The Covenant ATTACK: Our Final Stand

[@TheBigCabezon]

Hey Friends! I hid a few Easter Eggs in the Video, some easier than others. Let me know your guesses!

[@youguanstock8838]

Reminds me of independence day

[@theduckking5720]

The astroid doesn't look like a natural formation, how fascinating Edit: found another a few aircraft were destroyed reduced to ash

[@HalfDroid5]

It’s kinda crazy that in the flood video the infection starts in Washington and in this video the covenant are wiped out in Washington

[@jboydayz]

I think you exaggerated the human losses, I mean not civilian but military. Greatly exaggerated.

[@dinodude6992]

Maybe the polish pilot taking out the covenant cruiser was a reference to the polish winged hussars who pushed back the Ottomans at the seige of Vienna?

[@majorchimera2494]

And with all the greatest scientists and engineers humanity reverse engineered the covenant tech, and started to build defense fleets and colonies, and explored the starts. 500 years later when the covenant finally finds humanity they find them waiting with plasma and MAC base weapons. And a from will to fight to the end. Great story, I look forward to more.

[@name4601]

Despite a century of cathcing up, having 400 years to improve the Covenant's own tech would likely give humanity the upper hand in the true fight against the covenant. In this timeline however, the Covenant would have their ass handed to them and beg for mercy.

[@BlackKing.2000]

@@name4601yup that’s not even including how xenophobic this version of humanity will be. DEATH TO THE XENOS.

[@spaceengineeringempire4086]

@@name4601UNSC In This universe: do you pick friendship or -(covenant opens fire) [shields flat blue] so you chose death. Ok scan for any Slip space ships destroy all but one and transmit a message to the remaining ship.

[@ainlLeek]

@@name4601 Despite being non-functional, humanity was able to meticulously study the ship's slipspace drive. Lessons learned, it enabled humanity to build their own slipspace drives much earlier, and they were much better than the Shaw-Fujikawa drives. The Human-Covenant War would be very different. In 2397, the Covenant are losing a battle over an assembly forge. A human special forces soldier reads the name of a nearly completed ship, and realized that this ship crashed on Earth over 350 years ago. A causality violation immediately engulfs the facility where the battle was happening, and spreads out through the galaxy. Nothing could stop it. Nothing is left. A million/billion years later, a curious space-faring species wonders what happened to the galaxy with a missing arm.

[@silverbloodborne9495]

@@spaceengineeringempire4086 The message: we would like to inform you covenant bastard that you messed with the core . We give you 24 sol hours to either make a surrender or we will show you how fast highly trained marines can turn your lavish paradise of a rock into a scrapheap . For some reason i can only hear this in sergeant Johnson voice

[@silent5926]

After the existential dread that was the flood video, I take humanity's bloodied victory as a Dub, great stuff my dude, keep it up!

[@TheBigCabezon]

Much appreciated!

[@shrimpguy6900]

Kinda makes it sadder knowing after this brilliant stand a single flood spore would wipe the planet

[@RhgCug]

Communications wouldn't be eliminated for the general public, sense most people use fiber optic cables for internet use ​@TheBigCabezon

[@darthshaggy9697]

In my opinion I think the biggest difference you could have in this scenario is simply which shipmaster you have, whether it be an elite or a brute. As their personalities and tactics varied quite wildly.

[@abeldelatorre1382]

With brutes we would've been able to still communicate through the whole deal, those mfers would insta drop infantry and not care to cripple us beforehand

[@troyscribner4342]

@@abeldelatorre1382 im not so sure, a brute shipmaster would still be abpe tp grasp the scope of the fight.

[@memeboi3448]

@@troyscribner4342 yeah but brutes are so war hungry before they joined the covenant and after it fell they rediscovered stuff we haven't possibly hundreds of times so chances are unless the shipmaster is very old and experienced which is rare considering everything mentioned before then it would be a case of how long until they realized they would have to use the glassing beam and jammers

[@trainknut]

Imagine a human-aligned elite ship shows up 500 years early for a diplomatic meeting and they realize they first need to teach humanity how to communicate with them before they can even declare their intent.

[@darthshaggy9697]

@@trainknut I'd like a video like that where elites who are friendly show up and have to find some way to tell us that without war starting.

[@thecomedygamingnetwork261]

I've watched two of your videos now, the flood one, and now this, andsomehow you always manage to perfectly encapsulate the emotion behind humanity's last stand against near certain defeat. Bravo my friend you earned my subscription

[@TheBigCabezon]

Wow, thank you!

