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[[File:1206208097 Damianandoctobithalo3.jpg|thumb|250px|Damian and Octobit in [[Halo 3]].]]This Spartan Life has a full cast of characters, each with their own unique qualities, which serve to move the show along. As is typical in machinima, the characters have very strong personalities and are heavily characterized in order to make up for the weakness of machinima: the inability to act. The host, Damian Lacedaemion, is a personable soldier in gray with a smiley face emblem adorning his armor. He leads the show with his carefree manner, and when his guests come under fire, he often has to fall back on his soldiering skills to save them. He tries to rise to a "higher level of discourse"<ref>Episode 3, Module 2.</ref> and is the center of the civil nature of the show. Damian has a shotgun, named Phil, which can talk, and prefers to be used exclusively by Damian and will fight anyone attempting to use him without authorization.<ref>Episode 3, Module 1.</ref> The show's DJ, DJ Octobit, is named in a reference to the eight-bit music he plays in the show. He creates the music for the show on his DJ console, which is an explosive round pedestal in ''Halo 2''. It is a floating pedestal in ''Halo 3''. He never speaks, yet he has defended Damian on several occasions. In the first episode he is referred to as Doctor Octobit, but later his name was changed to DJ Octobit. The show also features the Solid Gold Elite Dancers, who are the show equivalent of a talent segment; they usually dance to music by Glomag, the alias of Chris Burke, and a segment in the show is reserved for them. Their dances are usually excellently choreographed, as their characters move in near perfect synchronization. | [[File:1206208097 Damianandoctobithalo3.jpg|thumb|250px|Damian and Octobit in [[Halo 3]].]]This Spartan Life has a full cast of characters, each with their own unique qualities, which serve to move the show along. As is typical in machinima, the characters have very strong personalities and are heavily characterized in order to make up for the weakness of machinima: the inability to act. The host, Damian Lacedaemion, is a personable soldier in gray with a smiley face emblem adorning his armor. He leads the show with his carefree manner, and when his guests come under fire, he often has to fall back on his soldiering skills to save them. He tries to rise to a "higher level of discourse"<ref>Episode 3, Module 2.</ref> and is the center of the civil nature of the show. Damian has a shotgun, named Phil, which can talk, and prefers to be used exclusively by Damian and will fight anyone attempting to use him without authorization.<ref>Episode 3, Module 1.</ref> The show's DJ, DJ Octobit, is named in a reference to the eight-bit music he plays in the show. He creates the music for the show on his DJ console, which is an explosive round pedestal in ''Halo 2''. It is a floating pedestal in ''Halo 3''. He never speaks, yet he has defended Damian on several occasions. In the first episode he is referred to as Doctor Octobit, but later his name was changed to DJ Octobit. The show also features the Solid Gold Elite Dancers, who are the show equivalent of a talent segment; they usually dance to music by Glomag, the alias of Chris Burke, and a segment in the show is reserved for them. Their dances are usually excellently choreographed, as their characters move in near perfect synchronization. | ||
The show also has a number of less frequently appearing characters. Damian's bodyguard, Fyb3roptik, has only appeared in the later episodes, but has an interesting habit of shooting at Damian every time he appears. The running gag is a fan favorite, hence its continued appearances. Also included is Gunnery Sergeant Spillane, voiced by John Keith, who also writes the show. He has only appeared once, to run the bodyguard competition. Peaches and Sherry, the camera operators, occasionally comment on what is going on, but otherwise have a small role in the show. Clarence, Damian's [[The Guardians|Guardian]] [[Arbiter (Character)|Arbiter]], appeared in Episode 4, but it was later seen that he was killed by a | The show also has a number of less frequently appearing characters. Damian's bodyguard, Fyb3roptik, has only appeared in the later episodes, but has an interesting habit of shooting at Damian every time he appears. The running gag is a fan favorite, hence its continued appearances. Also included is Gunnery Sergeant Spillane, voiced by John Keith, who also writes the show. He has only appeared once, to run the bodyguard competition. Peaches and Sherry, the camera operators, occasionally comment on what is going on, but otherwise have a small role in the show. Clarence, Damian's [[The Guardians|Guardian]] [[Arbiter (Character)|Arbiter]], appeared in Episode 4, but it was later seen that he was killed by a [[Plasma Grenade]]. The gamers of [[Xbox Live]] are also an important part of the show, as they appear in every episode and provide the chaotic backdrop for the show. | ||
==Typical Sections of an TSL Episode== | ==Typical Sections of an TSL Episode== | ||
