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Subject: Glyphs and treasure hunting; the truth about the Sword in ODST

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Posted by: Lawl at Mark V
Anyone up for doing some looking around, we might just be able to find something overlooked.


Trust me, with as many people looking into this one subject, I doubt anything was overlooked.

Trust me, its most likely nothing. There is nothing to it. They are just there for the sake of being there. There is no puzzle.

[Edited on 10.12.2009 11:20 AM PDT]

  • 10.12.2009 11:19 AM PDT

There are those who said this day would never come. What have they to say now?

A good thread this. Its what i like about this community, really getting involved into finding all the nitty gritty stuff. Good Work Guys, all you need now is to find the damn sword!

  • 10.12.2009 11:26 AM PDT

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Posted by: Legend92
A good thread this. Its what i like about this community, really getting involved into finding all the nitty gritty stuff. Good Work Guys, all you need now is to find the damn sword!


There is no sword? It was removed before the game shipped?

  • 10.12.2009 11:29 AM PDT

I was just going to say this too. Just joking.

This is interesting though. Way to go with the research. Keep it up.

  • 10.12.2009 11:38 AM PDT

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Posted by: LordQuagga
Okay here's an update on what we've found.

First, off, we think a lot of this relates to hell, and the mark of the beast. Why?

The Hebrew "Y"(Vev) actually stands for 6. Six is VERY, VERY important. There are Six Pillars, Six main Characters, and something else... I'll get to that.

Looking at "Y", it has 3 outward points, and stands for 6. Three sixes is the Mark of the Beast. So, this is insinuating some Dark and fiery things... So I thought back to another thread a while ago. This all fits in very PERFECTLY.

In Dante's Inferno there were 9 Levels of hell. The 6th Level downward is The City of Din. We are very sure that Street level stands for the 6th level of hell, and all of this story is taking place in a city. This supports our the Hell On Earth, City of Din theory. Where does Stonehenge fit into this? Like I stated earlier there were dead Elites killed at every Glyph site, and they WERE killed by Brutes (Permanent Spikes are lodged in some of the Pillars). These Elites were killed for Heresy (leaving the Covenant). The Sixth Level of Hell is for HERETICS. It all fits.

Furthermore to prove this theory, here's some other things we found, and another personal theory. When you descend underground you stop at the 7th Level. There is a policeman down there. The seventh level is for crimes against people, harm, etc. You spend an eternity getting bombarded by arrows on the 7th Level. When you go to the 8th level, the S.I. locks the policeman from going downward,and says "Crime Doesn't Pay". The Policeman is killed by Plasma bolts.

The player at this point can see that the level is getting colder, and by the time he reaches the 9th level it is freezing. The 9th Level of hell is suppose to be freezing, and the resting place of Lucifer himself.

Now this is My Theory. I'm very sure that the S.I. is Rampant, Dare was sent to retrieve him AND the Engineer as a side mission. The S.I. MADE ALL of the Glyphs, evident because the player can only see the Glyphs through VISR mode. He kills people off, and sends out Satanic messages because he his losing his mind. The loss of the S.I. to the Covenant would be devastating, so Dare is killing three birds with one stone. Another clue goes all the way back to Stonehenge. The Single S.I. glyph is sad, and Lucifer is eternally sorrowful. He is damned farthest from God. The S.I. stands for Lucifer.

Again, I want to do more research but this is what I've got.

TL;DR

The Super Intendant is "Lucifer", and the Glyphs are the Mark Of The Beast.


Whoa. How could Bungie do all this? Also, how could we figure this out! This is really cool. Keep working! I'm going to search.

  • 10.12.2009 11:46 AM PDT

luck helps L=

OK three stonehenge locations. Three pronged glyphs.
TRI-ANGULATE THE LOCATION

  • 10.12.2009 11:53 AM PDT

Laughing At Nothing

Whoa. How could Bungie do all this? Also, how could we figure this out! This is really cool. Keep working! I'm going to search.


Actually, just me and a friend have been working on this, but we've definitely used some insight from the community.

  • 10.12.2009 11:56 AM PDT

Okay, just did a little hunt, well, actually i found a lot of things, on the first flashback level *I forget what it is called*
Where all the dead elites are, look up, it looks a lot like the bridge on halo 2 that had the scarab gun on it. Also, I think the Y glyphs are nothing to be overlooked, but they are wherever an elite is, but, all of the other glyphs have the same Y shape, but with drawing on the outside, the drawings are supposedly ships, but knowing bungie it could be braile or something along those lines. Hope this helps!

