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** If you have subtitles on, [[FromBadToWorse it only goes downhill from there.]] NOBLE Team are not the only ones in that bunker. As shown by the subtitles, civillians have gone in earlier to escape the glassing. They try and comfort each other, but realistically, they're probably terrified for their lives, even as they soothe their companions. When the team is extracted, no one else is there. Make of that what you will.
--->'''Civillian:''' I don't want to die! Please, let me live!\\
'''Civillian:''' Shh, I'm here. It's okay.

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** If you have subtitles on, [[FromBadToWorse it only goes downhill from there.]] NOBLE Team are not the only ones in that bunker. As shown by the subtitles, civillians civilians have gone in earlier to escape the glassing. They try and comfort each other, but realistically, they're probably terrified for their lives, even as they soothe their companions. When the team is extracted, no one else is there. Make of that what you will.
--->'''Civillian:''' --->'''Civilian:''' I don't want to die! Please, let me live!\\
'''Civillian:''' '''Civilian:''' Shh, I'm here. It's okay.
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---> Civillian: I don't want to die! Please, let me live!
---> Civillian: Shh, I'm here. It's okay.

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---> Civillian: --->'''Civillian:''' I don't want to die! Please, let me live!
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live!\\
'''Civillian:'''
Shh, I'm here. It's okay.
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-->'''Jorge''': "Tell 'em to make it '''''count'''''."''

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-->'''Jorge''': "Tell Tell 'em to make it '''''count'''''."''
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* The entire premise of the game. Even before you start, you know that it's futile. No matter what you do, Reach is going to fall. The true twist is that it recovers, and is green as ever before.

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* The entire premise of the game. Even before you start, you know that it's futile. Even if you follow ''none'' of the ExpandedUniverse material, if you've played the first game you know that Master Chief is the last Spartan and the game takes place after "the fall of Reach." No matter what you do, Reach is going to fall. fall and there is only ''one'' possible ending for this team, and there's no ''not'' knowing this the instant you know the game's title. (Thus, you'll tell yourself not to get emotionally invested. You will anyway.) The true twist is that it recovers, and is green as ever before.
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** What happens after Kat's death: forlorn piano music plays, Noble Six fires helplessly at the Covenant sniper, and Noble Six drags Kat's corpse into the bunker, the door brushing Kat's limp foot as it closes. In total darkness, the piano music continues as the subtitles imply a Crowning Moment of Heartwarming in the background. The music switches into a painfully beautiful orchestral piece as you see Noble Team emerge into the burning ruins of New Alexandria - Kat's corpse in Carter's arms. As they slowly light a flare for a Pelican, the music climaxes into a mixture of sadness and hopefulness. Bonus points for incredible camerawork.

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** What happens after Kat's death: forlorn piano music plays, Noble Six fires helplessly at the Covenant sniper, and Noble Six then drags Kat's corpse into the bunker, the door brushing Kat's her limp foot as it closes. In total darkness, the piano music continues as the subtitles imply a Crowning Moment of Heartwarming in the background. The music switches into a painfully beautiful orchestral piece as you see Noble Team emerge into the burning ruins of New Alexandria - Kat's corpse in Carter's arms. As they slowly light a flare for a Pelican, the music climaxes into a mixture of sadness and hopefulness. Bonus points for incredible camerawork.
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* The post-credits cinematic, accompanied by "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isaOrKNHw7g Ghosts and Glass]]". A shot of Noble Six's broken helmet, first showing shortly after his death, but then switching to 37 years in the future, showing the now-rusted helmet surrounded by greenery and life, showing that Reach managed to recover, while Dr. Halsey narrates how Six's sacrifice enabled humanity to survive, as .

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* The post-credits cinematic, accompanied by "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isaOrKNHw7g Ghosts and Glass]]". A shot of Noble Six's broken helmet, first showing shortly after his death, but then switching to [[DistantFinale 37 years in the future, future]], showing the now-rusted helmet surrounded by greenery and life, showing that Reach managed to recover, while Dr. Halsey narrates how Six's sacrifice enabled humanity to survive, as .
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* "You're on your own, Noble. Carter out." '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oNbixyGZ-Y&feature=fvst (BOOM!)]]''' Made sadder when after Carter tells the two surviving Spartans he's going to ram the Scarab, Emile just states unemotionally "Solid copy. Hit 'em hard, boss." It's almost DullSurprise, but then you realize Emile's been hardened so much by his team's deaths he's ''unable'' to show emotion, or at least [[ItHasBeenAnHonor he's honoring his leader by being as military as professional]], which Emile definitely isn't.

