AGDQ 2014: Halo 2 Legendary Speedrun by MisterMonopoli (

[@AUsedTire]

Still one of the best live speedruns I've ever seen. The host's personality is great, combined with the dude on the couch that is knowledgeable enough to give info on what's going on when the host is too busy with the stunts or tricks. It feels more like a shared little lan party of a dude showing some crazy cool tricks he can do than a speedrun, and I like it.

[@palbi]

Certainly one of the best live speedruns of all time. I just wish that white hat guy hadn't joined the couch uninvited. His comments weren't interesting and he should have been sat with the rest of the observers further back.

[@awsomebot1]

1:47:00 "He's gonna be gone with it in maybe 2020" Year is 2020. He's still doing Halo 2. What a king.

[@Blizzic]

Indeed.

[@nis5e]

Almost had a spit-take when he said "twenty-twenty"

[@TwistedMetal32]

Lmao I was wondering if he was when that statement was made.

[@snyggmikael]

2021, is he still playing Halo 2? xD

[@PokemonPidgeyCards]

@@snyggmikael yep he literally just uploaded a video yesterday on halo 2 !

[@etaoin-shrdlu]

Jackal: What a lovely day! Blue skies and no clouds. Hey, what's tha- *Masterchief smashes into him at 50 mph with an energy sword.*

[@marvinwilson1266]

💀😂

[@MathiasMueller1099]

This whole vid took me as long to beat the first mission in halo 2 on legendary

[@The-Big-Boss]

It took you two hours to watch a cutscene

[@Dave_Chrome]

Cashden Clayton LOL

[@BroeyBroe]

omg lmao

[@ugiustuskeiserus8066]

@@The-Big-Boss It took him 2 hours to get his shields tested properly

[@치킨-i1i]

I've spent way more than 2 hours on that mission.

[@DragAmiot]

I love this runner. Get hyped! It's cool that he tries to go for the most spectacular options to make the run more entertaining

[@vaahtobileet]

upvoted so the next guy can't say "didn't upvote because I want to keep it at 117 xD", xD

[@Arnold.S]

Too fucking true man and how he got the special save for the ultimate death Ray gun 🤣

[@s0dfish110]

7 years later this is still my favourite speedrun of all time. MisterMonopoli kills it.

[@SharpenedSpoon2]

Love this. Monopoli is a swell dude. And the black guy is super insightful.

[@jakeh5175]

SharpenedSpoon2 "Most influential halo speed runner you've never heard of."

[@Axagoras]

Reed Tiburon! And he's obviously Indian, not black.

[@otallono]

sounds like that joke from not another teen movie

[@Minecraftandcompany]

what a pleasant comment.

[@christopherwalkinalloverya5824]

Black dude? Where?

[@kevrojones]

This dude is awesome, he seems funny and cool.

[@iiXGamingGod]

Yeah he seems like a really nice down to earth guy :P

[@bayar_]

intelligent and hot as fuck

[@xtreme843]

Monopoly is a really cool dude he got me into speed running and is a truly awesome dude in general

[@SkyGest4lt]

Chrissy_Clarke pppp

[@SkyGest4lt]

I'll

[@SomeFilthyCasuals]

Forget to mention in the description: Just wanted to let those of you that have been watching the AGDQ stream know, I balanced the audio and fixed some oddities that were present during the stream (high-pitched whine, etc), so hopefully this is a bit more friendly to those of you listening with Headphones!

[@NutHusky]

Thanks a lot bro, much appreciated. Also, do you think you could upload the Tony Hawk Speedruns as well?

[@sunfade]

Where do you attend these? They have lanyards so I guess you have to pay?

[@pwnt39]

WutDaFunkBro no its on twitch and it's free

[@sunfade]

Cl0nec0mmand0 I'm talking about like going there and sitting on the couch or chairs or something and watching them play.

