Halo 3: ODST: Difference between revisions

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''Troopers! We are green, and very, very mean!''

== ''Halo 3: ODST'' provides examples of: ==

* [[Actor Allusion]]: Three members of the squad are played by actors from Firefly, including Buck (see [[Expy]] below), and occasionally give a [[Shout Out]] to the show in rare dialog.

* [[Actor Allusion]]: Three members of the squad are played by actors from Firefly, including Buck (see [[Expy]] below), and occasionally give a [[Shout-Out]] to the show in rare dialog.

* [[All There in the Manual]]: Everyone who has played ''[[Halo 2]]'' and ''[[Halo 3]]'' already knows why the Covenant attacked New Mombassa and what they are looking for, but the cast is kept in the dark the entire game.

* [[Alternate Ending]]: Not quite the ending, but a near-end cinematic will change a situation if you get all the Audio Files and make the Rookie more aware of what is going on than anyone else.

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* [[Apocalyptic Log]]: The audio files scattered about the game, when put together, form something akin to a [[Radio Drama]] that describes the fall of New Mombasa from the point of view of one of the civilians in the conflict zone. It was written and developed by the same studio that Bungie employed to create ''[[I Love Bees]]'', and is something of a side story ''to'' a side story.

* [[Artificial Brilliance]]: You know the cop in the sub levels that fights alongside you{{spoiler|, and attempts to betray you, being a [[Dirty Cop]]}}? Well, it turns out that this cop is one [[Badass|badass]] AI. I mean, he's been reported to actually Halo-jump ''out of the way'' of oncoming melee attacks, and is stated by prolific [[Let's Play]] maker [[S So PHKC]] to be "the greatest cop who ever lived."

* [[As the Good Book Says]]: Dutch is known to throw this out on occasion. See "[[Religious Bruiser]]" for a few quotes.

* [[As the Good Book Says...]]: Dutch is known to throw this out on occasion. See "[[Religious Bruiser]]" for a few quotes.

* [[Badass Normal]]: All of the ODST characters in the game are distinctly less powerful than Master Chief or any Spartan, but they prove to be resourceful in their own right. Buck {{spoiler|jumping on a Brute Chieftan's back and stabbing him in the neck repeatedly comes to mind.}}

* [[Casanova]]: [[Informed Ability|Romeo claims to be one]], hence his moniker. Given his disposition, it seems like he might play to the [[All Girls Want Bad Boys]] appeal.

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* [[The Greatest Story Never Told]]

* [[Ink Suit Actor]]: Both [[Nathan Fillion]] and Tricia Helfer's respective characters of Buck and Dare are modeled after their likenesses.

* [[~~Its~~ Raining Men]]: As expected for Orbital Drop Shock Troopers. The player is treated to a first-person depiction of an ODST drop operation in the game's opening.

* [[It's Raining Men]]: As expected for Orbital Drop Shock Troopers. The player is treated to a first-person depiction of an ODST drop operation in the game's opening.

* [[Jerkass]]: Romeo is a mild example. [[Word of God|Described by Joe Staten as]] "a bit of a dick", his profile states that he has had some discipline infractions that, in less desperate times, could have gotten him discharged. But given the state of the war, [[The Last DJ|his skills are too valuable to simply let go]].

* [[Late to The Party]]: The Rookie spends most of the game playing catch-up.

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* [[Religious Bruiser]]: Dutch.

{{quote| '''Dutch:''' (after doing a jump in a Warthog/Ghost and crashing) Uh, [[God|Lord]]? I didn't train to be a pilot. Tell me I don't have any more ''flying'' to do today. (Longsword crashes) So, was that a yes or a no? (Warthog/Ghost explodes) Amen.<br />

'''Dutch:''' Well, [[As the Good Book Says|like the good book says]], payback's a bitch. <br />

'''Dutch:''' Well, [[As the Good Book Says...|like the good book says]], payback's a bitch. <br />

'''Mickey:''' I don't think it actually says that, Dutch. <br />

'''Dutch:''' I'm paraphrasin', ya heathen! }}

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* [[Sergeant Rock]]: Buck is a near-textbook example of the archetype. He has served in the ODSTs for a long time with a proven success record. The game even says, "if he were any better, he'd be a [[Super Soldier|Spartan]]."

* [[Shoot the Medic First]]: Engineers give its allies overshields. The shields dissipate when the Engineer is killed, so it is in your best interest to aim for them first, making the rest a bit easier. There are achievements both for doing this and not doing it in the hub level.

* [[Shout Out]]:

* [[Shout-Out]]:

** The game shares some themes with [[Pathways Into Darkness]]

*** You're a soldier who gets knocked out on his drop and wakes up hours later, presumed dead by your squad. You must discover what happened via interacting with inanimate objects and dead bodies to find out what happened to your squad. Your mission involves an extremely powerful being who is manipulating events above while dealing with hostile non-humans. This is a description of both.