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* "You're on your own, Noble. Carter out." '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oNbixyGZ-Y&feature=fvst (BOOM!)]]''' Made sadder when after Carter tells the two surviving Spartans he's going to ram the Scarab, Emile just states unemotionally "Solid copy. Hit 'em hard, boss." It's almost DullSurprise, but then you realize Emile's been hardened so much by his team's deaths he's ''unable'' to show emotion, or at least [[ItHasBeenAnHonor he's honoring his leader by being as military as professional]], which Emile definitely isn't. Additionally, Carter's "You're on your own" is sad in a special way, as he was the TeamDad.
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From the beginning, [[DoomedByCanon you know the end.]] Unlike the previous games, ''Halo: Reach'' does not hide the fact that the story is going to be a bleak one - Set on a planet destined to fall, ''Reach'' shows that just because you control someone in the battle, it does not mean that you're going to win.
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* The entire premise of the game. Even before you start, you know that it's futile. No matter what you do, Reach is going to fall.

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* The entire premise of the game. Even before you start, you know that it's futile. No matter what you do, Reach is going to fall. The true twist is that it recovers, and is green as ever before.
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* The very concept of the game. Even before you start, you know that it's futile. No matter what you do, Reach is going to fall.

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* The very concept entire premise of the game. Even before you start, you know that it's futile. No matter what you do, Reach is going to fall.
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* The ruined state of Reach in the opening and closing cutscenes.

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* The ruined state of Reach in the opening and closing cutscenes.cutscenes.
* The very concept of the game. Even before you start, you know that it's futile. No matter what you do, Reach is going to fall.
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* The post-credits cinematic. A shot of Noble Six's broken helmet, first showing shortly after his death, but then switching to 37 years in the future, showing the now-rusted helmet surrounded by greenery and life, showing that Reach managed to recover, while Dr. Halsey narrates how Six's sacrifice enabled humanity to survive.

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* The post-credits cinematic.cinematic, accompanied by "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isaOrKNHw7g Ghosts and Glass]]". A shot of Noble Six's broken helmet, first showing shortly after his death, but then switching to 37 years in the future, showing the now-rusted helmet surrounded by greenery and life, showing that Reach managed to recover, while Dr. Halsey narrates how Six's sacrifice enabled humanity to survive.survive, as .

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* The deaths of the squad members, [[DwindlingParty one at at time]].
** Jorge's SenselessSacrifice.
** Kat's surprise BoomHeadshot.
** Carter's HeroicSacrifice.
** Emile's TakingYouWithMe.
** Noble 6's LastStand.



* Jorge's goodbye.
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* Jorge's goodbye.
->''"Tell
death. In order to destroy a Covenant Cruiser, Noble-Six and Jorge are tasked with setting up a slipspace bomb on the ship. In the struggle against opposing forces, the bomb is damaged and must be detonated manually. Jorge immediately volunteers, tearing away his helmet, giving Six his tags, and throwing him/her out of the ship to the surface of Reach. As Six falls, they see a large segment of the ship being torn away, with Jorge going with it. When Six meets up with the rest of Noble Team, Carter insists they keep Jorge's tags, commenting on the fact that he sacrificed himself thinking he'd saved the planet he loved.
-->'''Jorge''': "Tell
'em to make it '''''count'''''."''



* Kat's death, which is made even more upsetting when you find out through the game's Director's Commentary that Kat and Carter had a relationship prior to the events of Reach, which explains why he ends up being the one carrying her body...

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* Kat's death, death during the ending cutscene of "New Alexandria", which is made even more upsetting when you find out through the game's Director's Commentary that Kat and Carter had a relationship prior to the events of Reach, which explains why he ends up being the one carrying her body...body...
** Kat's line, "First glassing? Me too," hits hard, as throughout the game she is presented as a cold, analytical type, and this line displays a rare moment of emotional weakness moments before her death.
** What happens after Kat's death: forlorn piano music plays, Noble Six fires helplessly at the Covenant sniper, and Noble Six drags Kat's corpse into the bunker, the door brushing Kat's limp foot as it closes. In total darkness, the piano music continues as the subtitles imply a Crowning Moment of Heartwarming in the background. The music switches into a painfully beautiful orchestral piece as you see Noble Team emerge into the burning ruins of New Alexandria - Kat's corpse in Carter's arms. As they slowly light a flare for a Pelican, the music climaxes into a mixture of sadness and hopefulness. Bonus points for incredible camerawork.



* Pay close attention to the bodies around you in Lone Wolf. The Spartan corpses' armor resembles the rest of Noble Team, just different colors. It's like they are all there waiting for you to join them in death. Can also double as a Crowning Moment of Heartwarming, if you look at it as the developers giving Six some familiar company before they die, or that they are still with them until the very end.

