Rookie's real name might be Dante

Games Other Halo
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In my opinion I think his name might be Dante and I have a few reasons why:

1: Virgil/ Superintendent guides The Rookie/ Dante through the Mombasa Streets and Data Center in “Halo 3 O.D.S.T.”, just as Virgil guided Dante through Hell in “Dante’s Inferno”.

2: Their are 8 explorable districts in the Mombasa Streets (5, 8, 9, 6, 4, 10, 3, 0). These are the first 8 layers of the metaphorical hell that is the Covenant occupied New Mombasa, and the level (Mombasa Streets) is very dark and sinister (in my opinion) similar to what Hell is. The Data Center represents the 9th and final layer and is very cold, just as the 9th final layer of hell is very cold and icey compared to the previous 8 layers.

3: J.D. is probably a nickname.

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Wow, I really never thought of it that way. It actually makes sense.

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Mfw realize this.

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Yeah, also if “J.D.” is his real initials then its still possible Dante is his last name. Not a very common last name, but still possible.

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JD means John Doe, which is a name used for ‘everybody anonymous but requiring to give a name’.

But, if you ask me, He’s nameless. Just like S-B312.

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Also the reason i think the level “Mombasa Streets” is sinister and intimidating is, well, think about it. You are all alone in a Covenant occupied urban jungle. There are no reinforcements inbound. All you have is your Silinced SMG and your M6S Magnum (or any other 2 weapons you happen to find) and maybe if your lucky a Mongoose or if even luckier a Covenant Ghost (Phantoms sometimes drop them off) to allow quick travel across the forsaken city. You are no Spartan you are just an ODST. No sheilds, no artificial agumentation, only the armor you are wearing. This is also the reason why I think The Rookie is the most b a d a s s playable character in the Halo games.

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> JD means John Doe, which is a name used for ‘everybody anonymous but requiring to give a name’.
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> But, if you ask me, He’s nameless. Just like S-B312.

Yeah, this.

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yup you are correct. The game is based off of Dante’s Comedy. The streets represent him being losted in the Forrest just like in the book. And if you find all of the video feedsand watch them in sequence you will notice each one has one of each of the 7 deadly sinns in them (glunty, lust, greed, etc!)

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The audio logs also have many references to Dante’s Inferno

There are nine Circles of audio logs, correlating with the nine circles of hell in the poem.

Circle 1: Limbo: This is the start of the story. Everyone around Sadie feels safe on Earth until the Covenant come, then they realize they are in hell (which Sadie states).

Circle 2: Lust: Kinsler is overcome with lust, even though the world is about to be destroyed around him.

Circle 3: Gluttony: This circle contains Jonas, who is a very large butcher handing out food.

Circle 4: Avarice: This circle is centered around the casino district, where many people are looting the casinos.

Circle 5: Wrath and Sloth: Sadie and Mike attempt to cross the bridge back towards the ONI building, only to be stopped by Kinsler (fallen angel guarding the gates.) An Olifant sent by Vergil (heaven sent an angel) lets them pass safely.

Circle 6: Heresy: This circle is centered around Vergil the Huragok, who goes against the Covenant’s faith and helps the humans. This is also where Tom the salesman reveals Sadie’s position.

Circle 7: Violence: This circle is centered around a deranged officer who kills people inside a police station. He is eventually killed by a SWAT team.

Circle 8: Fraud: There are numerous fraud allusions, including Sadie faking she has a gun to have Vergil turned back on, and the Public Service Announcer who lies to give hope.

Circle 9: Treason: Kinsler returns for the third time, tricking Sadie in joining him by threatening her father. Even though she agrees to go with him, Kinsler kills her father. This also shows the killing of civilians by the police, who swore to protect them.

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Oh and did i forget to mention that if you have found 29 out of the 30 audio logs, when you find the 30th log in “Data Hive”, the NMPD officer who had been your ally betrays you, in Sublevel 9. As you saw in my last post, the 9th circle of Hell is for traitors, and the NMPD officer was killed by the Rookie after he turned on him. Thus, the NMPD officer died in Sublevel 9. A fitting end.

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Wow, thats a really cool find.

Where did J.D. come from though? Who says that thats the rookie’s initials?

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You sir, just opened my eyes. Thank you for that!

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> Wow, thats a really cool find.
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> Where did J.D. come from though? Who says that thats the rookie’s initials?

The Rookie’s service tag is 11282-31220-JD. Each character’s service tag ends in their initials.

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Wow. Thats pretty awesome, I never thought to look at it that way. Great connection.

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Really unexpected conetion. I was expecting to find here a totally tall tale from a guy just to blind to correct his theories…

And I find this. Very nice find! :slight_smile:

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Very nice find all that! =)

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> Also the reason i think the level “Mombasa Streets” is sinister and intimidating is, well, think about it. You are all alone in a Covenant occupied urban jungle. There are no reinforcements inbound. All you have is your Silinced SMG and your M6S Magnum (or any other 2 weapons you happen to find) and maybe if your lucky a Mongoose or if even luckier a Covenant Ghost (Phantoms sometimes drop them off) to allow quick travel across the forsaken city. You are no Spartan you are just an ODST. No sheilds, no artificial agumentation, only the armor you are wearing. This is also the reason why I think The Rookie is the most b a d a s s playable character in the Halo games.

Infact, the only reason most people dont think its very intimidating is because of the piano music that plays in the background.

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but wait… im JD could this mean…?

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JD could be his name; of course most people look at it and think: John Doe. But what if it is John Dante, or Jack Dante?