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Subject: Top 10 best Halo moments

I started up the heated debate on whether the SPARTAN-II in the cryo tube near the end of Reach is really Linda.
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Here are, what I personally believe, are the top 10 greatest Halo moments. Please post up what you believe are the 10 greatest.

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9.The Maw
The opening of this scene is absolutly breathtaking, and this is from 2001! The whole level is loved by veteran Halo fans.

8.The Halo: Reach Beta
I was pumped for the Beta. I had Astronomy that day, and the download was taking forever! Plus the servers crashed. But when I finally was able to use that jetpack, I kept on replaying this in my head

7.Lone Wolf ending
This level creeps me out. The skybox and endless waves of enemies make me truly feel the world (Reach) is coming to an End. The music that plays when Noble Six dies is extremely creepy and marks the death of one of the last members of Beta Company/Noble Team. But what really got me was when you see his/her helmet 50 years or so later with a beautiful re-terraformed environment. The music and Halsey's eulogy is nostalgic, making me remember the past 10 years of memories. Another feeling was Dr. Malcom's famous quote, "Life will find a way."

6.Halo 2 ending
For some people, Halo 2's campaign was horrible. Unfortunately those people weren't born with the ability to love good things. Master Chief's famous last lines in the game are amongst the most memorable.

5.Enter, the Gravemind
Gravemind's famous quote "I am a monument to all of your sins" has been burned into the minds of every Halo 2 fan. It is quite poetic and just shows how devlish the Gravemind is. This scene is both creepy and bad-ass.

4.Finding Cortana
Everybody knows how painful Cortana was, the mission was difficult as hell on Legendary. Normally it wouldn't make sense for a Spartan to go in and rescue an AI. Any other would probably just go to the halo ring and destroy it. But the fact that Chief risked his own life to get Cortana, is meaningful. But what makes this moment special is after all fighting you go through, the screen goes black and a silence enters the room. Then you hear Cortana in a weakened voice say "You've found me." This scene is truly incredible and rightfully deserves a spot on this list. Plus the converstation between them is very humorus, with Chief just resting on his arm.

3.Starry Night
The Starry Night trailer is in a way a predecesor of the Halo 4 reveal. It starts off very calm, and you don't even know it's Halo. Then suddenly ACTION! Watching Master Chief run headfirst into battle without even seeing what he's about to fight just shows how bad-ass Halo is. This trailer, hopefully, was shown in some theaters. When Chief, makes that jump, I feel like I am falling.

NOTE: The Halo 4 reveal goes onto this spot too. It basically has the same effect that the Starry Night trailer did. Except I saw it live, and it COMPLETELY caught me off guard and left me freaking out for hours afterwords.

2.Halo 3 announcement
To this day, this trailer is downright bad-ass. Even though it contains no action at all, it still gets me pumped.

1.Without a doubt, the GREATEST Halo moment, no need for an explanation


I'll actually fill in 10-4 later, I can't think of what they are right now.

  • 06.22.2011 11:36 PM PDT

10. Spartan Program
9. Discovery of Covenant
8. Forerunner Assistance
7. Installation 05
6. Flood Discovery
5. Fight for Earth
4. Fall of Reach
3. Discovery of Installation 04
2. Destruction of Installation 04B
1. Alliance of Humans and Elites

  • 06.22.2011 11:47 PM PDT

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...I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT HALO

  • 06.23.2011 12:44 AM PDT

I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me.
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In no particular order,

- The endings of all 4 Halo games: "Just dust and echoes"; "Sir, finishing this fight"; "Wake me, when you need me"; Noble 6 fighting Elites until he's overwhelmed
- The cutscene with Rtas in Halo 3
- The cutscene with Truth being killed in Halo 3
- Starry Night Halo 3 trailer
- From First Strike, Unyielding Heiroplant (spelling?) blowing up as Admiral Whitcomb lured all the Covenant ships into it
- From First Strike, the slipspace battle
- From Ghosts of Onyx, Kurt dying

  • 06.23.2011 6:59 AM PDT

Show Faith/Defy Fate

Wait... For Number 1, isnt the part where Hood says Negative Commander. Not against a ship that size, not on your own", during the cut scene when the covenant ship slips out of New Mombasa? Doesnt he say "Ill vector two heavies for star side intercept" right after that? And then Keyes says that theres no time and that they have to follow the ship. I may be confused but I'd appreciate it if someone can confirm this for me.

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  • 06.23.2011 8:01 AM PDT

I started up the heated debate on whether the SPARTAN-II in the cryo tube near the end of Reach is really Linda.
I created the Moa XING avatar pic.
Also I earned the All Star nameplate with this submission to Week 14 All Stars http://www.bungie.net/images/News/Inline11/bwu_0415/art/likea boss.jpg

um, what?

