Decoding the SN8X-Verse

[DragonLord1975]

For those confused on what these other names for other things are, I have decoded what they all mean. The reason is to compare it to the real-life people, places and things we all know…to save you headaches. Those with question marks I have not decoded yet, but I'm sure Jessica and Adam will help me on this.

Dude Shinobi = American Ninja
Double Dudes = Double Dragon, Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja
Beef Lord = Burger King
Mitchell Moongait = Michael Jackson
Bobby Icon = Billy Idol
Space Voyage II: The Revenge of Alexander = Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
A Swarm of Seabirds = A Flock of Seagulls
Fashion Dispatch = Depeche Mode
The Eternal Departed = ?
666-HELL = 976-EVIL
Horrific Holiday = Halloween
Wicked Corpse II: Corpses to Come = Evil Dead II
Slasher = Slayer
H.O.R.N.E.T. = W.A.S.P.
Anti-Conformists = Misfits
The Doomed = The Damned
Cop Tale = Police Story
Mr, Deadhopper = ?
Snake Shi = Cobra Kai
Steel Wench = Iron Maiden
Vedo = DEVO
Barbrell Barbrell = Duran Duran
Wrath of the Dorks = Revenge of the Nerds
CyberShifters = TransFormers
StormKitties = ThunderCats
Crimson She-Demon = Red Sonja
The Far East = Asia
Surge = Rush
Wacky Hal = Weird Al Yankovic
Crypts & Chimeras = Dungeons & Dragons
Filthy Moves = Dirty Dancing
Flashing Dancer = Flashdance
Sexdonna = Madonna
Splintter = Ratt
Nightshade = Poison
Cowabunga Ninja Gators = Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Best Jet = Top Gun
Psycho Veteran = Rambo
Howie Lloyd and the Updates = Huey Lewis and the News
Goblin Maze = Labyrinth
Phenomecreep = ?
Cry for Scared = Tears for Fears
The Antidote = The Cure
Brothers of Cruelty = Sisters of Mercy
Makin' Waves = Splash
Magic Fashion Doll = Mannequin
Camp Killer Goalie = Friday the 13th
Bad Dream Boulevard = Nightmare on Elm Street
The Automobiles = The Cars
DoubleBeard Alpha = ZZ Top
Space Jock = Flash Gordon
Sweetie, I Minimized the Children! = Honey, I Shrunk the Kids!
CyborgOfficer = RoboCop
Family Road Trip = National Lampoon's Vacation
Gopher Golf = Caddyshack
Machowarrior = ?
The Saturday Gang = The Breakfast Club
I'd Rather Die = Better Off Dead
Debbany = Debbie Gibson, Tiffany

[Adam Dravian]

Whoa, that's an impressive list, and you got almost all of them right. Great job, dragon dude! I'm not going to spoil all the fun by telling you what the question marks are, but I'll at least tell you which ones you got wrong.

Oh, and one thing to note is that some of our parody titles take inspiration from more than one real-world source.

Dude Shinobi = American Ninja

Dude Shinobi is mostly inspired by the American Ninja franchise, as you've guessed, but he's also inspired by a couple other action stars. Two in particular.

Double Dudes = Double Dragon

Partially correct. Double Dudes vs. Satan Ninja is a combination of Double Dragon and another arcade game.

The Eternal Departed = The Grateful Dead

This one's wrong. But I can't blame you, as the real-world band that inspired The Eternal Departed is extremely obscure and is one of the only (in fact I think it's the only) parody name that isn't inspired by something from the '80s ...

Horrific Holiday = Halloween

Partially correct. It's inspired by the general trend for horror films to always be themed after a particular holiday or special date (Halloween, Silent Night Deadly Night, Friday the 13th, April Fool's Day, New Years Evil, My Bloody Valentine, Happy Birthday to Me, etc.)

The rest you got spot on.

[Rijst]

The Eternal Departed = The Grateful Dead

This one's wrong. But I can't blame you, as the real-world band that inspired The Eternal Departed is extremely obscure and is one of the only (in fact I think it's the only) parody name that isn't inspired by something from the '80s ...

Has to be the EverDead, a horror-themed rock band from Grand Rapids, MI. formed in the spring of 2000.. 

[Rijst]

Also Beef Lord sounds like a porn alias..

[Adam Dravian]

The Eternal Departed = The Grateful Dead

This one's wrong. But I can't blame you, as the real-world band that inspired The Eternal Departed is extremely obscure and is one of the only (in fact I think it's the only) parody name that isn't inspired by something from the '80s ...

Has to be the EverDead, a horror-themed rock band from Grand Rapids, MI. formed in the spring of 2000.. 

Oooo, I heard their singer was a mega hunk!

Also Beef Lord sounds like a porn alias..

