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This topic is for discussing clues and potential answers to the Independent Symbol in Epic Week 2025. Please stay on topic. Remember, these riddles are designed to be challenging and require a group of people brainstorming together; don't feel intimidated if you don't know the answer right away. Every little idea can help. Research is not cheating; it is expected!

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I suspect this had somthing to do with the Atomic Bombs that fell on Japan

Or something biblical 🤔
Claine Moderator

I wonder if it's the film "Independence Day"

1) The icon is called Independent Symbol
2) The star is a common symbol of the US
3) There's a large scale destructive event in the film
We need a veteran too, as the man was a fighter once, the president as veteran from gulf war?
Kim Topic Starter Site Admin

Ooh, third clue unlocked!
Dragonfire Moderator

If we are looking at Independence-Day-the-film, perhaps Whitmore?
Dragonfire Moderator

He appears to be not-it.
Disbelieved and shunned, once a prisoner, becomes the hero above all.

Hmm....
Mina Moderator

I am not a Marvel person and don't have a sense of direction, but the star looked familiar.

Wasn't the Winter Soldier (named Bucky Barnes, as I learned just now) captured and held captive by Hydra, later unbrainwashing himself and becoming a hero? But I am unsure in general. I am sharing on the chance that someone more acquainted or awake than me might weigh in. :) Night!
That first clue seems to be an indication of apocalypse.

I doubt it's a marvel movie.
Kim Topic Starter Site Admin

Two free hints: You were right when you were focusing on Independence Day

The answer format is something that was said
Kim Topic Starter Site Admin

Congrats on solving this symbol! The answer was "Hello boys, I'm BACK!".

For those of you wondering how this answer could be arrived at, here's a quick explanation. :)
Prescience, designer of this riddle wrote:
When aliens came to destroy the world, disbelieved abductee and former combat pilot Russell Casse didn't hesitate to step forward when his planet called. With the famous, albeit drunken slurring of ‘I’m fly, I’m pilot’ he didn't realize that he had sealed his own fate, but he’d also saved his children and the lives of thousands of others by being the one who brought down the alien attack ship over area 51. His courage, despite a lifetime of mockery, derision and alcohol abuse stands as a testament to the indomitable human spirit in the face of terrible and insurmountable odds.

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