Can we just get an animated Halo TV series? This was evidence that it not only could've worked but also allowed the lore to be explored at a very affordable budget.
Easily doing a preston cole Era series in the early covenant war would be great as his fighting on the outer colonies of both insurrectionist and covenant
bro ive thought of that too but the the show developers didnt pick up on that. maybe an infamous ODST or marine battalion fight on battles across the halo galaxy
@@derth9230 the ODST equivalent to the 501st fighting along side a Spartan II lead group of Spartan IIIs would really parallel the Jedi + Padawan aspect too.
"The stories may be generic..." So are the ingredients in cake and pie but you don't call the end product bad when it's made well. Halo doesn't need to be super complex, it just has to be made well and with the tastes of the audience in mind. Not half assed and dismissive in favor of "expanding their audience."
No I completely agree. I'd rather see something be refined, instead of completely reinvented (especially when the reinvention hardly resembles the original). Since each episode is at max around 20 minutes, its hard to pull off anything more than what we got. If we ever get another Halo anthology, I'd like to see fewer episodes and stay with characters longer so that their stories can be even more impactful.
I’ll always stand by the idea that we NEED a band of brothers type of show about marines or odst and have Spartans be a special appearance done by the studio that did prototype..
The plot starts with the odst meeting marines on the way With hints of a or a group of Spartans in the battlefield by the clues of the aftermath of destroyed covenant bases
"Is animation the best route for Halo?" Well I mean given how well the reception was for Halo Legends was I would venture to say absolutely. Oh and let's not forget the stellar work that Blur Studio did on the Halo 2 Anniversary and Halo Wars 2 animated cutscenes. I mean those speak for themselves. I know you kinda made a joke out of it but hilariously and unironically, Odd One Out actually did have a much better version of Chief than the Paramount show did, hahaha XD
also cant forget the fall of reach and mona lisa movies but on the topic i would say the best halo live action would have to be foward unto dawn movie shows a great depiction of my favorite non spartan lasky and also a great cheif depiction and a good spartan depiction for live action in general (i.e brutally efficient mostly silent but sympathetic ) when he fights hunters in that and not what ever we saw in the tv show but i will say it was nice seeing some of the things in the tv show be brought to live action
@@fallencrusader2975 Oh yes. I think that would work well if the quality of the animation is good, the writing is decent, and the music sounds like it fits in the franchise generally.
I love calling "Odd One Out" the "Levity Episode", because in the DVD it hits you with The Duel and Homecoming back to back, so OOO just provided that beautiful break from "ouch, my flippin' soul". Before Prototype follows it and brings you right back to "ouch, my flippin' soul". For twelve years, ever since I first heard it, Ghost's last words have stuck with me through thick and thin. (Spoiler for the line below) "And for one last instant... I'm human again."
I prefer watching it last since it's the only one that's not canon. Plus I love tragic/depressing stories, so doing homecoming and prototype back to back is a given for me.
@@CulturedCrusader I watched it back when I was like, 11, so Homecoming skated just above my head for it to hit as hard as it does now, but I remember Prototype and the Duel were the two that really stuck. I almost cried myself to sleep that night because the Duel made me so sad. I feel like that's something that the new Halo series failed to understand. Halo's about hope, perseverance, and sacrifice. And Prototype especially captures that sentiment perfectly. You have a marine, an absolute survivability write-off in most situations, but he takes the suit to defend his fellow marines that he's responsible for. He's giving them hope, perseveres through a horde of Covenant, and makes the ultimate sacrifice in the end. It just feels so... Halo, to me. Also, completely off topic, that Punisher joke about Cal was phenomenal. Well played, friendo.
I love that Crusader focuses on Ghost's need to "do it all" in spite of the fact that he's only human and not a Spartan, because of how Lord Hood closes the episode, changing Ghost's status to "Missing in Action," just like they did for Spartans. Ghost finally does what he set out to do, and he's enshrined with the Spartans for it.
Well tecnically there was some spartan presence in prototype this being the hrunting/yggdrasil MarkI power armor or the Mjolnir mark I protype of the armor spartans wear which was reacondosioned to make a regular marine fight like a spartan.
Man, I never get tired of finding more people that share my love of halo legends and actually just.... get it. Hell yes we need more halo anime, especially now that anime is more mainstream and profitable. Besides, after what we've gotten in the past few years, it honestly can't be any worse to at least try and see what we get. And yes I am willing to tempt fate like that; Halo Legends is just that good.
9:14 Fun Fact: Johnson in Halo Wars 2 has a variant of the Prototype armor. The HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark I [J] and, while some of the leaders may not be canon, the units showcased in Halo Wars 2 are canon so there exists a variant of this armor, however we have yet to see more of it. Also, I kind of want to see the Mega Bloks Cyclops Variants get some love in canon.
The Babysitter and Homecoming are perfect with how they show the strengths, weaknesses, and humanity of the Spartans. Take notes paramount! This is how you write Spartans!
I watched this as a young teenager, maybe even kid, idk it was a long time ago. I've since rewatched some of the episodes because it left an impression on me. All the dope action, tragic moments of futility and the Arbiter soloing an army are what stuck in my mind. 1337's low squat he takes hyping himself up, Ghost fucking liquefying that Hunter, Fred drawing his knife, "Let's sprint this," etc, etc. There are just so many moments I feel nostalgia for. It's just a cool little series that captures what I love about halo. It's a shame 343 has lost sight of what made the series so great.
