Why the Arbiter was never infected by the Flood

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  • @HiddenXperia
    @HiddenXperia  5 лет назад +1454

    Hope you guys enjoy and this answers any questions you had regarding ol' Arby! Next time we're gonna pit the ever consuming Flood against the T-Virus AND G-Virus from Resident Evil to see which sci-fi Zombie comes out on top :D Make your predictions now!

    • @swellcartoona8207
      @swellcartoona8207 5 лет назад +4

      HiddenXperia but is he really not infected or is he infected

    • @thearbiter3351
      @thearbiter3351 5 лет назад +6

      I love it, so much lore

    • @nicholashouse207
      @nicholashouse207 5 лет назад +29

      HiddenXperia. Could it be possible that the Gravemind choose not to infect the Arbiter because he knew he would need him later? Just like he needed Chief. I know the fact that the flood are obviously trying to kill him throughout the game kinda hurts this idea. But they still fought Chief as well.

    • @juansnow5897
      @juansnow5897 5 лет назад +16

      could be the same reason air didn't set his shield off. just that small it doesn't trigger the shield because their isn't a mass force hitting it and the shield acts like a filter, cleansing everything before its breathed in. just something i thought made sense.

    • @Jedi_Spartan
      @Jedi_Spartan 5 лет назад +5

      @HiddenXperia did the Arbiter suffer from Gravemind moments in Halo 3 just in a different way to Chief?

  • @mcdwarfcelot6555
    @mcdwarfcelot6555 4 года назад +3152

    Flood: tries to infect Arbiter
    Arbiter: Were it so easy.

    • @BLOrtega
      @BLOrtega 3 года назад +65

      "GET THIS HERESY OFF ME!!!".
      -Arbiter TYLER1

    • @Bongstriker
      @Bongstriker 3 года назад +9

      *Victory roar*

    • @sylveonchan8460
      @sylveonchan8460 3 года назад +8

      Space gummy bears he ate before take off: *Boo*

    • @emile-a239haloreach2
      @emile-a239haloreach2 3 года назад +2

      @@sylveonchan8460 Lol

    • @Engieman909
      @Engieman909 3 года назад +3

      @@sylveonchan8460 flood spores: AHH-

  • @CosmicWolf58
    @CosmicWolf58 4 года назад +2930

    it's simple really, he's just built different

  • @zacharyswygart337
    @zacharyswygart337 3 года назад +2662

    Plot twist: the ancient armor has never been washed and just wearing it gave the arbiter so many diseases that his immune system had to triple it's abilities, making him immune to all diseases

  • @sl600rt
    @sl600rt 3 года назад +668

    The Arbiter was infected by the Flood. After many agonizing days of pain and illness. The Flood died.

    • @LordMarcus7
      @LordMarcus7 Год назад +10

      😂😂😂😂

    • @Canadianvoice
      @Canadianvoice Год назад +24

      The arbiter lost his virginity before his dad.

    • @ayushpurohit8266
      @ayushpurohit8266 Год назад +20

      So arbiter is chuck norris of Halo😂😂

    • @vendoth
      @vendoth 10 месяцев назад +10

      I heard the Arbiter can tie his shoe's with his feet.

    • @alejandromolina7270
      @alejandromolina7270 10 месяцев назад +7

      ​@@vendothI thought his shoes tie themselves

  • @Hexic101
    @Hexic101 5 лет назад +1963

    You know when you walk past somebody who's smoking, and you hold your breath so you don't have to breathe it in? He just did that the whole time.

    • @AK_-xn1fm
      @AK_-xn1fm 5 лет назад +121

      He’s the Arbiter. He’s living Sangheli Jesus

    • @iceflame9535
      @iceflame9535 5 лет назад +70

      Being an asthmatic I do this every time I pass by a person smoking.

    • @onboardmirror34
      @onboardmirror34 5 лет назад +13

      I'm pretty sure only delicate pussies hold their breath near smokers

    • @Hexic101
      @Hexic101 5 лет назад +130

      @@onboardmirror34When you don't like how something smells or tastes, do you go out of your way to smell or taste it to prove that you're not a 'delicate pussy'?

    • @DominikSobolewski
      @DominikSobolewski 5 лет назад +6

      Agreed.

  • @azurvolt6380
    @azurvolt6380 5 лет назад +1551

    Flood:(sees arbiter ) heh one more elite for the flood
    Another flood:nah I heard that guys friends with the master chief
    *both* *walk* *away*

  • @franktidepod8724
    @franktidepod8724 5 лет назад +11492

    arbiter was vaccinated and ate his veggies like a good boi.

    • @dirtygonchgotme8802
      @dirtygonchgotme8802 5 лет назад +129

      Lmaoo

    • @north7764
      @north7764 5 лет назад +142

      Frank Tidepod REEEEEEEE! ANTI-VAXX REEEEEEEEEEEE!

    • @franktidepod8724
      @franktidepod8724 5 лет назад +333

      @@north7764 ya'll better watch out, i got a needle full o weak-ass germs and i'm not afraid to use it.

    • @north7764
      @north7764 5 лет назад +40

      Frank Tidepod lol

    • @3chan812
      @3chan812 5 лет назад +147

      @@franktidepod8724 anti vax parrents: *shaking violently* AAAUUUUTTIIIISSSMMMMMM

  • @ajm2872
    @ajm2872 3 года назад +1489

    I like to stand naked in the bedroom wearing nothing but a helmet and say to my wife "What would you have your arbiter do?"

  • @TheSqueeze.-
    @TheSqueeze.- 5 лет назад +1916

    He wore the strongest of all armors, plot armor.

  • @ekoraii7001
    @ekoraii7001 5 лет назад +2259

    "It would be monumentally be stupid to kill a main character because they breathed the wrong air"
    COD fans: *laughs in nova 6*

  • @flare9757
    @flare9757 5 лет назад +2285

    “Why was the Arbiter never infected by the flood?”
    *Because he was the Elite version of Sergeant Avery Johnson.*
    Well. This.... blew up. Thank you everyone for enjoying my joke.

    • @mayorkel
      @mayorkel 5 лет назад +291

      He’s the elite version of the Master Chief, Shipmaster is the Elite Sergeant Johnson.

    • @RavenWolffe77
      @RavenWolffe77 5 лет назад +83

      Zero, I think he means he was immune to the flood, like Johnson

    • @TacoLex
      @TacoLex 5 лет назад +127

      Johnson fucking took a flood attack and was surrounded and only said “ow”. Tough son of a bitch.

    • @medicorene
      @medicorene 5 лет назад +79

      Avery "i know what the ladies like" Johnson.

    • @117inchpizza
      @117inchpizza 5 лет назад +24

      He was Sargeant Johnson in a halloween costume

  • @waffleboi9584
    @waffleboi9584 3 года назад +948

    You know that bro held his breath for the entire game

    • @ThomasHendrickson
      @ThomasHendrickson 3 года назад +19

      Hands down best comment

    • @damienmaymdien6367
      @damienmaymdien6367 3 года назад +79

      "Were it so ea-" **passes out**

    • @slyp5409
      @slyp5409 3 года назад +20

      @@damienmaymdien6367 *slowly being dragged through level by grunts*

    • @nobleactual7616
      @nobleactual7616 2 года назад +1

      We've never seen an elite close their mouth or mandibles have we

    • @deethwarrior
      @deethwarrior Год назад +2

      @@nobleactual7616 your throught can close and I assume
      so can elites

  • @GenMaj_Knight
    @GenMaj_Knight 4 года назад +2210

    Arbiter: [Enters High Charity]
    Grunt: Sir you need to wear a mask in here.

