This trailer alone probably cost a few million dollars by the way. A million dollars is nothing to this industry. The estimated cost of the current Halo series for season one is between 90 - 200 million. But youre right. This is easily the best live action Halo action scene made. The Halo reach one is pretty great too but this ones in a league of its own.
Look at the quality of fan movie content. Halo fx and HaloFollower’s content. I would pay money if they made it because they will stick to lore and won’t make stale corporate fast food.
What astounds me is the guy they’re originally burying was probably a Space Nazi; like Halo Lore explicitly states they were a fascist organization, and the only reason they were remotely equipped to fight Covenant was because ONI was so adept at creating ways to kill other humans. Reach does a great way of showing this, how ONI looks like a Google office but has plans of kinetic missiles to destroy planetoids. Somehow, the Halo show STILL missed this and made a drama where a bad man on a desert planet is….the bad nazi man. Like YOU HAD THE INTERESTING LORE. Right There!!!
Halo video game story Ended at halo 3. Reach was the last good halo ever made. Story on reach was a masterpiece. The halo TV is not good but its not bad either. Its not following the same story as the game its going it own way. I like the show but not as much as the games. The story with the show was decent not good or Bad. I want to watch more of it tbh.
@@sorikuroth1 Its an abomination of a story is what it is. If you think you can "Do a different story" with a beloved character and get away with it think again. Yes Master chief in one multiverse is a transgender black gay lesbian with wheelchair for brains, doest mean you can shuve it in and expect fans not to say shit.
@@einstien2409 No im saying I don't think its good with Terms of how the story actually is. But them doing it in there own way was pretty cool. I do agree comparing it to the Video game Story its a abomination.
@@sorikuroth1 Except, it wasnt cool. They did nothing original and everything they did screamed "I dont care about halo lore, im only using the name to cash in some money and fame". Yes you can create your own story but that doest mean you can take master chief and throw him in Mass Effect.
This feeling is what I've always felt was missing from the 343 era games. They seemed to want to focus solely on the Spartans, but the struggle of the marines and ODST against a superior foe was always one of the best parts of the Bungie games. It's what gives the games the feelings of a war.
And the feeling of desperation. They wanted the Marines to be “only human” compared to you: the Master Chief. Even so, players find themselves in the role of savior as the unintentional effect was making the Marines a sympathetic ally. It all began with Cortana in Halo 1: “Those Marines look like they could use some help, Chief. Do what you do best.”
It's funny that the trailer for Halo Infinite looked like they understood that, but then the gameplay doesn't feel like it at all... Then again, I never even finished Infinite's boring ass mess. Halo 1 made you feel alone so often, whenever you had a chance to keep some marines under your wing, you tried your best to see them through the fights. Man I miss good gaming.
That has also been the case in Star Wars media, games and so on. Where the main characters, empire, republic, rebel alliance, separatist alike, dispute their abilities would not have been able to do what they did without the help and support of many common and unknown soldiers helping them out in the back ground. Even in the comics Luke mentions everyone who took part in the alliance was a hero. Even if they would not be remembered or recognized.
@@Gibblets411 I always remember how much it stung to lose even one man. It really showed how much more powerful you were with your bio enhancements and Mjolnir armor.
@Svge Rose They shouldn't have focused on the SPARTANs. Supersoldiers aren't usually very relatable or emotive.* Forward Unto Dawn focused on some Naval Academy students and it worked pretty well. They still had the Chief in it, but he wasn't emoting or carrying the plot. He was, as the SPARTANs should be, a walking, talking Deus EX Machina that just shows up, obliterates the Covies and leaves. *Steve Rogers is an unusual exception
@@thebighurt2495 Spartans are treated like legends in forward unto dawn, as they should be. They just seem way larger than life. Even the ending shot when they take their helmets off they look almost alien. In the show they're just tall roided up jocks that commit war crimes and make poor emotional decisions
Love how at the end, the new “new guy” jumps slightly at hearing the fire and has basically new-ish armor while the now battle-hardened protagonist of the ad calmly collects himself to do what he does.
The thing with being an ODST is that you are basically sent to your death. You are sent on missions meant for spartants without any of the augmentations.
I believe the Spartan III’s are actually closer to what you’re describing. Colonel Ackerson, a rival of Dr Halsey, was the director of the program, whose mandate was to create an effective succession or supplement to the Spartan II program. Candidacy was nowhere near as strict as was the case for the Orion Project so there was a huge pool of people to select from. That being said, the entirety of the first two companies were destroyed in their very first engagements - 300+ losses each. This demonstrates an operational willingness to risk an entire company of “supersoldiers”, against a technologically superior enemy, for dubious gains. This wasn’t necessarily the same case with ODST’s, whose role was primarily either a quick reacting, trans-orbital force multiplier, or to engage difficult to reach targets without ruining the element of surprise with a ground invasion. The point is, though, that the intention was always to get the ODST’s back after a mission - Spartan III’s, however, were going to die whether they knew it or not.
They're basically special forces units dropped into hostile environments behind enemy lines hence, ODST - "Orbital Drop Shock Troopers". They wouldn't send expensive soldiers to train straight to their deaths willy nilly. Sure, the warzones are often dangerous and some might not make it back, but their drops are usually well calculated and strategically thought out.
@@TR-fq6uz Adding onto that, ODSTs were also meant to drop in behind enemy lines to try and sabotage them. So sort of like the Paratroopers of D-day in WW2. Which makes sense, as ODSTs are basically paratroopers, but instead of parachutes and dropping out of the sky, the ODSTs are in giant metal coffins from orbit.
Well there's a reason why the Spartan IV's Program did their recruitment mainly from the ODST's and some normal Marines. They were the most battle hardened soldiers that can fit into a program like that.
@KH4444444444N have you actually played Helldivers 2 and done a mission on Malevelon Creek? Because that's the closest i've ever seen a game to reaching such levels of actual chaos.
