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Why? Why?! WHY?! - Embracing the futility of life's questions in the Improbable Ceramics event My circuits hurt. - Same option for machine empires

Easter eggs are inside jokes and references to popular culture, included for the player's amusement. This is a non-exhaustive list of Easter eggs present in Stellaris. For others, also see the TVTropes page.

The Blorg

The Blorg portrait

During the pre-release stream series former Stellaris game director Wiz was inspired by one of the fungoid portraits to create a very friendly but hideously ugly species called the Blorg. The Blorg Commonality was a fanatic xenophile misunderstood empire that desperately wanted to make friends, and also had a militarist side in order to force others to be their friends if everyone rejected them. Due to fan requests, the empire was included in the game at launch, together with the Fanatic Befrienders AI personality, unique only to the Blorg and any empire with the exact same ethics and traits.

The Blorg became something of an inside joke within the game. The xenophile advisor references to the Blorg as friendly, the Subdermal Stimulation tech shows a Blorg body-pillow, the Chemical Bliss drugs it unlocks include Blorg bodily fluids, and the Uncanny trait (which describes machines made in the image of one of the most horrific species in the universe) shows a robotic Blorg. Finally, a possible name for black hole systems is Blorg's Bane.

Species with the Blorg portrait have a 1 in 140 chance to say "Umm...friends?" instead of regular fungoid sounds when contacted via the Contacts menu.

Collectivism and Individualism

Before the 1.5 patch Stellaris featured two additional ethics: Collectivist and Individualist. In patch 1.5 they have been replaced by the Authoritarian and Egalitarian ethics respectively. Those ethics were the source of many forum arguments and thus were replaced with the more carefully-designed ethics present in the current version.

Those two ethics and the arguments they brought are referenced in an anomaly event describing how a primitive civilization destroyed itself after an ideological schism over the definitions and morality of collectivism and individualism. One of the dialogue options is Those aren't even real ethics..., referencing how they're no longer present in the game.

Fallen Empires

The Fallen Empires are inspired by the Vorlons and the Shadows from Babylon 5 with their ancient technology, dogmatic focus on a single ethic and millennia of stagnation that eventually allow the younger races to catch up and surpass them.

The War in Heaven, named after a biblical event from the Book of Revelation, is also a reference to the Second Shadow War in the series Babylon 5. Humanity is caught in the the middle of a war between two ancient forces: the awakened Shadows and their ancient rival - the Vorlon Empire. Humanity led the Army of Light opposing both ancients, by allying with the League of Non-Aligned Worlds and the Minbari Federation.

The achievement Last, Best Hope also refers to a line repeatedly said within the show that the eponymous station was the last, best hope for peace, and formed the aforementioned League of Non-Aligned Worlds. The achievement requires leading the said league to victory against both Awakened Empires.

When a Fallen Empire awakens the dialogue box also repeats a line from the series: Giants in the playground....

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Stellaris contains a number of references to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy novel series. More importantly though, the actual series is present in the game. One of the anomaly events from the Distant Stars DLC called Honeymooners leads to the discovery of the "alien travel guide", identically named The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which supposedly describes "many sights and phenomena still unknown to us". Xenophile and Xenophobe empires can use it to boost their respective ethics' attraction for 10 years.

One of the diplomacy messages when at war with a Fanatic Purifiers empire is This war will bring about an era of peace, justice, morality, culture, sport, family life, and the obliteration of all other life forms..

One of the unique systems from Distant Stars contains a species called Prikki-Ti, which is sealed on their Shielded world inside a time warp and will become a Fanatic Purifier empire if they manage to get out alone or with player intervention. They are a reference to the Krikkit species from the third novel, which fails to exterminate all other life in the galaxy and gets sealed that way.

In Apocalypse if Earth is shattered with a World Cracker there is a 50% chance of creating a wormhole in the system leading to another newly created wormhole, something that also happens in the novels.

Government

The backgrounds generated also match the referenced series.

Corporate authority

Reference to the Weyland-Yutani Corporation from the Alien series.

Machine Intelligence authority (without civics)

Reference to the Geth from the Mass Effect series.

Citizen Service

Reference to Terran Federation from the Starship Troopers series.

Imperial Cult

Reference to Warhammer 40k.

Fanatic Purifiers

Reference to Warhammer 40k, complete with descriptions and dialogues common in the series.

