- Bruce Banner uses a gamma-powered belt device in order to transform into the Hulk.
- One of Dagger's respawn lines is "Let's get into some good trouble!" When Freeform was airing Cloak & Dagger (2018), Good Trouble was partnered with it in the same programming block. The phrase "good trouble" itself is associated with civil rights icon John Lewis
. - While Jeff is in Hide and Seek mode, he'll often hum bars of the Jaws theme.
- Jeff's first Hero story is titled Sharknado.
- The Sharknado references continue in Season 2.5 with his Team-Up with Storm, combining her Ultimate with his to form "Jeff-Nado".
- One of Magneto's greeting lines is "Hello there!", which serves as Actor Allusion to one of his voice actor's most famous roles.
- When talking out a sniper character such as Black Widow or Hawkeye, both Squirrel Girl and Deadpool reference "Dora the Explorer'' Swiper to varying degrees,with Squirrel Girl paraphasing his famous warding phrase ("Awww, sniper no more sniping!") while Deadpool aims more direct ("Sniper, no sniping!", while mimicing Dora's voice).
- One of Spider-Man's abilities, where he can pull an enemy player towards him with a web, is called Get Over Here!
- When heard by allies, Spider-Man's Spectacular Spin will reference Oprah Winfrey's "You get a car!" meme, with him yelling "You get a web! You get a web! And you get a web!".
- Upon defeating a ranged attack, one of things Peter can say is "We got 99 problems, but a sniper ain't one!".
- One of Spider-Man's lines upon seeing one of Namor's turrets is "Is this the part where the crab starts singing?"
- Released as the emote for his "Galactic Fangs" costume, an emote of Hawkeye dicing up a pineapple mid-air is named "Fruit Ronin".
- Star-Lord has a few that bring music to mind, true to his liking for it:
- When getting a kill with his Ultimate, he can say: "Another one bites the dust!"
- The "Cosmic Shuffle" emote from his Starlit Outlaw set has him do a western-style jig, which is accompanied by music that bears a very strong resemblance to Rednex's rendition of "Cotton Eye Joe".
- As one plays Jeff's Winter Splash Festival, after a certain point of you performing worse than your opponent, Galacta will tell you to "Just keep swimming."
- The Flavor Text for Venom's Snow Symbiote outfit is "Do you want to build a Snow… Symbiote?".
- Mister Fantastic is not the first Rubber Man to pull off a Temporary Bulk Change.
- Bruce Banner in his Punk Rage costume has a tattoo on his right forearm that says "No Ragrets".
- In Empire of Eternal Night: Central Park, Peni Parker can reference another vampire series.Peni Parker: Just call me Vampire Hunter P.
- On the Krakoa map, Spider-Man channels fellow New Yorker John McClane.
- Ultron's "Acceptable" emoji, also obtained through his "Ultron's Battle Matrix Protocol" game mode, shows him giving a thumbs up while being submerged in molten metal.
- In the same game mode, an emoji of Ultron pointing his hands to his head is named "Think, Human!".
- First released through the Venom's Bubble Pop event, Season 2.5 introduced a new emote for Jeff, "Jeff's New Kicks", that has him walking around in shoes, mimicking the mannerisms of Tralalero Tralala.
- Adding to the character's memetic nature, Venom's "Actually..." emoji is based on the nerd emoji meme, as used to correct people on either basic information or pedantic details.
- Similarly to Star-Lord, Blade's debut has no shortage of references:
- His Ultimate KO lines are to simply say "Bury the light" or "Foolishness". Notably, his ultimate is very similar to Vergil's Rapid Slash to begin with.
- Occasionally when using his firearm, he can say "Silver bullet.", a reference to Nero's theme, Devil Trigger.
- One of the emojis that debuted with Blade's playable appearance, "I Like Your Cut, Jeff", references two different memes at once, being in form referencing the "low taper fade" and in name "I Like Ya Cut, G".
