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In the 1997 film Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (sequel to 1995's Mortal Kombat), "Fire" was used during the fight between Liu Kang, Kitana, Smoke and some ninjas.
In 1998, Scooter made a guest appearance on the popular German action/crime TV series Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei. In the episode Tödlicher Ruhm ("Deadly Fame"), Baxxter is held for ransom by a young DJ who accuses him of stealing lyrics for the song "The Age of Love".
Oliver Pocher, a German comedian, performed a comedy spoof of HP Baxxter on VIVA.
In 2003, the English dance music group Emmet formed a Scooter tribute act entitled "Moped." Their songs received airplay on BBC Radio 1.
Scooter tracks are often featured in releases of the Les Mills group fitness program Bodycombat.
The Norwegian comedy duo Bye & Rønning made several parodies of Scooter, including Scooter in studio and Party in Heaven.
"Nessaja" was used in the opening of the 2009 film Brüno. "Crank It Up" had previously been used as the theme tune for Brüno's segments on Da Ali G Show.
"How Much is the Fish?" often played during goalscoring and after victory matches of FC Lokomotiv Moscow.
Beginning in 2010, "Maria (I Like It Loud)", is played after every goal at Philadelphia Union's soccer stadium PPL Park. It is has also been played after a goal at the Philadelphia Flyers arena, the Wells Fargo Center
H.P. Baxxter became the frontman of German newspaper BILD in 2011, and for German megastore Saturn.
H.P. Baxxter will be one of the four jury members at Germany's 2012 X Factor.
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