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* BigBulkyBomb: The Covenant boarding parties bring one onto Cairo station, and a [[SuicideMission suicide-squad]] of [[EliteMooks Elite Zealots]] guard it while waiting for it to detonate. The thing is easily bigger than any one of them or the Master Chief, and is covered in spikes.
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-->'''Master Chief''': Sir, permission to leave the station?
-->'''Lord Hood''': For what purpose, Master Chief?
-->'''Master Chief''': [[BadassBoast I'm going to give the Covenant back their bomb]].
-->'''Lord Hood''': [[{{Beat}} ...]] permission granted.
-->'''Lord Hood''': For what purpose, Master Chief?
-->'''Master Chief''': [[BadassBoast I'm going to give the Covenant back their bomb]].
-->'''Lord Hood''': [[{{Beat}} ...]] permission granted.
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** [[RonPerlman Hellboy]] is your commanding officer.
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** [[RonPerlman [[Creator/RonPerlman Hellboy]] is your commanding officer.
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* HeyItsThatVoice: Orlando Jones, Michelle Rodriguez, David Cross and John Kassir (aka [[TalesFromTheCrypt The Crypt Keeper]]) were anonymous Marines.
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* HeyItsThatVoice: Orlando Jones, Jones("That thing is really starting to ''piss me off!''), Michelle Rodriguez, Rodriguez("It blew right through us! Rockets, .50 cal, they didn't do a thing!"), David Cross and John Kassir (aka [[TalesFromTheCrypt The Crypt Keeper]]) were anonymous varous Marines.
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* FireKeepsItDead: When the Flood turn up one of the Arbiter's fellow Sangheili laments that they didn't bring anything to burn the bodies with.
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* OptionalStealth: The Arbiter's InvisibilityCloak lasts for only about five seconds anyway, so ignoring it is perfectly viable option if you don't like having to wear down all your enemies versus getting one free assassination. An bonus item lets Master Chief have invisibility too, but it lasts for the same amount of time and the second disadvantage of no visible timer.
* RetCon: Master Chief (with Cortana) was the only human to survive the destruction of the first Halo. The Legendary ending of the first game even gave a (humorous non-canon) scene depicting Johnson's last moments before the Autumn exploded. This game just has him show up in the medal ceremony with no explanation given. The expanded universe had to explain how he survived.
* RetCon: Master Chief (with Cortana) was the only human to survive the destruction of the first Halo. The Legendary ending of the first game even gave a (humorous non-canon) scene depicting Johnson's last moments before the Autumn exploded. This game just has him show up in the medal ceremony with no explanation given. The expanded universe had to explain how he survived.
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* OptionalStealth: The Arbiter's InvisibilityCloak lasts for only about five seconds anyway, so ignoring it is perfectly viable option if you don't like having to wear down all your enemies versus getting one free assassination. An A bonus item lets Master Chief have invisibility too, but it lasts for the same amount of time and the second disadvantage of no visible timer.
*RetCon: {{Retcon}}: Master Chief (with Cortana) was the only human to survive the destruction of the first Halo. The Legendary ending of the first game even gave a (humorous non-canon) scene depicting Johnson's last moments before the Autumn exploded. This game just has him show up in the medal ceremony with no explanation given. The expanded universe ''Literature/HaloFirstStrike'' had to explain how he survived.
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* ThisCannotBe: In the final mission, when the presumed dead Arbiter returns to confront Tartarus.
-->'''Tartarus:''' ''(gasps and jerks his neck up in surprise)'' Impossible!
-->'''Tartarus:''' ''(gasps and jerks his neck up in surprise)'' Impossible!
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** "The Arbiter" was one originally, before everyone knew that half the game was spent playing as the Arbiter.
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* OptionalStealth: The Arbiter's InvisibilityCloak lasts for only about five seconds anyway, so ignoring it is perfectly viable option if you don't like having to wear down all your enemies versus getting one free assassination. An bonus item lets Master Chief have invisibility too, but it lasts for the same amount of time and the second disadvantage of no visible timer.
