Emerald Graves]] echoes [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Jackson Shirley Jackson]'s "Hill House", from the novel "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Haunting_of_Hill_House The Haunting of Hill House]". Both properties have been the home of very rich families who were doomed either by their own greed or by unseen forces, and those who enter them are harassed by the supernatural. When the Inquisitor enters the Chateau for the first time with Cole as a companion, the boy will say "It knows we're here" when the candles first light themselves, which is a direct quote from the novel, where the main character, Eleanor Vance, tells another character "It knows we're here" during one of the hauntings. 
* To further the Chateau's connection to Hill House, a diary, belonging to the quest [http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Motherly_Encouragement Motherly Encouragement], can be found near its gates. The young woman who owned it had a difficult relationship with her ailing mother, who she cared for. The woman fell to her death in a mysterious fashion, seemingly influenced by a dark entity who took her deceased mother's place. In Hill House, Eleanor Vance also has a difficult relationship with her mother (who she had to take care of), and is driven to suicide by either the house's wicked influence or by her own volition, dying right outside the property.

=== The Castle of Otranto ===
* Josephine, if Romanced, will be betrothed to a 'Lord of Otranto', a well known place and castle that serves as the scene for the story ''[[wikipedia:The Castle of Otranto|The Castle of Otranto]]'' by [[wikipedia:Horace Walpole|Horace Walpole]].

=== Water Margin (Outlaws of the Marsh) ===
* The name of Iron Bull is probably a veiled reference to [[wikipedia:Li Kui (Water Margin)|Li Kui]]. Black Whirlwind (see ''Jade Empire'') is another nickname of the character Li Kui – a murderous, rude bandit who becomes one of the 108 heroes of Liang Shan Marsh. He is also known as Tie Niu (铁牛) the "Iron Ox" (or Iron Bull, because Mandarin Chinese is ambiguous about bovines). Not only is it a [[wikipedia:Water Margins|Water Margin]] reference, it is also a Jade Empire reference.

=== A Confederacy of Dunces ===
*The [[war table]] operation [[A Conspiracy of Dunces]] is a reference to [[wikipedia:A Confederacy of Dunces|the novel of the same name]] by John Kennedy Toole.

=== [[w:c:dune:Main Page|Dune]] ===
*While wandering around the [[Forbidden Oasis]], [[Dorian Pavus|Dorian]] may say, "Do they have [[w:c:dune:Sandworm|sand worms]] here? Giant sand worms? No?" which is a reference to the native [[wikipedia:Annelid|annelid]]s of the desert planet of [[w:c:dune:Arrakis|Arrakis]].

== Film and television ==

=== Citizen Kane ===
* Cole might say, "It wasn't from a flower. He rode it in the snow." In ''[[wikipedia:Citizen Kane|Citizen Kane]]'', Kane rides a sled named "Rosebud" in the snow. Obviously the sled, Rosebud, is not a flower.

=== The Court Jester ===
* When asked about rumors, [[Cabot]] in [[Skyhold]] may mention kicking someone out for requesting a "Dragon Flagon". This is a reference to the [[wikipedia:Danny Kaye|Danny Kaye]] movie [[wikipedia:The Court Jester|The Court Jester]], where, right before the joust, Danny Kaye's character, Hubert Hawkins, attempts to remember that, "The pellet with the poison is in the flagon with the dragon and the vessel with the pestle has the brew that is true."

=== The Empire Strikes Back ===
* Cole might say, "He didn't kill his father. He was his father." In ''[[wikipedia:The Empire Strikes Back|The Empire Strikes Back]]'', Darth Vader asks Luke if Obi-Wan ever told him what happened to his father. Luke replies, "He told me enough! He told me you killed him!" In response, Vader says, "No, I am your father."

=== Ghostbusters ===
* In [[Chateau d'Onterre]], a haunted house, there are stacks of books; which in the 1984 film [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostbusters Ghostbusters] is a sign of high ghost activity.

=== Highlander ===
* During banter between [[Blackwall]] and Sera, Sera asks if all [[Grey Wardens]] have beards, to which Blackwall replies that he stole all the beards and their power, and that "There can be only one." This is a reference to the film [[wikipedia:Highlander (film)|Highlander]], where, when one of the immortals kills another, they absorb their power, until only one of them remains, leading to the iconic line, "There can be only one."

=== The Lord of The Rings: Fellowship Of The Ring ===
* When approaching a broken bridge in the Northern [[Exalted Plains]], after unlocking the operation to rebuild it, Varric will say "Before anybody suggests, no, nobody's throwing me across.", a nod to Gimli's line in the [[wikipedia:The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Fellowship_of_the_Ring|LotR movie version]], "Nobody tosses a dwarf!" in Moria. This line is not in the book.
* Cole will sometime say to the inquisitor "Never trust half an elf" as a nod to the famous Gimli line "Never trust an elf"
* The quest [[They Shall Not Pass]] is a nod to Gandalf the Grey's famous line, "You Shall Not Pass!".

