HALO - [Fan Animation] - Remember

This video is an unofficial fan animation
Thank you to the voice actors who helped me make my video
AristotleVo - / aristotlevo
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[@SODAZ]

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[@pogdan]

you do amazing work ! please take time to rest and appreciate your own great work.

[@PotatoSalad614]

Patreon sponsors never die, they're just missing in action

[@EmCeeDrue]

Part 6: "Halfway Done" Almost 20 WHOLE MINUTES later "Finished" We don't deserve your talent, and for your sharing it with all of us, we thank you; this is an exemplification of everything I've loved about this franchise for over two decades, and your cumulative body of work demonstrates the depth of your understanding of not just these franchises, not just the artform, but how to bring them to life in way that makes them feel so REAL. Keep up the phenomenal work!

[@johnmurcott1273]

Bro this feels like landfall

[@GamesforCykits]

Love the lore tie in for lone wolf, well maybe lol just thinking these are the Spartans we find dead at the end of the game

[@ChirpsalotPlaysGames]

"you can't portray emotion with a helmet" **Broadly gestures to this 25 minute long video**

[@dataracer1172]

Seriously. Videos like this make Kiki Wolfkill & Paramount+ look like complete idiots. Which they are.

[@reconnaissance7372]

343 really trusted the wrong people with the Halo series...

[@nagiaoe2434]

Microsoft really trusted the wrong people with Halo​@@reconnaissance7372

[@DESTY-N7]

Yeah so why bungie halo games have better emotion with helmet than garbage tv show

[@-foxwint-3140]

​@@DESTY-N7yeah so 343 games too The halo series was just a kick in the balls

[@Fuck343]

Halo fans been taking a lot of hits these past few years. Thanks for giving us a W

[@AeontheWeeb]

Absolutely gigachad donation

[@Rychee]

[@mracayan123]

CHAD ENERGY ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@therealdirtydan2940]

Let this be an example.....maybe if we pay the man he will spend the time and effort to make a movie for us

[@Rundownman]

A Gigachad of the halo community from that donation

[@DJ122ify]

I hope people noticed the Spartans shown in this animation are the Spartans you find scattered among the battlefield in noble 6s last mission, lone wolf! What an amazing piece of work!

[@vikorovstock2432]

I thought that too, but they aren't. Area is completely different. There aren't those warehouses with the rounded roofs and that small tower with the turrets isn't here. Still, though. This is an amazing video.

[@therealgamer9035]

@@vikorovstock2432 no they are the 3d models and skins/armor that the dead ones are if you look closely they have the same ones as they do

[@sneedclavehere8918]

​@@therealgamer9035 Those spartans are randomly generated with different armor combinations every time you play the mission though

[@therealgamer9035]

@@sneedclavehere8918 no. If you played the game enough there are a select few who dont change like the one behind you when you spawn in which is the female spartan in this film and the ones with weapons next to them aswell

[@sneedclavehere8918]

@@therealgamer9035 My nigga what do you get out of lying about easily verifiable information? They're literally coded to have random armor combinations

[@TominatorGaming]

Damn, Sodaz managed to do in 25 minutes what paramount failed to do in 2 seasons. Amazing work.

[@francescosaporiti1431]

"failed"? Most likely "miserable sunk" I would say...Why the hell they always had to change canon to "adapt" the for "wider audience"? To me at best they tried to adapt for "personal investiment", definitely not for fan investiments

[@drazam6608]

The shows fine, and the scores prove it lol@@francescosaporiti1431

[@B1-997]

@@francescosaporiti1431 it would be like redoing the bungie era halo games to reach "a wider audience", utterly ridiculous.

[@TheSniper1623]

This right here is the definition of a love letter from a fan to other fans. Everything that makes Halo so special was in this SFM

[@Sujad]

Could you imagine if the Halo TV series was even a fraction as good as this?

[@TheSniper1623]

@@Sujad It would be a dream come true. Just imagine seeing the Human - Covenant War from beginning to end as a good TV Show, every season the Covenant getting closer to Earth

[@Sujad]

@@TheSniper1623 All it would take is someone who actually cares about the setting. There's another KZbinr, can't recall his name but he got the script for the movie that was going to be directed by the guy who did 28 Days Later. It's a good listen if you're interested.

[@brandongraham8755]

This letter is more than just love but gratitude. It was something all of its own but still honored the start and end of the greatest ride Bungie gave us. Sodaz is the greatest and should be honored by all as a fan who made something that has touched the hearts of those who really loved this franchise. Thanks sodaz this was heart touching video and to see where it began piece by piece, and to see the finished product. It was a hell of a ride and we all loved it

[@falloutfable1049]

I haven't even gotten 3 minutes in.. and all I can say. Glorious... Going to finish the rest then probably watch it again.. because. Yes... I find it odd how halo 3 odst and halo reach are the only two games with fire fight... And then I realized. The convenient.. never wholly made it past reach... Like they were staled.. and they were staled hard by the odst, rise of the flood, rise of the Banished. Let alone the casualties a handful of Spartans could cause.. And then wonder why we don't see flood infection form's in halo infinity... Well basically.. human had the time to deal with the flood before it could become a problem.. The flood basically united the covenant with humanity. And those oblivious to the flood. On the covenants side became part of the Banished.. I assume the Banished was something building up from the very start of the covenant... I'm mean... An all controlling superpower... Like that can't go wrong in anyway... Well examples of it going wrong... Look at any one of the global superpowers history.. and realize.. that's what I just mentioned..

[@julesdriscoll02]

When a 25 minute short film made by a single fan is better than an entire TV show made by a multi-million dollar studio.

