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[[File:GRD Doll.jpg|thumb|right|400px|A doll in Battle Canyon.]]
[[File:GRD Doll.jpg|thumb|400px|A doll in Battle Canyon.]]
The '''Spartan doll easter egg''' is an easter egg that can be found in each of the ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' [[multiplayer]] levels of the ''[[Anniversary Map Pack]]'' included in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''. These [[toy|dolls]] are roughly the same size of the teddy bear seen in the [[campaign]] level ''[[Exodus]]'', but which wear the [[AKIS|AKIS helmet]] and [[Armor accessories/EXO|EXO/TSCS chest piece]], two armor pieces that were ultimately cut from the ''Anniversary Map Pack''.<ref name="GRDOrigin">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/cdecc00475c645b9a4d0a156fb542d59/topics/the-only-thread-about-that-helmet/f1f8c897-0de0-4c0f-a2e6-e4d06f3845c8/posts?page=7#post126 '''''Halo Waypoint''' - Forums'' - The *only* thread about that helmet!] {{C|This thread features the first known use of the name "GRD"}}</ref> They are required to be either knocked down from wherever they are located to be seen clearly in gameplay or to use certain methods to access certain areas.
The '''Spartan dolls easter egg''' is an Easter egg that can be found in each of the ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' [[multiplayer]] levels of the ''[[Anniversary Map Pack]]'' included in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''. These [[toy|dolls]] are roughly the same size of the teddy bear seen in the [[campaign]] level ''[[Exodus]]'', but which wear the [[AKIS|AKIS helmet]] and [[Armor accessories/EXO|EXO/TSCS chest piece]], two armor pieces that were [[Cut Halo: Reach armor|ultimately cut]] from the ''Anniversary Map Pack''.<ref name="GRDOrigin">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/cdecc00475c645b9a4d0a156fb542d59/topics/the-only-thread-about-that-helmet/f1f8c897-0de0-4c0f-a2e6-e4d06f3845c8/posts?page=7#post126 '''''Halo Waypoint''' - Forums'' - The *only* thread about that helmet!] {{C|This thread features the first known use of the name "GRD"}}</ref> They are required to be either knocked down from wherever they are located to be seen clearly in gameplay or to use certain methods to access certain areas.


==Walkthrough==
==Walkthrough==
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:HR Screenshot DefiantArmour1-Closeup.png|thumb|The armor seen in the Defiant Map Pack's official screenshots.]]
[[File:HR Screenshot DefiantArmour1-Closeup.png|thumb|The armor seen in the Defiant Map Pack's official screenshots.]]
*The armor worn by the dolls, known colloquially as "GRD" armor by the community,<ref name="GRDOrigin"/> was a configuration of unreleased armor pieces that had previously been seen in several promotional images for the ''[[Defiant Map Pack]]''.<ref>[http://techgeek.com.au/2011/02/24/halo-reach-new-armor-with-defiant-map-pack/ '''''TechGeek''' - Halo Reach: New Armor with Defiant Map Pack?'']</ref><ref>[https://uk.ign.com/images/games/halo-reach-xbox-360-14276699/4fa6cb61cdc388ed13f59814 '''''IGN''' - Halo: Reach Images'']</ref> These turned out to be the [[AKIS]] helmet, "[[Condemned (helmet)|Condemned]]" helmet, [[Armor accessories/EXO|EXO/TSCS]] chest piece and "[[Preserve]]" chest piece,<ref name="GC13-name">[https://twitter.com/Gamecheat13/status/1165451823744000000 '''Twitter''' - ''Gamecheat13''] - ''"Names are spartan_dlc_preserve and spartan_dlc_condemned. Both named after maps from the Defiant map pack."''</ref> and were intended to be released as part of the ''Anniversary Map Pack'' but were cut due to time and resource constraints. It was featured in this Easter egg as a deliberate acknowledgement of these armor sets on 343 Industries' part.<ref>[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=35044917&postcount=8270 '''NeoGAF''' Halo |OT| HaloGAF Evolved]</ref> They were later made available in the ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' port of the game, in [[Season 4]].{{Ref/Site|Id=MCCDevUpdateSept2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/mcc-development-update-september-2020|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=News, MCC Development Update - September 2020}}
*The armor worn by the dolls, known colloquially as "GRD" armor by the community,{{Ref/Reuse|GRDOrigin}} was a configuration of unreleased armor pieces that had previously been seen in several promotional images for the ''[[Defiant Map Pack]]''.<ref>[http://techgeek.com.au/2011/02/24/halo-reach-new-armor-with-defiant-map-pack/ '''''TechGeek''' - Halo Reach: New Armor with Defiant Map Pack?'']</ref><ref>[https://uk.ign.com/images/games/halo-reach-xbox-360-14276699/4fa6cb61cdc388ed13f59814 '''''IGN''' - Halo: Reach Images'']</ref> These turned out to be the [[AKIS]] helmet, "[[Mariner]]" helmet, [[Armor accessories/EXO|EXO/TSCS]] chest piece and "[[Preserve]]" chest piece,<ref name="GC13-name">[https://twitter.com/Gamecheat13/status/1165451823744000000 '''Twitter''' - ''Gamecheat13''] - ''"Names are spartan_dlc_preserve and spartan_dlc_condemned. Both named after maps from the Defiant map pack."''</ref> and were intended to be released as part of the ''Anniversary Map Pack'' but were cut due to time and resource constraints. It was featured in this Easter egg as a deliberate acknowledgement of these armor sets on 343 Industries' part.<ref>[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=35044917&postcount=8270 '''NeoGAF''' Halo |OT| HaloGAF Evolved]</ref> They were later made available in the ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' port of the game, in [[Series 4: Reclaimer]].{{Ref/Site|Id=MCCDevUpdateSept2020|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/mcc-development-update-september-2020|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=News, MCC Development Update - September 2020}}


*When meleed, they give off the sound of a squeaky toy often used in teddy bears when they are squeezed or hugged.
*When meleed, they give off the sound of a squeaky toy often used in teddy bears when they are squeezed or hugged.
*The doll was later made available in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''{{'}} [[Forge]] mode as an object that players could place on their own maps.
*The doll was later made available in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''{{'}} [[Forge]] mode as an object that players could place on their own maps. It is in the ztoys sections under the name "5th Spartan Doll."
*The doll also appears in [[Halo Infinite]] as a campaign Easter Egg. It can be found in the same area as the [[Horn of Abolition (location)]] near the [[Mjolnir Armory]]. It will appear next to a destroyed mongoose.
*The [[easter egg]] has appeared in a different part of each game it is in. It was a multiplayer [[DLC]] easter egg in [[Halo: Reach]], a [[Forge]] easter egg in [[Halo 5: Guardians]], and a campaign easter egg in [[Halo Infinite]].


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==External links==
==External links==
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