CHEEF QUEST - Halo 1-3 Recap Cartoon (BRODYQUEST Parody)

"Mister Chief is the absolute zenith of human endeavor and a perfect encapsulation of human talent."
- Frank O'Connor
Original Video - • BRODYQUEST
Music used:
BRODYQUEST by Neil Cicierega ‪@neilcic‬ (Lemon Demon) - lemondemon.bandcamp.com/track...
Opening Suite by Martin O’Donnel & Michael Salvatori - music.apple.com/us/album/open...
Mark V helmet artwork by Corrie Patton Roll - / corpattart
Design of Captain Keyes from ‘It’s a Halo Thing’ - www.newgrounds.com/portal/vie...
'I'ma Firin' Mah Lazar' audio from THE LAZER COLLECTION 2 - • THE LAZER COLLECTION 2
Game assets from the Halo Archive Discord Server - / discord
Voice of Cortana by Grey
Very special thanks to Jacob Hauck & ‪@Rip_R4‬ for gameplay acting assistance.
Made using:
XBOX capture system
After Effects 2021 18.4.6
Photoshop 2021 22.5.9
Blender 3.2.1
Final Cut Pro 10.5.4
Sound Effects:
Final Cut Pro Audio Library
FreeSound - freesound.org/
The Sounds Resource - www.sounds-resource.com/searc...
Special Effects:
FootageCrate - footagecrate.com/
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This video ©2024 TimotheosFraser

[@thekingzhaul5914]

This animation felt like something that would had absolutely exploded in views back in 2011 or 2012

[@this_loser_on_youtube]

I mean it kinda was cheef has his own skin in mc that dates back to the Xbox 360

[@cyborg-mark-vi]

It's kinda funny because BrodyQuest, the video it is parodying, is exactly that

[@64doomguy57]

For a sec i tought it was, damn

[@oriongore]

What’re you saying? It’s still 2012!

[@crackedupmonk]

lol you’re younger than me

[@sev...]

The cortana model is so cute

[@zd_5907]

Ikr

[@DigitalBroomstick]

I’d kinda like to… well… you know the rest.

[@zd_5907]

@@DigitalBroomstick*no*

[@Zenek7274]

@@DigitalBroomstickexplode

[@jonno9412]

@@DigitalBroomstick explode

[@zhappybanana]

For a brick, he flew pretty good

[@chiefblox4000]

For a video, he drew pretty good

[@arc8687]

for a kilometre, he murica'd pretty good

[@shanemcdowell3628]

For a flew, he brick pretty good

[@martskater123]

Literally

[@That_Soldier_Nick]

For a AI she did pretty well

[@JoeFilms5420]

This is actually god-tier, holy crap you've outdone yourself with this one dude.

[@JoeFilms5420]

Seriously, I would point out my favorite joke but every single joke is so good it's impossible to name one. The attention to detail is NUTS. I love the different styles of animation going on, I love how you change Cheef depending on the scene, also this is tiny but I love how when the Gravemind swings at the Pelican his tentacle goes out of the frame but the Pelican stays within it. Also Cheef wojak is perfect. And another thing, the shot where he pulls out the Spartan Laser and when he activates Halo actually look so freaking cool. This is a perfect video.

[@TimotheosFraser]

@@JoeFilms5420 Thank you so much! I probably redrew 28 different variations of Mister Chief throughout all this. That was so mind-numbing, but SO worth it.

[@Zenek7274]

@@TimotheosFraser All the bitty details too- the Autumn labeled Calendar of August, NOISE, Cheef's eyes, all the things Cortana does, the millon visual jokes (like occasional minecraft, the music being tuned well, etc. I don't have nostalgia surrounding this (Brodyquest is two years younger than me) but it's very good nonsense regardless.

[@asinatrafanatic2697]

This perfecrly surmizes Chief as a character: -Doens't have much to say. -Blows shit up. -Loves the blue lady. -Punches shit. -Knows the mission. -Loves his home boys. I applaud you, sir! You are very talented!

