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[PUZZLE SPEC] Chinese letters in Halo 2 trailer

**Posted:** Sat Jul 31, 2004 4:04 pm

Kallelin · Boot Joined: 29 Jul 2004 Posts: 16

Nice.

I got to trout someone. Nice.

Yeah, someone mentioned it. http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=48981&highlight=chinese+characters#48981

There.

**Posted:** Sat Jul 31, 2004 4:35 pm

Sep7imus · Veteran Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Posts: 149

As any self-respecting Halo fan can tell you, and no, there aren't actually THAT many that fit that description, those two characters mean "Monkey King," and MAY refer to a Chinese myth involving that character. They are an actual part of the rifle model for Halo 2, and probably not an ilb hint.

-Sep7imus

**Posted:** Sat Jul 31, 2004 5:41 pm

Cherry Cotton · Decorated Joined: 04 Aug 2004 Posts: 237

Please don't be rude. It's hard to tell that "trout" is a term of respect when you use it to score points off each other. This is supposed to be fun, you know?

**Posted:** Wed Aug 04, 2004 12:47 am

ste · Boot Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 52

I agree with what you're saying, but I don't think anyone here was being rude, except for perhaps the original poster when he/she said "Not sure if this has been brought up but i just noticed it". Everyone notices things all the time, but the reason everyone doesn't bring everything they notice up (and hence the reason the forum can function as signal, rather than noise) is because of the Search button.

**Posted:** Wed Aug 04, 2004 7:44 am

Cherry Cotton · Decorated Joined: 04 Aug 2004 Posts: 237

Yeah, but it was an honest mistake. Just ask nicely.

Also, in reference to what sep7imus said: I'm a self-respecting Halo fan, and I didn't know that about the Chinese characters. It is actually quite neat and I'm glad you shared it with us, I just wish you would say it with out the ARG smack-talk.

**Posted:** Wed Aug 04, 2004 10:11 pm

Sep7imus · Veteran Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Posts: 149

**Posted:** Wed Aug 04, 2004 10:18 pm

Rougewisp · Boot Joined: 29 Jul 2004 Posts: 21 Location: MI

[SPEC] Although... The Journey To The West, which was the story of the Monkey King, might have some parallels to our current predicament... I doubt it would lead us anywhere, though.

**Posted:** Fri Aug 06, 2004 4:17 pm

CoffeeJedi

the original Dragon Ball was LOOSELY based on the legend of the Monkey King actually, i always thought that was kinda neat

"OMFG!!! taht meens that Master Chef is gooing to hvae teh kame-ha-me-ha attak on hsi gunn!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 WTFBBQ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111111111111112"

**Posted:** Fri Aug 06, 2004 4:27 pm

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I think the anime Saiyuki is based on it too.

**Posted:** Fri Aug 06, 2004 4:32 pm

Vermis Mysteriis · Kilroy Joined: 07 Aug 2004 Posts: 1

well, I would think it wouldn't be completely useless to pursue it, since the Sanzou Genjou myth is kinda related to the ilb blog (Dana being Sanzou Genjou, SPDR possibly being Gyumaoh, and us the players being Son Goku, Gojou Sa and Hakkai Cho), and parts of the blog do involve china, the countdown is in chinese time, yadda yadda yadda. So what would be the harm in pursuing something like this?

Edit: Damn, nm. My theory just went out the window, the symbols are japanese, not chinese.

**Posted:** Sat Aug 07, 2004 12:18 am

Bobman

I don't think this has to do with ILB, I think it has more to do with bungie putting things on their guns.

In Halo 1, the chinese symbol for 'Power' is on the butt of the pistol. Anybody who has played halo multiplayer knows this is often true. It also has a chinese 7 on the top of the pistol.

I seriously doubt any of this has a very deep meaning. Bungie also put a hippo on the shotgun shells. Shocked

http://nikon.bungie.org/tipsntricks/eggs/shotshell_hippo.jpg

**Posted:** Sat Aug 07, 2004 1:39 am

CorSorei

I'm asking for forgiveness now, it's 4:00 am here and I just have to say this....

OMG!!! The MC has a tail, WTF?!?

I'm sorry, I couldn't resist. Sleep deprivation and all.

**Posted:** Sat Aug 07, 2004 4:08 am

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Zenneth · Boot Joined: 29 Jul 2004 Posts: 36

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**Posted:** Sat Aug 07, 2004 4:28 pm

Burnsep · Boot Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 10

The main designer is of Chinese extraction, and he likes to sneak some self-referential characters in (see the "Power" character on the Halo 1 pistol).

**Posted:** Tue Aug 10, 2004 2:52 pm

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