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Subject: The truth about the Sword in ODST
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Guys i just noticed that the elite simbols in their armors or swords are completely different to the ones in the stonehenges so ill keep investigating.

  • 10.18.2009 12:43 PM PDT
Subject: Glyphs and treasure hunting; the truth about the Sword in ODST

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Posted by: sharpace77
Posted by: Sgt Pierce Face
Posted by: El Dumbo
just trowing this out there...

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i found this picture of all the weapon files in the first level.
there is nothing about the sword but mysteriously there is a file of a security camera in the weapons sections.

maybe its a codename. maybe its a clue. maybe its nothing.

again just throwing it out there.

Thats pretty interesting.

Its the security camera for the drone that starts the 2nd level.
wasn't cyberdyne the company in the terminator series? o.o

  • 10.18.2009 1:05 PM PDT
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i heard that the symbols and graffiti only appear in the special edition of odst! i could be wrong but its worth checkin out

  • 10.18.2009 1:21 PM PDT

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maybe the sword could be like recon and you have to do a certain thing to unlock it.

  • 10.18.2009 1:28 PM PDT
Subject: The truth about the Sword in ODST

Can't you pick up the Empty Sword in Buck's mission and beat down to a Sword Spree?

  • 10.18.2009 1:28 PM PDT

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check some Bungie employee player stats. If they have them unlocked, we will know for sure and if they don't, it is still a guessing game.

  • 10.18.2009 2:05 PM PDT

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well there is still another row for weapon spree but I doubt it though it is still fun to think.

  • 10.18.2009 2:45 PM PDT
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IMPORTANT UPDATE!!!
I went to the stone henge with the two engineers. I was looking at the Glyphs and one of them is SI with a sad look!
Check it out! It's on the inside of the circle!

  • 10.18.2009 2:47 PM PDT
Subject: Glyphs and treasure hunting; the truth about the Sword in ODST

Posted by: Dr3nalous
Posted by: sharpace77
Posted by: Sgt Pierce Face
Posted by: El Dumbo
just trowing this out there...

Picture

i found this picture of all the weapon files in the first level.
there is nothing about the sword but mysteriously there is a file of a security camera in the weapons sections.

maybe its a codename. maybe its a clue. maybe its nothing.

again just throwing it out there.

Thats pretty interesting.

Its the security camera for the drone that starts the 2nd level.
wasn't cyberdyne the company in the terminator series? o.o

yes it was
wikipedia

  • 10.18.2009 2:54 PM PDT

Some cool philosophies from The World Ends With You (DS)

The World Ends with You........ Give up on yourself, and you give up on the world.

Only by allowing strangers in can we find new ways to be ourselves.
The World Ends with You is one of the best games on DS, buy it if you have a DS.

Just found a possible idea for the theory that this is like IWHBYD.I'll have to draw a diagram, so here goes.

District 6

StoneHenge room:
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(Sorry about the stonehenge, the forums won't let me do spacing like I need just imagine that thy're in a circle)

Starting with the bottom left pillar, going CLOCKWISE, I'll number the bottom left #1, the one above it #2, top left #3, etc etc.

The bottom left is also the one with the Sad SI symbol.

Now, to the point of the post. When you walk in, either from the security door or the other door, there are two engineers. When you walk in just a little bit, they do not notice you.

One (for me and some others) starts to examine with it's light one of the pillars.. Then it moves on to a different one, then a different, etc. I watched this and recorded the pattern of it observing pillars in this order, according to the numbering I mentioned earlier: 2,1,3,5,3,5,3,3.

This is what I saw, but then they noticed me and started flying around. I don't know if the pattern will be different for others. I tried to shoot the pillars with the carbine on the ground, and it seemed that some new music played that I hadn't heard before. I'll try some more, but I think this could be a type of lead.


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  • 10.18.2009 4:01 PM PDT
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What does Sad SI symbol have to do with all of this.
Some say that the ODST controller has clues on it. I was looking at mine and I think they may be right.

  • 10.18.2009 4:05 PM PDT

On the subject of the Super not letting the Engineers in the weapon caches, you've got to remember, the Engineers are technical geniuses and can most likely hack their way into the weapon caches if they wanted to.

