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The major change from the first ''Halo'' game is that the campaign is told from two different angles: that of Master Chief, and that of a member of the Covenant, a soldier in the [[Elite Mook]] race from the first game (the actual character is introduced in this game). He is known only as [[Known Only By Their Nickname|the Arbiter]], and he was originally the leader of the Covenant forces that encountered Master Chief on the first Halo ring. Disgraced by the Covenant leaders due to his failure to stop the ring's destruction, the Arbiter is given a suicide mission that may potentially help him reclaim some of his lost honor. As the Arbiter learns more about the origin of the Halo rings and fate of the Forerunners, he eventually comes to doubt the Covenant cause...
On the gameplay side, ''Halo 2'' introduced [[Dual
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* [[Death Seeker]]: The Arbiter. Pretty much comes with the job description.
* [[Determinator]]: Meta example. The only thing that ended ''Halo 2'''s online gaming scene was the original Xbox Live servers getting ''shut down''. The game was launched on Nov 9th, 2004, and the servers officially shut down on Apr 15, 2010. Officially, that is; several players hung on until getting booted on May 11th.
* [[Dual
* [[Early Bird Cameo]]: An example map in the PC port includes a version of the SMG with a slightly-smaller magazine and a suppressor. This silenced SMG returned in ''[[Halo 3 ODST]]'' as the primary weapon of the titular ODST squad.
* [[Enemy Civil War]]: Following {{spoiler|the assassination of the Prophet of Regret}}, the Elites are kicked out of the Covenent and replaced with the Brutes. The Elites do not take kindly to this.
* [[Enemy Mine]]: The Gravemind recruits Master Chief and the Arbiter, making it a three way enemy mine.
* [[Hey
** [[Julie Benz]] voices Miranda Keyes.
** [[That 70s Show|Donna Pinciotti]] gives you a shotgun.
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* [[Trailers Always Lie]]: The E3 demo (and the advertising, ''and'' the boxart) gave the impression that the game would be set on Earth's surface. The final game had a grand total of two levels set there.
** In a more straight version of the trope, the "Give them back their bomb" sequence in the trailer has Earth in '''''much''''' more trouble than in the actual game, in which the Covenant barely stick around for. Earth's on fire? Not really.
* [[Two Lines, No Waiting]]: The game is divided between master Chief and the Arbiter. Gameplay wise they play almost the same.
* [[Two Part Trilogy]]
* [[Wham Episode]]: The cutscenes between "Quarantine Zone" and "Gravemind"; {{spoiler|the Flood have a leader and the [[Enemy Civil War]] begins.}}
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