Halo: The Mona Lisa

[@_So.Silly_]

343 industries logo jumpscare

[@AhsokaOnEarth]

💀lol

[@angelcarmonarojas5240]

Why jumpscare?

[@TortugaAW]

​@@angelcarmonarojas5240 They changed their name to "Halo Studios". This was released between 2011-2012.

[@gizmo366]

​@@angelcarmonarojas5240it's a joke

[@zenfushi]

@@angelcarmonarojas5240 I get scared anytime i see the 343 logo after what they did to the franchise

[@Krisars]

BTW, this was released in 2012. So this is not new. It's a motion comic adaptation of the Mona Lisa short story from Halo Evolutions

[@Incred_Canemian]

I'm just glad there's an official KZbin release

[@corvess6207]

They disclose that in the description, yes.

[@Krisars]

@corvess6207 Come on, dude. Not many people read descriptions in KZbin vids

[@segoverial]

so 343 did it and its shit?

[@Krisars]

@@segoverial No, their only involvement is hiring an artist to do this motion comic adaptation of the story itself

[@Goldegearz]

I remember watching this on the Halo Waypoint app for Xbox 360. Good times.

[@93ORyan]

Stop making me feel old.

[@thezpunisher1714]

Agreed 😭​@@93ORyan

[@TrueCanad1an]

Beat me to this comment. I also watched I don't remember the name but it was the ShipMaster exploring a glassed human world

[@El_Ruffian7]

It's incredible how good we had. I'm glad I was alive for it!

[@PackHunter117]

Halo Waypoint back during CEA and Halo 4 went so hard. Such a shame they killed off old Waypoint

[@shawnG6]

The most Dead Space story in all of Halo. Love it.

[@jasonx1174]

The Dead Space influence i think is the most apparent. Especially since the Mona Lisa ship seems to be based on the design principles of the Ishimura.

[@nodrize77]

Yeah, this reminds me of dead space downfall movie I loved how dead space 1, dead space extraction and dead space downfall connect each other

[@AnakinSkywakka]

Was about to comment the same. My favorite sci-fi franchise being referenced by my second favorite sci-fi franchise.

[@ReachStudioPro]

Oh yeah. This is super Dead Space inspired and I think it only makes Halo more awesome. Anytime Flood is in the picture, it SHOULD become like Dead Space in its atmosphere and theme.

[@JuanManuelVargasPerea-l7p]

Hello.

[@Real_Halo_MC]

Nice to see this officially uploaded after so long. Shoutout Henry

[@JuanManuelVargasPerea-l7p]

Hello.

[@spartanshadow90oficial]

Y'all have to do more flood horror stuff like this, halo has so much potential with this kind of stuff.

[@lazyholickid]

and it's sad because at its core, halo was a horror story. at least i feel that was bungie's original vision with halo ce

[@spartanshadow90oficial]

​@@lazyholickidnah I don't think so, the flood clearly has that horror touch, but CE in general is more epic action save the world type game then horror for 70 or 80% of the game. Not saying there's no horror parts in the original trilogy or later games though.

[@ShadowDreamer100]

Ironically this was done at the start of 343i's history.

[@lazyholickid]

@@spartanshadow90oficial yeah you're onto something, it definitely is that type of game, action oriented and epic, but i mean the skeleton (?) of the story, is very horror-like; the landing on an unknown planet, the mystery, the horrific reveal of the flood, and the twist of the purpose of the ring, and then (mostly) nobody getting out alive but chief and cortana (she's a final girl, change my mind lol), idk it just feels like a horror story to me (if you ignore all the epic action background). but that's me having a bias towards horror i guess

[@JuanManuelVargasPerea-l7p]

Hello.

[@gentlegiantcosplay1315]

This and Halo: Saturn devouring his son are both so good

[@LORRANANASTÁCIO-i9i]

YES 🍷

[@TheWanderer158]

If I had a nickel for every time a flood horror story was named after a famous painting, I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice.

[@JuanManuelVargasPerea-l7p]

Hello.

[@gentlegiantcosplay1315]

@TheWanderer158 I'd like 25 cents at this point. Halo: Last Judgment, Halo: Garden of Death just sound... so good

[@MrSquirrel04766]

I preferred the one they did on Anvil myself, but Saturn was really good too

[@Kitkat-hu5km]

I’d kill for a Mona Lisa styled horror game

[@lootgoblin8705]

Motion comic styled or flood horror styled?

[@HowDoYouTurnThisOn_]

​@@lootgoblin8705 Flood Horror obviously, idk how would a motion comic styled videogame work.

