Messages on bomb

One message in Halo 3 that states, "Hold Onto Yer Butt".

There are hidden messages on the bomb used in the Assault multiplayer gametype in Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo: Reach, and Halo 2: Anniversary.

Halo 2

In Halo 2, one of the four messages appears based on what map is currently in play:

"Thus I Refute Thee": Ivory Tower Waterworks Turf Backwash Elongation Relic

"Hold Onto Yer Butt": Ascension Burial Mounds Warlock Gemini

"Kiss It Goodbye": Coagulation Headlong Sanctuary Terminal Tombstone

A hieroglyph of a MJOLNIR Mark VI helmet, next to the two fingered peace symbol followed by "xoxo ♥": Lockout Midship Beaver Creek Colossus Zanzibar Foundation Containment Desolation

Halo 3

In Halo 3, there are only two messages; one is selected based on whether the player is the Connection Host. For the connection host, the message says "Hold Onto Yer Butt"; for other players, the message says "Thus I Refute Thee."

Halo: Reach

In Halo: Reach, there are four messages. Certain matchmaking modes, particularly in Grifball, also show a close-up of the bomb during Loadout screens.

• 'Hold Onto Yer Butt
• 'Kiss It Goodbye'
• 'Thus I Refute Thee
• A hieroglyph of a MJOLNIR Mark VI helmet, next to the two fingered peace symbol followed by "xoxo ♥"

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Halo 2: Anniversary

The message on the bomb in Halo 2: Anniversary.

In Halo 2: Anniversary, the message is a formula: a MJOLNIR Mark VI helmet + Austin = ♥. Austin is the location where Certain Affinity—the developers for Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer—is based.

Production notes

• 'Thus I Refute Thee' is a twist on a philosophical reference; it was included by Robert and Lorraine McLees as part of an inside joke between members of the group 7hr33.
• "Hold Onto Yer Butt" is a reference to the film Jurassic Park, where Samuel L. Jackson's character Ray Arnold says the quote before switching out the power.
• On Bungie.net's matchmaking stats section of the service record, the description of the bomb is "Thus I refute thee."