I mean, there was a halo movie, and it was good, there was two good ones, There’s “Reach” where it takes place and a background of when Master Chief was made John 117, from his child year,s to his teenage years, Then there’s also, Forward unto Dawn, which the main character is Laski which we know from Halo 4 and 5, as he’s on the ship, and is seen as Captain, Then closer to the middle setting of the movie, master chief comes in, as to save the UNSC academy,
I love the message of this game, the whole time it tries to remind you “You are not the Master Chief. You are not a Spartan. You are just another soldier, fighting against the unstoppable enemy.” And it also tells you at the same time “You are normal, but you can be great”
Every single person involved with this ad is long gone. Thank post modernism for the upcoming battle royal/battle pass/transaction/meme fest that is Halo infinite incoming, I am sure the 'AI' in a spartan that calls out power weapon locations is an afterthought of something like the art made for ODST
🤣🤣 Yeah it's a great ad... But if this happens irl *I dont want to see a ODST or Spartan Deployment* (When your thinking your in the shit, now the shit is gunna be for real...)
This really shows how good the writers at Bungie are/were. The whole story of Tarkov service is told without him speaking a single word. And yet you still understand everything. Why he joined, how he felt his first time in combat and even how war has hardened him.
Especailly the little things like how you can infer Tarkov was expected to join after his father was KIA. And how important the regimental colors are to the odst's because that's what's draped over the coffin and then how Tarkov picks up the flag from the cairn and places it on his heart
@@testchannelpleaseignore2452I don't think that K. Stark is Tarkov's father. Seems more likely to be a cousin or uncle given their different last names.
This aired in a sports bar I was in one night and after the trailer was over, the whole bar was completely silent, gave me goosebumps. Probably the best gaming commercial ever made
Between this and landfall we could have gotten the best halo show or movie ever, but instead we got master chief taking his helmet off in the first episode...
It's truly a cut above the rest. I have yet to see a trailer that truly makes me want to go out and buy a game. This trailer should be used as a marketing lesson.
@@Adam-gy3tw Well you're pretty much alone. The story is garbage the acting is terrible and the CGI is a joke. On top of all that the only thing it has in common with Halo is the name and looks. Everything else has been changed. And I mean everything.
Still I'd take being turned into swiss cheese by a grunt with a plasma cannon then being torn apart by some 9ft tall,1500lb ,genocidal berserk gorilla on steroids.
I see you evaluate someone's sacrifice by how they die, instead of their reason for fighting or their overall contribution to the battle. There were guys at Normandy who trained for months and were cut down the moment the doors dropped. Is their sacrifice any less significant than those that managed to cross the beach and die in the last moments while taking the bunkers? Would those guys who won in the end have made it without those guys giving their lives in the beginning?
@@DartLuke Honestly, I doubt they care. Death in battle is the same to them no matter how they go out. And they have such a contempt for humans that they all appear equally as vermin in their eyes. At least, during the war.
All previous Halo Live Action defeats the Halo Tv series in quality. Landfall, ODST, Reach, Forward Unto Dawn, Nightfall. Hell Halo 3s CGI trailer was better than the CGI we got in the series.
"I've heard that Spartans always get the worst jobs. Too bad we're all out of Spartans. You have 3 minutes. Get ready to drop." - ODST Leader, moments before deploying over Arcadia City
Poor choice of location because Arcadia was full of spartans when it fell. I can see where you were going with the quote though. That really does sum up the ODSTs nicely; soldiers that were highly trained but still only human, put in place of genetic freaks and expected to get the job done.
@@SkyNinja759 Yeah, but the insinuation is that their specific drop mission, one of the worst ones, was decided after all Spartans had been deployed. Thus, the quote equates to "All Spartans are pre-occupied at the moment, so they volunteered us." It doesn't necessarily mean there were no Spartans in Arcadia, just none where they were going (and we don't see any Spartans in the ODST campaign, which further cements this idea if you really need a game lore tie in)
My favorite touch is that the junior guy is startled where as the senior guy has already been through it. The different reactions really highlight the experience and how far the seasoned soldier has come
@@lxtunaxl9353 I think the reason why is because the new odst still has hope that he'll survive to the end of the war where as the senior odst has long since accepted that the odds of that are pretty low
More than a decade later the scene at 00:40 still stands out, the senior NCO leading the funeral detail looks at the most likely prospect of enlistment right before he orders the fire. He knows that this part of the ceremony will have a lasting effect on him and almost without thought looks at the next potential generation of Fighter. I think that senior NCO holds some kind of reverence in that moment that he potentially created another ODST for the ranks fighting for humanity’s survival.
@@liquidgarfield8523 I always interpreted it as an older brother. I didn't think the hands on the flag were his, especially given he's not holding it in the shots that follow.
@@superking-nicolaslucau7252 some people are willing to give everything for something they believe in. Wether it’s a country or a planet, some people will always fight.
Through action, a man becomes a Hero. Through death, the Hero becomes a Legend. Through time, the Legend becomes a Myth. And by learning from the myth, a man takes action.
Honestly, I am willing to bet that this probably recruited more guys into the military when it came out then current actual military commercials do now, and not just the US.
Even though this isn’t real I’d rather use this ad to get people to join then the new army ads. They kept saying how diverse they were and didn’t tell us what they did in the army. They need to tell us the truth no matter how scary it is.
@@stickthelanding4785 Crawling through the mud or hiking uphill with a 50lbs pack and being and just overall getting slayed isn't really appealing to most people.
@@ricardoramos4514 We live in a generation where the truth is accessible online to us all, easily. It's not the experience, but we can all go and see it, what combat actually looks like, and not the fun bits either. Just last year we had go-pro footage of Armenian soldiers being killed that went viral. I don't think so many people who join the military these days are deluded by ideas of glory as in the past. It's a job and a duty and the horrors aren't kept as hidden as they used to be. If you enlist in this day and age, you're already made of stern stuff. The recruitment ads may as well show the truth, or enough of it.
I really feel like a show focused on ODSTs where the Chief popped in occasionally as a background character would have been a way better angle for a TV show, and this trailer proves it. You could have the main characters have very human emotions and high stakes, and the Spartans could feel very powerful without needing to carry a lot of emotional beats of the story. Why the TV didn't take this approach is beyond me. Nobody is worried if the Chief is going to die, so the show has pretty low stakes for the combat.
Because they want easy to understand protagonist vs antagonist boredom to kill us all. There is no risk taking at Microsoft regarding Halo after the Halo 4 and 5 and it shows + they just bet that mediocre will sell which it will and do the easy money grab. When the franchise was more of a journey and proving ground for Bungie it shows in the games too. Now we get nothing, but this shit. Many people seem to forget that Halo drew inspiration from other IPs and not from Halo itself and that's where creative minds should look when working with the series and not the past games and media of Halo.
I was just saying something like that to a friend , a spin off halo series where chief only pops up or is mentioned in the background but his actions affect the plot of the show
@@Void_Wars It's not like that really matters, since the showrunners have said the show wasn't made for fans. Casual audiences who aren't too familiar with Halo won't notice if Master Chief is missing or not.
The part that gets me is the scrap of flag the odst has tucked into his armor. Burned and tattered, been through hell just like him. But he keeps it so that any odst that falls can have a flag at their funeral like he feels they deserve.
I have an ODST cosplay that I wear to conventions, and because of this trailer, I too have a burned up, muddied, and ripped ODST flag tucked into my chest plate for photos.
This perfectly showcases what it means to be an ODST. You are *nothing* but a man. Compared to the Covenant, you may as well just be Cannon Fodder. Being an ODST means "dropping feet first into hell", into a battle that you have no place in. A battle that places you out of your depth against an enemy that has more strength, durability and speed than you do. An enemy that is more ferocious and brutal than any you may have ever faced before. The Halo Legends show shows it perfectly: You're the best of the best. The best soldiers Humanity has to offer, but are completely and utterly outclassed by both the Covenant, and the Spartans.
What's interesting is that the Elites eventually came to respect Humanity's tenacity and wanted to integrate us into the Covenant. The Prophets' continued insistence on wiping us out instead of adding us (like they had the Grunts, Jackals and Hunters) is one of the reasons for the increasing tension between the two.