[@BlazeIsTheMajor]

-is a brick

[@asinatrafanatic2697]

@@BlazeIsTheMajor -flew pretty good

[@davidthompson5991]

Doesn’t afraid of anything

[@totalygamingtemplar]

-thinks he will shoot his way out-

[@TheBlaze1907]

I love how the intro implies Cheef has eyes showing on his model only because they busted out of the helmet's visor

[@Project00MK]

YES!! Glad someone thought of that too!

[@quantumblauthor7300]

Only parts of you to see the light of day would be your eyes and teeth when they popped out the front of the mask

[@laloh504]

Miranda as a Mega Construx figurine is GOLD😂😂😂

[@inverted_image.6076]

Petition for a plush of that Cortana model because it's so SILLYYYYYYY

[@thefancygrunt878]

So skrunkly

[@hmkjuygj7t]

so cute

[@araknidude]

i do not think selling them would be a good idea for tyler the creator reasons

[@inverted_image.6076]

@@araknidude aint no way big bird mentioned tyler the creator when this is HALO

[@Project00MK]

Gravemind: *Coughs* Refuses to elaborate Edit: *Coughs*

[@Tar_Ogre]

god it's the small details man. How in the Halo 2 segment Cheef doesn't have an AR, NOISE on the SPNKR, Chief blasting duel needlers to absolutely nothing, Cortana changing appearance based on game segement, the clear bags under Cheefs eyes after discovering the Flood, Cheef spelling LASO SUX on the keyboard, flew like a brick, and I'm sure I missed a bunch too.

[@TimotheosFraser]

Heck YEAH! You've got quite the eye. I think you're the first person who's found the keyboard message.

[@cathyp1288]

@@TimotheosFraser I was wondering about that. Should have asked you.

[@Tar_Ogre]

@@TimotheosFraser took me a sec to figure out exactly what and had to slow it down to .25 but eventually it made sense.

[@Tar_Ogre]

OH MY GOD How didn't I notice how nice the suit Cheef was wearing at the beginning of Halo 2 was.

[@releasethekraken5039]

​@@TimotheosFraser but what was that bit where Cortana was agressively sieg-heiling? I take it that was a joke about her janky animation in the first HALO but i did'nt see that last time i played halo 1

[@Bronson_07]

The cortana model is just so adorable! ☺️

[@Bronson_07]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="99">1:39</a> cortina’s expression 😅

[@SmugRoom38]

Seeing Captain Keyes from Its a Halo Thing hit me with so much nostalgia, was way too young to see that back in those days

[@TimotheosFraser]

Hah! Me too

[@mcxproductions]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="222">3:42</a> goes hard ngl

[@cyborg-mark-vi]

For a shitpost, It rocked pretty good!

[@Noah_theTreeMan]

I was fr looking for someone to agree with me

[@typicalpersonthatlikeshalo]

Finally someone commented about this

[@casualbird7671]

I agree, I love that final segment so much

[@quantumblauthor7300]

That's just the power of cicierega

[@chewychicken1311]

THE CALENDAR OF AUGUST LMAO

[@user-mt3yh1pw5k]

I think I remember that from a game dunks video,halo CE recap.

[@chewychicken1311]

@@user-mt3yh1pw5k dunkey's halo recaps are some of my favorite videos ever

[@MASTERCHEIFreal]

Petition for an Arbitur Quest 👇

[@The-lone-nugget]

Yes

[@thegoodmudkip3652]

need this yesterday

[@mastercrafter2252]

Agreed

[@lalo_1852]

We need it!!

[@ForsakenSandpaper]

Halo 4-infinite quest

[@Project00MK]

Im going to be honest I’ve watched this 20x times over Still holds up

[@cyborg-mark-vi]

Been watching this video everyday since past week. It's that good

[@luigimario3579]

“Looks like this calendar was for *last year*!” -Videogamedunkey, after calling the ship “The Calendar of August” more than a decade ago. Yes, even that is a reference. I loved the attention to detail for every part of the video, as a long-time Halo fan it was perfect.