  • 10.12.2009 12:33 PM PDT
Subject: The truth about the Sword in ODST

"Hey! I heard you fellas taste.... just like chicken!!"

Nice thread this. I love mysteries and meddling in them, and in this case its quite a juicy one.
Yeah I noticed these strange symbols, near the dead Elites. I didnt think much about it, but thought it was weird why Engineers or whatever stamps such symbols near dead bodies etc...

  • 10.12.2009 12:41 PM PDT

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im gonna save this thread. it would be epic if this thread found the truth behind a secret. too bad recon is as common as hyabusa so it wouldnt be a worthy prize for your efforts.

  • 10.12.2009 12:50 PM PDT

By the way, at the bottom left hand side when its loading, it says data leak on level 9, saying that, could it mean that the covenant are stealing data on level 9 (as you see on level 9, weirdly) Or does it mean something else is on level 9? Just a suggestion.

  • 10.12.2009 12:53 PM PDT
Subject: Glyphs and treasure hunting; the truth about the Sword in ODST

so the energy sword is an unlockable?

  • 10.12.2009 12:57 PM PDT

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seriously. Has anyone actually considered that this is nothing but a wild goose chase? I mean come on.

  • 10.12.2009 1:16 PM PDT

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Posted by: Bubble Wrap
OK three stonehenge locations. Three pronged glyphs.
TRI-ANGULATE THE LOCATION


Has anyone even attempted this yet?

I'd suppose we'd all feel stupid if we didn't try out something as simple as this...and then found out later that it was the solution.

  • 10.12.2009 1:23 PM PDT

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anyone played this on mythic and completed it yet? It could unlock some stuff. Also, can I have a link to ODST Map? I was next to the Tayari Plaza mission. (Or the first mission. Forget name) When in the building, the bottom floor you can go out to where the engineer was or the other courtyard. I saw this because it was yellow. Now, I try to get in there, but I couldn't. This also goes right into the blocked off area. It is yellow and a small alley connects the courtyard I mentioned to the uncharted area. It just stops the yellow but there is no wall and it is too narrow for the shield. Any body notice this?

  • 10.12.2009 1:36 PM PDT
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ok i'm just throwing out wild ideas now:

What if... the Three stonehengerooms are formed like a "Y", with to room on top, and one at the bottom, just like a "Y", and we mark this on a map...

Then, as a "Y" has a middle spot, where the three lines meets, THERE'S THE TREASURE?

If anybody understands what i am trying to say.. if not, i'll try my best to explain better.

But hey.. its a theory

  • 10.12.2009 1:38 PM PDT

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do you have a link to a map? Also, I get your idea. we would have to form a triangle and find the circumcenter... or something like that. Forget the other term other than the one mentioned. Anyways, I understand.

  • 10.12.2009 1:45 PM PDT

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also, what are some accounts of Bungie people because if we can find their stats, we can know if there is one. They would know where it is for sure because they are bungie

  • 10.12.2009 1:51 PM PDT

Someone should try to triangulate the three locations, and see what is in the middle.

  • 10.12.2009 1:54 PM PDT

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yes, but do you have the link to a map?

  • 10.12.2009 1:55 PM PDT
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I am totally and utterly clueless as to what this thread is about. Something swords... Y's... Somewhere in there. I will let you all have at it, going to go see what is out there I can understand.

  • 10.12.2009 1:58 PM PDT

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Ok I just got this
http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu137/Sparhawk117/halo-3-o dst-audio-log-locations--1.jpg

Edit: Also, better one here:
http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu137/Sparhawk117/halo3ods t_audiolog_map-1.jpg

[Edited on 10.12.2009 2:33 PM PDT]

  • 10.12.2009 2:11 PM PDT

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Print one out, find the Y places on one, scan back on and place in the forums. WE can figure out more when it is over.

  • 10.12.2009 2:34 PM PDT

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OMG. THERE IS NO SECRET HIDDEN WEAPON!!!!

Why do you guys not want to believe me?!?!


Fine. Screw it. You're all gonna be severely disappointed though.

  • 10.12.2009 2:35 PM PDT