    • @Combustive_cheese576
      @Combustive_cheese576 3 года назад +13

      Lol

    • @1001stevie
      @1001stevie 3 года назад +12

      LOOOOLLLLL

    • @Snavels
      @Snavels 3 года назад +71

      *stabs grunt violently with energy sword*

    • @aci6737
      @aci6737 3 года назад +28

      @@Snavels , after putting on a mask

    • @Outlaw_Actual11b
      @Outlaw_Actual11b 3 года назад +44

      @@aci6737 after throwing the mask on the ground*

  • @arthurames3471
    @arthurames3471 5 лет назад +568

    Gravemind: go infect the arbiter. I mean he’s just another elite
    The whole entire rest of the flood: were it so easy

    • @chairmeme6231
      @chairmeme6231 5 лет назад +9

      Nice

    • @chadsoucek4678
      @chadsoucek4678 5 лет назад +3

      Was going to like but saw there were 343 likes

    • @Golden_Fox_Gaming
      @Golden_Fox_Gaming 5 лет назад

      @Kelton Lin damn y'all really do hate 343 😂😂😂🤣

    • @Golden_Fox_Gaming
      @Golden_Fox_Gaming 5 лет назад

      @Kelton Lin nah you just gotta hate 343 more then get bungie back 😂😂😂🤣

  • @JCbackfire
    @JCbackfire 5 лет назад +1517

    Because he's a badass

  • @Goodmanperson55
    @Goodmanperson55 3 года назад +656

    Even Rtas 'Vadum seems to be immune. He just said "I know that stench" to Arbiter. The guy just casually sniffed flood-infected air.

    • @tformerdude6788
      @tformerdude6788 3 года назад +37

      He did, didn't he?

    • @jhnyjoejoe69
      @jhnyjoejoe69 3 года назад +4

      I think my explanation solves all this.

    • @noneed4sleep64
      @noneed4sleep64 3 года назад +47

      Flood air, but not necessarily spore air.

    • @lilgvm2350
      @lilgvm2350 3 года назад +2

      @@jhnyjoejoe69 does it? It does? Shabadaba

    • @jhnyjoejoe69
      @jhnyjoejoe69 3 года назад

      @@lilgvm2350 it does

  • @MrAlvareishon
    @MrAlvareishon 3 года назад +471

    Flood spore: *enters the Arbiter's lungs.*
    Also the spore: I've made a very bad mistake.

    • @anxiousearth680
      @anxiousearth680 3 года назад +28

      Arbiter's Immune System: "Were it so easy..."

    • @Voltboy1449
      @Voltboy1449 2 года назад +8

      @@anxiousearth680 that armour has every disease known to the covenant

    • @darklink8423
      @darklink8423 Год назад +6

      ​@@Voltboy1449 and Foruners and Primordial

  • @JustinLaFleur1990
    @JustinLaFleur1990 4 года назад +1174

    The Gravemind could also have had plans for him as well. We do know that the Flood can choose whether or not to infect someone

    • @sasoushii
      @sasoushii 3 года назад +39

      Are you sure that graveminds can control spores? Its just air after all how can a spore change direction if ever it is about to enter respiratories?

    • @JustinLaFleur1990
      @JustinLaFleur1990 3 года назад +257

      @@sasoushii That was already established in the lore and Spores aren't air, they float around in the air of the area the Flood is taking control of. However that isn't what I said. I said that the Flood could choose whether or not to infect someone. They did that with Ancient Humanity to fool mainly the Forerunners into thinking Ancient Humanity discovered a cure for the Flood. The Floods main goal was to punish the Forerunners for their Genocide of the Precursors. The Flood are just corrupted Precursors

    • @TheSpecter4567
      @TheSpecter4567 3 года назад +48

      When the biomass of the flood becomes collected enough to form a grave mind it’s actions become more coordinated. It’s also important to mention that the flood is not a singular gestalt organism but rather multiple sub minds linked together. A hive mind might have a completely different objective to the gravemind if a significant enough distance is between the two.

    • @JustinLaFleur1990
      @JustinLaFleur1990 3 года назад +48

      @@TheSpecter4567 except that it was on Delta Halo so relatively close by and we know that the Gravemind effectively controlled the Flood. We saw that in Halo 3. We also know that the hive mind of the Floods goal is to form a Gravemind like they tried to do in Halo CE.

    • @TheSpecter4567
      @TheSpecter4567 3 года назад +4

      @@JustinLaFleur1990 that’s true

  • @JustinY.
    @JustinY. 5 лет назад +3645

    BREAKING NEWS: Alien literally too angry to die!

  • @randyg22152
    @randyg22152 3 года назад +127

    Flood spores were mentioned in passing in Halo CE as well when Guilty Spark mentioned, as they were passing through the first levels of the library, that it was good that the Master Chief had a proper completely enclosed body armor suit, as the flood would eventually try to alter the atmosphere.

  • @AzurePrower
    @AzurePrower 5 лет назад +342

    The Arbiter is just good at holding his breath.

    • @vonjt4077
      @vonjt4077 5 лет назад +7

      Tom Cruise of the covenant

    • @ZealStarMedia
      @ZealStarMedia 5 лет назад +3

      Steven Bills?
      The Chuck Norris of the Covenant

    • @staple_boi
      @staple_boi 5 лет назад +1

      MoJo Claw nah Tom cruise that can hold his breath for extremely long times in movie series

    • @deltax8202
      @deltax8202 5 лет назад

      @@Huang_Yisen But venomous sea snakes can hold their breath for about 8 hours. They sleep while holding their breath

  • @ioanmilenov5231
    @ioanmilenov5231 5 лет назад +735

    Arbiter just held his breath, because he’s a badass.

  • @klonoa450
    @klonoa450 5 лет назад +1096

    Chad Arbiter no rebreather
    Virgin Chief using a full helmet

    • @jet2550
      @jet2550 5 лет назад +14

      Ya know he literally can’t take it off right?
      I know your joking but jeez

    • @descimator
      @descimator 5 лет назад +89

      @@jet2550
      He's done so before, in the Legendary ending of CE and CE's novel

    • @jet2550
      @jet2550 5 лет назад +17

      Was Johnson hugging an elite actually happening?

    • @jet2550
      @jet2550 5 лет назад +5

      No, no it wasn’t

    • @jet2550
      @jet2550 5 лет назад +1

      Spider-Venom first: he is wearing different mark VI armor and it’s also just a fun way for saying:” you won’t see his face”

  • @quantumyoutubeguy2
    @quantumyoutubeguy2 3 года назад +82

    Flood spores are actually mentioned in Halo: CE’s Library mission. Guilty Spark mentions that’s the chief’s ‘environment suit’ would help him when the flood gets in the atmosphere. So they were sort of part of the lore from the beginning.

  • @dominickyeo
    @dominickyeo 5 лет назад +702

    After being exposed to the spores, he met the gravemind who had other plans for him. Therefore, the spores were probably deactivated by the gravemind.

    • @baronmunro1494
      @baronmunro1494 5 лет назад +102

      Flood has confirmed ability to confer plot armor in Forerunner saga.

    • @personperson8563
      @personperson8563 4 года назад +46

      Dominick Yeo Nah, he’s Been exposed to the spores long enough to get fully infected before the grave mind knew he’d be useful. As other comments have stated, he was only useful after the key got stolen and therefore the flood infecting him if it had the opportunity would make sense

    • @pierre-mariecaulliez6285
      @pierre-mariecaulliez6285 4 года назад +34

      @@personperson8563 And besides, what prevents the Gravemind to just put the spores in a dormant state, and reactivate them when he betrays you ? the Prophet of Truth was giving out an awful lot of spores when the Arbiter stabbed him...

    • @dragonscargames4808
      @dragonscargames4808 4 года назад +1

      That's pretty much my guess too lol. I did make a whole comment myself about my thought XD

    • @sajalpandey2130
      @sajalpandey2130 4 года назад +24

      The flood are smart they know who to infect. Thats why captain keyes was used as a proto gravemind instead of a combat form.

  • @Upsidedownpax
    @Upsidedownpax 5 лет назад +767

    “With his mouth and nose exposed.”
    Me: wait he has a nose?

