"TUMPUKAN"
Bersiaplah untuk merasakan yang nyata. X1.
Tanpa usaha, tak ada hasil.
Piza, teman-teman.
Halo, Wade.
Halo, Ny. Gilmore.
Ada apa? Apa yang membuatmu sedih?
Aku lahir di tahun 2027.
Setelah Kekeringan Sirop Jagung, setelah Kericuhan Lebar Pita.
Setelah orang berhenti memperbaiki masalah...
...dan berusaha untuk bertahan.
Orang tuaku tak berhasil melewati masa-masa itu...
...lalu aku tinggal di Columbus, Ohio, dengan Bibi Alice.
Di tahun 2045, Columbus adalah kota paling cepat berkembang di Bumi.
Di tempat inilah Halliday dan Morrow memulai Gregarious Games.
Di zaman ini, realitas tidaklah menyenangkan.
Semua orang mencari pelarian...
...dan itu sebabnya Halliday...
Itu sebabnya dia adalah pahlawan bagi kami.
Dia menunjukkan bahwa kami bisa ke tempat mana pun tanpa harus pergi.
Kau tak perlu tujuan...
...bila berlari di treadmill segala arah...
...dengan alas yang sensitif akan tekanan disertai 4 sumber suara.
James Halliday melihat masa depan.
Lalu dia membuatnya.
Dia memberi kami tempat tujuan.
Tempat yang dinamakan...
...OASIS.
DUNIA MINECRAFT
Ini adalah OASIS.
Di tempat ini, realitas hanya dibatasi oleh imajinasimu.
BADAI LAYANG GANTUNG
Kau bisa lakukan apa saja...
...pergi ke mana saja.
Seperti planet liburan.
Selancar dengan ombak setinggi 15 meter di Hawaii.
Kau bisa meluncur dari atas piramida.
Mendaki Gunung Everest...
...dengan Batman.
Lihat tempat ini. Ini kasino sebesar planet.
Kau bisa kehilangan uang di sana.
Kau bisa menikah. Bercerai.
Kau bisa ke sana.
Orang mendatangi OASIS untuk melakukan banyak hal...
...tapi mereka menetap karena bisa menjadi apa saja.
Tinggi, cantik, menakutkan, jenis kelamin yang berbeda...
...spesies yang berbeda, aksi nyata, kartun.
Terserah kau saja.
Ya, itu aku. Itu avatar-ku.
Setidaknya, sampai aku ingin menggantinya.
Kecuali makan, tidur, dan ke kamar mandi...
...semua orang melakukan apa saja di OASIS.
Karena semua orang di sini, di tempat inilah kami saling bertemu.
Tempat kami berteman.
Cari Aech.
Mencari Aech.
Aech ditemukan.
Sektor 12. Planet Doom.
Planet Doom, tempat paling berbahaya di OASIS...
...dan tempat yang bagus untuk mengumpulkan koin.
Tak heran Aech di sana.
Aech adalah teman baikku di OASIS.
Dia teman baikku, titik.
Meski aku belum pernah menemuinya di dunia nyata.
- Apa kabar, Aech? - Hei, apa kabar, Z?
Lomba berikutnya 20 menit lagi, dan aku tak boleh terlambat.
Kau sedang apa?
Membantai, Kawan.
Apa itu Daito?
Daito dan Sho.
Ini perburuan artefak?
Ya. Gregarious 120.
Berubah menjadi robot raksasa selama 2 menit. Itu keren.
Artefak.
Itu adalah kunci.
Halliday memastikan OASIS dipenuhi...
...dengan benda kuat secara acak...
...yang bisa dimenangkan siapa pun yang memiliki keahlian.
Pertandingan maut dan perburuan artefak adalah cara bagus berburu koin...
...tapi tergantung tingkat perisaimu, itu berisiko.
Semua mengambil awalan sama...
...tapi semakin banyak koin...
- Ibu! - ...semakin tinggi tingkatanmu.
Jika terbunuh, avatar-mu bisa hidup kembali...
Panggil Ayahmu!
...tapi semua barang bawaanmu hilang.
Semua hasil usahamu.
Semua uangmu.
Pakaianmu.
Senjatamu.
Karena orang lebih banyak habiskan waktu di OASIS...
...jika semua itu hilang maka...
...kau bisa jadi gila.
Aech, 10 menit lagi lombanya dimulai.
Baik, Bu, aku dengar.
OASIS adalah gagasan pintar James Halliday.
Dia dan rekannya, Ogden Morrow, luncurkan OASIS pertama di tahun 2025.
Itu langsung sukses dan membuat keduanya menjadi kaya raya.
Tapi Morrow tak terlibat lagi setelah beberapa tahun. Lalu Halliday?
Dia bukan hanya pemilik perusahaan terbesar di dunia.
Dia bagaikan dewa. Orang-orang mencintainya.
Mereka memujanya seperti semua ciptaannya.
Mungkin kita harus berhenti membicarakannya...
...dan mulai menunjukkannya.
Jika kalian periksa di bawah kursi kalian...
...kalian takkan menemukan apa-apa di situ.
Tapi kami akan memberikannya sekarang.
Lalu pada 7 Januari 2040...
Dia meninggal.
KEBEBASAN Pada Tuhan Kita Percaya
Apa yang dia tinggalkan...
...mengubah segalanya.
Halo. Aku James Halliday.
Jika kau menyaksikan ini, artinya aku sudah mati.
Sebelum mati, aku membuat apa yang disebut "Telur Paskah".
Benda tersembunyi dalam permainan yang memberikan kekuatan khusus bagi penemunya.
Orang pertama yang menemukan telur ini...
...yang aku sembunyikan di dalam OASIS...
...akan mewarisi sahamku di Gregarious Games...
...yang saat ini bernilai setengah juta dolar...
...maksudku, setengah triliun dolar...
...dan kendali penuh atas OASIS itu sendiri.
Dalam wujud avatar-ku, Anorak Maha-Tahu...
...aku menciptakan tiga kunci.
Tiga tantangan tersembunyi bagi yang pantas...
...akan mengungkap tiga kunci tersembunyi menuju tiga gerbang ajaib.
Bagi yang punya keahlian untuk melewati tantangan ini...
...akan mencapai akhir, tempat hadiah menanti.
Pergilah, kunci-kunci.
Kuncinya tidak hanya tergeletak di bawah batu.
Bisa dikatakan kuncinya tidak kelihatan...
...tersembunyi di ruang gelap di tengah labirin...
...yang letaknya di suatu tempat...
...di sini.
Perburuan Telur Paskah Halliday...
...dimulai.
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Tantangannya adalah menemukan tiga kunci...
...tapi dalam lima tahun, satu pun belum ada yang menemukannya.
Lalu papan angkanya? Masih kosong.
Seorang pemburu telur terlupakan memecahkan petunjuk pertama...
...dan mendapatkan tantangan pertama.
Lalu, gerbang ini muncul.
Tapi tantangan menangkan kunci pertama adalah balapan yang dirancang Halliday...
...yang begitu sulit sehingga tak ada yang pernah menyelesaikannya.
Yang masih mencobanya adalah para pemburu telur...
...seperti aku, Sho dan Daito, juga teman baikku, Aech.
Lalu tentu saja, sang Enam.
Sang Enam bekerja untuk IOI...
Sam Enam!
...Innovative Online Industries.
Itu perusahaan terbesar kedua di dunia...
...yang bertekad untuk jadi yang pertama.
Itu sebabnya mereka mempertaruhkan segalanya...
...untuk memenangi kontes Halliday.
Pakai sabuk pengaman!
Duduk!
Kami menyebutnya "Sang Enam" karena itu aturan perusahaan.
Tanpa nama, hanya angka.
Mereka punya tim dukungan yang terdiri dari para sarjana Halliday.
Seperti aku, mereka habiskan waktu mempelajari budaya pop...
...yang merupakan obsesi Halliday...
...berusaha menemukan petunjuk untuk memenangi kontes.
Mereka hanya mengikuti perintah kepala IOI...
...orang menyebalkan bernama Nolan Sorrento.
Kenapa kau bisa di sini lebih dulu?
Aku tidak singgah di salon rambut.
- Apa kabar, Z? - Apa kabar, Aech?
Sudah kusiapkan tempat.
Terima kasih, Kawan.
Aku mau ke belakang.
Agar kau bisa mengambil koin dari mobil yang tabrakan?
- Itu menyedihkan. - Bahan bakar menipis.
Tapi kau masih punya cukup uang untuk rambut model Something About Mary itu.
SIAP
Yang pertama dapat kunci.
Yang pertama dapat telur!
Aech, kau lihat ini?
Ya, aku melihatnya. Itu motor Kaneda dari film Akira.
Itu kulit resmi di atas kerangka standar.
Bukan motornya. Lupakan motornya.
Gadis itu, kurasa dia Art3mis.
Art3mis? Si Pembodoh Enam?
Aku tonton semua panduannya, videonya ada di Twitch.
Itu dia. Jelas itu dia.
Ayo! Cepat! Ayo!
GARIS AKHIR
Kau pasti bisa!
Sial.
Dia takkan berhasil.
Berhenti!
Aku suka motor ini.
Aech bisa...
Dia temanku, tapi dia bisa memperbaikinya.
Ini bengkelku. Jangan sentuh apa pun.
Dari mana kau menemukan Iron Giant?
Menemukan? Aku merakitnya. Itu pesanan.
Ya. Aech ahli dalam modifikasi.
Orang-orang di OASIS membayarnya dengan mahal.
Hei, lihat ini!
Hei. Z.
- Galactica, tentu saja. - Ini kesayanganku.
Sulaco, dari film Aliens.
Kawan, kenapa memamerkan barang-barangku?
Valley Forge, dari Silent Running. Di mana Kapal Barang Harkonnen?
Benda itu mengagumkan. Melipat ruang dengan mudah.
Kau bisa sampai dari Incipio ke Arrakis dalam tiga detik...
Awas jarimu!
Maafkan dia.
Dia sedikit gugup di dekat gadis cantik.
Bisa kuperbaiki dalam 10 menit.
Ya. Dia hebat.
Kutebak kan dan Bahu Lebar adalah satu kelompok.
Aech? Tidak.
Dia memang hebat, tapi aku tidak berkelompok.
Karena kau Parzival...
...ksatria yang menemukan Cawan Suci sendirian.
Bagaimana denganmu, Art3mis?
Dewi Pemburu. Semua kelompok pasti ingin kau bergabung.
- Permainan menembak favorit? - Apa?
Permainan menembak favorit James Halliday.
- Apa? - GoldenEye.
- Bermain sebagai? - Oddjob. Ini tes?
Varian permainan favorit?
Tangan kosong. Tanpa senjata.
Aku tahu artinya "tangan kosong". Balapan?
Turbo. Makanan favoritnya adalah Hot Pockets.
Restoran favorit adalah Chuck E Cheese.
Lagu favorit adalah Video Killed the Radio Star oleh the Buggles.
Video favorit adalah Take on Me oleh A-ha.
Kutipan favoritnya adalah dari film Superman.
"Ada orang yang bisa baca Perang dan Perdamaian...
"...dan menganggap itu adalah kisah petualangan."
"Yang lain bisa membaca daftar bahan di balik bungkus permen karet...
"...dan mengungkap rahasia semesta."
Lex Luthor.
Keren.
Apa yang akan kau lakukan? Jika menang. Maksudku, seluruh kontes ini.
Aku punya banyak rencana di dunia nyata.
Aku akan pindah ke rumah besar, beli banyak barang keren, tidak jadi miskin.
Pantas kau cepat berhenti.
Aku berhenti karena Kong. Tak ada yang bisa melewati Kong.
Itu seperti peraturan.
Maka kau tahu itu tidak benar. Karena Halliday benci membuat aturan.
Aku tak boleh tamat.
- Kau takut kehilangan segalanya. - Tidak!
Bagaimana jika IOI menawarimu koin...
...untuk ganti kunci menuju kerajaan?
Nolan Sorrento menguasai dunia.
Pemburu telur sejati akan pertaruhkan segalanya demi menyelamatkan OASIS dari IOI.
Siapa yang bilang begitu?
Aku.
Beres. Seperti baru.
Terima kasih sudah memperbaikinya.
Itu lebih baik.
Aku akan melambai padamu dari garis akhir, McFly.
Itu berjalan dengan baik.
Berkat dirimu, Kapten Mulut Besar.
Wade? Di mana sarung tanganku?
Sial. Aku harus pergi.
X1.
Saat memburu emas di Planet Doom, aku perlu peluang sebanyak mungkin.
Setiap dorongan, tinju, tembakan, kau merasakan semuanya.
Bersiaplah untuk merasakan yang nyata. X1.
X1 seperti memakai kulit cadangan.
Kulit yang keren.
Aku tamat karena sarung tanganmu rusak.
Siapa yang suruh memakainya?
Kau ambil sarung tangan dia.
Jadi, kau kalah bertanding.
Kenapa tak muncul ulang dan naik tingkatan seperti yang lain?
Kau tak mengerti.
Aku beli semua peningkatan untuk tantangan ini, dan semuanya hilang.
Artefak itu untuk membayar rumah!
Tunggu.
Berapa uang rumah yang kau habiskan untuk peningkatan?
Semuanya, tapi harusnya aku menang.
Itu peluang kita pergi dari sini.
Kau bodoh.
Tidak, aku kalah karena sarung tangan rusak.
Rumah kita!
Teman-temanku ikut tantangan itu.
Kau tak bisa kalahkan mereka dengan sepatu, Bodoh.
Hentikan! Tidak!
Alice, panggil polisi!
Tidak, jangan panggil polisi.
Pergi ke kamarmu, Rick.
Ayolah, Alice.
Kenapa kau masih bersama dia? Dia pecundang.
Harusnya kuusir kalian berdua. Sumpah demi Tuhan, Wade Watts...
...jika kau menyentuh barang-barangku lagi...
...aku serius. Keluar.
"Wade Watts."
Ayahku memilih nama itu...
...karena seperti pribadi ganda pahlawan super...
...seperti Peter Parker atau Bruce Banner.
Tapi dia wafat saat aku masih kecil.
Ibuku juga, dan aku berakhir di sini...
...tinggal bersama Bibi Alice...
...dan pacar-pacarnya yang pecundang.
"Halliday benci membuat aturan."
Kenapa kalimat itu melekat terus di pikiranku?
Mungkin karena Art3mis yang mengatakannya, dan dia seksi.
Mungkin karena dia memanggilku...
...duduk di sudut kecilku yang terpencil...
...melindungi milikku yang tidak ada harganya.
Atau mungkin...
Mungkin karena kalimat itu punya arti...
...dan aku melewatkannya.
JURNAL HALLIDAY
Pada hari kontes diumumkan, Jurnal Halliday muncul.
Dia suruh kami periksa otaknya. Itu yang terdekat.
Awalnya, tempat ini dipenuhi para pemburu yang mencari jawaban.
Kini tempat ini adalah aula yang dipenuhi kenangan Halliday...
...ditinggal untuk orang sepertiku.
Parzival. Oh, senangnya!
Hari ini kau akan menghabiskan waktuku dengan apa?
Gregarious Games, 2029. Pesta kantor.
Pesta kantor. Kau sudah melihatnya ribuan kali.
Mari kita ke belakang.
Setiap catatan Jurnal Halliday dikumpulkan dengan teliti...
...dari foto-foto pribadi, rekaman video rumah...
...kamera pengawas dan kamera pengasuh.
Semua dibangun menjadi pengalaman maya tiga dimensi.
Halliday juga mengumpulkan setiap film, permainan, buku, dan program televisi...
...yang pernah dia lihat, berada di lantai tengah.
Senjata atau avatar bertema dewasa tidak diperbolehkan di dalam Jurnal.
Nikmati waktumu, dan selamat berburu telur!
Aku senang bersih-bersih.
Baiklah, Jim, aku pergi.
Semuanya berubah, Jim. Semuanya berevolusi.
