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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
*Raxxla was first featured in the 1980 book ''The Alien World: A Complete Illustrated Guide'' written by Steven Eisler, under the pen name of Robert Holdstock.<ref>https://www.amazon. | *Raxxla was first featured in the 1980 book ''The Alien World: A Complete Illustrated Guide'' written by Steven Eisler, under the pen name of Robert Holdstock.<ref>[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Alien-World-Complete-Illustrated-Guide/dp/0517305607 ''Alien World: The Complete Illustrated Guide'']</ref> Holdstock published a novella called ''[[Elite: The Dark Wheel]]'', which came packaged with the original [[Elite]] game, in 1984.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elite_(video_game)#Marketing_and_release Wikipedia: ''Elite'' (video game)#Marketing and release]</ref> In that novella, which is outside the canon of ''[[Elite Dangerous]]'', Raxxla was described as a mythical planet which held an alien construct that served as a gateway to other universes. A corps of Elite-ranked pilots was suspected to have found Raxxla and exploited the gateway for their own selfish purposes, and hired assassins to eliminate any independent pilots and members of the Dark Wheel who tried to uncover Raxxla.<ref name="TDW">[http://www.iancgbell.clara.net/elite/dkwheel.htm ''The Dark Wheel'']</ref> | ||
*[[Frontier Developments]] have historically refused to explicitly confirm or deny the existence of Raxxla, a possible location, or anything else about it.<ref>http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?p=143806#post143806</ref> | *[[Frontier Developments]] have historically refused to explicitly confirm or deny the existence of Raxxla, a possible location, or anything else about it.<ref>http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?p=143806#post143806</ref> | ||
*Drew Wagar, an author licensed to write the official ''[[Elite: Reclamation]]'' and ''[[Elite Dangerous: Premonition]]'' novels that tied into events in ''Elite Dangerous'', has confirmed on multiple occasions that he was informed by Fronter Developments staff that Raxxla was present in the game. | *Drew Wagar, an author licensed to write the official ''[[Elite: Reclamation]]'' and ''[[Elite Dangerous: Premonition]]'' novels that tied into events in ''Elite Dangerous'', has confirmed on multiple occasions that he was informed by Fronter Developments staff that Raxxla was present in the game. | ||
**In September 2015, Drew Wagar stated "''I spoke to [[David Braben]] directly in 2014 and he confirmed to me that 'It’s out there and we (FD) know where it is.' – So it does exist.''"<ref> | **In September 2015, Drew Wagar stated, "''I spoke to [[David Braben]] directly in 2014 and he confirmed to me that 'It’s out there and we (FD) know where it is.' – So it does exist.''"<ref name=":0">[https://canonn.science/lore/drewwagar-raxxla/ Canonn Research: Drew Wagar’s Lore: Raxxla]</ref> | ||
**In March 2019, Wagar stated that he had also been told by [[Michael Brookes]] in no uncertain terms that Raxxla is indeed in the game, and that the developers know exactly where it is.<ref>[https://clips.twitch.tv/BillowingDarkWaspTriHard Twitch: Is Raxxla Real?]</ref> | **In March 2019, Wagar stated that he had also been told by [[Michael Brookes]] in no uncertain terms that Raxxla is indeed in the game, and that the developers know exactly where it is.<ref>[https://clips.twitch.tv/BillowingDarkWaspTriHard Twitch: Is Raxxla Real?]</ref> | ||
**In June 2021, Wagar described his 2014 conversation with Braben in detail, clarifying that it had occurred on July 8, 2014 at the BAFTA Games Showcase in London: ''"I chatted with him for about 5 minutes about the KS, the writers pledge, the ideas I had, how ED might evolve, how the coding was going and (yes, fanboy) how big an influence Elite had been etc... Then I asked him 'Is Raxxla in the game?' He answered with 'Yes. And we know where it is.' (I assumed the 'we' meant Frontier Developments)."''