In the currently running Private Beta of The Division 2, fans keep finding interesting details. The next one might just be a reference to the movie “National Treasure” starring Nicolas Cage.
What is it about? Recent discoveries suggest that The Division 2 is making the most of its setting. The current Private Beta has only been running for about 3 days, yet players are finding many cool things, references, and stories:
- An audio log in the Oval Office of the White House, clearly referencing Donald Trump and his desire for a wall to Mexico
- A glove statistic that veteran players will likely find amusing, showing the number of closed car doors
- On the “Hotel Grand Washington” mission, which is available in the beta, there is a secret loot room that can only be opened with a key.
Now it’s about a side mission from the beta that strongly reminded the folks at Polygon.com of a certain movie starring Nicolas Cage. The mission takes you to the National Archives of Washington D.C.
Steal the Declaration of Independence
This is the side mission “National Archives”: The objective of the mission is clear – the Division is to break into the National Archives and retrieve the Declaration of Independence.
As in the movie with Nicolas Cage: In “National Treasure,” Cage tries to steal the important document as well.
The reason is a map on the back of the declaration. However, this leads more to an Indiana Jones-style treasure hunt.
In The Division 2, however, it’s about something else: The goal of the side mission is also to steal the Declaration of Independence. However, in this case, it is from the clutches of the True Sons. Furthermore, the Division does not suspect a treasure map on the document, but just wants it back due to its symbolic value.
In the mission, you shoot your way through the ranks of the True Sons to get it back. However, the declaration is located in the National Archives, which is part of a stronghold. So you’ll need to make your way to dismantle it.
So is the parallel to the movie far-fetched?
One should not forget how much attention to detail was in the predecessor. For example, an Easter egg was placed at Grand Central Station that directly references the movie “I Am Legend.”
Additionally, there have already been Easter eggs for
All movies or series. It is therefore quite possible that the developers had the Cage movie in mind when designing the mission.
Have you made any other cool discoveries yourself?