Ada hal-hal sempurna seperti adanya. Asteroids.
Orang tidak tinggal di dalam laci mesin dingdong Asteroids.
Aku tahu itu.
Ya, orang tinggal di dalam mesin dingdong yang kita buat.
- Yang aku buat. - Ya...
Terserah apa katamu.
Aku sungguh tak mau membicarakannya lagi.
Tentu saja kau tak mau membicarakannya.
Kau memaksaku keluar.
Lebih dekat ke Halliday.
Penemuan disertai dengan tanggung jawab...
...yang tidak kau minta.
Jika kau membuat sesuatu yang orang inginkan atau butuhkan...
...maka kau harus tentukan batas. Kau harus membuat aturan.
"Aku tak mau buat aturan lagi."
Aku tak mau buat aturan lagi.
"Aku pemimpi."
Aku pemimpi.
- Aku membangun dunia. - "Aku membangun dunia."
Kita menciptakan sesuatu yang indah, Jim, tapi itu sudah berubah.
Ini bukan permainan lagi.
Kita sudah selesai?
Aku suka ketika semuanya seperti dulu...
Ketika itu hanya permainan.
Kita kembali ke awal. Tapi itu intinya, bukan?
Keadaan terus bergerak maju entah kau suka atau tidak.
Ya, kita sudah selesai.
Baik.
Kenapa kita tidak mundur?
Mundur dengan cepat. Secepat mungkin.
Benar-benar tancap gas.
Kembali 10 detik!
Kenapa kita tidak mundur?
Mundur dengan cepat. Secepat mungkin.
Benar-benar tancap gas.
Bill dan Ted melakukannya.
PERTAMA KE CENTRAL PARK!
Sudah kembali lagi?
Jangan sampai jadi gila.
Kau tahu sesuatu.
Parzival, beri tahu aku.
Lomba yang hebat, Padawan. Kau yang pertama sampai.
Tn. Halliday... Anorak.
Ini suatu kehormatan.
Aku yang merasa terhormat.
Kau mendapatkan petunjuk.
Siapa Parzival ini, dan bagaimana dia bisa menang?
Ini pertanyaan yang lebih baik. Siapa yang peduli?
Kontes Halliday sangat penting.
Ini tidak lebih dari perang untuk mengendalikan masa depan.
Tapi Parzival ini? Dia bahkan tak punya kelompok.
Dia sendirian. Kita punya pasukan.
Namun dia dapat kunci pertama.
Ya, dia punya kunci...
...tapi kau harus punya tiga kunci untuk memenangkan kontes.
Saham kita turun sebanyak 6% kemarin.
Divisi loyalitas melaporkan laba 28%. F'Nale.
Kita membuka lima pusat loyalitas yang baru bulan ini.
Layanan Utang mengalahkan Piranti Keras.
Kalian sungguh ingin membahas soal harga saham?
Pemegang saham takkan senang.
Bukan tugas kita membuat mereka senang, tapi menghasilkan uang untuk mereka...
...tapi begitu kita meluncurkan ini, mereka akan senang.
Kita menyebut ini O2 Murni.
Ini rencana peningkatan pertama kita.
Begitu kita bisa menarik sebagian dari batasan iklan Halliday...
...kita memperkirakan bisa menjual sampai 80%...
...untuk satu bidang visual sebelum menimbulkan kejang, jadi bayangkan ini...
Semua ini menunjukkan bahwa kita memenangkan kontes.
Memang.
Kawan, kau mendapatkan kunci dan memenangkan 100.000 koin?
Begitu kuambil kuncinya...
...koin itu muncul di akunku.
Kuberitahu padamu, saat ini aku ikut merasakannya.
Apa itu Cataclyst?
Bom. Membunuh semua avatar di planet, bahkan pemiliknya.
Siapa yang menginginkan itu?
IOI. Mereka membeli segalanya.
Dua puluh ribu untuk granat tangan suci?
Ini barang bagus!
Kubus Zemeckis! Aku butuh itu.
Jangan habiskan uangmu.
Kostum haptik X1.
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i-R0k, teman lama. Apa kabar?
Jujur, leherku sakit.
Seperti gejala lorong karpal...
...tapi di leher, jika ada.
Jadi tolong berdiri di sebelah kananku.
Kananku, kirimu.
Terima kasih, ini stres yang berulang.
Ini dia.
Raja bajak laut steampunk. Aku mengenalnya, Sorrento.
Hanya ada tiga hal yang aku benci di dunia ini...
...steampunk, bajak laut, dan tabbouleh.
Buat apa mereka memilikinya?
Untuk apa kita bertemu di sini?
Ya, Nolan. Bola Osuvox.
Kau menginginkannya. Dia memilikinya. Jadi, ini dia.
Ini menciptakan perisai gaib yang hanya dapat dilumpuhkan...
...oleh mantra gaib.
Bola Osuvox.
Jangan ucapkan itu lagi.
Baiklah.
Aku ingin kau menyimpannya.
Akan kukabari kapan aku mau menggunakannya.
Paham?
Saat ini, aku punya pekerjaan lain untukmu.
Parzival.
Biar kutebak, kau ingin keluarkan dia dari papan angka.
Kau bisa lakukan itu?
Dia seorang mega bintang.
Dia berhasil melewati gerbang pertama...
...dan semua avatar akan mengincar dirinya.
i-R0k, kau minta berapa lagi?
Itu yang kusuka darimu, Nolan. Tak pernah menjilat.
Kau langsung menggigit bagian tengah cokelat Tootsie Pop.
Ingat iklan lama yang ada burung hantunya?
i-R0k.
Tiga kali upah normalku.
Beres.
Kau serius? Mestinya aku minta lima kali.
Apa empat masih bisa dirundingkan?
Kini ada kami berlima di papan besar.
Art3mis berikutnya, itu tidak mengejutkan.
Dia hadir ketika aku menang. Dia melihatku mundur.
Kuberi Aech petunjuk, memintanya tutup mulut, lalu dia menang.
Aku yakin dia memberitahukannya pada teman kami Daito...
...sebab dia menang setelah itu.
Lalu tentu saja, Daito memberitahu sahabatnya, Sho.
Dia menghancurkan mobilnya...
...lalu Sho menghancurkan mobilnya juga.
"Pencipta yang membenci ciptaannya sendiri."
"Kunci tersembunyi, lompatan tak diambil. Telusuri langkahmu, kabur dari masa lalumu."
"Pencipta yang membenci ciptaannya sendiri."
"Kunci tersembunyi, lompatan tak diambil. Telusuri langkahmu, kabur dari masa lalumu."
"Kunci giok akan menjadi milikmu."
PETUNJUK NOMOR 2
Apakah James Halliday Membuat Permainan Atau Sedang Menjadi Tuhan?
APAKAH OASIS MENGUBAH CARA HIDUP KITA?
HALLIDAY: LEBIH HEBAT DARI JOBS?
BERPISAH! HALLIDAY MELAKUKANNYA SENDIRI
BERITA DUKA: KAREN UNDERWOOD MORROW (1975 - 2034)
"Kabur dari masa lalumu."
Kau kabur dari masa lalumu yang mana, Halliday?
HALLIDAY PERANCANG PERMAINAN. TRILYUNER.
- Hei, itu Parzival! - Kawan!
Kau benar-benar pahlawanku!
Hei, Parzival! Kemari!
Kau luar biasa!
Hei, Parzival! Di sini! Aku minta tanda tangan!
Awas!
Kini kau terkenal! Kau tak bisa ke mana-mana sesukamu!
Tidak, aku...
Itu tidak lucu.
Astaga.
Astaga. Kau tidak mengerti?
Kini kau "Sang Parzival".
Kau harus punya samaran.
Ini.
Kacamata Clark Kent.
Itu menyembunyikan identitasmu tanpa mengubah penampilanmu.
Aku tak mau memakai itu.
Ini bagus.
Cara inventarismu meledak ketika kau mati.
Mereka tak mau darah lagi.
Ini sebelum OASIS dipublikasikan.
Enam hari sebelumnya. 2 Desember 2025.
Lihat ini.
Kau tahu siapa itu?
Itu Sorrento?
Awalnya Sorrento adalah anak magang.
Dia mengaku belajar pada ahlinya.
Begitulah dia meyakinkan IOI untuk menciptakan Sang Enam buatnya...
...pengetahuan Halliday-nya.
Tapi tanya Ogden Morrow?
Dia bilang bahwa satu-satunya hal yang Sorrento tahu soal Halliday...
...adalah betapa dia menyukai kopinya.
Kau bisa punya tingkat akun yang berbeda...
...seperti anggota emas.
Orang bisa punya perak, platinum, perunggu.
Tergantung uang mereka.
Yang tertinggi mungkin "Air" karena "OASIS," bukan begitu?
Latte yang nikmat.
Kau bisa langsung ke bagian kencan Halliday?
Apa? Halliday pernah berkencan?
Apa yang terjadi?
Tidak ada. Aku mengundangnya.
Apa kau tahu namanya?
Ya. Kira, sudah kubilang, seperti nama tokoh di The Dark Crystal.
Itu nama avatar-nya.
- Karen. - Karen.
Ya. Karen Underwood.
Tidak. Karen Underwood, itu istri Ogden Morrow?
Lihat saja.
Dengar, kau dan Karen Underwood. Apa yang kau lakukan?
Dia ingin berdansa...
...jadi kami menonton film.
Lalu?
Di mana serunya?
Ceritakan bagian serunya!
- Tak ada yang seru! - Astaga!
Tunggu dulu.
Halliday mengencani istri Ogden Morrow?
Sekali, bertahun-tahun sebelum mereka menikah, tapi ya.
Meskipun begitu, dan wanita itu sudah wafat...
...nama "Kira" hanya disebut sekali dalam seluruh Jurnal Halliday.
Itu tidak mungkin.
Mungkin. Lihatlah.
Hanya sekali itu dia disebut.
Tidak masuk akal.
Dia bagian penting dari hidup mereka berdua.
Kupertaruhkan semuanya. Seluruh koinku.
Cari "Karen Underwood Morrow."
Kira, sudah kubilang, seperti nama tokoh di The Dark Crystal.
Itu nama avatar-nya.
Halliday sengaja menghapus semua tentang dia kecuali yang satu ini.
Itu aneh. Kenapa?
Seolah sangat menyakitkan baginya...
...untuk melihat wajah Kira atau mendengar nama Kira.
Dia mencintainya.
Dia tak bisa beri tahu itu pada Morrow.
Menyedihkan. Mestinya dia mengatakan perasaannya pada Kira.
Ya, dia melewatkan kesempatan.
Lihat.
Aku temukan petunjuk untuk balapan di tempat lain, tapi...
...aku selalu merasa bahwa petunjuk terbesar...
...untuk kontes tersembunyi di sini.
Kau benar.
Aku kalah.
Santai saja, Kurator.
Kira adalah Rosebud di pusat ceritanya.
Dia adalah misteri besar.
Tidak. Taruhan tetap taruhan.
Wah. 25 sen. Simpan saja.
Tidak. Kau simpan saja.
- Kamis nanti ada waktu? - Siapa, aku?
Bukan, dia.
Astaga. Ya, kau!
Kau tahu The Distracted Globe?
Ya, kelab dansa.
Temui aku di sana. Jam 10 malam.
Ada yang ingin kutunjukkan.
Sampai jumpa!
Dia tadi mengajakku kencan?
Aku mulai menyukainya.
Bagus.
Aku tidak melakukan itu.
Z, aku tak percaya kau beri tahu dia soal Kira.
Apa? Aku sudah memberitahumu.
Bagaimana dengan ini?
Tidak. Kau pernah terpikir kalau Art3mis memanfaatkanmu?
Dia memberiku petunjuk. Mungkin aku yang memanfaatkannya.
Haruskah aku lebih bergaya Thriller?
Tidak.
Punk?
Tidak.
Duran Duran.
Tidak.
Apa aku tampak terlalu berusaha?
Ya! Dengarkan dirimu!
Kau jatuh cinta pada gadis ini.
Dia meretas hatimu untuk menguasai pikiranmu.
Aku tahu!
- Buckaroo Banzai? - Ya!
Serius? Kau mau mengenakan pakaian dari film favoritmu?
Jangan seperti itu.
Aku memang seperti itu.
Z, kau harus lebih waspada dengan siapa yang kau temui di OASIS.
Aech, Art3mis memahamiku. Dia akan memahami pakaianku.
Kami punya hubungan ini. Terkadang, kami bahkan...
- Saling menyelesaikan kalimat? - Ya!
Kita juga punya itu. Aku dan kau.
Ya, aku tahu, tapi itu karena kita teman baik.
Bisa jadi dia juga adalah laki-laki.
Ayolah.
Aku serius!
Bisa jadi dia adalah pria seberat 136 kilogram...
...yang tinggal di ruang bawah tanah ibunya di pinggiran Detroit.
Dan namanya Chuck.
Pikirkan itu.
Apa dia Parzival?
- Parzival! - Astaga, Parzival!
Kemari. Bisa kita berfoto?
- Terima kasih banyak! - Kau pahlawanku!
Hei, Parzival.
Terima kasih.
Yang benar saja! Buckaroo Banzai?
Aku menyukainya. Aku suka Buckaroo Banzai.
- Terima kasih! - Bagus sekali!
Ya! Kau tampak...
Kau tampak cantik!
- Terima kasih. - Wah.
Yang besar, yang kecil?
Yang besar!
Enyahlah.
- Dasar aneh! - Kurasa dia manis.
Apa kau pernah kemari?
Keren, bukan? Maksudku...
Jadi, apa rencananya?
Kau mau membunuh avatar mereka? Tamatkan mereka?
Mereka berdua ada di The Distracted Globe.
Aku tak bisa bicara.
The Distracted Globe adalah salah satu kelab pertama...
...yang Halliday ciptakan di OASIS.
Itu pengetahuan umum.
Tapi aku sudah periksa...
...rupanya dia mulai membangunnya setelah momen yang kau tunjukkan.
Kencan dengan Kira.
Benar, dan dia seorang penari.
Mungkin dia mau mengajaknya kemari...
...seperti kencan maya.
Seolah itu bisa berhasil.
Jadi, Halliday membangun tempat ini untuknya?
Tapi mereka hanya kencan sekali.
Jadi, Halliday adalah pencipta...
Yang benci ciptaannya sendiri.
Dia benci kelab ini.
"Kunci tersembunyi, lompatan yang tak diambil"?
Tapi orang-orang melompat semalaman.
Tapi mereka tak punya Kunci Tembaga...
...jadi kalau kita yang melompat, mungkin akan berbeda. Bukan begitu?
Benar.
Jadi, kita lompat bersama?
Tentu.
Kita tak akan berkelompok atau semacamnya.
Tentu saja tidak. Aku tidak berkelompok.
Tunggu...
Kurasa bukan ini. Tak ada papan angka, tak ada rintangan.
Mungkin tantangan dansa?
Gaya lama!
- Kau sudah persiapan? - "Persiapan"?
Kau pakai haptik jenis apa?
Kau pakai sarung tangan dan visor, atau setelan lengkap?
Kau bisa merasakan ini?
Ya.
Aku memakai baju haptik X1 dengan tatahan selangkang mikro fiber.
Astaga, Parzival, kau memang sudah persiapan.
Jadi, aku sudah pikirkan.
Mungkin akan lebih baik jika kita bertemu di dunia nyata.
Tidak, kau akan kecewa.
Tidak akan. Aku menyukaimu.
Kau bahkan tak mengenalku.
Rupaku tidak seperti ini.
Ini bukan tubuh, atau wajah asliku.
Aku tak peduli.
Aku mau tahu nama aslimu.
- Namaku Wade. - Apa?
- Kubilang namaku... - Hentikan!
Buckaroo mengacaukannya. Mengejutkan.
Apa kau sudah gila? Jangan beri tahu identitasmu pada siapa pun.
Jangan gunakan nama aslimu.
