The History of Halo's Human Air Vehicles | Hornet, Falcon, Wasp

Hornets inbound!
Had to take a sabbatical from KZbin as the constant negativity surrounding Halo was doing my head in. And life generally gets in the way of things. So, my apologies for taking so long! Hopefully this video makes up for it!
Twitter: @LaperLarden
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:11 Halo 2 (Cut-Content)
2:46 Halo 3 (Hornet)
5:33 Halo Reach (Falcon)
8:43 Halo 4 & 2 Anniversary
10:33 Halo 5 (Wasp)
13:30 Halo Infinite (Wasp)
15:12 Closing Thoughts
15:53 The Skies Should Never Be Empty
Halo Revisited is inspired by the works of the content creator LateNightGaming and his popular "Evolution Of" series. 10 out of 10 would recommend!
Music Credit (In Order)
-Follow Our Brothers
-Mombasa Suite
-Three Gates
-New Alexandria
-Kilindini Harborr
-Walk Softly
-Echo-216
-Three Gates, Leonidas, This Glittering Band, Delta Halo Mashup
#Halo #HaloInfinite #HaloInfiniteMultiplayer #Aircraft

[@LaperLarden]

It is so bizarre that people are having this video suggested to them all of a sudden. If you're just watching the video now, thank you! I've got a whole playlist for Halo Revisited with other videos like this if you want to watch more!

[@aaronhollenbeckakahellfire107]

The KZbin algorithm is certainly a mysterious thing isn't it? Anyway, I loved the video and dropped a sub; thanks for taking your time with this one!

[@1th_to_comment.]

Hi

[@halohasawaken6793]

Nice!

[@blaze-ex8ht]

i feel like you should have talked about the vulture from halo wars as well

[@sjins1poolboy698]

the algorithm hath spoken

[@codyconnor6981]

Covenant air vehicles: keeps their occupants completely enclosed in the vehicle until absolutely necessary to let them out. UNSC: Hope you got a strong grip soldier.

[@montypython5521]

Unlike the Covies not just anyone can fly in the UNSC, but a word of warning don't shake hands with any of the flyboys.

[@bigredwolf6]

Kinda like the little bird in COD. Small, light, fast, and relatively cheap to mass produce

[@aidanhelfrich4887]

@@bigredwolf6 in real life though I’d rather fly something a little bigger personally

[@robertharris6092]

@@aidanhelfrich4887 for what? Plasma will still melt you to slag. Now youre just a bigger target.

[@ritjardsoto9124]

I mean, they could have magnetic boots or something.

[@Bomber_Ted]

The Falcon, perhaps a more technologically advanced version given the time gap, would've been a great fit for Infinite's campaign, especially for clearing side objectives. Being able to load up a Marine fireteam at a FOB and pulling off hot landings on Banished targets would've been cool as hell.

[@LaperLarden]

Totally agree.

[@Mortablunt]

Give everyone a rocket launcher, get a couple GL turrets, wreck shit. Nuff said.

[@dafarmer3721]

@@Mortablunt you don’t like the wasp?

[@crafter5458]

@@dafarmer3721 Where the fuck in his sentence did you get that he doesn't like the Wasp??

[@iisduck1811]

@@dafarmer3721 wasp is sorta gross, takes the team element out of it, isn't cool, basically a UNSC banshee

[@TAGSTER_HD]

Chief: ”You alright marine?” Marine: “HAMMOOOOOOOND!!!!” Love it.

[@antiwave5294]

Another great addition to the UNSC air vehicles for Halo Infinite would be the Hawk from the first Halo Wars, it's basically like if the Wasp and Hornet had a child (in terms of the design). To those who have played Halo Wars will know what I'm referring to. It fits in very well aesthetically and in the lore since the events of Halo Wars take place 20ish years before Halo 1. Ironically it looks more advanced than both the Wasp and Hornet. It was so powerful that it's classified as a gunship despite it being 16.5 meters in length and 9.6 meters in width. It combines the firepower of the Hannibal wasps Lazer munitions and the Vulcan cannons of the warthog. Utilizing all the positives of the Hornet and Wasp to great effect. The only downside was it was too costly to replace during the battle of Harvest

[@LaperLarden]

I used to spam those Hawks like there was no tomorrow on OG Halo Wars. Awesome unit.

