The Evolution of Halo - The Marines

[@ebr8308]

The Evolution of the Marines is finally here!! What's your favorite marine and why? Thanks for watching! Special thanks to my man @vengeful_vadam for the H5 marine clips :) For some reason the section with Halo 3's marine pilots and ODSTs didn't render. I have no clue why. Sorry about that :/

[@Halo-hz9zu]

Congratulations on the 20k i can see the passion in these vids

[@actually-will1606]

Personal favourite marines are the halo wars marines, followed then by the halo 2 marines and then the reach ones.

[@spartana47]

Halo 3 marines because of their fight tactics

[@kaihamza4710]

been waiting for this for so long thanks for your work man

[@zaymac117]

EBR can you fix the issues where this screen is all black when you talk about the marine pilot please? 13:31

[@Mobnkey]

Despite them killing me with rockets, grenades, and running me over I still try to keep them safe for some reason idk

[@Mr-Patate87]

This is actually so satisfying, especially on Tsavo Highway, when you leave the warthogs full of Marines, to join another group of Marines stucked by brutes, and then Pelicans drop new warthogs and other Marines. You can easily have 15 to 20 Marines here, if nobody fail the bridge jump. And they will take the warthogs, and abandoned choppers, and follow you to the next zone with wraiths and turrets. Amazing.

[@gamingkid3809]

I once made the mistake of letting them drive me and my friend on the mammoth mission in Halo 4 i think you can guess how that went.

[@NamelessAsian]

Thank you sir. You found how to describe my relationship with my ex and man am I glad you said this cuz it’s funny asf

[@Mr-Patate87]

@@gamingkid3809 pretty bad, since Halo 4 Marines are the worst drivers of the world, with Kat.

[@rushpatriot2866]

@@Mr-Patate87 The void mission also has a lot of marines and workers going to take down the AA gun. I always loved missions like that

[@lykan2]

Pretty certain that, having the Marines in Halo Reach being weaker, was on purpose as the Player is supposed to constantly feel like they fight a Battle they can - ultimately - not win.

[@jordanclark4635]

Honestly, I normally put it more towards the fact mostly you fight with a squad of Spartans Would have been way too OP with a squad AND marines

[@TheDarkkilla12]

@@jordanclark4635 think it would have been the most easiest Legendary run if marines were as OP as they were usually.

[@Sidewinder1996]

@@jordanclark4635 that and most of the forces in reaches campaign were unsc army

[@tadferd4340]

@@jordanclark4635 Well with how useless Noble team was, the Reach Troopers were still more useful even with down grades.

[@madmonty4761]

What happens in reach cause it sounds really heavy

[@Spike-13]

I've noticed an interesting mechanic with the Halo CE marines that was pointed out by another KZbinr (it might have been hiddenXperia or installation 00), but their morale is affected by how hard the master chief fights. If you and the squad of Marines is kicking ass they will be more aggressive and confident, and throw grenades etc but if everything is going to shit and marines are dying, and chief is hiding with his shields down they will get demoralized and run away and generally be less effective in combat

[@fanamatakecick97]

That would definitely be something Installation 00 would point out

[@Spike-13]

@@fanamatakecick97 I think it was definitely him

[@shcdemolisher]

Ohhh how interesting! I love depth like this where the harder you fight the better the AI fights along side you. And Vice versa.

[@Spike-13]

@@shcdemolisher yeah I absolutely love it! Makes for some epic firefights!

[@J_Bum]

It’s based on difficulty

[@Mortablunt]

No kidding about the H2 marines being baller. True story: I've twice played Gravemind solo on legendary. On both times, I took very good care of my marines, keeping them alive until the end. One time I got them all beam rifles, another time I got them all brute plasma rifles. The sheer firepower we had was so great that it just wasn't fair for the enemy. I also beat Regret on legendary solo thanks to the marines helping out with snipers and rockets.

[@retrospectus]

try all needlers next time. it is hilarious

[@alexanderrobins7497]

It helps Marines have more health than the Master Chief. Wait, wasn’t the Mark VI Mjolnir armor suppose to be “extremely resilient”?

[@JTOKIPPER2008]

Urah!

[@endersbb2424]

Nise mate using the marines as support and not random distractions and bullet sponges

[@sandvichbros1659]

@@alexanderrobins7497Huh! My arse.

[@BirdsEyePictures]

“You gotta a sandwich in there?” -Female Reach Marine

[@patoconzapatos]

A classic quote.

[@Marine_Animations]

"Is that a sandwich in your pants, or are you just happy to see me." -Female Reach Marine

[@sandygutier271]

I don't think he's talking about the sandwich

[@OhOh996]

"Don't make me teabag you!" - Marine after Player kills a fellow colleague

[@SpecGru_Ranger_I]

The best female army troopers!

[@CoolSmoovie]

The Reach Army design is just so fucking pleasing to look at. It might by the most realistic interpretation of futuristic human military I’ve seen.

[@kevinb871]

I feel that reach might have been the peak aesthetic for the unsc in halo

[@rymd1875]

@@kevinb871 Reach is the pinnacle of Halo's artstyle, the definitive version of everything there is, not just the UNSC.

[@kevinb871]

@@rymd1875 absolutely

[@Baz09]

Yeah true

[@darassylmoniakam]

Bungie put a lot of their passion in their design

[@Garner2554]

I’ve always wanted a Star Wars: Battlefront type Halo game with all variations of the marines present. Something about being a generic nobody in a large battle always appealed to me.