I remember Origins would always make me lose a tear simply because of the sound track and the nostalgia that it made me feel. I always go back to it every now and then.
As a halo fan it was my wet dream watching the chief wrecking stuff on a covie ship, and the energy sword duel was so cool, it was awesome back then and still is
@@CulturedCrusader Oh one thing most of halo legends is canon but not the 1313 episode you know the one with the 1337 spartan that's the only episode that's not canon. Officialy confirmed.
@@CulturedCrusader for me him showing his face and looking like just an average guy was the only redeeming part of the whole show. It’s like the writers never played any of the games or read any of lore at all.
The prototype ending is even more hard hitting when you find out what the name of the frigate was that his men were evacuated on and what happened to it not long after.
The babysitter, Prototype and homecoming were my favorite episodes….I really wish they made a full series because they captured humanities struggle so well
Ever since I first watched it as a kid, I've loved this movie with ever fiber of my soul. This show represents every good thing in the Halo universe and then some. From tragedy and horror, to the brief respites between the battlefield and the the lives the people were defending back home, this show provides a peer into the lives of the Sangheili, Forerunners, and Humans. The tragedy of loss and sacrifice is rampant throughout the runtime and bring an air of sorrow as well as a sense of agency for the warriors that were still fighting. While two of the episodes broke from this concept, they were necessary to allow the viewer a bitter and sorrow experience and to lighten the mood. Very few things in Halo can masterfully tell the stories this one has in such interesting ways. Please, Microsoft, make things like this a standard.
I remember watching this when I was like 8 (I'm 14 now) but the duel was probably my favorite episode because of how obsessed I was with the elites. Can 100% guarantee Halo:Legends is infinitely better than the live action tv show seeing as the directors were woke feminists who literally refused to study or even play the games.
I first played Halo when I was about 8. It's been a decade, and I've been in love with the Elites that entire time. It's a more mature love now, but kid me definitely only liked them cos they looked cool It was a nice treat, growing up, to learn that they actually were as awesome as I pictured
i really hope to get some more halo anime this show is what really introduced me to the lore and playing the old bungi halo games it always sorta gave me a sci-fi anime vibe
I would love to see a official Halo Anime done in the prototype artstyle set at the start of the Human covanant war from the average marine squads perspective.
@@CulturedCrusader I think they could as long as they keep the paramount crew away, they done a good job building up how unstoppable Spartans are, now just imagen if they stuck to that with a Spartan being a main antagonist through a large portion of the show instead of being viewed as the hero. That would be a compelling premise at least for me as these average joe people have to take on a Spartan, kinda like the whole if Superman turned evil thing.
Babysitter: really is a good reminder that regardless of the saying "Spartans never die, they're just missing in action" at the end of the day they are still human. Rest. In. Peace. Cal The Duel: just shows why the Swords of Sanhelihos were formed to put an end to the Covenant. The Package: I really love this one due to the fast paced action and makes me wish that John and Locke fought eachother with energy swords. Origins: This one made me understand the Halo lore even before I got my first Halo game(Halo 5 sorry not sorry) and did some great foreshadowing for both Cortana going rampit in Halo 4 and her bringing up the whole war thing shows one of the reasons she goes rogue in Halo 5. Homecoming: Rest in Peace Daisy. Also this is why I hate Halsey to the point where I was grinning ear to ear in the scene where Master Cheeks almost kills her in Paramount Halo episode 6. Prototype:... 😭 The odd one out: Next time on Halo Ball Z Conclusion: this was the first Halo content I have experienced that got me into the franchise the second being RvB if that counts. And even as a Halo fan who likes the Paramount Halo Series I agree this is a better Halo series.
As bad as Halsey was. I still believe what she did was right. Was it morally right? Absolutely not. Was it nessacary for humanity's survival? Yes. I'm with it. I see your point of view though.
Understandable. RvB was kickass. And funny. The one thing I wish I could see referenced in a lot of Machinimas would be the opening of “you ever wonder why we’re here?” But then the joke would get stale. Still, it’s pretty funny if it would get referenced. And to pair, yes, this was awesome. Halo Legends just is Halo but an animated and cooler form. Which is why we can tell our kids this was the Halo TV show and not this bullcrap.
@@keithedwards499 You also need to keep in mind that Halsey didn't actual make the Spartan II's to fight the Covenant, they were made to fight the Insurrection, other humans. So it's less that her actions are justified because they were to save humanity and more that they saved humanity despite the original purpose of the Spartan II's. Hating her is 100% justified and if anything is how most people who go deep into the lore feel seeing as if you really look at her as a character she's kinda insane. But I do get what you mean by it was necessary just not for what she intended them for and now she mostly just uses the whole "my Spartans saved humanity" as a way to justify what she did, she even tried this in the opening of Halo 4 when being interrogated.
The fact we could saw Kelly runing faster than plasma bullets & Fred single handlely SOLOING 2 HIGH RANK ZEALOTS is everything I always wanted to see 💜
I love Halo Legends, even the odd one ep! I think the fact that every episode is different to each other make it really special. I also have the DVD!... somewhere.
