Taylor Miles/Quotes

Prepare to Drop

 * "'Course they did. It's Earth." -First line, to Michael Crespo after commenting the Navy fought well.


 * "How 'bout you show some respect, Romeo?" -After Romeo comments the Navy had a lazy streak.


 * "Well gonna be close-quarters." -After Romeo scoffs at him choosing a silenced SMG.


 * "Relax Rookie. He don't mean nothin'. Besides, now's one of those times, pays to be the strong, silent type." -After Romeo taunts The Rookie after waking him up in a rude manner.


 * "What did she just say?" -After Dare tells the dropping squad that she's about to change their drop trajectory.


 * "Radiation!" -After the Solemn Penance opens up a Slipspace rift.

Uplift Reserve

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


 * "Affirmative." -After assisting several held-down Marines.


 * "ODST reporting for duty, sir!" -when reporting in a UNSC Colonel.


 * "Roger that, I'm Oscar Mike." -After being told by the Colonel where to head.


 * "Scattered, dead. I don't know." -When asked where the rest of his squad is.


 * "What is the objective, Colonel?" -After being told to push to the primary objective.


 * "Where's the Colonel?"


 * "What the hell just happened?" -After the New Mombasa Orbital Elevator collapses.


 * "Uh, Lord? I didn't train to be a pilot. Tell me I don't have any more flying to do today!" -After crash-landing from his vehicle onto a lower plaza.


 * "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

 * "Relax, Marine, wait 'till they're in the kill zone!" -


 * "I said hold your fire! Concentrate on the Wraiths at the end of the -" -To a panicking Marine trying to shoot down a Type-26 Wraith.


 * "Ah, hell. Back blast clear, let 'em have it!" -After the panicking Marine is killed.


 * "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 if they had 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 regarding several Jackals.


 * "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, after an NMPD Officer begged for their help.

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.


 * "Where the heck did these buggers come from?" -When a swarm of Yanme'e appear and attack the squad.


 * "Likewise Gunny, you need a pickup?" -To Edward 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.


 * "What?" -To Mickey, who tries to show him the detonating Alpha Site.


 * "Heh" -After seeing the building destroyed.

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. The 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." -Upon encountering a 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 Type-26 Wraiths.


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

The Babysitter

 * "Contingency. It's an important mission. If the first sniper misses the target, they take the shot." - To O'Brien, who complains about having a back up for sniping a San'Shyuum in Heian, onboard the cafeteria of UNSC destroyer DD-933.
 * "We lost Checkman in the atmosphere, and we almost lost you too." - To O'Brien, who was freed from his sinking SOEIV by Cal-141.
 * "That's twice! Twice he had to save you dumbass already. At least you should have said 'Thank you'!" - To O'Brien, who was saved from Cal-141 twice during the mission, once from sinking into the forementioned swamp and other from a Brute Chieftain.
 * "Shut up!" - Annoyed, to Berger, who shows his disrespects to Cal-141's death.