[@m4x927]

i don't understand why studios just don't seem to like to stick to source material. Sure straying off from time to time can work(ex. The Last of Us), but u gotta make sure it works with the pre existing lore.

[@frank-b6169]

Sad but true

[@flacobeans1]

facts!

[@lamia197]

We all know the reason..... Cause most of the times fan's goal is " look, at this cool thing I made!!" And ir has passion. Multi million dollar studios have people who have no idea what the things is about thinking only about "money" hindering people who want to make it good.

[@Dylannem]

@M4X I've come to realize that most of these showrunners, i.e. writers, producers, directors, etc; are just trying to make a name for themselves and probably don't find value towards their career advancement in just sticking with pre-existing source material. I hate it, but that's probably a major driving factor.

[@kaiserepsilon4011]

If one man with an SFM subscription can depict realistic military tactics to frightening degrees of accuracy, multi-billion dollar corporations have absolutely no excuse to fail.

[@Pipper423]

This was absolutely amazing. Puts the show on Paramount to shame. This is the show we always wanted.

[@jsthecanuck6804]

Seeing the ODST's and marines working together made it more engaging than just super soldiers running around killing aliens, it really does display the entirety of humanity fighting the covenant and we get to see everyone's contributions and struggles

[@carinhatube3727]

Dude made a way better job than the Halo TV Show. *The UNSC marines are simply displayed as cannon fodder.* Like... Yes, we're losing the war. But, they were giving our beloved Marines Stormtrooper treatment.

[@JagerFrostTroll]

@@carinhatube3727 To me, Sodaz has the best realistic and tactical SFM ever made. If only Hollywood could get 1/3 of this it would be vastly improved.

[@carinhatube3727]

@@JagerFrostTroll *Nah, SODAZ is a legend. This is literally the best animation I've seen about Halo.* Dude should be hired for the 343 Industries development team. They should really see Valve's and Mojang's examples. If only he was the writer for the Halo TV Show also...

[@JagerFrostTroll]

@@carinhatube3727 343 is a terrible developer. Halo ended after Reach. Crowbcat did a video of comparing the 343 dev team to the bungie team. 343 is another developer milking a franchise, much like hollywood does. They never created it, they dont have the respect for it, they just want to make money

[@Deadput]

​@@JagerFrostTroll Ah yes Bungie the ones who make games out of the charity of their hearts, lets take a look at how Destiny is doing again. Ah right, their about on par with them because the entire AAA gaming side of things is filled with money milkers because that's how the industry has become as a whole today. I got nothing to defend 343 about, but Crowbcat? Of course they would make Bungie look like angels in comparison when they have long set out to prove his agenda and make an absolutely bias take by showing the best of Bungie but the worse of 343 while lacking nuance that both companies had their high and low points. TLDR, both Bungie and 343 aren't dev teams worth praising since both had hits and misses.

[@echostarling84]

Those ODST's sticking with that Spartan till the end was very heart wrenching.

[@captainuseless2120]

I legit teared up a bit. The Spartan saved them. They tried to return the favor but died all the same. So damned tragic.

[@SethTheArcanine]

I think what broke my heart about that bit was that by that point, the Spartan looked above him and knew it was all over for them, the moment he saw that Super Carrier. But a Spartan's duty is to give hope where there is none, and where he gave those ODSTs hope by saving them, they refused to their last breath to let him lose the hope he gave them.

[@Monkeynuts502]

Loving how everyone has a separate part to play. Spartans are taking the big threats, pushing the line back. ODSTs are close behind, doing spec ops stuff and securing areas just behind so the Spartans can keep their momentum. Marines are holding the line and evacuating civilians, giving everyone else the time they need to do what they do.

[@raizer1946]

Yep very accurate analogy! Spartans: Mostly takes out the bigger enemies, so the other forces can have breather and kill the other forces. ODST: While the spartans advances, they do the vital objectives that can help everyone in the operation Marines: Fodders, but like ODST they are doing their darn best to support

[@exocakes4587]

I thought the ones in Reach were UNSC Army and not the Marines. Still though, they were badasses regardless of what branch they're in

[@M_14_188]

@@exocakes4587 The shield insignia on their shoulders with the stripe confirms they're Army!

[@Monkeynuts502]

@@M_14_188yep, you’re right, I forgot you’re fighting with the army in reach.

[@Berserker3624]

I wish they stayed in cover!!! I notice it every time ahh!!

[@bowenzhao5782]

22:42 can you imagine being the 3 odst's. Seeing the last 2 Spartans go down and you're the only capable fighters left to hold the line.

[@Ahartic]

They where taken covenant bodies with them. Dead or alive. Hoorah

[@Logan-il1rw]

That’s what u do in combat, u fight with ur brothers, u bleed with ur brothers, u die with ur brothers

[@VoiceOfSeibun]

If we have to give these bastards our lives, we give them Hell before we do. Helldiver, Helljumper. While the terms aren't exactly the same, the job is. We accomplish the objective, we save who we can, and if, at the end of the day, more bad guys are in the ground than good ones, that'll just be enough.

[@thememetacularsasquinatch3175]

"Our Duty, as Soldiers, Is to protect humanity, whatever the cost.."

[@qballa2787]

The ODST’s got their respect here and that truly makes me happy

[@wolfofinsanity7882]

damn true, so freakin awesome

[@vidatachata]

Pow verdade, os ODSTs as vezes parecem só uma variação dos fuzileiros, mas eles são basicamente spartans só que sem as melhorias. Eles deviam ser ainda mais respeitados justamente por não ter as melhorias, se um ODST tomar um tiro ele vai sentir a dor, não vai ter um escudo pra proteger ele, e nem super força pra matar um inimigo maior, tudo vai depender da experiência em combate e de suas habilidades.