- Kau bukan orang biasa. - Kau tak mengenalku.
Kau tak tahu apa-apa tentangku. Kita tak pernah bertemu.
Aku mengenalmu, Arty.
Aku jatuh cinta denganmu.
- Ini bagian dari tantangan? - Tidak.
Ini penyergapan.
IOI, selalu menghalangi.
Kau dengar? Aku jatuh cinta denganmu.
Tidak.
Kau hanya tahu apa yang ingin kau tahu.
Kau hanya melihat apa yang ingin kau lihat.
Dengan itulah kau jatuh cinta.
Awas!
Tarik.
Kembali! Z! Perisaimu menipis.
Aku baru membelinya.
Kubus Zemeckis.
Mengembalikan semuanya ke dalam 60 detik.
Baru sekarang kau mau menggunakannya?
Kau mengagumkan.
Ini bukan permainan, Z.
Aku melakukan ini untuk menghentikan IOI.
Aku bicara soal dampak di dunia nyata.
Orang menderita.
- Masalah hidup dan mati. - Aku tahu.
Kau tidak tahu! Ayahku meninggal di pusat loyalitas.
Dia meminjam peralatan. Dia memiliki utang.
Dia bergabung dengan janji utangnya akan dilunasi, tapi ternyata tidak.
IOI menaikkan biaya hidupnya...
...lalu ayahku sakit, dan dia tak mampu melunasinya.
Lalu dia meninggal!
Maaf, aku tidak...
Kau tidak hidup di dunia nyata, Z.
Dari perkataanmu, kurasa kau tak pernah di dunia nyata.
Kau tinggal di dalam ilusi ini...
...dan kau tak boleh mengalihkan perhatianku.
Bagaimana mereka bisa lolos?
Mau versi panjangnya? Orang-orangmu payah.
Mereka gagal membunuh avatar-nya...
...yang jika ingin kritik yang membangun...
...adalah ide yang bodoh dan hanya melambatkannya.
Sementara rencanaku yang keren karena aku hebat, itu berhasil.
Namanya masih di papan angka.
Aku tahu itu, Nolan. Tapi itu takkan lama lagi.
Kuperiksa semua nama Wade...
...yang baru-baru ini membeli baju X1...
...kubandingkan dengan catatan publik, dan voilą...
...itu bahasa Perancis untuk "Lalu aku tahu."
Siap?
Identitas Parzival di dunia nyata adalah Wade Watts.
Voilą.
Kau setia, Nn. Zandor?
Kau mau itu kujawab?
Saat berperang, kau butuh orang yang setia.
Orang yang bisa diandalkan menyelesaikan tugas.
Aku hanya manfaatkan orang yang tak bisa lunasi utang.
Ya, karena ada masalah yang memerlukan solusi fisik...
...tapi ada masanya, terutama dalam perang...
...ketika butuh aturan yang berbeda.
- Aturan perang. - Tepat.
Sayang sekali divisiku tidak beroperasi di dalam OASIS.
Ya, tapi jika perang ini tetap di OASIS...
...maka kau tak bisa apa-apa.
Jadi, ini salah satu percakapan yang kita rahasiakan.
Kita pernah membahas ini, dan lihat dirimu sekarang.
Kau dapat kursi di dewan, menjadi kepala divisi...
...divisi yang akan ditutup jika orang yang salah memenangi kontes ini.
F'Nale, sebuah permainan menentukan takdir kita.
Pertanyaannya, seberapa jauh kita bertekad untuk menang?
Katakan apa yang kau perlukan, Nolan.
DARI NOLAN SORENTO: PARZIVAL, AKU INGIN BUAT PENAWARAN.
KAU AKAN DAPATKAN SEMUA KEINGINANMU TERMASUK TELUR HALLIDAY.
UNTUK BERCAKAP, SENTUH PRISMA.
Aku ada di mana?
Plaza IOI. Kau hologram di dunia nyata.
Itu alat yang bagus.
Terima kasih. ini Habashaw model baru, OIR 9400.
Seperti bola hamster raksasa.
Jika kau bekerja di IOI, kau akan dapatkan ini.
Aku tidak berkelompok.
Kau juga akan dapat apartemen griya tawang di Columbus...
...dengan koneksi kecepatan tertinggi.
Di OASIS, kau akan dapat senjata tak terbatas, benda gaib, kapal.
Kau mau kapal dari Defender?
Kapal yang bisa memasuki ruang hiper?
Kau mau Millennium Falcon?
Kau punya itu?
Apa pun yang kau butuhkan untuk membantumu temukan telur itu...
...dan ada upahnya.
Empat juta per tahun.
Jika kau menemukan telur Paskah itu, kau dapat bonus.
25 juta dolar.
Aku bisa melihatmu menggunakan piranti lunak penekan emosi saat ini...
...dan kenapa tidak? Itu pintar, tidak menunjukkan tanganmu.
Itu uang yang banyak. Aku membutuhkannya.
Tapi kurasa rencana kita berbeda.
Aku tak tahu soal itu. Apa, untuk OASIS?
Jika kau bukan penggemar John Hughes...
Tentu saja aku penggemarnya.
Karena hal pertama yang akan kulakukan...
...adalah mengubah semua sekolah di Ludus menjadi replika...
...dari film The Breakfast Club dan Ferris Bueller.
Hebat. Itu ide yang bagus.
Sekolah yang mana, Ridgemont atau Faber?
Fast Times at Ridgemont High, bukan John Hughes.
Itu jebakan. Faber College dari Animal House.
John Hughes tidak menyutradarai...
...Fast Times at Ridgemont High atau Animal House.
Ferris Bueller dan The Breakfast Club, mereka sekolah di SMU Shermer...
...yang ada di Shermer, Illinois. Aku tahu yang kau pikirkan.
Pikirmu aku pengusaha berengsek yang tidak menghargai budaya pop, tapi...
Itu tidak benar. Saat aku ingin bersantai...
...Drink Tab, bermain Robotron, mendengarkan Duran Duran.
Aku membuka Tab.
Aku memutar lagu Duran Duran. Memainkan Robotron.
Itu sebabnya aku menyukai OASIS.
Karena itu penuh banyak hal yang disukai orang.
Aku pengusaha. Aku mengerti.
Tapi aku harus lakukan tugasku.
Tapi aku tak memintamu kemari hanya untuk membantu temukan telur itu, Parzival.
Aku memintamu kemari untuk yang terjadi setelahnya.
Apa yang akan dikatakan Halliday?
James Halliday sudah mati.
Ya. Benar.
Semua yang tersisa darinya adalah kontes ini? Kau tahu?
Sepertinya dia tak ingin kau menang.
Penggemar mengenal pembenci...
...dan aku tahu seluruh departemen pencari telurmu memandumu.
Jadi, kalau kau mau tahu apa pendapatku...
...menurutku kau adalah pembual.
Ini tawaranku.
Dewan direkturmu, apa mereka mendengarkan?
Katakan ini pada mereka.
Jika mereka mencampakkanmu, akan kupertimbangkan.
Aku ingin bicarakan sesuatu yang tak diketahui.
Aku harus memberikan penawaran.
Dewan mengharapkannya, tapi aku berharap kau menolaknya.
Karena jika ada yang akan memenangkan kompetisi ini, itu adalah aku.
Avatar-ku mendapatkan telurnya...
...karena hanya aku yang punya nyali untuk mengelola tempat ini.
Wah, kau langsung berubah.
Dari masuk akal menjadi penguasa maniak.
Kau seharusnya berterima kasih, Wade.
Kau takkan merasakan pemerintahanku yang kejam.
Ya, benar. Aku tahu siapa kau.
Wade Owen Watts, lahir di tanggal 12 Agustus 2027.
Aku juga tahu tempat tinggalmu. Unit 56K, tumpukan Columbus.
Terakhir kau terlihat memasuki karavanmu tiga hari yang lalu.
Kau belum keluar sejak saat itu.
Apa yang kau lakukan? Kau tidak...
Dengan semua yang terjadi...
...menurutmu ada orang yang akan peduli dengan ledakan...
...di tempat kumuh di Columbus?
Sorrento, jangan lakukan ini. Aku tidak ada di sana!
Tidak lama lagi.
Telepon Alice.
Hubungi Alice.
Angkat teleponnya! Alice!
Pakaian ini keren. Terima kasih untuk itu.
Rick! Rick, tempat itu akan meledak!
Rick, itu dari Wade?
- Berikan pada Alice! - Biarkan aku bicara dengannya.
Jangan telepon kemari lagi, kau mengerti?
Aku tak mau dengar suaramu lagi.
Hubungi Aech, Daito, Sho, dan Art3mis.
IOI mengejarku di dunia nyata.
Mereka pasti mengejar kalian, jadi di mana pun kalian...
Maaf dengan penutup matanya.
Orang-orangku sedikit paranoid.
Ulangi lagi.
Orang-orangku sedikit paranoid.
Art3mis?
Nama asliku Samantha, tapi benar, aku Art3mis.
Kamar mandi di sana, pakaian bersih juga.
Selamat datang dalam pemberontakan, Wade.
Itu IOI. Jadi tumpukan di sebelah sana?
Selama ini tempat tinggal kita berdekatan?
Tetangga...
...di seluruh dunia, semua sama di OASIS.
Asal tahu saja...
...aku tidak kecewa.
Kau bilang aku akan kecewa saat bertemu denganmu, tapi...
...aku tidak kecewa.
Aku sudah terbiasa. Tak perlu berpura-pura.
Kau punya tanda lahir, lantas kenapa?
Kenapa aku harus takut?
Z, jika aku menyakitimu, maafkan aku.
Tidak, ini...
Tunggu, kau memanggilku "Z"?
- Astaga. Benarkah? - Ya.
Wade, maaf.
Ya, Wade, Z.
Terserah kau mau memanggilku apa. Aku akan memanggilmu Sam.
Tidak.
Samantha?
Baiklah. Bagus.
Wah.
Di sini jauh lebih lambat.
Anginnya, orang-orangnya...
Semuanya.
Kita lupa seperti apa rasanya di luar.
Ya.
Sial!
- Aku tahu. - Tahu apa?
Petunjuk kedua. Aku tahu artinya.
Kita memikirkannya terlalu harfiah.
"Lompatan tak diambil..."
...lompatan yang tak diambil Halliday, adalah dengan Kira.
Ya, tapi dia menyalahkan Kira karena sudah pisahkan dia dan Morrow.
Tidak. Halliday jatuh cinta kepadanya.
Dia punya peluang dengan Kira. Dia punya kesempatan menciumnya, tapi...
Dia tak mengambil lompatan itu.
Benar. Jadi di situlah tujuan kita selanjutnya.
Tempat di mana lompatan itu tidak diambil.
Tempat kencannya.
Di bioskop!
Hei, Kurator.
Kami tahu petunjuk kedua. Tantangannya di sini.
Halliday mencatat semua film yang dia tonton...
...minggu dan tahun dia menontonnya, dan berapa kali.
Kurator, bisa kami lihat ke 23 sampai 27 November 2025?
Di minggu dia berkencan dengan Kira.
Baiklah, pilihan kita untuk minggu itu adalah The Fly yang dibuat ulang.
Film bagus, tapi tak cocok untuk berkencan.
Say Anything... Itu masuk akal.
Ingat petunjuknya. "Pencipta yang membenci ciptaannya sendiri."
The Shining!
Itu film horor favorit ke-11 Halliday...
...berdasarkan buku laris karya Stephen King yang membenci film!
Hei! Dilarang obrolan selingan.
Kurasa kita menemukannya.
Kau yakin ingin pergi ke sini?
Sangat yakin.
Semoga kau punya nyali untuk itu.
Lihat.
Jam berjalan.
Baiklah, aku perkirakan sekitar...
...lima menit untuk menemukan kuncinya.
Ya, tapi ada banyak kunci di The Shining.
Kita mulai dari mana?
Aku belum pernah menonton The Shining. Apakah benar-benar seram?
Aku menontonnya dengan mengintip melalui jari tanganku.
Baiklah, ada kunci dari kamar 237...
...kunci untuk Snowcat...
...atau kunci yang diberikan kepada Jack di awal film.
Jika ini adalah "lompatan yang tak diambil"...
...mungkin kuncinya bukanlah kunci.
Aku tahu di mana kunci Snowcat!
Kita berpencar.
Kita dapatkan semua kuncinya lalu bertemu di apartemen Torrances.
Halo, Danny.
Ayo main bersama kami.
Anak kecil, kalian tahu cara keluar dari sini?
Tunggu!
Tunggu, di mana Aech?
Tunggu!
Aech!
Tidak, tidak, tidak!
Hai, perempuan telanjang. Maaf.
Bukannya maksudku mengganggu waktumu mandi.
Aku tahu merawat diri itu penting.
Tapi bisakah kau memberitahuku di mana jalan keluar?
Apa aku sedang dikerjai?
Karena kau terlalu menyukaiku.
Kau tahu? Aku ikuti saja.
Waktu menipis.
Z, apa Art3mis marah padaku?
Aku marah padamu. Kau belum pernah menonton The Shining, bukan?
Kau tahu aku benci film seram!
Kita dapat kuncinya.
Bagus! Ke kamar 237!
Kita tak punya urusan di kamar 237!
Jangan masuk!
Ada mayat perempuan telanjang yang hidup di dalam kamar itu.
Tak ada mayat hidup di The Shining.
Mungkin ini tidak seperti filmnya.
Kira adalah kuncinya. Kau yang mengatakannya.
Hei. Aku melihat foto Kira!
Di mana?
Itu Kira. "Kabur dari masa lalumu."
"Lompatan yang tak diambil."
Ketakutan terbesar Halliday bukanlah The Shining, buku atau film apa pun.
Ketakutan terbesarnya adalah mencium gadis.
Itu lompatan yang tak bisa dia ambil.
Ruang dansa.
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Aech, ayo.
Mayat hidup. Sudah kubilang.
Itu dia.
Itu Kira.
Ini tidak ada dalam The Shining.
Z, lihat. Itu mayat hidup tingkat lingkaran di Mayhem Mansion...
...salah satu mainan pertama Halliday.
The Shining hanyalah pengalihan.
Satu menit lagi.
Bagaimana cara mendekatinya?
Ambil lompatan.
Tunggu!
Baiklah, Tn. Orang Mati. Boleh aku memimpin?
Mau berdansa?
Kau tahu berapa lama aku menunggu kau mengajakku?
Wah, wah, wah.
Kau menemukan Kunci Giok-ku.
Bayangkan itu.
Terima kasih.
- Kira sangat cantik... - Pergilah.
JIKA TAHU JAWABAN TERAKHIR, BAGILAH DENGAN ANGKA AJAIB...
...DAN YANG KAU INGINKAN AKAN DITEMUKAN DI BENTENG TRAGIS.
URUTAN PERTAMA - ART3MIS
Salah satu pencari telur kita melihat mereka memasuki perpustakaan media.
Dia memecahkan petunjuknya.
Kita harus memenangkan tantangan The Shining.
Lepaskan dia dariku!
Tn. Sorrento, kau perlu melihat ini.
Parzival mendapatkan Kunci Giok itu.
URUTAN KEDUA - PARZIVAL
IDENTITAS COCOK WADE WATTS
Dia masih hidup.
Aku tahu. Nanti kuhubungi lagi.
Aku dapatkan yang kau cari.
Berhenti. Orang yang bertato jelek itu.
Perbesar.
Periksa dia di basis data kita, setiap dron IOI di Columbus.
Temukan dia.
MENCARI OBYEK Tidak Cocok
MENCOCOKKAN
COCOK
IDENTITAS DIPASTIKAN
Belanjaan datang.
Baiklah. Gluten-O's...
"Jika kau tahu jawaban terakhir..."
"...bagilah dengan angka ajaib..."
"...dan yang kau inginkan akan ditemukan di benteng tragis."
"Tragis," pasti yang Halliday maksudkan adalah dirinya.
Kenapa?
Karena dia kesepian.
