The Deep & Creepy Lore behind ALL the Halo 2 and Halo 2 Anniversary maps

[@HiddenXperia]

The wait is over! (thanks internet lmao) Today we're taking a deep dive into the creepy, eerie, thought provoking and mind blowing lore behind ALL the Halo 2 AND Halo 2 Anniversary maps! Enjoy fellas

[@erc-iplaytoomuchhalo4122]

We’ve all had trouble with the internet before it’s though but it ain’t invincible as long as we have your videos we will know what to do.

[@mothywashere]

I'm loving the lore about the halo maps. Thanks for the entertainment bro!

[@Jedi_Spartan]

Can't wait for the Halo 3 edition.

[@charlieasher8707]

@HiddenXperia Keep up the good work

[@Ranger_Brutus]

Can we all agree Halo 2 may be the most nostalgic multiplayer?

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Hearing about this lore makes me even more grateful for Halo 3 ODST’s existence, as New Mombasa is really significant to Halo lore.

[@ganigavara7968]

Jesus christ, you’re even in halo lore?! I see you in anime, piano music, memes of all kinds...

[@Tazdingoyahahahahaha]

Keato I think it impressive he somehow finds his way into nearly every comment section

[@nosfy]

@@Keatoo jeez, chill

[@legion4902]

Nice

[@cancelanime1507]

Your a bot

[@retronostalgia7964]

Nothing says loneliness like playing a Halo Custom game alone.

[@ZanzibarWizard]

this guy gets it

[@user-kv5lq9xm8c]

My entire childhood

[@wolfwarlordjake8992]

Username checks out

[@friendlynoodle7463]

Bro playing isolation alone is creepy

[@rodrigorodero5452]

My first contact with Halo was with Halo 3 and I didn't knew multiplayer was a thing (I knew about splitscreen), so I constantly found myself on forge mode spawning vehicles and weapons and imagining that I was fighting either covenant or flood, god was I a lonely kid

[@Azrael_Equinox]

The lore behind the MP maps are underrated.

[@ayyq6795]

The atmosphere and ambiance on those maps are so good

[@MJRNRD]

"A sniper's heaven." *Flashbacks of Halo 2 Legendary ensue*

[@huwfollantyearl6726]

They say PTSD never goes away. But friends who relate can help.

[@wedylawless7456]

PTSD

[@dannywright1317]

Jackals

[@rachelcura2738]

Sniper Jackals

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Hey, us Spartan IIs and our Pulse Rifles sure are nerfed in these War Games, you know.

[@TheLastBabyMan]

Earth: Is getting invaded Space FedEx: "Nothing stops the mail."

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

The Banished: "NOO U CANT DO A RACE WAR WITH THE ELITES ITS A WASTE OF TIME!" Covenant Brutes: "Haha Brute shot go brr"

[@LungoScrungo]

More like "Brute shot go CHUNK, CHUNK, CHUNK, CHUNK"

[@aeronautisch]

Hehe brute plasma rifle goes pew pew pewpewpewpepwpepepepepepeowpfuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.. pew pew pew pew pewpewpewpepwpepwpwpepepeowpwpfuuuuuuuuuu... pew pew pew pewpewpewpewpepwpwpwwpfuuuuuuuuuuuu......

[@cathygrant1185]

Elite:haha energy sword go BAZOINK.

[@minsin56]

@@zigzagpython1455 r/foundthemobileuser

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

@@cathygrant1185 The Elites were just defending themselves.

[@philaeofish]

"When the video finally appeared, were you blinded by it's majesty? Paralyzed? Dumbstruck?"

[@HiddenXperia]

yeeeSSSSSS

[@bmo5852]

Long have you been a great asset but your inability to like and subscribe was a colossal failure

[@yoshigaming9321]

BMO night it was Heracy

[@Horrorpleb]

@@yoshigaming9321 Herecy, herecy!

[@rezachoudhury823]

Soon, a new video will appear and when it does, the weight of your indecision will stay your feet. And you will be left behind.

[@danegativeone7858]

I would LOVE to see Midship's remains floating around deep space, yet still in tact enough to be a map in Halo Infinite. I haven't seen many maps as a post-warzone in Halo. The closest I can say is Burial Mounds, even then, that's not a post-warzone remake of a map from a previous installment.

