Halo CE: All Spec Ops Covenant Appearances

[@dualwielders1221]

15:00 Zuka Zamamee completes his mission.

[@SniperRed0092]

@Izaak William C. Dietz, Halo: The Flood.

[@bb-anon6746]

@izaak3466 The Flood takes place between the two Nylund books

[@SniperRed0092]

@@bb-anon6746 I like Nylund way more.

[@bb-anon6746]

@@SniperRed0092 I prefer Nylund's writing style too, but Dietz isn't terrible.

[@matthewadonis3020]

I’m really happy for him tbh he might be my favorite Elite tbh

[@DoomieGruntVentures]

Only two things still scare me in CE. The rocket flood, and the spec-ops elite.

[@motivation7492]

I kinda miss the jet black color for the spec op elites, they looked cooler. Also i find it funny that the grunts being dropped by the spirit always died(probably too high for them to survive the fall while the elites have no issue)

[@MintyLime703]

I didn't realize until recently that the Elites that join you in H2 as the Arbiter are actually Specops as well. It's kinda hard to tell on classic graphics but their armor is a bit darker than the minors you fight as Chief. It's easier to tell with Anniversary graphics that it's more of a dark purple as opposed to black as in CE.

[@zippo71111]

The halo ce spec ops are the ones that are best represented as a proper threat in my opinion. The color and the intimidating appearance of the elites made them look like they were not joking around. Better accuracy and good grenade accuracy combined with a higher damage output than usual troops. There are plenty of different ranks in the covenant, but i prefer having spec ops as the toughest of the covenant due to them being the ones doing almost suicidal missions that only they can undertake.

[@hasansabahgaminganimemovie7679]

I love halo ce spec ops black elite armor .

[@hasansabahgaminganimemovie7679]

I dont like how they made them purple .

[@Jesuschrist-qd6dl]

I was about to say do the elites in the halo ce some different ? Like I know the blue ones are easier to kill and the yellow ones are much more harder to kill, hp difference and they even have different combat prowess? If so that’s cool , no wonder I had hard time on legendary with different elites but blue ones always died I a couple of headshots

[@zippo71111]

@@Jesuschrist-qd6dl The blue ones are low rank elites just like orange grunts. Red elites and red grunts have more health/shields and better accuracy. Yellow Elites are the commander rank / zealot and have even more health, they berserk unlike red elites and it affects the accuracy of their plasma rifle. Spec ops in terms of health are between red and yellow but dangerous since they don't go berserk and often play more defensive. Spec ops grunts also have better stats than red. Blue shield jackals are weaker than orange shield jackals too.

[@Jesuschrist-qd6dl]

@@zippo71111 that’s cool af I never knew that I had a feeling some were stronger than others but in terms of stats and how some react I never knew , I only knew basic stuff like killing elites make the smaller units panic just not the jackels , or how everyone takes cover but the grunts when I pull out rocket launchers and snipers and start fireing

[@monolith4653]

I always found it funny that the high ranking elites are older low-poly versions of the regular minor and majors

[@dualwielders1221]

2001 🤷🏾‍♂️😂

[@matthewadonis3020]

Older low poly what do you mean?

[@monolith4653]

@@matthewadonis3020 You the dead ones you find that are white, regular golden and the black spec ops? They don't have the same quality in detail like the red majors and regular blue ones. I dont actually know if they are older models but they look older

[@strangegaming3060]

I liked how CE spec ops elites were the only elites who could throw grenades. In H2 onwards they could all throw grenades so that took away a bit of their identity to me

[@dualwielders1221]

Yeah. Bungie did a good job introduction new elements in every single mission. I believe the player encounters something new prior to the previous levels ever mission.

[@eymn-13]

while i agree with you that the Spec Ops Elite's abilities to throw grenades made them more unique, i do think it makes more sense for the rest of the Elites to throw nades at the player. i think what Bungie could have done to make future Spec Ops Elites more unique is to have made their throwing abilities the fastest and most accurate (kinda like how Elites in Reach could fastball grenades in the blink of an eye)

[@strangegaming3060]

@@eymn-13 true. I always thought it would be cooler for spec ops elites to switch to a longer range weapon if you get far away from them

[@theweaselplays]

It's silly that all elites drop nades when killed despite never throwing them

[@tylerellis9097]

Sorry that’s wrong, other Elites could not throw grenades until Reach. In H2 only Spec Ops throw grenades

[@jorgitocaicedo5268]

I love how you stay to observe the confrontation between the covenant, the flood and the sentinels

[@dualwielders1221]

The complete experience. 🙌🏿

[@EnclaveSOC-102]

One thing I noticed about the Spec Ops Covenant is that there's no Jackals for some reason. Only the Grunts and Elites.

