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The Body Separation Glitch is a model and animation error present in Halo 2. The glitch allows players to separate a playable character's upper and lower body. It may be performed when playing as either the Arbiter or the Master Chief.

Methods

Look Sensitivity Method

The most basic way to perform this glitch is to simply look down at your character's feet, and spin around. If the Look Sensitivity setting has been set high enough, the character's torso will spin faster than their lower body, effectively allowing the character's body to twist in unnatural ways.

Object Bump Method

On the level Gravemind, when you are in the Mausoleum of the Arbiter, walk up to the Arbiter's armor sarcophagus, and try to walk inside through the front, where Thel 'Vadamee got his armor out from in the Arbiter cutscene. Look down while you are doing this, and the Chief's legs will be completely separated from his torso.

Scarab Method

The glitch can be performed on Metropolis using a different method; the method also works on the Scarab seen in The Great Journey. When you encounter the Scarab, jump onto it, and then wait until it stops moving. After the Scarab stops, go onto one of its rear legs. Walk into the body of the Scarab and move back a little. Look down to see your legs moving without you.

Scorpion Method

Find a Scorpion, and drive it onto a sharp incline, such as the rails opposite the bases in Waterworks, or between an edge and the ground. You must tilt the tank so that its cannon is facing upward.

Then, jump onto the body of the Scorpion. Walk under the cannon, crouching, until you can see a cross-section of the cannon. If done right, your legs will walk out from under you and keep moving so as to walk forward, but they will be stopped by the joint between the body and the cannon of the Scorpion.

Halo 3 Cold Storage Method

On the Halo 3 multiplayer map Cold Storage, find the yellow tube with the Flood Tank Form inside of it. Use the Forge Turret Glitch to enter the tube. Look down; sometimes you will be able to see the bottom half of yourself.Template:Fact

Explanation

When Bungie modeled the characters in the game, they modeled and animated the upper and lower halves of each character separately, to make it easier to animate a character turning without moving their legs -- that is, to allow a player to turn their character's head without the character having to reorient their legs. The upper and lower halves of the bodies are synchronized, such that if a character turns enough, their legs will reorient (as they would for a person in real life). The glitch, then, is the desynchronization of each half of a playable character's body.

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+{{Rename|Body Separation Glitch|sounds better and more encyclopedic, and the "the" in the current title is incorrect.}}
-This is model error achieved by exploiting a glitch in Halo 2. It allows one to '''separate the character's upper and lower body'''.
+The '''Body Separation Glitch''' is a model and animation error present in ''[[Halo 2]]''. The [[glitch]] allows players to separate a playable character's upper and lower body. It may be performed when playing as either the [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]] or the [[Master Chief]].
-To do this, simply look down, at your feet, and spin around. If your look sensitivity is high enough, you will notice your torso spins faster than your lower body, and you can in fact turn your torso 360 degrees more than your legs. This does not affect your health and can be achieved playing as either [[Thel 'Vadamee]] or [[John-117]].
 ==Methods==
-===Object bump method===
+=== Look Sensitivity Method ===
-On the level [[Gravemind (Level)|Gravemind]], when you are in the [[Mausoleum of the Arbiter]], walk up to the [[Arbiter (Rank)|Arbiter]]'s armor sarcophagus, and try to walk inside through the front, where the Arbiter got his armor out from in the [[The Arbiter (level)| Arbiter]] cutscene. Look down while you are doing this, and [[John-117]]'s legs will be completely separated from his torso.
+The most basic way to perform this glitch is to simply look down at your character's feet, and spin around. If the Look Sensitivity setting has been set high enough, the character's torso will spin faster than their lower body, effectively allowing the character's body to twist in unnatural ways.
-===Scarab Method===
-Another method for this glitch is on Metropolis, play until you reach the part where you jump onto the scarab from the bridge. Jump onto it and then wait until it stops.
-After it stops, go onto the right or left back leg of the Scarab. Walk into the body of the Scarab and move back a little. Look down to see your legs moving without you.
+=== Object Bump Method ===
+On the level [[Gravemind (Level)|Gravemind]], when you are in the [[Mausoleum of the Arbiter]], walk up to the [[Arbiter (Rank)|Arbiter]]'s armor sarcophagus, and try to walk inside through the front, where Thel 'Vadamee got his armor out from in the [[The Arbiter (level)|Arbiter]] [[cutscene]]. Look down while you are doing this, and the Chief's legs will be completely separated from his torso.
-This is basically the same with The Great Journey except you must fly onto the Scarab in a Banshee. Fly with the Banshee onto it.
+=== Scarab Method ===
+The glitch can be performed on [[Metropolis (Level)|Metropolis]] using a different method; the method also works on the Scarab seen in [[The Great Journey (Level)|The Great Journey]]. When you encounter the Scarab, jump onto it, and then wait until it stops moving. After the Scarab stops, go onto one of its rear legs. Walk into the body of the Scarab and move back a little. Look down to see your legs moving without you.
-===Scorpion Method===
+=== Scorpion Method ===
-First, you must get the Scorpion onto a sharp incline, such as the rails opposite the bases in Waterworks, or between an edge and the ground. You must tilt it so that the cannon is facing upward.
+Find a [[Scorpion]], and drive it onto a sharp incline, such as the rails opposite the bases in [[Waterworks]], or between an edge and the ground. You must tilt the tank so that its cannon is facing upward.
-Second, get onto the body of the Scorpion. Walk under the cannon, crouching, until you see a cross-section of the cannon. If done right, your legs will walk out from under you and keep moving so as to walk forward, but they are stopped by the joint between the body and the cannon of the Scorpion.
+Then, jump onto the body of the Scorpion. Walk under the cannon, crouching, until you can [[Wikipedia:Hidden surface determination#Backface culling|see a cross-section of the cannon]]. If done right, your legs will walk out from under you and keep moving so as to walk forward, but they will be stopped by the joint between the body and the cannon of the Scorpion.
-===Halo 3 Cold Storage Method===
+=== ''Halo 3'' Cold Storage Method ===
-On the Halo 3 multiplayer map [[Cold Storage (Level)|Cold Storage]], find the yellow tube with the flood tank form inside of it. In forge mode, place a machine gun turret directly in front of the tube so the back of the turret is inside of the tube.  Get onto the turret and look up. Then turn into the monitor. This should get you inside of the tube. Now turn back into a [[Spartan II]]/[[Sangheili]]. Now look down and sometimes you will be able to see the bottom half of yourself.
+On the ''[[Halo 3]]'' [[multiplayer]] map [[Cold Storage (Level)|Cold Storage]], find the yellow tube with the [[Flood]] [[Tank Form]] inside of it. Use the [[Forge Turret Glitch]] to enter the tube. Look down; sometimes you will be able to see the bottom half of yourself.{{fact}} <!-- you sure this ain't the bottom half of the Tank Form or somethin'? A screenshot would be nice. DavidJCobb 08/09/2009 -->
-== Why it happens ==
+== Explanation ==
-When [[Bungie]] modelled the characters in the game, they modelled the two halves separately to make it easier to animate turning without moving your legs. This results in some unintentional separation because of the shape of some of the game's geometry.
+When [[Bungie]] modeled the characters in the game, they modeled and animated the upper and lower halves of each character separately, to make it easier to animate a character turning without moving their legs -- that is, to allow a player to turn their character's head without the character having to reorient their legs. The upper and lower halves of the bodies are synchronized, such that if a character turns enough, their legs will reorient (as they would for a person in real life). The glitch, then, is the desynchronization of each half of a playable character's body.
 [[Category:Glitches]]
+[[Category:Halo 2 Glitches]]