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'''Halo 3 ODST ViDoc: Dramatis Personae''' is a [[Halo 3: ODST|''Halo 3: ODST'']] [[ViDoc]] released on 10/22/2009, one month after the release of the game. It focuses on the development of the cinematics and characters of ''Halo 3: ODST''.<ref>http:// | '''Halo 3 ODST ViDoc: Dramatis Personae''' is a [[Halo 3: ODST|''Halo 3: ODST'']] [[ViDoc]] released on 10/22/2009, one month after the release of the game. It focuses on the development of the cinematics and characters of ''Halo 3: ODST''.<ref>http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_102309</ref> The Latin title translates to "You See Characters" or more succinctly "The Characters You See." A [[wikipedia:Dramatis_person%C3%A6|dramatis personae]] is also known as a "cast list" for a theatrical work or film. | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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'''Dare (in-game):''' I never thought I'd see you again. | '''Dare (in-game):''' I never thought I'd see you again. | ||
'''Buck (in-game):''' | '''Buck (in-game):''' Yeah… Well… Here I am! | ||
'''CJ Cowan:''' There's something to be said about using Nathan and Tricia, who are really strong sci-fi actors. | '''CJ Cowan:''' There's something to be said about using Nathan and Tricia, who are really strong sci-fi actors. | ||
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'''Dare (in-game):''' Look, don’t start about my job, we both agreed to end it. | '''Dare (in-game):''' Look, don’t start about my job, we both agreed to end it. | ||
'''Buck (in-game):''' That was years ago Veronica, I'm (''grunt'') a little (''grunt'') fuzzy (''grunt'') on | '''Buck (in-game):''' That was years ago Veronica, I'm (''grunt'') a little (''grunt'') fuzzy (''grunt'') on the… details. | ||
'''Martin O'Donnell:''' We talked about what it would be like to suddenly be in the body of some other character who was just in the cinematic you just watched. | '''Martin O'Donnell:''' We talked about what it would be like to suddenly be in the body of some other character who was just in the cinematic you just watched. | ||
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'''Buck (in-game):''' Mickey! You’re with me! | '''Buck (in-game):''' Mickey! You’re with me! | ||
'''Joseph Staten:''' We often talked about the ODST as a kind of detective. A lone gumshoe in the dark mysterious city. Hey, let’s drop one man, that’s not a Spartan, on his own, into a dangerous environment, and let him really solve a mystery | '''Joseph Staten:''' We often talked about the ODST as a kind of detective. A lone gumshoe in the dark mysterious city. Hey, let’s drop one man, that’s not a Spartan, on his own, into a dangerous environment, and let him really solve a mystery with find clues. | ||
'''Curtis Creamer:''' We wanted to really get a different kind of Halo look and feel from what we’ve seen before. One of the cool challenges was, how do we make the city of [[New Mombasa]], in a way a character in the game. | '''Curtis Creamer:''' We wanted to really get a different kind of Halo look and feel from what we’ve seen before. One of the cool challenges was, how do we make the city of [[New Mombasa]], in a way a character in the game. | ||
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'''Sadie Endesha (in-game):''' [[Old Mombasa]]. Dad, there’s a ship- | '''Sadie Endesha (in-game):''' [[Old Mombasa]]. Dad, there’s a ship- | ||
''' | '''[[Hakeem Kae-Kazim]] (as [[Daniel Endesha|Dr. Endesha]]):''' Listen sweetheart. I wanted to tell you at breakfast, but you left so early… | ||
'''Joseph Staten:''' So the ringing phone became this jumping-off point for what eventually became the Superintendent. And then Sadie’s story too. | '''Joseph Staten:''' So the ringing phone became this jumping-off point for what eventually became the Superintendent. And then Sadie’s story too. | ||
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'''Masasa Moyo (as Sadie Endesha):''' A car just came out of nowhere, smashed all the [[Jiralhanae|Brutes]]. Was that you? | '''Masasa Moyo (as Sadie Endesha):''' A car just came out of nowhere, smashed all the [[Jiralhanae|Brutes]]. Was that you? | ||
'''Dave Wittenberg (as [[Mike Branley]]):''' My | '''Dave Wittenberg (as [[Mike Branley]]):''' My head… I thought air-bags were supposed to stop you from getting hurt… | ||
'''[[Superintendent]] (in-game):''' YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK! | '''[[Superintendent]] (in-game):''' YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK! | ||
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'''Joseph Staten:''' So the Superintendent’s tale is this really neat evolutionary piece, that you follow throughout the whole game. | '''Joseph Staten:''' So the Superintendent’s tale is this really neat evolutionary piece, that you follow throughout the whole game. | ||
'''CJ Cowan:''' It’s a very simple story when you get down to it, but it’s told in an elegant way, in a complex | '''CJ Cowan:''' It’s a very simple story when you get down to it, but it’s told in an elegant way, in a complex way… | ||
'''Joseph Staten:''' You can understand and enjoy the ODST story if you don’t pick up any of the telephones ringing in the city or any of the other objects. But if you do, you’re going to be transported a little bit further back in time, to the day before, but to a whole different world. | '''Joseph Staten:''' You can understand and enjoy the ODST story if you don’t pick up any of the telephones ringing in the city or any of the other objects. But if you do, you’re going to be transported a little bit further back in time, to the day before, but to a whole different world. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
In the ViDoc, Martin O'Donnell quoted the programmers, saying that ''"[they] can’t implement rain in the engine"''. | In the ViDoc, Martin O'Donnell quoted the programmers, saying that ''"[they] can’t implement rain in the engine"''. However, in the final game, rain is clearly shown falling from the sky in the early [[Mombasa Streets]] levels. | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{ViDoc}} | {{ViDoc}} | ||
[[Category:Halo 3: ODST]] | [[Category:Halo 3: ODST]] | ||
[[Category:Video | [[Category:Video documentaries]] | ||