Man algorithm blessed this man I love Halo Legends, it is the pinnacle HALO show, it builds on the world that I was too young to understand when it came out. I loved it all but Babysitter, The Package, and Prototype where my favorites for sure Im glad someone touched on this series entry point in 2022
I might have to rewatch forward unto dawn. I remember enjoying it the first time I saw it, but I wonder if it still holds up. I can believe its better than the Halo TV show but thats not saying much
Prototype is one of my favorite pieces of Halo media in general. Its so well done, and as you said, shows some of what the average person in the Halo universe would feel like and of course, how unforgiving war is.
The babysitter is always gonna be my favorite. I love the fact they brought Dutch in from ODST, and the squad lead, Cortez, is a really cool character. Really hope Cortez and O’Brien survived the full war.
The Package was weird. All members of the covenant have green blood, which is at odds with the games since none of their blood is green. And Halsey's age is unnaturally young at its point in the timeline.
Halo was born with anime in its DNA which is why everything translates so well over to anime, from the stories to the soundtrack to the graphics. Look at the concept art for the Halo CE and it just screams 90s anime. I'm pretty sure the artists at Bungie at the drew inspiration from anime and were fans of it as well.
God I loved this series as an kid The Babysitter, Homecoming and The Prototype especially cause the fact we followed the stories of soldiers in the halo universe especially the Babysitter Being the ODST's who don't mix well with Spartans (due to Spartans being super soldiers and the incident that lead to the death/disablement of multiple ODST's leaving the ODST's rather resentful) having to work together to assassinate a prophet and how in the end they come to respect Spartans as they realize that underneath those suits and the augments that they're not these humanlike machines... They're still just humans just like they themselves are
I *love* Halo Legends and wish we had gotten anything like that over the TV series. My absolute favorite has gotta be Prototype for sure though! All around a wonderful video essay and loved ever bit of it. Keep up the good work, just subbed!
It’s difficult to do Spartans properly with Live Action. ODST’s and Marines on the other hand: That’s what the live action series should have focused on. Just imagine going through the entire series following a group of ODST’s, and somewhere towards the end throw in a Spartan Cameo just to display the sheer power difference. Fuck it: That’s how Spartans should’ve been introduced; Marines faced against a Scarab, when all seems lost the scarab begins counting down and then explodes in a hail of glory: Walking out of the rubble is the man himself: Spartan 1337.
1337 is definently my favorite episode from this series, I understand that it is the least impactful episode but I love it *" I'm one heck of a mama myself "* - spartan 1337
I rewatch this a LOT. It really takes me back to when I adored the Halo lore. Love every episode (except the package), but if I had to pick a favourite it's prototype
Legends was a random DVD on the shelf when I was home sick from school in fifth grade, it’s what got me into games that my brother was playing and brought us together through halo 3 split screen. If they made more anime type stuff I would buy it so fast
I... Have watched Halo Legends so many damn times. I loved this anthology- I used to watch it quite often on NETFLIX lol My favorites have always been 'The Duel', 'Odd One Out', and I can never decide if I like 'The Prototype' or 'The Babysitter' more, but they'd be in the same spot whichever way.
Ahh, Sacred Icon Suite II. One of my favorites. Also, the menu music for Halo Legneds (whether it was a slightly modified rendition of Never Forget or Unforgotten) was perfect I swear I spent several minutes listening to it loop over a couple times that’s how good it was. Great video!👌🏻👍🏻💪🏻
Tbh Halo Legends made me so confused when I was a child, I thought someone had mixed up all the cds into one, because legit every episode looked so different. But I remember loving the anime version, it was awesome seeing a spartan operating a mech just firing a minigun upon those foolish heretics!
I will admit, I loved watching Halo Legends so much as a kid that when I saw the Daisy charm in infinite I caved and bought it solely because of nostalgia.
Honestly an anime style show would really work for Halo, especially how in halo legends they cared about pleasing the fans unlike a certain TV show. That and figure it would be easier for the covenant then using cgi with actors
I remember getting my parents to allow me to watch this, as they were highly protective of me regarding TV, movies and video games (I couldn't play Halo until I was at least 14 or 15 iirc). Has since become one of my favourite movies of all time. Of all the episodes in the movie, I think my favourite was actually "Homecoming", largely due to the fact that it deals with a Spartan's realization of the ugly truth that is the SPARTAN Program. It also introduced me to "Under Cover of Night", arguably one of the best songs from the original game (which I now have had the pleasure of playing in its entirety thanks to MCC) and in my opinion, one of the best songs in general from the franchise. If I had to pick a second and third favourite, it would be "Prototype" and "Odd One Out", respectively.
The rivalry is actually because an ODST commander ordered 6 ODST elite troopers to attack John 117 before he got the Mjulnir armor and cheif killed 4 and severely crippled the other 2. It was immediately after his augmentation so he had no control training with the augmented strength. Despite knowing the details, the ODSTs still hold that grudge, but also the Spartans took their spot light, the ODSTs were rhe top dog and now some of their best were beaten to death by a 13 year old.
