All Escharum Scenes & Encounters in Halo Infinite (4K) 

Its crazy how 90% of the hardest halo quotes belong to this man

"Four minutes. In four minutes, the Infinity, mankind's finest achievement, became a memory." If there was any line of dialogue/monologue in this game that actually dealt a blow to morale, it's that one.

Chief is right in a way, in the Halo universe Escharum is actually one of the "nicer" villains we've come up against.

Far past his prime, half blind, probably dying due to old age, with his homeworld Doisac destroyed and yet Escharum proved himself to be far more competent, capable and honorable than the Prophets, Jul M’dmaa or many other antagonists in the series. If there was ever an enemy that deserved to die at Master Chief arms, it was Escharum.

Escharaum died like a true warrior. The respect he had for Chief and vice versa was just amazing. The way Chief caught Escharaum as he was collapsing was very nice, despite being at war lol.

I like how when the Harbinger urges Escharum to deploy his army he says, “No, odds will not break him.” He understands that it’s going to take more than an army to defeat the Master Chief.

You can tell that he wasn't expecting to win against Masterchief in a fight. He just wanted to die like a warrior as opposed to his illness.

The trailers made him look like a typical bad guy antagonist, but the dude’s just looking for a worthy opponent.

Funny thing, at the beginning he calls chief prey but near the end he calls him demon like the covenant did, chief really got into his mind with the cold shoulder treatment.

He's genuinely terrifying and holy fuck that last fight was epic

Can we just give Darin De Paul two thumbs way WAY up for making this guy as memorable as he is? He showed just how surprisingly calculated and *refined* the Brutes can be.

I love the respect that the Chief gives him at the end. The two of them truly respected each other

I think escharum was in process dying, by that cough he probably wanted go out with bang rather just slow die of some illness and get taken out by weakling.

I really didn't expect much from escharum, I honestly expected him to just be atrioxs lapdog. But he's such a complex character, he really is just a soldier past his prime looking to die an honorable death rather then let his sickness and the loss of his homeworld consume him. One of the best halo antagonists we've gotten in recent memory.

31:36 this battle cry gave me shivers. The final scream, all the energy he had left for this last moment.

Pretty rare to respect an antagonist. I went the rest of the game with his gravity hammer on my back. Killed the harbinger with it too

Just imagine. This guy is second in command to the banished next to Atriox, whom was mentored by Escharum. Escharum is old and sort of past his prime since he is sickly... the fight with Atriox is going to be something, or whoever comes after this.

This is the same guy who voiced Reinhardt, J. Jonah Jameson and Samuel Hayden. Darin De Paul knocks it out of the park as always.

It takes a whole hell of a lot to get your audience invested in a villain like this who's only just shown up. But god DAMN did 343 succeed with it. Marvelously, even. There's a reason they chose some lines from his big speech to be the names of the campaign completion achievements. There's a *reason* they chose to show off that speech in one of the earlier trailers. Of course, credit where credit's due- Darin de Paul's performance is phenomenal, and definitely a big part of why Escharum worked so well.

This old, OLD ass Brute, having to fight for each breath, fought harder than any enemy I can recall facing in Halo. Not just story-wise, but in his boss fight. I had an easier time facing Tartarus, facing that damned Warden Eternal- hell, facing a Scarab. He’s only beaten out by Jackal Snipers and Reach Legendary Elites in difficulty for me. All in all, pretty cool guy.

After halo 5’s lackluster story it’s such a breathe of fresh air with a complex yet engaging villain that show respect to the master chief despite fighting on apposing side

Those four Grunts did a very convincing job.

He did a speech how great master chief really is

“The humans call you their savior; the covenant, demon; the banished?… *prey!”* Fucking epic!

“Do I have your attention Spartan? DO I???!” My favorite line in the game. It sends chills down my spine every single time

18:30 “Alright boss, I’m gonna start the video call.” “Wait… make me huge. I’m talking giant.” “Ok.”

One thing that I love about Escharum is that he never mocks the Master Chief but the side he chose with the humans, and low key thinks humanity doesn’t deserve Chief when he says that the courage he inspires to his people is misplaced.