@@GH0ST2166The thing is the current writers said they specifically went against the actual lore from the books and whatnot because "Games cant have good stories" and only used the halo universe to push their own sci fi story, mostly because otherwise no one would watch their shite story without a name-brand title like halo
I love the growth of Tarkov, how he went from a fresh young recruit who is terrified from the horrors of war, to a battle hardened veteran leading a squad of young recruits he once was, not flinching at the slightest from gunshots, and led them by example
Man I remember being like 3 years fresh out of high school, went to a bar in Flagstaff, Az with a couple of my gamer friends (Brent and Rob) and we're sitting at the front bar where the big screens are and theres people playing pool, people watching Baseball, doing their own thing, etc, etc but then this started playing on the one of the flatscreens and the whole bar, WHOLE BAR dropped dead silent, all to watch this trailer. It was one of the best highs I've ever lived in my life. Video games were about us back then, the community, it was all in one package, profits were made by sales only and when DLC dropped it was usually another whole package deal. I miss it, but truly blesse to have lived it.
Amazing marketing campaign honestly, got millions of people to feel patriotic and wanting to fight in a war 500 years in the future 😂 don’t think we’ll see something like it again
Something about that opening scene, when he looks at him as he gives the order to fire for their salute. It just hits in a weird way. Such a great trailer.
You might be sensing a glimpse of what it's like to feel the call of your ancestors, and to embrace the warrior tradition of your people. In our disenchanted age we only see faint echoes of it in odd places, like video game trailers. Just a century ago or less, though, the spirits of those who came before were always close.
Because he knows out of all the people at that funeral there is only one person whos life can take a completely different path simply because of that death. The mother and father and sister can all just go home and live out the rest of their lives in the same way. But what will the brother do? I feel like thats why he looks at him. Almost sizing him up and wondering what path he will choose.
@@TexasGreed Powerful thought; I think you're right. At the same time though, I always thought there was a hint of sadness there too. Sadness that in a losing war, it was likely that boy would end up with the same fate.
Salute to Halo: ODST, we continue your fight with different enemies on a different front on different worlds now, but we will never forget. -SES Wings of War Super Citizen Rank 20, Malevelon Creek
It fucking aches me that Halo will never get this type of passion and intensity when it comes to hyped trailer/world building any more… like CMON. HOW?!
It’s cause the people hired into 343 were specifically chosen because they wanted to make Halo into the new CoD Ironically this was a game Bungie made to fill out their contract
I miss this era of gaming. Back when it was exciting, waiting for a particular game to release. With today's releases, now I just hold my breathe and hope the game is mostly complete and the monetization isn't too egregious.
its because everything is digital now so midnight release hype and shit is gone. Nobody goes out to gamestop to look at the cool interactive advertisements either so gaming stopped being physical and purely digital.
there are still some gems like elden ring but i get it. Everything feels unfinished and scammy i wish we could just get more games with the same spirit of the old halo games
What you miss is the days when gaming had a culture behind it. The slaughtering of studios by EA and Microsoft saw to it that all our old cultural icons were desecrated, so now you can barely look at them without feeling lost and sad. God I fucking hate the way things have gone
Atleast it happened. We were a part of history. Kids will hear of the midnight release as if it is legend. The stories will be passed down for a generation or two before we become forgotten @@Dunmerdog
I really hope whoever helped in making this trailer got the recognition they deserved. 14 years later and this trailer still blows all the others out of the water
CHIMO! This helped me become the soldier mentally I wanted to be when I became adult.. wonders now that I'm 32 and served it did help mold me this game series, not the story or SciFi but the idea of soldiers. Remember I was a teenager and knew nothing about life then. But I realised they weren't wrong on the ideas of soldiering.
Halo 3 and Gears of War 3 were suppose to be the endings of their franchises. There was a huge hype behind concluding the stories of the two big Xbox exclusives. Then Microsoft had to dig them up after they were laid to rest just to continue printing money. We could have had entire side stories like ODST, Halo Wars, GoW: Judgement, Gears Tactics, etc. Some boardroom at Microsoft thought it was good to linearly keep the franchise going though. Now look what we have; Halo has been a entire mess, all over the place, and Gears is just a weird rehash where you have to read comics to get even the slightest amount of coherency. Xbox gaming went off the rails (in a bad way) around 2012. It'll be next to impossible to put it back on track without wiping the slate of the last 10 years of mud. Halo is trying to do that right now, Infinite is clawing to get back at the level H3 was; bringing back a better artstyle of similar Bungie era designs and a vaguely similar story to CE's. I just don't think it'll ever be the same because the magic is gone and they have been given a million chances before as they fail and fail again. We'll always have those nostalgic titles though. Preserved in a time where a video game was a relatively complete experience and franchises where not out for your wallets nor chasing trends.
@@SkyNinja759Thats not really true because Halo Reach was ot only planned but its based off of an amazing book. Reach was supposed to be the end before it got sold off
13 years later and i can still feel the G's as we see the trooper drop into combat. Say what you will about the past, present, or future of halo but this was an artistic peice of marketing to say the least. I hope whoever produced this got recognition
I just made the connection that the reason they speak Hungarian is because they're on Reach, populated primarily by Hungarians. It wouldn't surprise me if almost all ODST training was conducted on Reach.
you are right they speak hungarian. Their name is russian but in Reach there were many hungarians, and places like Aszód, Sopron, mentioned in reach are real hungarian cities.
@Nick The OG was great for its time. With today's graphics we could get a very dark and gritty ODST game. Something that feels more personal ect. They could even adjust gameplay to make it feel more legit.
Tried playing ODST the other day Fun and memorable but too slow paced to the modern times A reboot with improved handling and added ability to run would greatly improve it Always wanted a multiplayer effect where when ya die you can Drop back in and stray from the base Spawn zone to get right back into the fight, have cover for a very short time before the pod self destructs to prevent permanent cover/blockage
Prior Army vet. I've been assigned funeral detail. This is spot on. It's wild because the military for the most part is nothing but jokes and ball busting but funeral detail and training for funeral detail is very serious and somber. Usually you practice in front of your command sergeant major for approval (at least we had to). The flag folding is very serious and there is always 3 casing stuffed into the flag to symbolize the seven guns firing their three volley salute. (21 guns) You keep a straight face and stay professional. Which is easy due to majority of military funerals are those of older men who died of old age who had prior military service. But a buddy of mine was on one detail of a fallen soldier who passed away from a car accident. Before they lowered the casket, the son put his toy car on his father's coffin. My buddy, standing stone faced, said he couldn't hold that one in and just had tears streaming down his face during the flag folding.
