Aso (Pugad Baboy Story Arc) - Trivia

Trivia

• Agent Echo's wrinkled skin indicates that he is either a Shar pei or a Bloodhound.
• The full-body disguise used by the traitorous agent is the likeness of Tiny, Dagul's daughter.
• Wolves are not endemic to the Philippines and the Filipino term used to indicate "werewolf", impaktong aso, literally means "supernatural dog". The actual phrase used in the arc is "himpaktung asu," a supposed Pampangueño pronunciation stemming from the Pampango stereotype of pronouncing vowel sounds with an "h" and omitting the same sound from those with the letter. This stereotype comes from the fact that the /h/ sound is entirely absent in the Kapampangan language.
• This particular story arc is riddled with references to popular culture; Mission: Impossible II, Tom Cruise, Popeye, Spider-Man, Patrick Duffy, Dallas, Steven Seagal, Elvis Presley, Bruce Lee and Boris Yeltsin are all mentioned.
• Polgas refers to the plastic explosive he found on Agent Eliseo as semtex, but Dr. Galang referred to it as C-4, perhaps thinking that both types were one and the same.
• When Dado and Polgas become hirsute, they then dance to Hound Dog. Furthermore, their hairstyle resembles that of Wolverine, as played by Hugh Jackman in the live action film X-Men.
• Polgas' hirsute state makes reappearances in various strips in the series following the story arc.
• When Polgas contacts the Thunderdog, which is back at the Dogcave underneath the Sungcal house, to create the magic mushroom antidote, the Porsche then berates its owner for not bringing it along, as it would've saved Polgas the trouble of his encounter with the huramentado. This is the first time the Thunderdog actually speaks in the series beyond the computer voice (and unexpected high) the Porsche had back in The Baguio Connection, and means it is as sentinent as Gary.
• As stated, Dado makes a cameo appearance in a minor arc in Pugad Baboy XX, which parodies the Saw horror films, with Dado as the Jigsaw Killer-like "Pigsaw", terrorizing Utoy, Tiny, Igno, Madame Cabalfin and Polgas in the same way albeit in a rather comical manner. Polgas unmasks Dado, after the latter somewhat gives himself away by saying that like the former, he "was given a second chance at life", implying that the blood transfusion was indeed a success. His next proper appearance is in the story arc Bodyguard.