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| |<strong><center>Reference Tags</center></strong>*(FoR) = [[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]
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| *(HtF) = [[Halo: The Flood]]
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| *(FS) = [[Halo: First Strike]]
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| *(GoO) = [[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]
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| *(CH) = [[Halo: Contact Harvest]]
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| *(TCP) = [[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]
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| *(HGN) = [[Halo Graphic Novel]]
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| *(H:CE) = (H1) = [[Halo: Combat Evolved]]
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| *(H2) = [[Halo 2]]
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| *(H3) = [[Halo 3]]
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| *(HW) = [[Halo Wars]]
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| *(H3O) = [[Halo 3: ODST]]
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| This list is compiled to show the various discrepancies spotted in the ''Halo'' universe. It is difficult to decide which resource is "superior" to another, so usually, the inconsistency is mentioned in the articles that it involves.
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| If you think you can explain an inconsistency, do so [[Talk:List of Inconsistencies in Halo|here]], on the article's talk page.
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| There are two types of inconsistencies: '''Conflicts''' and '''Discrepancies'''. Conflicts happen when two sources disagree about a situation, subject or object. Discrepancies occur when a seemingly impossible event happens without any explanation.
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| ==Discrepancies==
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| ===Halo: The Fall of Reach===
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| {{Main|Halo: The Fall of Reach}}
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| *On page 46, [[Kelly]] handed out parts of a map to the seventy-five [[SPARTAN-II]] trainees. Then on page 48, when [[John-117|John]] checked to make sure the children arrived at the lake, he counted only sixty-seven...which seemed to be all of them.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', pages 46, 48</ref>
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| *The ''London'' was included as a mistaken reference to the ''[[UNSC Pioneer]]'' in some early editions.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', page 74</ref>
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| *A UNSC frigate was referred to as the ''[[UNSC Alliance]]'', and then shortly thereafter as the ''[[UNSC Allegiance]]''.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', pages 145, 154</ref>
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| *The ship ''[[UNSC Leviathan]]'' is referred to as a cruiser and then later as a carrier.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', pages 162, 212</ref>
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| *On page 19, Michael Stanforth was said to be a Vice Admiral, and on page 95, it said he was a Rear Admiral.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', pages 19, 95</ref>
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| *[[Spartan-James|James]]' left arm was burnt off by a [[Fuel Rod Cannon]], but it said in a few pages later that he saluted with his left hand.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', pages 208, 210</ref>
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| *In 2552, Doctor Halsey is only speculating the existence of the [[Sangheili|Elite]] race.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', page 242</ref> Elites were encountered by humans before in the [[Battle of the Rubble]], the [[First Battle of Arcadia]] where the [[Spartan-II|Spartan]] [[Spartan Group Omega|Group Omega]] fought.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''', level {{Levelname|Arcadia Outskirts}}</ref> They were also recognized by Kurt in a mission recording<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', page 85</ref>, and most importantly, the UNSC captured an Elite alive during the [[Battle of Groombridge-1830|Battle of the Great Bear]].
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| *The ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]'' was missing its port-side emergency thrusters, but later used them twice.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', pages 271, 292, 320</ref>
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| *Captain Keyes refers to Ensign Lovell as "Michael" instead of "William".<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', page 188</ref>.
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| *While riding to [[Reach Station Gamma]], [[Kelly-087]] tells the Chief that the Spartans are "All secure." Kelly is not even in the Pelican at the time. Either the author meant to say "[[Linda]]", or Kelly spoke on through the COM.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', page 306</ref>
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| *During Master Chief's mission to Reach Station Gamma, a Jackal's blood is said to be blue although it is clearly purple. The same mistake is made with the Elites, saying that their blood is green, while it too is purple.
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| *The book describes Lt. Hikowa as male, but then later refers to the lieutenant as female.
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| *UNSC ships do not seem to possess artificial gravity, instead relying on rotating sections to produce gravity. However, the [[Spirit of Fire]] has artificial gravity in [[2531]], as do most other UNSC ships described after the book was published.
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| ===Halo: Combat Evolved===
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| {{Main|Halo: Combat Evolved}}
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| *The main view screen on the ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]'' labels the as-of-yet unidentified ring as "[[Halo]]". The name of the ring is not discovered until the level {{Levelname|The Truth and Reconciliation}}.
