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[[Easter Eggs|Easter eggs]] and other secrets found in the [[Monaco]] arena.
== Monaco Statues ==
== Monaco Statues ==
Various statues were found around Monaco, including a bust of Polish painter Jan Matejko, and a Prince Albert I plaque. Both of these statues were accurate recreations of real-life objects present in Monaco. The fountain in Monaco is also a recreation of an actual fountain in Monaco, with the name U. Bassignani, the sculptor who made the fountain, engraved on the top.<gallery mode="nolines" class="scroll-gallery" widths="224" heights="226">
Various statues are placed around Monaco, including a bust of Polish painter Jan Matejko, and a Prince Albert I plaque. Both of these statues are accurate recreations of real-life objects present in Monaco. The fountain in Monaco is also a recreation of an actual fountain in Monaco, with the name U. Bassignani, the sculptor who made the fountain, engraved on the top.<gallery mode="nolines" class="scroll-gallery" widths="224" heights="226">
File:Monaco unknown figure bust.png|Jan Matejko bust
File:Monaco unknown figure bust.png|Jan Matejko bust
File:Prince Albert I - plaque.png|Prince Albert I plaque
File:Prince Albert I - plaque.png|Prince Albert I plaque
File:EE fountain.png|The sculptor's name on the fountain in Monaco
File:EE fountain.png|The sculptor's name on the Monaco fountain
</gallery>
</gallery>


== S Lies ==
== S Lies ==
On June 16th 2023, during [[Pre-Release#Closed Beta 2 (CB2)|CB2]], a message was found by hunter TheSkyFox. It is hidden behind a destructible wall under the crane in [[Monaco]]. The message reads "S Lies". The message is in an orange, pixel-styled text. This message is an anagram for the location of the [[Seoul Secrets|White Rabbits in the Seoul arena]]. <gallery mode="nolines" widths="424" heights="226" class="scroll-gallery">
On June 16, 2023, during [[Closed Beta 2|Closed Beta 2 (CB2)]], a message was found on Monaco by hunter TheSkyFox. It is hidden behind a destructible wall under the construction area and reads: "S Lies." It is presented in orange, pixelated text. The message is an anagram for the locations of the [[Seoul Secrets|white rabbits]] in [[Seoul]], and has as of yet unknown [[Lore|lore]] implications, appearing without context alongside "L Lies" in a [[MultiCo]] document leaked by [[CNS]].
File:20230616171309 1.jpg|S Lies message
<gallery mode="nolines" widths="424" heights="226" class="scroll-gallery">
S_Lies_clear.png|"S Lies" message
</gallery>
</gallery>


== SR's Sprays ==
== Monaco Graffiti ==
During CB2 on June 15th 2023, EE hunter Serpenger spotted a graffiti-style message on Monaco that read: "SR.!" This is a reference to a meme that was created by THE FINALS Easter Egg community, where the creator of TFEE Rob Runesson is affectionately known as [[Church Of The Holy Hunters|Saint Rob]], commonly abbreviated as SR.
During CB2 on June 15, 2023, Easter egg hunter Serpenger spotted a graffiti-style message on Monaco that read: "SR.!" This is a reference to a meme that was created by THE FINALS [[Hunter Community|Easter egg community]], where the creator of TFEE Rob Runesson is affectionately known as [[Hunter Community|Saint Rob]], commonly abbreviated as SR.


After a screenshot of the message was posted in THE FINALS Discord by Serpenger, Rob replied to the image and posted "NICE.! If you find more graffiti with this style… well I guess you know who put them there.!" The hunters now knew that there would be more sprays hidden on the [[Monaco]] arena, with messages from SR relating to the current tier of the hunt, [[TFEE T1E|Tier 1-E.]]
After a screenshot of the message was posted in the official THE FINALS Discord server by Serpenger, Rob replied with "NICE.! If you find more graffiti with this style… well I guess you know who put them there.!" Hunters now knew that there would be more sprays hidden in Monaco, with messages from Rob relating to the at the time current tier of [[THE FINALS Easter Egg Hunt]] (TFEE), [[Level 2: Tier 1E|Tier 1E]].


