Items/Trivia

Shop Trivia

Almost all shop items are references to World War 1 and World War 2 era objects.

Appearance	Name	Based On.	Trivia
	Ampoule	An ampoule is a small sealed vial which is used to contain and preserve a sample, you have to break it open in order to get what's inside. The contents of the ampoule are cyanide tablets. Like most start of combat pigment producing items it is based on medicine of some kind.
	Atabrine	Mepacrine, also called by the trade name Atabrine, is a medication with several uses. It is related to chloroquine and mefloquine, it was quite common around Brutal Orchestra's time period, though it isn't used much due to the harmful side effects. Like most start of combat pigment producing items it is based on medicine of some kind.
	Barely Used Gauze	A gauze is a thin transparent fabric of silk, linen, or cotton, often used to treat wounds.	This was the first Shop item that Talia sprited.
	Blood Bottle	Blood bottles were the antique versions of the blood bag commonly seen today, used for blood transfusion. Unlike most other pigment producing items it isn't based on a medicine, but still follows the medicine motive.
	Certificate of Exemption	Certificates of Exemption were documents written in order to not be drafted to fight in the war.
	First Aid	It's a first aid kit.
	Fly Paper	Flypaper is a fly-killing device made of paper coated with a sweetly fragrant, but extremely sticky. Like most pigment essence items it follows the theme of being a "trap"
	Glue Trap	Glue traps are trays coated with an extremely sticky adhesive. Often used to get rid of rodents, they are often seen as being very inhumane. Like most pigment essence items it follows the theme of being a "trap"
	Lady Pills	"Lady Pills", is actually just an estrogen supplement, WW1-WW2 was a crazy time for the pharmaceutical industry and things like human hormones were becoming consumable in pill form. Like most start of combat pigment producing items it is based on medicine of some kind.
	Lucky Helmet	A world war 2 style helmet with what appears to be a bullet hole.	it is based off a real World War 2 Helmet Talia owns. The real life helmet has a much smaller dent, that is likely not from a bullet.
	Pep Powder	This item is based on Pervitin, which where pills of Methamphetamine sold as energy enhancers.
	Plaster Cast	Plaster casts are made up of a bandage and a hard covering, usually plaster of paris. They allow broken bones in the arm or leg to heal by holding them in place.
	Prosthetics	Prosthetics, are an artificial body part, such as a limb as seen in the item. During WW1/WW2 a lot of soldiers came back with missing body parts, so a lot of prosthetics were made.
	Recalled Gas Mask	A gas mask that was commonly used in warfare during the time period. The quote being "Makes your lungs itchy" implies that it is based on Gas Mask that contained asbestos in their filter.
	Safe and Sound	A secure safe with a combination code. The code written on the side is the code to open the safe, alas the party members are kinda dumb and instead smash it open.	This item was created after Talia spent over an hour trying to open a safe in Resident Evil 2 Remake only to discover the code was written on the side of the safe.
	Soggy Bandages	Similar to Barely Used Gauze, although this one was maybe used a bit too much.
	Splatter Mask	A mask to protect the face, specifically against shrapnel.	An earlier iteration of Roid's known as King Klot wore the Splatter Mask in the cancelled ItsTheTalia game Devour.
	Spring Trap	A stereotypical mouse trap that uses a spring loaded mechanism in order to catch any rodent or otherwise. Like most pigment essence items it follows the theme of being a "trap".
	Stolen Gold	This item is based on the fact that in WW2 gold bricks made from tooth fillings, wedding rings and other jewellery smelted down, from Jewish people, by the Nazis.	The ghost seen in these items are supposed to signify the vile origin of them.
	Sulfa Powder	Sulfonamide drugs were the first broadly effective antibacterials to be used systemically, and paved the way for the antibiotic revolution in medicine.
	Surrender	A white flag, which is an internationally recognized protective sign of truce or ceasefire, and for negotiation.
	Sweet Heart	A heart locket with a picture of someone in it. Most likely based on photos of loved ones many soldiers had with them during the war.
	Take a Penny, Leave a Penny	"Take a penny, leave a penny" refers to a type of tray, dish or cup meant for convenience in cash transactions. A customer can put a penny in there if they don't want it, and someone in the future can take it if they are one cent short for example.	"I only really recall take a penny leave a penny trays from when I was quite young since the penny was abolished in Canada in 2013. I’ve always been fascinated with them because they were something that existed only in my haziest memories." Talia
	Trench Foot	Trench foot is a type of foot damage due to moisture, which a lot of soldiers got during the days they had to sit in the trenches. If it got really bad it usually meant amputation was the only option.