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| **The view screen could have been referring to it by its shape, though the level of coincidence is unlikely.
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| **This could simply be an [[Easter egg]]
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| *Cortana says she cannot begin to calculate the pulse range of Halo just after [[343 Guilty Spark]] finishes telling her it has a radius of exactly 25,000 light years.
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| **This can be accounted for by Cortana's inherent distrust of Guilty Spark's motives. Additionally, since Cortana is an [["Smart" AI|AI]] with an insatiable urge to know everything she can, she may have tried to calculate the range herself regardless of whatever 343 Guilty Spark had simply told her.
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| **She did ''not'' state she wanted to know the range, she simply stated she cannot calculate it.
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| *Almost every [[Pelican]] dropship bears the marking of [[Foehammer]]'s bird, "[[Echo 419|E419]]", on its side, despite the fact that each Pelican has a different serial number.
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| **This does not excuse it, but Bungie only designed two models, [[Victor 933|V933]] and E419. They used the two to represent every Pelican.
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| *[[Private|Pvt.]] [[Jenkins]]' record view on the level {{Levelname|343 Guilty Spark}} shows the date as the 27th of May [[2552]] when {{Levelname|The Maw}} clearly takes place on September 22{{citation needed}}.
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| **[[Frankie]] has confirmed that the date calibration of his equipment was not performed, causing the apparent discrepancy.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=updateqaapril Bungie Weekly Update of 04/07/2006]</ref>
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| *The pilot of the Master Chief's lifeboat is referred to as "Lieutenant", but says "Aye aye, sir" to the Master Chief, even though Lieutenant is a higher rank than Master Chief. This could be due to the fact that nearly all UNSC personnel owe subordinate respect to the Spartans to some degree.
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| **John-117 had mission command and thus commanded all survivors, since his orders came directly from [[Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes|Keyes]], the commander of the entire operation. His mission was to get Cortana off the ship, and therefore he had tactical superiority.
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| *In The Maw, the main objective is to trigger a 'Wildcat destabilization' of the ''Pillar of Autumn'''s fusion reactors. Later, Cortana tells Foehammer that the engine sustained more damage than she thought ''because'' of the Wildcat destabilization.
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| **Note that this may be due to the fact that the engine decay rate was faster than Cortana originally anticipated; she theorized it must have taken damage on impact. Note that the rest of the humans on Halo were aware of the plan to blow up the ship<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', page 300</ref>.
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| *Also in The Maw, the player has to travel a direct distance of over 3 kilometers atop the ''[[Pillar of Autumn]]'' to reach the [[Longsword]] fighter, but the ''Autumn'' is only 1.17 kilometers long<ref>[http://halo.bungie.org/misc/sloftus_poaconundrum/images/POA-Full-Int-Ext.jpg '''Halo.Bungie.org''': ''Pillar of Autumn'']</ref>.
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| *The Longsword's launch bay in The Maw is also at the end of the Warthog run. The front or rear of a ship is an unlikely place to store a launch bay, which implies that Master Chief traveled from side to side. This makes even less sense than the ''Autumn'' suddenly being two kilometers longer.
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| *In ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', [[Hikowa]] and [[Dowski]] are female officers of the ''Pillar of Autumn''. However, on the level {{Levelname|Pillar of Autumn}}, the bridge has no female members.
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| **Meaning that, like modern navy ships, the ''Autumn'' must have rotating shifts.
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| ***The only female model is the Lieutenant pilot of Master Chief's [[Bumblebee Escape Pod|Bumblebee]]; AIs do not have genders.
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| *[[William Lovell]]'s eyes are green<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', page 133</ref>, but the ''Autumn'''s crew has no green-eyed members.
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| **Game designers do not generally color the iris. Instead, the game only shows the pupil. Captain Keyes is an exception, as his iris color can be seen in the opening cinematics.
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| *During the level {{Levelname|Assault on the Control Room}}, [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Junior Johnson|Johnson]] can be seen with the Chief at the time he was really with [[Captain Keyes]] searching for the Covenant's [[Flood Containment Facility|"weapon cache"]]. Even though the Captain has been out of reach since {{Levelname|The Silent Cartographer}}
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| ** [[Bungie]] was reusing Johnson's model instead of creating another Sergeant model.
