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'''''The Babysitter''''' is one of the [[seven]] short films comprising the anime adaptation of the ''[[Halo]]'' universe, ''[[Halo Legends]]'' | '''''The Babysitter''''' is one of the [[seven]] short films comprising the anime adaptation of the ''[[Halo]]'' universe, ''[[Halo Legends]]'' <ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=933040 Halo.Bungie.Org - ''Halo Legends'': Polite Questions Answered Here]</ref><ref>[http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/100/1007244p1.html IGN.com - SDCC 09: ''Halo Legends'' In-Depth]</ref>. ''Babysitter'' focuses on the rivalry between the [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II commandos]] and the [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]]. | ||
The first preview of ''Legends'' and ''Babysitter'' was revealed on September 17, 2009 during [[Wikipedia:Spike TV|Spike TV]]'s [[Wikipedia:Game Trailers TV|GTTV Presents "''Halo 3: ODST''" Countdown to Launch]] | The first preview of ''Legends'' and ''Babysitter'' was revealed on September 17, 2009 during [[Wikipedia:Spike TV|Spike TV]]'s [[Wikipedia:Game Trailers TV|GTTV Presents "''Halo 3: ODST''" Countdown to Launch]] <ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS252724+03-Sep-2009+PRN20090903 Reuters.com - Prepare To Drop! Spike TV Gears Up For "''Halo'' Month"]</ref>. ''The Babysitter'' was released on November 7, 2009 for a limited time on ''[[Halo Waypoint]]''. | ||
==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
''The Babysitter'' is focused around an [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODST]] squad aboard the {{UNSCShip|Kronstadt}}, who are sent on | ''The Babysitter'' is focused around an [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODST]] squad aboard the {{UNSCShip|Kronstadt}}, who are sent on a mission to investigate alien ruins and assassinate a [[Covenant]] [[San'Shyuum|Prophet]] on [[Heian]], a world in Covenant-controlled space. | ||
The story opens with ODSTs [[O'Brien (Heian)|O'Brien]], [[Taylor Miles|Dutch]], and [[Checkman]] discussing their upcoming mission (with a Marine named [[Berger]] trying to eavesdrop on them); O'Brien, the squad's sniper, is upset that he's being replaced as the marksman on this mission. When [[Cortez]], the squad's sergeant, sits down to join them, he brings news to the table that upsets the squad, especially O'Brien: the sniper replacing him is a SPARTAN-II, and he's the backup. | The story opens with ODSTs [[O'Brien (Heian)|O'Brien]], [[Taylor Miles|Dutch]], and [[Checkman]] discussing their upcoming mission (with a Marine named [[Berger]] trying to eavesdrop on them); O'Brien, the squad's sniper, is upset that he's being replaced as the marksman on this mission. When [[Cortez]], the squad's sergeant, sits down to join them, he brings news to the table that upsets the squad, especially O'Brien: the sniper replacing him is a SPARTAN-II, and he's the backup. | ||
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Shortly after, the squad meets SPARTAN [[Cal-141]], and Cortez briefs them on the mission: they are to drop into this planet under the cover of a meteor shower and eliminate a Prophet to gain a tactical advantage in this sector; the Prophet's death will break up the supply chain to other planets. In addition, alien ruins were found on this planet that predate both [[Human]] and Covenant architecture; they need to take photographs of the ruins. | Shortly after, the squad meets SPARTAN [[Cal-141]], and Cortez briefs them on the mission: they are to drop into this planet under the cover of a meteor shower and eliminate a Prophet to gain a tactical advantage in this sector; the Prophet's death will break up the supply chain to other planets. In addition, alien ruins were found on this planet that predate both [[Human]] and Covenant architecture; they need to take photographs of the ruins. | ||
The squad enters the asteroid ring surrounding the planet in their [[ | The squad enters the asteroid ring surrounding the planet in their [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|drop pods]], losing Checkman in the process; his pod bumps into an asteroid which knocks him off course, sending him plummeting into the planet the wrong way. The other four pods land on the planet in close proximity to each other; Cal, Dutch, and Cortez land in a forest, and O'Brien lands in a swamp, after hitting a cliff and breaking his oxygen tank in the process. Dutch and Cortez go to get gear to retrieve O'Brien, but stop when Cal simply walks into the swamp, unfazed by the thick mud, and lifts the drop pod out of the mud, throwing it to the side. Dutch tells O'Brien that Cal singlehandedly saved him from certain death, and his contempt for the SPARTAN grows. | ||
