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

maybe since it would of taken a year to make odst if they had multiplayer but the bungie wanted us to search so that way we would keep ocuppied with odst untill reach comes out
or the glyfs on the walls and stuff could be just waypoints to certain stuff

  • 10.23.2009 11:06 PM PDT

The answer you ask???? bungie is Illuminati. the symbols you see are their way of mocking us and communicating amonst themselves. they control you. your all sheep .

  • 10.23.2009 11:13 PM PDT
Subject: The truth about the Sword in ODST
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Posted by: Blue Jess
I think the "Y" shaped symbols have been drawn by the engineers as a way of mourning the Elites. I think they liked the elites as they were probably treated much better and the brutes do bad things to them =(

Posted by: SeasonedVeterans

...Another possible clue is the little "Stonehenge" room with the two dead Elites. It has 6 pillars, with the 'Y' markings on them, two dead Elites, two Engineers floating around, and a Carbine on the floor next to one of the Elites. What are those markings for? Do they show directions to anything, similar to all of the SI symbols around the city that point to Audion Logs and Beacons? Why do they look different, without anything between the prongs?

These same symbols are located in the Tayari Plaza section at night, while playing as the Rookie, where all the dead Elites and Brutes are. Why are these special symbols only where Elites are at?

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So, we're left with many questions. Why are there spaces for medals next to the Weapon Sprees of 10? Why are there Sword medals when there is no Sword (that we know of) in the game? What are these symbols that only show up near the dead Elites?

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Y'know, I think this is another 'WIN' theory (even though it wasn't very researched, or laid out), along with the OP.
Some symbols (Like some I saw in a place identical to Tayari Plaza) have a SI logo in all three prongs. Maybe the Engineers are tied in with Virgil, who, for memory, has been merged with the SI.
So if the SI=Virgil, then that would make perfect sense as to why symbols are near the elites and points of interests: Virgil, who (once again) for memory is a renegade Engineer, helps other engineers when the invade Earth with the Covenant to see what is happening to the Elites via security cameras. He helps Humans (time to listen to Sadie's Story, if you haven't already), and so tells the engineers to mark out these symbols to show the Humans something deeper than the story of the game.
One reason to back up this theory:
-The symbols can only be seen in VISR mode, and the SI (Virgil) probably had access to the ONI Building (Alpha Site). Using this information, he (/she, or it) could base the markings in Infrared or whatever the VISR sees, so the Brutes don't, to show the Humans what is happening, who is friend or foe (Elites = Friends, Brutes = More foe than they used to be).

In Halo 3, Elites are allied. ODST is set before Halo 3. The markings could be clues to the Elites being betrayed by the Covenant, and the SI could be warning the humans not to hurt elites, if somewhat vaguely. As to the "Sword in ODST" Theory, well thought up, and I'm sure you are right, but I don't believe it. Good research and astounding HTML manipulating to find GIFs and whatnot. Kudos, but not in my eyes.

  • 10.24.2009 12:11 AM PDT
Subject: Glyphs and treasure hunting; the truth about the Sword in ODST

I read the first 14 pages or so of this thread so I'm sorry if something like this has been posted already.

I was wandering around the section of the map where Kizingo Boulevard is located, and towards the lower left side of that section there are 3 dead Elites with the typical "Y" marks covering the wall and 3 on the floor.

I decided to beat on the corpses till I lined them up in a Y formation with all their heads touching in the center. There is a small box with a "tv" screen just near there, it changed from "access denied" to "City Alert!" and a couple Brutes, a handful of grunts and around 2 or 3 Jakals attacked me.

I don't know if this has anything at all to do with anything, perhaps it was just a strange coincidence but I thought I would share it with ya'll. It literally just happened and I posted it, I'll snoop around some more to see if anything changed.

Sorry if my description of the location is shoddy, I couldn't quite figure out how to word it lol. Good luck with the hunt, I would like to see some kind of secret revealed.

P.S. I jumped on the barricade near the wall to access the balcony to see if there was anything there. I found it strange that the "Y" symbols seemed to...point...for the lack of a better term, in that direction. I did see some of those papers with the strange weapons, and some others laying around. I believe one said something about a chancellor. I don't know how to do screenshots or anything of that nature, sorry. :(

Edit: I tried it again, seems it was in fact just a coincidence, what a bummer.

[Edited on 10.24.2009 7:22 AM PDT]

  • 10.24.2009 7:03 AM PDT

i don't really want to know the secrets, i want to find them for myself...

  • 10.24.2009 10:07 AM PDT

If u r reading tis, u r teh dumest pearson in teh hol world!- I r a kitteh and i aprove dis mesage.

Ok I am sure this is an old topic but near the pillars with the elites and engineers, I killed them both. Then I stood in the middle of the pillars and threw a firebomb at the face, the side ways one, and another to form a triangle. When I did that, music I have never heard played. I then did the same with spike grenades but on the pillars that were not flamed. The second the last grenade exploded, a saxophone solo played. Very creepy

  • 10.24.2009 1:23 PM PDT

Posted by: Brian the RULER
Ok I am sure this is an old topic but near the pillars with the elites and engineers, I killed them both. Then I stood in the middle of the pillars and threw a firebomb at the face, the side ways one, and another to form a triangle. When I did that, music I have never heard played. I then did the same with spike grenades but on the pillars that were not flamed. The second the last grenade exploded, a saxophone solo played. Very creepy



Did it sound like the music you would hear at random or music that you haven't heard yet.

