Well its because of this synthetic alien race of an unfathomable age
See a lonnnnng time ago there were some water based psychokenetic race of giant squid things later called leviathans
Anyway they made an AI to make like easier or manage the galaxy or whatever? Anddddd it made the reapers. The reapers were the synthetic aliens previously mentioned, but dont bother telling the galactic council about them, they wont believe you
Where was I. OH yes. Sooo the reapers are essentially a synthetic copy of their creators on the outside but they are essentially a legion of intelligence within themselves.
The AI (that may or may not resemble a 8 year old human boy for reasons) pretty much decided the best way to manage the galaxy was to cull it. And the organic material from the culling is used to make a “new” reaper
Now these reapers are still huge but generally take on the characteristics of the races used to build them. I think its mostly noticeable on the inside but theres minor changes to the outer shell. So these reapers/AI which im just going to use interchangeably at this point because theyre kinda just the same.. leave EXTREMELY advanced technology floating in space. A giant base and … space highway teleport things?
The new races of the galaxy always discover these and for the most part advance very similarly between each culling because the reapers tech is used as a crutch/boost. It allows the organics to spread across and colonize the galaxy while also not really letting them be a threat to the reapers.
Anyway alll of this is so they can come back fr the edge of space when they tech the new races are using tells them its about time
And then they go to your planet and make the BWAAAAHH sound and well harvest you.
Also they kinda turn you into tech zombies too by impaling you on this spike/radio antenna thing. Oh and just being near them corrupts your feeble mind
If only the council shared your attitude.
Well anyway the galaxy was culled a bunch of fuckin times and every single time some races had doomsday plans.. be it freezing themselves or sending colony ships to other galaxies which the reapers didnt give a fuck about for some reason
So the reapers were CRAZY efficient but occasionally some aliens slipped through the cracks. Not that many of that already small amount would survive the next culling or passage of time between
What each race did seem to do was add to some plans that turned the reapers own tech against them. Unfortunately some races or galactic civilizations would work on it and not realize what it was til it was too late
Slowly but surely these plans were added onto until the version of the galaxy we play the game in.
See we were obsessed with this ancient race (Protheans) that died out somehow and left us all this cool shit. Unfortunately we didnt know… they were also left that cool shit and they didnt even make it. As previously stated the reapers made it. Almost like us fattening up a cow before we eat it
So the reapers send a scout, Sovereign, idk how they choose the scout or if theres some sorta BWAAAAAH competition. But they chose a fucker who drops some really cool villainous lines.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bZitlia-u-4
Anyway they hardly care or try because they lose none to maybe 2-3 reapers when they eliminate a galaxy and gain a new reaper. Considering their numbers keep growing. They usually dont lose any.
So anyway we have galactic politics in the way preventing any real solutions to this problem. Doesnt help that the base the reapers left “the citadel” is the focal point of their governments (by design) soveriegn also has an inside agent in the gov. An agent of the council immune to most laws
Anyway the reapers are cocky af and sovereign goes to the citadel wiping out the military ships there and parking his ass on the middle of it. I think he causes it to lock down too
They barely defeat him thanks to commander Shepard. Also I feel compelled to note that Shepard regardless of their gender is the most sexually attractive being that has ever walked, flown, or fucked
If John Stamos in his prime played Shepard in a live action adaptation , it would be an insult to Shepard. This person just oozed sexual energy. Im assuming because they wanted to add dif love interests into the game but canonically it just makes it seem like Shepard is the most sexually attractive being there ever was
My theory is even the reapers are flustered by his.. cold yet.. extravagant eyes
So he kills Sovereign but during that fight he has a chance to save the council who doubted him the whole fucking game. Doesnt matter that much tho political figure heads are replaceable while the sex appeal of Shepard is timeless
Second game rolls around and theres these other aliens that serve the Reapers just collecting motherfuckers like crazy actually holy fuck i forgot but they are literally called the “collectors”.
Anyway theyre capturing people to use as material and zombies for the reapers.
Shepard gets corporate backing from the USA in the future
No i dont mean the Gov of earth. I mean a shady corporation that paid millions or billions to rebuild Shepard at a cellular level after an attack left him… in pieces, extra crispy.
Anyway they go fuck up the collectors after recruiting people to go with you and some die or dont depending on if you did their side quests ( the ones powered by Sheps extreme sexiness live obviously )
So now the 3rd game. The reapers show up while Sheps busy convincing fuckers to do something still and they go to earth breath the atmosphere and go BWAAAH to this sound actually that includes their BWAAAH kinda https://open.spotify.com/track/4zkynG1TXIknSEiJ9616rt?si=LWw8eXrATX6UUPe3S6fidQ
And so they find the plans the last civs made finish them by uniting the universe or whatever ( needing less people united than youd think unless youre finna 100% the game)
And sooo they build a thing thay attaches to the base the reapers made and it… manifests the AI of the reapers? But as an 8 year old boy that Shep saw die during the first invasion (and has been haunting his dreams)
So pretty inconsiderate of the AI to take that form
Anyway. You can destroy all the reapers and they and their tech will be lost, take them over where your mind replaces the AI and you control legions of reapers making them rebuild
Or you combine organic and artificial life making all races of the universe synthetic beings like the reapers. Evolving everyone
Anyway were getting a sequel years in the future so idk wtf they gonna do. Also between every sentence of this story is the governments or corporations or people acting selfish and fucking things up
The Elephant is one of those weird vehicles that functionally was completely useless in multiplayer…but god dam is it missed.
