Easter eggs in Heroes of the Storm/TV

Television

Skins and tints

• Artanis
  • Crimson Purifier Artanis is a reference to the character Evangelion Unit-02 and Test Model Purifier Artanis is a reference to the character Evangelion Unit-01 from Neon Genesis Evangelion.

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• Chromie
  • Dream Genie Chromie's name and look is a reference to Barbara Eden's character in I Dream of Jeannie, especially the third tint.

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• D.Va
  • Fiery D.Va is a reference to the character Evangelion Unit-02 and its pilot Asuka from Neon Genesis Evangelion while Major D.Va is a reference to Motoko Kusanagi and a tachikoma from Ghost in the Shell.

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• Genji
  • Neon Dragon Genji is a reference to the character Evangelion Unit-01 from Neon Genesis Evangelion.

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• Kharazim
  • Nomad Kharazim is a reference to the character Aang from Avatar: The Last Airbender.

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• Flame Dragon Kharazim is a reference to the character Roku from Avatar: The Last Airbender while Eternal Dragon Kharazim is a reference to the character Son Goku from Dragon Ball.

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• Li-Ming
  • Thunder Star Princess Li-Ming is a reference to the character Sailor Jupiter from Sailor Moon.

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• Lt. Morales
  • Automated First Lt. Morales is a reference to Arcee from the Transformers franchise.

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• Probius
  • Terran Probius 01 is a reference to the character Evangelion Unit-01 from Neon Genesis Evangelion.

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• Sylvanas
  • Woodland Ranger-General Sylvanas is a reference to the character Oliver Queen from Arrow.

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Quotes

• Cho'gall
  • "Prepare for trouble!" (Cho) and "And make it double!" (Gall) are a reference to characters Jesse and James from the Pokémon anime.
  • "What shall we do today?" (Gall) and "The same thing we do every day, brother... Try and destroy the world!" (Cho) are a reference to Pinky and the Brain.
• Chromie
  • "Look, a butterfly! Wait... Uh oh. Nobody step on it! I mean, unless you REALLY like dinosaurs that is," is a reference to The Simpsons episode "Treehouse of Horror V."
  • "Just to be clear, time is not a flat circle... That is way too simplistic. It's a little more wibbly-wobbly than that," is a reference to the 10th Doctor's "People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but, actually, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly...timey-wimey... stuff," from Doctor Who.
• Dehaka
  • "We are the zerg. Your essence will be assimilated. Resistance is futile," is a reference to the Borg from Star Trek: The Next Generation.
  • "Change. Change. Spare some change," is a reference to the South Park episode "Night of the Living Homeless."
  • "You think I change too much? No such thing. This is not even my final form," is a reference to "This isn't even my final form," a phrase usually incorrectly attributed to Frieza from Dragon Ball Z.
  • "So many different kinds of essence. Hundreds, and more arise every year. Gotta collect them all," is a reference to the Pokémon franchise's slogan.
• E.T.C.
  • "We need more cowbell...Aw, come on! That's all you got for me?! How old is that joke, man? We need more cowbell...What we need is better writers. Forget this, baby! [microphone feedback] I'll be in the tour bus [door closing]," is a reference to Saturday Night Live's sketch "More Cowbell."
• Garrosh
  • "I am the warchief of the Horde! Respect my authority!" is a reference to one of South Park character Eric Cartman's catch phrases, "Respect my authori-tah!"
  • "Hey baby, wanna kill all humans? No? Then I'll make my own Horde! Without trolls and tauren! In fact, forget the Horde!" is a reference to Bender's "Yeah, well, I'm gonna go build my own theme park with blackjack and hookers. In fact, forget the park!" from Futurama.
• Gul'dan
  • "Don't let others fool you. It is much easier being green. In fact, why don't we talk about it... [Demonic Blood bubbles menacingly] over a drink... [evil laugh]," is a reference to Kermit the Frog's song "Bein' Green."
• Jaina
  • "I wonder if my teleport spells will work here. Now where'd that spell go? Ah here it is! Azeroth metrion zinthos. Wait, that's not right..." is a reference to the character Raven from the Teen Titans animated series.
  • "Let's just be clear... These aren't magic tricks... They're illusions. Tricks are something you do during in Hallows End for candy," is a reference to Gob Bluth's "Illusion, Michael. A trick is something a whore does for money...Or candy!" from Arrested Development.
• Kerrigan
  • "It's not easy being queen," is a reference to Kermit the Frog's song "Bein' Green"
  • "You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile," is a reference to the Borg from Star Trek: The Next Generation.
  • "The goggles? Yeah...they do nothing," (available with the Queen of Ghosts skin) is a reference to The Simpsons episode "Radioactive Man."
• The Lost Vikings
  • "You are bad, and you should feel bad," is a reference to Zoidberg's "Your music's bad and you should feel bad," from Futurama's episode "The Devil’s Hands Are Idle Playthings."
• Lt. Morales
  • "Listen, you can only be asked "What's up doc?" so many times before you start contemplating malpractice," is a reference to one of Looney Tunes character Bugs Bunny's many catchphrases.
• Muradin
  • "I'll take swords for 300," is a reference to Saturday Night Live's sketch "Celebrity Jeopardy."
• Sonya
  • "You! Death by snu snu!" is a reference to Futurama episode "Amazon Women in the Mood."
• Tassadar
  • "Bah weep gra na weep ninny bang. It's a-- what? What do you mean Illidan did this joke? The elf? That does not compute! I'm the robot!" (available with his Mecha skin) is a reference to the universal greeting in The Transformers: The Movie.
  • "Interlock: activated. Dynotherms: connected. Megathrusters are go," (available with his Mecha skin) is a reference to Voltron's repeated line "Activate interlock! Dynotherms connected! Infracells up! Mega thrusters are go! Let's go Voltron force!"
  • "Transforming into a jet? Awesome. Transforming into a gun? Dumb" (available with his Mecha skin) is a reference to both Starscream and Megatron from Transformers.
• Tracer
  • "Being lost in time was really scary! Sometimes I'd have these strange dreams about the olden days, like I was a kitchen maid in this grand house in the country!" is a reference to the character Ivy Stuart from Downton Abbey
• Tyrande
  • "I am High Priestess Tyrande, champion of justice. In the name of Elune, I will punish you!" is a reference to Sailor Moon's line "I am Sailor Moon! I stand for love and I also stand for justice. And in the name of the Moon, I will punish you!" from Sailor Moon.
• Valla
  • "Be vewy, vewy quiet. I'm hunting demons. [laughs]," is a reference to Looney Tunes character Elmer Fudd.

Misc.

• Alarak's Q ability, Discord Strike, is a nod to his voice actor, John de Lancie. He played a character named "Q" in the Star Trek franchise, and he voices another character named Discord in My Little Pony - Friendship is Magic.
• Nazeebo's HeroStorm spray "Friendship is Voodoo" is a reference to the animated series My Little Pony - Friendship is Magic.