History VideoGame / HaloFireteamRaven

* AdaptationalHeroism: In ''Halo: The Flood'' Major Silva was a bit of a JerkAss who was at odds with the Master Chief and nearly doomed mankind by trying to steal a Flood-infected battlecruiser to escape Halo. In this game he's a straightforward, competent commanding officer, [[FridgeBrilliance possibly because he's commanding his own troops and not butting heads with the Chief.]]

** When using heavy weapons, such as mounted turrets and the Rocket Launcher, you will never run out of ammo, so you don't need to reload. Good thing, too, because the enemies you fight during those segments need quite a few shots to take down.

** While not in the original game, the first mission where the Flood are encountered is in a frozen canyon ([[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the mission is literally called Ice Canyon]] and is clearly meant to be the area around Halo's control room, suggesting the encounter takes place around the time of ''Two Betrayals''.

* AllThereInTheManual: Each member of Raven has their own name, birthplace, and role, but in order to know these, you have to read some text on the shooter console, which isn't exactly obvious to players.

''Halo: Fireteam Raven'' is a RailShooter set in the ''VideoGame/{{Halo}}'' universe.

Plot wise, the game takes place concurrently with the first entry in the series, ''VideoGame/HaloCombatEvolved''. The players control the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers of Fireteam Raven as the ''Pillar of Autumn'' arrives at Halo, and must fight to survive against both the Covenant and the Flood.

** In ''Literature/HaloTheFlood'', the battle around the Autumn happens at night, with the humans trying to gather as many supplies as possible from the ship so that they can attempt to resist them. Here, it takes place during the day, and almost immediately after the ship crashes, at that, with the Marines attempting to force off the Covenant so that they don't acquire any sensitive data form the ship.

** Drones and a scarab appear in this game, even though neither appeared until ''VideoGame/Halo2''. However, both ''were'' present on [[VideoGame/HaloReach Reach]], so this isn't completely unlikely.

** Falcons show up in game, which were first introduced in ''VideoGame/HaloReach''. Given that the Autumn ''just got off Reach'', this is completely forgivable.
** Also appearing from Reach are Space Banshees.
** Finally, Flood Tank Forms appear in this game, when they first appeared in ''VideoGame/Halo3''. This is a little harder to swallow than the above, though, as Flood Pure Forms only show up once a gravemind appears, something that never happened with the flood in the original games (the form that Keyes is absorbed into is explicitly called a ''Proto''-Gravemind. It was later claimed on Halo Waypoint that the Pure Forms were in cold storage on the ring.

** After being DummiedOut of VideoGame/Halo2, Flood Juggernauts finally appear in the game, debuting in the level ''Raven Down''.

* ForegoneConclusion: ''In the mission selection screen, no less.'' The last mission of the game is entitled ''LastStand'', hinting that Raven will not make it off Halo. [[spoiler:Sure enough, they don't.]]''

* FinalBoss: A [[SpiderTank scarab]] fulfills this role in the final mission. Granted, it doesn't actually damage you, but the core acts as a DamageSpongeBoss, and simply reaching said core will involve fighting a small army of Covenant and Flood

* AdaptationalHeroism: In ''Halo: The Flood'' Major Silva was a bit of a JerkAss who was at odds with the Master Chief and nearly doomed mankind by trying to steal a Flood-infected battlecruiser to escape Halo. In this game he's a straightforward, competent commanding officer.

** Finally, Flood Tank Forms appear in this game, when they first appeared in ''VideoGame/Halo3''. This is a little harder to swallow than the above, though, as Flood Pure Forms only show up once a gravemind appears, something that never happened with the flood in the original games (the form that Keyes is absorbed into is explicitly called a ''Proto''-Gravemind.

''Halo: Fireteam Raven'' is a RailShooter set in the ''VideoGame/{{Halo}}'' universe.

** The area where Raven's Falcon crashes in ''Raven Down'' resembles the multiplayer map ''Valhalla'' from VideoGame/Halo3.

* HeroOfAnotherStory: The Master Chief himself pops briefly at a few points during the campaign, presumably while experiencing the events of ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' including the escape from the ''Pillar of Autumn'', the assault on Halo's Control Room, and the destruction of the ''Autumn'' at the end of the game.