[@GymBossAniki]

Agreed wholesale, would be a great revival 2.0 style for Invasion too.

[@somefurryguy1811]

Same, you're nothing but cannon fodder running in a mass human wave hoping to flank the enemy succesfully, it's just so fucking fun even more than being superman.

[@mexicanbatman8157]

@@GymBossAniki same

[@zechariahhh]

you’ll love the imperial guard from 40k then but I’m probably guessing you’ve heard of them anyway

[@blazzered2]

Battlefield Modern Combat on Xbox Original is very underrated imo and followed that exact concept perfectly. Wish they’d remaster it.

[@criticalGENERAL]

fun fact: the supposed "downgrade" in armor and appearance from CE onwards is actually based on lore that most people dont know or dont think about behind the scenes. In Combat Evolved the player starts onboard the Pillar Of Autumn, a Cruiser Class UNSC ship that has fled from the battle of Reach, however the latter is not explained well in game. The Marines encountered in Combat Evolved come mainly in two types, heavily armored or light fatigues, the light fatigued marines are suggested (in the lore) to be marine ground forces survivors that escaped Reach on the ship, the Heavily armored Marines however are a completely different story. UNSC ships are considered to be MASSIVE especially the Pillar Of Autumn as a Cruiser Class, while ships of such scale need very large crews to operate and maintain they also have two other components, defensive troops and offensive troops, the Pillar Of Autumn had a very large contingent of Counter-Boarding troops as standard crew during Combat Evolved, while the ship either did not have time or manpower to get to full capacity hence there being no standard ground forces on the ship, the vast majority of Marines we encounter are Counter-Boarding Marines, hence two things, the incredible MA5B and their super heavy if not super bulky Armor plating they wear. The MA5B has always been referred to as "the hose" and for good reason, because it is and its meant to be, the MA5B Assault Rifle is not meant to be accurate, it is meant to put vast amounts of fire down range in tight spaces at a very rapid rate, hence it being the main rifle used in game, it was standard equipment for Counter-Boarding troops, lastly the armor plating they wore, it is stated in the lore that it is Titanium-A armor plating, the very same armor used on the ships hull itself, the reason being that even tho the armor is very heavy and bulky to wear it is not expected for Counter-Boarding troops to go very far or fight for very long, the armor is meant to be as protective as possible in tight spaces and intense fighting. in the lore a normal human in combat armor can maybe take one hit or maybe even two if they are LUCKY from a plasma weapon and survive, however Counter-Boarding Troops with their Titanium-A armor can take a few hits before the plasma melts through the armor. So TLDR, in Combat Evolved you are fighting alongside the ships garrison meant for Counter-Boarding, every other game you are fighting alongside normal ground pounders in standard equipment. (and ignore the CE Anniversary Marines as that is literal cut and paste crap they did and were completely lazy there)

[@shadesinsertlastname1631]

nice

[@snaildad193]

Wow, something I didn't know! Thanks for the explanation

[@dj11o9er]

You, sir, have my respect for your wisdom.

[@VegetaLF7]

It's also worth noting that the Pillar of Autumn was gearing up for a special mission with nearly every surviving Spartan-II in the galaxy. The Spartans were preparing for a deep strike into Covenant space, intending to capture a Covenant ship and track down a Prophet to capture and hold hostage as a way of trying to negotiate a ceasefire and eventual peace between the Covenant and humanity. The Pillar of Autumn was chosen for this mission because of how beefy the ship was, being damn near impervious to damage compared to her lighter cousins with the various frigates due to her honeycomb structural supports, as well as her MAC gun being capable of firing in a 3-round burst rather than the usual single shot, effectively allowing her to strip the shields of a Covenant ship with the first two shots and deliver a killing blow with the third in one volley. The Autumn's marines were geared up to be the support team for the couple dozen Spartan-IIs assigned to her and the whole fighting force was given upgraded weaponry compared to what they'd usually use. When the Covenant attacked Reach right before the Autumn could jump out to begin her mission, every Spartan save for Chief and Linda (as well as a third who died in the battle) were sent down to defend Reach's ground-side generators providing power for the orbital Super MAC platforms. Chief, Linda, and the third stayed in space to clear out and destroy an ONI ship that had been boarded by Covenant forces and had not secured their nav data, potentially leading the Covenant to Earth. The third Spartan died, Linda was mortally wounded and placed in cryo for future treatment, and Chief was left on board when the ship was forced to jump away from Reach as it fell, leaving the Master Chief as the sole Spartan onboard with the heavily armed and armored marine unit.

[@Spike-13]

Just curious what your source is?

[@Hazard8663]

A few extra facts about Marines Halo 4 Marines have one of the most powerful melee attacks in all of the Halo games, with the base damage (I think) being 147 Halo 5 Settlers actually DO attack you, but you have to kill 5-6 in rapid succession On the warzone map Apex 7, if any Marines are able to survive the initial beach assault, they will actually get in vehicles a player is driving/riding Halo 5 Marines with battle rifles actually shoot 1 bullet in 4 bursts instead of 3 bullets The only reasons Marines in most of the series have such low firing distances is because AI holding UNSC weapons actually have a shorter firing distance than non UNSC weapons, it has nothing to do with bipeds Halo 4, Halo CE, Halo 5, and Halo 2 ODST's are the only Marines to be instant killed with a headshot regardless if they're wearing a helmet or not Halo 3 ODST Marines and NMPD officer's are scripted to be killed in one shot with any weapon in certain parts of the campaign Halo 2 AI (Such as Marines) cannot use sniper rifles without crouching If a marine does not have a weapon currently in their hands, and they board the passenger seat of a warthog, they'll stand straight up in the seat as if they were standing normally Marines in every game that includes the Spartan Lazer are wildly inaccurate, because it acts like an assault rifle with a longer burst and a higher firing distance. ODST's that are infected by the flood in Halo 3 turn into regular marine combat forms Like most AI in Halo 3, when one marine throws a grenade, there's a small chance that most of the Marines next to them will also throw grenades In Halo Reach, Halo 3, and Halo ODST when you betray your allies, the only allies that can instantly kill you are the 'hero' units, such as Noble team, Arbiter, Johnson, or any of the ODST's from Alpha Nine I'll edit this if I ever think of any more.

