Rip-mendicant-bias - #1 Primordial Stan

Humans and Sanghelli exchanging gifts??? The spirit of Xmas?? Yep here ya go:

Oh and Cortana? Get that girl a Halo Activation Index and a Scorpion Tank.

Halo 3 should be a Christmas game

The battle in Halo 3 takes place in November and December of 2552, with the memorial service scene at the end taking place in March of 2553. It happens around Christmas time.

I sort of agree that just a story being set around Christmas time doesn't automatically make it a Christmas story, but here me out.

Even with no mention of Christmas*, it still manages to capture the feeling of not being able to go home to family during the holidays. I think this is mostly caused by being close to the end of the war and missing those that were lost in battle, but it still has the vibe of missing family at the holidays.

*Do they still celebrate Christmas in 2552? I think they probably do, because Christmas is, at it's core, a religious holiday and according to the Halo Fandom Wiki, Johnson went to Church as a youngin and seems to still believe in a higher power, that being capital "g" God. So, given that there is still religion, I imagine that stories of Jesus's birth are still being passed from generation to generation. Thus, Christmas is still a celebrated holiday, at least on earth.

Now, because it evokes the same feeling as missing lost family and friends, and is also about a war, it is a reminder that war doesn't stop just because we want it to or because it would be convenient.** It doesn't stop because we are grieving, tired, or out of resources. It continues on, plowing it's way through life after life, without a care in the world.

**I can't fully say it doesn't stop for the holidays, because it literally did once. I don't remember which war it was, but they stopped fighting on Christmas and ate food with each other. It's a cool story. If I can find it I'll attach it to the end of this post.

Halo 3 captures the feeling of wishing you could go home to family, wishing you could bring dead family back, wishing you could go home for the holidays.

And that is why I think it should be a Christmas game.

Does this mean you can't play it at other times of the year? Absolutely not. 1. That would be ridiculous. You could watch Elf or the Grinch in august if you wanted to. 2. It doesn't mention the holidays anywhere, so it doesn't feel weird playing it at other times of the year. But it does lend itself to a Christmas feel because of the time of year it was set in and the themes of wishing people could be here to enjoy your wins with you and just be together.

Disclaimer: My feelings on this matter could totally be influenced by the fact that I first played H3 around Christmas time. Also, it's been awhile since I played H3, so I am going off of memory here.

Here is that story I was talking about. It is my opinion, the most entertaining parts are located under the section titled "Christmas 1914". I might make a post about this on it's own, idk.

en.wikipedia.org

Christmas truce - Wikipedia

MTIO makes me drool you should experience it

Paradise (The Inner Colonies)

I need help!

Who is the woman on the top left in red?

She's from halo show?

(halopedia)

master chef - some more doodles

Happy Valentine's Day!

Today’s LGBT+ Headcanon is;

Commander Miranda Keyes from Halo-Lesbian

Status: Deceased

I am retiring the suit I think ToT, he got absolutely destroyed at the con. I knew this was probably gonna be the last time i would be wearing him(he's 70% cardboard) so I did a lot to enjoy the last time I'll be wearing him. I pushed it to its limits. Dancing, rolling around, lying on the floor, walking thru rain etc. I'll only keep the helmet I think. I will miss this suit :')) it's ok... When I'm financially stable I will make Halo 3 Grif

Anyways here's me singing halo 2 Blow Me Away by Breaking Benjamin in armor

father daughter bonding…. the second one didnt save so i only have a bad screenshot of it :[

HALO is back, baby!

Magnum

Ranged Weapon, Pistol, Legendary

(Requires Attunement)

Hard hitting and reliable, the M6G Personal Defense Weapon System (PDWS) is the preferred sidearm of choice for UNSC forces.

Damage: 1d12

Damage Type: Piercing

Modifiers: Melee Attacks +2, Damage +2

Properties: Range, Light, Ammunition, Reload 8

Range: 60/120

M225 SAP-HE: This pistol uses armor piercing, high-explosive rounds. Ranged weapon attacks using this weapon ignore 1 point of your target’s Armor Class. Additionally, on hit, this weapon reduces the target’s AC by 1 until the end of its next turn.

DMR

Ranged Weapon, Rifle, Legendary

(Requires Attunement)

The M392 Designated Marksman Rifle (DMR) is a common sight amongst UNSC ranged units. Trading stopping power for increased range and capacity.

Damage: 1d6

Damage Type: Piercing

Modifiers: Melee Attacks +2, Damage +2

Properties: Range, Two-Handed, Ammunition, Reload 15

Range: 250/580

M118 FMJ-AP: This rifle uses armor piercing, fullmetal jacket rounds. Ranged weapon attacks using this weapon ignore 3 points of your target’s Armor Class.

Burst Fire: As a bonus action, you may switch the firing mode of this rifle to Burst. While in this mode, the rifle expends 3 rounds per attack, and deals 3d4 Piercing Damage on hit.

Drawing I've made for HolyShonks of R'tas from the Halo series. Ty again for commissioning me!

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