Battle for Mombasa | Halo Fan Animation

According to Halopedia: The Battle of Mombasa was an engagement during the Battle of Earth, taking place in late October 2552. Over the course of the battle, Covenant forces captured the city of Mombasa, Kenya and it was quickly retaken in a matter of hours by the UNSC.
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Credits to PlasteredCrab's and The Model and Audio Resources for the ripped models and sounds!
The Battle of Mombasa (part one) was animated and rendered in blender 3.6.
Thank you Bungie, for making Halo.
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[@ElEliteRojo25]

"Did you really want a tv show of just the UNSC and Covenant fighting in ground and air/space battles all the time?" Me:YES!!

[@B1-997]

Fans: YES!! Paramount: im going to pretend i didnt hear that and make the complete opposite.

[@daveshoe4574]

No, I wanna show about some random ass drama that overrides the fact humanity is about to go extinct in a war.

[@john5189]

you realize this video is only 8 minutes and the average episode length is like 40 minutes

[@imperialguard9246]

​@@john5189and?

[@john5189]

@@imperialguard9246 and not every episode in a season can be battle non stop.

[@Aether-Entropy]

I swear, the fans are literally keeping Halo alive. 343 has no idea what they're doing

[@hawk458]

Yes sir

[@chipsdubbo5.56]

Facts

[@FoolOfDust94032]

Add the fact that Microsoft wants to milk this franchise dry through "microtransactions"

[@pokebreeder2517]

same for star wars

[@Banndit_Nation]

Well yeah i mean come on they hired people who think halo should be more like call of duty and hated halo for being halo. Cant make a successful game like that

[@executivecarrot3420]

This is more screen time for an actual battle than all of Halo TV S1 and S2

[@user-nt8dq9se2e]

YES

[@Jamesmcc117]

Comment I was looking for because that was my thought too.

[@VoiceOfTheEmperor]

"WHEN I JOINED THE CORPS WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY FANCY SCHMANCY TANKS! WE HAD STICKS!!! TWO STICKS AND A ROCK FOR A WHOLE PLATOON! AND WE HAD TO SHARE THE ROCK!! BUCK UP BOY, YOU'RE ONE VERY LUCKY MARINE!!"

[@Slayr_08]

But sir, what about the scarab!?

[@VoiceOfTheEmperor]

@@Slayr_08 "We've all run the simulations. They're tough, but they ain't invincible!"

[@eliflores9819]

“Thanks for the tank. HE never gets me anything”

[@VoiceOfTheEmperor]

@@eliflores9819 "Oh, I know what the ladies like..."

[@GavinFitzgerald-yg4eh]

STICK WITH THE MASTER CHIEF! HE WILL KNOW WHAT TO DO.

[@alextheim3920]

I did not realize a Brute and an Elite having a knock down drag out fight was something I wanted to see

[@NateW162]

Seeing the brute get turned into paste afterwards is fitting vengeance for the elites

[@Burning-Twilight]

The Great Schism is a lot like Order 66 from Star Wars, imagine the look of surprise many Sangheili faced when some of their troops immediately turned on them.

[@Eizh]

​@@Burning-Twilightyeah, i love how we can see much of this in Halo 3 ODST

[@Burning-Twilight]

@@Eizh Yeah I can only imagine the sheer carnage that unfolded from both sides.

[@TheGreatThicc]

​@@Burning-TwilightHaving 1,500 pounds of rage and muscle bearing down on you will do that to a squid

[@nathanoutdoors7981]

This is what the HALO TV show should’ve been like.

[@user-nt8dq9se2e]

YES

[@LateNightHalo]

Dude, huge props for using OG xbox assets. Helps make this feel like a bit of lost bungie-era halo media

[@kylebruggin8315]

yes that was one of my fav parts

[@eliflores9819]

This is honestly THE BEST action animation you’ve made so far!!! Seeing the gauss canon smear that brute was absolutely insane

[@user-nt8dq9se2e]

YES

[@vezoth6055]

It was chef kiss

[@littleute2693]

As a kid I had that picture as my instagram pfp such a badass master chief image

[@dataracer1172]

Dude this thing is literally amazing. All the details, even the Gauss canon cycling rounds is dope.

