Welcome to Krokotopia! Krokotopia is the second of the four original worlds that were part of the game when Wizard101 was released to the public in 2008. Your wizard is sent to this desert world of Kroks to find the Krokonomicron and the Order of the Fang. While there you discover a plethora of Pop Culture references.
Please note this list does not claim to be every reference these are just the ones I caught or have been made aware of. Many young wizards have contributed to my research for this series of articles. I have undoubtedly missed some references and will happily revise this master list as more come to light. Also this series focuses on the NPCs of Wizard101 and will not attempt to list all references in Quest Names, Spells, or Dialogue.
Alfred Rothchild – Alfred de Rothschild
http://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Alfred_Rothchild#ixzz7X9JCz200 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_de_Rothschild
Alhazred – Abdul “the Mad Arab” Alhazred
https://wizard101.fandom.com/wiki/Alhazred
https://lovecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Abdul_Alhazred
Apep the Snaky One – Apep/Apopis/Apophis Egyptian god of chaos
http://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Apep_the_Snaky_One#axzz7XRKFhE00
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apep
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Apopis-Egyptian-god
https://stargate.fandom.com/wiki/Apophis
Ar’dath Bey – Ardath Bey, Ardeth Bay
http://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Ar%27dath_Bey#axzz7TZGxTh6u
https://universalmonstersuniverse.com/2016/04/11/ardeth-bay-now/
https://mummy.fandom.com/wiki/Ardeth_Bay
Assistant Danforth – Danforth
http://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Assistant_Danforth#ixzz7X2f4vel6 https://lovecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Danforth
Bellosh – René Emile Belloq
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Bellosh
https://indianajones.fandom.com/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Emile_Belloq
Dalai Lamba – Dalai Lama
http://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Dalai_Lamba#ixzz7WPRdu0mo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalai_Lama
George Beagle – The HMS Beagle and King George IV
http://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:George_Beagle#axzz7W7D78Ita
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Beagle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_IV
Dr. Gordon Flemming – Nicholas Flemming
http://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Dr.Gordon_Flemming#ixzz7Wx4TWTY9 https://www.gresham.ac.uk/speakers/dr-nicholas-flemming
Hamakala – Kamakala
http://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Hamakala#ixzz7WUIEgO9m
https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/kamakala
Hoof Ninja – Foot Clan Ninja
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Hoof_Ninja
https://turtlepedia.fandom.com/wiki/Foot_Clan
Jah’mes, Ar’tes, & Rah’ea – James Nance, Artie Rogers, Rhea Shelley
http://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Jah%27mes#axzz7VXx6b6Yr
http://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Ar%27tes#axzz7VXx6b6Yr
http://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Rah%27ea#axzz7VXx6b6Yr
https://101universe.fandom.com/wiki/Wizard101/Credits
Keisar Hal’am – Kaiser Wilhelm II, German Emperor
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Keisar_Hal%27am
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_II,_German_Emperor
Krokenkahmen – Tutankhamun
http://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Krokenkahmen#axzz7UE8nLCET
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutankhamun
Krokhotep – Amenhotep III or Imhotep
https://wizard101.fandom.com/wiki/Krokhotep
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amenhotep_III
https://mummy.fandom.com/wiki/Imhotep
The Krokonomicon – The Necronomicon
https://101universe.fandom.com/wiki/Krokonomicon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necronomicon
Krokopatra – Cleopatra
https://wizard101.fandom.com/wiki/Krokopatra
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleopatra
Lieutenant Standish – Myles Standish
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Lieutenant_Standish#ixzz7e7cOC2Yg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myles_Standish
Master Tonkatsu – A 2-for-1 reference.
Japanese pork cutlets and dialogue references Ghostbusters 2
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Master_Tonkatsu#ixzz7dYIGBqxq
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097428
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonkatsu
Pembaa – Pemba Dolma Sherpa
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Pembaa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pemba_Doma_Sherpa
Private Archibald – Archibald McMurdo
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Private_Archibald#ixzz7eIyHnZ6i
https://www.lindahall.org/about/news/scientist-of-the-day/archibald-mcmurdo
Private Farnsworth – Philo Taylor Farnsworth
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Private_Farnsworth#ixzz7eDraDCQz
https://futurama.fandom.com/wiki/Hubert_J._Farnsworth
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philo_Farnsworth
Private Livingston – Dr. David Livingstone
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Private_Livingston#ixzz7e1VSnEwv
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Dr-Livingstone/
Ra – Ra the Egyptian sun god
http://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Ra#ixzz7XEzLPtKt https://www.worldhistory.org/Ra(Egyptian_God)/
Salalabad, Sailor of the Eight Sands – Sinbad, Sailor of the Seven Seas
http://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Captain_Salalabad#axzz7WlMHetxT
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinbad_the_Sailor
Shazz’am – SHAZAM!, Captain Marvel, Black Adam
http://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Shazz%27am#axzz7Pc9ofOYs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Marvel_(DC_Comics)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Adam
Sisters of the Fang – The Weird Sisters from Shakespeare’s Macbeth
http://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Defender_of_the_Fang#axzz7VXx6b6Yr
http://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Guardian_of_the_Fang#axzz7VXx6b6Yr
http://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Protector_of_the_Fang#axzz7VXx6b6Yr
http://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Keeper_of_the_Fang#axzz7VXx6b6Yr
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Witches
Toth Amuun – Thoth-amon
http://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Toth_Amuun#axzz7VBDbx4mT
https://conan.fandom.com/wiki/Thoth-amon
Wooly Bully – Wooly Bully by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Woolly_Bully
https://youtu.be/KZJiGu6Gz8E
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wooly_Bully
Zam’fir – Zamfir
http://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Zam%27fir#axzz7W7D78Ita
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gheorghe_Zamfir
(unconfirmed, nonNPC, cool puns)
The Map Room used to find the Order of the fang is directly inspired by the Map Room in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Creature: Moh’Lharz – Molars & Kus’Bhid – Cuspid (teeth puns)
Reed Trevor – Retriever
Rufus Cavendish is possibly a reference to the Cavendish family, headed by Lady Henrietta Cavendish Holles who inherited Tyburn Manor and passed it through her descendants. Not enough info to confirm.
Other Spiral Worlds in this series:
Wizard City
Marleybone
Mooshu
Dragonspyre
Grizzleheim / Wintertusk
Aquila
Wysteria
Celestia
Zafaria
Avalon
Azteca
Khrysalis
Polaris
Mirage
Empyrea
Heroes of Lemuria
And the Zeke Quests
Vulcan Stev's Database 