Compilation of quotations/references
batmanis64
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I think it would be really interesting to compile a list of all deliberate quotations and references found in Baldur's Gate I & II. These could be literary, visual, or musical. For example, there might be a direct quote of Shakespeare in some conversation node. Have you found anything like this in your plethora of playthroughs?
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The "cursed" play in the BG2 Bard Stronghold is a reference to Shakespeare's Macbeth, which was thought to possess a curse. Playwrights/actors even referred to it as the "Scottish play" to avoid saying the true name.
Then there's Larry, Darryl and Darryl, of course.
More?
Bhagavad Gita -> Oppenheimer -> Xzar
"Tell me 'bout da rabbits!"
Of Mice and Men
Xzar is absolutely full of references, though. I couldn't name 'em all.
Is from the Jabberwocky.
Agreed on Xzar. He has my vote on favorite quotes in BG.
Flaming fists soldiers: "I am the law!" <- Judge Dredd: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvJiYrRcfQo
Alora- "Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy." Ren and Stimpy
Yeslick- "You load sixteen tons and what do you get?" from the song "Sixteen Tons" (duh!)
Xzar- "I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti" from Hannibal Lecter in "Silence of the Lambs"
Also from Predator.
Khalid: "Ch-ch-ch-chia!" Chia pet commercial
Also Khalid: "Th-th-th-th-that's all, folks!" From Porky Pig in the Looney Toons Cartoons
Garrick: "It's a beautiful day in the Neighborhood." is straight from Mr. Rogers
Garrick: "Brave, brave Sir Garrick..." is a parody of "Sir Robin" from Monty Python's "The Holy Grail"
Tiax: "Tiax is as Tiax does." a takeoff on Forrest Gump's "Stupid is as Stupid does."