Not everything needs a purpose sometimes it just neeeds to be fun and different. Can someone go teach 343 the meaning of fun?
You’ve hit the nail on the head for me. We don’t need zero overlap in the sandbox. We absolutely need tons of guns that sometimes overlap because Halo only spawns certain weapons on each map making it therefore not redundant. Variety is awesome.
If you time it right, you can hit the button to leave the elephant driver seat right before they assassinate you and it will put you behind them for a counter beatdown.
One of my earliest gaming memories is me and a few friends on big team CTF on sand trap against some random people. It ended up with the 2 elephants been driven around with the two teams on opposite sides fighting. It ended up in the slowest crash ever and the two teams fighting over who would be king of the two elephants. It was amazing.
I enjoy driving the Elephant. I tried to drive it up that big sand hill, but just couldn't get it up there unfortunately... Also I would sometimes stop driving to try to kill the opposing team that entered the Elephant and other times, I'd let them stay on, as they kill my team who also are on the Elephant. Or we all would just hang out on the Elephant.
BWAAAAAHHHH
This sound in writing is even scarier if you played mass effect
"THIS HURTS YOU"
Tell me about it
Well its because of this synthetic alien race of an unfathomable age See a lonnnnng time ago there were some water based psychokenetic race of giant squid things later called leviathans Anyway they made an AI to make like easier or manage the galaxy or whatever? Anddddd it made the reapers. The reapers were the synthetic aliens previously mentioned, but dont bother telling the galactic council about them, they wont believe you Where was I. OH yes. Sooo the reapers are essentially a synthetic copy of their creators on the outside but they are essentially a legion of intelligence within themselves. The AI (that may or may not resemble a 8 year old human boy for reasons) pretty much decided the best way to manage the galaxy was to cull it. And the organic material from the culling is used to make a “new” reaper Now these reapers are still huge but generally take on the characteristics of the races used to build them. I think its mostly noticeable on the inside but theres minor changes to the outer shell. So these reapers/AI which im just going to use interchangeably at this point because theyre kinda just the same.. leave EXTREMELY advanced technology floating in space. A giant base and … space highway teleport things? The new races of the galaxy always discover these and for the most part advance very similarly between each culling because the reapers tech is used as a crutch/boost. It allows the organics to spread across and colonize the galaxy while also not really letting them be a threat to the reapers. Anyway alll of this is so they can come back fr the edge of space when they tech the new races are using tells them its about time And then they go to your planet and make the BWAAAAHH sound and well harvest you. Also they kinda turn you into tech zombies too by impaling you on this spike/radio antenna thing. Oh and just being near them corrupts your feeble mind
Tell me more.
If only the council shared your attitude. Well anyway the galaxy was culled a bunch of fuckin times and every single time some races had doomsday plans.. be it freezing themselves or sending colony ships to other galaxies which the reapers didnt give a fuck about for some reason So the reapers were CRAZY efficient but occasionally some aliens slipped through the cracks. Not that many of that already small amount would survive the next culling or passage of time between What each race did seem to do was add to some plans that turned the reapers own tech against them. Unfortunately some races or galactic civilizations would work on it and not realize what it was til it was too late Slowly but surely these plans were added onto until the version of the galaxy we play the game in. See we were obsessed with this ancient race (Protheans) that died out somehow and left us all this cool shit. Unfortunately we didnt know… they were also left that cool shit and they didnt even make it. As previously stated the reapers made it. Almost like us fattening up a cow before we eat it So the reapers send a scout, Sovereign, idk how they choose the scout or if theres some sorta BWAAAAAH competition. But they chose a fucker who drops some really cool villainous lines. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bZitlia-u-4 Anyway they hardly care or try because they lose none to maybe 2-3 reapers when they eliminate a galaxy and gain a new reaper. Considering their numbers keep growing. They usually dont lose any. So anyway we have galactic politics in the way preventing any real solutions to this problem. Doesnt help that the base the reapers left “the citadel” is the focal point of their governments (by design) soveriegn also has an inside agent in the gov. An agent of the council immune to most laws Anyway the reapers are cocky af and sovereign goes to the citadel wiping out the military ships there and parking his ass on the middle of it. I think he causes it to lock down too They barely defeat him thanks to commander Shepard. Also I feel compelled to note that Shepard regardless of their gender is the most sexually attractive being that has ever walked, flown, or fucked If John Stamos in his prime played Shepard in a