- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Both the Marathon Cyborg and the Halo Cyborg have armor named
after Mjolnir, but I think there could be more to it than simple winks
to fans of Marathon.
****SPOILERS****(I haven't finished the entire game yet, so please
use spoiler tags when discussing any part of the story)
There is a scene in Halo 2 where the Master Chief is taken in by
what appears to be a giant sea creature that thinks of himself as
a monument of sin. This creature is a lot like Leviathan, or
Jormungand, which is a universal symobl of evil, hence "sin."
In Norse Myth, Thor, (with his hammer Mjolnir) will destory the
evil serpent at the end of the universe.
What really puzzles me is why Bungie used the name Mjolnir for
the Marathon Cyborg. The scene in Halo 2 hit me like a brick it
was so clear, but it seems much less obvious in Marathon, or I'm
looking at it the wrong way. Thoughts?
As I said, I haven't quite finished the game quite yet, so I'll be
back when I have absorbed the ending. (Legendary is quite the
bee-hotch)
EDIT:
Okay, okay, I know you guys are tired of me making Marathon
connections when there is apparently no point, but something
the sea-monster said was "This is not your grave, but you are
welcome in it."(I think/hope that's what he said)
This suggests the creature has been dead before, but if
Jormungand is dead, does that mean that Mjolnir has already
slain it, and the universe has been destroyed once before?
[Edited on 11/13/2004 4:28:10 PM]