On June 18th 2023, only three days after the first SR spray was found, hunter fishxw spotted another graffiti message behind a destructible wall near the Monaco crane: "825c". Since the style was the same as the first SR spray, the hunters knew that it must be a clue for the current tier of the hunt.
On June 18 2023, only three days after the first SR spray was found, hunter fishxw spotted another graffiti message behind a destructible wall near the Monaco crane: "825c". Since the style was the same as the first SR spray, the hunters knew that it must be a clue for Tier 1E.


Under an hour later, EE hunter Flex4d made a connection: 825 degrees Celsius was the melting point of Aragonite, a crystallized form of calcium carbonate. This breakthrough, confirmed by Rob, was the start of a cascade of connections and revitalization of the hunt. This event eventually led to the password being solved on July 1st after a huge effort by many hunters.
Less than an hour later, hunter Flex4d made a connection: 825 degrees Celsius was the melting point of Aragonite, a crystallized form of calcium carbonate. This breakthrough, confirmed by Rob, was the start of a cascade of connections and revitalization of the hunt. This event eventually led to the password being solved on July 1 after a huge effort by many hunters.


Rob mentioned in this CB2 summary that only 2/5 graffiti locations were found, implying that there were 3 more to find. Later, at the end of Season 1, Rob stated "''There are like 11''" in conversation about Monaco's graffiti, and that more graffiti may be added with each update.
Rob mentioned in his CB2 summary that only 2/5 graffiti locations were found, implying that there were 3 more to find. Later, at the end of [[Season 1]], Rob stated "There are like 11" in conversation about Monaco's graffiti, and that more graffiti may be added with each update.


On March 4th 2024, hunter RockhoundBlack found the 3rd graffiti message behind a billboard in the forest: "1339c". 1339 °C is the melting point of calcium carbonate.<gallery mode="nolines" widths="424" heights="226" class="scroll-gallery">
On March 4, 2024, hunter RockhoundBlack found the third graffiti message behind a billboard in the forest: "1339c". 1339 °C is the melting point of calcium carbonate.
File:Monaco Graffiti Location Diagram.png|Monaco Graffiti Location Diagram
<gallery mode="nolines" widths="424" heights="226" class="scroll-gallery">
File:SRspray.jpg|SR.! spray on Monaco
File:Monaco Graffiti Location Diagram.png|Monaco graffiti location map
File:SRspray.jpg|SR.! spray
File:825.png|825c spray
File:825.png|825c spray
File:1339c.png|1339c spray
File:1339c.png|1339c spray
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== Pergola Numbers ==
== Pergola Numbers ==
On June 15th, hunter Joshnut found numbers engraved on a wooden structure in Monaco's park area. The numbers are "125" and "512" or "51.2." The meaning of these numbers is still unknown.<gallery mode="nolines" widths="224" heights="126">
On June 15, hunter Joshnut found numbers engraved on a wooden structure in Monaco's park area. The numbers are "125" and "512" or "51.2." The meaning of these numbers is still unknown.
<gallery mode="nolines" widths="224" heights="126">
File:Monacopark.jpg|The wooden structure in Monaco
File:Monacopark.jpg|The wooden structure in Monaco
File:EE512.jpg|512 or 51.2 engraving
File:EE512.jpg|512 or 51.2 engraving
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</gallery>
</gallery>


== Three-Headed Monkey ==
== Cannons ==
In late [[Season 1]], Rob revealed the existence of an Easter egg related to the cannons on Monaco, and that it would disappear after the season ended.<ref>https://discord.com/channels/1008696016318513243/1201288968562552863/1216783186730811463</ref><ref>https://discord.com/channels/1008696016318513243/1009830597067292743/1217261355980029962</ref> He also confirmed that an exclusive charm could be obtained by completing it.<ref>https://discord.com/channels/1008696016318513243/1216788595373899877/1217607564041129984</ref>
{{Quote|ANOTHER THING... you now have 3 days until an exclusive EE will disappear from the game forever... so stop hanging in the chat and get into the game and try to find it..! {{DiscordEmoji|hug_friend}}