  • 06.23.2011 2:07 PM PDT
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NOT INTO THE LONG GRASS!

Where the hell is the Halo 3 legendary ending?

While I wasn't a fan of Halo 3 myself, the ending was the best scene ever, easily.

NOT INTO THE LONG GRASS!

  • 06.23.2011 2:13 PM PDT
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Ad eundum quo nemo ante iit

Number one has to be 04B rising out of the smoke.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LI30TaOKWU#t=00m40s

  • 06.23.2011 3:25 PM PDT

I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me.
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Posted by: Snake Archer
Number one has to be 04B rising out of the smoke.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LI30TaOKWU#t=00m40s


Mm. Forgot about that cutscene. It is very good as well. Now that I think about it, a lot of the Halo 3 cutscenes were really well done.

  • 06.23.2011 3:39 PM PDT

We are ODST.
The -blam!- best trailer EVER.

  • 06.23.2011 4:08 PM PDT
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I'll tell you my ultimate number 1...

When the frigate drops down and drops off the tanks on The Ark. No one needs to take offense to this but I was incredibly high when I played that level for the first time and when that moment happened it was a mind explosion.
Thankyou

  • 06.23.2011 6:01 PM PDT
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By sharp and flame; a friend of a friend.

I'm not gonna go through and list em all but I loved all of the 4 Halo games endings, Starry Night trailer, Halo 3 announcment, and of course when Kurt dies in Ghosts of Onyx.

  • 06.23.2011 6:13 PM PDT

amen i just have to say i 100% agree with the halo 2 ending "sir to finish the fight" and the gravemind but for me seeing my halo reach dude on the bungie page comes second the last line in halo 2 comes first but still do you see your own dude on the home pagelike i was not even signed in when i saw it though

P.S Bungie ive been with you from halo 1 you make gaming fun

P.S.S change my mind the halo 3 quote "ship master the brute ships out number us three to one" ship master then says "then it is a even fight" is my fav

[Edited on 06.23.2011 6:36 PM PDT]

  • 06.23.2011 6:34 PM PDT

I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me.
--Ralph Ellison

Posted by: Blood Raven6934
P.S.S change my mind the halo 3 quote "ship master the brute ships out number us three to one" ship master then says "then it is a even fight" is my fav


I'll replay the whole Halo 3 campaign just to watch that cutscene. So. Epic.

  • 06.23.2011 7:48 PM PDT

Delta Halo cut-scene, entire campaign level and the mission MUSIC from Halo 2 should make the top 10 cut.

Could we possibly make anymore noise...

Part 1 of 3 apparently, not mine and not me in the gameplay.

Peril by Marty O

[Edited on 06.23.2011 9:18 PM PDT]

  • 06.23.2011 9:14 PM PDT

The number one moment in halo is and allways will be: Master chief kicking the rock of the ledge in silent cartographer. It shows with out a doubt that chief just doesnt give a -blam!-. He'll kick anythings ass. Take that rock! P.s. that rock was survived by it's identical brother, who MC left alive to tell the tale of his BA'ness.

  • 06.23.2011 11:00 PM PDT
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Posted by: TheLastingMoon
The number one moment in halo is and allways will be: Master chief kicking the rock of the ledge in silent cartographer. It shows with out a doubt that chief just doesnt give a -blam!-. He'll kick anythings ass. Take that rock! P.s. that rock was survived by it's identical brother, who MC left alive to tell the tale of his BA'ness.


Not funny.

  • 06.23.2011 11:40 PM PDT

I started up the heated debate on whether the SPARTAN-II in the cryo tube near the end of Reach is really Linda.
I created the Moa XING avatar pic.
Also I earned the All Star nameplate with this submission to Week 14 All Stars http://www.bungie.net/images/News/Inline11/bwu_0415/art/likea boss.jpg


Posted by: Snake Archer
Number one has to be 04B rising out of the smoke.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LI30TaOKWU#t=00m40s


oh -blam!- I forgot about that. I love that scene so much and the music that goes with it.

  • 06.24.2011 11:37 AM PDT

I'm sorry your so wrapped up in serious love with your idea's about halo that you can't see the humor in bungie's games. How about food nipples? those must be serious grunt food dispensers.

:P to DOCTOR COITUS. Nice name.

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  • 06.24.2011 5:26 PM PDT
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Posted by: TheLastingMoon
I'm sorry your so wrapped up in serious love with your idea's about halo that you can't see the humor in bungie's games. How about food nipples? those must be serious grunt food dispensers.

