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"you can't portray emotion with a helmet" **Broadly gestures to this 25 minute long video**

The speed, ferocity, and lethality is extremely lore accurate. THIS is the real halo show. Extrapolated to a full season, say band of brothers style, my god...

I hope people noticed the Spartans shown in this animation are the Spartans you find scattered among the battlefield in noble 6s last mission, lone wolf! What an amazing piece of work!

Seeing The Pillar of Autumn take off at the end and knowing Six gave them hell for the next several hours made me smile with pride. Amazing work everyone involved!

When a 25 minute short film made by a single fan is better than an entire TV show made by a multi-million dollar studio.

This right here is the definition of a love letter from a fan to other fans. Everything that makes Halo so special was in this SFM

Damn, Sodaz managed to do in 25 minutes what paramount failed to do in 2 seasons. Amazing work.

This was absolutely amazing. Puts the show on Paramount to shame. This is the show we always wanted.

Halo fans been taking a lot of hits these past few years. Thanks for giving us a W

Those ODST's sticking with that Spartan till the end was very heart wrenching.

22:42 can you imagine being the 3 odst's. Seeing the last 2 Spartans go down and you're the only capable fighters left to hold the line.

Loving how everyone has a separate part to play. Spartans are taking the big threats, pushing the line back. ODSTs are close behind, doing spec ops stuff and securing areas just behind so the Spartans can keep their momentum. Marines are holding the line and evacuating civilians, giving everyone else the time they need to do what they do.

THE piano note being played as the MAC cannon hits home and you realize just where and when we've been the whole time. Beautiful.

Seeing the ODST's and marines working together made it more engaging than just super soldiers running around killing aliens, it really does display the entirety of humanity fighting the covenant and we get to see everyone's contributions and struggles

The fact that this tells us of a different spartan team on reach and their last stand was holding a front line in defense of the autumn while noble 6 took out the covenant corvette with the MAC. And implying that the lone wolf survival mission at the end of reach was noble 6 fighting at this groups last stand location or at least somewhere nearby. Watched this with each part uploaded and now after watching it again in its entirerty i realize what it was. God damn, talk about amazing

If one man with an SFM subscription can depict realistic military tactics to frightening degrees of accuracy, multi-billion dollar corporations have absolutely no excuse to fail.

9:29 the homage to the Halo ODST music when the ODST looked up at night with the rain is just one the the small details that bring back so much memories from the Halo games

This is what Halo fans want to see

love how heavy the MJOLNIR armor sounds when they land from a drop, but are still silent hunters when the SPARTANs actually want to be

That ODST at 22:44. Last act was handing a downed Spartan a pistol while telling him he had his back. Man.. This was so well written, directed, and animated. Well done.

The ODST’s got their respect here and that truly makes me happy

We all clicked immediately

just here after noticing how tragic the paramount halo show is yet again for S2. This 25 min short oozes absolutely EVERYTHING Halo. Spartans. Marines. ODSTs. Grunts. Jackals. Elites. Hunters. Brutes. Spaceship Combat. Drop Pods. Dogfights and Ground Assaults. Glassing the Planet. Streetfights and Stealth Spec Ops. Gunfights and Hand-To-Hand Combat. Sound Effects. And the Music. Loss, Reverance, and Rememberance. Awe. Hope.

Saw this initially as a short on instagram, did not expect to come here and cry. it was like losing Noble all over again and does an excellent job of showing what the rest of the IIIs were doing on Reach.

Holy hell, how is this 1) free on UKposts 2) fan made on low budget 3) not peppered with 20 ads 4) SO INCREDIBLY GOOD!! What a hero, I’ll jump on Patreon so google doesn’t rip off 30%!

