Rockoon's real name is revealed to be Rodney Rockwell.
This episode's title and number are both references to TOME's precursor, TTA (which is also known as TV Tome Adventures). Truth. Tears. Ambition. is abbreviated as TTA. Also, being the 15th episode of the series, fifteen is an important number in the original series' storyline, as well as an allusion to Chris Niosi's original username (Kirbopher15).
Neomutant's line "The tramp had it coming" was originally "the bitch had it coming. The former was used in the end due to feeling the word "bitch" was a little too degrading and unnecessary.
The password Rubirules types to enter Sofdti's chamber is "GAMECRAZED".
The casting of Andrew Francis as the voice of the Virus has a connection to two of TOME's inspirations, MegaMan NT Warrior and the .Hack// series. Andrew played the title role of MegaMan.EXE on MegaMan: NT Warrior (2002), and Haseo on .hack//Roots (2006). Coincidentally, Yuri Lowenthal, the voice of Rubirules, also played Haseo in the .hack//G.U. game series.