The Full History of Zeta Halo (The Most Mysterious Halo) Pre - Halo Infinite

[@HiddenXperia]

IT'S FINALLY HERE! Apologies for the one day delay, but given that it's 35 minutes of almost pure Flood/Precursor/Anicent Forerunner/Ancient Human/Mendicant Bias/Didact/Faber lore, it should be worth it ;)))) Next video coming either Sunday or Monday discussing the pros and cons of Halo Infinite being the last Halo game for at least 10 years, but for now, enjoy the lore!

[@spartan1803]

I’ve been having withdraws!!! Thanks for the video!

[@johnnyboy5135]

I want a refund

[@holdguard4624]

Wait are you saying Halo Infinite will be the last Halo game for the next TEN YEARS?! Also, no need to apologize. It's here. A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad.

[@l2g82]

I agree with your lore boner when hearing zeta halo

[@elasirio6419]

Honestly i am so hyped for all of this and what will hapen with the story and lore New flood lore New banished lore what happened to atriox a mavey even evrione teaming againt the flood and even New flood forms and even cystom mitions as it was said possibly that we could get cystom ai

[@overtbias9305]

When you’re so early Zeta Halo is still 30,000 km across

[@Spartan-sz7km]

thats really early

[@DiamondDuk]

The flood were created by a corrupted save file. Nice.

[@luissegura7059]

That really kills the mystery for me.

[@rookiejr1600]

Really cool

[@staggs_story_time]

Or you could say it’s space cocaine

[@orangedalmatian]

the flood is just the precursors trying to factory reset the galaxy.

[@Donald915]

Luis Alberto Segura Delgadillo Mystery*

[@angrytoaster4805]

343 making infinite on zeta halo: “oh I know what the lore fans like”

[@berezina3486]

Gonna be mad funny when their announcement that they want to tell a 'simpler story' means none of that lore is capitalized on

[@cristianramos7343]

Inb4 new brute chief gets killed in a 1 minute cutscene

[@Supermario0727]

Berezina You can count on that.

[@mariachipotter6875]

Any hope for 343 using Halo's lore to it's full extent died with their handling of the Didact.

[@jimmy4993]

The flood history on this ring is deep. Imagine roaming around and then finding a portal. You go through and come out inside the library. Before it sinks in where you are, you hear gurgling, popping and oozing. Then you realize what's about to jump you. You go to pull a shoty but instead it's the BuLl dOg. Also wouldn't surprise if there's no flood.

[@mobius01ac]

"speaking of horrible fates worse than death: here's Audible"

[@mobius01ac]

Great seque into an ad, lol

[@mauz791]

Creative af

[@salsaspartan7]

Me watching the video: Oh nice!

[@evaneverett6511]

I think Craig is actually the reborn primordial

[@printer7196]

Of course

[@donspider1]

Craigfinite

[@ryanpeacock9004]

Duh

[@IAMSONICTH3H3DG3H0G]

I'm an extension of Craig

[@mauz791]

@@IAMSONICTH3H3DG3H0G Craig 👍

[@Epsonea_482]

The banished. The created. The unsc. The flood (hopefully) I'm getting major vibes on the og trilogy rn

[@martinc778]

I'm pretty sure the flood is going to appear, they most if they want this game to succeed.

[@Epsonea_482]

Martín Genis Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ yeah, palace of pain is a clear sign

[@feralprocessor9853]

Does anyone think we'll get to see a dormant juggernaut?

[@mothman8300]

I saw one of infinite's sound design videos and it has the flood pug so... *flood pug*

[@JonYugen]

@@mothman8300 I don't think the pug was confirmed to be flood sounds, though I can see why people would assume so

[@96swc48]

The last time I was this early, the precursors were chilling in Path Kethona.

[@HiddenXperia]

F

[@MsJoshisfat]

F in the chat boys

[@PittsburghSonido]

HiddenXperia Iconic F

[@sirhurricane4350]

Lmao I don't get it!

[@picklegiorno6160]

F

[@reportedbooch697]

Fun Fact- Besides Reach, this is the only time we’ve seen Brutes and Elites fight side by side as allies in the gameplay.

[@XRustedIronX]

this is the first time period. They didn't fight side by side in reach. Aside from maybe firefight.

[@mikkelangelokers9965]

@@XRustedIronX So they did fight side by side

[@grandadmiralthrawn5962]

HALO WARS 1 AND 2 WANT TO KNOW YOUR LOCATION

[@flex9696]

@@XRustedIronX they fight together atleast once in the campaign on The Pillar Of Autumn. In Reach's campaign mission titled that. Not the first of Halo CE

[@slandgkearth]

Fun fact : you're wrong, halo wars 2 exist.

