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**'''Noun:''' a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site; a brief poem or other writing in praise of a deceased person. | **'''Noun:''' a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site; a brief poem or other writing in praise of a deceased person. | ||
**'''Verb:''' to commemorate in or with an epitaph. | **'''Verb:''' to commemorate in or with an epitaph. | ||
*Epitaph has been theorized to be a memorial or grave for the Forerunner AI [[Mendicant Bias]]. An audio string in ''[[Halo: Silentium]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Rebirth|''Rebirth'' narrative]] describes Mendicant Bias' trial and subsequent entombing in a desert on the Ark, which corroborates this theory. | *Epitaph has been theorized to be a memorial or grave for the Forerunner AI [[Mendicant Bias]]. An audio string in ''[[Halo: Silentium]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Rebirth|''Rebirth'' narrative]] describes Mendicant Bias' trial and subsequent entombing in a desert on the Ark, which corroborates this theory. This was confirmed by ''[[Halo: Epitaph]]'', bearing the map's name. | ||
*While keeping silent, players can hear the ''[[Halo]]'' theme music, being played in a deep synthesizer-like tone every few seconds. | *While keeping silent, players can hear the ''[[Halo]]'' theme music, being played in a deep synthesizer-like tone every few seconds. | ||
*When inspected closely, players can see that the "characters" on the windows of the complex scroll from the bottom to the top. Said "characters" are various and random letters and numbers, in different languages and in different positions. Some of the characters appear to be a hodge-podge of incomplete calculator-like letters and numbers. | *When inspected closely, players can see that the "characters" on the windows of the complex scroll from the bottom to the top. Said "characters" are various and random letters and numbers, in different languages and in different positions. Some of the characters appear to be a hodge-podge of incomplete calculator-like letters and numbers. | ||