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Re: Hidden References in BT factions and other fiction?
« Reply #30 on: 28 June 2016, 01:49:16 »
Speaking of, historian Bertram Habeas, IC-author of a lot of Jihad era material, is named for Herb (H.A.Beas).

A name I did *NOT* pick for myself, I should add.

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Re: Hidden References in BT factions and other fiction?
« Reply #31 on: 28 June 2016, 02:47:10 »
That was Sheridan.  Sinclair was season 1, then faffed off to go run the Rangers and become Valen.

There's a whole string of Babylon 5 stuff. In Operation Klondike we are also treated with Star Captain Brucalter Sheridan leading the attack on Babylon in the section called "Sheridan's Battle". Of course, it was Bruce Boxleitner playing John Sheridan way back when, just a tad too convenient to be a coincidence?

Also, I remember reading through Field Manual Comstar the first time, spotting all those units named after B5 episodes...

For non-B5 references, I have always liked the 33rd Scorpion Grenadiers (Sharman's Boxers) entry, with references to Australian band Midnight Oil and a certain song by them!
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Re: Hidden References in BT factions and other fiction?
« Reply #32 on: 28 June 2016, 04:29:38 »
Y'know, none of these really strike me as "hidden" in the slightest, given that thay are fairly obvious and well-known to the fans. The true hidden references are the ones that haven't been found yet.  >:D

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« Reply #33 on: 28 June 2016, 04:37:16 »
One of my favorites was the order of the palm medal in the original Star League book. Straight from  Mr Robert's if I remember correctly

Does this one count? Even in universe it was described as a pop culture reference.
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Re: Hidden References in BT factions and other fiction?
« Reply #34 on: 28 June 2016, 10:05:42 »
Back when I first started getting into Battletech, in the early/mid-90s, I remember the fluff for a Stinger LAM that referenced 'Enter Sandman.'  Not really a hidden reference, but still fun.

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« Reply #35 on: 28 June 2016, 11:24:11 »
Y'know, none of these really strike me as "hidden" in the slightest, given that thay are fairly obvious and well-known to the fans. The true hidden references are the ones that haven't been found yet.  >:D
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« Reply #36 on: 28 June 2016, 11:30:45 »
Spill one for us then :D

In TRO 3025 there was a Swiftwind named the Mickey Rat.

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Re: Hidden References in BT factions and other fiction?
« Reply #37 on: 28 June 2016, 12:18:06 »
Y'know, none of these really strike me as "hidden" in the slightest, given that thay are fairly obvious and well-known to the fans. The true hidden references are the ones that haven't been found yet.  >:D

Darn you and your logic getting in the way of our mindless fun!  :P

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Re: Hidden References in BT factions and other fiction?
« Reply #38 on: 28 June 2016, 12:36:22 »
Spill one for us then :D

Where's the fun in that?

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Re: Hidden References in BT factions and other fiction?
« Reply #39 on: 28 June 2016, 13:27:05 »
Spill one for us then :D

There's a whole mess in FM: SLDF that I haven't seen anyone find yet.
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« Reply #40 on: 28 June 2016, 14:58:34 »
There's a whole mess in FM: SLDF that I haven't seen anyone find yet.
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Re: Hidden References in BT factions and other fiction?
« Reply #41 on: 28 June 2016, 15:47:59 »
There's a whole mess in FM: SLDF that I haven't seen anyone find yet.

Would one of them be V corp- Major General Jayne Badler (play on the name of the actress who played Diana in V) and T General Michael Donovan (who was one of the characters in V.)

Also is Paul Habeas commanding the the East Hartford Division supposed to be a reference to Herb Beas?

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« Reply #42 on: 28 June 2016, 16:24:49 »
Also is Paul Habeas commanding the the East Hartford Division supposed to be a reference to Herb Beas?

And Paul Sjardin and Chris Hartford.
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« Reply #43 on: 29 June 2016, 08:22:14 »
And Paul Sjardin and Chris Hartford.

I dunno about that. East Hartford is a real place, home to Pratt & Whitney and Herb Beas.
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Re: Hidden References in BT factions and other fiction?
« Reply #44 on: 29 June 2016, 09:47:41 »
I dunno about that. East Hartford is a real place, home to Pratt & Whitney and Herb Beas.

