Halo Legends

[thehoodedsmack]

@TeeKup:

You can still consider some, if not most of the stuff as canon. Just because the artists depicted the events a certain way doesn't mean that's exactly how it was. There are lots of different depictions of Jesus, or Saint Nicholas, or other historic figures, but the important thing is the events behind the people.

And since most of the hate surrounding these shorts stem from established facts in the books, a non-visual medium, you'd think most people against them would realize that it's the story that's the important part.

[Warsaw]

The books also give detailed descriptions of what happened. If it were just the story, then the summary on the back would suffice.

[Kornman00]

Human stealth ships cannot cloak, never before in the books was it described that human ships had the ability to physically cloak.

The design architecture of that human ship was not human in the slightest, I absolutely hated it.

Since when could the Covenant disassemble their ships and eject sections like its goddamn star trek?

. Just because it was never stated in the books before doesn't mean it didn't happen. First, it was a (prototype?) ONI ship. Second...maybe it was a repurposed Forerunner ship ? Hence the clock. Third, it was the flagship...could have had designs not seen before. Also, the flagships would be hella larger, and a component built ship would be easier to well...build. It's not just like they went "ohay, u kno wat would b cool guyz? a covie ship dat broke a part lololol!". Star Trek had reasons for their saucer section too and the fact that they referred to them as "sections" helps to the fact that they either used them as parts in the building process and/or in case of failing systems in those sections. Or, in case of intruders. Or mutany. Or, because the ship master didn't like that part of the ship and was like "f dat section"

Just think if they hadn't mentioned the SIIIs until now...then everyone would be going on and on about them being fucking non-canon along with the next game

[ExAm]

I saw the Package on youtube at first and it wasnt the whole thing. The other night I saw it on Halo Waypoint. I withdraw everything I said about this before.

Human stealth ships cannot cloak, never before in the books was it described that human ships had the ability to physically cloak.

The design architecture of that human ship was not human in the slightest, I absolutely hated it.

Since when could the Covenant disassemble their ships and eject sections like its goddamn star trek?

In several scenes I saw turrets on covenant battle cruisers where there were turrets facing each other and there was about a foot between them, That's a pretty fucking stupid design that we have never seen before.

My biggest concern was Dr. Halsey. Why did she look like she was 19 years old? She's supposed to be somewhat late middle-aged something like that. I believe our description of her in Ghosts of Onyx was a gray-silver haired woman. Not some blond cheerleader slut from high school.

I refuse to acknowledge any of the Halo Legends as canon. This is complete bullshit.

Man, I just watched the rest of it, forgot that I'd only seen a bit of it. Jesus, the density of direct Cortana quotes there just made me cringe.

Regarding Halsey's appearance, remember that everyone in japanese animation is either older or younger than they look. People under 40 are younger than they look, and people over that are older than they look. 60-somethings look 80, and 30-somethings look 20. Standard procedure, unfortunately.

That aside, everything just moved too fucking fast, and there was no emotion at all in their acting, unless you count that one five-second bit in which Halsey gets frustrated with the escape pod. At the very least in episode two there was some fucking drama, canon-butchering ridiculousness aside. This one just had no redeeming qualities about it. The animation sucked in parts, the first person bits were cringeworthy, there were absolutely pointless spartan deaths that were totally avoidable, and the voice actor they picked for the Chief sounded nothing like him. And the fucking attempts to force the idea that this woman is Dr. Halsey into the viewer's head by making her repeat multiple lines of dialogue that were made by an AI that was loosely based on her personality, all within thirty seconds of each other, and badly.

fuck.

[Warsaw]

. Just because it was never stated in the books before doesn't mean it didn't happen. First, it was a (prototype?) ONI ship. Second...maybe it was a repurposed Forerunner ship ? Hence the clock. Third, it was the flagship...could have had designs not seen before. Also, the flagships would be hella larger, and a component built ship would be easier to well...build. It's not just like they went "ohay, u kno wat would b cool guyz? a covie ship dat broke a part lololol!". Star Trek had reasons for their saucer section too and the fact that they referred to them as "sections" helps to the fact that they either used them as parts in the building process and/or in case of failing systems in those sections. Or, in case of intruders. Or mutany. Or, because the ship master didn't like that part of the ship and was like "f dat section"

Just think if they hadn't mentioned the SIIIs until now...then everyone would be going on and on about them being fucking non-canon along with the next game

According to my trusty Halo Encyclopedia, Prowlers can cloak.

"Prowlers are Corvette-class stealth ships equipped with active camouflage, counter-electronic systems, and a minimal amount of weapons and armour" (page 253).

Circumference, Point of No Return, Pony Express, and several others were part of this class, though technically PoNR is not a prowler, but a stealth cruiser.

[TeeKup]

Well then I stand corrected about the cloak.

[=sw=warlord]

A prowler was also mentioned in first strike because it was how earth found out about reach being attacked, one of the officers was ordered to the wolfs lair with all the brass to debrief them.

[Delta4907]

Well, the trailer for Origins went up on Waypoint. I just watched it on youtube though, and this is really the only one I was looking foreward to. Part 1 goes live this Saturday for anyone who didn't know.

[thehoodedsmack]

Great. They've gone and erased the one thing that made the games so mysterious and interesting. Anyways, looking forward to this. And I guess this puts to rest the whole "Forerunner Hand" thing.

[Kornman00]

and it was alllllllllll a dream