Actor Allusion/Web Media

Examples of Actor Allusions in Web Comics and Web Original works.

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Webcomics

• Two characters from Dan's junior high comics appear in a strip or two of El Goonish Shive. Subverted because all they do is point this fact out.
• Darths and Droids has Chancellor Valorum as such an over-the-top Evil Chancellor that he yells "Kneel before Valorum!", as a reference to Zod from the Superman film. Both Chancellor Valorum and Zod were played by Terence Stamp, whom the authors felt "deserved some slightly more memorable lines." The "GM plans" also had Valorum originally named as "Zod".
  • And again when one of the players recognizes Count Dooku's miniature as "That wizard from the fantasy campaign."
• In a Concerned strip, Dr. Breen is seen reading a news paper and mentioning there is an I Spy marathon running that night. In Half-Life 2, Dr. Breen was voiced by Robert Culp, who played Kelly Robinson in I Spy.
• Given how Friendship is Magic fan artist Egophiliac created the "ponies in socks" meme, naturally a pair show up in her Interactive Comic blog Moonstuck.

Web Original

• In JesuOtaku's review of Princess Tutu, she says, "I see a host club in someone's future..." on a clip of Femio.
• Canadian Flash master Ian Kirby of Broken Saints fame makes a cameo on the DVD voice tracks as a Canadian soldier.
• One Kate Modern video posted by Gavin is entitled "Half the Week Away", a reference to Oasis' "Half the World Away", the Theme Song to The Royle Family. Gavin is played by Ralf Little, who played Antony in The Royle Family.
• Kajetokun is the author, actor, and editor of several famous You Tube Poops. A day in the life of Dracula has the lord of evil panicing over the arrival of longtime rival. He accidentally calls Belmont "Ballmont." Kajetokun is also the author of the "Over Nine Thousand" meme.
• Episode 3 of Anime Olympics has Steve being beat up by his costar at any negative comments on Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha. Of course, said costar just happens to be Nanoha's VA Cristina Valenzuela.
• Legend of Neil, a Zelda parody, has a musical episode, during which the Fairy (played by Felicia Day) states rather casually that she's "not really into online musicals", referencing the fact that one of Felicia Day's most famous roles is Penny of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, an Emmy winning online musical. She of course makes this statement just before bursting into song.
  • Speaking of Felicia Day and Dr. Horrible, let's not forget Penny's line to Captain Hammer from the number A Man's Gotta Do, "I wonder what you're captain of?" Three guesses who plays Captain Hammer. (Bonus points for it being another Joss Whedon production)
• This entry borders between this and a bout of comedic prophesy: in Little Kuriboh's flagship work, an episode shows Tristan coming up on a motorcycle, and when he's asked about it, he replies: 'In the Future, card games will be played on motorbikes.' Fast Forward to the Dub release of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds, and we see Frank Frankson, Tristan's voice actor cast as the lead character of said show, Yusei Fudo.
• This video features the Bee-Bee Gun from BioShock (series) being used against a Big Daddy while the infamous "no not the bees" line from the remake of The Wicker Man with Nicolas Cage is played. Now, Mr. Cage has played a Big Daddy before...
• In one Two Best Friends Play video, when Matt and Pat are playing Captain America (comics): Super Soldier they come across a picture of pre-Red Skull Hugo Weaving. They take turns wondering why Elrond, Agent Smith, Megatron, and V would have portraits in a German castle before running out of Hugo Weaving movies they can remember.
• For Halloween, 80's Dan dressed up as another Brad Jones character, The Cinema Snob.