Edward Buck/Quotes

Halo 3: ODST

Campaign

Prepare to Drop

• "You know the music, time to dance." - When telling his squad to suit up, on board the UNSC Say My Name.
• "Pods, now." - After Romeo comments on Dare.
• "This many years into the war? Who isn't?" - To Dare, who asked about his squads "replacements".
• "To me. And they're not gonna like what they hear." - Annoyed, after Dare's comment that his men follow orders.
• "Come on, Veronica! What could be more important than that carrier?" - To Dare.
• "Second to last, right next to mine." -When showing Dare to her pod.
• "Ms. Naval intelligence, our new boss. So check your mouths, find your chairs... (shoves a Sniper rifle to Romeo) and get set for a combat drop!" - Buck to Romeo when Romeo asked for Dare's name.
• Speech to ODSTs before drop depending on Difficulty:
  • "Troopers! We are green, and very, very mean!" - On Easy and Normal.
  • "Pucker up, Marines! I sure as hell ain't hosing out your pods!" - On Heroic.
  • "We are droppin' into Hell, troopers! Time to grow a pair!" - On Legendary.
• "Hey Romeo, remember when I told you to shut your mouth? Consider that a standing order." - To Romeo during the HEV drop.
• "Stabilize then pop your chutes! We're going in hard!" - To the squad, after being hit by the EMP blast created by the assault carrier's slipspace rupture.

Tayari Plaza

• "Ah! Works great." - Sarcastically to Dare, after falling off his upside-down pod.
• "Did I...do something wrong? Because the only thing I regret about you and me? Not knowing you were a spook when we first met. I would have been a lot less charming." - To Dare.
• "That was years ago, Veronica! I'm (grunt) a little (grunt) fuzzy (grunt) on the... (takes out his stuck Assault Rifle from his pod)... details." - To Dare, who stated that they both agreed to end the argument about her job.
• "Must have met a lot of other saps since then. Why pick me for this safari?" - To Dare, complaining his involvement in her mission.
• "I remember not getting an answer..." - To Dare, who mentioned his question to her years ago.
• "I said stay put! I'm on my way!" - To Dare, after sighting a Phantom flying overhead.
• "I appreciate the concern." - To Dare, who tells him about the Covenant-infested area.
• "See any more come down?" - To a Marine, who commented his luckiness of not getting killed by the drop.
• "What the hell happened here?" - After seeing multiple dead Elites and Brutes inside a building.
• "Veronica, what's with all the dead Elites?" - To Dare, after sighting more dead Elites and Brutes in the streets of New Mombasa.
• "It's like a family feud, like they were killed by Brutes. Is there something I should know?" - To Dare, who wants him to explain his question thoroughly.
• "Huh, some things never change." - After Dare said the answer to his question mentioned above is classified.
• "Got a little Jackal problem!" - To Dare, after meeting a few Jackals on his way to help Dare.
• "Gotta get through this door. Should be a switch around here somewhere." - If the player lingers around the locked door.
• "Almost there! What's wrong?" - To Dare, who urgently asks for his location.
• "Whoa! Hang on, I'll be right there!" - To Dare, who begins her "will".
• "Damn it, no! Veronica? Talk to me! Don't move! I'm coming, you hear?" - To Dare, who loses contact with him.
• "Hunters?! No, I do not have time for this! Turn around you bastards, let me shoot you in the back." - After sighting a pair of Hunters heading his way.
• "There's her pod, now I just need to find a way down..." - Upon reaching Tayari Plaza, which is Dare's crash site.
• "Arrgh! I'm here...I got ya..." - When attempting to open Dare's stuck pod, which is later found empty.
• "Aw, nuts." - After seeing an Engineer approaching him.
• "What the heck was that? You ever seen one before?" - To Romeo, who killed the Engineer.
• "Hey, Romeo! You got your ears on?" - To Romeo after he does not respond to him.
• "Oh, I get it. Permission to speak, smart ass." - To Romeo after he does not respond to his previous question.
• "Yeah, maybe. You hear from Mickey, Dutch?" - In response to Romeo's comment that the Engineer must have killed Dare.
• "We need to get above this crap, link up with the bee-net, one of our drones must have seen where they hit." - After being acknowledge that Romeo heard nothing from rest of the squad.
• "No... never. Doesn't matter. All I care about now is gettin' my men out of this city. Even you." - Answer to Romeo's question that are they abandoning Dare's mission.

ONI Alpha Site

• "Glad you boys are safe and sound." - To Mickey and Dutch, who finally receive contact with him on board a Police-variant Pelican.
• "Long as you're offerin'. We're in the Police HQ." - To Dutch, who inquires their need of transport.
• "Alright, meet you up top!" - After an NMPD Officer's confirmation on their ride to the Police HQ.