=== Overview ===
(I'm getting soft...)|source=Rob}}
The Three-Headed Monkeys (commonly abbreviated as 3HM) are small decals (similar to the [[Seoul Secrets|WRs in Seoul]]) that are hidden around Monaco. They vanish quickly after being viewed by the player, and can reappear in the same location later. If a 3HM is viewed byh a player and disappears, other players who have not viewed it can still see it.
He noted that is was possibly "one of the hardest" Easter eggs he'd made in his career,<ref>https://discord.com/channels/1008696016318513243/1216788595373899877/1217606550609330286</ref> but that there had been clues give previously.<ref>https://discord.com/channels/1008696016318513243/1216788595373899877/1217607756358357032</ref> He also promised its return in Season 3 or Season 4 if hunters didn't find it in time.<ref>https://discord.com/channels/1008696016318513243/1216788595373899877/1217607089510420490</ref><ref>https://discord.com/channels/1008696016318513243/1216788595373899877/1217608106897444918</ref><ref>https://discord.com/channels/1008696016318513243/1216788595373899877/1217607335820791848</ref>
{{Quote|OK... here is a promise to you... if you dont find it today... I promise you that I will reactiveate this again in S3... (Im getting soft...)|source=Rob}}
While hunters noted some possible clues, such as Rob's use of "hard" and "soft" in messages, the Easter egg was not found, and is believed to have been removed at the end of Season 1.


=== Initial Information ===
On June 29, 2024, after the launch of Season 3, hunter piratelarp met Rob at TwitchCon Rotterdam. Rob reportedly confirmed the existence of an active cannon Easter egg, and that the cannons need to be fired in a specific order to activate it. Whether this is the exact same Easter egg as from Season 1 is unknown.<ref>https://discord.com/channels/1008696016318513243/1011929497139953744/1257003439045607464</ref>
In January 2024, Rob revealed the existence of a three-headed monkey on Monaco. This is a reference to the creature of the same name from the [[wikipedia:Monkey_Island|Monkey Island]] video-game series. Rob has eluded to it being found behind the player via a mirror or similar; a nod at Guybrush Threepwood's line "look behind you, a three-headed monkey!" from the original games. Rob has offered a THE FINALS mouse pad to whoever finds the monkey first.


On March 1st at 9:57 PM (Swedish time) Rob shared that the monkey was visible on all arenas for the next 132 minutes; this ended about 2 hours later at 12:07 AM. The next day, Rob suggested that the monkey's appearances are related to the time of day, weather, and something astronomical.{{Quote|They seem to be really shy and extremely hard to spot, I don't think more than 2-3 people ever managed to spot them, and even more interesting, no one have ever managed to record or capture a single screenshot of any monkeys... but we are at lest 2 people that swear that they have seen a monkey... there seem to be some link between TOD, weather or some other astronomical link... I guess time will tell...|source=Rob}}
== Three-Headed Monkeys ==
The three-headed monkeys (commonly abbreviated as 3HM) are small decals (similar to the [[Seoul Secrets|white rabbits in Seoul]]) that are hidden around Monaco. They are a reference to the three-headed monkey from the [[wikipedia:Monkey_Island|Monkey Island]] video-game series. They vanish quickly after being viewed by the player, and can reappear in the same location later. If a 3HM is viewed by a player and disappears, other players who have not viewed it can still see it.


=== Discoveries ===
In January 2024, Rob revealed the existence of a three-headed monkey on Monaco. He eluded to it being found behind the player via a mirror or similar; a nod at Guybrush Threepwood's line "look behind you, a three-headed monkey!" from the original games. Rob offered a THE FINALS mouse pad to whoever found the 3HM first.