He runs fast for his age with his hammer

31:20 This is SO EPIC

“But without challenge I grew weary, lost, Alone”-Escharum

For some people that say he just waffles on, I bloody loved every scene with him in. The presence, his dialogue was brilliant.

Bear Witness !!! damn man that roar was epic too, amazing character, really epic.

Escharum. The monster for some future story to tell your children. But in the end, just another soldier, fighting on the wrong side and sent against us to die, because he chose the path he thought was right.

5:45 is a really good interaction between villains. Escharum doesn't just straight up order Jega 'rdomnai to kill Tremonius for his transgression against the Banished, instead correcting him and acknowledging his demand for superiority and revenge.

In the boss fight on heroic this man killed me 12 times

Dude they made the Brutes MENACING AS HELL. I mean they already were, but nothing like this. The Banished are fucking awesome.

15:10 Look at that. That is 100% pure, unfiltered childlike wonder and joy. The only brute who's smile was protected by master chief.

I hope Chief mentions to Atriox that Escharum died well when he sees him

Whatever you are physically...male or female, strong or weak, ill or healthy--all those things matter less than what your heart contains. If you have the soul of a warrior, you are a warrior. All those other things, they are the glass that contains the lamp, but you are the light inside.

Escheram is looking pretty pog in that last picture.

He just wanted to go out with a bang, something Chief understands all too well.

“Has anyone seen a Pelican?” And Master Chief just walks away, XD

Eacharum was a worthy foe. He fought and died well. Nice to see such a relatable and “human” antagonist (in the sense that he has feasible motivations and in the end is just a soldier fighting for what he believes is the right cause). Thoroughly enjoyed every scene he had.

Making the controller shake every time Escharum spoke was a neat touch of immersion. Like the room was shaking with every word.

He stole the show every time he was on screen, incredible voice work on the actors part really hope we get some books or something so we can learn more about Escharum’s past.

This guy was great but the grunt comm officer has him beat

26:55 Probably the best bit of script in the game, kinda bummed me out a little.

I like the ominous theme in each of his themes

Atriox only met Spartan II’s, so in preparation, he would have no trouble smashing Spartan IV’s

18:50 Best quote! For the Banished Victory is our shared cry. A refusal to cower. To Bend. Our weakness beaten from us! BANISHED IT MAKES US STRONG!

His speeches are truly awe inspiring not just for his troops but for his enemis as well

The Harbinger may be the final boss, but it was Escharum who carried the story and received the most build up. The Harbinger was just there, being nothing more than an unintentional side story, not to mention she wasn't interesting. This guy, his debut in a Halo game and he ended being one of it's most interesting characters to date, one we hope to learn more about before his death on Zeta Halo. Atriox founded the Banished, but it was Escharum who planted the seeds.

"Finally a worthy opponent our battle will be legendary"

I was kinda surprised how old Escharum was in this game

Such a lovely smile

“This is my world now…. And you have little time in it” quote of the century

I love his face when he's complimenting the chief just so friggin funny lol

Great voice acting

He feels invigorated because he won't die of disease, at least now that the Master Chief has returned. He knows what the Master Chief is capable of.

I gotta be honest I love escharum. His speeches be hyping me up before the battles. I wish he didn’t die

Masterpiece of a game!

“This is my world now..and YOU have little time remaining in it!” The delivery of this line is so good! Halo always had amazing voice actors and some REALLY good lines. Nothing better than Truth: “Your forefathers wisely set aside their compassion. STEELED themselves for what needed to be done. I see now why they left you behind. You were weak and GODS must strong!

escharaum just shouldn’t have said “this is my last fight”. made a self fulfilling prophecy

Tartarus vs Escharum would have been some throwdown

He gives me thanos vibes

This guy is actually such a cool character

If this old ass brute is this terrifying, IMAGINE how much of a menace Atriox is?

39:10 Me in the year 2102 getting my 600th booster shot.

