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Subject: Halo: Reach... Return of the Spirit dropship?

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Hi all,

Remember that feeling of dread in the original Halo where you turn a corner and see the U-shaped dropship unleash an onslaught of Grunts, Jackals and Elites? On Legendary...
I do too.

It's high time that the Spirit returns in Halo: Reach. Remember, the Spirit went out of use after the events of Ghosts of Onyx.

Your valued thoughts and opinions?

  • 06.09.2009 8:03 AM PDT

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Definitely. I would be so excited to see that in the game.

  • 06.09.2009 8:05 AM PDT
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Well it is a prequel, so it should be in there.

  • 06.09.2009 8:07 AM PDT

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Phantoms are good but they're very easy to destroy. You couldn't even scratch the Spirit in the original which made them far more deadly.
The smooth features and flickering energy between the forked sections made it look beautiful.

  • 06.09.2009 8:08 AM PDT
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well if u ask me they were a bit of a fail.

Other than looking quite cool, the Phantom was much better in terms of looking like a dropship and having similar characteristics of a Pelican.

I prefer the Phantom to be honest, especially the way the interior is, but it really makes no difference - as long as Covenant drop out it, I'm cool with that.

Also, out of interest why did the Spirit get replaced by the Phantom.

Oh, and on a side note, they probably will be included as Halo Wars (also set during the events of Reach) only had Spirits - no Phantoms at all.

  • 06.09.2009 8:12 AM PDT
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Posted by: ajw34307
Phantoms are good but they're very easy to destroy. You couldn't even scratch the Spirit in the original which made them far more deadly.
The smooth features and flickering energy between the forked sections made it look beautiful.


guess why you couldn't scratch the spirit? because it's indestructible.
and in the H3 campaign, you don't get to blow up too many phantoms, except for a mission or two.

  • 06.09.2009 8:12 AM PDT

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I know they were indestructible.

Phantoms appear in almost every mission in Halo 3.

[Edited on 06.09.2009 8:17 AM PDT]

  • 06.09.2009 8:14 AM PDT
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If the spirit is remade, you better be able to run up to it while it is landing and jump into it, I always tried doing that in Halo:CE but it never worked!

Also, I want to grunts doing back hand springs or whatever they did when they came out of the spirit in Halo: CE.

  • 06.09.2009 8:27 AM PDT
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Wort, wort, wort!

The spirit was always my fav drop ship :D. I didnt really notice it being off in Halo 2, and while playing Halo 3 I remembered days of Halo CE and realized... Zomg wheres the original drop ship? I guess its outta service... Yes I want it back! Hunters were owned by it!!

  • 06.09.2009 8:41 AM PDT

By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

You mean when Cortana took control of it over Captain Keyes and used her woman-driving powers?
;) jk

But yeah, I never really undersood why the Spirit became obselete. Anyone able to shed some light on that?

  • 06.09.2009 8:45 AM PDT

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:)
The person who said participating is important, not winning, obviously never won anything.

Spirits would kick the Phantoms ass :D

  • 06.09.2009 8:52 AM PDT

...spirits looked stupid if you ask me.
Technically they should be weaker than Phantoms, but because Bungie didn't want to design them explosions and damage it is indestructible.
It's funny that people think that is a good thing =/

  • 06.09.2009 10:00 AM PDT
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I'd like to see them and the Shadow.

  • 06.09.2009 10:06 AM PDT

Posted by: Insane Brandon
I'd like to see them and the Shadow.


Exactly what i was going to say loved the spirits and would be nice to see the shadow which wasn't used to its full potential in Halo 2.

  • 06.09.2009 10:13 AM PDT

By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

I see there are mixed opinions of the Spirit here, but you can't argue that canonwise they should appear.

  • 06.09.2009 10:14 AM PDT

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I loved those dropships hope there in this game.

  • 06.09.2009 10:18 AM PDT

if they do put them in the game they need a slight redesign.

I always wondered how the hell hunters could fit in those little tubes along with a bunch of elites and grunts...

  • 06.09.2009 10:27 AM PDT

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Posted by: xZcNx MarcWagz
if they do put them in the game they need a slight redesign.

I always wondered how the hell hunters could fit in those little tubes along with a bunch of elites and grunts...


Why do you think the pair of hunter always comes alone

  • 06.09.2009 10:30 AM PDT

because it would be unbalanced gameplay wise to fight elites grunts and hunters at the same time.

Regardless a hunter could still not really fit in that ship

  • 06.09.2009 10:32 AM PDT

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The Hunters are dropped from the rear section by a gravity lift, not placed inside the transport section.

  • 06.09.2009 10:40 AM PDT