[@TheRabbitFear]

WutDaFunkBro pay to attend but you don't have to be a runner

[@Car_D_Board]

This is one of those classics that you just keep coming back to watch once every few years. Mono did such a great job. Still the best halo event run IMO

[@palbi]

I agree. Can we edit bluegrass out tho? His comments are super annoying.

[@mariodeathcore1]

26:34 that was the quickest swap out of batteries i have ever seen.

[@clayvision]

he is a speedrunner

[@Dazzling_Fox]

Faster than reloading the Sniper or the Rocket Launcher lol

[@kroneyt1493]

Speedrunner speed reloads his controller for speedrunning. "Whoops, I'm prepared for this!"

[@Tom135]

Like an old time gun slinger

[@sunsaturn3970]

You're going to need some citations to support that claim.

[@Darksamus51]

There are a lot of new strats and speed runs for this game but honestly this is the only one I’ve ever wanted to watch. This is so entertaining, the commentary keeps pace but isn’t constant, the group has such a great vibe, and Mister Monopoly is such a good sport and very kind. I’ve seen some runs where there was no crowd engagement, the runner looked like he/she had no energy, and the commentators would over explain purely to fill the silence. This is a legendary run in my book. Edit: One year later and I’m still watching this run. LETS GO

[@Ryan-zt4kd]

im on my annual rewatch brother

[@chiefmegablocks69]

Today is December 5th, 2023 Nearly 10 years later from this video (And run) and I still come back to watching this run by Monopoli because it was just that legendary.

[@trendkill3333]

Love coming back to watch this run every few years or so. Definitely my favourite run from GDQ of all time, the vibe, commentary and atmosphere is just so good. Mono is just a cool guy to watch too. Love this game so much!

[@samuelirwin4880]

This is super cool. I've never heard of something like this. This is proof that video games have made it to being acknowledged as a legitimate social medium, and can be used to promote good in society. Awesome job, gamers.

[@zaku2939]

***** yeah,exactly, one for each games named after the person who has the world record on the respective game

[@roberttigamarra6466]

It was good until you said "Gamers"

[@Xpwnxage]

@@roberttigamarra6466 They are clearly older, let them be.

[@redcat608]

I love a good challenge! Halo 2's Legendary mode was truly Legendary--the enemies were relentless and showed no mercy and laughed at your attempts to survive, no pun intended. I really hope Halo 5's campaign is as difficult as Halo 2 was.

[@xXxTikayoxXx]

It won't be. Halo 4 was the easiest yet, and Halo 5 will follow suit.

[@JSRFModCentral]

lol, you people obviously didn't play halo reach on legendary, its even harder cuz that game has the most weapons, vehicles, and powerups. the elite ultra just one shot you and jackals shields are immune to ghosts and lazers and melee attacks. so yah

[@JSRFModCentral]

***** plus the enemies are the most aggressive in this game.

[@JSRFModCentral]

***** I think they were both the same difficulty on legendary

[@robbob6028]

Anon E. Mouse You misspelled halo 3

[@Cynane27]

I love it how they still have fun under pressure

[@manusdexter7250]

I keep coming back to this run as it is without a doubt the best legendary speedrun of a halo franchise game at GDQ. MisterMonopoli is an absolute brute at this game, the commentary and atmosphere is amazing and Halo II legendary is without a doubt the most brutally unforgiving game of the entire franchise, which makes for some really tense moments. Loving every second of this.

[@cody4895]

Same. I watch this video like 8 times a month. lol

[@hondragrid]

I have to say one of the reasons that made Halo 2 so great was how broken it was. The Super Bounce, sword lunge from anywhere, button cancelations(BXR double shot) Oh and I agree Halo 2's legendary was brutal. Like Monopoli said in the vid the white elites are so OP that FYI they could tank 4 sniper shots and the 4th one has to be a head shot to kill otherwise you only knock off the shields. Also noob combo was MANDATORY to stand a chance.

[@angellocastro9448]

There's always something new to see in Halo 2, regardless of how many years pass by.