[@REALMARCHINADER]

Holy Sh.. I guess Halo 4 Marines don't skip leg day

[@MrPronGogh93]

Also: reach army men can lock on, with the rocket, ground forces while the player cannot do that.

[@Tatokun92]

That a big ass text lol

[@tylerellis9097]

Marines don’t use Stamina in any Halo game. They use non regen shields in CE called armor. UNSC Weapons also tend to have the same range as Covenant Weapons for ai. Ai range globally just got nerfed in Reach.

[@Hazard8663]

@@tylerellis9097 thanks for the clarification

[@Ausanan]

Interestingly in Halo 5 there is one marine in the campaign. On the final mission towards the end, there is a cliff off to the side with a crashed pelican. And a dead marine. Literally the only marine in the whole campaign.

[@Ghost-ql3hl]

Yet another reason that game sucks

[@trogo3402]

When you first saw "The Evolution of Halo - The Marines" were you blinded by its majesty? "Yes."

[@JimHalpertFromTheOffice]

Paralyzed? Dumbstruck?

[@animock3051]

@@JimHalpertFromTheOffice Nooooo

[@JimHalpertFromTheOffice]

@@animock3051 Yet 343 refused to add playable Elites, no dual wielding, and desecrate the franchise with their filthy footsteps!

[@ayaannazir7308]

@@JimHalpertFromTheOffice 343: noble players, surely u understand that when bungie left (players start shouting at 343)

[@JimHalpertFromTheOffice]

@@ayaannazir7308 There will be order in these comments!

[@javierititin]

A few things to point out: -Halo 2 marines don't have twice as much HP as CE marines. Halo CE marines just have 50 armor and 50 health. After 8 seconds of taking no damage their armor will regenerate. It works more or less like energy shields except armor doesn't prevent stagger. -Halo 2 marines also have awful AI when handling explosives. You can see this for yourself on the level Delta Halo when you clear the beginning area and the phantoms start coming. If you arm an ODST with a rocket launcher they'll consistently blow themselves up. -Halo Reach marines do **not** oneshot you when you betray them, Kat does. This is similar to how in Halo 3 the arbiter or Johnson can oneshot you upon betraying regardless of weapon. -Halo reach marines suffer a huge debuff when given power weapons. Guns that would take out elite shields in one hit from the player cannot do so in the hands of marines, and their firing patterns are absurdly slow with them.

[@xAxLxExCx]

I've found in most cases giving marines either battle rifles/dmrs and snipers is the way to go, even the magnum if you want. Precision weapons work best for the AI.

[@javierititin]

@@xAxLxExCx A good one-size-fits-all is needlers and needle rifles, as enemies will evade them, putting them on the evasive and priming them for a free kill. This is especially effective in Halo 4, where a group of marines with needlers can erradicate infantry without blowing themselves up with a rocket launcher.

[@tylerellis9097]

Bruh, sorry to tell you this but those are the model stats for CE Marines, not the actual char stats they use. I assume you got those stats from General Kidd’s video where he stupidly used the model stats for each game, which only the player uses and not the ai. Here’s some of the CE Marine Vitalities not accounting global health increase based on difficulty.( Unique to CE, System was changed in 2 and beyond. However due to glitch or intentional does not affect friendly ai so healths below are all difficulties for CE) •Crewmember: 25 Health • Marine: 12 Health/ 24 Armor • Marine Major: 24 Health/ 24 Armor • Shotgun Marine: 60 Health/ 45 Armor • Armored Shotgun Marine Major: 75 Health/ 60 Armor •Armored Marine: 60 Health/ 45 Armor • Armored Marine Major: 75 Health/ 45 Armor • Armored Marine Major Sniper: 75 Health/ 60 Armor Sergeants in CE unlike 2-ODST are just visual differences assigned to the squad leader in a squad. Unarmored Shotgun marines use the same vitality as armored marines and uniquely rank into Armored Majors. Weapon specific vitalties is also CE only. H2 Marines are • Marine: 100-150 Health Normal-Legendary • Marine Sergeant: 150-180 Health Normal- Legendary H3-ODST Marines are • Marine: 150-200 Health Normal-Legendary • Marine Sergeant: 150-180 Health Normal-Legendary( exact same stats as 2) • Worker: 75-100 Health Normal-Legendary • Cop: 75-100 Health Normal-Legendary Reach are • Trooper: 80 Health(all difficulties) • ODST: 120 Health( all difficulties) • Militia: 50-75 Health Normal- Legendary • Civilian: 30-60 Health Normal- Legendary Halo 4 are •Marine: 50-75 Health Normal-Legendary • Scientist: 50-75 Health Normal-Legendary

[@NYG5]

@@tylerellis9097 interesting, never knew about this armor mechanic. Guess it balances out their stagger animations.

