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Games with stories that involve aliens invading another planet.
Firefight is Halo's version of horde mode. It has no end and can be customized in the latest game, Halo: Reach.
A fleet is a group of ships, typically military warships, that sail together for mutual protection and to consolidate their power.
The Fleet of Retribution is a Covenant Separatist naval battle group commanded by Ship Master Rtas 'Vadum
The Flood Combat Form, this form kills living creatures so the infection forms can obtain a new host.
The Basis of the Flood. It creates more combat and carrier forms as well as just food.
Uses Havok Physics in the games Halo 2, Halo 3, and Halo 3: ODST.
The Human-Covenant War was a series of battles that was fought between the UNSC and the Covenant Empire.
Armed forces. The arm of government that deals with fighting wars and protecting a nation from external or internal threats
Characters controlled by the game for players to interact with, as opposed to player characters which are controlled by whomever is playing the game.
A narrative that takes an unexpected turn. Commonly, plot twists come in the form of revealing that the player character is not actually who they thought.
Swearing, cursing, call it what you want. It is an expression of anger or frustration, in most cases.
Whether it be cigarettes, cigars or pipes, tobacco or otherwise, everyone knows that smoking is bad for you - and that it makes you look undeniably cool.
Genetically and cybernetically-enhanced supersoldiers, the SPARTANs are Humanity's first and last line of defence against the Covenant. The Master Chief is a SPARTAN-II. They are named after the ferocious Greek warriors of antiquity.
Elite and specially trained/equipped military troops and law enforcement tasked with carrying out specific and dangerous/sensitive objectives beyond the remit of regular military personnel. Many games feature special forces operators or units as protagonists or enemies.
A parasitic life form in the Halo universe, which serves as a secondary antagonist throughout the series. It has no known origin, though it is rumored to be extragalactic.
The United Nations Space Command is the military force that represents the united Human race in the Halo franchise. They are all that stand between the Covenant and their goal of exterminating Humanity.
War is a series of organized conflicts carried on by force of arms between two or more nations or groups. Whether it never changes or has already changed is up for debate.
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