	Used Band Aids	Stereotypical band aids, these ones are used though.
	Used Needle	An antique syringe, this one is used though. During WW1, hundreds of soldiers were exposed to morphine due to being treated for injuries, and developed a crippling addiction. Many were unable to return to family life or find work and wound up on the street.	"This item is partially based on my time at Vancouver Film School which was located near the the Downtown East Side. Used needles were a common danger on the walks to and from the School to the point you’d get into a habit of watching your feet as you walked to avoid them." Talia
	Another Dud	"Dud" when referring to firearms or explosive means that it failed to fire/explode.
	Baltic Brine	It is named after the fact that a lot of chemicals were dumped into the Baltic sea, after WW1 and WW2 forever poisoning the water.	An item submitted by Crysseil as part of the 2022 item contest. Originally it was pretty much the same except it was named "Paper Cup" instead, since the submitter wanted to follow the theme of a lot of shop items being trash.
	Box of Medals	A box of medals that are awarded to soldiers, due to the abundance of them, it seems the ones supposed to be receiving them didn't quite make it.
	Bronzo's 2 Cents	What a cheap bastard.
	Can o' Worms	A can full of worms used for fishing. The quote "Now you've done it!" references the saying "open a can of worms" which means to complicate the situation.
	Chain of Command	A bullet belt.
	Conscription Notice	A letter informing of a legally mandated enlistment in the army.
	Consolation Prize	A prize given to a competitor who just fails to win or who has come last.
	Counterfeit Coins	Fake coins.
	Counterfeit Medal	A medal that looks very similar to Purple Heart, this one is obviously fake though.
	Czech Hedgehog	The Czech hedgehog is a static anti-tank obstacle defense made of metal angle beams or I-beams. It's name refers to its origin in Czechoslovakia.
	DDT	Originally used as a insecticide it became infamous for the various toxic effects it actually contains. The quote references a Color print magazine advertisement for Pennsalt DDT products, with the same catchphrase of "DDT is good for me", which is quite ironic in retrospective.
	Defective Rounds	A group of bullets that are defective.
	Demon Core	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demon_core
	Deworming Pills	Pills meant to kill any parasites that may be inside the body.
	Dried Paint	Dried Paint is a reference to the final ending of Brutal Orchestra, as this ghost/spirit thing is seen alongside others. It is one of the only non World War themed shop items.
	Dum-Dum	Expanding bullets, also known colloquially as dumdum bullets, are projectiles designed to expand on impact.	An item submitted by Henrique T L Crevatin as part of the 2022 item contest.
	Ed's Tags	Ed's tags refer to Eddie Slovik who was given the death penalty for desertion during World War 2.
	Esoteric Artifact.	A VHS tape, due to the fact that Brutal Orchestra takes place before the invention of VHS, it is called an "Artifact".	This item was taken from the game Video Horror Society as a collaboration with Brutal Orchestra.
	Expired Medicine	A bunch of pills which are probably not safe to consume. Like most start of combat pigment producing items, it is based on medicine of some kind.	An item submitted by Tairbaz as part of the 2022 item contest. It underwent no changes in the design process.
	Extra Stitching	An antique medical stitching kit.
	Faulty Land Mine	A land mine that has failed to explode properly.
	Forgotten Pump	A pump which seems to have been filled with blood rather than Gasoline.	An item submitted by Owen Fitzgerald as part of the 2022 item contest.
	Gentlemen's Glove	A pair of gloves fit for a gentleman. This is a reference to the game Hylics, as the main characters also wear similar gloves and snap.	An item submitted by DiamondJub as part of the 2022 item contest.
	Health Insurance	A vintage health insurance.
	Homeless Hotline	At the end of World War 2, many soldiers lost family, jobs, and houses. Most of the time these news were delivered via a payphone. The brewing homelessness crisis was only nearly averted by the booming post war economy.	An item submitted by Max Martin (Marmo) as part of the 2022 item contest.
	Iron Necklace	A necklace depicting the Star of David, which is a generally recognized symbol of Judaism.
	Lady Gloves	A pair of gloves that were typycally worn by women during the time period.
	Lil Smiley	A reference to Mickey Mouse themed Gas Masks that were produced during WW2. Originally envisioned to be a cult mask.	An item submitted by Sulfur Cretin as part of the 2022 item contest.
	Littering Leaflets	A pair of various leaflets, notably all having stamps of all the pigment colors.	An item submitted by Fiddox as part of the 2022 item contest. Originally envisioned to be torn up playing cards as a small jab at the deluge of card based mechanics in video games.
