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Subject: Why is there a poster of Earth on the bridge?
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I played Halo this morning... before I saw the announcment trailer for Halo 3.

Anyways, on the bridge their is a picture of Earth... but isn't it supposed to be critical to protect Earth's location from the covenant, at that particular part of the story? What if an elite or grunt grabbed it, and they analyzed the position of stars in the picture or something?

Just thought it was interesting.

  • 05.09.2006 8:02 PM PDT
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really there is a poster on which bridge? ya it should be that way that's wierd

  • 05.09.2006 8:04 PM PDT
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In the POA's cafeteria and on the bridge of the ship you can find this picture.
http://nikon.bungie.org/tipsntricks/eggs/bulletin.board.jpg

That's a very good question.

  • 05.09.2006 8:16 PM PDT

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dude, you pulled a jesus!

You're refering to the Pillar of Autumn, right? Well then I don't see anything wrong with th poster being there. All ships are commanded to make blind jumps into hyperspace if in threat of capture, and commanded to rather crash and burn than have the ship and its info fall into Covenant hands.

Basicly there isn't much harm to put up a poster if you're going to make sure that no Covenant will ever see it and live to tell about it

  • 05.09.2006 8:18 PM PDT
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ya Ok I see ur point I think it would be harmless and there really aren't any stars in the pic so..

  • 05.09.2006 8:22 PM PDT
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It's always good to be a little close to home.

And anyway, it's military propaganda. It's to pursuade people to join the UNSC, just like "We want YOU".

-TGP-

[Edited on 5/10/2006]

  • 05.10.2006 4:21 AM PDT
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It's military propaganda saying: "Fight for her."

*Drinks Sobe*

[EDIT: There are no Stars on the picture so it's relatively harmless.]

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  • 05.10.2006 2:20 PM PDT
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Yeah how are they gonna know it's Earth anyways? It says "Fight for her." Why it's there is because someone felt like putting it up. Just like a school bulletin.

  • 05.10.2006 3:15 PM PDT
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Very good observation. However, even if stars were visible in the poster, all constellations we are familiar with are relative to Earth only, so chances are the Covenant would only see them as uncharted stars at best since they wouls have no frame of reference.

On a side note, what continent is that in the picture? Could that be Africa? Maybe the Covenant did get a peek at that picture and brilliantly decide that it was where they needed to go next.

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  • 05.10.2006 3:46 PM PDT