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| *In {{Levelname|343 Guilty Spark}} when John-117 arrives at the room, he finds [[Private|Pvt.]] [[Jenkins]]' mission recording. As he opens the door a body collapses on him. This body should have been infected by the Flood.
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| **This may have been done simply to add tension and suspense to the level.
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| ===Halo: The Flood===
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| {{Main|Halo: The Flood}}
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| *The book consistently mistakes the 8-gauge [[shotgun]] as 12-gauge.
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| *During a skirmish with a force of 100 [[Ghosts]], the book describes how snipers and rocket-launcher-armed Marines could not be hit by plasma fire, as the Ghosts' weapons were fixed and the marines were on a hill. Yet in the game, the Ghost's plasma cannons can easily increase or decrease their angle. They could have easily killed the marines, unless they were positioned on an extremely tall and steep hill.
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| *On page 101, it stated that "the Spartan was carrying a full combat load of ammo, grenades, and other gear, plus two magazines for the M19 launchers". The Master Chief was not carrying a Rocket Launcher at the time and if he was, he was never seen using it. <ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', page 101</ref>
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| *It also illustrates that John ran out of ammo for his MA5B Assault Rifle, switching to an M6D Pistol; there are no pistols on that level at all.
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| **Weapons in-game sometimes do not follow the ones written in the book, and stocks of ammo left behind by dead marines are not mentioned either.
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| *On the Truth and Reconciliation chapter, it describes that a Marine was killed and, "his rocket exploded harmlessly..." No Marines were seen wielding a rocket launcher on that or on any other level.
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| **Same as the above, but they do not have animations for holding a rocket launcher.
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| *In the book it says that three weapons would be unwieldy for the Chief, not to mention "damn heavy." It then says he chose a shotgun and sniper rifle. Later, an Elite sliced his sniper rifle (presumably with an Energy Sword), prompting the Chief to draw a pistol. It was never explained how he obtained the pistol; however, its small size may have exempted it from the Chief's personal two-weapon limit.
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| *[[Sergeant Parker]] is referred to as a he<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', page 112</ref>, and then a she<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', page 113</ref>.
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| *Supposedly the Second Squad was ''completely'' consumed by the Flood, specifically saying that their numbers dwindled until two [[PFC]]s remained, before the last of the marines fell. A page later, however, [[Foehammer]] picks up the surviving Marines. This contradicts the other information, though it is possible that part of the second squad was separated, or that she did not know second squad was entirely [[KIA]].<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', pages 232, 233</ref>
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| *[[First Lieutenant Melissa McKay]]'s mission clock is prefixed by an extra 1. It should be noted that the last time it shows her mission clock, the clock reads D+144:38:19. Master Chief's last mission clock mention reads D+76:18:5 while he is en route to the ''Pillar of Autumn''. It would not take over 5 hours to detonate the ship, let alone 70 hours.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', pages 127, 148</ref>
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| *[[Sergeant Stacker]] is not mentioned in the novel. He is replaced during the raid on the ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'' by [[Sergeant Parker]], and for the raid on the Silent Cartographer by Gunnery Sergeant [[Waller]]. One place where he might make an appearance is when the Chief rescued a crashed Marine squad with a Sergeant and where Stacker is normally found in the game.
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| *At one point, the book states: "''Consistent with his status as a veteran, the first alien to come around the corner wore red-trimmed armor, a methane rig, and a Marine's web pistol belt. The alien wore the captured gear Pancho Villa-style and dragged it across the deck. Two of his comrades brought up the rear."'' That is '''three''' Grunts in the Master Chief's sight. The next paragraph says, "''Confident that there were more of the vaguely simian aliens on the way, the Master Chief paused long enough to let '''more''' of them appear, then opened fire. The recoil compensators in his armor dampened the effect, but he could still feel the handgun kick against his palm. '''All three''' of the Grunts went down from head shots.''" It is as if the extra Grunts that appeared simply disappeared. Only three Grunts were killed, which are the three original Grunts that first appeared: the leader and the two followers. But "''...the Master Chief paused long enough to let '''more''' of them appear, then opened fire... '''All three''' of the Grunts went down from head shots.''" It is possible, though, that the Master Chief had simply ''expected'' more Grunts to appear; he may have simply waited in case more Grunts appeared, and then opened fire when he was sure there were not any. It is also possible that Master Chief was simply waiting for <b>more</b> of the three Grunts to appear, giving him larger target silhouettes to hit.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', page 27</ref>
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| ===Halo 2===
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| *In the video "Another Day at the Beach", soldiers depicted are the [[ODST]]s. During gameplay, the soldiers at the hotel are just standard [[Marine]]s. Also, the location of the crashed Pelican does not match its position in game.
