Towards the end of the hunt, the four protagonists, Parzival, Art3mis, Aech, and Shoto all meet up at Og’s house in Oregon. Og’s house is a secluded place that the IOI could not track them in the real world while they were finishing the hunt for Halliday’s prize. As the four protagonists arrived in Oregon, Art3mis informed all of the others that she wanted to focus on the mission and to not meet each other until it was over. As Og was showing Aech and Parzival around, Og began to drift into the subject that they should focus on the mission as well. Before they go their separate ways and into the OASIS, Parzival asked a question that Og had always ignored. The question was that why the relationship between him and Halliday shattered. Og surprisingly answered Parzival, and said that it was due to that bridge was destroyed because of Halliday’s jealousy of Og and Kira, Og’s wife. The fight that “looks to be the most epic battle in video game history” (Cline,325).
What do you think would happen if Halliday married Kira instead of Og? Do you think it would’ve been the same outcome or would the jealousy that Og would have be not as severe as Halliday’s? Why would Og only tell Parzival this answer? Do you think Og sees a lot of himself in Parzival and thinks he’s the only hope for the OASIS even though Og is the only invincible avatar in the OASIS?