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'''Stunts''' are oddities that are similar in nature to [[glitches]]. Many stunts are the results of unintended and unanticipated quirks in the ''Halo'' games, and often result in the kind of bizarre phenomena that one tends to see when performing glitches. Unlike glitches, however, they are not all the results of specific ''errors''. For example, a player might be able to balance a Ghost in a manner that would be impossible in the real world; despite the physical implausibility of the act, it is not necessarily a glitch; however, it is a stunt.

== Stunting Taxonomy ==
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Stunts can be broken into several basic categories based on their results.

=== Balances ===
'''Balances''' are stunts in which players balance objects in ways that would be bizarre or impossible in the real world. The points on which such objects are balanced are known as ''balance points''.

==== In ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' ====
In ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', there are multiple different kinds of balances, each of which can be further refined into sub-categorizations by vehicle. These groups hold the different types of Balances, which then can be further categorized by the point which the vehicle is balancing on.

A number of bizarre balances can be achieved in the first ''Halo'' game. This is because the physics for vehicles gives them numerous oddly-located balance points.

[[File:Halo 1 - Phantom Ghost Seat Balance.jpg|thumb|125px|The one and only Phantom Ghost Balance (Seat)]]
;Phantom Balance
:Phantom balances involve vehicles balancing seemingly on air. The balance points for phantom balances are completely different from those for normal balances. So far, the {{Pattern|Karo'etba|Ghost}} is the only vehicle that has reproducible phantom balances. However, phantom balances have been inadvertently achieved with [[Warthog]]s.  Phantom Balances are floor balances but are classified in a different category because they implement a glitch in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''<nowiki/>'s programming that other floor balances do not.<ref name="overkiltsm">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3pzvU8A3fU '''YouTube:''' Old-School Halo 1 - Team Sliding Munky Stunt Montage]<br><div style="margin-left:2em">A video created by Overkil and Team Sliding Munky showing a variety of ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' multiplayer stunts, including: Ghost Phantom Seat Balance from 1:45-1:51 and Plasma launches using the standard PPPR combination starting at 8:44.</div></ref>

[[File:HCE Stunt Warthog Balence.jpg|thumb|125px|<div style="text-align: center;border:none">The Extremely Difficult Hog Back Balance on Big Pillar v. 6 (Back)</div>]]
;Object Balances
:Object balances involve the balancing of vehicles on balance points, including the seemingly normal ones. These stunts typically involve balancing vehicles on objects in the game such as portals, pillars, rocks, or walls. Such balances are generally categorized by vehicle.<ref name=stuntingvid>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stLEl9pAg8k '''YouTube:''' ±Stunting± Part 1], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUxH-TTHAcY Part 2], and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Il0pygmgLYI Part 3]<br><div style="margin-left:2em">A video created by Fry-40 and ±Stunting± clan that shows a variety of explosion launches (dispersed throughout), locations (see part 1 and part 3), accidental insides (dispersed throughout part 1 and part 3), balances (see Part 3), and various miscellaneous stunts including shee lifting and stack walks (see part 3).</div></ref>

[[File:HCE Stunt Ghost.jpg|thumb|125px|Very Tilted Ghost Nose Balance]]
;Floor Balances
:Floor balances involve balancing vehicles on the floor.  Because these balances are on the floor, there are only a few stunts in this category.  The reason that this is so is that, with object balances, you can consider a Warthog right-side-up on a pillar a stunt, but with floor balances you cannot consider a Warthog right-side-up on the ground a stunt.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHEKGP8Yge8 '''YouTube:''' Stand Out - Part 1] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcQ9RSd0QTU Part 2]<br><div style="margin-left:2em">A video of multiple collections of floor balances on many levels in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.</div></ref><!--Two ghost floor balances can be reproduced due to the fact that the Ghost Phantom Balance IS a floor balance.  There are also two unreproducible Ghost Floor Balances, the Ghost Tail Balance and the Ghost Side Balance.  The Tail Balance will, most likely, never be accomplished due to the precision required for the balance.-->

==== In ''Halo 3'' ====
Some balances have been achieved using ''[[Halo 3]]'''s [[Forge]], but no known balances have been achieved through other means.{{citation needed}} This is likely because ''Halo 3''<nowiki/>'s physics engine has a few subtle quirks which make balancing vehicles extremely difficult.  Another contributing factor is that, by default, vehicles can be destroyed.