[@wingnoot338]

Helljumpers don't run, that's for damn sure.

[@odstfrank]

Awesome

[@Monolith_Soldier]

Same for marines, they didnt feel like cannon fodder

[@harrimand4092]

THE piano note being played as the MAC cannon hits home and you realize just where and when we've been the whole time. Beautiful.

[@CharuzuAutomatonArtificer]

I shed a tear when that scene played

[@lofiseeker1790]

Right! That shit got me

[@SaintsPaints]

Funny enough, you could see it hinted at the entire video but you never realize it until that very scene. Man is a true artist of animation.

[@fryday8077]

見終わった後に読み返すと貴方の言う事が手に取るように分かって嬉しくなった。ありがとう世界のどこかのスパルタン。極東より愛を込めて

[@alexrodrigues6326]

Does anyone know what song that part is from?

[@ShayKomen]

when the mac cannon shot the carrier, i actually shed a tear.

[@silentflamemc]

just here after noticing how tragic the paramount halo show is yet again for S2. This 25 min short oozes absolutely EVERYTHING Halo. Spartans. Marines. ODSTs. Grunts. Jackals. Elites. Hunters. Brutes. Spaceship Combat. Drop Pods. Dogfights and Ground Assaults. Glassing the Planet. Streetfights and Stealth Spec Ops. Gunfights and Hand-To-Hand Combat. Sound Effects. And the Music. Loss, Reverance, and Rememberance. Awe. Hope.

[@Ocean_Carp]

I actually genuinly enjoyed season 2, of course it could be alot better, and it would be if it wasnt a parralel universe but the current. But I watched with my dad who never played halo and I realized that the show was made for all audiences and people like my dad are now interested in playing the games because they enjoyed the show

[@sleepymatthew]

9:29 the homage to the Halo ODST music when the ODST looked up at night with the rain is just one the the small details that bring back so much memories from the Halo games

[@somebodyoncetoldme871]

My heart jumped into my throat when i heard those first few notes

[@emmanuel6157]

Same here man, I got goosebumps. Such a hit of nostalgia, that part was just perfect. That game and soundtrack will always hold a spot in my heart

[@S1aughtahyou]

That was such a great little homage.

[@mynamedidntfit7099]

@@somebodyoncetoldme871 same, I was just gonna say "you didn't have to do that to me man" 😭

[@StarsThatKills]

I literally chocked up when I saw that… brings back some memories when me and my friends first played ODST

[@TheEvilbunny150]

This is what Halo fans want to see

[@lexiplays1252]

Indeed

[@Mycatislost]

YEA!

[@user-th6gd9bw1x]

you are definitely right bro, this is just what i want to see, so brilliant

[@MrWaddlin]

POG

[@user-eh6ix8pp8y]

I couldn't agree anymore, nobody want to watch the Halo TV Series....

[@Valagrimm]

Saw this initially as a short on instagram, did not expect to come here and cry. it was like losing Noble all over again and does an excellent job of showing what the rest of the IIIs were doing on Reach.

[@TntGuy450]

So then these are Spartan III. They way they act and move made me think they were spartan II for a bet.

[@generizze6243]

spartans 3 still jack strong compare to normal humans ​@@TntGuy450

[@TntGuy450]

@@generizze6243 That’s true. I’m just used to the fact that some Spartan III use gear and equipment rather then just brute strength or guns.

[@MrAndreww173]

This is proof that a thousand writers, and a thousand producers, can’t beat a small team with a dream.

[@jameslazaridis4180]

Well they are gonna be a 2 thousand dead people on the way

[@ChiefCrewin]

The speed, ferocity, and lethality is extremely lore accurate. THIS is the real halo show. Extrapolated to a full season, say band of brothers style, my god...

[@snark894]

I don't think I could handle an entire season of gut-punches like this. I'd be sobbing into a towel by the second episode...

[@joshuasitzema9920]

​@@snark894have it start at harvest, the dark times of reach and the colonies all getting glassed, then the events of 2 and 3, finally the end

[@kathrynholley3622]

Hell yes!

[@DivineHellas]

In lore they are even more swift and skilled but it was an incredible film nonetheless

[@joshuasitzema9920]

@@DivineHellas I think these guys were threes, not twos. Twos would be even taller to the Marines

[@mohammedmiah3942]

You have no idea how much this means to me and when I say to EVERY halo fan there is. Thank you. Truly, thank you, SODAZ.

[@SilverViper1000]

It truly does. The ending hit Hard. The perspective of other battlefields of reach without knowing it is reach until the very end is just genius. Whoever wrote the story for this animation should be hired by 343 the write an actual good story for halo. Not to forget the animations that are just sick.

[@HighGroundSand]

I mean this is just what halo fans want. And the story was great the Spartans no matter how bad ass they were being the couldn't stop what was happening and it was all done so good. Well done

[@umdadvocate]

Yoo, Mohammed, you dropped this -> 👑

[@slyscott1430]

You said it all for us. Thank you.

[@macgriggs9350]

The way the ODST's move up to the wall and peek corners starting at 4:45 is so good. Exactly what you would expect from highly skilled special forces. While the Spartans charge right through because their armor allows them to make big brash movements like that. The little details make this so good

[@user-oi3gs7ip3n]

The feeling of reach all over again in a fan film. This gave me the exact feelings when I was a little kid. I was so invested in the Spartans and ODST's. Just the resemblance from Halo3 ODST with him looking up in the sky and the music going made my heart warm. I just didn't expect to get this feeling from a short film. I haven't cried like this since Reach.

