What happened to Buck’s squad after Halo 3: ODST? | Halo ODST Retrospective Part 2

Halo New Blood is a story sequel to ODST and acts as an in-depth look at the characters that ODST introduced. In this video we will explore what happened to Buck's team after the events of the game and how Buck eventually became a Spartan.
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[@LateNightHalo]

So just to clarify guys, the head of the Spartan 4 program is NOT Jun. it’s a spartan 2 who’s body rejected his augments so he is basically an old, wheelchair-bound rear admiral Thanks for all the likes BTW it helps the videos reach new viewers (thanks KZbin’s weird algorithm)

[@xmm-cf5eg]

There's the fact that Jun is a spartan 3 as well, which means he literally can't be the head of the program if the program head is a Second generation Spartan.

[@aceofgames4410]

That book never happened What book?

[@randomguy3849]

LateNightGaming Isn't that Farheed or someone with a similar name? I remember reading that in The Fall of Reach

[@gageisbell4338]

LateNightGaming FYI June 2018 has a new BUCK book with him Mikey Romeo and Dare that takes AFTER Halo 5 and has in impact on HALO 6

[@knightcheyson]

Gage Edwards Where???

[@Xaia_V]

What if rookie became a spartan and been platooned with chief i can imagine how silent they would be...

[@dreadpiraterobertsii4420]

Vincent Weinschenk now that would be a fire team

[@adriangudino3412]

@@halolasomaster3900 and emile don't forget emile

[@SB-og3sl]

@@adriangudino3412 Emile would be the only one ever talking. It would kind of be funny to have 3 Spartans just staring at each other and a guy who won't shut up about his knives.

[@adriangudino3412]

@@SB-og3sl I cracked up just thinking about it

[@Leon-wc5tr]

Vincent Weinschenk now that’s my blue team

[@Ikcatcher]

Rookie didn’t deserve to die

[@Brawler_1337]

Ikcatcher No one deserves to die, really.

[@coewall9161]

Few people deserve to die but we all die anyways so ultimately does it matter if anyone deserves it, it's coming anyway?

[@synthicnazoo6622]

@@coewall9161 i think he meant that rookie never diserved to die in the way he did

[@halowarrior1000]

Honestly, the protagonist of a videogame dying in a book only part of the fanbase will read is pretty lame.

[@ihbupontyne]

Brawler_1337 Hitler?

[@spartansoldier175]

If they made a halo game solely about buck I would buy it in a heartbeat.

[@DukeTheRebel]

Spartan Soldier If they made a game based on New Blood, I’d pre order the fuck out of that

[@tothrichard2708]

Or how they did with Halo CE and the book called The flood

[@RoyalFusilier]

Inject me that Nathan Fillion directly into my veins, man.

[@theskywookie929]

forget that. rookie needed another game, not a trash death :(

[@brianstabile165]

Spartan Soldier 50$

[@brycevo]

I met the man that voices Mickey, Alan Tudyk. He was a very nice person. He was kind and very enthusiastic. Knowing this, it makes his character's Story so much sadder. I always liked Mickey, but after hearing about his story, it just makes me sad.

[@dymaxelmi]

Bryce Mckenzie knowing the voice actors in real life, or knowing the characters as derivations of the Firefly crew, or even the odst charavters themselves gives a big package. You carry it in this book thats why on top of you being the rookie you feel every single person in this story and you are involved through it.

[@hoopchristine5202]

I only know the Firefly reference from Big Mouth, but I do know Nathan Fillion from Destiny 2 as Cayde. But I didn’t know about Alan. And he’s in all kinds of stuff

[@dymaxelmi]

Thornton/Hoop Christine Firefly is classic for a reason. And i higly highly recommend that you watch it. With the Serenity movie to end it. You'll find many similarities

[@donovannotmyname7306]

Bryce Mckenzie Alan Tudyk is a gift from God

[@Spartan_107Afterdark]

my friends uncle voices buck

[@jochus7708]

Dude the way you break down literature and find the inner meaning of written stories makes me think you graduated college from like 10 years of schooling for an English Major

[@jochus7708]

What I'm trying to say is that you got a talent and smart mind to be able to see this stuff, most people only skim the surface. Bravo sir, bravo

[@LateNightHalo]

Not sure about being an English major but I’m glad I’m able to break down the books in accessible ways for you guys :)

[@DIEGhostfish]

Breaking down a Traviss book? Feels like a waste of time.