Halo has been one of the greatest memories of my life. We experienced the concept of Halo, Master Chief and Cortana. We learned the countless mystery and the rebellion of our enemy We breach through the great flood, fight for a heroic comeback And now, we are shocked and grateful to see all these stories, stories of endless, nameless heroes accompanied in this journey. such delightful to fulfill our dream, make our dream story more and more complete and prosper However, the world is cruel, trying to make a living in front of reality、of markets taste or better profitability . Deviate our best story to an unwilling direction. So it hurts, hurt a lot of people's feeling and memory. while being disregard by people who doesn't care about fans feeling Perhaps i only speak for myself. but the noble sacrifice of noble team the cruel battle of winter contingency the Countless ODST and marine die trying to protect The Fall of orbital Defence Generator and the story of these spartan and everything happens around the heroes' storyline. Perhaps is what we truly want, A 【Completed, Detailed, maybe undramatic STORY】of the Halo universe So im here, with the tear in my face, give my regards to SODAZ Thank you, for creating such wonderful Contant. Brings back perhaps a lot of fan’s Simple wish and deepest hope 【REMEMBER REACH】

Doesn’t matter how many times I watch this, it is always captivating and hits so hard at the end. It opens the floodgate of feelings in me that only Halo can spark. My broke ass NEEDS to give you something back for such an incredible Halo film. Seriously man thank you for this ❤

This is proof that a thousand writers, and a thousand producers, can’t beat a small team with a dream.

I am from Taiwan. As a fans of HALO, I am really happy to see works that I think can be used as official promotion. If someone says that games are art, your work will be the brilliance of this art. Here I offer my best wishes and my greatest respect

THE PERFECT ENDING This was definitely the content we needed but didn't deserve It was an absolute honor following your WIP journey from over a year ago Thank you for another amazing video on a beloved franchise and for the Patreon shout out

the first minute is better than 2 seasons of the halo show and the spartans dont even speak

Thanks!

23:11 (don't click the timestamp if you haven't watched the whole thing, believe me) the moment I understood what this battle is and where it takes place my heart started racing and my eyes got all watery. You did an amazing job and deserve all the respect and admiration of the Halo fanbase around the world. Thank you for this. Edit, also my first donation to anybody on the internet ever, like many others commenting. You deserve this and more.

My god. Please dont let the big guys ruin you like theyre gonna ruin the guy that made Astartes in Warhammer. Be your own man. This is astonishing. Im am so impressed. I will donate money for sure!

This is the halo we love also big up Marty O'Donnels scores, you used the music flawlessly!

Watching this has made me remember why I love halo so much. Thankyou

The way that ending tied it together with Noble Six destroying the cruiser and showed the Pillar of Autumn brought me to tears. This fan animation is 100X better than anything 343 has given us.

You have no idea how much this means to me and when I say to EVERY halo fan there is. Thank you. Truly, thank you, SODAZ.

The way the ODST's move up to the wall and peek corners starting at 4:45 is so good. Exactly what you would expect from highly skilled special forces. While the Spartans charge right through because their armor allows them to make big brash movements like that. The little details make this so good

The feeling of reach all over again in a fan film. This gave me the exact feelings when I was a little kid. I was so invested in the Spartans and ODST's. Just the resemblance from Halo3 ODST with him looking up in the sky and the music going made my heart warm. I just didn't expect to get this feeling from a short film. I haven't cried like this since Reach.

It didn't take long for Reach to fall: our enemy was ruthless. Efficient. But they weren't nearly fast enough. For you had already passed the torch. And because of you, we found Halo, unlocked its secrets, shattered our enemy's resolve. Our victory - your victory - was so close, I wish you could have lived to see it. But you belong to Reach. Your body, your armor - all burned and turned to glass. Everything… except your courage. That, you gave to us. And with it, we can rebuild.

Shorter production time and higher quality then the actual TV show while being true to the canon. You deserve more praise for this.

You can feel through and through that this is a pure passion project. So much fine animation and detail! This does Halo and Reach justice! It's setting the bar for what Halo movie/show content should be like. So much grit, realism, tactics, and gravity with everything that happens. This work is beautiful. Thank you.

And guess what? They didn’t take their helmets off and you could still feel the emotion!

I can't get over how the Elites move in this. That Red Ultra's charge makes me think of raptors and those firing stances feel so grounded like an actual alien soldier. That alone is something to be proud about in this masterpiece. I hope you'll be able to do another Halo project with an Elite as the main character.

Those last few minutes realizing what they were fighting for gave me chills. Not many full feature films lately have given me anything close to that. Thank you such much; as a halo fan I really needed something actually good.

when the mac cannon shot the carrier, i actually shed a tear.

