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DANK MLG GAMER Jul 1, 2023 @ 11:34pm
What does OSA stand for ?
I am curios about the lore of System Shock. What does OSA stand for in universe ? I think I found an answer, The training centers for the OSA are called. "Training Orbital Station Shao Ling" ,"Training Orbital Station Ru Nang" and "Training Orbital Station Chu Lun". So maybe OSA could stand for "Orbital Station Agency" or "Orbital Security Agency". What do you think ?
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Vassago Rain Jul 2, 2023 @ 12:00am 
Organic Secret Agents.
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DANK MLG GAMER Jul 2, 2023 @ 12:08am 
Originally posted by Vassago Rain:
Organic Secret Agents.
Is that the official answer or a suggestion on your part ? I think it makes sense to be honest.
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Vassago Rain Jul 2, 2023 @ 12:27am 
Originally posted by DANK MLG GAMER:
Originally posted by Vassago Rain:
Organic Secret Agents.
Is that the official answer or a suggestion on your part ? I think it makes sense to be honest.

I've only seen them referred to as that and Orbital Security Agency. Looking glass and oldtimey epic loved giving things random shorthand names.
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Sikobae Jul 2, 2023 @ 11:43am 
Office of Secret Actions.
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ZylonBane Jul 2, 2023 @ 2:32pm 
"Office of Secret Actions" is from Wolfenstein.

The meaning of OSA in SS2 is never stated in any official materials.
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Vassago Rain Jul 2, 2023 @ 11:48pm 
Originally posted by ZylonBane:
"Office of Secret Actions" is from Wolfenstein.

The meaning of OSA in SS2 is never stated in any official materials.

Clearly it's short for Overpowered Stealth Assassins.
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Lord Of Dorkness Jul 3, 2023 @ 10:06am 
Oblong Sphere Assessors.
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Blackout4711 Jul 4, 2023 @ 12:29am 
Hehe sex words
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Blackout4711 Jul 4, 2023 @ 12:29am 
Can't type they're too rude
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Jack left town Jul 5, 2023 @ 1:26am 
Office of Strategic Amphetamines
If there was a mod that left behind psi hypo empties you'd quickly see why they're called that
Last edited by Jack left town; Jul 5, 2023 @ 1:30am
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Sikobae Jul 5, 2023 @ 2:05am 
Originally posted by ZylonBane:
"Office of Secret Actions" is from Wolfenstein.

Cue that one Total Recall clip.

Both fictional alphabet agencies have ties to the military and deal with weird occult magic to some capacity. A cynical person might say that Gray Matter lifted the acronym and filled in the blanks.

Originally posted by ZylonBane:
The meaning of OSA in SS2 is never stated in any official materials.

Better call Warren.

Originally posted by Jack left town:
If there was a mod that left behind psi hypo empties you'd quickly see why they're called that

This one.[www.systemshock.org]
Last edited by Sikobae; Jul 5, 2023 @ 2:10am
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ZylonBane Jul 5, 2023 @ 7:18am 
Originally posted by Sikobae:
Cue that one Total Recall clip.
Not sure what Arnold pulling a golf ball out of his nose has to do with this. Oh wait... no, not sure what an exploding robot head has to do with this. Oh, hey, maybe be more specific, kiddo.

Better call Warren.
Why, did he leave his refrigerator running?
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ULTRA Jul 26, 2023 @ 7:37am 
Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Originally posted by ZylonBane:
Better call Warren.
Why, did he leave his refrigerator running?

As we can see from his extensive credits in the game, Warren Spector was no less than 99.999% responsible for System Shock 2 and would know exactly what "OSA" was supposed to mean. Unfortunately it also means he intentionally omitted the information to leave us in the dark, the bastard.
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