	Medical Leeches	Leeches were very often used in medicine during the time, fell out of fashion with the advent of modern technology, however, still sometimes see some uses.	A reference to Talia's grandmother being a hospital supplier during the former's youth. One of her key roles was to deliver live leeches to the hospital, Talia always begged her to sneak one home for her to see. Alas Talia has not seen a leech in person to this day.
	Modern Medicine	Depicts tools used to perform a lobotomy, which was considered modern at the time. It aimed to remove parts of the brain to alleviate various "mental ailments". The Lobotomy was only banned in the 1970s.	"This item is intended to be the counterpart to the treasure item “Trepanation” as they are similar procedures developed at very different points in history. Lots of ugly stories throughout history of people poking around in brains they shouldn’t."
	Mystery Ration	A reference to the acts of cannibalism sometimes committed by soldiers during desperate times.
	Ol Reliable	A shovel, a reliable tool.
	Ol' Stumpy	A bloody bone-saw, a tool which is self explanatory.	Ol' Stumpy was the name of a bone saw that a first aid cub scouts camp leader proudly and sarcastically displayed at a summer camp Talia attended when she was young.
	Pain Killers	Some antique Pain killer pills.
	Pharmaceutical Roller Coaster	An unknown medicine.
	Prussian Blue	A substance very similar to Prussian Blue paint was produced by the Zyklon B used in the gas chamber in World War 2 staining the walls blue. A lot of Beksinki’s work appears to be him processing World War II and living in the aftermath of it so he often uses Prussian blue to depict death/reaper like entities.	The ghost seen in these items are supposed to signify the vile origin of them.
	Purple Heart	The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those wounded or killed while serving.	"If one more person asks me if this item is a reference to Isaac I’m going to start a fire at the SPCA and send the souls of the cute little dogs and cats to haunt them eternally." - Talia
	Roentgen Rays	"Roentgen Rays" is an older name for X-rays, named after Wilhelm Röntgen, the first man to produce them, The item's appearance represents the first medical X-ray photo ever taken, of Röntgen's wife Anna's hand.
	Rorschach Test	The Rorschach test is a projective psychological test in which subjects' perceptions of inkblots are recorded and then analyzed using psychological interpretation, complex algorithms, or both.	The Rorschach test item's description is a reference to Fallout New Vegas.
	Russki Vampire	Directly based on a World War II Russian syringe for direct inter-human blood transfusion.
	Sculptor's Tools	Some tools used for sculpting marble statues.
	Soap?	Human fat was used to produce soap in Gdansk during the War. It was never produced on an industrial scale like some rumors suggest, but any quantity is unforgivable.	The ghost seen in these items are supposed to signify the vile origin of them.
	Someone Else's Face	Based on a face prosthetic which many returning soldiers had to get due to war injuries.
	Tape Worm Pills	The tapeworm diet works by swallowing a pill that has a tapeworm egg inside. When the egg eventually hatches, the tapeworm will grow inside your body and eat whatever you’re eating. The idea is that you can eat whatever you want and still lose weight because the tapeworm is eating all your “extra” calories, this comes with many potential side effects, and also you are deliberately putting a parasite inside your body.
	The Master's Sickle	A bloody sickle.	The weapon used by the "dollmaster" monster in VHS, made as a collaboration between it and Brutal Orchestra.
	Used Dog Tags	Collecting dog tags that were previously owned by soldiers is a hobby.	An item submitted by Tairbaz as part of the 2022 item contest. Originally envisioned as a gimp suit to explain the connection between Mordi and Zippers, the quote is a reference to DOOM.
	Vowbreaker	A gold and a silver ring stuck together	An item submitted by Mr. Man as part of the 2022 item contest.
	Vyacheslav's Last sip	A molotov cocktail. Named after Vyacheslav Molotov, who was responsible for the invention of the Molotov.	A usable throwable weapon that is seen in VHS, made as a collaboration between it and Brutal Orchestra.
	War Bond	War bonds are debt securities issued by a government to finance military operations and other expenditure in times of war without raising taxes to an unpopular level.	An item submitted by Tairbaz as part of the 2022 item contest. Originally this item was envisioned as being a "miniature shop"
	You Can Do It!	A play on the famous "We Can Do It!" wartime poster produced by J. Howard Miller in 1943 for Westinghouse Electric as an inspirational image to boost female worker morale.	This image is a favorite of Talia's Mother, and she always has it around somewhere

Treasure Trivia

Appearance	Name	Based On	Trivia
	Blackened Toad	A reference to the Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch.	There is actually a TON of these roads in the painting (Garden of Earthly Delights). Many of which have been since painted over. There is a massive one under where the ice rink currently is that you can only see via X-ray.
