![]() ![]() He asked to drive the sun chariot across the sky to prove Helios was his father and, when he couldn’t control it and began scorching the Earth, Zeus killed him with a thunderbolt. There’s also a tale about Phaethon, a young man who learned his father was the sun god Helios. It is named after an ancient river, but no one is sure which river it refers to. Last is Eridanos, a locked planet which seems to draw inspiration from Eridanus, a constellation mapped out by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy. If we do visit Olympus, expect it to be by way of some sort of spaceship or space station. It’s a good metaphor for a Jovian gas giant, no? The Olympus of Outer Worlds is believed to be uninhabitable, but we could discover a powerful race of beings existing among the clouds. The Greeks didn’t think the gods actually lived on top of a mountain, but more in a cloudy, wispy realm just beyond the mountain. Believed to be the home of the Greek gods, it served as the setting for numerous tales. The planet also happens to be named after the most famous mountain in Greek mythology (or anywhere really): Mt. It’s one of “many” moons orbiting Olympus, a Jovian gas giant said to be uninhabitable because of powerful atmospheric storms. You may not be able to visit Olympus, but you’ve practically lived on its moon, Monarch (a.k.a. ![]() Obsidian Entertainment Outer Worlds locked planet #3 - Olympus That seems like a solid foundation for some DLC. So the game has already established Hephaestus is controlled by a corporation engaged in bizarre weapons research. It’s a wacky, lethal melee weapon that literally rearranges people’s faces. If you’ve searched out the fabled science weapons in The Outer Worlds, you’ve already come across a Hephaestus Mining Company Archive Cartridge that sent you to an abandoned mining camp on Scylla to retrieve the Mandibular Rearranger. Picture massive forges and foundries with a vast industrialized landscape full of lethal machines. This could lend itself to one hell of a DLC expansion. The planet is the closest to the sun in the Halcyon galaxy and owned by The Hephaestus Mining Company. Perhaps that’s why Hephaestus has some in-game lore already. So it’s easy to see why he would make an appealing figure in the capitalist dystopia of The Outer Worlds. Hephaestus was the god of smithing, worshipped by craftsmen of all trades. Outer Worlds locked planet #2 - Hephaestus Cerberus, a three-headed monster dog, would be right at home in The Outer Worlds DLC. Throw in a dash of crazy weather and lots of beasts and now it’s true to its namesake. Icy Typhon could serve as inspiration for one hell of a planet, a perfect setting for an underworld fueled by geothermal forces. What does all this have to do with The Outer Worlds DLC? Well, if their playfulness with Tartarus is any guide, it seems the writing team at Obsidian has a flair for myths. He’s also the father of some very famous monsters: Cerberus, the Hydra and the Chimera. In others, he’s the father of ferocious winds (a.k.a. In some stories, Typhon is trapped beneath a volcanic mountain. He was a gruesome beast with a hundred dragon heads, but only one ass, which Zeus promptly kicked and sent to the underworld forever. His father was Tartarus (yes, the abysmal dungeon realm, long story) and his mother was Gaea. Obsidian Entertainment Outer Worlds locked planet #1 - Typhon So what do these names mean? And what can they tell us about where we might be going in The Outer Worlds DLC? “a gruesome beast with a hundred dragon heads, but only one ass” Like Tartarus, they are all rooted to Greek mythology in some way. So now we look to Typhon, Hephaestus, Eridanos, and Olympus. There are seven planets throughout Halcyon (Terra 1 is technically a moon, but shut up), though only three are available to visit. ![]() If you’ve spent any time with The Outer Worlds, you’ve no doubt cast a longing gaze at its map of the Halcyon system. Perhaps the DLC release date news will coincide with the Switch release, slated for March 6. However, the journey isn't over yet as we are excited to announce that we will be expanding the story through DLC next year! Details will be made available at a later date. In a forum post thanking fans after The Game Awards, the developer mentioned the story is far from over: The reception to The Outer Worlds has been unbelievable to see, and even just being nominated means a lot. The only thing we know about Outer Worlds DLC plans is Obsidian's lone confirmation that there are plans. Fans and critics alike heaped praise and GOTY nominations upon Obsidian last year and, although I suspect an “Everyone’s-Mad-At-Bethesda” handicap is partly at play, there’s no denying The Outer Worlds marks the start of something special. The Outer Worlds breathed fresh life into the dystopian open-world genre, thanks to a less-is-more approach to world-building and some of the best writing since Ernest Goes To Camp. ![]()
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