Halo 3: ODST ViDoc: Desperate Measures

The Halo 3 ODST ViDoc: Desperate Measures focuses mainly on Buck and his squad.

It is unique in the way that Buck is the narrator, and explains how and why he chose each soldier to be in his squad.

Dialogue
Buck: Hey Rookie, you out there? Respond; that's an order.

Romeo: Give it up, Gunny.

Buck: Oh, give up? What if it were you down there?

Romeo: I'm just saying. I ain't dead.

Buck: Oh, you're a piece of work, Romeo.

Buck (Narrator): Lance Corporal Kojo Agu. Romeo.

Romeo: (waving a Sniper Rifle) What the hell am I supposed to do with this inside a Covenant ship?

Buck (Narrator): Real lucky with the ladies, if you can tell it, but what I like here about it is his aim. His luck with targets at long range.

Buck (Narrator): Corporal Taylor Miles. Dutch.

Dutch: Now's one of those times where it pays to be the strong and silent type.

Buck (Narrator): Death's head slapped right on his helmet. Heavy weapons specialist. Time on Mars tends to give a man...respect.

Dutch: Amen.

Buck (Narrator): Private First Class Michael Crespo. Mickey.

Dutch: We might want to hold up, wait for backup.

Buck (Narrator): Smart enough to be a pilot, but trained to blow stuff up.

Dutch: This ain't a job you wanna rush.

Buck (Narrator): He's never seen a planet get glassed. I hope he won't see it today.

Buck (Narrator): And the FNG. The Rookie. Not exactly green; no ODST is. If I didn't think he could do the job, I wouldn't have him on my sixth. He doesn't seem much, but I don't care. I just need the militia.

Buck (Narrator): These are my men. And I'm dropping them straight into hell.

Buck: C'mon, Veronica. What could be more important than that carrier-

Dare: My orders.

Buck (Narrator): Naval intelligence says we're taking down a Covenant carrier that's pretty over New Mombasa. Not what I'd call a new team operation, but it doesn't matter. We know what we're up against because we've seen it all before. Harvest. The Outer Colonies. Reach.

Buck (Narrator): The Covenant comes to kill us. And the ODSTs? We do our best to kill them first.

Buck (Narrator): We're planning for a close-quarters fight. The Navy Special weapons set us up real nice.

Buck (Narrator): The Suppressed M7. It can tear through armor and turn bad guys into chum.

Buck (Narrator): The M6S. Was required with Armor-Piercing Rounds. Brutes might see us coming, but the only thing they're gonna here is their asses hitting the ground.

Buck (Narrator): Wasn't just our weapons systems, either. Navy eggheads knocked the dust off our electronics, too. Visor upgrades with uplinks to secure Metropolitan systems; clearance codes to access New Mombasa's Superintendent Artificial Intelligence. That means navigation data on the fly; instant Intel on the field.

Buck (Narrator): Hell, we could come and do the city's garbage trucks if we need to. Course, after what we can tell, the Super isn't exactly in fighting shape. Seems the Covenant have knocked a few screws loose. Won't be a problem. ODSTs are used to working in the dark.

Buck: Banshees, on your sixth. Hit the dirt!

(The Banshees hit the Pelican. It begins to lose control)

Mickey: I'm losing her! Watch out! Argh!! (screams)

Buck: Mickey, Dutch! Status!

Buck: (to Romeo) If I were dead, we're pulling them out. You hear me? Make some noise. I got your back.

Buck (Narrator): The Covenant have found Earth. They owned New Mombasa. Anyone who could've driven them off is dead, or gone. I'd say that makes for desperate times. Me and my team...

Buck: (to camera) ...I guess we're the desperate measures.

(Screen cuts to the words 'Halo 3: ODST', and then 'Prepare to Drop', with 09.22.09 underneath it.