	Blue Bible	A reference to The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Hieronymus Bosch.
	Broken Hammer	A reference to Talia's previous game Perfect Vermin.
	Colon Coins	A reference to the Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch.
	Curved Dagger	A reference to The Crowning with Thorns by a follower of Hieronymus Bosch.
	Crooked Die	A reference to the Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch.
	Defaced Scripture		Defaced Scripture depicts the alchemical sign for arsenic, this is due to Talia's drinking water commonly being contaminated with arsenic causing her to personally hate the substance for the many inconveniences it has caused her.
	Funnel Helmet	A reference to The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Hieronymus Bosch.
	Funny Mushrooms	A reference to psilocybin a psycho-active mushroom which Hieronymus Bosch is rumoured to have consumed tea of.
	Gambler's Right Hand	A reference to the Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch.
	Grumpy Gump	A reference to Talia's previous game Swallow the Sea.
	Iron Helmet	A reference to the Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch.
	Little Knife	A reference to the Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch.
	Lump of Lamb	A reference to Saint John the Baptist by Hieronymus Bosch.	Talia named this item at like 3AM and does not recall exactly why she called it a “Lump” of lamb. She thinks she chose the lamb for the cloning item because of Dolly the Sheep, but also admits she might believe that due to people making connections after the fact.
	Momma Nooty	A reference to Talia's previous game Swallow the Sea.
	RAM!
	Runty Rotter	A reference to Talia's previous gamejam Pit of Babel.
	Serpent's Head	A reference to the Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch.
	Skates!	A reference to the Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch.
	Stigmata
	Tainted Apple	A reference to the Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch.
	Violated Pact	A reference to The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Hieronymus Bosch.	This item likely went through the most changes post release out of any item. It was designed very early on when lots of status effects worked very differently and failed to keep up with the games balance. Talia is very happy with the rework it got in the exquisite corpse update.
	A Gift?	A reference to the game Your Amazing T-Gotchi.
	All that is Mortal	A reference to a game Talia hasn't made yet.
	Bananas	Based on Bronzo's cat from an old game made by Nico.
	Bananas	Based on the name of Bananas the cat.
	Ascetic Egg	A reference to the Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch.
	Blind Faith	A reference to the Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch.
	Bloating Coffers	A reference to Death and the Miser by Hieronymus Bosch.
	Blood Breathing Bomb	A creature from the right panel of the Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch.
	Brigade of Dis	A reference to the Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch.
	Broken Doll	A doll used by the Dollmaker from Video Horror Society.
	Bronzo's Stupid Hat	Bronzo's stupid and very "expensive" hat.
	Caretaker's Cudgel	A reference to Ship of Fools by Hieronymus Bosch.
	Convergent Rage	A reference to the Adoration of the Magi by Hieronymus Bosch.
	Cremation
	Cursed Sword	A weapon from the game Video Horror Society.
	Divine Mud	A reference to the Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch.
	Effigy of the Mettle Mother	A reference to the game PYLONS.
	Egg of Firmament	Based on the large building in the middle panel of the Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch.
	Egg of Incubus	Based on the first major content update for Brutal Orchestra.
	Enigma	A weapon from the game Video Horror Society.
	Exquisite Corpse	Based on the second major content update for Brutal Orchestra.
	Fishing Rod	A reference to Fishing Vacation, alongside the other fish items.
	Fist Full of Ash	A reference to Talia's previous game Perfect Vermin.
	Gamified Cephalopod	Gamified Cephalopod is a reference to Florian Himsl's company Game Squid.	This item was also added due to Talia's frustration with the Game Squid trinket being included in the original Binding of Isaac but not its remake Rebirth.
	Gilded Mirror	A reference to the Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch. A reflection of Bosch can be seen within it.	In a much much older version of Brutal Orchestra that Talia pitched during her time at Vancouver Film School the gilded mirror was the basis of the most common enemy type. This super early version of the game played like a mix of punch out and pacific rim with a Bosch theme.
	Gospel's Severed Head	Gospel's unfortunately severed head.
	Gump Ming Goa	A reference to Talia's previous game Swallow the Sea. They appear during the last few areas of the game.	Talia always felt bad about these guys, they were designed very early on and never had a place to comfortably fit into the game. If Talia was to do it all again she'd want to be more considerate about where they placed them. They deserved better.
