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When a 25 minute short film made by a single fan is better than an entire TV show made by a multi-million dollar studio.

This right here is the definition of a love letter from a fan to other fans. Everything that makes Halo so special was in this SFM

"you can't portray emotion with a helmet" **Broadly gestures to this 25 minute long video**

I hope people noticed the Spartans shown in this animation are the Spartans you find scattered among the battlefield in noble 6s last mission, lone wolf! What an amazing piece of work!

Seeing the ODST's and marines working together made it more engaging than just super soldiers running around killing aliens, it really does display the entirety of humanity fighting the covenant and we get to see everyone's contributions and struggles

Halo fans been taking a lot of hits these past few years. Thanks for giving us a W

This was absolutely amazing. Puts the show on Paramount to shame. This is the show we always wanted.

Damn, Sodaz managed to do in 25 minutes what paramount failed to do in 2 seasons. Amazing work.

9:29 the homage to the Halo ODST music when the ODST looked up at night with the rain is just one the the small details that bring back so much memories from the Halo games

The speed, ferocity, and lethality is extremely lore accurate. THIS is the real halo show. Extrapolated to a full season, say band of brothers style, my god...

Loving how everyone has a separate part to play. Spartans are taking the big threats, pushing the line back. ODSTs are close behind, doing spec ops stuff and securing areas just behind so the Spartans can keep their momentum. Marines are holding the line and evacuating civilians, giving everyone else the time they need to do what they do.

22:42 can you imagine being the 3 odst's. Seeing the last 2 Spartans go down and you're the only capable fighters left to hold the line.

THE piano note being played as the MAC cannon hits home and you realize just where and when we've been the whole time. Beautiful.

Those ODST's sticking with that Spartan till the end was very heart wrenching.

love how heavy the MJOLNIR armor sounds when they land from a drop, but are still silent hunters when the SPARTANs actually want to be

If one man with an SFM subscription can depict realistic military tactics to frightening degrees of accuracy, multi-billion dollar corporations have absolutely no excuse to fail.

Halo has been one of the greatest memories of my life. We experienced the concept of Halo, Master Chief and Cortana. We learned the countless mystery and the rebellion of our enemy We breach through the great flood, fight for a heroic comeback And now, we are shocked and grateful to see all these stories, stories of endless, nameless heroes accompanied in this journey. such delightful to fulfill our dream, make our dream story more and more complete and prosper However, the world is cruel, trying to make a living in front of reality、of markets taste or better profitability . Deviate our best story to an unwilling direction. So it hurts, hurt a lot of people's feeling and memory. while being disregard by people who doesn't care about fans feeling Perhaps i only speak for myself. but the noble sacrifice of noble team the cruel battle of winter contingency the Countless ODST and marine die trying to protect The Fall of orbital Defence Generator and the story of these spartan and everything happens around the heroes' storyline. Perhaps is what we truly want, A 【Completed, Detailed, maybe undramatic STORY】of the Halo universe So im here, with the tear in my face, give my regards to SODAZ Thank you, for creating such wonderful Contant. Brings back perhaps a lot of fan’s Simple wish and deepest hope 【REMEMBER REACH】

It didn't take long for Reach to fall: our enemy was ruthless. Efficient. But they weren't nearly fast enough. For you had already passed the torch. And because of you, we found Halo, unlocked its secrets, shattered our enemy's resolve. Our victory - your victory - was so close, I wish you could have lived to see it. But you belong to Reach. Your body, your armor - all burned and turned to glass. Everything… except your courage. That, you gave to us. And with it, we can rebuild.

just here after noticing how tragic the paramount halo show is yet again for S2. This 25 min short oozes absolutely EVERYTHING Halo. Spartans. Marines. ODSTs. Grunts. Jackals. Elites. Hunters. Brutes. Spaceship Combat. Drop Pods. Dogfights and Ground Assaults. Glassing the Planet. Streetfights and Stealth Spec Ops. Gunfights and Hand-To-Hand Combat. Sound Effects. And the Music. Loss, Reverance, and Rememberance. Awe. Hope.

Doesn’t matter how many times I watch this, it is always captivating and hits so hard at the end. It opens the floodgate of feelings in me that only Halo can spark. My broke ass NEEDS to give you something back for such an incredible Halo film. Seriously man thank you for this ❤

We all clicked immediately

The ODST’s got their respect here and that truly makes me happy

Saw this initially as a short on instagram, did not expect to come here and cry. it was like losing Noble all over again and does an excellent job of showing what the rest of the IIIs were doing on Reach.

when the mac cannon shot the carrier, i actually shed a tear.