NMPD HQ

• "Hey Rookie. You out there? Respond. That's an order!" - When activating his comm as he and Romeo descending the stairs leading to a launch pad, attempting to reach the then-fainted Rookie.
• "Oh, give up, huh? What if it were you down there?" - To Romeo, who suggests him to give up on reaching The Rookie.
• "Oh, you're a piece of work, Romeo." - After Romeo's cold response to his question above.
• "Banshees on your six!" - To Mickey and Dutch's Pelican, which is landing on the launch pad.
• "Hit the deck!" - To Romeo, as the Banshees fires their Fuel Rod Cannon.
• "Alive or dead, we're pulling them out! You hear me?" - To Romeo, after losing contact with Mickey and Dutch.
• "Make some noise. I got your back." - As he and Romeo enter the Covenant-guarded Police Headquarters.
• "Back inside! Let's find that Pelican!" - Once inside the interior of the HQ.
• "Now we get to kill them." - Response to Romeo's questions about the Covenant they evaded on their way to the launch pad.
• "Do you ever get tired of bitching, Romeo?" -In response to Romeo complaining about having to use the stairs.
• "Point taken." -Replying to Romeo's comment.
• "They haven't seen us. Pick a target, take it out." - To Romeo, once they reach the first courtyard.
• "That did it! Shoot and scoot!" - Once Romeo takes out his first target.
• "Romeo! Phantom landing on the pad!" - To Romeo, pointing out the drop ship.
• "C'mon, Romeo! Push through these doors!" - To Romeo, after the firefight in the courtyard.
• "Jackals with Carbines up top. Watch yourself!" - To Romeo, upon entering the second courtyard.
• "C'mon, Romeo. We gotta kill those Jackals." - If the player stalls with fighting the Jackals.
• "Stay put Dutch. We'll come to you." - After establishing contact with Dutch.
• "Grab some ammo, Romeo. These boys won't need it." - Entering a room littered with ammo and dead Police Officers.
• "Sniper. Up high. Make your first shot count." - To Romeo, upon entering the third courtyard.
• "More of 'em! Romeo, get to work!" - Once Romeo takes out the first target.
• "Jet Pack Brutes! Don't let 'em get behind us!" - As he and Romeo make their way deeper into the courtyard.
• "Keep pressing, we gotta get to that crash site!" - To Romeo, as they nearer the crash site.
• "Affirmative. We're almost there." - To Mickey, who stated their makeshift bridge made up with cranes and metal bars.
• "What? You afraid of heights? Get going." - To Romeo, who becomes scared when the "bridge" is merely a metal bar.
• "C'mon Romeo, follow me." - If the player stalls in front of the metal bar.
• "Let's get the hell off this thing!" - As two Banshees fly over and shakes the metal bar.
• "What's our situation?" - To Mickey, upon reaching the crash site.
• "Pick a turret, Romeo! Conserve your ammo. This is gonna get hot!" - To Romeo, as a Phantoms draw nearer to the crash site.
• "Phantom coming in left!" - To the group, defending the area.
• "Hostiles on the lower levels! Clear 'em out!" - When Covenant troops occupy the lower floor of the constructing building.
• "Phantom! Dead ahead!" - Alerting the group after more fighting.
• "Step back! Take 'em down!" - Leading the group in the intense fight.
• "Pour it on boys, we're almost through this!" - As the end of the firefight draws closer.
• "Look out! Chieftain!" - When the final Phantom approaches the crash site.
• "Scatter!" - When Brute Chieftain drops and kills an NMPD Officer.
• "Get. This. Thing. Off. Of. Me." - While underneath the dead Brute Chieftain.
• "How bad?" - To the injured Romeo.
• "It's alright. I know another way." - To the squad, after Dutch's gesture that their only transport out of the city, the Pelican, is no longer working.

Kikowani Station

• "We're almost there." - As the ODSTs draw close to the Kikowanit train Station.
• "He's got a punctured lung, can't breathe." - Answering Dutch's question on Romeo's injury.
• "Trains ran underground up to the old city, we're gonna find one of the tunnels, walk on outta here." - Explaining his plan out of the city.
• "Was planning on it, but, now that you're feeling better..." - Humorously, answering Romeo's question about carrying him the whole way.
• "Get the door!" - To Dutch, as a Phantom suddenly flies overhead.
• "Wait here. We're gonna steal that ride. It's landing, now's our chance! Mickey! You're with me!" - To the squad, after realizing the train tunnels are flooded.
• "Well, let's see what you remember trooper, move!" - To Mickey, who states that it's been years that he had run a simulation on piloting.
• "They're between us and that Phantom, what do you think?" - Answer to Mickey's question regarding to kill the Engineers or not.
• "Go, Mickey. Up the lift, kill the pilots." - To Mickey, underneath the Phantom.
• "OK, I'll grab a Banshee, you go get Dutch and Romeo." - After Mickey's confirmation on the Phantom's status.
• "A whole lot of Covenant, scattering around the Slipspace crater. I wonder what they're looking for." - Buck's answer to Mickey's question. Only available if the player fli