[@darklight1030]

Such simpler times, chillin on the couch and just enjoying video games, and that one guy at every event with the loud high pitched laugh who I absolutely love (guy on the right in the white hat)

[@FergusonFiller]

i’ve fallen asleep to this speed run every night for the past 2 years. i watch it in its entirety at least once a week. my 2nd favorite gdq run of all time. ill never grow tired of watching this.

[@PROcrastiDRIVESVofficial]

This video was so entertaining to watch! Monopoli is a freak and I love the commentary by all in the room. Cheers!

[@PROcrastiDRIVESVofficial]

+PROcrastiDRIVE SV I meant that in a good way!

[@iplaythebasslol]

i love this old vibe. so chill and cozy.

[@coltondzuba87]

Yeah man it is

[@BroeyBroe]

"how did that flood form die?" other guy: "An Act of GOD"

[@iloveoscarpiastri22]

nearly ten years later and i’m rewatching again

[@jakeh5175]

I don't know if it's the comfy atmosphere, the good (if not perfect) run, or the great commentary/couch crew bantz but I've watched this once every week for almost 2 years.

[@palbi]

The couch was sublime. Reed is a haloruns analyst legend. If only that total rando in the white hat didn't join the couch uninvited and give super annoying commentary.

[@Cvspartan]

Just finished watching the whole run and that was one of the most epic things I've ever seen. Great job MisterMonopoli on a fantastic run on one my favorite childhood games

[@Andyroo2319]

Used this while doing Halo 2 Annivesary....Saved me a ton of time, thanks Monopoli!

[@gageparsons3633]

can you sword fly in Halo 2 Anniversary?

[@Andyroo2319]

Nope.

[@Syndicate_LS]

You probably could it's probably just a lot harder because of increased fps

[@jimsharp7864]

Its funny that the Monopolized achievement was put out for a difficult challenge when honestly, this made it easier than the first time i played Halo 2 on Legendary. The first time i beat it I knew nothing of speedrunning or these skip tricks. I played through the whole game the intended way. Thanks to this achievement forcing me to use speedrunning tricks, i got to skip several challenging confrontations the second time around. Cheers, Monopolized!

[@pedestrian_0]

This guy is so much friendlier than that one dude who told that other dude to be quiet during his run 💀

[@_MaxHeadroom_]

He didnt tell him to stop talking, he said he'd *prefer* it 😄

[@oklin2376]

@@_MaxHeadroom_ was the speed runner Cody miller?😂

[@Arkantos117]

Well the people sat behind him weren't annoying.

[@asbestosfibers1325]

Maybe if that guy being annoying would have not spoken he wouldn't have had to ask him to shut up

[@psychokinesis878]

​@@asbestosfibers1325true, I saw that vid and although he was being sociallably polite he just couldn't shut up while the dude playing was trying to focus

[@brockgadaleta1]

Ohhhh so that’s why the achievement is called monopolized😆

[@justvibing.mp3835]

yooooo I just got that

[@TheAlexy1214]

I don't understand why so many people have problems with Blueglass. Yes his laugh can be overbearing, but he didn't laugh that much here and I actually thought that his comments added to the run. He shared a fair amount of good information and he talked well with MisterMonopoli.

[@philipkiejs1572]

This was a brilliant watch, how you kept this run a captivating experience all the way through! The gift during icon-elevator was unexpected fun too

[@Seboy666]

Run starts at 9:10

[@losroacho]

Seboy666 thank you

[@jameslee7747]

Thanks g

[@unclearam2055]

Thank you, God bless

[@Shoppingcartapuses]

one of the best GDQ runs i've seen. Great commentary, great run, good vibe.

[@TheNLHunting]

Wow mad respect! This is seriously a crazy run, this game is super hard on legendary.

[@palbi]

This is a great run and everyone is wholesome and positive. Mono is fantastic, and I especially love Reed's commentary from the couch. I have to say though, it is pretty uncool to join the runners couch without being invited (the last person halfway through). Here it seems like an uninformed woman told this man it was okay (it's not). The couch is for friends of the runner who have invited to prepare explanations and provide entertaining commentary. This is not for someone who is just a fan to join in and get involved. Not a huge deal, but definitely frowned upon.

