The Seventh Column is the name of Bungie's official fanclub and "underground army." Although Bungie fansites can be found throughout the internet dating back to the 1990s, the "Seventh Column" is the collective name given to the entire Bungie Community.
The Seventh Column's "official" starting point and primary presence was located on Bungie.net through its public forums and private Groups, but that has since changed and is now associated with any website, club, clan, or anyone who is a fan of Bungie or Bungie's games.
Motto[]
"Brothers and Sisters: the time is nigh. There is strength in numbers. Unite and the planet is ours: www.seventhcolumn.org." - Inside the manual for Halo: Combat Evolved
On December 18, 2001,[1] Bungie said that the 7th Column needed a motto and asked the community for their help. After a few polls, the official choice became "Tru7h. Carnage. Bungie."[2]
Trivia[]
- The Seventh Column is another example of Bungie's and its fans' obsessions with the number Seven and also represents Bungie's Plan for World Domination.
- In Halo 2:
- In Halo 3:
- The symbol is used by the UNSC on tactical maps to identify friendly units or bases. It appears in the level Crow's Nest and some multiplayer maps, such as The Pit, where some of the wall mounted computer monitors have white Seventh Column symbols among the contact icons.[5]
- In the Matchmaking lobby, the Seventh Column appears in the player's nameplate if they have logged onto Bungie.net using their Gamertag. A player gets awarded the "Linktacular" medal if they play a game in which all players have the Seventh Column by their name.[6]
- The Requiem planet has the Seventh Column symbol on the planet's surface.[7]
- Phone receivers have the Seventh Column at the bottom of the phone.[8]
- In Halo 3: ODST:
- The Seventh Column symbol can be seen on banners promoting New Mombasa. The symbol is after the 'F' in 'OF'.[9]
- In Halo: Reach and Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary:
- In Destiny and Destiny 2:
- The Seventh Column is a Crucible multiplayer medal for killing seven Guardians in rapid succession; Lord Shaxx screams out "SEVENTH COLUMN!" when obtaining the medal. It also unlocks a Destiny 2 triumph for obtaining the medal.[12]
- In the Destiny 2: Bungie 30th Anniversary Pack, if a player looks at a particular rock formation in the Valley area of Eternity, the Seventh Column appears.[13]
- Bungie also used the Seventh Column as part of the logo for Bungie Rewards, a program for Destiny 2 players who can purchase real-life rewards from the Bungie Store for completing certain tasks in the game.
Resources[]
- ↑ Bungie.net (via archive.org) - 7th Column Needs Motto Badly (December 18, 2001)
- ↑ Bungie.net (via archive.org) - Seventh Column Motto Revealed (March 6, 2002)
- ↑ Bungie.org - Eggs... in Screens (November 8, 2004)
- ↑ Bungie.net (via archive.org) - AMG Civilian Hog Review (June 28, 2004)
- ↑ Crows Nest Seventh Column
- ↑ Halo Alpha - Nameplates
- ↑ Requiem
- ↑ Bungie.org - 7th Column on Phones - H3 Easter Egg (January 21, 2024)
- ↑ New Mombasa Banner
- ↑ Captain Keyes in Halo: Combat Evolved
- ↑ Captain Keyes in Halo: Reach
- ↑ YouTube - Gigz: Destiny 2: Seventh Column (+1)
- ↑ Reddit - Seventh Column