[@jacoballen3268]

The canon weapon sounds were amazing.

[@chipsdubbo4861]

5:20 "Suppressing Fire!" *Leatherneck proceeds to dome the Vulture in one shot.* Task failed successfully.

[@ALLMINDmercenarysupportsystem]

My thought exactly.

[@chiquikris171]

I mean, if bro knew he was gonna hit that W shot

[@bluephoenix7565]

Thats a marine for ya, cant get more suppression then death!

[@arbiterally101]

The "Nice Shot" afterwards feels so natural as a result. They knew it was textbook to try and suppress the flanking position, but when the guy just nailed the jackal in one shot, they're just astonished the problem was already solved.

[@bluelax99able]

"​@@arbiterally101 "problem solved, problem stayin solved"

[@kriegertechpriest7011]

Absolutely loved how the guass was the "Delete" button

[@doomguy2020]

As it should be

[@TheGreatThicc]

The Super Anti-Material Rifle, and unfortunately for the Covenant they're all made of material

[@kriegertechpriest7011]

@@TheGreatThiccWhat I would give to see a m99 stanchion animation

[@TheGreatThicc]

@@kriegertechpriest7011 the Anti-Fuck-Everything Rifle

[@loyalistmundicomedentisdux9538]

The Covenant Civil War came at the worst time for the. I need more of this. I'm ready for some night fighting.

[@ALLMINDmercenarysupportsystem]

Yeah, the Covenant would have more than likely won if Truth just waited an extra 2 or 3 months.

[@ramboar882]

Yess me too !!

[@ricwiper3056]

Nightmare for the covenant. Blessing for humanity

[@chipsdubbo5.56]

6:10 that's me!! Chips Dubbo!!! Look mum I'm on TV!!!

[@robertgrin416]

Sodaz & NotPipi best of the best

[@user-nt8dq9se2e]

YES 😎

[@wellofinfinity]

Facts

[@JayS96Bruh]

Honestly feels like something Bungie would have released back in the day like A Day at the Beach.

[@MasterTopHat]

One detail that I absolutely love is how the marines use real military tactics and strategy

[@Air_Pilote]

I love the atmosphere this portrays. I wish we'd get a halo game where you play as a marine during this battle. It would be amazing

[@mdsnoob6278]

Kinda what some parts of H3:odst are just not as a marine

[@thral_wow5602]

@@mdsnoob6278 as a ODST, but that's awesome !

[@carsonhunt4642]

Pretty much odst? I wish we could get a flood horror game. Like 343 guilty spark mission vibes but more dark and for the whole game

[@BigSnakey]

Love the effect of the plasma basically turning the metal of human vehicles into a molten state

[@Captainval28]

This is how you do a halo war animation, this is how a full scale war against aliens is suppose to look

[@smoldoggy1005]

I don’t want to say this is better than the tv show as that would be a disservice to you and your work with how bad paramount is. This is the best Halo 2 animation I’ve ever seen and I can’t wait to see more

[@doomguy2020]

I don't think I've ever even seen another Halo 2 animation, nothing of this caliber

[@willnixon1583]

100%

[@ferrumbellatorwarsmith3342]

Urban Fighting at its Peak. This is WAR. Love it all

[@matt-san1711]

The Gauss canon is freaking scary

[@ALLMINDmercenarysupportsystem]

I think Installation 00 calculated that a shot from the warthog mounted gauss cannon had the power of something like 10,000 .50 BMGs. So I agree, pretty scary.

