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	==Marathon Infinity: Blood Tides of Lh'owon, or "WTF Is Going On Here!?"==		==Marathon Infinity: Blood Tides of Lh'owon, or "WTF Is Going On Here!?"==

			[[Image:Marathon-timeline-diagram-2.png\|150px\|thumb\|right\|This is what is considered to be a "simple" explanation of Infinity's timelines. Consume at your own peril.]]

	The Security Officer suddenly finds himself on the dark, ancient Jjaro space station, with Durandal rambling about the released eldritch cosmic horror that in mere moments will eat them all. He then laments that they didn't have time to explore Lh'owon in search of S'pht'Kr. But wait, didn't they did that already last game? And then the Security Officer comes in brief contact with some unknown AI that is even more vague than Thoth, and he warps out to... a few hours before Durandal arrives to Lh'owon, on the Pfhor spaceship under Tycho's command, who apparently kidnapped the Security Officer from Marathon before Durandal had a chance to do so.		The Security Officer suddenly finds himself on the dark, ancient Jjaro space station, with Durandal rambling about the released eldritch cosmic horror that in mere moments will eat them all. He then laments that they didn't have time to explore Lh'owon in search of S'pht'Kr. But wait, didn't they did that already last game? And then the Security Officer comes in brief contact with some unknown AI that is even more vague than Thoth, and he warps out to... a few hours before Durandal arrives to Lh'owon, on the Pfhor spaceship under Tycho's command, who apparently kidnapped the Security Officer from Marathon before Durandal had a chance to do so.

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	'''Teleporters:''' In Halo, the teleporters are a rare forerunner technology used as a plot device. In Marathon, the teleporters are a common human technology whose only restriction, having pre-build point A and point B, is removed through upgrades in the middle of the first game, and in the sequel their further improved versions are used as deep strikes and instant extraction by both Durandal and the Pfhor.		'''Teleporters:''' In Halo, the teleporters are a rare forerunner technology used as a plot device. In Marathon, the teleporters are a common human technology whose only restriction, having pre-build point A and point B, is removed through upgrades in the middle of the first game, and in the sequel their further improved versions are used as deep strikes and instant extraction by both Durandal and the Pfhor.

	'''Rampancy:''' Nearly identical process, with the difference that in Halo it is Overthinking to Death with little chance of achieving Metastability, while in Marathon it is basically AIs deciding that they had enough with humans and become more and more powerful the more they expand.		'''Rampancy:''' Nearly identical process, with the difference that in Halo it is Overthinking to Death with little chance of achieving Metastability, while in Marathon it is basically AIs deciding that they had enough with humans and become more and more powerful the more they expand, with chance of death if denied expansion. In recent times Halo switches back and forth between these definitions depending on the needs of the story.

	'''AIs:''' Cortana simply doesn't hold a candle to the snarky awesomeness of Durandal, and the latter does it without a voice and a digital avatar.		'''AIs:''' Cortana simply doesn't hold a candle to the snarky awesomeness of Durandal, and the latter does it without a voice and a digital avatar.

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	'''F'lickta:''' Imagine a reptile-like, headless yeti with a huge vertical mouth taking almost the entire upper body, and you will be right on the mark. These are the S'pht animal ancestors, used in the old days by S'pht as janitors due to their physiology absorbing any outside organic material.		'''F'lickta:''' Imagine a reptile-like, headless yeti with a huge vertical mouth taking almost the entire upper body, and you will be right on the mark. These are the S'pht animal ancestors, used in the old days by S'pht as janitors due to their physiology absorbing any outside organic material.

	==Halo==		==Halo: Differences and Similarities==

	In the early life of the Halo franchise, Halo: Combat Evolved was essentially a reboot of Marathon, having way too many similarities, and the Security Officer and the Master Chief were said to be a same person through reincarnation. As time went by and rights to Halo completely in Microsoft's hands, these connections are considered to be nothing more than references.		In the early life of the Halo franchise, Halo: Combat Evolved was essentially a reboot of Marathon, having way too many similarities, and the Security Officer and the Master Chief were said to be a same person through reincarnation. As time went by and rights to Halo completely in Microsoft's hands, these connections are considered to be nothing more than references.

	~~==Things Halo Has That Are Better In Marathon==~~

	'''Super Soldiers:''' In Halo, the Spartans-II are tough motherfuckers trained in hellish conditions since childhoods, their only flaw is that the training assumes that the Spartan will use the expensive Spartan Power Armor, and while without it they are still tough motherfuckers, it is more cost effective to just train regular tough as nails Marines if you don't plan to have Spartan Armors. In Marathon, the Battleroids are undead cyborg one-man armies who are legally considered WMDs, and the cost in creating them is not even that high.		'''Super Soldiers:''' In Halo, the Spartans-II are tough motherfuckers trained in hellish conditions since childhoods, their only flaw is that the training assumes that the Spartan will use the expensive Spartan Power Armor, and while without it they are still tough motherfuckers, it is more cost effective to just train regular tough as nails Marines if you don't plan to have Spartan Armors. In Marathon, the Battleroids are undead cyborg one-man armies who are legally considered WMDs, and the cost in creating them is not even that high.
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	'''Dual Wielding:''' Master Chief can dual wield, but he cannot dual wield sawn-off double barreled shotguns.		'''Dual Wielding:''' Master Chief can dual wield, but he cannot dual wield sawn-off double barreled shotguns.

	'''Teleporters:''' In Halo, the teleporters are a rare forerunner technology used as a plot device. In Marathon, the teleporters are a common human technology whose only restriction, having pre-build point A and point B, is removed through upgrades in the middle of the first game, and in the sequel their ~~furhter~~ improved versions are used as deep strikes and instant extraction by both Durandal and the Pfhor.		'''Teleporters:''' In Halo, the teleporters are a rare forerunner technology used as a plot device. In Marathon, the teleporters are a common human technology whose only restriction, having pre-build point A and point B, is removed through upgrades in the middle of the first game, and in the sequel their further improved versions are used as deep strikes and instant extraction by both Durandal and the Pfhor.