[@thecomedygamingnetwork261]

@@TheBigCabezon I got around to watching most of your uploads yesterday... Fantastic content, you and Installation 00 should get together on some collaboration videos

[@ryanlozano9086]

@@TheBigCabezonI look forward for a sequal to this what if

[@gietpudemee9155]

2:46 in theory: Since the Covenant has existed for roughly 3000 years (until the Great Schism) couldn't the lone CCS still try to contact other Covenant forces? Yes these forces will neither know about Humanity, the discovery (and destruction) of one Halo ring and their tech might be slightly sub par, but it would still allow the CCS to get reinforcements. Additionally the Covenant could use the CCSs database to find out what happened 500 years in the future, giving the location to all the places Regrets fleet visited, including the luminary on Meridian that showed the location of all Halo Rings and the Ark. Additionally the Covenant would gain knowledge about humanity and wipe them out while they can't run away. In this scenario the Covenant just wins since the Cruiser will at least report to it's ministry about it's findings, alerting the entire Covenant sooner or later, and the Cruisers commander might become a Supreme Commander since he essentially discovered not one but all Halo rings (and is the only one present to get praised for it). Edit: On the other hand the Cruiser not communicating with the 2023 Covenant made the video more interesting since one CCS vs 2023 Earth is far more interesting/evenly matched than 2023 Earth vs one CCS and possibly the 2023 Covenant since it can end either way; It also reminds me of Independence Day (which I had funnily enough rewatched today)

[@snperkiller1054]

it was specified that its slipspace drive was rendered inoperable by the time-travel so its only way to contact the covenant would have been via sending the ship their way at sublight with recorded messages and that would have taken way too long to be any form of usefull.

[@MichaelJones-wj4mo]

As the 1st reply states, but I was also interested in this. You know they would send sub-light communications, but let’s assume all long-range communications were disabled. As they are back in time, the covenant wouldn’t have any knowledge of a lost vessel and would not send rescue missions. You could assume that the shipmaster has a choice- attempt to overwhelm humanity to access the repairs necessary to repair their sub space drives, or to literally sacrifice their lives to send the ship back to covenant space with all necessary information, but a hundred or two hundred years later. An arrogant elite that has been indoctrinated about the evil of humanity against the covenant could very easily underestimate their clearly low-tech foes and assume they could solve the human problem and their sub space problem in one go. Just one way to explain the decision to invade rather than retreat

[@snperkiller1054]

Covenant FTL coms rely on their subspace drive (if they have them at all, if i recall correctly only a few ships have those) so their only options were: 1 kill humans and hope they can find forerunner artifact than enable them to get back to the covenant, 2 try to enlighten humanity instead and then look for the artifacts, 3 go back to covie at sublight BUT knowing the battle of earth is only 500 years in the future, their ship would not arrive in covenant space in time since they distance to travel is thousands of lightyears, and that's assuming the ship has enough fuel and dont hit anything on the way.

[@nucleargandhi3759]

This also assumes that the 2023 covenant wouldn't consider the ship from the future as some sort of religious threat or heresy somehow, and deem that it should be destroyed

[@tatotaytoman5934]

@@nucleargandhi3759 their technology is very stagnant, it would not appear that foreign whatsoever

[@charliebigbear1630]

Thanks! WOW! That was freaking Epic! I think I teared up at the end! Wonderful storytelling! A lot more uplifting compared to the flood episode

[@TheBigCabezon]

Wow man, thank you!! I really appreciate it!

[@Sikorsky1111]

And realistic as well,I was expecting him to add in more covenant vessels arriving or something,which would just give us an expected ending,knowing the covenant would swat us away with relentless numbers and weapons of mass destruction beyond our comprehension. Glad he gave the Covenant somewhat of a disadvantage making them arrive on just one ship.

[@crustaceanking3293]

8:19 I love the decision to use this clip of John (young Chief) and Katrina stargazing together

[@locoarticwolf2181]

This could definitely lead to a Sequel with Humanity encountering the Covenant during Harvest and being a bit prepared and freaked out. Look forward to more. Gotta wonder how this scenario would be like if it was the Banished though…

[@davidevans7477]

If it was Banished... humanity won't be having a ship to fire at. They a bit too smart.

[@noahcook297]

I honestly think that the banished are smart enough to realize that this is a humanity pre covenant contact, and would ether try to get them to join peacefully or just enslave them in a sense

[@jakemaize]

Sooo late in my response lol but; If we take this scenario forward into the beginning of the Halo timeline humanity would be much more well prepared to face the covenant than we were in the original timeline. The lore UNSC was made mostly for anti piracy and small scale space conflict between near peer forces (imagine B.R.I.C.S In space) and in this imagined timeline we would have had 500+ years to reverse engineer covenant tech rather than trying to do it while at war. In this imagined timeline we would absolutely rake the covenant over the coals with all of humanity preparing for the covenant very very early.

