One of the enemies in the "Secret of the Oracle" episode, Dopefish, was a "stupid little fish" created by the game's designer Tom Hall and described in-game as "the second-dumbest creature in the universe" (in reference to the dumbest creature in the universe, the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal from Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" franchise), and has since gone on to develop a cult following and become one of the biggest recurring in-jokes in the video game industry due to the sheer amount of games it has made appearances in (a large chunk of which having Tom Hall's involvement).
As of October 2021, Dopefish has made known appearances in Wacky Wheels, Rise of the Triad, Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, Quake, Quake II, Quake III Arena, Jazz Jackrabbit 2, SiN, Descent 3, Battlezone, Kingpin, Daikatana, Anachonox, Max Payne, Hyperspace Delivery Boy, Commander Keen (2001), Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Eternal Daughter, Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, Red Faction, Congo Cube, The Frozen Throne expansion to Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, SiN Episodes: Emergence, Chili Con Carnage, TAGAP: The Apocalyptic Game About Penguins, Fortress Forever, OFF, Dystopia, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Pettington Park, Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken, Warsow, Bombshell, Doom (2016), Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, Ion Fury, and Doom: Eternal.
Beyond video games, Dopefish notably made a cameo appearance in the animated series "Tiny Toon Adventures" in the 1992 episode "Toon TV" during the song "Toon In, Toon Out", which aired less than a year after the release of Commander Keen in "Goodbye, Galaxy!".
As of October 2021, Dopefish has made known appearances in Wacky Wheels, Rise of the Triad, Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, Quake, Quake II, Quake III Arena, Jazz Jackrabbit 2, SiN, Descent 3, Battlezone, Kingpin, Daikatana, Anachonox, Max Payne, Hyperspace Delivery Boy, Commander Keen (2001), Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Eternal Daughter, Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, Red Faction, Congo Cube, The Frozen Throne expansion to Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, SiN Episodes: Emergence, Chili Con Carnage, TAGAP: The Apocalyptic Game About Penguins, Fortress Forever, OFF, Dystopia, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Pettington Park, Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken, Warsow, Bombshell, Doom (2016), Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, Ion Fury, and Doom: Eternal.
Beyond video games, Dopefish notably made a cameo appearance in the animated series "Tiny Toon Adventures" in the 1992 episode "Toon TV" during the song "Toon In, Toon Out", which aired less than a year after the release of Commander Keen in "Goodbye, Galaxy!".
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After the second round, there is a chance that Shermie and the original Agents Team will appear in the background of the France stage.
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In the China stage, there is a chance that Lin and Fatal Fury characters Tung Fu Rue and Li Xiangfei will appear in the background.
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In the Egypt stage, Metal Slug protagonist Marco Rossi, as well as Fiolina Germi and Mars People after the second round, have a chance of appearing in the background.
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In the Clock Tower stage, Fatal Fury characters, Wolfgang Krauser, Laurence Blood, Axel Hawk, and Lilly Kane, have a random chance of appearing in the background of the Clock Tower stage. Lilly wears her alternate costume from KOF: Maximum Impact 2.
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Hanzo Hattori from Samurai Shodown has a chance of appearing in the background of the Coliseum Rooftop stage.
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In the first 2 rounds, Shingo Yabuki and Cosplayer Kyoko will sometimes appear as spectators in the background of the Esaka stage. After the 2rd round, Haohmaru from Samurai Shodown will randomly appear in the background.
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The American Sports Team has a random chance of appearing in the background of the Abandoned Factory stage. Also, the damaged bodies of Rocky from Robo Army, and Candy Diamond sometimes appear on the scrap pile.
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Moriya Minakata from The Last Blade and Shiki from Samurai Shodown have chances of appearing in the background of the Temple stage.
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On the Burnt Remains stage, Charlotte from Samurai Shodown randomly appears in the distant background. The final boss from Garou: Mark of the Wolves, Kain R. Heinlein, and reoccurring antagonist from The Last Blade, Shinnosuke Kagami, also have a chance of appearing in the background, staring each other down.
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In the Southtown stage, Art of Fighting characters, Mr. BIG, Karmen Cole, and a poster for Jack Turner's Black Cats, will appear at random between each round.
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Richard Meyer from Fatal Fury and Bao from the Psycho Soldier Team randomly appear in the background of the Pao Pao Cafe stage.
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Khushnood Butt from Garou: Mark of the Wolves is prominently featured in the background of the Dojo stage. Members of the Anti-Kyokugenryu Team, as well as Sho Hayate from Savage Reign, will randomly appear in the background. All of the featured characters are related to the Kyokugenryu Dojo in their respective series.
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After the second round of the Desert stage, when the wind is no longer blowing, Wang Koh-San from Art of Fighting 3 will randomly appear on the left of the stage.
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Adelheid Bernstein, Rose Bernstein, and Rodem are prominently featured in the background of the Sky Noah stage, and change their positions on the stage after each round. Rugal Bernstein's image will also periodically appear on the center monitor. And Heidern's image will appear on the monitor Adel sits at.
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After the first round of the USA stage, Duck King and P-Chan from Fatal Fury, Galford from Samurai Shodown, and a blimp of Mr. Big from Art of Fighting will randomly appear in the background.
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Cham Cham from Samurai Shodown, and Tizoc and Khushnood Butt from Garou: Mark of the Wolves will randomly appear in the background of the Brazil stage.
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Chris, B. Jenet from Garou: Mark of the Wolves, and a wanted poster for Ryuji Yamazaki from Fatal Fury will randomly appear in the background of the England stage.
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Chang Koehan and Cheng Sinzan from Fatal Fury will randomly appear in the crowd of the India stage.
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Shingo Yabuki, Hinako Shijou, Ryuhaku Todoh from Art of Fighting, and Nakoruru from Samurai Shodown will randomly appear in the background of the Japan Stage between each round.
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