[@ZentoSket68]

We all clicked immediately

[@TyrDrum]

Yes 🗿

[@Lightning_Strike]

Same

[@KeeperofthePeace]

You bet your ass we did.

[@pizzakillerskyresia7506]

Hell yeah

[@johnnninja8360]

damn true

[@waynezhang6848]

It didn't take long for Reach to fall: our enemy was ruthless. Efficient. But they weren't nearly fast enough. For you had already passed the torch. And because of you, we found Halo, unlocked its secrets, shattered our enemy's resolve. Our victory - your victory - was so close, I wish you could have lived to see it. But you belong to Reach. Your body, your armor - all burned and turned to glass. Everything… except your courage. That, you gave to us. And with it, we can rebuild.

[@EnzmoMaisLeVrai]

Cortana? Was it? When you die in Lone Wolf?

[@m.irfanhaqqani6378]

@@EnzmoMaisLeVrai Halsey

[@KermaPippuri]

How dare you make me cry like this..

[@EnzmoMaisLeVrai]

@@m.irfanhaqqani6378 Thanks.

[@benjaminZ20]

Stop it man.. You tryin to make me cry

[@pododododoehoh3550]

This is the halo we love also big up Marty O'Donnels scores, you used the music flawlessly!

[@yungleek6295]

Indeed brother, indeed

[@Zuberm1]

17:03 “The spartan team has arrived” Holy hell, goosebumps

[@syrius117]

Truly a masterpiece that a number of huge studios failed to create.

[@ivanjoyce86]

Halo has been one of the greatest memories of my life. We experienced the concept of Halo, Master Chief and Cortana. We learned the countless mystery and the rebellion of our enemy We breach through the great flood, fight for a heroic comeback And now, we are shocked and grateful to see all these stories, stories of endless, nameless heroes accompanied in this journey. such delightful to fulfill our dream, make our dream story more and more complete and prosper However, the world is cruel, trying to make a living in front of reality、of markets taste or better profitability . Deviate our best story to an unwilling direction. So it hurts, hurt a lot of people's feeling and memory. while being disregard by people who doesn't care about fans feeling Perhaps i only speak for myself. but the noble sacrifice of noble team the cruel battle of winter contingency the Countless ODST and marine die trying to protect The Fall of orbital Defence Generator and the story of these spartan and everything happens around the heroes' storyline. Perhaps is what we truly want, A 【Completed, Detailed, maybe undramatic STORY】of the Halo universe So im here, with the tear in my face, give my regards to SODAZ Thank you, for creating such wonderful Contant. Brings back perhaps a lot of fan’s Simple wish and deepest hope 【REMEMBER REACH】

[@zacharymaat1662]

Absolute legend

[@thepowerofIandI]

🤯🫡🫡🫡

[@MikMoen]

@@thepowerofIandI NT is the Taiwan Dollar. It amounts to $48 U.S.

[@thepowerofIandI]

@@MikMoen And?

[@ferrik1675]

@@MikMoen And almost $50 is a lot to give to a youtuber.

[@theorder6365]

5:40 I *love* how you brought across the weight difference between the Spartans and ODSTs in this shot

[@SniperSpartanPro]

You can feel through and through that this is a pure passion project. So much fine animation and detail! This does Halo and Reach justice! It's setting the bar for what Halo movie/show content should be like. So much grit, realism, tactics, and gravity with everything that happens. This work is beautiful. Thank you.

[@eddiecortes3122]

This whole animation is phenomenal, love the way you connected at the end with the reach campaign, and the little nodes to each unit of the UNSC. This is why I love the Halo community, thank you

[@icomment117]

Those last few minutes realizing what they were fighting for gave me chills. Not many full feature films lately have given me anything close to that. Thank you such much; as a halo fan I really needed something actually good.

[@benjaminZ20]

Dude i feel the same.. This was beautiful... He realy captured the essence of halo.. Imba grown ass man and i damn near cried my eyes out at the end..

[@maverick1046]

the first minute is better than 2 seasons of the halo show and the spartans dont even speak

[@halo_gravemind]

they do im pretty sure. Just not as much as other spartans do in stuff like this

[@talkedjupiter7822]

That song that played when the final spartan died, it made me breakdown, made me realize, halo was a story told so well I get emotional when a song plays, I get goosebumps when a piano plays a key, it makes me realize that halo was a masterpiece

[@cameronnorton5898]

This is one of the coolest things I've ever seen. In a 25 minute short film you managed to tell a better story than any production company or studio has managed to do with Halo in 13 years.

[@buckeyebeliever3397]

Holy hell, how is this 1) free on KZbin 2) fan made on low budget 3) not peppered with 20 ads 4) SO INCREDIBLY GOOD!! What a hero, I’ll jump on Patreon so google doesn’t rip off 30%!

[@GrugWantRock]

Sodaz made 40k videos before. GW told Sodaz take down or DMCA strike. Sad times for 40k tribe. Now Sodaz make HALO videos. Good times.

[@hachelyd_i3232]

@@GrugWantRock40k fans can never get a break😔

[@SisuTheShattered]

@@hachelyd_i3232 I very much hate to say it, but Sodaz leaving warhammer was just as much the communities fault as it was GW. The man is a legend, and whatever community he decides to make videos in should celebrate him, not call him a traitor or a shill or any of the other nasty names I saw on reddit.

[@dutchhalogen5636]

they probably dont want to advertise on a video that has so much blood and brutality within it

[@JagerFrostTroll]

@@GrugWantRock I thought fans harrassed him for working for GW, harrassed him, he got angry and removed his videos?