[@infernal5833]

just finished the flood unleashed. was going to comment on there begging you to do another story type video, and here it is! you are amazing and your writing skills are incredible, along with your narration. thank you for these!

[@TheBigCabezon]

Thank you!

[@Noobster15]

@@TheBigCabezon could you do one with the banished or foruners or something like that I love these story’s

[@redpilledman3023]

@@Noobster15I think the forerunners would be overkill for us lmao

[@Nightshade31401]

My favorite thing about Halo is how even 500 years in the future we are still using ammunition like 7.52x51/308. in the DMR/AR, 6.5 in the Commando, 10mm in the Sidekick, 50. AE in the Magnum, 8 and 12 gauge in the OG shotgun and the bulldog, 14.5mm in the sniper rifle, 45. in the M10 SMG, and so much more. That alone means we could still absolutely lay down some Covenant even in our time. It would definitely still be hellacious for them to fight against.

[@beserker9890]

The UNSC uses much more advanced firing systems though. Making the rounds far more effective.

[@Nightshade31401]

@@beserker9890 Advanced firing systems? Like what? Most of the weapons are regular gas operated, rotating bolt, short stroke, etc weapons. The rounds themselves are almost identical to real world ammo just with a different designation. Like the AR/DMR fires "M118" FMJ AP 7.62x51 which does exist but it's the wrong ammo designation as M118 is not AP. The cartridge in the real world M61 7.62x51. It's also stated to have been made in the mid 20th century. There really isn't anything that makes the weapons unique aside from the fact they're bullpups. The BR and OG SMG fire somewhat unique rounds. The SMG ammo (5mm caseless) is essentially 4.73x33mm caseless only it's a bit smaller and was made for the HK G11. The BR fires 9.5x40mm which is basicslly just the real life .458 Socom sized down to a .375 Socom. Funnily enough, they share the same dimensions so realistically...they all exist in the real world but have different names!

[@Destroyer_V0]

@@beserker9890 Firing systems... no? Is a trigger, you pull it, gun spits lead. An over complicated trigger mechanisim is less reliable. Advanced targeting? Sure, the marines tend to have huds to help them aim their weapons, but nowhere near to the extent of chief. A regular human soldier today would be just as capable of using their weapons at range as a marine in halo, due to the relative lack of improvement in personal weapons tech in halo during the human covenant war beyond efficiency tweaks for the war they were fighting previously... an insurgency.

[@Destroyer_V0]

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the Gau 19. Spitting up to 5000 rounds per minute of juicy hot 7.62mm, and commonly mounted onto a variety of US vehicles, this weapon is the bane of all covenant split jaws, who have made such comments as "unsporting" And "Dishonourable" To them I say this. Son, you invaded earth too early, now you gonna eat hot lead when we mount these bad boys on EVERYTHING, that can carry them. Even those prototype exosuits we've been testin usin your fancy plasma batteries, to make em man portable. And if that don't work, we can always resort to the geneva checklist. Not like the americans can enforce the conventions anyway thanks to you. I got far more into charecter there than I thought I would.

[@ssfbob456]

@Shade_314 the average caliburs tend to be bigger than what we use and made of depleted uranium, nukes are standard in space combat, not a last resort, and the MACs are the real game changers.

[@geraldhuff7413]

I’m sensing a Sequel where humanity strikes back! Who’s with me!?

[@MsCube3]

Heck yeah

[@juffray4831]

am i right marines

[@callumkristofer7793]

I think they should have a few covenant prisoners, and end up finding out what happened from captured grunts... they'd probably get the grunts to switch sides, and give them methane in return.

[@rheinbewachen1211]

Aye

[@B1-997]

@@callumkristofer7793 humanity with massive amounts of grunt buddies facing off against the covenant proper will probably get the covenant grunts to do a second grunt rebellion after finding out humans treat other grunts way better.

[@MasterDerek118]

I think these types of videos will become your specialty. They're so good. Pitting the modern world against sci fi threats: Brilliant. Both this and the Flood video are why I'm subscribed. I can't wait to listen to more

[@ALLMINDmercenarysupportsystem]

This was quite good, and I agree with the outcome. Modern humanity could take down a CCS Battlecruiser (assuming an inexperienced Elite Shipmaster or a Brute Shipmaster) with extreme losses, as you described.

[@decoded360]

This is the best thing the Halo community has produced when comparing our modern world with the Covenant. I loved that what I'd learned in the Covenant weapons video was applied here. And that first person description of surviving a glassing was haunting, it felt like I was there. Absolutely incredible work, I look forward to more!

