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Dungeon Crawler CarlSpotted by u/borkborkbork
“These aren't the mobs you're looking for.”
Dungeon Crawler Carl references Star Wars
HomageSpottedBook → Film
First appearance: u/borkborkbork
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“These aren't the mobs you're looking for.”
First appearance: u/borkborkbork
“No TV and no beer make Homer something something.”
First appearance: u/tvdetective
A full walk-through recreation of the Overlook Hotel.
First appearance: u/parzival
The Demogorgon, named at the campaign table in episode one.
First appearance: u/hawkins
“Game over, man.” Lands right before the floor boss wipes the party.
First appearance: u/ripley
The monolith becomes a vending machine, and Homer becomes the ape.
First appearance: u/tvdetective
Desert planet, chosen one, empire in decline — the family resemblance is loud.
First appearance: u/spicemustflow
The System host channels pure Barker energy during the loot round.
First appearance: u/bidwell
The whole song is one long love-letter to Book 1.
First appearance: u/donutstan
The time-split episode runs the DeLorean gag into the ground, lovingly.
First appearance: u/portalgun
The Red Room and the Overlook share a wallpaper guy, spiritually.
First appearance: u/loglady
The mimic floor borrows the blood test beat, tentacles and all.
First appearance: u/carpenterfan
The overworld's bestiary reads like a monster manual index.
First appearance: u/hyrule
The rain-soaked city grid is lifted straight from Los Angeles, 2019.
First appearance: u/parzival
Data's quest for personhood echoes the replicants' more than a little.
First appearance: u/gulmadal