True, but it was named after Chris.
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« Reply #45 on: 29 June 2016, 10:09:05 »
I dunno about that. East Hartford is a real place, home to Pratt & Whitney and Herb Beas.

Wait seriously East Hartford? I need to drive up there an find his gaming group cause that's a close drive lol



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Re: Hidden References in BT factions and other fiction?
« Reply #46 on: 29 June 2016, 13:32:05 »
True, but it was named after Chris.

Chris Hartford isn't that old!  :)

The East Hartford Division was named after the town of East Hartford.
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Re: Hidden References in BT factions and other fiction?
« Reply #47 on: 30 June 2016, 11:23:58 »
Would one of them be V corp- Major General Jayne Badler (play on the name of the actress who played Diana in V) and T General Michael Donovan (who was one of the characters in V.)


Good catch there. Plus the unit logo.  ;)
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Re: Hidden References in BT factions and other fiction?
« Reply #48 on: 30 June 2016, 13:19:17 »
In TRO 3025 there was a Swiftwind named the Mickey Rat.

Packrat LRPV, actually, and described as an obscure reference to an ancient cartoon character.
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« Reply #49 on: 30 June 2016, 14:05:32 »
I put one in something I did for Catalyst that hasn't come out yet.  A cookie to the first person who spots it and posts it here.
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Re: Hidden References in BT factions and other fiction?
« Reply #50 on: 30 June 2016, 14:13:21 »
Wait seriously East Hartford? I need to drive up there an find his gaming group cause that's a close drive lol

... How close?

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« Reply #51 on: 30 June 2016, 18:48:50 »
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Re: Hidden References in BT factions and other fiction?
« Reply #52 on: 01 July 2016, 00:58:09 »
The old books have a bunch of Doctor Who references. Gerald Marik is based on a serial involving war on "Atreos," and the Davion entry for Okeefenokee is the setup for "The Power of Kroll." Not to mention Irian, which is lifted straight from "Vengeance on Varos." (It wouldn't surprise me if every planet in those Atlases turned out to come from some show or another.)

In turnabout, I half wonder if "Wash" (the pilot on Firefly) was named after the planet "Washburn" in BT's Free Worlds League.
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Re: Hidden References in BT factions and other fiction?
« Reply #53 on: 01 July 2016, 01:03:43 »
The old books have a bunch of Doctor Who references. Gerald Marik is based on a serial involving war on "Atreos," and the Davion entry for Okeefenokee is the setup for "The Power of Kroll." Not to mention Irian, which is lifted straight from "Vengeance on Varos." (It wouldn't surprise me if every planet in those Atlases turned out to come from some show or another.)


Makes sense, seeing as how FASA did produce the Dr. Who RPG. :)

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« Reply #54 on: 01 July 2016, 06:48:55 »
Chris Hartford isn't that old!  :)

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« Reply #55 on: 02 July 2016, 01:05:01 »
I will always believe that Tai-sa Otanashi Haruka of Explorer Corps is named after the daughter of a certain ronin and kanrinrin of Maison Ikkoku.
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« Reply #56 on: 02 July 2016, 08:09:12 »
In real life, J. Edgar Hoover was rumored to be a crossdresser.  The J. Edgar in BT is a hovertank . . . meaning it has a skirt.

That's actually pretty funny. Not in a negative manner, to each their own, but never thought of that point.

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« Reply #57 on: 03 July 2016, 01:36:31 »
Makes sense, seeing as how FASA did produce the Dr. Who RPG. :)

Right? I'm surprised I'm not tripping over more Star Trek references.
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« Reply #58 on: 03 July 2016, 13:28:15 »
That one is even more amusing when you remember when the Dragoons sourcebook came out. In 1989, only a few years after Zeta Gundam aired in Japan... and 15 years before Zeta Gundam got an english language release. So at the time... I doubt anyone would have even caught said reference.

Unless you and your brother were watching it and could speak Japanese... just saying.   ;)

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« Reply #59 on: 03 July 2016, 14:04:09 »
Star Trek adjacent: I remember seeing a description of Devlin Stone, after his cryosleep, which seems to pastiche similar events from Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda. I chuckled. Forgot which book it's in, though.
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