=== Ledging ===
'''Ledging''' is a stunt type in which the player forces their character inside of a wall, at which point their character climbs up the polygons inside the wall to ascend its interior. Jumping and crouching are often used to ascend such walls. Those who ledge are known as "ledgers".  <!--The act of getting inside of a wall is a glitch, yes, but it is also a stunt.  Per my experience and research, just about everything that can be considered a glitch can also be considered a stunt.  So long as it can be reproduced and takes some skill to recreate it is a stunt.  But even this separation is a fine line.-->  Ledging is similar to Inside stunts, but different enough to deserve its own categorization.<ref name="tfa">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGrmAzScQ0k '''YouTube:''' The Final Act - Part 1], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwDfWz1Hy5Q Part 2], and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65nOSUBhMFE Part 3]<br><div style="margin-left:2em">A video created by Cal that shows many ledges, almost all of which were new at the time the video was released.  Most of the ledges were done on small maps and required telebumps or spawn bumps.  There were also a few Ghost Shrooms shown in the video, including the infamous Timberland Ghost Shroom, which has not been recreated since.</div></ref>

==== In ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' ====
[[File:Halo 1 - Ice Fields Bridge, Lower Ledge.jpg|thumb|125px|The Lower Ledge in the Ice Fields Bridge.]]
In ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', there are two major kinds of Ledges, and one minor kind.

;Wall Climbing Ledges
:Wall Climbing Ledges involve being inside of walls with excessive amounts of polygons, such as canyon walls. Once inside, a player then climbs up the polygons.{{Ref/Reuse|tfa}}

;Wall Walking Ledges
:Wall Walking Ledges involve being inside of walls or ceilings with few polygons, such as ceilings or pillars. Once inside, a player has only a few solid lines that they can walk to, and are often forced to jump onto corners of other polygons, they almost never gaining or losing elevation without Stacking.{{Ref/Reuse|tfa}}  <!-- The separation between wall climbing ledges and Wall Walking Ledges is a fine line, I would almost consider dropping the separate categorization entirely.-->

[[File:Halo 1 - Damnation Wall Hack Indentation Ledge.jpg|thumb|125px|A Wall Hack on Damnation via Telebump and Ledging within the Pipes.]]
;Wall Hacking
:Wall Hacking ledges are possible within Wall Climbing Ledges and Wall Walking Ledges.  There are two types of Wall Hacks, one involves the upper part of Master Chief sticking out of the top of the ledge, the other involves the bottom part of the Chief sticking out of the ledge.<ref name="armavid">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4Olc_6Woj8 '''YouTube:''' Arma's Stunting Extravaganza - Section 1] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN_QyrXnlJY Section 2]<br><div style="margin-left:2em">A video created by Arma and BigGruntyThirst that shows a variety of stunts in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' including shee lifts, vehicle insides, master chief insides (see Section 2 from 3:26-3:42 for double inside, and from 4:37-5:26 for collection of vehicles inside the bridge floor on [[Gephyrophobia (Level)|Gephyrophobia]]), warp launches (see Section 2 from 0:00-2:44), vehicle spins (see Section 2 from 3:40-4:30), ledges (dispersed throughout Section 1 and Section 2, see 6:10-6:27 for wall hax), and balances.</div></ref>

=== Insides ===
An '''Inside''' is a type of '''Stunt''' or '''Glitch''' that is characterized by the Master Chief or vehicles being inside of trees, rocks, walls, pillars, floors, or anything else that they shouldn't be able to pass through.

====In ''Halo: Combat Evolved''====
[[File:Halo 1 - Ghost Shroom on BG Base.jpg|thumb|125px|The "Shroom". (Named by Cal)]]
[[File:Halo 1 - Inside of Hog Hood.jpg|thumb|125px|Inside the hood of a Warthog.]]

In ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', there are two different kinds of insides.  On rare occasions you can have a double inside, which is both the types at the same time.{{Ref/Reuse|armavid}}

; Vehicle Insides
: The act of forcing vehicles inside of any other objects{{Ref/Reuse|armavid}}{{Ref/Reuse|stuntingvid}}, including other vehicles on rare occasions.
; Master Chief Insides
: The act of forcing the playable character inside of other objects.  Including vehicles, scenery, and other parts of the level geometry.{{Ref/Reuse|armavid}}{{Ref/Reuse|stuntingvid}}

====In ''Halo 2''====
In ''Halo 2'', players have managed to get themselves and vehicles inside of other objects within the game.{{citation needed}} <!--Elaboration here perhaps?-->

====In ''Halo 3''====
In ''Halo 3'', players have managed to get themselves and vehicles inside of other objects within the game, usually using Forge.{{citation needed}} <!--Elaboration here perhaps?-->

=== Launches ===
A '''launch''' is a type of Stunt that is characterized by one or more objects flying through the air. Stunts can be characterized as a launches if they are recreatable and involve something, such as a player or a vehicle, flying through the air.  Typically launches are only deemed successful if the player survives the initial explosion or force that initiates the launch.

====In ''Halo: Combat Evolved''====
[[File:HCE Stunt Tank launch.JPG|thumb|125px|<div style="text-align: center;border:none">Tank ~ Tank Force Warp Launch</div>]]
[[File:HCE Stunt Launch.jpg|thumb|125px|<div style="text-align: center;border:none">SPFR Launch Crest</div>]]

In ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', there are many kinds of launches, with three main categorizations.

; Respawn launches
: Respawn launches involve vehicles respawning inside of other vehicles. For example, you can launch a Banshee by placing a Scorpion over its respawn point.
; Warp launches
: Warp launches involve utilizing lag, or packet loss, to create a warp.  The warp can be used for a sticky launch, which involves sticking a {{Pattern|Anskum|plasma grenade}} to the warper's vehicle.  The warp causes the plasma grenade to explode multiple times; resulting in a huge explosion that launches the warper and their vehicle into the air.{{Ref/Reuse|armavid}}  The warp can also be used for a force launch, which involves warping into another player or vehicle, sending them flying.{{Ref/Reuse|armavid}}<ref name="dsvid">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5m2GpOCZX0 '''YouTube:''' The Deadly Stunters Video]<br><div style="margin-left:2em">A video created by BigGruntyThirst and DS clan showing a variety of PFR-based launches in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' multiplayer as well as a few collections, insides, and warp launches.</div></ref>
; Explosion launches
: The use of any explosion to launch, including PFR launches, which involve using the explosion combination Plasma Frag Rocket to launch{{Ref/Reuse|dsvid}}{{Ref/Reuse|stuntingvid}}; Plasma launches, which involve using a large amount of Plasma Grenades to launch{{Ref/Reuse|overkiltsm}};<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3TYb2zOTAQ '''YouTube:''' Still Stunting: Explorations ~ Section 1] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hED8glFqgw Section 2]<br><div style="margin-left:2em">A video created by Measels and ES clan showing a variety of ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' multiplayer and campaign stunts, including: Plasma launches using the PPPR flip launch combination at 7:34 in Section 1.</div></ref> dead-fire grenade launches, which involving detonating dead-fire grenades using another explosion to launch;<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjJeRXC3xqQ '''YouTube:''' T3T - Revisited - Section 1], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-fVZM0W4G8 Section 2], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JkdnGNhBI4 Section 3], and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smWG0sezyhY Section 4]<br><div style="margin-left:2em">A video of a grand variety of ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' dead-fire grenade launches on [[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved Level)|Halo]].</div></ref> overshield launches, which involve using the temporary invincibility an overshield grants to survive through a launch that would normally kill the player;<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVMwrKwTnYg '''YouTube:''' Super High]<br><div style="margin-left:2em">A video of an overshield launch on [[The Silent Cartographer]] in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' by Ducain.</div></ref> and a number of other launches that involve synchronizing explosions.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o3edjkj4Ao '''YouTube:''' My New Box - Part 1] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N55iGx6x4Y4 Part 2]<br><div style="margin-left:2em">A video of Ms. Man testing his new box, which allows him to control eight players simultaneously.  He uses the box to perform many explosion launches in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.</div></ref>