For those who missed it, even after 12 years. Just so you know how appropriate this song is for ODSTs (AKA "Helljumpers"). Lyrics of the song in Welsh: " Gafflwn Dihenydd, o'r fuddugol yn wiriol sydd. Ni fydd neb yn ein Drechu, Falch ydy ni i drochu, Traed o flaen i'r Annwn, mewn y gwybodaeth fe godwn ni." English Translation: "We cheat Death from his rightful victory. No one can defeat us. We are glad to plunge Feet first into hell in the knowledge that we will rise."
The lyrics are rather fitting for the type of marines they are. They aren't some genetically enhanced super soldiers that walk into battle like gods of war, but marines who took up greater responsibility to be thrown into the fires of war. They cheat death for every day they are still alive, to mete death to those who threatened humanity. Ultimately, they represent the gritty part of humanity that comes from stubbornness and hard work
@@Baguenaudeur It probably would have benefited from some CGI enhancement, like adding persperation from its breath when it starts to roar. The biggest problem though is probably because it just stands there.... Menacingly
This adds some perspective when you consider how long the war lasted. Two generations grew up and came of age during the struggle. The kid we see in the beginning probably reached adulthood in the 2530s, judging from his appearance at the end when his flashback is done. Fought for 20 years, going from a pissed off kid seeking retribution to a grizzled veteran just operating on inertia, doing probably the only thing he knew how to
It kinda gets me thinking, what if Tarkov joined up in 2525? And while this funeral and his training is going on, in another corner of Human space, the first outer colonies are fighting. Poor guy thinks he's gonna help catch Colonel Watts, and instead his first deployment is a combat drop against the newly encountered Covenant.
Just that transition from him in his obviously first battle as a young man and then jumps several years ahead with him as a middle aged man with the new younger generation. Really sets in the scale of how long they faught for And then hearing the explosion and needler gunner going off and they instantly suit back up and fight on
the wound on the young man's face is now the scar on the old man's face, he survives the brute and continues fighting on for decades until he is now the battle-hardened sergeant who is in command of fresh recruits
I love that. Then when he hears the explosion in the distance, he has zero hesitation. The rookie is scared out of his mind, but pur character is completely ready for what may come next.
This really was a world wide mini film. The song is sung in Welsh. It has Bagpipes. It has Samoan log drums. The drill instructor is Hungarian. Inspiration was taken from journalists in USA Military units in Afghanistan. As well as being inspired by Russian films like Stalker. They wanted to film in Ukraine but due to time/budget settled for Hungary. And I feel there was probably even more.
@@lonecolamarine Didn't even think of the props or the Brute animatronic and the GFX artists. There's so much to this trailer I wish more like this were made.
Humanity all coming together, desperate to survive their extermination by an overwhelmingly powerful and ancient (4000 year old) alien empire who declared our entire species heretical vermin.
@@kevencaldwell356 for the recent ones they didn’t say anything about training or war they just wanted to pander to certain communities like the lgbtq or other racial groups. They need to tell us the truth but as you said they could also stretch the truth a little bit but not to much.
@@stickthelanding4785 well what do you think will attract more people talking about acceptance and finding yourself or talking about 2 month's of intense exercise while being screamed at then potentially risking your life? I think 1. Will attract more people
You know what's amazing about this trailer? The Rifle salute for the funeral integrates into the rhythm of the song, sounding on after that point precisely two more times to complete the salute. In a direct way, tying death and sacrifice into the theme of the trailer. From there on, the drum beat that carries on through the rest of the trailer echos that original, terrible beat, becoming an inevitable and advancing march of death.
@@dutty1549 yeah, it was alright. But I GUARANTEE that if 343 had done it, people would be pissed as all hell and throw a million baby fits for the next 7 years.
ODSTs are great characters because they get dropped right into the crap with less equipment and man power than spartans. They aren't as powerful, but they are sure brave.
The point of ODSTs is to have an orbital QRF available for fast backup. And those are not true Spartans. Aka no extreme augments and enhancements. So essentially they are just very well trained and outfitted marines. Yes some are augmented but not to the extent the Spartans were.
LiquidusSnakeX The ODSTs seemed more prevalent around the time of the human-covenant war, filling the role of fast-response troops. My guess, seeing how heavy their losses were, is that the Spartan-IV program is working to replace the ODSTs. (Remember, the Spartan program is still in development, so it wouldn't be widespread technology yet)
GriffinRSX Well, the new Spartans being trained are being picked from ODST battalions, so the Spartan 4's we are seeing are basically ODST's with upgraded armor. Like Sam said, ODSTs would have been more prevalent during the Human-Covenant War, seeing as in the beginning of the war, Spartans were still classified.
I joined the military in 2001. I remember playing the original Halo in the PX on the demo box. When I bought it the old SGTs who were in Panama, Grenada, and Desert Storm made fun of me for playing video games in the barracks instead of going out to the clubs. Looking back now in 2021, this trailer gives me chills for the parallels of the cyclic nature of military service and the terror, loss, and devotion to duty it inspires. I'm pushing 40 and have seen a lot while the new generation comes in ignorant to the horrors of war but willingness to serve and desire to learn. ODST was an interesting introspection in to the Halo world in which you aren't the main character but just a normal person who needs to survive and do the best you can...ie, real life. Summarized, this trailer is amazing and gives me all the feels.
I joined in September 2000, I know exactly what you mean. I was six months out of basic and AIT when 9/11 happened, and at times when I was reading "The Fall of Reach" and then later playing the game, I felt like I knew how the Master Chief and his team felt as they went through their training and then saw their people attacked. Yeah, it's a fictional story, but it was very real to me back in those days. At the time, I felt like my world was coming to an end but if I could go back and do it again, you can bet I absolutely would.
Rah brother. I grew up watching your generation fight in the GWOT. Was born too late to take part in any fighting, but I definitely understand what you’re talking about.
Had a guy ask me why I had my watch on millitary time. I answered "Just Cause". He then responded "You want to join the millitary?" I shook my head He said "Why not? You get to kill some guys, I wanna kill some guys" "War is sweetest to those who haven't tasted it"-Desiderius Erasmus I never hope to ever participate in war, but I wouldn't hesitate to join for those who stand behind me. Thank you for your service
They care more about politics than the show , the lore and IP in general. Just a vehicle to push whatever it is they believe. They are the Covenant it seems but in real life. You should die for your blasphemy against the Holy Covenant of REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
they wanted to make a show that's not halo, while still keeping that brand recognition, in several interviews the directors even claimed they did not have any experience with halo, shows how much of hack they are
Me and my childhood friend James saw this trailer as teenagers and were so in awe that we both bought the game together the very next day. I went to college a year later and James decided to join the Marine Core. I remember asking him what made him decide to join the military, and he told me this commercial had a big part in his decision. When he returned home he told me he would watch this trailer over and over again when he was in Afghanistan to help boost his morale. Greatest gaming commercial ever made in my opinion.
we are making a "concentration camp simulator" that focuses on social behaviour between the inmates. Logically it has a permanent death system, unless you find a woman to make a baby, the one or other way... So we thought of a "father-son" trailer: you just see the face of your son (view of the father), while the background and the son's age is changing, showing some of the cruelties within the game, up to the point where the son gets shot in the head, and then buried by his father...
More heart and storyline and not much said. He said more with a look than all that dialogue that Tv show had. Im with you pay double what a decent salary is currently and make it happen.
@@JonJonJonJonJonJonJonJon you cant say this without having the entire conversation shut down by the wokies. i for one am tired of unqualified people creating garbage for the sake of diversity quotas
The director of Halo: Landfall pitched a Band of Brothers style TV show starring UNSC Marines years ago, and they kept saying no to him and then we got the Paramount+ show instead. Wish we were in the good timeline lol
Literally just watched it on HBO and had to comeback confirm it was originally from this trailer that I first heard it. It gave me chills just like when I was a kid.