- Jean's Chaos Phoenix costume looks remarkably similar to Haman Karn in Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ, appropriately enough given the original Phoenix costume from the comics' (probably coincidental) resemblance to a Zeon uniform from the original Mobile Suit Gundam.
- One of the emotes released for Hela's "Queen in Black" costume, "Death's Smile", depicts her performing Yuno Gasai's iconic infatuated gesture.
- As part of the Queen's Codex event, a mood of a wounded Iron Fist was released named "Just a Flesh Wound".
- As premium rewards for the Ancient Powers Awaken event, two cosmetics released make reference to internet humor:
- Not linked to any proper costume of hers, an emote for Mantis ("Look! I'm a Kitty Cat") was released that has her using a nearby street light and her hands to make her shadow into an outline of a cat, referencing a similar trend that emerged online earlier that year.
- Linked in lore to his death in the White Hot Room, a spray of Knull burning away in agony makes reference to the Ash Baby" meme.
- Not linked to any proper costume of hers, an emote for Mantis ("Look! I'm a Kitty Cat") was released that has her using a nearby street light and her hands to make her shadow into an outline of a cat, referencing a similar trend
- The MVP animation for Iron Man's "Extrembiote" costume, in which Iron Man takes command of a passing symbiote in draconic form, is named "How to Train Your Symbiote Dragon".
- Spider-Man has several in the K'un-Lun map:
- He makes several quips about everybody kung-fu fighting.
- While escorting the dragon turtle Bi Xi, Spider-Man wonders if he can use pizza to make him move faster because "turtles love pizza".
- Owing to the universe's usage of mech-riding superheroes fighting off giant monsters, the MVP animation for Moon Knight's "Moon Knight Mech" costume is named "Go Go Mighty Avengers!".
- Released as one of September's exclusive Twitch drops, a spray of Jeff in the Thinker Pose was released named "The Fin-ker".
- Released alongside his Rocky Tide costume, an emoji of the Thing pressing his fingers together with Puppy-Dog Eyes was named "Is For Me?"
- Hela's "HMPH!" emoji released with her "Grim Lady" costume pack has her throwing her head back while pointing at the viewer, just the same as Boa Hancock.
- Daredevil has two voicelines that reference EPIC: The Musical, those being "Ruthlessness is mercy." (which references the "ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves" phrase used throughout the musical, most notably in the song "Ruthlessness".) and "I'm the only one whose line I haven't crossed." (which is ripped straight out of the song "Monster").
- One of the emojis released alongside Daredevil's "Devil 2099" costume, featuring Matt grooving out under a disco ball, is named "Funky Town".
- Released alongside a themed recolor for the 2025 Marvel Rivals IGNITE event, a limited-time emote for Loki features him raising his hands above an Ignite logo named "Absolute IGNITE!", referencing the often-used "Absolute Cinema" meme.
- A spray of Jeff given out in a bundle for Marvel Unlimited and an emoji for Psylocke's Fleeting Butterfly costume also references this, with the latter in unaltered form.
- Gambit's Thieves Guildmaster costume greatly resembles the outfit worn by Ezio Auditore in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.
- The MVP animation for Black Widow's "Midnight Suspense" costume is named "Phantom of the Operatives", referencing her frequent service to countries and organizations alike.
- Both the spray and an emoji for Jeff's "Business Shark" costume serve as a reference to a popular meme in China for discussions about schools and businesses, with it often being used by those within said organizations to warn them against repeating their mistake.
- Invisible Woman's "Curious Cake Change" MVP animation directly references Alice in Wonderland's size-changing foods, with Susan growing and shrinking after consuming various foods from Pym's Test Kitchen.
- The accompanying MVP animation for Captain America's "Capwolf" costume, which depicts Steve in his recurring lycanthropic alter-ego, is named "Dances With Werewolves".
- In addition, the two different "mode" emojis the skin has ("Beast Mode" and "Zen Mode" are based on two separate memes around digital art of the beasts, while a third, "Oh No!" is based on a meme of a cat clutching its head like one in pain/despair.
- In addition, the two different "mode" emojis the skin has ("Beast Mode" and "Zen Mode" are based on two
- Star-Lord's "Starcracker" costume serves as a massive reference to The Nutcracker, rat-fighting and all.
- Season 6, which sees the multiversal conflict reach the Collector's Menagerie of Misery, is named "Night at the Museum".
- The key art for the season, meanwhile, serves as a reference to Liberty Leading the People, reflecting Deadpool's Marianne-like liberation of the Collector's captured animals.
- As the fourth-wall ignoring Fountain of Memes that he is, Deadpool's voicelines are chock-full of references to pop culture ad internet humor:
- Using the Magical Unicorn Shield will have Wade shout either "Unicorn, I choose you!", "Plushie power!" or "You can't handle the cute!".
- When Deadpool activates "Skill Issue", a chibi Deadpool dressed as a streamer will appear on a streamer-cam on the left of Deadpool's target on their Point-of-view. He will also scream "WHAT ARE YOU AIMING AT?!" whenever they miss. The whole gimmick is actually a reference to a viral meme where streamer Steel_TV was spectating a game of Counter-Strike while his player character is dead, in which, upon seeing the death of the player character he's spectating after missing an opponent that is located a lot lower than their crosshair due to their vertical location, started screaming it in fury. This has been confirmed by the voice actor himself in a tweet replying to a tweeter noticing the reference.
- In addition to this, the start-up animation for the ability is a reference to the "Ta-da! Will Smith" meme.
- One of his voicelines for landing on an enemy's head with a variant of his double jump ability have him let out "Wahoo!" with an Italian accent reminiscent of Mario.
- One of his respawn quotes is "Ah $#%$#%, here we go again".
- One of Deadpool's healing quotes is "Health? Aw, I wanted a Fire Flower!"
- Upon getting a pentakill, Deadpool may humorously muse on "6, 7" being next before cursing out his mind.Galacta: Five? That's amazing!
Deadpool: Five?! What's next, 6, 7- aw, #$%^%$ me!- Meanwhile, should he kill one more opponent to wipe out the enemy team, Deadpool may celebrate by belting out "Gotta cap 'em all!".
- Wade wonders if Blade has gone to any raves lately— particularly bloody ones.
- When talking to Hawkeye about his time as a circus trickshot, Wade will begin the conversation by referring to Clint as "Hawk-Tuah".
- Another conversation has Wade tell Clint to "try living on the edge, arrowsmith".
- After Spider-Man brings up the possibility of working with Morbius to slay New York's remaining vampires, Deadpool is charmed by the mention of the Living Vampire, remarking how he sounds like "box office gold" and hyping himself up with a "It's Morbin' time!".
- As part of their interactions with Deadpool, Galacta's command to keep the momentum may be responded by Deadpool asking for a quick break instead, leaving the announcer to remark "So much for the maximum effort...".
- After many comments naturally comparing Angela to Sephiroth, Deadpool's interactions with her are the first to properly tie the two of them together, with the Asgardian warning that any fantasies Wade has of the one-winged angel may very well be his final ones.
- As per its inspirations, one of Deadpool's interactions with Peni has him refer to SP//dr as an EVA Unit and a baby Gundam.
- However, such pleasantries are not extended to her Spider-Bots should Peni fight against him, with one of his interactions quoting Indiana Jones' classic Why Did It Have to Be Snakes? remark bar-for-bar.
- If Deadpool is with Namor, he’ll tell everyone that he should be respected - he’s the first Marvel hero and came out two years before the other fish guy!
- If Namor summons his squids, Deadpool might sing out "Attack of the Killer Squids!"
- When interacting with Storm, the first question on Deadpool's mind is that, if Ororo really is a goddess, if she really can bless the rains down in Africa, going on to say that it'll "take a lot to drag me away from you" upon her confirmation.
