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Subject: The Rookie's Name...

Posted by: Legend Killers1
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Posted by: Legend Killers1
The ones you mentioned are SPARTANs, not ODSTs so none of them can be the Rookie. Nevertheless, nice find with JD, I never would have noticed that.

You're probably still right that his identity will fit in with some previous halo games though.
true, they're all three spartans.

buuuuuuuut, at the time Halo: ODST takes place, they're all either inactive or MIA. *reported* MIA, mind you. doesn't mean they actually are.

(by the way, i mean actual MIA, not MIA as in "they died, but are listed MIA")
They wouldn't be MIA if they were aboard an orbiting ship, in an ODST uniform, about to drop. Doesn't really make sense that it could somehow be one of the Spartan's without their MJOLNIR armour. Well done for speculating about his identity though, I have absolutely no clue who it might be lol.
check it:

at the time they were reported MIA (or reported to be in cryo sleep) they recieved a special briefing. they were needed on earth, but the presence of a SPARTAN would draw too much attention. so, they resuited them up in an ODST uniform and gave them a new approach: become an ODST rookie, and fight without drawing attention to yourself.

then they were FALSELY reported as MIA.

remember that just because their status is MIA, doesn't mean they're actually missing.

  • 06.03.2009 7:28 AM PDT

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My guess is that JD stand for "John Doe". You know, like what the government calls a person they cant identify the name of. Like "Jaine Doe" for a female.

  • 06.03.2009 7:30 AM PDT
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John Doe.

  • 06.03.2009 7:32 AM PDT

Posted by: SnakeRunner40
John Doe.
hmm. possible.

i hadn't thought of that.

but see, since his name is classified, it makes me think Bungie is planning on revealing his name eventually.

so if they do plan on that, then they (most likely) wouldn't name him John Doe.

  • 06.03.2009 7:36 AM PDT

Posted by: dvfah
check it:

at the time they were reported MIA (or reported to be in cryo sleep) they recieved a special briefing. they were needed on earth, but the presence of a SPARTAN would draw too much attention. so, they resuited them up in an ODST uniform and gave them a new approach: become an ODST rookie, and fight without drawing attention to yourself.

then they were FALSELY reported as MIA.

remember that just because their status is MIA, doesn't mean they're actually missing.
Possibly, but I still think that ONI would rather send in spartans in their MJOLNIR armour that ODST gear. ODSTs aren't any better at stealth missions than SPARTANS are (The Fall Of Reach describes one or two of these).

My opinion: Very good theory, but probably not going to happen.

  • 06.03.2009 7:38 AM PDT

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They probably wont reveal his name. Its like how you dont see Chief's face. This way, the rookie can be who you want him to be. So that "you" feel more into the story as an odst intead of being some guy you dont know. "You" are the rookie, not (insert first name) (insert last name).

  • 06.03.2009 7:41 AM PDT

Posted by: mouseboy00
They probably wont reveal his name. Its like how you dont see Chief's face. This way, the rookie can be who you want him to be. So that "you" feel more into the story as an odst intead of being some guy you dont know. "You" are the rookie, not (insert first name) (insert last name).
I wouldn't be surprised if these turned out to be true. Like you said, it fits the bungie style.

  • 06.03.2009 7:45 AM PDT

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it could be a bungie employe that has those enishals.

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Jericho? Jacob? Justin?
They'd name him something that suited his personality, if they name him john i'd want to punch bungie in the face. But his surname could be anything, you could basically make a surname anything and everything like Backwater?? probably is already a surname.

  • 06.03.2009 7:48 AM PDT

lol My first thought was also of John Dorian. I love Scrubs.

I wonder which of the other ODST's is his "brown bear"

  • 06.03.2009 7:50 AM PDT
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its probably john all good guys are called john (except bad ones)

Spartan 117 - john

Sgt forge (halo wars) - john

Rookie - john

=0

  • 06.03.2009 7:50 AM PDT

Posted by: Morbaz
all good guys are called john (except bad ones)


LOL

  • 06.03.2009 7:55 AM PDT

Old School

na i doubt heavily that he is a spartan at all, especially if you take into acount his height an weight. let alone the fact that he runs as slow as a normal ODST

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Probably John Doe.

  • 06.03.2009 9:40 PM PDT

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