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[[Image:Blocks image 16 1.png|thumb|250px|right|A blue Spartan flag carrier takes fire from a pursuing Red defender]] | [[Image:Blocks image 16 1.png|thumb|250px|right|A blue Spartan flag carrier takes fire from a pursuing Red defender]] | ||
The '''flag''' is a piece of cloth, often flown from a flagpole and emblazoned with a design used to represent a faction or nation. | |||
==Rebels== | ==Rebels== | ||
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[[Image:Redflag.jpg|thumb|The red flag in Halo:CE]] | [[Image:Redflag.jpg|thumb|The red flag in Halo:CE]] | ||
[[Image:Blueflag.jpg|thumb|The blue flag from Halo:CE]] | [[Image:Blueflag.jpg|thumb|The blue flag from Halo:CE]] | ||
In [[Capture the Flag]] [[Multiplayer]] gametypes, the flag is an item that must be taken, ran back to your base, and "captured. | In [[Capture the Flag]] [[Multiplayer]] gametypes, the flag is an item that must be taken, ran back to your base, and "captured". [[Halo]]'s CTF is much like the real-life game, except that you actually have a real flag on a flag pole, which is usually unheard of in the real world. Also, rather than hiding the flag, it is always in a predetermined position, often in the middle of the base, and your only method of defending it is to kill other people and wait for them to respawn. | ||
While carrying the flag, it temporary replaces the previous weapon the player was using. The flag can't be holstered, but can be used as a very efficient [[melee]] [[weapon]]. Depending on the rules of the variant, the flag can deal much more damage than a normal melee would. In the default settings for CTF in ''[[Halo 3]]'', a flag melee can cause an instant kill. | While carrying the flag, it temporary replaces the previous weapon the player was using. The flag can't be holstered, but can be used as a very efficient [[melee]] [[weapon]]. Depending on the rules of the variant, the flag can deal much more damage than a normal melee would. In the default settings for CTF in ''[[Halo 3]]'', a flag melee can cause an instant kill. | ||
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===History=== | ===History=== | ||
The flag in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' was very | The flag's design in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' was very plain, with very little ripple animation or pole design. It is topped by a skull with a crescent moon shape below it. | ||
''[[Halo 2]]'' saw a number of upgrades to the flag. The design and shape of the flag is still the same, but the flag pole got a major redesign. In ''Halo 2'', the Flagpole is capped by [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] skull. | ''[[Halo 2]]'' saw a number of upgrades to the flag. The design and shape of the flag is still the same, but the flag pole got a major redesign. In ''Halo 2'', the Flagpole is capped by [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] skull. | ||
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*In Halo 3, if you stick an opponent with a [[Plasma Grenade]] or [[Spike Grenade]], then picked up a flag before the grenade exploded, the kill will count as a Flag Kill. | *In Halo 3, if you stick an opponent with a [[Plasma Grenade]] or [[Spike Grenade]], then picked up a flag before the grenade exploded, the kill will count as a Flag Kill. | ||
*A glitch in Halo 3 sometimes makes the cloth of the flag fall off of the pole, thereby "breaking" the flag. | *A glitch in Halo 3 sometimes makes the cloth of the flag fall off of the pole, thereby "breaking" the flag. | ||
*When Master Chief was young he played Capture the flag with Tango Company. | *When Master Chief was young, he played Capture the flag with Tango Company. | ||
*The [[Halo: Combat Evolved]] flags look like emblems for Halo 3. | *The [[Halo: Combat Evolved]] flags look like emblems for Halo 3. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Multiplayer]] | [[Category:Multiplayer]] | ||
[[Category:United Rebel Front]] | [[Category:United Rebel Front]] | ||