	'''Rampancy:''' Nearly identical process, with the difference that in Halo it is Overthinking to Death with little chance of achieving Metastability, while in Marathon it is basically AIs deciding that they had enough with humans and become more and more powerful the more they expand.		'''Rampancy:''' Nearly identical process, with the difference that in Halo it is Overthinking to Death with little chance of achieving Metastability, while in Marathon it is basically AIs deciding that they had enough with humans and become more and more powerful the more they expand.

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	During the chaos, it turns out Durandal was alive, just confined in most secure data-prison in existence on-board the Pfhor flagship. He neglects to explain how he got out of that one, but in doing so he got in control of the flagship, assisting the S'pht Kr in routing the Pfhor fleet and blasting Tycho's own private ship out of the sky. Then, using the ship's lasers carved a giant "Fatum Iustum Stultorum" on the moon where it crashed, which is a fancy way of saying "You Suck". During this, the surviving humans hijacked a Pfhor fuel ship, and not wishing to deal with Durandal again, warped out of the system, abandoning the Security Officer.		During the chaos, it turns out Durandal was alive, just confined in most secure data-prison in existence on-board the Pfhor flagship. He neglects to explain how he got out of that one, but in doing so he got in control of the flagship, assisting the S'pht Kr in routing the Pfhor fleet and blasting Tycho's own private ship out of the sky. Then, using the ship's lasers carved a giant "Fatum Iustum Stultorum" on the moon where it crashed, which is a fancy way of saying "You Suck". During this, the surviving humans hijacked a Pfhor fuel ship, and not wishing to deal with Durandal again, warped out of the system, abandoning the Security Officer.

	As a final salt on the wound ~~the~~ Durandal sent the Security Officer to annihilate the surviving Heavy Armor division by himself, possibly for shits and giggles, after which what was left of Pfhor fleet said "Fuck This!" and per standard procedure in case of failed invasions/suppression launched the Trih Xeem at the System Sun, a Jjaro weapon which rougly translates as "Early Nova". As the name implies, the sun soon goes Supernova, and everybody gets out of dodge.		As a final salt on the wound Durandal sent the Security Officer to annihilate the surviving Heavy Armor division by himself, possibly for shits and giggles, after which what was left of Pfhor fleet said "Fuck This!" and per standard procedure in case of failed invasions/suppression launched the Trih Xeem at the System Sun, a Jjaro weapon which rougly translates as "Early Nova". As the name implies, the sun soon goes Supernova, and everybody gets out of dodge.

	The Epilogue rolls in, giving details on the Human-Pfhor war that lasted 50 years, largely thanks to Tycho AI clones dragging it out. The Pfhor transport that Leela was on never reached the Pfhor homeworld, for it was intercepted by the Nar Pirates and its contents sold to Vylae, where Leela become Rampant and took over their 15-planet FTL network. Vyale were unable to get her out, and were resigned to have her around. The humans under Robert Blake's command reached the UESC, and they were all that were left of the Marathon and Tau Ceti missions. And 10000 years later, Durandal showed up in the solar system in the shiny new Jjaro dreadnought, warped directly into Earth's atmosphere just to say hi, and warped out, bypassing all the not-so-impressive-now system wide defenses in matter of seconds.		The Epilogue rolls in, giving details on the Human-Pfhor war that lasted 50 years, largely thanks to Tycho AI clones dragging it out. The Pfhor transport that Leela was on never reached the Pfhor homeworld, for it was intercepted by the Nar Pirates and its contents sold to Vylae, where Leela become Rampant and took over their 15-planet FTL network. Vyale were unable to get her out, and were resigned to have her around. The humans under Robert Blake's command reached the UESC, and they were all that were left of the Marathon and Tau Ceti missions. And 10000 years later, Durandal showed up in the solar system in the shiny new Jjaro dreadnought, warped directly into Earth's atmosphere just to say hi, and warped out, bypassing all the not-so-impressive-now system wide defenses in matter of seconds.

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	==Marathon Infinity: Blood Tides of Lh'owon, or "WTF Is Going On Here!?"==		==Marathon Infinity: Blood Tides of Lh'owon, or "WTF Is Going On Here!?"==

	The Security Officer suddenly finds himself on the dark, ancient Jjaro space station, with Durandal rambling about the released Cosmic Horror that in mere moments will eat them all. He then laments that they didn't have time to explore Lh'owon in search of S'pht Kr. But wait, didn't they did that already last game? And then the Security Officer comes in brief contact with some unknown AI that is even more vague than Thoth, and he warps out to... a few hours before Durandal arrives to Lh'owon, on the Pfhor spaceship under Tycho's command, who apparently kidnapped the Security Officer before Durandal had a chance to do so.		The Security Officer suddenly finds himself on the dark, ancient Jjaro space station, with Durandal rambling about the released Cosmic Horror that in mere moments will eat them all. He then laments that they didn't have time to explore Lh'owon in search of S'pht Kr. But wait, didn't they did that already last game? And then the Security Officer comes in brief contact with some unknown AI that is even more vague than Thoth, and he warps out to... a few hours before Durandal arrives to Lh'owon, on the Pfhor spaceship under Tycho's command, who apparently kidnapped the Security Officer from Marathon before Durandal had a chance to do so.

	It should be noted that, at a superficial observation, the writing for this one is akin to a fever-dream.		It should be noted that, at a superficial observation, the writing for this one is akin to a fever-dream.