  • @FumiTheSillyGirl
    @FumiTheSillyGirl 4 года назад +1651

    I heard Thel threw a grenade at a group of 8 Brutes
    He killed them all, then the grenade exploded

  • @marciharp631
    @marciharp631 3 года назад +32

    “Demon, I’m just built different”

  • @HaloCanon
    @HaloCanon 5 лет назад +893

    Couple ideas on this subject:
    1. With Spartan energy shields, they're always active as far as we know. Given that they're based on Covenant tech, I see no reason for this not to be true for Sangheili shields. So, I think it's possible the Arbiter's shields (and the shield of the spec-ops Sangheili) were just naturally able to filter or keep out the Flood spores.
    2. This would only account for his time on Delta Halo, but perhaps the Gravemind kept the spores out of the Arbiter's lungs and/or kept them from infecting him as part of its larger strategy to get free of the quarantine.
    And to note: the Reach Ultra helmet isn't sealed.

    • @HiddenXperia
      @HiddenXperia  5 лет назад +103

      Yeah I can see #2 playing a part. In regards to the shields the only thing that suggests otherwise is Bero getting infected, but for all we know his shields were dropped. Canon where canon doesn’t really exist is interesting

    • @BrigadierKetchup
      @BrigadierKetchup 5 лет назад +37

      @@HiddenXperia Neither is the spec op helpmet, if you look beneath it you can see it's not sealed lmoa

    • @TheChadPad
      @TheChadPad 5 лет назад +13

      Meaning that if his shields were taken down, he would've had to hold his breath! I like this explanation, cause it gives him a way to survive and makes him even more badass

    • @Leon_Schuit
      @Leon_Schuit 5 лет назад +37

      Let me just copy what I said yesterday (technically two days ago for me, but whatever) in a different thread:
      @HiddenXperia, what if the Gravemind actively chose to not infect the Arbiter? It was probably aware of Arbys status within the elites, given that it sent him to retrieve the Index near the control room, using him to rally the elites against the brutes (for the Gravemind only profits from the ongoing carnage). Maybe the Gravemind regarded him as a more useful tool in an uncompromised state? Another Gravemind did so before with the Ur-Didact.
      The Gravemind having an active influence seems a more likely reason than any imo

    • @dramspringfeald
      @dramspringfeald 5 лет назад +6

      Halo Canon, There's also a 100% chance he has been infected from Go and the Grave Mind kept it on Study not Convert

  • @AgentDearestZ
    @AgentDearestZ 5 лет назад +77

    In Halo's lore there was an older Arbiter that had a mask that sealed his armor too. The Arbiter that tamed the Lekgolo. Evidence was in the terminals of Halo 2 I think.

  • @TricksterNevermore
    @TricksterNevermore 4 года назад +477

    To be honest, I always kind of assumed that the Gravemind was consciously preventing the Arbiter from being infected, whether because it had plans for him and the Chief, or just because it was toying with him.

    • @taco_man2302
      @taco_man2302 4 года назад +45

      I was thinking the same thing, i really was, but does the grave mind have that kind of control? thats what i think about

    • @TricksterNevermore
      @TricksterNevermore 4 года назад +120

      @@taco_man2302 Honestly, I think it does. Its hivemind is able to link with and control literal billions, if not trillions of individual Flood, which would take an enormously powerful psychic being to accomplish. And as we've seen with Johnson, all it takes is a slight nervous-system abnormality to prevent the Flood from properly infesting someone. So even if each individual flood cell doesn't have the capacity to "think", I'm pretty sure the Gravemind actively thinking "don't you do it" at the cells would probably disrupt them enough anyway. ^^;

    • @rangerleaf1505
      @rangerleaf1505 4 года назад +34

      Toying with him?
      "Careful with your wording fanfic writers could be near...." -no one

    • @Qircore
      @Qircore 4 года назад +5

      I was literally thinking this while watching this

    • @TricksterNevermore
      @TricksterNevermore 4 года назад +10

      @@rangerleaf1505 By the Forerunners, what have I done? XD

  • @Outlaw_Actual11b
    @Outlaw_Actual11b 3 года назад +47

    BREAKING: Alien literally TOO BADASS TO DIE

  • @cowboycolts
    @cowboycolts 5 лет назад +197

    plot twist, the prophets accidentally gave Thel their only pair of plot armor

    • @cryptosporidium01
      @cryptosporidium01 5 лет назад +6

      LMAO How the fuck is this not best comment XD

    • @edschramm6757
      @edschramm6757 5 лет назад +20

      regret, regret, regret.
      "we regret being alien bastards. we regret letting the autumn escape get to halo. and we most definitely regret that we gave our only plot armor to the guy we just pissed off!"

    • @davidjackson1598
      @davidjackson1598 3 года назад +1

      And he painted it yellow

  • @Dandroid_1
    @Dandroid_1 5 лет назад +128

    He's just really good at holding his breath

    • @jooot_6850
      @jooot_6850 5 лет назад

      reptiles can go longer without breathing so.. its biologically feasible

    • @mikejohnstonbob935
      @mikejohnstonbob935 5 лет назад +3

      "That stench..."
      I wonder how he knows what the flood smells like?
      It's like knowing what chloroform smells like

  • @Pine0wlple
    @Pine0wlple 5 лет назад +799

    My theory as to why the Arbiter (and the vast majority of the Covenant) weren’t as easily infected by Flood Spores despite their armor exposing many vital points, IS their advanced shielding!
    The Covenant shields are reversed engineered from Forerunner shields, ya? So they should be already designed to defend against Flood Spores, probably with out the Covenant even knowing about it.
    The way I see it, the Covenant shielding is like a thin, flexible, bubble-like, exo-layer of skin made of energy.
    Physical contact damages it like a bruise and it disperses that impact evenly across the entire system to protect the wearer from damaged (kinda like Stormtrooper armor).
    BUT, just like regular skin, it does not bruise if a bug or a dust flake lands on it. It merely blocks it.
    So a Flood Spore to an Energy Shield is like a flake of Dust landing on a glass surface, the difference being is that the energy from said Shield is probably strong enough to vaporize the spore on contact like a Fly on a Bug-zapper! The effect would be so quick and small, the wearer wouldn’t even notice it because the shield would recharge so fast that it wouldn’t register an effect!
    Now, lose the Shield and the wearer is as vulnerable to Flood Spores as if they were a newborn.
    So with this theory said, I can conclude with the notion that the Arbiter is so badass that he fought through a dozen different Flood zones and hives all without losing his shields!

    • @somnius2519
      @somnius2519 5 лет назад +116

      Seems like the best explanation we're going to get. Badass shields and badass Arby.

    • @smangy5442
      @smangy5442 4 года назад +38

      It would be cool if in flood missions where lots of spores are present, that if your shield goes down in a spore cloud you instantly die/get infected

    • @caseyhall2320
      @caseyhall2320 4 года назад +18

      I choose to accept this theory for the time being. I like this one.

    • @scartc
      @scartc 4 года назад +17

      @Dick Thick'em ...those are by infection forms, not spores

    • @emperorconstantinexipalaio4121
      @emperorconstantinexipalaio4121 4 года назад +3

      Dick Thick'em By a spore? When?

  • @laremare
    @laremare 3 года назад +41

    Old video, but Guilty Spark actually hints at the spores in CE, by saying something along the lines of "Your suit has you well prepared for when the Flood begins to alter the atmosphere".

    • @dvdWATER6308
      @dvdWATER6308 11 месяцев назад

      Guilty spark was talking to chief who has a mask covering his face Arbiter doesn’t.

    • @jebus42069
      @jebus42069 10 месяцев назад +3

      ​@@dvdWATER6308the comment is referring to when the video said spores weren't established during the original trilogy, they were hinted at in the first game

  • @erran1178
    @erran1178 5 лет назад +88

    The Arbiter didn't get infected because of 1 thing you overlooked. He's just way to cool for that Shit.

