
- THE SECRET OF MONKEY ISLAND SAFE COMBINATION PASSWORD
- THE SECRET OF MONKEY ISLAND SAFE COMBINATION SERIES
THE SECRET OF MONKEY ISLAND SAFE COMBINATION PASSWORD
THE SECRET OF MONKEY ISLAND SAFE COMBINATION SERIES
Similar to the aforementioned Tenchi example: In one episode, Lupin and Jigen break into NASA using a series of stolen voice-command passwords.She is immediately granted access as the password is entered by slapping the interface in a certain sequence which Ryouko just happened to duplicate. She grabs the interface and brutally slaps it around in frustration. In Tenchi in Tokyo Ryouko is confronted by a holographic humanoid interface demanding a password while breaking into a bank.And again in Sam and Max Save the World: Reality 2.0, where it's one of the guesses for the password to Bosco's bank account.The real password is the phrase "Leave the guns, take the cannoli." Bear's Mafia-Free Playland and Casino is "swordfish". Later, in Sam And Max Save the World: The Mole, the Mob, and the Meatball, one of Sam's guesses for the password to the back room of Ted E.In "The Thing That Wouldn't Stop It", a character demands a password before adding: ".And if you say 'swordfish,' I'll lose it!" The password ends up being " haggis". Spoofed by The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police.In issue 63 of the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (IDW) comic series, the password to get into the Sweet Apple Acres definitely-not-a-speakeasy is to "ask for a swordfish, like you're in the know".The response is "Swordfish swordfish swordfish swordfish swordfish". In The Muppet Show Comic Book, two characters meeting have a call-and-response password.Both these measures can be ignored at will in fiction if it serves the plot. In addition, they lock you out after three tries.

note Which is actually outdated - general consensus now is to make your password as long as humanly possible. Many websites and servers nowadays also require you to include mixed-case letters, number, and special characters in an effort to make your password less guessable.


Another thing that's widely overlooked in fiction is the fact that a password in most cases has to be matched with a username. Sometimes, if the pass phrase is voice-activated, and particularly easy to crack, the main characters will guess it accidentally through normal conversation. Or simply spelled out in bold lettering on your commemorative plaque or a wall poster. They are almost invariably single words, names, or dates of significance to a character which can be easily deduced using a little detective work: the clue is often right there on the desk, in the form of a picture or memento. It seems that most characters in fiction missed the memo on making a good Secret Word or pass phrase.