Yeah, there might've been more to Eddie's old job than flipping burgers... ugh.

[Rijst]

The Eternal Departed = The Grateful Dead

This one's wrong. But I can't blame you, as the real-world band that inspired The Eternal Departed is extremely obscure and is one of the only (in fact I think it's the only) parody name that isn't inspired by something from the '80s ...

Has to be the EverDead, a horror-themed rock band from Grand Rapids, MI. formed in the spring of 2000.. 

Oooo, I heard their singer was a mega hunk!

The online description didn't mention that, only that he did the vocals. I'll have to take your word for it..

Also Beef Lord sounds like a porn alias..

Yeah, there might've been more to Eddie's old job than flipping burgers... ugh.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=burger&defid=948718
Or maybe not.. 

[Mumm-Rad]

The Eternal Departed = The Grateful Dead

This one's wrong. But I can't blame you, as the real-world band that inspired The Eternal Departed is extremely obscure and is one of the only (in fact I think it's the only) parody name that isn't inspired by something from the '80s ...

Has to be the EverDead, a horror-themed rock band from Grand Rapids, MI. formed in the spring of 2000.. 

Oooo, I heard their singer was a mega hunk!

Yeah, I met him once. He's a bad ass!

[Adam Dravian]

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=burger&defid=948718
Or maybe not.. 

Haha, that's terrible. Such a total mood killer if some hot babe was stripping for me, peeling down her panties all sexy-like and she says, "What do you think of my burger?"

The Eternal Departed = The Grateful Dead

This one's wrong. But I can't blame you, as the real-world band that inspired The Eternal Departed is extremely obscure and is one of the only (in fact I think it's the only) parody name that isn't inspired by something from the '80s ...

Has to be the EverDead, a horror-themed rock band from Grand Rapids, MI. formed in the spring of 2000.. 

Oooo, I heard their singer was a mega hunk!

Yeah, I met him once. He's a bad ass!

So the legends say... In fact, I heard he beat every level of Star Road in Super Mario World! And that he once punched a bee right out of the air like it was no big deal.

[Rijst]

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=burger&defid=948718
Or maybe not.. 

Haha, that's terrible. Such a total mood killer if some hot babe was stripping for me, peeling down her panties all sexy-like and she says, "What do you think of my burger?"

I think it's more like a "why don't you come with me and I'll treat you to a burger" kind of thing..

Let's leave this here shall we..?

[Matty2310]

Oh wow, it appears that someone is trying to kick me out of the job of decoding references! But anyways, as we discussed in the D & D mansion pages, The Doomed are The Damned and Brothers of Cruelty are Sisters of Mercy. And that other arcade game was Bad Dudes, as discussed in the arcade commentary. So is The Eternal Dead inspired by a goth band?
Also don't forget Debbany, obviously a cross between Debbie Gibson and Tiffany.

[Adam Dravian]

Oh wow, it appears that someone is trying to kick me out of the job of decoding references!

No worries, Aussie Dude, because there just so happens to be a vacancy in the SN8X TV Tropes department that needs filling. Perhaps someday I'll be able to check the TV Tropes page without a solitary manly tear spilling down my cheek at the lack of content.

But anyways, as we discussed in the D & D mansion pages, The Doomed are The Damned and Brothers of Cruelty are Sisters of Mercy. And that other arcade game was Bad Dudes, as discussed in the arcade commentary.

All correct. That doesn't leave many question marks left on the list, although the list is incomplete.

So is The Eternal Dead inspired by a goth band?

The Eternal Departed* was sussed out by Science Dude earlier in the thread.

Also don't forget Debbany, obviously a cross between Debbie Gibson and Tiffany.

Correct. Hopefully her music leans more toward Debbie Gibson than Tiffany...

[Matty2310]

Oh wow, it appears that someone is trying to kick me out of the job of decoding references!

No worries, Aussie Dude, because there just so happens to be a vacancy in the SN8X TV Tropes department that needs filling. Perhaps someday I'll be able to check the TV Tropes page without a solitary manly tear spilling down my cheek at the lack of content.

I finish my University course at the end of the year, I'll see if I can get to it afterwards.

So is The Eternal Dead inspired by a goth band?

The Eternal Departed* was sussed out by Science Dude earlier in the thread.

Whoops, skimmed over it. Will we see a cameo of The Eternal Departed, perhaps?

[Adam Dravian]

I finish my University course at the end of the year, I'll see if I can get to it afterwards.

So is The Eternal Dead inspired by a goth band?

The Eternal Departed* was sussed out by Science Dude earlier in the thread.

Whoops, skimmed over it. Will we see a cameo of The Eternal Departed, perhaps?

Well, Psycho Sam plays guitar in The Eternal Departed, and he mentioned that they're supposed to play the upcoming prom, so I'd say it's not unlikely.