[@lootgoblin8705]

@ something like Darkest Dungeon

[@legendarybb2888]

They’re working on it right now

[@DG-117]

​@@legendarybb2888 Me when I spread false info:

[@peradolia]

the memories of watching this on waypoint 😂 we need more stuff like this again

[@JuanManuelVargasPerea-l7p]

Hello.

[@Normandy1998]

One of the best halo side stories, hell the book is also brilliant

[@JuanManuelVargasPerea-l7p]

hello.

[@Kenji-117]

Dude they really uploaded this on Halloween! Madlads thank you! We need a HALO horror game right now!!!

[@LORRANANASTÁCIO-i9i]

YES

[@JuanManuelVargasPerea-l7p]

Hello.

[@rsookchand919]

Henry and Lopez def shared that escape pod

[@LORRANANASTÁCIO-i9i]

🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@JuanManuelVargasPerea-l7p]

Hello.

[@jcvbv6787]

Or just henry

[@Kafunhachi]

Just imagine a Dead Space type game but with a Flood theme on the Mona Lisa ship, a sure sales success🔥🔥🔥

[@foxboy3000]

I theorize the same artists are behind it.

[@heatseekergaming8215]

Have it like halo 2 where in some bits you play as the marine and in others you play as Henry

[@agentnukaz1715]

U could combine helldivers, deadspace and the flood.... 🤤

[@JuanManuelVargasPerea-l7p]

hello.

[@viperace1927]

this story give a dead space vibe (usg ishimura)

[@Kafunhachi]

Im ask what would be more dangerous, the flood or the marker 🤔

[@viperace1927]

@@Kafunhachi maybe the marker

[@viperace1927]

@@Kafunhachi but the flood is scary too

[@sameervashist7200]

@@Kafunhachi flood lore makes the marker look like a small phenomenon. Flood is so much more devastating if you research a bit about it.

[@ArchieGamez]

@@Kafunhachi Sort of both, if you get caught you are still in consciousness but have zero control over your body

[@bigzyboy94]

I just need you guys to get Blur Studios to animate this or get a live action.

[@agentoranj5858]

God not blur, no. I'm sick of their lense flares and fuzzy-edged face captures and high-pitched sound design.

[@bigzyboy94]

@agentoranj5858 ha that's fair. Honestly It doesn't matter to me who does it as long as it's done well and follows the lore. Literally the halo universe is so vast. I'm still waiting for someone to do contact harvest

[@spartanshadow90oficial]

oh yes please, that would be PERFECT

[@JuanManuelVargasPerea-l7p]

Hello.

[@VeritabIlIti]

So glad this is finally getting the formal recognition it deserves! The comic and this adaptation are some of the best storytelling in the franchise

[@JuanManuelVargasPerea-l7p]

Hello.

[@DHCR-core]

They're missing a part- the part between Cranker dying and them coming across Maj. Smith

[@UserX-02]

Microsoft game studios old logo......

[@Will_Forge]

It's an old video. I'm pretty sure it's been missing since waypoint went down. There is no way to watch it anymore. Unless I'm mistaken.

[@adultgimb]

@@Will_Forge people re uploaded it here and there on youtube

[@Will_Forge]

@@adultgimb ah, I never saw those. Pretty dope to have it officially, though, and this combined with Flood objects added to Infinite Forge, and Flood in the UE5 teaser, I think it's safe to say the Flood are returning in the mainline games.

[@JuanManuelVargasPerea-l7p]

Hello.

[@RaymondOfHearts]

To the Halo Studios, formally known as 343i. I will love you long time, if you continue to make stories like this easily accessible on KZbin for the fans to enjoy.

[@AhsokaOnEarth]

Respect for Henry! I'd love to know what happened to him after this. Also, got to say love the art style SO much!!! Also x2, who else would like a Halo game like Mona Lisa? Where you fight the flood on a dark spaceship? Kind of a horror-themed Halo game.

[@GowMaster795]

Download dead space 1 with first person mod and you ready

[@AhsokaOnEarth]

@@GowMaster795 👀Ooo, the game sounds familiar. Is it co-op? I don't think I could do a horror game by myself lol

[@GowMaster795]

@ dead space 3 is coop but dead space 1 feels like this animation

[@AhsokaOnEarth]

@@GowMaster795 Oooo ok!

[@JuanManuelVargasPerea-l7p]

Hello.

[@theoriginalcosmicwanderer]

Glad to see 343 never forgot about the Mona Lisa

[@corbrobroski3]

Same. Between them releasing the short story of the flood and rereleasing this perfect comic strip animation, maybe we’ll see more mainstream content with horror.

[@theoriginalcosmicwanderer]

@corbrobroski3 Maybe we'll see that Dead Space-like after all

[@corbrobroski3]

@@theoriginalcosmicwanderer we can only hope. Since they have multiple projects, it’s possible.

