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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*[[SPARTAN-II]]s can hijack vehicles in [[Halo Wars]]. | *[[SPARTAN-II]]s can hijack vehicles in [[Halo Wars]]. | ||
**They can do this to an enemy vehicle to commandeer it, or make one of your units more powerful. | |||
*In Halo 3 when an [[Elite]] boards a [[Prowler]] turret from the left side, the Elite will do a backflip, kick the gunner out, and hop in. | *In Halo 3 when an [[Elite]] boards a [[Prowler]] turret from the left side, the Elite will do a backflip, kick the gunner out, and hop in. | ||
*In Halo 2, if you board any vehicle that is being shot at by any AI-controlled allies, they will keep shooting and you will take damage until you kill or eject the driver. This is extremely annoying if one of your teammates has a Rocket Launcher or a Sniper Rifle. | *In Halo 2, if you board any vehicle that is being shot at by any AI-controlled allies, they will keep shooting and you will take damage until you kill or eject the driver. This is extremely annoying if one of your teammates has a Rocket Launcher or a Sniper Rifle. | ||
*In Halo 3, if you are playing a FFA matchmaking playlist, and can re-board a vehicle you have been kicked out of within ten seconds, you will earn the "[[Maybe Next Time Buddy]]" [[achievement]]. | *In Halo 3, if you are playing a FFA matchmaking playlist, and can re-board a vehicle you have been kicked out of within ten seconds, you will earn the "[[Maybe Next Time Buddy]]" [[achievement]]. | ||
*In Multiplayer, a successful boarding of a ground vehicle will award the player the [[Carjacking Medal]]. If the player boards an aircraft the [[Skyjacker Medal]] is awarded instead. | *In Multiplayer, a successful boarding of a ground vehicle will award the player the [[Carjacking Medal]]. If the player boards an aircraft, the [[Skyjacker Medal]] is awarded instead. | ||
* In some machinimas, boarding positions are another place for a person to ride as passengers | * In some machinimas, boarding positions are another place for a person to ride as passengers. For example, the machinima Marlin the Elite has used this often. | ||
*As mentioned above, in a free for all match, boarding positions are an effecive way of transporting extra people, but keep in mind, in Halo 2, on smaller vehicles such as | *As mentioned above, in a free for all match, boarding positions are an effecive way of transporting extra people, but keep in mind, in Halo 2, on smaller vehicles such as Ghosts, Banshees, and Warthogs, hijacking rips the player out of the seat instead of manually meleeing. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||