[@gietpudemee9155]

In theory the Cruiser could dip in, do a few glassing runs, take a visit to our nearby meteoroid belt to restock on the supplies for it's reactor and repeat, without having to deploy a single Grunt or Banshee since there's nothing stopping the Cruiser from restocking everything needed for it's weapon systems in space...

[@tyler60904]

This is honestly a great example of why the Space Force is needed. This is how unprepared we are to defend against outside threats. Imagine if high charity found earth with its defense fleet instead. Zero chance, and reality is often more terrifying than science fiction.

[@silverbloodborne9495]

If it was high charity then we are fucked because well ..a cso cruiser would of been a better alternative .the flood is a worse fate then death

[@tyler60904]

@SILVER BLOODBORNE ill be honest, though, After listening to this, i would love to play this as an actual game. But yea, we would be so screwed it would be insane.

[@onedova2298]

I don't think that will happen. We're not making space force for a one billionth of a chance. And if it does happen. Well at least we lived a good life without worry about aliens until now! Boom instant death or worse enslavement or worse THE FLOOD

[@enclavesoldier769]

I just wish they named it something other than the space force. It sounds tacky as fuck, like a trashy couple with the woman wearing “I’m with stupid” shirt.

[@tyler60904]

@Enclave Soldier what would they have been able to name it, thats not copyrighted by some company already? Its simple like air force, so i see why they used it. We may still get space marines one day, so maybe it will just take time to get used to it lol.

[@thorshammer7883]

This is like a cool fanfic idea.

[@theonefreeman3375]

I love it man, you should consider becoming a sci Fi author because your story writing skills are definitely there. As for the Easter eggs, I caught two I think. 1) not a natural formation 2) setback after setback

[@TheBigCabezon]

There is one more I distinctly remember adding, it has to do with the song he likes to listen to. Hint: It's thematically similar.

[@AssassinIsAfk]

The whole world: what is this purple mysterious object, is it friendly? Is it dangerous? Are we doomed? Is it gonna help us to advance in our civilization? Meanwhile Halo fans on forums: yep that's the covenant we are fucked as soon as we see a scarab or see the covernent glassing cities we are definitely fucked

[@ronniehopper2726]

Warhammer fans so you're telling me I get to kill the unclean

[@The_cestelin_Holland]

Hahahaha

[@geezuscrisp9524]

I realize that this is an odd request considering your usual content but I'd love to see a video like this but for the necromorphs from dead space. Also keep up the great work!

[@AverageFornaxEnjoyer]

Completely Fucked; like the Flood. Wouldn't stand a chance if a Marker became active.

[@MrFunzerker]

Honestly it would be very similar to the flood story

[@Quetzalcoatlus100]

@@MrFunzerker or just how it occurred in the series ( just in a modern setting) as its pretty laid out how it spreads and how its seen by the populations of the various places. The Flood hasn't really had the process shown in graphic detail outside of the snippets in terminals, and books and by halo 2 the flood is already in full force. It's more implied unlike the necromorphs where there's various data entries, timeframes and listening to characters explain events etc etc. Of course you got the early human side of halo, but they aren't exactly comparable given the tech levels but it does give insight how they began. Main difference I'd think would be the speed of which the necromorphs are noticed after discovering a marker.

[@MasquedMocha]

"humanity manages to make contact with the ship, but what they hear on the other side is a guttural, terrifying language they cant understand..." "wort wort wort"

[@Noble_OverDramaticShoeBOO1]

WORT WORT WORT

[@quisttopics8441]

This channel is about to blow up. I have found this video on my recommended maybe third or fourth video even before subscribing. Usually this is where practical engineering, the armchair historian or the operations room usually sit in my recommended Setlist on KZbin. It looks like the KZbin algorithm is beginning to work in your favor. On top of the fact it’s solid content

[@obsidianramirez9398]

Agreed. I found this channel through watching mass effect and arkham series retrospectives and reviews. It popped up in recommended

[@toasture9119]

Idk how lore accurate this is. In canon plasma beams have magnetic fields, and thats what gives them form. We’ve seen plasma lances be used on planets out of atmosphere and the planets magnetic field didnt affect the beam, so i doubt it would knock out all communications. Also there are a couple retcons in this video. You said almost communications were disabled, but the internet was somehow still active, and so was missile guidance systems. Im not an expert on missiles or their guidance systems, but don’t missiles use a kind of form of gps? And how were any one the fighter jet’s software still active if ion particles would realistically wreck most software on earth?