[@calebspeight2105]

U are forgetting that they are also tanks lil bois to

[@thephandfnews3145]

I would personally love to fly a pelican full of marines in infinite

[@matthewboer8279]

Bring the vulture back !

[@calebspeight2105]

@@matthewboer8279 has to be halo wars 1 not 2 though

[@vaniellys]

I think that the Wasp suffers frop the same problem than the Spectre and Prowler: it's just a UNSC version of the Banshee, both are one seat combat aircrafts, just like Spectre and Prowler are just Warthogs. UNSC vehicles are focused around passengers/gunners (Mongoose, Warthog, Hornet, Falcon) when Covenant vehicles are more focused on driving and shooting (Ghost, Chopper, Banshee, Revenant). So right now, Infinite doesn't have a multi-seat aircraft, and it really sucks for BTB and the open-world Campaign. Bad design.

[@kaptinkanoodle5039]

As much as I love the only usable forerunner vehicle in halo, the phaeton suffers from the same issues. It's a 1-seat hovering air vehicle with a chin-mounted machine gun and missile launchers that lock on to vehicles. It's almost identical to the wasp (except for the variants ofc), the only difference being its increased health and reduced maneuverability.

[@aceofaces1506]

unsc version of the banshee? the only thing they have in common is that both can fly, and have two weapons. other than that, not at all, the banshee is a fighter thats very fast and not well suited against ground targets, meanwhile the wasp is designed much more with close air support in mind, its quick but not that fast, and can hover which the banshee cannot do, theyre not very similar whatsoever

[@calebcarpenter3700]

They need to bring back the hornet in infinite, I freaking love that thing and it would be perfect for an open world game.

[@apollo9363]

They will 😁

[@BoyBacon5051]

@@apollo9363 not

[@silverbloodborne9495]

@@apollo9363 hornet wont come back The falcon on the other hand has been confirmed along with the bandit/ dmr

[@saladv6069]

Too similar to the wasp

[@hellcatdave1]

@@saladv6069 The Wasp sucks. Literally the worst thing they've added.

[@Fang1519]

"The Crops issued me a Rifle, not Wings" Star Wars Battlefront 2 ((classic not EA)) was a game that made me fall in love with multi-person vehicles with how fun they can be in a big team battle warzone like that game was and once I had played through the halo games and seen the Hornet and Falcon. I was hyped and they've became my favorite Air Vehicles and I kinda wish vehicles like the Falcon and Hornet would make a return especially wish you could have multi-seats for the Scorpion like you could do in CE.

[@LaperLarden]

That seems to be a big thing that Halo is missing nowadays, is those multi-seater vehicles. Made for some great team moments.

[@luiscancino5023]

You mean “the Corps”?

[@BrandyBrans]

@@luiscancino5023 the crops have never issued you a rifle? Maybe you should try other fertilizer

[@AdIgnem]

Dodging missiles and plasma cannons in the Falcon on Reach was some of the best BTB/Invasion experiences. RIP fun vehicles.

[@MP5DABest]

I thought there were UNSC air vehicles in Halo Wars too. Would you wanna see any of those variants or vehicles in future Halo FPS games?

[@LaperLarden]

Could do that. Though, would you all be willing to sit through videos that are over half an hour long though? 😂

[@MP5DABest]

@@LaperLarden you make entertaining videos. I'd watch!!!

[@MP5DABest]

@@LaperLarden And I meant would you wanna see the air vehicles in Halo Wars in like Halo Infinite for example

[@josephcasper8803]

@@LaperLarden YES

[@LaperLarden]

@@MP5DABest Oh for sure! Absolutely. The Cobra, Razorback, Sparrow Hawk, etc. They're all awesome. Would love to see them at some stage!

[@cowerdnerddespacito9518]

The Falcon or hornet in halo infinite would be awesome Imagine calling in for a odst/marine fireteam and a falcon drops off a squad and provides fire support via the door gunners and chin mounted weapons Like a Huey

[@hiddendesire3076]

Was a bit disappointed that the sabre of reach wasn’t really shown. Such a missed chance for space battles.