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* Pay close attention to the bodies around you in Lone Wolf. The Spartan corpses' armor resembles the rest of Noble Team, just different colors. It's like they are all there waiting for you to join them in death. Can also double as a Crowning Moment of Heartwarming, if you look at it as the developers giving Six some familiar company before they die, or that they are still with them until the very end.end.
* The last part of ''Exodus'', where as you're flying through the city in a Falcon taking potshots at Covenant, you hear a lot of radio traffic between the evacuating ships and UNSC dispatchers, the general gist of it being that there's way too much going on for the defending human forces to handle. This eventually culminates in one ship trying to take off without clearance. They then get shot down, nose-diving into the bay. A question of whether they should search for survivors is only met with "There's no point."
* In the last level, the brief conversation Six and Captain Keyes have after Six delivers Cortana.
--> '''Keyes:''' Good to see you, spartan. Halsey assured me I could count on you.\\
'''Six:''' Not just me, sir.\\
'''Keyes:''' They'll be remembered.
* The post-credits cinematic. A shot of Noble Six's broken helmet, first showing shortly after his death, but then switching to 37 years in the future, showing the now-rusted helmet surrounded by greenery and life, showing that Reach managed to recover, while Dr. Halsey narrates how Six's sacrifice enabled humanity to survive.
* [[http://www.rememberreach.com/ Remember Reach.]] It doesn't help that the poignant music playing in the background is called "Ghosts of Reach."
* The ruined state of Reach in the opening and closing cutscenes.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7peRIR9qS0Y&feature=related The last level]]. [[spoiler: Reach is covered in dust, fog, and ruins. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZViMbs_wrE Painfully beautiful piano music plays]]. Six stands tall, and watches the Covenant destroy the planet. They get ready for their last stand. It's the end of the Halo saga. As the gameplay begins, the title rolls in: ''"There'll Be Another Time..."''.]] [[SandInMyEyes Don't look at me like that, I'm just sweating from my eyes.]] And if you're not overcome with ManlyTears, you ''will'' be by the time you've watched the final cutscene.
** And just before that, when you know what's coming and you can hear the tone of the music behind Six [[spoiler: staying behind to give the Autumn cover]].
*** FridgeBrilliance kicks in when you remember the only other time that music is played is [[spoiler:during Jorge's sacrifice, the destruction of the ''Long Night of Solace'', and the arrival of the rest of the Covenant Fleet. Subtly telling you that yes, Six is not going to make it, but they ''have'' managed to do something monumental with their sacrifice.]]
** [[spoiler:"I looked up at the sky and saw the last traces of the Pillar of Autumn as she escaped into the heavens. I gazed out at the barren landscape where my fallen brothers lay. I was alone. Covenant drop ships were beginning to swarm around me, I could hear shouts and roars of Elite soldiers approaching in the distance. Death seemed inevitable at this point. There was no escape. No, I thought. This is not my time to die. As I grabbed my rifle, I told myself, "There'll be another time..."]] - Youtube comment
*** Even more heart wrenching is that Six never even realizes just how important their sacrifice was and how much they actually did make a difference.
*** Do you think [[TheStoic Noble Six]] really ''[[HumansAreWarriors cared]]''?
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKRlWLDWhGI Deliver Hope]] trailer. Not so much the visuals, but dear god, the ''soundtrack''... Thom (the original Noble Six) dies in the trailer, carrying a tactical nuclear weapon inside a Covenant cruiser. Kat and Carter think they failed him. Holland thinks he was an idiot. [[ManlyTears They're all wrong.]]
* [[spoiler:Jorge's goodbye.]]
** ''"Tell 'em to make it '''''count'''''."''
*** [[spoiler:And then, directly after Jorge sacrifices himself to destroy the ship and tosses you off on your gravity propelled trip to terra, you look to the right to see that his sacrifice is rendered pointless as the [[OhCrap ENTIRE DAMN COVENANT FLEET pops out of slipspace]], filled to the brim with ships exactly like the one that was about to 'cleanse the taint' all by its lonesome. [[Machinima/FreemansMind Because what do you do when something that big wants to kill you?]] It was made worse by my building hope that, maybe, we can defy canon! Maybe we can save Reach and survive and save them all!... Well, Troper, [[VideoGame/BeyondGoodandEvil you were wrong. Completely and utterly wrong.]] [[HeroicBSOD There's nothing you can do. There's nothing anyone can do.]]]]
*** [[FromBadToWorse Even worse,]] right after the new [[spoiler:Covenant fleet appears, Six]] lands, wounded on re-entry. With nothing but a pistol, they make it up a hill and spot a large city, mostly smoldering, with a huge Covie ship floating above, while some of the most heart-wrenching music in the entire series plays [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBsHTZYtb3A (Up to 1:28 on this vid)]].
*** [[spoiler: Even right ''before'' Jorge's sacrifice, there's a wham moment where the frigate that was escorting you for the entire mission (and whose slipstream drive was cannibalized to make the bomb you're carrying) suddenly gets torn to shreds right in front of your eyes. The music goes solemn right at that moment and stays that way ''as you're about to assault the corvette's bridge.'' Yeah, Jorge was the best, but ''hundreds of people'' just got vaporized simply to give you a ''chance'' of finishing your mission, and it turns out that [[SenselessSacrifice their deaths were all just as senseless as Jorge's.]] [[HeroicBSOD Cue the blue-screen.]]]]
*** Far from senseless. Destroying that Supercarrier killed so many Covenant and such a powerful and expensive ship that it's doubtful they could have died in a more meaningful and useful way. Just imagine if that Supercarrier had been present in the battle for Earth, or the battle at [[spoiler: The Arc.]]
* [[spoiler: Kat's death.]]
** Made even more upsetting when you find out through the game's Director's Commentary that [[spoiler: Kat and Carter had a relationship prior to the events of Reach,]] which explains why he ends up being the one carrying her body...