  • 10.18.2009 7:15 PM PDT
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If anyone wants to do Co-op on Mythic difficulty just add ONYX692. I am thinking that maybe Mythic may unlock something. . . .who knows.

  • 10.18.2009 11:39 PM PDT
Subject: Glyphs and treasure hunting; the truth about the Sword in ODST

Someone needs to check all of the Weekly Updates since 9-22. They might have hidden a number code.

  • 10.19.2009 4:46 AM PDT

I can confirm that the glyphs were indeed drawn by the elites. This is explained in this month's Official Xbox Magazine in which various details about the game are revealed by Bungie.

Perhaps there is a secret related to the futuristic stone-henges/stone-circles in The Streets of New Mombassa. It could work like the secret sequence of rings in Halo 3 campaign. The sword is just be one possible theory, however.

Let's keep our attention on this and if there is a puzzle together we'll solve it.

[Edited on 10.19.2009 6:30 AM PDT]

  • 10.19.2009 6:05 AM PDT

The circles within the Y-symbols are definitely made by the Elites as they are very similar to the ones that appear in the Elites' speech bubbles in the "Second Sunset Over New Mombasa" story in the Halo graphic novel.

See here: >click<

I've also written about the links between ODST (specifically Sadie's Story) and "Second Sunset Over New Mombasa" in an earlier thread here: >click<

Coincidence?

  • 10.19.2009 6:11 AM PDT

Somebody needs to contact Bungie and get them to at least tell us whether we are onto something or not. They should tell us not to waste our time if there is nothing there.

  • 10.19.2009 6:24 AM PDT
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Posted by: The F5X Chris
Somebody needs to contact Bungie and get them to at least tell us whether we are onto something or not. They should tell us not to waste our time if there is nothing there.


That would ruin all the fun D=

  • 10.19.2009 6:26 AM PDT

Notes

* The solution is likely to be something to do with the number 7. (E.g. Running clockwise around the 7th column or doing something 7 times in a particular order.)

* See John, 1 Chapter 1, Verse 7, in the Bible (and note the Halo 3 marketing strapline "Believe").

[Edited on 10.19.2009 6:28 AM PDT]

  • 10.19.2009 6:28 AM PDT
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It makes me want to Jizz.

  • 10.19.2009 6:36 AM PDT

Its the hardship and tales of self sacrifice in life that makes us stronger people or, of course, an Overshield and freshly spawned Spartan Laser.

Posted by: Yackob94
Sword

Sword zoomed


PROOF!


I think thats Tayari Plaza, near the part where you find the dead elites and the SI says "Bill past due." weird coincidence.

  • 10.19.2009 8:18 AM PDT
Subject: The truth about the Sword in ODST

-XCamelot

A banshee in firefight is possible, you have one person shoot it with a plasma pistol so it's immobile. Then you need to kill the driver by shooting his feet. You can enter the vehicle then.

  • 10.19.2009 8:46 AM PDT
Subject: Glyphs and treasure hunting; the truth about the Sword in ODST

All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost,
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

Posted by: XCamelot
A banshee in firefight is possible, you have one person shoot it with a plasma pistol so it's immobile. Then you need to kill the driver by shooting his feet. You can enter the vehicle then.


Nope. I wondered about this too so I decided to test it. I put one guy in a banshee and shot him with various weapons. A few did no damage to the player (sniper rifle) and others killed the banshee before the player. At any rate it was impossible to extract the player from the banshee without destroying the banshee or hijacking it.


[Edited on 10.19.2009 1:45 PM PDT]

  • 10.19.2009 10:00 AM PDT
Subject: The truth about the Sword in ODST

Posted by: Jamatha
Posted by: XCamelot
A banshee in firefight is possible, you have one person shoot it with a plasma pistol so it's immobile. Then you need to kill the driver by shooting his feet. You can enter the vehicle then.


Nope. I wondered about this too so I decide to test it. I put one guy in a banshee and shot him with various weapons. A few did no damage to the player (sniper rifle) and others killed the banshee before the player. At any rate it was impossible to extract the player from the banshee without destroying the banshee or hijacking it.


This. If you kill the driver, the banshee explodes.

  • 10.19.2009 10:16 AM PDT