Easter eggs

These are currently all the Easter eggs and references to other media found in RAGE.

NOTE: Please keep this page in alphabetical order.

Blake Bobble Head

Main article: Collectible bobbleheads

This is a rare bobblehead of the NBA player Blake Griffin. It is located on the Mayor Redstone's desk in Subway Town.

Breaking Bad reference

Tuco's grill can be found on a shelf in the Sheriff Black's's office. This is a reference to Hank keeping the grill as a trophy. This is likely because RAGE had been featured on the show; Jesse Pinkman can be seen playing the game on several occasions, albeit (incorrectly) with a light gun.

It should be noted that the actor that voices Gabe, Matt Jones, also plays a character named Badger on Breaking Bad.

Charon the Ferry Man

Main article: Charon

Charon is the name of the character who brings the protagonist back and forth from Subway Town and Wellspring. In Greek mythology, Charon is the ferry man who brought damned souls back and to Hades across the river Styx.

Concept art graffiti

Main article: Concept art graffiti

Several walls in RAGE have graffiti on them that is actually concept art from id Software's ealier games.

Death Race reference

Main article: Monarch

When upgraded with its heaviest armor, the Monarch resembles the "Monster", an armor-plated race car driven by Jason Statham in the 2008 movie Death Race. As well as general design, the cars both feature a similar red and black paint scheme.

Dev Graffiti room

The secret Developer graffiti room is located at the Abandoned Distillery, not far from Subway Town. Explore this hidden chamber to get the "Dev Graffiti" Achievement/Trophy.

Note that an autograph from Cacodemon can be found among various graffiti within this room. This is referencing the Cacodemon monster from the Doom series.

Doom references

The Achievements/Trophies for completing RAGE on various difficulty levels, "Hey, not too rough", "Hurt me plenty" and "Ultra-violence", are references to the names of three difficulty settings available in Doom. The fourth difficulty trophy, "RAGE Nightmare", references Doom's hardest difficulty, "Nightmare!".
While having the Rocket Launcher equipped and standing in one spot doing absolutely nothing for about five minutes, the targeting screen will flip down and a game of Doom will be playing.
In Wellspring, a man named Dallas can be found in the "Second Chance" bar, reading the Doom Comic (pages 6 and 2, specifically).
Picking up an item called "Black Coffee Mug" will be a Doom coffee mug. The cups could be found throughout the Wasteland, e.g. one could be seen on the Mayor Clayton's desk in Wellspring.
There is the secret Doom room in RAGE that is located in the Gearhead Vault. Follow the steps here or in this video.
On the upper-left corner of the Doom door "E1M1" is written which is the first level of Doom.
A Doom Space Marine bobblehead can be found within the abovementioned secret room, similar to the unobtainable one seen in the Dan Hagar's Dune Buster during the Prologue after Dan saves the protagonist from two Ghosts.
Several boxes in the game are labelled "MIXOM: Model A-2515", e.g. in Wellspring, next to Rusty. A Mixom building is seen when near the Dead City. There are quite a few barrels found in different places labeled "Mixom". It also says MIXOM on the side of the gas tanks on the default buggy. Mixom was a tool company in Doom 3 that was constantly confused with its rival, Moxim.
In Subway Town, Siri can be seen sitting next to a hookah. On this hookah there is part of the cover art from Doom II.
Up at Crazy Joe's, Crazy Joe himself has a Doom 3 shirt on.
The alternative ammunition for the Authority Pulse Cannon is called BFG Rounds — an obvious reference to the most powerful gun in the Doom series.
In Subway town, there is a WANTED vid screen directly outside of Jani's Supplies. In the lower right hand corner is a picture of Doomguy.

Doom 5 and Rage 2 references

In the Dead City Central a poster is seen in the food court that says "50% less on Rage 2, Doom 5!".

Dopefish

This Easter egg is located at the Mutant Bash last arena. The player has to shoot three lights and then a dopefish pops up; shoot that three time as it appears from behind the painted waves to gain bonus money. See video here, and note that this also makes earning the "Bringin' Home the Bacon" Achievement/Trophy much easier.

This fish is dopefish, a popular Easter egg in id Software games. Created by Tom Hall, one of the co-founders, and first introduced in the Commander Keen game, it has made quite a few appearances over the years in games from several developers, including Wolfenstein 3D, Quake, Anachronox, Max Payne, and Hitman 2. It is mostly used as an Easter egg, generally in a secret area.

Duke Nukem 3D reference

In the Dead City level among the "nests" of slime a woman-like figure can be found that resembles the kidnapped women from Duke Nukem 3D.

Fallout references

In Subway Town, the picture in the magazine Dietrich is reading is the mushroom cloud freeze scene seen at the end of Fallout: A Post-Nuclear Role-Playing Game game with the tag line "War, war never changes". The player can also see the explosion and an Enclave eyebot and the surrounding area is faint.
There is a Vault Boy bobblehead Easter egg in RAGE. A rare Vault Boy bobblehead from Fallout 3, another Bethesda title, can be found in Wellspring, on the right side of Mayor Clayton's desk. It seems to look like the Charisma bobblehead, which in the game would improve the PC's outlook on other people. It might perhaps explain how Mayor Clayton is, or tries to be, so charismatic.
In the Trophy Room, an instumental version of "Home on the Wastes," a song sung by The Lonesome Drifter in the Aces Theater at The Tops casino in Fallout: New Vegas, can be heard on the Radio.

Going Postal reference

Stanley of the Stanley Express in Wellspring is a refrence to Stanley Howler in the Terry Pratchett book "Going Postal". The character in the book is obsessed with stamp collecting, and while the in-game character can be seen with stamps stuck to his face. Both also work for the postal service.