=== Mad Max: Fury Road ===
* The description of one of the Inquisitor's alternate [[Skyhold]] wardrobe options (which was added by Patch 10 released in September 2015), "Immortal," reads "Be observed: standing at the portals to the [[fade]], glittering and silver." This is a reference to the War Boys' cry of "Witness me!" in the [[wikipedia:Mad Max: Fury Road|film]], as well as a nod to their belief in riding in glory, "shiny and chrome," to the gates of Valhalla. The name of the outfit also references Immortan Joe, the leader of the Cult of V8 the War Boys subscribe to.

=== Masters of the Universe ===
* When asking Cabot about rumors, one of his replies is, "They have gathered and are prepared to march on Chateau Crane Du Gris." Chateau Crane Du Gris is French for "Castle Skull of Gray" or [[wikipedia:Castle Grayskull|Castle Grayskull]] in the [[wikipedia:Masters of the Universe|Masters of the Universe universe]]<!-- ;) -->.

=== Mean Girls ===
* [[Codex entry: Storvacker|Storvacker's codex entry]] is a reference to Regina George's introduction. 

=== Monty Python's Flying Circus ===
* After capturing Griffon's Keep, on the top floor behind the stairs is a formation of soldiers. The commander asks, "What are the chief weapons of the inquisition?" to which a soldier replies, "Surprise, Ser!", The commander then asks, "What else?" to which another soldier replies, "Fear!" This is a reference to the famous Monty Python sketch, [[wikipedia:The_Spanish_Inquisition_(Monty_Python)|The Spanish Inquisition]].

=== Monty Python and the Holy Grail ===
* In the Hinterlands, exists a cave called "Smugglers Cave". A striking feature of the cave is that a number of skeletons and corpses litters the opening while a solitary nug resides within. This is a reference to a scene in "Monty Python and The Holy Grail" where King Arthur and his Knights tries to enter a cave guarded by the dreaded "Rabbit of Caerbannog" who is capable of beheading a fully armored knight.
* In Emprise du Lion, you can find a corpse burned at a stake next to a weighing scale that has a roasted duck placed on one of its plates. This is a reference to a scene in "Monty Python and The Holy Grail" where peasants accuse a woman of being a witch. They bring the woman to Bedevere (who later becomes one of King Arthur's Knights) to conduct a trial. Bedevere tells the peasants that a way to determine whether a woman is a witch is to weigh her and a duck to compare them - if the scales are balanced, it means that the woman can float on water like a duck, which means she's made out of wood, which means she's a witch.
* During Jaws of Hakkon, after thawing the wall, the guards will continuously say out lines, with one of them being "Your mother was a nug, and you father smelled of [[elfroot]]!". This is a reference to "Monty Python and the Holy Grail", where a French soldier taunts King Arthur and his men with the phrase "Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelled of elderberries!"

=== Princess Bride ===
* While traveling in Firewater Garden in the [[Emerald Graves]], Vivienne can say "Someone should build a summer home here. The trees are actually quite lovely." This is a slight alteration of a comment ("Well, I'm not saying I'd like to build a summer home here, but the trees are actually quite lovely." <ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093779/characters/nm0000144</ref>) Wesley says to Buttercup in the fire swamp.

=== Raiders of the Lost Ark ===
* Just as the party exits the first elevator into the [[Darkspawn Warrens]], [[Renn]] says, "[[Shriek]]s, why did it have to be shrieks." which is a slight alteration of Indy's famous line, "Snakes, did it have to be snakes."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClwIj3x24Q4 Raiders of the Lost Ark]</ref>

=== Scooby-Doo ===
* The mission report for [[Hard in Hightown: A Worthy Dwarf]] says Worthy the Dwarf's statement upon being arrested was "I would have gotten away with it, if it weren't for those meddling Inquisitors!" This is a reference to Scooby-Doo villains' famous line: "I would have gotten away with it, if it wasn't for you meddling kids!"

=== Seven Samurai ===
* When asked to tell an interesting story about Bull's Chargers, [[Cremisius Aclassi]] may mention the time that he, [[Iron Bull]], and five other Chargers defended a village from fifty bandits. Afterwards, the villagers paid the Chargers for their services with bags of rice. This references the plot of the film ''[[wikipedia:Seven Samurai|Seven Samurai]]''.

