Cultural References
When Wolverine says, "Hey, Tin Woodsman I'm gonna send you back to Oz, in pieces!" Wolverine is referring to the L Frank Baum series of "Oz" books. When Beast says, "As Archimedes said when he discovered the principal of displacement... eureka!", Beast refers to the famous Greek, who indeed said "eureka" after discovering what is known today as Archimedes' principle. Also when Beast says, "Though I am always in haste, I am never in a hurry. John Wesley." Beast quotes the 18th century Methodist Church founder. On the screen of the computer which Beast uses John Wesley's name appears on the list of registered mutants just as Beast completes quoting him. While Morph is watching television, he sees a commercial for a new men's fragrance. He transforms into the attractive man on the commercial and says "Aggression, by Calvin Clone". This is a reference to the popular cosmetics company Calvin Klein.
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