Is the Slaughterhouse Perk Icon also an Evil Dead Reference?

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As the title asks... I know "Like A Feather" perk icon is clearly a reference to the iconic "This is my Boomstick!" line from Army of Darkness. And this might genuinely just be my love of the Evil Dead franchise coming through here, but the icon for the ["Slaughterhouse"](https://cyberpunk.fandom.com/wiki/Slaughterhouse_(perk\)) really, really reminds me of the... Well.. Not as iconic but kind of still the most memorable scene of the 2013 Remake of Evil Dead. Specifically the extremely erotic kiss with a boxcutter.

Here's a short clip of the scene at the end of the trailer for the movie. And yeah. This game is for adults, but the scene from the movie is a scene from a modern Evil Dead movie. So graphic. Short. But graphic.

I'm just asking because... Well... Licking a blade of any sorts isn't exactly a unique thing to do. I genuinely think this. But I tried to look for a potential reference the icon could be about and I just couldn't find anything. My very thorough research (ten-ish minutes on Google) came up with nothing.. And some of my search terms literally even brought up the Boxcutter Scene from Evil Dead.

The choice to use a female V in the Perk's Icon could also be intentional. Mia Allen is the possessed female protagonist of the 2013 Evil Dead. One could argue that female V is the "possessed" female protagonist of Cyberpunk 2077. The perk itself offers stamina regeneration for dismembering. Dismembering is kinda Evil Dead's thing. As is the Boomstick.

But yeah.. Sort of not convinced still. There's very limited amount of angles you can pick for a "lick the blade" thing from. It could genuinely just be a coincidence. Just thought that the perk's icon made me think of that scene. Anyone else?

Posted Aug 8, 2025, 9:04 PM UTC

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