[@tylerellis9097]

@@NYG5 It doesn’t cause Armor has bleed through lol, 20% of Damage still hits their health with armor so it’s barely a shield. Stagger(hardpings) just rapes CE marines rip.

[@unnecessaryedits2818]

4:25 I never knew CE marine armor could deflect bullets and even kill you, amazing!

[@Tatokun92]

That's what i like about CE.

[@pododododoehoh3550]

Ce is full of cool details. The bumgir games were just so much more badass than 343's. Inifnites looking like a nostalgia trip which is nice and mp is fun but it still looks way more soft and toony in my opinion. So far we've seen no swearing, no blood, a less gritty art style, they put clothes on the blue woman even in the past flashback cutscene showing combat evolved purple blue woman. The teen rating isn't for no reason. If the flood aren't in infinite ima cry a little especially as this is zeta halo and has been blown to bits, but if they are I'm even more scared how they'll be implemented.

[@KoishiVibin]

@@pododododoehoh3550 "purple blue woman" ...am I mssing a joke?

[@sorrenblitz805]

Using that modified version of the gold source engine really worked out. Admittedly I'm oversimplifying it to a large degree.

[@tyshonsullivan4959]

Noob

[@TyrannosaurusRex5027]

one thing that i think reach did quite well with army troopers and marines- they caught the balance of feeling fairly competent while also portraying the hopeless feel of reach, and just how overwhelmed humanity was.

[@Nanorator]

I 100% agree. When playing as Noble Six and losing squad after squad of army troopers I lose more and more hope for Reach.

[@josiahwilson3584]

The marines are such an important aspect of halo that was completely lacking in halo 4 and 5. I hope they return with a vengeance to kick ass in infinite. Excellent video!

[@REALMARCHINADER]

I'm pretty the reasons Halo 4 lacked marines was because of the story and technical limitations. and Halo 5 has no excuses so yeah.

[@marc8959]

@@REALMARCHINADER what were those technical limitations?

[@BloodyAltima]

@@marc8959 Not them, but Halo 4 was a very demanding game for the hardware it was on. This is why you see so much despawning of weapons on the ground in it- the game was just too much for the 360, but Microsoft's mandate forced it onto the console rather than saving it for a launch title for the more powerful xbone. Sacrifices had to be made, one of them being item lifespan. It's also why most of the fights are a lot smaller scale- you don't have 3's fights against a half-dozen Brutes and a matching accoutrements of grunts/jackals, because the system can't really handle it. That ends up being the reason you don't wind up with marines often in terms of technical reasons. This is of course ignoring the story and thematic reasons, which are probably more important here, although the technical aspect isn't irrelevant.

[@R3TR0J4N]

They kick ass hard, like giving em a piggyride with sniper and rpg. They also highly scipted AI which pick up weapons after being free'.

[@Delta-Metto01]

The reason I hate halo 4 is because I had a favorite mission but for some reason the mission glitched and I wasn’t able to play it anymore really sucked. P.s it was the one with the mammoth.

[@ethanclarke1347]

Can we just please acknowledge that in the opening cutscene of Halo Wars, a marine, not a Spartan, not a super soldier, just an ordinary man, literally beat an 8 foot tall Elite to the ground with his bare hands/rifle? I'd love to see the marines portrayed as the tough, capable soldiers they are in future. Also great video.

[@thearnorianruby4681]

I wish you were my best friend.

[@ethanclarke1347]

@@thearnorianruby4681 really? why?

[@thearnorianruby4681]

@@ethanclarke1347 you remember that marine.

[@unoriginalname5665]

Those replies are the most wholesome thing I seen

[@ethanclarke1347]

@@thearnorianruby4681 Thanks. I just think it's super underrated and I REALLY want to see humans win in hand-to-hand combat against Covenant in the future

[@Spike-13]

2:02 that's what's called a "Boonie hat" in the military, and is different than a fisherman's hat. They are made with ripstop material and were very common in the Vietnam conflict

[@Voucher765]

Vietnam War and during that era they were worn by Green Berets and Navy SEALS

[@4Deadserious]

Still very common today in the Marines. Wear them in the field a lot during the warmer months. Army has them too I think but from what I've heard they are barely ever allowed to wear them.

[@mikhailtunnell2304]

@@4Deadserious you're correct

[@bluenight104]

@@4Deadserious only when deployed or field exercises (commanders discretion of course).

[@yorecf9641]

@@4Deadserious when I was in the Army, I was allowed to wear it in Afghanistan when on the FOB. Sadly, my dumbass didn't think that I'd be allowed to pre-deployment, so I didn't bring it.

[@SOMELOAF]

Video: "Halo 1 has the most gut-wrenching scream ever" Me: "Hm Nostalgic"

[@JimHalpertFromTheOffice]

"Do I look like an ammo bank to you?" - Sergeant Stacker, Halo: Reach's Firefight

[@Nara.Shikamaru]

I remember this one time when I was play “The Covenant” in Halo 3 when you first go into the complex for the first pylon. As I entered with a full squad of marines and 3 ODSTs, I witnessed a marine go down in the tunnel leading to the first room. I don’t know why or how this came about, but as the first marine fell I felt an overwhelming need to avenge him. I swapped my secondary for his Assault rifle and I rushed those covie bastards and avenged him using the rifle I took from his cold, lifeless body. Out of a sense of respect for this marine NPC, whose death in any other game wouldn’t have made me blink an eye, I carried his rifle through the rest of the level. At the time, I just wanted to ensure that even though he couldn’t continue his fight, I would take up the fight for him, and ensure that his sacrifice was honored and that his spirit would know that his death wasn’t in vain.

