List of "Three" References in Halo

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Bungie Studios has long enjoyed using the number Three (3) in its games in many ways. Ensemble Studios and authors also have many three references in their works about Halo. Therefore, in many of their games, this eccentric idea has caused a wild hunt for as many references to the number as possible.

Contents 1 Halo Series 2 Halo: The Fall of Reach 3 Halo: Combat Evolved (and Halo: The Flood) 4 Halo: First Strike 5 Halo: Ghosts of Onyx 6 Halo 2 7 Halo 3 8 Halo 3: ODST 9 I Love Bees 10 Halo Wars 11 Sources

[edit] Halo Series

• There are 3 main Halo games
• Each of the Forerunner AIs has a name consisting of 3 parts: a number and two names
• "Cortana" starts with a C, the third letter of the alphabet
• Counting 032 (another 3 reference) Mendicant Bias, there are 3 Forerunner AIs in the games
• Halo: The Fall of Reach, Halo: The Flood, and Halo: First Strike can be purchased as part of a 3-book box-set
• There are more than 3 levels in every Halo game
• The Halo games can be played on the Xbox 360 (x2=6)

[edit] Halo: The Fall of Reach

• The year is 2535^[1]
• The ridge is 3 meters high^[1]
• The nuke has a payload of 30 megatons^[2]
• One of the Spartans is called Blue-Three^[2]
• Kelly is exposed for 3 seconds^[2]
• Lighter Than Some is 3 words

[edit] Halo: Combat Evolved (and Halo: The Flood)

• Pillar of Autumn has 3 words
• The time starts at 0103 hours^[3]
• Sam Marcus is Tech Officer 3^rd Class^[3]
• Sam Marcus had been sleeping for 3 hours^[3]
• He hadn't slept for 36 hours (6=2*3)^[3]
• There is a glitch to hold 3 weapons
• 3 shots to the head with a pistol in multiplayer=death

[edit] Halo: First Strike

• 3 Spartans deliver the nuke to the Covenant ship

[edit] Halo: Ghosts of Onyx

• There are 3 Spartans on the cover^[4]
• The story starts on page 13^[5]
• It's at 1135 hours^[5]
• It's on July 3^rd[5]
• There are 300 Spartans^[6]
• The flames are 3,000 degrees^[7]
• The Spartans run at 30 KPH^[7]
• The first count of additional Seraph reinforcements is 3^[7]
• There are 3 Spartans^[7]
• The plasma charges are propelled at 300 KPH^[8]
• The towers are 300 meters^[9]
• There are 3 acknowledgment lights^[10]
• There are 6 Elites (6=2*3)^[10]
• The year 2531^[11]
• A 300 meter run^[12]
• 3-round bursts^[12]
• MUTA-AP-09334 ammo^[13]
• The UNSC is noted to be fighting two wars, one against the Covenant and one against the human rebels. There are three factions involved in total.^[13]
• There are three fences^[14]
• There are three nukes^[14]
• There are three warhead casings^[15]
• .30 caliber^[16]
• Road 32-B^[17]
• 3 drones^[17]
• 300 meter distance^[17]
• 30% engines^[18]
• Section Three^[18]
• 3 locks^[19]
• Page 23^[20]
• 3 minutes^[21]
• 3 Spartans^[22]
• 3 years ago^[22]
• 3 light winks^[22]
• 3 times the size^[23]
• 30 meters^[24]
• Triple redundancy^[24]

[edit] Halo 2

• There are 15 campaign levels (15 = 5 * 3)
• There are 3 High Prophets
• "Prophet of Truth" is 3 words
• "Prophet of Mercy" is 3 words
• "Prophet of Regret" is 3 words
• There are 3 recipients of UNSC awards (Master Chief, Sergeant Johnson, Commander Keyes)^[25]
• "In Amber Clad" is 3 words

[edit] Halo 3

• It is the 3^rd game of the series
• There are 3 forms of Forerunner AIs (Sentinels, Constructors, Monitors)
• 032 Mendicant Bias
• "Forward Unto Dawn" is 3 words
• There are 3 new flood forms
• "I like cookies" is three words

[edit] Halo 3: ODST

• Three actors (Nathan Fillion, Alan Tudyk, and Adam Baldwin) previously worked on Firefly together.
• It has 3 in the title.
• The Rookies nickname is F.N.G (Fucking New Guy) which is 3 words

[edit] I Love Bees

• Melissa splits into 3 personalities
• Discounting Herzog, the first 3 chapters of the audio drama follow 3 separate characters
• The title is three words.

[edit] Halo Wars

• There are 3 leaders on both sides.
• Early in the game development, the flood might have been playable making 3 playable factions
• You can command a maximum 3 of Spartans on the battlefield
• There are 6 doors on the last campaign level (6 = 2 x 3)
• There are 3 3v3 maps
• There are 15 levels (15=3x5)
• On the level The Flood there are 3 elephants
• On the level Anders Signal there are 3 elephants
• There are 3 Mega Turrets in the Campaign
• UNSC starting population is 30 (30=3x10)
• Max population is 99 (99=33x3)
• There are 3 upgrades for most units
• On the level Arcadia Outskirts Omega squad consists of 6 SPARTANS (6=3x2)
• On the last level an optional objective is to destroy 3 Scarabs
• There are 3 trainable units in Hall, Barracks, Factory, Summit, Vehicle depot and UNSC Base
• in Fort Deen there are 3 Sniper Towers on each side, behind the middle base
• On Frozen Valley there are 3 usable Forerunner structures
• There are 3 Cargo Transports in Arcadia City
• In Arcadia City you start with 6 Hornets on Easy and Normal (6=3x2)
• There are more than 3 campaign levels
• There are more than 3 skirmish levels

[edit] Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 1
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 2
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Halo: The Flood, page 1
4. ↑ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, cover art
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 13
6. ↑ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 16
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3} Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 17
8. ↑ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 18
9. ↑ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 19
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 23
11. ↑ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 31
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 32
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 33
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1} Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 34
15. ↑ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 35
16. ↑ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 36
17. ↑ ^{17.0 17.1 17.2} Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 40
18. ↑ ^{18.0 18.1} Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 43
19. ↑ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 44
20. ↑ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 45
21. ↑ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 50
22. ↑ ^{22.0 22.1 22.2} Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 51
23. ↑ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 52
24. ↑ ^{24.0 24.1} Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 54
25. ↑ Halo 2, Cairo Station