Taylor Miles/Quotes

Uplift Reserve

 * "Good hunting boys. I'm keeping my boots on the ground." -To several passing Wombats.


 * "Uh, Lord? I didn't train to be a pilot; tell me I don't have any more flying to do today?"


 * "So... was that a yes or a no?" -When a Drone Fighter crash-lands into the plaza, seemingly in response.


 * "Amen." - After Dutch's response is given by his vehicle exploding behind him.

Kizingo Boulevard

 * "I'm outta rockets! Kill that Wraith!" -To Mickey


 * "Okay, dismount, get up to my position." -To Mickey, after destroying the Wraith mentioned above.


 * "Mickey! Over here!" -To Mickey, who dismounted his Scorpion.


 * "Aw crap! Watch the door!" -After Mickey reached his position.


 * "Those Covenant dropped in behind us, they must know this is our rally point!" -To the Marines at the Rally Point.


 * "Come on, we got weapons and ammo on the high ground. Move it! Move it!" -To Mickey


 * "Phantoms! Everyone find some cover!" -To the Marines at the Rally Point


 * "Negative, I'll draw its fire, you try and board it!" -To Mickey, who asked did they have a heavy weapon to kill the Wraith.''


 * "Fire an overcharged plasma shot at it, then stick it with grenades!" -A variant of the previous quote.


 * "Kill those runners, Mickey, they're tryin to flank us!" -To Mickey


 * "Keep it up Mickey! We almost got 'em beat!" -To Mickey


 * "That's all of 'em. Way to go Mickey! Come to my position." -To Mickey, after the battle at the Rally Point.


 * "You heard from Gunny?" -To Mickey, who reached his position as he requested.


 * "Huh, guess it's just you and me." -After Mickey's response to his previous quote.


 * "Your vote? Just got overruled." -To Mickey, as he walked into an ONI Alpha Site entrance.

ONI Alpha Site

 * "Hurry up!" -To Mickey, as he arms explosives.


 * "That do it?" -After Mickey armed the first detonator.


 * "What about those Wraiths?" -To Mickey, who told him to arm the rest of detonators.


 * "Yeah, what gives? I thought we were supposed to protect this building?" -Reaction to the armed detonator inside the ONI building.


 * "Likewise Gunny, you need a pickup?" -To Buck, who was glad to hear from them.


 * "Can you take us there?" -To the NMPD Officer on their Pelican, after Buck's response that he and Romeo are at the Police HQ.

NMPD HQ

 * "We're losing her! Watch out!" -After their Pelican is shot down by 2 Banshees.


 * "We're down, Gunny. On a rooftop north-east of your location." -To Buck.


 * "Bird's wasted. Lost the pilot on impact. Rest of us are okay." -To Buck and Romeo, who arrived at the Pelican's crash site.


 * "Look out! Banshee!" -To the Squad (minus Dare and Rookie) and the Police officer at the crash site.


 * "We got one more Phantom, Gunny!" -To Buck.


 * "Not by air, we're not." -Referring to how they couldn't take the wounded Romeo out of the city on air, as their Pelican crashed.

Kikowani Station

 * "What's wrong with him?" -To Buck, referring to the wheezing Romeo.


 * "Better get going, Gunny. The sooner we get him out of here, the better." -To Buck, who was planning to escape the city with a Phantom.


 * "Affirmative. Romeo, let's man these turrets." -On board the stolen Phantom.


 * "Well, look at that. I think we found us a squid house." -Referring to the Huragok Recharge Station.


 * "Like the good book says, payback's a bitch!"


 * "I'm paraphrasin', ya heathen!" -When Mickey comments that he doesn't remember the Bible saying that.


 * "Go on in Gunny, we'll cover the door, make sure no one gets in behind you." -To Buck, who headed into a jammed door.


 * "Take out its legs, and it'll stop moving, Gunny!" -To Buck, giving him directions to destroy a Scarab.


 * "Get behind it! Shoot it in the ass!" -To Buck, referring to the Scarab.


 * "Oorah Gunny, let it burn!" -To Buck after he destroys the Scarab.


