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The name "BOB" is a [[List of Marathon references in Halo|reference]] to [[Bungie]]'s ''[[Marathon]]'' video game series. All human [[NPC]]s in the series are known as [[w:c:marathongame:BOB|"BOBs"]]. "BOB" is an acronym for '''"Born on Board"''', a reference to the characters having spent their entire lives aboard the eponymous colony ship. | The name "BOB" is a [[List of Marathon references in Halo|reference]] to [[Bungie]]'s ''[[Marathon]]'' video game series. All human [[NPC]]s in the series are known as [[w:c:marathongame:BOB|"BOBs"]]. "BOB" is an acronym for '''"Born on Board"''', a reference to the characters having spent their entire lives aboard the eponymous colony ship. | ||
BOBs were first considered Easter eggs in ''Halo: Reach''. However, in 2015 it was revealed in the "Sangheili" article in the Universe section of [[Halo Waypoint]] that the gold-armored Ranger is indeed a canonical rank, the [[Sangheili Ranger Commander]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/sangheili '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Sangheili'']</ref> The white BOBs may also be canonical to some extent, as the Sangheili use a complex color coding which has never been properly depicted in the games, for gameplay purposes.<ref>[http://www.haloarchive.com/forum/topic/9-canon-fodder- | BOBs were first considered Easter eggs in ''Halo: Reach''. However, in 2015 it was revealed in the "Sangheili" article in the Universe section of [[Halo Waypoint]] that the gold-armored Ranger is indeed a canonical rank, the [[Sangheili Ranger Commander]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/sangheili '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Sangheili'']</ref> The white BOBs may also be canonical to some extent, as the Sangheili use a complex color coding which has never been properly depicted in the games, for gameplay purposes.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180428005305/http://www.haloarchive.com/forum/topic/9-canon-fodder-and-random-lore-chat/?page=64&tab=comments#comment-135198 '''Halo Archive''': ''Canon Fodder Thread'' GrimBrother One's first comment]</ref> For example, a white Zealot has made a canonical appearance in [[Halo: Escalation Issue 15|''Halo: Escalation'' Issue 15]]. | ||
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