Talk:Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle

I find it hard to believe there eight and a half feet wide as the ODSTs in them seem somewhat cramped, and if there THAT wide, a spartan could lay down in one and still have leg room. And 18 feet tall? If that's the case, 2 or three Spartans could fit in one at the same time. And in game where you can stand on someones head, double that, maybe triple!

Nvm, looking at the picture most of that's equipment and layers.

As per the first respondant, most of the bulk of an HEV/SOEIV pod is thick armour plating and heat shields, as well as storage capacity for weapons, ammunition and supplies. -- Administrator Specops306 - Qur'a 'Morhek ^{Honour Light Your Way!} 01:20, September 21, 2009 (UTC)

lol I thought no one would ever respond to my comment so I just responded to myself (I didn't have a profile back then).

Who Coined The Term?

As far as I know, "SOEIV" makes its first canonical appearance in material related to Halo 3: ODST. Stephen Loftus's analysis of a HEV pod predates the game by three years, but uses the term. Am I missing something? I lost my copy of The Fall of Reach, so it may be found in there, but from where I'm standing it looks like Bungie decided to make Mr. Loftus's term canon. -- Administrator Specops306 - Qur'a 'Morhek 10:40, November 14, 2009 (UTC)

Wow, I'm late to the party on this one, but it was not Bungie taking after me. The first instance of the initialism "SOEIV" is from the package backing on the Halo 2 ODST action figure from Joyride. -ScaleMaster117 (talk) 17:15, 23 September 2013 (EDT)

Halo 2, Halo 3 ODST

Just a question. Does anyone think we should mention somewhere about the difference between the Halo 2 and Halo 3 ODST Pods, such as the window, or the different interiors?

NEVER MIND!!! Just read article. Sorry.--Rprince418 00:42, November 24, 2009 (UTC)

Drag Chute

What happens to the drag chute after the SOEIV lands? It doesn't seem to be present after impact in Halo 2 or Halo 3:ODST.~Kuhgrok 'Anthormee 04:41, July 2, 2010 (UTC)

It generally gets ripped off during descent, due to incredible speed and atmospheric friction of re-entry. Echo-77 05:22, July 2, 2010 (UTC)

Removing Small Paragraph

The paragraph below does not have citation, and its source was not referenced in any other way. It was previously located under "Capacity" as the last paragraph. I am going to remove it, but I placed a copy below so that if someone finds a proper source they can repost it.

"The SOEIV also stores an extra tank of rocket fuel, which is not used up in the landing, but is rather used for moving to a different location if the vehicle has somehow been knocked off target or is in a currently undesirable position. The pod, however, must be stood up in the position designed to land in." --Bruce2401 03:40, 27 February 2011 (EST)

"Re-entry" accurate?

In our current space programs, "re-entry" means that a spacecraft is re-entering the atmosphere after being launched off the planet. Is it accurate to say that the SOEIV is re-entering, when it never really left the atmosphere? pestilence Phil, pestilence! 17:58, 19 August 2011 (EDT)