I loved origins 2 when the whole galaxy unites against the flood amd there is a hybrid human covenant fleet in orbit apon a flood world that was bad ass
The package was the only one I didn't care too much for, but all the others will be forever engraved into my mind, especially Prototype, "Why can't you just be human", gives me goosebumps everytime
Halo legends got me into halo back in the early 2010th even though I still haven't played the games the music was the reason and I believe I still have the DVD or I lost it both the music and the series made me cry a lot, I didn't understand the lore back then but now I finally understand halo's lore truly a legendary series.
I got this as a present one year from a family member who knew I liked halo and I thought how did this find this obscure knockoff anime. Little did I know I’d rewatch it a 100 times and they’d never make a sequel to it.
I want more animations, the writers who said they are making this for the fans should have been the writers for the tv show, they understand halo, I actually didn’t know for the longest time that buck was O’Brien in legend, I remember watching this as a kid and loving it
Those two random spartans in the package are supposed to be Solomon 069 and Arthur 079 they only appeared in like 1 book but cool to see some book spartans
I never looked into it, but you could 100% feel the same vibes between Origins and The Second Rennaissance. Decades after watching the latter, it's still a fun watch.
Stumbled across this vid, watched it through; your internet handle is very accurate. Well done. Also, the 'Warthog song' you used from RVB was a nice touch, though the actual name is apparently 'Polkas y Huapangos - Los Dos Laredos'.
Can we just get an animated Halo TV series? This was evidence that it not only could've worked but also allowed the lore to be explored at a very affordable budget.
I'm still waiting for the Lego Halo game
@@CulturedCrusader I think there was supposed to be a MegaBlocks Halo game but it got scrapped.
Games workshop makes animations with 'affordable budgets'
Take the microtransaction money n create a masterpiece of an animatied series
@@urm8matt156 pretty sure that's what he's referring to as a joke. tbh would've definitely bought that if it came out
@@CulturedCrusader the Lego halo game would be dope. Just give us the Red vs Blue cast for Lego Halo
I’ve always wanted a Clone Wars style Halo series. I feel like it’d work wonders to flesh out the story.
That’s actually a really good idea!
Easily doing a preston cole Era series in the early covenant war would be great as his fighting on the outer colonies of both insurrectionist and covenant
bro ive thought of that too but the the show developers didnt pick up on that. maybe an infamous ODST or marine battalion fight on battles across the halo galaxy
@@derth9230 the ODST equivalent to the 501st fighting along side a Spartan II lead group of Spartan IIIs would really parallel the Jedi + Padawan aspect too.
@@einar_476 yep i know. perhaps we will get to see some sections of the suicide missions of Spartan IIIs
"The stories may be generic..."
So are the ingredients in cake and pie but you don't call the end product bad when it's made well.
Halo doesn't need to be super complex, it just has to be made well and with the tastes of the audience in mind. Not half assed and dismissive in favor of "expanding their audience."
No I completely agree. I'd rather see something be refined, instead of completely reinvented (especially when the reinvention hardly resembles the original). Since each episode is at max around 20 minutes, its hard to pull off anything more than what we got. If we ever get another Halo anthology, I'd like to see fewer episodes and stay with characters longer so that their stories can be even more impactful.
The simplest stories are the best ones.
Saving private Ryan
Star wars
12 angry men
Top Gun
The Thing
And countless others
Exactly! I hate the new halo show because it is halo in name and name alone
I’ll always stand by the idea that we NEED a band of brothers type of show about marines or odst and have Spartans be a special appearance done by the studio that did prototype..
itd be cool kinda like a band fo brothers halo odast series
The plot starts with the odst meeting marines on the way
With hints of a or a group of Spartans in the battlefield by the clues of the aftermath of destroyed covenant bases
The halo show should’ve been that
"Is animation the best route for Halo?" Well I mean given how well the reception was for Halo Legends was I would venture to say absolutely. Oh and let's not forget the stellar work that Blur Studio did on the Halo 2 Anniversary and Halo Wars 2 animated cutscenes. I mean those speak for themselves.
I know you kinda made a joke out of it but hilariously and unironically, Odd One Out actually did have a much better version of Chief than the Paramount show did, hahaha XD
Master cheeks would get clapped by 1337
1337 is a legend. He's such a fun character.
also cant forget the fall of reach and mona lisa movies but on the topic i would say the best halo live action would have to be foward unto dawn movie shows a great depiction of my favorite non spartan lasky and also a great cheif depiction and a good spartan depiction for live action in general (i.e brutally efficient mostly silent but sympathetic ) when he fights hunters in that and not what ever we saw in the tv show but i will say it was nice seeing some of the things in the tv show be brought to live action
I LOVE anime, but I believe a clone wars style of animation would be perfect for Halo
@@fallencrusader2975 Oh yes. I think that would work well if the quality of the animation is good, the writing is decent, and the music sounds like it fits in the franchise generally.
I love calling "Odd One Out" the "Levity Episode", because in the DVD it hits you with The Duel and Homecoming back to back, so OOO just provided that beautiful break from "ouch, my flippin' soul". Before Prototype follows it and brings you right back to "ouch, my flippin' soul". For twelve years, ever since I first heard it, Ghost's last words have stuck with me through thick and thin.
