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Subject: Could the name change be because of Dare?

Dog carcass in alley this morning, tire tread on burst stomach. This city is afraid of me. I have seen it's true face. The streets are extended gutters and the gutters are full of blood and when the drains finally scab over, all the vermin will drown. The accumulated filth of all their sex and murder will foam up about their waists and all the whores and politicians will look up and shout "Save us!"...

...and I'll look down, and whisper "no."

Think about it for a second. When Bungie released it's trailer for thier current project it was named Halo 3: Recon but would later be changed to Halo 3: ODST.

We never really got a solid explanition on the name change. My theory is that once Bungie came up with the concept of Dare, the Recon girl, they dropped Recon for ODST. They could have done this to draw less attention at Dare and more on The Rookie and his squad.

What do you think?

  • 06.06.2009 7:23 AM PDT
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Maybe, but they had recon concept art for your squadmates when it was still called Halo 3 Recon, although you still played as an ODST

EDIT: Here

[Edited on 06.06.2009 7:27 AM PDT]

  • 06.06.2009 7:26 AM PDT

I think you have a point. But I think they created the Recon name just for hype, and because with ODST we will finally be able to get recon.

  • 06.06.2009 7:26 AM PDT

I think they used the Recon name just to get us all excited, because of all the hype surrounding the armour. Also we will be able to finally get the armour when ODST ships, so maybe it was a reference to that.
Edit: double post, my bad!

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  • 06.06.2009 7:27 AM PDT

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I don't think she had anything to do with it. But I do think she had her name changed from Maddie to Dare.

There was a write-up of ODST in OXM back in January. The article included an interview with Joe Staten breaking down the trailer frame by frame, and there was a comment made about an unfortunate coincidence involving a missing child in London named Maddie, and that they had changed the name to avoid controversy.

Seeing as she is the only female character in ODST (so far), it is probable that "Dare" could have been "Maddie".

  • 06.06.2009 7:37 AM PDT

"YOUR DESTRUCTION IS THE WILL OF THE GODS, AND WE ARE THEIR INSTRUMENT."

They've said plenty of times, more or less: "The name was changed because we figured it would make more sense as Halo 3 :ODST. That's because you play as an ODST." Something along those lines.

  • 06.06.2009 7:38 AM PDT

Basketball rules! So does Halo.

The Warriors of Darkness! Dominating other clans.
Surrender or Perish!

good find and you are probably correct...
never woulda thought of this =D

  • 06.06.2009 7:54 AM PDT