In the back of the Collecters edition art book their was a pick that showed 5 different ages, starting with Greeks, Medieval, New World Discovery, then World War 2, then it went to a future picture that sorta resembled a sparten type character, so i was wundering if that was realted to this?

possibly

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This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a whimper.

Chances are no but it could be true

A little bit...

 
 

Which brings up the question of if this is "AOE V" and if so why would it come out before "AOE IV"

 And no there is no resemblance between them in my opinion.

Jason EL:

I fail to see the resemblance.

 
 

It kinda looks like the 2nd type of marine armor in halo 2. 

I think there is a good chance of that. An easter egg that no one caught on to.

Thawn:

 And no there is no resemblance between them in my opinion.

Well if they were meaning to make it mean Halo they odviosly wouldnt put an exact picture of Spartan armour it would of been to odvious 

Here's a better pic.

 

 

 That sure does look like a BR he's holding there.

And look at his thigh armor, the black part.

Matches exactly ( http://www.bungie.net/images/news/inlineimages/halo3mylar.jpg ) 

I do believe that this has been under out noses for a while. 

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Thawn:

Which brings up the question of if this is "AOE V" and if so why would it come out before "AOE IV"

 And no there is no resemblance between them in my opinion.

 Because by the time this game comes out AoE IV will have already come out. =)
 

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I just think that it's a coincidence. If it was a Spartan, there would be a sequal article called "AOE creators get sued through nose - Bungie attacks!"

I dont think they are related because the MC's look is kind of a common look for future soliders. I mean look at a prototype of our soldier of tomorrow http://www.theage.com.au/ffxImage/urlpicture_id_1054406163181_2003/06/03/Scorpion,0.jpg

 It isn't the MC exactly but he has MC elements and it is just kind of how we are progressing.
 

Master Chief:

Here's a better pic.

 

 

 That sure does look like a BR he's holding there.

And look at his thigh armor, the black part.

Matches exactly ( http://www.bungie.net/images/news/inlineimages/halo3mylar.jpg ) 

I do believe that this has been under out noses for a while. 

 

and notice that the dude has armor closly resembling the MARK V type armor....

I can see a slight similarity, but when was this picture first shown? Was Halo Wars even out then?

"The 21th Battalion" 

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this is too related to be a coincidence