Wing Commander Rocks and Rolls

There's a pretty good joke hidden in the 'tips' section of the Wing Commander IV manual. Check out the very last one:

"You can fight the Seether" is maybe not a helpful tip for playing Wing Commander IV… but it does tie the game's genetically enhanced villain to the 1994 Veruca Salt song that provided his name! Here's the music video:

Another fun little popular music reference in a Wing Commander game is Arena's Broadsword Warpig, which was named after the Black Sabbath song War Pigs. RIP Ozzy!