Completely disagree, all early halo live action trailers were phenomenal. The only "lightning in a bottle" was Old Bungie and all the talented people at microsoft that helped them.
Halo Landfall for Halo 3, this ODST trailer, and the Reach prequel live action trailer. They captured lightning three times. It wasn't a timed period, it was the marketing team and devs they had at the time. They were in the zone and putting out insane content that modern franchises dream of accomplishing. All the talent is gone and gaming isn't the same market anymore.
@@OldManJenkins23 Forward Unto Dawn had me on the edge of my seat. Especially when the covies attacked the school. when the space elevator got destroyed and you see all the kids falling to from the sky, that still plays in my head from time to time. Nothing in the pile of heaping dog shit from the "Halo" show comes even close to that one scene
2:12 I always liked to believe this was the Rookie before he transferred to Alpha-9. Maybe he had to change squads after Tarkov and the others died in a failed operation.
I love how Tarkov keeps a tattered flag on him so that every ODST he has to bury will get a flag at their funeral. The rifle salute comes from the enemy this time.
Why is no one talking about the song in the background?? The same song is used in the battle scene of the move 'king Arthur and the legend of the sword'. Great music and it's in Welsh
I'm getting reach vibe on malevolent creek and draupnir. The way our mission is to defend and evacuate civilians while facing the overwhelming forces of automatons. And each day you see the liberate % dropping to red.
reason i am here. the halo show is its own thing and I cant even compare it to helldivers or the game. friends that never played halo say wow its cool. I'm like....sigh I gotta see if there is a PC version of the original I can get them to play. but yeah helldivers definitely has a ODST vibe. Funny the main character is called Tarkov. wonder if that is what inspired the game of the same name
This has gotta be one of the best video game trailers ever, right? Beautifully shot, tells a story, and makes you want to play the game. Pure masterpiece, Xbox doesn’t do it like this anymore
It's strange. Throughout the years I come back to this video from time to time. People we've played with, some now have moved on to other aspects of life, or we don't have as much time to be gaming as we used to. Some have passed on, and some have grown in separate directions. However, I still remember dropping in the pods and fighting the covenant with my friends. The years may go by, but it was a pleasure to "feet first into hell" soldiers.
People complained that it was overpriced, but it wasn't if you look into it. Originally it was planned as a Halo 3 campaign DLC but it kept getting bigger and bigger until Microsoft said it needed to be a standalone title. So Bungie said okay, but as long as we pad the price out by bundling all the Halo 3 multiplayer DLC on a second disc for the customer. They really sold a side game for $80CAD back then but it was broken down into $40 for the game with a mandatory $40 purchase of the Halo 3 multiplayer tied in. ODST's campaign and firefight is 100% worth $40 and the multiplayer disc worked as a copy of Halo 3 without the campaign. It was a true 2 for 1 combo and people were too blinded by "but I already bought the Halo 3 DLC" mindset to appreciate what happened. ODST is an underrated gem of the franchise and newer fans need to put respect on it's name like they do with Reach.
@@stickeyyyy It came with Halo 3 multiplayer, with every expansion. Like my original comment says, it was half a new game and half DLC and multiplayer (with matchmaking) for the top game of the era.
Man I still cry thinking back fondly on these trailers, halo legends, the books and ofc the games The magic these pieces of media brought, and the many beautiful things the community made and continue to make carrying similarly fond memories My god, I love this feeling of belonging
Nearing the end of 2024. I'll go on for years coming back to the trailer... I've been such a big gamer and loved so many trailers. This takes a spot for one of the best trailers, ever. Of all time
"Beware of an old man in a profession where men usually die young." This one gave me the vibes of this quote. Remember Reach. Remember Malevelon Creek. Remember the fallen. Remember.
If they made a Halo: ODST Tv series, and it was based on this trailer, with all of the same special effects mixed with a good story, it'd make millions.
It's so cool to have this trailer in my own language(the officers talking were in hungarian), and I'm actually sad that we never got a halo movie with this kind of quality
I came here from the PlayStation world… we need you… we desperately need you… we are losing the fight for Super Earth… we Helldivers NEED our ODST sisters and brothers… not for the numbers alone… but for the inspiration… we are fighting hard to have you on our side some day, and I pray that day comes sooner than later
The trailer lives rent-free in my head, just so awesome. We get better halo live action in this 3 minutes than we did in 9 episodes of the paramount show.
The clever use of the ODST Helmet mask is genius, like before they put the helmet on they were different individuals with their own backgrounds, but as soon as they put the helmet on with the mask turns silver, they became an unified force of ODST. Who made this short film?
15 years later and this is still the best live action trailer for a game I've ever seen. No real dialogue, but the sheer emotion and intent behind it is...../chef's kiss Literally get teary eyed just watching this The actor's faces too, fuck me that's good acting especially the end where they share looks.
born in 98. played all halo games in order..this came out when i was about 10 or 11..that being said it made me join the army, i became a paratrooper in the 11th arctic airborne in alaska. ironic, striving so hard to be something, you actually get there. and heinsight being 20,20. it was all because of this video
0:48 how my Grandpa describes his Basic Training experience. I intend to do the same when I have a grandson. Even though my basic training experience was definitely not like this💀
@@inu99282 Honestly not too bad. I’m currently in the Air Force. Basic sucks but just for the fact it’s very very tedious not because it’s necessarily hard. The hard part was not communicating with family or the level of discipline the instructors expect. However after the first 3 weeks you get fairly used to it and get into a routine and before you know it basic training is over. Basic sucks but it’s one of those things you remember for the rest of your life and you make life long friends.
How I’m gonna tell my kids about my experience in the Marine Corps ( only thing I killed was time and boredom living that peacetime notional war fighter life )
This is still quite possibly one of the best video game trailers ever made. All these years later and I occasionally come back to watch this video and gives me goosebumps every time.
