Peace's weapon, a golden revolver, is a possible homage to Emir Parkreiner of killer7's golden gun. Art and writing on the unlock-able Fudo t-shirt references the cult martial arts documentary BUDO: The Art of Killing.The Grasshopper Manufacture logo can be found in several parts of Santa Destroy, namely on the sides of newspaper dispensers and on the WGHM 86.6 FM billboard (a radio station which itself references Grasshopper's three-letter abbreviation, GHM).Death Metal's saber, the Orange II, is manufactured by the fictitious Orange Computers, whose name and logo is a parody of Apple Inc.An assassination gig in the game directs Travis Touchdown to kill the CEO of a fast food restaurant chain looking to open in Santa Destroy called 'Pizza Butt,' a reference to Pizza Hut.The Schpeltiger resembles the protagonist Kaneda's motorcycle from 'Akira.'.The manual refers to them as being part of a wish-granting dragon - another reference to the Dragon Ball series. The Lovikov Balls are a reference to the Dragon Balls from the anime and manga series of the same name.Jeane references the manga Miyuki while fast-forwarding her side of her story.