====In ''Halo 2''====
In ''Halo 2'', there are many well-known launches.
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*Flip Launches
**Scorpion Flip Launches
*[[Super Bouncing|Super Bounces]]
*Explosion Launches
**[[Fusion Core]] Launches
**[[Plasma Battery]] Launches
**[[Banshee Launch]]
*[[Sword flying|Sword Launches]]
**Vehicle Cancel
**[[Sword flying#Sword canceling|Player Cancel]]
**Sword flying
*Wraith Launches
**MC Boost
**Scorpion Boost

====In ''Halo 3''====
In ''Halo 3'', most launches are accomplished in Forge.
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*Explosion Launches
**[[Fusion Coil]] Launches
**Sticky Launches
*Pressure Launches

===Locations===
'''Location''' stunts are characterized by vehicles or players reaching locations that were not meant to be reached and cannot be reached without difficulty.  Locations often involve the bypassing of barriers or [[Invisible Walls|invisible walls]], cheating the fall timer, ledging, or bumping.

====In ''Halo: Combat Evolved''====
[[File:Halo 1 - Location- Top of Map - The Pinnacle.jpg|thumb|125px|Top of Blood Gulch, at the Pinnacle.]]
; Below Map
: Below Map locations involve falling, sliding, or flying to a point or floor that is Below the map.{{Ref/Reuse|stuntingvid}}<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLKYEwwgxxQ '''YouTube:''' The Bottom of T&R - Part 1] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rQM0c_1-xg Part 2]<br><div style="margin-left:2em">A video by Ms. Man that shows how to get to the bottom of [[The Truth and Reconciliation (Level)|Truth and Reconciliation]] by sliding down a cliff wall using a Shade.</div></ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOUKC6GspEI '''YouTube:''' The Very Bottom of Damnation]<br><div style="margin-left:2em">A video by BigGruntyThirst and Sneakypete showing how to get to the very bottom of [[Damnation]].</div></ref><ref name="oob">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdQ9Ifnc_B8 '''YouTube:''' Out of Bounds]<br><div style="margin-left:2em">A video by Ms. Man that shows a variety of locations, some above the map, some below the map, and some outside of the map.</div></ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmxdLKmNekA '''YouTube:''' Bottom of Halo]<br><div style="margin-left:2em">A video by Ms. Man that shows how to get to the bottom of [[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved Level)|Halo]].</div></ref>
; Above Map
: Above Map locations involve the use of Banshees or launching to reach points above the map.{{Ref/Reuse|stuntingvid}}{{Ref/Reuse|oob}}<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmZ1uYhzefQ '''YouTube:''' Top of Boarding Action]<br><div style="margin-left:2em">A video by Ms. Man showing him launching to the Top of [[Boarding Action (Level)|Boarding Action]].</div></ref>
; Other
: Other locations involve getting to places which are not necessarily above or below the map, but were not intended to be reachable, such as the edge of [[Death Island (Level)|Death Island]].{{Ref/Reuse|oob}}

====In ''Halo 2''====
In Halo 2, there are 2 different types of Locations.
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; Top of Map
: Top of Map locations involve the use of Banshees or launching to reach points above the map.
; Outside of Map
: Outside of Map Locations involve using launching or ledging to reach chambers or ledges somewhere outside of the map, or outside of the areas players can typically access.
; Other
: Other locations can include getting on top of doorways or inside of Scarabs (that aren't meant to be boarded). Such locations are abnormal but are not outside or above the map.

====In ''Halo 3''====
In Halo 3, most locations are achieved using Forge. They usually involve [[Teleporters|teleportation]] or glitches, such as the [[Forge turret glitch]] or the [[Mongoose glitch]].{{citation needed}}

==Trivia==
*The current estimate for the number of stunts in existence in Halo: Combat Evolved is 10,000. This includes stunts in [[Campaign]] as well as [[Multiplayer]].{{citation needed}}
*The current estimate for the number of stunts in the multiplayer map [[Blood Gulch]] is 500, 400 of which are known to exist and have been recorded.{{citation needed}}

==External links==
*[http://halostunting.wikia.com/wiki/Halo_Stunting_Wiki The Halo Stunting Encyclopedia]

== Sources ==
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