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Yeah the wiki says the mannequin jumping step is required for both BO1 and BO3 versions but I havent tested. It is a weird step, I'm not really sure if there's any reason behind the action. As for why the rocket egg even exists? It's just a teaser for the DLC map Ascension I think, which is the map that released directly after Kino.

Hi, sorry for the massive necro. But where can i find the character conversations you mention here? Either as audio or transcript. I looked in the Transcripts megathread but can't find them there or anywhere else. (EDIT found the transcript ty @RadZakpak, still wouldn't mind to see it from fully trusted source though @Tac)

I don't see any quotes/evidence referencing "Vril Energy". I see the Vril Device, with Focusing Stone inserted, using the Casamir Mechanism to fill with "energy". As far as I can tell most of this stuff about Vril liquid etc comes from sources outside of the games. Aka the Vril wikipedia page. It's interesting speculation, but seems extremely unlikely now. Especially with the Vril being essentially replaced with the Keepers. And the Keepers being associated so heavily with the Aether. The first line of the timeline even says: IN THE BEGINNING There was only the Aether and the Keepers. If someone can find anything to show that Vril are not just Keepers since the retcons then it's a fair argument to make. But if the Vril is just another name for the Keepers now, then it's clear that "Vril Energy" is just another word for "Aethereal Energy"

Love your explaination of the Trinity here. I never really understood it before. One thing though, This assumes that the map announcer brings them back to complete their task. In BO3 it is implied that the fact they fight the great war to setup Origins is the paradox that prevents them from dying. The paradox must be resolved. Therefore they cannot die before finishing Rev, or Origins would never have happened. It was the single backwards time-travel from Rev->GreatWar that created the paradox. But that doesn't cover anything outside of Primis. (MOTD/SOE/Ultimis/Victis) It's possible there is a significant difference in the nature of dying and beginning again between each crew. Seeing as (pre-BO4) Ultimis/Victis do not have paradoxes keeping them alive as far as I am aware.