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Easter Eggs

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Commodore
Sep 20, 2009
989
In Marleybone there is a dog named Professor Challenger.
Professor Challenger was the lead scientist in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World
Ensign
Nov 09, 2012
3
MrToro123A on May 21, 2013 wrote:
Here are a few I noticed. (some of these are repeated from prev. comments)
  • Strong John Silver-Gullet (Long John Silver-Treasure Island)
  • Captain Gunn (Also Treasure Island)
  • "Yo ho ho and a bottle of yum" (yum-rum-Treasure Island)
  • Gortez (Cortez-Aztec Conqueror)
There are also a few worlds in Pirate101 that are Easter eggs.
  • Monquista (Monquistadors-Conquistadors)
  • Valencia (Some town in Florida)
  • Polaris (Some company as far as I know sells golf carts)
  • Cool Ranch (Doritos)

Bloody Nigel Templeton, Level 41
Actually, Polaris is the name of "The North Star", a star above the North Pole.
Commodore
Sep 20, 2009
989
There are quite a few references to Treasure Island in the spiral, so many I might miss a few.
Ensign Livsey; a reference to Doctor Livesey the ship's doctor.
Captain Gun; a reference to Ben Gunn a pirate who was marooned on the treasure island.
Admiral Benbow Tavern; Admiral Benbow Inn owned by Jim Hawkins and his mother, also the place where the whole story starts.
Blind Mew; Blind Pew the pirate that gives Billy Bones the black spot.
Strong John Silver; Kinda obvious, Long John Silver.
Commodore
Sep 20, 2009
989
I missed in my last post, Flint a rat on Skull Island near the shops. Captain Flint was the pirate captain what buried the treasure in Treasure Island in the first place.
Ensign
Jul 05, 2012
36
Mark Laveer on May 28, 2013 wrote:
Naturally, every book is based off of a specific source.

Book 1: Treasure Island

Book 2: Heart of Darkness

Book 3: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Book 4: Unknown

Book 5: Wild West

Book 6: Zorro

Book 7: The Duke of Death

Book 8: That old song called Desperately Seeking Sally, or A New Hope.

Book 9: Back to the Wild West.

Book 10: Treasure Island with a ghostly twist, or maybe the Undead Gunslinger.

Book 11: Japanese and Chinese culture, including Kabuki dancing and lots of other stuff.

Book 12: Even more Japanese and Chinese culture.

Book 13: Another A New Hope, or maybe something else.

Book 14: I don't know, maybe Greek Mythology.
Book 12 is definitely inspired by an anime called Dragon Ball Z.
Another anime that has big influence in the story line is the very popular pirate anime, One Piece. The Yum-Yum fruit comes directly from Luffy's Gum-Gum fruit.
-Fair Charlotte Firth, Level 53 Musketeer
Ensign
Dec 14, 2011
8
flowerpirate on Oct 16, 2012 wrote:
how did prospecter zeke get on pirate101
prospector zeke he explores the worlds of the spiral he says something like that in wizard101
Ensign
Feb 26, 2012
26
Lucious Fox in Jonah town, the character played by morgan freeman in the dark night movies

Fearless John Bowman 61
Gunner's Mate
Apr 01, 2013
234
I was side questing in Aquila, and I almost jumped out of my seat when I saw:

"Lulz"
Level 61 "Laestrogonian Trololo"!

I bet you guys have heard about lulz and trololos.
Ensign
Jun 29, 2009
36
I did'nt think anything of the Gortez, as in the real Cortez coming across, I just thought it was too obvious as in not an easter egg.
Petty Officer
Nov 21, 2010
79
There is a ship with a cutthroat shark, between Skull Island and the path to Puerto Mico.
On that ship, the mini boss' name is Mack The Shark.
My guess is, this is based off the character from the song Mack The Knife.

Here is part of the lyrics for proof.

Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear
And it shows them pearly white
Just a jackknife has old MacHeath, babe
And he keeps it, out of sight
Ya know when that shark bites with his teeth, babe.

The song I am familiar with is sung by Bobby Darin.

But the actual song dates back to 1928.
Petty Officer
Nov 21, 2010
79
In the first promotion quest for Barnabus, you have to defeat a ship called The Orca.
The ship's captain is a shark called The Mighty Quint.

I think this might be based on the song The Mighty Quinn.
First release by Manfred Mann.
Written by Bob Dylan, who then released it later.

The attacks it uses, plus the ship's name. all would indicate it.

