The Evolution of Halo - The Marines

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  @ebr8308 · 4 years ago (edited) · pinned

  The Evolution of the Marines is finally here!! What&apos;s your favorite marine and why? Thanks for watching!<br><br><br>Special thanks to my man @vengeful_vadam for the H5 marine clips :)<br><br>For some reason the section with Halo 3&apos;s marine pilots and ODSTs didn&apos;t render. I have no clue why. Sorry about that :/

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  @Spike-13 · 4 years ago

  I&apos;ve noticed an interesting mechanic with the Halo CE marines that was pointed out by another YouTuber (it might have been hiddenXperia or installation 00), but their morale is affected by how hard the master chief fights. If you and the squad of Marines is kicking ass they will be more aggressive and confident, and throw grenades etc but if everything is going to shit and marines are dying, and chief is hiding with his shields down they will get demoralized and run away and generally be less effective in combat

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  @CoolSmoovie · 4 years ago

  The Reach Army design is just so fucking pleasing to look at. It might by the most realistic interpretation of futuristic human military I’ve seen.

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  @Mobnkey · 4 years ago

  Despite them killing me with rockets, grenades, and running me over I still try to keep them safe for some reason idk

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  @Mortablunt · 4 years ago

  No kidding about the H2 marines being baller. True story: I&apos;ve twice played Gravemind solo on legendary. On both times, I took very good care of my marines, keeping them alive until the end. One time I got them all beam rifles, another time I got them all brute plasma rifles. The sheer firepower we had was so great that it just wasn&apos;t fair for the enemy. I also beat Regret on legendary solo thanks to the marines helping out with snipers and rockets.

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  @BirdsEyePictures · 4 years ago

  “You gotta a sandwich in there?”<br>-Female Reach Marine

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  @criticalGENERAL · 4 years ago

  fun fact: the supposed &quot;downgrade&quot; in armor and appearance from CE onwards is actually based on lore that most people dont know or dont think about behind the scenes.<br><br>In Combat Evolved the player starts onboard the Pillar Of Autumn, a Cruiser Class UNSC ship that has fled from the battle of Reach, however the latter is not explained well in game. The Marines encountered in Combat Evolved come mainly in two types, heavily armored or light fatigues, the light fatigued marines are suggested (in the lore) to be marine ground forces survivors that escaped Reach on the ship, the Heavily armored Marines however are a completely different story. UNSC ships are considered to be MASSIVE especially the Pillar Of Autumn as a Cruiser Class, while ships of such scale need very large crews to operate and maintain they also have two other components, defensive troops and offensive troops, the Pillar Of Autumn had a very large contingent of Counter-Boarding troops as standard crew during Combat Evolved, while the ship either did not have time or manpower to get to full capacity hence there being no standard ground forces on the ship, the vast majority of Marines we encounter are Counter-Boarding Marines, hence two things, the incredible MA5B and their super heavy if not super bulky Armor plating they wear. The MA5B has always been referred to as &quot;the hose&quot; and for good reason, because it is and its meant to be, the MA5B Assault Rifle is not meant to be accurate, it is meant to put vast amounts of fire down range in tight spaces at a very rapid rate, hence it being the main rifle used in game, it was standard equipment for Counter-Boarding troops, lastly the armor plating they wore, it is stated in the lore that it is Titanium-A armor plating, the very same armor used on the ships hull itself, the reason being that even tho the armor is very heavy and bulky to wear it is not expected for Counter-Boarding troops to go very far or fight for very long, the armor is meant to be as protective as possible in tight spaces and intense fighting. in the lore a normal human in combat armor can maybe take one hit or maybe even two if they are LUCKY from a plasma weapon and survive, however Counter-Boarding Troops with their Titanium-A armor can take a few hits before the plasma melts through the armor.<br><br>So TLDR, in Combat Evolved you are fighting alongside the ships garrison meant for Counter-Boarding, every other game you are fighting alongside normal ground pounders in standard equipment. (and ignore the CE Anniversary Marines as that is literal cut and paste crap they did and were completely lazy there)

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• LY

  @lykan2 · 4 years ago

  Pretty certain that, having the Marines in Halo Reach being weaker, was on purpose as the Player is supposed to constantly feel like they fight a Battle they can - ultimately - not win.

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  @Ausanan · 4 years ago

  Interestingly in Halo 5 there is one marine in the campaign. On the final mission towards the end, there is a cliff off to the side with a crashed pelican. And a dead marine. Literally the only marine in the whole campaign.

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• GA

  @Garner2554 · 4 years ago (edited)

  I’ve always wanted a Star Wars: Battlefront type Halo game with all variations of the marines present.<br><br>Something about being a generic nobody in a large battle always appealed to me.

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  @terranghost2773 · 4 years ago (edited)

  I&apos;ve liked Marines in both Halo 2 and Halo 3 especially how detailed they were back in the Bungie Era <br><br>Don&apos;t forget Halo Wars and Halo Reach Marines were badass especially how detailed they were

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  @trogo3402 · 4 years ago

  When you first saw &quot;The Evolution of Halo - The Marines&quot; were you blinded by its majesty? <br><br>&quot;Yes.&quot;

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