[@Tejana]

I think it’s because Jackals are Mercenaries. Unlike the Grunts and Elites who actually believe in the cause.

[@JohnDoe-id5ih]

Not only that. Jackals would be perfect spес ops due to sniреr

[@TheKpa11]

Special elite forces was pretty cool to see from a visual perspective. Though Cortana never addressing them seemed odd to me.

[@hasansabahgaminganimemovie7679]

At the start of the mission keyes she says they are bringing a strike team. Basicaly that strike team are covenant spec ops.

[@hasansabahgaminganimemovie7679]

You are right dough. Cortana could have given more exposition about them. What if this was the first time master chief fought spec ops covenant ?

[@matthewadonis3020]

@@hasansabahgaminganimemovie7679. When Cortana mentions the strike Team I think it’s perfect

[@Wasted117.]

3:58 i dont know if its this floor level or the level above since i havent played in agess but on legendary its like a whole bunch of spec ops elite waves that come and it either challenging yet fun if youve hoarded plasma pistols (halo ce and all other bungie halo games except maybe reach i think have that feature where once you pick up a weapon for a few seconds as long as it has at least 1 shot it doesnt despawn) or extremely hard. but then again you can just jump to the banshee if you dont wanna fight it. but i do recommend fighting it at least once. its fun.

[@bb-anon6746]

Another excellent upload from one of the best Halo channels!

[@dualwielders1221]

Thank you.

[@randylahey2660]

Was awesome to suggest this then see it made as a video. Growing up playing CE I always found the spec ops units cool unique and a bit rare(seems to only be flood levels and the most dire situations". I'm curious, do you have a video on 343 guilty spark and the flood sightings and creepy buildup into one of the tightest lid game reveal secrets ever, even a lot o ppl who worked on halo ce didn't know about flood. Anyways there's a lot of cool sightings and sounds and environmental story telling in that mission. Id definitely watch any videos u have like that.

[@dualwielders1221]

Yes. We have an entire 343 Guilty Spark playlist. It includes sightings and other detailed orientated experiences in that very mission. We even made a 343 Guilty Spark TRAILER. kzbin.info/aero/PLmJGsRCvT84XtSrxOOFXuWByyfYkfPEX5 kzbin.info/www/bejne/omKqfZyfnrRogdk

[@admiralphilius8575]

If I'm right wasn't there a single Spec Ops grunt on the level Two Betrayals outside of where you exit that forerunner tunnel immediately after the 'Final Run' title card appears? It's in the squad of Covenant to the right battling The Flood. It was probably a coding error, or maybe we were meant to encounter Spec Ops Covenant earlier than we did. Perhaps the Fuel Rod Grunt Majors in that mission were meant to be Spec Ops?

[@dualwielders1221]

Maybe. We can also add it in a short 👍🏾

[@danielshuck3326]

On CE Anniversary, if you fly the banshee up to that big tower structure before you go through the tunnel, where there is a zealot and a bunch of shade turrets. If you play on the new graphics there are two or three Red Grunts wearing spec ops armour. I don't know if they are supposed to be Majors or Spec Ops. It might be an error.

[@westernsavage2313]

Yeah they were majors wielding fuel rods.

[@hasansabahgaminganimemovie7679]

Maybe the spec ops covenant were supposed to appear there but bungie probably removed them but forgot to change the spec ops grunt to a regular one.

[@hasansabahgaminganimemovie7679]

​@@westernsavage2313 But there is a spec ops grunt in two betrayals with black armor using a turret.

[@matthewadonis3020]

Halo 1 has the most smooth & efficient Elites

[@dualwielders1221]

The absolutely nailed it 🔥

[@icyknightmare4592]

15:12 hmm, his melee SFX is as if he had an energy sword.

[@dualwielders1221]

Yeah, Zuka wasn’t playing around 😂

[@UnscMinusStudios117]

These elites spec ops Always give me headache when they throw granade...damm.

[@dualwielders1221]

Haha that side arm fast ball.