(Spoiler for the line below)
"And for one last instant... I'm human again."
I prefer watching it last since it's the only one that's not canon. Plus I love tragic/depressing stories, so doing homecoming and prototype back to back is a given for me.
@@CulturedCrusader I watched it back when I was like, 11, so Homecoming skated just above my head for it to hit as hard as it does now, but I remember Prototype and the Duel were the two that really stuck. I almost cried myself to sleep that night because the Duel made me so sad.
I feel like that's something that the new Halo series failed to understand. Halo's about hope, perseverance, and sacrifice. And Prototype especially captures that sentiment perfectly. You have a marine, an absolute survivability write-off in most situations, but he takes the suit to defend his fellow marines that he's responsible for. He's giving them hope, perseveres through a horde of Covenant, and makes the ultimate sacrifice in the end. It just feels so... Halo, to me.
Also, completely off topic, that Punisher joke about Cal was phenomenal. Well played, friendo.
@@thunderspear2251 couldn't have said it better myself.
I love that Crusader focuses on Ghost's need to "do it all" in spite of the fact that he's only human and not a Spartan, because of how Lord Hood closes the episode, changing Ghost's status to "Missing in Action," just like they did for Spartans.
Ghost finally does what he set out to do, and he's enshrined with the Spartans for it.
Basically a comedic interlude.
Halo legends was a good show. Wish it was not removed from Netflix when it was in there :(
That's why we do a little sailing on the seven seas
I got dvd of it from a goodwill 😂
@@CulturedCrusader do we do a little trolling here?
@@alexanderschoenbrunn6696 always
It wasn't because I have it now aaand I don't like it
Prototype was my favorite... I feel it capsulated everything Halo perfectly..and they didn't even need a Spartan to do it.
Well tecnically there was some spartan presence in prototype this being the hrunting/yggdrasil MarkI power armor or the Mjolnir mark I protype of the armor spartans wear which was reacondosioned to make a regular marine fight like a spartan.
Plus the prototype armor is in Minecraft so that also adds to it being the best episode.
Man, I never get tired of finding more people that share my love of halo legends and actually just.... get it. Hell yes we need more halo anime, especially now that anime is more mainstream and profitable. Besides, after what we've gotten in the past few years, it honestly can't be any worse to at least try and see what we get. And yes I am willing to tempt fate like that; Halo Legends is just that good.
Any halo anime will be better than the tv show bro.
@@poopyfartboi a 5 second clip from a teaser trailer for a halo anime is better than the tv show bro.
9:14 Fun Fact: Johnson in Halo Wars 2 has a variant of the Prototype armor. The HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark I [J] and, while some of the leaders may not be canon, the units showcased in Halo Wars 2 are canon so there exists a variant of this armor, however we have yet to see more of it. Also, I kind of want to see the Mega Bloks Cyclops Variants get some love in canon.
Halo was all about humanity's struggle against insurmountable odds and the episode prototype perfectly encapsulates it.
The Babysitter and Homecoming are perfect with how they show the strengths, weaknesses, and humanity of the Spartans. Take notes paramount! This is how you write Spartans!
I watched this as a young teenager, maybe even kid, idk it was a long time ago. I've since rewatched some of the episodes because it left an impression on me. All the dope action, tragic moments of futility and the Arbiter soloing an army are what stuck in my mind. 1337's low squat he takes hyping himself up, Ghost fucking liquefying that Hunter, Fred drawing his knife, "Let's sprint this," etc, etc. There are just so many moments I feel nostalgia for.
It's just a cool little series that captures what I love about halo. It's a shame 343 has lost sight of what made the series so great.
343 cannot be incompetent, we have to start attributing malicious intent now, they want to ruin it
I remember Origins would always make me lose a tear simply because of the sound track and the nostalgia that it made me feel. I always go back to it every now and then.
Fun Fact: Daisy had a charm in a form of a Teddy Bear that she cherished. This very same Charm can be bought in Halo Infinite for your Armor. 8:02
The cgi in the package was my favorite!! That was so fun to watch.
As a halo fan it was my wet dream watching the chief wrecking stuff on a covie ship, and the energy sword duel was so cool, it was awesome back then and still is
I always liked the style of it and the combat is epic
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Didn't actually watch the show, but I saw the reviews of the Halo TV series. I think this one quote basically sums everything up.
It started off decent enough (even though MC showed his face in ep 1) but by the end you'd be forgiven for not realizing it's a Halo show.
@@CulturedCrusader Oh one thing most of halo legends is canon but not the 1313 episode you know the one with the 1337 spartan that's the only episode that's not canon. Officialy confirmed.
@@CulturedCrusader for me him showing his face and looking like just an average guy was the only redeeming part of the whole show. It’s like the writers never played any of the games or read any of lore at all.
@@CulturedCrusader really? I stopped after the first episode and that was supposed to be the decent part? ^^
The prototype ending is even more hard hitting when you find out what the name of the frigate was that his men were evacuated on and what happened to it not long after.
Don't leave us hanging!
I'm pretty sure that short was a while after the prototype
@@Kenny-xx7je it was right after they evacuated them.
The babysitter, Prototype and homecoming were my favorite episodes….I really wish they made a full series because they captured humanities struggle so well
When you have a good thing, and you want to make it into a better thing, turn it into an anime. Works every time.
