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==Production notes==
==Production notes==
The name of "Asklon" is derived from the words "Ass clown".{{Ref/Twitter|vicdeleon|1378803117442002944|Vic DeLeon|Quote=And the Asklon Corporation are literally “ass clowns”.|D=05|M=4|Y=2021}} The sign on the [[Tterrab Industries]] building seen in the level [[Metropolis]] in ''[[Halo 2]]'' originally read "Askloun".{{Ref/YouTube|C0yjEi4YnDM|Channel=Bungie|VideoName=First Look Halo 2|Time=87|Detail=1:27}} The name was slightly altered in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''.
The name of "Asklon" is derived from the words "Ass clown."{{Ref/Twitter|vicdeleon|1378803117442002944|Vic DeLeon|Quote=And the Asklon Corporation are literally “ass clowns”.|D=05|M=4|Y=2021}} The sign on the [[Tterrab Industries]] building seen in the level [[Metropolis]] in ''[[Halo 2]]'' originally read "Askloun."{{Ref/YouTube|C0yjEi4YnDM|Channel=Bungie|VideoName=First Look Halo 2|Time=87|Detail=1:27}} The name was changed to "Asklon" in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''. In ''[[Halo: Saint's Testimony]]'', a company by the name of [[Asklon Light Atomics]] was introduced, likely in reference AMG Transport Dynamics' alternate name. The relationship between the two companies is unknown.


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
* In ''Halo 3: ODST'', the company is only referred to as "Asklon". Their posters can be seen throughout the city, including all the accessible buildings in [[Mombasa Streets]] and even the [[NMPD headquarters]].{{Ref/Reuse|odst}} It is possible that Asklon is either what the letter "A" in the title means or that it is a subsidiary of the company.
* In ''Halo 3: ODST'', the company is only referred to as "Asklon." Their posters can be seen throughout the city, including all the accessible buildings in [[Mombasa Streets]] and even the [[NMPD headquarters]].
* The AMG logo looks similar to the icon for the [[Junior Detective]] achievement in ''Halo 3: ODST''.
* The AMG logo looks similar to the icon for the [[Junior Detective]] achievement in ''Halo 3: ODST''.
* AMG may be a reference to either [[Wikipedia:AM General|AM General]], a real world company that produces the HMMWV or Humvee, or the [[Wikipedia:Mercedes-AMG|Mercedes-Benz AMG (Aufrecht Melcher Großaspach)]] tuning and racing division.
* AMG may be a reference to either [[Wikipedia:AM General|AM General]], a real world company that produces the HMMWV or Humvee, or the [[Wikipedia:Mercedes-AMG|Mercedes-Benz AMG (Aufrecht Melcher Großaspach)]] tuning and racing division.