This is the list of Easter eggs found in Shadow Warrior Classic and its expansions, Wanton Destruction and Twin Dragon.
Highlander[]
Whenever Lo Wang selects his very own Katana sword, there's a chance he will say "There can be only one." This is the subtitle of (and a famous quote from) the 1986 Highlander movie.
John Woo[]
John Woo is a famous action film director, whose movies often portrayed characters wielding two weapons of the same kind at the same time. When Lo Wang picks up the second Uzi, he mentions "Be proud, Mr. Woo.".
Titsubishi[]
In Shadow Warrior Classic and its expansions, cars will have Titsubishi written on the back. It's a jab to a Japanese car maker Mitsubishi. The Easter egg can also be found in Shadow Warrior (2013).
Speed Racer[]
- "Go Speed Racer Goooo!"
- —Lo Wang, after taking control of special RC car.
In the first level of Shadow Warrior Classic, when you're tasked with getting a silver master key using an RC truck, there's another RC car right next to it. When taken control of that special RC car Lo Wang will say "Go Speed Racer Goooo!" which is a reference to a popular Japanese manga, Speed Racer. The RC car even looks identical to the car driven by the hero of the manga, the Mach 5.
Karate Kid[]
In Shadow Warrior Classic and its expansions, whenever Lo Wang is left idle for some time an animation will trigger. In it, Lo Wang takes two chopsticks and tries to catch a flying fly. This is a reference to an identical scene in a movie Karate Kid.
Singapore Caning Incident[]
In the first level of Shadow Warrior Classic, there's a secret red room. In it, there's a TV monitor showing a naked, tied man being repeatedly spanked with a cane, with words Singapore GNN Live written on it. This is a reference to Michael Peter Fay caning incident. In it Fay was sentenced to six strokes of the cane in Singapore for theft and vandalism at age 18. Although caning is a routine court sentence in Singapore, its unfamiliarity to Americans caused controversy, and Fay's case was believed to be the first caning involving an American citizen. The imagery is also prominent on the in-flight passenger screens in Level 6: Airplane from Wanton Destruction.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail[]
- "That's no ordinary rabbit."
- —Lo Wang, after seeing the rabbit.
In level 4 of Shadow Warrior Classic there's a secret area which can be reached by swimming under a rock wall, using the river. In there, a rabbit sits amidst bones and iron crusaders helmet, while behind him is a golden chalice. Lo Wang will say that this is rabbit is no ordinary rabbit. This is a reference to identical scene in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
Tomb Raider[]
- "She's raided her last tomb."
- —Lo Wang, after finding Lara Croft.
In level 4 of Shadow Warrior Classic during the cavern segment, there's a jail cell. In it, Lara Croft from Tomb Raider game series is tied by chains to a wall. Lo Wang comments saying that she raided her last tomb. In the shareware version of the game her look is different (drawn, as opposed to semi-rendered in the final game version). Besides killing her, there's no other available interaction with her.
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- The Tomb Raider Easter egg was slightly different in shareware and beta versions. It featured Lara in torn clothes and tied up mouth. The change to more on brand artwork followed Eidos becoming the European distributor, with a mention added to the game's credits.
Jackie Chan[]
- "Welcome to real life, Mr. Chan."
- —Lo Wang, after seeing the coffin.
In level 3 of Shadow Warrior Classic, a room with a coffin can be found. Above the coffin there's a plate with following words: "Chan. He slipped in the shower". Lo Wang will then say one of two following lines - "Welcome to real life, Mr. Chan" or "That's no movie, Mr. Chan.". This is a reference to an action movie actor Jackie Chan.
Sailor Moon[]
- "Hey peaches, how bout you moon me? Hahaha!"
- —Lo Wang after seeing Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon.
In level 18 of Shadow Warrior Classic, on the ship there are three lockers. In one, labelled D. Jones, there's a secret door which leads to another room. In it, Usagi Tsukino, the main heroine from the popular manga/anime Sailor Moon series, can be found sitting on the bed. She can say three voice lines: at first, she'll say "I don't think my mother would approve" and/or "Maybe later, Mr. Wang" during the first few exchanges with Lo Wang, and then "This will help you on your mission" after the player interacts with her several times. After the third voice line is triggered, Usagi will give you either a clip of uzi ammo or a bunny that's much smaller than a normal one and which will follow you around. The bunny acts like a normal bunny, and will die from one hit. Lo Wang has 4 different voice lines which can be triggered when talking to Sailor Moon: "Hey peaches, how bout you moon me? Hahaha!", "Hey, since you already in bed, well...", "Hey baby, you in bed? Is there room for two?", and "You good lookin', sailor babe!".
Submarine's Lockers[]
In level 18 of Shadow Warrior Classic, on the ship there's a cabin with three lockers in it. Above each of them are nameplates with names of men they belong to - C. Ahab, D. Jones and C. Bligh. All three names are nautically themed references. The first one is a reference to Captain Ahab from Herman Melville's "Moby-Dick". The second one is a reference to Davey Jones, a ghostly pirate associated with death by drowning: dying at sea is referred to as being lost to "Davey Jones' Locker". The third, C. Bligh, is a reference to Captain William Bligh from the novel "Mutiny on the Bounty" by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall.
After accessing the above Sailor Moon secret, the player can see two more lockers inside. Their nameplates mark that they belong to C. Hook and C. Kirk. These are references to Captain Hook from J. M. Barrie's "Peter Pan" and Star Trek original series' Captain James T. Kirk, respectively.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles[]
In the last level of Shadow Warrior Classic, there's secret area that can be reached by clicking on one of the walls in the corridor leading to the elevator. When running through the lava a new area will open. In it, there are four dead bodies of turtles with blue, purple, orange and red colored eye bands. This is a direct reference to a popular comic and cartoon series, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Lo Wang also says "Cowabunga!", famous TMNT quote from time to time.
Duke Nukem[]
- "Holy cow! Look like Duke Nukem! HAHAHA!"
- —Lo Wang after causing a large explosion.
Whenever Lo Wang will cause a large explosion, he will say this line - "Holy cow! Look like Duke Nukem! HAHAHA!". This is reference to popular first-person shooter Duke Nukem 3D. Also, in Wanton Destruction's final level there's a billboard with words "Duke Burger" written on it and a face of a guy with yellow hair and sunglasses near it. The guy looks like Duke Nukem. The sign itself appeared in the Atomic edition of Duke Nukem 3D.