[@thenewstyle8704]

We NEED a game that takes place during the forerunner flood war. Battles of incomprehensible proportions and cool new guns and armor and lore. (If I remember the Chief's armor is only level 2 compared to the forerunner's battle armor of 16)

[@HotForgeChaos]

The Precursor trilogy you reckon? I'd buy that

[@salsaspartan7]

16!?!?!???? That's insane!!!

[@harry9743]

good news...

[@thezenithrage1006]

@@harry9743 what?

[@harry9743]

@@thezenithrage1006 watch the legendary ending for infinite

[@victorGarcia-zu6kg]

Watching these older videos and hearing the exciting moment makes me a little sad because of how the story and game crashed and burned. We could’ve had the richest lore within a game but instead got crumbs

[@skeletononcrystals5608]

I meet someone We talk I explain the entire lore of halo They leave

[@GomaYT23]

Skeleton on crystals i wouldn’t

[@Eithunna]

Well it doesn't help that by the time you get half way through its midnight and you still haven't explained the differences between the alien species without using pictures.

[@ryanmuller1994]

Same :'(

[@skettinbutter3635]

I stay

[@BWBDCan]

That's me for video games, sifi tv and movies, anime and particle physics.

[@spartan-6364]

Who would love to see the Forerunner Trilogy in Blurr Cinematics

[@HiddenXperia]

yes x77777777777777777777777777

[@CdrChaos]

Imagine if 343 had put half as much effort into H2A as Blur did with the cutscenes.

[@A_Random_Trainer]

You need an award, my friend! Amazing idea!

[@NicholasDeOrio]

No one

[@MediQate]

I’ll take that over their vision of the Halo Show. Then we can have true to lore looking characters. *Cough Cough Jacob, Miranda Keyes Cough*

[@Dr.Pootis]

You know Xperia likes a character/place when he initially pronounces thier name with the most emphasis possible.

[@jackcolson4745]

M E N D I C A N T B I AS

[@huwfollantyearl6726]

Z E T A H A L O!!!!

[@Dr.Pootis]

F A B E R

[@Henrykrinkle5]

C R A I G

[@BrunoSantos-jp1lv]

C H I P S D U B B O

[@jaydenwoods402]

Anyone else come back after infinite launch and saying "That would've been much cooler than the story we got."

[@TheBrendon67]

I’m here now. Ha. Story sucked.

[@writershard5065]

Yeahhhhhh. The story we got was mediocre at best. It's surprising how nothingburger it really was at the end of the day. Plus, it was the dullest open world design I've ever seen. Even Ubisoft open world games have lots of little things to do, and world details to immerse yourself in. Zeta Halo lacks so much of that life, let alone the kind of mystery that Elden Ring's world design has.

[@u.sagent5091]

@@writershard5065I heavily disagree. The story was much better than halo 5. I don’t see how it was mediocre.

[@wingerding]

​@@writershard5065 no i think narratively it was all good but the game didnt present it in a way that allowed us to have an equally good time playing it. If you know what im trying to say.

[@Rhakin78]

@@u.sagent5091 They just released a book recently that ties Halo 4-5-6 together. HiddenX has a good video that explains it.

[@NovoCognition]

26:28; "In a hundred and one thousand..." Since the Primordial said that at around 97,700 BC that would mean his prediction/threat would occur at around 3300 AD or about 739 years after Halo Infinite. So even if we fight and 'defeat' the Flood on Zeta Halo in Halo Infinite; the clock is ticking down for final battle of this more than 100,000 year long war that determines the fate of whether the Milky Way Galaxy, if not the Universe, will belong either to the Flood or Humanity.

[@Cyrribrae]

I don't think that's right. And I don't think it was clairvoyant. 101,000 centuries = 10,100,000 years. Which means we're only like 1% of the way there or whatever lol.

[@NovoCognition]

@@Cyrribrae ; Oh, yeah, still though, clocks ticking. Plus 343 is no stranger to Retcons, good or ill.

[@r5509]

@@Cyrribrae I think he said years but ok i won't mind timeline as long as we get a final flood fight to end all wars. I think if 343 goes by lore than they will end The whole halo series( i mean everything) with a Grand Finale against the flood and one will win and i think this game the final halo game of series will be out somwtime after 2035. So yeah long wait.

[@Paradox-hv6wr]

@@r5509 Well, 343 did say that Halo Infinite will be the last mainline Halo game for the next 10 years, so yeah you're probably right about that. EDIT: Holy shit, I'm gonna be an old ass man by then.

[@r5509]

@@Paradox-hv6wr I will be too but i guess if we get to fight flood like it was during the forerunner flood war ( by the words of primordial it looks like it will be even deadlier than forerunner flood war) then it is worth the wait.

[@hypersonicfalcon6802]

343: hire this man. He's marketing for you, for free. I'm actually so HYPED right now.

[@masterc1172]

This just hyped me up more!