:P to DOCTOR COITUS. Nice name.


I can see plenty of humor within the Halo universe and within the Bungie forums. It's just that your attempt at comedy was a complete failure.

  • 06.24.2011 5:43 PM PDT

A hero need not speak. When he is gone the world will speak for him.


I'm here to kick ass and chew bubble gum, and im all out of bubble gum!


Posted by: TheLastingMoon
The number one moment in halo is and allways will be: Master chief kicking the rock of the ledge in silent cartographer. It shows with out a doubt that chief just doesnt give a -blam!-. He'll kick anythings ass. Take that rock! P.s. that rock was survived by it's identical brother, who MC left alive to tell the tale of his BA'ness.


You know its funny because I didnt even know that cutscene was in the game until probably 5 or 6 years after the game came out. I just never thought to turn and walk out to the ledge. lol

  • 06.24.2011 9:53 PM PDT

I'll give my list. It should be said, though, that I could probably make and remake this list a dozen times with it being different each time because there are so many great moments.

10. Coastal Highway - Halo 3: ODST - This level is great to me. When driving down the highway and seeing cruisers everywhere with massive formations of banshees I feel like New Mombassa is being destroyed. Add in the carrier glassing the city and it's the icing on the cake.

9. Exodus - Halo: Reach - Exodus and New Alexandria were the missions in the game where I felt like the UNSC was being destroyed. I choose the falcon ride near the end of the mission where you see skirmishes between UNSC and Covenant taking place along the buildings of New Alexandria. When the transport goes down in the sea I was horrified. This part just gave me an emotional response and I enjoy watching the scene every time.

8. The Silent Cartographer - Halo: CE - Nothing ever gets old about storming out of the pelicans with a bunch of marines and blasting the Covenant. The action was intense, and I can't wait for CEA to play that moment in HD.

7. The end of Floodgate/arrival of the Elites - Halo 3 - The exchange between Master Chief and Lord Hood is memorable to me as Hood states: "This is either the best decision you've ever made or the worst. Hell, if it is Chief, I doubt I'll live long enough to find out which." The introduction of Rtas is great, and the scene of Marines and Elites sitting there as the Arbiter and Johnson walk by carrying weapons is epic.

6. Halo - Halo: CE - This speaks for itself. The first time you ever get to fight on the surface of Halo. At the time, the graphics were epic and you really felt like you were starting a guerrilla war on a mysterious alien world.

5. 343 Guilty Spark - Halo: CE - The introduction of the Flood. That cutscene was epic, and I know I was freaked out when I watched it.

4. Tartarus and the Arbiter - The Great Journey, Halo 2 - This scene was absolutely awesome in my opinion as the Arbiter revealed the lies of Truth to Tartarus who, of course, refused to believe him. I felt like everything was really coming to a head and I couldn't wait to find out what happened next.

3. Leaving Cortana and the end of Halo 2 - Chief: "After I'm through with Truth..." Cortana: "Don't make a girl a promise, if you know you can't keep it." This quote stuck with me immediately, as it was easily one of the most emotionally striking moment of the Halo series. The moment opened so many questions, yet neglected to answer them. I was torn. Then of course, we get the "Sir. Finishing this fight" quote.

2. The end of Truth and joining forces (temporarily) with the Flood - Halo 3 - After Miranda Keyes was killed and the array was activated I knew the Chief was going to somehow get there. When flood forms appeared in front and the Gravemind says "Do not shoot, but listen. Let me lead you safely to our foe." I love that quote. Then the Arbiter exacts his revenge and I feel like some things are finally being resolved. In fact, the entire final fight against the Scarabs and remaining Covenant forces was incredibly awesome. I felt like a part of a huge battle for one of the few times of the series.

1. The Maw - Halo: CE - The original warthog run was the best and I remember playing this mission as an 11 year old grinning from ear to ear. I had never yet experienced something so epic in my gaming life. This moment remains great to this day. I felt surrounded by Covenant and Flood, and the music is incredible. I feel very confident in declaring this my number one moment of the Halo games.

Honorable mentions:
- Return to High Charity
- Beginning of Halo 3
- Johnson's death
- Keyes death in Halo: CE
- Noble Six's declaration in Halo: Reach that he "had the gun."
- The drop in ODST
- The appearance of High Charity and its enormous fleet near the end of Regret in Halo 2.
- The entire first cutscene of Halo 2
- Chief "giving the Covenant back their bomb."

Any of these could easily be placed in my top ten.

  • 06.24.2011 10:38 PM PDT