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| **This is probably because the cutscene was cut from the original game.
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| *In the level {{Levelname|Delta Halo}}, you can find dead [[ODST]]s all around the level -- [[7]] to be exact. However, ''[[UNSC In Amber Clad|In Amber Clad]]'' only dropped 11 [[HEV]]s... 3 ODSTs, the Master Chief, 3 more dead, and the seven ODSTs makes 14 dead soldiers. This may just be a secret [[7]] reference, however, as 7=7 and 7x2=14.
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| **It is also possible that ''In Amber Clad'' launched more HEVs.
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| ===Halo: First Strike===
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| *The [[Longsword]] that landed in the ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' is repeatedly referred to as a Pelican.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', pages 75, 93, 95, and others</ref>
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| *Vinh is referred to as [[Spartan-029]], even though that was [[Joshua]]'s tag. The mistake is probably a typo.{{citation needed}}
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| *It is stated that Dr. Halsey always referred to John by name, and never by rank or serial number.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', page 189</ref> But in ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', she called him "Master Chief" repeatedly.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', pages 225, 247, 253, and others</ref>
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| ===Halo 3===
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| *Every [[Longsword]] fighter bears the marking [[7-89]] on its side, despite that each Longsword has a different serial number. This is likely the result of reusing the same model.<ref>''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' & ''[[Halo 2]]''</ref>
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| *In the ending cutscene of the level {{Levelname|The Storm}}, all of the UNSC Frigates have the same serial number, and all are labeled "Forward Unto Dawn". One of the Frigates ''is'' actually the ''[[Forward Unto Dawn]]''. This is also likely the result of reusing the same model.
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| ===Halo Wars===
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| *In the level [[Dome of Light]], after requesting the first [[Rhino]] to be deployed, the radio operator on the {{UNSCship|Spirit of Fire}} will identify the player as "Harvest Surface Command" even though the level takes place on [[Arcadia]]; however this could be that the ''Spirit of Fire'' was still assigned to Harvest.
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| *The SPARTANs must be wearing [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|Mark IV MJOLNIR armor]] because the story takes place in 2531, 21 years before [[Reach]] would [[Fall of Reach|fall]] to the Covenant. However, the Spartans in the game possess recharging energy shields, a feature that was added in the Mark V armor. This is only a gameplay mechanic and should not be taken as canon. The developers [http://www.halowars.com/news/devblog/archive/2009/08/25/Lessons-Learned.aspx|later confirmed] that the SPARTANs' shield were featured merely to enhance gameplay.
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| *The ''Spirit of Fire'' is presumably equipped with a standard [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]. A destroyer-class vessel can fire two rounds with one charge, as it possesses two separate MACs. The {{UNSCship|Pillar of Autumn}} could shoot three rounds with one charge, as it possessed an advanced prototype. Super MACs around Reach and Earth could fire one round every five seconds. The MAC aboard the ''Spirit of Fire'' is able to deliver four rounds with a single charge, something that is unheard of in a shipborne MAC. However, as the rounds do very little damage to the area surrounding their targets, it may be assumed that the rounds, or the MAC itself, are not standard, or that the rounds are fired with a lower-than-normal charge.
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| *Presumably, only [[Sangheili Honor Guardsman|honor guards]] are permitted to wield [[Energy Stave|energy staves]]. However, in the cutscene "Monsters", in which the Spartans fight Elites while Sergeant [[John Forge|Forge]] is tries to activate the reactor, blue-armored Elites are equipped with energy staves. This may mean that these were honor guards composed of [[Sangheili Minor|Elite minors]], or that they were granted energy staves to fight with. It should be noted, however, that these Elites are seen uncloaking, as well as being clad in unshielded, light blue armor, perhaps suggesting that they are [[Stealth Sangheili|Stealth Elites]].