[@user-xx7kl7sr6i]

@@ALLMINDmercenarysupportsystem The TLDR is that, you could shoot at a cruising altitude commercial plane and hit it WITHOUT NEEDING TO LEAD THE SHOT. It's so fast it will basically be instant to the shooter. That's why in most games most vehicles can just tank 1 to 3 Gauss Hog shots. In-universe usually a Wraith's driver seat would end up like a big molted hole after a well aimed gauss hog shot.

[@ALLMINDmercenarysupportsystem]

@@user-xx7kl7sr6i Yep. Again, pretty scary stuff.

[@kriegertechpriest7011]

@@ALLMINDmercenarysupportsystem And we only see them at important ares or vital planets. Reach, Earth, UNSC bases, Installation 00, etc.

[@Eizh]

​@@user-xx7kl7sr6i bet if that thing is not used carefully, it could do the same thing as the Experimental Rail Weapon from Resident Evil Vendetta. But at the same time it makes the Covenant vehicles more frightening.

[@TGProduction220]

Sodaz and this guy need to collab *ASAP*

[@sinisterisrandom8537]

Schedules and communication would be a pain but it would be glorious

[@wellofinfinity]

Word. It would be so cool

[@Bernoris]

Would be nice if Pipi tell Sodaz that UNSC ships actually wouldn't clump so close together to make a blob

[@Eizh]

Nah, Notpipi is making Halo 2-Halo 3 ODST (i hope he add some of H3ODST models) and Sodaz is making Reach. Let them get some experience first and then they can do the same as Fireteam Raven.

[@uhagi6720]

This is easily one of the best fan animations I've seen. Really gives a sense of what a battle against the Covenant would be like from a more tactical perspective than normal Halo style gameplay. Now I see why people keep saying they'd like a tactical ODST game!

[@willy_b_coyote]

This has Black Hawk Down vibes and I love it.

[@251spartan]

Jackal sniper appears Marine: Sniper! Suppresing Fire! *Fires Battle Rifle, Boom headshot!* i mean, it suppresed its head from its body, so, it works? XD

[@ALLMINDmercenarysupportsystem]

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[@INUNDUNATION]

What another neat detail is the use of a machine gunner. We see mounted mgs in the campaign, but are never able to grab and use them. I always thought the concept of LMG or MMG for UNSC would be very useful for picking off ground teams

[@Stellar289]

Crazy how an 8 minute video has more action than The Halo tv show does with 2 seasons lol. Great work 👍

[@J.H.Lee_]

I just love fan animations that show Covenant being on the defense in an urban human setting, using every resource and tactics they have. Makes the war gritty for both sides

[@lordpenance7494]

What an intense fight for just 2 streets of a city, love it, cant get enough of it. My only regret is I only have one like to give you. Keep up the good work, and thank you.

[@RoffleHB]

You've captured exactly how I felt playing those levels in Halo 2 as a kid back in 2005. Amazing work!

[@headwreak1768]

Yeah especially how they always have infantry supporting the heavy vehicles and not just spamming it silly nilly-

[@GeoffreyJennings]

The "feel" of this is so uniquely good. Sure, a couple animations are a little sluggish, some SFX could use some more punch, but what this does so well is totally capture the scale and chaos of the fighting itself. Completely brutal street-to-street fighting with lots of casualties on both sides and so much happening in the background, foreground, and off-screen. It's exactly what I imagined was happening all around me during the Earth missions in Halo 2. Also, the build-up to the fighting with the human reinforcements was so hype. Keep up the good work!

[@marknoftz5389]

Now THIS is what a COMBINED ARMS ASSAULT looks like!

[@jared5472]

Watching that brute change states of matter never gets old.

[@NotPipi]

Please help me survive in Argentina and continue to do Halo animations: in Patreon with exclusive footage: www.patreon.com/NotPipi or in Paypal directly: www.paypal.com/paypalme/notpipi Si sos de Argentina y pobre como yo, tambien podes por MP xd: cafecito.app/notpipi Thank you c:

[@tobbeborislyba]

Que lindo por fin conocer a alguien que también aprecia tanto a esta saga. Ojalá hubiera más gente así acá hermano, saludos desde Patagonia.

