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*Popularly, the concept of dropping individual soldiers onto a planet from orbit in pods is attributed to [[Wikipedia:Robert A. Heinlein|Robert A. Heinlein]]'s novel ''[[Wikipedia:Starship Troopers|Starship Troopers]]''. HEVs in the Halo universe act similarly to those described in the book. ODST doctrine of 'command unit first' also resembles Mobile Infantry doctrine of 'officers first'. Additionally, the ODST tradition of playing the [[ODST]] Anthem prior to a drop is similar to Mobile Infantry traditions in Starship Troopers, with the anthem of the unit's respective troop ship played on their radios during mid drop. | *Popularly, the concept of dropping individual soldiers onto a planet from orbit in pods is attributed to [[Wikipedia:Robert A. Heinlein|Robert A. Heinlein]]'s novel ''[[Wikipedia:Starship Troopers|Starship Troopers]]''. HEVs in the Halo universe act similarly to those described in the book. ODST doctrine of 'command unit first' also resembles Mobile Infantry doctrine of 'officers first'. Additionally, the ODST tradition of playing the [[ODST]] Anthem prior to a drop is similar to Mobile Infantry traditions in Starship Troopers, with the anthem of the unit's respective troop ship played on their radios during mid drop. | ||
*In ''Halo Wars'', [[Captain Cutter]]'s special ability allows you to drop an entire squad of ODSTs in a single pod. This inconsistency shouldn't be regarded as canon, as it is undoubtedly applied to enhance gameplay, as the individual arrival of every single SOEIV would cause the feature to be much too slow for practical application. Also, the ability drops the ODST squad into battle much too quickly, with pods arriving on the surface seconds after the order is given. This, too, is acceptable as a gameplay conceit. It is possible, however, that ''Spirit of Fire'' used special pods that were used to deploy the entire squad in a single location. This of course, is merely speculation and has yet to be confirmed. | *In ''Halo Wars'', [[Captain Cutter]]'s special ability allows you to drop an entire squad of ODSTs in a single pod. This inconsistency shouldn't be regarded as canon, as it is undoubtedly applied to enhance gameplay, as the individual arrival of every single SOEIV would cause the feature to be much too slow for practical application. Also, the ability drops the ODST squad into battle much too quickly, with pods arriving on the surface seconds after the order is given. This, too, is acceptable as a gameplay conceit. It is possible, however, that ''Spirit of Fire'' used special pods that were used to deploy the entire squad in a single location. This of course, is merely speculation and has yet to be confirmed. | ||
*The shockingly high variety and rate of failures within SOEIVs can possibly be explained by simple financial problems. HEV's seem to be built to be disposable, therefore need to be built in large numbers, and therefore can't possibly be thoroughly checked for defects before being approved for service. In addition, increasing the survivability of the pod would increase the expense of creating the pod, slow the rate of production down, and result in the UNSC expending more valuable resources on equipment designed not to be recovered, negating the point of the pods. | |||
*In ''Halo: The Flood'', as Major Silva and his ODSTs leave ''Pillar of Autumn'' through SOEIVs, Private Marie Postly's SOEIV's parachute snaps off, and she plummets to her death. Although her emergency chute did deploy, she still fell with enough force to cause death. This defect in the SOEIV Pods are one of the more dangerous failures caused by mass production. | *In ''Halo: The Flood'', as Major Silva and his ODSTs leave ''Pillar of Autumn'' through SOEIVs, Private Marie Postly's SOEIV's parachute snaps off, and she plummets to her death. Although her emergency chute did deploy, she still fell with enough force to cause death. This defect in the SOEIV Pods are one of the more dangerous failures caused by mass production. | ||
*There are a few modifications to the drop pods between ''Halo 2'' and ''3'' and their prominent feature in ''Halo 3: ODST'', such as two interior screens displaying the faces of squad leaders, or the windows in the pod's hatch. | *There are a few modifications to the drop pods between ''Halo 2'' and ''3'' and their prominent feature in ''Halo 3: ODST'', such as two interior screens displaying the faces of squad leaders, or the windows in the pod's hatch. | ||
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