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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The name Vergil itself may be a reference to the Divine Comedy, specifically to Virgil, the poet that guides fellow poet Dante through the nine circles of [[Inferno|hell]] and purgatory, much in the same way the Rookie is guided through a metaphorical hell-on-earth, a destroyed New Mombasa, and also through the nine "circles" of audio logs, a reference to the nine circles of hell.
*The name Vergil itself may be a reference to the Divine Comedy, specifically to Virgil, the poet that guides fellow poet Dante through the nine circles of [[Inferno|hell]] and purgatory, much in the same way the Rookie is guided through a metaphorical hell-on-earth, a destroyed New Mombasa, and also through the nine "circles" of audio logs, a reference to the nine circles of hell.
*Like the other Engineers found in the game and in spite of its lack of armor, Vergil still has [[Energy Shields|shields]] to protect himself, and also is able to grant close friendly units shields, including the player. However, the player has no shield monitor, and can go down in a heartbeat if playing on [[Legendary]].
*Like the other Engineers found in the game and in spite of its lack of armor, Vergil still has [[Energy Shields|shields]] to protect himself, and also is able to grant close friendly units shields, including the player. However, the player has no shield monitor, and if playing on [[Legendary]] the shields decrease in strength rapidly.


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