That song that played when the final spartan died, it made me breakdown, made me realize, halo was a story told so well I get emotional when a song plays, I get goosebumps when a piano plays a key, it makes me realize that halo was a masterpiece

That SPECIFIC piano note that plays when noble six fires the ground Mac gun at the cruiser will forever be the song of hope every moment I experience in life. Thank you halo.

I can’t believe you gave the Spartans on the last mission of halo reach a story. To me this is cannon. You gave these unknown heroes a beautifully crafted story before their inevitable deaths. You sir deserve this sub

5:40 I *love* how you brought across the weight difference between the Spartans and ODSTs in this shot

I cannot lie, this made me tear up just like Halo: Reach did. The amount of expression you gave these Spartans and ODSTs with very little dialogue is incredible, and it makes me feel for them all the more. Every single one of them deserved so much better. Remember Reach.

The way this story ended by seeing Noble Six taking out the carrier in the distance and the Spartans seeing the pillar of autumn leaving and them succumbing to their injuries had me in tears. This was an amazing story and animation. Thank you for making this.

Please never stop making animations. This was the best Halo animation I have seen!

There is more love and care in these 25 minutes than there were in the two abysmal seasons of Paramount's attempt. This is why projects like this should be put in caring fan's hands, because you get something amazing.

Even though this is a fan made film. Makes halo reach ten times better. I mean seeing those fallen Spartan 3's on lone wolf. And you wonder who these Spartan 3's were? To me this film is canon to halo reach. It tells you what happened in the background of halo reach. Outstanding job

Truly a masterpiece that a number of huge studios failed to create.

You just made the ending of Halo Reach 100x more special, by showing us that the MAC cannon cruiser takedown and Pillar Of Autumn takeoff would have been seen for miles around, by both the covenant and surviving UNSC. Most of the human forces knew they probably weren't making it off the planet alive at that point, but they bought *just enough* time for another ship to get away. And most of the covenant might've been surprised to see a *whole cruiser* go down so late in the invasion, when they'd wiped out almost all of the human forces and ships even capable of doing that, when they'd basically *already won.* There were so many great action/character beats in this video, like that ODST in the rain with the matching OST, and the Silent Shadow elites (the covenant got just as much love as the UNSC!) Just the fact that you animated AT LEAST over a hundred character models over god knows how many shots & sequences... This is up there with the most passionate Halo fan works ever made, if not at the top of the list. Even if you go on to animate other things and never make another piece of Halo content ever again, I wish you the best. Keep going!

I watched this video back when it came out and wished I could play a game that felt like this video, then Helldivers 2 came out and my squads genuinely have a feeling of being like these Spartan and ODST, the fun synergies of different weapon types, the personalized armour, the coordination. and of course the tragic and memorable sacrifices to help your squad, even for a few brief moments.

I’m Japanese fan. Thank you for making a great movie! I love halo!!

This belongs in a major streaming service. Why aren't artists like this rewarded for har work like this? This is fire.

This is one of the coolest things I've ever seen. In a 25 minute short film you managed to tell a better story than any production company or studio has managed to do with Halo in 13 years.

Never thought I'd see much more high quality stuff from Reach. I always wanted to bring to life my own Spartan III and you show people that it's possible.

Halo fans share a bond unlike any other fan base

It’s so freaking cool to see Spartans and ODSTs working together. Edit: The Halo Reach soundtrack on this is also absolutely amazing. I love it.

Thanks Sodaz for consistently giving us top tier animations. Wish we could get this series instead of whatever that thing that Paramount gave us.

The Spartan team is infinitely more memorable than Fireteam Osiris

This is what halo used to be, and what it should be. Thank you man, this is a masterpiece.

"Sir, that true about GAUNTLET, RED, and ECHO teams assigned to civilian evac ops?" - Spartan-III Jun-A266 from Halo: Reach

When that Mac cannon looked up I shed a tear. He made it count… They all did.

And Jimmy Ring said he need to show his face for emotion

This is what the battle of Reach looks like. Not ONI deciding to cut and run and take the Spartan's armor with them for no damn reason.