  • @EchoLocoCJ
    @EchoLocoCJ 5 лет назад +160

    Some say the Romeo and Juliet are the biggest lovers in history,
    Some say Beauty and the Beast,
    But deep down we all know
    It's Xperia and Flood lore

  • @IdarkphoenixI
    @IdarkphoenixI 5 лет назад +701

    You could still argue that his shields protected him. The shields only flare when hit by firearms or explosives, a spore would be so insignificant compared to that and uses so little energy to defend from that they don't light up.

    • @WeirdGinger
      @WeirdGinger 5 лет назад +8

      Watch the video, nice one for repeating what he said

    • @ano_nym
      @ano_nym 5 лет назад +113

      Nah, in the video he was saying that the spores would slip pass the shield.

    • @cupofcoco8948
      @cupofcoco8948 5 лет назад +64

      Or... Arbiter held his breathe the whole time, which is super badass. He could have also only breathed in air in less flood dense areas. This wouldn’t make much sense unless the player was quick, though.

    • @MrChickennugget360
      @MrChickennugget360 5 лет назад +31

      the bigger question is why don't all the Elites get infected its not like they have re-breathers. Or why don't all humans that are not wearing masks (almost all Marines) get infected.

    • @ano_nym
      @ano_nym 5 лет назад +6

      @MR.Chickennuget 360
      Yeah, I question that too. "One single Flood spore can destroy a species", yet you seem to need to be in a cloud of them for anyone to wonder why they don't get infected.

  • @TheHonkler6868
    @TheHonkler6868 3 года назад +13

    my fan canon explanation is that if his armor is centuries out of date then it would make sense that he was also given a very old energy shield, and that old shield was able to protect him from flood spores without visible flaring because it worked differently from the new shields that failed to protect against the flood

  • @theretropanda5612
    @theretropanda5612 5 лет назад +460

    Flood: *swarms the Arbiter*
    Arbiter: "Oh? You're approaching me?"

    • @maximutatro3176
      @maximutatro3176 5 лет назад +29

      The Retro Panda can’t rob your precious thought juice without getting closer

    • @Orion...
      @Orion... 4 года назад +23

      Maximu Danktro oh hoooo... then get as close as you like

    • @NguyenMinh-vs1vm
      @NguyenMinh-vs1vm 4 года назад +7

      @@maximutatro3176 is that a jojo reference?

    • @timothyhumphreys8841
      @timothyhumphreys8841 4 года назад +12

      I, arbiter, shall overpower you with my stand, energy sword.(Anubis Requiem)

    • @WildDragonSong
      @WildDragonSong 4 года назад +4

      I will not lie about this. I imagined a whole swarm of Flood, mainly the small parasites, accompanied by some combat types and some other "smaller" types I don't know of, enough to blot out the very visibility of the walls themselves and appear to be a moving surface, as the camera zooms through the center of the horde towards the Arbiter until it stops, leaving only his upper torso and head in view, and he puts his hand on his chest as he says "Oh? You're approaching me?", before he swings the handle and activates his energy blade.

  • @goingblargh
    @goingblargh 5 лет назад +195

    I’ve a theory that shields have a form of passive filtration, ie the spore were simply bigger than the air molecules that he breathed and thus kept bouncing off his barriers. It honestly makes sense to me, the shields are designed to protect their user so having them act as a form of air filter would make sense.

    • @grayshepard692
      @grayshepard692 4 года назад +16

      Yeah that's pretty much what I thought of when I was a kid playing halo 2. I knew that the flood infected through airborne contact because, well, basic CBRN shit. So I assumed that the shields were advanced enough to differentiate o2 and spores.

    • @jacobcancino9077
      @jacobcancino9077 4 года назад +12

      Oh yeah i thought maybe the small amount of radiation that their weapons and armor give off prevented the spores from being inhaled but the shield thing makes sense

    • @Motoboo_Marine
      @Motoboo_Marine 4 года назад +10

      That means canonically you would've had to complete the entire level without your shields ever being dropped

    • @laughable6650
      @laughable6650 4 года назад +19

      @@Motoboo_Marine Thats not really insane canon wise. The only canon parts of the game are cut scenes, but the actual gameplay is not canon.

    • @Motoboo_Marine
      @Motoboo_Marine 4 года назад +6

      @@laughable6650 I know lol; I was just thinking it would be some funny shit for them to make a requirement in those levels or maybe just an achievement to beat it without letting your shields drop

  • @HealedCoyote997
    @HealedCoyote997 5 лет назад +267

    The shield's generated energy could passively neutralize spores, without spiking power usage.

    • @smangy5442
      @smangy5442 5 лет назад +9

      I think this is probably right but what about Johnson Miranda and the marines they didn't have shields or respirators

    • @SerAstraeusXIV
      @SerAstraeusXIV 5 лет назад +2

      smankey answer there essential

    • @HealedCoyote997
      @HealedCoyote997 5 лет назад +73

      @@smangy5442 Johnson has mutations from the Orion Project, as for Miranda, the flood only infects Sentient creatures.

    • @IVANdtk117
      @IVANdtk117 5 лет назад +4

      @@HealedCoyote997 lol

    • @jaygon8656
      @jaygon8656 5 лет назад +9

      @@HealedCoyote997 Thats not entirely true... the Gravemind on Delta Halo was created without any local sentient creatures, just from consumption of the local wildlife on the ring.

  • @andrewkelley4796
    @andrewkelley4796 3 года назад +38

    Two very realistic reasons on why the Arbiter was not infected.
    1. It is quite possible that the Arbiter was one of the rare few who was immune to the Flood.
    2. The Gravemind is the intelligence that leads The Flood. It should be noted however, that Gravemind is never explicitly stated to be the leader of the Flood, only that he coordinates them in certain ways. Now Gravemind needed a pawn from both sides of the war. He had already acquired Master Chief, so the Arbiter was next. How he choose the Arbiter to be his next pawn before he arrived is still a mystery. Once the Arbiter did arrive, Gravemind used his influence on the Flood to keep the Flood spores from infecting the Arbiter. But the Arbiter still had to be tested to see if he was worthy of being Gravemind's pawn, so he allowed the Flood to still attack the Arbiter.
    So there is my explanation to why the Arbiter was not infected. Please leave comments on what you think about my explanation.

    • @shcdemolisher
      @shcdemolisher Год назад +1

      That’s pretty much it.

    • @demoe1966
      @demoe1966 Год назад

      But the gravemind turns on arbiter and chief so why would he protect arbiter at the moment if his intentions werent good? I doubt its because he changed his mind either

    • @MeerkatJac
      @MeerkatJac Год назад +3

      @@demoe1966 most of the flood levels in halo 3 aren’t occupied long enough by the flood for a ton of spores to pollute the air, but in the infected high charity he was just built different

    • @iamspringtrap223
      @iamspringtrap223 11 месяцев назад

      Rare as in one in infinity?

    • @Rallysoldier
      @Rallysoldier 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@demoe1966to stop the firing of the rings.

  • @eeVviiMusic
    @eeVviiMusic 5 лет назад +389

    8:42 "The coolest piece of elite armor ever made"
    has a smiley face on the back.

    • @Anvarynn
      @Anvarynn 5 лет назад +4

      Where tho

    • @dsdy1205
      @dsdy1205 5 лет назад +4

      @@Anvarynn look at the lines on the back of the armor

    • @amarogz310
      @amarogz310 5 лет назад +23

      @@dsdy1205 bruh it looks like the blob fish or whatever it's name was that was a really ugly, slimy fish.

    • @AbdullahKhan-el6xw
      @AbdullahKhan-el6xw 4 года назад +1

      Exactly

    • @Comet1653
      @Comet1653 4 года назад +1

      Lol

  • @ChaplainRaziel01
    @ChaplainRaziel01 4 года назад +310

    3:45 To quote Prophet of Mercy: "The tasks you must undertake as the Arbiter are perilous, suicidal! You will die, as each Arbiter has before you! The Council will have their corpse."