Half-Life 2 reference

In Subway Town an Authority guard can be found standing next to a can. Approaching him will cause him to give an order to the protagonist: "Pick up that can!" After Raine picks the can up the Authority guard will say, "That's a good boy". This is a reference to Half-Life 2 where a Civil Protection officer tells the players to do the same thing.

Heroes reference

The icon for the statistics tab of the dossier clearly resembles a mirror image of the Heroes helix symbol.

id Software logo

Main article: id Software

In the Mutant Bash TV lobby on one of the monitors behind J.K. Stiles the id logo is seen that plays at the start of the game.
Another id logos — sculptures, one seems to be the Modern Art piece and the other is crafted with several pieces of scrap, — are displayed in the Ghost Hideout and in the middle of the secret Developer Graffiti room respectively.
Yet another id logo can be found on a buggy's side in Wellspring. The buggy is located at Rusty's Autoparts.

Left 4 Dead 2 references

The tow truck on the sign for Mick's Garage strongly resembles the tow truck on Ellis' hat in the game Left 4 Dead 2.

Lost references

In the Wasted Garage's second floor is a street sign that has "4 8 15 16 23 42" written on it. These are the "mystical" numbers that are present in the series.
In the secret Dev graffiti room the phase "Not Pennys Boat" can be seen on the wall, a clear reference to the series.

Mad Max references

In addition to the obvious post-apocalyptic wasteland setting and vehicular combat, there are several items in the game which pay homage to the Mad Max films.

The sawed off Double Barrel Shotgun of the Anarchy Edition resembles the weapon Mel Gibson uses in the first two films of the series.
Wingsticks are very similar to a boomerang weapon featured in Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior.
Crossbows are featured heavily in the Mad Max film series.
The Dune Buster and its bandit equivalents are very much in the style of the numerous custom-built buggies and off-road vehicles that appear in the second and third Mad Max movies.
Similarly, much of the clothing worn by various NPCs in the game are clearly inspired by what is seen in the films.

Pinkies

Main article: Pinkies

These are a direct reference to "Twinkies" snack cakes which, according to urban legend, are (incorrectly) said to have an infinite shelf life and thus presumably would still be available in a post-apocalyptic future. It is also a nod to the original Doom enemy, the Demon (aka. "Pinky", due to its coloration); a cartoon monster resembling the Pinky's Doom 3incarnation can be seen on the front of the box. When picked up, a roar is heard, which is the same as the Pinky's roar.

Quake references

The Quake room Easter egg is located in the Wasted Garage. Inside there are three buttons the player has to press in order to open a portal. Follow the steps on this video. The Shambler Plush collectible can be found in the secret room.
The Combat Shotgun's iron sights form a figure that resembles Quake logo when the player aims down the sight.
There is writing on the wall in the Wasted Garage that says "Quaker junction eight".
The Authority flag is similar to the Strogg flag.

Quayola Quayons

Main article: Quayola Quayons

A set of aptly brown crayons. Inarguably a reference to the mainstream critic that Quake featured too many brown tones. This critique was referenced by Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw in his Zero Punctuation review videoof Clive Barker's Jericho, claiming: "id software's original Quake […]. I'm sure with the benefit of hindsight we can all agree that Quake wasn't exactly easy on the eye. Which was your favorite Quake level? The brown castle, the greenish brown temple or the other brown castle?" The name itself is likely a reference to "Crayola" brand crayons.

RAGE expansion reference

The player can see the banner "SUBWAYTOWN — PHASE II EXPANSION — OPENING SOON!" after finishing the quest "The Price of Power"; presumably, this is a hint to future RAGE addition. This videoshows the way to this inscription.

Sinclair Motor Oil

In the "Second Chance" bar in Wellspring, there are some signs that read "Rexsor Motor Oil". As the signs are green and have a dinosaur on them, they are likely a reference to Sinclair Motor Oil.

Terminator reference

The image for the Achievement/Trophy "RAGE Nightmare" features a glowing red eye, likely a reference to the titular character in the Terminator series of films.

Tommy Tu-Tone

In the Wasted Garage, in a bathroom there is a graffiti saying "Tommy + Jenny". Jenny is the girl referenced in the song "867-5309", where Tommy finds Jenny's number on a bathroom wall.

It can also be a reference to Prey, where the main character's name is Tommy and his girlfriend is Jen.

Unreal Tournament

In a particular Rocket Rally, there is a Cuprino driver called Razerback. This may be a reference to one of the most popular songs in Epic Games' Unreal Tournament, "Razorback". The song is one of two songs that were contributed by third parties.

Wolfenstein room

Main article: Wolfenstein room

The secret Wolfenstein room is located in the Ghost Hideout. Follow the steps in this video.

The Wolf Goblet collectible can be found in the secret room.

Zombieland references

Pinkies may be a reference to the post-apocalyptic zombie movie Zombieland, in which the character Tallahassee has an obsession with finding Twinkies.
The Patrol theme for the Cuprino features the number 3 painted on the vehicle's doors. This also may be a reference to the movie, because Tallahassee paints "3" on the sides of every vehicle he utilizes.

Magic Mushrooms

A patch of blue mushrooms can be found in the Hagar Caves that when acquired, will cause the player's screen to flash multiple colors. This is likely a reference to hallucinogenic mushrooms and drug culture.

Located in the room with the TNT detonator.

Others

In the Abandoned Distillery at the start, there is a pillar with "ЯН БЫЛ ЗДЕСЬ" written on it (video @6:17), meaning "Jan was here", referring to painter Jan van Eyck (Source: Russian Wikipedia article for RAGE).