[@LeinadFromMars]

This is where the fun begins! Edit: PLEASE, I NEED THIS AS A MOVIE

[@Genesis115]

A: There was only one ship. B: One? Are you sure? A: Yes... they called it 'The Solemn Penance'. -------------------- B: When you first saw the ship, were you blinded by its majesty? A: Blinded? B: Paralyzed, dumbstruck? A: No! B: Yet the aliens were able to get too close before any of you thought to react, land on our sacred planet, and desecrate it with their filthy footsteps! A: World leaders, surely you understand that once the giant and extraterrestrial object was in sight... by the time we learned their intent... there was nothing we could do.

[@toyfoxy-rq4ee]

😅

[@roboticnaruto]

Amazing video. I can picture f22, f35, f16 and Russian Su-57, Su-35, and Su-27 fighting along Gripens and Eurofighters.

[@roboticnaruto]

Thanks for the video man, this and the flood video make my job so much easier and fun.

[@jackodenthal2392]

These are among my favorite videos that you make. You know how scenarios like this would realistically play out, and it's fun listening to you narrate it

[@Vaz44-4]

ABSOLUTELY UNDERRATED! Definetly in my top 10 Halo related videos, together with your Flood video. The writing, the anticipation to the conflict, the level of depth and description of the events... Everything in this video converges into a beautiful piece of art. The emotion it gives you from the first contact to the destruction of the Covenant threat. It's beautiful. Thank you so much for this video, in all honestly. I'll re-experience it again and again, just like your Flood video. Absolute gem of Halo media.

[@yarr_bro]

Replayed your video on the Flood 4 times, These longer form videos are such great content

[@TheBigCabezon]

Glad you like them!

[@JBOBROSKII]

Man, the music changes in the middle and towards the end were really amazing! Literally brought a tear to my eye lol good job brother!

[@kodyhale]

Wow. Another banger. I’m so glad the algorithm gods blessed me with your flood video. There’s so much talent here. You went from existential dread with the flood video to drumming up a sense of patriotism for the human race. Masterfully crafted storytelling. Thank you!

[@TheBigCabezon]

Thank you!

[@rath3074]

When the slipspace drive does a Warhammer

[@thorshammer7883]

Yeah Slipspace is OP when it is used as a weapon. According to Installation00 Slipspace has 11 dimensions. And if that is meaning higher dimensions infintely greater then the last which is the system of dimensionality normally used in powerscaling on assumption then... well it would be overpowered to one shot and nullify the durability of the most powerful individual in fantasy.

[@pugsofsmallstreet5858]

If this were the lore the covenant would fear us when they encounter us because we’ve been waiting for them, training for that fight for 500 years.

[@The_cestelin_Holland]

Well we might not have strength of size on our side

[@izziewolf2834]

Between this and yalls Flood Apocalypse video, yall are making some of the best Halo content on youtube right now.

[@AsliceofknowledgewithIsaac]

Before this I watched the flood video, and wow both this and the flood video were absolutely amazing, you do so well with the Scenarios and I’m immediately subscribing and I can’t wait for more videos, you’re great!

[@business7219]

This was an amazing story, you should continue this story concept. I’ve listened to it a few times simple because I could picture the story vividly within my imagination. I desperately searched your channel looking for a continuation of the story, I hope you find this comment and then this into a long form story of the story

[@00M-Series_Security_Droid]

That was amazing!!! 10/10 you are an excellent story teller.

[@TheBigCabezon]

Wow, thank you!

[@ryanlozano9086]

@@TheBigCabezonI would like to see a sequel to this video please

[@dinodude6992]

The covenant: ok, I think that's the last of the fighters... Polish pilot: *eye glow meme with winged hussars blasting at max volume* The covenant: *chuckles* we're in danger

[@ReklessTW]

After the flood video that actually gave me nightmares (I wish I was joking), this was a good shakeup.

[@splendazo6718]

I really enjoyed the flood one, listened to it multiple times even haha, I'm sure this one will be just as great! hope to see more of these from you! 🤞

[@TheBigCabezon]

Thanks a ton!

[@foxlp5595]

@@TheBigCabezon could you do something similar but with a unsc ship with scientists marines and a few Spartans that time travels to earth.

[@theunstoppableaxeofjustice3991]

Man really put a Tier 5-4 civilization up against a weakened Tier 2 civilization class. I love halo. Great video! Keep up the great content!

[@TheBigCabezon]

Thanks, will do!

[@type1exterminator471]

Funny thing covenant existed back 500 years before halo takes place. Maybe they could’ve contacted their predecessors

[@TheBigCabezon]

I considered that, but wanted a tight self contained story. There's lots to explore if they went back and realized how they've been subjugated under the Prophets.

