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Subject: Starship Troopers, HALO, Looks alike?
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Hey, I just sat down and watched Starship Troopers again... (because standing that long is a pain... lol)

BUT, I noticed that some things are simular to what I have seen in HALO and for HALO 2...

Longsword: Not named is ST but looks like it.

Bug plasma: The big covie weapon in E3 demo that is blown up.

Troopers: Look like marines.

Drop Ships and space ships are also alike.

Just wanted to point it out. I do not think they are related, considering the book was written in the 50's!

  • 04.22.2004 10:02 AM PDT
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The similarities are very cool. I love that movie. It's a hardcore Sci-Fi movie, and Halo is a hardcore Sci-Fi game.

  • 04.22.2004 10:09 AM PDT
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well, when youve got tactical power armour, there aint many options for the style of it, so theyre gonna look something alike, but otherwise theyre completely different, as th humans thisa time are not ruled by a fascist super government who executes or whips anyone who does anything. nor do they have losses of 500,000 per battle, nor are they fighting huge bugs, the humans in halo are fighting a conglomeration of sentient species who call themselves The Covenant

  • 04.22.2004 10:10 AM PDT
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the bugs in starship troopers were sentient

  • 04.22.2004 10:23 AM PDT
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Anatomically, some of the covenant are very bug-like. The Elites with their mandibles, the Hunters with their spikes, and the Jackals with their bug-like eyes. You don't have to mention so much info because most people already knew what the Covenant are.

The similarities are there, whether you want to deny it or not. I'm not saying it's a bad thing, I think it's cool.

[Edited on 4/22/2004 10:35:22 AM]

  • 04.22.2004 10:33 AM PDT
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Well, all good responses.

I do not think that the likeness of the two are related, much.

And the troopers look like marines because they are both human, with body armor.

I just wanted to share.

  • 04.22.2004 11:08 AM PDT
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So so true, but hey, whos complainin'. I know exactly what ur saying, even the rifles have striking resemblance, apart from everything else.

  • 04.22.2004 11:20 AM PDT