[@SigmaUpsilon11]

Why did you have to use Spartan's regret when talking about the rookies death. You almost made me cry

[@DIEGhostfish]

Not sure I like the idea of anyone trying to polish ip that Travissty, god her writing's been terrible ever since True Colors.

[@themapcartographer5952]

Don't be a baby, even though I shed a tear, but you never heard that.

[@droof812]

Keep your opinion to yourself

[@cyanspartan1757]

Me too... I'm sorry.

[@--Revan--]

Made ME cry am still in tears

[@iambasegod8200]

When I first read New Blood, I was shocked by the Rookies death, I had to reread that paragraph around five times just to make sure I hadn't misread it, it truly was an breathtaking book and I recommend it to anyone who's played ODST.

[@javiertinoco2597]

Where do you find the book at

[@iambasegod8200]

@@javiertinoco2597 probably at a bookstore, or order it online, or buy it used like on ebay

[@javiertinoco2597]

Ok thanks

[@iambasegod8200]

@@javiertinoco2597 no problem!

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

Killing off Rookie in a book is BS.

[@cornygrunt9617]

That ending with the Spartan II comforting Buck and telling him why he finds the IVs so much more special really stuck with me when I read the book myself. I think personally that's why Spartan IVs are interesting in their own right. Don't get me wrong, I love the badass action sometimes, but I feel like you need that human element to made a character stick with you.

[@mpmp2892]

Can u explain this comment? What happened?

[@sirdarkon4517]

i thought Jun is Spartan III

[@thecosmicalien7891]

@@sirdarkon4517 June is in fact a Spartan lll

[@captainhowzer7493]

@@mpmp2892 19:51

[@captainhowzer7493]

@@sirdarkon4517 19:51

[@Lonect7]

14:20 He quotes Syndrome from The Incredibles.

[@prot07ype87]

*He's not quoting. He's paraphrasing.*

[@prot07ype87]

@TheDestroyer2alltrolls *No shit, that's what I told him.*

[@The_Bird_Bird_Harder]

This made me cry. Rookie dying, and the situation with Mickey. All of that hit home.

[@royshavrick]

When the song changed and you said the Rookie died..... Holy shit I just felt a shiver throughout my body. Amazing editing in this video man. Fantastic

[@nicksterangel6961]

do you know what song it is?

[@nicksterangel6961]

@Last Arbiter thanks man

[@rookie4582]

Gosh how I miss seeing ODSTs in the main Halo games. I do hope they comeback in Halo 6. And hope if the ODST armor set (like the one in Reach) comes back. I could care crap less if it doesn’t make sense. It’s a damn game.

[@Lazypackmule]

You'll get chunky LARP armor and you'll like it

[@rookie4582]

Lazypackmule :,v

[@89thaharmaiiioptreshenanig3]

I actually use all ODST armor in Reach except the left shoulder is commando. I have gungnr knee armor and a tacpad on my wrist. I also have tactical trauma kit utility. When I make it to Colonel I’m replacing the tacpad With shotgun shells (edit) I have changed the left shoulder to CQC still haven’t got those shotgun shells yet but I’m close

[@Reaper-hv4xn]

Halo Infinite will have it in the battle pass

[@nkvdcomradeorion7336]

ODSTs are more loved and more badass than Power Ranger lookin Spartan IVs.

[@xsive198]

NKVD Comrade Orion but spartan 4s came from odst. Lol that's like saying "nurses are so much cooler than doctors." I like the way S4's described on paper but not in game. Just my 2cents

[@nkvdcomradeorion7336]

Xsive19 Which is lore that was given to them by 343 which is the company that is essentially killing off the franchise more and more along with constantly changing lore and retconning loved aspects that were already established by Bungie (yes, Bungie did this to an extent, but only with Reach when they were walking out the door, Reach also at least had the Halo vibe). You see my point? One group of this lore was created by a company that knew their fans, made the franchise into one of the biggest gaming franchises in gaming history and created a story that last till this day, and the other group of this lore is created by 343, who are absolute disappointments and try to replace ODSTs with SIVs that people don't love anywhere near as much as ODSTs.

[@xsive198]

NKVD Comrade Orion I see what you mean can't argue with that but I still have faith in 343. I just hope they can fix the image of the 4s, if they some how fail halo 6 i guess I'll give up on halo like everyone else.

