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| {{Status|Gameplay}} | | {{Era|RW}} |
| {{Disambig header|the [[Halo: Reach]] Easter egg|the rank|Sangheili Ranger Commander}} | | {{Ratings}} |
| {{Quote|Wipe them out...|Bungie.net description}}
| | [[File:reach_1279395_Medium.jpg|thumb|A BOB armed with a Fuel Rod Gun on [[Tip of the Spear]].]] |
| [[File:reach 1279395 Medium.jpg|thumb|A BOB armed with a Fuel Rod Gun on [[Tip of the Spear]].]] | | The '''BOB''' is a special type of enemy encountered in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. The BOBs usually take the form of yellow/gold-armored [[Sangheili Ranger]]s. In the [[ONI: Sword Base]] level, BOBs take the form of a white-armored Elite with randomly generated armor, ranging from [[Sangheili Minor|Minor]] to [[Sangheili Field Marshall|Field Marshall]]. These white-armored BOBs always dual-wield [[Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle|Plasma Rifles]], regardless of rank. The yellow/gold-armored Ranger class BOBs, on the other hand, have been seen with Plasma Rifles, Plasma Repeaters, Concussion Rifles, Fuel Rod Guns, and even Energy Swords. |
| '''BOBs''' are a special type of enemy encountered in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. | |
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| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
| BOBs usually take the form of gold-armored [[Sangheili Ranger]]s, but they have been known to take several forms, including white-armored Rangers or [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshees]] with infinite boost. The white-armored BOBs always dual-wield {{Pattern|Okarda'phaa|plasma rifle}}s, regardless of rank. The gold-armored Ranger BOBs, on the other hand, have been seen with plasma rifles, [[plasma repeater]]s, [[concussion rifle]]s, [[fuel rod guns]], or [[energy sword]]s. The BOBs' [[energy shields]] have the same strength of an [[Sangheili General|Elite General]].
| | Killing one of the BOB's will reward the player the "[[Seek and Destroy Medal|Seek and Destroy]]" medal.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''Game Stats''</ref> However, the medal can only be viewed on [[Bungie.net]]. In the post-game carnage report, the BOB is referred to as a "Elite light vehicle". On Bungie.net, their description is simply "Wipe them out." |
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| Each BOB remains in-game for a limited time before vanishing. For some BOBs, this time frame begins as soon as it is alerted to the player's presence. For others, the countdown begins once the player enters a certain area, thus it is possible for the player to miss the BOB entirely if it is not spotted. When the limit is reached, the BOB activates [[active camouflage]] and disappears completely.
| | The name "BOB" is a [[List of Marathon references in Halo|reference]] to [[Bungie]]'s ''[[Marathon]]'' video game series. All human characters in the series, besides the player, are known as [[w:c:marathongame:BOB|"BOBs"]]. "BOB" is an acronym for ''"Born on Board"'', a reference to the characters having lived their entire lives onboard the titular colony ship. |
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| Killing a BOB will reward the player the "[[Seek and Destroy]]" medal.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''Game Stats''</ref> However, the medal can only be viewed on [[Bungie.net]]. In the post-game carnage report, the BOB is referred to as an "Elite light vehicle". On Bungie.net and [[Halo Waypoint]], their description is simply "Wipe them out."
| | BOBs are considered Easter Eggs, and thus have no canonical explanation in the storyline. |
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| The name "BOB" is a [[List of Marathon references in Halo|reference]] to [[Bungie]]'s ''[[Marathon]]'' video game series. All human [[NPC]]s in the series are known as [[marathongame:BOB|"BOBs"]]. "BOB" is an acronym for '''"Born on Board"''', a reference to the characters having spent their entire lives aboard the eponymous colony ship.
| | ==Appearances== |
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| | *[[Winter Contingency (level)|Winter Contingency]]: |
| | Weapon: Plasma repeater. Concussion rifle (on Legendary) |
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| BOBs were first considered Easter eggs in ''Halo: Reach''. However, in 2015 it was revealed in the "Sangheili" article in the Universe section of [[Halo Waypoint]] that the gold-armored Ranger is indeed a canonical rank, the [[Sangheili Ranger Commander]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/sangheili '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Sangheili'']</ref> The white BOBs may also be canonical to some extent, as the Sangheili use a complex color coding which has never been properly depicted in the games, for gameplay purposes.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180428005305/http://www.haloarchive.com/forum/topic/9-canon-fodder-and-random-lore-chat/?page=64&tab=comments#comment-135198 '''Halo Archive''': ''Canon Fodder Thread'' GrimBrother One's first comment]</ref> For example, a white Zealot has made a canonical appearance in [[Halo: Escalation Issue 15|''Halo: Escalation'' Issue 15]].