Devouring Swarm

Reference to the Tyranids from Warhammer 40k and the Zerg from StarCraft.

Determined Exterminator

Reference to Skynet from Terminator. In the game files the civic is even called terminator.

Driven Assimilator

Reference to the Borg from Star Trek.

Rogue Servitor

Reference to the Minds from Iain M. Banks' The Culture.

Traditions

Standard Construction Templates

Reference to Warhammer 40k

To Boldly Go

Reference to the main premise of Star Trek

Armies

Clone armies

Reference to the Star Wars prequel trilogy.

Xenomorph armies

Reference to the Alien franchise.

Gene warrior armies

Reference to the Space Marines from Warhammer 40k. The technology unlocking it is also identical.

Planetary Features

BosWash Metropolitan Axis

Reference to the Boston-Atlanta Metropolitan Axis novel

Portal Research Area

Reference to Doom series

Underground Vault

Reference to the vaults from Fallout

Tree of Life

Reference to the movie Avatar

Traits

Nerve Stapled

Reference to Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri

Proles

Reference to most of the population from George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four

Towel-bearer

Reference to the first rule of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. The event giving the trait is appropriately named Stay Calm.

Hell's Heart

Reference to the Moby-Dick novel

Strategic Resources

Living Metal

Reference to the Necrodermis from Warhammer 40k

Zro

Reference to Element Zero from Mass Effect

Species

Second humanoid species

Reference to the Klingons from Star Trek

Pointy-eared humanoid species

Reference to the Vulcans from Star Trek

Fourth humanoid species

Reference to the alien character Diva Plavalaguna from The Fifth Element

Fox mammalian species

Reference to the Star Fox series

Winged mammalian species

Reference to the Wizard of Oz

Fifth Reptilian species

Refrence to Kowakian Monkey-lizards from Star Wars

Fifth molluscoid species

Reference to the Yahg from Mass Effect

Creatures of the Void arthropoid species

Reference to the Shadows from Babylon 5

Space suit avian species

Reference to the Psycrows from Earthworm Jim

Chirpy avian species

Reference to the social media logo from Cities:Skylines

Mammalian-inspired machine species

Reference to Andromedons from XCOM 2

Droid (second tier robot)

Reference to Star Wars, where all robots are referred to by this term (a contraction of "android") Humanoids Species Pack Half of the portraits from the species pack are inspired after common fantasy races

Flags

14th human flag

Reference to the United Federation of Planets from Star Trek

13th human flag

Reference to the Crux Terminatus badge from Warhammer 40k

2nd domination flag

Reference to the Terran Empire from the Star Trek mirror universe

22th round flag

Reference to the Mantle of Responsibility from Halo

Achievements

Brave New World

Reference to Aldous Huxley's dystopian novel of the same name

Emissary

Reference to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Clever Girl

Reference to a famous line from Jurassic Park

Deus Vult

The Christian motto from the First Crusade and a common line in Crusader Kings II

Domo Arigato

Reference to the 80's song Domo Arigato Mr. Roboto by Styx

Power Overwhelming

Reference to the invulnerablity cheat code and archon quotes from the StarCraft series

Faster, Stronger, Better

Reference to the TV series The Six Million Dollar Man

Voight-Kampff

Reference to Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep

Break on Through

Reference to The Door's song Break On Through (To the Other Side)

...To the other side

Reference to The Door's song Break On Through (To the Other Side)

Building Better Worlds

Reference to the Weyland Yutani company motto from Aliens which specialized in terraforming and space exploration

Suffer not the Alien

Reference to the motto of Deathwatch who excels in fighting xeno threats for the Imperium of Man in Warhammer 40k.

Payback

Reference to the 1983 TV series "V" where an entire fleet of a seemingly human extraterrestrial civilisation arrives in peace to offer its help to mankind. The achievement picture is an also an inverted version of the series' poster.

Then Virgil, Now Beatrice

Reference to Dante's Divine Comedy

Outside Context

Reference to the Iain M. Banks book Excession. The author coined the term "Outside Context Problem" to indicate a surprising and unexpected situation, such as an invasion by massively superior alien force occuring in the middle of World War 2.

I Can See Forever

Reference to the works of H.P. Lovecraft and his Cthulhu Mythos

Like Tears in Rain

The title of this achievement references the famous monologue of Roy Batty from the film The Blade Runner. The subtext is (also) a nod to the System Shock series of games where the main Antagonist is comparing pathetic creatures of meat and bone with itself.

