The Seventh Column is a hollow ring with seven rectangular spokes. The one on the top goes into the middle and is not connected to the rest of the ring.
Meaning of the symbol
- Main article: 7 Steps to World Domination
The Seventh Column represents Bungie's entertaining step to world domination. Each spoke resembles a purpose. They are listed as so:
- Start independent gaming software company. (Completed)
- Dominate Mac platform: Launch assault on Windows platform. (Completed)
- Announce killer gaming title. (Complete)
- Acquire strangely addictive Chinese food company. (Possibly Completed)
- Recover Ling Ling's head. (Completed)
- Stage bloody coup of new parent company. (Completed)
- Take over World. Shoot enemies into sun with giant slingshot. (In progress)
You can find these steps in the extra disk that comes in the Halo 3 Legendary edition. If you look closely, some of the wall mounted computer monitors in "Crows Nest" have white Seventh Column symbols among the contact icons. In Halo 3 the seventh column is on UNSC pilots' helmets.