[@HiddenXperia]

haha thanks man

[@Joshbobjovi]

For real though. I've been pretty disconnected from this game after the gameplay preview, but after watching this, the hype is back! I can't wait to dig into this game!

[@garretttekampe9564]

I can't help feel that 343 is going to take it in a completely different direction and gloss over this incredible history. HiddenXperia and others like him should for sure be in the writers team because from looking at all the product results from 343 it doesn't seem they have much of the same enthusiasm for the depth and richness of the history and also the skills to craft a good story from it. Like how do you have this freaking universe in all its epicness and come up with something like halo 4 and 5's story? I don't know but I just hope this game proves me wrong.

[@MLGGaAn9sStT3R]

Joshbobjovi so you disconnected over a old gameplay demo? Lmao

[@Jedi_Spartan]

Seeing as his casing was left on Zeta Halo, I hope we see a Mendicant Bias Easter Egg alongside cryptic Halo 3 style terminals detailing personal accounts of those on Zeta during the Forerunner-Flood War. I still have a determined head canon that its monitor is called 117649 Iconic Xperia. *edit:* That head canon has now gone out the window.

[@HiddenXperia]

If we don't at the v e r y l e a s t find his primary extension core I'll be mad. Honestly I'll be so disappointed if they don't even reference him or something, they can't set a game on Zeta Halo and NOT do that also I am more than happy to go with that headcanon

[@MCPO_S-117]

Yea man

[@josiahjones3187]

Hopefully we will get some side quests that have tons of lore

[@Sgto.Wolvington]

@@josiahjones3187 Man that would be sweet with this much lore we must get something I Will like to see some Palace of pain reference with an horror atmosphere

[@Chactemal]

@@HiddenXperia the more time passes them more i feel none of this will be mentioned, maybe a flood outbreak but without all this lore behind it

[@Jedi_Spartan]

25:56 So that's why one of the Flood challenges in MCC is called Misery is Sweetness.

[@nicwalker882]

Wait what 😨

[@HiddenXperia]

yooooo is it really??? I had no idea! That's such a sick reference

[@poonyapthegrunt3423]

@Brandon Quist why yes, I would love the combination of flamethrower and bandanna skull in the games

[@Jedi_Spartan]

@@HiddenXperia yeah, I saw it as one of this week's challenges (which includes The Great Journey even though they only appear in its very last cutscene).

[@birdmonster115]

I was your 117th like☺☺

[@GrayCatbird1]

None of this was in the game, although there are some parallels that are probably not accidents, and a hint that some of it could be touched upon in the future in the final cutscene.. Still, even though the game absolutely doesn’t line up with the expectations this video might give, I thought it was a really really solid story in its own merit. So as usual, beware of expectations.

[@_gho_sst]

They adding all this up in the future as dlc’s . They some Smart fuckers trying making some cash and I don’t blame them

[@roger5555ful]

The forerunner council ordered the deployment of Offensive Bias to zeta halo, also there is a line of audio from the Iso-didact

[@somespartandude1174]

Kind of disappointing that a lot of the things mentioned here ended up not being touched on at all during the game but who knows maybe in dlc

[@Reversefilms]

I was thinking the same thing, the story for me was incredibly short and disappointing. I hope they really flesh it out with dlc.

[@ELMedain]

The game is supposed to have 10 years of content so hopefully

[@Reversefilms]

@@ELMedain certainly hope its not all multiplayer dlc that costs $20 for every shitty little cosmetic item.

[@andrewluvender2984]

343 doesn’t like to put a lot of lore in the main campaign, they want it to be digestible for all the super casual fans who just play the games. Sadly us lore keepers get screwed over

[@frankiemcdonald5559]

@@andrewluvender2984 i feel like its the opposite, the stories in the campaign for 4 and 5 only makes sense if you read the books

[@breesway9749]

I literally just clicked on a history of Zeta Halo video and thought to myself, "Huh I wonder if Hidden Xperia posted a video on this and I just missed it?" And then bam *Posted 2 minutes ago*

[@TheBenghaziRabbit]

**video posted 1 minute ago** oh don't mind if i do....

[@Tribalwerewolf]

For us Spartans that joined the fight when Halo:CE was just launched this is a sight I've been waiting for... for a long time

[@salsaspartan7]

Ikr. I have been waiting for Halo 6 for a while.

[@BigBossIvan]

I still remember what Halo:CE was coming out just for Mac… Better times lol.

[@kristianyoung990]

Ever since I learned about Zeta Halo in high school, I have been obsessed with this installation, probably just as obsessed as I am with the ODST! I have listened, read, and watched every single bit of Zeta Halo lore that I could, your content being a good part of it. I am in full agreement with you about Zeta Halo. I love it and I can't wait to explore it!

[@ciclopentano6911]

At the begin i wasn't intrested in this audible thing, but when Craig handed me the book i simply couldn't refuse. Heartwarming Craig♥️

[@HiddenXperia]

Who can deny Craig?