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| *In all renders and cutscenes, most notably "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV-m8kJCUI4|She Is Not My Girlfriend]" at the beginning of the level [[Anders' Signal]], the [[M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun]] is shown with four barrels. It is likely that this is either a variant of the M41 LAAG or a product of artistic lisence. This four-barreled design is also featured in the ''[[The Package]]'', a short from ''[[Halo Legends]]''.
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| ==Conflicts==
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| ===Manual vs Books===
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| ''(These discrepancies are created when material from the game manuals is inconsistent with material from the novels.)''
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| *The ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' Manual states that the [[Harvest]] incident took place in 2520<ref>''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' manual, page 4</ref>, while all other sources specify 2525<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', page 96</ref>.
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| *The ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' manual says that the [[fall of Reach]] took place in 2552<ref>''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' manual, pages 1-2</ref>, but the final chapters of Halo: The Fall of Reach, it says that the fall of Reach took place in 2542. This is simply a typo in the book. <ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', last few chapters</ref>
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| *The manual also states that [[Captain Keyes]] has served in the [[UNSC]] since 2526<ref>''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' manual, page 8</ref>, though he was fresh out of the UNSC OCS in 2517.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', page 19</ref>
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| *The [[Grunts]] are referred to as being five feet tall<ref>''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' manual, page 10</ref>, but in ''The Fall of Reach'', they are referred to as being a meter tall (a little over three feet). Although it could be that Grunts are "a meter tall" in a natural combat stance, while they are actually "five feet tall" if they stand up straight, without a Methane Tank attached to their backs.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', page 1</ref>
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| *In ''Halo: The Flood'', the Chief spots some 12-gauge shotgun shells near an entrance.<ref>''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', page 202</ref> In the manual and in all other media, they are said to be 8-gauge.
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| ===Game vs Books===
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| ''(These are created when the novels describe events that are not the same as what is seen in gameplay. As explained in [http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive28.pl?read=847640 this forum post], the games are considered by Bungie to be more canon.)''
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| *[[Jackal]]s and Special Ops Elites are said to be on board the Pillar of Autumn in Halo: The Flood.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', pages 7, 29, 36</ref> This does not occur during gameplay on any difficulty.
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| **They could have been on a different part of the ship.
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| *The primary insertion group during the ''Truth and Reconciliation'' assault is made up of ODSTs<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', page 100</ref>, while in-game there are only Marines. [[ODST]]'s ''did'' appear in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' (contrary to popular belief), although they did not wear ODST Body Suits in that game. These could have been separate insertions, but a singular attack is more likely.
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| *Cortana identifies Halo in ''Halo: The Flood'' when escaping the ''Pillar of Autumn''<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', page 38</ref>, but it is not identified until the level {{Levelname|Truth and Reconciliation}} in the game.
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| *''Halo: The Flood'' describes only four [[Scorpion]] tanks being retrieved from the ''Pillar of Autumn'', which does not account for the one in {{Levelname|Assault on the Control Room}}. Fire Team Zulu was working out of Alpha Base, so they could have been ordered to bring the tank, which would account for it being near a downed dropship.
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| *Cortana accesses Halo's Control Center by having the Master Chief remove the memory chip from his helmet and place it in the console, while in the novel she broadcasts herself into the system using the suit's transmitter.
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| *UNSC ships use rotating sections to simulate gravity<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', page 274</ref> yet no such mechanism is seen in-game. This could be accounted for if the rotating parts were inside the ship. The ''Pillar of Autumn'' may also have been using the reverse-engineered Covenant technology called [[Gravity Plating]] instead of rotating sections.
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| *The Pillar of Autumn's MAC cannon is depolarized and cannot fire<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', page 337</ref>, yet the gun is apparently used, and the loss of fire control still makes headlines in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'''s opening cutscene.
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| *The cutscene in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' at the end of the level The ''Pillar of Autumn'' clearly shows the ''Autumn'' being fired upon with plasma. However, in the novel, the [[Truth and Reconciliation's Prophet|Prophet]] at the [[Installation 04|ring]] forbids the [[Fleet of Particular Justice|Covenant ships]] to fire, lest they strike the "sacred relic".<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', page 6</ref> However, the order could have been ignored or overruled (perhaps by the [[Thel 'Vadam|Supreme Commander]]) to stop the ''Autumn'' from hitting the surface, as the Prophet's demand was made before the ship was even boarded.
