Easter eggs and other secrets found in the Seoul arena.
Trismegistus
On March 11, 2023, binary code was noticed on a screen in the Infirmary of Seoul by hunter Vogue. The binary translates in the format as column down, left to right and spells Trismegistus.
Trismegistus written in binary
White Rabbits (WR)
The white rabbits (commonly abbreviated as WR) are small decals hidden around Seoul. The decals only appear when viewed from ~15m or closer. There are five in total, all of which have been discovered. The white rabbits were one of three Easter eggs required to activate Level Three of THE FINALS Easter Egg Hunt.
During Closed Beta 1 on March 7, 2023, the first white rabbit was found on the "VEIN" sign outside the ___ building by hunter Grizzy. It is easiest to view in spectator mode. Contestants can stand on top of the sign, and destroy the sign too.
On March 11, Rob wrote “1 WR found in seoul 5 days… I was thinking 2.8 days per WR would be more than enough…” As CB1 was running for 14 days, this meant there were 5 white rabbits to be found; Rob also confirmed that they were only in the Seoul arena. On March 12, Rob confirmed that the WRs would stay in the game after CB1. Rob also alluded to the meaning of the white rabbits, restating that they relate directly to THE FINALS lore: "i.e. the white rabbits in the Closed Betas are actual THE FINALS lore..."
On June 17, 2024, during Closed Beta 2, another WR was found in Seoul by hunter fishxw. It is located on the south side of one of the ground-floor escalators in the Mall. The location of this WR was actually hinted at on June 13, when Rob posted a photo of a computer screen at Embark with a closeup of the WR on it.
On January 13, 2024, the third WR was found by hunter frösty. It is located on the back of a spotlight on the roof of the apartment building. Later in the month, Rob hinted at a "shy" WR being located behind some barrels. He also hinted at a "long IRL lore story" behind the WRs, and revealed that they were added to the game to honor Embark CX Lead Dusty, who'd drawn a white rabbit on his birthday card.
On February 15, the fourth WR was discovered by the player ALPHA TREN MONSTER. It is located under the stairs outside of the Data Center. This was the white rabbit that Rob hinted at being "behind some barrels." It was also discovered and confirmed by Rob that a meaning of "S LIES" from Monaco is an acronym for the locations of the white rabbits: "S: Stairs, L: Light, I: VEIN sign, E: Escalator, S: Unknown." This led hunters to search on objects and surfaces beginning with the letter S.
On February 20, Rob shared a photo of a packet of "White Rabbit" candy rested inside a large "embark" sign at Embark Studios. This was a clue to the location of the fifth white rabbit.
On March 27, the 'Bunny Bash' Easter event went live. One of the event rewards was the 'ARENA HOPPER' body paint, which depicted the white rabbit decal from Seoul on the contestant's wrist and shoulder. The shoulder WR may be a reference to the white rabbit tattoo on the shoulder of the character Dujour in The Matrix, which itself is a reference to Alice in Wonderland.
On April 5, it was revealed that the white rabbits Easter egg was required to activate Level Three of THE FINALS Easter Egg Hunt. This encouraged heightened search efforts for the fifth white rabbit.
On April 10, 2024, the fifth and final WR was found by hunter Ludonope. It is located on a sign on the third floor of the hospital building. With this find, the search was completed and the final phrase was confirmed to be "S: Stairs, L: Light, I: VEIN sign, E: Escalator, S: Sign."
White rabbit location map
White rabbit close up
The first WR
Rob's hint for the second WR
The second WR
The third WR
The fourth WR
Rob's photo clue for the fifth WR
The fifth WR
The 'ARENA HOPPER' body paint