    • @andyghkfilm2287
      @andyghkfilm2287 3 года назад +37

      “I am already dead.”
      “Indeed.”

    • @ginjaninja-sv6oz
      @ginjaninja-sv6oz 3 года назад +54

      I find it funny how the council never got there corpse

    • @KingErictheRed
      @KingErictheRed 3 года назад +30

      @@ginjaninja-sv6oz oh the council got some corpses just not the arbiters.

    • @myles3856
      @myles3856 3 года назад +5

      @@KingErictheRed oh shit😂😂😂

    • @wolfgangill9717
      @wolfgangill9717 3 года назад +10

      “You’re right, the council will have their corpse,
      So call an ambulance, BUT NOT FOR ME!”

  • @SyphistPrime
    @SyphistPrime 5 лет назад +384

    The flood can choose who to infect, they must likely chose to not infect arbiter as the Gravemind had a use for him.

    • @andreirusu6064
      @andreirusu6064 5 лет назад +19

      Poetic reasons

    • @MrChickennugget360
      @MrChickennugget360 5 лет назад +57

      no. he became of use only after the Icon was taken. Its passive protection from the shield. otherwise almost all Elites not wearing masks would get infected.

    • @WaveOfDestiny
      @WaveOfDestiny 5 лет назад +18

      The gravemind probably knew Jonhson and Miranda where the ones who would be used to activate the ring, but didn't infect them. Miranda even touched a flood tentacle with her bare hands. They probably could have given an helmet and a suit to everyone but bungie decided it wasn't cinematographic.
      Especially since they were in such an hurry to finish the game in time.

    • @JJJinXXX
      @JJJinXXX 5 лет назад +8

      yes Mr.Diesel is correct the flood are connected to the precursors which means they have access to the neural network and can see into the future.

    • @desseler
      @desseler 5 лет назад +3

      It could be the grave mind, but then why were the non-spore flood trying to kill/infect him?

  • @xx-doomripper-xx3249
    @xx-doomripper-xx3249 3 года назад +3

    Flood spore: *enters arbiter's body*
    Arbiter's immune system: *aaaawubadugh*

  • @Jedi_Spartan
    @Jedi_Spartan 5 лет назад +308

    511 years today the worst driver in Halo will be born: Kat-B320. Also thanks for uploading an *I C O N I C* video on my birthday

    • @HiddenXperia
      @HiddenXperia  5 лет назад +34

      No probs, happy birthday my dude! Hopefully you aren't driven by a certain Spartan III today

    • @kingsolomon673
      @kingsolomon673 5 лет назад +4

      Happy birthday 👍

    • @Jedi_Spartan
      @Jedi_Spartan 5 лет назад +7

      @@HiddenXperia Thanks, also whenever I play Tip of the Spear I make sure I drive, although on Sunday my friend and I let Stacker drive the Warthog on Metropolis and died multiple times to a combination of his 'driving' and some Wraith blasts.

    • @Jedi_Spartan
      @Jedi_Spartan 5 лет назад +3

      @@kingsolomon673 thanks

    • @kingsolomon673
      @kingsolomon673 5 лет назад +1

      @@Jedi_Spartan np

  • @juzeku
    @juzeku 5 лет назад +177

    Because he showers himself in hand sanitizer

  • @KripticKill
    @KripticKill 5 лет назад +206

    Well covenant shields don’t flare up coming into contact with the air or dust around you either, doesn’t mean it isn’t be pushed off the shields.

    • @webduelist
      @webduelist 5 лет назад +5

      he also flew around in a gas giant, so I'm pretty sure the armor as some kind of environmental controls.

    • @DragonHeart53
      @DragonHeart53 5 лет назад +2

      webduelist I made a comment about it, but the shields are perpetually active. But they do allow air to pass through them. Solid particulates are stopped. That’s why enclosed helmets are still needed for environments without air, or oxygen.

  • @xehanotmelodic7696
    @xehanotmelodic7696 3 года назад +15

    I could imagine an explanation that would work for canon.
    In Halo 2 we all saw the Gravemind how it interacted with the Chief and the Arbiter and have been known that it wanted to use them to stop the Covernant from firering the Halos since the system wasn't meant to be used by infected Flood Hosts, next to other reasons.
    We also know that with a higher form of centralmind, and Gravemind is the second largest it can get, the control over the lower forms of the flood increases.
    Now I don't think that the Gravemind has complete control over every floodspore but we know from the Scene from Halo 3 on the arc long bridge, to stop truth, that it can indeed take control from individual floodforms.
    Therefore I can imagine that the Gravemind, if not the infection itself, could stop the mutation happening inside the Arbitor. There is also a possibility that if it happend often enough the arbitor actually becomes immune to the flood. After all in the end the flood is an infection.

    • @ExulInsani
      @ExulInsani 10 месяцев назад

      the gravemind does have control over every flood spore. The gravemind isn't a separate entity from any other flood form, it's just where all the info goes.

  • @Vegas2332
    @Vegas2332 4 года назад +338

    Just finished reading The Fall of Reach the other day, and based on how they describe Chiefs shields. His shield tech is based on covenant plasma shields he stole for Halsey too, so I think the shields explanation makes a lot of sense.

    • @williamvalorious4403
      @williamvalorious4403 3 года назад +5

      Given plasma does more damage, shields could do it

    • @vincentbedard4267
      @vincentbedard4267 3 года назад +1

      I guess, but wouldnt he be breathing in spores once his shields are done ?

    • @zyphurite
      @zyphurite 3 года назад +30

      @@vincentbedard4267 given how much of a skilled and experienced warrior Thel is, he'd likely just hold his breath for the few seconds they're down before they go back up again.

    • @andrewhamop6665
      @andrewhamop6665 3 года назад +14

      I just finished reading it yesterday, I really like the explanation they give for the shields. Though I'm not sure how the shields can be projected to places with no armor, like with the Arbiter's face, it does make sense that nothing could penetrate through the shields when they're up. And it's also possible that the spores are simply too small discharge the shield to any noticeable level, and as soon as they hit the shield they just vaporize and the shield immediately recharges that extremely tiny little bit of energy that was used.

    • @longshucksgaming
      @longshucksgaming 3 года назад +5

      @@vincentbedard4267 no because unlike arbiter, chief's armor is rated for EVA and has environmental filters

  • @Jedi_Spartan
    @Jedi_Spartan 5 лет назад +123

    *Arbiter at the end of Cortana enters High Charity with a human Flamethrower*
    Arbiter: Kill the flood with fire!

    • @kabob0077
      @kabob0077 5 лет назад +9

      He got fed up with regular Covenant and Human weapons and decided to ask Hans for a favor.

    • @DhonJoe
      @DhonJoe 5 лет назад +5

      @@kabob0077
      HANS GET ZE FLAMMENWERFER

    • @billyray4526
      @billyray4526 5 лет назад +5

      Space marine :BROTHER WE SHALL PURGE THIS HERETIC INFECTION ! BURN IN HOLY HELL FIRE !!
      99% casualty rate=victory

    • @kabob0077
      @kabob0077 5 лет назад +2

      SIR LANCEALOT *[STRATEGIC VALUE: ABSOLUTE]*

    • @billyray4526
      @billyray4526 5 лет назад +2

      @@kabob0077 im gonna be 100 with chu chief that gravemind is finna get clapped

  • @aboveaveragecat44
    @aboveaveragecat44 4 года назад +140

    "Haha what if the flood infected us"
    June of 2020: *YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT*

  • @evelynlamoy8483
    @evelynlamoy8483 2 года назад +6

    the very presence of the flood infection forms makes me think the spores aren't actually that bad. Like you need a heavily compromised immune system to be infected.
    But things with a more passive immune system like plants, may be infected more easily. This would explain the strange "creep" as plant matter in flood infected wilderness is converted to flood biomass.

