Watch Dogs: 16 Easter Eggs, References & In Jokes You Must See

3. The Scorpion And Galloping Gerty

If you spend some more time exploring T-Bone's Yard after discovering the heavy metal horsey ride, you'll also notice that T-Bone has a penchant for gigantic robot monsters, which can, of course be hacked. The first you will encounter - comically called "My Ex-Wife" (implying either that T-Bone has a rocky past, or that someone at Ubisoft has) is a giant robotic scorpion, which will zap you with electricity if you don't hack it from a vantage point away from its reach. The second monster - which some Egg hunters have christened Godzilla, for its obvious reptilian features - is called Galloping Gerty, which is either a reference to the iconic Vaudeville piano music piece or an in-joke for whoever put it there (perhaps Gerty is the name of the same ex-wife?). As with the scorpion, standing in range of it and hacking will result in near instant death as the creature sprays bullets from its mouth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7qVqe0TikI
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