@@Andy-hi9do The song is Welsh and I never even knew it was until last month. It's my first language and I first saw this trailer in 2013. I am an idiot lmao
*Meanwhile at Rookie’s funeral* Buck: “You were a good soldier, Rookie, I was proud to serve with you. I’m glad you got to see the end of the war, which started before you were born. I just wish you’d gotten to go back home, too.” *I looked around at the others.* Buck: “Anyone want to say something?” *None of them moved forward. They all looked like I felt: stricken, frustrated, and maybe a little angry, too. Seeing neither Mickey nor Dutch was ready to move, Romeo shrugged and then nodded down at the body.* Romeo: “It only takes one mistake, kid. You went a long time before you made it.” - *New Blood, p. 105-6*
@R.I yeah in the book halo new blood A front/insurrectionist leader comes to bucks home planet and shoots rookie the head Mickey could of prevented it but froze This was just before buck became a spartan
@@Franzinho_0802 well "technically" the front and the insurrectionists are different(not really) After this buck,romeo and Mickey became Spartans (Dutch retired) but later rejoined the unsc During the training schien another spartan was secretly working for the front and almost killed every single spartan in the entire class Mickey was in the process of joining the front at this time And 18 months later betrayed alpha nine to schiens dad who was a front leader Edit: this schien guy(spartan) almost completely decapitated bucks freind to stop him from revealing the truth about trying to bomb the station the Spartans are on
More than a decade later and this trailer is better that new Halo series on Paramount, incredible how instead of them making their own stuff they always gotta defile something else.
they did indeed defile and took everything that was cool and made it super cringe and in the first 20 minutes.. It's like they never played the games or read the sore materials.. OH wait they said they didn't and didn't care too. XD 100 mil per episode Paramount+ got ROBBED I say. Dear god that did not go into production at all in the slightest. I would have hired all the writers from this to make a full-length ODST series that leads into the Spartans. Hell if they really wanted to DO their own thing why not take from the lore from the past and ancient humans at least make it INTERESTING or the fore-runner war with the flood or heck even their creators forget their name but the precursor race to the flood who are on a whole other level techwise when it comes to even the fore-runner tech. If they really wanted todo their own thing and not piss off a LEGION of fans over 2 decades built up. They killed Starwars/Star Trek/Dr Who/40k I guess Halo is their next target.
@@delta2372 Yes, this is what I've been wanting for ages. Even made a post on reddit explaining what I would want from a Halo game like that. God dammit that would be awesome to see. I love Halo as it is but I would die for a more open gritty battlefield setting. I want a game that, while it still has a decent story, is more about the battle side of things
Probably the single greatest game commercial ever..........The transitions, the brutality of it, the reality of war, and the loss that comes with. The moment at the end where the leader slips on his helmet, and his squad follows suit I absolutely brilliant. It gives me chills every time.
Sometimes I'm having a shitty day at work, and I think about this commercial, and I get motivated and get my resolve back. Whether I'm sore, struggling with pain, etc, one hell of a commercial to get you pumped up
Like when he’s dropping down through hell and taking it all in... then the visor goes down and the door pops and its time to head into the fray Hell of a clip man
The fact this commercial had better special effects compared to the new halo series shows just how much love and passion went into this. If only the series had the same.
The last transition from fresh faced rookie to battle hardened veteran is just incredible. It seamlessly changes from his tense and nervous face to a calm and determined one. If you listen closely even his breathing reflects this change. In a small instant so much is conveyed to us about the character without a single word being uttered. The people that worked on this trailer are absolutely incredible.
With that noticing how when the explosion goes off the new younger ODST is startled where as now he just casually throws his helmet on and begins to move like it’s just another day.
except its by a completely corrupt company that funds cheating clans to hold first place on the pure basis that as a russian based company russians have to be the "best". thats not even including the fact that they will and have "censored" youtubers for making video that does not give good light to war thunder. and yes. im speaking on the cheating aspect because i was a player when the scandal broke.
These kind of trailers are so amazingly well done, that sometimes you get think they are actual real soldiers, the costume design, the acting, the protocol, everything regarding it, makes you think the UNSC might actually become a real thing in the future, too fucking legendary
@@Chofrizzy That "branch" is just a section of the USAF that Trump decided to break off. I almost think he did it just to fuck with people. It does nothing different, except it's the butt of jokes now.
@@shade9272 nah space force is a real thing that needed to be addressed. Lots of people said the same thing when the air force became its own branch after wwii.
The trailer perfectly showcases just how long the Human-Covenant War really is. Tarkov joined the ODSTs at a young age, and was still a member many years later, possibly his 40's or even 50's.
Fun-Fact! Our beloved Sgt. Johnson died at nearly 70 years old. Not only because of his involvement in the Spartan I program, but also because this is so many years into the future that humans live longer and they stay healthy longer before declining due to old age.
@@whiskey419 Is that age counting time spent in cryo freeze or not? Because once people stop aging when frozen, it's kind of hard to gauge someone's health from their age. There are a lot of humans in the Halo universe that are much older than their bodily age because they spent years in cryo.
The choice to make the characters in this commercial Hungarian was a really daring but good choice IMO. Firstly, it's interesting. And secondly, it means that the voices of the soldiers won't distract the viewer, unless they know Hungarian.
I like how it made a series with galactic scale feel grounded and full of individual stories. Like, this could be taking place in any "nation" on any planet because of the severity of the Covenant threat.
The full song was released on the King Arthur Legend of the Sword OST, it was branded with a new name, "The Politics and the Life". Thought yall who still watch this video 8 years later, like myself, would like to know.
Chills... still get chills after so many years. The show could have been so much more. This trailer was expertly crafted. Idk why at times it feels like 343 is so allergic to the source material.
One of the great little details I like is that the Brute that attacks him gets killed b a random piece of debris, not the shots he took at it. It really sell the feeling that he is just a soldier that got lucky, rather than being a killing machine like a Spartan.
SONG INFO Its name is "Light of Aidan". The song is an old Welsh folk song which is sung in Gaelic. The lyrics in Welsh are; Dweud a ddoi di eto n’ol Cariad bach er cilio’n ffo Nid yw’r haf I mi Ddim ond hirlwm Er pan gollais ti which translates into; Say you will not return Sweetheart, since you flew away I have no summer Only the worst of winter Since I lost you. The speech in this trailer is Hungarian.
Grogritark The song is already being sung in Welsh, it's not in Gaelic, nor is the song "Light of Aidan". The song is called "Lament" Gafflwn Dihenydd O’r fuddugol yn wiriol sydd, Ni fydd neb yn ein drechu, Falch ydy ni I drochu, Traed o flaen I’r Annwn, mewn y gwybodaeth fe godwn ni. "We cheat death from his rightful victory. No one can defeat us. We are glad to plunge feet-first into Annwn (the welsh underworld) in the knowledge that we will rise."
I say this all the time now. Games used to be made as art and companies tried to make the best game. Now games are just made to cater to micro transactions and are sold to us half finished
I hope you’re not generalizing as every game company, there’s still quite a few out there like Cd project red with cyberpunk and even respawn entertainment is starting to pick it up some
The small detail of fast reaction to the distant explosion the young ODST has at the end really shows how skilled ODSTs are trained in being the best of the best to their names. The mission never stops, they're ready to head into battle whenever! Gave me chills when the music played louder as they put on their helmets to go to hell together.
Soldiers: *Have to keep composure and could become stoic from intense training and war experiences* Paramount: "Hmmm nah, supersoldiers need feelings suppressors!"
I love all the details in just the transition from him being young to his older self. His breathing, at first quickened and panicked becomes deep, slow and controlled. His hair is cut shorter and more sensibly compared to what looks like the younger soldiers. And whilst they jump at the sound of distant gunfire he turns slowly towards it and prepares for war.
I watched this trailer for the first time at a sushi bar with my pops we loved going to.. this commercial came on during an ad break for the broncos game that was on and everyone in the restaurant was dead silent watching this commercial.. you almost couldn’t hear a pin drop.. I was 13 when this trailer came out and is still my favorite video game commercial to this date!! Love ODST man!! Played the campaign like hundreds of times over and never get sick of it!!
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Wow
I mean, there was a halo movie, and it was good, there was two good ones, There’s “Reach” where it takes place and a background of when Master Chief was made John 117, from his child year,s to his teenage years,
Then there’s also, Forward unto Dawn, which the main character is Laski which we know from Halo 4 and 5, as he’s on the ship, and is seen as Captain, Then closer to the middle setting of the movie, master chief comes in, as to save the UNSC academy,
Look at how they've massacred my boy
I cant wait for the MCC odst trailer for PC
Fun Fact: The ODST instructors are actual Hungarian Special Forces that were brought in for the video.
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Better than that Go army woke ad of America
@@miniatureben3558 I just saw that ad and my god it’s terrible
@@miniatureben3558 you gotta watch the night slaying a dragon us marines commercial hahah
@@miniatureben3558 As of 2020, the U.S. military is a joke.