[@Will_Forge]

No, they did. Halo studio remembered and dug it up. 343 seemed to try to bury it and everything flood-related. We didn't even get Flood in Infinite Forge until Pierre took over.

[@Will_Forge]

In other words, if nothing else this is the new direction that Halo Studios is going to take the series.

[@flexdon5188]

This was actually a great animated movie, got dead space vibes, ofc The Flood *chefs kiss*

[@JuanManuelVargasPerea-l7p]

Hello.

[@spartanleinadp01]

I would love to see more Evolutions/Fractures stories getting Motion Comics

[@cptblargington7556]

Omg yes!!!! Now upload the headhunters one too!

[@KiKisancz21]

Saturn devouring his son animated short when?

[@n1681010]

I cannot believe they finally released this! I remember watching this as it dropped on Halo Waypoint, back in the Reach era! This specific story always stuck with me in terms of lore.

[@jasonx1174]

Nice to see this officially uploaded on the Halo KZbin Channel itself. The motion comics were amazing at adapting the stories they did from the Halo Evolution novel. Though I wish they had adapted Dirt. That was my favorite story in the book.

[@MEGAbrandon281]

Halo def needs to return to its horror/ gritty themes and story telling

[@ReachStudioPro]

This one is one of my most favorite things we ever got from Halo outside the Bungie era. I truly wish we got more of this. I tend to watch this every year.

[@MinersLoveGames]

That brief moment where HALO turned into Dead Space.

[@Yuiiski-]

The Mona Lisa needs to be adapted into a game.

[@maxfrost9028]

Holy crap if they’re considering a horror game based on this…

[@OllieMartinGamer]

Well it's been 12 years since this animation came out and the story was out in comic before that. So they probably aren't

[@maxfrost9028]

@ hey I’m just trying to get people’s hopes up😂

[@OllieMartinGamer]

@maxfrost9028 We've been disappointed enough mate 😂😂

[@falcongamer58]

I love how they go from looking realistic to looking more hand drawn and simplified

[@Ghostismain8791]

THIS IS THE CONTENT WE TALKING ABOUT KEEP IT UP

[@adultgimb]

so far since the rebrand things have been going good in a steady direction, the next operation is adding a weapon, elite armor, and a classic halo 2 playlist with no sprint and higher jump height. they have been showing alot of flood content on their socials, maybe its a sign that flood will return soon in many projects they are working on, but let's keep watching and see what they do it's not official until the next halo game to know for sure that this rebrand wasn't just a name change

[@thestormwar]

Cool to see this uploaded again. On Halloween no less! 🎃 Been awhile since I've watched it 🧡

[@Jamie-t7d8n]

This is reminding me of the Dead Space remake and how the dev team handled it. I really think the industry is making a turnaround. I had switched to a PS5 from an Xbox one because God of War, ghost of tsushima, but if Halo makes a comeback ill be there

[@mrgrim75]

I want a flood horror game and a sangheli dueling game

[@skullbator8058]

The ishimura from Halo

[@box2battle]

A big gulp’s worth of blood arterial spray out of his sternum … one shot of Mountain Dew … “He’s stable.”

[@sodium7127]

The wonders of future human space magic amirite

[@acrustykrab]

Human and Covie united against the real threat... ONI and the Flood. Hell yeah

[@quirkyadventures1722]

Yooo im glad this is officially available again, since the original 360 Waypoint got shut down the only way you could find it was through re-uploads of varying quality

[@valzicplayz3845]

I want these type of Flood in a main line Halo game. It would make them more unique and random in a main line Halo game. Also more diverse. Cause in Halo 3 for example I hated how I can easily beat them by putting 1 round into the infection form face.

[@ahsoka_polo]

I love how they just sat there and let him die instead of getting him help 😂

[@bryan50629]

Just to remind you, masterchief went to their home for cortana and came back

[@echodalizard]

Still one of the best Halo short stories out there. Bought the book because of this one.

[@AfroRyan]

This is a great short story and a really solid motion comic. RIP Halo Waypoint app.

[@ATK.]

THEY NEED TO MAKE MORE OF THESE!!! This is how Halo gets back on track to pleasing fans.

[@outyaworld]

THEY MISSED OPPORTUNITY TO ADD FLOOD FIREFIGHT INTO HALO INFINITE

[@muffin9124]

7:44 "I'm not paid to think" love the characterization

[@Golgari213]

I remember watching this ages ago. A beautiful work of art, this is!

[@natescorner]

From the tiny thumbnail in my notifications, I thought they were turning this into a game.

[@SlikWick]

Please make this into a GAME

[@IAsimov]

Happy to see this uploaded! And fitting that this would be uploaded on Haloween. I remember watching this *way* back in the days of Halo: Waypoint. I hope to see the rest of the motion comics here, especially The Return.

