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The '''credit''', abbreviated as "'''cR'''," is the standard currency of the [[Unified Earth Government]]. As of [[2558]], the Credit is still in use. Credits can be spent in the form of "credit chips," which seem to be similar to a credit card.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 43''</ref> Humans sometimes casually refer to credits as "credaroos," analogous to the way 20th and 21st century Americans would refer to [[wikipedia:United States dollar|dollars]] as "buckaroos."<ref>[http://halostory.bungie.org/oconnor_mclees_080508.html Frank O'Connor/Robt McLees Interview - August 2008]</ref>


The '''credit''', abbreviated as '''"cR"''', is the standard currency of the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]. It is the only currency used by the UNSC that has yet been mentioned, and it is unclear if it is based off of any older money systems. As of [[2552]], cR is still in use.
A [[Covenant]] equivalent currency is [[gekz]].<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata'''</ref>
==Known costs==
===Weaponry===
{|
!Item
!Cost per unit
|-
|[[M6/R Spartan Laser]]<sup>(circa 2552)</sup>
|cR 218,000{{Ref/Site|URL=http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?link=charginmalasers|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Spartan Laser|D=02|M=02|Y=2007|LocalArchive=Machines, Materiel and Munitions from the Human-Covenant Conflict, 2525 - Present/M6}}
|-
|[[ARC-920 railgun]]<sup>(circa 2558)</sup>
|cR 63,405<ref name="ltd">'''[[Halo 4 Limited Edition]]''', ''UNSC ''Infinity'' briefing packet''</ref>
|-
|[[SRS99-S5 AM sniper rifle]]<sup>(circa 2558)</sup>
|cR 8,141<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ql0SxKSZ9c '''YouTube -''' ''GameSpot: Halo 4 Limited Edition Unboxing'']</ref>
|-
|[[M363 sticky detonator]]<sup>(circa 2558)</sup>
|cR 6,950{{Ref/Reuse|ltd}}
|-
|[[M739 Light Machine Gun]]<sup>(circa 2558)</sup>
|cR 3,182{{Ref/Reuse|ltd}}
|-
|[[M90A shotgun]]<sup>(circa 2552)</sup>
|cR 2,200<{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3shotgun|Site=Bungie.net|Page=The M90A Shotgun|D=08|M=6|Y=2020|LocalArchive=Machines, Materiel and Munitions from the Human-Covenant Conflict, 2525 - Present/M90A}}
|-
|[[BR85HB battle rifle]]<sup>(circa 2558)</sup>
|cR 1,906{{Ref/Reuse|ltd}}
|-
|[[M395 DMR]]<sup>(circa 2558)</sup>
|cR 1,833{{Ref/Reuse|ltd}}
|-
|[[MA5D assault rifle]]<sup>(circa 2558)</sup>
|cR 1,693{{Ref/Reuse|ltd}}
|-
|[[MA5C assault rifle]]<sup>(circa 2552)</sup>
|cR 1,686{{Ref/Site|URL=http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BAGAssaultRifle|Site=Bungie.net|Page=MA5C Assault Rifle|D=16|M=12|Y=2007|LocalArchive=Machines, Materiel and Munitions from the Human-Covenant Conflict, 2525 - Present/MA5C}}
|-
|[[M6G2 magnum]]<sup>(circa 2552)</sup>
|cR 1,615{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3pistol|Site=Bungie.net|Page=The M6G Pistol|D=24|M=01|Y=2021|LocalArchive=Machines, Materiel and Munitions from the Human-Covenant Conflict, 2525 - Present/M6G}}
|-
|[[M7057 flamethrower]]<sup>(circa 2552)</sup>
|cR 1,520{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3flamethrower|Site=Bungie.net|Page=The Flamethrower|D=31|M=01|Y=2021|LocalArchive=Machines, Materiel and Munitions from the Human-Covenant Conflict, 2525 - Present/M7057}}
|-
|[[M7 SMG]]<sup>(circa 2552)</sup>
|cR 1,484{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3smg|Site=Bungie.net|Page=The M7 / Caseless SMG|D=24|M=01|Y=2021|LocalArchive=Machines, Materiel and Munitions from the Human-Covenant Conflict, 2525 - Present/M7}}
|-
|[[M9 fragmentation grenade]]<sup>(circa 2552)</sup>
|cR 30{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3fraggrenade|Site=Bungie.net|Page=The M9 Frag Grenade|D=31|M=01|Y=2021|LocalArchive=Machines, Materiel and Munitions from the Human-Covenant Conflict, 2525 - Present/M9}}
|}


