Area 52

"Woah. What the hell. They got rocket trains now?"

―B.J. Blazkowicz upon entering Area 52.

The insignia of Area 52

Area 52 is a location present in Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. It is the replacement name for the real world "Area 51" The United States Air Force facility commonly known as Area 51 is a highly classified remote detachment of Edwards Air Force Base, within the Nevada Test and Training Range.

Its real-life name is the Nevada Test and Training Range.

History

Following the event of Blazkowicz infiltration, the facility is completely destroyed. Despite, the American Resistance telling B.J to come back to assassinate one of the Übercommander.

Trivia

• In "The New Colossus", during the scene where Super Spesh talks to B.J. about the conspiracy regarding Roswell, he shows a seeming schematic of Area 52. On the map, three easter-eggs can be found:
  • In the upper "Oberkommando" area can a drawing of The Bell (Die Glocke) be found, a famous alledged German Wunderwaffe.
  • Next to it, a Haunebu Nazi-UFO can be seen outlined, another alledged Wunderwaffe.
  • In the lower area that Spesh labelled "Weird shit?" a pyramid-shaped can be seen, this looks a lot like the Geo-Front from the Japanese anime Neon Genesis Evangelion.
  • Esoteric anime references are almost never intended but geeks can't help but point it out.
• The design of the Nuclear Reactor appears to be a reference to Die Glocke.

Gallery

Concept art of the Command Control Room.

More concept art of Command Control room.

Concept art of Observation Room.

Concept art of Rajmud Wegner.

Concept art of Train inside Area 52.

More concept art of Train inside 52.

Concept art of Area 52 interior.

More concept art of Area 52 interior.

Concept Art of Area 52 in side view.

Area 52 insignia

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