Oh yeah. This is super Dead Space inspired and I think it only makes Halo more awesome. Anytime Flood is in the picture, it SHOULD become like Dead Space in its atmosphere and theme.
@@lazyholickidnah I don't think so, the flood clearly has that horror touch, but CE in general is more epic action save the world type game then horror for 70 or 80% of the game. Not saying there's no horror parts in the original trilogy or later games though.
@@spartanshadow90oficial yeah you're onto something, it definitely is that type of game, action oriented and epic, but i mean the skeleton (?) of the story, is very horror-like; the landing on an unknown planet, the mystery, the horrific reveal of the flood, and the twist of the purpose of the ring, and then (mostly) nobody getting out alive but chief and cortana (she's a final girl, change my mind lol), idk it just feels like a horror story to me (if you ignore all the epic action background). but that's me having a bias towards horror i guess
If I had a nickel for every time a flood horror story was named after a famous painting, I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice.
@agentoranj5858 ha that's fair. Honestly It doesn't matter to me who does it as long as it's done well and follows the lore. Literally the halo universe is so vast. I'm still waiting for someone to do contact harvest
To the Halo Studios, formally known as 343i. I will love you long time, if you continue to make stories like this easily accessible on TH-cam for the fans to enjoy.
@@adultgimb ah, I never saw those. Pretty dope to have it officially, though, and this combined with Flood objects added to Infinite Forge, and Flood in the UE5 teaser, I think it's safe to say the Flood are returning in the mainline games.
Same. Between them releasing the short story of the flood and rereleasing this perfect comic strip animation, maybe we’ll see more mainstream content with horror.
No, they did. Halo studio remembered and dug it up. 343 seemed to try to bury it and everything flood-related. We didn't even get Flood in Infinite Forge until Pierre took over.
Respect for Henry! I'd love to know what happened to him after this. Also, got to say love the art style SO much!!! Also x2, who else would like a Halo game like Mona Lisa? Where you fight the flood on a dark spaceship? Kind of a horror-themed Halo game.
Nice to see this officially uploaded on the Halo TH-cam Channel itself. The motion comics were amazing at adapting the stories they did from the Halo Evolution novel. Though I wish they had adapted Dirt. That was my favorite story in the book.
This one is one of my most favorite things we ever got from Halo outside the Bungie era. I truly wish we got more of this. I tend to watch this every year.
I cannot believe they finally released this! I remember watching this as it dropped on Halo Waypoint, back in the Reach era! This specific story always stuck with me in terms of lore.
so far since the rebrand things have been going good in a steady direction, the next operation is adding a weapon, elite armor, and a classic halo 2 playlist with no sprint and higher jump height. they have been showing alot of flood content on their socials, maybe its a sign that flood will return soon in many projects they are working on, but let's keep watching and see what they do it's not official until the next halo game to know for sure that this rebrand wasn't just a name change
Yooo im glad this is officially available again, since the original 360 Waypoint got shut down the only way you could find it was through re-uploads of varying quality
This is reminding me of the Dead Space remake and how the dev team handled it. I really think the industry is making a turnaround. I had switched to a PS5 from an Xbox one because God of War, ghost of tsushima, but if Halo makes a comeback ill be there
I want these type of Flood in a main line Halo game. It would make them more unique and random in a main line Halo game. Also more diverse. Cause in Halo 3 for example I hated how I can easily beat them by putting 1 round into the infection form face.
Happy to see this uploaded! And fitting that this would be uploaded on Haloween. I remember watching this *way* back in the days of Halo: Waypoint. I hope to see the rest of the motion comics here, especially The Return.
Believe it or not 343, we want more stories like this in game form. Doesn't need to be a AAA game, a mid budget title with a horror angle would do wonders to the franchise.
Man i sure hope Henry survived this, it would be hilarious he knocked out Lopez and got her into the pod with him managing to escape in the last second
I think the craziest thing to note from this is even in what we thought were the dark days at the time, 2012, way after bungie left. Now 12+ years on we are so much worse off for content in and out of games. So sad.
343 industries logo jumpscare
💀lol
Why jumpscare?
@@angelcarmonarojas5240 They changed their name to "Halo Studios". This was released between 2011-2012.