[@marthaguevara4536]

I would like to see a video where modern day humanity would met the unsc, for example the unsc infinity's slipspace drive malfunctioned and arrived in the sol system 500 years in the past

[@PormithipicusProductions]

The way you tell the story of these hypotheticals is absolutely beautiful the story is realistic enough to be made film

[@drakka33]

This was a pleasure to listen to, great work

[@TheBigCabezon]

Thank you kindly!

[@Krusty_gooner]

“5 megatons is 5 megatons” That sounds like something Johnson would say

[@silverhit1437]

well, that was a JOURNEY. wow, i loved that video thank you :)

[@TheBigCabezon]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Joshher117]

Incredible. You guys are AMAZING at story telling. This and the flood are so interesting to hear. Subbed!

[@CompositesNG]

Please make more of these, this is phenomenally good.

[@anthemanatheme1638]

Question is... Since the Covenant say that Humanity deserves extinction due to the fact that they had, according to the Prophets, destroyed holy artifacts... If the Battlecruiser realizes it's back in time, they might see the opportunity to steer Humanity off such a course. Naturally, this would depend on the Shipmaster, but seeing as there were some Elites in the Covenant who had started to respect Humans, it's not out of the question... I would like thoughts on this, though.

[@B1-997]

i think even if the shipmaster wanted to "course correct" young humanity the prophets would see it as an act of heresy to try to bring humanity into the covenant or even deal with them peacefully if found out somehow.

[@Destroyer_V0]

@@B1-997 All depends on if there were any prophets on board at all. They are quite rare on covenant ships after all. And if there weren't... well. Alternate scenarios where the covenant doesn't have religiously devoted zealots at the head of the ship are not impossible. Again, not like the shipmaster can phone the prophet of regret, who's task force he is supposed to be a part of.

[@bombomos]

"Every last man, woman, and child."

[@dilangonzalez8740]

Great video man! I know I'm late to this video but i just found it and I loved it. Some people in the comments seem to wonder why the Covenant attacked the US first? I think the answer is that, while everyone on Earth were speculating about the ship, the ship was also hacking all of Earth's systems and determined that the US was the most dangerous region of Earth for them for having the most dangerous military, so they should probably get rid of them first so they won't be able to help anyone. Another thing I noticed in the comments is the fact that many people think that, once the Covenant was defeated, the 21st century Earth would be able to reverse engineer the ship to give humans interstellar travel, but I highly doubt that would happen or at least it would take centuries. Remember that Covenant technology is very complex and that the UNSC were having a lot of problems to get any information out of all the samples they got through the war, so modern people with modern technology would have even more problems to get anything from the wrecked ship. Also, it seem like Earth wasn't left in the best conditions after the ship was defeated, it seems like they got a hard century to even grow enough crops for people to eat, they may have been left without the necessary resources to research the ship. With this I'm not saying thay we wouldn't be able to make some advances with the rests of the ship, but it would take very long and it wouldn't be as easy as movies like Independence Day depicts it.

[@ThatGuy-a48]

Well if it sticks to the halo timeline they got 500 years to reverse engineer it so more than enough ( especially since the UNSC fell into stagnation after the 22nd century until the 25th no reason to believe that would happen this time )

[@RingoA]

I really like your videos! The flood video was very interesting and i look forward to more! :D

[@TheBigCabezon]

Glad you like them!

[@hawkaiserthefinalbrave1859]

Holy shit that aerial battle would be a sight to see. God damn

[@RavensOfRubicon]

Excellent video, I really enjoy your theory crafting and how it's a narrative as well as informative type story. Just for your information I noticed around the 21-minute mark there appears to be an editing mistake where the same section is repeated, I just wanted to point it out for you! Your content is entertaining and interesting thank you for the effort that you put into this.

[@troyscribner4342]

You have earned my sub, especially if this type of content continues!

[@tangent.arc38618]

This is great, you should do these for other universes too, the story openings are amazing

[@snipa2033]

This was so good, I loved the halo wars reference lol Great story

[@funnyperson7656]

Damn! You're an amazing story teller! Keep this stuff up man, its honestly amazing.

[@stugiiif146]

Im subscribing, can't wait to hear more content like this! It's so well thought out and I find myself getting invested. This is brilliant!

[@waltuhgaming6523]

15:10 i don't know if its on purpose but that cloud looks like a super carrier

[@TheBigCabezon]

👀 They're here

[@Rexxie44]

Man, you are great at making these. The anxiety and tension at the beginning was really intense!

[@MrTehRave]

Fantastic video and narration. Subbed. More global catastrophe alternate history stuff like this please!