| | Rally Point A: While looking for [[3 Charlie]], the player will find 3 different buildings, the first building is the one where you cannot find 3 Charlie, it has 3 spawn point for the BOB, one for every small section of the place. |
| | | The second building is located next to the river, it has 2 spawn points, one inside a basement with a broken wall and another next to the death marines inside the building. |
| ==Appearances==
| | The third building is located near the broken bridge, it has 2 spawn points, one on the dark building, next to the window, the other one is next to the death civilians. |
| ===[[Winter Contingency]]===
| | *[[ONI: Sword Base]]: |
| *'''Weapon:''' Plasma repeater, Concussion rifle (on Legendary)
| | Weapon: Dual-wielding Plasma rifle |
| *Rally Point Alpha:
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| **While looking for [[3 Charlie]], the player will find 3 different buildings. The first building is the one where the player cannot find 3 Charlie. It has 3 spawn points for the BOB, one for every small section of the place.
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| **The second building is located next to the river, and has 2 spawn points, one inside a basement with a broken wall and another next to the dead army troopers inside the building.
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| **The third building is located near the broken bridge. It has 2 spawn points, one in the dark building, next to the window, and one next to the dead civilians.
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| ===[[ONI: Sword Base]]===
| | Rally Point B: Just before fighting the hunters inside the base, a random armored Silver Elite can be seen on the courtyard. |
| *'''Weapon:''' Dual-wielding Plasma rifle
| | Inside the base, on the fourth floor, a radium armored Silver Elite can be found. These 2 BOBs will never despawn. |
| *Rally Point Alpha:
| | *[[Nightfall|Nightfall]]: |
| **Up the right ramp immediately after level starts (only on co-op).
| | Weapon: Plasma rifle |
| *Rally Point Bravo:
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| **Just before fighting the Hunters inside the base's garage, a random armored white Elite can be seen in the courtyard.
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| **Inside the base, on the fourth floor, a random armored white Elite can be found.
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| ===[[Nightfall]]===
| | Mission start: A golden Elite ranger can be seen on the broken bridge where the dead militia is. |
| *'''Weapon:''' Plasma rifle
| | Rally Point A: One can be found on top of the smallest building on the settlement. |
| *Mission start:
| | Rally Point B: One spawns next to dead militia soldiers on the bridge. After it spawns it will go to a rooftop and will stay there. |
| **A golden Elite Ranger can be seen on the broken bridge where the dead militia is.
| | *[[Tip of the Spear]]: |
| *Rally Point Alpha:
| | Weapon: Concussion rifle (first one). Fuel Rod Gun (Last 3) |
| **One can be found on top of the smallest building on the settlement.
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| *Rally Point Bravo:
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| **One spawns next to dead militia soldiers on the bridge. After it spawns it will go to a rooftop and will stay there.
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| ===[[Tip of the Spear]]===
| | Mission start: When heading to the first [[Type-38 Anti-Aircraft Cannon|AA Cannon]] One can be found on the hill at the far left of the gun. |
| *'''Weapon''': Concussion rifle (first two), Fuel Rod Gun (Last three)
| | Rally Point B: 3 can be found here, one in front the crash site in the rocks. The second one on a cave at the far left of the crash site. The third at the place where Bravo Generator is located on Invasion. |
| *Mission start:
| | *[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]: |
| **When heading to the first [[Cheru-pattern Tyrant|AA Cannon]], one can be found on the hill at the far left of the gun.
| | Weapon: Plasma rifle |
| *Rally Point Alpha:
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| **After dropping down to the second AA gun location, a BOB can be found at the opposite side, near the Wraith. Although, the coding for this particular BOB doesn't trigger properly, and can only be spawned through complex glitching.
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| *Rally Point Bravo:
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| **One in front the crash site in the rocks.
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| **One on a cave at the far left of the crash site.
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| **One at the place where Bravo Generator is located on Invasion.
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| ===[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]===
| | Mission start: a pod with a BOB inside can land on 3 random places. The first one is in front of the facility, over the small hill, the second one in almost the same place, but it will land near the human barriers, and the third one will land next to the platform where the Wraith can be found. |
| *'''Weapon:''' Plasma rifle<ref name="friendship">[http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive36.pl?read=1071761 '''halo.bungie.org''': ''Random BOB Information'']</ref>
| | Rally Point B: One can be found on the main controls of the corvette on the bridge. Another one can be found when you come back to defend the Pelican at the hanger, on the top floor. |
| *Mission start:
| | *[[Exodus]]: |
| **A pod with a BOB inside can land on 3 random places. The first one is in front of the facility, over the small hill; the second one in almost the same place, but it will land near the human barricades; and the third one will land next to the platform where the Wraith can be found.{{Ref/Reuse|friendship}}
| | Weapon: Banshee |
| *Rally Point Bravo:
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| **One can be found on the main controls of the corvette on the bridge.