[@unhinged_films]

This is comedy gold. The fact that it’s <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="260">4:20</a> long is the cherry on top

[@TimotheosFraser]

Oh dang! You're right! (°□°)

[@mollowvijf7139]

@@TimotheosFraserwait you didn’t mean for it to be 4:20 seconds long?

[@ZaCloud-Animations___she-her]

​@@mollowvijf7139It was destiny!

[@martskater123]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="108">1:48</a> Cheef legit typed this "Laso sux" yeah I felt that too 💀😂

[@DrDrake-lq8nh]

Good eye

[@COULY_GALLO01-yo6sg]

truth

[@stephanieviger2996]

He ain't wrong 😂

[@jeffbo8748]

Seeing the OG flash animated Captain Keyes again made me age like Matt Damon at the end of Saving Private Ryan

[@thegreatgoatking.kingofall4001]

Having keyes be from "It's a halo thing" is like getting flashbanged with memories.

[@jacoblass3224]

I like how the color of your Cortana model actually changes color to correspond how she looks in that specific game. A new classic right here!

[@darkspark5854]

The Adventures of Mister Cheff, Cartoona, Arbirator, and Salsman Johanson

[@noxiousbear]

Hey IDK halo lore so do you mind explaining 1:02, 1:27 2:59

[@Runngunpilot003]

I love how the characters eyes show all of their emotions as well as the pure abyss that is their brain. Beautiful.

[@DesolateLavender]

Halo's so cool, even a joke animation ends up being epic as hell.

[@sergeantmarcusstackerM1903]

Loved how Captain Keyes was drawn like he is in There’s Something About Halo EDIT: Wrong flash animation, I was thinking of It’s A Halo Thing

[@TheBanisher24]

Ancient History

[@badzilla1173]

A time long ago. But never forgotten by legends.

[@TimotheosFraser]

I'm so glad someone noticed. I was worried it was already lost to time.

[@zach7]

Um actually the title is "It's a Halo thing"

[@sergeantmarcusstackerM1903]

@@zach7 Well, I guess I got the two series confused And no need to come out as a nerd saying “um.” Just say what needs to be said, man!

[@MyPlaylistWillSaveAmerica]

This video is how I learned that this legendary overheard song was made by a legend.

[@Texas-259]

This is the best thing I've seen all year! Infinitely better than Paramount's Halo show.

[@c-man1116]

😁 I know right?! 2:10 NOISE LOL

[@zacrybigboy9930]

This feels like one of those old animations back before 2013. Really just purely for fun or soum.

[@MuuToo]

God the fucking shots of Minecraft Cheef killed me.

[@c-man1116]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="124">2:04</a> I LOVE THAT JOKE! "For a brick, he flew pretty good!" - SGT Johnson. It's a good day to see you post a vid man! GREAT JOB! I LAUGHED THE WHOLE WAY THRU!!! 🙂😁😀😄😂🤣

[@Texas-259]

Me too! XD The references were perfect!

[@c-man1116]

@@Texas-259 hello? 🤨 Do I know you?

[@Texas-259]

@@c-man1116 Maybe... ;)

[@Primalcacat]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="137">2:17</a> bro really went like 😮

[@hatcrab4923]

Cheef soyjack 😮😮😮

[@TheBluetiger5]

I believe this is the only time that I've actually like the Frank O'Connor Abomination of a MEME Mister Chief. 😂

[@Bruhdude12]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="222">3:42</a> The animation is perfect

[@vladtomuta3008]

Gotta love how Miranda was just a mega blocks figure

[@RoadWarrior_John]

The rotoscoping and 2d animation was amazing, and the jokes were hilarious, just an a amazing job all round.

[@rstranger8850]

This is a masterpiece. Also Cortana looks cute

[@crustaceanking3293]

I've made it a tradition to rewatch this every couple of days Edit: changed my tradition to last until Arbitur Quest comes out

[@cyborg-mark-vi]

I just can't stop watching this. It's so satisfying on many levels. No really I can't stop watching, pls help

[@nomad1264]

I don't know how many times I've watched this.