[@hiddendesire3076]

7:47 Well they did say they were planning on adding an armor core that doesn’t have us play as spartans, but that it isn’t elites. Some are saying its Brutes, but my guess is it is using the many different torso, arms, legs, helmet/face, wrist, and hips variants for the marines.

[@ajackass5950]

Lol who else thought the wasp was first made for infinite? I guess I never played halo 5 after I suffered through that "campaign". I agree the wasp is a lil boring, I miss the falcon. The wasp is just a vtol banshee.

[@scelonferdi]

Funilly enough, the Wasp appears close what I imagine a perfect Batwing design to be. It really seems ideal for urban environments...

[@nugbug3541]

the wasp first appeared in halo wars, and was the special vehicle used by Ellen anders

[@ThelVadam7777]

Realistically the UNSC vehicles would get slapped by Covenant ones, they are miluch better suited for CAS

[@lankylad8244]

I'd prefer to see the falcon come back, but if they bring the hornet back i'd like to see it as a lower damage but higher health counterpart to the wasp

[@heero75]

I still remember playing Halo 3 multiplayer and during a capture the flag game the enemy flew in on a Hornet captured our flag. I somehow got high enough on my jump to hijack it and the guy with our flag on the back didn't realize it until we where over the cliff on the map and I just started to hover and shot at his teammates. If he jumped off he would die and the flag would re spawn at our base, if his teammates killed me they would get a team kill and possibly get booted. It was perfect.

[@jamiecarpenter6452]

THE RETURN OF THE KING

[@born_2007]

Fun fact: There was a glitch that allowed u to fly the pelican in the Halo Infinite campaign but it sadly was patched, but didnt allow u to shoot.

[@FootedGhost]

Man another banger vid! Just watching this made me realise how much I miss the Falcon, god it would work so well in Infinite's btb. Maybe one day 😪

[@LaperLarden]

Hopefully one day soon as well 😅

[@ThelVadam7777]

I think that realisticlly the hornet would get absolutely clapped by banshees in a dogfight, i can only see it being effective in supporting infantry

[@ShreddedNerd]

Yet another gem

[@jacobbundy5256]

I loved the falcon mainly for how it operated. It didn’t automatically hover, it felt like an actual helicopter that you had to keep on the gas to keep it up and it just felt so much smoother and easier to operate because of that to me, would absolutely love to see it again with the same control scheme.

[@josebisk]

First time watching your content and I just have to say that the ending (the UNSC air vehicle montage + plus the ODST clip) is why your channel has instantly rocketed its way to my top favorite Halo channels

[@TheRaptor0101]

That lil' montage at the end that highlights the 3 just... Chef's kiss.

[@georgethompson1460]

I always wanted to fly the Longsword or Pelican, I especially like the mod that gives the Longsword a nuclear bomb.

[@garretttekampe9564]

Man these are my feel good videos. You you're picking the best music and the best moments. I'm having to rewind the video because I was hearing my favorite tracks put to a perfect video for them and I couldn't pay attention to what you were saying.

[@optiTHOMAS]

Aw yeah! Phenomenal presentation and cinematography for the montages! The hornet and falcon are my probably my favorite unsc air vehicles, but the PELICAN will always be my favorite! ❤ Great stuff, man! Looking foward to more! 😁👍🏻

[@potatokilr7789]

1:49 It's so interesting to finally see a pilot as an in-game biped rather than a cutscene character.

[@Doying912]

Your content is amazing and very well done my man! Keep it up!

[@kenezevic]

Another crisp Larden upload! Great video mate. Love the sacrifices btw

[@MythicEgo]

These videos are very informative and entertaining keep up the good work

[@Lowlyking2001]

I actually thoroughly enjoyed the Wasp in Halo 5. Light, fast, extremely devastating firepower. But actually fairly flimsy to make it require some skill to use. I'm also a really big fan of the design. The only design from Halo 5 other than the Warthog. I think that one actually fits amongst the halo cassette-futurism while also being a reasonable futuristic and realistic aircraft.

[@aceofaces1506]

Glad I’m not the only one who actually likes the wasp. I think it’s fantastic tbh, the perfect cas aircraft

[@HeWhoComments]

Another great video. Can’t wait for the channel to blow up!

[@wildwildwesyt]

Just found your channel, love these vids man!