Dia hanya sendirian menjelang ajalnya.
Ya, benar.
Kontes ini pasti soal terhubung dengan seseorang.
Siapa saja.
Dia ingin orang yang peduli OASIS untuk terhubung dengan dunia.
Itu yang ingin dia sampaikan.
Wade.
Kau memahami Halliday.
Kau lebih mengenalnya dari siapa pun.
Itu sebabnya kau akan menang.
Sungguh? Menurutmu aku akan menang?
Jangan bergerak!
Sasaran ditemukan!
Diam di tempat! Jangan bergerak!
- Ini mengarah ke lorong. - Kau lebih dulu.
Aku akan menyusulmu. Pergilah sekarang!
Ayo!
- Wade, OASIS membutuhkanmu. - Apa?
- Aku akan mengulur waktu. - Tunggu!
Tidak, tunggu! Tidak!
Kau akan memaafkanku untuk ini, aku janji.
Diam di tempat!
Jangan bergerak!
Samantha Evelyn Cook.
IOI sudah membeli dan melunasi semua utangmu...
...yang saat ini melebihi 23.000 kredit.
Kau akan ditempatkan di pusat loyalitas IOI terdekat...
...sampai utangmu lunas, termasuk bunga, proses.
...atau biaya keterlambatan jika ada.
- Ada yang melihatnya? - Periksa di jalanan berikutnya!
- "Yang pertama dapat kunci." - "Yang pertama dapat telur."
Tunggu, apa?
"Jangan percaya dengan orang yang kau temui di OASIS."
"Mungkin saja dia seorang pria seberat 136 kg bernama Chuck..."
"Yang tinggal di ruang bawah tanah ibunya di pinggiran Detroit."
Aech!
Helen. Ayahku memanggilku Aech. Itu sudah melekat. Ayo!
Benda itu mengenali mobilku.
Ayo. Mereka menemukan kita.
Daito.
Nama asliku Toshiro. Samantha mengirimkan pesan.
Dia minta kami menemuimu di sini.
Samantha dibawa mereka ke...
Pusat loyalitas, aku tahu.
Dengar, berita baik lainnya, Sang Enam menemukan tantangan ketiga.
- Apa? - Ayo masuk!
Baiklah. Ayo cepat.
Cepat. Ayo.
Bagaimana IOI bisa menemukan tantangan ketiga begitu cepat?
IOI memecahkan tiga kalimat pertama di petunjuk...
...jadi mereka tahu itu sektor 14...
...tapi mereka tak tahu "benteng tragis."
Jadi, mereka mengirim semua pemandu memasuki sektor itu...
...sampai mereka menemukan benteng yang benar.
Sho?
Ya. Usiaku 11 tahun, lantas kenapa?
Nama aslinya adalah Xo.
Tapi yang lainnya memanggilku Sho, tidak penting.
Tidak. Itu penting.
Sho, kau pemain usia 11 tahun terbaik di dunia.
Dia tahu.
Diam! Biarkan dia bicara.
Aech!
Kita harus menyelamatkan Samantha.
Kita tak bisa memasuki IOI begitu saja.
Aku sudah memikirkannya. Aku punya rencana yang lebih baik.
Kau sudah lihat alat Sorrento, bukan?
Ya.
Ayo kita kejar dia dan paksa untuk mengembalikan Art3mis.
Tapi yang pertama, aku harus tahu persis...
...seberapa banyak kau mengingat alat Sorrento.
Semuanya.
Bagian pemeliharaan, melapor ke kapsul loyalitas 31-B.
Bagian keamanan, harap melapor ke seksi 97 untuk pengawalan.
Hei! Orang baru, cepat bekerja.
Cepat bekerja.
Pelanggaran kerja.
Pasang peledak di setiap 1,8 meter.
Jalan terus!
Hei, kau!
Itu peledak!
IOI tak akan mengganti koin yang hilang jika kau tamat.
Jalan terus!
Ini tantangan apa, semacam permainan video?
Atari 2600, Pak.
Setiap permainan yang dibuat untuk Atari 2600, ada ribuan kemungkinan.
Naik!
Halliday, begini rencanamu menyelesaikan...
...nasib sumber ekonomi paling penting di dunia?
- Hubungi aku jika sudah dekat. - Baik, Pak.
Cepat! Tidak!
Satu menit menuju Centipede, esnya pecah.
Pasti Joust!
Halliday masih pemegang rekor di Atari 2600 untuk permainan itu.
Mungkin kita hanya perlu mengalahkan skornya.
Pitfall! Satu-satunya permainan di 2600 yang belum berakhir.
Bagaimana dengan permainan Swordquest?
Ya! Permainan Swordquest.
Permainan itu diciptakan untuk kontes Atari yang diadakan dengan...
i-R0k, bagaimana?
Jujur, aku perlu terapi fisik karena ini tidak...
Bola sudah siap?
Sesuai permintaanmu.
Bola...
Osuvox.
Bagaimana cara kerjanya?
Ada kendali jarak jauh, tombol atau semacamnya?
Nolan, ini artefak gaib tingkat 99...
...bukan salah satu dronmu, jadi ini diaktifkan dengan mantra gaib.
Kau mau melakukannya?
Di mana dia?
Bagaimana kalian bisa masuk ke sini?
- Art3mis. - Siapa?
Samantha Cook. Di mana dia?
Jika mau bicara, kita bisa bicara, tapi turunkan senjata itu.
Kau membunuh saudari Ibuku.
Kau pikir aku tak akan membunuhmu?
Tunggu. Tenanglah.
Itu keputusan perusahaan, bukan keputusan pribadi.
Di mana dia?
Dia di bawah di pusat loyalitas!
Aku tahu dia di sana.
Katakan di alat mana tepatnya dia berada...
...dan kode akses untuk menghubunginya.
Ya, sepertinya itu tepat.
Mulai dengan kode akses.
6, 45, 7, 25.
Di mana alatnya?
Kurasa dia kencing di celana.
Bagus, Z. Kita di dalam akunnya.
Jadi, dia sungguh tak tahu dia di dalam OASIS?
Ini yang seharusnya Sorrento lihat...
...tapi kita membuat dia melihat ini.
Kami menangkapnya di transit ketika dia keluar dari OASIS...
...jadi dia berpikir kembali ke kantornya di dunia nyata.
Tapi sebenarnya dia di sini, di dalam kantor serupa yang dibuat Aech.
Jadi, kau meretas alatnya dari jauh.
Alat tetap seperti milik Sorrento mudah ditemukan, sulit dilacak.
Kecuali dia cukup bodoh untuk membuat kata sandinya berceceran.
- Pusat loyalitas, aku sudah masuk. - Baiklah, mari kita bekerja.
- Arty. - Z?
Arty, jangan katakan apa pun.
Aku terhubung langsung ke alat suaramu.
Bagaimana kau menemukanku?
Kami dapat kata sandinya, meretas alat Sorrento.
Z, ada yang ingin kukatakan.
Jangan sekarang. Ada yang ingin kutunjukkan untuk membantumu kabur.
Sang Enam menemukan petunjuk ketiga. Itu ada di Planet Doom.
Mereka baru saja memasang medan gaya di Kastel Anorak.
Kudengar salah seorang penjaga menyebutnya "Bola Osuvox"...
...dan satu-satunya cara mematikannya adalah dari dalam.
Dia benar. Artefak tingkat 99...
...menciptakan pelindung anti sihir yang sulit ditembus.
Tak mungkin ditembus.
Baiklah. Itu tidak penting saat ini.
Yang penting adalah mengeluarkanmu dari alat itu.
Baiklah, aku sedang melihat diagram alatmu.
Jika bisa kau raih dengan tangan kirimu di arah jam 11...
...ada panel di atas kepalamu.
Ya. Aku bisa merasakannya.
Baik, mestinya ada dua tuas untuk melepas.
Arah jam 9 dan 3. Kau bisa merasakannya?
- Ya, bisa. - Tarik ke arahmu.
Di dalam panel, ada sebuah tuas.
Pegang dengan tangan kanamu lalu geser ke kiri.
Itu akan melepaskanmu.
Berhasil. Aku sudah keluar.
Kapsul loyalitas 41-F, kau boleh istirahat selama 10 menit.
Kapsul 41-F, kau istirahat 10 menit.
Silakan ke area istirahat.
- Wade, kau masih di situ? - Ya, aku di sini. Kau di mana?
Di mana kantor Sorrento?
Di ruang strategi IOI, dua lantai di atasmu.
Tapi itu bukan jalan keluar.
Apa kata sandinya?
Wade, jawablah.
Huruf besar B-0-55-man-69.
Tapi, Arty, kau harus pergi.
Kau harus mengumpulkan pasukan.
Pasukan?
Pergi ke Planet Doom, dan tunggu tanda dariku.
- Tanda apa? - Akan kumatikan perisai itu.
Tunggu, Arty! Kau harus keluar dari sana! Arty!
Hei, berapa mereka mengupahmu?
Aku punya banyak uang.
Aku bisa membuatmu kaya raya.
Hei, diamlah.
Baik.
Ini tidak nyata, kau menyadap sinyalku.
Celaka. Teman-teman.
KATA SANDI: B055man60
F'Nale, mereka meretas alatku. Mereka mengincar gadis itu.
Temui aku di loyalitas.
Kapsul 41-F, waktu istirahatmu sudah lewat.
Melapor ke bagian keamanan atau jumlah koinmu akan dijadikan nol.
Dia keluar begitu saja, bagaimana bisa?
Mereka pintar. Mereka tahu apa yang mereka lakukan.
Tapi kita tahu mereka di Columbus. Mereka berlima bersama-sama.
Tunggu, kita tahu apa? Bagaimana kita bisa tahu?
Kita tahu buatan dan model mobilnya. Kita akan menemukan mereka.
"Kita akan menemukan mereka"?
Itu kalimat yang bagus untuk nisan kita.
- Kenapa tidak bilang sebelumnya? - Tadinya belum relevan.
Aku perlu tahu mereka di mana.
Kita perlu tahu. Kita perlu menemukan mereka!
Mereka anak kecil, Nolan. Kuasai dirimu!
Lakukan tugasmu, kulakukan tugasku, kecuali kau mau ambil ini...
...dan mengejar mereka sendiri.
Temukan mereka!
The Complete Nancy Drew, Senam Kegel untuk...
Tepat. Baiklah.
"Selamat, kau pemilik Bola Osuvox..."
"...artefak gaib tingkat 99."
"Bacalah petunjuk sebelum digunakan. Untuk menyalakan dan mematikan."
Matikan! Ya, matikan.
"Ucapkan mantra sejauh 3 meter dari Bola."
Warga OASIS, aku Parzival, yang pertama menemukan kunci.
Aku ingin bicara dengan kalian karena masa depan kita terancam...
...oleh orang yang menghalalkan segala cara untuk memenangkan kontes ini.
Beberapa dari kalian sudah tahu ini...
...dan kalian sudah kehilangan lebih dari sekedar avatar atau senjata.
Ada yang kehilangan kebebasan. Ada yang kehilangan nyawa.
Dan sekarang, ini.
Medan gaya di sekitar tantangan ketiga.
Aku kemari sebagai pelarian dari hidupku yang memuakkan.
Tapi aku menetap, seperti banyak dari kalian...
...karena aku menemukan sesuatu yang lebih penting dari diriku.
Aku menemukan tujuan.
Aku menemukan teman-teman.
Dan ya, aku tahu ini terdengar kacangan, tapi...
...aku menemukan cinta.
Aku tak mau kehilangan itu...
...karena si bodoh Nolan Sorrento.
Orang ini. Kembali bekerja, semuanya.
Dia pikir kita terlalu sibuk untuk menyadari...
Nolan Sorrento berpikir kita tak akan melawan.
Pak!
Ini tayangan langsung!
Halliday hanya mengizinkan orang ini...
- Ada di mana-mana. - ...untuk membuatkannya kopi.
Lalu sekarang kita akan menyerahkan OASIS kepadanya?
Parzival ini... Ya, ampun.
Ayo. Berikan itu.
Ya, Pak.
Tangan kiri.
- Tangan kiri! - Pak.
Tidak, aku perlu tangan kiri.
Aku tak peduli jika... Aku mau itu dinyalakan.
Dia pikir kita tidak akan melawan!
Menurutku dia salah.
Katakan itu pada kelompok pemburu di tambang emas Gygax.
Aktifkan Iron Giant.
Tanyakan pada diri kalian, bersediakah kalian tamat demi OASIS?
Apa kalian bersedia melawan?
Aku Parzival dari Lima Teratas.
Atas nama Art3mis, atas nama Aech...
...atas nama Daito dan Sho...
...kami mengajak kalian bergabung di Planet Doom.
Atas nama James Halliday...
...bantu kami menyelamatkan OASIS.
Tidak, tidak, tidak.
"Orang yang punya teman takkan gagal."
Skuadron 14, aktifkan perisai, kau memimpin.
Satu menit menuju Swordquest, esnya pecah.
Sudah tiga Swordquests. Berikutnya?
Dark Cavern, Laser Blast.
Permainan Adventure.
Dirilis di tahun 1979, untuk Atari 2600...
...Adventure diciptakan oleh Warren Robinett...
...perancang video permainan pertama yang merahasiakan namanya. Faktanya...
Coba Adventure.
Mainkan Adventure.
DRON PENGERAS SUARA
Lebih dari satu menit, kita masih hidup.
Ini pasti permainan yang benar.
Berapa lama bola ini bertahan?
Kurasa sekitar 10...
Ya, sekitar 10 juta tahun, jadi kita aman.
Yang pertama dapat kunci!
Yang pertama dapat telur!
SUDUT PANDANG DITINGKATKAN
Adventure.
Apa? Yang benar saja!
Sang Enam di tantangan terakhir. Atari 2600.
Kau di ruang strategi Sang Enam?
Tidak. Kau harus pergi dari situ.
Mereka sedang memainkan Adventure.
Adventure, tentu saja!
Diciptakan oleh Warren Robinett!
Dia perancang pertama yang menyembunyikan Telur Paskah di...
Kawan!
Kita mencari truk USPS, nomor polisi Ohio...
...pengirim dron, model 2036.
MENCARI TIDAK COCOK
Daito! Kapan kau ikut bertempur?
Aku kehabisan. Persediaanku kosong.
Peluru terakhirku.
Senjata lagi!
Meriam anti personel!
Senapan mesin!
Hei, Z!
Hei, Z! Coba ini.
Singkirkan dia!
Itu Chucky!
Cepat!
Ayo!
Mechagodzilla!
Daito, kami membutuhkanmu! Daito, sekarang!
Pergi ke jembatan. Pergi sekarang, dia teralihkan.
Cepat.
Aku memilih wujud Gundam.
Z!
Arty!
Pergi ke kastel! Dapatkan kunci ketiga itu sebelum mereka!
Apa itu?
Dia hanya punya waktu 30 detik sebelum berubah kembali!
Daito, mundur! Waktumu 10 detik!
Yang pertama dapat telur!
Sial, itu dia.
Arty! Arty!
Z! Cepatlah ke kastel!
Dia tak pernah pergi. Dia masih di sini.
Gadis itu di ruang strategi.
Tidak, tidak, tidak.
Sho! Bertahanlah!
Tidak!
Arty, kami bisa tangani ini. Kau harus keluar.
Jika permainannya adalah Adventure, kenapa mereka belum menang?
Entahlah. Arty.
Aku serius, Sorrento sudah gila. Dia akan membunuhmu.
Kau lihat apa?
Tak ada apa-apa di sana.
Kau dalam masalah, ya?
Samantha, kau tahu aku mencintaimu.
Bukan waktunya, Z.
Aku sanggup menghadapi tantangannya...
...tapi aku tak bisa membiarkanmu terluka di dunia nyata.
Keluar dari IOI, dan temui kami di River South.
Wade, tidak.
Kau akan memaafkanku untuk ini, aku janji.
Wade, tidak.