=== The Sixth Sense ===
* Cole might say, "He was dead the whole time, he didn't know." This is the ending plot twist of the film ''[[wikipedia:The Sixth Sense|The Sixth Sense]]''. In addition, the movie centers around this man mentoring a young child named Cole, who has the ability to see ghosts.

=== Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs===
* The quest [[Bring Me the Heart of Snow White]] is a reference to ''[[wikipedia:Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]'', when the Evil Queen demands that the huntsman bring her Snow White's heart.
* There is an option to give [[Vivienne]] another, normal [[wyvern]]'s heart. This is likely referencing when the huntsman does not kill Snow White, and instead kills a boar, takes its heart, and brings it to the Queen, claiming that it is Snow White's.

=== Soylent Green ===
* Cole might say, "They don't know, but it's made of people." At the end of the movie,  ''[[wikipedia:Soylent Green|Soylent Green]]'', when Detective Thorn is speaking to Hatcher about how the truth must be revealed, Hatcher asks what the truth Thorn is referring to is. Thorn responds, "It's people. Soylent Green is made out of people."

=== This Is Spinal Tap ===
* [[Zither]] mentions that his drummer died in the explosion which created [[The Breach]] at the [[Temple of Sacred Ashes]]. This is a reference to the series of bizarre deaths which ended the lives of semi-fictional spoof musical group Spinal Tap's drummers, two of which were (fictionally) said to have died of 'spontaneous human combustion' when they exploded on stage.

=== The Simpsons ===
* One of the [[Bottles on the Wall|bottles]] found in [[Crestwood]] has the description "Tastes Like Burning." This is a reference to The Simpsons' episode when Ralph Wiggum says "They taste like burning."

=== Transformers ===
* In the [[Western Approach]], the codex entry [[Codex entry: The Gate Guardians|The Gate Guardians]] speaks of a Tevinter artist's encounter with a golem that inspired his sculptures. This holds multiple references to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformers Transformers], with phrases like "no more than met the eye" (a series tagline is "More than meets the eye"), "deceptive icon" (Decepticon), "Though my position was hardly optimal (primal magic burned a few feet from my face)" (Optimus Prime), "a voice to make the sky quake and the stars scream" (Skyquake and Starscream are Decepticons), and "the blood of the earth was the energy on which it survived" (Energon, the Transformers main food source).

== Miscellaneous ==
[[File:The Lord of the Pies.jpg|thumb|The Lord of the Pies]]

