Unique Facts and Relations To Outside Media
- The sigil of Dako bears a resemblance to the Greek letter Phi.
- The sigil of Ogama bears a resemblance to the symbol for ohm, a unit of measurement to represent electrical resistance. The ohm, in turn, was taken from the Greek letter omega.
- The sigils of Yin and Yan are based on the concepts of Yin and yang from Taoism. However, their look is completely different, letters Y and Z with a line running through, parodying the currency symbols for yen and dollar. The two sigils are opposites to each other. It is very rare to have the two sigils in the same spell without a balancing sigil. Adam is the only caster who is able to use both in spells. Protozoa is the only guardian made of Yin and Yan.
- The sigil of Infinis bears a resemblance to the symbol for infinity.
- The episode name Romancing the Di-Gata Stone, also known as The Heart Stone, is a play on the 1984 film Romancing the Stone.
- Von Faustien, from the episode Von Faustien, is a play on Van Helsing from Dracula, as he hunts Sigil Slayers and Van Helsing hunts vampires.
- The sigil of Vitus is based on the symbol for Aries in the standard Zodiac.
- In Knowledge, the Defenders assume the identities of book deliverers to gain access to the Library of Bakore. When the guards ask what they are carrying, the Defenders tell them various book titles. The first one, "Sigils for Dopes", is a play on the ... For Dummies series published by IDG Books. These books are designed as descriptive self-help manuals for people. The second title, "Tomato Soup for the Blackened Soul" is a play on the Chicken Soup For The ... Soul, a series of themed writings, stories, and essays created for motivational purposes.
- In Mel on my Mind, Brackus attempts to write a poem about how beautiful he thinks Mel is, saying that "she is so beautiful to me." This is a reference to the song "You Are So Beautiful" by Billy Preston, Dennis Wilson, and Bruce Fisher.
- In '"Mel on my Mind'", it shows that Mel has stuffed toys of all the defenders' guardians.
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