There are many pop-culture references in Girl Genius and this page is intended to be a place to keep track of them. References to other webcomics, known as shoutouts in this wiki, as handled on their own page both because they are so numerous and because in some cases those webcomics contain references (shoutins) back to Girl Genius.
Grandmother's masquerade ball[]
Grandmother and Seffie's masquerade ball, to welcome Martellus von Blitzengaard back to Paris, is an episode in The City of Lightning. The party is intended to be the "apex of the winter season" ✣ and is first mentioned not long after Agatha arrives in Paris. ✣ The party finally is portrayed ✣ , already in full swing, in Kings and Wizards.
Among the costumes worn by the guests attending this party are many that seem to be references to characters from pop culture, comics (print and web), video games, cartoons, and even classical mythology in our universe.
Costume Shoutouts by Page and Panel[]
Page 037[]
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Panel 1[]
- A couple that could be Aquaman and Mera or Poseidon/Neptune and Amphitrite/Salacia
- Yugi Mutou from Yu-Gi-Oh!
- At the top of the stairs, the Bride of the Monster from Bride of Frankenstein.
- A wizard
Panel 2[]
- Hellboy talking to Sam Starfall from the webcomic Freefall
- Medusa
- Minmax from the webcomic Goblins with either Ronnie Kane (Giant Girl) from the webcomic Giant Girl Adventures or Carmen Sandiego
- A pirate with a hook in place of a hand, possibly Captain Hook
- A Blue Meanie from the film Yellow Submarine.
Page 038[]
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Panel 2[]
- Possibly the Flame Princess from Adventure Time.
Panel 3[]
- The Tin Woodman from The Wizard of Oz.
- The Skull-Queen of Skral from some web-comic or other.
Page 039[]
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Panel 1[]
- Sigmund Ooze from the TV program Sigmund and the Sea Monsters
Panel 3[]
- Robbie Rotten from Lazy Town
- Possibly a Plague doctor
- Sans from Undertale
- Sephiroth from Final Fantasy
Page 043[]
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- Shovel Knight from Shovel Knight.
Page 065[]
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Panel 1[]
- Pikachu from Pokémon
- Lord Hater from Wander Over Yonder
- Possibly Pleakley from Lilo & Stitch
- Dr. Radium from It's Science With Dr. Radium