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Halt!
— The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall · 1996
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
One syllable tries to stop an entire adventure. The joke grows through repetition: running away does not end the official demand, it produces more officials making it. For players who remember those pursuits, the word brings the whole noisy chase back.
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In context
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In The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall (1996), town guards shout this order while trying to arrest a wanted player. More guards can appear while the player remains wanted, turning a single command into a pursuing chorus. It is a recurring encounter in the Iliac Bay's towns rather than a speech by one named guard.
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- The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall — Guard dialogueDialogue / relevant quotation and surrounding sceneReference checked
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