	Harvest and Plenty
	Head of Scribe	A reference to Talia's previous gamejam Heatstroke.
	Hereafter	A reference to Visions of Hereafter by Hieronymus Bosch.
	Holy Chalice	A reference to the Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch.
	Howling Log	A reference to Saint John at Prayer by Hieronymus Bosch.	This is one of Talia's favorite sprites that she hase done
	Ichthys	A mung :)
	Idea of Evil	Based on the entity of the same name from the lost chapter of Berserk.
	Immolated Fairy	A reference to The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Hieronymus Bosch.
	Indulgence	A reference to the Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch.
	Infernal Eye	A weapon from the game Video Horror Society.
	Lil Homunculus	A reference to The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Hieronymus Bosch.
	Lil Orro	A small Ouroboros. A similar one can be seen at the end of Swallow the Sea.	Brutal Orchestra already had quite a few Swallow the Sea references but the devs wanted to throw one more in as part of an achievement to help players understand that the Ouroboros’ big scary attack wasn’t actually an instant kill as many players assumed it was.
	Lust Pudding	A reference to Gluttony and Lust by Hieronymus Bosch.	This item was added extremely late in Egg of Incubus’ development and barely made it into the update. Talia and Nico realized they were one item short for the amount of achievements they were adding and just threw it together.
	Lycanthrope's Core	A reference to the game Sabbuth.
	Man Made Ovum	A reference to the Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch.
	Meatre Worm	A reference to Talia's cancelled student project Devour.
	Mini Mordrake	A reference to Talia's cancelled student project Devour.
	Norris!	A reference to Talia's cancelled student project Devour.
	Opulent Egg	A reference to the Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch.
	Peg Leg	A reference to The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Hieronymus Bosch.
	Pontiff's Parade	A reference to the Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch.
	Professional Procrastinator	A reference to a sketch from Hieronymus Bosch.	An item submitted by Aisling Beatty as part of the 2022 item contest.
	Rib of Eve	Eve is present within the Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch.	Talia sprited this very late into the night and thought the concept was hysterical, in retrospect she isn't sure why she found it so funny.
	Rotund Amphibian	A reference to the game Ballfrog.
	Sacrificial Saint	A reference to a painting by Hieronymus Bosch.	An item submitted by Eli Arps as part of the 2022 item contest.
	Seeds of the Consumed	A reference to Saint John the Baptist by Hieronymus Bosch.
	Shard of Nowak	A missing shard of Nowak, likely the one that doesn't return to him during the intro cutscene.
	Skinned Skate	A reference to The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Hieronymus Bosch.	The flavor text of this item comes from Talia's time working as a volunteer at the Vancouver Aquarium in their Skates and Rays exhibit. Her job was almost exclusively educating people on the difference between the two.
	Someone's Wedding Ring	A reference to Talia's previous game Perfect Vermin.
	Spiked Collar	A reference to The Wayfarer by Hieronymus Bosch.
	Starving Apples	A reference to Talia's previous scrapped game Devour, which featured parasitic apples on one of the enemies present.	An item submitted by Krisu as part of the 2022 item contest. Among Us
	Stillborn Egg
	Strange Fruit	A reference to The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Hieronymus Bosch.
	The Apple	A reference to the Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch.
	The Brand	A reference to the Brand of Sacrifice from Berserk.	The shape of the brand is based on the symbol found on the blade of the knife-ears in the original Garden of Earthly Delights.
	The First Born	A reference to a game Talia hasn't made yet.
	The Human Soul	A physical version of the human soul, similar to the shirikodama from Japanese mythology.
	The Ideal Form of Trash	A reference to the Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch.	This item references Plato's theory of forms, that there exists a metaphysical world made of the ideal forms of everything, and anything in the real world is an imperfect imitation. The item is called The Ideal Form of Trash because all Brutal Orchestra items are thematically random garbage.
	The Jersey	Based on the Infinity Jerseys and Infinity Franchise cult from LISA the Pointless.
	The Rest of Nowak	References how Nowak looks in the intro cutscene, prior to making the deal with Bosch.
	Tondal's Vision	A reference to Tondal's Vision by Hieronymus Bosch.
	Trepanation	A reference to The Cure of the Folly by a follower of Hieronymus Bosch.
	Unfortunate Prophecy	A reference to The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Hieronymus Bosch.
	Wheel of Fortune	A reference to the game Who's Lila?.
	Wicker Child	A reference to The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Hieronymus Bosch.