[@NotPipi]

@@tobbeborislyba Que lindo vivir en el sur sin millones de mosquitos jajaj, muchas gracias amigo, saludos desde Castelar c:

[@tobbeborislyba]

@@NotPipi te juro hermano que cuando tenga mi laptop de nuevo para renderizar, si o si voy a encontrar una forma de ayudarte con lo que sea, tenes que avisarme para jugar un día!

[@lostronin6967]

bro excelente trabajo

[@KOMMANDER737]

If only the actual game release had this amazing content it would have made it big time.

[@kenny8179]

I love how you address the great schism I haven't seen an animation that addressed that Want more please We know about the human side of the war Wish to see more of how the standard covenant soldier went thru and felt And how they handled specific events. Thank you

[@Determ1nat1on]

5:15 the H2C Beam Rifle scoping in sound effect is so cool! I love how your style is so faithful to the the games, CE & 2 in particular. Makes the animations feel that much more authentic & believable. Peak. This is PEAK!

[@ryuharuentertainment8957]

The brutality of the gause cannon was insane! Incredible work!

[@Spendingryan]

Im too dumb to think of any words to properly describe how amazing this is fantastic job!

[@warbrand2]

DAmn I would love a halo game that is just urban fighting as a marine with a a whole army at your front and rear.

[@adambarache123]

man I love how grounded the tactics are, the marines are actually competent 😩

[@eastern_fox1238]

love the modern warfare 2 vibes. The "marching into your doom to maybe complete a single objective to save your nation" feel.

[@SIGRUNE117]

This is so impressive!! Thank you for making such awesome Halo content for us to enjoy! The tactics and coordination of the Marines and the Covvies was so well done, and I loved all the plasma scoring details as well. Excellent work

[@spookypepper6900]

This is one of my favorite Halo animations of all time. You actually seemed to do a good job of setting the kits and loadouts of the soldiers and seeing them using squad and fireteam tactics was so cool, I haven't been this giddy watching an animation using 20 year old video game assets before.

[@user-iq6gp8qo8b]

This type of setting would be PERFECT for a Halo game like Socom set in various military theaters, including Earth, Reach, and other covenant battle spaces

[@AmuroRay007]

Absolutely incredible. The scene where the UNSC marches into the city as Longswords scream over and the cruiser falls out of the sky is just magnificent

[@jacob_be_ez2374]

I loved how you included the brutes turning on the elites! The combat also felt so brutal and so real, I felt like I could imagine being there. Very good work thank you so much

[@triple-gq6mn]

I love the atmosphere of this. I have always wanted a 3rd person action shooter in Halo with this atmosphere where you play as a Marine or ODST!

[@doomguy2020]

Creators like you singlehandedly keep the story of Halo alive and the community wouldn't be what it is without you! Seeing Halo 2 with this cinematography, fidelity and lighting is amazing and I hope this blows up because it's beautiful and more people need to see it

[@UGNAvalon]

4:40 “Commander Tartarus, the time has come. Execute Order 66.” “It shall be done, High Prophet.”

[@FrontlineArsenal]

I wasn’t expecting this kind of gritty/chaotic giant scale of war since a lot of films don’t nail it, but this absolutely did. Im so happy you depicted halo how it is in the books. This gave me vibes of Falluja and Blackhawk down vibes. And absolutely nailed both sides and how it must’ve all went down. This is amazing. Keep up the great work.

[@agentoranj5858]

This is the grungiest and most apocalyptic interpretation of Halo I have ever seen.

[@Blixtstarr]

Absolutely phenomenal! This Mombasa battle fan animation blew me away. The attention to detail is mind-blowing, and it perfectly captures the gritty, intense atmosphere of Halo's urban warfare. Seriously epic stuff!

[@Brightside117]

This is absolutely amazing, your direction and cinematography deserve the budget and assets the Halo show got, absolutely incredible work!!!