[@Tom_838]

Chief finally put on something nice

[@Primalcacat]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="154">2:34</a> yes yes, very wise words

[@MadM0nte]

Need a plushy of that Cortana

[@crestm00n]

I loved everything about this. All the unique animation styles, Cortana's specifically was so charming!

[@GitbricksAnimations]

It’s… It’s… beautiful.. truly a work of art. This is the funniest and most amazing piece of animation TimotheosFraser has done in a long time. This deserves to be the 8th wonder of the world

[@jonathanyang840]

Happy 22nd Birthday!!

[@Hakuru15]

Cortana is so cute in this

[@arbustotactico6013]

I want a Cheef quest part 2 because it was so funny.

[@Taprammar]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="197">3:17</a> Favorite part

[@casualbird7671]

Same! The music and scenes from then onwards are extra wonderful

[@mastercrafter2252]

This is an amazing animation! I love when he first encounters the flood he immediately notes out and after word has circle under his eyes and completely freaks the fuck out when he meets guilty spark. Dude this animation is top tier. He is the mister chief!

[@cyborg-mark-vi]

Day 19: I have given myself the quest to rewatch this video everyday since its release. I haven't failed yet.

[@nightfall6-418]

10/10, has been on repeat since it came out

[@luther8305]

i just love how the characters are low graphic and yet it's like a 4k five star film

[@anthonytrevino2546]

This was so nice looking. Especially with the in game graphics. See in that “im firing ma laser” meme really brought me back.

[@thefishinggamekeeper5713]

I especially like how its based upon the A.I. mister cheif. Could we say that this could be his memory on cheif's actions trough the original trilogy?

[@DigitalBroomstick]

FYI, the AI Mister Chief is based on an old Bungie forum picture/in joke from during Halo 2/3. It wasn’t made just for infinite!

[@thefishinggamekeeper5713]

@@DigitalBroomstick good to know it goes way back. Nice. Thanks

[@Project00MK]

A legendary masterpiece. The way you perfectly combined all the jokes and references while simultaneously feeding on the emotion and nostalgia of the games was Beautiful! This was video was a fever dream. Props My man, Props 👏

[@TompkinsAnimation]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="191">3:11</a> is too much for me 🤣🤣 This is some of the best animation with game footage mix I’ve seen, amazing job! I still remember when you were first starting this project 👍

[@whitekamatis2254]

This feels like a video that would’ve had a Machinima intro

[@radladvac780]

And just like that, I’ve found a hidden gem

[@FLanklinBadge]

I honestly don't know how many times I've watched this. Well over two dozen. I just keep coming back to it.

[@MrElite-lh7dj]

Can't wait for the rest of the recap to be released.

[@Uranium-jj7le]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="33">0:33</a> That is Prime reaction image material

[@afreerangepigeon]

SEN-FREAKING-SATIONAL

[@jackmurphy3579]

let's take a moment to relies how impressive is Cortana's 3D animation. I mean, just look at it. <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="163">2:43</a>, well done mate.

[@arandomweirdanimator5664]

My gosh it’s immaculate. <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="173">2:53</a> is the funnys.

[@JJTheSpartan_117]

That was absolutely legendary dawg :troll_skull:

[@YaloChief]

Daaannnng the masking is well done on so many of the shots. The rendered animations are also smooth and realistic. Props to you Timo🙏 Edit: I just noticed the text changes. Pretty smart imo

[@capitalist_bean9844]

*Wakes up from cryosleep* Flies towards to a giant hula hoop Blows it up Returns to earth Blows stuff up Flies towards another giant hula hoop Beats up some old wrinkly dude on a floating chair Blows some more stuff up on giant jellyfish looking spaceship Gets on ancient artifact and returns to earth this time feet first Blows some more stuff up Goes to giant alien station Blows even more stuff up Beats up another wrinkly old dude on a floating chair Flies to giant hula hoop Blows it up Refuses to elaborate *Flies away and goes back into cryosleep*

[@dankmotionsstudios5161]

Bro, I love the part when he points up to the covenant fleet with the wojak face. This video is a masterpiece. The song is also such a bop. I love how they all hop to the beat. Its so good lmao

[@Primalcacat]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="16">0:16</a> calendar of august 😂

[@Endermania6526]

BRO I LOVED EVERY SECOND OF THIS. The jokes were so good 🤣

[@scatterdox412]

Beautiful, will defo watch again

[@tarunvesireddy9360]

we need to bully infernoplus into making this a mod, NOW

[@Uranium-jj7le]

Hehehe

[@Edmar_Fecler]

Also, I really love the airpods reference. That shit’s hilarious

[@TheRedNoob.]