* The first 3HM was discovered by hunter Sad Rock on May 30th, 2024 around 5:23pm EST. It is located on the 'N' of a shipping container in Pocket Park.
On March 1 at 9:57 PM (Swedish time) Rob shared that the monkey was visible on all arenas for the next 132 minutes; this ended about 2 hours later at 12:07 AM. The next day, Rob suggested that the monkey's appearances were related to the time of day, weather, and something astronomical.{{Quote|They seem to be really shy and extremely hard to spot, I don't think more than 2-3 people ever managed to spot them, and even more interesting, no one have ever managed to record or capture a single screenshot of any monkeys... but we are at lest 2 people that swear that they have seen a monkey... there seem to be some link between TOD, weather or some other astronomical link... I guess time will tell...|source=Rob}}
* Shortly after, at 7:09pm EST, hunter Ludonope found a second 3HM on the side of a generator near the Cathedral.
* An hour later, at 8:15pm EST, the third WR was found by hunter Rooftop. It is located on the steps of a house in the Residential District.
* The next day on May 31st, 2024, a fourth 3HM was found on the side of the underpass area near the Villas region.
* The fifth 3HM was found a few days later on June 2nd 2024 by hunter EE Train. It is located on the main road on the east side of the Royal Plaza.
* Another 3HM was found in the Royal Plaza on June 30th 2024 by hunter Ludonope. It is located behind a trashbin next to a bench.
* The seventh 3HM was found in July 17th 2024 by hunter Impervious. It is located on the bottom edge of the shed in the Park area.


=== Meaning ===
On April 5, 2024, it was revealed that the three-headed monkeys were one of three [[In-Game Easter Eggs|in-game Easter eggs]] required to activate [[Level 3 - The Hunt|Level 3]] of THE FINALS Easter Egg Hunt.
The three headed monkeys are a key to unlocking Level 3 of TFEE. Their locations are meant to give letters that spell a word or phrase, similar to the WRs spelling ''S LIES''. Rob has mentioned that there are nine 3HMs in total, but only seven are needed to solve the puzzle.


=== Gallery ===
The first 3HM was discovered by hunter Sad Rock on May 30, 2024. It is located on the 'N' of a container in Pocket Park. This discovery revealed to hunters exactly how to make the three-headed monkeys appear; the conditions required being that for each player, each 3HM is only visible if:
* They are within ~10 meters of it.
* It has not been in their field of view for at least 10 seconds.
 
In the following hours, two more 3HMs were found. The second by hunter Ludonope, located on the electrical generator next o the Cathedral, and the third by hunter Rooftop, on the steps of a house in the Residential District.
 
The next day on May 31, the fourth 3HM was found by hunter Arata on the side of the underpass near the Villas. A few days later, the fifth was found hunter EE train on the main road on the East side of the Royal Plaza. It wasn't until four weeks later, on June 30, that the sixth 3HM was found by Ludonope on a trashbin next to a bench.
 
At this point, hunters were struggling to locate the seventh and final 3HM required to active Level 3 of TFEE. On July 19, Rob published the image "THE_FINALS_Screenshot_034_2880x1620_L3AIM" to help. The image contained a series of grid coordinates: "B2 B4 E6 F4 G7 I3 I6", the first six of which lined up with the six three-headed monkeys already discovered. By searching in the "I6" coordinate, hunter Impervious found the seventh 3HM on the wall of the shed next to the Park.
 
Each three-headed monkey's location corresponded to a specific letter, spelling the word "ASCONCE", which made up one part of the password required to active Level 3 of TFEE.
<gallery mode="nolines" class="scroll-gallery" widths="324" heights="324">
<gallery mode="nolines" class="scroll-gallery" widths="324" heights="324">
File:3hm.png|Three Headed Monkey Location Diagram
File:3hm.png|Three-headed monkey location map
File:3hm_close.png|3HM Closeup
File:3hm_close.png|3HM closeup
File:3hm1.jpeg|The first 3HM
File:3hm1.jpeg|The first 3HM
File:3hm_2.jpeg|The second 3HM
File:3hm_2.jpeg|The second 3HM
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File:3hm_7.jpeg|The seventh 3HM
File:3hm_7.jpeg|The seventh 3HM
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Golden Nama Tama==
A small golden [[Mascots|Nama Tama]] statue is hidden amongst the cathedral rubble on the Duck & Cover variant of Monaco. It was discovered on September 28, 2024 by hunter Ludonope using the 'LOST LEGACY' map spray released in the [[Season 4#Battle Pass|Season 4 Battle Pass]]. The map is shaped like the large inflatable duck that features in the arena variant, and depicts one of the replica [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Greek_Slave ''The Greek Slave''] statues in between two mountains, looking towards a large X. On Monaco, the statue closest to the cathedral rubble, when viewed from the front, lines up with mountainous terrain in the background. This statue is looking directly at the golden Nama Tama's location, and breaking the rubble at that spot reveals it.
<gallery mode="nolines" class="scroll-gallery" widths="226" heights="226">
File:Golden Nama Tama Monaco.png|The golden Nama Tama
File:GoldenNamaTama_Monaco_HD.png|The Nama Tama closeup
File:Lost_Legacy_map.png|'LOST LEGACY' map spray
File:Statue_Mountains.png|The statue on Monaco in the foreground of a mountain
</gallery>
==References==
<references />