[@booyahgenius]

I cannot lie, this made me tear up just like Halo: Reach did. The amount of expression you gave these Spartans and ODSTs with very little dialogue is incredible, and it makes me feel for them all the more. Every single one of them deserved so much better. Remember Reach.

[@smius6]

I was holding back tears at work in the end where it all ties together with the MAC and autumn + the piano. And to think i found out about this beautiful work from a MEME this morning. MUCH LOVE!!

[@noecanalesjr.8970]

That SPECIFIC piano note that plays when noble six fires the ground Mac gun at the cruiser will forever be the song of hope every moment I experience in life. Thank you halo.

[@generaltobias3777]

when the noble six reference hit..

[@raptorwithagun5206]

Yeah that was when I realized this whole thing tied in nicely to explain all the dead spartans in the final level of the campaign

[@wolfeloma]

🤧🥺❤

[@A_random_wolf_brigade_member]

And the fact the golden elite is probably the one noble six kills during his last stand

[@boricuapapi1996]

The way this story ended by seeing Noble Six taking out the carrier in the distance and the Spartans seeing the pillar of autumn leaving and them succumbing to their injuries had me in tears. This was an amazing story and animation. Thank you for making this.

[@Sigma-gb9yd]

Well, almost all the Spartans. Might have another story coming out of SODAZ regarding that pilot....

[@boricuapapi1996]

@@Sigma-gb9yd True and I'm totally excited to see it!

[@wesleymcbride8084]

@@Sigma-gb9yd hopefully it will involve a certain cave with our boy :D

[@darcyives4663]

​@@wesleymcbride8084 yes sir!!!

[@-ev4nz1ll4-]

Ya this was amazing

[@graym00n83]

Never thought I'd see much more high quality stuff from Reach. I always wanted to bring to life my own Spartan III and you show people that it's possible.

[@ryanm1586]

And guess what? They didn’t take their helmets off and you could still feel the emotion!

[@Shieldbasch]

The scene where one of the Spartans did have their helmets off, it was a gut wrenching one that rattled us. 😢

[@abillyboyx]

I am from Taiwan. As a fans of HALO, I am really happy to see works that I think can be used as official promotion. If someone says that games are art, your work will be the brilliance of this art. Here I offer my best wishes and my greatest respect

[@sawyerbayford2453]

He may have used translate but i think we get the message

[@ntmfalloutproductions4713]

HELL YEAH!

[@user-oz4rj3tw9p]

Taiwan number one!

[@SecondaryEmu]

The way that ending tied it together with Noble Six destroying the cruiser and showed the Pillar of Autumn brought me to tears. This fan animation is 100X better than anything 343 has given us.

[@dressednplaid4875]

A labor of love vs a cash cow. SODAZ put his heart into this that's why the quality is night and day between one man and a multi-million dollar development team.

[@Woolie]

@@Fred1032MC nobody cares about ur mom

[@perfecto1838]

yea at the end of reach you coud find dead spartans before you get killed im gusseing its them

[@drazam6608]

The fact you take a animation to shit on 343 (unjustly btw) shows how pathetic this comment is.

[@Metroid1310]

@@drazam6608 343 haven't had a clear direction since they inherited the franchise, bouncing from plot to plot with each new game, they've retconned so much shit entirely unnecessarily that it begs the question of why they even exist if they can't handle working off the plot that already existed from Bungie's days (though to be fair, Bungie had issues with that too, given that the books exist and don't play nice with the canon in the games), and they're following right along with the industry trend of "we don't have to bother polishing our games or finishing them before they release, that's what patches are for". That's not to mention the season passes, whether it's them implementing scummy bullshit or rewriting something that was already perfectly functional because they feel like they could do better? I guess? To put it in Halo terms, 343 have failed to properly uphold the Mantle of Responsibility. If you like the games and don't take issue with the issues, more power to you, but simping for a corporation worth hundreds of millions of dollars ain't good for you or the series. Hold them to standards or they'll take every inch of slack you give them.

[@chaosblastman4936]

I love how, outside of the ship getting shot near the end, Noble team is left out of this vid. Showing there were other Spartans on Reach when it fell.

[@pepperdog9568]

This is what halo used to be, and what it should be. Thank you man, this is a masterpiece.

[@scrow6117]

Seeing The Pillar of Autumn take off at the end and knowing Six gave them hell for the next several hours made me smile with pride. Amazing work everyone involved!

[@chloeholmes4641]

Apperently from a lore standpoint Six held off the covenant for days on end before succumbing to an overwhelming onslaught of enemies!

[@Death_Trooper716]

​@@chloeholmes4641It was only after Six Murdered like I think 15 Zealot class Elites, he eventually folded under his wounds and got killed by the Remaining 3/7 sent to kill him, which were specialized Zealot Elites.

[@Death_Trooper716]

​@@chloeholmes4641Keep in mind the 15 were regular Zealot class.

[@Gubbug]

Idk if it is true, but I heard somewhere that it was basically a large group of marines, odst's and spartans fighting them off while they slowly got whittled away until it was just Six. Then as another person mentioned, he would die too. It took literally a whole army to get him though.

[@ericareaper8750]

Remember Reach

[@Fyrebird721]

love how heavy the MJOLNIR armor sounds when they land from a drop, but are still silent hunters when the SPARTANs actually want to be

[@ManimalMoose]

Lore-wise, the armor mechanically moves exactly how much they intend. So if they're walking loud enough for you to hear, it's only because they want you to.