* Canon Immigrant:

* BadassNormal: You play as a four man squad of ODSTs fighting your way across the Halo ring.

* ContinuityNod:
** Several scenes are lifted directly from ''Combat Evolved''
*** The first mission has the Master Chief throwing a marine into a life pod, just as he did in the original game. [[AdaptationalExpansion Here, he also takes down an Elite with a shotgun just before boarding the pod.]]
*** While not in the original game, the first mission where the Flood are encountered is in a frozen canyon ([[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the mission is literally called Ice Canyon]] and is clearly meant to be the area around Halo's control room, suggesting the encounter takes place around the time of ''Two Betrayals''.
*** Finally, the Banshee the Master Chief uses to board the ''Autumn'' is seen during the final mission, ''Last Stand''.

** Additionally, anyone who's familiar with ''Halo'' Lore will know that only a few marines made it off Halo, with the majority dying on the ''Truth and Reconciliation.'' [[spoiler:[[RedHerring This is not where Raven dies, though.]]

* AdaptationExpansion: While most of the game covers events that have already been explained in detail, either in the original game or its novelization, the last two missions fall into this - first, Raven has to take shelter in a forerunner structure after their Falcon crashes, while the last mission has Raven and some of the Autumn's marines attacking the Covenant at the ''Autumn'' so that the Chief can have a straight shot at destroying the ship.

** Also sappearing from reach are Space Banshees.

ContinuityNod:

* EnemyCivilWar: The flood and Covenant ''do not'' like each other, and will often fight each other in addition to the players. Players wishing to win the BodyCountCompetition will probably want to exploit the times where these happen to get as many kills as possible.
* FinalBoss: A [[SpiderTank scarab]] fulfils this role in the final mission. Granted, it doesn't actually damage you, but the core acts as a DamageSpongeBoss, and simply reaching said core will involve fighting a small army of covenant and flood

** The final level is this in spades - the novel stated that all remaining humans on the ring were attacking the ''Truth and Reconciliation'' in order to secure a way off planet, while here, a sizeable portion of those forces launches a ground assault on the Autumn to buy shome time for the Master Chief to destroy its engines and, with it, Halo. [[WildMassGuessing Perhaps Wellsley convinced Silva to that a distraction was needed to ensure the ring would explode?]]

** Aslo sappearing from reach are Space Banshees.

* AscendedExtra:

* BolivianArmyEnding: After destroying the scarab, Raven is thrown to the ground, surrounded by flood, gearing up for a LastStand… [[SubvertedTrope and then the ''Autumn'' explodes, destroying Halo, along with Raven and the Flood.]]

** Several scenes are lifted directly from ''Combat Evolved''
*** The first mission has the Master Chief throwing a marine into a life pod, just as he did in the original game. [[AdaptationalExpansion Here, he also takes down an Elite with a shotgun just before boarding the pod.]]
*** While not in the original game, the first mission where the Flood are encountered is in a frozen canyon ([[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the mission is literally called Ice Canyon]] and is clearly meant to be the area around Halo's control room, suggesting the encounter takes place around the time of ''Two Betrayals''.
*** Finally, the Banshee the Master Chief uses to board the ''Autumn'' is seen during the final mission, ''Last Stand''.

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** Flacons show up in game, which were first introduced in ''VideoGame/HaloReach''. Given that the Autumn ''just got off Reach'', this is completely forgivable.
** Finally, Flood Tank Forms appear in this game, when they first appeared in ''VideoGame/Halo3''. This is a little harder to swallow than the above, though, as Flood Pure Forms only show up once a gravemnid appears, something that never happened with the flood in the original games (the form that Keyes is absorbed into is explicitly called a ''Proto''-Gravemind.

* AntiFrustrationFeatures: When using heavy weapons, such as mounted turrets and the Rocket Launcher, you will never run out of ammo, so you don't need to reload. Good thing, too, because the enemies you fight during those segments need quite a few shots to take down.

* FinalBoss: A [[SpiderTank scarab]] fulfils this role in the final mission.