IWHBYD skull (Halo 3)

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""I would have been your daddy, but a dog beat me over the fence.""

The Seven Rings you must jump through for the Skull.

John-117 with IWHBYD Skull.

In Halo 3, the IWHBYD (I Would Have Been Your Daddy) Skull is located on the level The Covenant. To get this skull, you must start at the beginning of the mission, and be playing on the difficulty level of either Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.

The name of the skull is based on a statement, uttered by Sergeant Johnson in the first Halo: "I would have been your daddy, but a dog beat me over the fence!" It is also the name of the first chapter of the campaign level Assault on the Control Room in Halo: Combat Evolved.

Walkthrough

In order to get the IWHBYD skull, you must complete the entire mission The Covenant until you reach the final battle scene, where the Prophet of Truth is planning on lighting all seven rings. Once you reach the bridge, battle your way across with the Arbiter and Flood, neutralize all Covenant, watch/skip the cinematic, and kill all the Flood (this is optional, but makes the procedure much easier). Once the bridge is devoid of enemies, you will have to literally jump through the 7 rings in a complex order. Once you have completed this, the IWHBYD skull will appear at the beginning of the light bridge leading to Truth's podium.Don't jump through them before you kill Truth.

Each number corresponds to the ring you must jump through. The ring at the elevator is 1. The ring next to Truth is 7. The ring with red on it is 4. (Be aware that the order in which the rings are numbered for this sequence does not represent their actual installation number. In fact, the ring closest to the elevator is Installation 07)

Sequence order: 4, 6, 5, 4, 5, 3, 4. The sequence is 7 rings long. This is another 7 reference.^[1]

Once you have completed the sequence, the skull will appear at the beginning of the light bridge leading to Truth's podium. If you are not sure you got it then look at the rings when you complete the sequence, they will be blinking. The Halo theme will play as you get the skull. You must then finish the level, or the skull will not be saved to your profile and you will have to get it again.

Each of the holographic rings sound a different tone of the E Dorian scale when you stand near it. The sequence, if you pay attention, plays part of the Halo theme song. Also, the rings in the citadel are holographic projections of the 7 Halo installations, the fourth being the newly reconstructed (and unfinished) Installation 04, the yet-to-build areas indicated by the red-glowing sections.

Effect

The IWHBYD Skull unlocks the extra dialogs in the game, which usually comes from the UNSC Marines and Elites, but some ridiculous dialogs does come from enemy forces with this skull on. For example if in a group of two Brutes one is killed, the remaining Brute has a chance to say "You killed my lover!" Here is a list of quotes from their respective races. However, there are much more quotes than what are being listed.

"That one called you fat, Chief!"
"Ain't I immune to this?" - If infected by Flood Infection Form through way of a glitch
"I did it for Hocus!" - If infected by Flood Infection Form through way of a glitch
"Here comes a Wraith for breakfast!" - On the level The Ark, where you are coming back from the LZ in a Scorpion.
"Are they actually TRYING to kill us!?" - After being hit several times on Normal Difficulty
"I would have been your daddy, but a dog beat me over the fence" - reference to the name of the skull.
"Took your time, didn't you?"-if you wait to enter the hallway to the control room on the level Halo.
"Chief! Put down that jelly doughnut!" -said randomly, usually heard on Crow's Nest. Probably a reference to the movie Full Metal Jacket

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Elites

"Yes, I have one blue eye and one green eye, can we get on with it?"- When you stare at him long enough.(Most likely a reference to Yuna in Final Fantasy X
"Didn't I give you this for Christmas? Is there something you require?" (said when you swap weapons with an elite)
"One word for you: *gibberish*" -said when stared at: possibly a reference to SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Spongebob, Sandy and the Worm"
"Master Chief, can we be friends?" -said when stared at
"Oh snap!" -said when if an ally is killed
"Damn. I like you too, but... damn!" -said when stared at
"I... I... I think you're sexy too... er..." -said when stared at
"That's what she said!"
"That's not fair! Oh, well, I'll cover the rear. Hahahahahahaha!"
"Ha Ha Ha! How does it feel to be dead?! Wait, don't answer that." -after killing an enemy
"Have no fear, I will cover the rear, ha ha ha, err.."
"Die, stinky!" -said when killing an Unggoy
"What? Do you want me to say 'Wort wort wort'?" -when stared at, a reference to the Sangheili battle cry of Halo: CE
"Wort, wort, wort!" - Reference to the signature battle cry of Elites in Halo 1.
"I'm trying new contacts!" -said when stared at
"Really, I'm not going to kiss you in front of everyone" -said when stared at
"No, I don't know how to kiss you either." -when stared at
"If you gaze at me much longer, we may as well exchange fluids!" -when stared at
"Your ass is mine!" - said when killing a Brute or Grunt
"Is this because of Reach?"-When you shoot an ally Elite enough.
"Yes, they are the window to my soul... now stop!" -when stared at
"You had me at 'Hello'."
"Why don't you just take a... uh, what do you call it, picture? Yes thats it." -if you stare at it.
"Thank you, Reclaimer." - said when you give an Elite a good weapon.
"Give them chicken give them liver....-If stared at, this is a reference to Meow Mix.
"I shall remember this day always." -said when all nearby enemies are killed
"Is there something in my teeth?" -said when stared at
"Don't shoot me fool!" - when player is shooting at an Elite
"I like you too, but let's talk about this later, ha ha, ha...." - When stared at.
"I will name my next child after you!"-When given good weapon, such as an energy sword))
"WHAT!" When given a poor weapon.
"You Disgusting foot lice!!"- when they attempt to kill you for killing your team mates.
"I-I like you, too. Let's talk about this afterward, shall we?" -said when stared at

