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BOOM!! kneeshot!... hey, wait.
now while I don't dispute whether this game will actually be based on the characters from Fall of Reach or not. The silhouettes are very compelling in saying yes. I am having a guess that if it's not, that this could be Bungie's first foray into Team Fortress territory with the introduction of squad classes.
Now obviously this wouldn't be a complete rip of team fortress classes. Like "oo that guy in the halo reach poster has a knife, he must be a spy", because those sort of classes just wouldn't fit into the halo universe. There just wouldn't be a place on the battlefield in the war against a covenant army for a spy IMO. /the whole reason a spy works in team fortress is that the enemy count is small and you have the ability to trick real people by taking the form of the enemy. Whilst I would find it funny to see a Spartan trying to fit himself into chieftain armor or even a grunt's breathing apparatus I just cant see it happening. The only way i could imagine a spy-ish class working with aspects of the halo universe is possibly with a built in short time camo like the elites have, but as far as i'm aware the UNSC hasn't got its hand on that sort of technology at that point in the time line. Or possibly removing the idea of a Spy and just something a bit stealthy, eg silenced weapons, flash bangs, radar jammer.
However spy/infiltrator class aside, the silhouettes could imply some of the other squad based archetypes you might suspect. You clearly could have a heavy gunner, sniper, and general assault class and they would all be feasible. Other sort of classes i imagine could work in the halo universe would be medic (however do Spartans need medics if they have shields? heh maybe mechanic), anti vehicle/demolitions (you got rocket launchers, trip mines), hell maybe even a transport guy; i mean how long have fans been asking to use pelicans in battle. Anyways that's just an idea of what they might be doing, if the silhouettes implying the characters from fall of reach is a ruse. So yeah feel free to discuss, insult me or watever. jus throwing that out there however unlikely.
[Edited on 06.10.2009 4:38 AM PDT]