: Thanks. You will find many allusions/similarities between Marathon and many
: of the great sci-fi works. Bungie have admitted to this. I think Dan
: Simmons may even have been listed as one of their inspirations. In
: Hyperion after the Earth is destroyed Tau Ceti becomes the centre for the
: Hegemony of Man. The Time Tombs, mysterious ancient artifacts, have a
: definite Jjaro feel to them.
: While not a Bungie creation, the Devlin in Marathon Evil is very similar to
: the Shrike in Hyperion (in my opinion anyway). The Shrike is composed of
: razorwire, thorns, blades, all manner of cutting edges, basically a bladed
: killing machine. Interestingly, Frigidman modeled the Devlin on the
: Armageddon Beast, an alien eventually dropped from Marathon.
: Cheers
: Hamish
Your right about the devlin! had not thought about that
*boots up evil for nostalgia purposes*
Another thing with Hyperion, allthough a little far fetched, is the schizm within the Technocore. There are three schools of thought among the AI´s of the Core, the Ultimates, the Stables and the Volatiles. Their respective agendas remind me very much of the different mind sets of Durandal, Leela and Tycho respectably.
