ESO and Homage

 I haven't seen much homage in The Elder Scrolls Online, but I'm not sure it isn't there (I won't get every reference), or if it's just that the game world is so huge. Also ESO doesn't have much room for homage in that, since it has five previous games that the writers need to either build from or build towards, there is a lot of lore and culture that is already set and needs to have a presence in the game. 

In the most recent expansion preview, one of the quest characters says, "I'm as fast as a leaf on the wind..." This is reminiscent of a line from the much-loved series, Firefly, where the character Wash occasionally says "I am a leaf on the wind" when piloting the ship through whatever danger has come about at the moment. I'm not sure if it is actually a Firefly reference, the two might just be inspired by the same thing, but, I think it's a good chance.

But I also ran into a skeleton hanging from the ceiling in an icy cave, along with a sword which was nearby stuck in the ground. This is a copy (of sorts) of a similar cave in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, which itself is homage to Star Wars, where Luke is hung up in the cave ceiling (as a snack) and has to use the force to get his nearby light saber. (I didn't get the sword in the photo though.)

Pokemon, Homage, Uri Geller and KISS

I had noticed that a psychic-type Pokemon was holding spoons, which reminded me of Uri Geller, the illusionist who would bend spoons and pretend to be a psychic (and people took him seriously). Long-time Pokemon fans will know that, yes, this was homage, and there's a legal story where Geller had the card blocked for many years so it wasn't printed, and he has recently recanted which is how I learned about it. 

Interestingly, considering homage, the other two forms of this Pokemon (that makes sense for Pokemon, otherwise don't worry about it) also have Japanese names that are homage to Japanese magicians. None of this is apparent in English, though. 

Additionally, and I don't follow Pokemon news so I missed the announcement (but noticed the Pokemon), there is also a Pokemon which is an homage to the band KISS, with its over-the-top style.

What I find interesting, besides more homage, is that to me both of these speak to the culture of the USA in the early 1980s, which is a long time ago, yet here they are in Pokemon. 

Pokémon GO Homage

 Bruce Lee! Jackie Chan!

These two Pokémon in Pokémon GO don't look anything like the actors / martial arts experts they are named after, but that's not how the visual gestalt of Pokémon works. These two are fighting-type Pokémon, and "hitmon" is probably supposed to sound like "hit-man", not as in assassin, but as in "hit a person" as in martial arts (a bit rough, as martial arts is about much more than just hitting people). When you then see "Lee" and "Chan", it's clear this is an homage to the martial arts greats of movie fame, Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan.