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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Buck is voiced by [[Nathan Fillion]], who also starred in ''[[Halo 3]]'' as [[Reynolds|Gunnery Sergeant Reynolds]]. He is described by Nathan Fillion as ''"...a bit hardened and a bit cranky."'' Fillion's likeness was also used to model Buck. Also, some of Reynolds' quotes are shared by Buck in the game.
*Buck is voiced by, and his is appearance modeled on [[Nathan Fillion]], who also starred in ''[[Halo 3]]'' as [[Reynolds|Gunnery Sergeant Reynolds]]. Fillion has described Buck as ''"...a bit hardened and a bit cranky."''
*Some of Buck's lines, such as "Bam, said the lady" and "GORRAM!", come from the television shows ''Castle'' and ''Firefly'' respectively, which Nathan Fillion also starred in.
**Some of Buck's lines, such as ''"Gorram!"'' and ''"Bam, said the lady!"'' come from the television shows ''[[Wikipedia: Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Castle (TV series)|Castle]]'' respectively, in both of which Fillion plays the starring role. On ''Firefly'', Fillion acted with both [[Adam Baldwin]] and [[Alan Tudyk]], who respectively provided the voices of Dutch and Mickey in ''Halo 3: ODST''.
*In ''Halo 3: ODST'', Buck is unlocked for play in [[Firefight]] by getting the [[Tayari Plaza (Achievement)|Tayari Plaza]] [[achievement]]. In ''Halo: Reach'', Buck's voice can be purchased for 15,000 [[credit]]s for use in Firefight mode. The description says, ''"Truly, If he were any better, he'd be a Spartan"''.
*In ''Halo 3: ODST'', Buck is unlocked for play in [[Firefight]] by getting the [[Tayari Plaza (Achievement)|Tayari Plaza]] [[achievement]]. In ''Halo: Reach'', Buck's voice can be purchased for 15,000 [[credit]]s for use in Firefight mode.
*In [[Buck and Monkeyman|an Easter Egg]] in the Epilogue cutscene after the credits, if the player looks to the left near the end of Johnson's talk with Vergil, the camera will pan over to Buck standing next to a [[Cavemen|caveman]], he attempts to groom and eat off it.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5aunIad9Oc '''YouTube''': ''Halo 3: ODST - Epilogue Cutscene Easter Egg (HD)'']</ref>
*In [[Buck and Monkeyman|an Easter egg]] in the epilogue cutscene after the credits, if the player looks to the left near the end of Johnson's talk with the rogue Huragok, the camera will pan over to Buck standing next to a [[Cavemen|caveman]], he attempts to groom and eat off it.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5aunIad9Oc '''YouTube''': ''Halo 3: ODST - Epilogue Cutscene Easter Egg (HD)'']</ref>
*Rarely, if the player jumps with Buck somewhere in a vehicle, he will sing the first few bars of "Dixie" in reference to ''[[wikipedia:The Dukes of Hazzard|The Dukes of Hazzard]]''.
*Rarely, if the player jumps with Buck somewhere in a vehicle, he will sing the first few bars of "Dixie" in reference to ''[[wikipedia:The Dukes of Hazzard|The Dukes of Hazzard]]''.
*Buck's armor takes substantial combat damage by the end of the ''Halo 3: ODST'' campaign. This can be seen in the form of various plasma burns on its outer shell, pieces of glass embedded in the torso, parts of drone wing on his chest plate, several badly scratched components, and noticeable splashes of Yanme'e blood on several areas.
*In the level ''New Alexandria'' in ''Halo: Reach'', the player can follow Buck into the building after he lands, but he will disappear after a few moments.
*In the level ''New Alexandria'' in ''Halo: Reach'', the player can follow Buck into the building after he lands, but he will disappear after a few moments.