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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In ''Halo: Cryptum'' and ''Halo: Primordium'', it is noted that most terms and phrases are translated to "localized" analogues in order to be intelligible to the reader. The word [[Wiktionary:Geas|"geas"]] comes from a Scottish Welsh corruption of the Old Irish word [[Wiktionary:Geis#Irish|"geis"]], which can mean "curse", "spell", or "command", which closely reflects the ''Halo'' universe definition of the term, but was most likely not the original term used by the Forerunners. | *In ''Halo: Cryptum'' and ''Halo: Primordium'', it is noted that most terms and phrases are translated to "localized" analogues in order to be intelligible to the reader. The word [[Wiktionary:Geas|"geas"]] comes from a Scottish Welsh corruption of the Old Irish word [[Wiktionary:Geis#Irish|"geis"]], which can mean "curse", "spell", or "command", which closely reflects the ''Halo'' universe definition of the term, but was most likely not the original term used by the Forerunners. | ||
*In ''[[Rebirth]]'', the audio epilog to ''[[Halo: Silentium|Silentium]]'', Greg Bear pronounces the word as "''gé-ash''", whereas it is pronounced ''"gesh"'' in its native Gaelic. This mispronunciation was carried forward by [[343 Guilty Spark]] in [[Terminal | *In ''[[Rebirth]]'', the audio epilog to ''[[Halo: Silentium|Silentium]]'', Greg Bear pronounces the word as "''gé-ash''", whereas it is pronounced ''"gesh"'' in its native Gaelic. This mispronunciation was carried forward by [[343 Guilty Spark]] in [[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)#tabsection-0-0|Terminal One]] of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''. | ||
*The ''[[Halo 2 Anniversary Original Soundtrack]]'' features a track named ''[[Genesong]]'', which is a remake of ''[[Reclaimer (music)|Reclaimer]]'' and is named after ''geas''. | *The ''[[Halo 2 Anniversary Original Soundtrack]]'' features a track named ''[[Genesong]]'', which is a remake of ''[[Reclaimer (music)|Reclaimer]]'' and is named after ''geas''. | ||
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*''[[Halo: Cryptum]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: Cryptum]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' | *''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' | ||
**''[[Terminal | **''[[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)|Terminals]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Primordium]]'' | *''[[Halo: Primordium]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo 4]]'' | *''[[Halo 4]]'' | ||