Mankind Against Impossible Odds | Arma 3 Halo

During the final days of Reach the last remaining regiments of UNSC marines are tasked with the defense of evacuation sites as humanity loses their grip on the planet. Watch as the members of Ignis are blasted to pieces by plasma as they "hold the line"!
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[@RubixRaptor]

This is our second Fall of Reach operation and definitely our best. Bean, the mission maker for this wasn’t all that satisfied with the last one he made and whipped up this one with a ton of work into the set and voice acting from various members of Ignis. All around a banger event that felt like playing an actual halo level except with a lot more people! If ya end up enjoying consider slapping a like on the video, helps a shocking amount!

[@ukkox3636]

Baller

[@rattissar5892]

Gotta love the fall of reach, has so many opportunities

[@Inquis5k]

feckin hell i watched 2 minutes and it already looks like an amazing event, props to the mission maker

[@LW-lg6wn]

This hill shall remain barren in honor for those that went into the dark and did not return

[@canadianbean6736]

I kidnapped Ooga for the voice acting

[@allenatorgaming6867]

Oh boy, I sure hope all of these brave marines are able to go home and see their families after winning the battle of Reach.

[@dj11o9er]

*Looks at the Pillar of Autumn* I meaaan... If they left before the Autumn, I'm sure they're fiiiine

[@RetroRadianceLight]

@@dj11o9er Wasn't the Autumn the only evaccing frigate that made it offworld without getting blown out of the sky by the covenant fleet?

[@RetrospectivePerson]

They won’t

[@bearistotle2820]

​@@RetroRadianceLight Yes. Arby remarks that it was the only ship that escaped during his trial at the beginning of Halo 2.

[@benwilson1088]

You are new here. They run out blood before tears.

[@alphanoodle1877]

I think that Ignis is the reason new Alexandria fell so quickly tbh

[@fallentitan9811]

Hey they held out for as long as they could have. For all of twenty seconds.

[@flutee6162]

I think Ignis is the reason they had to strap the toddlers to the wings

[@Darkoriax17]

They tried their best god dammit.

[@broadkiwi6882]

@@fallentitan9811 That's a new world record!

[@Countryhuman-A.H.E-]

Also rubix has gotten words to curse people with warlocks

[@TheBananaBox]

Going from professional voice acting and effects to someone getting crushed by a warthog in the span of mere seconds is the perfect summary of this channel and I love it

[@Scorch052]

fun fact: all the voice acting is ignis members

[@Maa_aaV]

@@Scorch052 yes thats what he means

[@jimbothegymbro7086]

@@Scorch052 yes and he's right they're professionals just with being canon fodder instead of voice acting but they leave that out because it looks better on the resume

[@GenuineGuitar56]

Ignis group and noble team are the sole reasons why reach lasted so long, noble team with the skills and Ignis with the amount of cannon fodder

[@Integer_Overload]

Throw more bodies at the problem than the enemy has bullets for and you're sure to win!

[@nickkohlmann]

​@@Integer_OverloadSure works for the Imperial Guard

[@canadianbean6736]

Making this mission felt a bit like using a magnifying glass on ants

[@richyofthevillagers]

Thinking about the glassing cannon that cruiser had... that's a pretty literal statement.

[@bottletf2gaming803]

previous company: WE NEED BACKUP, WHERE THE HELL IS IGNIS COMPANY? meanwhile in Ignis company they're strapping a forklift to a pelican and flying it into battle while someone is operating it unlicensed

[@guy_autordie]

Everything is fine. All is going accordingly to the plan.

[@guy_autordie]

Everything is fine. All is going accordingly to the plan.

[@thorne6477]

Clearly, the Elites aren't forklift certified.

[@anxiousearth680]

@@guy_autordie You can say that again

[@anxiousearth680]

@@guy_autordie You can say that again

[@MothFable]

Crazy to think about how canonically everything is a big threat towards marines. Like all the covenant can do serious damage to the average marine

[@Assassin5671000]

Not just the marines the whole unsc fleet and army ,in the first halo game the covenant had already conquered most of human occupied space and by the third they were on earth and thaw is in a span of a few years. They almost destroyed humanity if it wasn't for one lucky green boy and his ai supercomputer

[@MrMobiusfan]

@@Assassin5671000 Really, the only reason Humanity survived was that Truth couldn't keep him dick in his pants for like, two days.