@@angelcarmonarojas5240it's a joke
@@angelcarmonarojas5240 I get scared anytime i see the 343 logo after what they did to the franchise
BTW, this was released in 2012. So this is not new.
It's a motion comic adaptation of the Mona Lisa short story from Halo Evolutions
I'm just glad there's an official TH-cam release
They disclose that in the description, yes.
@corvess6207 Come on, dude. Not many people read descriptions in TH-cam vids
so 343 did it and its shit?
@@segoverial No, their only involvement is hiring an artist to do this motion comic adaptation of the story itself
The most Dead Space story in all of Halo. Love it.
The Dead Space influence i think is the most apparent. Especially since the Mona Lisa ship seems to be based on the design principles of the Ishimura.
Yeah, this reminds me of dead space downfall movie
I loved how dead space 1, dead space extraction and dead space downfall connect each other
Was about to comment the same. My favorite sci-fi franchise being referenced by my second favorite sci-fi franchise.
Oh yeah. This is super Dead Space inspired and I think it only makes Halo more awesome. Anytime Flood is in the picture, it SHOULD become like Dead Space in its atmosphere and theme.
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I remember watching this on the Halo Waypoint app for Xbox 360. Good times.
Stop making me feel old.
Agreed 😭@@93ORyan
Beat me to this comment. I also watched I don't remember the name but it was the ShipMaster exploring a glassed human world
It's incredible how good we had. I'm glad I was alive for it!
Halo Waypoint back during CEA and Halo 4 went so hard. Such a shame they killed off old Waypoint
Nice to see this officially uploaded after so long.
Shoutout Henry
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Y'all have to do more flood horror stuff like this, halo has so much potential with this kind of stuff.
and it's sad because at its core, halo was a horror story. at least i feel that was bungie's original vision with halo ce
@@lazyholickidnah I don't think so, the flood clearly has that horror touch, but CE in general is more epic action save the world type game then horror for 70 or 80% of the game. Not saying there's no horror parts in the original trilogy or later games though.
Ironically this was done at the start of 343i's history.
@@spartanshadow90oficial yeah you're onto something, it definitely is that type of game, action oriented and epic, but i mean the skeleton (?) of the story, is very horror-like; the landing on an unknown planet, the mystery, the horrific reveal of the flood, and the twist of the purpose of the ring, and then (mostly) nobody getting out alive but chief and cortana (she's a final girl, change my mind lol), idk it just feels like a horror story to me (if you ignore all the epic action background). but that's me having a bias towards horror i guess
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This and Halo: Saturn devouring his son are both so good
YES 🍷
If I had a nickel for every time a flood horror story was named after a famous painting, I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice.
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@TheWanderer158 I'd like 25 cents at this point. Halo: Last Judgment, Halo: Garden of Death just sound... so good
I preferred the one they did on Anvil myself, but Saturn was really good too
I’d kill for a Mona Lisa styled horror game
Motion comic styled or flood horror styled?
@@lootgoblin8705 Flood Horror obviously, idk how would a motion comic styled videogame work.
@ something like Darkest Dungeon
They’re working on it right now
@@legendarybb2888 Me when I spread false info:
They're missing a part- the part between Cranker dying and them coming across Maj. Smith
Dude they really uploaded this on Halloween! Madlads thank you! We need a HALO horror game right now!!!
YES
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the memories of watching this on waypoint 😂 we need more stuff like this again
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One of the best halo side stories, hell the book is also brilliant
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Henry and Lopez def shared that escape pod
🙏🙏🙏🙏
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Or just henry
So glad this is finally getting the formal recognition it deserves! The comic and this adaptation are some of the best storytelling in the franchise
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I just need you guys to get Blur Studios to animate this or get a live action.
God not blur, no. I'm sick of their lense flares and fuzzy-edged face captures and high-pitched sound design.
@agentoranj5858 ha that's fair. Honestly It doesn't matter to me who does it as long as it's done well and follows the lore. Literally the halo universe is so vast. I'm still waiting for someone to do contact harvest
oh yes please, that would be PERFECT
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this story give a dead space vibe (usg ishimura)
Im ask what would be more dangerous, the flood or the marker 🤔
@@Kafunhachi maybe the marker
@@Kafunhachi but the flood is scary too
@@Kafunhachi flood lore makes the marker look like a small phenomenon. Flood is so much more devastating if you research a bit about it.