* At [[Skyhold]], you can manage to fall through the floor and appear in a cavernous room under Skyhold with creepy music playing. In it is what appears to be a pie in a top hat. This was shown in a video on YouTube, in which [[BioWare]] designers Jason Hill and Graham Kelly eventually commented on the video. Kelly dubbed it "The Lord of the Pies", though both he and Hill admitted that they didn't expect anyone to find it.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jqv-t9JWlE0 Dragon Age: Inquisition. Nug with a top hat/Lord of the Pies easter egg.]</ref>
* In Skyhold's treasure vault, on the pile of gold there's a top hat similar to the one mentioned above. It may also be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Scrooge McDuck|Scrooge McDuck]] and his signature dive into money.
* In the [[Emerald Graves]], just north of Gracevine Camp, a gap in the rock face can be followed to a small cave with a large number of Bear heads nailed to a wall all together.
* In a cave in [[Emprise Du Lion]], a strange, glowing pyramid can be found. Several partially consumed bodies can be seen dangling from the cave ceiling. This could be a reference to the teleporter pyramids from the Divinity: Original Sin series{{Confirm|Divinity reference}}, which allow a party to teleport together to other pyramids. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160313150644/http://forum.bioware.com/topic/529786-dragon-age-easter-eggs/page-2 The BioWare Forum pages on archive.org]</ref>
*[[File:Emprise du Lion Pyramid.png|alt=A small snowy cave where a black pyramid with three green, glowing lines sit next to discarded swords and a large shield. Above, hanging from the icy ceiling, four pairs of legs can be seen, with their torsos apparently embedded in the ceiling above.|thumb|Glowing pyramid in Emprise du Lion.]]A [[Trifles Minutiae|man]] spawning at random locations at Skyhold will offer "the Quizquisition." He will ask the Inquisitor questions about Dragon Age lore. He spawns randomly throughout Skyhold and as a reward for finding him and answering his questions correctly three times, he will gift the Inquisitor with a big [[The Boon of the Spoon|spoon-shaped two-handed maul]].
* In the Emerald Graves there is a [[Logging Stand]] positioned next to a [[Fade rift]]. The note sitting on a bench at this logging stand is a Dragon Age variant of "There once was a Man from Nantucket."
* The quest [[Where the Druffalo Roam]] is likely a reference to the song "[[wikipedia:Home on the Range|Home on the Range]]", in which the first line is, "Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam".
**There was also [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081748/ "Where the Buffalo Roam"], a movie about Hunter S. Thompson starring Bill Murray.
*Cole may say this to Sera in one of their banters: "Before the door is opened, they could let the cat out and it would always be alive." This is a reference to [[wikipedia:Schrödinger's cat|Schrödinger's cat]].
*The description for the shield [[Schaefer's Rampart]] is a reference to the San Antonio Spurs power forward [[wikipedia:Tim Duncan|Tim Duncan]], who is known as the "Big Fundamental" and whose personal motto is the nursery rhyme "Good, Better, Best. Never let it rest / Until your Good is Better, and your Better is your Best." He is an avid video game player.
*In the Emerald Graves, just southwest of the [[Greater Mistral]], there is a crevasse filled with bones. On an outcropping above there is a disproportionately large human skeleton with an equally large wooden hammer and sack surrounded by normal human skulls. The sack contains a variety of crafting materials.
*The quest [[Wyrm Hole]] is a reference to the hypothetical topological feature known as a [[wikipedia:Wormhole|wormhole]].
*When playing Wicked Grace, Cole describes a card featuring a man with both a crown and a sword on his head, but "the head wanted neither". This fits the real world playing card the [[wikipedia:King_(playing_card)#King_of_hearts|King of Hearts]], known as the "Suicide King."
*At Skyhold in the building containing the quartermaster, there is a note titled "[[Note: Pamphlet: Lift Your Voices!|Pamphlet: Lift Your Voices!]]" that refers to the Inquisition's glee club and lists the songs that members should practice, several of which refer to popular music: "Twinkling Lucia of the heavens" seems to refer to The Beatles's "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"; "Circle of Flame" is likely Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire"; and "I Shall Prevail" is probably "I Will Survive".
*A note on the gallows in Val Royeaux pays homage to [[wikipedia:The Maid Freed from the Gallows|"The Maid Freed from the Gallows"]], a traditional folksong.
*When reading excerpts from [[Varric Tethras]]'s book regarding the [[Inquisition]], [[Cassandra]] quotes [[Solas]] remarking to a [[Red Templar]], "Better to fade out, than burn away." This phrase is an inversion of a lyric from ''Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)'' by Neil Young and was also quoted by the musician Kurt Cobain in his suicide note.
**This could also be a reference to the band Def Leppard's song "Rock of Ages".
*In the [[Old Temple]], there is a niche in the west wall of the entry area that contains a partially melted snowman and some playing cards.
*In the [[Village of Crestwood]], a skeleton playing cards next to an enormous wheel of cheese can be found behind a building.
*We learn in the [[Emerald Graves]] that [[Fairbanks]]'s real identity is the nobleman Evariste Lemarque, described by Clara as a good man who cares about the suffering of the common people. In 1832, the death of General [[wikipedia:Jean Maximilien Lamarque|Jean Maximilien Lamarque]], who was born of a powerful and influential family but championed human rights and freedom, became the tipping point of the infamous June Rebellion, which was depicted in the novel and musical [[wikipedia:Les Miserables|Les Misérables]]. Also, his contemporary, mathematician [[Wikipedia:Évariste Galois|Évariste Galois]], was also involved in revolutionary activity in this timeframe, and it was General Lamarque's death that halted an uprising at the time of Galois's funeral.
*"Let them eat steak" is inscribed on the [[Mugs in the Deep Roads|Pride of Nalthur mug]]. This is a reference to the famous, fictitious quote attributed to Marie Antoinette.
*Many of the icons for ZITHER!'s spells and abilities contain references to albums or designs associated with real-life musicians, including ''Abbey Road'' by The Beatles,  Nirvana's ''In Utero'', ''American Idiot'' by Green Day, ''Random Access Memories'' by Daft Punk, Pink Floyd's ''Wish You Were Here'', Franz Ferdinand's ''You Could Have It So Much Better'', ''Aladdin Sane'' by David Bowie, ''Queen II'' by Queen, Arcade Fire's ''Neon Bible'', ''Appetite for Destruction'' by Guns N' Roses, Led Zeppelin's Icarus logo, and Loverboy's ''Get Lucky''.
*After [[Demands of the Qun (Inquisition)|Demands of the Qun]] is completed, Solas and Iron Bull will reenact the [[wikipedia:Immortal Game|Immortal Game]] during party banter.<ref>{{Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/PatrickWeekes/status/538569546362138624}}</ref>
*In the explosion that seals the darkspawn tunnel, [[Renn]] stands still with his back turned to the explosion. This is a variation on the trope [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UnflinchingWalk Unflinching Walk] popularized by CSI and many other film and TV shows.

==References==
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[[Category:Dragon Age: Inquisition]]