- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Sometimes I like to sharpen my fighting skills against the marines on AOTCR when Cortana informs Fireteam Zulu that a dropship is coming to pick them up. It’s really fun to battle it out with 5 or 6 marines that have all kinds of different weaponry (needlers, plasma rifles, assault rifles, and more). They try to frag grenade you too! Why can’t they be this aggressive against the Covenant or the Flood?
I usually start by covertly taking out one of the Sgts. with a quick pistol shot to the back of the head (the sniper rifles the Sarges carry are lethal!). I love hearing the marines yell, “What the hell?!” or “Are you nuts?!!” The marines are disturbed to be sure, but not yet to the point of turning on good ol' M.C.
I then proceed to take out another marine by sticking a plasma grenade to his forehead. I love watching him flail his arms and run around like a chicken with his head cut off screaming , “Get it off me, get if off me!” The inevitable detonation sends his sorry carcass flying across the snowy landscape and sometimes takes out one or two of his bewildered buddies. Now the marines are ticked off! I usually hear a “I saw that you traitor!” Time to beat down some marines!
One particular time, I was down to my last marine (the Australian mofo that sounds like Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter). He was charging me with his assault rifle and saying some very derogatory things like, “You armored FREAK!” I proceeded to pistol-whip him in the face and then he went ballistic! He threw his arms up and yelled out, “YOU LOUSY B_STARD!” (I realize this is one of the standard responses the marines give whenever they’re in a pinch, but it was hella funny given the circumstances). I then proceeded to put 1 round into his leg, which dropped him to one knee and had him limping around. Two more semi-armor piercing, high-explosive rounds to the crotch put that Aussie S.O.B. down for good. No one calls the Master Chief a “Freak”! At this point I usually rocket launcher myself since the game will revert to the last check point which is where all the madness started. God, I love this game!