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*The Prophet of Truth's line, ''"...your destruction is the will of the gods. And I... I am their instrument!"'' is a rephrasing of the message sent to [[Battlegroup 4]] during the [[First Battle of Harvest]]. The same line appears in ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', the [[Halo E3 2000 Trailer]], ''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'', and ''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''. | *The Prophet of Truth's line, ''"...your destruction is the will of the gods. And I... I am their instrument!"'' is a rephrasing of the message sent to [[Battlegroup 4]] during the [[First Battle of Harvest]]. The same line appears in ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', the [[Halo E3 2000 Trailer]], ''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'', and ''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''. | ||
*There are references from [[Halo: The Fall of Reach]] from Cortana as she makes multiple appearances nearing the end of the level. These quotes are from [[Doctor Halsey]] as she speaks with the Spartans about the project they are taking part in. | *There are references from [[Halo: The Fall of Reach]] from Cortana as she makes multiple appearances nearing the end of the level. These quotes are from [[Doctor Halsey]] as she speaks with the Spartans about the project they are taking part in. | ||
*On the boxes in the part of the room farthest from the monitors is the number 2401, the number of [[Installation 05]]'s [[2401 Penitent Tangent|Monitor]], and a factor of [[List of " | *On the boxes in the part of the room farthest from the monitors is the number 2401, the number of [[Installation 05]]'s [[2401 Penitent Tangent|Monitor]], and a factor of [[List of "seven" references in Halo|7]]. Similarly, in the first hangar, there is a generator under the floor marked with the [[EMG 2401]] logo, likely in reference to said Monitor. | ||
*The "Seventh Column" icon appears in the opening cinematic. Immediately after Commander Keyes says "Give the order, we're closing shop," the screen cuts to a bearded marine who says "Ma'am?" The screen behind him reveals a map of the base, with the Seven Pillars icon appearing in the middle of the lower-right quadrant. | *The "Seventh Column" icon appears in the opening cinematic. Immediately after Commander Keyes says "Give the order, we're closing shop," the screen cuts to a bearded marine who says "Ma'am?" The screen behind him reveals a map of the base, with the Seven Pillars icon appearing in the middle of the lower-right quadrant. | ||
[[File:Seven_Pillars.png|right|thumb|250px|The "Seventh Column" icons that appear on the computer readout.]] | [[File:Seven_Pillars.png|right|thumb|250px|The "Seventh Column" icons that appear on the computer readout.]] | ||
*There are a total of [[List of " | *There are a total of [[List of "seven" references in Halo|seven]] Marines you can save in the Barracks. | ||
*On some of the screens at the Ops-Center there is a blue screen titled WAC which the screen is a reference to Microsoft's infamous Blue Screen of Death. | *On some of the screens at the Ops-Center there is a blue screen titled WAC which the screen is a reference to Microsoft's infamous Blue Screen of Death. | ||
*When the Drones attack, Sgt. Stacker/Reynolds will say "Take 'em down, short controlled bursts!" This may be a reference to ''Aliens'', as the ''Halo ''series has had many [[List of References to Aliens in Halo|''Aliens'' references]], and possibly because the Drones and the Xenomorphs share more similarities more than any Covenant species (i.e. being insect-like in nature). | *When the Drones attack, Sgt. Stacker/Reynolds will say "Take 'em down, short controlled bursts!" This may be a reference to ''Aliens'', as the ''Halo ''series has had many [[List of References to Aliens in Halo|''Aliens'' references]], and possibly because the Drones and the Xenomorphs share more similarities more than any Covenant species (i.e. being insect-like in nature). | ||