I love the message of this game, the whole time it tries to remind you “You are not the Master Chief. You are not a Spartan. You are just another soldier, fighting against the unstoppable enemy.” And it also tells you at the same time “You are normal, but you can be great”
Something many games try but few achieve, truly a great game
This game also tells you this "who needs fancy power armors"
Bruh you die to like 3 shots when you are master chief
@@BillGates-bg1wz lol I remember playing halo I shot a player in the nuts.
@@BillGates-bg1wz bruh you getting shot? gotta hop n strafe more
When your marketing budget is so badass that people actively look up and enjoy watching your ad over a decade later.
Every single person involved with this ad is long gone. Thank post modernism for the upcoming battle royal/battle pass/transaction/meme fest that is Halo infinite incoming, I am sure the 'AI' in a spartan that calls out power weapon locations is an afterthought of something like the art made for ODST
The entire Halo 3 to Reach ad campaign was absolutely nuts, Halo 3 especially.
Yup
@@VegetaLF7 The jet-packing the nuke into the Covenant ship was amazing.
🤣🤣 Yeah it's a great ad... But if this happens irl *I dont want to see a ODST or Spartan Deployment* (When your thinking your in the shit, now the shit is gunna be for real...)
This really shows how good the writers at Bungie are/were. The whole story of Tarkov service is told without him speaking a single word. And yet you still understand everything. Why he joined, how he felt his first time in combat and even how war has hardened him.
Especailly the little things like how you can infer Tarkov was expected to join after his father was KIA. And how important the regimental colors are to the odst's because that's what's draped over the coffin and then how Tarkov picks up the flag from the cairn and places it on his heart
Also the loop circles back around on how he now takes care of his new subordinates
@@testchannelpleaseignore2452I don't think that K. Stark is Tarkov's father. Seems more likely to be a cousin or uncle given their different last names.
I assumed it was his brother or something but either way it works.
Exactly!
This aired in a sports bar I was in one night and after the trailer was over, the whole bar was completely silent, gave me goosebumps. Probably the best gaming commercial ever made
That's epic man, would've loved to have been there to see that.
This and the metro last light trailer.
Everyone scrambled to the nearby GameStop after that
@@exuberance1134 I went the next day and bought it haha
Goosebumps part a lil cringy but still cool lol
"Respect an old man in a job where men die young."
Why Does That Quote Feel More Powerful Than They Say.....
Luis Martinez or probably that the old men fight the deadlier wars while young men live to fight the none deadlier fights
@@SmbLife-ey1lw or just simply the fact that anyone who lives to be an old man after going to war is just lucky, period.
War is where the young and stupid are tricked by the old and bitter into killing each other
@@dr2d2 Roman? ROMAN! Are you sleeping, you fat fuck?
These two and a half minutes told a stronger story than the entire first season of the Halo tv show has.
Уер
Tarkov has better character development than *Kwan Ha* 😆
Lol whoever runs the Channel must know what everyone has been saying about the Paramount series
The fact that they loved this comment 💀
Fr what a disaster and disappointment this almost brought me to tears
After 13 years, this still claps right in the feels.
I get goosebumps everytime
It nearly brings me to tears. Whoever directed these, the actors, the production staff... they should be A-list celebrities
Jan Blacowicz walkout brought me back
❤
Just coming back to remind myself what a good halo show could be, still just as beautiful as I remember. Breaks my heart it’s not what we’re getting
That’s exactly what I was doing…so much potential waisted
Maybe they will do better later in the halo tv episodes Bring in the ODST's
@@commanderrreese8284 perhaps, but they have done almost nothing so far for me to give that faith. Time will tell
Amen
Between this and landfall we could have gotten the best halo show or movie ever, but instead we got master chief taking his helmet off in the first episode...
It's sad to see the ODSTs forgotten in new Halo
Yo even Xbox fucking liked that comment 😂😂😂
@@jpg36c LMFAO bruh on a twelve year old trailer too. they really did ODST dirty
ODST still in the game just as Spartans now :(
@@ATI_117 So in other words ODSTs are forgotten in new Halo
Just like in the Halo universe, their efforts and sacrifice are forgotten.
Even in 2020, this trailer is still f***ing insane.
Intense as f***!
Agreed
It's truly a cut above the rest. I have yet to see a trailer that truly makes me want to go out and buy a game. This trailer should be used as a marketing lesson.
2021 and im still watching it again and again it's so cool for me
@@thehalberdier4774 halo 3 believe is right up there
This is the single greatest piece of Halo cinema/content EVER created. How this didn’t become a live action movie is BEYOND CRAZY to me
Or at least a show.
A good show**
After the incident known as Paramount’s Halo show, we need to specify good show rather than just show.
Or even just made part of the first season of the Halo series...
Landfall is right up here with this cinematic but this may edge it out of 1st
That's easy. Movie company wanted more control instead of giving most control and decision to the director.
So it didn't become live action.
This 3 minutes was always extremely satisfying and the entire hour of Halo’s first show on Paramount + doesn’t compare... to a 12 year old short clip!
It’ll get there, I have hope.
Better direction and story boarding make this short film.
@@xavierchen7054 Just imagine if 1:09 was the opening for an episode.
@@Adam-gy3tw Well you're pretty much alone. The story is garbage the acting is terrible and the CGI is a joke. On top of all that the only thing it has in common with Halo is the name and looks. Everything else has been changed. And I mean everything.
Adam 4 episodes in and the Covenant are barely in the show.
Imagine going through all that training and just getting killed by a grunt with a plasma cannon
Still I'd take being turned into swiss cheese by a grunt with a plasma cannon then being torn apart by some 9ft tall,1500lb ,genocidal berserk gorilla on steroids.
I see you evaluate someone's sacrifice by how they die, instead of their reason for fighting or their overall contribution to the battle. There were guys at Normandy who trained for months and were cut down the moment the doors dropped. Is their sacrifice any less significant than those that managed to cross the beach and die in the last moments while taking the bunkers? Would those guys who won in the end have made it without those guys giving their lives in the beginning?
Imagine to be Elite killed by scientist with a pistol
@@DartLuke Honestly, I doubt they care. Death in battle is the same to them no matter how they go out. And they have such a contempt for humans that they all appear equally as vermin in their eyes. At least, during the war.
Or a grunt that yeets itself with dual-wield grenades
10 years later, there has been nothing to rival the quality of this trailer before or since
Based Rex haha
No
@@odsttrooper3724 ???
Halo wars 2?
Jerry The Ferret manners please
@@spidermastermind8705 brutes don't have any manners
The design for the brute 1:49 is absolutely incredible for 12 years ago production
Fun fact that brute wasn't cgi they built in an actual animatronic just for this scene
@@Uknown76 nice
Just here to remind myself what a Halo live action series *SHOULD* look like.
Just watched episode 2 and this is the exact reason I’m here watching this lol
All previous Halo Live Action defeats the Halo Tv series in quality. Landfall, ODST, Reach, Forward Unto Dawn, Nightfall. Hell Halo 3s CGI trailer was better than the CGI we got in the series.
@@maddogs1989 Foward Onto Dawn was a god tier piece of Halo media
Forward Unto Dawn was fairly decent.
I think that's why we're all here
"I've heard that Spartans always get the worst jobs. Too bad we're all out of Spartans. You have 3 minutes. Get ready to drop."
- ODST Leader, moments before deploying over Arcadia City
You send the ODSTs basically whenever the Spartans have their hands full AND THATS STILL SAYING A LOT
Poor choice of location because Arcadia was full of spartans when it fell. I can see where you were going with the quote though. That really does sum up the ODSTs nicely; soldiers that were highly trained but still only human, put in place of genetic freaks and expected to get the job done.
@@SkyNinja759 Yeah, but the insinuation is that their specific drop mission, one of the worst ones, was decided after all Spartans had been deployed.
Thus, the quote equates to "All Spartans are pre-occupied at the moment, so they volunteered us."
It doesn't necessarily mean there were no Spartans in Arcadia, just none where they were going (and we don't see any Spartans in the ODST campaign, which further cements this idea if you really need a game lore tie in)
The ending where they all put their helmets on for the next battle = pure badass
My favorite touch is that the junior guy is startled where as the senior guy has already been through it. The different reactions really highlight the experience and how far the seasoned soldier has come
@@lxtunaxl9353 especially with the helmets
Them putting on the helmets is them saying our mission isnt finished. We finish this fight for our fallen brother.
