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Subject: Ethnic composition of the Halo Universe

yas334229812

Does anyone have any idea of the ethnic composition of the universe.

For some reason when i sometimes look at it, it looks like america vs aliens not humanity vs aliens.

The only place i saw ethnicity was in The Mona Lisa.

  • 10.29.2011 9:51 AM PDT

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Read the books. There are plenty of instances with different ethnicities. Take the Spartans for example. Lee, Fhajad, Jorge, Emile, and the list goes on. It's not just Americans.

  • 10.29.2011 9:52 AM PDT

yas334229812

Yeah i know but sometimes mainly in the games but sometimes its just that you tend to see a majority or at least 50% having kind of an american background especially the millitary leaders.

Also Russians and eastern europeans are used alot as another option for some reason.

  • 10.29.2011 9:56 AM PDT

I know right! Why so many dang white people >:[. I call shenanigans.

  • 10.29.2011 10:02 AM PDT

What about all of the various accents that the Marines and other UNSC personnel have?

  • 10.29.2011 10:02 AM PDT

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Posted by: risay_117
Yeah i know but sometimes mainly in the games but sometimes its just that you tend to see a majority or at least 50% having kind of an american background especially the millitary leaders.

Also Russians and eastern europeans are used alot as another option for some reason.
Well everyone is supposed to know english though that really proves nothing. But it's American made. I would expect something like this from Americans.

  • 10.29.2011 10:03 AM PDT

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Posted by: MWLB4244
What about all of the various accents that the Marines and other UNSC personnel have?


Actually that rarely ever happens unless in books, although ODST data drops had something that was closer to making it ethnic diverse, but still i believe for the Halo Universe to be better is some way is to increase the diversity while at the same time in conversation within troops you see different view points based on their ethnicity.


Overall i believe the games and the story should show it a little more.


[Edited on 10.29.2011 10:12 AM PDT]

  • 10.29.2011 10:09 AM PDT

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It's not present in the games until Reach, but some of the last names in the novels are a big indicator.

In The Cole Protocol, many of the citizens of The Rubble are refugees from Madrigal, and a lot of them have Hispanic surnames.

In Contact Harvest, Jilian al-Cygni was speculated to be from New Jerusalem. The 'al' prefix on her surname is common naming convention of the Arab ethnicity. The 'Jerusalem' is obviously a nod to the city of Jerusalem in Israel, which, sure enough is in the Middle East.

Jorge from Halo: Reach is from Reach, speaks Hungarian, and encounters locals in the game that speak Hungarian. I also read somewhere that many of the locations in Reach are in Hungarian.

Both Kat and Jun from Halo: Reach are from New Harmony, and sure enough, share a similar accent.

I think this is plenty of proof that the Earth's colonies as a whole are ethnically diverse, it's just that the fiction seems to suggest that each colony is primarily inhabited by people of one particular ethnicity.

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Posted by: risay_117
Remember Ethnicity also defines how you act, some type of people are more loyal, some are more brave, some are more opportunistic etc. This is mainly stereotyping, but you could find it if there is some religion that is an aspect of their belief.
Wow. Was that just a rationalization of racism?

  • 10.29.2011 10:10 AM PDT

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No i was against that kind of racism? im just saying show some of their ethnic aspects in games a little more. I do not know it was a stupid comment and i was stupid to say that.

  • 10.29.2011 10:12 AM PDT


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Posted by: MWLB4244
What about all of the various accents that the Marines and other UNSC personnel have?


Actually that rarely ever happens unless in books, although ODST data drops had something that was closer to making it ethnic diverse, but still i believe for the Halo Universe to be better is some way is to increase the diversity while at the same time in conversation within troops you see different view points based on their ethnicity.


Overall i believe the games and the story should show it a little more.

What do you mean it never happens? Don't you remember playing Halo: CE. All of the Austrailian and Hispanic accents. What about Sadie and Mike from ODST? Lord Hood is English. There is a ton of diversity.