[@mtcoiner7994]

And this was a single covenant ship. Wait until High Charity settles into earth orbit and kick balls us into the sun.

[@colecoooper3424]

Second video from you that I’ve watched and I’m already hooked, loved the difference in this video verses the flood in how humanity works together

[@guy3295]

22:37 Tasteful Independence day reference

[@MrEXTREMETORTOISE]

Imagine that an entire fleet warps in after that one ship was destroyed like in Reach lol

[@Sikorsky1111]

Started thinking this as well,it would be all over.

[@alifahm1991]

You truly have a talent for grounded story telling. Keep up the good work man.

[@jdawg6405]

Dude these are actually the best videos ever

[@GuyverZeus1979]

Great video man, love the addition of some argentinina wink there with the tango, now i know why your channel is called Cabezon...this is the second video i watched from you, great content i will keep watching, greetings from Argentina.

[@necromorphassasin]

I'd like to see what happens how this timeline of Earth handles "first" contact at Harvest. There's so many opportunities... One that comes to mind right away is if Humans have reverse engineered Covenant plasma weapons, but still have native tech like smart AI... the AI can figure out like Cortana did how to improve the efficiency of Human plasma technology.

[@misriahproductions6280]

I'd like to imagine that during initial contact, the president would send secret service agents, black vans, black hawks, and military personnel to the homes of many 343 executives and halo content creators; and have them all convene at a top secret presedential meeting.

[@Destroyer_V0]

Clearly this is a universe where halo was never made as a video game... like the real halo timeline.

[@tristanbackup2536]

Well as top lore masters in the community consulting experts in the military on what weapons to use to deal with them. Your standard 556s won't do crap.

[@Destroyer_V0]

@@tristanbackup2536 High rate of fire if you must use that ammunition, is key. At least gives it a chance to strip shields.

[@DarkVargas-yv7qp]

@@Destroyer_V0 they also need to put in recoil-compensation and weight-reduction technology into their guns

[@Destroyer_V0]

@@DarkVargas-yv7qp Muzzle brakes already do the former, they just need to become standard issue for more guns in militaries, weight reduction is limited by the materials of our time.

[@Gatorah]

That final stand reminded me of EDF2017’s final battle. Basically a technologically superior alien species begun an indiscriminate attack on earth worldwide with giant bugs, gunships, transport carriers and an enemy mothership. A multinational coalition dubbed the Earth Defense Force (EDF) was sent out to combat these aliens. Despite the EDF being the best the world had they were outmatched. For every win you had, there were 10 lost battles. The war lasted a year. Contact with North america, south america, europe, and the middle east was all lost. The forces in Asia were all that was left continuing to fight back. A final desperate hail mary mission was carried to bring this alien mothership down. This was the order given as a last ditch effort to win “The mothership has begun its attack. The enemy is extremely powerful and the earth will be destroyed if they are not stopped. We have only one hope, we must destroy their mothership. That is the only way we can save humanity. However the EDF has been left weak, and the enemy has the atvantage. No matter the circumstances, we have to fight! We will never let the enemy see the EDF retreat from battle! We will focus all our remaining forces on the mothership and bring it down! Troops, prepare for battle!” Most of the world had been reduced for rubble, the EDF had practically been put out of commission, but the surviving armies figured that if they were gonna die they’d rather go down fighting. It was in this last ditch effort that humanity shot down the mothership against all odds. The surviving aliens were purged and humanity won. They began reconstruction for the next 7 years, creating new technology and weaponry using reversed engineer alien technology. In 2025 The next invasion begins. This is where Earth Defense Force 4.1 begins. I highly recommend these games if you like a bombastic action arcadey shooter

[@PracticalTacticalFedeli]

Everything about this was better than paramount halo TV show.. Keep up the amazing work

[@TheBigCabezon]

Wow, thanks!

[@alvzcizzler]

15:19 that cloud kinda looks like a Covenant CAS class cruiser

[@TheBigCabezon]

👀 They're here

[@patrlim]

i feel like the covenant would win, simply because earth would be so destroyed. the environment wouldnt recover in time. humanity would be simultaneously set back hundreds of years, and propelled forward thousands, but it wouldnt be enough.

[@mrdude1516]

It's heeere!!!! I've been looking forward to this video since you told me about it earlier this week!

[@TheBigCabezon]

Hope you like it!

[@mrdude1516]

@@TheBigCabezon loved it!

