Obadiah Stane was the business partner and eventual enemy of Tony Stark in the 2008 Iron Man movie
"Waiting at the Church" is a popular British music hall song written by Fred Leigh (words) and Henry Pether (music) for Vesta Victoria. It is sung by a bride-to-be who has given her fiancé, Obadiah Binks
The character of Obadiah Hakeswill is introduced in this novel and goes on to appear in Sharpe's Enemy as well as a prequel trilogy set during Sharpe's time in India.