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Subject: My Theory: Sierra 320 and Sierra 259 *Updated*

Hi, I am the White Mamba Overlord of our group the ODSM.
We are not a clan, and we don't play the game for competition. Instead we play for fun, and to hang out with friends. If you are interested in joining go to our group homepage and sign up. Membership is open.
We are mostly a Halo 3: ODST group for help with achievements and stuff, but we also will play a lot of Halo 3 matchmaking.

Something tells me that these 2 people aren't even spartans, but instead they are pelicans. The word "Sierra" dosen't have to meen that they are spartans just because MC was called Sierra 117 in Halo 3. Sierra is in the Phonetic Alphabet as the letter "S" just like Alpha is for "A" and Bravo is for "B." As most of you already know in Halo CE one of the pelicans was called "Echo 419." Echo = E.

The first one says "This is Sierra 320 prepped for combat insertion." I think this sounds more like a pelican stating that they are ready for lift-off, and not a spartan.

The other one says "This is Sierra 259. We've got spartans on the ground sir. We're not going anyware." I believe this is Fred telling fleetcom that he and his spartans are on the ground. He probably wouldn't call himself Spartan 104, but instead by the pelican that he and the other spartans were on. It would be easier for fleetcom to go by that i would think.

Well that's my theory of Sierra 320 and 259. Tell me what you guys think, and please state your theories too. I would love to hear them. =P

UPDATE: Thanks to "Xalkin0" I have a better idea of who Sierra 320 is. I believe that this is Linda talking on the pelican that her, John, and James I believe are taking to a space station to destroy the Circumference's navigation data.
As far as I can remember Linda has an accent similar to the woman in the teaser.

I am going to re-read FoR to refresh my memory. As soon as I'm done I will update again.


[Edited on 06.05.2009 1:09 PM PDT]

  • 06.05.2009 9:44 AM PDT
Subject: My Theory: Sierra 420 and Sierra 259
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Well first off, it's 320 not 420.

Secondly, 259 and 320

  • 06.05.2009 9:46 AM PDT
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Sierra 320, not 420.

  • 06.05.2009 9:46 AM PDT

FORGE!

Or the S is for Shortsword and Sierra 259 or whatever it is, is just relaying info to FLEETCOM and saying that they just touched down and Sierra 259 is going to stay and help

Just a theory

  • 06.05.2009 9:48 AM PDT
Subject: My Theory: Sierra 320 and Sierra 259

Hi, I am the White Mamba Overlord of our group the ODSM.
We are not a clan, and we don't play the game for competition. Instead we play for fun, and to hang out with friends. If you are interested in joining go to our group homepage and sign up. Membership is open.
We are mostly a Halo 3: ODST group for help with achievements and stuff, but we also will play a lot of Halo 3 matchmaking.

My bad ill change that.

EDIT: It's fix'd.

[Edited on 06.05.2009 9:49 AM PDT]

  • 06.05.2009 9:48 AM PDT
Subject: My Theory: Sierra 420 and Sierra 259

the halo wiki page is just guessing right now, don't take it as fact

  • 06.05.2009 9:48 AM PDT

"If buttered toast lands buttered side down, and cats always land on their feet, then what happens when you attach buttered toast to the back of a cat?

That actually is plausible, it could well be the pilots of the pelicans dropping off spartans. It is just a teaser though, so nothing is for sure.

  • 06.05.2009 9:53 AM PDT

Remember Reach!

I like this theory as well but I don't know for sure. The fact that one of them says that we have Spartans on the ground and we're not going anywhere could either mean that they are on a ship and waiting for the Spartans to finish their job or they are saying, "I'm with the Spartans and we're not going to leave until we save the planet." Either way, I'm exciting for the fact that you get to fight along side other Spartans and against Elites... Finally... Fighting against Elites again!!!

  • 06.05.2009 9:54 AM PDT

Hi, I am the White Mamba Overlord of our group the ODSM.
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Posted by: xZcNx MarcWagz
the halo wiki page is just guessing right now, don't take it as fact

Exactly. People like to think that Halo Wiki is 100% correct, when in reality the only thing that is true from it are things from the books and confirmed things from Bungie.

  • 06.05.2009 10:01 AM PDT
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The pelican theory makes more sense than anything else I have read yet. In the book there were two pelicans with spartans on them. One was taking most of the spartans to the surface to defend the generators and the other was taking the chief, Linda, and one other spartan to the space station to destroy the Circumference's navigation data.