[@Freelancer837]

True, but the same is also said for Humanity towards the Covenant. Aside from space/ship combat, the UNSC always could withstand a pretty decent chance against the Covenant on the ground, and would typically be able to deal big blows to them. The problem was that ship combat was more important because it could do more.

[@servermeta]

@@Assassin5671000 the war was going into its 27th year i think

[@EternalDawn]

Canonically the unsc did better on the ground than covenant forces, but humans needed a 3:1 tonnage / ship advantage to win in space, and that was rare. Doesn’t matter how much ass the marines kick if the fleet dies an they get glasses from orbit

[@Wei2Vile]

"The Ground, it Consumes!!" Gets consumed. "There are Elites down here!!"

[@NotARussianDisinfoBot]

That part had me in stitches, and I can't entirely explain why.

[@jjhh320]

The ground: "This is not your grave but you are welcome in it!"

[@keisufederationmapping2748]

These guys are the reason the covenant found earth so fast. I imagine some guy pointed in that general direction and the covenant followed it

[@mikedicewrites]

😂It was just some random Elite asking for directions, it was all downhill from there.

[@sliestwheel]

Actually in lore it turns out that the Covenant found Earth by accident. They got a location from part of a Forerunner Ai which turned out to be Earth, Regret and the Covenant he brought with him had no effing clue that Humanity was there which is why his fleet was so small compare to the fleet that destroyed Reach.

[@keisufederationmapping2748]

@@sliestwheel 🤓

[@Zappygunshot]

"Yeah you go right at Alpha Centauri, and just follow the path of destruction (mostly self-inflicted) and the high-pitched screams to this little yellow star. It's the planet with the huge stacks of paperwork related to War Crimes and whatever the hell Provins was supposed to be, ya can't miss it."

[@nickkohlmann]

​@sliestwheel Yeah I think I remember that from one one the game intros. They didn't know it was humanity's home planet until they got there

[@CaptainRhodor]

On one hand, seeing the massive Covenant ship hovering over your position deploying drop pods means that you aren't getting glassed. On the other hand, it means that now you have fucking Elites to deal with XD 9:10 Holy fuck that dude just straight-up got turned to pink vapor. I mean, that seems accurate but still!

[@TacPhoenix]

BOTH OF THOSE ARE BAD!

[@torinnbalasar6774]

​@@TacPhoenix at least with the Elites you have a chance to express your displeasure with becoming plasma vapor by mag dumping BBs into them first.

[@blood7927]

I'm sure they'll eventually hit the alternate timeline where Reach lasts four hours instead of three.

[@rattissar5892]

Damn I hope they survive the battle of reach. I sure hope they don’t get glassed

[@salvagedude625]

well, they didn't get glassed...

[@spaceengineeringempire4086]

*OMINIS CCS COVENANT CARRIER NOISE*

[@rattissar5892]

@@spaceengineeringempire4086 oh god please no

[@LegateGallus]

9:18 the most dangerous enemy in Halo: a grunt with two plasma grenades and nothing to loose

[@V77768]

T-pose before doom

[@TheRealFrozenFire]

I think this is the most cinematic Halo Op on the channel, and it is officially my favorite!!

[@stiglapoint5672]

Nah that Installation 01 op was cooler imo

[@thefiresworddragon927]

The guy who got stuck and ran away from teammates is possibly the most competent thing I've ever seen from Ignis

[@broodsauce2214]

When the Fall of Reach is so massive that it falls TWICE

[@willy_b_coyote]

Jay: Howdy! The Covenant: *AAAAAARGH! WORT! WORT! WORT!*

[@creamboyfuengshwei]

*"Sir, a second Spirit has hit the cannon."*

[@HeisenbergFam]

Arma 3 x Halo gives _RIP AND TEAR UNTIL IT IS DONE_ vibes

[@bean108]

Not really. This feels more like laughing futilely in the face of death.

