cultral references....

Scarwound5 · Post by **Scarwound5** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 5:47 pm

what hints of stuff borrowed from other media can you find in ao beside the marvin robot?[/quote]

Windguaerd · Post by **Windguaerd** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:39 pm

The Buffy Summers statue, from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" tv series.

Scarwound5 · Post by **Scarwound5** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:53 pm

Ive found some of the shadowland zones names are based on myths.

Narsence: orignal FC idea

Elysium: The "afterlife" for heros and children of Zeus in early greek myths.

Scheol:Underworld

Adonis: greek cult fugure

Penumbra:not based on myth names but rather the part of a shadow where the light source is only partially blocked.

Infereno:Dante's version of hell/Tarturus

Fourthaid · Post by **Fourthaid** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 4:23 am

nascence

noun

The initial stage of a developmental process: beginning, birth, commencement, dawn, genesis, inception, nascency, onset, opening, origin, outset, spring, start. See start/end.

So basically, Start of SL

Scene · Post by **Scene** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 1:54 pm

Sir Galahad, Mordeth (Mordred?), Tristram & Excalibur - all references to Arthurian Legend

Scarwound5 · Post by **Scarwound5** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:17 pm

Omnis vs Clans is simular to Empir vs Rebels in star wars.

Only difference is non of the sides are truly evil in AO. Lucas intended Empire to be evil.

But things are different in the SL.

the redeembles are like the light side.

the unredeembles are like dark side.

And FC gave info that they have good/evil bounds.

The portals in SL are like Stargates........well a couple of them.

The Brink mobs are based on these creatures from myths:

Hecklers: Heckate, greek godess of witchcraft

Horrors:unknown

Hydre:Hydra

Scarwound5 · Post by **Scarwound5** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:29 pm

There seems to be demonic creatures in the SL. This inculdes the brink creatures.

According to the dead AO site faunlore they were Xan cratures somehow corrupted by the source.

They just destroy destroy everything in their path.

So......they are a reference to the Burning Legion in Warcraft univese.

A Abadonnite corrupted by the Source lies in the middle of pande raid.

It is the beast and is is a reference to Sargeras(The leader of the legion) and the beast from the bible.
Also zodiac bosss:the zodiac creatures