Easter eggs in Heroes of the Storm/Misc

Miscellaneous

Skins and tints

• Greymane
  • Uncle Ringmaster Greymane is a reference to American pop culture icon Uncle Sam.

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Quotes

• Abathur
  • "If evolution product of design, is evolution... evolution? Mmm... Line of thought, not productive," is a reference to the concept of intelligent design.
• Anub'arak
  • "Raiiid-s!?!" is a reference to Raid, an insecticide.
• Azmodan
  • "Those who believe there are only seven deadly sins lack imagination," is a reference to the Christian concept of the seven deadly sins.
• Chen
  • "An interesting old man once told me, "Stay thirsty, my friend." [pleh] Such terrible advice! [Sips his drink] Ahh!" is a reference to the Dos Equis advertising campaign The Most Interesting Man in the World.
• Cho'gall
  • "Cho'mama!" (Gall) is a reference to popular yo mama jokes.
• Diablo
  • "The Prime Evils can never be divided... except by 1 and evil," is a reference to how in mathematics, a prime number cannot have a positive divisor other than 1 and itself.
  • "Fear... tastes of chicken. [grumbling] Everything tastes of chicken," is a reference to the clichéd phrase "tastes like chicken."
  • "Let's make a deal," is a reference to the popular creative trope of making a deal with the Devil.
• Falstad
  • "Uhm, y-you didn't happen to see a little guy in a red shirt around here, did ya? He's always watching me..." is a reference to Ian Bates.
• Greymane
  • "By the way, did you know that the Greymane Wall is one of the few objects that can be seen from the Twisting Nether? It's true!" is a reference to the popular myth that the Great Wall of China is visible from space.
  • "A full moon? Tonight? No! I will turn into a monster! Hah, I jest. I can turn and tear out your throat at any time I want!" is a reference to how in most creative works werewolves only transform during a full moon.
• Johanna
  • "A crusader, a paladin and a templar walk into a tavern. And then they all have a drink. [laugh] ...no?" is a reference to typical "A priest, a rabbi, and a minister..." jokes.
• Kael'thas
  • "This your brain. Say hello brain. [second slightly dumber voice: Hello!] And this is your brain on fel magic. [fire effect and second voice screams] Any questions?" is a reference to This Is Your Brain on Drugs, an American anti-drug campaign.
• Kerrigan
  • "Looks like those energy drinks actually do give you wings," is a reference to Red Bull.
  • "It's not hair, by the way. It's a series of tubes," (available with the Queen of Ghosts skin) is a reference to Ted Stevens on Net Neutrality.
• Leoric
  • "It's not a real space opera until the fat alien sings," (available with the Space Lord skin) is a reference to the proverb "It ain't over till the fat lady sings."
• The Lost Vikings
  • "I serve revenge cold! [whispered] But you can reheat it if you want," is a reference to the phrase "revenge is a dish best served cold."
• Lt. Morales
  • "Wait, isn't shooting a medic a war crime? Do the Geneva conventions apply in the Nexus?" is a reference to real-world international laws in the Geneva Conventions.
• Muradin
  • "You're the dwarf now dawg!," is a reference to YTMND.
• Nova
  • "Blondes have more fun. [gunshot] See? So fun!" is a reference to a phrase popularized by a Clairol advertising campaign.
• Rehgar
  • "Think of it, an all Shaman Expansion to World of Warcraft... We'll call it: Sham-WoW. The thing... it sells itself," is a reference to popular infomercial product ShamWow.
• Sonya
  • "Gingers do have souls! Okay?" is a reference to popular prejudiced jokes about red-haired people.
• Stitches
  • "Abercrombie and Stitch my favorite clothes," is a reference to popular clothes retailer Abercrombie & Fitch.
• Sylvanas
  • "A tisket, a tasket, I'll put you in a casket..." is a reference to the American nursery rhyme "A-Tisket, A-Tasket."
• Tassadar
  • "Once you go dark templar, you never go back," is a reference to the phrase "once you go black, you never go back."
• Tychus
  • "Here's how this is gonna work. I spray, you pray," is a reference to the phrase "spray and pray".
• Tyrande
  • "Here, hold this apple for a moment... Alright, now put it on your head. Perfect. It's been quite a while since I've used this bow. [arrow sound]" is a reference to a tale about Swiss folk hero William Tell.
  • "[Doorbell sound] Greetings, my name is Tyrande and this is Sister Shandris. Do you have some spare time to talk about Elune? Here, take this pamphlet. [doors slam] Oh! Hello?" is a reference to Jehovah's Witnesses.
• Uther
  • "You know, you sound awfully familiar," (when interacting with Xul) is a reference to both heroes being voiced by Michael McConnohie.
  • "Yes, it's precisely the kind of comment I'd expect from a troll," (when interacting with Zul'jin) is a reference to the term troll, someone (often on the Internet) who seeks to incite discord for amusement.
• Zarya
  • "In mother Russia, this joke is tired of you!" is a reference to Russian reversal jokes.
• Zul'jin
  • "If ya keep feeding to DIS troll, I'm just gonna keep comin' back," is a reference to the term troll, someone (often on the Internet) who seeks to incite discord for amusement.
  • "Hey! No touching da hair! I dun' grant no stinkin' wishes," is a reference to troll dolls.
  • "Sometime it can be hard to see da forest for da trolls," is a reference to the phrase "can't see the forest for the trees".

Misc.

• The Alarak of the Storm spray set contains references to various internet memes:
  • The D.Saster spray is a reference to the Disaster Girl meme.
  • The I Can Hold All These Potions spray is a reference to the "Why Can't I Hold All These Limes?" meme.
  • The Life Does Not Simply Walk Into My Tomb spray is a reference to the "One Does Not Simply Walk into Mordor" meme.
• The Altered Fates emoji pack containts references to various internet memes:
  • is a reference to the O RLY? meme.
  • is a reference to the Woman Yelling at a Cat meme.
• The posture and the facial expression of Chromie appearing in her trailer at 1:05 is also a reference to the Disaster Girl meme.
• Probius' level 20 talent, "Pobius Loop", is a reference to the geometrical shape of Mobius loop.
• Some infinitely stacking quests such as Raynor's "Veteran Marksman" have a cap of 9001 stacks which is a possible reference to the "It's Over 9000!" internet meme.
• Sgt. Hammer's posture, featured on a billboard on a Zerg pen on the Braxis Holdout battleground is a reference to "We Can Do It!", a famous American World War II propaganda poster.
• The Special Snowflake mounts are a reference to the pop culture term "special snowflake," often used as an insult toward members of a certain generation.
• The Three Worg Moon portrait is a reference to the famous Three Wolf Moon T-shirt.