  • 06.05.2009 10:12 AM PDT

Hi, I am the White Mamba Overlord of our group the ODSM.
We are not a clan, and we don't play the game for competition. Instead we play for fun, and to hang out with friends. If you are interested in joining go to our group homepage and sign up. Membership is open.
We are mostly a Halo 3: ODST group for help with achievements and stuff, but we also will play a lot of Halo 3 matchmaking.

Posted by: Xalkin0
The pelican theory makes more sense than anything else I have read yet. In the book there were two pelicans with spartans on them. One was taking most of the spartans to the surface to defend the generators and the other was taking the chief, Linda, and one other spartan to the space station to destroy the Circumference's navigation data.

Yeah I completely forgot about the other pelican with the chief on it. Maybe thats Sierra 320, and it's Linda talking... As far as I remember she does have a wierd accent like the girl in the teaser trailer... Dang I need to re-read FoR... I'll probably start tonight.

  • 06.05.2009 10:25 AM PDT
Subject: My Theory: Sierra 320 and Sierra 259

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I really enjoyed reading your theory. I dont think I can come up with any of my own after that :) So I agree with you.

*WARNING*

*BOOK SPOILERS"

I just wonder how much the events are going to be different from the book. The Spartans "Insertion" to the planet in the book could change in the game though, they lost a few Spartans and Injured a few as well. I didnt like it... was too sad :P

  • 06.05.2009 10:29 AM PDT
Subject: My Theory: Sierra 320 and Sierra 259 *Updated*

This is a good theory but we will have to wait and see what is going to happen

  • 06.05.2009 10:33 AM PDT
Subject: My Theory: Sierra 420 and Sierra 259

Noobs can't handle AR/Pistol Spawns.

Posted by: scotsoe
Well first off, it's 320 not 420.

Secondly, 259 and 320

Your seriously trusting something SOMEONE edited? Some random person? Someone NOT Bungie? Really? Come on its a wiki, yeah Wikis are cool, but anyone can edit it. I still think its Pelicans dropping off soldiers, and there are two Spartans aboard the Pelicans...Which are not Spartan-259and Spartan 320...

  • 06.05.2009 10:39 AM PDT
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Most of the time if not all. If you edit something in wiki and it;s wrong other people will edit it and correct it. also these two 'spartans would have died before the end of the day just hours after they reached the ground. We already know all of the spartans who survived and either made it to castle base or were hiding outside somewhere...and these two were'nt two of them. So I think it is a pelican name as well...I hope. I don't need bungie making some excuse to bring them into the game. "oh yeah they are class 2 spartans even though Dr.Halsey never even continued that project after her patient died." That would be stupid why not play as a spartan we know survives...officially, and not made up to survive?

  • 06.05.2009 10:56 AM PDT

Great theory. And actually, Sierra was the codename attributed to the Pillar of Autum.

  • 06.05.2009 11:24 AM PDT

Hi, I am the White Mamba Overlord of our group the ODSM.
We are not a clan, and we don't play the game for competition. Instead we play for fun, and to hang out with friends. If you are interested in joining go to our group homepage and sign up. Membership is open.
We are mostly a Halo 3: ODST group for help with achievements and stuff, but we also will play a lot of Halo 3 matchmaking.

Posted by: Wolverfrog
Great theory. And actually, Sierra was the codename attributed to the Pillar of Autum.

For real? Where did you find this? In the books?
If this is true, it would clear up a lot of the confusion and we could basically confirm that these are some sort of aircraft and not spartans.(Note that I said "basically." I know it's not 100% for sure untill the release or untill Bungie confirms it).

  • 06.05.2009 11:40 AM PDT
Subject: My Theory: Sierra 320 and Sierra 259 *Updated*
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Sierra 259 is most likely a pelican because he says "We have spartans on the ground".

[Edited on 06.05.2009 11:50 AM PDT]

  • 06.05.2009 11:50 AM PDT
Subject: My Theory: Sierra 420 and Sierra 259

Check out the group, Planet Reach and talk about Bungie's next game without the annoyance of the public forum. Oh and it's nice there too.

You thought you had lag, it took Jesus 3 days to re-spawn.

In Halo 3 they refer to Master Chief as Sierra 117. In the trailer the person talking refers to himself as Sierra 259. And he says you have Spartans on the ground, WE aren't going anywhere.

