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* [[Aggressive Negotiations]]: A Grunt nervously pulls this and starts the entire war.
* [[A.I. Is a Crapshoot]]
* [[All There in the Manual]]: Think Halo is just some generic thoughtless [[A Space Marine Is You]] ''[[Doom]]''-clone? [https://web.archive.org/web/20120702163337/http://www.halopedian.com/Main_Page Think again.] There's ''tons'' of supplemental material for the multimedia universe, often including ''the actual manuals''.
* [[AKA-47]]: Sniper Rifle System 99D-S2 Anti-Matériel bears a heavy resemblance to the South African made NTW-20, manufactured by the Mechem division of the DENEL group, sharing many of the same features; chambering for the 14.5 x 114mm round, the stock, carrying handle/scope guard and the muzzle brake.
** According to Robert McLees, the MA5B/C Assault rifle is [[Averted Trope|NOT]] based off of the Belgian FN 2000, though he grudgingly admits that people would think that after comparing the two
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* [[Drop Pod]] - Human Entry Vehicles, the entire purpose of the ODST "Helljumpers." Elites are often dropped in similar Covenant pods.
* [[Earthshattering Kaboom]] - What happened to Alpha Halo. And the Ark. And Alpha Halo's replacement. And the titular planet in ''Ghosts of Onyx'': after nuclear warheads were set off in its core, it was revealed to be made of trillions of Sentinels. Forerunner worlds have a thing for getting blown up directly, or indirectly, by Spartans.
** Also from ''Ghost Of Onyx'', the so-called "Nova Bomb." (also a [[Chekhov's Gun]] since it was mentioned in an earlier novel, but didn't become a factor until a later book.) The bomb was accidentally set off aboard a Covenant ship in orbit of a planet and it proceeded to instantly vaporize an entire separatist fleet of hundreds of ships (which had been preparing to totally crush the brutes), shatter a nearby moon to pieces, and burn off the entire atmosphere of the planet below it as well as scorching the entire near side into a hellscape. The weapon in question was perhaps the size of a mini van... and [https://web.archive.org/web/20120101052101/http://www.halopedian.com/
** In ''Halo Wars'', the crew of the UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'' destroys a Forerunner Shield World by overloading the ship's fusion core and sending it into its sun. The result is a Death Star-like explosion.
** In ''Halo Evolutions'', {{spoiler|Admiral Cole fires a hundred nuclear warheads into the gas giant Viperidae's core, turning it into a momentary star and decimating the Covenant fleet.}} Also a case of [[No Kill Like Overkill]] and a possible [[Heroic Sacrifice]].
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* [[The Faceless]]: Master Chief again. Same goes for the Rookie, and possibly the Lieutenant.
** In ''The Fall of Reach'' he's described {{spoiler|as having graying hair, and ghostly skin from wearing the armor all the time.}} Somehow, knowing that only makes him look more badass in-game.
** For those interested, we actually do now have an image of John 117 without his armor several decades before the ''Halo'' trilogy begins thanks to the graphic novels: https://web.archive.org/web/20120702170414/http://www.halopedian.com/John-117.
*** Additionally, the Halo 3 trailer [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnYKHJz_6XY Starry Night] shows Master Chief as a kid, although his face is darkened by the night.
** His face is visible under '''just''' the right conditions [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3bQPHT6lrE in Halo 3].
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** {{spoiler|Cmdr Keyes almost sacrifices herself and Johnson to prevent activation of the rings, but Truth guns her down himself.}}
** {{spoiler|In ''First Strike'', Vice Admiral Danforth Whitcomb and Lt. Harveson lured the entire Covenant fleet to the doomed Covenant Station''Unyielding Hierophant''. When it exploded, it destroyed over four hundred vessels, achieving one of the greatest UNSC military victories in the war, and delaying the invasion of Earth.}}
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20120106032235/http://www.halopedian.com/Thom-293 Thom-293], best known for the ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKRlWLDWhGI Deliver Hope]'' trailer, who saved Kat's life by delivering the tac-nuke to the Covenant ship. Noble Six, the protagonist of ''Halo Reach'', replaces him.
{{quote|'''Carter:''' I'm not gonna lie to you, Lieutenant. You're stepping into some shoes the rest of the squad would rather leave unfilled.}}
** {{spoiler|In ''Halo: Reach'', Jorge has a sacrifice when he manually detonates a "Slipspace bomb" to destroy a Covenant supercarrier. Carter has a sacrifice when he flies a Pelican into a Scarab to save Emile and Six. The ''[[Player Character|player]]'' has a sacrifice when he stays behind on Reach to cover the Pillar of Autumn's escape, which he only has to do in the first place because Emile is killed just before attempting to do the same thing. Reach is basically ''made of'' [[Heroic Sacrifice]].}}
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** Shoot your commanding officer in the face, and your crewmates' reactions are, well, interesting to say the least.
* [[Weapon Tombstone]]: The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzkL-vg8MHE&feature=related live-action trailer] for ''ODST'' features the 'Helmet, boots, rifle' field burial with the equipment updated appropriately.
** A few of these can be seen by the [https://web.archive.org/web/20160817115305/http://www.halopedian.com/File:Memorial_pictures.PNG Hillside Memorial] in the Halo 3 ending.
* [[You Just Had to Say It]]: In ''Halo 1'''s third level.
* [[Your Mom]] (Avery Johnson makes reference to this, saying "I would have been your daddy but the dog beat me over the fence!" in the first game, which has been referenced throughout the series numberous times.)
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