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* YouHaveFailedMe/YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: The Prophets decided to scapegoat Thel for the destruction of the Halo ring. They soon made him an Arbiter to retrieve, Guilty Spark 343, and the key to the second Halo. After succeeding in both, Tartarus could now kill him under the Prophets orders. After that, the Covenant decided to turn on the entire Elites in favor of the Brutes. But the Elites are much better warriors than all of them combine, that they turn against the Covenant.
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* YouHaveFailedMe/YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: YouHaveFailedMe / YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: The Prophets decided to scapegoat Thel for the destruction of the Halo ring. They soon made him an Arbiter to retrieve, Guilty Spark 343, and the key to the second Halo. After succeeding in both, Tartarus could now kill him under the Prophets orders. After that, the Covenant decided to turn on the entire Elites in favor of the Brutes. But the Elites are much better warriors than all of them combine, that they turn against the Covenant.
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** Not to mention the demo of the game. It appears that everything they had in the demo that ''wasn't'' used in Halo 2, was used to make an entirely new game; Halo3ODST.
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** Not to mention the demo of the game. It appears that everything they had in the demo that ''wasn't'' used in Halo 2, was used to make an entirely new game; Halo3ODST.Halo3ODST.
* YouHaveFailedMe/YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: The Prophets decided to scapegoat Thel for the destruction of the Halo ring. They soon made him an Arbiter to retrieve, Guilty Spark 343, and the key to the second Halo. After succeeding in both, Tartarus could now kill him under the Prophets orders. After that, the Covenant decided to turn on the entire Elites in favor of the Brutes. But the Elites are much better warriors than all of them combine, that they turn against the Covenant.
* YouHaveFailedMe/YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: The Prophets decided to scapegoat Thel for the destruction of the Halo ring. They soon made him an Arbiter to retrieve, Guilty Spark 343, and the key to the second Halo. After succeeding in both, Tartarus could now kill him under the Prophets orders. After that, the Covenant decided to turn on the entire Elites in favor of the Brutes. But the Elites are much better warriors than all of them combine, that they turn against the Covenant.
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* TookALevelInBadass: The generic [[RedShirtArmy UNSC Marines]] got way more competent since Halo 2. They're more accurate, they have twice as much health, and they can drive vehicles. They're actually pretty helpful when they appear as long as you throw any submachine guns and shotguns you find in the trash and replace them with Battle Rifles and Sniper Rifles. Give one a rocket launcher and the marine's good aim and unlimited ammo will usually let him rack up almost as many kills as you.
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* BoringButPractical: The Battle Rifle, a normal, burst fire human rifle with a 2x scope. It kills Grunts and Jackals with one headshot burst, even on Legendary, and when usde in combination with the plasma pistol is also capable of absolutely ''destroying'' Elites. It can also allow you to out snipe Jackals and the ammo for it is usually plentiful.
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* AlienSky: Once Master Chief gets to Delta Halo, If you have a good view of the sky, things often look... alien.
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* AlienSky: AlienSky:
** Once Master Chief gets to Delta Halo, If you have a good view of the sky, things often look... alien.
** Once Master Chief gets to Delta Halo, If you have a good view of the sky, things often look... alien.
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* AwesomeButImpractical: In the level Metropolis, you will have a much easier time if you take the Warthog instead of the tank the devs thought you would.
** YMMV, but the Warthog is only good if you want to speed-run the level. If you want to destroy all opposition like the Wraiths and the Ghosts without dying, the Scorpion is your vehicle.
** One of your allies has a infinite ammo rocket launcher. Put them in the passenger seat, and you should be able to kill everything.
*** ... Or put him on one of the tank's pods and pick up the guy with the second launcher halfway across the bridge?
** Or you could go on foot, bait a banshee, and get [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME4EgSzlrUk this]]
** This all depends on how you want to play through this section of the level. If you want to speed through and avoid danger, you will want to take the Warthog. If you want to destroy everything in your way, the Scorpion is for you.
** YMMV, but the Warthog is only good if you want to speed-run the level. If you want to destroy all opposition like the Wraiths and the Ghosts without dying, the Scorpion is your vehicle.
** One of your allies has a infinite ammo rocket launcher. Put them in the passenger seat, and you should be able to kill everything.