Lakukan dengan benar, Enam. Kembali muncul ulang.
Ayo, cepat.
Kau masuk.
Granat tangan suci! Berapa harganya?
Lebih murah dibanding kerugian mereka.
Apa itu?
Pak, para pemburu mendekati tantangan.
- i-R0k? - Siap di tempat, Pak.
Siapkan alatku.
Esnya bertahan. Masih berlanjut.
Tunggu.
Dia berusaha menang.
Ya! Aku menang.
Dia kalah.
Bukan Adventure.
Semua yang menang kalah.
Ini bukan soal menang, tapi soal bermain.
Ingat pengumuman Halliday.
Kuncinya tidak kelihatan, tersembunyi di dalam ruang gelap di tengah labirin.
Ada rahasia dalam Adventure, dan kau tak menemukannya dengan menang.
Kau akan menemukannya dengan berjalan dalam ruang gelap.
Sampai kau tiba di titik yang tak kelihatan.
Itu mudah jika kau tahu caranya.
Benarkah?
Biar kuselesaikan untukmu.
Ini kesempatan terakhirmu, Wade.
Kesempatan terakhir. Berikan kuncinya.
Kuberi kau 50 juta di akunmu sekarang juga.
Buat apa kulakukan itu?
Kawan! Itu Cataclyst.
Secara pribadi, aku tak peduli.
Aku takkan menjejakkan kaki di OASIS lagi...
...apalagi mesti berurusan dengan kekonyolan ini.
Tapi aku tahu pentingnya kompetisi Halliday bagimu, jadi...
Aku takkan biarkan masa depan OASIS jatuh ke tanganmu, Nolan Sorrento.
Tidak apa-apa. Tiga langkah muda. Satu.
Tunggu, kukira kau menggertak. Kau tahu itu bisa membunuh kita semua, 'kan?
Aku dapatkan semua ini setelah bermain 10 tahun.
Kesempatan terakhir. Dua.
Aku tak mau tamat seperti itu.
Itu siasat menunggu.
Kau bahkan tak tahu cara mengaktifkan bolanya.
Ya, aku merasakan itu.
Tapi ini duniaku, Sorrento.
Hadouken!
- Tidak, tidak, tidak! - Langkah ketiga.
Tidak, tidak, tidak!
Lepaskan benda ini dariku.
Teman-teman?
Z. Dia masih hidup!
NYAWA TAMBAHAN
Nyawa tambahan.
Terima kasih, Kurator.
Tunggu.
URUTAN PERTAMA: PARZIVAL
PARZIVAL BERMAIN UNTUK MENDAPATKAN KUNCI KRISTAL
Tayang langsung di seluruh saluran OASIS.
Halliday membiarkan semua orang menonton akhir kontes.
Ciri khas Halliday.
Sial, kita sudah coba Adventure.
Tidak, kita sudah coba memenangkannya.
Tapi ruang tersembunyi bukan di akhir permainan.
Kau harus langsung ke titik tak terlihat yang ada di awal.
DAFTARLAH HARI INI
Itu dia?
Rambut merah, seragam IOI, tak tahu dia di planet apa?
Itu dia.
Aku Toshiro. Kau mengenalku sebagai Daito.
Hei, Arty.
Ya, aku tahu. Tidak seperti yang kau harapkan, ya?
Ya, aku tak mengharapkan mobil pos model 2030-an.
Wade?
Tunggu, kupikir Cataclyst sudah hancur. Kenapa kau masih bisa bermain?
Nyawa tambahan, ceritanya panjang. Maaf sudah menembakmu.
Sho?
Apa? Apa aku perlu mengenakan tanda bertulis...
"Usiaku 11 tahun, tembak aku lebih dulu"? Tidak, terima kasih.
- Peluk aku. - Ninja tidak berpelukan!
Semuanya, berpegangan pada sesuatu.
Kena kau.
Ayo, Nolan. Jawablah.
F'Nale, beri aku berita baik.
Kukirim dron mengikuti mereka. Aku sudah dekat.
Kirimkan koordinatnya.
Mungkin sebaiknya serahkan ini padaku, Nolan.
Nolan? Nolan.
Keluar.
Berikan itu.
Apa yang terjadi di sana?
Permainan sudah berakhir. Mereka menonton apa?
Kunci terakhir! Sedang disiarkan.
Begini...
...Warren Robinett bangga akan Adventure.
Dia ingin orang tahu siapa pembuatnya.
Itu sebabnya dia menciptakan Telur Paskah digital pertama...
...dan untuk menemukannya, kau tak perlu menang.
Hanya bermain secara buta, mencari-cari...
...dalam ruangan demi sebuah titik yang tidak kelihatan.
Bawa titiknya kembali ke layar utama...
...dan kau menemukan Telur Paskah pertama dalam permainan video.
Nama si penciptanya.
Diciptakan Oleh Warren Robinett
Apa yang terjadi? Aku tak bisa lihat apa-apa.
Parzival mendapatkan Kunci Kristal!
Kau mau atau tidak?
Aech, apa yang terjadi?
Berlatih Mario Kart. Pikirmu apa?
IOI berusaha membunuh kita!
Semua orang yang menonton, jika kalian di tumpukan Columbus...
...ini Parzival.
Nama asliku Wade Watts, dan kami butuh bantuan kalian.
Aech, pergi ke tumpukan!
Baik, pegangan!
Masukkan kunci itu, seberapa sulitnya?
Ayo.
Ya!
Itu saja?
Ya, itu saja.
Tandatangani dokumen ini, dan OASIS menjadi milikmu.
Kau akan jadi pemilik tunggal.
Tak begitu buruk, bukan?
Aku butuh waktu.
Diketahui dan Disetujui Wade Watts - Nama Pembeli
Ini salah.
Pena ini, kontrak ini.
Ini momen di saat Halliday menyuruh Morrow...
...menyerahkan sahamnya di Gregarious.
Itu adalah kesalahan terbesar dalam hidupnya.
Dia tahu itu.
Tak mungkin ini akhirnya.
Ini adalah ujian.
Aku takkan membuat kesalahan yang sama seperti yang kau lakukan.
Bagus.
Aku hanya ingin memastikan.
Di sinilah kau besar.
Itu aku dulu sekali.
Aku suka dia di sini dari waktu ke waktu.
Hei, aku mau perlihatkan sesuatu.
Ini... Ayo.
Ini tombolnya.
Jika kau tekan, seluruh simulasi akan mati...
...dan program cacing pita akan menghapus semua server cadangan.
Kini kau punya kuasa untuk mematikan OASIS selamanya.
Kau mengerti?
Ya, jangan sampai tidak sengaja menghapus...
...seluruh OASIS di hari pertamamu.
Tumpukan ada di depan!
Kutebak kau harus pergi. Aku tahu aku harus pergi.
Sekarang waktunya bagimu untuk menerima hadiahmu...
...karena kau memenangkan semua tiga kunci.
Begitu kau ambil telur ini, permainan akan berakhir.
Telurnya...
Kami tahu yang kau lakukan di sini.
Sebaiknya kau pergi dari sini selagi masih bisa.
Aku menciptakan OASIS...
...karena aku tidak merasa betah di dunia nyata.
Aku hanya tidak tahu cara berkomunikasi dengan orang-orang di sana.
Aku merasa takut di sepanjang hidupku.
Hingga pada hari aku tahu hidupku berakhir.
Di saat itulah aku menyadari...
...meskipun realitas itu menakutkan dan menyakitkan...
...itu juga satu-satunya tempat...
...kau bisa mendapatkan makanan yang layak.
Karena...
...realitas...
...adalah nyata.
Kau paham maksudku?
Ya, aku paham.
Dia berhasil.
Dia mendapatkan telurnya.
Hore.
- Tidak! - Tidak! Kumohon!
Berhenti!
Jatuhkan senjatamu! Sekarang! Jatuhkan!
Berputar! Letakkan tangan di kepala.
Berjalan mundur ke arahku.
PERMAINAN BERAKHIR
Tn. Halliday. Ada hal yang tidak kumengerti.
Kau bukan sebuah avatar, ya?
Bukan.
Apa Halliday benar-benar sudah meninggal?
Ya.
Lalu kau ini apa?
Selamat tinggal, Parzival.
Terima kasih.
Terima kasih sudah memainkan permainanku.
Wade?
- Ogden Morrow? - Ogden Morrow?
Kau boleh memanggilku "Og".
Ada orang-orang di luar sana yang sangat ingin bertemu denganmu.
Wah, ini luar biasa.
Sebuah kehormatan bertemu denganmu, Og, tapi aku...
Ada yang perlu kulakukan lebih dulu.
Aku tidak seperti Halliday.
Aku mengambil lompatan itu.
Kami mencari Wade Watts.
Kami ingin kau membuat pernyataan mengenai video yang kau kirim...
...soal pengakuan Nolan Sorrento.
Itu aku.
Apa? Aku merekam semuanya di bengkelku.
Bantu aku.
Siapa kalian?
Orang yang kau perlukan saat ini, pengacara. Dari Gregarious Games.
Mereka minta tanda tanganmu, Wade.
Aku akan membaginya dengan kelompokku.
Kami akan mengelola semuanya bersama.
Itu pilihan yang bagus.
F'Nale, dengarkan aku baik-baik.
Tn. Morrow... Maksudku, Og...
...bagaimana kau bisa cepat kemari?
Aku terbang dari bintang dengan kereta ajaibku.
Semua orang menonton.
Tentu saja, aku menonton lebih dekat dari yang lainnya.
Kau?
Kau si Kurator?
Permainanmu bagus, Parzival.
Jim tidak memberitahukan aku mengenai kontesnya...
...jadi tak ada aturan soal kalah taruhan dengan anak kecil.
Kau tak butuh bantuanku.
Kau sendiri yang menebak bahwa Kira adalah kuncinya.
Ya, tapi Kira bukan kuncinya.
Tapi kaulah kuncinya, Tn. Morrow.
Kau adalah Rosebud.
Penyesalan terbesar Halliday adalah...
...kehilangan teman satu-satunya.
Jim suka bilang OASIS bukanlah permainan untuk satu orang.
Ada siapa di sini?
Lihat siapa ini.
Para pahlawanku, Lima Teratas.
- Kau pasti Art3mis. - Samantha.
Lima Teratas mengambil alih OASIS...
...dan yang pertama kami lakukan...
...adalah menempatkan Ogden Morrow sebagai konsultan non-eksklusif.
Upahnya, atas permintaannya...
...adalah 25 sen.
Dengan bimbingannya, langkah kedua adalah menutup...
...akses dari pusat loyalitas mana pun ke OASIS.
IOI tak punya pilihan. Mereka menutup semuanya.
Hal ketiga yang kami lakukan tidaklah hebat.
Kami menutup OASIS setiap hari Selasa dan Kamis.
Aku tahu ini kedengarannya aneh...
...tapi orang harus menghabiskan lebih banyak waktu di dunia nyata.
Karena, seperti kata Halliday...
...realitas adalah satu-satunya hal yang nyata.
Balikpapan, 29 Juli 2018
Berdasarkan Novel Karya ERNEST CLINE
--- Penerjemah: Rizal Adam --- http://subscene.com/u/124580/subtitles
Get ready for the feel, the feel of real. X1.
No pain, no gain.
Pizza, guys.
Hello, Wade.
Hello, Mrs. Gilmore.
What's the matter? Life getting you down?
I was born in 2027.
After the Corn Syrup Droughts, after the Bandwidth Riots.
After people stopped trying to fix problems
and just tried to outlive them.
My parents, they didn't make it through those times,
so I live here in Columbus, Ohio, with my Aunt Alice.
In 2045, Columbus is the fastest-growing city on Earth.
It's where Halliday and Morrow started Gregarious Games.
These days, reality is a bummer.
Everyone is looking for a way to escape,
and that's why Halliday...
That's why he was such a hero to us.
He showed us that we could go somewhere without going anywhere at all.
You don't need a destination
when you're running on an omnidirectional treadmill
with quadraphonic, pressure-sensitive underlay.
James Halliday saw the future.
And then he built it.
He gave us a place to go.
A place called
the OASIS.
This is the OASIS.
It's a place where the limits of reality are your own imagination.
You can do anything...
...go anywhere.
Like the vacation planet.
Surf a 50-foot monster wave in Hawaii.
You can ski down the pyramids.
You can climb Mount Everest
with Batman.
Check out this place. It's a casino the size of a planet.
You can lose your money there.
You can get married. You can get divorced.
You can... You can go in there.
People come to the OASIS for all the things they can do,
but they stay because of all the things they can be.
Tall, beautiful, scary, a different sex,
a different species, live-action, cartoon.
It's all your call.
Yeah, that's me. Well, that's my avatar.
At least, until I feel like changing it.
Except for eating, sleeping, and bathroom breaks,
whatever people wanna do, they do it in the OASIS.
And since everyone is here, this is where we meet each other.
It's where we make friends.
Locate Aech.
Locating Aech.
Aech located.
Sector 12. Planet Doom.
Planet Doom, the most dangerous place in the OASIS,
and a pretty great place to pick up coin.
Figures Aech would be there.
Aech is my best friend in the OASIS.
He's my best friend, period.
Even though I've never actually met him in the real world.
- What's up, Aech? - Hey, what up, Z?
Next race is in 20 minutes, and I can't do the late one.
What the hell are you up to?
Man, gettin' my kills on, bro.
Is that Daito?
Daito and Sho.
This an artifact hunt?
Yup. Gregarious 120.
Turn into any giant robot for two minutes. That's rad.
Artifacts.
Those were key.
Halliday made sure the OASIS was littered
with enough randomly powerful stuff
that anyone could win if they had the skills.
Death matches and artifact hunts are a good way to coin-snatch,
but depending on your level of armor, they're risky.
You see, everyone starts the same,
but the more coin you make...
- Mom! Mom! - ...the more you level up.
If you get killed, your avatar can come back to life...
Go get your dad!
...but you lose all your stuff.
Everything you've ever worked for.
All your money.
Your clothes.
Your weapons.
Since people spend most of their time in the OASIS...
...losing your shit means...
Well, losing your shit.
Aech, 10 minutes until the race starts.
Okay, Mom, I heard you.
You see, the OASIS was the brainchild of James Halliday.
He and his partner, Ogden Morrow, released the first OASIS build in 2025.
It was an instant success, and it made them both very rich.
But Morrow was out of the picture after a few years. And Halliday?
He wasn't just the owner of the world's biggest company.
He was like a god. People loved him.
They worshiped him as much as his creation.
Maybe we should stop talking about it
and start, uh, showing it.
If you all wanna reach under your seats,
you'll find that there's nothing there.
But we're each gonna bring you one now.
And then, on January 7, 2040...
He died.
And what he left behind
changed everything.
Hello. I am James Halliday.
If you're watching this, I'm dead.
Before I died, I created what we in the biz call an "Easter egg."
A hidden object in a game that gives special powers to whoever discovers it.
The first person to find the egg
I've hidden somewhere inside the OASIS
will inherit my stock in Gregarious Games,
currently valued in excess of half a million...
Uh, half a trillion dollars' worth,
and total control of the OASIS itself.
In the form of my avatar, Anorak the All-Knowing,
I created three keys.
Three hidden challenges test for worthy traits
revealing three hidden keys to three magic gates.
And those with the skill to survive these straits
will reach the end, where the prize awaits.
Off you go, keys.
The keys aren't just laying around under a rock somewhere.
I suppose you could say they're invisible,
hidden in a dark room that's at the center of a maze
that's located somewhere
up here.
Let the hunt for Halliday's Easter egg
begin.
The challenge is to find three keys,
but in five years, no one has even gotten one key.
And the big scoreboard? Still empty.
Some long-forgotten gunter cracked the first clue
and found the first challenge.
Then, this portal appeared.
But the challenge to win the first key was a race designed by Halliday
that was so hard, no one had ever finished it.
The only ones still trying are the gunters, as in "egg hunters, "
like me and Sho and Daito, and my best friend, Aech.