Bungie needs to watch this

[@doot4246]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="69">1:09</a> "nnnnnnope!"

[@jaredjensen1418]

It's so hard to pick a favorite part in this, but I really do love how much character went into the chaos of it all. Another comment called this an instant classic. I completely agree there.

[@kyereign8495]

CAPTAIN KEYES DRAWN LIKE TSAH GOES CRAAAZZZYYY.

[@user-jz4qy9ig9u]

how much times have you watched this Me: yes

[@NixMaster3k]

amazing how a <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="260">4:20</a> (nice) short of all 3 halo games does a better job at adapting the franchise than a 2 seasons and millions of dollars of funding behind it.

[@jackfitzsimmons3734]

Why does everything about this go so hard?

[@loogii_]

i thought there was something missing from this video in terms of the brodyquest song and then i realized that the "adrian brody" solo part before <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="196">3:16</a> was completely cut. and i honestly like it a whole lot more like this.

[@loogii_]

also, i love how almost nothing is stylistically consistent it really adds to the charm of it all!! really makes each chatacter feel unique

[@DafterThings]

Fantastic job all the way through. Loved the style and some really good 2D animation in there.

[@glyde_sides]

The amount of effort this has is amazing, holy shit.

[@tacostyler]

i have legitimately watched this every time it pops up on my feed

[@maskimo5311]

Something about this makes me feel so nostalgic. Brings a tear to my eye.

[@ThatTallBrendan]

The fact that it lulled down for Halo 3 only for that extra animation budget to come in at the end really sells it This is great stuff (And long live Bungie's time with Halo. Never will it die~)

[@chris210racer]

Appreciating the old meme and throwback styling. Had a flashback to watching Newgrounds animations as a kid :)

[@Preppiecube8347]

Where has your channel been all my life. Not only have you made this absolutely peak video, but you also are amazing at stop motion!? I should’ve subscribed YEARS ago. Amazing work on this now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to watch more of your content.

[@unoriginalnamehere0893]

This is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen

[@Danxiky08]

I love this, you’re a genius Timo. All the little references and jokes were great and I loved finding them. Also I saw that you entirely made the Cortana model on discord, it looks great!

[@chaptmc]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="56">00:56</a> Can't help but to ask, but was the Spinning of Cortana on Mister Chief's Head in that level a reference to Vinny from Vinesauce's Reaction to the Speen Ghost when he seen it and tried it in Cursed Halo on that level?

[@MyPlaylistWillSaveAmerica]

Naw. It’s just human nature to love the Speen.

[@chaptmc]

@@MyPlaylistWillSaveAmericaAgreed, but for reference for those who dunno what I'm talking about kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnKap36hltpljdE The first 20 Seconds.

[@I-mour]

My favorite part on Halo is the time when master cheef pretty much destroying a ring of destruction because his AirPod’s on low battery woke him up or something like that I don’t thunk to gud…

[@haibatanful]

Bro this the animation and music were so good, this deserves more attention

[@MegaBricks17]

I could watch this over and over... WAIT! I already have! This is SO GOOD!!!!!!! How do you even do this?!? When I first saw this, I was BLOWN AWAY. Just wow. wow. wow.

[@Roastedtatuhs934]

This finna be crazy. I was right. This was crazy.

[@Forsaken139]

Chibi Cortana is absurdly cute and adorable.

[@HelloLadied]

I like that you used that Captain Keyes model from that hilarious old CE cartoon from back in the day

[@thefancygrunt878]

Cortana must be protected at all costs