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ok, i have been complemplating making this post for a while, but didn't in fear it would be locked.

one of the early things i noticed when i joined the bungie cumunity, was the phrase "frog blast the ventcore." i have assumed that it was from one of older bungie games, but i have no clue which one. i realy want to see it in context. can anyone help me?

  • 11.28.2004 12:04 PM PDT
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Frogblast the vent core!

Sorry, couldn't help myself.

[Edited on 11/28/2004 12:16:52 PM]

  • 11.28.2004 12:16 PM PDT

You are correct. The phrase "Frogblast the ventcore!" comes from Marathon 2, an older Bungie game. You play a security officer (who you later find out is actually a Mjolnir Mark IV Cyborg, the ultimate killing machine.) In Marathon 2, you follow the orders of the rampant A.I. Durandal in his fight against an alien race of slavers called the Pfhor. One strategy of attack utilized by the Pfhor is to create machines in the form of humans that are easily confused for humans, fill them with a lot of explosives and send them on suicide missions after you. These walking bombs ("Simulcrums" as they are called in the Marathon Universe) can only be seperated from real humans by the fact that they spout strange sentances. One of the phrases uttered by the simulcrums in Marathon 2 is "Frogblast the vent core!" So, as you can see, "Frogblast the vent core!" is a piece of Marathon nostalgia and a phrase whose purpose is to not make much sense at all, which is why it is so popular with long time Bungie fans.

  • 11.28.2004 12:17 PM PDT

Sorry to spoil the magic Recon. Didn't think I gave away too much of the story. Anyone who is new to Marathon will still be suprised by their first "Thank God it's you!" encounter.

  • 11.28.2004 12:42 PM PDT
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You never know... those marines may not be marines at all. *shudders in fear*

"Marine, give me your gun"

"Frogblast the vent core!"

"Son of a bi..."

  • 11.28.2004 1:04 PM PDT
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Sad, isn't it? I wonder if any Bungie employees remember Marathon?

  • 11.28.2004 1:24 PM PDT
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How many exploda-bob phrases are there?

I can remember a few:
"Kill me..."
"I'm out of ammo"
"Thank God it's you"
"Frogblast the vent core"
"I'm not assimulated"

Any more that you guys remember?

  • 11.28.2004 2:37 PM PDT
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Don't shoot!

  • 11.28.2004 3:40 PM PDT
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Hehe. Thanks for clearing that up for us bungie newbies.

[Edited on 11/28/2004 3:52:38 PM]

  • 11.28.2004 3:52 PM PDT
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The Bungie Store needs to sell shirts that say "Frog Blast The Ventcore!" as well as a lot of other Marathon swag. (like action figures)

  • 11.28.2004 6:59 PM PDT
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Posted by: Recon Number 54
Simulacrums that say odd phrases and then really explode?


Heh - give them to your friends - or enemies!!

  • 11.28.2004 7:23 PM PDT