  • @tokyoblur24
    @tokyoblur24 5 лет назад +73

    It’s because as The Arbiter, (in his own words) “I’m already dead.”

  • @infernogaming6925
    @infernogaming6925 4 года назад +35

    The sheer power of Keith David's voice protected Arbiter.

  • @bromodragone8405
    @bromodragone8405 5 лет назад +181

    He survived because, like Johnson and Rtas, he's got one thing running through his blood: Badassery. Because he's played by Keith David.

    • @killercrock9397
      @killercrock9397 4 года назад

      Facts

    • @bobthedestroyerhallett3520
      @bobthedestroyerhallett3520 4 года назад

      Badassery

    • @Azwarrior94
      @Azwarrior94 4 года назад +2

      With a touch of plot armor. Granted the Forerunner saga brings to light the fact the flood can selectively choose who or what species they infect.

    • @ManuMOV
      @ManuMOV 4 года назад

      343 Guilty Spark: So do you think you are badass

    • @kennethsatria6607
      @kennethsatria6607 4 года назад

      Hell yes Keith David

  • @brucetrejo4905
    @brucetrejo4905 3 года назад +5

    Flood: *Tries to Infect arbiter*
    The Plot: Oh, I don't think so

  • @TheRookie01010
    @TheRookie01010 5 лет назад +29

    Because I'm a badass.

  • @bakedbeansbaked6751
    @bakedbeansbaked6751 4 года назад +65

    My theory on why the Arbiter wasnt infected by the spores was the Gravemind's will. If Gravemind wanted to use Arby as a pawn, he wouldn't want to infect him. Perhaps he could have either terminated spores before they entered Arby's lungs or directed them away from his mouth as he breathes.

    • @moldyonyin1527
      @moldyonyin1527 3 года назад

      Yeah I'm going with this theory

    • @tylercrain2831
      @tylercrain2831 3 года назад +6

      Correct in the book it is explained that the graveminds can choose to not infect even with inhalation

    • @Shadox-yv8ms
      @Shadox-yv8ms 3 года назад +1

      I think thats the only explanation too, people forget how actually smart and powerful the Gravemind was, it knew what it was doing with the flood

    • @nepspartan-7597
      @nepspartan-7597 3 года назад

      That makes me wonder why the Gravemind didn't have the inhaled spores infect the Arbiter right after killing Truth, leaving the Master Chief to face the onslaught to escape alone

  • @LeTtRrZ
    @LeTtRrZ 5 лет назад +83

    I’m just going to assume that the gravemind saw more value in not infecting the arbiter.

    • @Nighterlev
      @Nighterlev 5 лет назад +1

      Sergeant Johnson was also infected by the Flood.
      It's safe to assume the Arbiter has been infected by the Flood, but the Flood cells have remained dormant (just like they were in Johnson).
      They likely will only begin spreading when required, which at the moment hasn't happened yet. Johnson's use was already done for by the end of Halo 3, and the Gravemind was simply infecting multiple individuals in case one was to die or not. AKA Johnson died, resulting in his infection useless, but the Arbiter survived, and look where he is now.

    • @-Clueless-
      @-Clueless- 5 лет назад

      It’s so the Arbiter could “stop the key from turning”.

  • @FrstSpctr88
    @FrstSpctr88 3 года назад +19

    Airborne floodspores are likely less effective than infection form pods.
    They need to go through many walls including immune system.
    The spores are likely effective against compromized immunesystems.

  • @cz.gazz.
    @cz.gazz. 5 лет назад +52

    In the lore we know the flood chose not to infect certain humans to make it seem like there was a cure - Seems to me like the Gravemind chose not to infect The Arbiter as he served a purpose (stop the rings from firing)

    • @Nighterlev
      @Nighterlev 5 лет назад +1

      Sergeant Johnson was also infected by the Flood.
      It's safe to assume the Arbiter has been infected by the Flood, but the Flood cells have remained dormant (just like they were in Johnson).
      They likely will only begin spreading when required, which at the moment hasn't happened yet. Johnson's use was already done for by the end of Halo 3, and the Gravemind was simply infecting multiple individuals in case one was to die or not. AKA Johnson died, resulting in his infection useless, but the Arbiter survived, and look where he is now.

  • @wildboris1
    @wildboris1 5 лет назад +68

    8:13 I don't want to be that guy, but Spec ops helmet isn't sealed. If you look underneath it, it's open.

    • @skydreamer4246
      @skydreamer4246 5 лет назад +11

      Same with the ultra, I think

    • @-Gal4xy-
      @-Gal4xy- 5 лет назад +4

      Yup both are unsealed at the bottom @@skydreamer4246

    • @HiddenXperia
      @HiddenXperia  5 лет назад +22

      Yep, a friend pointed that out to me too. In the 9 years of playing Reach I literally never noticed that until today, lol. My b

    • @pododododoehoh3550
      @pododododoehoh3550 5 лет назад

      HiddenXperia Iliterally only knew from my Elite action figures I used to play with as a kid xD

    • @LostODST
      @LostODST 5 лет назад

      shhhhhhh

  • @Arbiter-0
    @Arbiter-0 5 лет назад +45

    The Spec Ops and Ultra helmets are actually not sealed. They're both open at the bottom of the face mask. Also, there is an EVA variant of the Arbiter armor that was used by a previous Arbiter in one of the H2:A terminals if I remember correctly. The Prophets were holding out on our boi.

    • @lordofshrek8994
      @lordofshrek8994 5 лет назад +8

      ArbiterXX55 they refused to give Arby ranger armour, because they wanted to see how long he can hold his breath for

    • @Arbiter-0
      @Arbiter-0 5 лет назад +3

      @@lordofshrek8994 A true test of faith if you ask me

    • @lordofshrek8994
      @lordofshrek8994 5 лет назад +1

      ArbiterXX55 indeed.

  • @SirPotato418
    @SirPotato418 3 года назад +18

    Before seeing the whole video, I've always assumed the energy shield in the Arbiter was running at a frequency that fried the spores on a molecular level

  • @brotherhoodknight7246
    @brotherhoodknight7246 3 года назад +384

    What if flood spores are too small so the shields don’t even flare up when they hit the shields even though the shields protect against them?

    • @MissNewYork52368
      @MissNewYork52368 3 года назад +16

      It can still break through because other enlites have shields like arbiter but he has more armor

    • @brotherhoodknight7246
      @brotherhoodknight7246 3 года назад +31

      @@MissNewYork52368 I guess but the elites in Halo 3 who were turned already lost their shields

    • @AdmiralStoicRum
      @AdmiralStoicRum 3 года назад +12

      @@MissNewYork52368 my thoughts were they were hit from behind because honorable melee, amd either got hit in the back or lost their shields and took in spores if we are going by the shields protecting motif

    • @gtvn2775
      @gtvn2775 3 года назад +6

      Or the gravemind was just making sure no spores willingly got into his body

    • @aaronmurad8060
      @aaronmurad8060 3 года назад +2

      Arbiter didnt have shield. He had cloaking

  • @alivedinosaur
    @alivedinosaur 5 лет назад +222

    Forget Arby, why were none of the Brutes or Tartarus infected? Or Miranda and the other Marines?

    • @chartheredcometaznable2345
      @chartheredcometaznable2345 5 лет назад +15

      Mind blowing

    • @mariobadia4553
      @mariobadia4553 5 лет назад +25

      Bungie were dumb as hell and decided to did it because it was cool and not because it made any sense at all.

    • @l3g3nd4rywolf2
      @l3g3nd4rywolf2 5 лет назад +24

      They didn't come up with infected brutes until halo 3 and for tartarus and the other characters well plot armor and cause they needed to be alive for the games ending and halo 3 and as for the marines the infection mechanic wasn't thought of until halo 3

    • @dxmlsathcdphdmt8250
      @dxmlsathcdphdmt8250 5 лет назад +3

      Lol they didn't exist until halo 3

    • @norman3302
      @norman3302 5 лет назад +23

      Maybe flood spores once in your body hibernate until after you die or get injured gravely because your body can hold off the infection. Would explain a lot and i mean like he said we don't know a lot about spores so i see this totally possible

  • @seniorwooly3669
    @seniorwooly3669 5 лет назад +64

    Possibly the gravemind already knew he needed the arbiter and if the gravemind can control the flow of spores he could've maybe made a safe area in the air around arby.

