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A list of the currently known Easter eggs and References in Escape from Tarkov.

Customs

  • If you go inside of the three story dormitory and up to the second story of it, there is some graffiti written above the archway into the kitchen which says "Sorry Mario, the princess is in another castle". This reference refers to all fights with the protagonist Bowser before the final world, where the character Toad exclaims, "Thank You Mario, But Our Princess is in Another Castle".

Mario Easter Egg

  • In the bus near the extract/spawn "Trailerpark", there is a poster with the character known as Totoro which is affixed to the back of the drivers' section. This a reference to the film "My Neighbor Totoro".

Totoro Easter Egg

  • Located in room 212 of the three story dormitory, there is an idle computer which shows an error message for the Unity Editor, which claims that it has stopped working. This is in reference to the issues faced when working with the engine that Escape From Tarkov is built on.

Unity Editor Easter Egg 212

  • Within one of the two dormitory buildings, graffiti in the form of the words "Metalika", "Ramstain" and "Limpin Kar" can be seen scribbled on the ceiling. This is a reference to the musical groups "Metallica", "Ramstein" and "Linkin Park".

Artist Scribbles

  • At the extraction point "Old Road Gate" there is a toilet seat.

Shoreline

  • On a bench near the village, There is a small book with the picture of a dinosaur with the title "All my Friends are Still Dead". This a reference to the book "All my Friends are Dead", written by Avery Monsen and Jory John.

Book Easter Egg

  • Inside one of the compounds there is an upside-down chair on the ceiling. It is believed that this is a reference to the film "The Ring".
  • Near the scav guard tower there is a grave with "Ivan Ivano Ivanovitch" in Russian written on it. Ivan Ivanovitch Ivano (11 August 1862 – 17 December 1939) is a mathematician who worked in the field of number theory. This could be also a reference to a pilot of the Red Army, Ivanov Ivan Ivanovitch (8 October 1901 - 22 June 1941)
  • In the ritual spot, a dead Scav wears severed pig head, this could be considered a reference to the film series "Saw", in which the killer capture his victims by wearing a pig head mask.

Interchange

  • There is a magazine in a tipped over cardboard box with the name "BLAYPOY" written on the cover. This refers to the magazine known as "Playboy".
  • There is a shadow of a dinosaur in graffiti on the boarder wall outside the shopping mall.
  • The "Kiba Store" is a reference to the nickname of the lead animator of Battlestate Games, Alexander "Kiba" Kovalchuk.
  • Some stickers are sticked on a radiator. They represent characters like "Steven", "Pearl", "Garnet" and "Amethyst" from the serie "Steven Universe" and a "Pikachu" with a soviet hat from the serie "Pokemon".
  • In the furniture store, a "TP4's" with a game "Call of Call" can be found. The original source is the game console "PlayStation 4", shortened to "PS4", produced by Sony. The game is a reference to the videogame series "Call of Duty".
  • Most of the markets refers to real life markets by their name, design, and products.
Tarkov name Real name
Goshan Auchan
OLI OBI
Adik Adidas
Underway Subway
Papa James Papa Johns
Eastland Westland
Avocado Mango
Burger Spot Burger King
Jacob and Jacob Jack and Jones
Urban Clothes Urban Dsitrict
FCK KFC
Tarducks Starbucks
McDaniels McDonalds
Shiccos Chiccos
IDEA IKEA
Sara Zara
Revi's Levi's

Weapons

Weapons variants

  • The "Space Trooper" variant of the M4A1 refers to the "Stormtroopers", the soldiers of the "Empire" in the "Star Wars" lore.

Gear

Face Cover

  • The Slender mask is a reference to the faceless monster "Slenderman" of the creepypasta "The Slenderman".
  • The Misha Mayorov's mask refers to "Michael Myers" the anti hero in the film "The Scary Movie".
  • The Jason mask is the same as the mask wear by "Jason Voorhees" in the film "Friday the 13th".

Items

Common Items

  • The Xenomorph sealing foam is a reference to the "Xemomorph" which is the monster in the horror film series "Alien".

Parody Items

Some items parody some real life trademark.

Items in Tarkov and their real life counter part
Tarkov mark Real Life Trademark
Hot Rod Red Bull
TarCola Coca Cola
Zibbo lighter Zippo lighter
Strike Cigarettes Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Wilston Cigarettes Winston Cigarettes
Malboro Cigarettes Marlboro Cigarettes
Apollon Soyuz Cigarettes Apollo-Soyuz Cigarettes
Broken GPhone IPhone smartphone
Roler submariner gold wrist watch Rolex sumariner watch
Crickent lighter Cricket lighter
Condensed Milk Moloko condensed milk
LetMain PC CPU Intel PC CPU
Megasonic Toughbook reinforced laptop Panasonic ThoughBook reinforce laptop
CvetoCopi printer paper SvetoCopy printer paper
Samson Ultraviolet lamp Samsung Ultraviolet lamp
Slickers bar Snickers bar

Quest Items

  • The Secure case for documents 0031 sports the logo of the "Dharma Initiative" which is a fictitious research project in the TV series "Lost".
  • The Secure case for documents 0048 has the Greek letter Omega (Ω) written on it.
  • The Secure case for documents 0052 has the logo of "Aperture Science" on it which is a fictional organization in the video game series "Portal" by Valve.

Content Creator Items

  • The Kotton beanie is the same as the streamer "Kotton" wears during his stream.
  • The Deadlyslob's beard oil refers to the streamer "DeadlySlob".
  • The Fake mustache refers to the mustache of the streamer "Sequisha".
  • The FireKlean gun lube refers to the streamer "Klean" and a parody of the firearm lubricant "FireClean". It is based on a joke made by "Klean" during one of his streams.
  • The Golden rooster refers to the streamer "ChickenPrism".
  • The Golden 1GPhone has 1G written on the back, which is a reference to the streamer "Summit1g".
  • The Old firesteel has "dayzru" written on it, this is a reference to the eponyme streamer.
  • The Jar of DevilDog mayo refers to the streamer "TheDevilDoGgamer".
  • The Can of sprats refers to the youtuber "alconafter".
  • The Silver Badge represents the logo of the streamer "SheriffEli".
  • The Antique axe has the Inscription "WICC" which is a reference to the russian streamer "Wycc220". The description also refers to "an ancient group of hatchlings", "hatchlings" are actually players who go into a raid with nothing except an hachet for easy loot.
  • The Battered antique Book is a reference to the character known as "Dobby" in the movie "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets". "Dobby" is an elf who is set free when the main protagonist "Harry Potter" offers him a book with a sock inside. This is also connected to the inscription "is free" on the cover. This further refers to the streamer "DobbyKillStreak".
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