[@thearnorianruby4681]

You have earned my respect.

[@Nara.Shikamaru]

@@thearnorianruby4681 Thanks 😂 🤙🏽

[@TheHaloHedgehog]

Just a heads up, there's a bit around 13:30-14:00 during the Halo 3 section where the screen is just black. Otherwise great video as always! *Edit: Looks like you're already aware of it, never mind me then lol.

[@alexhbatten]

I thought it was just a problem with my computer at first

[@DavidDoesFilms]

Prolly accidentally uploaded the Final_1.mp4 file instead of the FINAL_Final_2.mp4

[@ABoxIsMyHome]

@Master Chief yo watching on your Xbox that is so cool. Along with your pfp your a true Xbox legend

[@kalla-]

@@ABoxIsMyHome stfu, you’re a box, stop talking

[@SangheiliSpecOp]

@@DavidDoesFilms lol

[@EE-us9we]

8:10 Fun fact, that's the Purple Heart medal. Awarded to those injured in combat.

[@tristanbackup2536]

I love the Halo 3 Marines best. Their armour looks to be manufactured off a assembly-line in quick session, it looks modulated for easy use to put on & off in quick session. Struck by a plasma bolt? No problem, unbuckle & replace it with a new piece from the logistic cargo boxes.

[@rohrohroh6332]

they are definitely the most recognizable and aesthetically pleasing models to me, they don’t look intimidating but it fits their comical dialogue

[@magmat0585]

same here. Halo 3's marines had the right blend of humanity and uncanny valley for me. And it was one of the games I grew up with in high school and college

[@terranghost2773]

I've liked Marines in both Halo 2 and Halo 3 especially how detailed they were back in the Bungie Era Don't forget Halo Wars and Halo Reach Marines were badass especially how detailed they were

[@slickcalf985]

Oh hey, I was really hoping you'd make a marine evolution

[@butterdog7236]

Hey slick nice to see you here 👋

[@slickcalf985]

@@butterdog7236 Oh you know, I get around

[@rambot_14o43]

343 likes perfection

[@slickcalf985]

@Scrafter *growling reply*

[@bj0urne]

2:54 I absolutely love how every single marine feels unique in some way, like the shotgun guy here, sometimes there are marines that look casual as hell with their bandana and shotgun haha

[@Sir_Guardus]

“Zombies awoke me from my nap so they can eat this 8 gauge”-Private Lopez installation-04 flood containment facility 3B

[@J0J0Reference]

I’m surprised you didn’t mention the Halo Wars 2 marines given you mentioned Halo Wars 1 or how H2A Marine armor is nearly identical to their armor in Halo Wars 1

[@JimHalpertFromTheOffice]

Fun fact: in Halo lore, it's the Insurrectionist-era Battle Dress Uniform (BDU).

[@GummyKermit]

@@JimHalpertFromTheOffice which wpuld explain why its on earth, new stuff gets circulated to the Frontline, also I believe the original ce armor is like Mars pattern or something

[@thejeaker384]

They are orribile....I don’t know why in hell they made the perfect design in the trailers (Resembling of the first halo wars marines) and then disappoint us with those horrible ass design in the actual game

[@J0J0Reference]

@@thejeaker384 😐

[@dj11o9er]

@@thejeaker384 to be fair, I quite enjoy the design. Its like a more metallic take on the cruddy Halo 4 and 5 marine design with the mere kevlar.

[@Termulus]

I just want to say this, 8:16 the halo 2 ODST's are my absolute favorite marine type in the series. Their design just intrigues me so much and I just love everything about it.

[@Anonymous-yq6wy]

Yeah they look very unique, it's a shame we haven't seen that design for them after halo 2, after halo 3 it's been the same design going forward

[@tictac2102]

I really, really hope the marines in infinite get lots of attention. They have better get the best AI out of any halo marine, or else they’re gonna be really annoying to play with. I’m so hyped for infinite, I just really hope that the marines are done justice finally.

[@flutee6162]

RIP bots

[@mrlolanonymous]

Especially since according to the IGN Campaign gameplay it seems you can call in marine backup as you earn valour and conquer the map. They’ll need good AI to help you take objectives, hopefully we get to give them squad commands too.

[@HighKnight]

I have seen videos where they will automatically scour the map and find the best weapons out there. So if there are Rocket Launchers about, they will actively go and collect it. But combat wise, no idea.

[@AJoelB]

Sorry

[@colcolat3011]

Im glad to say that the marines in halo infinite are a w e s o m e.

[@plaidpvcpipe3792]

23:50 I think the fact that they're weaker is one of their best aspects. It fits the tone of the game incredibly well.

[@GummyKermit]

Seriously disappointed by the marines in reach. despite the squad mechanic they would often stop following you for little to no reason. The most upsetting however would be when they would drop off up to 12 marines only to have you abandon them before a fight can happen.

[@TheChiefOrg13]

I remember when we got to put on a Jetpack and jump across gaps with the ODSTs during "Exodus" only for all the ODSTs to immediately miss the gap and fall to their deaths lol

[@Nobody-uj8qh]

Technically speaking they weren’t marines in reach they were the army

[@UnknownZealot77]

They messed something up with how they enter vehicles as well. Sometimes they just don't, or they don't stay in vehicles if the player doesn't.