@@lxtunaxl9353 I think the reason why is because the new odst still has hope that he'll survive to the end of the war where as the senior odst has long since accepted that the odds of that are pretty low
Tarkov is badass 😎
More than a decade later the scene at 00:40 still stands out, the senior NCO leading the funeral detail looks at the most likely prospect of enlistment right before he orders the fire. He knows that this part of the ceremony will have a lasting effect on him and almost without thought looks at the next potential generation of Fighter. I think that senior NCO holds some kind of reverence in that moment that he potentially created another ODST for the ranks fighting for humanity’s survival.
Never noticed that before. So much incredible detail in this short clip!
the funeral was his fathers, see how he got the flag/shadow box.
@@liquidgarfield8523 I always interpreted it as an older brother. I didn't think the hands on the flag were his, especially given he's not holding it in the shots that follow.
Why would anyone living the drama of losing a relative in a war think "Yeah I'll join too so I can also die" ?
@@superking-nicolaslucau7252 some people are willing to give everything for something they believe in. Wether it’s a country or a planet, some people will always fight.
Through action, a man becomes a Hero.
Through death, the Hero becomes a Legend.
Through time, the Legend becomes a Myth.
And by learning from the myth, a man takes action.
Beautiful words of wisdom from someone named YA YEET.... only on the internet people. Good stuff
"The Cycle Repeats......"
This is truth!
Smart
@@jacobleukus6930 took the words right out of my mouth
Honestly, I am willing to bet that this probably recruited more guys into the military when it came out then current actual military commercials do now, and not just the US.
Even though this isn’t real I’d rather use this ad to get people to join then the new army ads. They kept saying how diverse they were and didn’t tell us what they did in the army. They need to tell us the truth no matter how scary it is.
@@stickthelanding4785 telling the truth doesn’t get people in the military though, they’ll never tell the truth.
@@stickthelanding4785 Crawling through the mud or hiking uphill with a 50lbs pack and being and just overall getting slayed isn't really appealing to most people.
@@ricardoramos4514 We live in a generation where the truth is accessible online to us all, easily. It's not the experience, but we can all go and see it, what combat actually looks like, and not the fun bits either. Just last year we had go-pro footage of Armenian soldiers being killed that went viral.
I don't think so many people who join the military these days are deluded by ideas of glory as in the past. It's a job and a duty and the horrors aren't kept as hidden as they used to be. If you enlist in this day and age, you're already made of stern stuff. The recruitment ads may as well show the truth, or enough of it.
@@AllThingsCubey when I was signing up for basic I literally just wanted to go to be able to pay for college lmao.
I really feel like a show focused on ODSTs where the Chief popped in occasionally as a background character would have been a way better angle for a TV show, and this trailer proves it. You could have the main characters have very human emotions and high stakes, and the Spartans could feel very powerful without needing to carry a lot of emotional beats of the story. Why the TV didn't take this approach is beyond me. Nobody is worried if the Chief is going to die, so the show has pretty low stakes for the combat.
Because he’s recognizable and therefore would generate more views and with views comes money.
Because they want easy to understand protagonist vs antagonist boredom to kill us all.
There is no risk taking at Microsoft regarding Halo after the Halo 4 and 5 and it shows + they just bet that mediocre will sell which it will and do the easy money grab.
When the franchise was more of a journey and proving ground for Bungie it shows in the games too.
Now we get nothing, but this shit.
Many people seem to forget that Halo drew inspiration from other IPs and not from Halo itself and that's where creative minds should look when working with the series and not the past games and media of Halo.
I was just saying something like that to a friend , a spin off halo series where chief only pops up or is mentioned in the background but his actions affect the plot of the show
Exactly this. Seems like the damn obvious choice.
@@Void_Wars It's not like that really matters, since the showrunners have said the show wasn't made for fans. Casual audiences who aren't too familiar with Halo won't notice if Master Chief is missing or not.
ah yes, the pain still lurks inside me... gentlemen, we will never lose the memories of the glory days of halo... R.I.P Old Bungie, you'll be missed.
This is actually a better recruitment video than the new US army one.
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@@spanishclasssucks fuck I would listen to this all day with out the whole war in the background the music is amazing
Facts bro
Dont even compare that to this masterpiece
No kidding
Oh finally the 360 elite is $100 off!
heheheheh
take me back
No way Xbox likes your comment
@@jobe_seed6674 no way xbox still looks at videos from 11 years ago, they really are the best arent they
Imagine getting your comment hearted by a multibillionaire company
The part that gets me is the scrap of flag the odst has tucked into his armor. Burned and tattered, been through hell just like him. But he keeps it so that any odst that falls can have a flag at their funeral like he feels they deserve.
I have an ODST cosplay that I wear to conventions, and because of this trailer, I too have a burned up, muddied, and ripped ODST flag tucked into my chest plate for photos.
dang bro!! i completely missed that the flag was the same one given to him...
*DEEP*
Never realized that until now.
I thought it was the regimental colors.
@@DinoPimp It is. That's the 5th Battalions Colors. Literally says it on the Flag.
This perfectly showcases what it means to be an ODST. You are *nothing* but a man. Compared to the Covenant, you may as well just be Cannon Fodder. Being an ODST means "dropping feet first into hell", into a battle that you have no place in. A battle that places you out of your depth against an enemy that has more strength, durability and speed than you do. An enemy that is more ferocious and brutal than any you may have ever faced before. The Halo Legends show shows it perfectly: You're the best of the best. The best soldiers Humanity has to offer, but are completely and utterly outclassed by both the Covenant, and the Spartans.
What's interesting is that the Elites eventually came to respect Humanity's tenacity and wanted to integrate us into the Covenant. The Prophets' continued insistence on wiping us out instead of adding us (like they had the Grunts, Jackals and Hunters) is one of the reasons for the increasing tension between the two.
How does a 6 year old video game trailer make me have more feels than many full blown movies and TV shows released today?
So much truth
It conveys a short and fairly simple message masterfully so it's stands out
good cinematography
Heart brother. Heart, soul and thought.
SubZero he posted that 4 years ago, bud!
For those who missed it, even after 12 years. Just so you know how appropriate this song is for ODSTs (AKA "Helljumpers").
Lyrics of the song in Welsh:
"
Gafflwn Dihenydd, o'r fuddugol yn wiriol sydd.
Ni fydd neb yn ein Drechu, Falch ydy ni i drochu,
Traed o flaen i'r Annwn, mewn y gwybodaeth fe godwn ni."
English Translation:
"We cheat Death from his rightful victory.
No one can defeat us. We are glad to plunge
Feet first into hell in the knowledge that we will rise."
What language is the song in? I know that some of the actors are actual Hungarian soldiers, but is the song also in Hungarian as well?
@@NoVideolnput
They just said it's Welch.
@@NoVideolnput it was sung in an old dialect of Welsh (Gaelic).
The lyrics are rather fitting for the type of marines they are. They aren't some genetically enhanced super soldiers that walk into battle like gods of war, but marines who took up greater responsibility to be thrown into the fires of war. They cheat death for every day they are still alive, to mete death to those who threatened humanity. Ultimately, they represent the gritty part of humanity that comes from stubbornness and hard work
What’s the name of the song, again?
Man that brute looks more real than the halo forward into dawn cgi aliens
Because the used practical effects and costumes for that Brute. Looks great, but its movements are stiff because its just a dude in a big costume.
Seriously? For me this is the only bad thing about this trailer, the Brute looked like it was made of rubber (which probably was)
idk thing looked fake as hell
@@Baguenaudeur It probably would have benefited from some CGI enhancement, like adding persperation from its breath when it starts to roar. The biggest problem though is probably because it just stands there.... Menacingly
Halo landfall is on par with this
This adds some perspective when you consider how long the war lasted. Two generations grew up and came of age during the struggle. The kid we see in the beginning probably reached adulthood in the 2530s, judging from his appearance at the end when his flashback is done. Fought for 20 years, going from a pissed off kid seeking retribution to a grizzled veteran just operating on inertia, doing probably the only thing he knew how to
It kinda gets me thinking, what if Tarkov joined up in 2525? And while this funeral and his training is going on, in another corner of Human space, the first outer colonies are fighting. Poor guy thinks he's gonna help catch Colonel Watts, and instead his first deployment is a combat drop against the newly encountered Covenant.
