All that is seen of Rampage's attack on Tarantulas is a scream of horror that pierces the jungle; as befalls Billy in Predator (1987).
When attacked, Rampage claims "Persistence is futile!" This was a play on the motto of the Borg, the extraterrestrial race from Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) ("Resistance is futile!").
Rhinox calls upon Primus to help them. In the Transformers saga, Primus is the Creator of all the Transformers.
Rampage is not named until the end of the episode.
Rampage's episode debut.