History YMMV / HaloReach

* {{Fanon}}: Just before Noble Six is killed, a left-handed Sangheili appears in the foreground. The Arbiter is the only known lefty Elite, so fans assume he was there when Noble Six was killed.

** Fuel Rod guns in most versions of Firefight count too. The weapon's high power, relatively large clip, and fast firing rate means it outclasses most other weapons in sheer splash damage. Compounding this is the fact that it has a high max wmmo count (5 in magazine, 30 total, compare to 2 and 8 for the Rocket Launcher), and ammo for it commonly drops from Grunt squads in round 2 and beyond.

** Fuel Rod guns in most versions of Firefight count too. The weapon's high power, relatively large clip, and fast firing rate means it outclasses most other weapons in sheer splash damage. This wouldn't be a problem (the gun can hold about 30 rounds and ammo isn't common), if it wasn't for the [[MacrossMissileMassacre unlimited ammo feature]].

* TierInducedScrappy: A high end of the barrel with the Designated Marksman Rifle, or DMR. When the game was re-released in 2019 for the ''Master Chief Collection'', people remembered all over again the hell of this weapon, which can 5-shot kill anyone so long as you have the fifth shot land on the head... And has a generous 15-round magazine. Prior to the Title Update, weapon bloom meant players had to carefully pace out each shot due to the accuracy bloom's excess, but after the update, you can all but fire it as fast as the rate-of-fire allows. Combine this with no real projectile leading compared to the Battle Rifle in ''3'', and you had a gun that could counter sniper rifles and kill across the map without much effort beyond accounting for target strafing. One of the only ways to effectively counter a DMR at range is to have a DMR yourself, as not even the return of the Magnum's zoom makes it as useful. Combine this with the BrokenBase around game modes starting with [=DMRs=] and people hold it as either one of the best choices in the game or the weapon that broke ''Reach'''s back singlehandedly.

** Current Objective: SURVIVE [[labelnote:Explanation]]The objective assigned to the player during the game's {{playable epilogue}}, where they must make a LastStand against endless waves of Covenant forces. A screenshot of the segment containing the prompt recently made the rounds as a reaction image macro, used for instances where someone gets into an unpleasant situation and [[ThisIsGonnaSuck now has to bear the entirety of it]].[[/labelnote]]

*** What do you get when you cross Gruntpocalypse with Skirmishers? [[UpToEleven Skirmigeddon]]. Good luck if you missed your first shot on that one who was holding the Focus Rifle...

* GoodBadBugs: If your footing is uneven in multiplayer, the game will sometimes cancel your Assassination animation while awarding you the medal and kill. Sucks if you wanted the bragging rights, but it could also save your hide from nearby enemies.

* TierInducedScrappy:
** A high end of the barrel with the Designated Marksman Rifle, or DMR. When the game was re-released in 2019 for the ''Master Chief Collection'', people remembered all over again the hell of this weapon, which can 5-shot kill anyone so long as you have the fifth shot land on the head. Prior to the Title Update, weapon bloom meant players had to carefully pace out each shot due to the accuracy bloom's excess, but after the update, you can all but fire it as fast as the rate-of-fire allows. Combine this with no real projectile leading compared to the Battle Rifle in ''3'', and you had a gun that could counter sniper rifles and kill across the map without much effort beyond accounting for target strafing. One of the only ways to effectively counter a DMR at range is to have a DMR yourself, as not even the return of the Magnum's zoom makes it as useful. Combine this with the BrokenBase around game modes starting with [=DMRs=] and people hold it as either one of the best choices in the game or the weapon that broke ''Reach'''s back singlehandedly.

** [[http://haloreach.isnotcanon.net/ An entire website was built about Reach ruining the canon.]]