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The good news is this confirms Halliday had a sense of humor, knowing how many young Oasis users would spend their weekends in a hopeless search for purpose and meaning. But the photo evidence above doesn't lie, meaning we may need to launch a special investigation specifically into architecture and interorior design-based Easter Eggs and references. The odds that most viewers will catch this carbon copy is low, since few would even think to look for it.

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Tables, chairs, stairways, railings, and fluorescent lighting all pulled directly out of the John Hughes movie The Breakfast Club. Case in point: the entry space to the Halliday Journals, decorated with a number of tables and chairs to allow Gunters to explore the life and memories of the Oasis' inventor. The truth is that no matter how many of these subtle Easter Eggs or pup culture cameos we manage to spot, it is entirely possible that more exist than can ever be deciphered without the filmmakers and studio artists calling out themselves. The point is, Nolan's attempt at being an 'evil Superman' just makes the Injustice version even better by comparison. The design may fall closer to Shrek's human form than Henry Cavill's, but some inspiration from artist Alex Ross' version of the Man of Steel is visible in the hair and facial features.

But then, he may actually earn some back by ditching what makes Superman so iconic, dressing him in a dark, generic suit of body armor. He loses points for imagination right from the start, and even more for not using any special powers. From the sheer size and bulk of the Avatar, right down to the clean-shaven jaw and iconic curl of hair, there's no mistaking it: Nolan Sorrento chose Superman himself as his idea of a hero.

And there is nothing that sums up the idea of an over-aged, out of touch businessman trying to seem 'with it' than his choice of Avatar. Over the course of the movie corporate antagonist Nolan Sorrento makes a few efforts at seeming cool, geeky, or in any way 'hip' to the entire idea of fun and fantasy that shaped the Oasis.

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As a bit of nerd culture coming full circle, Kaneda's bike was actually inspired by the Light Cycles of the original TRON (only sliced in half down the middle for a slimmer profile). The manga that preceded the animated film is where the bike - which doesn't actually have any standalone name - originally appeared. The bike itself is pulled from the anime Akira, and for those who have witnessed Shotaro Kaneda's red motorcycle, the connection is hard to miss (the bike is prominently featured in most Akira posters and artwork). She's still a lover of the classic icons of geek culture - and we don't just mean the TRON-tastic touches making her bike resemble a Light Cycle, or even the geeky decals decorating it. It takes a special kind of racer to rely on just two, but Art3mis is nothing if not a cut above the rest of the competition.

Daito and Shoto a.k.a.Most of the Oasis users competing in the race for the Copper Key rely on vehicles with four wheels, whether it's a racecar, a monster truck, or any iconic hero car or van from a pop culture touchstone.

Aech reminds him that with all of Halliday's money, they can hire a team just as good, if not better, and put Sorrento in his place.

Wade worries that he will get off without punishment, because he can hire the best lawyers around.

They also learn that Sorrento has been arrested for all his illegal activity, like murder, during the competition.

Wade logs out, and receives congratulations from Aech and Og.

Finally, he tells Parzival that he shouldn't hide in OASIS forever.

He also points out a giant red button: an emergency shut-down for OASIS, which would delete it and all its source code, removing OASIS from the world permanently.

He gives him all his money, and powers up Parzival to infinity on all his stats.

Anorak, Halliday's avatar, appears and congratulates him.

Parzival is able to reach inside and grab it.

When he finds it, an egg appears on the monitor of Halliday's computer.

Once it boots up, he races over to the Atari 2600 and plugs in the game Adventure, playing his way through to the secret room containing the very first video game Easter egg.

He tries a few passwords, finally succeeding with 'Leucosia,' the alias of Kira Morrow, whom Halliday was in love with.

First, Parzival has to log in to Halliday's computer.

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