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The Arbiter

"Remember we are allies, you dumb piece of crap."- When Arbiter is shot by the player.
"Bigger isn't ALWAYS better." - After proceeding to kill a Hunter with him nearby.
"What do you gain!?"- After sticking the Arbiter.
"Welcome to the Social." - When walking up to him. (A reference to the "Zune Social".)
"You shot me, fool." - When Arbiter is shot by the player.
"Do not provoke my wrath!" - After shot by the player.
"Well that sucks, but come." - After Johnson dies
"This attention is provocative" - Staring at him.
"Yikes!" - If an Auto Turret is thrown out in front of him.
"save your anger for our Brute foes|Sometimes heard without skull.

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343 Guilty Spark

"Girl trouble, I know how that is." - If the player hits him.
"Are you looking at my ass?" - If you stare his back for a long period.
"You suck, Reclaimer." - If the player destroys a Sentinel, or if he is shot at by the player.
"Maybe you should try playing on Easy." - If the player kills an ally.
"It's time for the Blue Light Special!" - Randomly. Taken from K Mart's Blue Light special.
"That hurt my feelings! ...Oh my God, I have feelings?! I'm a real boy!" - When shot at by the Chief. A reference to Pinocchio.
"Are you always a pain in the ass?" - When shot at by the Chief.
"Oh, I see. You're a moron." - when shot at by the Chief.
"I've been bitch slapped!" - when shot at by enemies.
"You are pissing me off!! Oh my! I didn't know I had cursing in my vocal structure." - When shot at by the Chief.
"Hmm... I figured that would happen."- When the player is killed.
"Oh, you're clumsy."- when shot by the player.
"Oh, you're a puss."- when being shot by the player.
"Oh, you're a clutz."- when shot by the player.
"MY shields don't deplete." If you shoot 343 Guilty Spark.
Occasionally he will hum the Halo theme.
"Take a picture, it lasts longer." -stare at him.
"They're just trying to make peace!" - After killing a Sentinel.
"The Arbitrary, or whatever, died." - When The Arbiter is killed.
"I wish I had lips, so then I could whistle." - Rarely said at random points on the level The Ark during the non-vehicular portion of the level.
"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" - said randomly on The Ark. A reference to Mary Poppins.
"Did you really have to do that?" - When player destroys a Sentinel
"Bullets don't grow on trees, you know!" - When shot by the player. (can be heard without skull)
"Bullets don't grow on perennial wooded plants." - When shot by the player.
"I should have expected that." - When you betray an ally.
"Reclaimer, finish this particular fight" -said on The Ark. A reference to the Halo 3 slogan, "Finish the Fight"
"Are you TRYING to be an ass?" -After shooting him or a sentinel
"Reclaimer, please concentrate your fire away from me......and them!" -After shooting him and then a sentinel
Occasionally starts humming the theme from the game Portal.
"Are you going to Scarborough fair?" - Randomly said on Co-Op. A possible reference to a Simon and Garfunkel song of the same name.
"I told you to upgrade your combat skin." - When the player is killed. A reference to the Halo: The Flood book, when the Chief and Guilty Spark are in the Library. (Has been heard on Legendary without the skull)
"That hurt!...My feelings." - When shot (possibly a reference to the malevolent ai in the video game, Portal).

Flood

In the background noise, murmurs can be heard from Combat Forms that sound like "Braaiinnsss..." This is a reference to the fact that Flood are often considered "zombies". However, this can be heard almost continually without the skull.
Their noises sometimes sound like: "I see you" if you are hiding in a corner.
Sometimes, when your shields are gone or you die, you can hear Gravemind saying "No skill" or "You suck." Occasionally, he will talk to Combat Forms, then say something to himself.
"Are you ready?" - Gravemind before a Flood Combat Form jumps towards you.
"I am pretty" - Gravemind near the end of the level Floodgate.
"Show yourself!" - When Cloaking is used in Cortana.
"Inner Beauty is all I need" - If unaware of players presence.
"I like coffee."- said randomly on legendary and also extremely rare.
"Zzzz..."- Legendary, when unaware of player.
"You must die!"- also said randomly on legendary like the above "I like coffee". Also extremely rare.
"There you are!-If the player is moving out of cover.

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Trivia

The skull was intended to be the hardest skull to find. However, it was discovered very quickly after hackers looked in the games scripts.
Many players are confused by the order in which the rings are numbered for this sequence. The IWHBYD ring numbering does not represent their actual installation number. In fact, the ring closest to the elevator is Installation 07.Template:Fact
IWHBYD is the name of the first part of Assault on the Control Room (Level).
If the last level of Halo: Combat Evolved is played on the Legendary difficulty Seargant Johnson can be heard saying "I would have been your Daddy, but a dog beat me over the fence."
Not only is the skull's name a reference to this line but the skull's descrption reads "But a dog beat me over the Fence" is also a reference to this line.

Sources

^ Halo 3 level The Covenant.

[1] Halo 3 level The Covenant.

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IWHBYD skull (Halo 3)

Contents

Walkthrough

Effect

Brutes

Grunts

Marines

Sergeant Johnson