[@nkvdcomradeorion7336]

Xsive19 I had faith in 343, after Halo 4 I thought "Populations are way down and reception isn't good and I don't like where this is going, but 343 is showing signs of going back to classic formulas that worked and were loved by fans" but then Halo 5 released... I hope I don't have to explain this part. I use to be one of the most optimistic people for 343 but they're failing again, and again, and again. Halo Wars 2 showed promise, but I can't put my hopes up over an RTS side game, despite how much I like it. Their recent cover for a novel was recently released about John and Blue Team in the 2530s during the classic Human-Covenant war with badass SIIs. You want to know what the front cover was? Chiefs Halo 5 helmet... and I don't care if It's a "pre-war SII model" it should stay consistent with the lore that was already established from that time period, not throwing Halo 4/5 aesthetics on older lore for the Hell of it. I went on a bit of a rant there lol but this was a game franchise that I love, and still love the older lore, before 343's atrocious actions came along. And there a many more people like me that are also voicing their displeasure.

[@hoopchristine5202]

“EMTs are so much cooler than Paramedics”

[@christianlibutan7908]

Your description of rookie dying with his final look at Buck... I felt that

[@AjaxG23]

Wow, for moments you had me crying. I don’t know if it was the odst Jazz in the background or the fact that I had come to terms that he died. That the rookie, the character that I played and survived as, died. But thank you for the video it was amazing

[@xmm-cf5eg]

I'm more pissed about it than anything, I won't spoil the book, but they ruin Mickey as a character, and he was my favorite ODST of the group.

[@LateNightHalo]

7.62 x39mm I wouldn’t say they ruined him at all. I feel bad for Mickey, he made a mistake, a BIG mistake but that’s human.

[@AjaxG23]

I agree with both of you, but he really ruined himself by the mistake he made because he is human. I loved them all but am mostly sad about it.

[@xmm-cf5eg]

@LateNightGaming I just really don't like how the 343 era of halo handles its characters. Master Chief went from an enigmatic vessel for the player to a "flushed out character with his own goals and motivations." Which I feel ruins the original charm of the big hulking green giant. We went from only hints of his perceptions and impressions to halo 4 revealing 30% of the face we were honestly never meant to see, literally ever. As for the ODST cast, making Buck a Spartan 4 ruins his human qualities for me ( at least from an ingame perspective.) In ODST the objective is to escape the city, you're outnumbered and outgunned by enemies that are significantly stronger than you biologically, even with your ODST status and slight physical augmentation. As a regular human being its easier to connect with the ODST squad's plight because they're just as physically vulnerable as you or me would be if we were dropped into their shoes. I don't know about you but I can't relate to a 7 foot tall walking tank in a bulletproof suit of power armor as well as I can a "normal" serviceman fighting to survive. With halo 5 I don't think Buck's character meshes well with being an unstoppable bulletproof killing machine. It's like making Max Payne suddenly 7 foot tall and almost invincible, but you still act as if he's not gotten any upgrades and he still tries to act as if he's a regular joe. I think it's harder for me to relate to the ODST unit if they're suddenly 200% more lethal and combat effective. I mean even Lasky says similar things about being unable to connect with Master Chief because of the fact that MC is a spartan and he is not. "I can't begin to imagine how you feel" or whatever the direct quote from Halo 4 was. (I honestly like Lasky as a character, he's one of the better ones 343 has come up with IMO.) I mean, don't get me wrong I love seeing buck in any form, as I really loved ODST as a game and concept, but it just feels, off. Like 343 is trying to dismantle the established characters bit by bit rather than making interesting new ones to compliment what's left of the original cast. At the end of the day these are written characters owned by a company, they only have natural or believable progression as a character if the person writing them is competent. So making mickey do a face heel turn (like cortana does when they bring her back in 5.) feels really odd to me and out of place. Just as "master chief becoming a terrorist" would have felt if the commercials for Halo 5 weren't juking us like they did. I'm not digging into the author of this ODST book, as I haven't read all of it yet and only know bits and pieces, (*and from what I know it seems like he did a good job*) but with what I know about Halo 1-reach and what I know about 343 halo it just feels like the characters aren't themselves anymore. Halsey seems winded rather than in control, Cortana is just 343 guilty spark as a woman in my opinion, and the Covies act like entirely different species (Elites being designed and acting like Brutes, for literally no reason.) Hilariously enough the only character that feels the same to me is the Arbiter. All in all I think my issues with halo these days is that it feels like it's going through a bunch of unnecessary growing pains, and I think it, it's games, and it's lore suffer because of that. Great video by the way!

[@AjaxG23]

7.62 x39mm my dude I feel your pains..

