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== Comic Books ==

* The number 52 appeared throughout [[The DCU]] for a year between 2006 and 2007, hinting at the mystery surrounding the weekly series ''[[~~Fifty Two|~~52]]''. While eventually the title was explained {{spoiler|(it referred to the 52 [[Alternate Reality|parallel Earths]] that had been newly created)}} ''why'' the number itself kept popping up in the unlikeliest places never was. The real reason was that the writers were told to salt their stories with "52" references, with the expectation that it would become meaningful later on. Most writers treated it as an oncoming cataclysmic event, with characters randomly spouting the number (or even having aliens scream the number in phonetic English. In hindsight, reading such references in context rarely yields anything remotely related to {{spoiler|[[Alternate Reality|parallel Earths]]}}.

* The number 52 appeared throughout [[The DCU]] for a year between 2006 and 2007, hinting at the mystery surrounding the weekly series ''[[52]]''. While eventually the title was explained {{spoiler|(it referred to the 52 [[Alternate Reality|parallel Earths]] that had been newly created)}} ''why'' the number itself kept popping up in the unlikeliest places never was. The real reason was that the writers were told to salt their stories with "52" references, with the expectation that it would become meaningful later on. Most writers treated it as an oncoming cataclysmic event, with characters randomly spouting the number (or even having aliens scream the number in phonetic English. In hindsight, reading such references in context rarely yields anything remotely related to {{spoiler|[[Alternate Reality|parallel Earths]]}}.

** Note that it still exists as an arc number, with the recent DC relaunch having 52 new titles. Whether it still means anything or not will have to be seen.

* In ''[[V for Vendetta]]'', '''5''' is a recurring number. V (who tends to speak in iambic pentameter) was patient number 5, in a room marked with the Roman numeral "V". V's motto: Vi Veri Vniversum Vivus Vici (V.V.V.V.V.).

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* Several ''[[Silent Hill]]'' games use at least one [[Arc Number]] to add to the creepy factor; in [[Silent Hill Homecoming|Homecoming]], for instance, every clock in the town of Shepherd's Glen is stopped dead at exactly 2:06. This later becomes the solution to several puzzles. {{spoiler|Cutscenes and scattered documents imply that "206" was Alex's room number during his horrific stay at [[Bedlam House|Alchemilla Hospital]]; in the cutscene before the final boss fight it is also revealed that 2:06 is the time when his little brother Joshua died. }}

* The magic number in ''[[Half Minute Hero]]'', as one might guess, is 30. Each of the four main modes is 30 stages long, and also 30 seconds long, barring any attempts to turn back the clock.

* Pi in ''[[Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots]]'' shows up on number plates on cars, posters on walls, and in the lyrics to a song, amongst other places, probably to symbolise how [[Ouroboros]]-shaped the plot is.

* Pi in ''[[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots]]'' shows up on number plates on cars, posters on walls, and in the lyrics to a song, amongst other places, probably to symbolise how [[Ouroboros]]-shaped the plot is.

* There are 27 levels in the main dungeon of ''[[Dungeon Crawl]]'', the maximum level of a character is 27, and skill levels are also capped at 27.

* ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' has 69 popping around in many places, from the number of a fire truck to a military base.