[@edmondsmith4259]

WOW....finally a look into what happened from the UNSC Marines point of view. This was a HUGE battle that has not received enough attention. Thank you!

[@john5150.]

This captures a layer of drama, grittiness, and chaos that Halo never did before. It really feels like you're in a huge scale city battle.

[@LoveWolfe]

The fans are keeping halo alive. I’m so grateful for this.

[@austinpowell2710]

Love the use of halo 2 assets. Had some of the best overall halo design of any of the games.

[@GeoffreyJennings]

Another great aspect of this animation: The shakey cam is just shakey enough. It's Saving Private Ryan shakey cam, where it's extremely disciplined and controlled.

[@vruss3371]

Dude! The tactics! The cinema, the realistic voice lines for the marines! And the remastered halo 2 odst’s were like craaaaaazzzzy! I actually kind of wish they stayed like that after seeing it remastered!

[@Eizh]

I loved that you recognized how the Brute Shot literally flips over from the disc it has to use its bayonet in a fight, i thought i was the only one who noticed it.

[@Cothonian2]

A Halo fight where the troops use tactics and cover! FINALLY

[@ClergyOfFergy]

3:04 really appreciate the detail of the brute pressing buttons on the dash to turn off the vehicle, the yoke pushing in for more room to exit and actually grabbing his brute shot next to the seat instead of just hopping out instantly after stopping

[@wistful9656]

this is exactly the way i would imagine firefights would go down, the UNSC slowly moving up with armor to grind down the covenant in urban combat, its truly a thing of beauty

[@hobosoldier6531]

Halo wars. But it released in 2004 This was an absolute joy to watch. The lighting and effects really made you forget how old those covenant and marine models really are.

[@zow8238]

I'm so glad we're getting some good Halo animation content. Thank you so much for this. We're eatin' so good with this one.

[@SmokesKwazukii]

remember when Halo was a war story? Pepperidge Farm remembers. I do too and I miss it.

[@Slaughtermayne]

When a fan made animation is better than the 100+ million-dollar budget life action show.

[@tsiegy]

I absolutely love seeing the large-scale battles side of halo.

[@yvesgingras1475]

This is the kind of Halo tv show I wanna see.

[@bluejayfabrications2216]

The correct sounds and voice lines from the game It's perfect

[@matthewdevine7876]

I LOVE the that it's the OG Halo 2 models. This is amazing work and another great reason why this fanbase is one of the best.

[@EmileA239_from_Halo_Reach]

I can’t wait!!! This is going to be amazing, I just know it.

[@mrcheapskate750]

This is a 10/10 animation, very well done, but I just cant get over the marines firing the BR full auto 😭

[@seigfriedog9176]

this guy knows how to animate combat tactics bro... that tap on the back in the ODST line behind the wraith is exactly what CQB teams do in real life. good job!

[@Arthu342]

We all know it took you a long time to make this, so thank you so much for such amazing work! ✨️

[@kenforbranan110]

Sodaz now this the halo fan animation's are great as hell keep up the good work

[@chipsdubbo5.56]

I am blown away!!!🤯 You need to make a short movie like this or something. I know me and lots of people would buy it. Maybe you can work with Hiddenxperia and Installation00 to get the lore right. That would be amazing🙏 I love seeing the convoy of Marines and civilians crossing the bridge. The air raid sirens are a cool effect and add the sense of panic and emergency. 2:19 is so cool seeing different animations than the games. Here the Marines kick down a door and the elite is choking a grunt. I love it!! And cool idea with the kamikaze Spectre. 3:40 hearing "airstrike approved" on the radio and seeing the UNSC ship launch a Archer missile is just too cool 😎 5:48 seeing Tartarus get hit was definitely a plot twist lol does he survive? I still see his body (unlike the grunts that get destroyed) so maybe he is still alive for the rest of the Halo 2 story? Really cool scene🔥🔥🔥 6:47 love to see ODST doing spec ops things💪 it was really slick how organized and coordinated they were, and the quick tap on the helmet/shoulder once the explosive charge was set is perfection. You are just getting better and better bro, these shorts are breathtaking and beautiful and at this point the combat footage is honestly better than Bungie's cutscenes (no offense Joe Staten). Imagine if we had combat scenes like this mixed in with the normal Halo cutscenes😍 My only constructive criticism is I would love to see the empty shell casings coming out of the human weapons. But I don't know if that's possible... Keep up the amazing work my friend we all appreciate it!