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7peRIR9qS0Y&feature=related The last level]]. [[spoiler: Reach is covered in dust, fog, and ruins. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZViMbs_wrE Painfully beautiful piano music plays]]. Six stands tall, and watches the Covenant destroy the planet. They get ready for their last stand. It's the end of the Halo saga. As the gameplay begins, the title rolls in: ''"There'll Be Another Time..."''.]] [[SandInMyEyes Don't look at me like that, I'm just sweating from my eyes.]] And if If you're not overcome with ManlyTears, you ''will'' be by the time you've watched the final cutscene.
** And just before that, when you know what's coming and you can hear the tone of the music behind Six [[spoiler: staying behind to give the Autumn cover]].
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cover. FridgeBrilliance kicks in when you remember the only other time that music is played is [[spoiler:during during Jorge's sacrifice, the destruction of the ''Long Night of Solace'', and the arrival of the rest of the Covenant Fleet. Subtly telling you that yes, Six is not going to make it, but they ''have'' managed to do something monumental with their sacrifice.]]
** [[spoiler:"I looked up at the sky and saw the last traces of the Pillar of Autumn as she escaped into the heavens. I gazed out at the barren landscape where my fallen brothers lay. I was alone. Covenant drop ships were beginning to swarm around me, I could hear shouts and roars of Elite soldiers approaching in the distance. Death seemed inevitable at this point. There was no escape. No, I thought. This is not my time to die. As I grabbed my rifle, I told myself, "There'll be another time..."]] - Youtube comment
*** Even more heart wrenching is that Six never even realizes just how important their sacrifice was and how much they actually did make a difference.
*** Do you think [[TheStoic Noble Six]] really ''[[HumansAreWarriors cared]]''?
sacrifice.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKRlWLDWhGI Deliver Hope]] Hope trailer. Not so much the visuals, but dear god, the ''soundtrack''... Thom (the original Noble Six) dies in the trailer, carrying a tactical nuclear weapon inside a Covenant cruiser. Kat and Carter think they failed him. Holland thinks he was an idiot. [[ManlyTears They're all wrong.]]
wrong.
* [[spoiler:Jorge's goodbye.]]
** ''"Tell
Jorge's goodbye.
->''"Tell
'em to make it '''''count'''''."''
*** [[spoiler:And ** And then, directly after Jorge sacrifices himself to destroy the ship and tosses you off on your gravity propelled trip to terra, you look to the right to see that his sacrifice is rendered pointless as the [[OhCrap ENTIRE DAMN COVENANT FLEET pops out of slipspace]], filled to the brim with ships exactly like the one that was about to 'cleanse the taint' all by its lonesome. [[Machinima/FreemansMind Because what do you do when something that big wants to kill you?]] It was made worse by my building hope that, maybe, we can defy canon! Maybe we can save Reach and survive and save them all!... Well, Troper, [[VideoGame/BeyondGoodandEvil you were wrong. Completely and utterly wrong.]] [[HeroicBSOD There's nothing you can do. There's nothing anyone can do.]]]]
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[[FromBadToWorse Even worse,]] right after the new [[spoiler:Covenant Covenant fleet appears, Six]] Six lands, wounded on re-entry. With nothing but a pistol, they make it up a hill and spot a large city, mostly smoldering, with a huge Covie ship floating above, while some of the most heart-wrenching music in the entire series plays [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBsHTZYtb3A (Up to 1:28 on this vid)]].
*** [[spoiler: * Even right ''before'' Jorge's sacrifice, there's a wham moment where the frigate that was escorting you for the entire mission (and whose slipstream drive was cannibalized to make the bomb you're carrying) suddenly gets torn to shreds right in front of your eyes. The music goes solemn right at that moment and stays that way ''as you're about to assault the corvette's bridge.'' Yeah, Jorge was the best, but ''hundreds of people'' just got vaporized simply to give you a ''chance'' of finishing your mission, and it turns out that [[SenselessSacrifice their deaths were all just as senseless as Jorge's.]] [[HeroicBSOD Cue the blue-screen.]]]]
*** Far from senseless. Destroying that Supercarrier killed so many Covenant and such a powerful and expensive ship that it's doubtful they could have died in a more meaningful and useful way. Just imagine if that Supercarrier had been present in the battle for Earth, or the battle at [[spoiler: The Arc.]]
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* [[spoiler: Kat's death.]]
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death, which is made even more upsetting when you find out through the game's Director's Commentary that [[spoiler: Kat and Carter had a relationship prior to the events of Reach,]] Reach, which explains why he ends up being the one carrying her body...



