{"id":1791949,"date":"2026-02-25T09:50:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T06:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1791949"},"modified":"2026-02-25T09:50:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T06:50:39","slug":"marathon-reveals-one-final-character-trailer-ahead-of-its-server-slam-test-the-humble-rook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1791949","title":{"rendered":"Marathon reveals one final character trailer ahead of its server slam test &#8211; the humble Rook"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/marathon-2025\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Marathon (2025)<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Marathon reveals one final character trailer ahead of its server slam test &#8211; the humble Rook<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Get what you can.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/marathon-rook.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Marathon Rook.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"marathon-rook.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"320\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Bungie<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/connor-makar\">Connor Makar<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Staff Writer<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-02-25T09:50:39+00:00\">Feb. 25, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marathon-reveals-one-final-character-trailer-ahead-of-its-server-slam-test-the-humble-rook?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          2 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"22d4da80-cbfb-48da-8b63-ca4c6bd7817c\" data-name=\"Marathon (2025)\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Marathon (2025)\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Marathon (2025)\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Marathon (2025)\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Marathon (2025)\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Marathon (2025)\" title=\"Follow Marathon (2025)\"><br \/>\n  Follow Marathon (2025)<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Bungie has released another Marathon short cinematic trailer for one of its playable characters \/ shells, this time for Rook. All this only a few days prior to the game&#8217;s scheduled Server Slam test.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike prior trailers, which show off the combat prowess of the various types of shells players can use, Rook is a scavenger keen on looting scraps rather than taking on fights themselves. We see them temporarily turn NPC enemies friendly, only to be scared by one of the other shells they&#8217;re looting and unloading their gun haphazardly.<\/p>\n<p>This then turns the pacifism off from those NPCs, causing rook to run away with their ill-gotten goods. It&#8217;s the classic loot goblin archetype from extraction shooters, for players keen on avoiding fights and being a bit of a vulture in-game. We even see alien vulture-like creatures throughout the trailer, hitting the point home.<\/p>\n<p>As mentioned above, this marks yet another character trailer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-come-has-come-for-you-to-judge-marathon-for-yourself-again-theres-a-new-server-slam-running-late-feb-into-march\">ahead of the Marathon Server Slam<\/a>. Between the 26th February until the 2nd March. During this time, anyone interested in trying out Marathon will be able to do so for free, ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marathon-soars-to-steams-top-sellers-after-release-date-reveal\">the game&#8217;s full release on the 5th March<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In other Marathon news, the developers recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bungie-outlines-marathon-networking-and-security-features\">released information about the game&#8217;s security features and anti-cheat initiatives<\/a>, stating there will be no second chances for those found cheating in Bungie&#8217;s upcoming extraction shooter. The game continues to show signs of early popularity even before its released, sticking to the upper echelons of Steam&#8217;s Top Sellers page prior to its debut.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Bungie has released another Marathon short cinematic trailer for one of its playable characters \/ shells, this time for Rook. All this only a few days prior to the game&#8217;s scheduled Server Slam test.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike prior trailers, which show off the combat prowess of the various types of shells players can use, Rook is a scavenger keen on looting scraps rather than taking on fights themselves. We see them temporarily turn NPC enemies friendly, only to be scared by one of the other shells they&#8217;re looting and unloading their gun haphazardly.<\/p>\n<p>This then turns the pacifism off from those NPCs, causing rook to run away with their ill-gotten goods. It&#8217;s the classic loot goblin archetype from extraction shooters, for players keen on avoiding fights and being a bit of a vulture in-game. We even see alien vulture-like creatures throughout the trailer, hitting the point home.<\/p>\n<p>As mentioned above, this marks yet another character trailer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-come-has-come-for-you-to-judge-marathon-for-yourself-again-theres-a-new-server-slam-running-late-feb-into-march\">ahead of the Marathon Server Slam<\/a>. Between the 26th February until the 2nd March. During this time, anyone interested in trying out Marathon will be able to do so for free, ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marathon-soars-to-steams-top-sellers-after-release-date-reveal\">the game&#8217;s full release on the 5th March<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In other Marathon news, the developers recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bungie-outlines-marathon-networking-and-security-features\">released information about the game&#8217;s security features and anti-cheat initiatives<\/a>, stating there will be no second chances for those found cheating in Bungie&#8217;s upcoming extraction shooter. The game continues to show signs of early popularity even before its released, sticking to the upper echelons of Steam&#8217;s Top Sellers page prior to its debut.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Marathon (2025) Marathon reveals one final character trailer ahead of its server slam test &#8211; the humble Rook Get what you can. 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