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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 [[Battle Group 4]] during the [[First Battle of Harvest]]. Likewise, the line, ''"Your world will burn until its surface is but glass"'' is a restatement of a message sent to the surface of [[Biko]] in [[2526]].<ref>[[Data pads|Data pad 10]]</ref> | *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 [[Battle Group 4]] during the [[First Battle of Harvest]]. Likewise, the line, ''"Your world will burn until its surface is but glass"'' is a restatement of a message sent to the surface of [[Biko]] in [[2526]].<ref>[[Data pads|Data pad 10]]</ref> | ||
*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. | ||
*The men manning the computers at the beginning of the level are Naval personnel, which (aside from Crow's Nest) are only seen in-game in the ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' [[campaign]] levels [[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]] and [[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Halo]]. | *The men manning the computers at the beginning of the level are Naval personnel, which (aside from Crow's Nest) are only seen in-game in the ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' [[campaign]] levels ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]'' and ''[[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Halo]]''. | ||
*The third section of this level (Last One Out, Get The Lights) could be a reference to the episode name of Season One finale of Red vs Blue (Last One Out, Hit The Lights). | *The third section of this level (Last One Out, Get The Lights) could be a reference to the episode name of Season One finale of Red vs Blue (Last One Out, Hit The Lights). | ||
*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. | *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. | ||
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*There are a total of seven Marines players can save in the Barracks. | *There are a total of seven Marines players 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. | ||
*At the end of the level, a large explosion manages to shoot out of the opening in the elevator's blast doors before it completely closes. This could be a reference to near the ending of [[The Maw]] from ''Combat Evolved'' in which a near identical occurrence takes place when John enters the service elevator in order to flee from the destruction of the | *At the end of the level, a large explosion manages to shoot out of the opening in the elevator's blast doors before it completely closes. This could be a reference to near the ending of ''[[The Maw]]'' from ''Combat Evolved'' in which a near identical occurrence takes place when John enters the service elevator in order to flee from the destruction of the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}. | ||
===Miscellaneous=== | ===Miscellaneous=== | ||