[@daegnaxqelil2733]

you can blame the programming of the levels. what was bungie thinking is still a mystery

[@MrPronGogh93]

Funny thing: it was a problem from h2 (allies not following you after a certain point), solved in h3/odst and re introduced on reach. Also add the poor performance of the AR they are usually equipped with, the low healt and the poor AI behavior and you have one of the worst iteration in the franchise.

[@traceakerill]

I still remember my first halo 2 heroic solo killing the prophet two marines saved my life multiple times and in the end survived till i killed the prophet. I still feel grief they saved me so many times but in the end i couldn't save them. God speed marines ill never forget the two of you.

[@r-fitz9739]

It’s good to see the Halo Wars marines getting the recognition they deserve.

[@Delta4907]

Great video, just wanted to clarify one point. The H2A marines are actually not a brand new design. They are actually the same design used for Halo Wars, just painted green and with tactical pouches. The best way to see this is by comparing the chest armor for both. When Blur was working on the CGI cutscenes for H2A, they decided to re-use their marine design from Halo Wars 1. Most or all of the “new” models in H2A are actually Blur models. I’m assuming they did this so their would be consistency between them in-game and the CGI, and so that Saber wouldn’t have to spend time creating new models.

[@tylerellis9097]

Despite that the Cutscene Phantoms And Energy Swords are different than the ingame reach models. Spec Ops Commander also has Yellow eyes in Cutscenes but green in gameplay.

[@Delta4907]

@@tylerellis9097 Yeah not everything came from the same source. Some models are from Reach, some are from H4, some are from Blur. Oddly enough the H2A MP Energy Sword matches campaign cutscenes. I am not sure where the Campaign sword came from.

[@1SilverDollar]

That's makes sense. Also totally see now why that one enlistment poster in Mombasa shows HW1 Marines. Their art style doesn't defect too far.

[@nightraven836]

With the release of Halo: Infinite's campaign, marines are back with even more personality than ever! Look forward to the possibility of seeing an extra vid covering them.

[@plaguedoctorjamespainshe6009]

I love how diverse the marines are It really gives that feel of humanity coming together to fight the covenant I wish we had more of this kind of apocalypse, without the "humans are the real monster" bullshit But a more positive and united humanity against an common enemy

[@shcdemolisher]

Considering that in Halo the UN truly United and not what they are in real life, which lets face it, we wouldn’t survive an actual apocalypse of any kind.

[@georgeryan8267]

Yeah honestly like almost all monster movies all just have humans as the real bad guys or something

[@shcdemolisher]

@@georgeryan8267 or how in zombie movies we never see the full force of the military, or alternate branches of it doing strikes against zombies, like Air Force and navy.

[@jordanclark4635]

Please don’t read the lore on how fucked up the UNSC is and how fascistic they were before, during, and even after, the covenant war lol 🙃

[@ls200076]

You must be suprised how they are in the lore. They mirror reality pretty well.

[@bubbajoe117]

Glad to see this series return, hoping for a Flood Evolution soon, Halo CE marines are my favorite design, really rust bucket and hastily scrapped together but effective looking armor

[@davedeman8093]

I would be comfortable saying that reach troopers are more effective than CE marines. Because you can switch weapons with them and CE marines mostly fire like 3 round bursts from assault rifles.

[@ONEIL311]

Also if u give the reach troopers a rocket launcher they can lock on to anything

[@shaun8269]

Yeh but a CE sniper marine as a passenger can decimate a covenant fleet

[@MrPronGogh93]

Nope:CE marines have more healt, follow you for the entire mission when they can and overhaul, the CE AR was more effective against the covenant vs the reach AR. Reach army was one of the most useless set up in the franchise, followed by h4 marines, with the exception you have them in 3 leveles

[@shcdemolisher]

@@MrPronGogh93 do keep in mind, you are the badass, not the AI nobodies fighting with you, and weapons got screwed because multiplayer balance was always put in first rather then it being VS AI.

[@MrPronGogh93]

@@shcdemolisher this is why h2 marines can solo take enemies untill elite ultras and brute captain? Pretty sure weapons were balanced around mp as well, and talking about reach, just swapping the base marine with the dmr instead, would make them at least do some damage against grunt, otherwise, just remove the marines from the game

[@superslayerguy]

The Halo 1 marines are the best aesthetic wise for me. I've always been a fan of the green eye piece. & The retro 80's look as you mentioned is just absolutely brilliant.

[@bassicallyraul5256]

The legend has returned, take as much time as you need to make top tier content.

[@EnclaveSOC-102]

Halo 3 was peak ai for the Marines and Civilians. Halo Reach was peak art design for the ODSTs, Marines, Civilians, and Army Troopers.

[@uncleho1945]

The phony tough and the crazy brave. I salute all UNSC Marines. Especially those killed by flipping Warthogs.

[@snakem4a164]

They're not wearing "bucket hats". They're wearing the military "Boonie hats"

[@Atari_collector]

Same thing different name

[@phetvenly]

landing on a giant hula hoop of death almost makes you wish for a glassing.

[@coltthemac962]

Halo: New Infinite.

[@manuelcartagena8052]

I was playing the anniversary version of two with my one friend who's in the army himself. We got to the part where the first scarab crawls over you, while the scene played out I was looking at the marine sargent and was shocked to see that he looked exactly like my friend.