[@elmy36]

I mean I can’t bitch about master chief not having the mark V but who cares this is way better than all of the tv series and actually made me want to play halo. Congratulations man i should have watch this sooner

[@enyelcalato891]

this is one of the best animations and shorts i've seen from halo. They nailed perfectly how a spartan should be, agile but heavy like an american football player instead of a freaking power ranger with naruto moves

[@IronVigilance]

THE PERFECT ENDING This was definitely the content we needed but didn't deserve It was an absolute honor following your WIP journey from over a year ago Thank you for another amazing video on a beloved franchise and for the Patreon shout out

[@greed15good]

This is the halo we need, but not the one 343 deserves

[@WackadoodL]

We deserved it alright. There's been a severe lack of well-done fan-made halo animations and such. At least in comparison to other franchises in a similar stature. (Warhammer, Starwars, Doom, Half-Life) To top it all off, we've got the most unorganized, benighted and outright incompetent studio currently responsible for Halo. While other studios responsible for said franchises also have serious issues that cause their community headache after headache, they at least get far more regular content that is more often than not much more authentic to the series than what Halo has gotten the past years. 343 has tried to turn and twist the image of Halo for no other reason than "We're not bungie". A waste of a studio that have misunderstood their purpose, instead striving to alienate the audience they were left with. So to be honest, I'd say if there's any community that deserves to have content like this made, Halo is definitely one of them

[@iain-duncan]

I don't even really have the words to describe how much of a masterpiece this is. I am completely stunned at the masterclass display of animation and storytelling

[@demarhorton1099]

This is what we need as halo fans. This is what we’ve been missing. The studios need to learn from this, and do us justice. This was a masterpiece.

[@Jazzeker]

Notice how the only time a Spartans face was shown when they died. The halo tv series could never…

[@PwnageJ]

the fact that all these fights were along side with the Halo reach campaign blew my mind away. This is so well made it should be officially canon.

[@hoosierjaeger9211]

I second that.

[@ShadowTrooper8357]

I third that

[@49ersrules32]

It is brother it is

[@Raynouille]

The sight of ODST's sharing one last time camaraderie with a Spartan, knowing full well that they won't being able to do it again, giving him a pistol, knowing full well that its the last thing he could have done to make the covenant pay... its a sight that put a smile on my face. You took Reach, you glassed it. But you will never trully break us. In moment of despair and defeat, humanity take up the challenge, and for every ounce of blood we spilled, we're gonna make you bleed even more. Thank you Sodaz, you magnificent bastard

[@KoishiVibin]

This was the end. "C'MON, SPARTAN! GIVE EM HELL!" The man inside swung his rifle up again, and laughed madly as he held the trigger. Time was slow here. The Spartan was, dying. His medical readout said it. He felt it. A plasma bolt embedded itself into the ODST's throat. His laughter cut off, rifle walking into the sky, clicking empty, as his body fell. The Spartan raised the pistol. The woman backing them up threw her last grenade, and began turning to engage another threat. Two rounds struck her in the sternum, armor boiling red and white, though she still managed to pull the trigger back before another took her in the visor. The handgun thundered. Time was slow here. One's shield sparked and shattered, a third round sinking into his maw. A second's shield flashed orange brittle, before the Sangheili bashed the pistol from his hand. The sword came down, down, down... The moment came after a year of waiting.

[@DamienTheCat]

​@@KoishiVibin ok

[@aaronrichardsoong4110]

And that ending with the master chief waking up, you know he’s gonna make those spilt mouths wish they were never alive to begin with.

[@manga111222333]

Thanks!

[@wafflekiller5364]

Even though this is a fan made film. Makes halo reach ten times better. I mean seeing those fallen Spartan 3's on lone wolf. And you wonder who these Spartan 3's were? To me this film is canon to halo reach. It tells you what happened in the background of halo reach. Outstanding job

[@lucasreed1695]

I can't get over how the Elites move in this. That Red Ultra's charge makes me think of raptors and those firing stances feel so grounded like an actual alien soldier. That alone is something to be proud about in this masterpiece. I hope you'll be able to do another Halo project with an Elite as the main character.

[@thejunglecommando]

Imagine one if it was the swords of sanghelios? With Arby fighting covenant remains that would be awesome

[@knight8573]

God made us in his image fuck them covenant. Look how they massacred my boys Breh.

[@jameslude3146]

Or maybe the grunt rebellion.

[@titaniumpaladin851]

The fluid way that the ODSTs and Spartan pair were working together gave me chills. The way the Spartans used themselves as tanks, to distract from the real objective. Truly realistic teamwork. 👏 Sadly it's what often got them killed 😢 Edit: Also those Zealots were absolutely menacing. So graceful in their fighting style!

[@liampetersen3297]

Seeing the faint glow of the plasma sword as the invisible elite prepared his attack into the white armored spartain just...broke me.

[@Test-xo6ng]

I’m Japanese fan. Thank you for making a great movie! I love halo!!

[@John-ns5se]

This whole film was nothing short of amazing. I love how in the end each member of the team sacrificed themselves in the blaze of glory( except the one in red) in an apparently hopeless battle. Even though they all tragically died, the Spartan in the brown armor lived long enough to see that the Pillar of Autumn escaped and died knowing that their deaths were not in vain and that there is hope for humanity to survive another day. “That is the difference between a life wasted and a life spent..” -Chief Mendez

[@stoons2286]

My god. Please dont let the big guys ruin you like theyre gonna ruin the guy that made Astartes in Warhammer. Be your own man. This is astonishing. Im am so impressed. I will donate money for sure!

[@natehartley1161]

That was three years ago, nothing has happened since then?

