Easter eggs and references

A number of references and Easter eggs have been included in all Pathologic games.

Easter Eggs

 * In the Warehouse district of Pathologic 2 a voice speaking in Russian can be heard coming from one of the buildings. This is a recording of Ice-Pick Lodge's lead Nikolay Dybowski doing a reading of Alexander Grin's "The Ratcatcher".

Pathologic 2
The following is a list of media referenced in Pathologic 2 and Pathologic: The Marble Nest.

Books and Poetry

 * "Iron—Cold Iron—shall be master of you all!" Do you know that poem?, said by a child at the Train Station, is a reference to Cold Iron by Rudyard Kipling; "But Iron -- Cold Iron -- shall be master of you all!".


 * "Oh, Dad. "I shall not wholly vanish, no." Always the sly fox…", said by the Haruspex in reply to Capella, is likely a reference to Pushkin's imitation of Horace's Ode 3.30 which is in turn a parody of Derzhavin's Russian imitation of Horace's ode. The line in the original Russian is "Ох, отец. «Так, весь я не умру»... Всегда был хитёр.", is a quote from Derzhavin's version; ‎«Так! — весь я не умру».


 * "Not to go on all-Fours; that is the Law. Are we not Men?" and "Not to suck up Drink; that is the Law. Are you not Men?", said by The Kin in a conversation in the Termitary, is a reference to The Island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. Wells, where a creature named the Sayer of the Law recites a strange litany called the Law which is as follows:

"Not to go on all-fours; that is the Law. Are we not men? Not to suck up Drink; that is the Law. Are we not men? Not to eat Fish or Flesh; that is the Law. Are we not men? Not to claw the Bark of Trees; that is the Law. Are we not men? Not to chase other Men; that is the Law. Are we not men?"

Film and Television

 * Bad Grief's line "There was this story of a besieged town. People were starvin' there. One of them says, "That's it, I'm seein' angels." An' the other replies, "Can we eat them?"" is a reference to the 1979 film Apocalypse Now; "I'm sorry, Captain. It was just a little story.  And people starving during the war.  They are all around the table, and there was a silence, somebody say "An angel is passing by." So somebody say "Let's eat it!"

Stage

 * “Tomorrow is cancelled, as well as all subsequent days.” found in the Late Ending is a reference to a line Hamletmachine; "Tomorrow is cancelled.".

Other Ice-Pick Lodge Games and Media

 * The title of the Pathologic: The Marble Nest DLC is a reference to Knock-Knock, another Ice-Pick Lodge game.

""This is a game to be played in silence. Two hours before sunrise, gather the guests. Everybody chooses a human for themselves. After that, the guests should move silently through the house. All the guests are focused on their own business. Sooner or later you will hear a voice: 'Here birdies, gather around the marble nest.' Then everyone should freeze in place. If the rustling continues, that means the game is over and you should stop immediately. The invisible one is among you.""

- Summary displayed after completing the level 'Everything's Alive'

Pathologic
The following is a list of media referenced in Pathologic.

Film and Television

 * In his line "I see ships aflame, traversing the islands of the Orion." Khan quotes a line from 1982 Ridley Scott film Blade Runner; "I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die."