The high collar of his suit here calls back to the period between his two most iconic looks. Even before his eyehole-less mask is discernible, he's a lock for Deathstroke The Terminator.įamous as the deadliest contract killer in the DC Universe (a title he shares with several killers, and at least one more on our list), Slade Wilson has sported a lot of looks and costumes. The figure walking by is accompanied by a mystery woman, but his double bandoleers, guns, and swords suggest one answer. The parade begins when Parzival makes his entry into the club, and the bright purple lights may conceal the first cameo that's hard to miss (provided you have an eye for silhouettes). The line of spaceships outside The Distracted Globe nightclub will need further examination to spot any potential DC Comics nods, but the nightclub scene offers plenty. The good news is this confirms Halliday had a sense of humor, knowing how many young Oasis users would spend their weekends in a hopeless search for purpose and meaning. But the photo evidence above doesn't lie, meaning we may need to launch a special investigation specifically into architecture and interorior design-based Easter Eggs and references. The odds that most viewers will catch this carbon copy is low, since few would even think to look for it. Tables, chairs, stairways, railings, and fluorescent lighting all pulled directly out of the John Hughes movie The Breakfast Club. Case in point: the entry space to the Halliday Journals, decorated with a number of tables and chairs to allow Gunters to explore the life and memories of the Oasis' inventor. The truth is that no matter how many of these subtle Easter Eggs or pup culture cameos we manage to spot, it is entirely possible that more exist than can ever be deciphered without the filmmakers and studio artists calling out themselves. The point is, Nolan's attempt at being an 'evil Superman' just makes the Injustice version even better by comparison. The design may fall closer to Shrek's human form than Henry Cavill's, but some inspiration from artist Alex Ross' version of the Man of Steel is visible in the hair and facial features. But then, he may actually earn some back by ditching what makes Superman so iconic, dressing him in a dark, generic suit of body armor. He loses points for imagination right from the start, and even more for not using any special powers. From the sheer size and bulk of the Avatar, right down to the clean-shaven jaw and iconic curl of hair, there's no mistaking it: Nolan Sorrento chose Superman himself as his idea of a hero. And there is nothing that sums up the idea of an over-aged, out of touch businessman trying to seem 'with it' than his choice of Avatar. Over the course of the movie corporate antagonist Nolan Sorrento makes a few efforts at seeming cool, geeky, or in any way 'hip' to the entire idea of fun and fantasy that shaped the Oasis. As a bit of nerd culture coming full circle, Kaneda's bike was actually inspired by the Light Cycles of the original TRON (only sliced in half down the middle for a slimmer profile). The manga that preceded the animated film is where the bike - which doesn't actually have any standalone name - originally appeared. The bike itself is pulled from the anime Akira, and for those who have witnessed Shotaro Kaneda's red motorcycle, the connection is hard to miss (the bike is prominently featured in most Akira posters and artwork). She's still a lover of the classic icons of geek culture - and we don't just mean the TRON-tastic touches making her bike resemble a Light Cycle, or even the geeky decals decorating it. It takes a special kind of racer to rely on just two, but Art3mis is nothing if not a cut above the rest of the competition. Most of the Oasis users competing in the race for the Copper Key rely on vehicles with four wheels, whether it's a racecar, a monster truck, or any iconic hero car or van from a pop culture touchstone.
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