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The '''credit''', abbreviated as "'''cR'''," is the standard currency of the [[Unified Earth Government]]. As of [[2553]], the Credit is still in use. Credits can be spent in the form of "credit chips," which seem to be similar to a credit card.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 43''</ref> Humans sometimes casually refer to credits as "credaroos," analogous to the way 20th and 21st century Americans would refer to [[wikipedia:United States dollar|dollars]] as "buckaroos."<ref>[http://halostory.bungie.org/oconnor_mclees_080508.html Frank O'Connor/Robt McLees Interview - August 2008]</ref>


The '''credit''', abbreviated as "'''cR'''," is the standard currency of the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]. It is the only currency used by the UNSC that has yet been mentioned, and it is unclear if it is based off any older money systems. As of [[2553]], cR is still in use. Credits can be spent in the form of "credit chips," which seem to be the equivalent of the modern credit card.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 43''</ref> Credits are also the in-game currency used to purchase new armor permutations and [[armor effects]] in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. It also determine [[Rank (Halo: Reach)|rank]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach'''</ref>
There is no known [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] monetary unit that can be compared to cR, and consequently the UEG has no idea how much money their [[weapons]] would cost.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BAGBruteGrenade '''Bungie.net''': ''Top Story: 1/24/2007'']</ref>
==Known Costs==
==Known Costs==
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*UNSC citizens sometimes casually refer to credits as "credaroos," analogous to the way Americans refer to dollars as "buckaroos."<ref>[http://halostory.bungie.org/oconnor_mclees_080508.html Frank O'Connor/Robt McLees Interview - August 2008]</ref>
*Credits are the in-game currency used to purchase new armor permutations and [[armor effects]] in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. They also determine [[Rank (Halo: Reach)|rank]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach'''</ref>
*There is no known [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] monetary unit that can be compared to cR and the UNSC has no idea how much money their [[weapons]] would cost.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BAGBruteGrenade '''Bungie.net''': ''Top Story: 1/24/2007'']</ref>
*In the trailer of ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', there are monitors that are intended to announce information to citizens. One of the messages says "Your tax '''dollars''' at work." As the dollar is no longer a functioning currency, the sign should really read tax ''credits'', but it is likely that the iconic phrase has not changed since the 21st century.
*In the trailer of ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', there are monitors that are intended to announce information to citizens. One of the messages says "Your tax '''dollars''' at work." As the dollar is no longer a functioning currency, the sign should really read tax ''credits'', but it is likely that the iconic phrase has not changed since the 21st century.
*According to ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', there are no coins or papers used in the credit system,<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 23''</ref> but in the [[Audio log|Audio Logs]] in ''Halo 3: ODST'', an old woman is heard breaking an ATM with money in the form of coins and presumably paper coming out. Another ATM, found in gameplay, which also houses an [[Audio log|Audio Log]], is also constantly spitting out money until the Audio Log is collected. It is unknown whether this is an oversight or if the currency is different than credits.
*According to ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', there are no coins or papers used in the credit system,<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 23''</ref> but in the [[Audio log|Audio Logs]] in ''Halo 3: ODST'', an old woman is heard breaking an ATM with money in the form of coins and presumably paper coming out. Another ATM, found in gameplay, which also houses an [[Audio log|Audio Log]], is also constantly spitting out money until the Audio Log is collected. It is unknown whether this is an oversight or if the currency is different than credits.

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The credit, abbreviated as "cR," is the standard currency of the Unified Earth Government. As of 2553, the Credit is still in use. Credits can be spent in the form of "credit chips," which seem to be similar to a credit card.[1] Humans sometimes casually refer to credits as "credaroos," analogous to the way 20th and 21st century Americans would refer to dollars as "buckaroos."[2]

There is no known Covenant monetary unit that can be compared to cR, and consequently the UEG has no idea how much money their weapons would cost.[3]

Known Costs

Item Cost per unit
W/AV Model 6 Grindell/Galileian Nonlinear Rifle cR 218,000[4]
Hog - Limited Edition Wood-Trimmed Classic Edition cR 91,000
Hog - Standard model cR 86,000
Hog - Manual-Transmission Version cR 81,000
M12 Warthog cR 52,000[5]
M90A Close Assault Weapon System cR 2,200[6]
MA5C ICWS Assault Rifle cR 1,686[7]
M6G Personal Defense Weapon System cR 1,615[6]
M7057/Defoliant Projector cR 1,520[8]
M7/Caseless Submachine Gun cR 1,484[6]
M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade cR 30[6]
World Cuisine Moa Burgers cR 7.77[9]

Trivia

  • Credits are the in-game currency used to purchase new armor permutations and armor effects in Halo: Reach. They also determine rank.[10]
  • In the trailer of Halo 3: ODST, there are monitors that are intended to announce information to citizens. One of the messages says "Your tax dollars at work." As the dollar is no longer a functioning currency, the sign should really read tax credits, but it is likely that the iconic phrase has not changed since the 21st century.
  • According to Halo: The Fall of Reach, there are no coins or papers used in the credit system,[11] but in the Audio Logs in Halo 3: ODST, an old woman is heard breaking an ATM with money in the form of coins and presumably paper coming out. Another ATM, found in gameplay, which also houses an Audio Log, is also constantly spitting out money until the Audio Log is collected. It is unknown whether this is an oversight or if the currency is different than credits.
  • If a Marine is killed with friendly fire in Halo 3, another one may say "Okay, now you owe me twenty credits!"
  • The headhunters Jonah and Roland would constantly bet twenty credits while on missions.
  • The Warthog trailer for Forza Motorsport 4 lists the price of the 2554 M12 Force Application Vehicle as 343,000 cR, which serves as a reference to 343 Industries rather than a canon price.

Sources

  1. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 43
  2. ^ Frank O'Connor/Robt McLees Interview - August 2008
  3. ^ Bungie.net: Top Story: 1/24/2007
  4. ^ Bungie.net: Top Story: 1-31-2007
  5. ^ Bungie.net: Top Story: 3-26-2007
  6. ^ a b c d Bungie.net: Top Story: 8-15-2007
  7. ^ Bungie.net: Top Story: 1-17-2007
  8. ^ Bungie.net: Top Story: 8-13-2007
  9. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Exodus
  10. ^ Halo: Reach
  11. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 23

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