Mirage

Abbas – Ali Abbas
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Abbas
https://artciti.com/shop-by-artist/ali-abbas
https://www.louvrepakistan.com/artist/ali-abbas

Ali Baboon – Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
The Thuggies – Thuggees, a religious cult from India
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Ali_Baboon
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Location:The_UnderDen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Baba_and_the_Forty_Thieves
http://www.indyintheclassroom.com/projects/archaeology/temple.asp
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Jones_and_the_Temple_of_Doom

Ali Cassim, one of Ali Baboon’s Thuggie goons – Cassim, Ali Baba’s brother from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Ali_Cassim
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:Shock_the_Monkey
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Baba_and_the_Forty_Thieves

Ali Uup – Alley Oop
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Ali_Uup
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alley-oop
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alley_Oop
https://youtu.be/vcNSGFeUIV0

Architect Antheemius – Anthemius of Tralles
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Architect_Antheemius
https://greatestgreeks.wordpress.com/2016/06/29/isidore-of-miletus-anthemius-of-tralles/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthemius_of_Tralles

Assistant Sigh-Amm – Si & Am from Lady and the Tramp
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Assistant_Sigh-Amm
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:Sayameez,_if_you_Please
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_and_the_Tramp
https://youtu.be/RG5mOd8Ubsk

Baron Hairkonnen – Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Baron_Hairkonnen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_(franchise)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Harkonnen

Boa Fett – Boba Fett
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Boa_Fett
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Location:The_UnderDen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boba_Fett

Burdie – Catbeard and Nathan Lane (most likely his role in The Birdcage but don’t quote anyone on that)
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Burdie
https://www.pirate101central.com/wiki/NPC:Catbeard
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Lane
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Birdcage

Chairman Meow – Mao Zedong
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Chairman_Meow
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mao_Zedong

The Chronocle – Augur of Dunlain from Skyrim
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:The_Chronocle
https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Augur_of_Dunlain

Destro-Uctor – Destro from the Hasbro G.I. Joe toy line
Housing Decorations Serpyntor and Major Blud – Serpentor and Major Blood from the G.I. Joe toy line
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Destro-Uctor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destro
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serpentor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Bludd

Disciple J’Onni – Johnny Lawrence of the Cobra Kai in the Karate Kid franchise
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Disciple_J’Onni
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Karate_Kid
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Lawrence_(character)

Doctor Yooh – Dr. Wellington Yueh
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Doctor_Yooh
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_(franchise)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Dune_characters#Wellington_Yueh

Duke Dairyus Purrzian – Darius the Great
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Duke_Dairyus_Purrzian
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darius_the_Great
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darius_the_Mede

Dumoozid – Mr. Clean the brand name and mascot, owned by Procter & Gamble and Dumuzid the Mesopotamian god of shepherds
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Dumoozid
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Clean
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumuzid

Dune Buggy – The dune buggy, two from pop culture Wonderbug and Speed Buggy
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Dune_Buggy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_buggy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonderbug
https://youtu.be/bQnnZOJSlh0
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_Buggy

Dunes Djinn – The Dunes Hotel and Oasis Casino & Jambi the Genie from Pee Wee’s Playhouse
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Dunes_Djinn
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunes_(hotel_and_casino)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pee-wee%27s_Playhouse

Eerkala – Ereshkigal, ruler of Irkalla, the Mesopotamian underworld.
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Eerkala
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ereshkigal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Mesopotamian_underworld

Emperor Paleolo – Constantine XI Palaiologos and Meow Mix brand cat food
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Emperor_Paleolo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_XI_Palaiologos
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meow_Mix
https://youtu.be/1Q0x6T7YLr8
https://youtu.be/9AWCk7HlG4o

Feringhea – Feringhea, ‘the Thuggee chief, King of the stranglers’
The Thuggies – Thuggies, a relgious cult from India
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Feringhea
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:Say_No_to_Feuds
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thuggee
http://8ate.blogspot.com/2009/08/thug-feringhea-and-kali-fatima.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferengi

Gobblorean Guard – Gamorrean Guard from Return of the Jedi
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Gobblorean_Guard_(Myth)
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Location:The_UnderDen
https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Gamorrean

Goofang – Hua Guofeng
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Goofang
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hua_Guofeng

The Grey Ghost – Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey KG PC
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Lord_Charles_T.Bergamot https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:The_Grey_Ghost! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_Ghost
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Grey,_2nd_Earl_Grey
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Grey_tea
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beware_the_Gray_Ghost
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Iowa(BB-61)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Silver_Ghost