[@pokecraft117]

@@HiddenXperia nobody can deny Craig the Brute

[@yacobnava1984]

Hahahahaha

[@Landen69420]

@@HiddenXperia *NOBODY*

[@doggie6522]

Installation 07: *exists HiddenXperia: i love it

[@Landen69420]

*Everyone does…*

[@IAMSONICTH3H3DG3H0G]

Hey look it's that creepy guy that knows everything about me!

[@osirisjojo6876]

We need backup I say again, WE NEED BACKUP

[@sneakyjackson5271]

And also your voice

[@gravemind3590]

You shall be food, nothing more.

[@osirisjojo6876]

Then come and get it greeny. Nothing's for free aahhhhhh.

[@gavingames907]

Yes

[@corbynmcgillem6528]

Imagine the flood, the primordial, or mendicant bias aren’t even mentioned or referenced in the game.

[@MrMercuryW]

Then "Dust and Bones" from Halo 2 will play in our heads from then on...

[@r5509]

They will be you saw those 3 orange dots in the gameplay trailer those resemble too eerily to Mendicant Bias so yeah i think we are safe on that one.

[@shubhojeet2358]

I am gonna be pissed

[@tTaseric]

To be honest i wouldn't mind because the Flood fucking suck to play against

[@r5509]

@@tTaseric yeah for you it maybe but for all others it is awesome to play against so yeah flood's return is 99%confirmed

[@CristoKnight]

Here to watch this before the campaign comes out tomorrow and also wishing everyone luck in being able to play it day one. So excited.

[@ugiustuskeiserus8066]

Well how'd it go?

[@Professorfrenchfry]

Lmfao

[@matt.wolves4510]

you should do a video about sergeant Johnson and all of the missions he has done with blue team RIP Jonson

[@ConorDoesItAll]

Ooh, a fellow wolves fan!

[@matt.wolves4510]

Conor yeah, I can’t wait for the olympiacos game!

[@boofer2150]

Wolves won 1-0 let’s go 🙌

[@puffergaming9921]

Already did it he has

[@matt.wolves4510]

Puffer Gaming what is it called?

[@AxisChurchDevotee]

Hope the flood appear as a surprise in infinite like they did in CE.

[@BarnacleBoy42069]

That would be pretty cool. Like you think you beat the game by beating the enemy leader or whatever and all of a sudden the flood burst out of the ground and you are actually only half way through the campaign

[@Spartan-sz7km]

@@BarnacleBoy42069 Maybe a weapons cache mission. If you get what I mean

[@justincholos.balisang6884]

*insert Library theme music*

[@skettinbutter3635]

I was thinking the same thing. I don't even want 343 to tell us the flood are in the game. Total surprise

[@matthewwhite3967]

I mean, it's entirely possible they won't be in the game. But with all the lore surrounding them on Zeta Halo it would be weird if they weren't. I mean this is going to be the first game in a while set on an actual Halo (I know 5 had one, I think...). But since the parasite can't actually die it seems highly likely that they'd still be there somewhere.

[@DiamondDuk]

I hope they do something interesting with the day/night cycle. Like for example if you attack a Banished fortification during day it might be harder so waiting until nightfall provides an advantage. It’d also be sweet if you got hunted by the silent shadow/flood at night kinda like the monsters in Minecraft.

[@YouReallyDontKnow]

That would be amazing, that would add a lot to the game but something tells me details like that weren’t high up on the list of priorities for this game.

[@pastordonkoh7692]

@@YouReallyDontKnow how to monetise it were top

[@HiddenXperia]

Saaaaame. Honestly I could make an entire video just gushing about the day/night cycle and how it could and should affect gameplay

[@grizzly8356]

@HiddenXperia, a video on the Day/night cycle would be awesome!

[@nathannichol2163]

Grizzly 15 I second this

[@romero1337]

Who's back here watching this video after completing the Halo Infinite campaign?

[@Finey02]

The idea was beautiful to MAYBE best the early Halos but nothing well executed. 343 had that one change for redemption but failed.

[@garretttekampe9564]

I can't help feel that 343 is going to take it in a completely different direction and gloss over this incredible history. HiddenXperia and others like him should for sure be in the writers team because from looking at all the product results from 343 it doesn't seem they have much of the same enthusiasm for the depth and richness of the history and also the skills to craft a good story from it. Like how do you have this freaking universe in all its epicness and come up with something like halo 4 and 5's story? I don't know but I just hope this game proves me wrong.

[@jacookie9707]

It seems like all these beautiful franchises are being ruined and shallowed lore wise in favor of mass appeal. Gaming has become too profitable, backed by massive companies and investors, both pushing for negative storytelling. I hope 343 reawakes passion, the gameplay demo was... underwhelming

[@garretttekampe9564]

@@jacookie9707 that makes a lot of sense, I guess that's just what happens when it has to be made for people who aren't necessarily fans already, which is really unfortunate. Money ruins game developers.