*** ... Or put him on one of the tank's pods and pick up the guy with the second launcher halfway across the bridge?
** Or you could go on foot, bait a banshee, and get [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME4EgSzlrUk this]]
** This all depends on how you want to play through this section of the level. If you want to speed through and avoid danger, you will want to take the Warthog. If you want to destroy everything in your way, the Scorpion is for you.
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* AwesomeButImpractical: In If you want to complete the level Metropolis, you will Metropolis as fast as possible, you'll have a much easier time if you take the Warthog instead of the tank the devs thought you would.
** YMMV, but the Warthog is only good if you want to speed-run the level. If you want to destroy all opposition like the Wraiths and the Ghosts without dying, the Scorpion is your vehicle.
** One of your allies has a infinite ammo rocket launcher. Put them in the passenger seat, and you should be able to kill everything.
*** ... Or put him on one of the tank's pods and pick up the guy with the second launcher halfway across the bridge?
** Or you could go on foot, bait a banshee, and get [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME4EgSzlrUk this]]
** This all depends on how you want to play through this section of the level. If you want to speed through and avoid danger, you will want to take the Warthog. If you want to destroy everything in your way, the Scorpion is for you.would.
** YMMV, but the Warthog is only good if you want to speed-run the level. If you want to destroy all opposition like the Wraiths and the Ghosts without dying, the Scorpion is your vehicle.
** One of your allies has a infinite ammo rocket launcher. Put them in the passenger seat, and you should be able to kill everything.
*** ... Or put him on one of the tank's pods and pick up the guy with the second launcher halfway across the bridge?
** Or you could go on foot, bait a banshee, and get [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME4EgSzlrUk this]]
** This all depends on how you want to play through this section of the level. If you want to speed through and avoid danger, you will want to take the Warthog. If you want to destroy everything in your way, the Scorpion is for you.
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* EnemyCivilWar: Following [[spoiler: the assassination of the Prophet of Regret]], the Elites are kicked out of the Covenent and replaced with the Brutes. The Elites do not take kindly to this.
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* EnemyCivilWar: Following [[spoiler: the assassination of the Prophet of Regret]], the Elites are kicked out stripped of their traditional role as honor guards to the Covenent and replaced with Prophets, which is given to the Brutes. The Elites do not take kindly to this.this, and end up seceding from the Covenant, along with several individuals of other species.
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-->'''Cortana:''' Ask yourself this question: "Is what I'm doing helping Cortana keep this station from exploding into tiny, tiny bits?"
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-->'''Cortana:''' Ask yourself this question: "Is what I'm doing right now helping Cortana keep this station from exploding into tiny, tiny bits?"
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-->'''Prophet of Regret message:''' ''*speaking alien language*''
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-->'''Prophet of Regret:''' I shall light this holy ring, release its cleansing flame, and burn a path into the divine beyond!
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-->'''Prophet of Regret:''' ''*English*'' I shall light this holy ring, release its cleansing flame, and burn a path into the divine beyond!
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-->'''Cortana:''' Ask yourself this question: "Is what I'm doing helping Cortana keep this station from blowing into tiny, tiny bits?"
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* DeadpanSnarker: Cortana, so, so much.
-->'''Cortana:''' Ask yourself this question: "Is what I'm doing helping Cortana keep this station from blowing into tiny, tiny bits?"
-->'''Cortana:''' Ask yourself this question: "Is what I'm doing helping Cortana keep this station from blowing into tiny, tiny bits?"
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* TranslatorMicrobes: Cortana, being an advanced A.I., can understand the Prophets language. ''And'' she can translate it for others to hear.
-->'''Cortana:''' The Prophet of Regret is planning to [[OhCrap activate Halo!]]
-->'''Master Chief:''' Are you sure?
-->'''Cortana:''' ''*snaps fingers*''
-->'''Prophet of Regret:''' I shall light this holy ring, release its cleansing flame, and burn a path into the divine beyond!
-->'''Cortana:''' ''*snaps fingers*'' Pretty much.
-->'''Cortana:''' The Prophet of Regret is planning to [[OhCrap activate Halo!]]
-->'''Master Chief:''' Are you sure?
-->'''Cortana:''' ''*snaps fingers*''
-->'''Prophet of Regret:''' I shall light this holy ring, release its cleansing flame, and burn a path into the divine beyond!
