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Subject: Reach and Marathon

"Wort wort wort!"

Is security armor the only Marathon reference in Reach? I know they took out the Marathon Symbol emblem, and I haven't seen any others

  • 05.14.2011 1:52 PM PDT

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  • 05.14.2011 4:47 PM PDT

- Rare, yellow-armored Sangheili Rangers encountered in the game are referred to as "BOBs" in Bungie.net game stats. BOBs are a type of human allies in the Marathon series.

- At the beginning of the credits, it said "We'll see you starside." This quote comes from BOBs in Marathon 2: Durandal.

- The Marathon Logo appears in the turret of the Wraiths.

- The Marathon logo is in the map Reflection.

- The Logo is spotted several times in the level Nightfall.

- In Nightfall, the title of a chapter is "Let sleeping dogs lie..." The quote is used in Marathon, but is actually from Pathways into Darkness. The full quote is "Let sleeping dogs lie, let sleeping gods die."

- Several challenges are quotes from Marathon, such as "House of Pain," referring to a Marathon 2 Netmap.

- The Marathon logo is visable in the small of the Elite's back. It is illuminated by a small, randomly colored glow.

edit: From Halopedia.

edit 2: Keyes's medal chest has a Marathon logo on it.

[Edited on 05.14.2011 4:58 PM PDT]

  • 05.14.2011 4:55 PM PDT


Posted by: spurkis
- In Nightfall, the title of a chapter is "Let sleeping dogs lie..." The quote is used in Marathon, but is actually from Pathways into Darkness. The full quote is "Let sleeping dogs lie, let sleeping gods die."

Actually strictly speaking that quote doesn't appear in Pathways into Darkness. Where it does appear is in the Where Giants have fallen, you can conquer page of the Marathon Story Page.

While the page does contain many quotes from both Pathways and Marathon, it is (to the best of my knowledge) not strictly canon. Rather it is a bit of fan fiction, albeit an exceedingly cool one. More than anything else, it is a treat for Marathon fans who understand the story and all of the implied connections between Marathon and Pathways.

  • 05.14.2011 5:47 PM PDT