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| **One can be found when the player returns to the Hangar to defend the Pelican, on the top floor.
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| ===[[Exodus]]===
| | Rally Point A: When heading to the extraction point, a Banshee BOB will spawn near the docks and fly over the highest bridge. |
| *'''Weapon:''' Banshee
| | Rally Point B: Just when the chapter starts, a Banshee BOB will spawn at the far right of the tower and will fly over the extraction point. Another Banshee BOB can be found while clearing the beach at the end of the mission if the player is near the bridge. |
| *Rally Point Alpha
| | *[[New Alexandria (level)| New Alexandria]]: |
| **When heading to the extraction point, a BOB piloting a Banshee will spawn near the docks and fly over the highest bridge.
| | Weapon: Banshee |
| *Rally Point Bravo:
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| **Just when the chapter starts, a BOB piloting a Banshee will spawn at the far right of the tower and will fly over the extraction point.
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| **Another one can be found while clearing the beach at the end of the mission if the player is near the bridge.
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| ===[[New Alexandria]]===
| | Mission start: If the first objective is not Club Errera, at exactly 5 minutes into the game a BOB Banshee can spawn on 5 random locations: 1. Nomolos tower, heading to the sea. 2. Nomolos tower heading to the glassed area. 3. From the glassed area to Club Errera. 4. Near the Hospital heading to the sea. 5. Near the Hospital heading to the glassed area. |
| *'''Weapon:''' Banshee
| | *[[The Package (level)|The Package]]: |
| *Mission Start:
| | Weapon: Concussion rifle (First 3). Banshee (last one) |
| **If the first objective is not Club Errera, at exactly 5 minutes into the game a BOB-piloted Banshee can spawn on 4 random locations:
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| :#Nomolos tower, heading to the sea.
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| :#Nomolos tower heading to the glassed area.
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| :#Near the Hospital heading to the sea.
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| :#Near the Hospital heading to the glassed area.
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| ===[[The Package]]===
| | Rally Point A: One can be found on the courtyard. Additionally, another one can be found inside the base, next to the Datapad. |
| *'''Weapon:''' Concussion rifle
| | Rally Point B: On the final wave, if any Banshee was still flying, A phantom will drop one near the cliff. If the player destroyed all Banshees, a Banshee BOB will spawn just before the wave on the ice roof. |
| *Rally Point Alpha:
| | *[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]: |
| **One can be found on the courtyard.
| | Weapon: Concussion rifle. |
| **One can be found inside the base atrium, next to the Datapad.
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| *Rally Point Bravo:
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| **On the final wave, a Phantom will drop one near the cliff.
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| ===[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]===
| | Rally Point A: One will spawn at the far right of the zone where a large battle is being fought, under the UNSC Commonwealth, is almost impossible to sprint where it is without getting it to despawn. Another one will spawn in the garage on the next zone, exactly where the Scorpion spawns in Invasion. |
| *'''Weapon:''' Concussion rifle
| | *[[Lone Wolf]]: |
| *Rally Point Alpha:
| | Weapon: Energy Sword |
| **One will spawn at the far right of the area where a large battle is being fought under the {{UNSCShip|Commonwealth}}, and is almost impossible to sprint where it is without getting it to despawn. The Spartan Laser found as you enter the area should be used.
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| **One will spawn in the garage on the next zone, exactly where the Scorpion spawns in Invasion.
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| ===[[Lone Wolf]]===
| | If the player manages to survive until the generals start spawning, a BOB will spawn on the open area at the left of the mission start. |
| *'''Weapon:''' Energy Sword
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| **If the player manages to survive until the generals start spawning, a BOB will spawn on the open area at the left of the mission start.