* "You're on your own, Noble. [[spoiler: Carter]] out." '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oNbixyGZ-Y&feature=fvst (BOOM!)]]''' [[spoiler: Made sadder when after Carter tells the two surviving Spartans he's going to ram the Scarab, Emile just states unemotionally "Solid copy. Hit 'em hard, boss." It's almost DullSurprise, but then you realize Emile's been hardened so much by his team's deaths he's ''unable'' to show emotion, or at least [[ItHasBeenAnHonor he's honoring his leader by being as military as professional]], which Emile definitely isn't.]]

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* "You're on your own, Noble. [[spoiler: Carter]] Carter out." '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oNbixyGZ-Y&feature=fvst (BOOM!)]]''' [[spoiler: Made sadder when after Carter tells the two surviving Spartans he's going to ram the Scarab, Emile just states unemotionally "Solid copy. Hit 'em hard, boss." It's almost DullSurprise, but then you realize Emile's been hardened so much by his team's deaths he's ''unable'' to show emotion, or at least [[ItHasBeenAnHonor he's honoring his leader by being as military as professional]], which Emile definitely isn't.]]
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* "You're on your own, Noble. [[spoiler: Carter]] out." '''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oNbixyGZ-Y&feature=fvst (BOOM!)]]''' [[spoiler: Made sadder when after Carter tells the two surviving Spartans he's going to ram the Scarab, Emile just states unemotionally "Solid copy. Hit 'em hard, boss." It's almost DullSurprise, but then you realize Emile's been hardened so much by his team's deaths he's ''unable'' to show emotion.]]

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* "You're on your own, Noble. [[spoiler: Carter]] out." '''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oNbixyGZ-Y&feature=fvst (BOOM!)]]''' [[spoiler: Made sadder when after Carter tells the two surviving Spartans he's going to ram the Scarab, Emile just states unemotionally "Solid copy. Hit 'em hard, boss." It's almost DullSurprise, but then you realize Emile's been hardened so much by his team's deaths he's ''unable'' to show emotion.emotion, or at least [[ItHasBeenAnHonor he's honoring his leader by being as military as professional]], which Emile definitely isn't.]]
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* Understanding of the ''Halo'' universe will have some Fridge Tearjerker. Dr. Halsey's hostility towards the [=SPARTANs=]'s was engendered by suspicion, since they weren't "her" [=SPARTANs=]. Her attitude change is tearjerking stuff, especially her final farewell to Noble Six.

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* Understanding of the ''Halo'' universe will have some Fridge Tearjerker. Dr. Halsey's hostility towards the [=SPARTANs=]'s [=SPARTANs=] was engendered by suspicion, since they weren't "her" [=SPARTANs=]. Her attitude change is tearjerking stuff, especially her final farewell to Noble Six.
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* Pay close attention to the bodies around you in Lone Wolf. The Spartan corpses' armor resembles the rest of Noble Team, just different colors. It's like they are all there waiting for you to join them in death. Can also double as a Crowning Moment of Heartwarming, if you look at it as the developers giving Six some familiar company before he dies, or that they are still with him until the very end.