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The year is 2023. I’m still waiting for whoever made this to get handed a million dollars to make a series/movie with this level of feels
This trailer alone probably cost a few million dollars by the way. A million dollars is nothing to this industry. The estimated cost of the current Halo series for season one is between 90 - 200 million. But youre right. This is easily the best live action Halo action scene made. The Halo reach one is pretty great too but this ones in a league of its own.
I think this mightve been made partially by neil blomkamp the guy that did district 9, he made halo landfall which has the same style
Look at the quality of fan movie content. Halo fx and HaloFollower’s content. I would pay money if they made it because they will stick to lore and won’t make stale corporate fast food.
@@divine_beamyeah Neil Blomkamp is probably your guy
What astounds me is the guy they’re originally burying was probably a Space Nazi; like Halo Lore explicitly states they were a fascist organization, and the only reason they were remotely equipped to fight Covenant was because ONI was so adept at creating ways to kill other humans. Reach does a great way of showing this, how ONI looks like a Google office but has plans of kinetic missiles to destroy planetoids.
Somehow, the Halo show STILL missed this and made a drama where a bad man on a desert planet is….the bad nazi man. Like YOU HAD THE INTERESTING LORE. Right There!!!
This 3 minute trailer had a better story than 9 episodes of the “halo show”
@ChloeWitcher Halo after Bungie isn’t Halo.
Halo video game story Ended at halo 3. Reach was the last good halo ever made. Story on reach was a masterpiece. The halo TV is not good but its not bad either. Its not following the same story as the game its going it own way. I like the show but not as much as the games. The story with the show was decent not good or Bad. I want to watch more of it tbh.
@@sorikuroth1 Its an abomination of a story is what it is. If you think you can "Do a different story" with a beloved character and get away with it think again. Yes Master chief in one multiverse is a transgender black gay lesbian with wheelchair for brains, doest mean you can shuve it in and expect fans not to say shit.
@@einstien2409 No im saying I don't think its good with Terms of how the story actually is. But them doing it in there own way was pretty cool. I do agree comparing it to the Video game Story its a abomination.
@@sorikuroth1 Except, it wasnt cool. They did nothing original and everything they did screamed "I dont care about halo lore, im only using the name to cash in some money and fame".
Yes you can create your own story but that doest mean you can take master chief and throw him in Mass Effect.
Still one of the best live action game trailers a decade later
One of the best trailers for any piece of media ever made.
one of?
Great trailer ever made
Are you kidding this trailer went hard as fuck!
@@roninr2790 whoever that director did this trailer should be doing all the sci-fi action/war movies.
i'd fucking kill for a Live action ODST tv Series with a Band of Brother style of story
Now that would not only be emotional like this trailer, but also interesting.
That would be the shit.
@@thinkingonyx847 ohhh with "interviews" from the people later in life
Hear me out- Saving Private Ryan but with ODSTs.
Make it Pacific and I’m in
The original helldivers.
Not really, they all are inspired by Starship Troopers (some much more than the others)
@@bionmccool GET IN THE DAMN POD, MARINE!
@@bionmccoolstarship troopers weren’t called Helldivers dude. They were mobile infantry.
@@__mindflayer__neither are odsts(helljumpers)
@@Midnightfacility No shit but “hell”diver sure sounds like “hell”jumper
That round of shots at that funeral was the very last thing that boy ever flinched at.
Barz
That goes so hard
Based.
Well the Brute that back handed the fuck outta him was probably the last thing 😂
His innocence was killed to protect those he loved
This wasnt recommended, You Searched it..And That Means Something.
Edit: RIP To Xbox 360 Marketplace Store You will be missed...
Hey! You're right, of course 😂
Always
No sir it was recommended to me
Yup‼️‼️
Nah it was recommended but I already watched it a 100 times before odst came out back in the day. One of the best halo games imo
This feeling is what I've always felt was missing from the 343 era games. They seemed to want to focus solely on the Spartans, but the struggle of the marines and ODST against a superior foe was always one of the best parts of the Bungie games. It's what gives the games the feelings of a war.
And the feeling of desperation. They wanted the Marines to be “only human” compared to you: the Master Chief. Even so, players find themselves in the role of savior as the unintentional effect was making the Marines a sympathetic ally. It all began with Cortana in Halo 1:
“Those Marines look like they could use some help, Chief. Do what you do best.”
It's funny that the trailer for Halo Infinite looked like they understood that, but then the gameplay doesn't feel like it at all... Then again, I never even finished Infinite's boring ass mess.
Halo 1 made you feel alone so often, whenever you had a chance to keep some marines under your wing, you tried your best to see them through the fights.
Man I miss good gaming.
That has also been the case in Star Wars media, games and so on. Where the main characters, empire, republic, rebel alliance, separatist alike, dispute their abilities would not have been able to do what they did without the help and support of many common and unknown soldiers helping them out in the back ground. Even in the comics Luke mentions everyone who took part in the alliance was a hero. Even if they would not be remembered or recognized.
It’s one of the aspects the books do well, marines and ODSTs stand pretty toe to toe with most covenants forces. We’re just out gunned in the navy
@@Gibblets411 I always remember how much it stung to lose even one man. It really showed how much more powerful you were with your bio enhancements and Mjolnir armor.
It’s 2024 and you’re still coming back to watch this. When games were meant to tell a story and not copy an algorithm.
Its 2024, and Sony is getting petitions. We need ODSTs to reinforce Malevelon Creek.
@@INCNetski Don't forget the Onyx Guard! GOW enjoyers will lead the way as well we lost Jacinto, and our Lancers are ready FOR THE COG!! 🫡
@@americancaesar4715 GOW is dead m8
@@americancaesar4715 i'll never forget that first gears game...when Maria died...
“Amen.” ~Dutch
Something brought you back here to this video. Something still burns within you. Never forget.
Me hyping myself to fight bots
In hell we drop, feet first!
Never forget Reach.
Never forget.
If only this were the halo show we got.
This is how you make halo not that pile of dog shit we got instead smh.