[@Eli-c2x]

The rocket launcher flood is unfair since it has a 1-hit kill on all difficulties even at full HP, it does not have a wind-up animation or otherwise receive a warning, you are just playing the memory or guessing game when you play against them, the only saving grace is that shooting their right arm can sever it making them unable to hold the weapon, shooting the left leave them completely harmless unless they perform the lunging attack since they hit with you with an invisible arm (yeah bungie messed that one). The spec-ops elite is fast, agile, knows how to side-step efficiently, does high damage, and has the highest shield resistance in the game. To deal with them easily the noob combo is a must or stick a plasma on them while they are throwing a plasma since they will be static, shooting them while they are throwing a plasma with a staggering weapon like a shotgun or overcharged plasma is not recommended since it will cancel the animation and make them throw the nade faster. The spec-ops grunt is a wasted opportunity they are fun to fight but to this day I still believe they should have an energy shield to distinguish them further from the other grunts, they do have higher HP but it all falls flat if you use a head-shot weapon against them EDIT: The flood carrier form is annoying since they blow up and leave infection forms, if you dislike it, stick a plasma on the carrier form followed by a shotgun blast. The plasma will explode after the death animation killing all the infection forms it releases on death, just make sure not to be nearby or have more nades on the ground.

[@JanustheXanus]

Actually On Easy Difficulty in Halo CE you can survive a direct shot from a ricket flood but it will drain a large amount of your health

[@ne3333t]

Always just loved to watch them and flood duke it out

[@gasplyroots]

is it just me or the spec op elites melee attack faster than other elites?

[@dualwielders1221]

They’re the best of the best so maybe that’s a detail Bungie added.

[@randylahey2660]

The spec ops units are much more aggressive with firerate grenades and dodging in my experience especially if played on legendary.

[@hasansabahgaminganimemovie7679]

I wonder what spec ops elite training is like.

[@bb-anon6746]

Also, I know they're supposed to be spec ops but this footage is not doing them justice (not a knock against your vid). It kills me watching the grunts and elites blow themselves up time and again lmao

[@dualwielders1221]

It’s all good. For some reason the damn grunts would blow up every time they got dropped off from the Spirit. And the Elite just throw grenades at their own guys so often it was hard to make them look like an intimidating unit. And not a clown show 😂😅

[@Loch_Ness_Lachster]

Wow this guy has some cool content

[@dualwielders1221]

Thank you! Appreciate you finding us ❤️

[@hasansabahgaminganimemovie7679]

I agree. I hope he makes halo all 343 guilty spark appearances.

[@peacefulminds7465]

Bro I always used to keep a pet grunt on keyes 😂

[@dualwielders1221]

Hehe it’s hard to keep them because the infection forms will snatch them up ever time.

[@hasansabahgaminganimemovie7679]

How do you do that ?

[@peacefulminds7465]

@@hasansabahgaminganimemovie7679 so just before you get to captain Keyes when he's been transformed into one of the flood a covenant drop ship will drop a couple of spec ops elites and grunts in the hanger but the grunts fuel rod cannons always explode leaving them weaponless jump down kill the armed ones the ones that had fuel rod will agro you but can't do anything about it have fun bro I did 🤣🤟

[@hasansabahgaminganimemovie7679]

Can youdo halo 2 and halo 3 all spec ops appearances ?

[@dualwielders1221]

Yes.

[@НиколаЂорђевић-х3м]

great job

[@hasansabahgaminganimemovie7679]

The first spec ops grunt appears in the mission two betrayals. Its during the end of the mission a grunt on a shade turret fighting the flood.

[@dualwielders1221]

I don’t think we have ever seen him. We can look in to it.

[@Animeguy_94]

I remember, it is at the part when you're about to take out the 3rd core of it

[@bluex217]

You have to wonder why the Covenant weren't already sending these guys in during the entire game in order to deal with the mighty "demon" But then again they were sending numerous zealots, imagine if they sent in squads of all gold elites

[@dualwielders1221]

Perhaps the prophets didn’t believe Chief was as big a threat at the time. But once the flood was unleashed, they took the situation more seriously and sent in the top units.

[@zaymac117]

Elite spec ops in halo CE are the best elite ranks they have ever looked with their jet black armor and they have the second strongest shields along with zealot elites and their shields are also twice as stronger than major elites and the spec ops elites are the only ranks that throw plasma grenades where they outright hurled them far and very accurately at longer range than all of the grunts. Too bad that Bungie decided halo 2 and 3 have nerfed the elite spec ops shields and healths, speed, weapon accuracy, and intelligences making them a joke like in halo 2 and 3 their grenade accuracy has been nerfed by making it the same as grunts and their shields and health are about the same as elite majors as well as the elite zealot which was a horrible design choice by bungie. And finally the spec ops elites are even worse in halo reach because their shield and health strength is the same as minor elites and they behave like stealth elites from halo CE and 2. Really horrible design choice that Bungie doubled down. Overall elite spec ops in halo CE are no joke.

[@dualwielders1221]

Yes they are badass. And we are excited to finish the Reach Spec Ops video.