Part of the lyrics are as follows:

Everybody's building ships and boats
Some are building monuments, others jotting down notes
Everybody's in despair, every girl and boy
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here
Everybody's gonna jump for joy

Actually, I have been proven wrong on this.
It turns out, it is a "Jaws" reference.
T. S. Quint (Robert Shaw), was the captain of "The Orca".
Ensign
Jun 29, 2009
36
I thought that Jonah Town was funny because it combines a whale from the story of Jonah in the bible and the guy Jonah whole got swallowed by the whale, Just thought that it was funny naming it after jonah XD.
Ensign
Jan 21, 2013
5
did anyone catch marquis mark and the funky bunch,
*chuckles* marky mark and the funky bunch
(zeke's quest in kraken skulls tavern)
Ensign
Nov 11, 2011
11
Ensign
Jul 05, 2012
36
In Marleybone during the Isle of Fetch arc, you can get a companion called Private Mills (like General Mills) then you go in to fight the Kurgahs (who are tigers) in a quest called They're Grrrrreat! Don't you just love frosted flakes?
-Fair Charlotte Firth, Level 59 Musketeer
Ensign
Sep 29, 2010
22
bigextra on Mar 17, 2013 wrote:
Well here is a few for all Lord of thr Rings fans In Flotsam you get a quest when you are like lvl 14 where your are to retrive a ring and the quest is The One Ring taken from the quote "The One Ring to Rule Them All"

here is the second refreance to Lord Of The Rings i found more of a location realy in tradewinds skyway if you look at the ruined light house from a distance even with the busted up light it looks like the Tower of Barad-dûr witch is the all seeing eye of Sauron
holy moly, these guys got it all. if they could only add the naz -gul that would be so great.
Petty Officer
Jan 18, 2013
58
Lucas Jackson on Dec 30, 2012 wrote:
in trade winds sky way,

there is a place called puerto mico

puerto rico

Lucas Jackson level 10
They used lots of famous places and renamed them, like port regal is really port royal.
Petty Officer
Nov 21, 2010
79
Bonnie Anne's third promotion quest.

****Possible Spoiler****

In that quest, she is chasing after her brother.
His name is Guy Fox.
The name Guy Fox and the promotion quest,
are based on Guy Fawkes and the "Gunpowder Plot".
Ensign
Nov 05, 2012
46
I have got two things

1. Lucy Sterling got her name from a violin player named Lindsey Stirling
2. The Underdog from Marleybone has gotten his name from the song Underdog from Imagine Dragons
Commodore
Sep 20, 2009
989
Maximus Tudius in Aquila, I can't believe KI put this one in, but it had me laughing for quite a while.
A very nice reference to Monty Python's Life of Brian.
Pirate Overlord
Mar 10, 2009
6204
Shipmate271 on Jul 27, 2013 wrote:
I have got two things

1. Lucy Sterling got her name from a violin player named Lindsey Stirling
2. The Underdog from Marleybone has gotten his name from the song Underdog from Imagine Dragons
Hmmm, I would have thought Underdog was from the cartoon Underdog. Shoeshine boy until a hero is needed then "Here I come to save the daaaay" "There's no need to fear, Underdog is here". Eh, you get the idea.
Commodore
Sep 20, 2009
989
Peabotz on Jul 22, 2013 wrote:
Bonnie Anne's third promotion quest.

****Possible Spoiler****

In that quest, she is chasing after her brother.
His name is Guy Fox.
The name Guy Fox and the promotion quest,
are based on Guy Fawkes and the "Gunpowder Plot".
Remember remember the 5th of November,
The Gunpowder treason and plot;
I know of no reason
Why the Gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot!
Guy Fawkes and his companions
Did the scheme contrive,
To blow the King and Parliament
All up alive.
Threescore barrels, laid below.
To prove old England's overthrow.
But, by God's providence, him they catch.
With a dark lantern, lighting a match!
...(there's more to the poem, but I'm not going to write it here)
Commodore
Feb 29, 2012
892
Dixie Chicks. I was oh-so happy when I saw that. I love the Dixie Chicks!

I cried, never gonna hold the hand of another guy
To young for him they told her
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Our love will never end
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone when the letter said
A soldier's comin' home

I love that song. Thanks KI for making the band a reference!
Ensign
Dec 13, 2008
4
In Bonnie Anne's 3rd promotion when you are looking for the naptha barrels in the dry docks, the second barrel you look in is, to quote the great Ratbeard,

"Ughh, this one i filled with custard and fishfingers. Who would eat that?"

This is a reference to Doctor who from season 5 on, Fishfingers and Custard is the Doctor's favorite meal. there also is an entire side quest in Zafaria about it, where you have to get the PROFESSOR to get the COSMIC CALASPER aka the doctor the sonic screwdriver, and you find him next to a phone box in marlybone
Petty Officer
Nov 21, 2010
79
Shipmate271 on Jul 27, 2013 wrote:
I have got two things

1. Lucy Sterling got her name from a violin player named Lindsey Stirling
2. The Underdog from Marleybone has gotten his name from the song Underdog from Imagine Dragons
I'm thinking Lucy Sterling might be more from "Lucy Sterling Silver".
Having to do with jewelry.
Underdog, I think might be a play from the old cartoon series back in the late 60's and early 70's.

I noticed that Captain Swing sounded a lot like Mark Hamill's Joker.
From the Batman cartoons of the 90's.

In Blood Shoals, there a vendor for ship parts.
His name is Nephew Jethro.

Does this remind anyone of "The Beverly Hillbillies" ?
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