Hugging Elite

The fan-named Hugging Elite can be seen in a special non-canonical cutscene at the end of Halo: Combat Evolved campaign by completing the level The Maw on Legendary difficulty.

Overview

A Stealth Sangheili (Sangheili Zealot in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary) is seen wrestling with Avery Junior Johnson over an assault rifle. They abruptly end their fight when they hear a rumble and realize the nearby Template:UNSCship is beginning to explode. Johnson then spreads his arms, saying, "Oh shi-" and then, "This is it, baby. Hold me." Before the ship's reactor detonates, the Sangheili obliges and hugs Johnson. In the original Halo: Combat Evolved, just before the screen whites out, the Sangheili moves one of its hands down to grab Johnson's rear. However, in the Anniversary version of the scene, Johnson moves his hand down to grab the Sangheili's rear to which he reacts to with a shocked expression.

The cutscene, while only viewable on the Legendary difficulty setting, is not considered canon, since it was specifically made as fan-oriented humor. This contention is supported in the novel Halo: First Strike, which reveals that Johnson and a few other survivors boarded a D77-TC Pelican just in time to escape the explosion, which throws the existence of this specific Sangheili into doubt.

Halo: Combat Evolved version

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Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary version

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Gallery

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  In Halo: Anniversary's version of this Easter egg, the Elite is shown reacting uncomfortably to Johnson groping him.

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  The Hugging Elite and Johnson seen within Halo: Combat Evolved. In this previous version, the Elite is is of a Stealth rank.

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  The Sangheili embracing Johnson.