The squad plots out the mission from there; [[Unidentified Prophet (Heian)|the Prophet]] will be landing at a logistics site north of their landing zone, and they need to get there before it does to set up for the shot, but before they can do that, they need to photograph the ruins on the way. | The squad plots out the mission from there; [[Unidentified Prophet (Heian)|the Prophet]] will be landing at a logistics site north of their landing zone, and they need to get there before it does to set up for the shot, but before they can do that, they need to photograph the ruins on the way. | ||
When they arrive at the ruins site, Cal halts them, noticing a patrol of [[Unggoy]] and a [[Brute Chieftain]]. The SPARTAN orders them to take out the patrol covertly; Cal kills a grunt with a [[Close Quarters Combat Weapon System|knife]], Dutch knocks another one out, and Cortez breaks one's neck. As O'Brien prepares to sneak up on one, he alerts it to his position by stepping on a twig, and the nearby Chieftain also notices. The Chieftain moves to pulverize O'Brien with his [[ | When they arrive at the ruins site, Cal halts them, noticing a patrol of [[Unggoy]] and a [[Brute Chieftain]]. The SPARTAN orders them to take out the patrol covertly; Cal kills a grunt with a [[Close Quarters Combat Weapon System|knife]], Dutch knocks another one out, and Cortez breaks one's neck. As O'Brien prepares to sneak up on one, he alerts it to his position by stepping on a twig, and the nearby Chieftain also notices. The Chieftain moves to pulverize O'Brien with his [[Type-2 Energy Weapon/Hammer|gravity hammer]] as he takes out the Grunt with his [[M7S Caseless Submachine Gun|SMG]], only to be stopped by Cal, who grabs the hammer before impact. The Chieftain swings his hammer, knocking O'Brien and Cal back. O'Brien dangles from a cliff, and then a waterfall, losing his [[SRS99C-S2 AM sniper rifle|sniper rifle]], and watches Cal fight the Chieftain in hand-to-hand combat. The Chieftain is ultimately thrown off of the waterfall, after being blinded in one eye by an elbow to the face. Cal picks up O'Brien as he loses his grip and carries him back to the squad. His contempt for Cal grows yet further, having been saved twice and humiliated in front of his squadmates. | ||
Finally, the squad reaches their destination two minutes before the Prophet lands. Cal sets up for the shot, and the Chieftain, who followed them from the ruins, ambushes the squad, attacking O'Brien first. Cal jumps in front of him, taking the hammer blow to the head and shoulder. Dutch, Cortez, and O'Brien collectively tackle the Chieftain, and Dutch unloads his SMG into the Chieftain's face, killing it. Cortez removes Cal's helmet to assess the injuries, and to the squad's shock, they find that Cal is a woman. Cal urges O'Brien to take the shot, claiming he's the only one that can do it. He hesitates, then picks up the rifle and takes the shot, killing the Prophet, and causing a major uproar among the [[Honor Guard]] at the landing site. | Finally, the squad reaches their destination two minutes before the Prophet lands. Cal sets up for the shot, and the Chieftain, who followed them from the ruins, ambushes the squad, attacking O'Brien first. Cal jumps in front of him, taking the hammer blow to the head and shoulder. Dutch, Cortez, and O'Brien collectively tackle the Chieftain, and Dutch unloads his SMG into the Chieftain's face, killing it. Cortez removes Cal's helmet to assess the injuries, and to the squad's shock, they find that Cal is a woman. Cal urges O'Brien to take the shot, claiming he's the only one that can do it. He hesitates, then picks up the rifle and takes the shot, killing the Prophet, and causing a major uproar among the [[Honor Guard]] at the landing site. | ||
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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
{{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-5|title-1=Characters| | {{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-5|title-1=Characters| | ||