Ever since I first watched it as a kid, I've loved this movie with ever fiber of my soul. This show represents every good thing in the Halo universe and then some. From tragedy and horror, to the brief respites between the battlefield and the the lives the people were defending back home, this show provides a peer into the lives of the Sangheili, Forerunners, and Humans. The tragedy of loss and sacrifice is rampant throughout the runtime and bring an air of sorrow as well as a sense of agency for the warriors that were still fighting. While two of the episodes broke from this concept, they were necessary to allow the viewer a bitter and sorrow experience and to lighten the mood.
Very few things in Halo can masterfully tell the stories this one has in such interesting ways.
Please, Microsoft, make things like this a standard.
It's sad not enough people talk about Legends. This really deserves a sequel
I remember watching this when I was like 8 (I'm 14 now) but the duel was probably my favorite episode because of how obsessed I was with the elites. Can 100% guarantee Halo:Legends is infinitely better than the live action tv show seeing as the directors were woke feminists who literally refused to study or even play the games.
I first played Halo when I was about 8. It's been a decade, and I've been in love with the Elites that entire time. It's a more mature love now, but kid me definitely only liked them cos they looked cool
It was a nice treat, growing up, to learn that they actually were as awesome as I pictured
IMMENSELY BASED everything woke turns to shite
i really hope to get some more halo anime this show is what really introduced me to the lore and playing the old bungi halo games it always sorta gave me a sci-fi anime vibe
I would love to see a official Halo Anime done in the prototype artstyle set at the start of the Human covanant war from the average marine squads perspective.
Modern Halo desperately needs to show more love to marines and odsts
Or even something from the insurrectionists perspective.
@@margotpreston The Halo TV show makes me think they can't do a good insurrectionist story
@@CulturedCrusader I think they could as long as they keep the paramount crew away, they done a good job building up how unstoppable Spartans are, now just imagen if they stuck to that with a Spartan being a main antagonist through a large portion of the show instead of being viewed as the hero. That would be a compelling premise at least for me as these average joe people have to take on a Spartan, kinda like the whole if Superman turned evil thing.
I love how the prototype suit was an older version of what would become the mjolnir armour and was the the basis for the mantis mech
Ghost receiving the "missing in action" at the end brought me to tears for reasons I still can't explain
Babysitter: really is a good reminder that regardless of the saying "Spartans never die, they're just missing in action" at the end of the day they are still human. Rest. In. Peace. Cal
The Duel: just shows why the Swords of Sanhelihos were formed to put an end to the Covenant.
The Package: I really love this one due to the fast paced action and makes me wish that John and Locke fought eachother with energy swords.
Origins: This one made me understand the Halo lore even before I got my first Halo game(Halo 5 sorry not sorry) and did some great foreshadowing for both Cortana going rampit in Halo 4 and her bringing up the whole war thing shows one of the reasons she goes rogue in Halo 5.
Homecoming: Rest in Peace Daisy. Also this is why I hate Halsey to the point where I was grinning ear to ear in the scene where Master Cheeks almost kills her in Paramount Halo episode 6.
Prototype:... 😭
The odd one out: Next time on Halo Ball Z
Conclusion: this was the first Halo content I have experienced that got me into the franchise the second being RvB if that counts. And even as a Halo fan who likes the Paramount Halo Series I agree this is a better Halo series.
As bad as Halsey was. I still believe what she did was right. Was it morally right? Absolutely not. Was it nessacary for humanity's survival? Yes. I'm with it. I see your point of view though.
Understandable. RvB was kickass. And funny.
The one thing I wish I could see referenced in a lot of Machinimas would be the opening of “you ever wonder why we’re here?” But then the joke would get stale.
Still, it’s pretty funny if it would get referenced.
And to pair, yes, this was awesome. Halo Legends just is Halo but an animated and cooler form. Which is why we can tell our kids this was the Halo TV show and not this bullcrap.
Dr Halsey isn't even the worst person in the Spartan Program. Admiral Parangosky and Franklin Mendez are even worse in what they did.
Duel* as in fight.
@@keithedwards499 You also need to keep in mind that Halsey didn't actual make the Spartan II's to fight the Covenant, they were made to fight the Insurrection, other humans. So it's less that her actions are justified because they were to save humanity and more that they saved humanity despite the original purpose of the Spartan II's. Hating her is 100% justified and if anything is how most people who go deep into the lore feel seeing as if you really look at her as a character she's kinda insane. But I do get what you mean by it was necessary just not for what she intended them for and now she mostly just uses the whole "my Spartans saved humanity" as a way to justify what she did, she even tried this in the opening of Halo 4 when being interrogated.
Chills, literal chills. I knew I had to sub when you put respect on Monty’s name
The fact we could saw Kelly runing faster than plasma bullets & Fred single handlely SOLOING 2 HIGH RANK ZEALOTS is everything I always wanted to see 💜
I love Halo Legends, even the odd one ep! I think the fact that every episode is different to each other make it really special.
I also have the DVD!... somewhere.
Man algorithm blessed this man
I love Halo Legends, it is the pinnacle HALO show, it builds on the world that I was too young to understand when it came out.
