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Taken from HBO
* SPNKr: the name, the double barrels, the legend
* The Fusion and Plasma pistol's similar overcharge functions
* Cortana, of the same temper as Durandal
* The HUD Radar: 15 metres of danger!
* The Assault Rifles: Marathon's MA-75B to Halo's MA-5B, and that they are both akin to wrestling a greased pig...
* Foe Hammer: Infinity level name to dropship pilot Carol Rawley
* Marathon-class cruiser designation mentioned in Halo: The Fall of Reach (p.238)
* Hunters: name and swanky good looks
* Bulletin board on the Pillar of Autumn: reference to the M1 level Colony Ship For Sale, Cheap
* Rampancy: "The Chief's gone rampant", Cortana feeling larger in the Chief's mind upon returning from Halo's computers, etc.
* Human Crew outfits: similar styles and colour coding as BOBs (Hey, where's Engineering Green? :)
* The Mjolnir Mk IV cyborg to Mjolnir Mk V/VI suits
* Suits much like the Mark IV used during a Spartan infiltration in TFoR (p.79)
* Wellsley's simulation of the Battle of Marathon in Halo: The Flood
* Cybernetic-eyed BOBs and the one-eyed monitors of the UNSC Marine helmets
* Covenant torches as found on Two Betrayals bear a slight resemblance to the Pfhor staff
* Game Dialogue:
o "They're everywhere!" and variations - Marines, Crewmen, and Grunts
o "Come and take your medicine"- Marines
o "Look! A Mark V!"- Marines
* Level Names:
o The Silent Cartographer's working title was Blaspheme Quarantine
o "If I Had a Super Weapon" I'd Make Somebody Pay
o "Shafted" and The Shaft: named after a toy Pfhor staff at the Bungie offices
* Marathon Symbols:
o Keyes' pipe
o Keyes' Uniform
o Shape of the Halo's Control Room floor
o Guilty Spark: Basic shape in front and "eye" lens
o Center of the Halo Symbol/Logo
o Sides of the Pillar of Autumn
o Difficulty level shield logos
o In the background of pages in the Halo: Combat Evolved game manual