-->'''Cortana:''' ''*snaps fingers*'' Pretty much.
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** WhamLine: "When they learn? [[spoiler:Fool, they ordered me to do it."]]
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** WhamLine: "When From the same cutscene.
--->'''Tartarus:''' A bloody fate awaits you and the rest of your incompetent race. And I Tartarus, chieftain of the Brutes, will send you to it.
--->'''Arbiter:''' When the Prophets learn of this, they will take your head.
--->'''Tartarus:''' When they learn? [[spoiler:Fool, they ordered me to do it."]]]]
--->'''Tartarus:''' A bloody fate awaits you and the rest of your incompetent race. And I Tartarus, chieftain of the Brutes, will send you to it.
--->'''Arbiter:''' When the Prophets learn of this, they will take your head.
--->'''Tartarus:''' When they learn? [[spoiler:Fool, they ordered me to do it.
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** WhamLine: When they learn? [[spoiler:Fool, they ordered me to do it.]]
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** WhamLine: When "When they learn? [[spoiler:Fool, they ordered me to do it.]]"]]
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** WhamLine: When they learn? [[spoiler:Fool, they ordered me to do it.]]
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** This all depends on how you want to play through this section of the level. If you want to speed through and avoid danger, you will want to take the Warthog. If you want to destroy everything in your way, the Scorpion is for you.
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* NeverTrustATrailer: The trailers, promotional materials and even the blurb on the game's box all gave the impression that the Chief would spend all or most of the game helping humanity repel the Covenant invasion on Earth.
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'''Master Chief:''' "[[RideTheBomb To give the Covenant back their bomb]]."
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'''Master Chief:''' "[[RideTheBomb "[[RidingTheBomb To give the Covenant back their bomb]]."
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'''Master Chief:''' "[[BadassBoast "[[RideTheBomb To give the Covenant back their bomb]]."
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* CliffHanger: The story ends with one of the most infamous cliffhangers in all of videogaming.
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* CliffHanger: The story ends with one of the most infamous cliffhangers in all of videogaming.videogaming, being a very obvious SequelHook rather than actual completion of the main threats a'la the first game.
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** In a more straight version of the trope, the "Give them back their bomb" sequence in the trailer has Earth in '''''much''''' more trouble than in the actual game, in which the Covenant barely stick around for. Earth's on fire? Not really.
* TwoLinesNoWaiting: The game is divided between master Chief and the Arbiter. Gameplay wise they play almost the same.
* TwoLinesNoWaiting: The game is divided between master Chief and the Arbiter. Gameplay wise they play almost the same.
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** In a more straight version of the trope, the "Give them back their bomb" sequence in the trailer has Earth in '''''much''''' more trouble than in the actual game, in which the Covenant barely stick around for. Earth's on fire? Not really.
really. [[spoiler:Save that for the next game and ODST.]]
* TwoLinesNoWaiting: The game is divided between master Chief and the Arbiter. Gameplay wise they play almost thesame.same, except one has [[InvisibilityCloak Active Camouflage]] and the other has a flashlight.
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The second game in the ''{{Halo}}'' series, released in 2004; it is the highest-selling game for the original [=XBox=].
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The second game in the ''{{Halo}}'' ''{{Franchise/Halo}}'' series, released in 2004; it is the highest-selling game for the original [=XBox=].
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The major change from the first ''Halo'' game is that the campaign is told from two different angles: that of Master Chief, and that of a member of the Covenant, a soldier in the EliteMook race from the first game (the actual character is introduced in this game). He is known only as [[KnownOnlyByTheirNickname the Arbiter]], and he was originally the leader of the Covenant forces that encountered Master Chief on the first Halo ring. Disgraced by the Covenant leaders due to his failure to stop the ring's destruction, the Arbiter is given a suicide mission that may potentially help him reclaim some of his lost honor. As the Arbiter learns more about the origin of the Halo rings and the Convenant's Forerunners, he eventually comes to doubt the Covenant cause...