@@tannerbarnes7392 That's an interesting take. Judging by the age of the actors playing him, could be that's what happened
Just that transition from him in his obviously first battle as a young man and then jumps several years ahead with him as a middle aged man with the new younger generation.
Really sets in the scale of how long they faught for
And then hearing the explosion and needler gunner going off and they instantly suit back up and fight on
I interpreted it initially as he was KIA, early on, and that was his CO. But that makes more sense.
the wound on the young man's face is now the scar on the old man's face, he survives the brute and continues fighting on for decades until he is now the battle-hardened sergeant who is in command of fresh recruits
I love that. Then when he hears the explosion in the distance, he has zero hesitation. The rookie is scared out of his mind, but pur character is completely ready for what may come next.
Looking at how the time of war and what this trailer shows, this dude might have fought on reach too
He’s an old man in a job we’re most men die young.
This really was a world wide mini film.
The song is sung in Welsh.
It has Bagpipes.
It has Samoan log drums.
The drill instructor is Hungarian.
Inspiration was taken from journalists in USA Military units in Afghanistan.
As well as being inspired by Russian films like Stalker.
They wanted to film in Ukraine but due to time/budget settled for Hungary.
And I feel there was probably even more.
I’d bet money that German-Japanese engineering went into most of the UNSC’s arsenal
@@lonecolamarine Didn't even think of the props or the Brute animatronic and the GFX artists.
There's so much to this trailer I wish more like this were made.
Humanity all coming together, desperate to survive their extermination by an overwhelmingly powerful and ancient (4000 year old) alien empire who declared our entire species heretical vermin.
You still need Asia, Africa and Latinamerica for it to be worldwide. Otherwise it is mostly european than anything
@@Diego-lt4wm Fair point.
I've come to this after seeing the more recent Military recruitment ads. Gaming or not, this gets the message across better.
Honestly yeah but recruitment ads are successful when they stretch the truth
@@kevencaldwell356 for the recent ones they didn’t say anything about training or war they just wanted to pander to certain communities like the lgbtq or other racial groups. They need to tell us the truth but as you said they could also stretch the truth a little bit but not to much.
@@stickthelanding4785 well what do you think will attract more people talking about acceptance and finding yourself or talking about 2 month's of intense exercise while being screamed at then potentially risking your life? I think 1. Will attract more people
@@kevencaldwell356 This only attracts people you don’t want in the military in the first place.
@@LOOS3ND19 exactly lmfao... the fuck is this.
You know what's amazing about this trailer? The Rifle salute for the funeral integrates into the rhythm of the song, sounding on after that point precisely two more times to complete the salute. In a direct way, tying death and sacrifice into the theme of the trailer. From there on, the drum beat that carries on through the rest of the trailer echos that original, terrible beat, becoming an inevitable and advancing march of death.
Damnit watching this makes me want an ODST series that's basically Band of Brothers.
I second this
I third this
I fourth this
I fifth this
This but with Alpha 9 so we can see how the group was formed and the hell they went through before the events of ODST
This trailer alone literally sold me Halo 3 ODST back in 2009, I wanted that game BAD because of this single video right here
You then ended up with a slow burning neo-noir; the old bait and switch
@@cottonballs185 And then it turns out Blade Runner style Halo was still really fucking good anyway.
Same
@@dutty1549 yeah, it was alright. But I GUARANTEE that if 343 had done it, people would be pissed as all hell and throw a million baby fits for the next 7 years.
ODST on legendary/heroic was insane. Same enemies…no armor or motion sensor….
ODSTs are great characters because they get dropped right into the crap with less equipment and man power than spartans. They aren't as powerful, but they are sure brave.
ODSTs half the firepower double the balls. I have to say some of my favorite lore/fanfic stories have been about ODSTs.
stwcrusher
What is even the point of the ODSTs anymore with the frat boy Spartans we have in Halo 4? Seems Spartans are dime a dozen now.
The point of ODSTs is to have an orbital QRF available for fast backup. And those are not true Spartans. Aka no extreme augments and enhancements. So essentially they are just very well trained and outfitted marines. Yes some are augmented but not to the extent the Spartans were.
LiquidusSnakeX The ODSTs seemed more prevalent around the time of the human-covenant war, filling the role of fast-response troops. My guess, seeing how heavy their losses were, is that the Spartan-IV program is working to replace the ODSTs. (Remember, the Spartan program is still in development, so it wouldn't be widespread technology yet)
GriffinRSX Well, the new Spartans being trained are being picked from ODST battalions, so the Spartan 4's we are seeing are basically ODST's with upgraded armor. Like Sam said, ODSTs would have been more prevalent during the Human-Covenant War, seeing as in the beginning of the war, Spartans were still classified.
This is 13 yrs old, and it's still one of, if not, the best commercial trailers ever made.
Who else got this in their recommendations 10 years later?
And glad I did. Love this trailer. Really quality advertising and short story telling.
Me and i dont know why it is in hungarian language😅🤣
Who else has a calendar in the comment section?
ODST ready for combat
Well, it's a good trailer
I joined the military in 2001. I remember playing the original Halo in the PX on the demo box. When I bought it the old SGTs who were in Panama, Grenada, and Desert Storm made fun of me for playing video games in the barracks instead of going out to the clubs. Looking back now in 2021, this trailer gives me chills for the parallels of the cyclic nature of military service and the terror, loss, and devotion to duty it inspires. I'm pushing 40 and have seen a lot while the new generation comes in ignorant to the horrors of war but willingness to serve and desire to learn. ODST was an interesting introspection in to the Halo world in which you aren't the main character but just a normal person who needs to survive and do the best you can...ie, real life. Summarized, this trailer is amazing and gives me all the feels.
I joined in September 2000, I know exactly what you mean. I was six months out of basic and AIT when 9/11 happened, and at times when I was reading "The Fall of Reach" and then later playing the game, I felt like I knew how the Master Chief and his team felt as they went through their training and then saw their people attacked. Yeah, it's a fictional story, but it was very real to me back in those days. At the time, I felt like my world was coming to an end but if I could go back and do it again, you can bet I absolutely would.
Rah brother. I grew up watching your generation fight in the GWOT. Was born too late to take part in any fighting, but I definitely understand what you’re talking about.
si vis pacem para bellum
Had a guy ask me why I had my watch on millitary time. I answered "Just Cause". He then responded "You want to join the millitary?"
I shook my head
He said "Why not? You get to kill some guys, I wanna kill some guys"
"War is sweetest to those who haven't tasted it"-Desiderius Erasmus
I never hope to ever participate in war, but I wouldn't hesitate to join for those who stand behind me.
Thank you for your service
You seem like a wise, experienced man. Thank you for your service and I hope that you carry those Halo sessions with you fondly :)
Man remember when halo live action sent chills down your spine. How did the Halo TV show screw it up that badly
They care more about politics than the show , the lore and IP in general. Just a vehicle to push whatever it is they believe. They are the Covenant it seems but in real life. You should die for your blasphemy against the Holy Covenant of REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
It wasn't made by Halo fans
One guy said it best when taking about 343: “they didn’t earn this. That’s why they don’t care about it”
@@balloonman257 I've seen that.
Couldn't agree more
they wanted to make a show that's not halo, while still keeping that brand recognition, in several interviews the directors even claimed they did not have any experience with halo, shows how much of hack they are
Me and my childhood friend James saw this trailer as teenagers and were so in awe that we both bought the game together the very next day. I went to college a year later and James decided to join the Marine Core. I remember asking him what made him decide to join the military, and he told me this commercial had a big part in his decision. When he returned home he told me he would watch this trailer over and over again when he was in Afghanistan to help boost his morale. Greatest gaming commercial ever made in my opinion.
Glad you and James are still pals :)
Shit I’ll I’ll tell you this commercial helped convince me too besides the part where all the men in my family already were in the service before.
This song was playing in my head every time I got fucced up in bootcamp.
I was exactly the same 3 years now
I love the message it gives, shows how a young soldier can become a vet.
Best game trailer I have ever seen
wait till you've seen mine!
though it`ll be hardly inspired by this one :D
KAY B 14 you can't beat this one
we are making a "concentration camp simulator" that focuses on social behaviour between the inmates.
Logically it has a permanent death system, unless you find a woman to make a baby, the one or other way...