[@thesnake2620]

Sounds awesome, like some damaged compartments still functioning with gravity and life support connected by debris floating through space.

[@OfficalSlimeLich]

Pitfall in halo 4 is a pretty good post warzone from 3

[@ToaOfFusion]

Regret from Halo 5 kinda falls under that category some but I would love to see an incarnation of Midship where it's a damaged husk in space with the original layout in tact

[@danegativeone7858]

@@ToaOfFusion as for you. First, I can't tell what maps are the actual maps and what are just variants, 343 really fucked up there. They need to have UI options for the menu so people can have the classic halo selection where it was just the main map, and maybe a few variants. As for Regret, what is that an incarnation of?

[@danegativeone7858]

@Z3U5 I think the CAMPAIGN will be openISH world. Much like Borderlands, but not like GTA open. As for the multiplayer, that would be too hard.

[@haloking4253]

Hiddenxperia: *uploads another lore video* Me: I have been looking forward to this

[@TheChadPad]

Lore videos are his specialty

[@haloking4253]

The Chad Pad indeed they are

[@randondude5388]

Hiddenxperia: my lore knowledge has doubled since we last met viewer.

[@IAMSONICTH3H3DG3H0G]

My powers have doubled since the last time we met.

[@randondude5388]

@@IAMSONICTH3H3DG3H0G good

[@paragonrobbie9270]

It just me or is the ambience of some of these maps really calming? Especially the forerunner maps, they feel desolate but also somewhat alive with power still flowing through their walls.

[@TheRafark]

Ivory tower

[@ryangoodman4335]

As someone who didn’t play Halo 2 until MCC in 2014, there’s something really special about those Halo 2 maps to me aesthetically. I think it’s a combination of them being set in really interesting locations and the detail being just low enough that it leaves a lot to the imagination. They allow me to fill in the blanks and kinda make my own story.

[@OniLink147]

This video just makes me feel so disappointed that only a fraction of these maps actually show up in matchmaking.

[@zappazgaming7453]

They might just have a handful done so far, and could add more later.

[@DaDARKPass]

headlong is my favorite map to drive around and have fun in, but one of my least favorite when actually playing in...

[@corvusvocatio]

@@DaDARKPass I get ptsd of it in infection cause of how big the damn thing is

[@overtbias9305]

In the level Regret, Cortana says that new structures were built around old ruins to protect and honor them. Did the ancient humans build the ruins, or were they made by the Forerunners?

[@darthjarjarthewise3279]

Interesting

[@leonard_church]

Captain Clueless the new ruins were probably built by ancient humans as the Forerunners were the ones that created the Halos

[@thesecondromuluan8216]

It's possible the old ones were made by the Precursors. Wait, never mind. But when Hidden talks about structures transplanted by the Forerunners, that could be a possibility.

[@SweetStaticBun]

Never thought about that. Good catch

[@RealGrouchoMarx]

The humans probably made the ruins for some kind of religious thing

[@PackHunter117]

Imagine being a rich person and building your mansion to look like Ivory Tower or even better the Halo Reach version

[@BullFrogFace]

I'll win the lotto just to do this

[@Psychosomatic63]

@@BullFrogFace hows it coming along?

[@BullFrogFace]

@@Psychosomatic63 Not very well

[@OfficialFedHater]

@@BullFrogFace Any updates?

[@lucamckenn5932]

I still want a full scale Specter Mansion + Underground Umbrella Inc. Labs. Not Halo related but goddamn I'd walk those halls for hours.

[@エコー-n6g]

“Highly efficient wind powered stations” Has a slow ass Wind Turbine

[@Zanithos]

Gear ratios are a wonderful thing

[@sexylazercatwizard]

@@Zanithos ayyy an engi guy💪

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Well, the wind isn't that intense at Zanzibar's time period, and if it was the case, playing War Games on an intense wind setting would be uncomfortable, to say the least.

[@sierra121cyan]

thats highly efficient compared to most windmills. ever seen michigan wind farms?

