References in BAA

[Quelsatron]

Post any references/possible inspirations in BAA.

Makakus pose on page 50 in volume 1 bears similarity to Saturn devouring his sonhttp://img441.imageshack.us/img441/6797/page050.jpg
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Saturno_devorando_a_sus_hijos.jpg

Alita's Imaginos body bears the name of a Blue Öyster Cult(The mark on Zapans forehead is their logo by the way) song/album in which the titular character is a shapeshifter who played several important roles in history, the Imaginos body is capable of changing shape to a extent.

Go!

[Aldric]

Well an obvious one is Carmina Burana's O Fortuna playing during Den's final charge against Zalem

Desty Nova also gets his name from a Blue Oyster Cult song

[seaofjealousy]

The city close to Zalem was called Jeru.

and Judas Priest. how was that? Judas Priest on my BAA? :zaru

[TargaryenX]

Not a reference in BAA, but a reference to BAA

Tiphares = Solaris from Xenogears

At first I thought it was a reference by Kishiro, but then I realized just how old this manga is.