[@ajuntapall8860]

He is that guy, isn't he?

[@SirDankington]

@@ajuntapall8860 Nah, while Sodaz did use to make 40K animations, he and the creator of Astartes are two different people.

[@illuminose6494]

I can’t believe you gave the Spartans on the last mission of halo reach a story. To me this is cannon. You gave these unknown heroes a beautifully crafted story before their inevitable deaths. You sir deserve this sub

[@TCG9777]

I wondered why the models seemed so familiar

[@crimsonking4151]

They all got killed by one guy

[@vidatachata]

Esses são os spartans caídos da missão lobo solitário?

[@vidatachata]

@@crimsonking4151 kk

[@vidatachata]

Não sei se entendi mas acho que sim

[@brokecam2620]

This just gives me such Monty Oum levels of appreciation and work. Good shit.

[@doublyy]

you didn't just cook, you achieved stable nuclear fusion seriously, this is some the best fan made content of anything I've ever seen. I love how perfectly hopeless this feels, more so than the games, while still showing some some fierce resistance. It's very hard to do both simultaneously.

[@bluedog843]

I love that you combined so many different aspects of the Covenant. You’ve got Skirmishers with plasma repeaters, duel sword Elites, Jackals with carbines behind other ones with shields. Not to mention how they actually all work together too which just makes them seem truly powerful and capable of almost destroying humanity.

[@symundin9754]

I've always loved Reach the most of all the games. All I can say is thank you for this. It's been a rough time for Halo fans, I think, and this is some big medicine.

[@anubhavmuku96]

Thank you for making this!

[@1017BIOHAZARD]

I’ve watched this an unhealthy amount of times. Your choices of Halo OST were phenomenal, gun sounds, the ambiance of war in the background, everything was a wonderful. My favorite parts were the sheer terror and shock on the ODST face when he witnessed the death of a spartan especially considering there differences off the battlefield. My second favorite part at 20:05 where the two Spartans rush forward to push the line up was beautiful the sky camera angle and music was just chefs kiss. PLEASE DO MORE HALO

[@bones7799]

The amount of service you've done to the community with this fan film and the shorts leading up to this... this is HALO. This is what we've been asking for, for years! Thank you SODAZ.

[@user-ob4kn3rp3j]

Please never stop making animations. This was the best Halo animation I have seen!

[@ChillAssTurtle]

You speak truth brother

[@Korgyaanisqatsi]

you didnt even finish watching the video fake ahhh

[@royal_throck2983]

​@@Korgyaanisqatsi the WIP videos were proof enough

[@user-ob4kn3rp3j]

@@Korgyaanisqatsi I've watched the WIP from the beginning when he first started. Not sure what is fake about that, but you do you, bud.

[@Korgyaanisqatsi]

@@royal_throck2983 o yea i forgot ab those u right imma keep hatin tho

[@vahlok1426]

There is more love and care in these 25 minutes than there were in the two abysmal seasons of Paramount's attempt. This is why projects like this should be put in caring fan's hands, because you get something amazing.

[@dbm9741]

This brings me to tear. Good work!

[@lightninglash5366]

Shorter production time and higher quality then the actual TV show while being true to the canon. You deserve more praise for this.

[@rotmgpumcake]

chad

[@vann_stoked]

Who else here is getting halo 3 and halo 3 ODST vibes while watching this 6:35 IT IS ODST look at the top of his hud

[@Master-Chief-YT]

​@@vann_stoked Yes

[@hephaestuscustoms]

It's never been about budgets and studios. It's about heart. In the age of multi million tv budgets and AAA game publishers, the effort displayed here is a masterclass in storytelling.

[@Dvadtsat]

Halo fans share a bond unlike any other fan base

[@stefanzo501]

The fact that this is the team of Spartans we find in lone wolf mission is amazing and I didn’t see it coming till the MAC shot then it all clicked!

[@otakufreak2617]

The fact that this tells us of a different spartan team on reach and their last stand was holding a front line in defense of the autumn while noble 6 took out the covenant corvette with the MAC. And implying that the lone wolf survival mission at the end of reach was noble 6 fighting at this groups last stand location or at least somewhere nearby. Watched this with each part uploaded and now after watching it again in its entirerty i realize what it was. God damn, talk about amazing

[@dangy5002]

The Halo community needed this, thank you for this masterpiece

[@belabsentia6208]

Halo fans are the actual best I swear that was amazing

[@arbiterally101]

I come back to this short film every once in a while. As a long time fan of Halo, I can't help but enjoy how much loving detail was put into this, from the use of in-game sounds, to the cinematography that highlights the different experiences of the Battle for Reach from different perspectives. Hell even just the small touches like the use of "Deference for Darkness" on the ODST in the rain, it's more an easter egg than anything, but it captures an idea that we all experienced together. And yet what's most impressive is the use of characterization without words. The marines perking up as a Spartan walks by, the way an Elite watches a Spartan die with a brutal manner of respect, to the way the ODST's react to different Spartans. The latter alone gives us the notion that to the ODST's, the Spartan in white was basically one of their own at that point, and they repaid that respect within only a short 25 minute animation. To do so much storytelling with small things in such a time is a testament to the skill of the film maker. So perhaps a bit long-winded way to say, SODAZ is quite skilled, and this is the love and dedication a fan of the series loves to see.

[@jonathanperea953]

23:11 (don't click the timestamp if you haven't watched the whole thing, believe me) the moment I understood what this battle is and where it takes place my heart started racing and my eyes got all watery. You did an amazing job and deserve all the respect and admiration of the Halo fanbase around the world. Thank you for this. Edit, also my first donation to anybody on the internet ever, like many others commenting. You deserve this and more.