Hairy Qhrum – Salacious B. Crumb, Jabba the Hutt’s pet from Return of the Jedi and the 1989 film Who’s Harry Crumb?
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Hairy_Qhrum
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Location:The_UnderDen
https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Salacious_B._Crumb
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who%27s_Harry_Crumb%3F

Hassan – Hassan from Ali Baba Bunny and Sergeant Schultz from Hogan’s Heroes
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Hassan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Baba_Bunny
https://youtu.be/siqPMOYh7DA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Banner

Head Constractor Isibore – Isidore of Miletus
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Head_Constractor_Isibore
https://greatestgreeks.wordpress.com/2016/06/29/isidore-of-miletus-anthemius-of-tralles/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isidore_of_Miletus

Istar the Dreamy Genie – Jeannie from the TV show I Dream of Jeannie, The Babylonian goddess Ishtar, and Istar from Dragonlance of Dungeons and Dragons
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Istar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Dream_of_Jeannie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inanna
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonlance

Kobra Kommander – Cobra Commander from the Hasbro G.I. Joe toy line
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Kobra_Kommander
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobra_Commander

Kur – Kur the ancient Mesopotamian underworld
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Kur
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:To_the_Chimera!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Mesopotamian_underworld

Loother Ray – Luther from The Warriors
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Loother_Ray
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Warriors_(film)
https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Luther_(The_Warriors)

Melanj the Great Wurm and Wurmlings – Sandworms of Arakis and Melange
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Wurmling
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Wurmling_Guardian
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Melanj
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:Trial_of_the_Sand_Wurms
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:Cavern_of_the_Wurm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_(franchise)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandworm_(Dune)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melange_(fictional_drug)

The Mimic – Mimic from Dungeons & Dragons
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Mimic
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:Most_Valued_Treasure
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimic_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)

Miriam the Ice Princess – Miriam the Prophet and Elsa the Ice Queen
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Miriam
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miriam
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsa_(Frozen)

Murdak – Marduk, Babylonian god of creation, water, agriculture, justice, medicine, and magic
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Murdak
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marduk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mušḫuššu

Nabopolassar the Babble Fish – Nabopolassar, first King of the Neo-Babylonian Empire and the Babel Fish
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Nabopolassar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabopolassar
https://hitchhikers.fandom.com/wiki/Babel_Fish
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babel_Fish_(website)

Nashkurgal – Ningishzida, Mesopotamian god of vegetation, the underworld, war and snakes & his mother Ereshkigal, goddess of the underworld.
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Nashkurgal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ningishzida
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ereshkigal

Ozzy – Percy Shelley’s “Ozymandias” and Ozzy Osbourne and Sir Daniel Fortesque from the PlayStation game MediEvil
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Ozzy_(Mirage)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozymandias
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozzy_Osbourne
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediEvil

The Packmen, Pally, Percy and Madam Packman – Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man from the Pac-Man video games
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Pally_PackMan
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Madam_PackMan
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Percy_Packman
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:PackMan_Fever
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:Ghost_Maze
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Chilly
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pac-Man
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ms.Pac-Man
https://pacman.com/en/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pac-Man_Fever(song)
https://youtu.be/5y4q4DC4UKc

Pol Atraydies – Paul Atreides
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Pol_Atraydies
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_(franchise)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Atreides

Qhays and Layla – Layla and Majnun & Layla by Eric Claptron
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:Serpentine_Love_Story
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Layla
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Qhays
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layla_and_Majnun
https://www.lyrics.com/lyric/12207726/Eric+Clapton/Layla
https://youtu.be/fX5USg8_1gA

Qhreed – Adonis Creed
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Qhreed
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creed_(film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_(franchise)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Creed
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adonis_Creed

Qhreese – John Kreese sensei of the Cobra Kai in the Karate Kid franchise
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Qhreese
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Karate_Kid
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kreese

Rahqi Bal’Boa – Rocky Balboa
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Rahqi_Bal%27Boa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Balboa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_(franchise)

The Rain Core – The Rancor from Return of the Jedi
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:The_Rain_Core
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Location:The_UnderDen
https://www.starwars.com/databank/rancor

Reverend Mother Meowhaim – Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Reverend_Mother_Meowhaim
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_(franchise)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaius_Helen_Mohiam
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bene_Gesserit

Ricky, Tiki, and Taffy – Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Ricky
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Tiki
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Taffy
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:Mission_Impossible_(Mirage)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
https://archive.org/details/rikkitikkitavi_201701

Robin – Robin Hood
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Robin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood

Sandiago – Santiago from the novel The Alchemist, and possibly Nomad Donuts of San Diego
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Sandiago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Alchemist_(novel)
https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/the-alchemist/character/santiago/
https://nomaddonuts.com/

The Scorpion aka Overlord Xerxes – Xerxes I the Persian Emperor (possibly the King mentioned in the Book of Esther)
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Overlord_Xerxes
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:The_Scorpion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerxes_I
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahasuerus

Shamiss – Shamash, Mesopotamian god of the sun and justice
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Shamiss
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamash

Shrowdenger’s Qhats – Schrödinger’s cat
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Shrowdenger%27s_Qhat_(Life)
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Shrowdenger%27s_Qhat_(Death)
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:The_Eerem_Tablet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger%27s_cat

Sinbad and his crew – Sinbad, Sailor of the Seven Seas
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Sinbad
https://www.pirate101central.com/wiki/NPC:Sinbad
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Rahim
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Anwar
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Akbari
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinbad_the_Sailor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahim
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anwar_(2007_film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akbari
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admiral_Ackbar

Sister Iroolan – Princess Irulan
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Sister_Iroolan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_(franchise)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Irulan

Snake Plizkin – Snake Plissken from Escape from New York and Snake Eyes from the Hasbro G.I. Joe toy line
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Snake_Plizkin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_Plissken
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_Eyes_(G.I._Joe)

Sultana Sharzad – Scheherazade from 1,001 Arabian Nights
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Sultana_Sharzad
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Thousand_and_One_Nights
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheherazade

Teddy Hairkonnen – Teddy the young child saved by Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and Lady Jessica Atreides from Dune
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Teddy_Hairkonnen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Jessica
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
https://archive.org/details/rikkitikkitavi_201701

Tetrus Prison – Tetris
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Location:Tetrus_Prison
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetris

Thieves’ Den – Thieves’ Den from Ali Babba and the 40 Thieves, Jabba’s Palace, and the Mos Eisley Cantina
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Location:Thieves’_Den
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Baba_and_the_Forty_Thieves
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mos_Eisley
https://www.starwars.com/databank/mos-eisley-cantina
https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Jabba’s_Palace

Tower of Babble – Tower of Babel
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Location:Tower_of_Babble
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Babel

Tyrehl – House Tyrell
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Tyrehl
https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/House_Tyrell

Vice-Chair Freeder – Abraham Armin Frieder
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Vice-Chair_Freeder
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armin_Frieder

Vigilant Adapa – Adapa from Mesopotamian Mythology
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Vigilant_Adapa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adapa

Viper Soldiers of Istanboa – Cobra soldiers from the Hasbro G.I. Joe toy line
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Viper_Soldier
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Street_Viper
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Strato-Viper
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobra_(G.I._Joe)
https://www.yojoe.com/action/86/stratoviper.shtml

Vizier Faizal – Abul Fazl
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Vizier_Faizal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abul_Fazl

Vizier Rafaj – Jafar and Abbasid vizier Ja’far ibn Yahya
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Vizier_Rafaj
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jafar_(Aladdin)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%27far_ibn_Yahya

Warden Hamidou – Warden Hamidou from Midnight Express (1978)
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Warden_Hamidou
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:Hairkonnen_Heiress
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_Express_(film)

Zuliman Mongu – Suleiman the Magnificent
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Zuliman_Mongu_(Death)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suleiman_the_Magnificent

Unconfirmed references, places and cool puns:
Cobraxas is possibly a G.I. Joe reference but I’m not sure which character.
Captain Keetay is a play on Kitty
The Qhat Houses of Mirage; Tabbi, Purrzhan, Calixco & Sayameez are plays on the cat breeds Tabby, Persian, Calico and Siamese.
Prefect Josapat could be Joseph (known for his coat of many colors) or Jehoshaphat (the fourth King of Judah), not enough info to call it either way.
The Sands Castle is an obvious play on “sand castle”. It has been suggested that is also a reference to the Sands Casino. Not enough info to verify that possibility.
General Naja – NAJA is the abbreviation for The Law Enforcement Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Farzin could refer to either Farzin, an Iranian pop singer from the 1970s or Farzad Farzin an Iranian actor/singer born in 1980. Not enough info to confirm one over the other.

Istanboa – Istanbul
Catstantinople – Constantinople
Istanbul Turkey was founded as Byzantium ca 600 BC, Emperor Constantine the Great renamed it to Constantinople in 330 AD. In 1930 the name was changed to Istanbul.
Aggrobah – Agrabah from the Disney film Aladdin