[@cancersfinalform299]

As much as I agree with your points, I still think that the player base deserved to see the Rookie's end ingame. Everyone who hasn't read the books simply have this untied string still dangling years later. Ever though I've read the book I think that of all people who should have been a spartan it should have been us, the Rookie. Given how utterly bland and replacable the other 2 osiris team members are, I think having the humorous and silent interplay between the 2 ex-odsts would have been great. Even though I liked the book, the Rookie needed more game time and I can't forgive 343 for killing off one of my favorite characters off-screen even if it was done well.

[@LateNightHalo]

rookie isnt a character though, hes you. Ive been rookie over the course of half decade that ODST was out. We spent many campaign breakthroughs together

[@cancersfinalform299]

Which is exactly why I think that his end should have had player input. He is no one else except everyone who has played him and when they put him in a book it takes that away. He is now someone other than just the player. It almost feels like what cod does with all of their scripted action cut scenes. The whole thing with halo is that it has always been the player doing it (that is until 343 came along).

[@beastlygecko8706]

Sorry to necro but we’d probably would have had that in 1 of 3 ways in game. 1. A (likely)shallow cutscene. 2. A repeat of the end of Reach. Or god forbid 3. CoD MW3 where you play as the Russian (Yuri?) most of the game and in the last mission you play as price and see the protagonist die (in a cutscene that you have no control over, ergo separating you from character).

[@Yes-ly1nx]

@@beastlygecko8706 it might be a reach esque cutscene but from the Rookie's PoV. And it only cuts away when you hear that gunshot....and the screen goes black...and for a few seconds there is nothing but ringing...and a deafening silence.

[@ahaminspace]

Maybe smth like noble 6 death?

[@Lazypackmule]

I get that Spartan IVs have a more human element(though honestly I really liked when they explored the psyche of the IIs), but there's just way too damn many of them, it's like the premise of an MMO explaining why there's tens of thousands of chosen ones running around It's understandable that they'd want to open it up a bit, but ffs they're supposed to be top of the line super soldiers but there's seemingly even more of them than ODSTs, which for as elite as they were supposed to be were also pretty expendable

[@Seriona1]

It makes since from.a military view. Covenant lost the war and UNSC's only eneny is the rebels and political blowback from the Covenant. So they have war money for no long term war hence why they arr shitting out Spartans.

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

@@brandishaccount5439 The Halo wiki is perhaps the most inaccurate, messy wiki I've ever read. I still love it, but goddamn does it need some tender love and care. lol

[@Aurora-313]

While they're shoved front and centre, believe it or not, there's only about 300 in total of them iirc. A good chunk being killed in combat against Jul'Mdama's Covenant and the Prometheans. By comparison, there were three companies of 300-350 Spartan IIIs. I personally have no issue with the 4s. As technology progressed and more knowledge was uncovered, it was only natural for the UNSC to develop the means of implementing Spartan-Lite augmentations on their more elite soldiers. Its just a logical progression of the story and a callback to the Orion Project, AKA. Spartan Is. My principle issue is they're pushed front and centre too quickly. Given they train the crap out of the 4s the second they get out of recovery from augmentations, I was honestly little shocked there wasn't some form of subconscious mental reconditioning to go with it - to imprint the proper 'mindset' of a Spartan onto the adult volunteers. Admittedly, if ONI were in charge, something like that would probably have happened. But that would defeat the purpose of Musa's vision for the Spartan 4s. When he speaks to Buck at the end of New Blood, he says he doesn't want a repeat of the 2s and 3s. He doesn't want super soldiers who don't question or show mercy to their enemies. He wants to turn men and women into icons and heroes.

[@CoreIdeas]

Halo 3 ODST is my favorite Halo campaign. I even got it signed by Bungie. I love absolutely everything about it and it's characters. This gripped me and convinced me to pick up the book after I finish Primordium. Great job! Although, as a constructive critique, I noticed many instances of audio that fades into the other. Either that or cuts off abruptly but the former more than the latter. I would double check this in the future as it can be pretty jarring at times. Still an entertaining video!

[@natureslice3388]

Have u read silentium?

[@Mister_RandomGuychannel]

Same, thats my fav halo campaign as well

[@bkcatcher10]

This video was written very well! Good job

[@brycevo]

I absolutely love ODST. I have yet to find a copy, but I know it's an amazing read (especially with the ODST music and rain). Since he became so much better, he became a Spartan.

[@kylee6051]

If you mean the game, you can get a virtual version of the game on the Xbox store.

[@DIEGhostfish]

The book's a hot mess of post-Republic Command Traviss trash, don't bother.