  • 06.05.2009 11:51 AM PDT
Subject: My Theory: Sierra 320 and Sierra 259 *Updated*

Hi, I am the White Mamba Overlord of our group the ODSM.
We are not a clan, and we don't play the game for competition. Instead we play for fun, and to hang out with friends. If you are interested in joining go to our group homepage and sign up. Membership is open.
We are mostly a Halo 3: ODST group for help with achievements and stuff, but we also will play a lot of Halo 3 matchmaking.

Posted by: Another one
In Halo 3 they refer to Master Chief as Sierra 117. In the trailer the person talking refers to himself as Sierra 259. And he says you have Spartans on the ground, WE aren't going anywhere.

Ok, but say it is a pelican. What would make more sense? "We are Sierra 259....." or "This is Sierra 259......" He may not be refering to himself, but instead the pelican he was on.

In Halo CE Echo 419 said many times durring the game "This is Echo 419......" Do you think her name or class or whatever is Echo? I think not. It's the name of the pelican.

[Edited on 06.05.2009 12:00 PM PDT]

  • 06.05.2009 11:59 AM PDT

Check out the group, Planet Reach and talk about Bungie's next game without the annoyance of the public forum. Oh and it's nice there too.

You thought you had lag, it took Jesus 3 days to re-spawn.

It only makes sense that Sierra (S) 259 means Spartan 259. The fact that a pelican was called Echo 419 is irrelevant. We have proof that other Spartans were called Sierra. There was never a pelican with the call sign of Sierra.


[Edited on 06.05.2009 12:03 PM PDT]

  • 06.05.2009 12:03 PM PDT

Hi, I am the White Mamba Overlord of our group the ODSM.
We are not a clan, and we don't play the game for competition. Instead we play for fun, and to hang out with friends. If you are interested in joining go to our group homepage and sign up. Membership is open.
We are mostly a Halo 3: ODST group for help with achievements and stuff, but we also will play a lot of Halo 3 matchmaking.

Posted by: Another one
...............There was never a pelican with the call sign of Sierra.

What makes you so sure of that? There weren't any in the books but I know that Bungie hasn't ever really went by the books. They have never went againsed them but never with them.(Cept the Flood but that was made after Halo CE in which case, the book went with the game. Not the other way around).
And the only spartan called Sierra was MC if I remember correctly. (Haven't read the books in a while so I don't remember for sure).

EDIT: And I'm just using Echo 419 as an example.

[Edited on 06.05.2009 12:15 PM PDT]

  • 06.05.2009 12:09 PM PDT
Subject: My Theory: Sierra 420 and Sierra 259

Mike Lowery: [singing] Bad boys, bad boys what ya gonna do? What ya gonna do when we come for you?
[Marcus starts ad-libbing the first verse]
Mike Lowery: Dude, you gotta learn the words.
Marcus Burnett: We usually only do the chorus

sierra was UNSC codeword for spartans

  • 06.05.2009 12:19 PM PDT
Subject: My Theory: Sierra 320 and Sierra 259 *Updated*

Check out the group, Planet Reach and talk about Bungie's next game without the annoyance of the public forum. Oh and it's nice there too.

You thought you had lag, it took Jesus 3 days to re-spawn.

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Posted by: Another one
...............There was never a pelican with the call sign of Sierra.

What makes you so sure of that? There weren't any in the books but I know that Bungie hasn't ever really went by the books. They have never went againsed them but never with them.(Cept the Flood but that was made after Halo CE in which case, the book went with the game. Not the other way around).
And the only spartan called Sierra was MC if I remember correctly. (Haven't read the books in a while so I don't remember for sure).

EDIT: And I'm just using Echo 419 as an example.


No we don't have proof that no pelican had a call sign of Sierra, but we do have proof it was used for Spartans. So for me, that's enough to make your theory a shot in the dark, with minimal proof, at best.

But just to be clear. I'm not calling you stupid or your thread stupid. Speculation is good. I'm just providing proof that Sierra was used for Spartans and we have no proof it was used for Pelicans. Speculation usually has some root in fact and I see no fact in your speculation.

[Edited on 06.05.2009 12:24 PM PDT]

  • 06.05.2009 12:21 PM PDT
Subject: My Theory: Sierra 420 and Sierra 259

Posted by: Billygoat456
I'll bring the tritium laser cutters if you bring the beer!

Funny story.

Actually wasn't their pelican called Bravo-001?

  • 06.05.2009 12:22 PM PDT

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