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[[File:DJC-Corpse Spawn 1.jpg|thumb|right|This is what a corpse-spawned player sees when they first respawn.]]
[[File:DJC-Corpse Spawn 1.jpg|thumb|right|This is what a corpse-spawned player sees when they first respawn.]]
'''Corpse Respawn''' is a [[lag]]-induced [[glitches|glitch]] in ''[[Halo 3]]''. The glitch causes killed players to respawn as corpses in [[multiplayer]] matches.<ref name="youtube">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEgtQ2FsfzU '''YouTube:''' Halo 3 Glitch - The Living Dead Body]</ref><ref name="djc-fileshare">[http://www.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserContentDetails.aspx?h3fileid=89163658 '''Bungie.net: Halo 3 File Details:''' Corpse Spawn ''(film)'']<div style="margin-left:2em"><p>At one point in the video, the affected player's teammates melee empty space; [[blood]] spurts from the empty space, and the camera jerks, implying that they were actually meleeing the player's corpse, which wasn't visible and was desynchronized from the camera's position for some reason.</p></div></ref>
'''Corpse Respawn''' is a [[lag]]-induced [[glitches|glitch]] in ''[[Halo 3]]''. The glitch causes killed players to respawn as corpses in [[multiplayer]] matches.<ref name="youtube">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEgtQ2FsfzU '''YouTube:''' Halo 3 Glitch - The Living Dead Body]</ref><ref name="djc-fileshare">[http://halo.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserContentDetails.aspx?h3fileid=89163658 '''Bungie.net: Halo 3 File Details:''' Corpse Spawn ''(film)'']<div style="margin-left:2em"><p>At one point in the video, the affected player's teammates melee empty space; [[blood]] spurts from the empty space, and the camera jerks, implying that they were actually meleeing the player's corpse, which wasn't visible and was desynchronized from the camera's position for some reason.</p></div></ref>


== Description ==
== Description ==
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It is possible for players in this state to actually pick up weapons.<ref name="djc-fileshare"/> If a glitched player is [[melee]]d or otherwise moved onto a weapon, they may actually pick up the weapon; on the glitched player's screen, they will appear to be holding the weapon normally, and to others, the weapon will appear to be glued to the corpse's hand.<ref name="djc-fileshare"/>
It is possible for players in this state to actually pick up weapons.<ref name="djc-fileshare"/> If a glitched player is [[melee]]d or otherwise moved onto a weapon, they may actually pick up the weapon; on the glitched player's screen, they will appear to be holding the weapon normally, and to others, the weapon will appear to be glued to the corpse's hand.<ref name="djc-fileshare"/>


Furthermore, such corpse-players are regarded by the game as living bodies -- their deaths don't count as deaths. If, for example, a player corpse-spawns in an [[Infection]] game, then they will become the Last Man Standing, and the game will not end until their corpse dies through some other means (specifically, by falling to its death).<ref name="youtube"/>
Furthermore, such corpse-players are regarded by the game as living bodies—their deaths don't count as deaths. If, for example, a player corpse-spawns in an [[Infection]] game, then they will become the Last Man Standing, and the game will not end until their corpse dies through some other means (specifically, by falling to its death).<ref name="youtube"/>


Other odd quirks include the inability to launch glitched players off of [[Man Cannon]]s; meleeing a corpse-spawned player onto a Man Cannon will cause them to launch out of the cannon before quickly warping back to the cannon.<ref name="djc-fileshare"/> The same happens for any force that significantly displaces the glitched player's body, including grenade explosions. Furthermore, it may be possible to separate a corpse-spawned player's camera from their body.<ref name="djc-fileshare"/>
Other odd quirks include the inability to launch glitched players off of [[Man Cannon]]s; meleeing a corpse-spawned player onto a Man Cannon will cause them to launch out of the cannon before quickly warping back to the cannon.<ref name="djc-fileshare"/> The same happens for any force that significantly displaces the glitched player's body, including grenade explosions. Furthermore, it may be possible to separate a corpse-spawned player's camera from their body.<ref name="djc-fileshare"/>
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When a player spawns, a player model is placed on the map for them, and their camera and controls are bound to that model. When they die, a new model is created for them, and their camera and controls are bound to the new model.
When a player spawns, a player model is placed on the map for them, and their camera and controls are bound to that model. When they die, a new model is created for them, and their camera and controls are bound to the new model.


This glitch happens when the game lags. It is possible that the lag prevents the creation of a new player model, causing the affected player's camera and controls to be rebound to their corpse -- it's still a player model, albeit an unusable one.
This glitch happens when the game lags. It is possible that the lag prevents the creation of a new player model, causing the affected player's camera and controls to be rebound to their corpse—it's still a player model, albeit an unusable one.


=== The View ===
=== The View ===
The reason that corpse-spawned players can see their midsection but not their upper bodies is that no player -- alive, dead, or both -- can see their own upper body. When in first-person view, a player's upper body is made invisible, so that things like armor features don't impede a player's vision. The reason that a player can (sometimes) see their own arms is because they're actually looking at "fake" arms, which are only visible in first-person view and which react to the player's movements, but don't adjust to account for, say, the player's death.
The reason that corpse-spawned players can see their midsection but not their upper bodies is that no player—alive, dead, or both—can see their own upper body. When in first-person view, a player's upper body is made invisible, so that things like armor features don't impede a player's vision. The reason that a player can (sometimes) see their own arms is because they're actually looking at "fake" arms, which are only visible in first-person view and which react to the player's movements, but don't adjust to account for, say, the player's death.


=== Picking up a Weapon ===
=== Picking up a Weapon ===
Corpse-spawned players respawn without any held weapons. If, however, they come in contact with any weapon, through any means, then they will immediately and automatically pick that weapon up. The same thing happens with unarmed players that are still alive -- corpse-spawned players are basically living players whose bodies can't move and won't respond to button presses.
Corpse-spawned players respawn without any held weapons. If, however, they come in contact with any weapon, through any means, then they will immediately and automatically pick that weapon up. The same thing happens with unarmed players that are still alive—corpse-spawned players are basically living players whose bodies can't move and won't respond to button presses.


== References ==
== References ==