I loved it all but Babysitter, The Package, and Prototype where my favorites for sure
Im glad someone touched on this series entry point in 2022
Prototype hands down is my favourite, it’s got the nice touch of sadness, being a badass, and having a great ending. 10/10.
This combination of modernized memes and 2009 halo shows really amuses me, Thanks
I remember watching this and forward unto dawn by far the best pieces of visual media I've seen so far about halo
I might have to rewatch forward unto dawn. I remember enjoying it the first time I saw it, but I wonder if it still holds up. I can believe its better than the Halo TV show but thats not saying much
I thought I was the only one who loved this. Prototype and Homecoming are my faves, but I enjoyed all of them!
An excellent summary of Halo Legends. Thanks for giving this series the attention it deserves.
This series introduced one my favorite characters "Ghost" i like the suit he use almost makes him a spartan
Prototype is one of my favorite pieces of Halo media in general. Its so well done, and as you said, shows some of what the average person in the Halo universe would feel like and of course, how unforgiving war is.
The babysitter is always gonna be my favorite. I love the fact they brought Dutch in from ODST, and the squad lead, Cortez, is a really cool character.
Really hope Cortez and O’Brien survived the full war.
Fun fact: Odd one out is about the Halo 3 play tester who used Spartan 1337 as his name in the credits.
The Package was weird. All members of the covenant have green blood, which is at odds with the games since none of their blood is green. And Halsey's age is unnaturally young at its point in the timeline.
She also looked ugly AF
And I doubt she’d even look like how she does in a few years.
Yeesh
That amv with three days grace featuring homecoming and prototype clips gave me a shock of nostalgia.
That "Leave Room for the Holy Spirit" diagram had me on the floor. That is exactly how I had to learn to dance for my proms.
We literally had priests at my prom doing patrols lol
@@CulturedCrusader yikes
My favorite part about prototype is that ghost isn't declared dead. He's declared missing in action, just like a Spartan.
Halo was born with anime in its DNA which is why everything translates so well over to anime, from the stories to the soundtrack to the graphics. Look at the concept art for the Halo CE and it just screams 90s anime. I'm pretty sure the artists at Bungie at the drew inspiration from anime and were fans of it as well.
I'm happy to see someone make it into the algorithm with a quality video. Earned my sub homie.
9:30 "WHAT THE HELL IS THAT MUSIC?!"
- Church
(Oh, the memories that song gives me.)
I really appreciated the Monty Oum mention, he was my greatest inspiration for animation.
I loved this series. I still wonder why the writers for at least the babysitter never came to work on the halo tv series
Had the DVD for this since day 1, loved it ever since
God I loved this series as an kid The Babysitter, Homecoming and The Prototype especially cause the fact we followed the stories of soldiers in the halo universe especially the Babysitter Being the ODST's who don't mix well with Spartans (due to Spartans being super soldiers and the incident that lead to the death/disablement of multiple ODST's leaving the ODST's rather resentful) having to work together to assassinate a prophet and how in the end they come to respect Spartans as they realize that underneath those suits and the augments that they're not these humanlike machines... They're still just humans just like they themselves are
I *love* Halo Legends and wish we had gotten anything like that over the TV series. My absolute favorite has gotta be Prototype for sure though! All around a wonderful video essay and loved ever bit of it. Keep up the good work, just subbed!
2:23 I love how he put both Black Ops 2's FAL and Girls' Frontline's FAL Doll in this part.
Prototype is the best, my goodness it hit me in the feels. Hit cry when the girl died even in silence spoke volumes.
It’s difficult to do Spartans properly with Live Action. ODST’s and Marines on the other hand: That’s what the live action series should have focused on. Just imagine going through the entire series following a group of ODST’s, and somewhere towards the end throw in a Spartan Cameo just to display the sheer power difference.
Fuck it: That’s how Spartans should’ve been introduced; Marines faced against a Scarab, when all seems lost the scarab begins counting down and then explodes in a hail of glory: Walking out of the rubble is the man himself: Spartan 1337.
I thought when i saw the 1st episode that they really missed out on the chance of making this a clone wars type show from both perspectives
1337 is definently my favorite episode from this series, I understand that it is the least impactful episode but I love it
*" I'm one heck of a mama myself "* - spartan 1337
Absolutely cultured Halo Anime Enjoyer
I have seen halo legends and I have to say it was so amazing and I want to hear more of these stories (343 please make another halo anime)
I rewatch this a LOT. It really takes me back to when I adored the Halo lore. Love every episode (except the package), but if I had to pick a favourite it's prototype
Legends was a random DVD on the shelf when I was home sick from school in fifth grade, it’s what got me into games that my brother was playing and brought us together through halo 3 split screen. If they made more anime type stuff I would buy it so fast
Lmfao, nice touch with the music on the odd one out part!
I... Have watched Halo Legends so many damn times. I loved this anthology- I used to watch it quite often on NETFLIX lol
My favorites have always been 'The Duel', 'Odd One Out', and I can never decide if I like 'The Prototype' or 'The Babysitter' more, but they'd be in the same spot whichever way.
It was an incredible anthology.
damn i WISH we'd have an animated halo series :(
This is the only Halo show I remember. This shit was bomb each and every episode was such a damn good time.
