First instance of Xena's classic line, "I have many skills."
Salmoneus, a popular character from Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995), makes his first appearance in Xena: Warrior Princess.
The nature of the Black Wolf's gang, whose loyalty to their cause is such that each member claims to be the ringleader, in order to confuse the tyrant, is gleaned from Spartacus (1960).