[@someweirdo3014]

Holy shit! 200 bucks. Honestly, if the animator doesn’t notice you.. Ima make him. 😈

[@bluedog843]

I noticed that too and my heart broke. Spartans never die, they’re just missing in action.

[@Monkeynut2]

Mine did to bud my heart breaks. I wanna go back and replay this beautiful series again

[@Nbarri051]

My jaw dropped. It made me feel like I was there again playing Reach for the first time. It gave this story even more meaning and made it even MORE incredible

[@andyandnoah3571]

@@someweirdo3014 That's 11 dollars.... 200 pesos. It's still really cool to donate to KZbin animators though.

[@samfisher9413]

This belongs in a major streaming service. Why aren't artists like this rewarded for har work like this? This is fire.

[@stephenb3104]

Money

[@samfisher9413]

@@stephenb3104 Unfortunately you are correct on this.

[@stephenb3104]

@@samfisher9413 I hate being right on this stuff

[@samfisher9413]

@@stephenb3104 Likewise. Greed kills everything it touches.

[@qwerty11112]

It is better like this because most streaming website will most likely influence the work of artist and remove the freedom to make quality content.

[@anoddlyspecificnamepart2]

Watching Noble 6 save the Autumn was a cool ending

[@luckyghost7777]

This is the best halo thing that's came out since the launch of halo reach

[@kingofgames259]

The fact that you've given these unknown fallen spartans a story will forever be etched in my mind. If I ever play that level again I will see YOUR spartans. You've single handedly made your creation an actual part of Halo and tied it in with something very special. HOORAH spartan.

[@AlbinoMothDragon]

Which mission has these Spartans? Just so I know which to be looking for them.

[@jackson5431]

@@AlbinoMothDragon lone wolf

[@kingofgames259]

@@AlbinoMothDragon In Halo Reach. I will say, I did think these we're an exact copy of the ones from that level, but seems like they are randomised every playthrough. Whoops

[@subsume7904]

Wait there's other Spartans fighting along side us on Lone Wolf?

[@kingofgames259]

@@subsume7904 No just dead ones on the ground with weapons lying around :)

[@paigepolaris1799]

You just made the ending of Halo Reach 100x more special, by showing us that the MAC cannon cruiser takedown and Pillar Of Autumn takeoff would have been seen for miles around, by both the covenant and surviving UNSC. Most of the human forces knew they probably weren't making it off the planet alive at that point, but they bought *just enough* time for another ship to get away. And most of the covenant might've been surprised to see a *whole cruiser* go down so late in the invasion, when they'd wiped out almost all of the human forces and ships even capable of doing that, when they'd basically *already won.* There were so many great action/character beats in this video, like that ODST in the rain with the matching OST, and the Silent Shadow elites (the covenant got just as much love as the UNSC!) Just the fact that you animated AT LEAST over a hundred character models over god knows how many shots & sequences... This is up there with the most passionate Halo fan works ever made, if not at the top of the list. Even if you go on to animate other things and never make another piece of Halo content ever again, I wish you the best. Keep going!

[@Youch550]

Spoiler alert

[@kalebvargo3068]

Nuff said

[@mr.realistic1014]

​@@Youch550 Who reads the reviews of a movie before watching it?

[@Youch550]

@@mr.realistic1014 I have no idea man… No idea.

[@samuel10125]

I've heard it said that the UNSC lost every space battle had had but arguably beat the covenant in all their ground engagements.

[@NightBeWheat]

The Spartan team is infinitely more memorable than Fireteam Osiris

[@Yayaloy9]

Halo 5 doesn't exist :D

[@StopMoshin]

I watched this video back when it came out and wished I could play a game that felt like this video, then Helldivers 2 came out and my squads genuinely have a feeling of being like these Spartan and ODST, the fun synergies of different weapon types, the personalized armour, the coordination. and of course the tragic and memorable sacrifices to help your squad, even for a few brief moments.

[@viperactual6036]

It didn't take long for Reach to fall; our enemy was ruthless. Efficient. But they weren't nearly fast enough. You had already passed the torch. Because of you, we found Halo, unlocked its secrets, shattered our enemy's resolve. Our victory - your victory - was so close, I wish you could have been there to see it. But you belong to Reach. Your body, your armor - all burned and turned to glass. Everything... except your courage. That you gave to us, and with it, we can rebuild.

[@kornephoras8914]

Can't really afford much unfortunately but your work is exceptional, this is the best Halo content I've seen in awhile ! You definitely deserve more than this

[@justarandomisland]

Gigachad commenter and gigachad video uploaded

[@therionkp36]

I just experienced a rollercoaster of emotions watching this...Thanks!

[@jjsantos4728]

This fan film was CINEMA 🎥 no matter what this is better than the paramount tv show also I love how this fan film on reach the end when you the pillar of Autumn taking off knowing Noble 6 has already fallen was amazing halo will always be a big part of my life and I'll never forget it.

[@BonktoHead]

I remember playing reach for the first time, and just being dumb struck by everything. This made me feel like that 12-year-old kid again. Thank you man, your work is fucking phenomenal, and this is a video I will come back to for years for sheer enjoyment of this story.

[@Robert-dq8yg]

Damn. . . I almost cried seeing the end of this. The ending was just so sad, but it captured the events of Reach beautifully. The sacrifice all the men and women took for humanity to get a chance of survival. Remember Reach.

[@hannibalb8276]

Almost?

[@cardboard9043]

the fact this perfectly ties into reachs ending and that its probably better than the tv show is amazing