@@Kafunhachi Sort of both, if you get caught you are still in consciousness but have zero control over your body
To the Halo Studios, formally known as 343i. I will love you long time, if you continue to make stories like this easily accessible on TH-cam for the fans to enjoy.
7:44 "I'm not paid to think" love the characterization
Just imagine a Dead Space type game but with a Flood theme on the Mona Lisa ship, a sure sales success🔥🔥🔥
I theorize the same artists are behind it.
Have it like halo 2 where in some bits you play as the marine and in others you play as Henry
U could combine helldivers, deadspace and the flood.... 🤤
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Microsoft game studios old logo......
It's an old video. I'm pretty sure it's been missing since waypoint went down. There is no way to watch it anymore. Unless I'm mistaken.
@@Will_Forge people re uploaded it here and there on youtube
@@adultgimb ah, I never saw those. Pretty dope to have it officially, though, and this combined with Flood objects added to Infinite Forge, and Flood in the UE5 teaser, I think it's safe to say the Flood are returning in the mainline games.
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Glad to see 343 never forgot about the Mona Lisa
Same. Between them releasing the short story of the flood and rereleasing this perfect comic strip animation, maybe we’ll see more mainstream content with horror.
@corbrobroski3 Maybe we'll see that Dead Space-like after all
@@theoriginalcosmicwanderer we can only hope. Since they have multiple projects, it’s possible.
No, they did. Halo studio remembered and dug it up. 343 seemed to try to bury it and everything flood-related. We didn't even get Flood in Infinite Forge until Pierre took over.
In other words, if nothing else this is the new direction that Halo Studios is going to take the series.
Respect for Henry! I'd love to know what happened to him after this. Also, got to say love the art style SO much!!!
Also x2, who else would like a Halo game like Mona Lisa? Where you fight the flood on a dark spaceship? Kind of a horror-themed Halo game.
Download dead space 1 with first person mod and you ready
@@GowMaster795 👀Ooo, the game sounds familiar. Is it co-op? I don't think I could do a horror game by myself lol
@ dead space 3 is coop but dead space 1 feels like this animation
@@GowMaster795 Oooo ok!
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I would love to see more Evolutions/Fractures stories getting Motion Comics
Nice to see this officially uploaded on the Halo TH-cam Channel itself.
The motion comics were amazing at adapting the stories they did from the Halo Evolution novel. Though I wish they had adapted Dirt. That was my favorite story in the book.
This was actually a great animated movie, got dead space vibes, ofc The Flood *chefs kiss*
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Omg yes!!!! Now upload the headhunters one too!
I love how they go from looking realistic to looking more hand drawn and simplified
That brief moment where HALO turned into Dead Space.
The Mona Lisa needs to be adapted into a game.
This one is one of my most favorite things we ever got from Halo outside the Bungie era. I truly wish we got more of this. I tend to watch this every year.
I cannot believe they finally released this! I remember watching this as it dropped on Halo Waypoint, back in the Reach era! This specific story always stuck with me in terms of lore.
THIS IS THE CONTENT WE TALKING ABOUT KEEP IT UP
Halo def needs to return to its horror/ gritty themes and story telling
Cool to see this uploaded again. On Halloween no less! 🎃
Been awhile since I've watched it 🧡
Holy crap if they’re considering a horror game based on this…
Well it's been 12 years since this animation came out and the story was out in comic before that. So they probably aren't
@ hey I’m just trying to get people’s hopes up😂
@maxfrost9028 We've been disappointed enough mate 😂😂
Saturn devouring his son animated short when?
A big gulp’s worth of blood arterial spray out of his sternum … one shot of Mountain Dew … “He’s stable.”
The wonders of future human space magic amirite
so far since the rebrand things have been going good in a steady direction, the next operation is adding a weapon, elite armor, and a classic halo 2 playlist with no sprint and higher jump height. they have been showing alot of flood content on their socials, maybe its a sign that flood will return soon in many projects they are working on, but let's keep watching and see what they do it's not official until the next halo game to know for sure that this rebrand wasn't just a name change
The ishimura from Halo
From the tiny thumbnail in my notifications, I thought they were turning this into a game.
