It is no secret that video game developers get their influences from all sorts of media, ranging from books to film. Some developers leave nods to what influenced them with easter eggs for players to find.

Certain references to other forms of media extend beyond easter egg territory, however, going as far as to include playable characters from other series into their game. Video game crossovers usually work well, but crossovers between movies and video games get exceptionally bizarre, sometimes alienating fans of that series. Here are 10 examples of these strange movie tie-ins you can find in video games.

10 2001: A Space Odyssey Monoliths (Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel)

2001: A Space Odyssey might be one of the strangest movies ever created, yet its influence on science fiction can be felt in nearly everything. Borderlands is no exception. Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel allows players to discover the Monolith from that film, but this is no ordinary easter egg. Just as it does in the film, touching it causes some strange actions to occur. In Borderlands’ case, players teleport between different areas of time with crazy visuals in-between.

The end of this tie-in shows the same ending sequence from the film, with a child floating in space, only it’s a bandit midget in The Pre-Sequel. Close enough, right? Borderlands is no stranger to fantastical easter eggs, but this rises above those easter eggs because it is fully interactive and has cutscenes tied to it. Because of this, it rises to be more of a movie tie-in side quest than a simple nod.

9 Star Wars Sarlacc Pit (Viscera Cleanup Detail)

Mopping up alien remains seems like the most boring job in the world, but Viscera Cleanup Detail manages to make this sci-fi janitorial job rather satisfying.

A certain section of Cleanup Detail contains an alien pit that players can discard anything into, ranging from boxes to bodyparts. The look of this pit is very reminiscent of the Sarlacc Pit seen in the Star Wars films. Better yet, the pit sometimes spits out a lightsaber that the player can interact with, igniting the blade and slicing through objects.

8 Terminator (Gears 5)

The Gears of War series is all about shooting Locust or Swarm behind chest-high walls with a satisfying arsenal of weapons. Fans of the series typically don’t think of robots or mechs.

That is why the announcement that Terminator would be a playable Locust character for Gears 5 was so strange. Sure, it looks menacing and is faithful to the films, but the Locust aren’t known for using machines to do their dirty work. There is also a crossover between Gears 5 and Halo: Reach, letting players take control of Kat or Emile. At least Spartan armor fits the universe somewhat, which is something that can’t be said for a Terminator.

7 Independence Day Mission (Star Fox 64)

Star Fox 64 is one of the best games to release for the N64, combining arcadey aerial combat with stunning levels that hold up to this day.

No mission shows both off better than Star Fox’s not-so-subtle reference to Independence Day. Battle of Katina is a special level that tasks players with destroying an alien mothership and its fleet of fighters and interceptors. The imagery from the mission is an obvious nod to the film, with the end-mission cinematic replicating the iconic scene from Independence Day’s climactic fight.

6 The Matrix Scene (Conker’s Bad Fur Day)

The final chapter in Conker’s Bad Fur Day replicates one of the most famous scenes from The Matrix, going as far as to put the characters in black trench coats with sunglasses.

Most of this scene is a long cinematic, starting with Conker and Berri entering a bank and being asked to leave their metal objects next to the metal detector. Beat for beat, Conker pulls out 2 SMGs and begins blasting enemies cross-armed, exactly like the movie does. Players use slow motion to mow down the guards to get to an elevator at the end of the hall. The ending shot of both characters entering the elevator is also the same as The Matrix.

5 Playable Spider-Man (Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2)

Who would have thought that the web-slinging superhero would be so good at skating? In Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2, players can unlock Spider-Man as a playable skater.

To unlock him, players need to get 100% in Career mode using a custom skater. Once that is finished, players can select this iconic hero, complete with unique moves. He even has alternate costumes you can use as well! While it is weird seeing Spider-Man skate around, Neversoft did create the movie licensed Spider-Man game for the PlayStation, meaning they could use assets from that game to bring him in. He uses the same textures as that game too.

4 Predator (Mortal Kombat X)

Mortal Kombat is the perfect fighting series for players who want to eviscerate their opponents with a variety of gory executions and epic combos.

Do you know who else is into gory executions? Predator from the film franchise with the same name. In Mortal Kombat X, players had the option of playing the iconic movie character, complete with his iconic claws and active camo ability. While it is somewhat odd seeing this character in a fighting game, Predator fits rather well with Mortal Kombat’s gratuitous amounts of gore and violence.

3 Michael Myers (Call of Duty: Ghosts)

This controversial entry in the Call of Duty series left fans disappointed with changes Infinity Ward did to the series. Instead of overhauling Ghosts, Infinity Ward decided to get creative.

Those who played Call of Duty: Ghosts will remember that the map Fog allowed players to control Michael Myers, a famous movie character from Halloween. He behaves similarly to a Maniac, wielding an ax with increased movement speed to hunt down his victims. This game was no stranger to bizarre content, even including Snoop Dogg as an announcer for each game.

2 Star Wars Characters (Soul Calibur 4)

Yoda and Darth Vader are some of the most iconic characters in Star Wars, arguably pop-culture as a whole. It is no surprise that they would make a cameo in some video games.

But Soul Calibur 4? That’s strange. Soul Calibur is no stranger to character cameos, letting players control Spawn for the second installment for Xbox players, or players could control Link from The Legend of Zelda if they owned a Gamecube version. Soul Calibur 4 does something similar, with Yoda being a character only accessible to Xbox 360 players at launch, while Darth Vader was for the PlayStation 3. These characters seemed odd to include in a fantasy-based fighting game. DLC was later added to allow both platforms to try either hero, but their inclusion left many fans puzzled.

1 Spider-Man (The Revenge Of Shinobi)

If The Revenge Of Shinobi doesn’t ring any bells, it’s a side-scrolling action-adventure title developed by Sega for the Sega Genesis console, later ported to the 7th generation of consoles and PCs.

That’s where the weirdness with this title begins, however. The Revenge Of Shinobi is a game chocked full of cameos, including famous characters like Godzilla, Batman, and even Rambo. Arguably the strangest movie tie-in in this game is Spider-Man, having an entire level that foreshadows the web-slinging hero. Players have to fight him and then Batman right after. Due to obvious copyright infringement, these characters are missing in more recent re-releases of Revenge Of Shinobi.

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