[@echo1180]

That top gear reference was mint

[@RoadManYT]

Just found your channel and loving your videos man, definitely earned a new sub

[@keihze25]

I still have hope for a pelican that can be used as transport, one day. Maybe whenever Infinite comes out with campaign dlc? It'd be great to zip around to different target locations with a load of marines in the back.

[@mattstorm360]

Every time you mention hanging onto the outside of a hornet i'm remind of a scene from an old not red vs blue machinima, Springs. "We use hornets to transfer people, HORNETS!" "Have you ever flown 80 clicks from the side of a hornet?"

[@wyatttyson7737]

I like that this video is a good showcase of the bias against 343. Whether it is conscious or not, it does amuse me. The Hornet and the Wasp are nearly identical vehicles. The Wasp is slightly less powerful and has a smaller profile, but they are both single man aircraft that feature twinlinked machine guns and missile pods. Despite this, the Wasp is "boring" and the Hornet is heaped with praise. Interesting, isn't it?

[@donaldbaird7849]

I genuinely don't understand the "encourages teamwork" argument of the hornet. It did not encourage that, because who ever got on the sides of them? It just makes it hard for you to aim while on the side of it, plus making the vehicle a free triple kill for anyone. The falcon did that so much better. The wasp feels like if the hornet was actually competently balanced. The dislike towards the wasp is definitely more anti-343 bias than anything

[@isaacfrand3824]

The falcon. Not the best in multiplayer, but god damn it is utterly majestic for machinima.

[@robertharris6092]

4:15 the NLAW launcher is also capable of locking onto a target without the shooter aquiring any lock. The rocket itself handles everything and guides itself to the target.

[@alexandermendeyev35]

Superb introduction Sir!!

[@alexhall5370]

2:27 Unrelated to the video topic, but seeing the battle rifle being reloaded like the CE assault rifle is incredibly jarring

[@cjthenarhwalking1378]

I feel like they could bring them all back and give them different roles. Wasp light and fast recon vehicle, with low armor and fire power. Hornet as a semi maneuverable attack vehicle, with moderate armor and powerful weapons. And the falcon as the heavy troop transport, with low spead, strong armor and decent weapons.

[@LaperLarden]

Love that idea!

[@epicdude3659]

343i needs to bring back the other aircraft, not just the Wasp, give us the Sparrowhawk, Vulture, Hornet, and of course the Falcon

[@Ramona_93]

Great video you earned yourself a subscriber :)

[@claytonnoble568]

The falcon was by far one of my favorite vehicles in halo. I remember so many nights on reach where we'd get a good team and spent so much time surprisingly devastating other players with the side guns. The falcon felt like the ultimate, "hey actually play together with people as a team" ya know?

[@tro2094]

Great video!

[@rtasvadum7745]

I still want to be able to fly a pelican and phantom I know it sounds weird but just hear me out being able to transport teammates across the map and provide some slight air support be fun the phantom could have its plasma cannons on bottom as well as some plasma missle launchers pelican can have its chain gun and missle system similar to hornet as well as light machine guns on back you could use it to plant a sniper team in hard to reach areas

[@gifthorse3675]

It’s not weird, we all want a fully functional pelican with weapons and proper animations.

[@hunterh1175]

15:12 great now I need to rewatch Top Gun

[@PackHunter117]

Also I would love to see the Phaeton return. My favorite aircraft in Halo

[@kaptinkanoodle5039]

I think they would need to differentiate it more from the wasp, but I love the phaeton helios

[@PackHunter117]

@@kaptinkanoodle5039 How? It already is very different imo

[@kaptinkanoodle5039]

@@PackHunter117 they're both single seaters with a chin-mounted machine gun and rockets. They also serve the same purpose, to hold down an objective while teammates capture it. There are plenty of differences (health and mobility), but theirs a lot more they could do to make the phaeton unique

[@michaelredford5389]

The Halo 2 anniversary inclusion of the Wasp proves that 343i has a working high detail model of the hornet that could be added to Halo Infinite. But 343i has more pressing issues at the moment.