So we thought of a "father-son" trailer:
you just see the face of your son (view of the father), while the background and the son's age is changing,
showing some of the cruelties within the game, up to the point where the son gets shot in the head, and then buried by his father...
왕캄촤 한국인댓글이다
인정한다
I would have hired the team that made this ad to put together the Halo show. And paid double to retain the talent. This is so damn good.
Men made this. Males.
I agree,this is gold !
More heart and storyline and not much said. He said more with a look than all that dialogue that Tv show had. Im with you pay double what a decent salary is currently and make it happen.
@@JonJonJonJonJonJonJonJon you cant say this without having the entire conversation shut down by the wokies. i for one am tired of unqualified people creating garbage for the sake of diversity quotas
@@JonJonJonJonJonJonJonJon The show has all male producers and writers and it's still shit.
14 years later this trailer still gives me chills!!! Wish we could get a Halo show like this
The director of Halo: Landfall pitched a Band of Brothers style TV show starring UNSC Marines years ago, and they kept saying no to him and then we got the Paramount+ show instead. Wish we were in the good timeline lol
Remember when we all tried to look for this trailer's music and then eight or nine years later it came out for the King Arthur movie. Ah, good times.
Literally just watched it on HBO and had to comeback confirm it was originally from this trailer that I first heard it. It gave me chills just like when I was a kid.
@@Andy-hi9do The song is Welsh and I never even knew it was until last month. It's my first language and I first saw this trailer in 2013. I am an idiot lmao
Same, but no idea what’s the song
That was the sole reason my best friend and I (also a huge Halo fan) saw that movie. Ended up liking it quite a bit.
@@andresdiaz9869 lament by light of Aiden or The life and politics on the king Arthur soundtrack
*Meanwhile at Rookie’s funeral* Buck: “You were a good soldier, Rookie, I was proud to serve with you. I’m glad you got to see the end of the war, which started before you were born. I just wish you’d gotten to go back home, too.” *I looked around at the others.* Buck: “Anyone want to say something?” *None of them moved forward. They all looked like I felt: stricken, frustrated, and maybe a little angry, too. Seeing neither Mickey nor Dutch was ready to move, Romeo shrugged and then nodded down at the body.* Romeo: “It only takes one mistake, kid. You went a long time before you made it.” - *New Blood, p. 105-6*
R.I executed
@R.I yeah in the book halo
new blood
A front/insurrectionist leader comes to bucks home planet and shoots rookie the head
Mickey could of prevented it but froze
This was just before buck became a spartan
@@j_cza this truly makes me hate the insurreccionist on the halo universe
@@Franzinho_0802 well "technically" the front and the insurrectionists are different(not really)
After this buck,romeo and Mickey became Spartans
(Dutch retired) but later rejoined the unsc
During the training schien another spartan was secretly working for the front and almost killed every single spartan in the entire class
Mickey was in the process of joining the front at this time
And 18 months later betrayed alpha nine to schiens dad who was a front leader
Edit: this schien guy(spartan) almost completely decapitated bucks freind to stop him from revealing the truth about trying to bomb the station the Spartans are on
God, Romeo is a real piece of work.
The show the fans really wanted in 2022.
Every now and then I come back to this masterpiece
Same...it's one of the best video game trailers of all time
Ditto
because halo actually lost their soul :(
Same
Same video is pretty cool I watched a few times
More than a decade later and this trailer is better that new Halo series on Paramount, incredible how instead of them making their own stuff they always gotta defile something else.
they did indeed defile and took everything that was cool and made it super cringe and in the first 20 minutes.. It's like they never played the games or read the sore materials.. OH wait they said they didn't and didn't care too. XD 100 mil per episode Paramount+ got ROBBED I say. Dear god that did not go into production at all in the slightest. I would have hired all the writers from this to make a full-length ODST series that leads into the Spartans. Hell if they really wanted to DO their own thing why not take from the lore from the past and ancient humans at least make it INTERESTING or the fore-runner war with the flood or heck even their creators forget their name but the precursor race to the flood who are on a whole other level techwise when it comes to even the fore-runner tech. If they really wanted todo their own thing and not piss off a LEGION of fans over 2 decades built up. They killed Starwars/Star Trek/Dr Who/40k I guess Halo is their next target.
gosh watching just the first 20 minutes I felt like I was watching a Fan-Fic high budget series or something... just plain awful.
That’s what the wokies do they ruin everything they touch. At this point it feels like they’re doing it on purpose.
We need a second ODST game, dropping in to battles like this would be friggin awesome.
A damn dream
Maybe someday bro
They need to make a halo game like planet side 2
@@delta2372 Yes, this is what I've been wanting for ages. Even made a post on reddit explaining what I would want from a Halo game like that. God dammit that would be awesome to see. I love Halo as it is but I would die for a more open gritty battlefield setting. I want a game that, while it still has a decent story, is more about the battle side of things
@@delta2372 underated idea.
This has more storytelling in its couple of minutes than a lot of films manage in a couple of hours...
Probably the single greatest game commercial ever..........The transitions, the brutality of it, the reality of war, and the loss that comes with. The moment at the end where the leader slips on his helmet, and his squad follows suit I absolutely brilliant. It gives me chills every time.
I'm so proud that they used Hungarians for this trailer.
DEVOUR THE UNBORN what’s the song
@@laurentnoel3601 it the is light of aiden I think
@@zanesparrey1811 It's Hungarian lenguage ! ?
Mrspartan * I think the ODST talk in Hungarian, the song is welsh
@@fmbrown8566 thanks for the info my friend !
This should be a movie
It's sad that this could be done, but hasn't be accomplished, only attempted.
+jacobdot456 The director of Lord of the Ring gave up on it.
I would want the director of this trailer to do it lol.
I would want the director of this trailer to do it lol.
+Senior Meatbox False, they scrapped the idea and made District 9. Get your facts straight.
I can’t imagine how stressful it is to be an odst, I mean, you literally go from no action to full blown war in seconds. There is not gradual change.
That's why they are known as *hell jumpers*
Hugo Stigglitz fuck yea
@@hugostigglitz9639 feet first into hell brother
@@francescocv1593 Jumping feet first into hell isn't your job; Making sure it's crowded when you get there, is.
That’s why there called hell jumpers. Feet First into Hell
Sometimes I'm having a shitty day at work, and I think about this commercial, and I get motivated and get my resolve back. Whether I'm sore, struggling with pain, etc, one hell of a commercial to get you pumped up
Really missed how these old Halo live actions showed how intense the covenant were
What about now ?
@@patricofritz4094 ODST and Reach showed the Covenant the best, as Brutal enemies, the newer depictions are laughably cartoony.
@@BasedBebs true
@@BasedBebs probably why I hate 4 and 5 so much. Infinite has brought it back but still lacks the grittiness of reach
this is better then the new halo tv show
no contest
Better writing too
Thats what I'm saying
Not a word of dialogue that would be considered understandable... and its still better than the new show
😂😂 was gonna say the same thing god damn you beat me to it
The way their visors go black is so badass.
I was going to like this comment but it’s at 117 so I don’t want to ruin it
Like when he’s dropping down through hell and taking it all in... then the visor goes down and the door pops and its time to head into the fray
Hell of a clip man
The fact this commercial had better special effects compared to the new halo series shows just how much love and passion went into this. If only the series had the same.
The last transition from fresh faced rookie to battle hardened veteran is just incredible. It seamlessly changes from his tense and nervous face to a calm and determined one. If you listen closely even his breathing reflects this change. In a small instant so much is conveyed to us about the character without a single word being uttered. The people that worked on this trailer are absolutely incredible.
With that noticing how when the explosion goes off the new younger ODST is startled where as now he just casually throws his helmet on and begins to move like it’s just another day.
Still best game trailer to this date, August 2016
Hey I'm still in August and I agree with you
"War Thunder - The Battle Is On" rivals this for sure
except its by a completely corrupt company that funds cheating clans to hold first place on the pure basis that as a russian based company russians have to be the "best". thats not even including the fact that they will and have "censored" youtubers for making video that does not give good light to war thunder. and yes. im speaking on the cheating aspect because i was a player when the scandal broke.
Privatepain1234 It's easy. Git Gud.
one of the best, most potent pieces of sci-fi short film evar IMO
This trailer is so sick, they need to make a movie with this kind of production!
Yes!
Fifteen years later, and this ad still has the same powerful impact on me now as it did back then.