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
| *There are [[7]] spawn points for BOBs on the level ''Winter Contingency'', referencing Bungie's favorite number. | | *Each BOB has a set time limit before it vanishes. For some BOBs, this time frame begins as soon as it is alerted to the player's presence. For others, the countdown begins once the player enters a certain area, thus it is possible for the player to miss the BOB entirely if it is not spotted. |
| *On page 384 of the ''[[Halo: Reach Official Strategy Guide]]'', there is a list of enemy point values. In this list, there is an enemy called a "Daily Challenge Elite", which has the same point value of a BOB (200 on Normal difficulty). | | *On page 384 of the ''[[Halo: Reach Official Strategy Guide]]'', there is a list of enemy point values. In this list, there is an enemy called a "Daily Challenge Elite", which has the same point value of a BOB (200 on Normal difficulty). |
| *There are Daily Challenges awarded for killing a Golden Ranger-class Elite, including "What's Up Bob?", "If It Bleeds...", and "Golden Opportunity." | | *BOB's energy shields have the same strength of an Elite General. |
| *Killing a BOB in ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' will award the [[What About Bob?]] achievement. | | *There is a Daily Challenge called "Whats up Bob?" awarded for killing a Golden Ranger Class Elite. |
| *Banshee BOBs have no pilot, and do not award a Seek and Destroy medal, but they are considered BOBs for the daily challenge "Golden Tree City". To know where the BOB Banshee is, look for a very fast Banshee which avoids battle. In addition, its engines are always lit.
| | *Banshee BOB have no pilot, and do not award a Seek and Destroy medal, but they are Considered BOBs for the daily challenge "Golden Tree City" |
| *The page about Sangheili Rangers in the ''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'' has a BOB (later canonized as a Ranger Commander) as its profile image beside the main summary.
| | *There are 7 spawn points for BOBs on Winter Contingency, a possible reference to Bungie´s favourite number. |
| *Sometimes if you manage to assassinate a BOB, the timer will run out, but your player will continue the assassination animations, resulting in an interesting show.
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| *In the campaign portion of the [[Halo: Reach Demo|''Halo: Reach'' Demo]], the BOB that would usually spawn during the assault on the ground facility in the level [[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]] vanishes the exact moment it leaves the [[Covenant drop pod|drop pod]] it arrives in.<ref>[http://www.gruntspajamas.com/forum/index.php?topic=1592.0 '''SGP''' ''BOBs on the Reach Demo'']</ref>
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| <gallery> | | <gallery widths="160"> |
| File:SwordBaseBOBs.jpg|BOB variants in the level [[ONI Sword Base]].
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| File:BOB Medal.png|The awarded medal for killing a BOB. | | File:BOB Medal.png|The awarded medal for killing a BOB. |
| File:BOB-Minor.jpg|A BOB Minor. | | File:BOB-Minor.jpg|A BOB Minor. |
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| File:BOB2.jpg|A BOB Zealot. | | File:BOB2.jpg|A BOB Zealot. |
| File:White Elite General 1.jpg|A BOB General. | | File:White Elite General 1.jpg|A BOB General. |
| File:Reach 1739463 Medium.jpg|A BOB Field Marshal. | | File:Reach 1739463 Medium.jpg|A BOB Field Marshall. |
| File:HR BOB FieldMarshal 1.png|A BOB Field Marshal.
| | File:Bob concrifle.jpg|A BOB Ranger with a [[Type-50 Directed Energy Rifle/Heavy|Concussion Rifle]]. |
| File:Bob concrifle.jpg|A BOB Ranger with a [[Elo'Nakada-pattern concussion rifle|Concussion Rifle]]. | |
| File:Bobplasmarepeat.jpg|A BOB Ranger with a [[Type-51 Directed Energy Rifle/Improved|Plasma Repeater]]. | | File:Bobplasmarepeat.jpg|A BOB Ranger with a [[Type-51 Directed Energy Rifle/Improved|Plasma Repeater]]. |
| File:BOB plasma rifle.jpg|A BOB Ranger with a {{Pattern|Okarda'phaa|plasma rifle}}. | | File:BOB plasma rifle.jpg|A BOB Ranger with a [[Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle|Plasma Rifle]]. |
| File:Bob energy sowrd.jpg|A BOB Ranger with an [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|Energy Sword]]. | | File:Bob energy sowrd.jpg|A BOB Ranger with an [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|Energy Sword]]. |
| File:BOB Assassination.jpg|A player [[Assassination|assassinating]] a BOB.
| | File:BOB.png| The challenge Golden Tree City. |
| File:BOB.png|The challenge Golden Tree City. | |
| File:Ranger Commander(Bob).png|The image of the Ranger Commander in the Sangheili Universe article.
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| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
| {{Ref/Sources}}
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| ==External links== | | ==External links== |
| *[[marathongame:BOB|''BOB'' on '''Pfhorpedia''']] | | *[[w:c:marathongame:BOB|''BOB'' on '''Pfhorpedia''']] |
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| {{Easter Egg}} | | {{Easter Egg}} |
| [[Category:Halo: Reach Easter eggs]] | | [[Category:Halo: Reach Easter Eggs]] |