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== Historical references ==
List of references to real-world historical events, groups and individuals in ''Deadlock'' and their real-world dates.

* ''[[wikipedia:A_Midsummer_Night's_Dream|A Midsummer Night's Dream]],''<ref name=":9">{{VoiceLineCite|name=Paige|file=bookworm_select_07.mp3|transcription=Okay let’s see, got my King Arthur, got my Midsummer Night’s Dream, got my Wuthering Heights... I mean, that one’s probably less useful, but you never know when you’ll need a byronic hero for something romantic yet dangerous!}}</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Paige}}'s [[Paige/Quotes#Abilities|Ability lines]]</ref> Performed 1595-1596.
* ''[[wikipedia:Henry_V_(play)|Henry V (play)]],''<ref>
{{VoiceLineCite|name=Paige|quotes=Paige/Quotes#Killstreak|transcription=It's Saint Crispin's day, baby!}}</ref> Performed 1599-1600.
* ''[[wikipedia:Othello|Othello]],''<ref>{{PageRef|name=Paige}}'s in-game [[Paige/Quotes#Emotional|voice line]] (angry): ''"I need to go full Iago and ruin their life."''</ref> performed in 1601-1604.
* ''[[wikipedia:Macbeth|Macbeth]]''<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Apollo|hero2=Holliday|number=2|hero_quote1=Apollo|quote1=No, I'm carrying it because I'm in Macbeth. What do you think?}}</ref> - 1623
* [[wikipedia:Salem_witch_trials|Salem Witch Trials]]<ref name=":4" /> - 1692-1693
* [[wikipedia:Catherine_the_Great|Catherine the Great]]<ref name=":5">{{BackgroundCite|name=Raven|quote=Led by the specter of Catherine the Great, the Soviet Empire has flourished in a brave new world of mysticism.}}</ref> - Died in 1796
* [[wikipedia:George_Frederick_Cooke|George Frederick Cooke]]<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_52.mp3|transcription=George Frederick Cooke is primed to take the stage once more. But are audiences ready to see a headless ghost as a leading man?}}</ref> - Died in 1812
* ''[[wikipedia:Pride_and_Prejudice|Pride and Prejudice]],''<ref name=":10">{{VoiceLineCite|name=Paige|file=bookworm_select_05.mp3|transcription=Do you think I brought enough books? I mean, it’s probably enough, but I remember this one time I planned on it being an Austen day, but life was like: “sorry lady, it’s Brontë time,” and I was just, god, I was not prepared.}}</ref><ref name=":12"/> Published in 1813.
* ''[[wikipedia:Wuthering_Heights|Wuthering Heights]],''<ref name=":9" /><ref name=":12">{{PageRef|name=Paige}}'s in-game [[Paige/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Lash): ''"That guy wants to be Heathcliff so bad, but at the end of the day, he's just a dimestore Mr. Collins."''</ref> Published in 1847.
* ''[[wikipedia:The_Picture_of_Dorian_Gray|The Picture of Dorian Gray]],''<ref>{{PageRef|name=Paige}}'s in-game [[Paige/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Lady Geist): ''"So long, Lady Dorian Grey!"''</ref> Published in 1891.
* [[wikipedia:The_Adventure_of_the_Empty_House|''The Adventure of the Empty House'' (Sherlock Holmes story)]],<ref>{{PageRef|name=Paige}}'s in-game [[Paige/Quotes#Emotional|voice line]] (angry): ''"The bad guys never get away with it!.. Well, Moriarty kind of does, but then Doyle gave up on his conviction, so it doesn't count."''</ref> Published in 1903.
*''[[wikipedia:The_Wind_in_the_Willows|The Wind in the Willows]],''<ref>{{PageRef|name=Paige}}'s in-game [[Paige/Quotes#Allies|voice line]] (pass M&K on zipline): ''"Oh, it's like The Wind in the Willows with guns."''</ref> Published in 1908.
* [[wikipedia:Grigori_Rasputin|Grigori Rasputin]]<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Raven|file=Operative select 08.mp3|transcription=Rasputin has best not meddle in my plans.}}</ref> - Died in 1916
* [[wikipedia:House_of_Romanov|Romanov family]]<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Raven|file=Operative select 09.mp3|transcription=The Romanovs don't take kindly to failure.}}</ref> - Executed in 1918
* ''[[wikipedia:Hercule_Poirot|Hercule Poirot]],''<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Paige|file=bookworm_unselect_04.mp3|transcription=Who’s got time to complete a ritual when when Hercule Poirot is in the middle of solving a mystery!}}</ref> First created in 1920.
* [[wikipedia:Soviet_Union|Soviet Union]] ("Soviet Empire")<ref name=":5" /> - Created in 1922
* [[wikipedia:Harry_Houdini|Harry Houdini's]] death<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_05.mp3|transcription=Is Harry Houdini really dead? Recent reports suggest that the legendary magician's final trick was to escape death itself!}}</ref> - 1926
* [[wikipedia:Coney_Island_Cyclone|Coney Island Cyclone]] roller coaster<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=Newscaster_headline_46.mp3|transcription=A necromancer harvesting fear from the Coney Island cyclone was arrested today. Coney Island officials could not be reached for comment.}}</ref> - Opened in 1927
* [[wikipedia:The_Rockettes|Radio City Rockettes]] dance company<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_seasonal_headline_13.mp3|transcription=The tree is lit, the Rockettes are kicking, and magic is in the air. It's holiday time in New York!}}</ref> - Moved to New York in 1932
* ''[[wikipedia:Of_Mice_and_Men|Of Mice and Men]],''<ref>{{PageRef|name=Paige}}'s in-game [[Paige/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Viscous): ''"I feel like George to his Lennie..."''</ref> Published in 1937.
* [[wikipedia:Boston_Celtics|Boston Celtics]] team<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Shopkeeper|file=Shopkeeper_hotdog_t4_lash_01.mp3|transcription=Wow, if it isn't the poster boy for the Celtics!}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{VoiceLineCite|name=Trapper|file=trapper_select_03.mp3|transcription=First I summon a god, then I watch the Knickerbockers destroy the Celtics!}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{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> - Founded in 1946

* Knickerbockers team ([[wikipedia:New_York_Knicks|New York Knicks]])<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":7" /> - Founded in 1947
* The [[wikipedia:Central_Intelligence_Agency|CIA]]<ref>{{BackgroundCite|name=Haze|quote=The Occult Security and Investigation Commission is a black box government organization that makes the CIA look transparent.}}</ref><ref>{{BackgroundCite|name=Wrecker|quote=From CIA-employed seers identifying threats decades before they rise to power to occult pacts made in smoky backrooms}}</ref> - Formed in 1947
* ''[[wikipedia:South_Pacific_(musical)|South Pacific (Broadway Musical)]]''<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":11" />- Opened in April 1949
* ''[[wikipedia:The_Lion,_the_Witch_and_the_Wardrobe|The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (book)]]''<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Paige|quotes=Paige/Quotes#Hero-Specific Voice Lines|context=(ping Billy)|transcription=Let's take out Mr. Tumnus!}}</ref> - Published in 1950
* [[wikipedia:United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency|The United States Environmental Protection agency]]<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|quotes=The_New_York_Oracle#Headlines|context=newscaster_headline_77|transcription=The EPA has issued another sanction to Fairfax Industries. Citing their improper disposal of spiritual waste was not just an affront to nature, but a threat to it!}}</ref> - Formed in 1970