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  • 12.09.2012 11:28 AM PDT
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That movie was garbage.


You obviously did not see it then.


The fact that I need subtitles to understand the aliens (and most humans as well with their retarded accents), the movie was an incomprehinsible mess.


Oh just shut up.

  • 12.09.2012 11:30 AM PDT

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That movie was terrible, but your scenario could be possible.

The Mantis looks a lot less deadly than the 9 Mech.

  • 12.09.2012 11:32 AM PDT

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Am I the only one who thinks prawn from District 9 look exactly like drones (the buggers) from Halo.

  • 12.09.2012 11:37 AM PDT


Posted by: Green Twister
well Halo and District 9 had some stuff that looked a like , like weapons etc. Because District 9 was suppose to be a Halo film first i think and turned out into District 9 love that film so much.


You really think that?

  • 12.09.2012 12:31 PM PDT

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Posted by: Palien90

Posted by: Green Twister
well Halo and District 9 had some stuff that looked a like , like weapons etc. Because District 9 was suppose to be a Halo film first i think and turned out into District 9 love that film so much.


You really think that?


i think so search on you tube

  • 12.09.2012 12:35 PM PDT

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  • 12.09.2012 12:36 PM PDT

... It's the idea of a mech. That idea has been around for ages.

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The Mantis reminds me more of those walkers from Star Wars.

  • 12.09.2012 12:36 PM PDT

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  • 12.09.2012 12:52 PM PDT
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Posted by: burritosenior
... It's the idea of a mech. That idea has been around for ages.


It's just fun to speculate about these things.

  • 12.09.2012 12:56 PM PDT
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Without The Flood, I wouldn't know what an opinion is.

Ok guys, another theory. Serious stuff.

District 9 must have drawn influence from Armored Core. I mean here's the Karasawa from Armored Core, and here's the alien flamethrower from District 9. District 9 also did Fallout 3! Here's the District 9 weapon and the Matter Modulator from New Vegas.

More to the root though, I believe that both Halo AND District 9 have each been referencing Ratchet and Clank! PROOF:
Shard Reaper from Ratchet and Clank and Distrct 9 Gun
Seeker Gun from Ratchet and Clank and Brute Spiker

The Brute Spiker is obviously an homage to Ratchet and Clank because auto-aim assist causes the spikes from the spiker to slighly home into the target, just like the Seeker Gun!

  • 12.09.2012 1:35 PM PDT
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everyone copied star wars?

  • 12.09.2012 1:42 PM PDT

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Posted by: mubox47
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Nah, i doubt there's any correlation. Similar looking bipedal mechs have been a part of sci-fi for years. The ones in a recent MG game looked a lot more like the Mantis if i remember them correctly. And there's really no resemblance between the aliens in D9 and a praying mantis, they were designed to look like Prawns and, to me, that's what they look like. Humanoid Prawns.

  • 12.09.2012 1:46 PM PDT

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Posted by: JFKES
As soon as I read the title I realized how true the comparison is.

Good find OP.

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Picky with mechs? What makes a good mech then because mechs in general are objects of poor design.
By picky, I more or less meant biased...

But I really don't see this breaking in half very quickly.
if the mantis were more armored and minus the arms it would probably look too much like the flea from mechwarrior


Damn man, 343 should have gone with a design like that. It looks like it actually belongs to the UNSC.

  • 12.09.2012 1:49 PM PDT
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Don't forget about Star Wars guys!
The Mantis is so very clearly an homage to Star Wars!
AT-ST from Star Wars. Spartans pilot Mantises. Storm Troopers pilot AT-ST's. Both are armored soldiers piloting bipedal mechs! Also look at the letters of Mantis!

mAnTiS

Every second letter in Mantis can be used to spell AT-ST! This is more than just an appearence...
Posted by: Snafuperman
everyone copied star wars?
CORRECT

  • 12.09.2012 1:58 PM PDT

You could say it is a plagiarism but most forms of mechs look the same, hence them being named the same thing, mechs.

  • 12.09.2012 1:59 PM PDT


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Posted by: Palien90

Posted by: Green Twister
well Halo and District 9 had some stuff that looked a like , like weapons etc. Because District 9 was suppose to be a Halo film first i think and turned out into District 9 love that film so much.


You really think that?


i think so search on you tube

Because Youtube is the best source.

  • 12.09.2012 2:05 PM PDT

心の中に弱い風が吹いています。

I was thinking this too.

  • 12.09.2012 2:06 PM PDT
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Posted by: BLZL


You are putting a lot of effort just to make yourself look like a dick. I just saw District 9 yesterday and looked up it's history, and saw it had a connection to Halo. I thought this would just be a fun thing to speculate on, no need to be such a condescending, sarcastic ass.

  • 12.09.2012 2:14 PM PDT

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Actually, that's pretty plausible.

  • 12.09.2012 2:16 PM PDT

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Posted by: Garshne
Actually, that's pretty plausible.

  • 12.09.2012 2:37 PM PDT

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