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* Pay close attention to the bodies around you in Lone Wolf. The Spartan corpses' armor resembles the rest of Noble Team, just different colors. It's like they are all there waiting for you to join them in death. Can also double as a Crowning Moment of Heartwarming, if you look at it as the developers giving Six some familiar company before he dies, they die, or that they are still with him them until the very end.
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*** [[spoiler:And then, directly after Jorge sacrifices himself to destroy the ship and tosses you off on your gravity propelled trip to terra, you look to the right to see that his sacrifice is rendered pointless as the [[OhCrap ENTIRE DAMN COVENANT FLEET pops out of slipspace]], filled to the brim with ships exactly like the one that was about to 'cleanse the taint' all by its lonesome. [[FreemansMind Because what do you do when something that big wants to kill you?]] It was made worse by my building hope that, maybe, we can defy canon! Maybe we can save Reach and survive and save them all!... Well, Troper, [[VideoGame/BeyondGoodandEvil you were wrong. Completely and utterly wrong.]] [[HeroicBSOD There's nothing you can do. There's nothing anyone can do.]]]]

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*** [[spoiler:And then, directly after Jorge sacrifices himself to destroy the ship and tosses you off on your gravity propelled trip to terra, you look to the right to see that his sacrifice is rendered pointless as the [[OhCrap ENTIRE DAMN COVENANT FLEET pops out of slipspace]], filled to the brim with ships exactly like the one that was about to 'cleanse the taint' all by its lonesome. [[FreemansMind [[Machinima/FreemansMind Because what do you do when something that big wants to kill you?]] It was made worse by my building hope that, maybe, we can defy canon! Maybe we can save Reach and survive and save them all!... Well, Troper, [[VideoGame/BeyondGoodandEvil you were wrong. Completely and utterly wrong.]] [[HeroicBSOD There's nothing you can do. There's nothing anyone can do.]]]]
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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7peRIR9qS0Y&feature=related The last level]]. [[spoiler: Reach is covered in dust, fog, and ruins. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZViMbs_wrE Painfully beautiful piano music plays]]. Six stands tall, and watches the Covenant destroy the planet. They get ready for their last stand. It's the end of the Halo saga. As the gameplay begins, the title rolls in: ''There'll Be Another Time..."''.]] [[SandInMyEyes Don't look at me like that, I'm just sweating from my eyes.]] And if you're not overcome with ManlyTears, you ''will'' be by the time you've watched the final cutscene.

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7peRIR9qS0Y&feature=related The last level]]. [[spoiler: Reach is covered in dust, fog, and ruins. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZViMbs_wrE Painfully beautiful piano music plays]]. Six stands tall, and watches the Covenant destroy the planet. They get ready for their last stand. It's the end of the Halo saga. As the gameplay begins, the title rolls in: ''There'll ''"There'll Be Another Time..."''.]] [[SandInMyEyes Don't look at me like that, I'm just sweating from my eyes.]] And if you're not overcome with ManlyTears, you ''will'' be by the time you've watched the final cutscene.
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*For the players who were there from the start; just the fact that this game is {{Creator/Bungie}}'s parting shot to ''Halo'' franchise as a whole.
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*** Do you think Noble Six really ''cared''?

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*** Do you think [[TheStoic Noble Six Six]] really ''cared''?''[[HumansAreWarriors cared]]''?
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* "You're on your own, Noble. [[spoiler: Carter]] out." '''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oNbixyGZ-Y&feature=fvst (BOOM!)]]'''

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* "You're on your own, Noble. [[spoiler: Carter]] out." '''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oNbixyGZ-Y&feature=fvst (BOOM!)]]'''(BOOM!)]]''' [[spoiler: Made sadder when after Carter tells the two surviving Spartans he's going to ram the Scarab, Emile just states unemotionally "Solid copy. Hit 'em hard, boss." It's almost DullSurprise, but then you realize Emile's been hardened so much by his team's deaths he's ''unable'' to show emotion.]]

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*** Even more heart wrenching is that Six never even realizes just how important their sacrifice was and how much they actually did make a difference

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*** Even more heart wrenching is that Six never even realizes just how important their sacrifice was and how much they actually did make a differencedifference.
**** Do you think Noble Six really ''cared''?
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* TearJerker: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7peRIR9qS0Y&feature=related The last level]]. [[spoiler: Reach is covered in dust, fog, and ruins. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZViMbs_wrE Painfully beautiful piano music plays]]. Six stands tall, and watches the Covenant destroy the planet. They get ready for their last stand. It's the end of the Halo saga. As the gameplay begins, the title rolls in: ''There'll Be Another Time..."''.]] [[SandInMyEyes Don't look at me like that, I'm just sweating from my eyes.]] And if you're not overcome with ManlyTears, you ''will'' be by the time you've watched the final cutscene.
** And just before that, when you know what's coming and you can hear the tone of the music behind Six [[spoiler: staying behind to give the Autumn cover]], it made This Troper's eyes leak during the second playthrough.

