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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The systems can be seen in the level Foundation. The player can see "Abandon in Place" written on them, hinting that it was a failed project.
*On the system's remant parts the player can see "Abandon in Place" written on them, hinting that it was a failed project.
*The acronym TARDS is an possible joke by [[Bungie]], given that it sounds like an abbreviation of "retards" or the "TARDIS" from ''[[Wikipedia:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''.
*The acronym TARDS is a possible joke by [[Bungie]], as that it sounds like an abbreviation of "retards", or a reference to the "TARDIS" from ''[[Wikipedia:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''.
*TARDS's facility in Chicago may be a reference to the location of U.S. Robotics in the 2004 film [[Wikipedia:I, Robot (film)|''I, Robot'']].
*TARDS's facility in Chicago may be a reference to the location of U.S. Robotics in the 2004 film [[Wikipedia:I, Robot (film)|''I, Robot'']].



Revision as of 04:52, August 5, 2013

The Tactical Autonomous Robotic Defense System[1] was a United Nations Space Command project.

TARDS was tested in Industrial Zone 08 of Chicago, on the planet of Earth.

Trivia

  • On the system's remant parts the player can see "Abandon in Place" written on them, hinting that it was a failed project.
  • The acronym TARDS is a possible joke by Bungie, as that it sounds like an abbreviation of "retards", or a reference to the "TARDIS" from Doctor Who.
  • TARDS's facility in Chicago may be a reference to the location of U.S. Robotics in the 2004 film I, Robot.

Sources

  1. ^ Halo 2, multiplayer level Foundation