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The major change from the first ''Halo'' game is that the campaign is told from two different angles: that of Master Chief, and that of a member of the Covenant, a soldier in the EliteMook race from the first game (the actual character is introduced in this game). He is known only as [[KnownOnlyByTheirNickname the Arbiter]], and he was originally the leader of the Covenant forces that encountered Master Chief on the first Halo ring. Disgraced by the Covenant leaders due to his failure to stop the ring's destruction, the Arbiter is given a suicide mission that may potentially help him reclaim some of his lost honor. As the Arbiter learns more about the origin of the Halo rings and fate of the Convenant's Forerunners, he eventually comes to doubt the Covenant cause...
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* TrailersAlwaysLie: The E3 demo gave the impression that the game would be set on Earth's surface. The final game had a grand total of two levels set there.
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* TrailersAlwaysLie: The E3 demo (and the advertising, ''and'' the boxart) gave the impression that the game would be set on Earth's surface. The final game had a grand total of two levels set there.
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-->'''Master Chief:''' "Sir, permission to leave the station."\\
'''Admiral Hood:''' "For what purpose, Master Chief?"\\
'''Master Chief:''' "[[BadassBoast To give the Covenant back their bomb]]."
The second game in the ''{{Halo}}'' series, released in 2004; it is the highest-selling game for the original [=XBox=].
Following the events of the first game, Master Chief arrives back at Earth, praised as a hero. In the midst of celebration, a Covenant attack begins on Earth, and Master Chief races to stop them. He learns that the Covenant are looking for something on Earth, and his quest takes him to a new Halo ring, where he explores more of the mystery behind The Flood.
The major change from the first ''Halo'' game is that the campaign is told from two different angles: that of Master Chief, and that of a member of the Covenant, a soldier in the EliteMook race from the first game (the actual character is introduced in this game). He is known only as [[KnownOnlyByTheirNickname the Arbiter]], and he was originally the leader of the Covenant forces that encountered Master Chief on the first Halo ring. Disgraced by the Covenant leaders due to his failure to stop the ring's destruction, the Arbiter is given a suicide mission that may potentially help him reclaim some of his lost honor. As the Arbiter learns more about the origin of the Halo rings and the Convenant's Forerunners, he eventually comes to doubt the Covenant cause...
On the gameplay side, ''Halo 2'' introduced DualWielding with a class of weapons you can pair off with any other type in the same class (this is portrayed as something only Master Chief, Covenant Elites, and Covenant Brutes can do). It also featured vehicle hijacking - assuming you could get close enough to the vehicle without being gunned down or run over. ''Halo 2'' solidified the presence of online console gaming thanks to the original ''[=XBox=] Live'' service; thanks to ''Halo 2's'' success, practically any game of nearly any genre will have at least some debate from the developers on whether or not it should feature an online component.
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!!Halo 2 contains examples of:
* AlienSky: Once Master Chief gets to Delta Halo, If you have a good view of the sky, things often look... alien.
** Your first mission as the Arbiter puts you on a station at the edge of a gas giant's atmosphere. It's all angry swirling clouds.
* ArtEvolution: The graphics are significantly improved from the original, despite being released for the same system.
* AwesomeButImpractical: In the level Metropolis, you will have a much easier time if you take the Warthog instead of the tank the devs thought you would.
** YMMV, but the Warthog is only good if you want to speed-run the level. If you want to destroy all opposition like the Wraiths and the Ghosts without dying, the Scorpion is your vehicle.
** One of your allies has a infinite ammo rocket launcher. Put them in the passenger seat, and you should be able to kill everything.
*** ... Or put him on one of the tank's pods and pick up the guy with the second launcher halfway across the bridge?
** Or you could go on foot, bait a banshee, and get [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME4EgSzlrUk this]]
* BadassBoast:
--> '''Lord Hood:''' Master Chief, you mind explaining what you're doing on that ship?\\
'''Master Chief:''' Sir, [[{{Halo 3}} finishing this fight.]]
* CliffHanger: The story ends with one of the most infamous cliffhangers in all of videogaming.
* DeathSeeker: The Arbiter. Pretty much comes with the job description.
* {{Determinator}}: Meta example. The only thing that ended ''Halo 2'''s online gaming scene was the original Xbox Live servers getting ''shut down''. The game was launched on Nov 9th, 2004, and the servers officially shut down on Apr 15, 2010. Officially, that is; several players hung on until getting booted on May 11th.