I love how they just sat there and let him die instead of getting him help 😂
Yooo im glad this is officially available again, since the original 360 Waypoint got shut down the only way you could find it was through re-uploads of varying quality
This is reminding me of the Dead Space remake and how the dev team handled it. I really think the industry is making a turnaround. I had switched to a PS5 from an Xbox one because God of War, ghost of tsushima, but if Halo makes a comeback ill be there
Human and Covie united against the real threat... ONI and the Flood. Hell yeah
This is a great short story and a really solid motion comic. RIP Halo Waypoint app.
Still one of the best Halo short stories out there. Bought the book because of this one.
I want a flood horror game and a sangheli dueling game
I want these type of Flood in a main line Halo game. It would make them more unique and random in a main line Halo game. Also more diverse. Cause in Halo 3 for example I hated how I can easily beat them by putting 1 round into the infection form face.
Just to remind you, masterchief went to their home for cortana and came back
THEY NEED TO MAKE MORE OF THESE!!! This is how Halo gets back on track to pleasing fans.
I remember watching this ages ago. A beautiful work of art, this is!
This easily is now one of my most favorite halo stories
Happy to see this uploaded! And fitting that this would be uploaded on Haloween. I remember watching this *way* back in the days of Halo: Waypoint.
I hope to see the rest of the motion comics here, especially The Return.
One of the best stories you made! Future halo games should have horror things like this! :)
Homy shit! Thanks for posting this. It’s one if my favorite stories in Legends
THEY MISSED OPPORTUNITY TO ADD FLOOD FIREFIGHT INTO HALO INFINITE
Love to see this! Reminds me of the classic Halo books and early Aliens movies :)
I've been wanting to watch this forever but I didn't know where, so thanks for this very cool :D
Yes! Waited YEARS for this to get posted again!!!
Please make this into a GAME
We were hungry, okay?
You guys gave me the flu as I write this 🤧
OH HELL YEA
Deberíais juntar la spirit of fire con el jefe maestro.
Made the mistake of watching this as a kid, while alone in the dark.
One of my favorite Flood stories.
Imagine this as a game
Halo needs more horror
tried showing this to a date 😅
Nice, an official upload of this brutal flood story!
I wish we got more motion comics like this
One of my favorite stories!
this was amazing!
This NEEDS to be a game
Believe it or not 343, we want more stories like this in game form. Doesn't need to be a AAA game, a mid budget title with a horror angle would do wonders to the franchise.
I wait for mark viii armor
Someone at halo studios knows what we makes halo special. Let's hope the leadership can see that too.
Man i sure hope Henry survived this, it would be hilarious he knocked out Lopez and got her into the pod with him managing to escape in the last second
Thanks for reminding me of this fear factory
I think the craziest thing to note from this is even in what we thought were the dark days at the time, 2012, way after bungie left. Now 12+ years on we are so much worse off for content in and out of games. So sad.
This is really good to see brought forward on the official channel 👀
I think the stories they're going after comprises this one also.
Would love to see it happen.
Wheres HiddenXperia? He just made a video about this right!?
Certified Halo horror classic
anyone else notice that at 20:27 the ship that is supposed to be the Mona lisa Kinda looks like the ISHIMURA from dead space?!?!
Holy Peak (pls make a game that's like this)
I saw this on halo waypoint 😊❤
I never saw this.
But resurrecting a Flood story, eh? Gee, wonder what the next Halo will involve.
Beautiful
The best horror story ive read
This scared my 12 year old mind when I first saw it lol, I love this! This is top halo lore
We need more! Halo studios.
i just wish there is a spinoff halo game that revolve around monalisa
I remember watching this on halo waypoint. The good days of halo 😢
This short story better than halo 4 and halo 5 story combined.
Lopez definitely got her head caved in
MY BOI IS HENRY IS BACK
It's good to see The Mona Lisa agains👋
Do we get the Custom Game Browser for MODDED MAPS in MCC?
that was so cool!
Perfect for a Halloween release 👌🏻
Make this a rated M horror game!
Oh wow, I was about to watch this in an unofficial channel 😂