Latest revision as of 17:39, 13 March 2025

Easter eggs and other secrets found in the Monaco arena.

Monaco Statues

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Various statues are placed around Monaco, including a bust of Polish painter Jan Matejko, and a Prince Albert I plaque. Both of these statues are accurate recreations of real-life objects present in Monaco. The fountain in Monaco is also a recreation of an actual fountain in Monaco, with the name U. Bassignani, the sculptor who made the fountain, engraved on the top.

On June 16, 2023, during Closed Beta 2 (CB2), a message was found on Monaco by hunter TheSkyFox. It is hidden behind a destructible wall under the construction area and reads: "S Lies." It is presented in orange, pixelated text. The message is an anagram for the locations of the white rabbits in Seoul, and has as of yet unknown lore implications, appearing without context alongside "L Lies" in a MultiCo document leaked by CNS.

Monaco Graffiti

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During CB2 on June 15, 2023, Easter egg hunter Serpenger spotted a graffiti-style message on Monaco that read: "SR.!" This is a reference to a meme that was created by THE FINALS Easter egg community, where the creator of TFEE Rob Runesson is affectionately known as Saint Rob, commonly abbreviated as SR.

After a screenshot of the message was posted in the official THE FINALS Discord server by Serpenger, Rob replied with "NICE.! If you find more graffiti with this style… well I guess you know who put them there.!" Hunters now knew that there would be more sprays hidden in Monaco, with messages from Rob relating to the at the time current tier of THE FINALS Easter Egg Hunt (TFEE), Tier 1E.

On June 18 2023, only three days after the first SR spray was found, hunter fishxw spotted another graffiti message behind a destructible wall near the Monaco crane: "825c". Since the style was the same as the first SR spray, the hunters knew that it must be a clue for Tier 1E.

Less than an hour later, hunter Flex4d made a connection: 825 degrees Celsius was the melting point of Aragonite, a crystallized form of calcium carbonate. This breakthrough, confirmed by Rob, was the start of a cascade of connections and revitalization of the hunt. This event eventually led to the password being solved on July 1 after a huge effort by many hunters.

Rob mentioned in his CB2 summary that only 2/5 graffiti locations were found, implying that there were 3 more to find. Later, at the end of Season 1, Rob stated "There are like 11" in conversation about Monaco's graffiti, and that more graffiti may be added with each update.

On March 4, 2024, hunter RockhoundBlack found the third graffiti message behind a billboard in the forest: "1339c". 1339 °C is the melting point of calcium carbonate.

Pergola Numbers

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On June 15, hunter Joshnut found numbers engraved on a wooden structure in Monaco's park area. The numbers are "125" and "512" or "51.2." The meaning of these numbers is still unknown.

In late Season 1, Rob revealed the existence of an Easter egg related to the cannons on Monaco, and that it would disappear after the season ended.[1][2] He also confirmed that an exclusive charm could be obtained by completing it.[3]

“ANOTHER THING... you now have 3 days until an exclusive EE will disappear from the game forever... so stop hanging in the chat and get into the game and try to find it..! (I'm getting soft...)”
Rob

He noted that is was possibly "one of the hardest" Easter eggs he'd made in his career,[4] but that there had been clues give previously.[5] He also promised its return in Season 3 or Season 4 if hunters didn't find it in time.[6][7][8]

“OK... here is a promise to you... if you dont find it today... I promise you that I will reactiveate this again in S3... (Im getting soft...)”
Rob

While hunters noted some possible clues, such as Rob's use of "hard" and "soft" in messages, the Easter egg was not found, and is believed to have been removed at the end of Season 1.

