Seven

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As I was going to Saint Ives,

I crossed the path of seven wives.

Every wife had seven sacks,

Every sack had seven cats,

Every cat had seven kittens,

Kittens, cats, sacks, wives,

How many were going to Saint Ives?

[edit] Seven

The number Seven (7) has a hallowed place in riddles, rhymes, scripture, and lore. As a result, it is no surprise that it is Bungie's favorite number. A number filled with meaning and history, Bungie has created its own history around it as well.

As a result, speculation runs wild on theories involving the number 7 in Bungie games and at Bungie Studios. Bungie, as usual, is usually silent on the matter. But it is no secret that Sevens appear throughout Bungie's history.

[edit] Sevens in Bungie Lore

• At Bungie Studios
  • Bungie employees often write the word "truth" with a "7" replacing the second "T" (this was first done by Hamish Sinclair, a Marathon fan)
  • Bungie Lore contains the phrase, "Seven is Darker."
  • Bungie's fanclub is called the 7th Column
  • Bungie has a 7-step Plan for World Domination
  • The number of confirmed games for the Pathways, Marathon, and Halo series, which are hinted at to be related, for the PC/Mac and/or consoles (the unknown game from Peter Jackson is supposed to be on cellphones), are 7 (Pathways into Darkness, Marathon, Marathon 2: Durandal, Marathon: Infinity, Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, and Halo 3).
  • In all, Bungie has released 7 First Person Shooters: Pathways into Darkness, Marathon, Marathon 2: Durandal, Marathon Infinity, Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, & Halo 3.
• In the Halo series

Halopedia's extensive list of Seven references in the Halo series

• • Master Chief's identification number is "Spartan 117."
  • There are seven Halos in the universe.
  • The monitors of each Halo are named by exponents of 7, such as "343 Guilty Spark" (7 to the third power or 4 sumorial - 3 factorial plus 3 [4+3+2+1 - 3x2x1 + 3 = 7]) and "2401 Penitent Tangent" (7 to the fourth power or 2+4+0+1=7).
  • Halo 3, the final game in the series, is released on 09/25/07. 9 - 2 = 7. 2 + 5 = 7.
  • The first two digits of the year the Halo series takes place in (2552), when added together, equal 7. The same goes for the last two digits of the year. Also, if you add together all of the digits, you get 14, 1^2+4^2 = 17, and 1*7 = 7 or 14/2=7.
  • There are 49 achievements in Halo 3, 49=7*7.
  • There are 7 terminals in halo 3.
  • The Marathon Man achievement has 7 stars in it.
  • At the end of the final credits in Halo 2 and Halo 3, Bungie includes a shout-out to those who "they didn't have room to 7hank." Note the 7 in the place of the T like in many other Bungie instances.
  • In Halo 3, the number of Levels that take place on Earth (Not counting Arrival) plus the number of levels that are on the ark minus the number of levels on Installation 04 is 7. 5+3-1=7
• In Other Bungie Video Games
  • In Marathon 2 and Marathon: Infinity, the opening song is written by "Power of Seven"
  • The Marathon Colony ship was the hollowed-out moon Deimos, first discovered in 1877 and first photographed in 1977
  • Pfhor enforcers from Marathon have 7 eyes.
  • The Marathon assault rifle holds 52 bullets (5+2=7) and 7 grenades.
  • In the Xbox 360 port of Marathon 2: Durandal there were several achievements that referenced seven:
    • SEVEN - Given for getting seven fist kills in the game
    • Bob-B-Q - Given for killing 77 BoBs
    • Pfhor Score and Seven Years Ago
    • Hats off to 819 - The description is "The secret of 2401 lies within." 2+4+0+1=7