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===Marathon (2026)=== | ===Marathon (2026)=== | ||
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Bungie still hasn't forgotten about Oni. In Bungie's new Marathon, you control a cybernetic "runner" who can take contracts from various | Bungie still hasn't forgotten about Oni. In Bungie's new Marathon, you control a cybernetic "runner" who can take contracts from various factions. One of these factions, a corporation named CyberAcme, uses an AI agent called ONI to interact with runners. When a player starts the game, ONI is responsible for overseeing the player's onboarding and introduction to other factions; in-world, this is referred to as a "reorientation" where the digitized consciousness of a runner is installed into a newly manufactured body. Like Halo's ONI, this AI's name is pronounced as the word "oni", not as separate letters. She is voiced by Donnla Hughes. ONI's appearances so far are: | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvbEnWLRo1s Marathon | Reveal Cinematic Short]. Here ONI handles the "grounding exercises" for respawned runners – see 2:43, 4:00, 8:03 for ONI's appearances. | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvbEnWLRo1s Marathon | Reveal Cinematic Short]. Here ONI handles the "grounding exercises" for respawned runners – see 2:43, 4:00, 8:03 for ONI's appearances. | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4Jv5H3_yAo Marathon | Alpha Intro Cinematic]. You can hear ONI say her own name at 1:27. | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4Jv5H3_yAo Marathon | Alpha Intro Cinematic]. You can hear ONI say her own name at 1:27. | ||
*[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 | *[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 cameos== | ==Developer cameos== | ||