Distinctiveness Added

Reference to the Borg from Star Trek

Planet of the Mechs

Reference to the Planet of the Apes series.

Rise of the Machines

Reference to Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

Clash of the Titans

Reference to the movie Clash of the Titans

Exterminatus

Reference to the famous course of action in Warhammer 40k

No Khan Do

Reference to Star Trek Into Darkness

Pandora's World

Reference to Pandora's Box from Greek mythology. Lowering the shield also brings similarly bad results.

Stay on Target

Reference to Star Wars Episode IV

1999AD

Most likely a reference to the 1995 JRPG Chrono Trigger as in that game a creature named Lavos falls from space and burrows down into the planet's core in the prehistoric age where it grows in size over many millennia before emerging again in the year 1999AD, destroying the planet as it does so.

A Hump Like a Snow-Hill

Reference to Moby Dick

Raiders of the Lost Galatron

Reference to Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

Our Fleets will Blot Out the Stars

Reference to the movie 300

Slavery Types

Battle Thralls Reference to the Ur-Quan Masters from the Star Control series Grid Amalgamation Reference to the Matrix series. In the game files the slavery type is even called matrix.

Megastructures

Ring World Reference to the novel Ringworld Interstellar Assembly Reference to the Babylon Project from Babylon 5 Mega Shipyard Reference to the Star Forge from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Strategic Coordination Center Reference to Battle/Command School from Ender's Game.

Endgame Crises

The Contingency Reference to the Reaper cycle from Mass Effect. Extradimensional Invaders Reference to the Devidians from Star Trek: The Next Generation. The Prethoryn Scourge Reference to the Tyranids from Warhammer 40k or Yuuzhan Vong from Star Wars. The Reckoning Reference to the Fall of the Eldar in Warhammer 40k.

Ship names

The standard human namelist used by the United Nations of Earth is loaded with references; for instance, all Destroyers are named after cities, whilst Cruisers are named after battles (Somme, Hastings, Bunker Hill) and military commanders/leaders (Julius Caesar, De Gaulle, Genghis Khan), construction ships are named for oceans and rivers (Pacific, Atlantic, Volga, Ganges, Rhine), science ships are named for explorers and scientists (Grissom, Gagarin, Asimov, Hawking), and so on.

Enterprise (battleship) Reference to Star Trek. Firefly (corvette) Reference to Firefly, the main ship's class. Greased Lightning (corvette) Reference to the cult movie Grease. Serenity (colonizer) Reference to Firefly, the main ship's name. Thunder Child (destroyer) Reference to War of the Worlds. Yeager Reference to Chuck Yeager, the first person to travel past the speed of sound

Pirate ship names

Aside from pop culture references, many pirate ship names are reminiscent of the naming conventions of Culture starships, from Iain M. Banks' fictional setting.

The Slings, The Arrows, and Outrageous Fortune Reference to Hamlet Black Earl Reference to the Pirates of the Caribbean series. Attack on Freighter Reference to Attack on Titan Tycho, Durandal, Leela Reference to Marathon, the eponymous colony ship's three shipboard AIs. Oh, That's a Pirate! Reference to a video game in Part 3 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. Soylent Green Reference to the movie Soylent Green. Resonance Cascade Reference to Half Life. Hell's Bells Reference to the Hells Bells song by AC/DC. Pillage and Reconciliation Reference to the ship "Truth and Reconciliation" from the popular video game Halo: Combat Evolved Comet Sighted! Reference to the "Comet Sighted" event.