    • @milosmml7777
      @milosmml7777 5 лет назад +4

      By telling the combat forms to attack him?

    • @seniorwooly3669
      @seniorwooly3669 5 лет назад +1

      @@milosmml7777 combat forms where already there and the gravemind still had to keep the key away from everybody

    • @Tonymendoza1998
      @Tonymendoza1998 5 лет назад +9

      I just made a comment about the theory similar to almost the same to yours. Mine however had a small reason why combat forms or infected still attack Arbiter. To sell the idea the Flood doesn't know the uniqueness of the Arbiter before he was considered a heratic/traitor and how this will affect the future if done correctly.

    • @tylerellis9097
      @tylerellis9097 5 лет назад +2

      Bobby Hill, what about the other elites with Arbiter. For example the elite major on floodgate that has no closed helmet.

    • @seniorwooly3669
      @seniorwooly3669 5 лет назад +2

      @@tylerellis9097 then for another reason is that that fog we see isnt spores at all, there where jackals on the same mission and brute bodies not yet infected. So overall us assuming it's spores is sorta dumb

  • @M12GProductions
    @M12GProductions 3 года назад +1

    It's because Keith David already has experience with alien parasites. If The Thing couldn't get him, The Flood has no chance.

  • @paulharenchar9169
    @paulharenchar9169 5 лет назад +55

    I like to think that the arbiter's shielding protects him from the flood spores i mean if they didn't then pretty much every elite that landed on delta halo in sacred icon and quarantine zone would have gotten infected at least minutes after their arrival. I also like to think that flood spores are not as efficient in infecting as infection forms and that it would usually fail to infect unless a large dose is inhaled. If this weren't the case then all the brutes, jackals, and even marines including Miranda with the exception of Johnson would have been Infected as well since none of these have energy shields like the elites. Just a thought but more than likely it's just plot

    • @eldfyre-abyss
      @eldfyre-abyss 5 лет назад +6

      I assume the spores only worked on species that lacked shielding.

    • @tylerellis9097
      @tylerellis9097 5 лет назад +1

      Mae Medeiros, your shields can go down and the marines made it through the spores.

    • @edschramm6757
      @edschramm6757 5 лет назад +1

      less likely, but it could be that arbiter has some sort of enhancement in his throat that acts as a filtration system. though humans being unmasked in the flood zone is something i will just hand-waive and say "it works because we needed more units here"

  • @rodrey330g9
    @rodrey330g9 5 лет назад +96

    “Breathing the wrong air.”
    Remembers Dmitri Petrenko’s death in Black Ops

    • @T0YCHEST
      @T0YCHEST 5 лет назад +4

      He deserved a heroes death im going to cry and yell dmitri

    • @joshglover2370
      @joshglover2370 5 лет назад +3

      That was sad as fuck! 😭 I remember watching helplessly through the glass... 😢

  • @shatterpoint23
    @shatterpoint23 5 лет назад +83

    Ranger Helmet. I would rather call it Sangheli Astronaut Helmet.

    • @yapyap5325
      @yapyap5325 5 лет назад +8

      Fucking badass. You've heard of a man ripping demons skulls out of their heads, a man singlehandedly destroying entire armadas, and an elite who stopped an energy sword with his arm. Now get ready for the most badass of them all. A straight up animal who showers not with water, not with the blood of his enemies, but with fucking hand sanitizer. Ho. Lee. Fuck. Ing. Shit. Hands down pure badass

    • @silentshadow1429
      @silentshadow1429 5 лет назад +1

      @@yapyap5325 DoomGuy?

    • @yapyap5325
      @yapyap5325 5 лет назад

      @@silentshadow1429 yaaaaaaaaaaaaaas

  • @CaptainGuy42
    @CaptainGuy42 3 года назад +1

    He doesn't need a filter, he has an IMMUNE SYSTEM and ESSENTIAL OILS, and HORSE DEWORMER.

  • @T0xicZ
    @T0xicZ 5 лет назад +57

    Big headcanon but I like the idea that the Flood have some kind of control over what they infect. Just like how Flood infectors can choose targets, Flood spores are the same. If they want to activate they can, if they don't then they don't. It's simple and adds to the intelligence of the Flood even more so, in my opinion.

  • @-Clueless-
    @-Clueless- 5 лет назад +135

    The GraveMind made the spores not infect the Arbiter so that he could “stop the key from turning”.

    • @lurker230
      @lurker230 5 лет назад +7

      Arbiter only became useful after the key got stolen.

  • @sorensants9412
    @sorensants9412 2 года назад +2

    The arbiter is simply just built different.

  • @lwm2988
    @lwm2988 5 лет назад +163

    Let’s just think about this
    Elites don’t have tongues

    • @anasmymain5904
      @anasmymain5904 5 лет назад +20

      LWMFTW ya but they have a quad jaw

    • @Nighterlev
      @Nighterlev 5 лет назад +5

      Sergeant Johnson was also infected by the Flood.
      It's safe to assume the Arbiter has been infected by the Flood, but the Flood cells have remained dormant (just like they were in Johnson).
      They likely will only begin spreading when required, which at the moment hasn't happened yet. Johnson's use was already done for by the end of Halo 3, and the Gravemind was simply infecting multiple individuals in case one was to die or not. AKA Johnson died, resulting in his infection useless, but the Arbiter survived, and look where he is now.

    • @evallyntc3164
      @evallyntc3164 5 лет назад +10

      @@Nighterlev do you just copy your one comment and slap it everywhere?

    • @Nighterlev
      @Nighterlev 5 лет назад +1

      @@evallyntc3164 The truth has to be heard somehow.

    • @mikeparker2012
      @mikeparker2012 5 лет назад +1

      @@Nighterlev stop spamming your comment everywhere it's becoming a meme

  • @AlindBack
    @AlindBack 5 лет назад +41

    The real inconsistency here is in what we know about Flood Spores. In the Forerunner Trilogy of books, it is indicated that Flood spores that were discovered on a ship drifting in from the edge of the galaxy by ancient humanity took decades, if not a century or more, to really start what you could consider a 'Flood outbreak.'
    Another thing to consider is that the Flood, while seemingly primal and animalistic on the surface, is intelligent by design, and is able to alter itself by the will of a strong enough Flood intelligence such as a Gravemind. It could easily be that the Flood on Delta Halo either didn't have enough time to alter the spores to infect Sangheili through inhalation, or the Gravemind actively decided not to infect the Arbiter in that way as a sort of test to see what Thel 'Vadamee was made of, to see if he could be an adequate tool for what he was planning.

    • @ScoutSniperMC
      @ScoutSniperMC 5 лет назад +1

      Stupid theory: Because flood spores are so microbiologically small, they do not contain the cognition to infect and mutate specimens foreign to them. They must either have those directions "cooked in" at creation, or figure it out on their own over a long period of time.
      Essentially for a species to be infected quickly, they first need spores from a "patient zero" via infection form, or instructions via gravemind.

    • @scientificgaming1294
      @scientificgaming1294 5 лет назад +1

      a rather small moose also they didn’t find spores on the ship the found the flood dust from the precursors which means they found flood super cells not spores

    • @jarogniewtheconqueror2804
      @jarogniewtheconqueror2804 5 лет назад +1

      AlindBack. Only the Gravemind keeping the Arbiter alive to use him would make the most sense

    • @lordsheogorath3377
      @lordsheogorath3377 5 лет назад

      @@jarogniewtheconqueror2804 same with Johnson and Miranda. But why keep the brutes alive? They were all breathing the same air. Only real explanation is that flood spores were not an infection vector at the time.

