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[[File:Skull.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[John-117]] with IWHBYD Skull.]] | [[File:Skull.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[John-117]] with IWHBYD Skull.]] | ||
The '''Halo 3 IWHBYD (I Would Have Been Your Daddy) Skull''' is located on the campaign level ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''. This skull has no actual gameplay effects, but | The '''Halo 3 IWHBYD (I Would Have Been Your Daddy) Skull''' is located on the campaign level ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''. This skull has no actual gameplay effects, but reverses the frequency of the dialogue spoken by [[non-playable character]]s, allowing several humorous lines to be heard where otherwise such humorous lines would be very rare. | ||
==Origins== | ==Origins== | ||
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== Effect == | == Effect == | ||
The IWHBYD Skull causes rare dialogue in the game to become commonplace, and | The IWHBYD Skull causes rare dialogue in the game to become commonplace, and normally frequent dialogue to become rare. These lines are can be heard spoken by all talking non-player characters; both enemies and allies. | ||
For example, if a [[Jiralhanae]] is killed, one of the surviving Brutes might say, "He was my lover!" or "Every pack-brother for himself!" | For example, if a [[Jiralhanae]] is killed, one of the surviving Brutes might say, "He was my lover!" or "Every pack-brother for himself!" These lines can be heard without the skull on, but it becomes much more likely to be spoken with it on. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
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* The skull was intended to be the hardest skull to find, and was in fact the last one to be discovered. However, it was discovered very quickly after hackers looked in the game's scripts.{{Citation needed}} | * The skull was intended to be the hardest skull to find, and was in fact the last one to be discovered. However, it was discovered very quickly after hackers looked in the game's scripts.{{Citation needed}} | ||
* The further the skull is carried from the control panel, the brighter the rings will glow until the lights become blinding. It is assumed that the holograms would have also behaved in this manner if they were all activated. | * The further the skull is carried from the control panel, the brighter the rings will glow until the lights become blinding. It is assumed that the holograms would have also behaved in this manner if they were all activated. | ||
*Each of the holographic rings sound a different tone of the G Phrygian mode when the player stand near it. The sequence, if one | *Each of the holographic rings sound a different tone of the G Phrygian mode when the player stand near it. The sequence, if one pays attention, plays the final 7 notes of the Halo theme song. | ||
*Once the player grabs the skull and the new music begins, the eerie Flood music fades, and when the player finishes the level, there will be no music while Master Chief is following Cortana, although the Halo theme will play as scripted as the [[Installation 04B|ring]] rises out of the Ark. | *Once the player grabs the skull and the new music begins, the eerie Flood music fades, and when the player finishes the level, there will be no music while Master Chief is following Cortana, although the Halo theme will play as scripted as the [[Installation 04B|ring]] rises out of the Ark. | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Halo 3 Easter Eggs]] | [[Category:Halo 3 Easter Eggs]] | ||