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In ''Halo 3'', if [[Stacker|Gunnery Sergeant Stacker]] is infected by the Flood, sometimes he mutters "kill me" or "shoot me", which is a line uttered at least three times in the ''Alien'' series by an infected host. Again, this may not necessarily be a deliberate reference. | In ''Halo 3'', if [[Stacker|Gunnery Sergeant Stacker]] is infected by the Flood, sometimes he mutters "kill me" or "shoot me", which is a line uttered at least three times in the ''Alien'' series by an infected host. Again, this may not necessarily be a deliberate reference. | ||
In the level ‘Crows Nest’ after you emerge from clearing out the covenant in the hangar, and upon returning to the large cave like room filled with marines from earlier in the level you are swarmed with a large group of drones. The sergeant tells them to use ‘Short, controlled bursts’, a reference to the line from Aliens uttered by Hicks | |||
Hicks: Remember, Short controlled bursts. | |||
The similarity of marines being attacked by a large group of insectoid hive minded aliens, appearing from vents and ambushing the marines with this line uttered shortly after is an unmistakable reference to the Aliens gunfight in the control room later in the movie | |||
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*In ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', a female [[Sabre]] pilot will occasionally say "In space no one can hear you scream!" upon destroying an enemy fighter. The line is a reference to the tagline of the first ''Alien'' film. | *In ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', a female [[Sabre]] pilot will occasionally say "In space no one can hear you scream!" upon destroying an enemy fighter. The line is a reference to the tagline of the first ''Alien'' film. | ||
*The ''Pillar of Autumn'' [[bulletin board]] reads "LOST: CALICO CAT ANSWERS TO: JONESY.", which alludes to a scene in ''Alien'' (the movie before ''Aliens'') when Brett goes looking for the ship cat Jones by calling " | *The ''Pillar of Autumn'' [[bulletin board]] reads "LOST: CALICO CAT ANSWERS TO: [[Jonesy|JONESY]].", which alludes to a scene in ''Alien'' (the movie before ''Aliens'') when Brett goes looking for the ship cat Jones by calling "Jonesy". | ||
*The "Attention Marines: South Pacific Duty..." notice in the ''Autumn'' bulletin board may be another reference to ''Aliens''. | *The "Attention Marines: South Pacific Duty..." notice in the ''Autumn'' bulletin board may be another reference to ''Aliens''. | ||