I don´t know what to say. This is something. It means a lot to me and to every other HALO fan. After all these years of waiting for the right content and watching how 343 is devastating our beloved universe, you appeared with this. I´ve watched every scene you uploaded on youtube and here we are at the end. These memories maked me almost cry. Good old times. So, here´s my Thanks. Btw, that scene that appeared at 23:10 was the most phenomenal and at that moment it was the biggest magic of the whole movie. It was a beautiful memory and beautiful tie-in to the end of HALO Reach. Have a nice rest of your day and keep up what you're doing because you´re doing it well.

20:24 I noticed the marine's assault rifle on the left has his ammo count dropping as he fires. Its such a small detail but wow I'm impressed!

Watching Noble 6 save the Autumn was a cool ending

This is what we need as halo fans. This is what we’ve been missing. The studios need to learn from this, and do us justice. This was a masterpiece.

9:13 I just want to appreciate the subtle shake of the camera as the Spartans walk past, really communicating the sheer weight of their armor. This film is so well made.

The fluid way that the ODSTs and Spartan pair were working together gave me chills. The way the Spartans used themselves as tanks, to distract from the real objective. Truly realistic teamwork. 👏 Sadly it's what often got them killed 😢 Edit: Also those Zealots were absolutely menacing. So graceful in their fighting style!

I love how, outside of the ship getting shot near the end, Noble team is left out of this vid. Showing there were other Spartans on Reach when it fell.

Most soldiers are wearing their helmets and they have more emotion than the halo tv show could possibly ever hope to accomplish!

Can't really afford much unfortunately but your work is exceptional, this is the best Halo content I've seen in awhile ! You definitely deserve more than this

the fact that all these fights were along side with the Halo reach campaign blew my mind away. This is so well made it should be officially canon.

This brings me to tear. Good work!

Halo fans are the actual best I swear that was amazing

Thank you for providing such great works like this, continue to do so. I speak for everyone when saying it was amazing

I'm a 73 year old woman who loves Halo and Master Chief.I watch all the game movies and absolutely enjoy .Your fan film is a master piece,loved it cried and admired your art and heart in your film.Thank you for sharing with us.

the fact this perfectly ties into reachs ending and that its probably better than the tv show is amazing

I legit cried a bit when i saw the MAC cannon and realized just where this fight was. Spartans never die, they're just missing in action.

You don't need those big Studios/Companies that only want to screw you over. You got us, your fans to back you up. From one Halo Fan to another, you are loved and much respected. Thank you for your hard work and dedication to making content that the community hungers for. You even put Paramount+'s Halo series to utter shame!

The sight of ODST's sharing one last time camaraderie with a Spartan, knowing full well that they won't being able to do it again, giving him a pistol, knowing full well that its the last thing he could have done to make the covenant pay... its a sight that put a smile on my face. You took Reach, you glassed it. But you will never trully break us. In moment of despair and defeat, humanity take up the challenge, and for every ounce of blood we spilled, we're gonna make you bleed even more. Thank you Sodaz, you magnificent bastard

this is one of the best animations and shorts i've seen from halo. They nailed perfectly how a spartan should be, agile but heavy like an american football player instead of a freaking power ranger with naruto moves

the story of reach, through another ended spartan squad.. love it. heartwrenching, yet beautiful and exceptionally well made

That hit me right in the childhood thank you for all the hard work. Remember Reach.

This whole animation is phenomenal, love the way you connected at the end with the reach campaign, and the little nodes to each unit of the UNSC. This is why I love the Halo community, thank you

Notice how the only time a Spartans face was shown when they died. The halo tv series could never…

This is the Halo equivalent to Warhammer's Astartes fan project

SODAZ as someone who has followed you since your 40k animation days all I can say as an avid Halo fan is thank you for your passion and hard work this is amazing.

Finally: lore accurate spartans. Awesome work here. Edit: Finally got around to finishing it and HOLY CRAP. This story is amazing and the tie in with the Pillar of Autumn leaving and 6 firing the cannon is just icing on the cake. Beautiful. This is the kind of story we need to point 343 to. This is Halo. This is the story of heros and tragedy, not just cool guy in armor.

a million percent this does a better job of catching the feel of halo then the tv show by a million dollar company. Thank you for your work a year ago. This is truly an excellent short film.