[@Chuked]

Get MCC and play it for 5 bucks

[@strumvappyii161]

Something I thought was cool is that a level in halo reach "New Alexandria" you escort Buck's ODST squad. (Although it's not the exact same people in the squad because it's halo reach so it's before halo 3:ODST)

[@mostlyjovial6177]

Wait really? That was really Buck's squad?

[@strumvappyii161]

@@mostlyjovial6177 yep!

[@Angietta]

@@mostlyjovial6177 Yes, it was a branch of it called the Bullfrogs, which were Marines trained to use jetpacks. There is an achievement in Halo MCC that you get by listening to Buck on the radio.

[@N7Infil95]

The fact that the Rookie was KIA was shocking. Aside from tearing apart Alpha-Nine, the fact that the Rookie was killed on Buck's homeworld must have shook him hard. First his family when the Covenant destroyed the planet (an act that drove even the Chief into a rage), and now a friend and brother in arms as the planet was rebuilding.

[@LateNightHalo]

I left out certain details and explained others in “laymen’s terms” because I do think the book is reading and I don’t want to summarize the whole thing. What do you think of Buck and his squad?

[@spartansoldier175]

I loved Buck's team It wasn't just another group of ODST's ( Which are awesome) we got to see soldiers under the helmet. Even more so it showed us the rolls Demo, Sniper, Tech, and Medic. They were done very well.

[@daklr2501]

how does bucks relationship with veronica work physically with his new body?

[@braydent.609]

Great video man, kind of got me depressed lol. Keep up the good work!

[@LateNightHalo]

Dank Lorde they joke about that lol

[@daklr2501]

nice.

[@Nevirate]

Beautifully done. People don’t give this book enough credit. The Rookie’s death was very fitting for his character. I’m hopeful for the sequel.

[@hoopchristine5202]

Ah, but wouldn’t it have been great if in H5, Osiris was comprised of people we knew: Locke from Nightfall, Thorne from Spartan Ops, and Rookie and Buck from ODST. When I started the game, I couldn’t help but wonder, “Who the fuck are Vale and Tanaka?”

[@Nevirate]

Thornton/Hoop Christine I was talking about the next book, Bad Blood.

[@drl6437]

@@Nevirate future messenger here. Bad blood wasnt actually that bad

[@roadrunnerproductions7941]

When I read the book I started tearing up with the interaction between Buck and Mickey. Imagine this being it's own ODST sequel game and seeing that on your screen. I don't think I could hold it in then.

[@coltenpine2382]

Noble 6 & the Rookie were my favorite characters out of the Halo universe. It sucks that they both died, but they died with honor.

[@hellospaghetti5754]

Damn,this video was chilling.

[@lonelystarboy]

7:28 I got chills bro... Love your comentary

[@YodaPotter117]

One of your best videos, really touching. Keep the great work!

[@SneakyKitten3614]

I made a similar comment on HaloFollower’s video from five years ago, on The Rookie’s fate, but I strongly believe this. The rookie was a war hero. He deserves every bit of credit he is given. In one night, he pieced together two mysteries, saved his entire squad, completed his objective, rescued and protected a deserting Covenant Engineer, acquiring the data from The New Mombasa Superintendent. He avenged a dead scientist and father, and later went on to fight the Insurrection.

[@JayWalkZ]

I finally got around to playing odst a few weeks ago and after beating it on legendary I loved every second of it. The music was godly, I was more immersed in this game than the other halo games, and I liked the fact that YOU are the Rookie. Halo 2 was my favorite halo game, but now it seems as though odst has taken the #1 spot. It's so conflicting to choose which one is my favorite.

[@areallymeanperson]

I want this story to be adapted into a game First part you play as rookie, all the way to his death, then you switch to buck and play as him for the rest of the game

[@skittyrocks]

You have to remember that Buck fought alongside Noble 6 on Reach and Jun mentions Six when they are having that drink. Really shows that Forbeck really did his research to make a really human story

[@CaseyCollier]

Hmm... I'm pretty sure Jun was a Spartan III, not a Spartan II.

[@LateNightHalo]

Casey Collier yeah, minor mistake on my part

[@CaseyCollier]

+LateNightGaming Yeah, I see that you made a correction in the comments. Noble team has always been somewhat of an enigma, thought it has been well documented that all of it's members were Spartan IIIs with the exception of George who was actually a Spartan II. It would have been much easier to have just claimed a lapse in memory as to who the Spartan II member was, but you corrected yourself, so you've gained my respect. Thank you for the in-depth content and as always, good luck in all your future endeavors.

[@masterranger167]

Man when you upload you upload something badass and well done. Hats off to you, my good man.

