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Fans spent years arguing over who, or what, the mysterious Strange Man actually is. Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser eventually confirmed his identity himself in an interview, closing the book on one of the series' longest-running mysteries and giving a whole new meaning to some of his cryptic dialogue.
There's a book called the 'Fallout 2 Handbook' that boosts every one of your stats when read, but you can only get it after you've already beaten the game, by visiting the church in New Reno and talking to Father Tully. It's a cheeky reward that's basically useless in the run where you actually earn it.
Because Fox owned the X-Men film rights and Quicksilver is technically Magneto's son, Marvel had to walk a tightrope. The deal struck between the studios meant this version of Pietro could never be called a mutant, and no line could tie him back to the X-Men or his comic dad, even though Fox had their own speedster running around in Days of Future Past at basically the same time.
The goblins roaming Ashenfall used to follow the war god Bandos back in mainline RuneScape lore. On this continent, they've switched allegiance entirely and now serve the dragon general Velgar instead.
Diablo started life as a turn-based dungeon crawler in the vein of Rogue. Creator David Brevik actually fought against switching it to real-time combat, but the studio put it to a vote, he lost, and he ended up reworking the whole system by making turns happen twenty times a second instead.
Tucked into the Richman district is a mansion lit up with pink lights, a wraparound driveway, and elaborate landscaping, an unmistakable replica of the real-world Playboy Mansion. Visit at night and you'll find a party in full swing out by the pool.
Vacant got its own full multiplayer remake eventually, but a chunk of the original map is also tucked away near Port on the Verdansk map in Warzone, for anyone who fancies a nostalgic detour.
Director Mohamed Diab has spoken about how personal it was seeing Layla become the MCU's first Egyptian superhero, saying his own daughter used to want to straighten her curly hair because she never saw herself reflected in Disney movies growing up.
The character Black Belle borrows from two very different real-life figures at once, Belle Starr, the outlaw known as the 'Bandit Queen', and Annie Oakley, the famous sharpshooter. Rockstar seems to have blended traits from both into the one fictional character.
By the end of season two, Mel Medarda is given a significant magical boost tied to her Noxian bloodline, which lines up with theories that she'll be the connective thread between Arcane and whatever region-based show comes next, given her family ties run straight through Noxus.