[@scottyjd5348]

Garrett Tekampe I mean, this franchise was created as a gaming franchise. During the Bungie years, you didn’t need the extra lore (books, comics, waypoints) to understand where you were, why you were there, and what you were doing. The extra lore definitely expanded the story told in the games, and there were references to it, especially in the later games, but if you create a game based solely in a location mentioned only in expanded lore with such detailed history, you have to realize that you’re alienating a MASSIVE part of your target audience. I loved Halo. Couldn’t get enough of it. Even enough to read the books. But when I get played Halo 4, to me it was hollow. So much of the plot and story just seemed to be glossed over. Remember playing 3 games fighting as an underdog against the Covenant, to finally see their capital world and center of government, their ruling class and majority of their might and power destroyed because they decided to cast out the elites and attempted to completely wipe them out? Well now the elites are back with the covenant now. The covenant that wasn’t defeated and scattered. And they’re attacking humans again. BTW, where is the arbiter? What happened to those elites? Who tf is this space wizard that can seemingly melt walls and use the force to throw chief around like a rag doll? Yes, all of these questions are answered, but definitely not in game. IMO, that is a horrible way to tell a story. Halo 5 is just as bad, and I can’t say that I’m excited to have to do all this research just to understand what’s going on in this new game.

[@lyonsheartmusic]

Looks like your prediction came true. Infinite was nowhere near the incredible story told in this video alone. After playing I don't think literally anything mentioned the history of humans on the ring or mendicant bias, and don't even get me started on the endless. It was a shotty story at best.

[@garretttekampe9564]

@@lyonsheartmusic yeah it is very sad. I wanted this mendicant bias story since halo 3. And they even mentioned offensive bias in the legendary ending for infinite, not it's like they just can't get anything done and they only commit to dissipating narratives that no one really wants. Something akin to star wars not telling the post return of the Jedi story we wanted to see, but trying to come up with their own new product that is as empty as it could possibly be.

[@FrickGuyy]

I literally went to your channel to check if you made anything on here. I was disappointed until I exited KZbin and then got the noti! Love your work man. And I hope you have a great week man.

[@HiddenXperia]

Thanks man, you too! Fate had us meet as Halo fans or something along those lines

[@MCPO_S-117]

Fate had us meet as fans but this ring... will make us brothers

[@MasonOfLife]

I'm praying for flood and precursor stuff in Halo Infinite I've always loved them and the gravemind and been fascinated by the lore of them all and the gameplay of the flood

[@RantRadio]

Same. I remember when I was first reading about The Precursors on halopedia and then it explained that they're the Flood.. I coughed out my cigar like Sgt Johnson upon finding another Halo ring.

[@celestialspartan1176]

Am I the only one who’s a little creeped out by the fact that The Primordial is basically immortal?!?! The Gravemind from Halo 2 and 3 was basically The Primordial reborn!

[@Verdiumm]

There is this one Scripted line from Gravemind in Halo 3 as the ring is activating, just before you get to the warthog, that kinda applies to this "Resignation is my virtue. Like water i ebb and flow. Defeat is simply the addition of time...to a sentence i did not deserve" Meaning basically, "i've been defeated before, i know when i'm beaten. i'll be back."

[@IAMSONICTH3H3DG3H0G]

I know guys I was there

[@Stonewalljax12]

Also his almost rebirth on the ark in HW2, and now A possible rebirth on zeta halo

[@Tonatsi]

Jaxson Austin it was a proto-gravemind, the consciousness hadn't fully formed on the ark in hw2

[@Stonewalljax12]

Tonatsi I know that I said almost cause he basically died immediately from the banished, but I guess it counts 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@TheHaggis0451]

Every so often I become very concerned about Infinite but every time you talk about the lore and the potential for this game, my hype levels just skyrocket back up. You're like a one man marketing campaign for this game, and it's working flawlessly

[@duzi.]

ngl after doing everything in the campaign, it was kind of a let down ... expectations ruined once again

[@DanielMendoza-su8js]

Hiddenxpiera i just wanna say thank you for all the time u take out of your day just to make us videos and i appreciate every thing youve done

[@HiddenXperia]

Appreciate you watching my man :)

[@saxonpost7655]

This is the earliest i have ever been. Nice

[@HiddenXperia]

Nice

[@worby8880]

Nice

[@mauz791]

Nice

[@ashhikari626]

I’m honestly not surprised that the primordial had a plan for the body being broken down

[@javierisaai]

@HiddenXperia is it possible you can make a video reflecting back on this one? Would be great to go over your analysis of expectations vs reality, what is missing even now and what you’d like the next game to prioritize regarding this specific ring and the many topics the game fell so short of exploring.

