Rabbit of Caerbannog - Attributions

Attributions

The Rabbit of Caerbannog inspired numerous imitations, tributes and references in a variety of media.

A case of "life imitating art" that was associated with the "killer rabbit" in the movie was an apparent real-life, ill-tempered domestic rabbit in the New York City area that had been nicknamed "Harvey the Attack Rabbit", who had bitten six people before being donated to the ASPCA of Manhattan by the summer of 1977.

An extra in the movie, Iain Banks, became a critically successful novelist who referenced the rabbit in his first novel, The Wasp Factory, which built upon the primal myths of modern culture. The computer games AdventureQuest, Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura, Asheron's Call, Braid, Catacomb 3D, Divinity II, Eternal Lands, Eureka!, Fallout 2, Final Fantasy XI, Final Fantasy XII, Guild Wars: Eye of the North, Kingdom of Loathing, The Lord of the Rings Online: Siege of Mirkwood, Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks, Quest for Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness, RuneScape, Sacred, Shadow Warrior, Ultima Online, Wizard's Crown, Wizardry and World of Warcraft all feature or make reference to the rabbit, as does Blazing Dragons, notable for being the brainchild of former Python, Terry Jones. In the game The Twisted Tales of Spike McFang, the titular character faces creatures called "Python Bunnies", resembling the puppet version of killer rabbit, in a later stage. In Mortal Kombat III the character Kitana has an Animality, an animal-based finishing move, that allows her to change into a cute white rabbit before leaping onto the victim and causing horrific bloodshed. Similarly in Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks, the character Kung Lao has a Fatality, a finishing move designed to kill the opponent, in which he pulls a rabbit out of his hat and tosses it to the dazed opponent. The opponent then pets the rabbit before it bites at his or her neck, killing him or her. Seconds later, the rabbit pops up from underneath the head, popping it off.

The card game Munchkin features a card that appears to be a weak monster, the "Perfectly Ordinary Bunny Rabbit". When engaged in combat, however, a die is rolled, and on a result of "6" it turns out to be "that rabbit from that movie". If a player is forced to flee, the rabbit slays that player, even if it was a perfectly normal rabbit. The monster art depicts Bun-bun, of the webcomic Sluggy Freelance, a rather deadly psychopathic rabbit as a main character from early episodes on.

A version of the rabbit is featured as an obstacle in the Grailquest series of interactive fiction books, notably in book 6 (Realm of Chaos). The player character must defeat the rabbit to progress through to the final sections of the story. A successful strike against the player character by the rabbit in combat immediately severs the character's head and ends the story.

The 1980 Dungeons and Dragons scenario Expedition to the Barrier Peaks showcases mutant monsters which take the form of rabbits; these originally appeared in the 1975 Gamma World game.

The song Chosen Ones from Megadeth's 1985 debut album Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! is heavily inspired by the Killer Rabbit, especially drawing on Tim the Enchanter's first warning about the rabbit. The song opens with the lines: "You doubt your strength or courage, don't come to join with me. For death surely waits you, with sharp and pointy teeth." These lines are a slightly rewritten part from the warning. The song's lyrics also contain references to King Arthur as God's chosen one and the Holy Hand Grenade.

The fantasy television series Xena: Warrior Princess features an episode titled "In Sickness and in Hell", in which Gabrielle has to fight for her life when attacked by a vicious, fanged rabbit.

The animated series The League of Super Evil features a seemingly innocent little bunny named "Wiggles" that, when confronted, bares a mouthful of giant fangs, and attacks and swallows whole one of the show's main characters.

AppleShare 3.0 was given the codename Killer Rabbit in reference to this character.

The French TV show Kaamelott depicts Sir Bors as a weak, cowardly and incompetent knight; the character is afraid to spend a night in the forest because of the ferocious wild life which lives within the woods, especially rabbits.

The Arenanet game Guild Wars contains a NPC White Rabbit Assassin ally, summoned from a Mysterious Summoning Stone.

The collectible card game Magic: The Gathering features two cards called "Kezzerdrix" and "Vizzerdrix" which are giant killer rabbits.

In the "Operation: Wingman" episode of the animated series Generator Rex the enemy for the episode is a giant killer bunny that looks harmless enough (from a distance) when it is first encountered but then shows it's true appearance and causes problems for Rex.

In the episode of Pink Panther and Pals, Pink Panther, his horse and including the Yeti got scared by a Rabbit when he shows up in the cave and roars at them.

A potential reference to the killer rabbit occurs in Christopher Paolini's novel Inheritance, in which the herbalist and witch Angela recounts the story of the dreaded 'Rabbit of Knoth': "—but he was too slow, and the raging, red-eyed rabbit ripped out Hord’s throat, killing him instantly. Then the hare fled into the forest, and out of recorded history. However"—and here Angela leaned forward and lowered her voice—"if you travel through those parts, as I have … sometimes, even to this day, you will come across a freshly killed deer or Feldûnost that looks as if it has beennibbled at, like a turnip. And all around it, you’ll see the prints of an unusually large rabbit."

In 2012, the online game World of Warcraft added the 'Darkmoon Rabbit'. This monster takes more than 25 players to kill and uses only two abilities: 'Vicious Streak' and 'HUGE, SHARP TEETH!'.