[@dirk903]

This is the second vid of yours i have watched, love it, great work! Definitely a sub now

[@DJ_not_DJ]

This is such a good video 10/10

[@falkonsrt6000]

Fantastic vid!!!!, i really enjoyed it, picture this bro, the covenant arrives at hyrule

[@Editormist]

I really enjoyed this perspective of what would happen it really shows the great lengths humanity will go to insure survival even today. I imagine Martty O.Donald we'll have a lot of questions to answer. 😂

[@yeahitsbeensomethin2626]

Has a war of the worlds vibe towards the start ends with a 40k vibe

[@Sikorsky1111]

Just reached home,I just know this is going to be another classic.

[@helloworld-wy4vq]

I would imagine that a significant number of grunts would attempt to surrender.

[@griffmister24]

This video had me on the edge of my seat as if I was living it

[@johnellis3383]

Dude, this was amazing!

[@TheBigCabezon]

Thanks a ton!

[@ScolarVisar2307]

This is where my kids were born Spokane WA this is my land To die On The covenant shall fear the battle cry of humanity!!! Us humans are unkillable, No different then the HELGHAST NATION!!!!

[@majinreclaimer4457]

Amazing stuff. I always have thought about what this scenario would really look like, and you did a fantastic job of depicting it. Thank you 🔥

[@RapidReaperJohn]

If you change the planet to Harvest, and have Sgt Johnson and his comrades be the only ones to escape the planet before its totally glassed, this would have been an incredible episode 1 of the halo show

[@GI404]

Very compelling narrative! Can't wait to see more!

[@KevinHarrel]

A single Covenant ship would destroy humanity. Alien tech should never be seen as limiting to the human ideas. Plasma in halo doesn't function like the plasma we know of it. There even a chance that it isn't even plasma. The games call it that, but the lore also doesn't know how the needier works. it's like the lore is written in game from a human, with their knowledge on the matter and they are filling in the blanks. So, what if it's not really plasma, but something unknown to humanity? Or maybe it simply way more advanced tech that finds a way around the limits that we know of it. After all, humanity doesn't know everything. There also many plot holes in your understanding Covenant tech that you overlooked. For one how Covenant shields and weapons work. The whole shields don't drop, just a small section that where the weapons fire. And they are brough right back up when not firing. So, getting a nuke in there, within the short time between each shot is unlikely. And the hull of the ship has been able to absorb long range nuclear blast from way more powerful nukes then we have. Maybe a direct blow will work, but that if someone is lucky enough to hit a small target like that, and within a small-time frame. Plus, the weapon they use to destroy jets will be even smaller target. it wouldn't be the main glassing beam. (Which even if it was, it would blind any pilot who sees it fire grudging by you dissipation of the first attack.) If humanity was losing with more advanced tech and multiple years and planets to combat the Covenant, then a single planet, and lesser tech humanity doesn't stand a chance. It is basically modern-day US military arriving on an island with the local population is still using wooden spears. Honestly, this seems more of a human power fantasy then what would realistically happen. Also Slipspace doesn't time travel. So, a single Covenant going back in time never would be possible. If you change the tech to fit your means, then same can be side with tactics they use. Glass the oceans, and ignore the city's is all they need to do to kill all life on earth.

[@Naetheon]

22:00 sounds like a scene straight out of independence day lol

[@ChairmanKam]

Based. Polish hero and lore-accurate HF radios. Love the scenario.

[@krill_small_fry]

The U.S militarily actually still orders new radios just in case the satellites are unavailable.

[@sonwhatistheinternet8796]

I found your vid’s a few weeks ago and for such good quality you are doing awesome work keep it up your awesome

[@TheBigCabezon]

Thanks a ton!

[@1MoreTurn]

Covenant ship: “wort, wort, wort”

[@dartharbiter2334]

That was so good you should do more of these

[@themeanestkitten]

32:50 and as the surface burns away it takes some of the heat with it

[@memeboi3448]

One thing that would be kind of fun is a side story of this where a few civilians have to play a game of hide n seek in a ruined city with a par of hunters looking trying to find and kill them

[@silverbloodborne9495]

Or a human doing some poetry and the hunters just stop killing and just listen to the poetry m Yeah hunters love human poetry

[@memeboi3448]

@@silverbloodborne9495 doesn't really fit the theme of a simi short horror story though

[@silverbloodborne9495]

@@memeboi3448 but it would be funny and kinda horrifying since the only thing stoping them from killing him is his poetry

[@memeboi3448]

@@silverbloodborne9495 idk i think reading poetry to a bunch of worms is a bit less scary then a bunch of words trying to kill you actively but that's my opinion 🤷‍♂️

[@silverbloodborne9495]

@@memeboi3448 oh heres a idea how about hid n sneak but instead of hunters it spec ops elites who have invisibility