Oh, and of course, the Sixers.
The Sixers work for IOI...
Sixers!
...Innovative Online Industries.
They're the second-largest company in the world
with designs on becoming the first.
Which is why they're putting everything they got
into winning Halliday's contest.
Buckle up!
Sit in!
We call 'em "Sixers" 'cause that's the company rule.
No name, just numbers.
They have a support team made up of Halliday scholars.
Like me, they spend all their time studying pop culture
that Halliday was obsessed with,
trying to find clues to solve the contest.
They're just following the orders of the head of IOI,
this dickweed named Nolan Sorrento.
How'd you get here before me?
Well, I didn't make a pit stop at the hair salon.
- What up, Z? - What's up, Aech?
Saved you a spot.
Thanks, bro.
I gotta go to the back.
Ugh. So you can skim coins from crashed cars?
- That's just sad, man. - Fuel's low.
Oh, but you still had enough to pay for that Something About Mary hairdo.
First to the key.
First to the egg!
Aech, are you seeing this?
Yeah, I see it. That's Kaneda's bike from Akira.
It's a licensed skin over a standard frame.
No, not the bike. Forget the bike.
The girl, I think it's Art3mis.
The Art3mis? The Sixer Fixer?
I've seen all her walk-throughs, her Twitch streams.
It's her. It's definitely her.
Go, go, go! Get there! Come on!
You got it, you got it!
Balls.
She's not gonna make it.
Bail! Bail out!
Bail!
Damn, I loved that bike.
Oh, Aech could...
Well, he's my friend, but he could fix it for you.
This is my workshop. Touch nothing.
Where did you find an Iron Giant?
Find it? I'm building it. That's a commission.
Oh, yeah. Aech is top-rated on the mod boards.
People all over the OASIS pay him serious coin.
Oh, hey, check this out!
Hey. Z, yo.
- The Galactica, of course. - These are my babies, all right, man?
Sulaco, from Aliens.
Dude, how are you showing off my shit?
Valley Forge, from Silent Running. Oh, where's the Harkonnen Drop-Ship?
That thing is sick. Folds space like a boss.
I mean, you can get from Incipio to Arrakis in three seconds...
Fingers!
You'll have to excuse him.
He gets a little nervous around pretty girls.
I can fix it in 10 minutes.
Yup. He's pretty great.
I assume you and Shoulder Blades are clanned up.
Oh, Aech? Nah.
I mean, he's really good, but I don't clan.
Oh, 'cause you're Parzival,
as in the knight who found the Holy Grail by himself.
What about you, Art3mis?
Goddess of the hunt. Clans must be killing to sign you up.
- Favorite shooter? - Excuse me?
James Halliday's favorite first-person shooter.
- What? - Oh. GoldenEye.
- Playing as? - Oddjob. Is this a test?
Favorite game variant?
Game variant was "slappers only." No weapons.
I know what "slappers only" means. Racer?
Turbo. And his favorite food was Hot Pockets.
Favorite restaurant was Chuck E Cheese.
Song was Video Killed the Radio Star by the Buggles.
Video was Take on Me by A-ha.
Oh, oh... His favorite quote was from Superman.
"Some people can read War and Peace
"and come away thinking it's a simple adventure story..."
"Others can read the ingredients on the back of a chewing-gum wrapper
"and unlock the secrets of the universe."
Lex Luthor.
Cool.
What would you do? If you won. The whole contest, I mean.
Oh! I mean, I've got tons of plans in the real world.
I'd move into a huge mansion, buy a bunch of cool shit, not be poor.
Now I know why you stopped short.
I stopped because of Kong. No one ever makes it past Kong.
That's, like, a rule.
Well, then you know it can't be true. Because Halliday hated making rules.
I can't afford to zero out.
- You're afraid to lose your shit. - No, I'm not!
What happens when IOI offers you guaranteed coin
for the keys to the kingdom?
Nolan Sorrento takes over the world.
A real gunter would risk everything to save the OASIS from IOI.
Who said that?
Me.
There you go. Good as new.
Thanks for the fix-up, my man.
That's better.
I'll wave to you from the finish line, McFly.
That went well.
Thanks to you, Captain Big Mouth.
Wade? Wade? Where the hell are my gloves?
Shit. I gotta go.
X1.
When I'm after gold on Planet Doom, I need every edge I can get.
Every push, punch, gunshot, you feel it all.
Get ready for the feel, the feel of real. X1.
The X1 is like wearing a second skin.
A skin that kicks ass.
I zeroed out 'cause of your broke-ass gloves.
Who told you to use them?
You took hers.
So you lost a death match.
Why don't you just respawn and level up like everyone else?
You don't get it.
I bought all these power-ups for this challenge, and I lost it all.
That artifact was gonna pay for the house!
Wait.
How much of our house money did you spend on upgrades?
Well, all of it, but I was gonna win.
That was our ticket out of here.
You idiot.
No, but I only lost 'cause of the bad gloves.
Our house! Our goddamn house!
My boys were in that challenge.
You couldn't have beat them in a bootsuit, you noob.
Stop! No! No!
Alice, call the police!
No, we are not calling the cops.
Go to your room, Rick.
Come on, Alice.
Why do you put up with this guy? He's a shitshow.
I ought to kick the both of you out. I swear to G-O-D, Wade Watts,
if I catch you touching my stuff again,
not joking... Out.
"Wade Watts."
My dad picked that name
because it sounded like a superhero's alter ego,
like Peter Parker or Bruce Banner.
But he died when I was a kid.
My mom, too, and I ended up here,
living with Aunt Alice
and her endless string of hard-loving losers.
"Halliday hated making rules."
Why is that line sticking in my head?
Maybe it's 'cause Art3mis said it, and she's hot.
Maybe it's because she called me out,
sitting here in my tiny corner of nowhere,
protecting my small slice of nothing.
Or maybe...
Maybe it's because that line means something
and I missed it.
The day the contest was announced, the Halliday Journals appeared.
He told us to look in his brain. This was the next best thing.
At first, it was jammed with gunters looking for answers.
Now, the once-crowded halls of Halliday's memories
are left to people like me.
Parzival. Oh, joy!
And how will you eat up my valuable search time today?
Gregarious Games, 2029... Office party.
Office party. Yes, you've only seen it a thousand times.
Why not go back?
Each entry into Halliday's Journals is meticulously assembled
from personal photographs, home video recordings,
surveillance, and nanny cams.
All rendered into a three-dimensional virtual experience.
Also, Halliday archived every film, game, book, and television program
he ever saw, located on the mezzanine.
No weapons or mature-themed avatars are permitted within the Journals.
Please enjoy your time with us, and happy gunting!
I like cleaning up.
Okay, Jim, I'm going.
Everything changes, Jim. Everything evolves.
Some things are perfect just the way they are. Asteroids.
People don't live inside an Asteroids arcade cabinet.
I know that.
Yeah, well, people are living inside the arcade we built.
- I built. - Uh, well...
Right. Well, I guess you can say whatever you want.
I don't really wanna talk about it anymore.
No, of course you don't wanna talk about it.
You're forcing me out.
Closer on Halliday.
Look, invention comes with responsibilities
you didn't ask for.
All right, if you make something people want or need
then it's up to you to set the limits. You have to make some rules.
"I don't wanna make any more rules."
I don't wanna make any more rules.
"I'm a dreamer."
I'm a dreamer.
- I build worlds. - "I build worlds."
We created something beautiful, Jim, but it's changed.
Okay? It's really not a game anymore.
Are we finished?
I liked how things were when they were...
When it was a game.
And we're back to where we started. But that's the point, isn't it?
Things move forward whether you like it or not.
Yeah, we're finished.
Fine.
Why can't we go backwards, for once?
Backwards, really fast. Fast as we can.
Really put the pedal to the metal, you know?
Go back 10 seconds!
Why can't we go backwards, for once?
Backwards, really fast. Fast as we can.
Really put the pedal to the metal, you know?
Bill and Ted did it.
Back again so soon?
Careful not to lose your shit.
You figured something out.
Parzival, tell me.
Nice racing, Padawan. You're the first to finish.
Mr. Halliday... Anorak.
It's such an honor.
The honor is all mine.
Get yourself a clue.
Who is this Parzival, and how the hell is he winning?
Well, here's a better question. Who cares?
Halliday's contest is vitally important.
I mean, it's nothing less than a war for control of the future.
But this Parzival? He's not even clanned up.
He's alone. We have an army.
And yet, he's got the first key.
Yeah, he has a key,
but you have to get three of 'em to win the contest.
Our stock dove 6% yesterday.
Loyalty division is reporting profits of 28%. F'Nale.
We're opening five new loyalty centers this month.
Debt Services dwarfs Hardware.
Now, you really wanna talk to me about stock prices?
The shareholders won't be happy.
It's not our job to make them happy. It's our job to make them money,
but once we launch this little baby, they're gonna flip.
We call this Pure O2.
This is the first of our planned upgrades.
Once we can roll back some of Halliday's ad restrictions,
we estimate we can sell up to 80%
of an individual's visual field before inducing seizures, so picture this...
All of this implies we win the contest.
Indeed, it does.
Dude, you won the key and 100,000 coins?
As soon as I took the key,
all the coins just appeared in my account.
I'll tell you what, I'm soiling my haptics right now.
What the hell's a Cataclyst?
A bomb. Kills every avatar on a planet, even the owner.
Who'd want that?
IOI. They buy everything.
Twenty-thou for the holy hand grenade?
That's a steal!
Whoa! Zemeckis Cube! I need one of those.
Okay, don't spend all your money.
X1 haptic bootsuit.
Oh, yeah!
i-R0k, old friend. How are you?
To be honest, I have kind of a neck thing.
It's like a carpel-tunnel deal
but with your neck, if that's even a thing.
So if you could just stand to your right.
My right, your left.
Thanks, it's the repetitive stress. Oh.
Here he is.
The steampunk pirate king. I knew him well, Sorrento.
There are only three things in this world I hate,
steampunk, pirates, and tabbouleh.
I mean, why do they even have it?
Is there a reason we're meeting here?
Yes, Nolan. The Orb of Osuvox.
You wanted it. He had it. And so here it is.
It creates an impenetrable magic shield that can only be taken down
by a magic spell.
The Orb of Osuvox.
Don't say that again.
Okay.
Now, I'm gonna need you to keep this for now.
I'm gonna let you know when I wanna use it.
Okay?
Right now, though, I have another job for you.
Parzival.
Let me guess, you want him off the scoreboard.
Can you do that?
Well, he's a superstar.
He made it through the first gate
and avatars are gonna be on him like hoes on Santa.
i-R0k, how much more do you want?
That's what I like about you, Nolan. You never lick.
You bite straight to the chocolaty center of the Tootsie Pop.
Remember that old commercial, with the owl?
i-R0k.
Three times my normal fee.
Done.
Wait, really? I should have asked for five.
Is four still on the table?
There's five of us on the big board now.
Art3mis was next, no surprise there.
She was on the track when I won. She saw me going backwards.
I gave Aech a tip, made him promise not to say anything, and then he won next.
I'm pretty sure he bragged to our pal Daito,
'cause he won right after.
And of course, Daito told his best friend, Sho...
He totally totaled his car,
but then Sho got it, too.
"A creator who hates his own creation.
"A hidden key, a leap not taken. Retrace your steps, escape your past."
"A creator who hates his own creation.
"A hidden key, a leap not taken. Retrace your steps, escape your past.
"And the key of jade will be yours at last."
"Escape your past."
What part of your past are you trying to escape, Halliday?
- Hey, it's Parzival! - Dude!
You're, like, totally my hero!
Hey, Parzival! Over here!
Dude, you're amazing!
Hey, Parzival! Right here! Let me get an autograph!
Watch it!
You're famous now! You can't just go wherever you want!
No, no, no, I...
That is... That is not funny.
Oh, God.
Oh, God. Don't you get it?
You're "the Parzival" now.
You have to have a disguise.
Okay, here.
Clark Kent glasses.
They hide your identity without changing your look.
I'm not wearing that.
This is great.
The way your inventory bursts out when you die.
They didn't want any more blood.
This is right before the OASIS went live.
Six days prior. December 2nd, 2025.
Check this out.
You know who that is?
Is that Sorrento?
Sorrento started as an intern.
He claims he learned at the feet of the master.
That's how he convinced IOI to create the Sixers for him,
his Halliday knowledge.
But ask Ogden Morrow?
He says the only thing Sorrento actually knew about Halliday
was how he liked his coffee.
You could have, like, different tiers of accounts,
like a gold member.
A person could be silver, platinum, bronze.
You know, depending on what they pay.
Highest one maybe being "Water" because "OASIS," right?
Hell of a latte.
Can you fast-forward to the stuff about Halliday's date?
What? Halliday actually went on a date?
So, what happened?
Nothing. I invited her over.
Well, did you at least get her name?
Yeah. Kira, I told you, like the character in The Dark Crystal.
That's her gamer tag.
- Karen. - Karen.
Yeah, okay? Karen Underwood.
No, no. Karen Underwood, as in Ogden Morrow's wife?
Just watch.
So, listen, you and Karen Underwood. What'd you do?
She wanted to go dancing,
so we watched a movie.
And?
Where's the juice?
Give me some juice!
- There is no juice! - Oh, God!
Hold the phone.
Halliday went on a date with Ogden Morrow's wife?
Just once, years before they were even married, but yeah.
And despite that, and the fact that she died,
the name "Kira" is only mentioned once in all of Halliday's Journals.
That's not possible.
It is. Look it up.
What we just saw is the only time she's ever mentioned.
It makes no sense.
She was an important part of both their lives.
I'll bet you anything. All my coin.
Search "Karen Underwood Morrow."
Kira, I told you, like the character in The Dark Crystal.
That's her gamer tag.
Halliday purposely removed every mention of her except for this one.
That's weird. Why?
It's like, it was just so painful for him
to have to see her face or hear her name.
Well, he loved her.
He couldn't tell that to Morrow.
Oh, that's sad. He should have told her how he felt.
Yeah, well, he missed his chance.
Look.
I found the clue to the race in the other scene, but...
I've always felt that the biggest clue
to the contest was hidden here.
You're right.
I lose.
Don't sweat it, Curator.
You see, Kira is the Rosebud at the center of his story.
She's the big mystery.
No, no. A bet is a bet.
Oh, wow. A quarter. You can keep it.
No. You can keep it.
- You free Thursday? - Who, me?
No, him.
Oh, my God. Yes, you!
You know The Distracted Globe?
Yeah, the dance club.
Meet me there. 10:00 p.m.
There's something I wanna show you.
Uh, bye-bye!
Did she just ask me out?
And I was starting to like her.
All right.
I don't do that.
Z, I can't believe you told her about Kira.
What? I told you.
Hey, what about this?
No. Have you considered that Art3mis could be using you?
Hey, dude, she's giving me a clue. Maybe I'm the one using her.
Should I go more Thriller?
No.
Punk?
No.
Duran Duran.
No.
Does it look like I'm trying too hard?
Yes! Listen to yourself!
You have a massive cyber crush on this girl.
She's hacking your heart to get to your head.
I got it!
- Buckaroo Banzai? - Yeah!
Really? You're gonna wear the outfit from your favorite movie?
Don't be that guy.
I am that guy.
Z, you gotta be more careful about who you meet in the OASIS.
Aech, Art3mis gets me. She'll get my outfit.
There's just this connection. I mean, sometimes, we even--
- Finish each other's sentences? - Yeah!
We have that. Me and you.
Yeah, I know, but that's because we're best friends, dude.
She could be a dude, too, dude.
Come on.
I'm serious!
She could actually be a 300-pound dude
who lives in his mama's basement in suburban Detroit.
And her name is Chuck.
Think about that.
Whoa, dude, is that Parzival?
- Parzival! - Oh, my God, Parzival!
Come here, man. Hey, can we get a photo?
- Thank you so much! - Dude, you're my hero!
Hey, Parzival.
