- The Slayer
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This is an idea I have had for a while now, before Halo 3 was even a 'public' gem. That's right, ever since the level 'Cairo Station' (Halo 2) was played in front of my face, I have been wanting to see a Drone [Yanme'e], become more than just a 'green chew toy'. Ever since I first saw the pitiful bugs on Cairo Station, I asked myself, "Why can't I ride these suckers!?"
Halo 3 arrives, having my curious mouth shut over the years, I wonder if the Drones will make a come back and become a sort of 'air based Mongoose'. Approaching the Drones on 'Crow's nest', I am filled with hope! Though to my misfortune, I was never given the option to board the creature, or even ride it 'broke back'. You can even try it yourselves, holding RB near the blue winged creatures does nothing!
I began to break it all down though; just because the water on 'Valhalla' can sweep up the Spartan/Elite bodies during an intense game of multiplayer, doesn't mean the Drones can. Spartans/Elites are very heavy objects, with what their armor and all. So, it is an issue of weight I assume. Halo 2 and Halo 3 never had the ability to ride the Drones because of the sheer weight the playable characters hold.......
You are more than likely wondering what this has to do with Halo 3: ODST. It has everything to do with it! In Halo 3: ODST, you are an ODST rookie without any MJOLNIR armor, or Elite mandibles (Making you very light). Wondering if a Drone can actually support the weight of an ODST? Wonder no more. Shown below are images taken in-game Halo 3 of a Drone on 'Crow's Nest' carrying a marine. I am sure there is barely a weight difference between an ODST and a Marine.
So, in Halo: 3 ODST, do you you all think Drones should be the new 'above ground Mongoose'? I propose that when you encounter the Drones as the Rookie, you will be able to stun them with your SMG and then be able to put a makeshift UNSC saddle on the flying Drone's backs. The saddle/Drone combo would be very similar to Nintendo's 'Yoshi' and would be easy and simple to get on/off with. The Drones, once wrangled would enter 'Mount Mode', the ridable version of the majestic creature. The controls are irrelevant to this idea, and could easily mimic the controls of a 'Hornet', or a 'Mongoose'.
So, in Halo 3: ODST I think we should finally be able to ride the Drones! What say you, Bungie/ODST loving community?
I want ideas! (It is rather late (early I suppose), sorry for any spelling mistakes or grammar issues)
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Front view of Drone|Side view of Drone[Illustrating its ability to carry the weight of a marine][Of course you would ride the Drone, not having it ride you]
Drone in 'Mount Mode'[The Drone's body is surely capable of holding a saddle sitting marine]
Yoshi[Without rider]
Yoshi[With rider]
[Edited on 06.22.2009 5:18 AM PDT]