Thx for the reminder! This was epic bunch of OVAs. Let's hope it will have S2 just like SW Visions!
Ahh, Sacred Icon Suite II. One of my favorites. Also, the menu music for Halo Legneds (whether it was a slightly modified rendition of Never Forget or Unforgotten) was perfect I swear I spent several minutes listening to it loop over a couple times that’s how good it was. Great video!👌🏻👍🏻💪🏻
You said it man!
Tbh Halo Legends made me so confused when I was a child, I thought someone had mixed up all the cds into one, because legit every episode looked so different. But I remember loving the anime version, it was awesome seeing a spartan operating a mech just firing a minigun upon those foolish heretics!
I will admit, I loved watching Halo Legends so much as a kid that when I saw the Daisy charm in infinite I caved and bought it solely because of nostalgia.
Honestly an anime style show would really work for Halo, especially how in halo legends they cared about pleasing the fans unlike a certain TV show. That and figure it would be easier for the covenant then using cgi with actors
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- fellow Halo Legends enthusiast and currently sad Halo fan
I remember getting my parents to allow me to watch this, as they were highly protective of me regarding TV, movies and video games (I couldn't play Halo until I was at least 14 or 15 iirc). Has since become one of my favourite movies of all time. Of all the episodes in the movie, I think my favourite was actually "Homecoming", largely due to the fact that it deals with a Spartan's realization of the ugly truth that is the SPARTAN Program. It also introduced me to "Under Cover of Night", arguably one of the best songs from the original game (which I now have had the pleasure of playing in its entirety thanks to MCC) and in my opinion, one of the best songs in general from the franchise.
If I had to pick a second and third favourite, it would be "Prototype" and "Odd One Out", respectively.
Home coming is my all time favorite halo thing
Also the OG starship trooper inspiration of the Prototype armor, chef's kiss.
You're a legend for reminding me this lost gem
And you're a legend for watching my vid
The rivalry is actually because an ODST commander ordered 6 ODST elite troopers to attack John 117 before he got the Mjulnir armor and cheif killed 4 and severely crippled the other 2. It was immediately after his augmentation so he had no control training with the augmented strength. Despite knowing the details, the ODSTs still hold that grudge, but also the Spartans took their spot light, the ODSTs were rhe top dog and now some of their best were beaten to death by a 13 year old.
I loved origins 2 when the whole galaxy unites against the flood amd there is a hybrid human covenant fleet in orbit apon a flood world that was bad ass
Halo being an animation is probably the best alternative to live action.
The package was the only one I didn't care too much for, but all the others will be forever engraved into my mind, especially Prototype, "Why can't you just be human", gives me goosebumps everytime
and the best part about this series is that, its actually canon to the lore.
Halo legends got me into halo back in the early 2010th even though I still haven't played the games the music was the reason and I believe I still have the DVD or I lost it both the music and the series made me cry a lot, I didn't understand the lore back then but now I finally understand halo's lore truly a legendary series.
First time seeing this video pop up in my feed but I'll say this halo legend is so under rated
I first found halo legends while looking through the dvd section of a library and I couldn’t stop watching it
Bwhahaha! That Origins joke made my day! xD
Btw your voice at that part reminded me so much of Garrus Vakarian, which only added to the delivery!! xD
There is no better compliment than being compared to Garrus Vakarian
Odd One Out gave us another thing that has somehow stuck with me more than anything else.
"I'm something of a mama myself!"
I got this as a present one year from a family member who knew I liked halo and I thought how did this find this obscure knockoff anime. Little did I know I’d rewatch it a 100 times and they’d never make a sequel to it.
Paramount: "What?! An actual good Halo adaptation wothout *SEGS* ?! Impossible!"
I want more animations, the writers who said they are making this for the fans should have been the writers for the tv show, they understand halo, I actually didn’t know for the longest time that buck was O’Brien in legend, I remember watching this as a kid and loving it
9:24 Memories
Those two random spartans in the package are supposed to be Solomon 069 and Arthur 079 they only appeared in like 1 book but cool to see some book spartans
Finally! Someone gives Halo Legends the love it deserves. 👏 Not even Halo Canon.
For these halo animes… I have nothing bad to say really. I enjoyed them all in their own aspect. Mad respect. Thanks for the vid my dood
Origins I and II, and Prototype are my favorites.
And the Halo 4 Forward Unto Dawn movie.
Keep this type of quality content up and you'll grow into a massive channel. Subbed, looking forward to your growth.
I never looked into it, but you could 100% feel the same vibes between Origins and The Second Rennaissance. Decades after watching the latter, it's still a fun watch.
the music was spot on and my favorite of the franchise. my favorite part is when sacred icon ii is played either at the end of origins 1 or 2.
Stumbled across this vid, watched it through; your internet handle is very accurate. Well done. Also, the 'Warthog song' you used from RVB was a nice touch, though the actual name is apparently 'Polkas y Huapangos - Los Dos Laredos'.
Glad you didn't delve too far into the emotional beats of each episode but tbh there was nothing stopping you about mentioning "Be Human"
Halo legends sits inside a case that says “break in case of franchise emergency”
It always reminds me of why I like the halo universe