Ready Player One: 135 Easter Eggs & References Explained

Sci-Fi

Firefly Mal
Fox

Because there's a space-set sequence to accommodate the Distracted Globe, Steven Spielberg had a chance to show off some of his sci-fi

60. Battlestar Galactica

There's a small version of the titular ship in Aech's workshop sequence and in the build-up to the nightclub scene at Distracted Globe, a Colonial Viper from the show appears in the caravan of ships.

59. Firefly

Firefly Easter Egg Ready Player One
Warner Bros.

In the same Distracted Globe sequence, you see the Allied Spacecraft mid-bulk transport, Firefly Class - the Serenity herself.

58. Alien

When Art3mis disguises herself to warn Z about walking around The OASIS without his own disguise, she pranks him by havin a chestburster rip through her disguise's chest, much to his horror. She's delighted with the response.

57. Aliens

Aliens Sulaco
20th Century Fox

Colonial Marine spaceship the Sulaco - which appears in Aliens and briefly in Alien 3 - is seen as a virtual toy. At one point in the final battle, Art3mis also uses Ripley's pulse rifle and there's a Caterpillar P-5000 Work Loader in the final battle scene.

56. Dune

At one point, the planet Arrakis is mentioned as a virtual destination within The OASIS.

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