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Subject: The 5 Banner Characters - What is the far-left one holding?

Note: When I'm guessing these, I'm not just suggesting Spartans who fought on Reach, but any Spartan even mentioned in the official book Halo: The Fall of Reach.

Okay, so looking at the 5 Spartans in the forum banner, you can basically assume:
Left - ??? - James???
Mid-left - Kelly-087 - Small Spartan with great speed.
Center - John-117 - Obviously would be at center.
Mid-right - Fred-104 - Seems to be holding combat knife, which was his specialty.
Right- Linda-058 - Sniper Rifle = obvious

So, that just leaves the one at the far left. Look at the object that this Spartan is holding. It appears to be an arm, if you look at it closely. This would suggest that it could be James, who lost an arm while fighting a Hunter. The only problem with this would be that James was never a member of Blue Team, and the other 4 were. The ripped arm theory is a stretch, I know.

Other likely Spartans (Spartan-II members of Blue Team at some point in time)
Kurt-051
Will-043
Samuel-034

EDIT: One more possibility - I remember reading somewhere in Halo: First Strike about a Spartan using a Warthog turret as a gun while they retreat to the building with Dr. Halsey. I don't feel like re-reading. At that time in the book, they were still on planet reach. I want to say it was Will?
-Never mind, I took a quick skim through First Strike and it was Kelly who was holding a detached Warthog gun. That doesn' t really help us.

Thoughts?


[Edited on 06.03.2009 6:35 PM PDT]

  • 06.03.2009 10:13 AM PDT
Subject: The 5 Banner Characters - Is one holding an arm?
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Interesting theory and good spotting on the weapons until you got to the arm part haha but I guess this would be cool although I would like it better if they had other cool characters other than MC as the main char this time around

  • 06.03.2009 10:16 AM PDT

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Well I've read the fall of reach which Im guessing their basing this game on, I'll probally re-read it soon, I've read it once, but I dont remember "James" loosing a arm, I might have forgotten, but it looks like a shotgun and or a brute shot, which doesnt make sense, because brutes weren't on reach. And Samual died on a Covernant ship if Im correct, also, in Halo Wars, you hear spartan's shouting For "samual", but I think he was still alive.

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  • 06.03.2009 10:17 AM PDT
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look around his leg. you can see the ammo belt of a machinegun.

  • 06.03.2009 10:20 AM PDT

It looks like a turret to me.

  • 06.03.2009 10:22 AM PDT

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Looks like a mini-gun style, warthog type, turret like gun to me. Toward the end of the barrel(s) you can see the triangular support bracket holding the 3 barrels together.

  • 06.03.2009 10:25 AM PDT

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I don't think that spartan ever came back to combat service after having a hunter melt it off.

To me, what he is holding is a turrent he recently ripped off a few minutes to go.


Posted by: pioTROFFski
Okay, so looking at the 5 Spartans in the forum banner, you can basically assume:
Left - ??? - james
Mid-left - Kelly-087 - Small Spartan with great speed.
Center - John-117 - Obviously would be at center.
Mid-right - Fred-104 - Seems to be holding combat knife, which was his specialty.
Right- Linda-058 - Sniper Rifle = obvious

So, that just leaves the one at the far left. Look at the object that this Spartan is holding. It appears to be an arm, if you look at it closely. This would suggest that it could be James, who lost an arm while fighting a Hunter. The only problem with this would be that James was never a member of Blue Team, and the other 4 were.

Other likely Spartans (Spartan-II members of Blue Team at some point in time)
Kurt-051
Will-043
Samuel-034

Thoughts?

  • 06.03.2009 10:26 AM PDT
Subject: The 5 Banner Characters - What is the far-left one holding?
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Edit: You revised your OP, I'll revise my post.

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I think we can all agree that Chief looks like a pimp in the picture.

  • 06.03.2009 10:44 AM PDT

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It looks like a turret to me.

  • 06.03.2009 10:50 AM PDT

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i believe the far left is samuel, since he was the BIGGEST and strongest spartan

  • 06.03.2009 10:54 AM PDT

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i believe the far left is samuel, since he was the BIGGEST and strongest spartan


Sam died long before the Battle for Reach. He was the first SPARTAN to die once they were equipped with there MARK-IV armor.

  • 06.03.2009 10:55 AM PDT

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Far left soldier I believe is holding a mini gun like this.

  • 06.03.2009 11:11 AM PDT
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i dont care what it is, look at him! Just look at him!
What a beast

  • 06.03.2009 11:47 AM PDT
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I'm 100% sure that the far left is someone in MJOLNIR mark III wielding a minigun.

  • 06.03.2009 11:57 AM PDT

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Posted by: pioTROFFski
Okay, so looking at the 5 Spartans in the forum banner, you can basically assume:
Left - ??? - James???
Mid-left - Kelly-087 - Small Spartan with great speed.
Center - John-117 - Obviously would be at center.
Mid-right - Fred-104 - Seems to be holding combat knife, which was his specialty.
Right- Linda-058 - Sniper Rifle = obvious


I agree about James, Fred and Kelly.
Linda and MC didn't go on that planet.
Maybe instead of MC and Linda there are Will and Malcolm (red team).

Sam have already died in that time and Kurt didn't go on Reach.

  • 06.03.2009 12:32 PM PDT
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If the game is based on the Battle of Reach. Then John will not be there, because he is in Orbit during the time of the battle.

  • 06.03.2009 12:45 PM PDT
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i used to think the far left one was an elite and i thought that he was holding a brute shot, but your theory makes a whole lot more sense.

  • 06.03.2009 12:51 PM PDT
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I have to admit the first thing I thought of when I saw the image was an arm but it could be a brand new weapon to be honest and we may be thinking too much into this.

  • 06.03.2009 12:56 PM PDT

The far left guy looks like John and a Brute had a baby.

  • 06.03.2009 6:18 PM PDT

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The only problem with this would be that James was never a member of Blue Team
Incorrect. James was a member of Blue Team in the museum on Sigma Octanus when he lost his arm during their first encounter with Hunters.

Though never stated explicitly, I suspect he replaced Kurt (who replaced Sam).

  • 06.03.2009 6:33 PM PDT

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Posted by: DarkDEVASTAT10N
If the game is based on the Battle of Reach. Then John will not be there, because he is in Orbit during the time of the battle.

but he was there when he was saving them after Halo

  • 06.03.2009 6:41 PM PDT

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thats REALLY REALLY stupid. This game is clearly based on the battle of reach. Several spartans state their names: Sierra-327 and Sierra-259. Anybody remember who they were?

  • 06.03.2009 7:06 PM PDT

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