*[[Berger]] | *[[Berger]] | ||
*[[Cal-141]] | *[[Cal-141]] | ||
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*[[Cortez]] | *[[Cortez]] | ||
*[[O'Brien (Heian)|O'Brien]] | *[[O'Brien (Heian)|O'Brien]] | ||
*[[Unidentified Chieftain (The Babysitter)|Unidentified Chieftain]] | |||
*[[Unidentified Officer (The Babysitter)|Unidentified Officer]] | *[[Unidentified Officer (The Babysitter)|Unidentified Officer]] | ||
*[[Unidentified Prophet (Heian)|Unidentified Prophet]] | |||
*[[Catherine Halsey]] {{Mo}} | *[[Catherine Halsey]] {{Mo}} | ||
|title-2=Species| | |title-2=Species| | ||
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|title-5=Events| | |title-5=Events| | ||
*[[Human-Covenant | *[[Human-Covenant war]] | ||
**[[Operation: GREY VEIL]] {{1st}} | **[[Operation: GREY VEIL]] {{1st}} | ||
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*{{Class|Diligence|light destroyer}} {{1st}} | *{{Class|Diligence|light destroyer}} {{1st}} | ||
**{{UNSCShip|Kronstadt}} {{1st}} | **{{UNSCShip|Kronstadt}} {{1st}} | ||
*[[ | *[[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle]] | ||
*[[Type-52 Troop Carrier]] | |||
|title-7=Weapons| | |title-7=Weapons| | ||
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*[[MA5B Individual Combat Weapon System]] | *[[MA5B Individual Combat Weapon System]] | ||
*[[Sniper Rifle System 99C-Series 2 Anti-Matériel]] | *[[Sniper Rifle System 99C-Series 2 Anti-Matériel]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Type-2 Energy Weapon/Hammer]] | ||
|title-8=Other| | |title-8=Other| | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Cal's sniper rifle's scope indicates that the weapon holds [[seven]] rounds. | *Cal's sniper rifle's scope indicates that the weapon holds [[seven]] rounds. | ||
*The ruins are neither of modern human nor Covenant origin. They also exhibit very little [[Forerunner]] design aesthetic - in fact, they have distinct Indian, Japanese, and Greco-Roman aesthetic elements, among others. In the DVD commentary, [[Frank O'Connor]] revealed that this mystery is an important plot point that will be explored in future | *The ruins are neither of modern human nor Covenant origin. They also exhibit very little [[Forerunner]] design aesthetic - in fact, they have distinct Indian, Japanese, and Greco-Roman aesthetic elements, among others. In the DVD commentary, [[Frank O'Connor]] revealed that this mystery is an important plot point that will be explored in future Halo media. The ruins are mentioned once again in ''[[From the Office of Dr. William Arthur Iqbal]]'', in which [[William Arthur Iqbal|Dr. Iqbal]] speculates that the builders of the ruins may have borrowed from human architecture, or vice-versa. Information established in ''[[The Forerunner Saga]]'' hints that Heian was once an [[ancient human]] colony, either missed when Forerunners purged the galaxy of any remnant of human civilization after the [[Human-Forerunner wars]] or abandoned during one of humanity's technological dark ages long before humanity waged war against the Forerunners. | ||
*Before the [[San'Shyuum|Prophet]] lands, [[Sangheili|Elite]] and [[Jiralhanae|Brute]] [[Honor Guards]] are walking alongside each other. It is also interesting to note that the Elites are wearing green colored armor, regular helmets, and not the typical Honor Guard helmet. The shoulder plates also resemble the [[Hayabusa]] shoulders. | *Before the [[San'Shyuum|Prophet]] lands, [[Sangheili|Elite]] and [[Jiralhanae|Brute]] [[Honor Guards]] are walking alongside each other. It is also interesting to note that the Elites are wearing green colored armor, regular helmets, and not the typical Honor Guard helmet. The shoulder plates also resemble the [[Hayabusa]] shoulders. | ||
*When the HEVs are heading towards the planet there are five regular pods and one larger pod. The larger of the pods is the ODSTs' equipment pod.<ref>http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive32.pl?read=949928</ref> | |||
*One of the ODSTs is [[Taylor Miles|Taylor "Dutch" Miles]]. Dutch plays a significant role in other ''Halo'' media, particularly as a playable character during the game ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''. | *One of the ODSTs is [[Taylor Miles|Taylor "Dutch" Miles]]. Dutch plays a significant role in other ''Halo'' media, particularly as a playable character during the game ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''. | ||