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| *Grunts often overcharge their plasma pistols in the books<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', page 81</ref>, yet they never do so in the games.
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| *In the game, Master Chief throws Private Jenkins' Record View away, but he still has it in ''First Strike''. This could be explained by the Chief's suit automatically making a copy of Jenkins' recording as a possible means of gathering intelligence, although this is only a theory.
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| *In the [[Halo Graphic Novel]] -- specifically [[the Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor]] -- the Flood are shown consuming every possible living creature they can find, yet in the games, it seems that they are only interested in intelligent beings. Additionally, the Halo Array was mentioned as only being able to kill beings with sufficient biomass and intelligence to support the Flood. However, the Flood was in its [[Feral Stage|feral stage]], and could have been searching for more calcium to sustain its [[Proto-Gravemind]].
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| *In the game ''[[Halo 3]]'', under the [[Multiplayer]] [[Armor Permutations]] menu, it states that the ODST helmets were used for the Spartans to train in. However, this is never mentioned in ''Halo: The Fall of Reach''. It may have been omitted, however, as large sections of the training are not covered in the book''.''
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| *In ''Halo: The Flood'', most of the Marines described in the book were female, despite no female marines being in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' at all.
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| *In ''Halo: The Flood'', Captain Keyes comments that a single plasma torpedo is capable of destroying the ''Pillar of Autumn'', though in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' it is struck by several without loosing structural integrity and breaking up. This possibly again relates to the Minor Prophet's order to not fire Plasma Torpedoes. The Covenant ships may have chosen to fire undercharged shots to minimize damage caused by stray shots.
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| ===Books vs Books===
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| ''(These errors happen when information from some of the novels is inconsistent with information from other novels.)''
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| *33 SPARTAN-IIs successfully adapted to the augmentations.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''' page 60</ref> [[Kurt-051]], [[Sheila]], and [[Randall]] were listed as [[MIA]] before 2552, as were [[Jai-006]], [[Adriana-111]], and [[Mike]]. [[Samuel-034]] and three other Spartans were KIA, and one [[WIA]]<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', page 240</ref>, but thirty SPARTAN-IIs were present to defend Reach (John-117, [[Linda-058]], [[James]], and twenty-seven of Red Team). Other KIA Spartans include [[Cal-141]] <ref>''[[The Babysitter]]''</ref>, [[Solomon-069]], and [[Arthur-079]].<ref>''[[The Package]]''</ref> [[Douglas-042]], [[Jerome-092]], and [[Alice-130]] became stranded outside UNSC-controlled space, unable to contact allied forces<ref>During an interview with Geoff Keighly on ''Game Trailers TV'', Frank O'Connor stated that the ''[[UNSC Spirit of Fire|Spirit of Fire's]]'' survivors never interacted with other UNSC forces after being stranded in space.</ref><ref>[[Halo Wars Timeline Events|''Halo Wars'' timeline]]</ref> [[Maria-062]] was stationed at Earth, where she had plans of "starting a family".<ref>[[Armor Testing]]</ref> By this count no more than 19 SPARTAN-IIs, apart from [[Jorge-052]] of [[Noble Team]], could have been present for the Battle of Reach.
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| *The Pelican's maximum operational capacity is listed as 12 Marines<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', page 76</ref>; elsewhere as 3 crew, 10 seated, 5 standing<ref>Sybex PC Guide, page 66</ref>; yet still elsewhere they can carry 75 children<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', page 46</ref>, 30 Elites<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', page 211</ref>, or 27 Spartans.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', page 27</ref> It should be noted, though, that the Pelican in ''Halo: First Strike'' has all the unnecessary equipment removed -- likely including the seats -- and the Spartans are more or less jam-packed into the small craft. It is possible that there may be different variations of [[Pelicans]], though we only see the one type in game, or that these were equipped with some kind of troop bay extension.
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| *During the [[Battle of Reach]], many Covenant ships are destroyed, but not before they can let loose their own lethal plasma attacks.<ref name="reachnopage">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', unspecified page(s)</ref> However, later plasma en route to a target merely dissipates as the originating ship and its magnetic controls are destroyed.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', page 266</ref> It is possible that the magnetic controls were not destroyed in the former instance, allowing the plasma to continue to its target.