This is what Halo fans want to see

Holy hell, how is this 1) free on KZfaq 2) fan made on low budget 3) not peppered with 20 ads 4) SO INCREDIBLY GOOD!! What a hero, I’ll jump on Patreon so google doesn’t rip off 30%!

This is proof that a thousand writers, and a thousand producers, can’t beat a small team with a dream.

The feeling of reach all over again in a fan film. This gave me the exact feelings when I was a little kid. I was so invested in the Spartans and ODST's. Just the resemblance from Halo3 ODST with him looking up in the sky and the music going made my heart warm. I just didn't expect to get this feeling from a short film. I haven't cried like this since Reach.

I am from Taiwan. As a fans of HALO, I am really happy to see works that I think can be used as official promotion. If someone says that games are art, your work will be the brilliance of this art. Here I offer my best wishes and my greatest respect

I can’t believe you gave the Spartans on the last mission of halo reach a story. To me this is cannon. You gave these unknown heroes a beautifully crafted story before their inevitable deaths. You sir deserve this sub

The way the ODST's move up to the wall and peek corners starting at 4:45 is so good. Exactly what you would expect from highly skilled special forces. While the Spartans charge right through because their armor allows them to make big brash movements like that. The little details make this so good

This is the halo we love also big up Marty O'Donnels scores, you used the music flawlessly!

The way this story ended by seeing Noble Six taking out the carrier in the distance and the Spartans seeing the pillar of autumn leaving and them succumbing to their injuries had me in tears. This was an amazing story and animation. Thank you for making this.

Seeing The Pillar of Autumn take off at the end and knowing Six gave them hell for the next several hours made me smile with pride. Amazing work everyone involved!

And guess what? They didn’t take their helmets off and you could still feel the emotion!

You can feel through and through that this is a pure passion project. So much fine animation and detail! This does Halo and Reach justice! It's setting the bar for what Halo movie/show content should be like. So much grit, realism, tactics, and gravity with everything that happens. This work is beautiful. Thank you.

23:11 (don't click the timestamp if you haven't watched the whole thing, believe me) the moment I understood what this battle is and where it takes place my heart started racing and my eyes got all watery. You did an amazing job and deserve all the respect and admiration of the Halo fanbase around the world. Thank you for this. Edit, also my first donation to anybody on the internet ever, like many others commenting. You deserve this and more.

You have no idea how much this means to me and when I say to EVERY halo fan there is. Thank you. Truly, thank you, SODAZ.

5:40 I *love* how you brought across the weight difference between the Spartans and ODSTs in this shot

That song that played when the final spartan died, it made me breakdown, made me realize, halo was a story told so well I get emotional when a song plays, I get goosebumps when a piano plays a key, it makes me realize that halo was a masterpiece

THE PERFECT ENDING This was definitely the content we needed but didn't deserve It was an absolute honor following your WIP journey from over a year ago Thank you for another amazing video on a beloved franchise and for the Patreon shout out

Truly a masterpiece that a number of huge studios failed to create.

the first minute is better than 2 seasons of the halo show and the spartans dont even speak

I cannot lie, this made me tear up just like Halo: Reach did. The amount of expression you gave these Spartans and ODSTs with very little dialogue is incredible, and it makes me feel for them all the more. Every single one of them deserved so much better. Remember Reach.

That SPECIFIC piano note that plays when noble six fires the ground Mac gun at the cruiser will forever be the song of hope every moment I experience in life. Thank you halo.

You just made the ending of Halo Reach 100x more special, by showing us that the MAC cannon cruiser takedown and Pillar Of Autumn takeoff would have been seen for miles around, by both the covenant and surviving UNSC. Most of the human forces knew they probably weren't making it off the planet alive at that point, but they bought *just enough* time for another ship to get away. And most of the covenant might've been surprised to see a *whole cruiser* go down so late in the invasion, when they'd wiped out almost all of the human forces and ships even capable of doing that, when they'd basically *already won.* There were so many great action/character beats in this video, like that ODST in the rain with the matching OST, and the Silent Shadow elites (the covenant got just as much love as the UNSC!) Just the fact that you animated AT LEAST over a hundred character models over god knows how many shots & sequences... This is up there with the most passionate Halo fan works ever made, if not at the top of the list. Even if you go on to animate other things and never make another piece of Halo content ever again, I wish you the best. Keep going!