 * "Take 'em out Gunny so we can get through." -To Buck, referring to the multiple recharge stations.


 * "I'll do it, Gunny. Move back!" -To Buck, if the player stalls.

Coastal Highway

 * "Romeo, take the one on the left." -To Romeo as their Phantom ambushes several Wraiths.


 * "That thing safe?" -Upon seeing Vergil gathered with the rest of the squad.

Gameplay Quotes

 * "This is not going to plan, gorramn it!" -When an ally is killed.
 * "Man, this sucks!"-When an ally is killed.
 * "Oh God, no!" -When an ally is killed.
 * "Lord, you've got a good man knocking on your door." -When an ally is killed.
 * "Reloading." -When reloading.
 * "Cover me, reloading!" -When reloading.
 * "Changing mags." -When reloading.
 * "Swappin' mags." -When reloading.
 * "On my last mag." -Having no reserve ammo.
 * "Runnin' low." -Having no reserve ammo.
 * "Low on ammo." -Having no reserve ammo.
 * "You ungainly, floundering, monstrous bag of horse crap!" -When seeing a Mgalekgolo or a Chieftan.
 * "You great big blot on the landscape!" -When seeing a Mgalekgolo or Chieftan.
 * "You overgrown, pounderous, waste of mass, summbag, runaway, jackass!" -When seeing a Mgalekgolo or Chieftan.
 * "Roll over, Mike-Foxtrot, and get yourself foxtrotted!"
 * "Mike-Foxtrot. Is. Foxtrotted!" -After an enemy is killed.
 * "BAM!! Right in his sense of smug satisfaction!" - When getting a headshot or power weapon kill.
 * "That all you got?!"
 * "Alright!" - After a kill.
 * "GOT 'IM!!" - After a kill.
 * "I hope you bought return tickets, because otherwise you're goin' home in a cosmic ambulance!"
 * "Dear Diary, today, I taught some aliens about the relative foolishness of messin' with ODSTs!" - Firefly reference.
 * "Ooh-rah!" - After a kill or a stunt.
 * "You think you can just barge in here and bend us over these- Well that ain't gonna happen! They told me to hurt ya, but they weren't real specific as to the how! OK?!"
 * "I'm gonna make sure that when we win, everyone's gonna know what a beating we gave you!"
 * "I will rip off your arms and play bongos on your head." - A rare quote, when engaging a grunt.
 * "You guys ever seen Full Metal Jacket?" or "Hey scumbag! You seen Full Metal Jacket?"
 * "Headshot!" - When getting a headshot.
 * "Boom, headshot!" - When getting a headshot.
 * "Enjoy that extra nose hole." - When getting a headshot.
 * "Bim-bam in the brainpan." - This may be a reference to Firefly.
 * "Go arou- oh wait, you're dead." - When splattering an enemy.
 * "(Oh) Sorry, didn't see you there." - When splattering an enemy.
 * "You malodorous leadfooted nimrod!" - When killing a Jiralhanae.
 * "You're gonna wish you picked on someone your own size!" - When killing a Jiralhanae.
 * "Laser up." - When picking up a Spartan Laser.
 * "Charged and ready." - When picking up a Spartan Laser.
 * "Don't nobody cross my stream..." - This is a reference to the "Don't cross the streams" rule in Ghostbusters.
 * "If ya see red... heh... move." - When picking up a Spartan Laser.
 * "Everybody take a big step back!" - When picking up a Rocket Launcher.
 * "Time for a spanking!" - When picking up a Rocket Launcher. Reference to the SPNKr text on the side of a rocket launcher.
 * "Rockets up!" - When picking up a Rocket Launcher.
 * "Backblast!" - When picking up a Rocket Launcher.
 * "Frag out!" - When throwing a grenade.
 * "Here's Vera!" - When throwing a grenade, Firefly reference.
 * "Suck it!" - When throwing a grenade.
 * "Play ball!" - When throwing a grenade.
 * "Take it baby!" - When thowing a grenade.
 * "Here's medicine!" - When throwing a grenade.
 * "What a throw!" - When sticking an enemy with a Plasma or Spike grenade