[@trendkill3333]

the guy that did that is pretty autistic i’m pretty sure. not really an excuse but they can’t read social queues very well at all

[@LowResDev]

1:21:37 the flood betrays the other one with a BR. Enemies do have friendly fire and the the weapon properties for the covenant are often similar to that of the player so weapons can overheat. Halo 2 is really cool.

[@Ryan-zt4kd]

Awesome run! I come back to this a few times a year. Just ridiculiously entertaining and insightful. Great playing by Monopoli, and shout out to Reed for some great commentary.

[@CReaper210]

Wow, I think I'll follow this video for some tricks on beating the game on legendary. Didn't know 99% of the tricks he used here. Will be nice skipping those damn jackal snipers.

[@stylo9000]

Check out haloruns.com for more Halo speedruns!

[@usmh]

If you're just looking to beat it, then doing it legitimately is the way to go... That gamer satisfaction doesn't present itself to just anyone who glitches their way through the game ;)

[@Eddiethenotsogreat]

usmh Yes it does, it's a different satisfaction when you're able to pull of some insane crazy trick.

[@SmilingFromRS]

This was an awesome run. Big props to Monopoli for the awesome and big props to all of those who both supported his run and the cancer research.

[@MoarOfTehRawkege]

This runner's such a nice guy, he deals with Blueglass' obnoxious comments so well

[@iainkerr7474]

Lol mo could be punched in the face by a red faced angry vegan feminist liberal and would still offer to buy them a drink. He's one of the most chill runners in the circuit.

[@palbi]

I wish someone had told bluegrass he can't be on the couch. Super rude of him to sit there uninvited. If he didn't know, someone needs to inform and remove him.

[@kaiares5109]

legendary run, I remember watching this 10 years ago and it got me into watching speedrunning. can't believe this was so long ago now

[@aceraz0rsharp]

The fact a 1:52 was the CE record and now it’s 1:09 is fucking crazy.

[@Arodiscool11]

Still the most entertaining run i have seen in a games done quick marathon

[@twinborn6028]

i just went on an 8 hour spree beating this game. so much fun

[@leslievandam8905]

one of the best runs + commentary of agdq 2014

[@shadow51193]

that laugh from the guy in the white is so fucking annoying

[@dollors1]

This was easily my favorite speedrun out of the lot

[@Magerquark]

great speedrun enjoyed the whole 2 hours !

[@suhnody]

I think it kinda sucks that only 90k people have watched this, How many can say that this is their favorite game.. Im 26, so when this game came out i was SO involved with this game! love this video! really really cool tricks thanks for doing this for SUCH an amazing CAUSE!

[@Ro-Ghost]

Just because it's their favourite game doesn't necessarily mean they watch other people play it ir even know about speed runs

[@nicholaslueck5385]

Now you’re 36

[@javiergodoyoliver2041]

Monopoly is both Funny and good at Halo, just love it ❤️

[@ghoulishtie]

The Sword Reticule glitch, superbounces, man I miss having fun with Halo 2 glitches.

[@mymomismad95]

What happened to the guy with the cat plush? I saw somebody talk to him and he got visibly upset; and he ended up leaving almost five minutes later, but not before he handed over a mic. I wanna know the story.

[@Rockstago]

GREAT video! Thanks for posting it. The atmosphere & commentary make this the best Halo 2 speed run I've seen.

[@adamservaes879]

"Shout out to my awesome GIRLFRIEND who is watching with me. Remember everyone, your donations can also score you points with your RELATIVES" Is he dating his cousin or something?

[@foret4a874]

Al Draws Weirdo

[@JannikVogel]

I didn't know Raab Himself was doing speedruns! Great run, keep up the great work.

[@hell_pike9150]

lolz

[@hell_pike9150]

I was just thinking I remembered seeing this guy piss on an electric fence

[@Skoopman]

Monopoli is amazing!!! I'm so jealous of his double shots i still can't get em down!