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| *The foreword of Ghosts of Onyx is an excerpt from page 249 of First Strike, discussing the 'MIA clause' of the Spartan-II Programme. In First Strike, part of the quote goes "[Dr. Halsey] touched SPARTAN-034's entry." In the Ghosts of Onyx foreword excerpt, it reads (likely due to a typing/spellcheck error) "[Dr. Halsey] touched Trover wTAN-034's entry."
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| *''Halo: The Fall of Reach'' states that Harvest has a population of 3 million. However, in ''Halo: Contact Harvest'', it is stated to have a little over 300,000.
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| *[[Lieutenant (UNSC)|Lieutenants]] [[Hall]] and [[Dominique]] are introduced as members of the command crew of the ''Pillar of Autumn''<ref name="reachnopage"/>, but are absent when the ship arrives at Installation 04.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', unspecified page(s)</ref> It should be noted, though, that ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'' states that there was a flutter in Dominique's heart when he came out of cryosleep prior to the discovery of Alpha Halo, perhaps indicating cardiac arrest.
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| *[[Huragok|Engineers]] are supposedly first seen by humans during the Battle Of Sigma Octanus IV in 2552. However, in ''Halo: Ghosts Of Onyx'', when [[Kurt]] is reviewing a mission of the [[SPARTAN-III]]s some years prior to that battle, he saw Engineers. Such information could have been kept classified by the ONI due to the secrecy of the SPARTAN-III program. Engineers are also occasionally seen in the campaign of Halo Wars, which takes place in 2531, although [[Spirit of Fire]] is supposedly MIA.
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| *Chronologically, the first time [[Jiralhanae|Brutes]] are encountered by the UNSC was at the Battle of Harvest in 2525, yet the Master Chief has no intelligence on them until the attack on the ''Unyielding Hierophant'' in 2552. This could be accounted for by the secrecy of the first encounter with the Covenant, as the ONI could have tried to cover up the failure of the negotiations with the Brutes. Later material, such as [[We Are ODST]], [[ONI Candidate Assessment Program V5.02A]], [[The Babysitter]] ,[[The Package]], and multiple stories in [[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe|Evolutions]] show that Brutes were encountered throughout the war; in addition, UNSC personnel and even civilians in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' seem quite familiar with the species. Brutes are also seen during the events of ''Halo Wars'', but only on the [[Shield World (Halo Wars)|Shield World]], where the Spirit of Fire could not contact UNSC controlled space.
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| *In 2525, when Harvest was glassed by the Covenant, UNSC technology took approximately two months to traverse between [[Harvest]] and [[Reach]], but in 2552 it takes a ship only 19 days to travel between [[Reach]] and [[Earth]], when the distances between the three planets are only between 10 and 11 light years. However, this extended length may be due to damage to the ''[[UNSC Heracles|Heracles]].''
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| *Throughout ''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'', Elites referred to their superiors as "sir", while in ''Halo: The Flood'', they said "Excellency". It is possible, though, that the two words are different English approximations of the same Sangheili honorific.
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| *In ''Halo: First Strike'', Dr. Halsey puts four [[SMG|sub-machine guns]] in a bag.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', page 273</ref> In ''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'', Kelly found the same weapons, but they were four [[MA5B Assault Rifle]]s instead.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', page 161</ref>
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| *The BR55 (Battle Rifle) is said to be a prototype weapon on the planet Harvest for Captain Ponder's militia in ''Halo: Contact Harvest''. However, in ''Halo: First Strike'', some thirty years later, it is implied that the SPARTAN-IIs saw the weapons for the first time. More recently, though, ''Halo Wars'', ''The Cole Protocol'', ''Helljumpers'', and ''Evolutions'' indicate that the BR55 was in service for the duration of the war.
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| *Jai remembers being abducted and brought to Reach along with seventy-five other children, when there should have only been seventy-four other children.
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| *Prior to 2525, UNSC ships used rotating sections to simulate gravity, and the Spartan-II's were surprised to discover artificial gravity on the Covenant ship they boarded.<ref name="reachnopage"/> However, since then, multiple human facilities and ships are shown to have artificial gravity capability. It is possible that this technology was adapted from the Covenant, but that is unlikely due to the difficulty in capturing intact Covenant ships, much less reverse-engineering them. The most likely possibility is that the writers used anti-gravity technology for convenience purposes. It is also possible, though, that the rotating sections exist between the walls and outer hulls of UNSC vessels.
