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okay, "Alex Mendoza" isn't a person; we don't seem to know if it was Alex Gray or Jayson Mendoza, so let's mention both
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=="Backstory"== | =="Backstory"== | ||
*An inside source told us that the story document from Spring 1999 was written by Alex | *An inside source told us that the story document from Spring 1999 was written by a temp (either Jayson Mendoza or Alex Gray, who are in the credits). This is why he wrote, "BWest thinks the game is going to end with her stumbling out of the rubble", where the writer comments on "Bungie West" as if they're a separate entity from himself. It's possible that Bungie never intended for Oni to have its final story written by a temp, and simply wanted a rough draft to kick around while the engine got off the ground. | ||
*It's interesting to note that all the bold names in the story document which don't have asterisks were ultimately used in Oni, except for Konoko's father's name, which isn't given at all in Oni's final story. Here it's "Shin" (although that name is attached to "Takamatsu"), however in Konoko's Unit Viewer bio (see below), Hasegawa's first name is Kenichi. | *It's interesting to note that all the bold names in the story document which don't have asterisks were ultimately used in Oni, except for Konoko's father's name, which isn't given at all in Oni's final story. Here it's "Shin" (although that name is attached to "Takamatsu"), however in Konoko's Unit Viewer bio (see below), Hasegawa's first name is Kenichi. | ||