[@エコー-n6g]

@@sierra121cyan I was just memeing

[@Alex97237]

These map videos are insane with the amount of lore in each one :0

[@tomahawkm4687]

Ivory Tower 1:42 Zanzibar 2:50 Headlong 3:50 Foundation 4:38 Turf 5:24 District 6:35 Elongation 7:35 Terminal 8:42 Tombstone 9:55 Midship 12:16 Gemini 13:48 Lockout 15:44 Ascension 16:48 Beaver Creek 17:30 Burial Grounds 18:08 Colossus 19:09 Coagulation 20:00 Waterworks 20:50 Containment 21:52 Warlock 23:38 Sanctuary 24:57 Backwash 26:22 Relic 28:01 Desolation 29:21 Uplift 30:04 Lockdown 31:26 Remnant 32:16 Shrine 33:11 Warlord 33:57 Zenith 35:17 Skyward 35:53 Bloodline 36:19 Stonetown 37:15 Awash 37:40 Nebula 38:05 Great video! I'm glad you expanded on the lore in addition to the description on the maps

[@amahe7043]

Thanks for the list

[@tomahawkm4687]

@@amahe7043 my pleasure

[@KreedYT]

You're one of the very few KZbinrs that put a genuine smile on my face when they upload :)

[@HiddenXperia]

Ayyyy thanks man, that means a lot :) Very glad my stuff has that effect

[@thesecondromuluan8216]

@@HiddenXperia What's your favorite Halo 2 map?

[@ChildishGambeaner]

You're gay

[@ChildishGambeaner]

But same

[@skelen835]

Now this puts a smile on my face

[@fanamatakecick97]

3:30 FedEx actually refuses to deliver Amazon’s parcels. It is mostly UPS and local post offices that deliver Amazon

[@kanyewest_vevo]

Does fedex not like money

[@TheChadPad]

It looks like it's the other way around. Amazon blocked sellers from using FedEx because of their "delivery performance". They recently lifted that ban though

[@fanamatakecick97]

The Chad Pad Well, the amount of amazon i see at my job has not subsided

[@Zakk_lol]

Ur profile pic is r/blusrst image

[@fanamatakecick97]

zakko42

[@xTechnoWOW]

Could listen to you talk about Halo lore all day! So much nostalgia in these maps!

[@Ranger_Brutus]

Agreed, Halo 2 is rich with such nostalgia, just imagine the nostalgia rush Halo 3 will give us

[@aj_wlyms3117]

“I’m gonna plug the twitch till the Flood come.” Give it a month or two!

[@godzillakaijuboy]

2020 cant get any worse The next day:

[@unrulybot1352]

Is it the brutes?

[@godzillakaijuboy]

@@unrulybot1352 Worse

[@unrulybot1352]

@@godzillakaijuboy (I'm gonna paraphrase) "Sir, the flood outnumbers us 5 to 1"

[@godzillakaijuboy]

@@unrulybot1352 Then it is an even fight

[@danklemckspankle9979]

13:28 Even years later jackal snipers still managed to screw things over in halo 2

[@LazyLoonz]

Just "Jackal"

[@suyinmorales1118]

I was looking for the skip ad button when he was talking about raycon lmao.

[@Thunderstar7]

Better than Raid: Shadow Legends

[@MrXxsoulessniperxx]

@@Thunderstar7 *AFK Arena has entered the chat*

[@FreerunTMac]

Using Raycons right now because of an ad. No regrets

[@MI_HI_]

“Hey that look like a reach map! Hey that looks like a reach map! Hey that loo- hey wait a minute-“

[@devindalton4688]

To be fair, Halo has had remakes and reimaginings since Halo 2. Coagulation is Blood Gulch, Battle Creek is Beaver Creek, Tombstone is Hang 'Em High, Elongation is Longest, and so on. All of those are just examples of maps from CE that were put in Halo 2 in one way or another.

[@Swflec]

20:43 "But that's just a theory... An ONI theory." I see you😏🤣

[@unrulybot1352]

"AAANNNDDD CUT"!!!

[@Lumbago-box]

Science

[@thehaloscrolls391]

23:50 HX: fire, earth, water, and-“ Me: Air! HX: “Sunlight” Me: DAMN IT

[@michaelandreipalon359]

What about "Heart"?!