On June 29, 2024, after the launch of Season 3, hunter piratelarp met Rob at TwitchCon Rotterdam. Rob reportedly confirmed the existence of an active cannon Easter egg, and that the cannons need to be fired in a specific order to activate it. Whether this is the exact same Easter egg as from Season 1 is unknown.[9]

Three-Headed Monkeys

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The three-headed monkeys (commonly abbreviated as 3HM) are small decals (similar to the white rabbits in Seoul) that are hidden around Monaco. They are a reference to the three-headed monkey from the Monkey Island video-game series. They vanish quickly after being viewed by the player, and can reappear in the same location later. If a 3HM is viewed by a player and disappears, other players who have not viewed it can still see it.

In January 2024, Rob revealed the existence of a three-headed monkey on Monaco. He eluded to it being found behind the player via a mirror or similar; a nod at Guybrush Threepwood's line "look behind you, a three-headed monkey!" from the original games. Rob offered a THE FINALS mouse pad to whoever found the 3HM first.

On March 1 at 9:57 PM (Swedish time) Rob shared that the monkey was visible on all arenas for the next 132 minutes; this ended about 2 hours later at 12:07 AM. The next day, Rob suggested that the monkey's appearances were related to the time of day, weather, and something astronomical.

“They seem to be really shy and extremely hard to spot, I don't think more than 2-3 people ever managed to spot them, and even more interesting, no one have ever managed to record or capture a single screenshot of any monkeys... but we are at lest 2 people that swear that they have seen a monkey... there seem to be some link between TOD, weather or some other astronomical link... I guess time will tell...”
Rob

On April 5, 2024, it was revealed that the three-headed monkeys were one of three in-game Easter eggs required to activate Level 3 of THE FINALS Easter Egg Hunt.

The first 3HM was discovered by hunter Sad Rock on May 30, 2024. It is located on the 'N' of a container in Pocket Park. This discovery revealed to hunters exactly how to make the three-headed monkeys appear; the conditions required being that for each player, each 3HM is only visible if:

  • They are within ~10 meters of it.
  • It has not been in their field of view for at least 10 seconds.

In the following hours, two more 3HMs were found. The second by hunter Ludonope, located on the electrical generator next o the Cathedral, and the third by hunter Rooftop, on the steps of a house in the Residential District.

The next day on May 31, the fourth 3HM was found by hunter Arata on the side of the underpass near the Villas. A few days later, the fifth was found hunter EE train on the main road on the East side of the Royal Plaza. It wasn't until four weeks later, on June 30, that the sixth 3HM was found by Ludonope on a trashbin next to a bench.

At this point, hunters were struggling to locate the seventh and final 3HM required to active Level 3 of TFEE. On July 19, Rob published the image "THE_FINALS_Screenshot_034_2880x1620_L3AIM" to help. The image contained a series of grid coordinates: "B2 B4 E6 F4 G7 I3 I6", the first six of which lined up with the six three-headed monkeys already discovered. By searching in the "I6" coordinate, hunter Impervious found the seventh 3HM on the wall of the shed next to the Park.

Each three-headed monkey's location corresponded to a specific letter, spelling the word "ASCONCE", which made up one part of the password required to active Level 3 of TFEE.

Golden Nama Tama

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A small golden Nama Tama statue is hidden amongst the cathedral rubble on the Duck & Cover variant of Monaco. It was discovered on September 28, 2024 by hunter Ludonope using the 'LOST LEGACY' map spray released in the Season 4 Battle Pass. The map is shaped like the large inflatable duck that features in the arena variant, and depicts one of the replica The Greek Slave statues in between two mountains, looking towards a large X. On Monaco, the statue closest to the cathedral rubble, when viewed from the front, lines up with mountainous terrain in the background. This statue is looking directly at the golden Nama Tama's location, and breaking the rubble at that spot reveals it.