<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/o8g44a/david_braben_did_say_raxxla_was_in_the_game_i/ | **In June 2021, Wagar described his 2014 conversation with Braben in detail, clarifying that it had occurred on July 8, 2014 at the BAFTA Games Showcase in London: ''"I chatted with him for about 5 minutes about the KS, the writers pledge, the ideas I had, how ED might evolve, how the coding was going and (yes, fanboy) how big an influence Elite had been etc... Then I asked him 'Is Raxxla in the game?' He answered with 'Yes. And we know where it is.' (I assumed the 'we' meant Frontier Developments)."''<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/o8g44a/david_braben_did_say_raxxla_was_in_the_game_i/ reddit: David Braben did say Raxxla was in the game... I heard him. :)]</ref> | ||
*Michael Brookes, the former Executive Producer of ''Elite Dangerous'', also commented on Raxxla. | *Michael Brookes, the former Executive Producer of ''Elite Dangerous'', also commented on Raxxla. | ||
**Brookes notably once said, "There will be no clues."<ref name=": | **Brookes notably once said, ''"There will be no clues."''<ref name=":0" /> | ||
**Brookes subsequently confirmed that Raxxla is in the Milky Way galaxy in an interview with player DJTruthsayer:<ref name=":2">https://www.twitch.tv/videos/66485194?filter=highlights&sort=time</ref><br/>Question: ''"Where is Raxxla?"''<br/>Brookes: ''"Well it's in the Milky Way, but I can't tell you where it is. It's a journey that everyone has to travel for themselves."''<br/>Question: ''"You have said that there will be no clues though?"''<br/>Brookes: ''"That's true, but I think you have to make some of it a tiny bit obvious just so people know what they're doing. There's nothing to be revealed at this stage."''<ref name=":2" /> | **Brookes subsequently confirmed that Raxxla is in the Milky Way galaxy in an interview with player DJTruthsayer:<ref name=":2">[https://www.twitch.tv/videos/66485194?filter=highlights&sort=time <nowiki>Twitch: [TIIQ] Michael Brookes Lore Interview</nowiki>]</ref><br/>Question: ''"Where is Raxxla?"''<br/>Brookes: ''"Well it's in the Milky Way, but I can't tell you where it is. It's a journey that everyone has to travel for themselves."''<br/>Question: ''"You have said that there will be no clues though?"''<br/>Brookes: ''"That's true, but I think you have to make some of it a tiny bit obvious just so people know what they're doing. There's nothing to be revealed at this stage."''<ref name=":2" /> | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
*In November 2018, author Drew Wagar said "My own personal theory is that it can't be too far from Sol as it was reachable long ago by more primitive ships. Whether this proves true... I guess we'll find out."<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/9xx2di/with_the_q4_exploration_content_about_to_drop/</ref> | *In November 2018, author Drew Wagar said, ''"My own personal theory is that it can't be too far from Sol as it was reachable long ago by more primitive ships. Whether this proves true... I guess we'll find out."''<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/9xx2di/with_the_q4_exploration_content_about_to_drop/ reddit: With the Q4 Exploration content about to drop... lore questions?]</ref> | ||
*The alleged name of the artefact on Raxxla, the Omphalos Rift, is taken from Ancient Greek culture. In Ancient Greek, "[[wikipedia:Omphalos|omphalos]]" means "navel", or the center of a thing, and the Ancient Greeks believed that the sanctuary of [[wikipedia:Delphi|Delphi]] was the center of the world. Intriguingly, when the [[Knowledge Base]] that contained the first mention of the Omphalos Rift was added to ''Elite Dangerous'' with update 3.3, the system Pleiades Sector IR-W d1-55, which was the headquarters of the anti-[[Thargoid]] organization [[Aegis]], was also renamed [[Delphi]]. | *The alleged name of the artefact on Raxxla, the Omphalos Rift, is taken from Ancient Greek culture. In Ancient Greek, "[[wikipedia:Omphalos|omphalos]]" means "navel", or the center of a thing, and the Ancient Greeks believed that the sanctuary of [[wikipedia:Delphi|Delphi]] was the center of the world. Intriguingly, when the [[Knowledge Base]] that contained the first mention of the Omphalos Rift was added to ''Elite Dangerous'' with update 3.3, the system Pleiades Sector IR-W d1-55, which was the headquarters of the anti-[[Thargoid]] organization [[Aegis]], was also renamed [[Delphi]]. | ||