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{{Status|Canon}}
{{Era|H1|FS|H2|H3}}
[[File:CaptureTheFlag.png|thumb|250px|A blue flag carrier takes fire from a pursuing Red defender.]]
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A '''flag''' is a piece of cloth, often flown from a flagpole and emblazoned with a design used to represent a nation or a faction.
[[File:CaptureTheFlag.png|thumb|300px|right|A blue flag carrier takes fire from a pursuing Red defender]]
A '''flag''' is a piece of cloth, often flown from a flagpole and emblazoned with a design used to represent a faction or nation.


==Universe and lore==
==Canon==
As part of their [[SPARTAN-II training|training]], the [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] trainees often participated in Capture the Flag exercises against themselves and companies of UNSC Marines.{{Ref/Novel|Novel=[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]|Chapter=??}}{{Ref/Comic|HBL}} A flag used by the Spartans in such training was recovered from the [[Highland Mountains]] during the final hours of the [[Fall of Reach]], and was later displayed in an [[Outpost Discovery]] exhibit.<ref>''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'' - [[Hall of History]] - Capture the Flag exhibit</ref>
The flag of the [[UNSC]] consists of a blue field with stars and Earth at the corner.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', page 38</ref> Human rebel forces possess several flags throughout the various insurrection movements. Of the many rebel flags, some depict insignia such as family crests, bloodied dragons, and scorched crossed swords.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', page 122</ref>


The flag of the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] consists of a blue field with stars and Earth at the corner.<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', p. 38</ref> Human rebel forces possess several flags throughout the various insurrection movements, including insignia such as family crests, bloodied dragons, scorched crossed swords,<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', p. 122</ref> and a fist.{{Ref/Game|Game=[[Halo Wars]]|Detail=[[multiplayer]] gameplay}} The flag of [[Australia]] by [[2553]] features a gold commonwealth star in a green field in the canton.{{Ref/Novel|Novel=Halo: Glasslands|Chapter=1}}
==Multiplayer==
In most of the [[Capture the Flag]] gametypes, the flag is an item that players must be retrieve from the opposing team's base and return it to the players' base in order to score points. In some gametypes such as [[Assault]], players' have to transport the flag towards the opposing team's base in order to score points. Similar to [[skulls]], the flag temporary replaces the previous weapon the player was using when carried. The flag can't be holstered, but can be used as a very efficient melee weapon. Depending on the rules of the variant, the flag can deal much more damage than a normal melee would. In the default settings for CTF in ''Halo 3'', a flag melee can cause an instant kill.


==Gameplay==
== Production Notes ==
In most of the [[Capture the Flag]] gametypes, the flag is an item that players must retrieve from the opposing team's base and return it to the players' base in order to score points. In some gametypes such as [[Assault]], players have to transport the flag towards the opposing team's base in order to score points. Similar to [[Skulls]], the flag temporary replaces the previous weapon the player was using when carried. The flag can't be holstered, but can be used as a very efficient melee weapon. Depending on the rules of the variant, the flag can deal much more damage than a normal melee would. In the default settings for CTF, a flag melee can cause an instant kill. In ''[[Halo 4]]'', players can carry the flag with their left hand and wield an M6H sidearm in their right, regardless of the weapons they are carrying
The flag's design in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' was very plain, with very little ripple animation or pole design. It is topped by a skull with a crescent moon shape below it. ''Halo 2'' saw a number of visual upgrades to the flag, but the overall design and shape of the flag is still similar to its predecessor. The flag in ''Halo 3'' is entirely different than that of the previous two games. The ''Halo 3'' flag is more of a banner than a flag. The flag is held onto the pole by one parallel bar, perpendicular to the pole, and flaps little between them. The emblems have changed; now they bear a symbol of the UNSC, and the only defining characteristics are their colors. In Halo: Reach they have changed to a flag instead of the banner in Halo 3. It now retains a silver skull on top of the flag and the flag has the logo of Noble Team and has been given a somewhat shine to the lining.
 
==Production notes==
The flag's design in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' was very plain, with very little ripple animation or pole design. It is topped by a skull with a crescent moon shape below it. ''Halo 2'' saw a number of visual upgrades to the flag, but the overall design and shape of the flag is still similar to its predecessor. The flag in ''Halo 3'' is entirely different than that of the previous two games. The ''Halo 3'' flag is more of a banner than a flag. The flag is held onto the pole by one parallel bar, perpendicular to the pole, and flaps little between them. The emblems have changed; now they bear a symbol of the UNSC, and the only defining characteristics are their colors. ''Halo: Reach'' had it changed back to a flag. The pole retains a silver skull on top and sports the logo of Noble Team, along with a slight shine to the lining.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*On Bungie.net, the description of the multiplayer flag states that "It's right next to the headlight fluid." This is a reference to [[Red vs Blue]], in which Donut is sent on a fool's errand to get headlight fluid and inadvertently captures the Blue flag.<ref>''[[Red vs Blue]]'', Season 1</ref>
*On Bungie.net, the description of the multiplayer flag states that "It's right next to the headlight fluid." This is a reference to [[Red vs Blue]], in which [[Donut]] is sent on a fool's errand to get headlight fluid and inadvertently captures the Blue flag.<ref>'''[[Red vs Blue]]''' Season 1</ref>
*In ''Halo 3'', if the player sticks an opponent with a [[Anskum-pattern plasma grenade|plasma]] or [[Type-2 Spike grenade|Spike grenade]], then picks up the flag before the grenade explodes, the kill will count as a [[Flag Kill]].
*In ''Halo 3'', if you stick an opponent with a [[Plasma Grenade|Plasma]] or [[Spike Grenade]], then pick up a flag before the grenade explodes, the kill will count as a [[Flag Kill Medal|Flag Kill]], this does not work with the [[Oddball]], however.
*When John-117 was young, he played Capture the Flag with Tango Company.{{fact}}


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:PXH_BungieFlag_Screenshot.jpg|A flag in [[Pre-Xbox Halo]] bearing the [[Bungie]] logo.
File:Redflag.jpg|The red flag in Halo:CE.
File:Redflag.jpg|The red flag in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
File:Blueflag.jpg|The blue flag from Halo:CE.
File:Blueflag.jpg|The blue flag from ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
File:HINF-Flags.png|Both team's flags in ''Halo Infinite''.
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Sources==
== Sources ==
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