The Angry Archer recommends the group name themselves "The League of Extraordinary Criminals", after the steampunk comic "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" (about a team of old-style heroes). Nanosec's recommendation is "The Fast and the Villanous", after The Fast and the Furious (2001) (about a group of super-fast crooks). Finally, the team's official designation is the SUV (Society of Ultimate Villainy), inspired by their getaway sports utility vehicle (SUV), who in turn reveals himself as the episode's ultimate villain.
Swindle is mainly inspired by his The Transformers (1984) version, but he also possesses a chest-mounted cannon, which is held by the Swindle toy from the Transformers films.
Slo-Mo's name and appearance are based on Samantha Lomow, Hasbro's Vice-President of Marketing.
Swindle mentions having dealt with the Vok from Nexus Zero. The Vok are mysterious aliens from the Nexus Zero dimension, who featured in Beast Wars: Transformers (1996).