Never thought I'd see much more high quality stuff from Reach. I always wanted to bring to life my own Spartan III and you show people that it's possible.

This is what halo used to be, and what it should be. Thank you man, this is a masterpiece.

I can't get over how the Elites move in this. That Red Ultra's charge makes me think of raptors and those firing stances feel so grounded like an actual alien soldier. That alone is something to be proud about in this masterpiece. I hope you'll be able to do another Halo project with an Elite as the main character.

Shorter production time and higher quality then the actual TV show while being true to the canon. You deserve more praise for this.

Even though this is a fan made film. Makes halo reach ten times better. I mean seeing those fallen Spartan 3's on lone wolf. And you wonder who these Spartan 3's were? To me this film is canon to halo reach. It tells you what happened in the background of halo reach. Outstanding job

I was holding back tears at work in the end where it all ties together with the MAC and autumn + the piano. And to think i found out about this beautiful work from a MEME this morning. MUCH LOVE!!

Those last few minutes realizing what they were fighting for gave me chills. Not many full feature films lately have given me anything close to that. Thank you such much; as a halo fan I really needed something actually good.

The way that ending tied it together with Noble Six destroying the cruiser and showed the Pillar of Autumn brought me to tears. This fan animation is 100X better than anything 343 has given us.

I’ve watched this an unhealthy amount of times. Your choices of Halo OST were phenomenal, gun sounds, the ambiance of war in the background, everything was a wonderful. My favorite parts were the sheer terror and shock on the ODST face when he witnessed the death of a spartan especially considering there differences off the battlefield. My second favorite part at 20:05 where the two Spartans rush forward to push the line up was beautiful the sky camera angle and music was just chefs kiss. PLEASE DO MORE HALO

I love how, outside of the ship getting shot near the end, Noble team is left out of this vid. Showing there were other Spartans on Reach when it fell.

My god. Please dont let the big guys ruin you like theyre gonna ruin the guy that made Astartes in Warhammer. Be your own man. This is astonishing. Im am so impressed. I will donate money for sure!

This is one of the coolest things I've ever seen. In a 25 minute short film you managed to tell a better story than any production company or studio has managed to do with Halo in 13 years.

I’m Japanese fan. Thank you for making a great movie! I love halo!!

Notice how the only time a Spartans face was shown when they died. The halo tv series could never…

I'm a 73 year old woman who loves Halo and Master Chief.I watch all the game movies and absolutely enjoy .Your fan film is a master piece,loved it cried and admired your art and heart in your film.Thank you for sharing with us.

Imagine if this guy had an actual budget, actual voice actors, some really good engine that he could animate in, he would make the best Halo film ever. 343 should honestly hire this guy.

this is one of the best animations and shorts i've seen from halo. They nailed perfectly how a spartan should be, agile but heavy like an american football player instead of a freaking power ranger with naruto moves

There is more love and care in these 25 minutes than there were in the two abysmal seasons of Paramount's attempt. This is why projects like this should be put in caring fan's hands, because you get something amazing.

Please never stop making animations. This was the best Halo animation I have seen!

I don't even really have the words to describe how much of a masterpiece this is. I am completely stunned at the masterclass display of animation and storytelling

The fact that this is the team of Spartans we find in lone wolf mission is amazing and I didn’t see it coming till the MAC shot then it all clicked!

Why couldn't the TV show do this? Why do writers always think they are better than the originals? They remake famous and popular IP. But they don't stick to the formula that made it so popular. These writers think they know better than the original IP and the fans. it's obnoxious. This was an amazing fan creation.

9:13 I just want to appreciate the subtle shake of the camera as the Spartans walk past, really communicating the sheer weight of their armor. This film is so well made.

This belongs in a major streaming service. Why aren't artists like this rewarded for har work like this? This is fire.

