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**One of Willard's weapons, [[Van Dine's Commandments]], is taken from Willard Huntington Wright's [http://gadetection.pbworks.com/w/page/7932401/Van%20Dine%27s%20Twenty%20Rules%20for%20Writing%20Detective%20Stories Twenty Rules for Writing Detective Stories].

*[[Lion Ushiromiya]] and Willard call each other "Watson" and "Holmes", direct references to the famous [[Wikipedia:Sherlock Holmes|Sherlock Holmes]] franchise.

*In {{end}}, both Soji Shimada's Tokyo Zodiac Murders and Ango Sakaguchi's Furenzoku satsujin jiken are directly referenced.

*In {{requiem}}, [[Wikipedia:Agatha Christie|Agatha Christie's]] [[Wikipedia:And Then There Were None|Ten Little Indians]] is directly referenced.

=== Other ===

*[[Battler Ushiromiya]] is partially based off of [[Wikipedia:Phoenix Wright (character)|Phoenix Wright]] from the [[Wikipedia:Ace Attorney|Ace Attorney]] franchise, most clearly seen in Battler's Objection sprite.<ref>{{cite web|title = Ryukishi07 at the French con Epitanime: 27th of May|url = http://archive.is/gDjnB#selection-191.315-191.450}}</ref>

*[[Jessica Ushiromiya]] cosplays as Marisa Kirisame from [[Wikipedia:Touhou Project|Touhou Project]] while playing in her band.

*[[Ange Ushiromiya]]'s false name "Gretel" is likely a reference to the fairy tale [[Hansel and Gretel]], which Battler jokingly mentions.

*The 72 Pillars of Hell mentioned in ''Umineko no Naku Koro ni'' is likely a reference to the [[Wikipedia:List of demons in the Ars Goetia|72 demons]] in the [[Wikipedia:Lesser Key of Solomon|Lesser Key of Solomon]]. Several demons within ''Umineko no Naku Koro ni'' are based off of these 72 demons.

**[[Ronove]] is based off of [[Wikipedia:Ronove|Marquis Ronove]], the 27th demon.

**[[Furfur]] and [[Zepar]] are based off of [[Wikipedia:Furfur|Furfur]], the 34th demon, and [[Wikipedia:Zepar|Zepar]], the 16th demon, respectively.

**[[Gaap]] is based off of the 33rd demon of the Lesser Key of Solomon, [[Wikipedia:Gaap|Gaap]]. This is particularly notable as the demon Gaap is partly known for providing medical care for women. This could allude to false autopsies being made by [[Nanjo Terumasa]], the only doctor on [[Rokkenjima]].

*Much of the demonology [[Maria Ushiromiya]] mentions is taken from the [[Wikipedia:Key of Solomon|Key of Solomon]], a 14th/15th century grimoire and early example of Renaissance magic.

**Maria's amulets, meant to protect her from the evil entities on the island, have the fifth pentacle of Mars inscribed on them.

**The symbol found on the shed in {{legend}} is the seventh pentacle of the Sun.

**The symbol found on [[Eva Ushiromiya]] and [[Hideyoshi Ushiromiya]]'s room is the pentacle of the Moon.

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