Credit can be spent in the form of "credit chips", which seems to be the modern equivalent of the credit card.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', page 43</ref>
===Vehicles===
==Known Costs==
{|
{|
!Item
!Item
!Cost per unit
!Cost per unit
|-
|-
|[[W/AV Model 6 Grindell/Galileian Nonlinear Rifle]]
|[[M12 Warthog]]<sup>(circa 2552)</sup>
|cR 218,000<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BAGSpartanLaser '''Bungie.net''': ''Top Story: 1-31-2007'']</ref>
|cR 52,000{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BAGwarthog|Site=Bungie.net|Page=M12 Warthog|D=16|M=04|Y=2020|LocalArchive=Machines, Materiel and Munitions from the Human-Covenant Conflict, 2525 - Present/Warthog}}
|-
|-
|[[Hog|Hog - Limited Edition Wood-Trimmed Classic Edition]]
|[[Hog|2553 Hog - Factory Equipped]]
|cR 91,000
|cR 82,000
|-
|-
|[[Hog|Hog - Standard model]]
|[[Hog|2553 Hog - Standard model]]
|cR 86,000
|cR 86,000
|-
|-
|[[Hog|Hog - Manual-Transmission Version]]
|[[Hog|2553 Hog - Manual-Transmission Version]]
|cR 81,000
|cR 81,000
|-
|-
|[[Warthog|M12 Warthog]]
|[[Hog|2553 Hog - Limited Edition Wood-Trimmed Classic Edition]]
|cR 52,000<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BAGwarthog '''Bungie.net''': ''Top Story: 3-26-2007'']</ref>
|cR 91,000
|}
 
===Food===
{|
!Item
!Cost per unit
|-
|-
|[[M90A Close Assault Weapon System]]
|[[World Cuisine]] [[Moa|Moa Burgers]]
|cR 2,200<ref name="bungie8/15">[http://www.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3shotgun '''Bungie.net''': ''Top Story: 8-15-2007'']</ref>
|cR [[Seven|7.77]] <sup>(circa 2552)</sup><ref name="HRCE">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[Exodus]]''</ref><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-have-s-moa '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder: Have S'moa'']</ref>
|-
|-
|[[MA5C ICWS Assault Rifle]]
|World Cuisine Extra Lean Burger Combo
|cR 1,686<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BAGAssaultRifle '''Bungie.net''': ''Top Story: 1-17-2007'']</ref>
|cR 12.99 <sup>(circa 2552)</sup>{{Ref/Reuse|HRCE}}
|}
 