[@HackingAtLife]

Amen

[@jetts427]

100% Better than Halofollower

[@lancecorporalyuri237unsc5]

Halofollower: MonMer LateNightGaming:Mjolnir You are correct, man

[@gaspanic5279]

halofollower just drags the videos saying the same shit over and over again just so he can reach the 10 minute mark

[@astromaster77]

117 likes wow

[@restoredgrunt9411]

that's you're opinion I think Halofollower is better

[@deerissleepy]

Halo Follower is decent, however something about Late Night Gaming is just better in my opinion though. It might be because he goes more in depth then the others do but I doubt that's the wording for it

[@EchoLocoCJ]

20 minuteLNG video? Heck yes!

[@JacobQ97]

LateNightGaming you’ve done it again! Absolutely loved this video! ODST is one of my favorite games of all time. The story is so unique and the atmosphere of the game just takes your breath away. I’m definitely going to have to pick up a copy of New Blood so I can continue my journey with the squad!

[@donniemann6927]

My heart was broken when Mickey was turned in. He had always been my favourite of the squad. I probably would have done the same Mickey did when they went to rescue Sadie and Vergil. Now that I think about it, me and Mickey have a lot in common, I guess that's why he's my favourite.

[@TheLeahspot]

You made me tear up man, you really know how to word a video essay.

[@owenkrause1246]

I never played ODST, but when rookie died in the book, I was brought to tears, it was just sad

[@bearsarecool900]

I would recommend playing it it is a great game

[@JettoDz]

You know, I actually have to thank you for showing some love the one of the Halo franchise most underrated games (IMO). ODST is my favorite, and just becuase of the Rookie too. You just said so in the first part of the video: The Rookie was me. And I always knew it. A friend and I used to play it coop. We kindda role-played that there were actually two rookies. This because we had/have different play-styles. I've always been more into stealth and he into force, so I always had the pistol as my primary and he had a shotgun. Back then I felt that it was ok, since no one really knew anything about the Rookie. To learn that he died is sad to me, as he is indeed my favorite Halo character, but the impact the game and that character left in me is the reason why I love Halo 3 ODST. It's a shame we may never see a PC port, at least, but Ill keep watching playthroughs until the day I can afford a working Xbox and play it again, curtains closed and surround on.

[@lukeskywalkerthe2nd773]

ODST is just so awesome freaking awesome! And i really love New Blood too, it really was an honorable squel to ODSTs story! :)

[@JustAPenguin1673]

Stuff like this is why your one of my favorite KZbinrs. And New Blood is one of my favorite Halo books.

[@pododododoehoh3550]

This book and video analysis are both a masterpiece, thankyou.

[@kpmh2001]

"This was always a risk." Jesus christ, are you just going to stab me in the feels like that?!

[@ChildoftheMostHigh34]

I LOVED this video, explaining about Buck's black and white way of looking at life and getting more into the characters heads was amazing, this is an Incredibly Good video. Congrats bro, I've read the book but with this video I appreciated the story way more. Good job bro! Can't say it enough. This types of videos is what the Halo community needs. KEEP ON DELIVERING!

[@SatanN8n]

Thank you for not advertising audiobook every second you referenced the book. I appreciate the time and effort into your videos.

I feel like Rookie's death was done beautifully. It's almost like a reminder that these ODST aren't like Master Chief or Noble 6. They're not hyper-lethal vectors that annihilate anything that crosses them and have grand, world-saving adventures and missions. They're just marines. They die all the time and Rookie is no different.

[@commanderkei9537]

Hey, loving the vid so far, just wanted to say that your transitions seem to be a bit quick in the beginning. When you transition from one voice clip to voice clip, it doesn’t seem there’s enough time for what would feel like a natural pause between sentences. Anyways, thought I’d let you know

[@Jester0153]

This is beautiful. Subbed because you put what I felt about ODST it words. Thank you

[@imafishbish1346]

The way I saw it the rookie stayed silent and did his job with no emotion or regard to anything. He just stared at buck waiting for an oppurtunity to finish the mission and escape but he was shot.

[@majorcupquake5006]

@LateNightGaming Thanks for this. The video is great and it helps me remember my childhood playing ODST and how depressing and just immersive it was.

[@dymaxelmi]

Glad you finally did this video. Interesting and really wel made. My only issue with the book is that we still don't have the audio book with Nathan Fillion as the narrator

[@connerholden6529]

Man listening to this makes me so hyped for bad blood

[@shuffingwolf2317]

God this made me have the feels, like it hit me hard

[@Mutalisk101]

That was a fantastic video, i never really bothered to look into what happened to Buck's team following the events of ODST.