Thank you.
Get out of town! Buckaroo Banzai?
- Huh? - I like it. I like Buckaroo Banzai.
- Oh, thanks! - It's great!
- Yeah! You look... - Oh.
You look awesome!
- Thank you. - Wow.
A big one, a small one?
A big one!
Get out of here.
- What a freak! - I thought he was kind of cute.
Have you been here before?
It's cool, right? I mean...
So, what's the plan?
Are you gonna kill their avatars? Zero them out?
They're both here at The Distracted Globe.
I can't talk.
The Distracted Globe was one of the first clubs
Halliday created in the OASIS.
That's common knowledge.
But I double-checked
and it turns out he started building it right after that moment you showed me.
The date with Kira.
Right, and she was a serious dancer.
Maybe he thought he'd take her here,
like on a virtual date.
As if that ever works.
So Halliday built it for her?
But they never made it past the first date.
So Halliday's the creator...
Who hates his own creation.
And the club is the thing he hates.
And "A hidden key, a leap not taken"?
But people jump off it all night long.
But none of those people had the Copper Key,
so when we jump off, maybe it's different. Right?
Right.
So we take it together?
Sure.
We're not clanning up or anything.
Of course not. I don't clan.
Wait--
I don't think this is it. No scoreboard, no obstacles.
- Maybe a dance challenge? - Whoa!
Old-school!
- You come prepared? - "Prepared"?
What kind of haptics you rockin'?
You got the gloves and full visor, or a full body?
Can you feel this?
Um, yeah.
I got the X1 haptic bootsuit with the microfiber crotch inlay.
My, Parzival, you did come prepared.
So, I've been thinking.
Maybe it'd be cool if we met up in the real world.
No, you'd be disappointed.
No, I wouldn't. I like you.
You don't even know me.
This isn't what I really look like.
This isn't my real body, or my real face.
I don't care.
I wanna know your real name.
- My name's Wade. - What?
- I said my name's-- - Stop!
Well, Buckaroo blows it. Shocking.
Are you crazy? You don't tell anyone who you are.
You can't use your real name.
- You're not just anyone. - You don't know me.
You don't know anything about me. We've never met.
I do know you, Arty.
I'm in love with you.
- Is this part of the challenge? - No.
It's an ambush.
IOI, always in the way.
Did you hear what I said? I said I'm in love with you.
No, you're not.
You only know what I want you to know.
You only see what I want you to see.
That's what you're in love with.
Watch out!
Pull.
Head back! Z! Your armor is running low.
I just bought this.
Zemeckis Cube.
Turns everything back in time 60 seconds.
And you waited until now to use it?
Wow, you were amazing.
This isn't a game, Z.
I'm doing this to stop IOI.
I'm talking about real-world consequences.
People suffering.
- Actual life-and-death stuff. - I know. I know--
No, you don't know! My dad died in a loyalty center.
He borrowed gear. He built up debt.
He moved in with the promise of working it off, but he never did.
IOI just raised his living expenses,
then he got sick, and he couldn't afford to get out.
And then he died!
I'm so sorry, I didn't--
No, you don't live in the real world, Z.
From what you've told me, I don't think you ever have.
You live inside this... This illusion,
and I can't afford to let you distract me.
How the hell did they get away?
Do you want the long version? Your guys suck.
They failed to kill his avatar,
which, if we're offering constructive criticism,
was a lame idea and only would've slowed him down.
Whereas my plan, which was cool because I rock, actually worked.
He's still on the board.
I know that, Nolan. But he won't be for long.
I did a search for all the Wades
who had recently bought an X1 bootsuit,
cross-referenced that with public records, and voilą,
which is French for... "And then I found out."
Ready?
The real-world identity of Parzival is Wade Watts.
Voilą.
Are you loyal, Ms. Zandor?
You really want me to answer that?
Well, when you're at war, you need people who are loyal to a fault.
People you can count on to get things done.
I just get people arrested for not paying their bills.
Yeah, 'cause there are some problems that require a physical solution,
but there are other times, particularly at war,
when you need a different set of rules.
- The rules of war. - Exactly.
It's too bad my division doesn't operate inside the OASIS.
Yeah, but if this war remains in the OASIS,
then you can't do anything.
So, this is one of those conversations that we're not really having.
Well, we've had these kind of conversations before, and look where you are now.
You got a seat on the board, head of your own division,
a division that will cease to exist if the wrong person wins this contest.
F'Nale, a game decides our fate.
The only question is, how far are we willing to go to win it?
Tell me what you need, Nolan.
Where am I?
IOI Plaza. You're a hologram in the real world.
That's a really cool rig.
Thank you. It's a brand-new Habashaw, OIR 9400.
It looks like a giant hamster ball.
You know, if you came to work at IOI, you'd get one of these.
I don't clan up.
You'd also get your own penthouse apartment in Columbus
with the highest-speed connection.
In the OASIS, you'd get unlimited weapons, magic items, ships.
You want the ship from Defender?
You know, the kind that can just jump into hyperspace?
You want the Millennium Falcon?
You have that?
Anything you need to help you find that egg,
and then there's the salary.
Four million a year.
And if you do happen to find that Easter egg, there's a bonus.
Twenty-five million dollars.
I can see you're using emotion-suppressing software right now,
and why wouldn't you? It's smart, not to show your hand.
It is a lot of money. I could really use it.
But I don't think you and I would have the same plans.
Well, I don't know about that. What, for the OASIS?
I guess if you're not a John Hughes fan...
Of course I am.
Because the first thing that I would do
is convert all the schools on Ludus to replicas
from The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller.
No way. That's a great idea.
Which school, Ridgemont or Faber?
Fast Times at Ridgemont High, not John Hughes.
It's a trap. Faber College from Animal House.
John Hughes didn't direct
Fast Times at Ridgemont High or Animal House.
Ferris Bueller and The Breakfast Club, they went to Shermer High School,
which is in Shermer, Illinois. I know what you think.
You think I'm a corporate asshole, that I don't appreciate pop culture, but...
Man, that's not true. You know, when I wanna blow off steam...
Drink Tab, play Robotron, listen to Duran Duran.
I crack open a Tab.
I put on some Duran Duran. I play Robotron.
That's why I love the OASIS.
'Cause it's just full of all these things, man, that people love. You know?
I'm a businessman. I get it.
But I gotta do my job.
But I didn't ask you here just to help us find the egg, Parzival.
I asked you here for what comes after.
What would Halliday say?
James Halliday is dead.
Yeah. He is.
All that's left of him is this contest. And you know what?
It just seems like he wouldn't want you winning it.
A fanboy knows a hater,
and I know you've got a whole department of oologists in your ear.
So, if you wanna know what I really think...
I think you're full of shit.
Here's my offer.
Your board of directors, you got them in the other ear?
Why don't you tell 'em this.
If they dump you, I'll consider it.
I might say something off the record.
I had to make the offer.
The board expected it, but I was really hoping you'd say no.
Because if anyone's gonna win this competition, it's me.
My avatar gets the egg
'cause I'm the only one here with the balls to run this place.
Wow, you really switched gears there.
From fairly reasonable to maniacal overlord.
You should be grateful, Wade.
You won't be around to endure my maniacal reign.
Yeah, that's right. I know who you are.
Wade Owen Watts, born August 12, 2027.
I also know where you are. Unit 56K, Columbus stacks.
You were last seen entering your trailer three days ago.
You haven't left since.
What are you doing? You can't--
With all that's going on in the world,
do you really think that anyone's gonna give a damn about an explosion
in some ghetto trash rat warren in Columbus?
Sorrento, don't do this. I'm not even there!
Not for long.
Call Alice.
Dial Alice.
Pick up! Pick up! Alice!
This bootsuit's pretty awesome. Thanks for that.
Rick! Rick, the place is gonna blow!
Rick, is that Wade?
- Put Alice on! - Let me talk to him.
Don't call here anymore, you got me?
I don't wanna hear your voice ever again.
Contact Aech, Daito, Sho, and Art3mis.
IOI came for me in the real world.
They gotta be coming after you, so wherever you are...
Sorry about the blindfold.
My guys are a little paranoid.
Say that again.
My guys are a little paranoid.
Art3mis?
My real name is Samantha, but yeah, I'm Art3mis.
Showers are that way, clean clothes, too.
Welcome to the rebellion, Wade.
That's IOI. So the stacks are over there?
We've been living this close to each other the whole time?
Next door,
around the world, it's all the same in the OASIS.
For the record,
I'm not disappointed.
You said I would be disappointed when I met you, but...
I'm not.
I've lived with it my whole life. You don't have to pretend.
You have a birthmark, so what?
Why would that scare me?
Z, if I hurt you, I'm sorry.
No, it's...
Wait, did you just call me "Z"?
- Oh, my God. Did I? - I think you did.
Wade, I'm sorry.
Yeah, Wade, Z.
You can call me whatever you want. And I'll call you Sam.
No.
Samantha?
Okay. Cool.
Wow.
It's so much slower here.
I mean, the wind, the people...
Everything.
We forget what it's like to be outside.
Yeah.
- Uh... - Oh, shit!
- I just figured it out. - Figured what out?
The second clue. I know what it means.
We've been thinking about it too literally.
"The leap not taken,"
the leap Halliday didn't take, is with Kira.
Yeah, but... I mean, he blamed her for breaking up him and Morrow.
No. Halliday was madly in love with her.
He had a chance with Kira. He had a chance to kiss her, but--
He didn't take the leap.
Right. So that's where we go next.
The place where the leap wasn't taken.
Where the date was.
At the movies!
Hey, Curator.
We figured out the second clue. The challenge is here.
Halliday kept track of every movie he ever watched,
the week and the year he watched it, and how many times.
Curator, can we see November 23 to 27, 2025?
That's the week he went on the date with Kira.
Okay, so our options for that week are The Fly remake.
Great flick, terrible date movie.
Say Anything... That would make sense.
We gotta remember the clue. "A creator who hates his own creation."
The Shining!
It's Halliday's 11th favorite horror film,
and it's based on the best-selling book by Stephen King, who hated the movie!
Hey! No side chitchat.
I think we found it.
Are you absolutely sure you want to go here?
Absolutely positive.
Let's hope you have the belly for it.
Look.
Ticking clock.
Okay, so I'm estimating about
five minutes to find the key.
Yeah, there are so many keys in The Shining, though.
Where do we start?
I've never seen The Shining. Is it really scary?
Uh, I had to watch it through my fingers.
Okay, so we got the key from room 237,
the keys to the Snowcat,
or the keys they give Jack at the beginning of the movie.
Well, if it's "the leap not taken,"
maybe the key isn't a key at all.
I know where the Snowcat keys are!
I say we split up.
We get all the keys and then we meet back at the Torrances' apartment.
Hello, Danny.
Come play with us.
Little girls, y'all know how to get out of here?
Wait, wait!
Wait, where's Aech?
Wait!
Aech!
No, no, no, no!
Oh, uh, hi, naked lady. I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to interrupt, uh, your bath time.
I know self-care can be important.
Uh, but can you do me a favor and tell me, where are all the exits?
Okay, am I being punked?
'Cause you're likin' me a little way too much.
All right, you know what? I'ma go with it.
Time's running out.
Yo, Z, is Art3mis pissed at me?
Dude, I'm pissed at you. You've never seen The Shining, have you?
You know I hate scary movies!
We got the key.
Sweet! To room 237!
We ain't got no business goin' to room 237!
We should stay out!
Plus, there was this crazy, naked zombie lady in there.
There are no zombies in The Shining.
Well, maybe it's not supposed to be like the movie.
Kira is the key. You're the one who said it.
Hey, y'all. I saw a picture of Kira!
Where?
It's Kira. "Escape your past."
"The leap not taken."
Halliday's greatest fear wasn't The Shining or any book or movie.
His biggest fear was kissing a girl.
That's the leap he couldn't take.
The ballroom.
Aech, come on.
Zombies. Told you.
That's her.
That's Kira.
None of this is in The Shining.
Z, look. That's the zombie-circle level in Mayhem Mansion,
one of Halliday's first games.
The whole Shining trivia is just a diversion.
One minute left.
How do we get to her?
Take the leap.
Wait!
Okay, Mr. Dead Guy. Cool if I lead?
Care to dance?
Do you know how long I've been waiting for you to ask?
Well, well, well.
So you found my Jade Key.
Imagine that.
Thank you.
- Kira was a very beautiful-- - Go on.
One of our oologists saw them enter the media library.
She cracked the clue.
Now, we just have to win The Shining challenge.
Get her off me! Get her off me!
Mr. Sorrento, I really think you need to see this.
Now Parzival's got the Jade Key.
He's alive.
I know. I'll get back to you.
I got what you're looking for.
Freeze. This guy. The one with the lame tattoo.
Enlarge.
Run him through our database, every IOI drone in Columbus.
Find him.
Groceries are here.
All right. Gluten-O's...
"If you know the answer ultimate,
"divide it by the number magic,
"and what you need, want, and desire will be found in the fortress tragic."
"Tragic," that's gotta be Halliday referring to himself.
Why?
Because he was lonely.
He had no one to spend his life with towards the end.
Yeah, that's true.
The contest has gotta be somehow about connecting with someone.
Anyone.
He wants the person who cares for the OASIS to be connected with the world.
That's what I think he's trying to tell us.
Wade.
You understand Halliday.
You know him better than anyone.
It's exactly why I think you'll win.
Really? You really think I'm gonna win?
Do not move!
Target identified!
Freeze! Don't move!
- This leads right to the alley. - You first.
I'm right behind you. Go now!
Come on!
- Wade, the OASIS needs you. - What?
- I'm gonna delay them. - Wait!
No, no, no, wait! No, no, no!
You'll forgive me for this, I promise.
Freeze, freeze, freeze!
Don't move!
Samantha Evelyn Cook.
IOI has purchased and consolidated all of your outstanding debt,
currently in excess of 23,000 credits.
You will be remanded to the nearest IOI loyalty center
until your debt is paid in full, including any interest, processing,
or late fees you incur henceforth.
- Does anybody have eyes? - Check down the next street!
- "First to the key." - "First to the egg."
Wait, what?
"Never trust someone you meet in the OASIS."
"She might be a 300-pound dude named Chuck..."
"Who lives in his mama's basement in suburban Detroit."
Aech!
Helen. My dad called me Aech. It kinda stuck. Let's go!
That thing's IDing my van.
Come on. They've spotted us.
Daito.
My real name is Toshiro. Samantha got us a message.
She told us to meet you here.
Samantha, they took her to the--
The loyalty center, I know.
Look, in other awesome news, the Sixers found the third challenge.
- What? - Just come on, get in!
All right. Let's go.
Hurry up. Go, go, go. All right.
How did IOI find the third challenge so fast?
IOI cracked the first three lines of the clue,
so they knew it was sector 14
but they couldn't figure out "the fortress tragic."
So they sent every guide they had into that sector
until they found the right fortress.
Sho?
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm 11, so what?
His real name is Xo.
But everyone else calls me Sho, no big deal.
No. It is a big deal.
Sho, you're the world's most badass 11-year-old ever.
He knows.
Shut up! Let him tell me.
Aech!
We have to go save Samantha.
Well, we can't just go through the doors of IOI.
Look, I've been thinkin' about it. I got a better plan.
You saw Sorrento's rig, right?
Yeah.
Let's go after the man himself and make him give Art3mis back to us.
But first, I have to know exactly,
how much about Sorrento's rig do you remember?
Kind of everything.
Maintenance, report to loyalty pod 31-B.
Security, please report to section 97 for escort.
Hey! Newbie, get to work.
Get to work.
Work violation. Work violation.
Lay those charges every six feet.
Keep it moving!
Hey, you!
Those are explosives!
IOI will not reimburse any lost coin if you zero out.
Keep it moving!
So what is this challenge, some sort of video game thing?
An Atari 2600, sir.
And every game ever made for it, thousands of possibilities.
Come up!
