IWHBYD skull (Halo 3)

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"I would have been your daddy, but a dog beat me over the fence."

- Sergeant Johnson



In Halo 3, the IWHBYD (I Would Have Been Your Daddy) Skull is located on the level The Covenant. To get this skull, you must start at the beginning of the mission, and be playing on the difficulty level of either Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.

The name of the skull is based on a statement, uttered by Sergeant Johnson in the first Halo: "I would have been your daddy, but a dog beat me over the fence!" It is also the name of the first chapter of the campaign level Assault on the Control Room in Halo: Combat Evolved.

Walkthrough
In order to get the IWHBYD skull, you must complete the entire mission The Covenant until you reach the final battle scene, where the Prophet of Truth is planning on lighting all seven rings. Once you reach the bridge, battle your way across with the Arbiter and Flood, neutralize all Covenant, watch/skip the cinematic, and kill all the Flood (this is optional, but makes the procedure much easier). Once the bridge is devoid of enemies, you will have to literally jump through the 7 rings in a complex order. Once you have completed this, the IWHBYD skull will appear at the beginning of the light bridge leading to Truth's podium. Make sure you do not touch the rings or jump through them before you kill Truth.

Each number corresponds to the ring you must jump through. The ring at the elevator is 1. The ring next to Truth is 7. The ring with red on it is 4. (Be aware that the order in which the rings are numbered for this sequence does not represent their actual installation number. In fact, the ring closest to the elevator is Installation 07)

Sequence order: 4, 6, 5, 4, 5, 3, 4. The sequence is 7 rings long. This is another 7 reference.

Once you have completed the sequence, the skull will appear at the beginning of the light bridge leading to Truth's podium. If you are not sure you got it then look at the rings when you complete the sequence, they will be blinking. The Halo theme will play as you get the skull. You must then finish the level, or the skull will not be saved to your profile and you will have to get it again.

Each of the holographic rings sound a different tone of the E Dorian scale when you stand near it. The sequence, if you pay attention, plays part of the Halo theme song. Also, the rings in the citadel are holographic projections of the 7 Halo installations, the fourth being the newly reconstructed (and unfinished) Installation 04, the yet-to-build areas indicated by the red-glowing sections.

Effect
The IWHBYD Skull unlocks the extra dialogs in the game, which usually comes from the UNSC Marines and Elites, but some ridiculous dialogs does come from enemy forces with this skull on. For example if in a group of two Brutes one is killed, the remaining Brute has a chance to say "You killed my lover!" Here is a list of quotes from their respective races. However, there are much more quotes than what are being listed.

Elites
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 * 1) "Yes, I have one blue eye and one green eye, can we get on with it?"- When you stare at him long enough.(Most likely a reference to Yuna in Final Fantasy X0
 * 2) "Didn't I give you this for Christmas? Is there something you require?" (said when you swap weapons with an elite)
 * 3) "One word for you: *gibberish*" -said when stared at: possibly a reference to SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Spongebob, Sandy and the Worm"
 * 4) "Master Chief, can we be friends?" -said when stared at
 * 5) "Oh snap!" -said when if an ally is killed
 * 6) "Damn. I like you too, but... damn!" -said when stared at
 * 7) "I... I... I think you're sexy too... er..." -said when stared at
 * 8) "That's what she said!"
 * 9) "That's not fair! Oh, well, I'll cover the rear. Hahahahahahaha!"
 * 10) "Ha Ha Ha! How does it feel to be dead?! Wait, don't answer that." -after killing an enemy
 * 11) "Have no fear, I will cover the rear, ha ha ha, err.."
 * 12) "Die, stinky!" -said when killing an Unggoy
 * 13) "What? Do you want me to say 'Wort wort wort'?" -when stared at, a reference to the Sangheili battle cry of Halo: CE
 * 14) "Wort, wort, wort!" - Reference to the signature battle cry of Elites in Halo 1.
 * 15) "I'm trying new contacts!" -said when stared at
 * 16) "Really, I'm not going to kiss you in front of everyone" -said when stared at
 * 17) "Since when did they come out with that model?"-when an Elite sights the Scarabs on the level The Covenant.
 * "No, I don't know how to kiss you either." -when stared at
 * 1) "If you gaze at me much longer, we may as well exchange fluids!" -when stared at
 * 2) "Your ass is mine!" - said when killing a Brute or Grunt
 * 3) "Is this because of Reach?"-When you shoot an ally Elite enough.
 * 4) "Yes, they are the window to my soul... now stop!" -when stared at
 * 5) "You had me at 'Hello'."
 * 6) "Why don't you just take a... uh, what do you call it, picture? Yes thats it." -if you stare at it.
 * 7) "Thank you, Reclaimer." - said when you give an Elite a good weapon.
 * 8) "Give them chicken give them liver....-If stared at, this is a reference to Meow Mix.
 * 9) "I shall remember this day always." -said when all nearby enemies are killed
 * 10) "Is there something in my teeth?" -said when stared at
 * 11) "Don't shoot me fool!" - when player is shooting at an Elite
 * 12) "I like you too, but let's talk about this later, ha ha, ha...." - When stared at.
 * 13) "I will name my next child after you!"-When given good weapon, such as an energy sword))
 * 14) "WHAT!" When given a poor weapon.
 * 15) "You Disgusting foot lice!!"- when they attempt to kill you for killing your team mates.

Trivia

 * The skull was intended to be the hardest skull to find. However, it was discovered very quickly after hackers looked in the games scripts.
 * Many players are confused by the order in which the rings are numbered for this sequence. The IWHBYD ring numbering does not represent their actual installation number. In fact, the ring closest to the elevator is Installation 07.
 * IWHBYD is the name of the first part of Assault on the Control Room (Level).