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[[Image:343Soldier.png|200px|thumb|right|The Hidden Marine on 343 Guilty Spark]]
The Unarmed [[Marine]] is a hidden [[Easter Egg]] on the level [[343 Guilty Spark (level)|343 Guilty Spark]]. His character model is that of [[Private Mendoza]], and was simply left behind by [[Bungie]] when they were making the game.{{fact}} He can be shot and killed, just like any other Marine.


==How To==
The '''Hidden Marine''' is an [[:Category:Easter eggs|Easter egg]] that can be found on the ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' level [[343 Guilty Spark (level)|343 Guilty Spark]].<ref>[http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive4.pl?read=83933 '''halo.bungie.org''': ''Further Halo Exploration, and oddity.'']</ref> His character model is that of [[Manuel Mendoza|Private Mendoza]].
To find him, you must first stay inside the [[Pelican]] that drops you off at the beginning of the level. You can do this by throwing grenades as soon as the game allows you to do so. This will allow you to stay inside the dropship as it flies away. After it travels a certain distance, the Pelican will drop you off and you will be outside the level barriers. After exploring around, you will eventually come across the [[Marine]].  


Sometimes, when you're inside the structure, bodies will spawn all around where you came in from. Sometimes (if not always), if you surface just before the Jenkins Cutscene, bodies will spawn all around and the Unarmed Marine's body will be where you fought the first Covenant on the level. If somehow you manage to get to the higher level after doing the trick above, Flood Combat form corpses will be around the spot where the Unarmed Marine is standing.
==Background==
It appears that [[Bungie]] wanted his model to load before the [[cutscene]] he later appears in; they thus coded him with scripts to load early in the level, and used the area outside of the level as a storage area. Technically, this makes him not an Easter egg, although it is fun to find him. He can be shot and killed, just like any other Marine. Killing him will not affect the cutscene he is loaded early for however.


==Trivia==
In ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'', the Hidden Marine is still present, due to the new graphics engine being built over the original gameplay engine. However, a large tree has been placed directly in front of him, hiding him from view unless he is approached from behind, or the game is switched to its original graphics.
*A rare occurrence happens when played on Co-op Mode, when you hit the first lone Marine while as the 1st player, it also registers as a hit to the 2nd player. If you kill the marine, you also kill the 2nd player.
 
==Walkthrough==
To find him, the player must stay inside the [[Pelican]] that drops you off at the beginning of the level. To do this, start throwing grenades as soon as the player is able to. Stay inside the dropship as it flies off. After it travels a certain distance, the Pelican will drop the player off outside of the level barriers. By exploring around, the player will eventually come across the Marine.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:MarinePicture.jpg|The Hidden Marine on 343 Guilty Spark in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''
File:HCEA 343GS egg.jpg|The Hidden Marine on 343 Guilty Spark in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''
</gallery>
 
==Sources==
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Latest revision as of 18:57, September 11, 2022

The Hidden Marine is an Easter egg that can be found on the Halo: Combat Evolved level 343 Guilty Spark.[1] His character model is that of Private Mendoza.

Background[edit]

It appears that Bungie wanted his model to load before the cutscene he later appears in; they thus coded him with scripts to load early in the level, and used the area outside of the level as a storage area. Technically, this makes him not an Easter egg, although it is fun to find him. He can be shot and killed, just like any other Marine. Killing him will not affect the cutscene he is loaded early for however.

In Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, the Hidden Marine is still present, due to the new graphics engine being built over the original gameplay engine. However, a large tree has been placed directly in front of him, hiding him from view unless he is approached from behind, or the game is switched to its original graphics.

Walkthrough[edit]

To find him, the player must stay inside the Pelican that drops you off at the beginning of the level. To do this, start throwing grenades as soon as the player is able to. Stay inside the dropship as it flies off. After it travels a certain distance, the Pelican will drop the player off outside of the level barriers. By exploring around, the player will eventually come across the Marine.

Gallery[edit]

Sources[edit]