[@DenverAA]

Damn, great run. Would have loved to see Monopoli's time without the few unexpected deaths and slips. Seriously impressive. Plus, he seems like a pretty friendly and cool dude. Kudos to GDQ for yet another great run.

[@danwinnick6457]

Idk what brought me here but I just watched the whole thing. That was fucking awesome.

[@P3PS1IZ4SHOT]

Awesome run! Pleasure to watch and the commentary was fantastic! Enjoyed watching you practice before AGDQ and glad to see you made it, Keep it up!

[@spr1ngcactu5]

This is still good at 2am in 2018

[@coltondzuba87]

Its pretty good at Midnight in 2021

[@dylanjones373]

Same in 2024!

[@nickh2935]

Shit this is good at 3 am in 2024

[@XcZuNiTy]

Great H2 run Monopoli, I've beat this campaign probably 100 times, but never seen anything like this, good stuff man.

[@SqueakyKIA]

wicked run, hope this gets hype and stuff man

[@miruharabae8045]

I really miss these times.

[@jimmiles33]

People shut up about Reed_Tiburon talking during the run he made sure your asses were not confused. The PAL trick allows you to sword lunge through glass is all.

[@GoldenBoyXCM]

someone said anything? he was pretty much a highlight during the entire run. i really enjoyed his comments.

[@jimmiles33]

Yes people were complaining that he was talking throughout the run.

[@FearTheDeep]

As a guy who hit his teens and grew up during the Halo 1&2 prime, this is FUCKING AMAZING! Just went and followed MisterMonopoli on Twitch

[@aaronbusch1993]

I didn't know Julian Smith had a brother who kicked butt at Halo...

[@p.darker5306]

Damn 6 years ago I found this video out of nowhere. From that point on I found the concept of speed running games and have been watching since

[@whydoesyoutubeallowpeoplet6357]

i just watched that whole thing...

[@Igotrapedintheface]

thanks for the vid. This has helped lower my times on legendary by 20-30 minutes. Hope to keep getting better.

[@josepharte]

"It's hard to die on Easy" *glances around*

[@thetwopointslow]

This campaign mode on legendary is the bomb, and like the runner and a commenter below both said those white elites are insanely overpowered. On Cairo Station one time I swear I spent probably close to 30 minutes trying to kill a couple of them left alone from a wave. Also, cool to see some Carbine usage on the elevator on The Arbiter (the level), it works wonders on the Flood if you can get a good aim

[@winsomelosenone]

damn this brings back so many memories from like 5th grade. crazy to think that even as little kids we knew some of these tricks like sword flying and super bouncing. but by no means were we speedrunners. but any i just have to say, as much as it pains me, i keep thinking this guy is cricket from its always sunny. sorry.

[@vynniev9611]

This is one of my favorite runs! Everyone is just having a blast :)

[@spartan_jackttv1867]

Amazing speedrun!!! Can't wait to play Halo 2 anniversary now!!! P.s the black guy behind Monopoli is beautiful!!!!!

[@persianguy1524]

U gay

[@spartan_jackttv1867]

yes... I'm gay. Thanks for being assholes

[@andrewmcfarland7761]

I agree with Johnny R

[@-beatsies-8358]

Andrew McFarland Piss off.

[@andrewmcfarland7761]

- ÐarkØne - I'm sorry did I strike a nerve?

[@micahharrison7443]

I love doing all of these out of map glitches and the scarab gun was a really fun one to do when i was younger.

[@carlostrump9076]

35:15 guy behind monopoli picks his nose and im pretty sure eats its

[@ldib7798]

Rittmer average gamer

[@micahharrison7443]

Alot of the tricks he did i know and i feel awesome knowing tricks that speed runners know.

[@jaedii7287]

story of my life, I feel like a boss when I can do the ghost skip on delta halo

[@ThatBlueBadger]

GOTTA GO FAST!

