Pop Culture References in Wizard101 – Lemuria

Investigate the lost fragments of history and uncover the silent crime so monumental it shook the Spiral. And in the process, discover a world of worlds, a mishmash of the strange and familiar maintained by the enigmatic Lemurs. In this place, bears never learned to fight, Manders never learned to serve and Water Moles… well, they actually learned a lot.

And it is in this place that heroes are forged. Barbarians triumph in the untamed Mandoria, while polymaths excel in the floating Sky City. Monster hunters are needed to survive the gloomy Night Forest, while the Wildlands are protected by a mysterious violet Ghost.

But there is a greater danger than they can know, hidden for centuries. Amidst the jungles and deserts and cities of Lemuria is one last great secret that, if left undiscovered, could unravel Everything. (from the Wizard101 website)

Lemuria was added to the game in November of 2021. It is the second world of the fourth arc and is intended for wizards level 140-150.

The original Heroes of Lemuria articles featuring: The Bantam, Buck Gordon, Centaurzan, Chief Krull, Dog Tracy, Duck Savage, The League of Exemplary Personages, Mandar, Mandrake the Maligician, Morg the Merciless, Moth Amon, The Shadoe, Skeletaur, Solomon Crane, Stallion Quartermane, Theopolis, Twee Ki, and Wilma Deering

Angus – The Aberdeen Angus
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Angus
https://101universe.fandom.com/wiki/Angus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberdeen_Angus

Awful Snowman – Olaf from Disney’s Frozen
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Awful_Snowman
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:Let_it_Snow
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frozen_(2013_film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olaf_(Frozen)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeQ_TTyLGMs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFatVn1hP3o

Aye-Aye – The aye-aye lemur of Madagascar
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Aye-Aye
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aye-aye

Bumbles – Mumbles
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Bumbles
https://101universe.fandom.com/wiki/Bumbles
https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Mumbles

Capo K. Rool – Kaptain K. Rool, one of King K. Rool’s alter egos from the Nintendo Donkey Kong video games
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Capo_K._Rool
https://donkeykong.fandom.com/wiki/Kaptain_K._Rool

Chew’i – The Bare Necessities, Chewy Pet supplies, Chewbacca, and the North Mississippi Allstars
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:Bear_Necessities
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Chew%27i
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bare_Necessities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BH-Rxd-NBo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chewy_(company)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chewbacca
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Mississippi_Allstars

Dasein – Dasein, Martin Heidegger’s term for “being-in-the-world”
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Dasein
https://101universe.fandom.com/wiki/Dasein
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Heidegger
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dasein
https://eternalisedofficial.com/2021/01/28/dasein-being-in-the-world/

Doctor Prune – Pruneface
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Doctor_Prune
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pruneface

Donny Kong – Donkey Kong and King Kong
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Donny_Kong
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:Banana-Fana-Foe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong_(1981_video_game)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Kong
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Name_Game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MJLi5_dyn0

Ernest Bovine – Ernest Borgnine
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Ernest_Bovine
https://101universe.fandom.com/wiki/Ernest_Bovine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Borgnine

Ethan Crane and Thomas Crane – Ethan Thomas Crane, the Alter Ego of Supreme
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Ethan_Crane
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Thomas_Crane
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_(character)
https://comicvine.gamespot.com/supreme/4005-6538/

Executive VP K. Rool – Baron K. Roolenstein, one of King K. Rool’s alter egoes from the Nintendo Donkey Kong video games
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Executive_VP_K._Rool
https://donkeykong.fandom.com/wiki/Baron_K._Roolenstein

Eye Robots – Isaac Asimov’s “I, Robot” and the iPhone
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Eye_Robot_(Balance)
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Eye_Robot_(Ice)
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Eye_Robot_(Storm)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,Robot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Laws_of_Robotics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_Robot(film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone

Goldaur and Peter Z. Putaski – Goldar and Putty Patrollers from The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:Go,_Go_Power_Grazers
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Goldaur
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Putty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldar
https://powerrangers.fandom.com/wiki/Putty_Patrollers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHalaFUqnTI

The Golden Lion – Shiki from One Piece
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Golden_Lion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Piece
https://onepiece.fandom.com/wiki/Shiki

Grizztopher – The Bare Necessities, Christopher Robin, Chris Conte, Grizzly Bears, and the North Mississippi Allstars
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:Bear_Necessities
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Grizztopher
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bare_Necessities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BH-Rxd-NBo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Robin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Conte
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grizzly_bear
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Mississippi_Allstars

The Honeybee Diner – Nighthawks by Edward Hopper
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Location:Honeybee_Diner
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nighthawks_%28Hopper%29
https://artisticafineart.com/products/boulevard-of-broken-dreams-1984-nighthawks-by-gottfried-helnwein?variant=13286994968637

Humphrey Bullgart – Humphrey Bogart
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Humphrey_Bullgart
https://101universe.fandom.com/wiki/Humphrey_Bullgart
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humphrey_Bogart

Ichabod Crane – Ichabod Crane from the Legend of Sleepy Hollow
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Ichabod_Crane
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Spell:Headless_Horseman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow

Kit 10 – K9
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/Pet:Kit_10
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Stray_Kit-10
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K9_(Doctor_Who)

Kodi – The Bare Necessities, Koda from Brother Bear, Kodiak Bears, and the North Mississippi Allstars
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:Bear_Necessities
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Kodi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bare_Necessities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BH-Rxd-NBo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brother_Bear
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodiak_bear
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Mississippi_Allstars

