Easter Eggs

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Dead Island is chock full of nods to other popular game franchises. You'll find these sprinkled throughout the game, such as the weapons called "Master Chef" and "Assassin's Greed."

BioHazard / Resident Evil Game Reference

When you are introduced to the Thug enemy, the cutscene shown is the same as when you are first introduced to the zombie in the Mansion in Resident Evil.

F.E.A.R. Game Reference

In the 'Message to the Masses' sidequest, when you find Garrett Grant and hand over the message, turn back to the main entrance to find a movie poster on the wall. Notice anything familiar? The girl in the poster looks eerily like Alma from F.E.A.R

Dead Island the Book

Scattered throughout the game, you can notice some books lying around. If you look at the books, you will notice the they are titled Dead Island: A True Story.

Achievements/Trophies and Challenges References

  • Gotta find'em all is a reference to the Pokemon franchise from Nintendo / GameFreak.
  • Everybody Lies - A reference to a favorite saying by Dr. Gregory House from the TV show "House". It is given when you use a large medkit to heal yourself when you lost less than 5% of your current maximum health bar.
  • How many days exactly?- Given after playing the game at least 28 days after starting it. A reference to the "zombie" movie 28 Days Later.
  • Can't touch this- Given after killing 15 zombies in a row without taking damage. A reference to the song "Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer.
  • Tae Kwon Leap- This is a reference to The Frantics' popular sketch and song "Boot to the Head". This condition requires you to destroy enemies using your bare hands, and not your generic melee kick.
  • There and back again- A Reference to Bilbo Baggin's memoirs of his journey made in book The Hobbit and completed and published in The Lord of the Rings, by J. R. R. Tolkein.
  • Tis but a flesh wound!- A reference to the Black Knight scene from the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
  • First!- A reference to a common practice on internet forums in which a person posts a comment or reply before anyone else without actually saying anything. Often used by internet trolls.
  • Right 4 Life- The 'Opposite' of popular zombie game Left 4 Dead from Valve.
  • Cardio - First rule for surviving in the movie Zombieland.
  • Ah! Spoiled meat! - A reference to The Butcher's saying in Diablo "AH! fresh meat". 


  • It's WAY over 9000! Challenge- A reference to the infamous Dragon Ball Z, scene where the line "It's over 9000!" is spoken. Also a popular internet meme.

Other Pop Culture References

  • The weapon, Zed's Demise, refers to the movie Pulp Fiction, where the character played by Bruce Willis slashes a man named Zed with a samurai sword, accompanied by the line "Zed's dead baby, Zed's dead."
  • Near the beginning of the game you hear a plane's distress signal. The flight's name is Oceanic flight 1012 and the message says that the plane will crash into the jungle. This happens during the quest named "Exodus", and when you hear the distress signal, you can find stairs that lead up to a hatch. When you look at it, the action text says "Open the hatch". In LOST, a plane with the flight number 'Oceanic flight 815' crashes into a Pacific island, parts of it crashing into the jungle. The main characters find a hatch at one point, and in the season 1 finale, titled Exodus, they find a way to 'open the hatch'.
  • One of the janitors at the laboratory, who also serves as a trader/shop, is named Joel Dirt. This is a reference to the movie and character Joe Dirt, who is also a janitor.
  • Dr. Robert West in the GeoPharm laboratory is a remote reference to Dr. Herbert West, of H.P. Lovecraft's Reanimator -- a short story about a doctor who uses chemicals to reanimate corpses.
  • South of the Overpass Village, in the Jungle map, is an abandoned house where an NPC named Jason can be seen. He totes a machete and attacks anyone that gets close to him (including zombies). This is a reference to Jason Vorhees from the Friday the 13th franchise.
  • At Bungalow #4, in a room lit by bright red lights, you can find a zombie named Nenja Samejon which is an anagram for Jenna Jameson, a famous adult performer (or porn actress). If the anagram doesn't give it away, maybe the fact she is tied to a bed surrounded by cameras is obvious enough to hint at this NPC's identity.
  • In Moresby City Area there is a quest called Radio Ga Ga requiring you to fix a CB radio. This is a reference to a song of the same name by the band Queen.
  • The first quest that you complete in the Moresby City area is called Ram On Heaven's Door. This is a obvious reference to the song "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" by Bob Dylan.
  • The weapon Gabriel's Sledgehammer is a reference to the song "Sledgehammer" performed by Peter Gabriel.

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