Glitches

Glitches are either errors or bugs in any program (game, software, etc.) that can cause undesired or interesting results. In relation to Halo, glitches can be exploited in many ways to make the game interesting or annoying.



Halo: Combat Evolved Examples
Not many glitches were present in Halo: Combat Evolved, however there was the occasional glitch that allowed you to ride a Pelican, skip a certain amount of a level, or get out of a map.


 * There is a Marine that copies himself when dead.
 * There is a glitch in the end of the level Halo in which the final structure has Marines and two technicians. If you kill the Marines, the techs will squat down in fear as normal. If you stick one with a Plasma Grenade while in this position, they will stand up, spread their arms, drop their weapon and start spinning, before being killed by the grenade - because they lack the animations necessary.
 * On the level The Silent Cartographer, it is possible to drive a Warthog through the door that leads to the Cartographer, skipping the need to fight 2 stealth Elites, 4 Hunters, and many, many other Covenant. Doing so can allow you to kill the Zealot elite that stands in the doorway, but it doesn't matter because he will reappear at the end of the level anyways.
 * On the multiplayer map named Death Island you can drive out on the sea surrounding the island with any vehicle!
 * If you shoot an unarmed Flood in the arm with the tentacles, the Flood will be rendered harmless and will follow you around.

Halo 2 Examples
In Halo 2, many glitches resulted from unforeseen actions the developers did not think could occur. Players could do things such as Super Jumping or Super Bouncing, get past Invisible Walls to get out of maps, etc. "Button Combos" also existed, such as one that would allow you to kill a player instantly.

In the level Delta Halo, there are perhaps more glitches than in the entire Halo trilogy put together. For example, there are many cracks and errors in the invisible barriers surrounding the playable areas of the level that enable the player to skip an amount of the level, explore the distant hills, and even get under the lake, on foot or in a Ghost.

Halo 3 Examples
Halo 3 has been greatly combed over for glitches by a considerable amount of players, but Bungie has put a lot of effort into making sure that there are few, if any, in Halo 3. There are a few that do exist in active gameplay though, such as the Mine Glitches, floating objects, driving an AA Wraith, going under the playable area of Construct, Fusion Coil glitches, the Elephant speed boost. Another glitch in Halo 3, one that effects machinima more than gameplay, is commonly referred to as The Bump. Click here for a list of several glitches found in Halo 3.