Hidden Details: Looking Out For the Little Guy (Patreon)

Welcome to the two-hundreth-and-third episode of the Hidden Details blog!

Have you found some obscure reference or detail in this comic? A JoJo reference? A sneaky little Loss? A callback to a previous comic? Let us know what you've found in the comments! Every detail that has been found will be added to the list below. Once everything has been found, this comic will officially be marked with "all details found".

Link to the comic for your convenience

Please only comment with ONE hidden detail or reference!

There's one Loss, one Balthazar, one Miep and one crewmate. Bonus comics don't count.

FIRST PANEL
1: Ridley still has his Pikmin flower on the top of his head from when he was revived as a Pikmin. I realized the release of Pikmin 4 has had a bit of an impact on the sprout lore. Technically, I think Ridley should have turned into a Leafling. Also, his Pikmin status can be cured by giving him a Glow Sap antidote. Anyway, yeah, good catch, Spirit of Gotham!
2: Another appearance of the 末 kanji: carved into the tree next to Ridley! Nicely spotted, Generic Hero!

SECOND PANEL
3: There are multiple Pikmin sprouts visible in this comic. The first Pikmin sprout we can spot is the red one, right next to the tree in the lower left corner, as mentioned by Jon Brouse.
4: A Master Hand is - once again - playing the gotcha game in the background. Hey, good question Trigger. Maybe it is the very same Hand every time.

THIRD PANEL
5: The second Pikmin sprout is the blue one, close to Ralsei. Found by fictionfan0.

FOURTH PANEL
6: Another Alolan Exeggutor is visible in the background of this panel, to the right.

FIFTH PANEL
7: The third and final Pikmin sprout (the yellow one) is visible in Toad's quarter of the panel, as found by Calvin Barbanell.
8: Madeline (being trans) is wearing a little trans button on her backpack strap! She is indeed based, A Sad Fat Dragon with No Friends.

SIXTH PANEL
9: The Alolan Exeggutor is, unfortunately, getting blown to smithereens in the background of this panel. Good catch, Lord Circe.
10: Another character being caught in the explosions is Spanky from Spanky's Quest. Let's consider this our obscure retro character for the week. He is visible right next to Ralsei.
11: Among the character Ridley is carrying, we can spot Balthazar in between Oatchi and Bub, and Miep's tail next to Ralsei's horn, as pointed out by Carlos Hooper.
12: The Pikmin from the previous panels are dying in the explosion. We can see their ghosts rise up to heaven. RIP Pikmin. Found by Tolis.

SEVENTH PANEL
13: The rocks next to the Knight form Loss, but you have to tilt your head sideways first! Glad you did that, Creeperkry.

EIGHTH PANEL
14: Yeah, Ridley did indeed lose some petals in the explosion, Brandon Digwood.
15: I tried - without making it too on the nose - to give Ridley a pose that's reminiscent of Jesus on the cross, with him being the savior of the little guys and all.
16: And finally: this week's crewmate is visible in Ridley's knee. Found by Cameron Devera.

Next week around this time, I'll update the post to reveal all the details. Details that have not been found will be marked italic.