[@mrchiefbs]

Thank you for this video. I have so many memories growing up playing Zombies in H2 on Foundation and never knew it was based in Chicago in the lore. I grew up in Chicago. All of these years later, I'm learning about my favorite series and devs basically starting up out of my hometown and taking so much inspiration from my city. Steve Downes was literally a radio host that my mom would put on regularly. Marty recorded in a studio in the first two Halo's not too far away from my house... it's all wild.

[@diotheworld8671]

I really like how he makes the video seem like he’s speaking to people from the 26th century.

[@AttiMatter]

2:53 To this day I have still never figured out an efficient or quick route to that sword lmao

[@SmilingOrange]

Halo 1 and 2's art is dated yet timeless.

[@ZanzibarWizard]

fr bro. H2A campaign looks great but I prefer classic h2. It has a whole different vibe

[@badbeardbill9956]

Halo 1 still looks good to me. The graphics fidelity is low but the design is solid. Halo 2 tho looks... worse? Great game but it seems like its graphics haven’t aged as well as Halo 1’s.

[@sorrenblitz805]

@@badbeardbill9956 given the immense level of bullcrap that happened with Halo 2's development, we're lucky it even came out.

[@cazter901]

@@badbeardbill9956 Yeah, just compare Halo from CE to Delta Halo from 2.

[@avechristusrex-23]

@@badbeardbill9956quit the cap...

[@Ogglaroth]

Those flood "stasis tanks" scare me. It feels like any second they will breach containment.

[@tformerdude6788]

I know, right? I'm always eyeballing those things when I'm working on something on that map.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Be grateful that these only are in War Games sims.

[@zartheprotogen]

Great to see more creepy map lore from you keep it going Hidden my guy!

[@PhoggyThoughts]

Ah man I can’t wait for halo infinite world lore... were it so easy

[@carbootstudios2459]

I look forward to seeing you take on the maps of 3, ODST, and Reach

[@TheAirhawk40]

i really don't understand why people number reach last, when in fact reach happened before halo ce, so there for u should number them as such: reach, 1, 2, odst, 3, 4, 5, infinite

[@carbootstudios2459]

TheAirhawk40 I was referring them in release order, not chronology, you numpty.

[@ZanzibarWizard]

@@carbootstudios2459 lmao

[@carbootstudios2459]

ZanzibarWizard thnx

[@gub4941]

CloakedAlpha also, if you were going chronolgical, ODST would be before 3

[@somesimo5122]

Boy, this required such a work and writing! Respect!!!

[@CFunk99]

I love that even the maps in Halo have stories to tell.

[@North_Of_Nowhere]

40 minutes of pure entertainment and lore goodness! Love your work man, makes the lock down feel a bit less crappy

[@MattCatt-fd9yk]

Halo 2 is my favorite halo game of all time Btw love you videos, hiddenxperia, you give me a lot of motivation

[@Zapzap3132jarek]

This must’ve taken a lot of work. Great job man! I love how these videos go deep into the purposes and stories of the maps we know and love.

[@foozoi1379]

I remember playing with my cousin in headlong and always thinking it was like a wasteland like nothing had happened here in decades.

[@xx5508-_-]

Yes!!! I love creepy stuff, and I love halo. Putting them together is just, it makes me go yes

[@Sockjock83483]

Our lord is back

[@Sockjock83483]

Halo 2:waifu

[@nuclearjanitors]

Go to hell commie

[@nuclearjanitors]

@Z3U5 you had to edit a 3 word comment? Holy shit.

[@jamoses5766]

I would sub to your twitch but I honestly can’t stand that platform and don’t want to support it

[@james737er]

same. but I feel bad tho

[@Stratonetic]

Will you do more of these with the post Bungie maps? I mean, I'm not a particular fan of 343Industries, but they have made some multiplayer maps that do get you thinking; "What's this map's role in the lore?"

[@bisceg181]

I can’t express enough in words how much I love these longer lore videos. I understand it’s a lot of time and effort but man you make it look effortless and the satisfaction I got from these lore videos is unmatched... Top notch video friend, much love!

[@thesecondromuluan8216]

5:24 There is a hidden Easter egg in that map. Two vending machines, one labeled "Soda", and the other "Pop". One shows a white Rooster, and the other a pair of Teeth. One is Red, and another is Blue. Shame it wasn't Blood Gulch Avenue.