System names

Alderaan, Dressel, Jabba and Lando All are planet or individual names from Star Wars Amlitzer Reference to the battle in the Amlitzer system in the Legends of the Galactic Heroes Arrakis Reference to the arid planet in Dune's saga Astarte Reference to the battle in the Astarte system in the Legends of the Galactic Heroes. Cknoor Reference to the nickname of Anders "cKnoor" Carlsson, Streaming Producer at Paradox. Covfefe Reference to the meme that resulted from the misspelling of coverage in a tweet from American President Donald Trump Eye of Hawking Black hole system and tribute to theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, the name was added in the first patch after his death. He famously proved theoretically that black holes could lose mass over time. Giedi Reference to the homeworld of House Harkonnen in Dune's saga. Heaven's Gate Reference to Heaven's Gate, an American UFO religious millenarian group. Higashik-Ata Reference to Part 4 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Diamond is Unbreakable; protagonist's last name. Kazon Reference to the Kazon tribes, an aggressive and sectarian species from Star Trek Voyager. Dogar and Kazon are also the twin gods of Evil and Darkness in Star Control II: The Ur-Quan Masters. Kazoo Reference to the kazoo of cKnoor, as seen in the pre-release stream. Kerbol Reference to the central star from Kerbal Space Program Kuma Reference to the nickname of Björn "Kuma-kun" Iversen, Audio Director at Paradox. Mar-Adetta Reference to the Battle of Marr-Adetta in "Legend of the Galactic Heroes". Manward Reference to the Game Director of Stellaris, Martin Anward. Olimar Reference to the protagonist of Pikmin. Omicron Persei Though it is a real star system it is likely also a reference to "Futurama" where the overlord Lrrr of the Omicronians lives on Omicron Persei VIII. Polgara Reference to the sorceress Polgara of the Belgariad series. Rantemario Another reference to a star system in the Legends of the Galactic Heroes. Tantanga Reference to the alien invader from Super Mario Land. Targon Reference to Mount Targon from the League of Legends lore. Tiamat Named after a goddess from the Babylonian pantheon, it appears as an item or creature name in Dungeons & Dragons and a number of video games. Ulm Reference to a small German one province minor in the Europa Universalis series, another grand strategy game by Paradox. Vermillion Another reference to a star system in the Legends of the Galactic Heroes. Vohaul Reference to the villain Sludge Vohaul in the Space Quest games. Yildun Reference to the headquarters of Technodyne Industries of Yildun in the Honor Harrington novels. Yump A reference/joke at the expense of Game Director Martin "Wiz" Anward, for his repeated (mis)pronunciation of 'jump' as 'yump' (in relation to FTL travel) during prerelease livestreams. In the random name list (/common/random_names/base/00_random_names.txt), it appears directly below 'Kazoo' and 'cKnoor'.

Planet names

Alpha Complex (Ring World) The name of the facility the tabletop RPG "Paranoia" takes place in; which is also taken care of by a Custodian Matrix. Dune (desert world) Another name for Arrakis from Frank Herbert's Dune saga. Kipling (jungle world) Reference to Rudyard Kipling, an author famous for The Jungle Book. R'lyeh (ocean world) Reference to the sunken city from the Cthulhu Mythos by H.P. Lovecraft. Dagon (ocean world) Reference to the ocean-dwelling deity from a short story by H.P. Lovecraft. Walled Garden (gaia world) Translation of Rannoch, the Quarian homeworld's name from Khelish, their language, in Mass Effect. Melpomenia Reference to one of the Spatian's worlds in Isaac Asimov's Foundation Cycle. Solaria Reference to Isaac Asimov's Foundation series.

Asteroids

1337- prefix An asteroid may get the random name 1337, which means "Leet" (elite) in leetspeak, a type of computer and Internet slang. AT-, R2-, C- prefixes, and -AT, -ST, -D2, -3PO suffixes All references to Star Wars. THX- prefix and -1138 suffix Reference to George Lucas' first movie, THX-1138. This name would appear several times in other movies made by Lucas, usually in the background or as subtle references in dialogue. HAL- prefix and -9000 suffix Reference to HAL in "2001: A Space Odyssey" TLDR- prefix Relatively common internet slang; stands for "Too Long, Didn't Read". UL1M- prefix Might be a reference to the EU4 state of Ulm. OD1N- prefix Odin, of Norse Mythology. VIR- prefix Likely a nod to the tutorial AI, VIR, and possibly Vir Cotto of Babylon 5. WPR- prefix Possible reference to WOPR, the military supercomputer antagonist of the 1983 film WarGames. LV- Prefix Reference to LV-426 from Alien