[@PhilipN_]

I love how you take your time to make the best halo content, quality >> quantity!!

[@Brolly5]

Honestly the art design of the UNSC in all Halo games has been my favorite across many sci-fi series. I just love the mixture of rugged utilitarian and futuristic.

[@TheChiefOrg13]

The Marines have always been one of my favourite parts of Halo, I loved their quirky dialogue and would always try to keep them alive. Thanks for doing this video on them! Also nice work on quoting the Halo 1 manual in your opening paragraph haha

[@carlito___fml2652]

4:35 it’s more comedic than gut wrenching and visceral (to me at least). “WaAaAaAaHhHhH”

[@georgesulaica2174]

When you’re a ranger and this man straight up says “RANGERS LEAD THE WAY” def. Appreciated

[@TheXLink]

Well it is an elite unit ( no halo pun intended ) Lead the way man!

[@adamrobledo684]

It was also hella badass seeing the marines fight in their dress uniforms in halo 2, following the role that marines fight in any clime and place

[@samba1367]

I'm pretty confident you can actually make marines drive a warthog with you in H5 warzone by repeatedly bumping into them. They're even pretty skilled at the turret

[@seth3491]

I had one ride passenger in a mongoose with me, once.

[@TheXAllosaurus]

4:42 That scream also used on Elite, just lowered pitch and altered

[@sergeantmarcusstackerM1903]

As a marine of the UNSC,I figure I’m obligated to view this video

[@Definitely_Dave]

Is it fun to be a Marine in the UNSC?

[@sergeantmarcusstackerM1903]

@@Definitely_Dave Aside from taking plasma bolts to the face, yes

[@noork1173]

Stacker, how'd you survive the Human-Covenant War? You fought on Reach, Installation 04, Made it back to Earth somehow, prevented from being infected on Earth by the Flood, and then finished the fight on the Ark? You even managed to outlive Johnson! Are you Chips Dubbo's cousin or something?

[@sergeantmarcusstackerM1903]

@@noork1173 I was in the same project as him. It was an in-between of the Orion Project and Spartan-II. Most of it is classified

[@sgt.stacker2520]

Hold on a min what is that?

[@tetov1620]

Playing the games on legendary gave a more somber and lonely tone to me because I would see them fighting along side me only for all of them to die. It really puts in perspective of how important the master chief is to win the war. Except halo 2, those marines live much longer than the player

[@Mariopwnzu]

Playing Legendary Solo is a pretty unique experience tbh The moments where you aren't alone never last long so there's a bit of eeriness to them especially in CE where you can't arm them with power weapons

[@kolkeet]

"Oh I know what the subscribers like" EBR

[@JustSiouxMe]

The ODSTs in Halo 3 have a much longer range than the standard marines. If you can keep them alive to get them to the first vehicle section of The Ark, the distance they fire from trivialises it even on Legendary.

[@alerocillo]

"We got to get the hell outta here." Halo 2/ wars 2 are my Bois.

[@ogredew]

You hit marine?

[@alerocillo]

@@ogredew "Uh, no sir."

[@ogredew]

@@alerocillo "Then listen up. Usually the good lord works in mysterious ways. But not today! This here is 66 tons of straight-up, HE-spewing DEE-VINE intervention. If god is love, then you can call me cupid!"

[@alerocillo]

@@ogredew XD mad respect

[@0292-q3l]

Since playing halo, all the way back to CE, ive always tried to keep them alive, i remember going crazy in halo 3, restarting checkpoints over and over, saving marines from getting their necks snapped by brutes, then when the flood first appear on halo 3, saving marines from getting infected. It felt so wholesome when i saved them.

[@electrowizard3209]

The Marines are the real heroes, they fight without enhancements and without special armor, and they still have the courage to continue to fight the Covenant.

[@JuanMartinez-vr7bg]

They got no other choice but to fight for humanity

[@silentmagician9386]

My head cannon about the armor difference in Halo and Halo 2 is that in Halo the marines were given netural colored armor and combat fatigues so they can dye it later when they have more intel about the prophet's stronghold and how to camouflage themselves inside.

[@TheVengefulVadam]

Happy to have helped once again :D

[@_spooT]

Halo 1-3 marines: Futuristic body armor that makes sense since they are against covenant weaponry. Halo 4-5 marines: let's just give them normal 21st century body armor for more realism

[@KylePhantomK94]

Well that’s a nice birthday present! A Halo video from EBR! :D

[@ebr8308]

Happy birthday!

[@Wyck1349]

It was my birthday when this came out too

[@nickumstead]

After all these years, i never knew you could have the troopers in Reach join your group. I always tried keeping them alive as long as possible

[@sentientboxofcookies1843]

26:39 I swear I thought the OG ODSTs had a combat knife too it just blended in really well.

[@sargesacker2599]

They do he just completely missed that.

[@sentientboxofcookies1843]

@@sargesacker2599 thanks for confirming

[@halinaqi2194]

Yeah the knife is on their back, below the backpack, right above their waist.

[@Skullkan6]

13:33 Is nobody gonna note this seems to be missing footage?

[@diamondspider44]

22:21 the reason why you were one shot was because of Kat not the troopers

[@waltuhgaming6523]

Bro the guilt i feel when i get my squad of marines dead instantly in a mission

[@Spike-13]

10:10 eventhough they have double the health (100), the Halo CE marines have 50 health and 50 shields which can recharge. Look at generalkidd's video "which Halo has the best marines". The Halo 3 marines have the same stats as the Halo 2 marines

[@gastone2168]

1:57 Just realized now that the vest of the "light marines" Is based on the pasgt frag armour, wich was issued to US army from early 80s to late 90s.

