Injustice 2 Easter Eggs Cameos & Comic Book References

Injustice 2 Easter Eggs, Cameos & Comic Book References

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Let’s hunt for nerdy references in NetherRealm’s latest fighting game, Injustice 2, which pits the heroes and villains of DC against each other.

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Injustice 2 Easter Eggs Cameos & Comic Book References

Injustice 2 has been out in the wild for several weeks, and players are devouring NetherRealm’s latest fighting game and racing to get all of their favorite fighters up to level 20. NetherRealm Studios really outdid themselves this time – taking the fighting formula established in recent titles like the first Injustice and Mortal Kombat X, and pairing it with a complex loot system in the style of large-scale epics like Diablo and Destiny, resulting in a massively replayable fighting game. Combine this with the promise of additional characters introduced as Downloadable Content and a steady drip of fancy Premier Skins, and it is clear that Injustice 2 aims to be a crowd favorite for years to come.

One of the most endearing qualities of any NetherRealm game is the abundance of Easter Eggs – subtle nods, grand shout-outs, and hidden winks for fans of the game, the developer, and pop culture in general. Back in the day, the original Mortal Kombat arcade titles were legendary for their Easter Eggs, from the Reptile fight in the original to the tease of Rain in Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (who wasn’t actually playable in the original arcade version of that title). NetherRealm is still the best in the business when it comes to wonderfully enjoyable Easter Eggs, so it should come as no surprise that Injustice 2 proudly continues the tradition. This is Screen Rant’s Injustice 2: Guide to Easter Eggs and Hidden Goodies.

Dialogue

Injustice 2 Easter Eggs Cameos & Comic Book References

Every character has a ton of contextual dialogue depending on whom they are fighting against. Like Mortal Kombat X, each one-on-one match begins with a short session of verbal jabbing from the two combatants. In the heat of battle, fighters can trigger a gameplay mechanic called “clashing,” during which fighters spout unique dialogue depending on their opponent. Within these quick interludes, lots of references are dropped, many of which will fly right over the heads of casual fans, but are there for hardcore followers of DC comics.

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For example, when Deadshot and Harley Quinn are pitted against each other, they make reference to their time as members of the Suicide Squad. Deadshot also thanks Cyborg for killing Captain Boomerang, which Cyborg acknowledges but rebukes. Black Canary humorously confuses Jaime Reyes’s Blue Beetle for Ted Kord, another character to bear the BB moniker.

Some references aren’t directly related to DC comics, like when The Joker taunts Gorilla Grodd with a musing on the perceived tastiness of “chilled monkey brains” – a reference to the infamous dinner scene from the classic adventure film, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. The shout-outs even extend to other video games, like when Power Girl (a Premiere Skin for Supergirl) shrugs off Brainiac’s obsessive advances with the phrase, “Your princess is in another castle” (an iconic line comes from Super Mario Bros). Another great one comes from Scarecrow, who says “Now I’m playing with power,” which is a ostensibly a reference to Nintendo’s Power Glove peripheral, but is really a nod to actor Scarecrow actor Robert Englund’s most iconic role: that of teen horror slasher icon Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare on Elm Street series. Indeed, Freddy says that phrase, verbatim, in Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare.

In another brief exchange, Captain Cold is impressed that The Joker can quote Walt Whitman after the Clown Prince of Crime pokes fun at Cold with the title of Whitman’s famous poem, “O Captain! My Captain.” With regards to classic poetry, Captain Cold pays it forward when pitted against Firestorm, quoting the title of Robert Frost’s poem, “Fire and Ice.”

Move Lists

Speaking of Captain Cold, one of his combo moves is called “Prison Break” – a reference to the fact that Wentworth Miller, star of that show, plays Captain Cold in the CW’s interconnected series of television series, including The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow. In Injustice 2, however, Cold isn’t played by Miller, but by 1980s teen idol C. Thomas Howell.

Injustice 2 is filled with little nods like these, nestled in each character’s list of combat moves. Supergirl has a combo called “Silver Age,” a reference to the period of time in the late 1950s and 1960s where comic books took on a weirder and sillier tone than the more serious era preceding it. Another of her combos is called “Elseworld’s Finest,” a reference to the classic “team-up” comics published by DC in the 1940s.

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Robin, Damian Wayne, has a combo called “Born to Kill,” which could be a reference to several things, from the 1947 film noir picture which bears that name, to the memorable use of the phrase in Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket… Or it might merely be a nod to Damian Wayne’s heritage, since his mother is Talia al Ghul, a powerful member of the League of the Assassins.

There are so many more wonderful examples in this category, but the best one has to be Poison Ivy’s Super Move, in which she throws her opponent into the mouths of a gigantic, man-devouring plant monster. The move is called “FEED ME” – a reference to Little Shop of Horrors, the iconic Rick Moranis movie musical featuring a gigantic, man-devouring plant monster.

Zak Wojnar is a writer from New York City. He’s covered everything from video games and movies to maple syrup and deli business. Thanks to Screen Rant, he’s discovered his newest passion, interviewing artists. He takes great joy in letting film and gaming legends tell their own story and share their passion for their art. Zak’s first memory is going with his dad to Tower Records and buying the VHS boxed set of the original Star Wars trilogy. Over the next decade or so, those tapes would be completely worn out through overuse. When he’s not preparing for the next big interview, he can usually be found sitting too close to the TV, either re-watching Miami Vice or The X-Files, or getting lost in a video game. Zak has bylines at Game Informer, Muscle & Fitness, PopCultureGalaxy, Men’s Fitness, Cheese Connoisseur, and Deli Business (see, that wasn’t a joke before!), among others. Follow and engage with him on Twitter @ZakWojnar.

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