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[[File:Shotshell hippo.jpg|thumb|The ejected shell with the hippo design.]]
[[File:Shotshell hippo.jpg|right]]
The '''Hippo in''' '''''Halo''''' is an Easter egg included in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', ''[[Halo 2]]'', and ''[[Halo 3]]''. The original ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' egg by [[Matt Soell]] is a hippo design printed on the ejected shotgun shell. When the shell is on the ground, you can see easily with the Sniper Rifle's zoom. You can also see them while reloading the shotgun. The same hippo is also on the walls of a building in the [[multiplayer]] level [[Headlong]] on ''[[Halo 2]]'' in the tower on the wall. Also, a [[Bungie]] employee wrote in the "Personal Messages" section of the ''Halo'' credits, "For hippos all over the world", a joke most likely pertaining to this.


The '''Hippo in''' '''''Halo''''' is an Easter egg included in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', ''[[Halo 2]]'', and ''[[Halo 3]]''. The original ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' egg by [[Matt Soell]] is a hippo design printed on the ejected shotgun shell. This is most observable when reloading the shotgun or when the shell is on the ground. The same hippo is also on the walls of a building in the [[multiplayer]] level ''[[Headlong]]'' on ''[[Halo 2]]'' in the tower on the wall. Also, a [[Bungie]] employee wrote in the "Personal Messages" section of the ''Halo'' credits, "For hippos all over the world", a joke most likely pertaining to this.  
In the [[Halo 3|''Halo 3'']] [[multiplayer ]] map [[Foundry]], in the back right corner there is a pile of garbage, in the pile of garbage, there Is a small picture of a hippo. You might want to use a [[Sniper rifle|Sniper Rifle]] to spot it.


In the ''[[Halo 3]]'' multiplayer map [[Foundry]], in the back right corner there is a pile of garbage. In the pile of garbage, there is a small picture of a hippo, which may be easily seen with a [[sniper rifle]].
In Halo: Custom Edition CMT Maps, it's easy to spot the Hippo logo on the shell when reloading.


In ''[[Halo: Custom Edition]]'' CMT Maps, it's easy to spot the Hippo logo on the shell when reloading.
==Background==


==Background==
[[File:Matt Soell Hippo Plush.jpg|thumb|A picture of Matt Soell holding a plush toy of a hippo dated 2001.|200px]]
Some serious hunting went into figuring out where the '''Hippo in''' '''''Halo''''' might be hidden in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' after, on December 6, 2001, "Matt" wrote a long treatise on hippos, and why they should have been in ''Halo: CE'' (and why they, for the most part, aren't) but he finished with this teaser:
Some serious hunting went into figuring out where the '''Hippo in''' '''''Halo''''' might be hidden in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' after, on December 6, 2001, "Matt" wrote a long treatise on hippos, and why they should have been in ''Halo: CE'' (and why they, for the most part, aren't) but he finished with this teaser:


:''"...they may not hug walls anymore, but they're still in the game (thanks again to Robt.), and they're still extremely lethal. But you'll need excellent vision and a really nice TV to spot them."''<ref>Matt Soell, [http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive4.pl?read=82463 The Tru7h About Wall-Hugging Hippos]</ref>
:''"...they may not hug walls anymore, but they're still in the game (thanks again to Robt.), and they're still extremely lethal. But you'll need excellent vision and a really nice TV to spot them."''<ref>Matt Soell, [http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive4.pl?read=82463 The Tru7h About Wall-Hugging Hippos]</ref>


Everything from the bottom of [[M12 Warthog|Warthogs]] to Sniper Rifles and everything in between were postulated, but they were finally spotted on the spent shells of the [[Shotgun]] that fall to the ground after the player has fired a blast.<ref>FrogBlast, [http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive4.pl?read=95679 Hippo on Shotgun shells...???]; [http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive4.pl?read=95694 confirmed] by Matt Soell</ref>  
Everything from the bottom of [[M12 Force Application Vehicle|Warthogs]] to [[Sniper rifle|Sniper Rifles]] and everything in between were postulated, but they were finally spotted on the spent shells of the [[Shotgun]] that fall to the ground after the player has fired a blast.<ref>FrogBlast, [http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive4.pl?read=95679 Hippo on Shotgun shells...???]; [http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive4.pl?read=95694 confirmed] by Matt Soell</ref>  


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==Related links==
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* [[Soellkraft 8 Gauge Shell]]
*[[Soellkraft 8 Gauge Shell]]
 
===External===
===External===
* [http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive.pl?read=18686 Matt's original "wall-hugging hippos" teaser]
* [http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive.pl?read=18686 Matt's original "wall-hugging hippos" teaser]
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* What does [[John-117|MC]]'s face look like? [http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive7.pl?read=166939 A hippo.]
* What does [[John-117|MC]]'s face look like? [http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive7.pl?read=166939 A hippo.]
* [http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive7.pl?read=194721 A hippo ''hater'' may exist at Bungie as well.]
* [http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive7.pl?read=194721 A hippo ''hater'' may exist at Bungie as well.]
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