===Other===
{|
!Item
!Cost per unit
|-
|-
|[[M6G Personal Defense Weapon System]]
|[[Unified Earth Government|UEG]] Violation code 14.40.09(2): Civil penalties for in-flight incident
|cR 1,615<ref name="bungie8/15"/>
|cR 50,000<ref>''[[Hunt the Truth]]''</ref>
|-
|[[Flamethrower|M7057/Defoliant Projector]]
|cR 1,520<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3flamethrower '''Bungie.net''': ''Top Story: 8-13-2007'']</ref>
|-
|[[M7/Caseless Submachine Gun]]
|cR 1,484<ref name="bungie8/15"/>
|-
|[[M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade]]
|cR 30<ref name="bungie8/15"/>
|}
|}
==Gameplay==
===''Halo: Reach''===
Credits are the in-game currency used to purchase [[Armor customization (Halo: Reach)|armor permutations]] in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. Credits are rewarded from gameplay actions, progression in [[List of Halo: Reach commendations|Commendations]], and completing [[Challenges/Halo: Reach|challenges]]. They also function as [[Experience point]]s by contributing to the player [[Rank (Halo: Reach)|rank]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach'''</ref>
===''Halo: Spartan'' series===
Credits are used in ''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'' and ''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]'' to purchase additional power weapons, armor abilities and boosters. In ''Spartan Assault'', players can choose to purchase these upgrades by spending XP (earned by playing the game) or by purchasing cR with real-world currency. In ''Spartan Strike'', credits are earned in-game instead of XP, and real-world currency microtransactions are not present.
===''Halo Infinite''===
In ''[[Halo Infinite]]'', '''Halo Credits''' (shortened as '''CR''') are the in-game currency for purchasing in-game items at the [[shop]], including the [[Battle Pass]] and [[Shop Bundles]], both of which may include consumables like the Double XP Booster and Challenge Swaps, [[Armor customization (Halo Infinite)|armor customization]], [[Armor coatings (Halo Infinite)|armor coatings]], and [[Weapon coatings (Halo Infinite)|weapon coatings]]. These are purchased with real-world currency.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*UNSC citizens sometimes casually refer to credits as credaroos, analogous to the way Americans refer to dollars as "buckaroos".<ref>[http://halostory.bungie.org/oconnor_mclees_080508.html Frank O'Connor/Robt McLees Interview - August 2008]</ref>
*Despite the universal usage of credits as currency throughout the UEG, "dollars" have occasionally been mentioned in reference to the standing unit of currency in the ''Halo'' universe. In the original edition of ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', it is mentioned that "trillions of dollars" have been spent in the research of Covenant culture,<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 232'' (2001 edition)</ref> although this is changed to "credits" in the 2010 reissue.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 264'' (2010 edition)</ref> In ''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'', [[Margaret Parangosky|Admiral Parangosky]] states that [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Halsey]] escaped with "billions of dollars' worth of UNSC resources".<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 49''</ref> In the trailer of ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', there are monitors that are intended to announce information to citizens. One of the messages says "Your tax '''dollars''' at work." However, this can be understood as an idiomatic usage of the iconic phrase as opposed to a literal reference to the functioning currency.
*There is no known [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] monetary unit that can be compared to cR and the UNSC has no idea how much money their [[weapons]] would cost.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BAGBruteGrenade '''Bungie.net''': ''Top Story: 1/24/2007'']</ref>
*In ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', when meeting [[John-117]] for the first time and showing him an antique US [[quarter]], Dr. Halsey states that "People used coins like this for currency a long time ago, when Earth was the only planet we lived on," suggesting that there are no coins or papers used in the 26th century.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 25'' (2001 edition)</ref> However, in the [[Audio log (Halo 3: ODST)|Audio log]]s in ''Halo 3: ODST'', an old woman is heard breaking an ATM with money in the form of coins and presumably paper coming out. Another ATM, found in gameplay, which also houses an audio log, is also constantly spitting out money until the Audio Log is collected. It is unknown whether this is an oversight or if the currency is different than credits. However, in light of the information in ''ODST'', Halsey's comment could be interpreted as referring to the specific type of coin alone, as opposed to physical currency altogether.
*In the trailer of ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', there are monitors that are intended to announce information to citizens. One of the messages says: "Your tax '''dollars''' at work." The dollar is no longer a functioning currency. It should really say "tax credits", but it is likely that the old phrase has not changed since the 21st century.
*If a Marine is killed with friendly fire in'' [[Halo 3]]'', another one may say "Okay, now you owe me twenty credits!"
*According to ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', there are no coins or papers used in the credit system,<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', page 23</ref> but in the [[Audio Log]]s in ''Halo 3: ODST'', an old woman is heard breaking an ATM with money in the form of coins and presumably paper coming out. Another ATM, found in gameplay, which also houses an [[Audio Log]], is also constantly spitting out money until the Audio Log is collected. It is unknown whether this is an oversight or if the currency is different than credits.
*The [[headhunters]] [[Jonah-B283]] and [[Roland-B210]] would constantly bet twenty credits while on missions.
*The cR is used by the player for the first time in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' to buy [[Armor Permutations]] and [[Armor Effects]] for their Spartan character in the game, as well as determine their [[Rank (Halo: Reach)|Rank]].<ref>http://g4tv.com/images/3278/Screenshots---Halo-Reach-Customization/56480/</ref>
*The Warthog trailer for [[Wikipedia:Forza Motorsport 4|Forza Motorsport 4]] lists the price of the 2554 [[M12 Warthog]] as 343,000 cR, which serves as a reference to [[343 Industries]] rather than a canon price. Note that Forza also uses cR as currency to purchase vehicles, but does not serve as a reference to Halo.
*In [[Halo 3]] if you betray a Marine, a different one will say "Okay, now you owe me twenty credits!"
*The [[Headhunters]], [[Jonah]] and [[Roland]], would constantly bet 20 credits while on missions.


==Sources==
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==Links==
==External links==
===Internal===
*[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=896 Bungie.net's review of the Civilian Warthog]
*[[Halo: Reach]]


===External===
[[Category:Currency]]
*[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=896 Bungie.net's review of the Civilian Warthog]
[[Category:Unified Earth Government]]
[[Category:UNSC]]
[[Category: Currency]]
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