|
During the game, the player can unlock audio files to an additional narrative called "Sadie's Story", which tells the story of a civilian girl caught in the initial stages of the Covenant invasion and her quest to find her father. The tale can also provide useful information for the player during the game, such as helping to locate hidden caches of weapons.<ref name="venturebeat-sadie"/> |
|
During the game, the player can unlock audio files to an additional narrative called "Sadie's Story", which tells the story of a civilian girl caught in the initial stages of the Covenant invasion and her quest to find her father. The tale can also provide useful information for the player during the game, such as helping to locate hidden caches of weapons.<ref name="venturebeat-sadie"/> |
|
The game's protagonist is the unnamed Rookie, a new member of the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers. Troopers, known as ODSTs or ''Helljumpers'',<ref>{{Cite news|author=O'Brien, James|date=September 25, 2009|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/reviews/article-1215908/Halo-3-ODST-gets-ring-confidence.html|title=Halo 3: ODST gets a ring of confidence|work=[[Daily Mail]]|accessdate=May 17, 2010}}</ref> often deploy in small, one-man Human Entry Vehicles (HEVs), launched from spaceships in the upper atmosphere.<ref name="bwu-11/21/08">{{cite web|author=Osborne, Eric |date=November 21, 2008|url=http://halo.bungie.net/news/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=16271|title=Bungie Weekly Update: 21 November 2008|publisher=[[Bungie]]|accessdate=November 22, 2008}}</ref> The Rookie is assisted in finding his teammates by Mombasa's city maintenance [[artificial intelligence|AI]], called the Superintendent or Virgil.<ref name="g4tv-voice talent">{{cite web|author=Leahy, Brian|date=November 17, 2008|url=http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/691021/Halo_3_Recon_Story_And_Voice_Talent_Details.html|title='Halo 3: Recon' Story And Voice Talent Details|publisher=[[G4tv]]|accessdate=December 4, 2008}}</ref><ref name="tvg-halo 3 recon">{{cite web|author=Leyton, Chris|date=November 17, 2008|url=http://www.totalvideogames.com/Halo-3-Recon/news/Halo-3-Recon-Detective-Details-13441.html|title=Halo 3: Recon Detective Details News|publisher=Total Video Games|accessdate=November 29, 2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918124627/http://www.totalvideogames.com/Halo-3-Recon/news/Halo-3-Recon-Detective-Details-13441.html|archivedate=September 18, 2009|deadurl=yes}}</ref> The Rookie's teammates are Buck, Dutch, Romeo, Mickey, and Dare.<ref name="bungie-meet the squad">{{cite web|author=Osborne, Eric|date=June 2, 2009|url=http://www.bungie.net/news/content.aspx?cid=20093|title=Meet the Squad|publisher=[[Bungie.net]]|accessdate=October 9, 2009}}</ref> The lattermost is a UNSC Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) agent in charge of the squad's operation.<ref name=naval_intel>{{cite video game|title=Halo 3: ODST|developer=[[Bungie]]|publisher=Microsoft Game Studios|platform=[[Xbox 360]]|level=Prepare To Drop|quote= '''Romeo''': You gonna' tell us her [Dare's] name, Gunny? / '''Buck''': ''Miss'' Naval Intelligence. Our new boss.}}</ref> |
|
The game's protagonist is the unnamed Rookie, a new member of the Orbital Drop Shock Trooper squad, Alpha-Nine. Troopers, known as ODSTs or ''Helljumpers'',<ref>{{Cite news|author=O'Brien, James|date=September 25, 2009|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/reviews/article-1215908/Halo-3-ODST-gets-ring-confidence.html|title=Halo 3: ODST gets a ring of confidence|work=[[Daily Mail]]|accessdate=May 17, 2010}}</ref> often deploy in small, one-man Human Entry Vehicles (HEVs), launched from spaceships in the upper atmosphere.<ref name="bwu-11/21/08">{{cite web|author=Osborne, Eric |date=November 21, 2008|url=http://halo.bungie.net/news/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=16271|title=Bungie Weekly Update: 21 November 2008|publisher=[[Bungie]]|accessdate=November 22, 2008}}</ref> The Rookie is assisted in finding his teammates by Mombasa's city maintenance [[artificial intelligence|AI]], called the Superintendent or Virgil.<ref name="g4tv-voice talent">{{cite web|author=Leahy, Brian|date=November 17, 2008|url=http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/691021/Halo_3_Recon_Story_And_Voice_Talent_Details.html|title='Halo 3: Recon' Story And Voice Talent Details|publisher=[[G4tv]]|accessdate=December 4, 2008}}</ref><ref name="tvg-halo 3 recon">{{cite web|author=Leyton, Chris|date=November 17, 2008|url=http://www.totalvideogames.com/Halo-3-Recon/news/Halo-3-Recon-Detective-Details-13441.html|title=Halo 3: Recon Detective Details News|publisher=Total Video Games|accessdate=November 29, 2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918124627/http://www.totalvideogames.com/Halo-3-Recon/news/Halo-3-Recon-Detective-Details-13441.html|archivedate=September 18, 2009|deadurl=yes}}</ref> The Rookie's teammates are Buck, Dutch, Romeo, Mickey, and Dare.<ref name="bungie-meet the squad">{{cite web|author=Osborne, Eric|date=June 2, 2009|url=http://www.bungie.net/news/content.aspx?cid=20093|title=Meet the Squad|publisher=[[Bungie.net]]|accessdate=October 9, 2009}}</ref> The lattermost is a UNSC Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) agent in charge of the squad's operation.<ref name=naval_intel>{{cite video game|title=Halo 3: ODST|developer=[[Bungie]]|publisher=Microsoft Game Studios|platform=[[Xbox 360]]|level=Prepare To Drop|quote= '''Romeo''': You gonna' tell us her [Dare's] name, Gunny? / '''Buck''': ''Miss'' Naval Intelligence. Our new boss.}}</ref> |