[@kevingluys3063]

The gas is gently carried along the conveyor belt and then just tumbled down the hole

[@HeroAndReporter]

I’m beginning to see a theme. If you’re on a Halo and you’re in a Snowy region. *Start Sweating with Worry*

[@freshysaml]

Containment has to be my favorite. Mainly because I'm a sucker for snowy environments and Big Team Battle.

[@mothywashere]

I can't wait to finish this video. The halo combat evolved one was great!

[@MoltenUprisingMK]

Hidden, you have some heart to tackle this. To talk and talk and talk WITHOUT TAKING A SINGLE BREAK...it just boggles my mind. Yet you still did it. I have a whole new respect for you, and thank you for giving me this new insight into Halo map lore that I wasn't even aware of.

[@noble6ix565]

Halo 2 is my favorite game! And I've been waiting for this. Keep up the good work!!

[@miguelguerreroayala1313]

You are like the vaatividya of Halo. Thanks for the amazing content, i love your videos!

[@ryatt9365]

I don't like how they changed some of the environments in H2A multiplayer. I like some of the new mechanics like the bubble shield on Ascension but I was hoping for just a graphical update and fixing any bugs or glitches.

[@HiddenXperia]

Same, I really don't like how Ascension looks now, it's just the H4/5 Forerunner art style which imo doesn't fit an old, dusty forgotten relay station :(

[@thesecondromuluan8216]

@@HiddenXperia It just loses it's original feeling.

[@aceskeletonne7446]

also the noise that the structure in the middle makes when rotating is really annoying, pretty sure its the same sound that a Mantis makes when you rotate it

[@rishavroy1368]

I think they are pretty faithful to the original tbh. Just a bit shinier and with some frankly astonishingly beautiful skyboxes. Say what you will about the actual maps, the skyboxes are amazing, way better than Classic H2.

[@Phoxxxx]

H2a skyboxes look so damn good

[@ghosttiee9212]

Yup I like halo ce and 2 maps your on a ring reach too and 3

[@zeyode]

Wait, how is Ivory Tower a public park if it's restricted to the upper echalons of society? It's literally not open to the public.

[@Gabriel-nb2gg]

10:55 That is a Linus Tech Tips level segue to a sponsor. Really enjoyed that

[@NitroProductions0123]

Hey Xperia! You should cover the Kilo-Five trilogy! It would make for some amazing content and a great trio of videos! It would be some great lore to pass the time until Infinite.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

That would be nice, but he also has to mention lore and character inconsistencies there too, and whichever ones are admittedly ignored in future works by different authors.

[@jcg702]

Seeing all my old superjump spots, the memories.

[@ToaOfFusion]

When are we getting a lore video on all the Spartan and Elite armor in Halo 2 Anniversary multiplayer?

[@OnBrandRP]

So much lore for such classic maps.

[@chrismoule7242]

14:24 - Just so as you & others know, "prelates" is not pronounced "prelates", it's pronounced "prellates" as in "sell".

[@alexsantiago3181]

These maps are freakin fantastic, truly marvelous especially the Forerunner locations

[@joebarthram596]

Dude 6 ads 😂 touch excessive

[@CommanderButter]

How does this madlad make the sponsored segments actually enjoyable? I have seen few channels plug them into their videos as smooth as this. I mean maybe it's because we don't hear, "BUT FIRST A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR, RAID SHADOW LEGENDS!"

[@ThePrimmSlim]

Hey Xperia I think there is a video in your ads

[@midnitecro3915]

I miss the super jump. It was just a fun and unique bug Halo 2 had. This video reminded me of my favorite memory from halo. I had the honor of playing against a Bungie employee and he told me some teasers since i beat him 25-4 1v1 on Gemini. Thank you for the nostalgia. It's been a while since i went back to my prime Halo days. Wish i was still that good but I no time anymore. I raise my glass to the next generation of Gamers. Go hard bros and sisters.

[@badzombie0135]

And it’s here lads. We waited and we were rewarded.

[@bondedcastaway3085]

You’re trying to convince me...that Zanzibar... The power station that has a huge metal blade that can lift a whole tank, and splatter a spartan... is a WIND TURBINE!!!!

