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The character Black Belle borrows from two very different real-life figures at once, Belle Starr, the outlaw known as the 'Bandit Queen', and Annie Oakley, the famous sharpshooter. Rockstar seems to have blended traits from both into the one fictional character.
Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad translates roughly to 'the eagle, son of none'. It's not just a cool-sounding name, birds run through the whole series as an Assassin symbol, and 'son of none' nods to Altaïr growing up an orphan, raised entirely by the Brotherhood.
The multiplayer mode Factions was a genuine fan favourite from the first game, but Naughty Dog made a deliberate call to leave it out of Part 2 entirely so the whole team could pour every ounce of effort into the single-player campaign. They were clear that Factions wasn't gone for good, just parked for a while.
Most big productions run a second camera unit to pick up establishing shots and background action while the main crew focuses elsewhere. Nolan didn't want that on Batman Begins — he shot the entire film with a single unit so he personally oversaw every shot from storyboard to final cut.
That iconic blue 'product' wasn't anything exotic to film with — it was rock candy, made by a real candy shop in Albuquerque where the show was shot. The shop actually sold the stuff to fans while the series was still airing.
The massive walled capital of the Earth Kingdom wasn't dreamed up from nothing. The creators modeled its layout and architecture directly on Beijing's Forbidden City, which is a big part of why Ba Sing Se feels so imposing and layered compared to the show's smaller towns.
No Rest for the Weary asks you to stab a wounded, crawling enemy rather than just leaving them be. It's a grim little piece of dark humour hidden in the achievement list.
Brian Fargo the co-creator of the Fallout series, went on record to confirm that the Vault Boy Thumbs-up depiction wasn't to see how close you are to atomic bomb blast (if it's bigger than your thumb you're in the radiation zone). Vault Boy simply has a 'Positive Attitude'
Showrunner Joshua Safran has been pretty clear that the 2021 series isn't a reboot in the sense of recasting Blair and Serena's younger years. It's set in the same continuity as the original and can reference or bring back old characters, more like a Marvel-style shared universe than a straight remake.
In the level where you're hunting for Captain Keyes in the swamp, there's a spot where staying completely still and mashing the grenade button the moment Foe Hammer mentions the last transmission will let the dropship take off again with you still aboard, giving you a short bonus flight before it eventually crashes.