The fact that master Chief is 49 years old, and has constantly been in conflict since 8 years of age. Is insane, it’s been stated that if it weren’t for the suit, he would have literally fallen apart by now

In the House of Reckoning when Escharum talks about the siege of Palghanar I feel respect in his voice.

"Yes. But at the end he was just solider. Hoping he'd done the right thing. Questioning his choices" -Master Chief regarding Escharum. Perhaps the greatest antagonist I've ever fought and perhaps the only for which I had no hatred but only fear. Escharum was a dynamic leader. He honoured and fought not against the Chief and humanity but rather for the banished to honor Atriox. He did what he had to, what he believed was right.

God I love escharum so much

A lot of "Planet Vegeta" vibes from the banished storyline.

Escharaum..." ..a more wooooorthy aaaaadversaaaaary.... I will complete your wooooooork...." ...he just talks like he KNOWS his breath "stank". Not stinks..."STANK".

half blind but still knows exactly where you are at all times

Escharaum: ROOAAAARRRSSSSS Also Escharaum: Spartan! ☠️

It’s crazy how at the beginning the infinity was just getting owned and the ship went down in minutes HUMANITIES BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT YET it brings chills and shows the true power of the banished as a whole. Probably my favorite faction to fight

Can’t wait to play this in co op

"Humans call you their savior The Covenant... Demon. The Banished? Prey." Damn that line hits hard.

Halo infinite was the first game I ever pre ordered. The only game I ever bought within the year of release (not counting Fortnite because it was free). I played it on heroic the first time, and good god it took me at least an hour to beat this boss fight. I was in a party with my girlfriend, and she got to hear all my rage…

I really like his speech at 11:50.

Damn he called chief a demon

When he talks about Laconia station and the dwindling Spartans obvious hes trying to provoke Chief. However, I also think he's commiserating with Chief in a weird way since he clearly misses Doisac after what Cortana did to it.

TALKED AND TALKED AND TALKED

For the Banished Victory is our shared cry! A refusal to cower To bend Our weaknesses, Beaten from us Banished! It makes us strooong!

This guy would’ve been screwed in legendary

Funny meme line 10:38

You know this guy sounds so… _familiar_

While you were still learning how to SPELL YOUR NAME, I was being trained TO CONQUER GALAXIES!

Oh my God, why does Darin De Paul's voice go so fucking hard?

These brutes are the pug version

29:00, 26:30 The destruction of the Infinity happened in FOUR MINUTES

So one of the things that I heard back when this game came out was that Escharum was a villain that was more talk and less fight (in short the opposite of Warden Eternal), which kinda made him a lesser character. I personally disagree, because for one, he's not just the villain, he's the big boss of the Banished operations, which means aside from trying to give each soldier and mercenary a chance at glory with killing Chief, he needs to be an economic and directional leader over one who desires spending time fighting all the time, basically running a big organization on a ring world. And speaking of which, for a halo villain, he's really just one big papa to all the men he works with (not so much a sugar daddy but a supportive and motivational father figure to his soldiers). Listening to his words, we hear him praise his recruit Atriox (despite being an underutilized character by 343), telling each banished soldier of the chieftains beliefs and motivations, almost like a good father describing his son. Alongside this, not only does he hate humans and tries to persuade them on how weak and hopeless, but we know that he understands who the Master Chief is and the distinguishing features that make him different from other Spartans. Like when Escharum takes a good look at you and calls you Master Chief instead of something like demon, spartan, or vermin, it kinda shook me because before infinite, no enemy (aside from his allies of course) has really called him John or Master Chief, its really feels like Escharum broke the "He who must not be named" rule.

...Tell them I died well...

36:36 “The prophets could not stop us! Cortana could not stop us! YOU will NOT STOP US!!!!”

Im glad they defeated the infinity and essentially reduced the amount of spartans. Those 2 things really were hurting the lore, there was no threat with them around. Now we can focus on master chief and humanity trying to survive a really big threat, just like the covenant was.

10:50 Tutorial 101: How to butcher a teased epic scene

Escharum vs ghaul

I feel like Escharum's facial animations are running at 30 fps while everything else is 60 fps, looks really strange.

Im hear for the lols