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===Firefly and Serenity=== | ===Firefly and Serenity=== | ||
*[[Nathan Fillion]] ([[firefly:Malcolm Reynolds|Malcolm Reynolds]]), [[Adam Baldwin]] ([[firefly:Jayne Cobb|Jayne Cobb]]), and [[Alan Tudyk]] ([[firefly:Hoban Washburne|Hoban "Wash" Washburne]]) provided the voices of Marine NPCs for ''[[Halo 3]]''. All three actors returned to voice main characters in ''Halo 3: ODST'': [[Edward Buck|Buck]], [[Taylor H. Miles|Dutch]], and [[Michael Crespo|Mickey]], respectively. Their in-game dialogue contains multiple references to ''Firefly''. Commonly heard references include ''"Gorram"'', ''"Gorramit"'' and, in ''Halo 3'', ''"Shiny, the Chief is here."'' | *[[Nathan Fillion]] ([[w:c:firefly:Malcolm Reynolds|Malcolm Reynolds]]), [[Adam Baldwin]] ([[w:c:firefly:Jayne Cobb|Jayne Cobb]]), and [[Alan Tudyk]] ([[w:c:firefly:Hoban Washburne|Hoban "Wash" Washburne]]) provided the voices of Marine NPCs for ''[[Halo 3]]''. All three actors returned to voice main characters in ''Halo 3: ODST'': [[Edward Buck|Buck]], [[Taylor H. Miles|Dutch]], and [[Michael Crespo|Mickey]], respectively. Their in-game dialogue contains multiple references to ''Firefly''. Commonly heard references include ''"Gorram"'', ''"Gorramit"'' and, in ''Halo 3'', ''"Shiny, the Chief is here."'' | ||
**Marines voiced by Adam Baldwin can be heard saying, ''"Say 'hi' to Vera!"'' and ''"Gee, it'd be nice if we brought some ''grenades'', wouldn't it?!"'' The former is a reference to Jayne Cobb's [[firefly:Callahan Full-bore Auto-lock|favorite weapon]], while the latter is a direct quote from Jayne. | **Marines voiced by Adam Baldwin can be heard saying, ''"Say 'hi' to Vera!"'' and ''"Gee, it'd be nice if we brought some ''grenades'', wouldn't it?!"'' The former is a reference to Jayne Cobb's [[w:c:firefly:Callahan Full-bore Auto-lock|favorite weapon]], while the latter is a direct quote from Jayne. | ||
*[[Reynolds|Gunnery Sergeant Reynolds]], (who is voiced by Nathan Fillion), is named in reference to Malcolm Reynolds, Fillion's character from ''Firefly'' and ''Serenity''. Fillion returned in ''Halo 3: ODST'' as [[Edward Buck|Gunnery Sergeant Edward Buck]], who boasts a very similar personality to Reynolds and is based on Fillion's likeness. | *[[Reynolds|Gunnery Sergeant Reynolds]], (who is voiced by Nathan Fillion), is named in reference to Malcolm Reynolds, Fillion's character from ''Firefly'' and ''Serenity''. Fillion returned in ''Halo 3: ODST'' as [[Edward Buck|Gunnery Sergeant Edward Buck]], who boasts a very similar personality to Reynolds and is based on Fillion's likeness. | ||
*Mickey in ''Halo 3: ODST'' has previously served as a pilot and serves as an impromptu pilot for the squad during the events of the game. Alan Tudyk's character in ''Firefly'' and ''Serenity'', Hoban "Wash" Washburn, is the pilot of the [[firefly:Serenity|eponymous vessel]]. | *Mickey in ''Halo 3: ODST'' has previously served as a pilot and serves as an impromptu pilot for the squad during the events of the game. Alan Tudyk's character in ''Firefly'' and ''Serenity'', Hoban "Wash" Washburn, is the pilot of the [[w:c:firefly:Serenity|eponymous vessel]]. | ||
*The {{Class|Charon|light frigate}} has an enlarged cargo bay that greatly resembles that of the eponymous [[firefly:Firefly-class transport ship|03 ''Firefly'' class]], the class to which ''Serenity'' belongs. | *The {{Class|Charon|light frigate}} has an enlarged cargo bay that greatly resembles that of the eponymous [[w:c:firefly:Firefly-class transport ship|03 ''Firefly'' class]], the class to which ''Serenity'' belongs. | ||
*The name of the ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' achievement [[It Was Inevitable]] is a reference to the a scene from the episode "[[wikipedia:Serenity (Firefly episode)|Serenity]]", in which Wash is playing with two dinosaur models when the Tyrannosaurus turns on the Stegosaurus who then exclaims, "''Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!''". The quote was referenced again on ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', with the second chapter of the [[Evacuation|fifth level]] named "''Sudden but Inevitable Betrayal''". | *The name of the ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' achievement [[It Was Inevitable]] is a reference to the a scene from the episode "[[wikipedia:Serenity (Firefly episode)|Serenity]]", in which Wash is playing with two dinosaur models when the Tyrannosaurus turns on the Stegosaurus who then exclaims, "''Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!''". The quote was referenced again on ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', with the second chapter of the [[Evacuation|fifth level]] named "''Sudden but Inevitable Betrayal''". | ||