I applaud you. I enjoyed it. You made this perfect, thank you. Straight to Halo 1 CE. I would love to support a full Halo 1 version of this. Thank you for keeping this game alive. It seems like fans are doing more than the developers keeping it OG. Thank you for keeping my favorite games alive. 😉

17:03 “The spartan team has arrived” Holy hell, goosebumps

The fluid way that the ODSTs and Spartan pair were working together gave me chills. The way the Spartans used themselves as tanks, to distract from the real objective. Truly realistic teamwork. 👏 Sadly it's what often got them killed 😢 Edit: Also those Zealots were absolutely menacing. So graceful in their fighting style!

The sight of ODST's sharing one last time camaraderie with a Spartan, knowing full well that they won't being able to do it again, giving him a pistol, knowing full well that its the last thing he could have done to make the covenant pay... its a sight that put a smile on my face. You took Reach, you glassed it. But you will never trully break us. In moment of despair and defeat, humanity take up the challenge, and for every ounce of blood we spilled, we're gonna make you bleed even more. Thank you Sodaz, you magnificent bastard

Thanks!

Watching Noble 6 save the Autumn was a cool ending

Thank you for providing such great works like this, continue to do so. I speak for everyone when saying it was amazing

Thanks Sodaz for consistently giving us top tier animations. Wish we could get this series instead of whatever that thing that Paramount gave us.

Halo fans share a bond unlike any other fan base

This is what we need as halo fans. This is what we’ve been missing. The studios need to learn from this, and do us justice. This was a masterpiece.

the fact that all these fights were along side with the Halo reach campaign blew my mind away. This is so well made it should be officially canon.

It's never been about budgets and studios. It's about heart. In the age of multi million tv budgets and AAA game publishers, the effort displayed here is a masterclass in storytelling.

How people can so easily cast Martin O'Donnel aside as replaceable is beyond me. This is a masterwork and it really highlights just how untouchablr and essential to Halo's identity Marty's scores are. The use of his music throughout this was flawless. This will forever be one of my favouite pieces of halo media of all time.

Halo fans are the actual best I swear that was amazing

SODAZ as someone who has followed you since your 40k animation days all I can say as an avid Halo fan is thank you for your passion and hard work this is amazing.

The fact that this tells us of a different spartan team on reach and their last stand was holding a front line in defense of the autumn while noble 6 took out the covenant corvette with the MAC. And implying that the lone wolf survival mission at the end of reach was noble 6 fighting at this groups last stand location or at least somewhere nearby. Watched this with each part uploaded and now after watching it again in its entirerty i realize what it was. God damn, talk about amazing

The Spartan team is infinitely more memorable than Fireteam Osiris

This brings me to tear. Good work!

20:24 I noticed the marine's assault rifle on the left has his ammo count dropping as he fires. Its such a small detail but wow I'm impressed!

You don't need those big Studios/Companies that only want to screw you over. You got us, your fans to back you up. From one Halo Fan to another, you are loved and much respected. Thank you for your hard work and dedication to making content that the community hungers for. You even put Paramount+'s Halo series to utter shame!

This is the best halo thing that's came out since the launch of halo reach

the story of reach, through another ended spartan squad.. love it. heartwrenching, yet beautiful and exceptionally well made

This whole animation is phenomenal, love the way you connected at the end with the reach campaign, and the little nodes to each unit of the UNSC. This is why I love the Halo community, thank you

I've always loved Reach the most of all the games. All I can say is thank you for this. It's been a rough time for Halo fans, I think, and this is some big medicine.

This fan film was CINEMA 🎥 no matter what this is better than the paramount tv show also I love how this fan film on reach the end when you the pillar of Autumn taking off knowing Noble 6 has already fallen was amazing halo will always be a big part of my life and I'll never forget it.

I watched this video back when it came out and wished I could play a game that felt like this video, then Helldivers 2 came out and my squads genuinely have a feeling of being like these Spartan and ODST, the fun synergies of different weapon types, the personalized armour, the coordination. and of course the tragic and memorable sacrifices to help your squad, even for a few brief moments.

The fact that you've given these unknown fallen spartans a story will forever be etched in my mind. If I ever play that level again I will see YOUR spartans. You've single handedly made your creation an actual part of Halo and tied it in with something very special. HOORAH spartan.

Damn. . . I almost cried seeing the end of this. The ending was just so sad, but it captured the events of Reach beautifully. The sacrifice all the men and women took for humanity to get a chance of survival. Remember Reach.

I legit cried a bit when i saw the MAC cannon and realized just where this fight was. Spartans never die, they're just missing in action.