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*The story was heavily influenced by the films ''Three Kings'' and ''The Rock''. Elements of both films' plots are present in ''Dirt'', such as soldiers plotting to get rich by stealing gold but having second thoughts when civilian lives are at stake, disenchanted veterans wishing to steal from the government they feel has betrayed them, a standoff that takes place due to soldiers disagreeing over whether they should save civilians or get money, and said standoff turning into a firefight when one gunman changes targets at the last second. | *The story was heavily influenced by the films ''Three Kings'' and ''The Rock''. Elements of both films' plots are present in ''Dirt'', such as soldiers plotting to get rich by stealing gold but having second thoughts when civilian lives are at stake, disenchanted veterans wishing to steal from the government they feel has betrayed them, a standoff that takes place due to soldiers disagreeing over whether they should save civilians or get money, and said standoff turning into a firefight when one gunman changes targets at the last second. | ||
*At the bottom of page 118, an ODST recruitment officer speaks with Gage and his friend Felicia, saying ''"Raw meat for the ODST grinder, huh?"'' This is most likely a reference to a scene in the film ''[[wikipedia:Starship Troopers (film)|Starship Troopers]]'', wherein a recruitment officer states ''"More meat for the grinder, huh?"'' when speaking to civilians who wish to enlist. | *At the bottom of page 118, an ODST recruitment officer speaks with Gage and his friend Felicia, saying ''"Raw meat for the ODST grinder, huh?"'' This is most likely a reference to a scene in the film ''[[wikipedia:Starship Troopers (film)|Starship Troopers]]'', wherein a recruitment officer states ''"More meat for the grinder, huh?"'' when speaking to civilians who wish to enlist. | ||
*The story features the first two openly | *The story features the first two openly homosexual characters in the ''Halo'' series, [[Felicia Sanderson]] and [[Allison Stark]]. | ||
*Yevgenny erroneously describes the SPARTAN's MJOLNIR armor as weighing two tons.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''Dirt'', page 132</ref> However, MJOLNIR armor only weighs a half ton when operational. | *Yevgenny erroneously describes the SPARTAN's MJOLNIR armor as weighing two tons.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''Dirt'', page 132</ref> However, MJOLNIR armor only weighs a half ton when operational. | ||
*A fan-made film adaption of Dirt called [[Halo: Helljumper (film series)|Halo: Helljumper]] was released [[2012|January, 2012]]. | *A fan-made film adaption of Dirt called [[Halo: Helljumper (film series)|Halo: Helljumper]] was released [[2012|January, 2012]]. |