@Svge Rose They shouldn't have focused on the SPARTANs. Supersoldiers aren't usually very relatable or emotive.*
Forward Unto Dawn focused on some Naval Academy students and it worked pretty well. They still had the Chief in it, but he wasn't emoting or carrying the plot. He was, as the SPARTANs should be, a walking, talking Deus EX Machina that just shows up, obliterates the Covies and leaves.
*Steve Rogers is an unusual exception
What... you dont like master cheeks?
@@thebighurt2495 Spartans are treated like legends in forward unto dawn, as they should be. They just seem way larger than life. Even the ending shot when they take their helmets off they look almost alien.
In the show they're just tall roided up jocks that commit war crimes and make poor emotional decisions
Remember that the Halo TV show that fans were waiting on for over a decade wasn't for them because 343 loudly and proudly said screw the fans.
this is probably the best game trailer ive ever seen
still my boy
This and the remember reach trailer
@@BullionBeastnah, this one is better
@@jackarlt3717 key word and
Still is
Love how at the end, the new “new guy” jumps slightly at hearing the fire and has basically new-ish armor while the now battle-hardened protagonist of the ad calmly collects himself to do what he does.
So the one we follow during the trailer is the one with the scar on his lip?
@@thememelord7654 yes
@@thememelord7654 It has been answered but yes. You can tell by the armor color and the facial scars. Nice little detail.
@@riyanwithoutthei817He gets those scars at the same battle the Brute nearly kills him in.
Didn’t notice that on first watch. Love that.
The thing with being an ODST is that you are basically sent to your death. You are sent on missions meant for spartants without any of the augmentations.
No mission is meant for spartans. They're meant for men, and spartans just so happen to be particularly well equipped men.
I believe the Spartan III’s are actually closer to what you’re describing.
Colonel Ackerson, a rival of Dr Halsey, was the director of the program, whose mandate was to create an effective succession or supplement to the Spartan II program. Candidacy was nowhere near as strict as was the case for the Orion Project so there was a huge pool of people to select from.
That being said, the entirety of the first two companies were destroyed in their very first engagements - 300+ losses each. This demonstrates an operational willingness to risk an entire company of “supersoldiers”, against a technologically superior enemy, for dubious gains.
This wasn’t necessarily the same case with ODST’s, whose role was primarily either a quick reacting, trans-orbital force multiplier, or to engage difficult to reach targets without ruining the element of surprise with a ground invasion.
The point is, though, that the intention was always to get the ODST’s back after a mission - Spartan III’s, however, were going to die whether they knew it or not.
They're basically special forces units dropped into hostile environments behind enemy lines hence, ODST - "Orbital Drop Shock Troopers". They wouldn't send expensive soldiers to train straight to their deaths willy nilly. Sure, the warzones are often dangerous and some might not make it back, but their drops are usually well calculated and strategically thought out.
@@TR-fq6uz Adding onto that, ODSTs were also meant to drop in behind enemy lines to try and sabotage them. So sort of like the Paratroopers of D-day in WW2. Which makes sense, as ODSTs are basically paratroopers, but instead of parachutes and dropping out of the sky, the ODSTs are in giant metal coffins from orbit.
Well there's a reason why the Spartan IV's Program did their recruitment mainly from the ODST's and some normal Marines. They were the most battle hardened soldiers that can fit into a program like that.
1:08 how it feels to drop into malevelon creek
No. No. No. This is so far beyond that...Stop the cap. You know it.
Democracy
@@KH4444444444N You've obviously never been to the Creek then. Because it's pretty damn close.
FOR SUPER EARTH
@KH4444444444N have you actually played Helldivers 2 and done a mission on Malevelon Creek?
Because that's the closest i've ever seen a game to reaching such levels of actual chaos.
Still hits in 2023
yessir!
I'm cooking dinner on the grill in my backyard and I was thinking...man that ODST trailer was fire. But does it still hold up?
Yep. Still holds up.
And in 2024
@@joseluisrodriguez7659 And in 2025
When a 2 minute trailer made 13 years ago has a better story then the entirety of the halo show
Left Wing censorship/narratives and politics destroys all film media
True.
They should have gotten the writers of this trailer to work on the show
@@GH0ST2166The thing is the current writers said they specifically went against the actual lore from the books and whatnot because "Games cant have good stories" and only used the halo universe to push their own sci fi story, mostly because otherwise no one would watch their shite story without a name-brand title like halo
Complete clown show with all the drama and feelings involved
@@wpsp2010 did they think to consider what the community would think tho?
I love the growth of Tarkov, how he went from a fresh young recruit who is terrified from the horrors of war, to a battle hardened veteran leading a squad of young recruits he once was, not flinching at the slightest from gunshots, and led them by example
I would love a series about this squad of odst instead on the woke crap we have now
That's how a leader should always be
Then he got a $250 version of himself released
@@Matthew-yc2qr stop lmaoooo
Man I remember being like 3 years fresh out of high school, went to a bar in Flagstaff, Az with a couple of my gamer friends (Brent and Rob) and we're sitting at the front bar where the big screens are and theres people playing pool, people watching Baseball, doing their own thing, etc, etc but then this started playing on the one of the flatscreens and the whole bar, WHOLE BAR dropped dead silent, all to watch this trailer. It was one of the best highs I've ever lived in my life. Video games were about us back then, the community, it was all in one package, profits were made by sales only and when DLC dropped it was usually another whole package deal. I miss it, but truly blesse to have lived it.
History repeats itself, hopefully we can live for that day.
I occasionally come back to rewatch this.
Bitterness from the halo show still lingers in my heart.
13 years later and halo still has the best marketing campaign for any video game franchise. Shit still gives me chills to this day.
I just came back for the chills again
It’s because it’s so raw and it’s just… human
Amazing marketing campaign honestly, got millions of people to feel patriotic and wanting to fight in a war 500 years in the future 😂 don’t think we’ll see something like it again
Had*
@@MrXdawg Ever heard of Helldivers 2?
Something about that opening scene, when he looks at him as he gives the order to fire for their salute. It just hits in a weird way. Such a great trailer.
He has been to many funerals. He's seen many young men enlist and perish. He knew the boy would soon fall into the gears of the war machine.