[@cheetahda1o763]

Wow and 6 years later Rocats is kicking the shit down to an hour

[@CraftMineFalls]

Cool, never realised people do H2 runs! :D YAY

[@SomeFilthyCasuals]

Yup, it's gotten fairly competitive lately with a bunch of new runners joining the community. You can keep up with Halo Speedrunning at haloruns.com/

[@lostnumbr]

The library is one of my favorite levels. The buttons on the screen icon can be punched instead of shot, but that's obviously slower. Voice acting not terrible??? The VA in Halo 2 is legendary.

[@dingding12321]

Now I wanna do a run where nothing's skipped and every enemy must die! Maybe that's a bit ambitious but I think I like this game enough.

[@zoheed1107]

Good memories Just watching the best.

[@BlackHaloMan869]

Will MrMonopoli be doing a Halo 2: Anniversary speedrun?

[@SomeFilthyCasuals]

I'm sure Monopoli, as well as some of us other Halo 2 runners will be doing some runs on H2A. Though, it will likely not be the version that is run competitively. H2A is likely to ship "as retired", meaning the title updates / patches that Halo 2 received during its lifetime will be built in, and swordflying (as it's used in these runs) was patched during these updates.

[@21halolord]

SomeFilthyCasuals he will because all bugs and glitches are going to be untouched so u can swordfly,superbounce so on in H2A

[@SomeFilthyCasuals]

Itz MercY H2A will include the Title Updates/Patches that Halo 2 received during it's lifetime, including that which removed Swordflying as it's used in speedrunning. It's not entirely impossible that swordflying will exist (like 0.001% chance), but it'd be incredibly unlikely that they'd go out of their way to re-break a mechanic specifically in campaign after taking the time to fix it originally.

[@21halolord]

what i heard is all glitchs and shit like that will be untouched but thats what i heard so i may be wrong

[@rocketstoat152]

SomeFilthyCasuals Frank O conner has confirmed that the halo glitches will be untouched! :D (he also mentioned that the game will be released exactly how it shipped on day 1 ! meaning all glitches! :D

[@MichaelBailee]

:D Well done! Plus, this will make my most recent memories of Halo 2 quite, hmm, different and in a way that will make Halo 2 Anniversary's release even more awesome!

[@TheEmivader]

47:48 Watch out for the Running Man... (ಠ_ಠ)

[@IsKedgloThis]

Loved the run. Much hype!

[@crativ3]

The guy in the white shirt and white hat, not really a guy with social antennas is he...

[@patchsonic]

Why did you feel the need to point that out?

[@crativ3]

patchsonic He was kinda annoying during the recording...

[@this_too_shaII_pass]

crativ3 He is just asking a few questions, I don't think Monopoli thought he was annoying

[@FALCONLICK]

crativ3 he cracked me up. it wasn't cringy as much since it was expected

[@KinneKitsune]

crativ3 Go to the legend of zelda 5 heart run and skip to 30:10 to watch him lick his boogers off his hand before rubbing it sensually over his chest

[@pluradox]

Halo 2 will always be my favorite game

[@TOGGGAA1]

Im glad they cut the awkward asian girl out of the camera view. Its cool that theyre trying to get more girls involved on these speedruns but that girl looked like she didnt want to be there at all. Was she supposed to be apart of the couch crew? Atleast kazooie girl smiles and contributes to commentary

[@silashalden5871]

Bro that tactical reload of the batteries was great.

[@Testify087]

He makes it look so easy wtf man

[@HuntSD]

This video helps me sleep at night.

[@kevunn101]

Monopoli kind of looks and sounds like Matty Mullins from the band Memphis May Fire.

[@JeffreyCurl-f3n]

Players worldwide on Sacred Icon: (*yawns*) Boring... Me: My favorite....

[@JeffreyCurl-f3n]

I spent nearly 2 hours on Sacred Icon.... on Legendary.

[@Wismer1987]

10:25 but he said his armors working fine

[@JakesBRjust]

Halo 2(and H3) is easily one of the greatest games ever, anyone who hates it either sucks at it or has never played it multiplayer.