[@spicybaconbro]

Whoa, straight chills on the rookie part. Incredible.

[@mrpansony4253]

Damn messed up poor rookie poor mickey poor buck.

[@Fiishe]

I never thought someone could make ODST a sadder story but fugg you sure as hell did that.

[@markdevonport3274]

Thank you for this video. I'll never play ODST the same way though. I felt devastated about the rookie dying. Though he may not be alive, his spirit will live on, in the darkness of Mombasa streets

[@rjmorgan8820]

I’m just watching this now and this was one of the best lore stories I’ve ever heard, also I wish there was something for lore for buck’s old squad on reach

[@saidor420mcsmokey9]

Just the theme beginning gives chills every time

[@colenichols9714]

Great job man, really appreciate this video, couldn't find anything on Buck's story

[@Urban3k_]

Great video. I love the passion you tell these stories with

[@ShadnicK826]

@LateNightGaming Love these retrospectives and summaries of out-of-game stories. I haven't read the book, and I feel like you did a good job of conveying the emotions from New Blood's story. Also, I can tell you go back and re-record certain lines in your videos; I assume that's because you review your initial recording and are self critical of inflection, pacing, etc. Just want to say I appreciate you doing that. I feel like nailing _how_ you read your essays is making a huge difference in your videos.

[@comickazii6629]

My breath became a little labored when you brought up the Rookie's death

[@blackcomet2nd950]

Thank you for making this video about Buck, I was a big fan of Halo 3 ODST and always wondered why the Rookie didn’t become a spartan in Halo 5 and now I know why the rookie never became a spartan.

[@thelasthunter3123]

Fuck dude, that ending even had me choking up. Excellent work LNG!

[@wilsonsguitarlounge8244]

I really wish I had the patience to read, this just sounds like a great book, nice video!

[@adrianguzman4987]

The song throughout the video is the best one

[@Krehnadian]

Bravo LateNight, this really makes me want to read the book and experience it for myself.

[@williamnicholson6887]

Actually brought a tear to my eye

[@themadspartan]

Video beautifully well spoken and edited, may rookie... OUR rookie be at piece 💔 :(

[@darthvader4594]

spartan armor of odst variant looked awesome in comics,not the same with halo 5.

[@Dave_Chrome]

Darth Vader Yeah helijumper kinda sucks

[@hoopchristine5202]

If you like it so much, give it to your men. Your white plates couldn’t stop a light breeze from killing them

[@Lazypackmule]

The spartan odst variant looked awesome in 3 and reach, too Someone needs to rein in 343's artists

[@Josh-df3on]

It sucks yeah, Just use Nightfall

[@ManimalMoose]

Well atleast its better than halo 4's lel

[@SirBigWater]

The Spartan 4's are the new generation of Spartans. Not better but not worse. They are the "human" Spartans. They are able to put their history of war into a better killing machine that can make human decisions rather than Complete the mission by the book without a thought (as that is all the Spartan 2's and 3's were taught as they only knew military life). They aren't as strong or fast or smart as the S2s. And that is what it is supposed to be for Halo. In Halo 4, you wake to a new world with a new battle. You are being replaced by a new breed of you that outnumber you and you comrades. Its "No Country for Old Men". The Chief is the Superman of Spartans. The biggest and strongest. The 4s are below that. Not by much, but by enough to be obvious. If you look at the decision to bring in a new generation of Spartans in a different way rather than seeing them as 343 trying to take away your power fantasy from the older games, it's not supposed to be like that. Its to show that the S2s and S4s are special in their own ways. Or to us older Halo fans that have stuck with the games for a long time (for me, since 2002) , that we must go with the modern times and get past our differences with the new generation of Players that have only just now discovered the Halo games through these new ones. At the end of the day we are the same, just a different generation that has something unique to each of them.

[@userbilbobuttbaggin]

Sir BigWater they’re worse

[@Mobysimo]

Well said. I never understood the hatred for the 4s, since I saw them as what you wrote. They weren't meant to be better. They where meant to be different.

[@YetAnotherTechRaccoon]

2 years later, this is an excellent reply and exactly middle of the road. I have to believe this is the exact message they're trying to send here. Your last line is the most telling: "At the end of the day we are the same, just a different generation that has something unique to each of them". This seems difficult because "ego" is involved - which is unavoidable. Being heard and being respected. We all bring something to the fight - you just have to respect what's being brought and what's been brought.