    • @Nighterlev
      @Nighterlev 5 лет назад

      @@ScoutSniperMC Sergeant Johnson was also infected by the Flood.
      It's safe to assume the Arbiter has been infected by the Flood, but the Flood cells have remained dormant (just like they were in Johnson).
      They likely will only begin spreading when required, which at the moment hasn't happened yet. Johnson's use was already done for by the end of Halo 3, and the Gravemind was simply infecting multiple individuals in case one was to die or not. AKA Johnson died, resulting in his infection useless, but the Arbiter survived, and look where he is now.

  • @EhlistarsWrath
    @EhlistarsWrath 4 года назад +30

    We could also theorize that the gravemind wanted him to live

  • @danielhoover2394
    @danielhoover2394 3 года назад +4

    I think the Arbiter was very much infected by Flood spores. Which I think was the point, like you said, the Arbiter was sent on a suicide mission he was not supposed to come back from. Then he was captured by the Gravemind. I like to think the Gravemind cleansed the Arbiter of infection. Why couldn't it? It controls the Flood. The Arbiter and Master Chief were useful for the Graveminds plans if they were left uninfected and sent on their way to prevent the Covenant from getting set to fire the Halo array for their "Great Journey."

  • @ethancourtneyii3269
    @ethancourtneyii3269 4 года назад +18

    He held his breath for a really long time.

  • @thearbiter3351
    @thearbiter3351 5 лет назад +66

    Always loved the Arbiter and the flood, like your channel man.

  • @insaincaldo
    @insaincaldo 4 года назад +32

    Always assumed, even though it didn't really make sense, that the shielding in his armor can somewhat filter air and keep some in. Given he would probably also have passed out from several factors, when cutting the station loose in his debut missions.
    A later idea I had is that the Gravemind could maybe have chosen not to infect him, but I doubt it knew, or cared about Arbi to begin with.
    Finally if you examine that Ultra helmet, it is not sealed. The slit in the front is open directly to the mouth.

  • @1Scimetar
    @1Scimetar 3 года назад +4

    I suspect that the armor projects an electromagnetic field which repels the spores, like how to magnets of the same polarity can't touch. Even with the shields down and recharging, they're probably still putting out that field in a futile attempt to reestablish the energy barrier to protect the armor's occupant, and Flood converted biomass is repelled by the polarity and modulation of the Sanghili shield system. After all, the original system was probably based on scavenged Forerunner gear, that would have probably been tailor made for fighting flood, including a continuous energy field to repel Flood spores.

  • @rubystephens7818
    @rubystephens7818 4 года назад +78

    HiddenXperia : why was the Arbiter never infected by the flood
    Meanwhile in 2020 : why was the Arbiter never infected by covid 19

  • @Progress_or_Barbarism
    @Progress_or_Barbarism 4 года назад +57

    Those vitamin gummies he ate as a child protected him from the spores💪🏻.

  • @XAlted1
    @XAlted1 5 лет назад +12

    Without armor = Immune to Flood
    With proper armor = Instantly Infected by Flood

    • @space.gangsta1178
      @space.gangsta1178 5 лет назад +4

      Though his armor is centuries out of date, it's powered by something far greater than any shields or filters: plot

  • @WhiteRhinoPSO
    @WhiteRhinoPSO 3 года назад +13

    Just an idea I had while watching this video: Maybe the Gravemind had an idea that the Arbiter could be useful in some way. At the point in which it talks to both the Arbiter and Master Chief, the former had recently been betrayed by his own people. Stopping Tartarus and the Prophets meant not activating the Halo Array, which means the Gravemind continues to exist. Hell, it's possible that the Arbiter WAS infected by Flood spores, but the Gravemind reversed or removed that infection in order to keep him alive for its own purposes.
    I mean, at the point in which both the Arbiter and Master Chief are captured by the Gravemind, it likely could have removed both of their armor to ensure their infection. Instead, it sends each of them away to stop the Covenant from activating the Halo rings.

    • @mxn1948
      @mxn1948 3 года назад +4

      but the gravemind could have still stored some inactive spores inside their bodies that at the right time when he didn't need them anymore, the spores would activate, infecting them from the inside.

    • @dingo9696
      @dingo9696 3 года назад

      Why was he trying to kill them then? This point is easily debunked

    • @TheRafark
      @TheRafark 3 года назад

      I was thinking the same thing. He could of easily converted them but he needed both alive and well.
      Why were the flood attacking yen? Pretty simple, gravemind is extremely intelligent. He (or it) already knew they were coming and also knew that they’d make it alive.

    • @multigrandmarquis
      @multigrandmarquis 2 года назад

      Yeah, it makes sense for Halo 2, but not for anything the Arbiter did in Halo 3. Especially not inside High Charity.

  • @kylefreudiger5878
    @kylefreudiger5878 5 лет назад +30

    Okay marine scientist here with a potential reason...
    So when we learned about spores and recruitment in ecology, spores are incredibly finiky and have a high failure rate( why they release so much) the arpiter and other unprotected humans were constantly mobile, breathing, and ultimately spent little time (comparatively) in contact with spores.
    Most spores require days, even weeks to successfully germinate, as well as a stable environment. We see the natural precedent all the time. Higher fluid movement results in less successful recruitment, as well as the living tissue is constantly changing ph, temperature, shedding cells, etc.
    Spores may only work on stationary organic material to produce the pods to produce infectious forms we see on High Charity. Unless the arbiter was stationary, and in the spore cloud for days on end, i doubt temporary exposure would cause infection, even with the Floods high infectious capacity.
    God i have no life.

    • @silentshadow1429
      @silentshadow1429 5 лет назад

      @JumboKatTube no I think he's mentioning that marine that just got infected for no reason. It was most likely a flood spore

    • @ghostofbungie9780
      @ghostofbungie9780 5 лет назад

      *When a Marine is the smartest dude in the comments section*

    • @kremmet5221
      @kremmet5221 5 лет назад

      I like this reason best.

    • @kylefreudiger5878
      @kylefreudiger5878 5 лет назад

      Oh My Children when? Im not doubting you, i just think i may have missed it.

  • @TheDonDidNothingWrong
    @TheDonDidNothingWrong 5 лет назад +17

    Slightly off topic but I hope the Arbiter is back to his old look in infinite, we only know Chief looks back to normal for the most part

    • @OPTSXFilosoofis
      @OPTSXFilosoofis 5 лет назад

      No that would be stupid

    • @OPTSXFilosoofis
      @OPTSXFilosoofis 5 лет назад +2

      And the chief's helmet is a 50/50 it is an actual upgrade not downgrade to halo 2 and 3 armor

    • @TheDonDidNothingWrong
      @TheDonDidNothingWrong 5 лет назад +9

      @@OPTSXFilosoofis I shoulda elaborated a bit more,
      I meant Arbiter's old Elite looks, not armor

    • @markalvarado4450
      @markalvarado4450 5 лет назад +2

      i would want to see a mission where he's in battle and the armor he's wearing gets thrashed so he has to don the Sacred armor of badasss just one more time

  • @masterknuckles1888
    @masterknuckles1888 5 лет назад +14

    HE DIDN’T BREATH THE WHOLE 2 MISSIONS

  • @ceasze5072
    @ceasze5072 3 года назад +2

    Whenever he inhales the spores, he simply exhales

  • @thatguywithemail1431
    @thatguywithemail1431 5 лет назад +13

    "Why was the Arbiter never infected by the flood?"
    Plot Armor.

  • @eeVviiMusic
    @eeVviiMusic 5 лет назад +63

    8:22 why is there a cheetah in that armor?

  • @theparagon2864
    @theparagon2864 5 лет назад +26

    Because he has plot armor.

  • @JackofallTrades1360
    @JackofallTrades1360 3 года назад +2

    Why doesn’t Arbiter get infected? Because he’s the goddamn Arbiter. Simple as that