Halo Legends/YMMV


 * And the Fandom Rejoiced:
 * An anime? For Halo?! *Squee*!!!
 * Don't forget the return of the ADV cast doing voices for this one for the dub.
 * For the first time in Halo history you get to see the Forerunners themselves in person. Can't miss that.
 * Broken Base: It began to create one for 343 Industries, though eventually Halo Cryptum and the comic adaptations of The Fall of Reach managed to Win Back the Crowd.
 * Crowning Moment of Awesome: The sequence in Origins of the Covenant and Humans fighting against the Flood. Epic.
 * Fan-Disliked Explanation: The Elite who nearly killed John at the end of The Package was hinted to be the future ally the Arbiter because the subtitles referred to him as "Thel". However, when fans pointed out that Thel 'Vadamee had not yet fought a Spartan until the events of Halo: The Cole Protocol, the Elite was changed to be another random eite named Thel 'Lodamee. Now the canon fit together again, but the irony was lost.
 * Fridge Brilliance: The collection is titled Halo Legends, and particularly in the case of The Duel, they mean it. Just as the legends of King Arthur are based (loosely) on real events and people with plenty of exaggeration and anachronism, so too would the story of the first Arbiter be conflated to an epic tale of betrayal that perhaps kind of resembles historical events if you look at it funny--but screw it, it's an entertaining way to tell the tale, no?
 * The Scrappy:
 * Han, the Arbiter's wife from The Duel, is a very controversial character, due to her drastically different appearance from other Elites and incessant giggling.
 * The main ODST of The Babysitter, O'Brien, also isn't well liked.
 * Ruined FOREVER: Legends was the first material released from 343 Industries after their takeover of the Halo franchise from Bungie, but its controversy quickly made for a bad foundation for them. Luckily, later material like Halo Cryptum and the announcement of Halo: Anniversary have softened the fandom's opinion of them.
 * They Changed It, Now It Sucks: The heavy alterations to the canon resulted in this response.
 * Tear Jerker: A lots.