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Ethyl Wright's Name Isn't an Accident

Ethyl Wright, whose family runs a moonshine still she personally can't stand, is named after ethanol, the actual chemical name for the alcohol her family distills. It's a quiet little pun that a lot of players walk straight past without noticing.

Xur Once Bugged Out of Selling a Key Item

During Rise of Iron, a code bug caused Xur to stop offering Three of Coins, a consumable many players relied on to boost exotic drop chances, for several consecutive weekends before Bungie caught and fixed the issue.

Scarecrow Was Watching You Long Before You Knew It

Once Harley drops the elevator in Intensive Treatment, you can find one of Scarecrow's hidden lairs - walls covered in surveillance photos of Batman pinned above a map of the asylum. It turns out he'd been quietly studying his target the entire time, long before the fear-gas nightmare sequences kick in.

Justin Roiland Wasn't Happy Either

Roiland actually distanced himself from the whole Szechuan Sauce mess in real time, tweeting that the show had nothing to do with how McDonald's handled the promotion and asking fans to be cool to the employees, since none of it was their fault.

Tenzin Breaks Robin Atkin Downes' Streak

Robin Atkin Downes has played villain after villain across the Uncharted series, so Tenzin sticks out. He's the loyal Tibetan guide who becomes one of Nate's genuine allies, making it the one time Downes gets to play someone actually on Drake's side.

The Dark Brotherhood's Night Mother Was Once Just a Grieving Mother

According to Dark Brotherhood lore, the Night Mother began as a nameless woman with five children who was approached by the Daedric Prince Sithis and offered a place at his side in exchange for killing her own children. She accepted, murdered them, and became the undead matron figure the Dark Brotherhood still worships in Skyrim.

The Fans Who Believed Too Much

Former Rockstar writer Lazlow Jones has told the story of getting a genuinely unsettling voicemail while GTA V was in development, from a woman claiming to speak for a real group of players who'd formed their own version of the Epsilon Program after tracing its lore through earlier games. What started as satire of cults had, without Rockstar ever intending it, grown a small real-world following of its own.

Charleville Castle's Actual Ghost Story

The real Charleville Castle used for Season 2's Nevermore is reportedly haunted by the ghost of a young girl named Harriet, who is said to have died in a fall on the property around 160 years ago, which honestly feels almost too on brand for this show.

The Koopalings' Rock Band

During Bowser's rock concert scene, keep an eye on the band, because some of the Koopalings are up there performing. It's a nice touch given that in the English localisation of the games, several Koopalings are actually named after real musicians, including Iggy after Iggy Pop and Ludwig after Beethoven.

Banned Outright in Two Countries

The game never made it onto shelves in Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates, where it was banned over its depiction of violence against Islamic soldiers.