List of Dwarf Fortress references

As the popularity of Dwarf Fortress has grown, many references to it have shown up in other video games. This is a list of the ones which have been discovered.

Confirmed DF References

These are confirmed to be references to Dwarf Fortress. Unless otherwise noted, they are considered to be confirmed because they reference Dwarf Fortress so directly that coincidence is inconceivable, rather than due to any official confirmation from developers.

Blue Planet

In the back story of the popular mod of Freespace 2 called "Blue Planet", there is a mention of Dwarf Fortress:

"In the mainstream, the colonies developed very advanced models to predict societal development and to maximize their productivity. There are rumours that these simulations were based on a 21st century program that simulated dwarves living in fortresses; however, these are only unsubstantiated rumours, no more. Regardless of their origins, these models were very accurate and effective, and some claim that they formed a significant backbone to the models used by Ubuntu to guide the development of the society and economy throughout the Sol system."

DoomRL

In the roguelike DoomRL, picking up a chainsaw results in the message "BLOOD! BLOOD FOR ARMOK, GOD OF BLOOD!" and puts the player in berserk state.

Runescape

In the MMORPG Runescape, there is a quest called From Tiny Acorns in which players must steal a Ruby Toy Dragon from a crafting stall tended by a Dwarf named Urist Loric. When it is stolen, Urist remarks that he "might tantrum".

Super Scribblenauts

In the DS title Super Scribblenauts, typing in the word "Urist" produces a Dwarf onscreen. In-game Dwarves are also deathly afraid of carp. It is debatable, but the fact that Dwarves are also afraid of elephants and try to fight demons could also be a reference.

World of Warcraft

In the MMORPG World of Warcraft (WoW) there is a quest called Dwarf Fortress in which the player must retrieve the schematics to the Dwarven Fortress Bael'Dun. The description of the item says: "A depiction of the fortress using primitive icons to represent essential structures." There is also an NPC in the quest named Haggis Boatmurder. In the same area, but unrelated to the Dwarf Fortress quest, there are two Dwarves sitting on sandbags in a town:

Hargin Mundar says: Flood's not so bad. Not as bad as the ones we've had in Ironforge.

Junder Brokk says: Aye, you mean the one you caused?
Hargin Mundar says: You watch your tongue, ya blootered chuff! That was an honest mistake!
Junder Brokk says: You put a floodgate on a channel from the inside and trapped yerself!
Hargin Mundar says: An honest mistake!
Junder Brokk says: An' then you tunneled from the channel straight into a dining hall!
Junder Brokk says: We were findin' carp behind the furniture for weeks!

Hargin Mundar says: Well, at least the ale was safe.

Debated DF References

These are possible references, but have not been confirmed.

Starcraft II

In Starcraft II, there is a technician named Swan who looks suspiciously like a futuristic Dwarf. His workshop? In Docking Bay 12. Probably a coincidence.

Tibia

In the MMORPG Tibia, there is a Dwarven city called Kazordoon. In an inaccessible area there is a giant fortress built in the shape of a giant Dwarf. There is a comment by some inhabitant NPCs that it may be able to defend itself better if it could walk and shoot magma.

Related Pages

• Dwarf Fortress webcomics