Halliday, this is how you plan to resolve
the fate of the world's most important economic resource?
- Call me when you're close. - Yes, sir.
Go, go! No! Ahh!
One minute into Centipede, the ice broke.
It has to be Joust!
Halliday still holds the world record on the 2600 port of that game.
Maybe we just need to beat his high score.
Pitfall! One of the only 2600 games that still hasn't ended.
And how about those Swordquest games?
Yes! The Swordquest games.
They were created for a contest Atari held with real...
i-R0k, how are we doin'?
To be honest, I think I need physical therapy because it's not--
Is the Orb ready?
Um, as you wish.
The Orb...
Of Osuvox.
How does it work?
Has it got, like, a remote or is there a button or something?
Nolan, it's a level-99 magic artifact,
not one of your drones, so it is activated by a magic spell.
Would you care to do the honors?
Where is she?
How'd you get in here?
- Art3mis. - Who?
Samantha Cook. Where is she?
If you wanna talk, we can talk, but you gotta put that gun down.
You killed my mom's sister.
You think I won't kill you?
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Just slow down, okay?
That was a corporate decision. It was not personal.
Where is she?
She's downstairs in the loyalty center!
I know she's in the goddamn loyalty center.
You're gonna tell me exactly which rig she's in
and the access code to contact her.
Yeah, that seems appropriate.
Start with access code.
6, 45, 7, 25.
Where's the rig?
I think he pissed himself.
Good job, Z. We're in his account.
So he really doesn't know he's in the OASIS?
This is what Sorrento should be seeing,
but this... This is what we're making him see.
We grabbed him in transit just as he was logging out of the OASIS,
so he thinks he's back in his office in the real world.
But actually, he's here, in the identical office that Aech built.
So, you basically just remotely hacked his rig.
A fixed rig like Sorrento's is easy to locate, hard to hack.
Unless he's stupid enough to leave his password lying around.
- Loyalty center, I'm in. - All right, let's get to work.
- Arty. - Z? Z? Z?
Arty, don't say anything.
I'm tapped directly into your audio feed.
How did you find me?
We got his password, hacked Sorrento's rig.
Z, I have something to tell you.
Not now. I have something to show you that'll get you out of there.
The Sixers found the third challenge. It's on Planet Doom.
And there's more, they just put a force field around Anorak's Castle.
I heard one of the guards calling it "the Orb of Osuvox,"
and the only way to take it down is from the inside.
She's right. Level-99 artifact,
creates a magic-resistant, impenetrable barrier.
No way through it.
Okay, listen. That's not important right now.
What's important is that we get you out of the rig.
All right, so I'm looking at a diagram of your rig.
If you reach up with your left hand at 11 o'clock,
there's a panel above your head.
Yeah, yeah. Yeah, I can feel it.
Okay, there should be two release handles.
Nine o'clock and three o'clock. Can you feel them?
- Yeah, I got it. - Okay, pull it towards you.
Okay, inside the panel, there's a lever.
Grab it with your right hand and slide it to the left.
That should release you.
It worked. It worked, I'm out.
Loyalty pod 41-F, you are on an authorized break for 10 minutes.
Pod 41-F, you are on 10-minute break.
Proceed to break area.
- Wade, are you still there? - Yeah, I'm here. Where are you?
Where is Sorrento's office?
It's in the IOI war room, two levels above where you are now.
But that's not the way out.
What's his password?
Wade, answer me.
Okay, it's capital B-0-55-man-69.
But, Arty, you need to go.
You need to raise an army.
An army?
Get to Planet Doom, and wait for my signal.
- What signal? - I'm gonna take down that shield.
Wait, Arty, wait! You gotta get out of there! Arty!
Hey, how much are they paying you?
'Cause, man, I got a lot of paper.
You know, I can make you, like, a forest.
Hey, shut up.
Okay.
This isn't real, you're tapping my feed.
Uh-oh. Guys.
F'Nale, they've hacked my rig. They're after the girl.
Meet me at loyalty.
Pod 41-F, you have exceeded your break time.
Report to security or your coin count will be reset to zero.
So, she just walks out of here, how does that happen?
They're smart. They knew what they were doing.
But we know they're in Columbus. And now, all five of them are together.
Wait. Wait, we know what? How do we know?
We have the make and model of the van. We'll spot them.
"We'll spot them"?
That sounds like a great inscription for our tombstones.
- Why didn't you tell me this earlier? - It wasn't relevant yet.
I need to know where they are.
We need to know. We need to find them!
They're kids, Nolan. Man the hell up!
Do your job, and I'll do mine, unless you wanna take this
and go after them yourself.
Find them!
The Complete Nancy Drew, Kegel Exercises for...
Bingo. Okay.
"Congratulations, you are the proud owner of the Orb of Osuvox,
"a 99th level magic artifact.
"Read these instructions before deploying. To turn orb on, off."
Off! Yes, off.
"Utter spell within 10 feet of orb."
Citizens of the OASIS, I am Parzival, first to the key.
I'm here talking to all of you now because our future's being threatened
by people who will stop at nothing to win this contest.
Some of you already know this,
and you've lost much more than just your avatars or your weapons.
Some have lost their freedom. Some have lost their lives.
And now, this.
A force field around the third challenge.
I only came here to escape the shitty hand that life dealt me.
But I stayed, like many of you,
because I found something much bigger than just myself.
I found a cause.
I found my friends.
And yes, I know it's kind of a groaner, but...
I found love.
And I don't wanna lose that
to this colossal douchebag, Nolan Sorrento.
This guy. Back to work, people.
He thinks that we're all too distracted to even notice...
Nolan Sorrento thinks that we won't put up a fight.
Sir! Sir!
This is going out live!
The only thing Halliday let this guy do...
- It's absolutely everywhere. - ...was get him a cup of coffee.
And now, we're supposed to hand him the OASIS?
This Parzival... Oh, man.
Come on, come on. Give me this thing.
Yes, sir.
Left arm.
- Left arm! - Sir.
No, I need the left arm.
No, I don't care if... I want it on.
He thinks that we won't even put up a fight!
Well, I say he's wrong.
I say, tell that to the gunter clans in the gold mines of Gygax.
Activate the Iron Giant.
Ask yourselves, are you willing to zero out for the OASIS?
Are you willing to fight?
I am Parzival of the High Five.
In the name of Art3mis, in the name of Aech,
in the name of Daito and Sho,
we ask you to join us on Planet Doom.
In the name of James Halliday himself,
help us save the OASIS.
No, no, no, no.
"No man is a failure who has friends."
Squadron 14, armor up, you're in the lead.
One minute into Swordquest, the ice broke.
Well, all three Swordquests. What's next?
Dark Cavern, Laser Blast.
It's Adventure.
Released in 1979, for the 2600,
Adventure was created by Warren Robinett,
who was the first video game designer ever to hide his name. In fact...
Try Adventure.
Play Adventure.
More than a minute, we're still alive.
This must be the right game.
How long does it last, this orb thing?
I'd say about ten...
Yeah, about 10 million years, so we should be fine.
First to the key!
First to the egg!
Adventure.
What? Come on!
The Sixers are in the final challenge. It's an Atari 2600.
Are you in the Sixer war room?
No, no, no. You gotta get out of there.
They're playing Adventure.
Adventure, of course!
Created by Warren Robinett!
He was the first designer to ever hide an Easter egg in--
Dude!
We're looking for a USPS truck, Ohio plates,
a drone spitter, 2036 model.
Daito! When are you getting into this fight?
I'm out. Inventory's empty.
Last clip for me.
More weapons!
Anti-personnel ordinance cannon!
Railgun!
Yo, Z!
Yo, Z! Try this little guy.
Get rid of it! Get rid of it!
It's fucking Chucky!
Move! Move!
Go, go, go!
Mechagodzilla!
Daito, we need you! Daito, now!
Get to the bridge. Go now, he's distracted.
Go, go, go.
Z!
Arty!
Get to the castle! Win the third key before they do!
What is that?
He's only got 30 seconds before changing back!
Daito, abort, abort! You got 10 seconds!
First to the egg!
Shit, it's her.
Arty! Arty!
Z! Got to get to the castle!
She never left. She's still here.
The girl's in the war room.
No, no, no.
Sho! Hang on!
No!
Arty, we've got this. You need to log out.
If the game is Adventure, why haven't they won yet?
I don't know. Arty, Arty.
I'm serious, Sorrento's crazy. He'll kill you.
What are you looking at?
There's nothing over there.
You're in trouble, aren't you?
Samantha, you know I love you.
Not the time, Z.
I can handle the challenge,
but I can't let you get hurt in the real world.
Get out of IOI, and meet us at River South.
Wade, no.
You'll forgive me for this, I promise.
Wade, no, no, no.
Get it together, Sixer. Back to respawn.
Let's go, move.
You're in.
Holy hand grenade! How much did that cost?
Less than it's gonna cost them.
What is that?
Sir, the gunters are approaching the challenge.
- i-R0k? - In position, sir.
Prepare my rig.
The ice is holding. Still going.
Wait.
He's trying to win.
Yeah! I won.
He lost.
Not Adventure.
Everyone who wins loses.
It's not about winning. It's about playing.
Remember Halliday's announcement.
The keys are invisible, and they're hidden in a dark room that's at the center of a maze.
Well, there's a secret in Adventure, and you don't find it by winning.
You find it by wandering around in a dark room.
Until you get to the invisible dot.
It's pretty easy if you know what you're doing.
Really?
Let me finish it for you.
It's your last chance, Wade.
Last chance. Give me the key.
I give you 50 million in your account right now.
Why the hell would I ever do that?
Dude! That's the Cataclyst.
Now, personally, I don't care.
I'd just as soon never set foot in the OASIS again,
let alone have to deal with any of this absurdity.
But I know how important Halliday's competition is to you, so...
I will never let the future of the OASIS rest in your hands, Nolan Sorrento.
Well, that's fine. Three easy steps. One.
Wait, I thought you were bluffing. You know that kills all of us, right?
I've got 10 years' worth of shit inside of me.
Last chance. Two.
I'm not goin' out like that.
That's a camper move.
You don't even know how to activate an orb.
Yeah, I felt those.
But this is my world, Sorrento.
Hadouken!
- No, no, no! - Step three.
No, no, no!
Get me out of this thing.
Guys?
Z. He's still alive!
Extra life.
Thanks, Curator.
Hold on.
Live feed in all OASIS channels.
Halliday's letting everyone watch the end of the contest.
That's so Halliday.
God damn it, we tried Adventure.
No, we tried to win it.
But the hidden room isn't at the end of the game.
You've gotta go straight to the invisible dot at the start.
Is that her?
Red hair, IOI uniform, doesn't know what planet she's on?
That's her.
I'm Toshiro. You know me as Daito.
Hey, Arty.
Yeah, I know. Not what you were expecting, huh?
Yeah, I wasn't expecting a late '30s-model postal van.
Wade?
Wait, I thought the Cataclyst went off. How are you still playing?
Extra life, long story. Sorry I shot you.
Sho?
What? Do I have to wear a sign saying,
"I am 11 years old, shoot me first"? No, thanks.
- Dude, give me a hug. - Ninjas don't hug!
All right, everybody, hold on to somethin'.
Got you.
Come on, Nolan. Pick up.
F'Nale, tell me something good.
I've got a drone on their tail. I'm close.
Send me coordinates.
Maybe you should leave this to me, Nolan.
Nolan? Nolan.
Out.
Give me that.
What's goin' on out there?
The game is over for them. What are they watching?
The final key! It's being broadcast.
You see,
Warren Robinett was proud of Adventure.
He wanted people to know who was behind it.
That's why he created the first digital Easter egg
and to find it, you didn't even have to win.
You just had to blindly play, searching around
in rooms for an invisible dot.
You took the dot back to the main screen
and that's when you found the first Easter egg ever put in a video game.
The creator's name.
What's going on, man? I can't see shit.
Parzival just got the Crystal Key!
Do you want it or not?
Aech, what the hell's going on?
Just practicing my Mario Kart. What do you think?
IOI's trying to kill us, man!
Everyone watching, if you're in the Columbus stacks,
this is Parzival.
My real-world name is Wade Watts, and we're gonna need your help.
Aech, head for the stacks!
Okay, hold on!
Stick the key in, how hard is it?
Come on.
Yeah! Yes!
That's it?
Yeah, that's it.
Now, you just sign these papers, and the OASIS is yours.
You will be its sole proprietor.
That ain't so bad, is it?
I'm gonna need a second.
This is wrong.
This pen, this contract.
This is the moment that Halliday made Morrow
sign over his shares in Gregarious.
That was the biggest mistake of his life.
He knew that.
This can't be the end.
It's a test.
I won't make the same mistake you did.
Oh, good.
I just needed to be sure.
This is where you grew up.
Oh, that's just me a long time ago.
I like to have him around from time to time.
Hey, I have to show you something.
This... Come on.
This is the button.
If you push it, the whole simulation shuts down
and a tapeworm program will erase all of the backup servers.
So you now have the power to turn the OASIS off forever.
Do you understand?
Yeah, try not to accidentally erase
the whole of the OASIS on your first day.
The stacks are straight ahead!
Well, I expect you have to go. I know I do.
So, now is the time for you to receive your prize
because you won all three keys.
Once you take this egg, the game will be over.
The egg, the egg...
We know what you did here.
You turn around and walk out of here while you still can.
I created the OASIS
because I never felt at home in the real world.
I just didn't know how to connect with the people there.
I was afraid for all of my life.
Right up until the day I knew my life was ending.
Now, that... That was when I realized that,
as terrifying and painful as reality can be,
it's also the only place
that you can get a decent meal.
Because
reality
is real.
You understand what I'm saying?
Yes. Yes, I do.
He did it.
He got the egg.
Hooray.
- No! - No! Please!
Hold it!
Drop the gun! Now! On the ground!
Turn around! Hands on your head.
Walk back towards me.
Mr. Halliday. Something I don't understand.
You're not an avatar, are you?
No.
Is Halliday really dead?
Yes.
Then what are you?
Goodbye, Parzival.
Thanks.
Thanks for playing my game.
Wade?
- Ogden Morrow? - Ogden Morrow?
You can call me "Og."
Now, there are some people out here that would very much like to meet you.
Wow, this is incredible.
It's an honor to meet you, Og, but I...
There's something I need to do first.
I'm not like Halliday.
I'm taking the leap.
We're looking for Wade Watts.
We need you to make a statement about the clip you sent in
of Nolan Sorrento's confession.
Uh, that was me.
What? I record everything in my workshop.
Help me out of this.
Who are you guys?
The people you need right now, lawyers. From Gregarious Games.
They want your signature, Wade.
I'm splitting it with my clan.
We're gonna run things together.
That's a good choice.
F'Nale, listen to me very carefully.
Mr. Morrow... I mean, Og,
how'd you get here so fast?
I flew from the stars on my magic sleigh.
Everyone's been watching.
Of course, I've been watching a little closer than most.
You?
You're the Curator?
Well played, Parzival.
Jim told me nothing about the contest,
so there was no rule about me losing a bet to a smart kid.
Not that you needed my help.
You figured out that Kira was the key on your own.
Yeah, but... Kira wasn't the key.
It was you, Mr. Morrow.
You were the Rosebud.
And Halliday's biggest regret was
losing his only friend.
You know, Jim used to say the OASIS was never supposed to be a one-player game.
Now, who do we have here?
Oh. Well, look who it is.
It's my heroes, the High Five.
- You must be Art3mis. - Samantha.
The High Five took over the OASIS,
and the first thing we did
was sign Ogden Morrow to a non-exclusive consultancy.
The salary, per his demand,
was 25 cents. One quarter.
With his guidance, our second move was to ban
any loyalty centers from accessing the OASIS.
IOI had no choice. They shut 'em all down.
The third thing we did wasn't as popular.
We closed the OASIS on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
I know, it sounds like a weird move,
but people need to spend more time in the real world.
'Cause, like Halliday said,
reality is the only thing that's real.