[@waldointheflesh9653]

343 industries announces halo infinite takes place on the holy grail of halo rings. Proceeds to do absolutely nothing with any of the already existing lore imvolving infinite

[@majorwolfgang6375]

Now watch as none of the lore and history are included in the game.

[@ShadowSlender58]

Major Wolfgang it breaks my heart but the game Being rated t probably mean no flood

[@aliensguy4291]

@@ShadowSlender58 halo wars 2 was rated T and their depiction of the flood was absolutely phenomenal. Like seriously the models are kinda disturbing to look at. a T rating means nothing for the flood. For all we know the ESRB rated it based on the incomplete demo

[@ottojacobi3059]

@@ShadowSlender58 I mean, the gameplay demo had an M for mature WIP rating.

[@mariachipotter6875]

I know right, I'm hoping for a Witcher 3/ RDR2 level of detail but we're probably getting a UbiTower open world with little to no lore.

[@jimmy4993]

But because this community is gullible as hell they'll never learn and 343 won't give this kind of lore to the fans through the game.

[@chasetoyama8184]

“When the Halo’s Sentinels went on the offensive to defend the Halo.” Nice.

[@durpypig1731]

skyrim dwemmer ruin style dungeons related to the flood would be amazing

[@arvindraghavan403]

To an extend halo's lore is understandable But elder scrolls Lore is so blood mind twisting Micheal kirkbird is really nuts. The disappearance of dwemer The story of vivec and how his powers work. The brass tower and it's time warping abilities. Elder scrolls itself. Eso lore is so bloody deep

[@triplehelix3207]

@@arvindraghavan403 indeed, even how space works in Elder Scrolls is its own Rabbit hole

[@HiddenXperia]

Omg I’d absolutely love that

[@Ricky-ce3jo]

@@arvindraghavan403 woah, woah, woah. Not ESO, just Skyrim.

[@laval1016]

*Y E S*

[@sorrenblitz805]

Whats so terrifying about becoming one with us. Ours is a timeless chorus, join your voice with us and sing victory everlasting.

[@royalguard2609]

Man this excitement is so pure....only for us all to be let down so badly.

[@Jebus678]

I'm so ready to just saddle up in a warthog and explore the ring. I'm a big wheelman in Halo, so i hope the actual game is like the Demo and we get a warthog first thing. And uknow, not just placed there to show it off in the reveal. Now all i need are two Australian friends, and it'd be a bloody good road trip.

[@gumcuardian7737]

Jebus I’ll be ur aussie friend mate

[@opium5210]

the warthog scene is several hours into the campaign so most likely..... no warthog for a long while😭😭😭😭

[@Jebus678]

@@opium5210 Oh yeah thats right. I mean more in terms of when we initially get to the ring. Cause i assume with the way that cutscene was done, the initial hours wont be on the ring itself.

[@phillipgrubb2443]

I come from the future. You get access to warthogs relatively quick. You even get to requisition them.

[@carloshicks9495]

The future has brought wonderful things.

[@arandomduck6295]

Keep up the great vids! It is helping me get through this dry period!

[@Normandy1998]

Imagine in infinite we find terminals scattered across the map and they show us the primordial being interrogated by Mendican Bias and in a similar way as with halo 2 terminals with guilty spark and the heretic leader, we see Mendican Bias slowly get the logic plague That be an awesome thing to see

[@salsaspartan7]

Oohhhh that'd be too cool!

[@auricprophet7106]

Man you smiling and talking made me smile. Clearly very passionate about lore and it's just genuinely wholesome. Keep on keeping on, love the videos!

[@thorshammer7883]

The Primordial death is almost like Ash's end in Alien. "I can't lie to you about your chances, but... you have my sympathies. :) "

[@bread5560]

The Next Day. 343: We have decided to do a new take on the flood with a new design to go with it. Hope you are all excited to view this new design!

[@Sockjock83483]

Grabs flamethrower

[@ConorDoesItAll]

Please no

[@charlesthorne9487]

I (hope) think they learned there lesson...

[@jamisonlynch6437]

Halo wars 2 design is the only change I will accept.

[@BarnacleBoy42069]

*shows Craig but in greenish-yellow blob form*

[@Djolej78]

Halo Infinite got too much hate IMO. Even I hated it at first, but now when I think about this, this seems like open world Reach.... but I cant get over Magnum not being in the game

[@tyrxian6452]

It probably is in the game though... Infinite seems to have multiple types of Shotgun, Rifle, etc. It'll probably have multiple pistols as well

[@spartancam-rs5ru]

@@tyrxian6452 they stated recently that the classic magnum and shotgun wont be in the game at launch (which unfortunately leaves it open to DLC, hopefully not paid)

[@tyrxian6452]

@@spartancam-rs5ru when did they state that? Must have missed it :/

[@Ilikeavocados123]

I ll miss the trusthers

[@101-b6y6y]

dont forget the shotgun

[@Biggitybest]

What’s sad is we didn’t get what we thought we would because they worked on the multiplayer more for people who could care less about the story

[@Christian-xh2gv]

UNSC:*Sends full might of UNSC force to Zeta halo and gets almost completely destroyed* Master Chief after landing on Zeta halo:”I need a weapon”

[@gabrieldemaria117]

I’m so feckin ready for this god damn game.

