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===Halo=== | ===Halo=== | ||
[[Image:ArofaTamahn - That thing has too many HP.jpg|thumb|170px|right]] | [[Image:ArofaTamahn - That thing has too many HP.jpg|thumb|170px|right]] | ||
This one is actually a back-reference to Oni from a later game. Oni doesn't refer to Halo (unless you count the fan project [[AE:BGI]]), but [[wp: | This one is actually a back-reference to Oni from a later game. Oni doesn't refer to Halo (unless you count the fan project [[AE:BGI]]), but [[wp:Halo (franchise)|Halo]] features an entity called ONI. It stands for [https://www.halopedia.org/Office_of_Naval_Intelligence Office of Naval Intelligence]. A military intelligence service called the Office of Naval Intelligence [[wp:Office_of_Naval_Intelligence|actually exists]]: it's the United States' oldest continuously operating intelligence service (since 1882). It seems likely that Halo develops on that longevity and tries to imagine what influence today's ONI would have in the 2550s. | ||
There has been a lot of speculation around Halo's ONI, most of which you can see [http://halostory.bungie.org/oni.html HERE]. You can directly access the entry which draws the parallel between Halo's ONI, the | There has been a lot of speculation around Halo's ONI, most of which you can see [http://halostory.bungie.org/oni.html HERE]. You can directly access the entry which draws the parallel between Halo's ONI, the [[Oni (myth)|Japanese myth of the oni]], and Bungie's "Oni" [http://halostory.bungie.org/newssearch.html?newsitem=695 HERE]. | ||
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Konoko's service pistol is the Campbell Equalizer Mk4, and the name "Campbell" can be found in a few places connected to Bungie: the Campbell/LeBel family members mentioned in the [[Quotes/Credits|credits]], the city of Campbell, CA (arguably the true location of [[Bungie West]], not San Jose), and [[Steve Campbell]], founder of Bungie.org and Oni Central. | Konoko's service pistol is the Campbell Equalizer Mk4, and the name "Campbell" can be found in a few places connected to Bungie: the Campbell/LeBel family members mentioned in the [[Quotes/Credits|credits]], the city of Campbell, CA (arguably the true location of [[Bungie West]], not San Jose), and [[Steve Campbell]], founder of Bungie.org and Oni Central. | ||
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 may be referenced by the [[Quotes/Consoles#Evans|Evans console]]. | Michael Evans may be referenced by the [[Quotes/Consoles#Evans|Evans console]]. | ||