[@Hollowtide]

OH HELL YEA

[@Hell_0115]

One of the best stories you made! Future halo games should have horror things like this! :)

[@TheMysticalTank]

Made the mistake of watching this as a kid, while alone in the dark. One of my favorite Flood stories.

[@Maniac536]

Yes! Waited YEARS for this to get posted again!!!

[@BaggyFTJ]

Believe it or not 343, we want more stories like this in game form. Doesn't need to be a AAA game, a mid budget title with a horror angle would do wonders to the franchise.

[@Garble_I_Flood]

We were hungry, okay?

[@BaggyFTJ]

You guys gave me the flu as I write this 🤧

[@jonahfalcon1970]

I never saw this. But resurrecting a Flood story, eh? Gee, wonder what the next Halo will involve.

[@PandaJerk007]

Love to see this! Reminds me of the classic Halo books and early Aliens movies :)

[@bigbad836]

I remember watching this on halo waypoint. The good days of halo 😢

[@dagmodspartan8175]

Man i sure hope Henry survived this, it would be hilarious he knocked out Lopez and got her into the pod with him managing to escape in the last second

[@duplicarus]

Homy shit! Thanks for posting this. It’s one if my favorite stories in Legends

[@AxiosGP]

I saw this on halo waypoint 😊❤

[@HolyCrusaderGrim]

I've been wanting to watch this forever but I didn't know where, so thanks for this very cool :D

[@Shadowmythx117]

Imagine this as a game

[@teensierkitty4214]

I wish we got more motion comics like this

[@OllieMartinGamer]

I think the craziest thing to note from this is even in what we thought were the dark days at the time, 2012, way after bungie left. Now 12+ years on we are so much worse off for content in and out of games. So sad.

[@DowneyMax]

Halo needs more horror

[@crusader7eth163]

This is really good to see brought forward on the official channel 👀

[@jk_games_world3769]

I wait for mark viii armor

[@ReconProductions117]

This scared my 12 year old mind when I first saw it lol, I love this! This is top halo lore We need more! Halo studios.

[@nottherealspartan]

i just wish there is a spinoff halo game that revolve around monalisa

[@Bromaster]

Holy Peak (pls make a game that's like this)

[@yajju_117]

I think the stories they're going after comprises this one also. Would love to see it happen.

[@jacobhuot3056]

Nice, an official upload of this brutal flood story!

[@stuartmiller4363]

This short story better than halo 4 and halo 5 story combined.

[@alain-d5864]

I wish they would have finished this little series instead of leaving it at a cliffhanger😢

[@agentnukaz1715]

Someone at halo studios knows what we makes halo special. Let's hope the leadership can see that too.

[@peppiepies]

One of my favorite stories!

[@crusadervader3609]

Thanks for reminding me of this fear factory

[@Rashala]

anyone else notice that at 20:27 the ship that is supposed to be the Mona lisa Kinda looks like the ISHIMURA from dead space?!?!

[@jc2trey679]

the best thing 343 has made😂 but this is old. Just a random repost? Not complaining I love this story just curious of the implications of a flood story. I’m assuming Halloween

[@darkx1172]

They also made halo legends

[@jc2trey679]

@ I do like legends, but I’m a flood junkie Mona Lisa scratches that itch!

[@darkx1172]

@@jc2trey679 yeah I wish they expanded this franchise with different genres

[@IntrusiveThoughts838]

@@darkx1172then people will complain about that unfortunately.

[@BrabyTheCool177]

This NEEDS to be a game

[@drakenelkaris3136]

I still wonder if Henry or Lopez survived, if one of them got back to the Red Horse...and how this nightmare ended

[@ZukaraTheGame]

Wish they would put this energy in the games....

[@kassarc16]

This is missing about 5 minutes around 20 minutes in, from the hanger attack to the ship officer encounter.

[@EridaniTwo]

It's good to see The Mona Lisa agains👋

[@J0J0Reference]

Happy Haloween Everyone!

[@nodrize77]

Oh wow, I was about to watch this in an unofficial channel 😂

[@Stuntmachine14]

Certified Halo horror classic

[@MajesOnTheXbox]

The best horror story ive read

[@Kevin-ox3db]

Make this a rated M horror game!

[@Arbie117]

Should make a flood horror game that would be cool

[@vernerlara4209]

Beautiful

[@yobud6637]

Perfect for a Halloween release 👌🏻

[@UNSCWarCriminal]

Is we getting a waypoint chronicle spiritual successor featuring Foucault and the Red Horse?

[@XkaliBurn]

Even in the Halo universe, humans are still monsters experimenting with the worst plague in the entire galaxy.