[@GomaYT23]

Gabriel DeMaria yeah...the hate was unnecessary tho

[@mauz791]

@@GomaYT23 honestly all the hate and the memes (lol Craig) is all extra publicity

[@Landen69420]

Yeah, I’m so excited for this game, It’s gonna be Badass!

[@UnknownName5050]

Your joy here earned you a sub! Thanks for genuine content.

[@sammanacer]

A part of me hasn’t got that much expectations in terms of exploring zeta halos past but the fact this game is supposed to be the platform for the next 10 years of halo gives me hope that everything will be explored in terms of narrative

[@thatbrony1830]

“The humans were brought to somewhere known as the palace of pain” “ad starts playing”

[@ThatGuyCalledRobz]

Luc I can't thank you enough for making this video!!! I was really hyped for the game but now you've escalated that tenfold over. This game has so much potential and I can't wait. Thank you for taking the time for making such an extensive and detailed video. It must've taken you many hours (and many more if you listened/read the books in prep for this) and I feel you don't get enough love for that!!! You're the absolute best Halo youtuber, no doubt about it. One day I'd love to have a chat with you about Halo lore in general, since none of my friends are into this sort of thing. Thanks again! Have a great one

[@theturianguy4542]

If i'm being honest, i really would like to listen to you ramble about this stuff for days. i find this stuff so incredibly interesting, especially how it ties in to how we as a species ended up where we are now. halo is my childhood, the lore, setting, and just everything about it makes me want to explore the stars and actually find out what's out there.

[@deusvault5732]

I can't tell if chief looking at three light dots that look like mendicant bias was intentional or not and love that. 7:11

[@mauz791]

Has to be imo, what else could it be

[@sambarrett4726]

Could you cover how the rings firing function actually works. Like how do they destroy all sentient life?

[@salsaspartan7]

That'd be nice.

[@gwamhurt]

Basically it targets the geasa (geas plural) of living beings. Same way the Composers target.

[@Destroyer19941995]

Thanks for the video I love these "mystery" lore types.

[@DivineXPotato]

idk about everyone else, but i just really want to see more of the flood. It being on zeta halo is really cool and all, but if it doesn't have anything about the flood (im fine with no actual flood in game if they have records or find some way to expand on their lore) then im happy.

[@mrturner4620]

Don’t get your hopes up too high about the flood

[@lord-commander4732]

Your excitement has reawakened my interest in the lore of Halo. Thank you for your dedication.

[@riteshkmondal]

The wait is over for the ICONIC Video! Thank you Hidden Xperia!

[@DrenoshGaming]

Looking back at this, seeing the gameplay trailer after both playing the game and seeing the improvement that happened in a years worth of polishing. I am soo glad they took the year omg.

[@shawnjb1989]

You can see he’s so excited about what was promised and I can imagine the disappointment after playing it, it’s just a far cry 5 reskin, nothing makes sense in the game, it’s like this was a place holder until the devs can deliver us the next chapter we deserve

[@Ronald-nh7pl]

Safe to say that the open world potential wasn't reached, it's sad the game didn't even scratch the surface

[@flaneltastic8792]

Your cry/smile rant at the end is exactly how i felt during the gameplay reveal, i am absolutely so excited for this!

[@firebla2e]

You know it's gonna be a good video packed with lore when it's 30+ minutes long

[@EmileA239_from_Halo_Reach]

By the Rings, he’s back, back again

[@austin9521]

Kinda got me hyped for infinite. Let’s hope 343 doesn’t mess this one up

[@mariachipotter6875]

It will lore wise, it might still be fun though.

[@GomaYT23]

Alexis Gomez in the original halo infinite trailer, if you haven’t noticed, there was a group of sentinels flying , it seems this game lore wise won’t fail, if they keep with the microscopic details like that

[@mariachipotter6875]

@@GomaYT23 they were in halo 4 as well, it doesn't say much.

[@GomaYT23]

Alexis Gomez the ORIGINAL looking sentinels

[@mariachipotter6875]

@@GomaYT23 ok that's something

[@SeniorCharry]

I've been a Halo fan from the very beginning. I Saved my money and bought an Xbox while all my friends were playing Play Station just to play Halo. I love watching these videos, because the lore is so good, but also people like HiddenXperia are just so excited about it. It crushed me when I saw a lot of people bashing Halo Infinite for the graphics when we should be excited for the return of Halo. I was so happy to see the "iconic" art style, the Marty inspired music, and overall colorful landscapes. Sure I had some issues, but nothing will be perfect. Thanks for the upbeat attitude HiddenXperia.