[@RealGrouchoMarx]

Yes, thus the power module stuff in the back. You didn't know?

[@slicer940]

That map is the only Gemini ♊️ I’ll ever like.

[@REIVAXMEELAS]

6/20/2003 gemini here ♊

[@vulpesinculta3478]

@@REIVAXMEELAS he doesn't like you

[@REIVAXMEELAS]

@@vulpesinculta3478 idc

[@sovietsquirrel1315]

I love how you can see New Mombasa just off the coast of stonetown in h2a.

[@deo8737]

KZbin streams > Twitch streams

[@airas1494]

A 40 min Xperia video?!!?!!?! Thank you!

[@aeronautisch]

11:16 Buy one! Heck, buy two! That's an order soldier!

[@airplanemaster1]

As someone who only really got into Halo via MCC coming to PC, it's a rather unique feeling to recognize many of the maps via Halo Reach's portayal of them, and then seeing how they originally looked back in the day.

[@beastmastergaming8039]

When the intro is so badass you just want to keep rewatching it

[@TheoGarza]

That first map is actually a re-work of a Marathon map. Game before Halo Bungie made.

[@Gathering14]

Turf was my favorite it’s nice to know the lore now

[@TactiClaus]

Unbiased raycon review. They are a solid 7/10. They are small and compact which is great. 6 hour battery with a 24 recharge battery in the case. Sound is... underwhelming. $20 skullcandies have better sound quality honestly, no exaggeration. They stay in your ear no matter what though. I use them for exercise frequently and they never fall out

[@stafano7217]

Love the content Xperia, you’ve been helping get through the drought of Halo Infinite news!

[@warrrdadddy9656]

I have his videos playing in background while I’m in my room. Great content!

[@williamgreen7761]

I came hungry for flood lore and left with a full belly.

[@TeaBagProductions]

I swear I recall seeing a map of terminal on foundation or vice versa and always thought it was a neat nod to other locations in halo being " just down the road from each other "

[@sophia_vons]

HiddenXperia: uploads Me: my excitement is immeasurable

[@Avitus9272]

So many great maps in Halo 2, probably my favorite in the series

[@xxwhitephoenix2071]

Midship always creeped me out with the droning kind of noises, it’s one of the most memorable multiplayer maps from the bungie era for me

[@CaseyDvideos]

At 22:58 if you look at the Ring in the background, you'll see a face. Cool to see the easter egg made it over to this release.

[@richstitch5602]

I literally love you so much for doing all this research on this stuff, you’re the best

[@Sebi076]

Ive never knew about some of these maps like Old Mombasa and District

[@RealGrouchoMarx]

They've always been on mcc

[@Ikcatcher]

I genuinely can’t wait for Halo 3 multiplayer lore, I have so many memories of coming up with stories for all those maps

[@whiskey419]

Best sponsor ever, that was perfect

[@NorthSeaRaider]

3:13 “thankfully the covenant invaded on the opposite side of the planet” *shows a picture of earth with Northern Africa and the Middle East below*

[@davidg6800]

Great video man keep up the great work ! And nice reference.

[@peacefulbeatsforrealhumans8379]

Lol that Sponsorship transition was gold, just like the rest of the vid!

[@eternalmiasma5586]

I think the Gas might be the same gas which makes up the needle needles, both are mysterious forerunner gases which no one knows how they work Also, lockout always creeped me out because of just how rusty it is, you never see forerunner buildings with rust

[@96swc48]

Brilliant yet again mate. Your effort for your content is nothing but inspirational. Never change man.

[@banditsco]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS GIMME ALL THE HIDDENXPERIA BABY

[@tashahemlock8195]

Whenever I hear you talk about lore, I often envision you as a Flood Gravemind that is pretty chill and doesn't care about spreading but rather enjoys relaying stories of the universe earning ya the title of Loremind. Is it wrong that I envision that when I listen to your vids?

[@Donutgames00]

Human maps Ivory Tower 1:48 Zanzibar 2:50 Headlong 3:50 Foundation 4:39 Turf 5:25 District 6:37 Elongation 7:46 Covenant Maps Midship 12:15 Forerunner Maps Lockout 15:45