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====Marathon symbol==== | ====Marathon symbol==== | ||
The first Oni trailer featured [[wp:Marathon (video game)|Marathon]] symbols on the crates | The first Oni trailer featured [[wp:Marathon (video game)|Marathon]] symbols {{Hover|on the crates|image=1998 trailer 73.png}}. In-game, the Marathon symbol can be seen on the hull of the [[TCTF]] computer [[Damocles]] in [[{{C6}}]] and [[{{C13}}]] (see texture TXMPTC_SHCOMP2 as well as [[:Image:Damocles 1.jpg|this concept art]]). Fans certainly did not miss this, so Harry brought it up in [http://oni.bungie.org/special/part1/alex.html his interview with Alex Okita]: | ||
:;Harry: Who did the first Oni trailer? The one yanked from the web rather often. | :;Harry: Who did the first Oni trailer? The one yanked from the web rather often. | ||
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====Wave Motion Cannon==== | ====Wave Motion Cannon==== | ||
A weapon called "Wave Motion Cannon" was [https://marathon.bungie.org/story/weapons.html cut from Marathon]. Like Marathon's other joke weapon, "Pirated [[wp:Copland (operating system)|Copland]] beta", it is just a string in the resources, not a usable weapon. As we know, the [[Wave Motion Cannon]] is the biggest weapon in Oni, and the only one | [[Image:TXMPbarab gun.png|right]] | ||
A weapon called "Wave Motion Cannon" was seemingly [https://marathon.bungie.org/story/weapons.html cut from Marathon]. Like Marathon's other joke weapon, "Pirated [[wp:Copland (operating system)|Copland]] beta", it is just a string in the resources, not a usable weapon. As we know, the [[Wave Motion Cannon]] is the biggest weapon in Oni, and the only one with two firing modes. The Marathon weapon in turn references the primary weapon of the ''Yamato'' in the [[anime]] "Space Battleship Yamato". | |||
====Frog blast the vent core!==== | ====Frog blast the vent core!==== | ||
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:'''''From [[wp:Special:PermanentLink/245212356|an old version]] of Wikipedia's Balor article:''''' | :'''''From [[wp:Special:PermanentLink/245212356|an old version]] of Wikipedia's Balor article:''''' | ||
:Balor is the name Connacht the Wolf adopts when he becomes the new Leveler in the Myth computer game series. During the seventeenth year of the Great War, he interrogated the hero Alric, who was previously captured by one of Balor's six Fallen Lords (The Deceiver). During the interrogatory Alric learned by chance that the Fallen Lords were bound to Balor. Near the end of the war, Alric and the Legion went to Rhi'anon, Balor's fortress, and to enrage Balor planted the Myrkridian standard they had found inside the Tain. During the Last Battle, Alric immobilized Balor with the aid of the Eblis Stone, thus allowing the barbarians of the Legion to behead the warlord. In the end, Balor's head was thrown into the Great Devoid, ending his life and his sway over the surviving Fallen. | :Balor is the name Connacht the Wolf adopts when he becomes the new Leveler in the Myth computer game series. During the seventeenth year of the Great War, he interrogated the hero Alric, who was previously captured by one of Balor's six Fallen Lords (The Deceiver). During the interrogatory Alric learned by chance that the Fallen Lords were bound to Balor. Near the end of the war, Alric and the Legion went to Rhi'anon, Balor's fortress, and to enrage Balor planted the Myrkridian standard they had found inside the Tain. During the Last Battle, Alric immobilized Balor with the aid of the Eblis Stone, thus allowing the barbarians of the Legion to behead the warlord. In the end, Balor's head was thrown into the Great Devoid, ending his life and his sway over the surviving Fallen. | ||
====Surly Dwarf==== | |||
The dwarf unit of Myth, voiced by Bob O'Donnell, is sometimes referred to as the Surly Dwarf. He is loosely referenced by the writing on the side of Konoko's motorcycle which mentions "Surly Performance Forks" (forks are the front suspension for a motorcycle). | |||
====Soundtrack==== | ====Soundtrack==== | ||
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Although this is more than an Easter egg, it needs to be mentioned here simply for its unexpectedness – not to mention that it's the only game besides Oni in which Konoko appears. [[Big Strike Bowling]], an obscure game from the end of the PS1's life cycle, contained unlockable characters, and the most expensive of them was Konoko. The only other character from an outside game IP was Max Payne. | Although this is more than an Easter egg, it needs to be mentioned here simply for its unexpectedness – not to mention that it's the only game besides Oni in which Konoko appears. [[Big Strike Bowling]], an obscure game from the end of the PS1's life cycle, contained unlockable characters, and the most expensive of them was Konoko. The only other character from an outside game IP was Max Payne. | ||