* DualWielding: The first game to have a set of weapons that you can randomly pair with other designated one-handed weapons.
* EarlyBirdCameo: An example map in the PC port includes a version of the SMG with a slightly-smaller magazine and a suppressor. This silenced SMG returned in ''Halo3ODST'' as the primary weapon of the titular ODST squad.
* EnemyCivilWar: Following [[spoiler: the assassination of the Prophet of Regret]], the Elites are kicked out of the Covenent and replaced with the Brutes. The Elites do not take kindly to this.
* EnemyMine: The Gravemind recruits Master Chief and the Arbiter, making it a three way enemy mine.
* HeyItsThatVoice: Orlando Jones, Michelle Rodriguez, David Cross and John Kassir (aka [[TalesFromTheCrypt The Crypt Keeper]]) were anonymous Marines.
** {{Julie Benz}} voices Miranda Keyes.
** [[That70sShow Donna Pinciotti]] gives you a shotgun.
** [[RonPerlman Hellboy]] is your commanding officer.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: After the Chief deactivates the antimatter bomb on board ''Cairo Station'', he proceeds to take it down to a hangar, open the doors, and use the decompression to hurl the bomb toward a Covenant carrier. [[SerialEscalation But wait, that's not all!]] He ''grabs hold of the bomb'' so that he can activate it right inside the carrier's reactor, before jumping off again and landing on a passing frigate.
* JustifiedTutorial: Master Chief gets an upgraded armor system (Mjolnir Mark VI) that gives an InUniverse explanation for some of the gameplay changes (no more need for health packs, supposedly there is an internal "bio foam" system). As well, the technicians have him look around to get adjusted to the new armor.
* MadeOfExplodium: Covenant vehicles in this game, more so than the other games. Do enough damage and they violently explode. Twice.
* NeoAfrica: New Mombasa, Kenya is a high tech city and spaceport. At least, when the game begins.
* OldShame: Some of the devs [[http://www.strategyinformer.com/news/13811/bungie-devs-halo-2-campaign-a-disastrous-failure don't like]] how the single player campaign turned out, if the term "disastrous flaming turd of failure" is an expression of regret.
** Which makes the fact that it's the only Halo game ''not'' on XboxLive not that hard to understand.
* RetCon: Master Chief (with Cortana) was the only human to survive the destruction of the first Halo. The Legendary ending of the first game even gave a (humorous non-canon) scene depicting Johnson's last moments before the Autumn exploded. This game just has him show up in the medal ceremony with no explanation given. The expanded universe had to explain how he survived.
** [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] shortly after Johnson first reappears:
-->'''Mst. Sgt. Gunns:''' So, Johnson, when you gonna tell me how you made it back home in one piece?\\
'''Sgt. Johnson:''' Sorry Gunns, it's classified.\\
'''Mst. Sgt. Gunns:''' ''[[AssPull My ass!]]'' Well you can forget about those adjustments to your A2 scope, and...''(continues shouting as Johnson and Chief move out of earshot)''
* RightHandVersusLeftHand: The Covenant infighting between the Brutes and the Elites leads to a schism in the Covenant and basically the only hope for Humanity's survival.
* SequelHook: Also one of the most infamous ones in video game history.
* TheMissingno: The Gravemind mission has the "Honor Guard Councillor", a Zealot (gold) elite that was accidentally programmed to have a "dogmatic" voice/personality; since the level has no permutation data for dogmatic Elites, it defaults to Honor Guard armor and Ultra palette, with randomly chosen head types(most frequently the Councillor, hence the nickname).
* TrailersAlwaysLie: The E3 demo gave the impression that the game would be set on Earth's surface. The final game had a grand total of two levels set there.
* TwoLinesNoWaiting: The game is divided between master Chief and the Arbiter. Gameplay wise they play almost the same.
* TwoPartTrilogy
* WhamEpisode: The cutscenes between "Quarantine Zone" and "Gravemind"; [[spoiler: the Flood have a leader and the EnemyCivilWar begins.]]