[@potatokilr7789]

BY THE WAY, Halo 4 has two variants of pelicans. The Transport and Gunship variants. The Gunship variant is intended to be playable in the campaign and features THREE gunner seats (to accommodate co-op campaign), but they have limited FOV and mediocre firepower. The Transport Variant has the same weapons for the pilot (autocannon and laser), but the side-mounted gunner swivel seats are missing and the co-pilot's top-mounted t a n k c a n n o n is also missing (they just sit and do nothing). Unfortunately, the transport variant is missing from the MCC's multiplayer and can only be flown via glitch exploits in specific campaign and spartan ops levels.

[@Herowebcomics]

Wow! For a vehicle that can get blown up in five seconds, It's way more impressive then I thought it was!

[@Unkle_Genny]

6:04 I thought I smelled some Giorgio by Moroder - nice Daft Punk reference!

[@bandannadee9370]

A hornet with two spartan laser Marines is theoretically the scariest thing

[@cringelord2875]

Definitely would have like a mention of the wars air vehicles, like the Vulture and its version of the wasp

[@Blue_Fire-Chibi]

You forgot to mention halo reaches playable pelicans during the campaign all you needed to do was load up the mission new alexandria find a switch and pilot a falcon through a certain area between two towers(I think) and it would become a pelican similar thing if you flew a banshee through the same area it would become a phantom

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodsc1447]

it may be because I only recently got back into the series. but I really like the wasp, both design and play wise.

[@oaktree149]

Dude that Montage at the End was Fucking Sick

[@fabiocosta3830]

The falcon had: 1 pilot; 2 gunners; 4 passenger seats (tho don't remember if they were seatable on múltiplayer). That is 7 players, moving on a single platform. On the hands of a skilled pilot that would mean a big squad could move quickly around the map on a short trip. Biggest problem would be they be exposed to AA weapons. But compared with the hornet, the falcon is more resilient.

[@leaaronsanchez]

First off, Am I the only one who aim for the notch in the shield when fighting jackals? saves time and ammo. The Warp was introduced in Halo wars as an upgrade version of the hornet available only for Anders command. It didn't have machine guns it had lasers similar to the Spartan laser firing every 6 seconds, halo wars said it was discontinued early in the war due to intake problems in desert or hot terrain. Extremely dangerous when in pairs of 2 or 3, it looked better in Halo wars too. Personally I like a pair of vulture weapon platforms. I'm sure the hornet has some kind of magnetic clamps or hooks to hold on to the Marines riding on it. Love it when they have rocket launchers.

[@thendarkendwolf8796]

You could improve the falcon by giving it energy shields, letting it have the auto cannon in multiplayer, and having a secondary ability to deploy chaff and flares.

[@jonathannunnery696]

In all honesty since the UNSC is on a tight budget I figure everything that is mothballed on the infinity should be usable. I mean they had the design for everything. They would've had Vic's on standby for sure. So a huge cache of UNSC Vic's should be on the map. I mean imagine having falcons, hornets and hawks. It would literally change the battlefield playability. Heck I'm still waiting on a pelican that's drivable.

[@thecaribouninja]

Hornet for the win! Also, I agree with the comments that Halo Wars vehicles are worth checking out.

[@RAMZAVFX]

Dutch:Amen

[@insomniagobrrr5542]

The Vulture, Condor, Nightengale, and Hawk: Are we a joke to you?

[@jh9794]

I never got to play a lot of online reach, but the 1 time I gave it a go I somehow manadged to pancake another player with the falcon on spire.

[@ruufiss9922]

The Hornet does look like it has tie off points behind where the marines stand, so OSHA just doesn't exist on Halo Rings. and if the game came out a little later for them to add such small details as a marine quickly tying themselves off as they get on the sides. same thing with the falcon if the marines or soldiers would actually where the seatbelts that are in the trop cab

[@redacted9606]

No one show this guy images of a fully laden MH-6 Little Bird

[@Turtle1057]

That intro is so hard

[@LaperLarden]

It was hard to film as well, tbh. Glad people like it though!

[@GeorgeThoughts]

Is the Sabre an air vehicle? Neat general overview of the vehicles Laper, though I'm not sure I learnt much from this video other than about the "Falcon" being in H2, because you only covered playable vehicles which we've already used extensively in-game, and then you only described them without really adding much lore or real history or anything. Just told us what they do in-game, which we already know, because we've played the game. Just some constructive critique, hopefully! I'd have loved to learn more about UNSC air lore in general, because obviously they do have more air power than appears in the games. They seem to use Longswords as atmospheric bombers for instance. There are those drone fighter jets in ODST. And of course Halo Wars & HW2 have a greater assortment of playable vehicles. All of which we don't generally know much about.

