Pardon Our Dust.

[p0lar_bear]

So... I always wondered that if that was supposed to be your shield flaring up on your helmet when got hit. So why in the world wouldn't it be yellow or look like the electricity/energy shield surrounding the chief?

When your shields pop, you see the particle effect. Plus, Halo 2 and 3 added the shield to the FP arms.

They did it the way they did because the electric/plasma effect on the shield impact would make it hard to see. Realistic isn't always the best way to go.

Side note: I always imagined the hexagonal pattern in H3 to be a visual representation of the gel layer.