[@Gingrman-mx4sp]

The sound design is beautiful. I love the constant sirens, the use of in-game dialogue, the weapon noises, all of it. Also, even though it's Halo 2 models, the visual attention to detail with plasma marks and stuff really brings me into it!

[@fangwu7576]

YES YES YES Finally an animation featuring the Marines! Shows how the marines aren't actually just bumbling meatshields and can definitely hold their own. The ODSTS are the dessert to the animation. They're actually really steathy to the point even other maires couldn’t tell they were there.

[@mindofmyown333]

This is what I was hoping the Halo show would be like. You’ve nailed the intensity and magic of the Halo universe!

[@BurningBlazeBaguette]

The frigate in the background lowering down was just 👌

[@jwest3467]

I'm getting real Generation Kill vibes, especially from the introduction, and I'm all here for it!

[@homargarcia149]

We need part 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 all the way to part 20! Amazing work!

[@BotBruh448]

Absolutely terrific, fixed a grand majority of the problems with lighting and effects I had with the original WIP shots

[@Tornado922]

Please do more like this! This was incredible to watch right from the word go, the inner street fighting was amazing! The way the Brute got decimated by the Guass Hog was perfect!

[@garrett2132]

Love this. Everything about this. So far this is my favorite fan made halo animation. The animation is perfect. The lack of a "main character" is perfect. To me, this looks and feels like somthing made in engine. Absolutely flawless.

[@saltyfish9252]

Absolutely perfect, love seeing the UNSC roll out in full force, something that rarely happened in the games. Please make more like this.

[@Enlightened_SpursFan]

The way this animation depicts what the combat likely would have been like is SO realistic wowwww

[@SMK-BLK]

Brother that was on par with soddaz remember, holy fuck that was incredible, lore accurate, perfect balance and i love the mix of art styles was chose ❤❤

[@MonarchyControl285]

This is insanely good, really has the atmosphere of how I imagined the Halo 2 cut content would feel like

[@prodigalsoniv48]

This is awesome. I love the sense of scale while having so much attention to detail

[@sierrakilo4322]

I can’t comprehend how someone can watch this video and STILL think the Halo show is any good…

[@zalrohglekgolo6149]

This is just TOO FREAKING GOOD. in game Halo 2 engine assets are always the peak of the series.

[@nearby222]

The brutes and elite infighting was so crazy to see in ODST

[@madscientistgamingcentral8689]

This is why there needs to be a halo game where you play as a marine with other players.

[@yankeehussar3614]

That was amazing! Honestly fantastic work! It's so refreshing to see UNSC regulars being portrayed as competent

[@hypecamera]

Sooooooo good. Some REALLY cool moments in this. The Elites saluting their comrades going on the plasma grenade suicide run, the one shot kill on the Jackal sniper and the immediate "nice shot" dialogue. Flipping loved it. Also appreciated the ODST's on sapper duty. Camera work was great too. Man this was awesome!

[@thechromosomebandit540]

The Bungie sounds fx are just superior🔥

[@chickenlil2095]

Broooooooo, I was so invested in this, that was the fastest 8mins of my life, I NEED MORE! But seriously, this is amazing I can't wait to see more of your work!

[@iankohzhongxianbedokviewss1971]

I love the detail of the UNSC marine halting the UNSC rocketeer from causing collateral damage to their ODSTs