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**In the ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' level ''[[The Truth and Reconciliation]]'', [[Jacob Keyes|Captain Keyes]] tells a Marine to "''Stow your bellyaching, soldier - remember, you're a leatherneck!''" [[Wikipedia:Leatherneck|Leatherneck]] was a nickname earned by US Marines in the era of the [[Wikipedia:Continental Marines|Continental Marines]]. The Marines would wear leather collars to provide protection from slashing attacks as they boarded enemy ships. Although an appropriate reference to Marines, the term "Leatherneck" and "soldier" are viewed by their respective service members as being incompatible, and a means of differentiating between service in the Marine Corps or Army. | **In the ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' level ''[[The Truth and Reconciliation]]'', [[Jacob Keyes|Captain Keyes]] tells a Marine to "''Stow your bellyaching, soldier - remember, you're a leatherneck!''" [[Wikipedia:Leatherneck|Leatherneck]] was a nickname earned by US Marines in the era of the [[Wikipedia:Continental Marines|Continental Marines]]. The Marines would wear leather collars to provide protection from slashing attacks as they boarded enemy ships. Although an appropriate reference to Marines, the term "Leatherneck" and "soldier" are viewed by their respective service members as being incompatible, and a means of differentiating between service in the Marine Corps or Army. | ||
*The equipment and armor used by UNSC Marines (particularly in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', resembles those used by the US Colonial Marines in the 1986 film ''[[Wikipedia:Aliens (film)|Aliens]]'', one of many [[List of references to Aliens in the Halo series|similarities]] to the film in the ''Halo'' series. The Marines' equipment also bears some resemblance to the US Army's [[Wikipedia:Future Force Warrior|Future Force Warrior]] program. They also bear a striking resemblance look to the soldiers in [[Wikipedia:Starship Troopers (film)|Starship Troopers]]. | *The equipment and armor used by UNSC Marines (particularly in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', resembles those used by the US Colonial Marines in the 1986 film ''[[Wikipedia:Aliens (film)|Aliens]]'', one of many [[List of references to Aliens in the Halo series|similarities]] to the film in the ''Halo'' series. The Marines' equipment also bears some resemblance to the US Army's [[Wikipedia:Future Force Warrior|Future Force Warrior]] program. They also bear a striking resemblance look to the soldiers in [[Wikipedia:Starship Troopers (film)|Starship Troopers]]. | ||
*The helmets worn by Marines in [[Halo 2]] are remarkably similar to the helmets worn by the [[ODST]] in later games. The shape is almost identical, besides the lack of visor, extra plating, and different color. | |||
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