[@TacPhoenix]

@@bean108 "what do you expect me to do? Break my arms at them?" Joker, mass effect 2 or something idc

[@ADEPT546]

Rip and tear the ignis company tbh

[@alfrazalam101]

Jay and ignis are doing more for Halo Kino than the actual productions ever have

[@theroguenob]

All of the "I'm stuck no" followed by blood hurtling screams of agony is haunting

[@skyghazer]

Oh boy that was a great one. Not gonna lie, this was one of the most fun defense/last stand ops I ever attended. And people have no idea how much pain and deaths Jay cutted there. (When I close my eyes I can still see that Hunter smacking me across the field)

[@thecoroner2650]

Honestly, Jay, this might be one of the most epic battles you've ever clipped; just the constant barrage, and the running sequence at 9:50 with missiles flying over your head? Cinematic as heck.

[@Fracturedspleen]

“There’s an elite down here!” *One second pause* “THERES TWO ELITES DOWN HERE”

[@Yaeza31]

Love when platoon lead Meyer tried to go Sgt Forge on that elite at 2:50

[@cianbarry9207]

9:12 the absolute fear in that mans voice

[@Goopynuts]

Love how the plots for these missions are very serious and stuff, and then Rubix's team just ignores all of that and gets involed in some silly shenanigans almost everytime.

[@jefe8113]

I am 2:20 seconds into this and these deaths are definitely lore accurate.

[@SPARTAN-CODENAME-ZYPHON]

wow, everything looks amazing! when the banshee flew overhead and sent a wave of dust at you was awesome, and when the falcon came crashing down into the trees, this was one of the best videos yet!

[@Byakuyagaming]

Man watching me and my squadlead get vaporized from Jay's perspective was hilarous.

[@greysonjones5429]

This was an amazing operation. I love how you guys are taking advantage of the fact that reach was an entire FREAKING planet, and so you have space for your own stories rather than hitch-hiking on noble team. This felt like a desperate last stand against the covenant and I loved it.

[@howarddenaven5165]

6:48 I love that Terry just had a violent aneurism and died when he couldn't ride alien gun ATV

[@brokenleftearbuglord9106]

Most lore accurate representation of the Fall of Reach

[@polishtoast3670]

the ignis ops just get better and better

[@greatgrungustwo904]

why does it say 1 day ago?

[@TheSpitefulAngel]

The time travelers have arrived it seems.

[@Scorch052]

@@greatgrungustwo904 patron

[@greatgrungustwo904]

@@Scorch052 jesus the patron gives you a time machine

[@BKStar621]

this was the most accurate marine experience in halo lol

[@Dr_Alan_Grant]

8:51 such a cinematic crash

[@word_bearer]

I sure hope this opperation goes famously well for humanity.

[@bubbles8871]

"Word come down from command: There is no retreat on this bridge. *We die here."* Real guardsman energy right there

[@Techstriker1]

"I don't care you if have to strap the toddlers to the wings, just get them out of here" 4:43 - We'll thats a quote to save for later lmao.

[@carlosdgutierrez6570]

At which moment do they say that?

[@shibatheweeb1509]

​@@carlosdgutierrez6570 right after they lost the MAC canon

[@Techstriker1]

@@carlosdgutierrez6570 Ah shit, the one time I don't remember to timestamp: 4:43

[@carlosdgutierrez6570]

@@Techstriker1 thank you!

[@Techstriker1]

@@carlosdgutierrez6570 No Problem!

[@frostymcmoore9963]

Anyone else want to talk about how 1:50 is amazingly cinematic

[@traumachild1737]

Better than the million dollar series

[@Khornecussion]

That combat ineffective audio sounded like it was a bit of a reference to that " Deleted modern warfare " audio where they had originally planned for it to get VERY dark and you could hear the civilians screaming, panicking and trying, but failing to fight back as they got gunned down and the guy asking for aid draws his pistol while still calling for aid, panicking and shouting " OH GOD! THEY'RE SLAUGHTERING THEM! " then gets gunned down while still manning the radio after firing off two shots from his service pistol.