Random events

Comet sighted An event present in most other Paradox games. A Species of Ice and Ice Reference to A Song of Ice and Fire. Anti-Alien Task Force Reference to the XCOM and UFO series. Eddic, Monolithic Reference to Arthur C. Clarke's Space Odyssey. Glancing Hit Reference to Mass Effect 2 dialogue about Sir Isaac Newton and the dangers of kinetic weapons missing their target, and subsequently traveling as long as required until they hit something. Improbable Ceramics Reference to Russell's teapot, a philosophical analogy about the burden of proof. Mharin Kharin Reference to the Marin Karin move from Megami Tensei, which charmed/brainwashed enemies and gained infamy among the fanbase for its inaccuracy and overuse by a character in Persona 3. Nimkip Reference to Pikmin, a video game developed by Nintendo. Olfactory Study Reference to Futurama's "Smell-O-Scope". Purple Rain Reference to the song Purple Rain by Prince. Rogue Agent Reference to James Cameron's Avatar. Speed Demon Reference to the endings of Mass Effect 3. The Tree Reference to the iconic scene from The Fountain. Horizon Signal Reference to the movie Event Horizon. The Gun Pointed at the Head of the Universe Word-for-word title reference to a track from the first Halo's soundtrack. Appropriate, given the series' ringworlds are designed to unleash a Neutron Sweep-esque pulse to wipe out possible hosts for the Flood. Broken Union Reference to the Goa'uld from Stargate SG-1. MegaCorpse Concert Reference to Metalocalypse. The player reply also references a memetic line from the series.

Messages

"The galaxy is dark and full of terrors." Reference to the famous line from "Game of Thrones". "Alert all commands. Deploy the fleet." Reference to Star Wars Episode V. "I can taste your stink and every time I do, I fear that I've somehow been infected by it." Reference to Agent Smith from The Matrix. "You will embrace the greater good, eventually." Reference to the T'au Empire from Warhammer 40k. The reply is only available if your ethics match the T'au's (Authoritarian,Militarist,Xenophile) "The spice must flow." Reference to Dune. "You are a rock tricked into thinking..." Reference to a tweet by @daisyowl on the nature of computers. "What a talentless looking [fox mammalian race]." Reference to the Tails Gets Trolled webcomic. "Make it so." Reference to Jean-Luc Picard from Star Trek "Look at the size of that thing!" Reference to Star Wars Episode IV "You may be wondering about the meaning of the mural behind us. That's a very good question with a very interesting answer! The price for the answer is 15 quadrillion Credits." Reference to Star Control. "The enclave is in a frisky mood. The creation of Scentilus Rift has caused many an artist to change their primary focus to creating new experiences for it." Reference to Oculus Rift. "May their reign stretch into infinity... and beyond!" Reference to Toy Story. "Well secluded, I see all." Reference to The Rocky Horror Picture Show. "Is Unit A5091-b in possession of a soul?" Reference to the Geth question from Mass Effect. "Wonderful! Prepare the gift baskets." Reference to Pocahontas. "Brutal." Reference to the Metalocalypse meme. "Life, uh, finds a way." Reference to the Jurassic Park series. "My precious!" Reference J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.

Diplomacy Messages

"Soon, communications from all your vessels will be blocked. None of you are free of sin." (Evangelizing Zealots negative greeting) Reference to the Weird Twitter account @dril. "The [ruler title] Protects." (Evangelizing Zealots war greeting) Reference to Warhammer 40k. "Please notice me senpai." (Fanatical Befrienders greeting) Non-specific reference to Japanese anime. "We are the [empire name]. Lower your shields and surrender your ships." (Hive Mind war greeting) Reference to the Borg from Star Trek. "Our words are backed with the planet-destroying power of a Colossus!" (neutral Colossus owner greeting) Reference to the "Nuclear Gandhi" bug from the first Civilization game. "Pray that you will never have to witness the firepower of our fully armed and operational Colossus!" (neutral Colossus owner greeting) Reference to Star Wars Episode VI.

Descriptions

"Some species are more equal than others." (Caste System citizenship) Reference to George Orwell's Animal Farm "Space is the final frontier" (Voidcraft technology field) Reference to Star Trek "There may come a time when intellects, vast and cool and unsympathetic, regard our worlds with envy and draw plans against us." (Planetary Defenses technology) Reference to H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds "Where we're going, we won't need skin to feel!" (Subdermal Stimulation technology) Reference to Event Horizon "Let the enemy come to us. We shall fight them for every planet, every moon, every asteroid that lies within our space. We shall never surrender." (Defense in Depth war doctrine) Reference to the second of Winston Churchill's three famous speeches "The swarm consumes. The world trembles. We grow." (Consume World decision) Reference to Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm "Livestock is Pops!" (Livestock slavery) Reference to Soylent Green "We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us." (Assimilation citizenship) Reference to the Borg from Star Trek "Glory to organics." (Bio-Trophy citizenship) Reference to NieR: Automata "Assuming direct control." (Machine Integration citizenship) Reference to Harbinger from Mass Effect 2 "I am the senate." (Change Council Size to 1 resolution) Reference to Palpatine from Star Wars Episode 3