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* TearJerker: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7peRIR9qS0Y&feature=related The last level]]. [[spoiler: Reach is covered in dust, fog, and ruins. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZViMbs_wrE Painfully beautiful piano music plays]]. Six stands tall, and watches the Covenant destroy the planet. They get ready for their last stand. It's the end of the Halo saga. As the gameplay begins, the title rolls in: ''There'll Be Another Time..."''.]] [[SandInMyEyes Don't look at me like that, I'm just sweating from my eyes.]] And if you're not overcome with ManlyTears, you ''will'' be by the time you've watched the final cutscene.
** And just before that, when you know what's coming and you can hear the tone of the music behind Six [[spoiler: staying behind to give the Autumn cover]], it made This Troper's eyes leak during the second playthrough.cover]].



*** [[spoiler:And then, directly after Jorge sacrifices himself to destroy the ship and tosses you off on your gravity propelled trip to terra, you look to the right to see that his sacrifice is rendered pointless as the [[OhCrap ENTIRE DAMN COVENANT FLEET pops out of slipspace]], filled to the brim with ships exactly like the one that was about to 'cleanse the taint' all by its lonesome. It was enough to propel this Troper into a 2 hour funk, curled up in a corner and crying. [[FreemansMind Because what do you do when something that big wants to kill you?]] It was made worse by my building hope that, maybe, we can defy canon! Maybe we can save Reach and survive and save them all!... Well, Troper, [[VideoGame/BeyondGoodandEvil you were wrong. Completely and utterly wrong.]] [[HeroicBSOD There's nothing you can do. There's nothing anyone can do.]]]]
*** [[FromBadToWorse Even worse,]] right after the new [[spoiler:Covenant fleet appears, Six]] lands, wounded on re-entry. With nothing but a pistol, they make it up a hill and spot a large city, mostly smoldering, with a huge Covie ship floating above, while some of the most heart-wrenching music in the entire series plays [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBsHTZYtb3A (Up to 1:28 on this vid.)]] YMMV on this, but this moment nearly caused a Heroic BSOD for me.

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*** [[spoiler:And then, directly after Jorge sacrifices himself to destroy the ship and tosses you off on your gravity propelled trip to terra, you look to the right to see that his sacrifice is rendered pointless as the [[OhCrap ENTIRE DAMN COVENANT FLEET pops out of slipspace]], filled to the brim with ships exactly like the one that was about to 'cleanse the taint' all by its lonesome. It was enough to propel this Troper into a 2 hour funk, curled up in a corner and crying. [[FreemansMind Because what do you do when something that big wants to kill you?]] It was made worse by my building hope that, maybe, we can defy canon! Maybe we can save Reach and survive and save them all!... Well, Troper, [[VideoGame/BeyondGoodandEvil you were wrong. Completely and utterly wrong.]] [[HeroicBSOD There's nothing you can do. There's nothing anyone can do.]]]]
*** [[FromBadToWorse Even worse,]] right after the new [[spoiler:Covenant fleet appears, Six]] lands, wounded on re-entry. With nothing but a pistol, they make it up a hill and spot a large city, mostly smoldering, with a huge Covie ship floating above, while some of the most heart-wrenching music in the entire series plays [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBsHTZYtb3A (Up to 1:28 on this vid.)]] YMMV on this, but this moment nearly caused a Heroic BSOD for me.vid)]].
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* TearJerker: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7peRIR9qS0Y&feature=related The last level]]. [[spoiler: Reach is covered in dust, fog, and ruins. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZViMbs_wrE Painfully beautiful piano music plays]]. Six stands tall, and watches the Covenant destroy the planet. He/she gets ready for his/her last stand. It's the end of the Halo saga. As the gameplay begins, the title rolls in: ''There'll Be Another Time..."''.]] [[SandInMyEyes Don't look at me like that, I'm just sweating from my eyes.]] And if you're not overcome with ManlyTears, you ''will'' be by the time you've watched the final cutscene.

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* TearJerker: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7peRIR9qS0Y&feature=related The last level]]. [[spoiler: Reach is covered in dust, fog, and ruins. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZViMbs_wrE Painfully beautiful piano music plays]]. Six stands tall, and watches the Covenant destroy the planet. He/she gets They get ready for his/her their last stand. It's the end of the Halo saga. As the gameplay begins, the title rolls in: ''There'll Be Another Time..."''.]] [[SandInMyEyes Don't look at me like that, I'm just sweating from my eyes.]] And if you're not overcome with ManlyTears, you ''will'' be by the time you've watched the final cutscene.



*** FridgeBrilliance kicks in when you remember the only other time that music is played is [[spoiler:during Jorge's sacrifice, the destruction of the ''Long Night of Solace'', and the arrival of the rest of the Covenant Fleet. Subtly telling you that yes, Six is not going to make it, but s/he ''has'' managed to do something monumental with his/her sacrifice.]]

