Bungie officially credits artist whose work was plagiarized in Marathon.

Scottish artist Fern “4nt1r34l” Hook, whose work was used in Bungie's Marathon alpha build without permission, has now been credited in the officially released game as a visual design consultant.

The details:

• Back in May 2025, Hook accused Bungie of using her artwork without permission in several visual in-game assets found in the closed alpha test of Marathon. The artist highlighted various instances where textures were directly lifted from the artwork, with some even including her name.
• Bungie shortly after acknowledged that Hook's claims were accurate and stated that a former staff member was responsible for taking her art. The developer pulled all gameplay footage from its following livestream and conducted a thorough review process to remove any "inappropriately sourced" art from the game.
• In December, Hook issued a brief statement on X, confirming that both parties had come to a suitable settlement. Months later with the full release of Marathon, fans spotted that Hook has now been credited in the game as a “visual design consultant.” Further details of the settlement are unknown, but it is possible that Hook may have been offered compensation or assisted with some of the game’s design work.