You might be sensing a glimpse of what it's like to feel the call of your ancestors, and to embrace the warrior tradition of your people. In our disenchanted age we only see faint echoes of it in odd places, like video game trailers. Just a century ago or less, though, the spirits of those who came before were always close.
@@JakeBowenTVsoon enough, they will be closer.
Because he knows out of all the people at that funeral there is only one person whos life can take a completely different path simply because of that death. The mother and father and sister can all just go home and live out the rest of their lives in the same way. But what will the brother do? I feel like thats why he looks at him. Almost sizing him up and wondering what path he will choose.
@@TexasGreed Powerful thought; I think you're right. At the same time though, I always thought there was a hint of sadness there too. Sadness that in a losing war, it was likely that boy would end up with the same fate.
Even now, this ODST trailer still holds a special place in the halo franchise.
"O.D.S.T." You are still remembered.
Salute to Halo: ODST, we continue your fight with different enemies on a different front on different worlds now, but we will never forget. -SES Wings of War Super Citizen Rank 20, Malevelon Creek
It fucking aches me that Halo will never get this type of passion and intensity when it comes to hyped trailer/world building any more… like CMON. HOW?!
The people that made the show are MASS EFFECT fans,trying to force Halo into an approximation of what they want.
It’s cause the people hired into 343 were specifically chosen because they wanted to make Halo into the new CoD
Ironically this was a game Bungie made to fill out their contract
@@YoucancallmeishmaellDamn. They're the worst ME fans I've ever heard because absolutely nothing in the show represents that or Halo 😂😂
The army should thank this advert for recruiting me all those years ago
Fun fact, the guys in the video are all Hungarian Special Forces.
Same here this played a part in me joining the Marines back in 2011
Lol the army teamed up with xbox during this era. There were recruitment ads on the dashboard back then.
That's why tons of trailers feel like recruitment ads also
These were what old US army trailers were mad of when I was young.
I miss this era of gaming. Back when it was exciting, waiting for a particular game to release. With today's releases, now I just hold my breathe and hope the game is mostly complete and the monetization isn't too egregious.
its because everything is digital now so midnight release hype and shit is gone. Nobody goes out to gamestop to look at the cool interactive advertisements either so gaming stopped being physical and purely digital.
there are still some gems like elden ring but i get it. Everything feels unfinished and scammy i wish we could just get more games with the same spirit of the old halo games
i second this whole heartedly.
What you miss is the days when gaming had a culture behind it. The slaughtering of studios by EA and Microsoft saw to it that all our old cultural icons were desecrated, so now you can barely look at them without feeling lost and sad. God I fucking hate the way things have gone
Atleast it happened. We were a part of history. Kids will hear of the midnight release as if it is legend. The stories will be passed down for a generation or two before we become forgotten @@Dunmerdog
I really hope whoever helped in making this trailer got the recognition they deserved. 14 years later and this trailer still blows all the others out of the water
Rupert Sanders is the director
@@budaonthetoast Seems he also worked on the Halo 3: Believe ads, this guy carried old Halo ads
This trailer is how Helldivers 2 gameplay feels
Ya'know, when it works and all your equipment isn't glitching out (love the game though. HD2 is what I wanted ODST firefight mode to be)
@@sci7zo and when there is no nerfs
State of Helldivers 2 Players after the loss of Malevelon Creek
14 years later and this video still gives me the chills
CHIMO! This helped me become the soldier mentally I wanted to be when I became adult.. wonders now that I'm 32 and served it did help mold me this game series, not the story or SciFi but the idea of soldiers. Remember I was a teenager and knew nothing about life then. But I realised they weren't wrong on the ideas of soldiering.
This and Gears of Wars “Mad World” trailer were prime Xbox. Two of the greatest trailers ever made.
Fun fact, you can dub Halo 3's believe trailer with Mad World to make it slap even harder
Halo 3 and Gears of War 3 were suppose to be the endings of their franchises. There was a huge hype behind concluding the stories of the two big Xbox exclusives.
Then Microsoft had to dig them up after they were laid to rest just to continue printing money. We could have had entire side stories like ODST, Halo Wars, GoW: Judgement, Gears Tactics, etc. Some boardroom at Microsoft thought it was good to linearly keep the franchise going though. Now look what we have; Halo has been a entire mess, all over the place, and Gears is just a weird rehash where you have to read comics to get even the slightest amount of coherency.
Xbox gaming went off the rails (in a bad way) around 2012. It'll be next to impossible to put it back on track without wiping the slate of the last 10 years of mud. Halo is trying to do that right now, Infinite is clawing to get back at the level H3 was; bringing back a better artstyle of similar Bungie era designs and a vaguely similar story to CE's. I just don't think it'll ever be the same because the magic is gone and they have been given a million chances before as they fail and fail again.
We'll always have those nostalgic titles though. Preserved in a time where a video game was a relatively complete experience and franchises where not out for your wallets nor chasing trends.
@@SkyNinja759Thats not really true because Halo Reach was ot only planned but its based off of an amazing book. Reach was supposed to be the end before it got sold off
Another for me is Assassins Credd Revelations , the trailer and song together is peak
Amen Brother
13 years later and i can still feel the G's as we see the trooper drop into combat. Say what you will about the past, present, or future of halo but this was an artistic peice of marketing to say the least. I hope whoever produced this got recognition
This is why the Divers need some Helljumpers
How many times have you rewatched since finding this again?
"Yes"
2020 anyone?
We are still ODST.
Yes
Yessir!!!!!!
Almost 2023 checking in.
2023, anyone?
@@KOPT999 2023 HERE. STILL CAN'T GET OVER THIS TRILER....O.D.S.T FEET FIRST INTO HELL BOYS! HOOOORAH
The soldier shouting in Hungarian (I think) goes off hard man
I just made the connection that the reason they speak Hungarian is because they're on Reach, populated primarily by Hungarians. It wouldn't surprise me if almost all ODST training was conducted on Reach.
you are right they speak hungarian. Their name is russian but in Reach there were many hungarians, and places like Aszód, Sopron, mentioned in reach are real hungarian cities.