[@chiaroscuro7927]

Love hearing how hyped you are. Makes me so hyped for one of my all time favorite games and favorite stories.

[@Spartan-ug9uj]

It's interesting to know that there is something worse the flood on the ring

[@carterrockburn4460]

Buddy, there's nothing worse than the flood. this is just 343 artificially inflating the stakes in a pg manner

[@sirfishe9949]

so the primordial can't ever truly die. Its like its............ "Endless". No end...

[@BigSmoke510]

Thank you again in advance for creating all these lore videos much appreciated best halo lore man out there also Xperia do you think delta halo will ever have any relevance again ?

[@HiddenXperia]

Thanks man, my pleasure! Honestly idk but I'd never count it out. I'd love to go back there one day

[@abysschef5078]

Man I love these longer videos you’ve been making lately, keep up the good work.

[@deadpool-zr7ci]

This vid is amazing, deserves so many more views. Great job dude

[@jonathanzodhiates8840]

I love your videos. They are very insightful. I can’t wait to see what you make after halo infinite release.

[@HiddenXperia]

Thanks man, me too! :)

[@src6339]

I see that your excited by this but my inner pessimist foresees the following events: Lead Writer: _Oh this location is deeply steeped in lore. That seems like it would take effort an skill to work around. I'm really going to need to push all of that into the trash so that I can force my own continuity breaking story that doesnt properly utilise the setting or established cast of characters in there._

[@TheVaporate23]

Thank you for this video! I love watching all of the videos that you are putting out regarding this amazing game. I hope that Bungie and 343 studios grasps the fact that there are dedicated fans that are generating excitement and enthusiasm for this game. My hope is that with the eventual release of the game, the videos that will created will continue to generate buzz! Again thank you for the video, and keep up the good work!!

[@gherreraj]

It’s funny how things turned out. The reveal of Zeta Halo was completely wasted.

[@chriskelly8257]

I’m so glad man you made my day

[@centralbat9234]

I can tell this is going to be good.

[@taintsmacker4008]

So if "human and ALLIED forces are continuing remediation efforts," does that mean we might see the Swords of Sanghellios in Infinife on Zeta? A plot line based around Arbiter convincing the Banished Elites to cast the Banished aside and rejoin their home clans would be amazing and would actually be a decent blow to the Banished.

[@neft5449]

The Arbiter rallying together the Swords of Sanghellios and UNSC survivors with the Chief would just be too epic

[@taintsmacker4008]

@@neft5449 I would adore it. It would be like playing The Covenant from Halo 3 but even cooler. Possibly. Still my favorite mission of all time.

[@griffiththechad9483]

This feels satisfying watching it now

[@joshuamiller5017]

Bro I read all the books and keep up with all the lore. This video was epic, and just tied everything together fantastically. I love your videos, please keep them coming!

[@docmychedelic9153]

Good video. Glad to hear this is mostly from books. A couple missions into Infinite and only played up to 3 or 4 and most of my lore recall is coming from the show.

[@tomatothetsuki2965]

was expecting him to be like "The very fitting sponsors of today's video Raycon! so you too can listen to the agonizing screams of pain of people being consumed by the flood"

[@TheLane1976]

10:03 I guess we might see the flood after all

[@biennialfawn5524]

Hope to god we do :)

[@TheLane1976]

Biennial Fawn55@ I agree with you

[@kjcotton5873]

And the campaign lived up to they hype. Well done 343

[@kjcotton5873]

@@YHadji-uc1ii no I genuinely enjoyed the campaign and thought they did a really good job given the hole the dug themselves in after halo 5

[@Supersceptile96]

@@YHadji-uc1ii introversion has nothing to do with not understanding sarcasm....

[@Supersceptile96]

@@YHadji-uc1ii I mean there's no "thinking" about it, an introvert, simply is someone who prefers/enjoys being alone and generally drains out faster in a social setting than an extrovert would, has nothing to do with not being able picking up on verbal ques.

[@Supersceptile96]

@@YHadji-uc1ii I never said that I did know you, all I'm saying is that your using the word introvert wrong. You may very well be an introvert, but that isn't the reason you can't pick up on sarcasm, that's all I said.

[@realname2490]

Did we play the same game it was about as generic bad guy story as it gets with tiny hints of bigger stuff going on here and there but this game was a let down basically a sacrifice to set up the next halo.gameplay is spot on but story was a wash period the whole thing was like being yelled at by a high-school bully it was laughable sometimes

[@tntalchemist]

7:03 I wonder if that's what the Harbinger wanted to repair

[@bellow85]

Got 2 halo audio books downloaded. Good stuff man