[@icygaming20]

The cinematic moments in this are insane lol. Literally halos version of saving private ryan

[@emandummie]

The suicidal grunt was probably the most frightening shit to see

[@metalcotton4656]

8:35 THERE IT IS! ARMA-Brand MX assault rifle here to save the day!

[@dinodude6992]

Sangheli minor: why am I having a sense of deja vu? Sangheli ultra: what do you mean? Sangheli minor: it's like we've already wiped these guys elsewhere on another colony world, only for them to pop right back. And not made entirely of new troops but troops we've already killed? Sangheli ultra: minor... did you get into the kig yar nip? Sangheli minor: yyyeeeaaaahhh... Sangheli ultra: *sighs* you have to see someone about that. It'll get in way of your great journey Sangheli minor: Perhaps I should... but how do I know if taking the kig yar nip leads to my great journey? Sangheli ultra: you're making it really hard not to punch you in the gut, you realize that?

[@voidwalkerbruh7426]

This is brilliant

[@Grayson-ge7kb]

Can’t wait to watch my favorite group fight as if it really was their lives on the line.

[@MTF-Alpha-9.Commander]

2:37 " I belive in you!" -Famous last words.

[@glitchwolf1384]

Y'know on the list of 'things I don't want to hear a commanding officer shout into his radio while I'm fighting', "WHERE IS IGNIS COMPANY" has got to be in the top five

[@firestorm5371]

1:06 that some nice stuff you added

[@ethannehring3355]

2:09 these videos help me realize how cleaned up the the actual games if you actually think about what the marines face. Just, raw, unfiltered sense of outgunned and watching everyone vaporise...

[@witherwolf3316]

1:19 And that's why you deploy the Warthog *before* arriving at the LZ

[@misledsine8242]

Watching halo battles take place with “competent” marines is always cool

[@on_the_inverse_5193]

Ooga as the MAC Cannon Operator is so good, lol. Reminds me of that Halo 4 easter egg where you can hear Church from RvB arguing with an elite who is trying to stab them to death.

[@FakeFoxSR1]

I love how the sheer amount of death make this whole experience lore accurate

[@crimsonquill4255]

This is the Halo series we should have got. Not even joking. The desperate stands, the attempt to make light of a terrible situation, the fact that you're wiped out in an instant in the chaos of battle and the terror of the Covenant is just AWESOME. So your guys' Arma Ops are now my canon for the Halo series.

[@medicus5582]

best halo experience i wish i was apart of

[@TheMrEMan]

A moment of silence for all the heroes who got stuck and hauled ass away to not take their comrades with them

[@spartanb3122]

Christ you make me so glad I wasn’t anywhere near you during the Fall, but by God this was great to watch.

[@albertthompson5808]

This actually looks surprisingly smooth for Arma, still lotsa fun even without the usual insane glitching

[@Bullwon]

Absolutely love the Arma 3 Halo videos. Makes me want a Marine focused game against the Covenant so bad

[@viperactual6036]

Fun fact about the Reach settlers: During Blue Team's return to Reach on a secret ONI assignment they encounter the local settlers/militia whom have been giving the Banished hell, going full on guerilla warfare-mode on them. The militia explains to John and the others that they've been able to arm themselves using the literal hundreds of underground weapons- and ammo-caches left behind by the UNSC during the Fall of Reach. John then silently contemplates that the Reach settlers must be the most heavily armed militia to date.

[@VardysAI]

God this looks like fun. Makes me wish that Microsoft gets another gritty halo going.

[@mysteryman5376]

that banshees fast and low quote from halo 3 single handedly made my day, give that man an extra MRE or something maybe some crayons if he likes those

[@MagosPudding]

It only gets better every time a horrible last stand occurs🤣

[@Cursed-cv7gw]

your channel is built of chaos and it amazing because that's all I think about every time you release a video " yes chaos" every time with out fail

[@ArawnNox]

"Where is Ignis? We are combat ineffective!" What a coincidence, so is Ignis!

[@riccardocarretta3308]

Long day preparing 3 exams. Really tired I saw the new video posted and it immediately lightened my day Thank you Jay for your amazing content!!!

