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* It appears that, at some point in development, he really did fight with uppercuts, as an ability named '''[[wikipedia:Street_Fighter|Shoryuken]]''' was datamined.

* "Thinking About Lash in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Lash in the [[Hideout]].

* Lash's killstreak voiceline "Winning's my business, and business is good" is a reference to Megadeth song titled "Killing is my business, and business is good"

* In ''[[Neon Prime]]'', Lash owned a [[Neon Prime lore#Lash's Dojo|dojo]]. He taunted [[Kali]], a former [[Bear Pit]] competitor, for coming out of retirement only to go back to a 2 decade hiatus after losing to Bebop.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|Lash|file=Lash kill kali 01.mp3|transcription=Not gonna dunk on you, Kali. You were a hell of a fighter before you retired. Lived in obscurity, came out of retirement in a desperate bid for relevancy, only to get injured by Bebop. Ouch! And put on a shelf for the better part of two decades. Uhf.}}</ref> Lash also used to date the character Ballista, and wanted to get them back after a break-up.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Lash|file=Lash killed by ballista 01.mp3|transcription=It's fine. You know, lots of guys get the shit kicked out of them by their exes, right?}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Lash|file=Lash killed by ballista 04.mp3|transcription=Get it together, Lash! You're not gonna win them back by losing!}}</ref>

* The [[Shopkeeper]] calls Lash "the poster boy for the [[wikipedia:Boston_Celtics|Celtics]]".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Shopkeeper|file=Shopkeeper_hotdog_t4_lash_01.mp3|transcription=Wow, if it isn't the poster boy for the Celtics!}}</ref> The Boston Celtics have a [[wikipedia:Celtics–Knicks_rivalry|historic rivalry]] with the New York Knicks, which is referenced in other voice lines.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Trapper|file=trapper_select_03.mp3|transcription=First I summon a god, then I watch the Knickerbockers destroy the Celtics!}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_seasonal_headline_09_alt_01.mp3|transcription=The Knickerbockers' losing streak continues, after a humiliating defeat to the Celtics. In unrelated news, no one likes the Celtics.}}</ref>

** During to the 2025 Winter Event, Shopkeeper has the phrase "Lash. Even a Celtics fan deserves to have a happy holiday".

** During to the 2025 Winter Event, Shopkeeper has the phrase "Lash. Even a Celtics fan deserves to have a happy holiday"

*Depending on when the game takes place, it is possible that Lash is a closeted member of the LGBTQ+. Lash has a red handkerchief hanging out of his left pocket, which was something popular among homosexual men in the 1970s. Specifically, it was used to signify that they enjoyed fisting/being fisted.

**This could also be a joking reference to his oversized fist-gauntlet on his right hand.

== See also ==

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 * It appears that, at some point in development, he really did fight with uppercuts, as an ability named '''[[wikipedia:Street_Fighter|Shoryuken]]''' was datamined.
 * "Thinking About Lash in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Lash in the [[Hideout]].
-* Lash's killstreak voiceline "Winning's my business, and business is good" is a reference to Megadeth song titled "Killing is my business, and business is good"
 * In ''[[Neon Prime]]'', Lash owned a [[Neon Prime lore#Lash's Dojo|dojo]]. He taunted [[Kali]], a former [[Bear Pit]] competitor, for coming out of retirement only to go back to a 2 decade hiatus after losing to Bebop.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|Lash|file=Lash kill kali 01.mp3|transcription=Not gonna dunk on you, Kali. You were a hell of a fighter before you retired. Lived in obscurity, came out of retirement in a desperate bid for relevancy, only to get injured by Bebop. Ouch! And put on a shelf for the better part of two decades. Uhf.}}</ref> Lash also used to date the character Ballista, and wanted to get them back after a break-up.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Lash|file=Lash killed by ballista 01.mp3|transcription=It's fine. You know, lots of guys get the shit kicked out of them by their exes, right?}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Lash|file=Lash killed by ballista 04.mp3|transcription=Get it together, Lash! You're not gonna win them back by losing!}}</ref>
 * The [[Shopkeeper]] calls Lash "the poster boy for the [[wikipedia:Boston_Celtics|Celtics]]".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Shopkeeper|file=Shopkeeper_hotdog_t4_lash_01.mp3|transcription=Wow, if it isn't the poster boy for the Celtics!}}</ref> The Boston Celtics have a [[wikipedia:Celtics–Knicks_rivalry|historic rivalry]] with the New York Knicks, which is referenced in other voice lines.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Trapper|file=trapper_select_03.mp3|transcription=First I summon a god, then I watch the Knickerbockers destroy the Celtics!}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_seasonal_headline_09_alt_01.mp3|transcription=The Knickerbockers' losing streak continues, after a humiliating defeat to the Celtics. In unrelated news, no one likes the Celtics.}}</ref>
-** During to the 2025 Winter Event, Shopkeeper has the phrase "Lash. Even a Celtics fan deserves to have a happy holiday".
+** During to the 2025 Winter Event, Shopkeeper has the phrase "Lash. Even a Celtics fan deserves to have a happy holiday"
-*Depending on when the game takes place, it is possible that Lash is a closeted member of the LGBTQ+. Lash has a red handkerchief hanging out of his left pocket, which was something popular among homosexual men in the 1970s. Specifically, it was used to signify that they enjoyed fisting/being fisted.
-**This could also be a joking reference to his oversized fist-gauntlet on his right hand.
 == See also ==