Lucy, Ethyl, and Mertz – Lucy Ricardo, and Fred & Ethyl Mertz
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Lucy
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Ethyl
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Mertz
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:A_Simple_Fetch_Quest
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:Sugar_is_Bad_for_You
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Love_Lucy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mary_Tyler_Moore_Show

Mandar’s Predecessors: He-Mander, Woenan, Sundarr and Bill – He-Man, Conan the Barbarian, Thundarr the Barbarian, & ???
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Mandar_the_Barbarian_(Standard)
https://vulcanstev.blog/2022/06/20/pop-culture-references-of-wizard101-lemuria-mandar/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thundarr_the_Barbarian
https://www.fantasticfiction.com/k/virgil-knightley/heights-of-dread.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloom_County

Mander-At-Arms – Man-At-Arms
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Mander-At-Arms
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_He-Man_and_the_Masters_of_the_Universe_characters
https://he-man.fandom.com/wiki/Man-At-Arms

Mary-Crane Watson – Mary Jane Watson
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Mary-Crane_Watson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Jane_Watson
https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Mary_Crane_Watsow_(Earth-8311)

Paul Cudd – Paul Rudd
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Paul_Cudd
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Rudd

Perry the Equipment Recipe Vendor – Perry the Platypus from Phineas and Ferb
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Perry
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phineas_and_Ferb

Pharoah K. Rool – King K. Rool from the Nintendo Donkey Kong video games
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Pharoah_K._Rool
https://donkeykong.fandom.com/wiki/King_K._Rool

Pips Mooless – “Lips” Manlis
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Pips_Mooless
https://101universe.fandom.com/wiki/Pips_Mooless
https://dicktracy.fandom.com/wiki/Lips_Manlis
https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Lips_Manlis

Power Grazers – The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:Go,_Go_Power_Grazers
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Green_Power_Grazer
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Pink_Power_Grazer
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Purple_Power_Grazer
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Gray_Power_Grazer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Rangers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHalaFUqnTI

Power Grazers Power Borgs – The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Zords
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:Go,_Go_Power_Grazers
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Pink_Power_Borg
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Gray_Power_Borg
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Green_Power_Borg
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Purple_Power_Borg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Rangers
https://ranger-retrocenter.com/seasons/01-mighty-morphin-power-rangers/mmpr-zords/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHalaFUqnTI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBHKeRWKqN8

Power Grazers Power Draconian and White Tiger – The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Green & White Rangers and the Dragonzord & Tigerzord
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:Go,_Go_Power_Grazers
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Power_Draconian
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:White_Tiger
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Rangers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Oliver
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHalaFUqnTI

Prim Reaper – The Grim Reaper, a personification of Death and the Grim Reaper, a Marvel Comics villain
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Prim_Reaper
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:Don%27t_Fear_Prim_Reaper
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personifications_of_death
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grim_Reaper
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(Don%27t_Fear)_The_Reaper
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy4HA3vUv2c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVsQLlk-T0s

Renee Moosso – Rene Russo
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Renee_Moosso
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rene_Russo

The Scriptkeeper – The Cryptkeeper from HBO’s Tales from the Crypt
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:The_Scriptkeeper
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_from_the_Crypt_(TV_series)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_from_the_Crypt_(comics)

Shark School – Baby Shark
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:Jaws_Well_that_Ends_Well
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Shark_Student
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Shark_T.A.
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Shark_Teacher
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Shark_Principal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_Shark
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqZsoesa55w

Snow Monster – Marshmallow, Elsa’s Snow Monster from Disney’s Frozen
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Snow_Monster
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:Let_it_Snow
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frozen_(2013_film)
https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Marshmallow

The Snow Queen – Elsa, the Snow Queen from Disney’s Frozen
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Snow_Queen
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:Let_it_Snow
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frozen_(2013_film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsa_(Frozen)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moSFlvxnbgk

Tom Holstein – Tom Hiddleston? and the Holstein breed of cows
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Tom_Holstein
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Hiddleston
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holstein_Friesian

Tosh – Daniel Tosh from Tosh.0
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Tosh
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tosh.0
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Tosh

The Unforgiving Tree and the Demanding Kid – Characters from The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:The_Unforgiving_Tree
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Unforgiving_Tree
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:The_Writer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Giving_Tree

Wight Rhino – the Northern White Rhino
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Wight_Rhino
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_rhinoceros

Places and other cool puns:
Executive VP K. Rool’s place of business, The K. Roolity Inn, is play on the Quality Inn chain of motels in America.

The Heap is an homage to Film Noir

The Lemurian Hall of Heroes is based on the Justice League’s Hall of Justice from DC Comics and the 1973 Hanna-Barbera Justice League cartoon which in itself was modeled after Union Station in Cincinnati, OH.

The Honeybee Diner is an homage to Edward Hopper’s 1942 painting “Nighthawks”.

Other Worlds in Wizard101 Pop Culture series

Wizard City
Krokotopia
Marleybone
Mooshu
Dragonspyre
Grizzleheim / Wintertusk
Aquila
Wysteria
Celestia
Zafaria
Avalon
Azteca
Khrysalis
Polaris
Mirage
Empyrea
Karamelle
Novus
Wallaru
Zeke Quests and Eloise Quests