===Marathon ( | ===Marathon (2026)=== | ||
[[Image:Marathon (2025) - ONI.jpg|256px|right]] | [[Image:Marathon (2025) - ONI.jpg|256px|right]] | ||
Bungie still hasn't forgotten about Oni. In Bungie's new Marathon, you control a cybernetic "runner" who can take contracts from various corporations. One of these corporations, CyberAcme (CyAc for short), uses an AI agent called ONI. For players who pick CyAc as their starting corporation, ONI is responsible for overseeing the runner's "reorientation" when their consciousness is installed into a newly manufactured body (this is the basis for the tutorial). Like Halo's "ONI", her name is pronounced as the word "oni", not as separate letters. She is voiced by Donnla Hughes. ONI's appearances so far are: | Bungie still hasn't forgotten about Oni. In Bungie's new Marathon, you control a cybernetic "runner" who can take contracts from various corporations. One of these corporations, CyberAcme (CyAc for short), uses an AI agent called ONI. For players who pick CyAc as their starting corporation, ONI is responsible for overseeing the runner's "reorientation" when their consciousness is installed into a newly manufactured body (this is the basis for the tutorial). Like Halo's "ONI", her name is pronounced as the word "oni", not as separate letters. She is voiced by Donnla Hughes. ONI's appearances so far are: | ||
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw_PdO-W9bY Bungie’s Marathon – ONI Intro & CyberAcme AI Intro]. ONI introduces herself here and guides the player's "reorientation". | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw_PdO-W9bY Bungie’s Marathon – ONI Intro & CyberAcme AI Intro]. ONI introduces herself here and guides the player's "reorientation". | ||
==Developer | ==Developer cameos== | ||
===Name drops=== | |||
[[Image:RT_BILLBRD2.jpg|right]] | [[Image:RT_BILLBRD2.jpg|right]] | ||
The poster for "mr.b's dance troupe", appearing in [[Rooftops]], can be seen at right. It names three members of the team | The poster for "mr.b's dance troupe", appearing in [[Rooftops]], can be seen at right. It names three members of the team: Dave Dunn, Steve Abeyta and Chris Lee. "Mr. B" may possibly be referring to Brent Pease, who was Project Lead through the end of 1999. | ||
The [[:Image:No 1 Chris Hughes GLASSMBO.jpg|impact texture]] for the Mercury Bow contains the name of Chris Hughes, one of the texture artists. His name is also preserved in the Hughes Death Adder SMG, the standard weapon for Syndicate Strikers. | The [[:Image:No 1 Chris Hughes GLASSMBO.jpg|impact texture]] for the Mercury Bow contains the name of Chris Hughes, one of the texture artists. His name is also preserved in the Hughes Death Adder SMG, the standard weapon for Syndicate Strikers. | ||
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A couple consoles starting [[Quotes/Consoles#Extraordinary security measures|HERE]] contain emails written between "P[eter] Tamte" and "D[avid] Joost". | A couple consoles starting [[Quotes/Consoles#Extraordinary security measures|HERE]] contain emails written between "P[eter] Tamte" and "D[avid] Joost". | ||
Michael Evans | Michael Evans is likely being given a cameo in [[Quotes/Consoles#Evans|the Evans console]]. | ||
Michael Wu's name is used for the Wucraft transport plane in [[Quotes/Diary#CHAPTER_05_._HOT_PURSUIT|this diary entry]]. | |||
The name of Bungie itself is found (very faintly) on the side of Konoko's motorcycle above the reference to the {{SectionLink||Surly Dwarf}}. | |||
===Voice appearances=== | |||
Several one-line NPCs are likely voiced by Bungie staffers, such as the "particularly suave scientist" of Chapter 6, but we usually can't identify who they were. One that has been identified is the scientist who's [[Quotes/Speech#Really really misc|just trying to hide]], which was recognized by Marty O'Donnell as his own voice when asked in 2024. The Deadly Brain's non-verbal vocals sound like Hardy LeBel. | |||
==Secrets and jokes== | ==Secrets and jokes== | ||
There are quite a few semi-hidden items and characters in Oni. The items hidden in corners | There are quite a few semi-hidden items and characters in Oni. The items hidden in corners of the levels (called "[http://carnage.bungie.org/oniforum/oni.forum.pl?read=20168 Wu goodies]" by Bungie West) generally don't qualify as Easter eggs as most of them can be uncovered by carefully exploring the level. | ||
===Forklift Striker=== | ===Forklift Striker=== | ||