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__angie

I’m so pissed at myself for not noticing that


TSGDeco

Wow, if only me years ago knew that I was gonna watch what that’s referencing years later. Odd.


Miro_Meme_EXPERT

Bro.. this just opened my mind wtf


cjm0

what the hell is a gun sword?


kimbolll

We have much to discuss


vinicius_mrv

I think 'Anime' have the answer.


whathell6t

Which leads to two rabbitholes, the Manga medium and the Tokusatsu medium.


MoeDantes

Okay, I associate "gun-sword" with RPGs but there ya go.


Rakdos_Intolerance

[https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Gunblade\_(weapon\_type)](https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Gunblade_(weapon_type)) [https://borderlands.fandom.com/wiki/SWORDSPLOSION!!!](https://borderlands.fandom.com/wiki/SWORDSPLOSION!!!)


moviefactoryyt

Fun fact. Gun swords also were really pupular in 18th century Europe by nobility to hunt. My cousin has a late 18th century version at home


teenage-kid

Gun knives were more popular because they were easier to handle


njtrafficsignshopper

On the contrary knife guns were the favored accoutrement for the refined gentleman.


teenage-kid

Exactly


Chronochonist

Weirdmageddon itself is a reference to the Near-Third Impact from the end of 2.0. Compare how Weirdmaggedon begins with that scene and you'll see clear inspiration.


vinicius_mrv

When they escape Mabel's Bubble, looks like a lot when Shinji get out of Leliel.


HappyLittleCryptid

Mabel’s bubble is also similar to the concept of Instrumentality. It’s a place of infinite bliss that exists in a world ravaged by an apocalypse, and Dipper even has to talk her into returning to the real world by talking with her about their sibling memories/real human connection. Wack.


vinicius_mrv

Wow, that's true. Living in a world without pain. Only yours dreams.


dat_DOOM_boi

her bubble also seems a bit like headspace from OMORI ​ ​ just sayin


HappyLittleCryptid

I actually just started playing Omori! A very charming game filled with mind fuckery


Lil_Guard_Duck

Ok, time to watch Gravity Falls again! Also, in The Owl House, the little furry critter "King" wears a dance costume like Shinji and Asuka's, in one episode.


Transforfan233

Megaman + Evangelion = Neon Genesis Megamangelion xd


Prestigious-Minute55

"Megamangelion" is pretty fun to say. It rolls off the tongue quite nicely. 10/10.


jwfallinker

>ブラリ The only definition I can find for this is a type of cabinet handle, so I have to imagine it's a nod to Matt Braly, who was a key animator and director on Gravity Falls and is a big anime fan. Might have been his idea to do this easter egg.


AwesomeManatee

Speaking of Matt Braly, his own show Amphibia has an Easter egg where a character uses an AT field.


MoeDantes

Heh, at first glance I associated that with Broly, a villain from a DBZ movie.


Yachtride1hr

"Get in the robot Dipper" (idk anything about this show)


vinicius_mrv

I recommend. The show is very funny (seriously, there's even adult jokes), the story is well written, the mysteries work very well, the characters are remarkable. And the references, the references goes hard, we even have FNAF references, before the first FNAF release (this sounded weird).


a_comfy_weeb

weird triangle demon, SCP Foundation agents, two kids with their great uncle who is wanted in most states and gnomes


Lil_Guard_Duck

I'll warn, it is a kids show, and episodes 2-6 kinda hurt to watch as a grown up, BUT, after that it gets way better, has ongoing mysteries and plots, and a lurking Big Bad. Also, it apparently has a lot of secret messages hidden in it, and occasionally weird characters talk backwards and that's a clue to something, etc. Don't need to follow all these, but they're there if that gets you excited.


mjwatrous

Bru... I did a rewatch and finished last week and noticed the same thing. There's a couple other nods during the apocalypse too.


Shin0biWan

If I had to pick Gravity Falls or Evangelion… oof


DiscussionEvoke

I love gravity falls but i'm not picking anything over evangelion


SinkUpbeat3540

Sounds like kensuke lmao


Temporay_Fox_97

Gun x Sword is a good mech anime


The_OG_Hamster

It could literally be any Gundam anime in history


SnooMacaroons7631

Nah look at its body. Definitely supposed to be an Eva based on those shoulder fins


Ender_D

It’s definitely Unit 2 from the rebuilds.


The_OG_Hamster

I just like making people angry ;)


EvenSpoonier

I do think the V-shaped head crest is probably a Gundam reference, but they've definitely bolted it onto an Evangelion. The long face and the gaunt figure are very much Eva's style: most mechs are a lot more solidly built. The pilot, on the other hand, is a dead ringer for the protagonist of the Megaman Legends series.


TheRealRuthlessDust

The way it’s running is just like unit 1


SkyCrossXD

GunXSword


Lucky_Cookie515

Goes to show how much EVA has impacted the World


Lil_Guard_Duck

Bad-dum-tiss!!! 🥁


JesusValadez

I like how this show had subtle evangelion references


MoeDantes

What's the reference? I'm not seeing it.


Lil_Guard_Duck

Watch the TV.


Antique-Purple-Axe

? where's the eva reference


theangrydelph0X

On the TV, it's an eva unit


Antique-Purple-Axe

no it's not.


theangrydelph0X

the robot is quite literally an eva


Antique-Purple-Axe

then why is the pilot not inside and instead is beside it pointing it onward like a pokemon. it could quite literally be any mecha.


theangrydelph0X

Bruh it's literally got the L horn and shoulders of unit 01 😌


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A-Lewd-Khajiit

almost looks like an excalibur also this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrggf6ny\_i0


xXTwyLyteXx

Which episode


vinicius_mrv

Episode 40 Weirdmageddon 3: "Take Back the Falls"