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===Characters and setting=== | ===Characters and setting=== | ||
[[File:The Squad.jpg|thumb|200px|The main cast of ''ODST''.]] | [[File:The Squad.jpg|thumb|200px|The main cast of ''ODST''.]] | ||
Taking place in the [[Kenya]]n port city of [[New Mombasa]], ''ODST'' follows [[Alpha-Nine|a squad]] of elite [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s during the [[Battle of Earth|Covenant invasion of Earth]] on [[2552#October|October 20th, 2552]].The ODSTs were knocked off course due to the [[Battle of Mombasa|Mombasa Slipspace Incident]], these five Marines | Taking place in the [[Kenya]]n port city of [[New Mombasa]], ''ODST'' follows [[Alpha-Nine|a squad]] of elite [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s during the [[Battle of Earth|Covenant invasion of Earth]] on [[2552#October|October 20th, 2552]].The ODSTs were knocked off course due to the [[Battle of Mombasa|Mombasa Slipspace Incident]], these five Marines led by an ONI officer fight through the waste-filled, destroyed streets in order to link up with each other, evade the Covenant, and execute a top secret mission. | ||
The game occurs directly after the events of the ''[[Halo 2]]'' level, [[Metropolis]], when the [[Prophet of Regret]] performs a [[slipstream space|slipspace jump]] in New Mombasa. | The game occurs directly after the events of the ''[[Halo 2]]'' level, [[Metropolis]], when the [[Prophet of Regret]] performs a [[slipstream space|slipspace jump]] in New Mombasa. | ||
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*A poster in the game shows Earth and what appears to be [[Luna|the Moon]] with the line "Destiny Awaits." This foreshadows Bungie's current game project, ''[[Destinypedia:Destiny|Destiny]]'', with the Moon actually being the [[Destinypedia:Traveler|Traveller]]. The ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' version of the game replaces the original poster with a [[Misriah Armory]] advertisement showing the Earth and the Moon with the text "For Her". | *A poster in the game shows Earth and what appears to be [[Luna|the Moon]] with the line "Destiny Awaits." This foreshadows Bungie's current game project, ''[[Destinypedia:Destiny|Destiny]]'', with the Moon actually being the [[Destinypedia:Traveler|Traveller]]. The ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' version of the game replaces the original poster with a [[Misriah Armory]] advertisement showing the Earth and the Moon with the text "For Her". | ||
*''Halo 3: ODST'' is the first game in which [[Engineers]] are encountered in gameplay. | *''Halo 3: ODST'' is the first game in which [[Engineers]] are encountered in gameplay. | ||
*Development of the game lasted 14 months.{{Ref/Site|Id=Pitched|URL=https://gamerant.com/new-halo-games-odst-343|Site=GameRant|Page=343 Pitched '20-30' Halo Ideas, Including New ODST Games|D=20|M=02|Y=2024}} | |||
*The cover art for ''Halo 3: ODST'' depicts [[Rookie|The Rookie]] wearing a different, slightly modified variant of the ODST shoulder armor from ''Halo 3''. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||