- Should Deadpool see Moon Knight place one of his ankhs, Wade will recognize the symbol as being a calling card for "the artist formerly known as Moon Knight".
- If Deadpool manages to kill an enemy Wolverine, he will sign off on his death with an "May the claws be with you!".
- One of Deadpool's voicelines has him read a cue saying he hum out the theme for X-Men: The Animated Series "as close as possible without legal issues", something the mercenary immediately rejects.
- Should Deadpool be beside the statue of Bast as it makes its path through the Hall of Djalia, Deadpool may ask his allies to move fast like panthers, and not slow like Garfield.
- When Deadpool is helping guide H.E.R.B.I.E. through Midtown, he may try (and fail) to get people to lighten the load with song with a "No... sleep... 'til... Midtown!".
- As for the other map for the Empire of Eternal Night, Deadpool may refer to Ratatoskr as Ratatouille as he guides her through Central Park.
- The Arakko convoy map is another one in which Deadpool makes a reference, with him stating his need to kick some shiny android ass as the team follows Krakoa's avatar.
- Upon signaling to his allies that he's ready to use his ultimate, Deadpool may start his comment with a childish "I'm ready!".
- These references even continue in the description text he gives for his own abilities, starting off the description for "The Big Test" with "Wake the #!&% up, hero! We've got a game to win!".
- One interaction with Doctor Strange from Season 6.5 has Deadpool call him "Doc Frizzle".
- Deadpool asks Jubilee if she ever feels like a plastic bag drifting through the wind and reinforces she's a firework in his interaction with her. Naturally, she's quietly baffled by what he's talking about.
- If his Team-Up with Gambit is chosen, Deadpool may shout "If you smeeeeeeeeell what the Pool is cooking!".
- Upon killing an enemy Hood, Deadpool can remark "No capes! Or hoods".
- The pre-release description of Jeff's "8-Bit Bash" costume, in which he is covered in a pixel art-like filter, has Deadpool worry that whatever Jeff ate had caused him to "look like a Minecraft mod" (the released version changed this to "bad mod").
- The flavor text for the Captain Pool costume references "O Captain! My Captain!" and the memetic "Look at me, I'm the captain now!" line from Captain Phillips.
- Owing to Luna Snow being a KPop singer and the costume's musical theme, the emote for Luna Snow's "Disco Pop" costume ("Disco Anniversary") directly lifts its dance from the music video for "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)".
- Emma Frost's "Black Queen of the Marauders" comes with an accompanying emoji pack which contains several references:
- "Hero's Parting" references Jack Sparrow giving a salute to the hanged pirates in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
- "Over 9000!" is a clear reference to Vegeta crushing his scouter.
- One of White Fox's respawn lines is "Fox on the run!", which (perhaps coincidentally) was the trailer song for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
- Devil Dinosaur’s Chrono-Armor variant bears more than a passing resemblance to Grimlock. His second (currently unreleased) Hero Story furthers this reference, being titled “Devilbot, Transform!”
- When Devil Dinosaur gets a kill on an enemy, an allied Deadpool can say "Welcome... to the Devil's Park!"
- In interactions with him, both Gambit and Psylocke compare Devil to a certain giant movie monster that attacks Tokyo.
- Magic's "Soulless Sword" costume comes with an emote called "Demon in the Shell" that has her drop to her knees before arching her back and numerous wires spread out from her back, replicating the iconic pose of Motoko Kusanagi from Ghost in the Shell.
- Jubliee can't help but quote Sir Mix-A-Lot when the Hulk says he likes big booms, quipping "And you cannot lie!".
- While bantering with Namor, Human Torch mentions he’s played enough of his nephew’s video games to know that water type and fire type don't mix.
- In Thebes, the Punisher ponders to himself if "war never changes".
- The Hood's ultimate looks suspiciously similar to a certain gun-headed devil.
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