[@BABoy209]

When I was a kid I would spend so much time in making sure the Marines did not died. I would even revert back to checkpoint if one died! Halo CE’s marines are nostalgic!

[@Sir_Guardus]

Bro same except I still do that

[@AmreaIJojoe]

0:57 I love how the voice of the narrator and sergeant Johnson Syncs Almost Perfectly

[@GatsProjects]

Fun fact, Marines and Soldiers are two different thing's

[@faloodaman]

Multiple ethnicities were in CE aswell, whenever i have my dudes climbing on the scorpian everyone says "punch it!" in different accents. I cracked up when one said "Crikey! those covenants sure got us pinned down"

[@schnoz2372]

NMPD looks so fucking cool

[@Warork41]

when I play Halo games I tend to fight alongside the Marines more than Act like a genetically mutated Rambo

[@casualarson698]

Halo CE: OO-RAH Halo 2: OO-RAH Halo 3: OO-RAH Halo reach: OO-RAH Halo 4: OO-nah Halo 5: did we even get to see them? Halo infinite: OO-RAH

[@537monster]

What killed me about the mainline games when I was a kid, was that the marines were so good, I could not understand for the life of me how the covenant was winning the war. Like really, even without Master Chief walking around, I’ve seen these guys hold their own against countless platoons of covenant attacking them.

[@wb8864]

I'm glad the Army got some credit and attention in reach. All the way down to correct ranks (SPC, SGT, 1LT, etc). The Army really does have a wide variety of equipment, as new patterns and pouches and whatnot comes in and out of existence.

[@matthewchampion5483]

I think one thing to note is that the marine design in Halo 2A is inspired a lot by the marines of halo wars with some unique features, and funnily enough the marines of halo wars 2 use the mostly the same design as Halo 2A to update their marines

[@joelobobushcraft3065]

Im sure there are others who know this as well, I hope..but in Halo 3, on the level “the ark” you are teamed with a few ODST. Midway through the level you reach a spot where a mongoose and other vehicles and are available. Kill the covenant around the crashed pelican, equip the rocket launcher, then immediately trade it with the ODST with the RED arm band/insignia and grab a mongoose and let him hop on the back. He will not miss any of his shots. The ODST with white arm band/insignia will have somewhat of a 1 out of 3 kill shot. I thought this was pretty cool and figured I’d share my experience. Try it!

[@ChePGa]

Great video man! I was waiting for this

[@schnoz2372]

would be awesome to cosplay as Reach Marines

[@antoniobautista6718]

This video is great! I really love the effort you put into checking the details in both design and behavior for the Marines. It's clear that you put a lot of effort into this video.

[@XxTurk3ybo1xX]

halo 3 was peak marine

[@S0RGEx]

Really happy you mentioned the Halo Wars marines, their uniforms are fantastic.

[@midzik48]

Even though the CE marines weren't the best, I always felt like they sounded and looked tanky and I loved it. I wish other Halo games adopted their metallic green armor style.

[@Tommy_kays]

The halo 3 marines look absolutely amazing, honestly feel like our military would go that route

[@N7_Bunny]

In the halo 3 part theirs a black screen when talking About pilot and odst :(

[@deetee2011]

Read the pinned comment

[@N7_Bunny]

@@deetee2011 no

[@deetee2011]

@@N7_Bunny bruh it literally explains why there’s a black screen.

[@N7_Bunny]

@@deetee2011 source ?

[@deetee2011]

@@N7_Bunny you’re fucking with me aren’t you

[@panzermensch1577]

I have been playing through the Halo campaigns on MCC recently and honestly am glad I did. The Marines, mainly Halo 1-3, make it feel sooo much like a proper war. They fight by your side, they talk and respond to the environment. But they follow you too. I enjoyed the gameplay and often tried to preserve my marines because they added that actual feel of a military going to war. One thing I usually grovel over in COD games are when the AI wait for you to something or make you take the lead even as a Private or something. In Halo, you might be the badass super soldier, but the Marines don't just stand around and wait. They will fight and effectively eliminate threats with or without the player. The game feels more alive with the.

[@sirvalentine8883]

13:22 missing film just black screen.

[@BryantByrd-e6n]

Same happened to me

[@stephenperry5617]

17:39 halo wars is a part the halo games and more lore this time it’s set 2531 then halo wars 2 is set in 2559 just a year before infinite and both have the banished

[@forestrees2000]

I loved every bungie marine and army trooper design so much, they just FELT great to fight alongside, regardless of whether or not they were helping. The 343 era marine designs were god awful, they looked like they were heading to a paintball or air soft tournament, not fighting against rabid plasma slinging aliens. Thank god they’re making them actually look like marines again in halo infinite, let’s just hope their ai is good.

[@itisfreak]

Fuck halo 4 and fuck halo 5 🖕🏻🖕🏻 and 343 too 🖕🏻

[@atleastimtrying5391]

Halo Reach, it was perfect, everything, down to the last minute details.

[@sleepshouter5017]

I’m surprised you forgot about the ONI security in halo 4’s mission “the composer”. They have black armor that looks really cool

[@insouciantforce7640]

When Johnson or Stacker get killed by a grenade in Halo CE their voice acting is fucking priceless.

[@epicmickey2351]

Now, you need to add Halo Infinite Marines!

[@pylgrym]

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