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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Killing one of the BOB's will reward the player the "[[Seek and Destroy]]" medal.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''Game Stats''</ref> However, the medal can only be viewed on [[Bungie.net]]. In the post-game carnage report, the BOB is referred to as a "light | Killing one of the BOB's will reward the player the "[[Seek and Destroy]]" medal.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''Game Stats''</ref> However, the medal can only be viewed on [[Bungie.net]]. In the post-game carnage report, the BOB is referred to as a "Elite light vehicle". On Bungie.net, their description is simply "Wipe them out." | ||
The name "BOB" may be a [[List of Marathon References in Halo|reference]] to [[Bungie]]'s ''[[Marathon]]'' video game series. In the series, all of the encountered human characters, besides the player, are known as "BOBs". "BOB" is an acronym for ''"Born on Board"'', a reference to the characters having been born onboard the titular colony ship. | The name "BOB" may be a [[List of Marathon References in Halo|reference]] to [[Bungie]]'s ''[[Marathon]]'' video game series. In the series, all of the encountered human characters, besides the player, are known as "BOBs". "BOB" is an acronym for ''"Born on Board"'', a reference to the characters having been born onboard the titular colony ship. | ||
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*Each BOB has a set time limit before it vanishes. For some BOBs, this time frame begins as soon as it is alerted to the player's presence. For others, the countdown begins once the player enters a certain area, thus it is possible for the player to miss the BOB entirely if it is not spotted. | *Each BOB has a set time limit before it vanishes. For some BOBs, this time frame begins as soon as it is alerted to the player's presence. For others, the countdown begins once the player enters a certain area, thus it is possible for the player to miss the BOB entirely if it is not spotted. | ||
*On page 384 of the ''[[Halo: Reach Official Strategy Guide]]'', there is a list of enemy point values. In this list, there is an enemy called a "Daily Challenge Elite", which has the same point value of a BOB (200 on Normal difficulty). | *On page 384 of the ''[[Halo: Reach Official Strategy Guide]]'', there is a list of enemy point values. In this list, there is an enemy called a "Daily Challenge Elite", which has the same point value of a BOB (200 on Normal difficulty). | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||