Fun Fact, the drill sergeants in the video were actual Hungarian Special Forces soldiers.
We need an odst game that shows the true hell they jumped into
Halo 3: ODST, that’s what this is a trailer for.
@Nick The OG was great for its time. With today's graphics we could get a very dark and gritty ODST game. Something that feels more personal ect. They could even adjust gameplay to make it feel more legit.
Tried playing ODST the other day
Fun and memorable but too slow paced to the modern times
A reboot with improved handling and added ability to run would greatly improve it
Always wanted a multiplayer effect where when ya die you can Drop back in and stray from the base Spawn zone to get right back into the fight, have cover for a very short time before the pod self destructs to prevent permanent cover/blockage
@@Jellyfishbrainz You mean the game where you were basically still a spartan with the exact same gameplay?
@@miguelruiz5502 helldivers 2
Prior Army vet. I've been assigned funeral detail. This is spot on. It's wild because the military for the most part is nothing but jokes and ball busting but funeral detail and training for funeral detail is very serious and somber. Usually you practice in front of your command sergeant major for approval (at least we had to).
The flag folding is very serious and there is always 3 casing stuffed into the flag to symbolize the seven guns firing their three volley salute. (21 guns)
You keep a straight face and stay professional. Which is easy due to majority of military funerals are those of older men who died of old age who had prior military service.
But a buddy of mine was on one detail of a fallen soldier who passed away from a car accident. Before they lowered the casket, the son put his toy car on his father's coffin. My buddy, standing stone faced, said he couldn't hold that one in and just had tears streaming down his face during the flag folding.
Wow. Very interesting and by the end, moving.
Helldivers need ODSTs to join the fight.
We're already here brother. Freedom never dies.
fr this ad made me think of helldivers. Why wasn't there a halo odst game like helldivers.
@@ermgunk1127cause 343 doesn’t wanna deal with the ODST, which sucks cause they’re conceptually bad ass
hell pod music is banger ...
They do my friend. They're losing the war against the machine. They require our expertise.
Still gives me goosebumps after all these years. This was peak Halo.
Chills every time. More than 10 years and still chills. We'll never experience this era of gaming again
we just saw a man go through a life of pain suffering and bravery Astra Militarum style in less than 5 minutes
Less than _3_ minutes!
My thoughts exactly, this scream Imperial Guard 💪
We didn’t realise how good we had it pre 2011
We do now.
Today: September, 22, 2024, today is halo 3 Odst's release day.
Remember Rookie.
This was lightning in a bottle, and we will never recieve a product like this again. The story. The Grit. It was all just right.
Completely disagree, all early halo live action trailers were phenomenal.
The only "lightning in a bottle" was Old Bungie and all the talented people at microsoft that helped them.
Halo Landfall for Halo 3, this ODST trailer, and the Reach prequel live action trailer.
They captured lightning three times. It wasn't a timed period, it was the marketing team and devs they had at the time. They were in the zone and putting out insane content that modern franchises dream of accomplishing.
All the talent is gone and gaming isn't the same market anymore.
@@Meybi Thats what he said
@@SkyNinja759Forward Unto Dawn was good too, albeit a little padded for run-time. Halo as a disaster/monster/horror movie.
@@OldManJenkins23 Forward Unto Dawn had me on the edge of my seat. Especially when the covies attacked the school. when the space elevator got destroyed and you see all the kids falling to from the sky, that still plays in my head from time to time. Nothing in the pile of heaping dog shit from the "Halo" show comes even close to that one scene
Halo tv show we deserved 😢
2:12 I always liked to believe this was the Rookie before he transferred to Alpha-9. Maybe he had to change squads after Tarkov and the others died in a failed operation.
The OG helldivers
I love how Tarkov keeps a tattered flag on him so that every ODST he has to bury will get a flag at their funeral.
The rifle salute comes from the enemy this time.
14 years later this still hits hard. Goosebumps.
The masculine urge to bring the light of liberty to the Creek.
brother we are still fighting. ash and steel brother!
Spill Oil
Tenfold
Hundredfold
Orbital drop shock troopers>Virgin helldivers
@@HonkeyKong54A lot of us troopers grew up and are now helldivers so stfu and face the wall.
@@HonkeyKong54 they both make fine guardsmen
Why is no one talking about the song in the background?? The same song is used in the battle scene of the move 'king Arthur and the legend of the sword'. Great music and it's in Welsh
I noticed that too…I thought that soundtrack was an OST. Now I’m confused
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Hell divers gave us what halo never did 😭😭
Is that why this trailer has been on my mind! Talk about staying power.
I'm getting reach vibe on malevolent creek and draupnir. The way our mission is to defend and evacuate civilians while facing the overwhelming forces of automatons. And each day you see the liberate % dropping to red.
No no halo 3 odst did its job
@@jcie3424 Malevolent Creek has finally fallen.... Remember the Creek always.
reason i am here. the halo show is its own thing and I cant even compare it to helldivers or the game. friends that never played halo say wow its cool. I'm like....sigh I gotta see if there is a PC version of the original I can get them to play.
but yeah helldivers definitely has a ODST vibe. Funny the main character is called Tarkov. wonder if that is what inspired the game of the same name
This has gotta be one of the best video game trailers ever, right? Beautifully shot, tells a story, and makes you want to play the game. Pure masterpiece, Xbox doesn’t do it like this anymore
It's strange. Throughout the years I come back to this video from time to time.
People we've played with, some now have moved on to other aspects of life, or we don't have as much time to be gaming as we used to. Some have passed on, and some have grown in separate directions. However, I still remember dropping in the pods and fighting the covenant with my friends.
The years may go by, but it was a pleasure to "feet first into hell" soldiers.
Odst doesn't get enough credit, easily one of my favorite halo games.
People complained that it was overpriced, but it wasn't if you look into it. Originally it was planned as a Halo 3 campaign DLC but it kept getting bigger and bigger until Microsoft said it needed to be a standalone title. So Bungie said okay, but as long as we pad the price out by bundling all the Halo 3 multiplayer DLC on a second disc for the customer.