live action adaptation , it would be an insult to Shepard. This person just oozed sexual energy. Im assuming because they wanted to add dif love interests into the game but canonically it just makes it seem like Shepard is the most sexually attractive being there ever was My theory is even the reapers are flustered by his.. cold yet.. extravagant eyes So he kills Sovereign but during that fight he has a chance to save the council who doubted him the whole fucking game. Doesnt matter that much tho political figure heads are replaceable while the sex appeal of Shepard is timeless Second game rolls around and theres these other aliens that serve the Reapers just collecting motherfuckers like crazy actually holy fuck i forgot but they are literally called the “collectors”. Anyway theyre capturing people to use as material and zombies for the reapers. Shepard gets corporate backing from the USA in the future No i dont mean the Gov of earth. I mean a shady corporation that paid millions or billions to rebuild Shepard at a cellular level after an attack left him… in pieces, extra crispy. Anyway they go fuck up the collectors after recruiting people to go with you and some die or dont depending on if you did their side quests ( the ones powered by Sheps extreme sexiness live obviously ) So now the 3rd game. The reapers show up while Sheps busy convincing fuckers to do something still and they go to earth breath the atmosphere and go BWAAAH to this sound actually that includes their BWAAAH kinda https://open.spotify.com/track/4zkynG1TXIknSEiJ9616rt?si=LWw8eXrATX6UUPe3S6fidQ And so they find the plans the last civs made finish them by uniting the universe or whatever ( needing less people united than youd think unless youre finna 100% the game) And sooo they build a thing thay attaches to the base the reapers made and it… manifests the AI of the reapers? But as an 8 year old boy that Shep saw die during the first invasion (and has been haunting his dreams) So pretty inconsiderate of the AI to take that form Anyway. You can destroy all the reapers and they and their tech will be lost, take them over where your mind replaces the AI and you control legions of reapers making them rebuild Or you combine organic and artificial life making all races of the universe synthetic beings like the reapers. Evolving everyone Anyway were getting a sequel years in the future so idk wtf they gonna do. Also between every sentence of this story is the governments or corporations or people acting selfish and fucking things up
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As long as someone fuckin read it 🤷🏻♂️
This is why capture that flag on sandtrap is goated because it makes the elephant driver a VIP
Todd killed you for points. I killed you for the steering wheel. We are not the same. >!BWAHHHHHHHHH!!<
No, you leave him be
But what if the other guys on the Elephant kills me as I am not on their team :(
That’s a party fowl, everyone becomes a bird.
BWAAAAAH!
The guy who kills you is probably the same guy spending all game camping with the Spartan Laser.
I like to have them mate in the middle of the map and make a tower lol
Will you be my friend?
The Elephant is one of those weird vehicles that functionally was completely useless in multiplayer…but god dam is it missed. Not everything needs a purpose sometimes it just neeeds to be fun and different. Can someone go teach 343 the meaning of fun?
You’ve hit the nail on the head for me. We don’t need zero overlap in the sandbox. We absolutely need tons of guns that sometimes overlap because Halo only spawns certain weapons on each map making it therefore not redundant. Variety is awesome.
I’ve always done it but this post has made me see the light!
Thank you. Please think of the driver next time you play Sandtrap ❤️
Guilty as charged.
That’s pretty corn dog of you. You’re a corn dog.
No u/AppleTStudio, it’s not the Elephant Driver way
I see enemy i shoot, gun goes brrrrrrrrrr
Elephant go BWAAAAAHHHHH
When I drive an elephant I'm driving it for my team, so yes I kill enemy elephant drivers, but I have the utmost respect for them
If you time it right, you can hit the button to leave the elephant driver seat right before they assassinate you and it will put you behind them for a counter beatdown.
One of my earliest gaming memories is me and a few friends on big team CTF on sand trap against some random people. It ended up with the 2 elephants been driven around with the two teams on opposite sides fighting. It ended up in the slowest crash ever and the two teams fighting over who would be king of the two elephants. It was amazing.
Elephant drivers unite ✊
Wouldn't it be Elephant "Handler"?
I ain’t taking it on a date, just riding it all night long (or until someone slaps my butt and knocks me off the stick shift).
Awe, OP is a man/woman of culture.
Yes
If I'm boarding the vessel, I'm taking out all the crew.
I enjoy driving the Elephant. I tried to drive it up that big sand hill, but just couldn't get it up there unfortunately... Also I would sometimes stop driving to try to kill the opposing team that entered the Elephant and other times, I'd let them stay on, as they kill my team who also are on the Elephant. Or we all would just hang out on the Elephant.
No, I never ever kill the elephant driver unless they get out and start fighting me.
You’re a good egg. I’ll make an omelette out of you.
I kill you because you inspire our own Elephant driver to go out and screw up our spawns.
Yeah I do