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*Oddball, is derived from [[Marathon]]'s "Kill the Man With the Ball". | *Oddball, is derived from [[Marathon]]'s "Kill the Man With the Ball". | ||
*The Skull itself is from [[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'s early development: when the player goes to rescue [[Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] in the level [[Keyes (level)|Keyes]] and discovers that he has been consumed by the [[Flood]], the [[Master Chief]] was to burn through the [[Proto-Gravemind]] biomass and pull out Keyes' skull to get his neural implants. However, this was cut due to the [[Flamethrower]] being removed, and possibly the burnt skull being too disconcerting to present in the game as well. The design of the skull was apparently kept for the Oddball skull, as a [[Command Neural Interface]] resembling that of Captain Keyes, can be seen on the base of the skull. | *The Skull itself is from [[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'s early development: when the player goes to rescue [[Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] in the level [[Keyes (level)|Keyes]] and discovers that he has been consumed by the [[Flood]], the [[Master Chief]] was to burn through the [[Proto-Gravemind]] biomass and pull out Keyes' skull to get his neural implants. However, this was cut due to the [[Flamethrower]] being removed, and possibly the burnt skull being too disconcerting to present in the game as well. The design of the skull was apparently kept for the Oddball skull, as a [[Command Neural Interface]] resembling that of Captain Keyes, can be seen on the base of the skull. | ||
*In Halo 3 multiplayer, if you melee an enemy with the Oddball it is an instant kill, however, this can be tweaked via the game setting in all of the Halo games. | *In ''Halo 3'' multiplayer, if you melee an enemy with the Oddball it is an instant kill, however, this can be tweaked via the game setting in all of the Halo games. | ||
*Getting 3 Oddball kills on a Legendary Map unlocks the | *Getting 3 Oddball kills on a Legendary Map unlocks the [[Alas, Poor Yorick]] achievement. | ||
*In Halo 2, it is possible to have no weapon and no cross-hair if the player picks up the Oddball while charging a plasma pistol. This can be useful for [[machinima]]. | *In ''Halo 2'', it is possible to have no weapon and no cross-hair if the player picks up the Oddball while charging a plasma pistol. This can be useful for [[machinima]]. | ||
*Players can use Oddballs to measure the depth of a map, such as [[Boarding Action]] or [[Ascension]]. | *Players can use Oddballs to measure the depth of a map, such as [[Boarding Action]] or [[Ascension]]. | ||
* | *In ''Halo 3'', if you go to the game settings in the Custom Games lobby, go to Oddball Settings and change the ball number to two, a little notice appears at the bottom saying, "Players fight over two objectives. Ha, thought I'd make a ball joke, didn't you?" | ||
==Related Pages== | ==Related Pages== | ||