Gearbox has officially said that Krieg is not Tinaās dad so, no to that. What I finally noticed after all this time is that if you say Savage Leeās name in one breath, itās Savagely (yes- Iām really not that observantā¦)
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Zoom was a childrenās TV show on PBS in the 70s. The āstuffy aristocratā who appears is a reference to Downton Abbey, also on PBS (or it could very well be a reference to Upstairs, Downstairs, another 70s PBS show from which the Downton Abbey concept was borrowed).
Mordy is a PBS person., which makes sense given that dialogue between he and Brick in Sanctuary. Mordecai is a much more refined and sophisticated murderer than the crude and vulgar Brick.
This whole thing is a pretty specific reference, because you have to be of a certain age and from a specific country to understand the meaning.
But Mordyās not the only Vault Hunter who watches PBS, though. In Fake Geek Guy, one of Tinaās questions references Dr. Who, which was on PBS in the US. Kinda seems unfair that Torgueās geekiness was questioned because heās a 'big, muscly guy", but Brickās wasnāt,
There are a ton of Dr. who references in BL2.
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Man, I grew up in the 70s and never heard of that show. Crazy!
PBS isnāt a network, meaning they didnāt all run the same shows at the same time, or even carry the same content at all. Maybe your local PBS station didnāt carry it. You didnāt miss much, really. I wasnāt a big fan, but my little sister liked it - and it was the 70s, so one TV. The one cool thing about Zoom, for me, were those water shoes, which I was totally into making, but never got around to, what with blowing sh*t up, playing with fire, and riding around with my grade school bike gang on my sweet banana bike, playing CHiPs or trailing a mosquito truck in a thick white cloud of DDT.
Hereās another Dr. Who reference, sorta. One of Gaigeās combat quotes is āExterminate!ā, which seems like a Dr. Who reference. But Gaige is a PRP, and her dialogue and customizations are full of punk references - a lot of Sex Pistols references - āAnarchy on Pandoraā, etc.
Her āExterminate!ā dialogue isnāt a direct reference to Dr. Who, but a reference to a scene in Sid and Nancy in which Sid and Johnny reference Dr. Who.
[quote=āPerdido, post:11, topic:1181027ā]Her āExterminate!ā dialogue isnāt a direct reference to Dr. Who, but a reference to a scene in Sid and Nancy in which Sid and Johnny reference Dr. Who.[/quote]Nice! I wouldnāt have made the Sid Vicious connection.
Well, it was worth a shot 
I just noticed last night that in Torgueās DLC. If you look at the matinee(scoreboard) above Tinaās hut, it accurately reflects the current standings of the Vault Hunters competing in the arena.
In BL2 I saw some references to Metal Gear Franchise:
Savages in Hammerlock DLC are screaming Lalilulelo, which mean The Patriots in MGS games.
Zer0 character was inspired by Grey Fox aka Cyborg Ninja. They both are using Stealth and Melee, also 1st codename for Grey Fox was Null which means Zero. Just look at this cutscene in 41:09 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a01GJ74X_R4
Handsome Jack is reference to Big Boss. Their both original name is John, while everybody calls them Jack.
Saturn is Metal Gear. Metal Gear Saturn lol. He is Mech.
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Distorted Socially (Social Distortion), Horrible Religion (Bad Religion), YESFX (NOFX) those are the ones I just remember from the top of my head, thereās probably a few more.
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[quote=āAngelripper, post:17, topic:1181027, full:trueā]Distorted Socially (Social Distortion), Horrible Religion (Bad Religion), YESFX (NOFX) those are the ones I just remember from the top of my head, thereās probably a few more.
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A Misfit, Clashing Colors, Dead Lincolns, Miss Ramone. There are some others that are more mainstream references - pop/alternative/hip-hop - Angry Machine, Bring the Pain, Ecstatic Tuesdays, Firestarter, Pure Velvet, Snot Stew, Joy Divide.
She totally should have a Bow Wow Wow reference, but there are enough candy-related skins to make that point.
Also, it seemed obvious that there should have been a Holy Hand Grenade in TTAoDK, but I guess Python references in D&D are bad form. Thereās one, IIRC, Python reference in TTAoDK - the red text on the Fire Storm. So, if they were going to break the prohibition, they might as well have put the Holy Hand Grenade in there, maybe have it drop from a bunny mini-boss or something.
Iām starting the rumor right now that thereās a secret boss in the Immortal Woods thatās spawned by triggering the Between Two Ferns chairs, the Flaming Skulls button, and some not-yet-discovered third trigger. And that boss will be a vicious bunny who drops the Holy Hand Grenade.
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You know how there are two kinds of yellow ammo crates in Bloodās arena? The standard short square ones? And the smaller upright rectangular ones that have three little shelves in them?
You can melee strike with Rubi/Grog, or even throw a tesla at the upright ones with the shelves in them. They give really strong Moxxi healing, just like an enemy would!
Anywhere on Pandora too! I use the ones at the back of the loot midget room in WEP to tank my way through anrgy midgets. 
Itās not just ammo crates. You can shoot barrels, skag piles, stalker goo, Bullymong piles, the clay jars in TT, etc.
Iām sure thatās a solid reference, but to be clear null is not the same as zero. There is nowhere the difference is as important as it is in programming. Theyāre, similar enough for a reference, but only a stretched reference. Itās an important difference for any individual looking to get into programming, though. Just donāt want anybody confused.
Itās a reference to an ITT Tech commercial circa 1986! Do I win something?
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Yes you win a like! 
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Iāll put in on that
Handsome Jack was actually intended to be a parallel to Jack Harkness, whose actorās name is also John. Or so I hear.
I donāt think thereās as many MGS references as youāre saying.
Interestingly, the āFirehawkā is the name of a legendary Repeater pistol in Borderlands 1 - popular with Lilith players as it causes a lot of DOT effects.
Yes maybe thereās not that much references or maybe there are. Those was my own interpretations about how some of characters or things are matching pretty well. As for Jack I think there are some more connections him to Big Boss. Both turned from good to evil. And both was betrayed by their women. But like I said before, this is my own interpretation and how I see those things.
Yes in programming language its not the same. But in German language it means zero, as far I know. Also there was already character named zero in MGS, so I guess they used codename null for him in this case.
Scott Kester said that Zero was inspired by Gray Fox, so thatās not just in your head.
Here are a few Metal Gear references that are pretty well known that you forgot to mention:
Zero has a skin called Eyes of the Snake. Geary drops a siren head called Metal Fear thatās looks like Grey Fox, and a commando head called Medic Mantis.
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A little thing I noticed is that you can make an axton look like max pane if you take the grizzled veteran head and the Hawaiian skin.
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