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 Halo Encylopedia |
A
Assault Rifle - Common weapon used in Halo, rapidly fires automatic
shells.
B
Banshee - Name for one of the covenants aircraft.
BAT - Acronym for "Big-Ass Tank", a tank in Halo named by the
community; See screenshot.
BOB - Acronym for "Born On Board", meaning a human marine that
was born aboard a military craft, and raised to be a soldier, by soldiers.
Buggy - See Warthog.
Bullets - Human/Marine munition primarily used in Halo.
Bungie Studios - Development house developing Halo.
Bungie.net - Bungie's online gaming service, similar to battle.net
or Westwood Online.
C
Capture the Flag - Multiplayer mode variant originally developed
in Quake. Both teams have a flag, the goal is to capture and retrieve the
enemy flag to your base.
Cortana - The female AI (Artificial Intelligence) voice that
assits you, the main character throughout the game with helpful hints and
tips.
Covenant - The alien baddies in Halo, aim at them while playing
single player and you should do just fine.
Covenant (Elite) - The Elite covenant are the tall purple ones
that walk on two feet and can take one hell of a beating.
Covenant (Jackal) - Type of alien, apart of the Covenant race
that is very small but can produce a wicked energy shield and blaster that
can do damage.
D
Deathmatch - Standard 'run of the mill' multiplayer mode
in which the goal is to kill everyone but yourself.
E
E3 - Acronym for "Electronic Entertainment Expo", probably the
biggest convention of games and electronics in the world, runs in May each
year.
Elite - See Covenant (Elite)
Energy - Primary Covenant munition used in Halo.
Energy Sword - One-handed Covenant weapon used for melee (up
and personal) attacks.
F
First-Person Perspective - Way in which to view a game while
playing, viewing through the character's eyes.
Flank - Side of an army, or of any division of an army, as of
a brigade, regiment, or battalion; the extreme right or left; as, to attack
an enemy in flank is to attack him on the side.
G
Ghosts - See Banshee.
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I
Inverse Kinematics - See overview page.
J
Jackal - See Covenant (Jackal)
Jeep - See Warthog.
K
Kinematics - See Inverse Kinematics.
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M
Machete - Human melee weapon used at extremely close range,
potentially cut from the game.
Marine - The Marine is a highly sophisticated battle unit. This
is also your character in Halo.
Minigun - Humans' large multiple barreled weapon that fires
ammunition at an extremely fast rate.
Multipass Texture Mapping - See overview page.
N
Noctavis - Staff member of Rampancy.net.
NPC - Abbreviation for "Non Player Characters". They are the
characters you see in games that are computer controlled that you can either
directly or non-directly interact with. In Halo, the marines who accompany
you on the jeep can be considered NPCs.
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P
Pelican - Other name for the human dropship.
Per-pixel Reflections - See overview page.
Pillar of Autumn - Ship on which Marines on Halo orginally crashed
onto the Halo.
Plasma Pistol - This is one of the weapons that the Covenant
use. Primarily, this weapon is only used by the Grunts and the Jackals.
Can be used by the player.
Plasma Rifle - This is another weapon that the Covenant use.
It is only carried by the Covenant Elite, so is relatively rare. Can be
used by the player.
Polygon Scaling - See overview page.
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R
Rapid-Fire Energy Rifle - Covenant equivalent of the human assault
rifle, however instead of bullets it uses energy.
Rocket Launcher - Human weapon in Halo, targets either air or
ground targets, long range.
S
Shadow - The Shadow is a Covenant vehicle that never made the
final game. It can be seen in the E3 movie, and looks to be something like
the Covenant version of a Warthog. Armed with a plasma cannon and ability
to hover.
Shotgun - 1. Weapon in Halo that is most effective at close
range. 2. Riding along side the driver of a vehicle.
Sniper - Skilled military shooter detailed to spot and pick
off enemy soldiers from a concealed place.
Sniper Rifle - Human/covenant weapon that can kill enemies at
extremely long ranges without uncovering the shooter.
SonicStorm - Site Director on Battleground: Halo.
T
Third-Person Perspective - Way in which to view a game while
playing, viewing from behind the main character's back and to see all around
them.
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V
Volumetric Lighting - See overview page.
W
Warthog - Human vehicle, A.K.A. the jeep or buggy. Extremely
agile and fast with rear-mounted customizable weapon.
Wraith - The Wraith is also known as the Covenant Mortar Tank.
The Wraith is inaccessible to your player or the other assistant BOB's
on your side.
X
X-Box - Platform on which Halo primarily developed for, see
Microsoft.
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