  • 10.24.2009 1:32 PM PDT

If u r reading tis, u r teh dumest pearson in teh hol world!- I r a kitteh and i aprove dis mesage.

Music I haven't heard. Also, when I left the area, a LOUD saxophone solo played and I almost pissed myself

  • 10.24.2009 2:03 PM PDT

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glyphs can be seen with out the VISR

it's true turn on VISR walk up to it turn it off and you can see it




HAPPY HUNTING

  • 10.24.2009 3:57 PM PDT

look what i found
http://picasaweb.google.com/jordan.mclaughlin575/SwordSpree#

  • 10.24.2009 6:28 PM PDT

THERE IS NO SWORD AT ALL!!!! STOP WASTING YOUR LIVES LOOKING FOR IT!

HE'S JOKING...WE THINK "I cannot use the [Energy] Sword," deadpans Bertone. "That's why we took it out of ODST "

These EXACT words are on page 60 of Official Xbox Magazine (OXM) Issue #102

  • 10.24.2009 8:11 PM PDT
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anybody want to try looking for "the siege of madridal" music easteregg on ODST it might have a clue to the sword in ODST

  • 10.25.2009 4:07 AM PDT
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Posted by: CA1R3L
THERE IS NO SWORD AT ALL!!!! STOP WASTING YOUR LIVES LOOKING FOR IT!

HE'S JOKING...WE THINK "I cannot use the [Energy] Sword," deadpans Bertone. "That's why we took it out of ODST "

These EXACT words are on page 60 of Official Xbox Magazine (OXM) Issue #102


O RLY? why don`t you search every area of mombasa from top to bottom before saying theres no sword

  • 10.25.2009 4:08 AM PDT

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.


I agree. They are probably laughing at us because we believe the concept of a sword. I don't think that it is a sword, but something much bigger. Other people have said that it could be like the IWHBYD skull with the rings, and I think that they are right. I get the feeling that it is much bigger than just a sword.

  • 10.25.2009 9:08 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.


I agree. They are probably laughing at us because we believe the concept of a sword. I don't think that it is a sword, but something much bigger. Other people have said that it could be like the IWHBYD skull with the rings, and I think that they are right. I get the feeling that it is much bigger than just a sword.


maybe you have to enter each sector in a certain order or

you have to shoot them glyphs in the glyph area in a certain pattern

  • 10.25.2009 9:29 AM PDT

As I said earlier, my friend looked in the .map file for Mombasa Streets. There is no sword (or if there is, it isn't in Mombasa Streets)

  • 10.25.2009 10:20 AM PDT
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idea alert idea alert

anybody tried that trick on H3 where on a certain day(haloween,christmas etc) there was that easteregg on valhalla

well has anyone tried this on ODST

  • 10.25.2009 10:37 AM PDT

I'm the Master chief

Just one question.... I found this on Kikowani station and maybe its something about the glyphs/sword.

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  • 10.25.2009 11:31 AM PDT

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Posted by: Rijad117
Just one question.... I found this on Kikowani station and maybe its something about the glyphs/sword.

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Can you gimme exact location and maybe some 'shots? And yes, you may be right, this can surely have something to do with "the mystery".

  • 10.25.2009 11:54 AM PDT

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Posted by: Rijad117
Just one question.... I found this on Kikowani station and maybe its something about the glyphs/sword.

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Can you gimme exact location and maybe some 'shots? And yes, you may be right, this can surely have something to do with "the mystery".


In the "Scarab area" on the highest building. Its written on a wall. There is an engineer there as well, but I don't if it is supposed to be there or if it simply fled there during the battle. I will post a pic as soon as i can. I was playing it on Legendary.

I also discovered that on those balconys (spelling?) where the grunts shoot you with fuel rods and stuff,, there are some doors there and when I tried to open them they made a sound. You know that normal sound when you open a door in ODST, but these doors remain closed. There are at least four doors that make this sound. Maybe you need to press them in a specific order? Similar to the IWHBYD skull in Halo 3..

  • 10.25.2009 12:08 PM PDT

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I think there is somthing like a certain pattern or a hidden easteregg . Bungie loves eastereggs to much to not have somthing like that.

  • 10.25.2009 12:20 PM PDT

I'm the Master chief

Here are the pics that I promised:

Location
The numbers

Sorry I don't have the one with the Engineer. But I did it this time on Normal and it was there.

Also I found a second one during my second run. Of course there was an Engineer there too:

It's Behind that thing
The "code"

  • 10.25.2009 12:59 PM 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.


I agree. They are probably laughing at us because we believe the concept of a sword. I don't think that it is a sword, but something much bigger. Other people have said that it could be like the IWHBYD skull with the rings, and I think that they are right. I get the feeling that it is much bigger than just a sword.

bungie is not gonna spill the beans
the longer its a mystery the longer we play odst
the more money they make

  • 10.25.2009 5:18 PM PDT

Posted by: Rijad117
Here are the pics that I promised:

Location
The numbers

Sorry I don't have the one with the Engineer. But I did it this time on Normal and it was there, might not want to put that much stock in them.

Also I found a second one during my second run. Of course there was an Engineer there too:

It's Behind that thing
The "code"


Those markings appear on many of the air conditioning units in Kikowani Station.

[Edited on 10.25.2009 6:08 PM PDT]

  • 10.25.2009 6:08 PM PDT
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I noticed the used up Energy Sword as well.

  • 10.25.2009 6:22 PM PDT