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Nearly a third of it was cut out due to wasting time on the engine. For one, it was supposed to end the series. For two, ''[[SoCoolItsAwesome Forerunner Tank.]]''
** ''Forerunner Tank'' was a level that was cut from the game very early in development. That said, it gained the above trope because of what the developers said about it: "Awesomeness would ensue."
** Not to mention the demo of the game. It appears that everything they had in the demo that ''wasn't'' used in Halo 2, was used to make an entirely new game; Halo3ODST.
-->'''Master Chief:''' "Sir, permission to leave the station."\\
'''Admiral Hood:''' "For what purpose, Master Chief?"\\
'''Master Chief:''' "[[BadassBoast To give the Covenant back their bomb]]."
The second game in the ''{{Halo}}'' series, released in 2004; it is the highest-selling game for the original [=XBox=].
Following the events of the first game, Master Chief arrives back at Earth, praised as a hero. In the midst of celebration, a Covenant attack begins on Earth, and Master Chief races to stop them. He learns that the Covenant are looking for something on Earth, and his quest takes him to a new Halo ring, where he explores more of the mystery behind The Flood.
The major change from the first ''Halo'' game is that the campaign is told from two different angles: that of Master Chief, and that of a member of the Covenant, a soldier in the EliteMook race from the first game (the actual character is introduced in this game). He is known only as [[KnownOnlyByTheirNickname the Arbiter]], and he was originally the leader of the Covenant forces that encountered Master Chief on the first Halo ring. Disgraced by the Covenant leaders due to his failure to stop the ring's destruction, the Arbiter is given a suicide mission that may potentially help him reclaim some of his lost honor. As the Arbiter learns more about the origin of the Halo rings and the Convenant's Forerunners, he eventually comes to doubt the Covenant cause...
On the gameplay side, ''Halo 2'' introduced DualWielding with a class of weapons you can pair off with any other type in the same class (this is portrayed as something only Master Chief, Covenant Elites, and Covenant Brutes can do). It also featured vehicle hijacking - assuming you could get close enough to the vehicle without being gunned down or run over. ''Halo 2'' solidified the presence of online console gaming thanks to the original ''[=XBox=] Live'' service; thanks to ''Halo 2's'' success, practically any game of nearly any genre will have at least some debate from the developers on whether or not it should feature an online component.
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!!Halo 2 contains examples of:
* AlienSky: Once Master Chief gets to Delta Halo, If you have a good view of the sky, things often look... alien.
** Your first mission as the Arbiter puts you on a station at the edge of a gas giant's atmosphere. It's all angry swirling clouds.
* ArtEvolution: The graphics are significantly improved from the original, despite being released for the same system.
* AwesomeButImpractical: In the level Metropolis, you will have a much easier time if you take the Warthog instead of the tank the devs thought you would.
** YMMV, but the Warthog is only good if you want to speed-run the level. If you want to destroy all opposition like the Wraiths and the Ghosts without dying, the Scorpion is your vehicle.
** One of your allies has a infinite ammo rocket launcher. Put them in the passenger seat, and you should be able to kill everything.
*** ... Or put him on one of the tank's pods and pick up the guy with the second launcher halfway across the bridge?
** Or you could go on foot, bait a banshee, and get [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME4EgSzlrUk this]]
* BadassBoast:
--> '''Lord Hood:''' Master Chief, you mind explaining what you're doing on that ship?\\
'''Master Chief:''' Sir, [[{{Halo 3}} finishing this fight.]]
* CliffHanger: The story ends with one of the most infamous cliffhangers in all of videogaming.
* DeathSeeker: The Arbiter. Pretty much comes with the job description.
* {{Determinator}}: Meta example. The only thing that ended ''Halo 2'''s online gaming scene was the original Xbox Live servers getting ''shut down''. The game was launched on Nov 9th, 2004, and the servers officially shut down on Apr 15, 2010. Officially, that is; several players hung on until getting booted on May 11th.
* DualWielding: The first game to have a set of weapons that you can randomly pair with other designated one-handed weapons.
* EarlyBirdCameo: An example map in the PC port includes a version of the SMG with a slightly-smaller magazine and a suppressor. This silenced SMG returned in ''Halo3ODST'' as the primary weapon of the titular ODST squad.