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*** FridgeBrilliance kicks in when you remember the only other time that music is played is [[spoiler:during Jorge's sacrifice, the destruction of the ''Long Night of Solace'', and the arrival of the rest of the Covenant Fleet. Subtly telling you that yes, Six is not going to make it, but s/he ''has'' they ''have'' managed to do something monumental with his/her their sacrifice.]]



**** [[FromBadToWorse Even worse,]] right after the new [[spoiler:Covenant fleet appears, Six]] lands, wounded on re-entry. With nothing but a pistol, s/he makes it up a hill and spots a large city, mostly smoldering, with a huge Covie ship floating above, while some of the most heart-wrenching music in the entire series plays [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBsHTZYtb3A (Up to 1:28 on this vid.)]] YMMV on this, but this moment nearly caused a Heroic BSOD for me.

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**** [[FromBadToWorse Even worse,]] right after the new [[spoiler:Covenant fleet appears, Six]] lands, wounded on re-entry. With nothing but a pistol, s/he makes they make it up a hill and spots spot a large city, mostly smoldering, with a huge Covie ship floating above, while some of the most heart-wrenching music in the entire series plays [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBsHTZYtb3A (Up to 1:28 on this vid.)]] YMMV on this, but this moment nearly caused a Heroic BSOD for me.
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* Understanding of the ''Halo'' universe will have some Fridge Tearjerker. Dr. Halsey's hostility towards the [=SPARTANs=]'s was engendered by suspicion, since they weren't "her" [=SPARTANs=]. Her attitude change is tearjerking stuff, especially her final farewell to Noble Six.

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* Understanding of the ''Halo'' universe will have some Fridge Tearjerker. Dr. Halsey's hostility towards the [=SPARTANs=]'s was engendered by suspicion, since they weren't "her" [=SPARTANs=]. Her attitude change is tearjerking stuff, especially her final farewell to Noble Six.Six.
* Pay close attention to the bodies around you in Lone Wolf. The Spartan corpses' armor resembles the rest of Noble Team, just different colors. It's like they are all there waiting for you to join them in death. Can also double as a Crowning Moment of Heartwarming, if you look at it as the developers giving Six some familiar company before he dies, or that they are still with him until the very end.
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[[caption-width-right:350:"There Will Be Another Time..."]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:"There Will Be Another Day..."]]

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* TearJerker: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7peRIR9qS0Y&feature=related The last level]]. [[spoiler: Reach is covered in dust, fog, and ruins. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZViMbs_wrE Painfully beautiful piano music plays]]. Six stands tall, and watches the Covenant destroy the planet. He/she gets ready for his/her last stand. It's the end of the Halo saga. As the gameplay begins, the title rolls in: ''There'll Be Another Day..."''.]] [[SandInMyEyes Don't look at me like that, I'm just sweating from my eyes.]] And if you're not overcome with ManlyTears, you ''will'' be by the time you've watched the final cutscene.

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* TearJerker: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7peRIR9qS0Y&feature=related The last level]]. [[spoiler: Reach is covered in dust, fog, and ruins. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZViMbs_wrE Painfully beautiful piano music plays]]. Six stands tall, and watches the Covenant destroy the planet. He/she gets ready for his/her last stand. It's the end of the Halo saga. As the gameplay begins, the title rolls in: ''There'll Be Another Day...Time..."''.]] [[SandInMyEyes Don't look at me like that, I'm just sweating from my eyes.]] And if you're not overcome with ManlyTears, you ''will'' be by the time you've watched the final cutscene.

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* TearJerker: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7peRIR9qS0Y&feature=related The last level]]. [[spoiler: Reach is covered in dust, fog, and ruins. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZViMbs_wrE Painfully beautiful piano music plays]]. Six stands tall, and watches the Covenant destroy the planet. He/she gets ready for his/her last stand. It's the end of the Halo saga. As the gameplay begins, the title rolls in: ''There'll Be Another Time..."''.]] [[SandInMyEyes Don't look at me like that, I'm just sweating from my eyes.]] And if you're not overcome with ManlyTears, you ''will'' be by the time you've watched the final cutscene.

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* TearJerker: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7peRIR9qS0Y&feature=related The last level]]. [[spoiler: Reach is covered in dust, fog, and ruins. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZViMbs_wrE Painfully beautiful piano music plays]]. Six stands tall, and watches the Covenant destroy the planet. He/she gets ready for his/her last stand. It's the end of the Halo saga. As the gameplay begins, the title rolls in: ''There'll Be Another Time...Day..."''.]] [[SandInMyEyes Don't look at me like that, I'm just sweating from my eyes.]] And if you're not overcome with ManlyTears, you ''will'' be by the time you've watched the final cutscene.
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