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Marathon is video game series developed by [[Bungie]]. | {{references}} | ||
'''''Marathon''''' is a video game series developed by [[Bungie]]. A [[first-person shooter]], it is the spiritual predecessor to the ''[[halopedia:Halo universe|Halo]]'' franchise and takes place in the same universe as Bungie's earlier game, ''[[wikipedia:Pathways Into Darkness|Pathways Into Darkness]]''. | |||
==Games== | ==Games== | ||
There are three games in the | There are three games in the ''Marathon'' series: | ||
*''[[marathongame:Marathon (Game)|Marathon]]'' | |||
*''[[marathongame:Marathon 2: Durandal|Marathon 2: Durandal]]'' | |||
*''[[marathongame:Marathon Infinity|Marathon Infinity]]'' | |||
On May 24th, 2023, Bungie announced a reboot of the series with the PvP extraction shooter game simply titled ''Marathon''.<ref name=Trailer1>'''Marathon''': ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckI_m8bbXfw Marathon | Official Announce Trailer]''</ref><ref name=ViDoc1>'''Marathon''': ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zrv0dpztryY Marathon | What is Marathon? | Somewhere In The Heavens - ViDoc]''</ref> | |||
==List of references to ''Marathon'' in the ''Destiny'' series== | |||
*[[Tycho]] is a location in ''[[Destiny]]''. An [http://marathongame.wikia.com/wiki/Tycho AI] in ''Marathon'' is named likewise. | |||
*The [[Fate of All Fools]] gets its name from the phrase, "the just fate of fools," which the AI [http://marathongame.wikia.com/wiki/Durandal_(AI) Durandal] carves into a planet's surface in Latin after destroying Tycho. | |||
*The [[Duke MK.44]] bears resemblance to the [http://marathongame.wikia.com/wiki/.44_Magnum_Mega_Class .44 Magnum]. | |||
*[[Fusion Rifle]]s operate on a similar principle to the [http://marathongame.wikia.com/wiki/Zeus_Class_Fusion_Pistol Zeus fusion pistol]. | |||
* A patrol mission that can be obtained in areas where the Fallen roam is named "Low-Flying Defense Drones". "Beware of Low-Flying Defense Drones" is the name of a Marathon campaign level. | |||
* Manus Celer Dei is the name of the ship Durandal used to return to Earth in the second game. It also happens to be a player ship in Destiny. | |||
* [[The Almighty]] bears a striking conceptual resemblance to the [http://marathongame.wikia.com/wiki/Trih_Xeem Trih Xeem] in which the pfhor empire uses as a last resort to quell revolts of subjugated races by igniting early supernovas. | |||
* The [[MIDA Mini-Tool]] lore tab appears to both reference and expand upon Marathons backstory. The MIDA-Mini-Tool lore tab features a first person narrative that references [http://traxus.bungie.org/index.php/Battleroid Battleroids] and reveals that [http://marathongame.wikia.com/wiki/Bernard_Strauss Bernard Strauss] was able to salvage an ancient A.I construct from a ship that crashed on Mars. Additionally the name MIDA itself is likely a reference to the MIDA revolutionary government that temporarily occupied Mars. | |||
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* In his [[Mysterious Logbook]], [[Clovis Bray I]] often mentions an extremely awkwardly-named ideological concept he subscribes to: "Competitive Immortality Through ''Primogeniture of Future-History Ontogeny/Rephylogeny''" — PFHOR. 'Pfhor' (pronounced "four") is the race of alien antagonists in Marathon. | |||
*In the 31st entry of the [[Books of Sorrow]], [[The Witness]] was referred to as "the waves, which are battles, and the battles are the waves," which is a description also attributed to a race of cosmic beings in Marathon known as the W'rkncacnter who, like the Witness, possess immense power and the potential to destroy the known universe. | |||
==References== | |||
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Marathon is a video game series developed by Bungie. A first-person shooter, it is the spiritual predecessor to the Halo franchise and takes place in the same universe as Bungie's earlier game, Pathways Into Darkness.
Games[edit]
There are three games in the Marathon series:
On May 24th, 2023, Bungie announced a reboot of the series with the PvP extraction shooter game simply titled Marathon.[1][2]
List of references to Marathon in the Destiny series[edit]
- Tycho is a location in Destiny. An AI in Marathon is named likewise.
- The Fate of All Fools gets its name from the phrase, "the just fate of fools," which the AI Durandal carves into a planet's surface in Latin after destroying Tycho.
- The Duke MK.44 bears resemblance to the .44 Magnum.
- Fusion Rifles operate on a similar principle to the Zeus fusion pistol.
- A patrol mission that can be obtained in areas where the Fallen roam is named "Low-Flying Defense Drones". "Beware of Low-Flying Defense Drones" is the name of a Marathon campaign level.
- Manus Celer Dei is the name of the ship Durandal used to return to Earth in the second game. It also happens to be a player ship in Destiny.
- The Almighty bears a striking conceptual resemblance to the Trih Xeem in which the pfhor empire uses as a last resort to quell revolts of subjugated races by igniting early supernovas.
- The MIDA Mini-Tool lore tab appears to both reference and expand upon Marathons backstory. The MIDA-Mini-Tool lore tab features a first person narrative that references Battleroids and reveals that Bernard Strauss was able to salvage an ancient A.I construct from a ship that crashed on Mars. Additionally the name MIDA itself is likely a reference to the MIDA revolutionary government that temporarily occupied Mars.
- In his Mysterious Logbook, Clovis Bray I often mentions an extremely awkwardly-named ideological concept he subscribes to: "Competitive Immortality Through Primogeniture of Future-History Ontogeny/Rephylogeny" — PFHOR. 'Pfhor' (pronounced "four") is the race of alien antagonists in Marathon.
- In the 31st entry of the Books of Sorrow, The Witness was referred to as "the waves, which are battles, and the battles are the waves," which is a description also attributed to a race of cosmic beings in Marathon known as the W'rkncacnter who, like the Witness, possess immense power and the potential to destroy the known universe.