[@mikedicewrites]

This *really* felt like Halo Reach. Whoever made this is amazing.

[@joehutchison3929]

It's always a good day when I get to watch a Rubix raptor video.

[@drunkenrobot7061]

I think this is my favorite HALO op Ignis has ever done, solely because of the voice-acting for the com-link segment at 0:58.

[@AlVainactual]

1:10 "We're out numbered, where is Ignis company!" *POV zoom in the Pelican*: "The wheels on the bus go round and round..."

[@humate9980]

This is the best one ever so nostalgic and that’s only a sliver of the reason it’s so good

[@HemoGoblinz]

Wowee I can't wait for my deployment on reach! Command says us regular marines will be home by Christmas! Surely he must be correct!

[@kaiserblood6880]

The suicide grunt showing up once just perfecting timing when you just clear that one Killzone

[@mr.factoid105]

They say that a marine is stuck in the ground with two elites to this day

[@SomeOne-iq5zy]

This looked so much fun to play and was a great watch. Respect Bean the effort you put in really shows and the voice acting was better than some premium games I've played. Thanks to all involved.

[@Firebringer121]

The "AHHH" *gets deleted by explosion* will always be funny to me

[@Cheshire020]

There was be no surrender for the brave men and women of Ignis Corp, no retreat. One Elite who took part in the battle recalled seeing an engineer drive a forklift through an unlucky grunt squadron. A dozen more souls met their end at the forks of the infernal vehicle before a Hunter vaporized it along with the driver.

[@Jaimyoutubing]

This was one of the most cinematic Raptor Ignis vids ever. And ridiculously lore accurate for how it went too. I could watch like 3 more vids of this it was so good.

[@jFNY_]

Fun Fact: The one man who got shot below the ground, in a gladiator-esque close combat battle, was one of the only survivors of the operation and the subsequent glassing of Reach

[@penguixyt3246]

8:09 - The Covenant have learned from some spicy Irish men and have begun using car bombs.

[@inductivegrunt94]

Oh geez, Ignis on Reach. Yeah, this will be a glorious treat to watch unfold. And watch them get folded over by the Covenant.

[@Kammioo]

8:36 The absolute chad from Camp Rogain time travelling to fight against the Covenant with his MX Assault Rifle.

[@HypnoticChronic1]

I love how every Ignis op is either a Pyrrhic victory at best or a outright genocidal slaughter of galactic proportions at worst, yet always.... 100% enjoyable to witness.

[@bentspoon2879]

Ignis members are truly the final tier of the *Florida Man* and make the casualties of D-Day look like a picnic

[@Terry-Tuna]

God damn it Bean, YOU TOOK MY DAMN GHOST.

[@Transmissional]

The VA work was all in all pretty decent for a modded server. Always cool to have someone go above and beyond to make a narrative experience.

[@bananbananowy3552]

1:38 dirt jumpscare

[@123BenCrazy]

The deadliest thing in the battlespace isn't bullets, it isn't grenades, it isn't artillery. Its Jay telling you he believes in you.

[@davidwilems8915]

i love the amount of marines getting MELTED by plasma and stickies

[@greatgrungustwo904]

the person who added the optre and jms buildings to the map was an eden master

[@Dreadknight957]

Jay just 1v1d like 3 hunters and won all of them. His plot armor keeps getting thicker.

[@maxtoast1164]

Captain: Reinforcements have arrived Colonel: Which Company is it Captain: Ignis Company sir Colonel: We’re screw

[@electroeel148]

I just love the effort that all of Ignis Company goes through to accurately LARP just how absolutely curb stomped the UNSC was against the Covenant

[@sean890z]

The thing I love about this is that its so accurate to the lore about how the battle went

[@thetbonemc]

The rare video of Jay actually popping off and racking up kills! I suppose there's the reason for your warlock curse, there has to be some cosmic balance.

[@siomai6739]

Truly captures the terror of non-spartan personel fighting Covies 😂💀

[@EvilAce360]

dude this one hit waaay different!! love your work!!

[@BinnsyBoi1]

bro this video was the most chaotic one ive seen yet...and it was the best one yet