  • 10.29.2011 10:42 AM PDT


Posted by: Primo84
Look at all that diversity.

  • 10.29.2011 10:42 AM PDT

yas334229812

So if you look at it, it was mainly a white army with no other ethnicity. And all the black dudes came from America and sounded like them.

  • 10.29.2011 10:45 AM PDT


Posted by: risay_117
So if you look at it, it was mainly a white army with no other ethnicity. And all the black dudes came from America and sounded like them.

Did you read the last few posts at all?

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Posted by: Primo84

This. Pretty obvious.

  • 10.29.2011 10:47 AM PDT

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Posted by: MWLB4244
What about all of the various accents that the Marines and other UNSC personnel have?


Private Bisenti is an italian Marine for exemple... :D
Ahm cit. "Due to the origins of his last name, Private Bisenti is speculated to be of Italian ancestry".

Also... "Bisenti" is a Municipality of Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy. But this is not important i think...

[Edited on 10.29.2011 12:01 PM PDT]

  • 10.29.2011 11:44 AM PDT

Different accents? Sure there are a couple Australians and Hispanics scattered about, and you mention an Italian and Lord Hood, (who speaks with an American accent, so there goes your englishman theory) but what about the Africa? and Asia? you know, more than sixty percent of the human race?

  • 10.29.2011 8:54 PM PDT

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Posted by: UncivilClover99
Different accents? Sure there are a couple Australians and Hispanics scattered about, and you mention an Italian and Lord Hood, (who speaks with an American accent, so there goes your englishman theory) but what about the Africa? and Asia? you know, more than sixty percent of the human race?

Correct me if i'm wrong, weren't there's some Asian Marines in Halo 3?

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  • 10.30.2011 1:46 AM PDT

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Different accents? Sure there are a couple Australians and Hispanics scattered about, and you mention an Italian and Lord Hood, (who speaks with an American accent, so there goes your englishman theory) but what about the Africa? and Asia? you know, more than sixty percent of the human race?

Correct me if i'm wrong, weren't there's some Asian Marines in Halo 3?


For exemple, in ODST, "Romeo" real name is Kojo Agu an african descent, "Micky" real name is Michael Crespo. Tarkov is a russian? Zhao Heng Lopez is another Marine on board of UNSC Red Horse in 2552. According to her name, she is most likely of Chinese and Hispanic ancestry. Wang, anoter marine of Pillar of Autumn (Video E3 2000). Is full of characters from Africa, Europe and Asia.

  • 10.30.2011 8:03 AM PDT

Earth is America.

  • 10.30.2011 8:15 AM PDT

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Theres that hispanic marine that popped up around in Halo 2. The guy in the base in Metropolis. Also there was a marine that the chick from Avatar voiced.

  • 10.30.2011 8:23 AM PDT
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Posted by: Primo84
It's not present in the games until Reach, but some of the last names in the novels are a big indicator.

In The Cole Protocol, many of the citizens of The Rubble are refugees from Madrigal, and a lot of them have Hispanic surnames.

In Contact Harvest, Jilian al-Cygni was speculated to be from New Jerusalem. The 'al' prefix on her surname is common naming convention of the Arab ethnicity. The 'Jerusalem' is obviously a nod to the city of Jerusalem in Israel, which, sure enough is in the Middle East.

Jorge from Halo: Reach is from Reach, speaks Hungarian, and encounters locals in the game that speak Hungarian. I also read somewhere that many of the locations in Reach are in Hungarian.

Both Kat and Jun from Halo: Reach are from New Harmony, and sure enough, share a similar accent.

I think this is plenty of proof that the Earth's colonies as a whole are ethnically diverse, it's just that the fiction seems to suggest that each colony is primarily inhabited by people of one particular ethnicity.
I don't think that each colony is primarily one ethnic group, I believe that the first major ethnic group to arrive on the colony decides the accent.

  • 10.30.2011 9:06 AM PDT

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Posted by:Kat and Jun are Russian or Eastern European

Slavic for precision.

  • 10.30.2011 9:17 AM PDT

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