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| *The Covenant has had knowledge on the Oracles for a long time<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', page 272</ref>, but in ''Halo: The Flood'', 343 Guilty Spark was regarded as an enemy to the Sangheili.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', page 319</ref>
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| *When Lieutenant Keyes is warned of the incoming Covenant fleet and asks what UNSC ships are nearby in ''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'', the book first states that three [[UNSC Destroyer|destroyers]] are picketing, but immediately counters that the {{UNSCShip|Midsummer Night}} and three '''frigates''' wouldn't be able to repel a Covenant assault. However, they are later confirmed to be destroyers, one of which is the ''[[Do You Feel Lucky?]]''.
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| *Chief Petty Officer [[Mendez]] remarks that some of the Alpha Company candidates were orphaned at [[Jericho VII]]. His speech takes place on December 12, 2531, yet Jericho VII was not glassed until February 2535.
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| *In ''Halo Wars: Genesis'', Ellen Anders mentions the planet Onyx in passing, while giving a talk about an alien presence. However, in ''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'', Kurt reads a file that says Onyx has been classified since 2511. Genesis takes place in the spring of 2531.
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| *In ''Halo: The Flood'', it is stated that lowering ones eyes is a sign of respect among the Sangheili. However, in ''Halo: The Cole Protocol'', it was said that refusing to meet one's eyes or lowering the head was a sign of shame.
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| *In ''Halo: The Flood'' it says Captain Keyes killed his first human with a pistol; however, ''Halo: The Cole Protocol'' states he used a plasma rifle.
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| *The [[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe|Halo: Evolutions]] story, ''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'', it is clearly stated that [[Preston Cole]] had one hundred seventeen ships under his command during the [[Battle of Alpha Aurigae]]. ''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'' states he only had one hundred seven in the same battle.
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| *In various books the Magnetic Accelerator Cannon is also referred to as the Mass Accelerator Cannon. This is most likely a typo.
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| ''(This occurs when information from one game is not consistent with information from another.)''
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| *In ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', the Master Chief needs to insert a chip into the back of his helmet to house Cortana in his Mark V MJOLNIR armor. In ''Halo 2'', with the upgrade to Mark VI, all he needs to do is touch something to allow her to move from his suit to another power source. It is reverted back to the chip in ''Halo 3'', gaining some of the properties of the touch ability seen in ''Halo 2''. Why technology went backwards in between ''Halo 2'' and ''Halo 3'' is unknown, although this could be because the suit might interface differently with a bomb as opposed to Halo's control center, or because Master Chief's armor suit was damaged in the fall from the Forerunner Dreadnought to Earth.
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| *In ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', the Sniper Rifle had night vision, but it is absent from ''Halo 2'' and ''Halo 3''. This is likely due to its limited purposes, but it is still strange to see a weapon losing an advantage, and the different versions of the Sniper Rifles during the era could not be accounted for that loss. In addition, the [[Rocket Launcher]] went from having no lock-on in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', to possessing the lock-on in ''Halo 2'', only for it to revert back to the non-locking version in ''Halo 3''. This is likely changed for gameplay balancing.
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| *The doors in [[High Charity]] are different in ''Halo 2'' and ''Halo 3''. This could be because the High Charity part of ''Halo 2'' takes place near the Prophets' Sanctum, and in ''Halo 3'' near the core area, accounting for the difference in design.
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| *In [[Halo 3: ODST]], [[Regret's Carrier|Regret's carrier]] is seen as being stationary just prior to it jumping into slipspace, yet in ''Halo 2'' during the closing cutscene of the level {{Levelname|Metropolis}} the carrier is moving forwards.
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| *From the same scene in ODST, the ''[[UNSC In Amber Clad|In Amber Clad]]'' can be seen approaching the carrier in a straight line and is clearly separate when they jump, but in ''Halo 2'', the ''In Amber Clad'' flies in an arc to a position underneath the starboard side of the carrier, where it would hardly be visible (if at all) to the [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODSTs]] above.
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