When a 10yr old commercial is better than a modern tv show
Fairly better
Petition to replace the new army ad with this
🖐I second this
Third.
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
These kind of trailers are so amazingly well done, that sometimes you get think they are actual real soldiers, the costume design, the acting, the protocol, everything regarding it, makes you think the UNSC might actually become a real thing in the future, too fucking legendary
If we conserve some braincells when we start space travel, then the UNSC will be a reality
well there is an entirely separate military branch called the US Space Force that opened in 2018, so that's one step forward
@@Chofrizzy That "branch" is just a section of the USAF that Trump decided to break off. I almost think he did it just to fuck with people. It does nothing different, except it's the butt of jokes now.
@@shade9272 Well, people talked shit about the Air force when it was established, and look at it now
@@shade9272 nah space force is a real thing that needed to be addressed.
Lots of people said the same thing when the air force became its own branch after wwii.
This trailer does a good job of reminding us the Human-Covenant war lasted for decades.
The trailer perfectly showcases just how long the Human-Covenant War really is. Tarkov joined the ODSTs at a young age, and was still a member many years later, possibly his 40's or even 50's.
Fun-Fact! Our beloved Sgt. Johnson died at nearly 70 years old. Not only because of his involvement in the Spartan I program, but also because this is so many years into the future that humans live longer and they stay healthy longer before declining due to old age.
He was probably a lieutenant or something by the end
Cowhead7 Note the "involvement in the Spartan I program"
@@whiskey419 Is that age counting time spent in cryo freeze or not? Because once people stop aging when frozen, it's kind of hard to gauge someone's health from their age. There are a lot of humans in the Halo universe that are much older than their bodily age because they spent years in cryo.
@@ninjabot567 Oh yeah. Yes, don't forget about cryofreeze,
The choice to make the characters in this commercial Hungarian was a really daring but good choice IMO. Firstly, it's interesting. And secondly, it means that the voices of the soldiers won't distract the viewer, unless they know Hungarian.
And third, sort of, it fits with Halo lore; the planet Reach was very culturally Hungarian.
It also shows a united humanity, not just one country. Hungarian recruits, drill instructors, then Welsh music.
I like how it made a series with galactic scale feel grounded and full of individual stories. Like, this could be taking place in any "nation" on any planet because of the severity of the Covenant threat.
The full song was released on the King Arthur Legend of the Sword OST, it was branded with a new name, "The Politics and the Life". Thought yall who still watch this video 8 years later, like myself, would like to know.
1103jbrown I have been looking for this song for years you are the goat
1103jbrown hero
Thank you for the information
Is there an HD version of the one used in this trailer somewhere? I can’t find one.
Thanks dude!
Chills... still get chills after so many years. The show could have been so much more. This trailer was expertly crafted.
Idk why at times it feels like 343 is so allergic to the source material.
I Watched this like 6 times and also realized the main character in this trailer is named Tarkov ;) 0:52
Tbh it wasn't 343's fault the show sucked.
One of the great little details I like is that the Brute that attacks him gets killed b a random piece of debris, not the shots he took at it. It really sell the feeling that he is just a soldier that got lucky, rather than being a killing machine like a Spartan.
I'm impressed the creators of this short used actual Hungarian Special Forces instructors as the drill sergeants in the training portion of this.
Love the ODST helmet. The visor shape is killer.
God I miss everything about this. The hype. The midnight release. Being that young again. But thankfully the memories will always be with me.
SONG INFO
Its name is "Light of Aidan".
The song is an old Welsh folk song which is sung in Gaelic.
The lyrics in Welsh are;
Dweud a ddoi di eto n’ol
Cariad bach er cilio’n ffo
Nid yw’r haf I mi
Ddim ond hirlwm
Er pan gollais ti
which translates into;
Say you will not return
Sweetheart, since you flew away
I have no summer
Only the worst of winter
Since I lost you.
The speech in this trailer is Hungarian.
Thanks!
I got chills.
Grogritark The song is already being sung in Welsh, it's not in Gaelic, nor is the song "Light of Aidan". The song is called "Lament"
Gafflwn Dihenydd O’r fuddugol yn wiriol sydd, Ni fydd neb yn ein drechu, Falch ydy ni I drochu, Traed o flaen I’r Annwn, mewn y gwybodaeth fe godwn ni.
"We cheat death from his rightful victory. No one can defeat us. We are glad to plunge feet-first into Annwn (the welsh underworld) in the knowledge that we will rise."
CogitoErgoSumHaereticus where can u find this song, in this voice, I mean exact same! I've been searching for it!!! Please help!!!
I'd love to tell you if I knew myself! This is the only place I can find it! :(
How does these two minutes have more soul than the entirety of the new halo show
Than the entirety of all modern TV shows.
When games were art and were passion projects and had heart. Now they are plain products
I say this all the time now. Games used to be made as art and companies tried to make the best game. Now games are just made to cater to micro transactions and are sold to us half finished
Lol.
@@EvoroPictures i was thinking about this the other day and its because of the Early Access bs that began all of this
Yes. Totally agree.
I hope you’re not generalizing as every game company, there’s still quite a few out there like Cd project red with cyberpunk and even respawn entertainment is starting to pick it up some
This trailer really makes me want a Halo TV show. Maybe someday…
Here in 2021. This is one of the best stories ever put to screen, and one of the best live action trailers.
100%
Probably thinking
"Why am I using what looks and sounds like a 9mm SMG to fight a 1500lb armored gorilla?"
so 9 feet tall and solid muscle weighs 1500lbs? fuck we humans are screwed
Fuck mate, that's **DENSE**
@Frank Furt
We are talking about the brutes, but in a sarcastic way. Hehe
@Frank Furt you ever play any of the halo games, bud? Brutes are an alien species in the covenant. They're their own thing.
@Frank Furt definitely worth it, great game series 👍
Better than the entirety of the Halo TV series.
Is it really that bad?
@@rerickf yes
@@rerickf Yes it is
@@rerickf yes
Preachhh
“Beware of an old man in a profession where men usually die young.”
- Kevin Lacz, Navy Seal
This commercial blows the whole new Halo show out of the water and its less then 3 mins!!
Over a decade and this still hits.
Like a jackhammer.
Hard as fuck.
The sound of the drop pod entering the battlefield always gives me chills.
I was 13 years old when I played my first Halo and it was this one, I'm already 23 years old and I still don't get bored of playing it in my free time
11 Years later, Its time to DROP again brothers. See you on PC.
Yes brother we are ODST
Get set to drop!
Just beat it, I liked ODST more than Reach somehow.
ill see you on the ground soldier
Finished it for the first time a few months ago. Loved it.
The small detail of fast reaction to the distant explosion the young ODST has at the end really shows how skilled ODSTs are trained in being the best of the best to their names. The mission never stops, they're ready to head into battle whenever!
Gave me chills when the music played louder as they put on their helmets to go to hell together.
the people who disliked this video are members of the covenant
yeah those fucking brutes and long necked old wanks
Or the Spartans who can't stand being 1 upped by mere men.
@@pilentus true
Doomguy liked the video
@@Andrew_Sword this is halo not doom
Soldiers: *Have to keep composure and could become stoic from intense training and war experiences*
Paramount: "Hmmm nah, supersoldiers need feelings suppressors!"
I love all the details in just the transition from him being young to his older self. His breathing, at first quickened and panicked becomes deep, slow and controlled. His hair is cut shorter and more sensibly compared to what looks like the younger soldiers. And whilst they jump at the sound of distant gunfire he turns slowly towards it and prepares for war.
A large scale battlefield style halo game would be amazing
amen
Warzone?
owen west
Yes that is cool, but I'm thinking 64 player and more tactical.
omfg your talking about planetside you noob lol
2LEET 2SLEEP planet side plays nothing like halo
I think This the best trailer for a game ever made !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hands down
the halo 3 : Believe trailer was pretty good too. that one and this one still get me.
So does Halo Reach live action trailer.
So very Yes...the Red carpet trailer for Reach was superb.
I watched this trailer for the first time at a sushi bar with my pops we loved going to.. this commercial came on during an ad break for the broncos game that was on and everyone in the restaurant was dead silent watching this commercial.. you almost couldn’t hear a pin drop.. I was 13 when this trailer came out and is still my favorite video game commercial to this date!! Love ODST man!! Played the campaign like hundreds of times over and never get sick of it!!