Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-995426-20150117005852/@comment-995426-20150117233508

Yes, I appreciate that, but I'm not sure you understand my point. What I'm saying is, influences and easter egg references don't have to share the same canon or even be licensed material&mdash;they just have to be recognizable. I'm not saying that MNT Gaiden shares the same canonical continuity with 2k12&mdash;that's absurd. I'm saying that a well-established culture reference, like MNT Gaiden with its large readership, can and has been fodder for easter eggs even in licensed works. Easter eggs don't have to be plot-critical&mdash;they are fun things inserted by geeky writers for geeky readers to spot and recognize. :)