Shell-shocked Army trooper

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The Shell-shocked Army Trooper is an easter egg that can be found on the campaign level New Alexandria.

Description

The Shell-shocked Army Trooper looks like a standard NPC trooper. However, when approached, he will be cowering and pointing his pistol at his head or at the walls, yelling:

The trooper then begins to alternately shiver, scream, then tries to console himself by saying, "sh, sh, okay". He probably died, either by the Covenant's hands, suicide or the glassing of the planet.

Trivia

The trooper is killed by a Drone.

• The Shell-shocked Army Trooper is a reference to the other traumatized troops from previous Halo games. Of them, he is the only one who is an Army trooper rather than a Marine. He is the second one who is traumatized by the Covenant as opposed to the Flood, the first being the Wounded Marine in Halo 3: ODST.
• If he is killed, he may briefly continue saying his lines.
• The Easter egg has two animations: one with the trooper standing, looking around wildly, and pointing his gun at the walls, and another where he is kneeling, holding the gun to his head.
• The phrase, "...if one of those little ones bites you, you turn into one!" is likely a reference to the Flood, and to the fact that two of the other crazed Marines lost their minds in response to the Flood. The phrase may also be a reference to Red vs Blue, in which Caboose once thought that, because he was bitten and had his blood drained, he was going to turn into an alien.

List of appearances

• Halo: Reach (First appearance)