[@SirBigWater]

@@YetAnotherTechRaccoon Yet another comment today that I posted 2 years ago that had a recent reply. It's like everybody is seeking my comments. I really enjoyed Halo 4. And I love the books. I wish that Infinite will be more in line with Halo 4's story and not the originals. I love the trilogy , but story wise it's lacking. The background story is greater than the game's. It's similar to DOOM, with the quote from John Carmack about how Porn in stories are expected, but that's not what you're there for (paraphrasing, but it's something along those lines.) The Chief had only been a character in the books up until Halo 4. A soldier finishes his war, what else is there? When in combat you revert back to your training and that's all you'll think of. Afterwards it's back to being human. I don't need the best story we've ever seen. I just want a character to enjoy rather than a suit of Armour. We never could have related to the Chief. That's what they wanted to have the player think, since he's mostly silent in the older games. He's a Supersolider fighting aliens, can't relate to that. But somebody struggling with loss and being last year's model is something alot of us can. My favourite cutscene in the whole series is the ending of Halo 4. Everything past defeating the Didact. The music during Cortana's death, John's voice as he struggles to speak to the only friend he knows (since he has no idea if anybody he knew was still alive) that will be gone soon. Then after with the Didacts speech, John Walking by Palmer and the S4s to take his armour off for what seems like the first time in decades. The weight of the armour hitting the floor is literally taking the weight off of his shoulders for a limited time. The Emotionaless eyes we see. In Halo 4 we get John, and not Spartan 117. We need that more

[@Soron661]

@@SirBigWater I agree about everything you said. In both of your additions to this thread. Unfortunately, we're in the minority. Most Halo fans only love the Bungie era of Halo, because they're the mental definition of the franchise for them.

[@hockeymaskbob2942]

Haven't even watched the video yet, but I know it's going to be good.

[@lrn5152]

This was actually the first Halo book I read. (I know, I know). But man, was it good. There were some really nice moments. If only the games could maintain the feel of the books like they used to... 😑

[@flowers2734]

I absolutely loved this novel, i watched odst just to make sure i could read the book in bucks voice , one of the best stories ive read

[@appii47]

This video was very well made keep up the good work👍

[@alexgeorge1428]

This game and halo 3 are the only games to ever make me cry, I love this game.

[@Dalvory]

What a touching story. This one hit me pretty hard. I had heard about this book before, and how it killed off the Rookie, turned Mickey into a traitor, but now that I get the full picture, I have much more appreciation for it. The only thing I think was unnecessary, and worsened Buck's character, was the choice to make him a Spartan. I feel like being an ODST was a crucial part of his character, and Mickey's betrayal still would have worked if they were still ODST's.

[@rcshadow8112]

The sad but intense guitar theme at the end was just so fitting

[@henriquebaratheon3259]

Amazing, as always.

[@richardroberson2564]

Fantastic video as always

[@bookworm2442]

This video was beautiful

[@ChildoftheMostHigh34]

Love this types of videos!!!

[@Phoxcario]

Buck and his team is why I love the ODSTs. RIP Rookie.

[@RC--xx4jk]

"It's okay this was always a risk" bruh you making me cry 😢😢😢😢

[@lukeingold3501]

New blood was the first halo novel I read, and it’s by far the best one. It makes you see buck in both ODST and halo 5 in a new way

[@gendygoblin8391]

Off topic but I just noticed that there was a Plasma Riffle in the Halo 4 cutscene. They had the Storm Riffle in game but I find that a bit interesting.

[@StrongArmElijah]

You'll always be in our hearts, Rookie.

[@themightyquinnm190]

Huh, I’ve never noticed the “V” in a love heart carved into buck’s new armour.

[@Insanity6419]

I’ve said this in other videos about the New Blood book but I was so heartbroken when I found out the Rookie had been killed. The Rookie and Chief are my favorite characters so losing one of my favorite characters was so soul crushing. I know that I am not the only one that feels that way but still damn. I still shed a tear for the Rookie. I didn’t know that Virgil and Saddie were in the book

[@kjtj397]

That was beautiful :((

[@Jutleyfication]

This was so amazing

[@KFXG]

I'm going to have to get that book. ODST is my favourite Halo game, so it would be cool to read what happens after it.

[@joshfoustcommunity8928]

😭 it has all of the emotions I like about a story! Please make this into a game after halo 6! It's a beautiful story that has to be told into a game!

[@tonywhitburn]

Damn, I wish that novel was a game. The literary quality and depth of the story are probably as good as Halo 2's storyline. Thanks for this video. It really moved something within me.