Advisors

Militarist advisor Reference to the Klingons from Star Trek Spiritualist advisor Reference to Babylon 5. Xenophobic advisor Reference to the Commisars from Warhammer 40k VIR (tutorial advisor) Click the portrait repeatedly for some funny comments, also a reference to Blizzard Entertainment games where units would have silly and often fourth-wall-breaking responses if clicked on multiple times in succession. VIR's name is possibly a reference to Vir Cotto from Babylon 5. Diplomatic Sample of diplomatic advisors voice, says "..and hot tea" wich is reference to Jean Luc Picard from Star Trek, who is diplomat as a captain of starship, an his favourite "Tea. Earl grey, hot"

Enigmatic Observers

The Enigmatic Observers have a tendency to lean against the fourth wall in their dialogue.

"All the world's a stage, and all the species are merely players. You are a player, are you not?" Neutral greeting and a reference to William Shakespeare. "Don't break the fourth wall, you clever child you." Neutral greeting. Possible refrence to Clara Oswald from Doctor Who. "You have ceased to amuse. Your little game will soon be over." War greeting. Ironically they cannot give an empire game over unless awakened.

Leviathans

The Infinity Sphere & Gargantua Reference to the Interstellar movie. One possible outcome causes the system to be renamed to Pantagruel, also making this a reference to the Gargantua and Pantagruel novel series. The damage modifier against it that can be obtained from the Curators is also a reference to Garrus Vakarian from the Mass Effect series. Tiyanki Matriarch & AH4B Reference to the Moby-Dick novel. The swallowed admiral is also coded to be humanoid if the DLC is installed. Shard & The Rubricator Reference to Smaug and the Arkenstone from The Hobbit.

The Shroud

The Shroud is modeled after the Warp from Warhammer 40k, and the Shroud entry dialogue contains plenty of references to various franchises.

Patron Entities

Composer of Strands Inspired by the Chaos God Nurgle. Eater of Worlds Inspired by the Chaos God Khorne. Instrument of Desire Inspired by the Chaos God(dess) Slaanesh. Whispers in the Void Inspired by the Chaos God Tzeentch.

Entry Lines

"Do you think that is air you're breathing now?" Reference to The Matrix. "They should have sent a poet..." Reference to the movie Contact. Itself referenced in Starcraft. "Do you hear the voices too?" Reference to the Chaos from Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War. "Horror... horror has a face." Quote from Apocalypse Now. "What senses do we lack that we cannot see and cannot hear another world all around us?" From the Orange Catholic Bible, also used in Dune.

Other

Despicable Neutrals (placeholder personality) Reference to the people of the Neutral Planet in Futurama, and possible reference to the "Despicable Me" movie trilogy. Mario and Luigi (the first two names in the Italian section of Humanoids 3 name list) Reference to the main protagonists of Nintendo's flagship franchise Zelda (female name from Humanoid 3 name list) Reference to the title character from the Legend of Zelda series Crystalline Entities are Unbreakable special project Reference to Part 4 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga, Diamond is Unbreakable. Guardians of the Galaxy (ascension perk) Reference to the Marvel comic book series of the same name Morphogenetic Field Mastery technology Reference to the video game series Zero Escape, in which the the morphogenetic field is a plot point. The description also includes words cradle and pharmaceutical, a reference to the company Cradle Pharmaceuticals in the video game series. Chinorr Stellar Union preset empire A reference, albeit misspelled, to Paradox Studio's stream producer Old-Timey Tunes anomaly Reference to the "Voyager Golden Record" containing notably sounds, images, a description of the human race and the location of Earth aboard both Voyager spacecrafts launched across the stars in 1977.

L-Cluster Nanites Reference to the replicators from Stargate: Atlantis Enigmatic Cache Reference to Arthur C. Clarke's Rendezvous with Rama

Miniature Galaxy (relic) Reference to the first Men in Black movie Gas Giant Structure (archaeology site) Reference to the Titanic