They really sold a side game for $80CAD back then but it was broken down into $40 for the game with a mandatory $40 purchase of the Halo 3 multiplayer tied in. ODST's campaign and firefight is 100% worth $40 and the multiplayer disc worked as a copy of Halo 3 without the campaign. It was a true 2 for 1 combo and people were too blinded by "but I already bought the Halo 3 DLC" mindset to appreciate what happened.
ODST is an underrated gem of the franchise and newer fans need to put respect on it's name like they do with Reach.
@@SkyNinja759 It was overpriced though. No matchmaking. $80 when every other AAA game was going for $60 at the time.
@@stickeyyyy It came with Halo 3 multiplayer, with every expansion. Like my original comment says, it was half a new game and half DLC and multiplayer (with matchmaking) for the top game of the era.
My brother in Christ, ODST is overrated as hell.
Man I still cry thinking back fondly on these trailers, halo legends, the books and ofc the games
The magic these pieces of media brought, and the many beautiful things the community made and continue to make carrying similarly fond memories
My god, I love this feeling of belonging
Nearing the end of 2024. I'll go on for years coming back to the trailer... I've been such a big gamer and loved so many trailers. This takes a spot for one of the best trailers, ever. Of all time
The Creek is calling.
i would answer but my PC would die
easily the best add of all time. still come back to it 13 years later
Respect an old man in a profession that takes most while they are young
I miss what halo meant to me and how it make me feel😢
I’m right there with you, this tuff almost brings a grown man to twsrs
😢
"Beware of an old man in a profession where men usually die young."
This one gave me the vibes of this quote.
Remember Reach.
Remember Malevelon Creek.
Remember the fallen.
Remember.
Ill never forget watching this trailer after school great times WE ARE ODST WE DROP INTO HELL🪖
If they made a Halo: ODST Tv series, and it was based on this trailer, with all of the same special effects mixed with a good story, it'd make millions.
Doesn't matter how long its been since I've watched this, it is like I'm watching it the first time everytime.
It's so cool to have this trailer in my own language(the officers talking were in hungarian), and I'm actually sad that we never got a halo movie with this kind of quality
I came here from the PlayStation world… we need you… we desperately need you… we are losing the fight for Super Earth… we Helldivers NEED our ODST sisters and brothers… not for the numbers alone… but for the inspiration… we are fighting hard to have you on our side some day, and I pray that day comes sooner than later
The ODST sisters and brothers are here. We are on PC. We are the vanguard that arrives before the Xbox ODSTs
Hell yeah. IF ODST 2 ever gets made, Varkov should be the player character.
This ad almost single-handedly made me enlist.
The trailer lives rent-free in my head, just so awesome. We get better halo live action in this 3 minutes than we did in 9 episodes of the paramount show.
This era of Halo marketing was top tier. This, Halo Landfall, Remember Reach and Halo 3 Believe live rent free in my head all this time later.
I come back to Trailers and cinematics from this era of gaming, the chills they still give.
I didn't even play Halo, but I always loved their ads. Halo 3 and ODST really made you feel things with their marketing.
God i miss Halo..
I just love that people are still coming back to this epic trailer...13 years strong
When you drop into Malevelon Creek...
One of the best trailers of all time i used to watch this more than a sane person should lmfaoo
I was 13 or 14 when this dropped. I’m Irish. This hit hard for me. I used to watch this every morning before school until I graduated.
Can't wait to rematch this 10 times.
It pops into my head every so often and I watch it a couple times then move on. It’s a masterpiece
Go back to this when I need motivation to play the game.
The clever use of the ODST Helmet mask is genius, like before they put the helmet on they were different individuals with their own backgrounds, but as soon as they put the helmet on with the mask turns silver, they became an unified force of ODST. Who made this short film?
15 years later and this is still the best live action trailer for a game I've ever seen. No real dialogue, but the sheer emotion and intent behind it is...../chef's kiss Literally get teary eyed just watching this
The actor's faces too, fuck me that's good acting especially the end where they share looks.
Dear lord this still gives me chills. How far we have fallen
Remember the creek
born in 98. played all halo games in order..this came out when i was about 10 or 11..that being said it made me join the army, i became a paratrooper in the 11th arctic airborne in alaska. ironic, striving so hard to be something, you actually get there. and heinsight being 20,20. it was all because of this video
0:48 how my Grandpa describes his Basic Training experience. I intend to do the same when I have a grandson. Even though my basic training experience was definitely not like this💀
What was it like, what branch? I am interested in enlisting then ots after college.
@@inu99282 Honestly not too bad. I’m currently in the Air Force. Basic sucks but just for the fact it’s very very tedious not because it’s necessarily hard. The hard part was not communicating with family or the level of discipline the instructors expect. However after the first 3 weeks you get fairly used to it and get into a routine and before you know it basic training is over. Basic sucks but it’s one of those things you remember for the rest of your life and you make life long friends.
How I’m gonna tell my kids about my experience in the Marine Corps ( only thing I killed was time and boredom living that peacetime notional war fighter life )
@@rusty7984 Ha ha Ha so true peace time troop problems
@@RandomInternetUser22 Air Force is my targeted branch so that’s good to know. I just need to keep my gpa up and graduate. Then I can decide.
An absolute masterpiece. You'll never see anything like this ever again.
You just can’t touch something this masterful. The game was truly one of the GOAT.
still gives me chills, 13 years later
This is the hardest trailer of all time.
“A helldiver, a Cadian guard, an odst, and a clone walk into a bar in malevelon creek/ Cadia/ reach/ geonosis, they don’t walk out”
It's been a decade and a half and this trailer still goes so unbelievably hard
God even here in 24’ this trailer is hard AF. I miss when games AND game marketing was cool
This masterpiece was made back when games weren’t made for the “modern audience.”
The “modern audience” that doesn’t exist. Who handed this franchise to these morons?
This is what the halo show could've and should've been
Play Helldivers
This commercial made me wanted to play Halo even when I wasn't a fan
This is still quite possibly one of the best video game trailers ever made. All these years later and I occasionally come back to watch this video and gives me goosebumps every time.
Still watch this time to time.. these kids today will never know the true struggles