[@armstronggaming8566]

it's a space vehicle, so no, but technically yes because forge

[@lycanlass]

This guys good, new sub squad xoxo

[@michaellandi5371]

Completely agree about the wasp and the one man army vehicles

[@Barrobroadcastmaster]

I know it's not a popular opinion but I wanted the Wasp to have boost and be able to do tricks like the Banshee. And give it an armored canopy as well instead of glass that can be shot out. Really complete it, just with homing missiles and machine guns instead of plasma and fuel rods.

[@SNAKE.LOVER.69]

Campaign and MCC Custom Maps*. The rocket Hornet and the Campaign variants of the Falcon are available for play on MCC.

[@SNAKE.LOVER.69]

There is also the forgotten mention of the transport Hornet in Halo 3's Custom Games roster as well.

[@scarletking115]

I like the reach falcon concept art

[@gifthorse3675]

I’ve always hated how vehicles get swapped out because the falcon was the best iteration of UNSC aerial vehicles short of the Pelican.

[@General_Flores]

Man is doing Halo Wars a huge Disservice by not even MENTIONING it. The wasp is likely a development of the prototype SparrowHawk used by Professor Anders, and no Mention of the Vulture.

[@hhh3619]

I want a UNSC variant of the A10

[@blin_tonk]

UH-144 is clearly a UH-1 inspired vehicle.

[@blin_tonk]

Back in NAM

[@shadowthoughts7959]

7:46 It is almost midnight and I almost passed out reading this and laughing so hard I couldn't breathe X'''''D

[@MrBabylon]

Love to see the Hawk from Halo Wars 1. Also why is the Spartan Laser not mounted on any vehicles? Surely it's a perfect replacement for the easily avoidable rockets

[@soltero9758]

There is also the UNSC hawk that is really good

[@blackbyrd7171]

Larper Garden: "i dont like the one man army aspect of the wasp, the team work aspect makes of the warthog or falcon to make it useful" Aslo Larper Garden, on the hornet:

[@gipsydangeramericasmonster9632]

Went from great, to good, to horrible. The wasp is a decent air support vehicle but can’t take much damage to save itself. It wouldn’t be so bad if it had a shield like it did in 5 (i think).

[@Chrisey96.]

Don't forget about the hawk

[@daltonallan7221]

The saber fighter jet in reach was cool

[@bearsbutt6918]

Hornet first shows up in crows nest flying over the landing pad in the cave

[@sharkbait3644]

Nice video, keep it up, here to boost engagement

[@LaperLarden]

Appreciated!

[@calebspeight2105]

The incomplete looks like it can hold a mongoose in the back to

[@guillermoestrada349]

If the all three unsc air vehicles where in the game it would be awesome to just build a formation

[@Khronik_]

Im in firm belief they should all be in halo due to each fill a certain role Wasp is basically the UNSC banshee Falcan being a mini pelican Hornet being the niche in-between

[@Khronik_]

Its too bad that 343 hates vehicles for some reason so these wouldnt last 2 secs in air

[@donaldbaird7849]

@@Khronik_ wtf are you talking about? Ofc your vehicle wouldn't last long if you just charge into the enemy area without thinking, it's always been the case. The vehicles are all deadly if you're good with them, just like any weapon. A good wasp player pretty much dominates the match easily. Ghosts are fast and deal a lot of damage. Warthogs also deal more damage than you'd think and are very useful in modes like capture the flag (just don't charge without assistance, of course you'll get clapped.) I know all this because I've made some great plays with vehicles many times before. It's not that hard to do good with vehicles in Infinite.

[@robertjones9275]

Your talking about how passengers are hanging out of the hornet no different than the little bird helicopter.

[@joecasey581]

I'll never forget the game of halo infinite where we won the game cause of a guy who wanted me to carry the flag on top of his wasp.

[@Autobotmatt428]

The Falcone would have been great had it had the 20mm canon like in campaign

[@heathmorris6100]

I'm surprised you didn't include the Saber