* EnemyCivilWar: Following [[spoiler: the assassination of the Prophet of Regret]], the Elites are kicked out of the Covenent and replaced with the Brutes. The Elites do not take kindly to this.
* EnemyMine: The Gravemind recruits Master Chief and the Arbiter, making it a three way enemy mine.
* HeyItsThatVoice: Orlando Jones, Michelle Rodriguez, David Cross and John Kassir (aka [[TalesFromTheCrypt The Crypt Keeper]]) were anonymous Marines.
** {{Julie Benz}} voices Miranda Keyes.
** [[That70sShow Donna Pinciotti]] gives you a shotgun.
** [[RonPerlman Hellboy]] is your commanding officer.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: After the Chief deactivates the antimatter bomb on board ''Cairo Station'', he proceeds to take it down to a hangar, open the doors, and use the decompression to hurl the bomb toward a Covenant carrier. [[SerialEscalation But wait, that's not all!]] He ''grabs hold of the bomb'' so that he can activate it right inside the carrier's reactor, before jumping off again and landing on a passing frigate.
* JustifiedTutorial: Master Chief gets an upgraded armor system (Mjolnir Mark VI) that gives an InUniverse explanation for some of the gameplay changes (no more need for health packs, supposedly there is an internal "bio foam" system). As well, the technicians have him look around to get adjusted to the new armor.
* MadeOfExplodium: Covenant vehicles in this game, more so than the other games. Do enough damage and they violently explode. Twice.
* NeoAfrica: New Mombasa, Kenya is a high tech city and spaceport. At least, when the game begins.
* OldShame: Some of the devs [[http://www.strategyinformer.com/news/13811/bungie-devs-halo-2-campaign-a-disastrous-failure don't like]] how the single player campaign turned out, if the term "disastrous flaming turd of failure" is an expression of regret.
** Which makes the fact that it's the only Halo game ''not'' on XboxLive not that hard to understand.
* RetCon: Master Chief (with Cortana) was the only human to survive the destruction of the first Halo. The Legendary ending of the first game even gave a (humorous non-canon) scene depicting Johnson's last moments before the Autumn exploded. This game just has him show up in the medal ceremony with no explanation given. The expanded universe had to explain how he survived.
** [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] shortly after Johnson first reappears:
-->'''Mst. Sgt. Gunns:''' So, Johnson, when you gonna tell me how you made it back home in one piece?\\
'''Sgt. Johnson:''' Sorry Gunns, it's classified.\\
'''Mst. Sgt. Gunns:''' ''[[AssPull My ass!]]'' Well you can forget about those adjustments to your A2 scope, and...''(continues shouting as Johnson and Chief move out of earshot)''
* RightHandVersusLeftHand: The Covenant infighting between the Brutes and the Elites leads to a schism in the Covenant and basically the only hope for Humanity's survival.
* SequelHook: Also one of the most infamous ones in video game history.
* TheMissingno: The Gravemind mission has the "Honor Guard Councillor", a Zealot (gold) elite that was accidentally programmed to have a "dogmatic" voice/personality; since the level has no permutation data for dogmatic Elites, it defaults to Honor Guard armor and Ultra palette, with randomly chosen head types(most frequently the Councillor, hence the nickname).
* TrailersAlwaysLie: The E3 demo gave the impression that the game would be set on Earth's surface. The final game had a grand total of two levels set there.
* TwoLinesNoWaiting: The game is divided between master Chief and the Arbiter. Gameplay wise they play almost the same.
* TwoPartTrilogy
* WhamEpisode: The cutscenes between "Quarantine Zone" and "Gravemind"; [[spoiler: the Flood have a leader and the EnemyCivilWar begins.]]
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Nearly a third of it was cut out due to wasting time on the engine. For one, it was supposed to end the series. For two, ''[[SoCoolItsAwesome Forerunner Tank.]]''
** ''Forerunner Tank'' was a level that was cut from the game very early in development. That said, it gained the above trope because of what the developers said about it: "Awesomeness would ensue."
** Not to mention the demo of the game. It appears that everything they had in the demo that ''wasn't'' used in Halo 2, was used to make an entirely new game; Halo3ODST.
