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*[[Ange Ushiromiya]]'s false name "Gretel" is likely a reference to the fairy tale "[[Wikipedia:Hansel and Gretel|Hansel and Gretel]]", which Battler jokingly mentions.
*The names of the women in [[Rudolf Ushiromiya]]'s immediate family ([[Kyrie Ushiromiya|Kyrie]], [[Asumu Ushiromiya|Asumu]], and [[Ange Ushiromiya|Ange]]) are references to the Priest skills in the MMORPG ''[[w:Ragnarok Online|Ragnarok Online]]'' (Kyrie Eleison, Assumptio, and Angelus respectively).
*[[Sakutarou]] was originally to be named "Sakura" after the protagonist of ''[[Wikipedia:Card Captor Sakura|Card Captor Sakura]]'', however Maria changed it to sound more masculine.▼
**This is actually an anachronism as ''Card Captor Sakura'' debuted in 1996, ten years after ''Umineko no Naku Koro ni'' takes place.▼
*[[Rumiko Chie]] is a parody of [http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Ciel Ciel] from [[w:Tsukihime|''Tsukihime'']].▼
*[[Hameln]] is likely a reference to the [[w:Pied Piper of Hamelin|Pied Piper of Hamelin]].▼
*[[Renoir]] is likely named after [[w:Pierre-Auguste Renoir|Pierre-Auguste Renoir]].▼
*[http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Scarletite Scarletite] from the ''[[w:Final Fantasy|Final Fantasy]]'' franchise is mentioned in "[[Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni#My Best Friend|My Best Friend]]."▼
*In {{alliance}}, [[Gaap]] refers to [[w:Pandæmonium (Paradise Lost)|Pandæmonium]], a location in [[w:John Milton|John Milton]]'s ''[[w:Paradise Lost|Paradise Lost]]''.▼
*In {{phase1}}, [[Maricarmen]] refers to [[Keropoyo]] as the second frog to call himself a knight, referencing [https://chrono.fandom.com/wiki/Frog Frog/Kaeru] from ''[[w:Chrono Trigger|Chrono Trigger]]''.▼
*Liru Yumezuka from {{harem}} refers to herself as the "Ultimate High School Manga Artist," a reference to the naming schemes of the "Ultimates" from ''[[w:Danganronpa|Danganronpa]]''.▼
*When [[Beatrice]] and [[Virgilia]] battle in {{banquet}}, they summon a litany of mythical weapons including [[w:Gungnir|Gungnir]], [[w:Mjolnir|Mjolnir]], and the horse rider [[w:Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse#Pale Hose|Death]].
**Beatrice's War Towers are said to be "100 merute" tall. This unit of measurement is a reference to the "merute" of [[w:Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (film)|''Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind'']], which is said to be equal to roughly one meter.
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*In {{dawn}}, [[Erika Furudo]] quotes the ''[[w:Book of Common Prayer#Literary influence|Book of Common Prayer]].
*In {{requiem}}, [[Maria Ushiromiya]] quotes the [[w:Book of Matthew|Book of Matthew]].
*In {{twilight}}, failing [[Maria Ushiromiya]]'s puzzle results in her claiming the answer is only worth "20 Picarats", a reference to the ''[[w:Professor Layton|Professor Layton]]'' series of puzzle games.
▲*[[Sakutarou]] was originally to be named "Sakura" after the protagonist of ''[[Wikipedia:Card Captor Sakura|Card Captor Sakura]]'', however Maria changed it to sound more masculine.
▲**This is actually an anachronism as ''Card Captor Sakura'' debuted in 1996, ten years after ''Umineko no Naku Koro ni'' takes place.
▲*[[Rumiko Chie]] is a parody of [http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Ciel Ciel] from [[w:Tsukihime|''Tsukihime'']].
▲*[[Hameln]] is likely a reference to the [[w:Pied Piper of Hamelin|Pied Piper of Hamelin]].
▲*[[Renoir]] is likely named after [[w:Pierre-Auguste Renoir|Pierre-Auguste Renoir]].
▲*[http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Scarletite Scarletite] from the ''[[w:Final Fantasy|Final Fantasy]]'' franchise is mentioned in "[[Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni#My Best Friend|My Best Friend]]."
▲*In {{alliance}}, [[Gaap]] refers to [[w:Pandæmonium (Paradise Lost)|Pandæmonium]], a location in [[w:John Milton|John Milton]]'s ''[[w:Paradise Lost|Paradise Lost]]''.
▲*In {{phase1}}, [[Maricarmen]] refers to [[Keropoyo]] as the second frog to call himself a knight, referencing [https://chrono.fandom.com/wiki/Frog Frog/Kaeru] from ''[[w:Chrono Trigger|Chrono Trigger]]''.
▲*Liru Yumezuka from {{harem}} refers to herself as the "Ultimate High School Manga Artist," a reference to the naming schemes of the "Ultimates" from ''[[w:Danganronpa|Danganronpa]]''.
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