ODST Armor - Most Detailed Breakdown 

Here's the cool thing, all of this equipment was taken from real-world projects and concepts. With an unlimited budget and a fair bit of miniaturization, much of this armor is very possible using current-day technology.

I'm so ready to feel my brain melt as you fire off words I'm only 70% sure are real

"Now this is podracing": Final words of an ODST trooper during the failed attack drop on Regret's carrier over New Mombasa

Other Halo Channels: Exist Installation00: *Big Brain Pulsating*

“Can I hitch a ride when you get out of here? Drop pods are 1 one way only” -ODST survivor from reach

Man the ODST's are just awesome. My favorite sci-fi special forces for sure. They could make so many good games with ODST's. Like being in a squad of ODST's helping a spartan, maybe even Chief. The Spartans are cool, but they are like superheroes, you cant really relate with them. They are super soldiers, something none of us can understand, but ODST's are normal people. Well, bad-ass normal people. Like the marines, we need to see ODST's more in game, and give them a part in the story. Dont just use them as a set piece.

Grenade: STICK ODST: YEET

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ODSTs, the true evolution of H.A.L.O. jumpers, I love these guys!

When I first heard about ODST way back when, I was really hoping for a more dark/gritty look at the human covenant war across multiple battlefields, multiple drops, etc. Maybe more squad based, not quite Rainbow Six Vegas 2 but close. I got so excited about this thought that I somehow got disappointed this completely fictional game didn't exist. Halo ODST is an amazing game, don't get me wrong it's my favorite of the games so far, but I would love a game that did go back to the original conflict and look at more of the conflict on human worlds.

When I see the believe footage, I can hear what's happening in my head

I may not have the funds to support you on your Patreon, but I love all your videos and look forward to every one you make. Seriously, it makes my normally mundane commute very enjoyable. Keep up the great work!

If one Squad can do almost as much as Chief can imagine how much damage a Battalion of ODSTs can do

Notification squad drop in like the ODSTs

it seems to confirm my suspicions that odst armor is better than clone armor *only death stops them*

Since there's 18 classes of Forerunner combat armor and the standard Forerunner troops weared Class-12 combat skins how strong do you think the Forerunner soldier was since MJOLNIR is considered Class-2 and it can take a beaten and even survive falling into the atmosphere I bet it would be stronger then any Space Marine exoskeleton would be. Imagine how strong the Flood combat forms were in order to penetrate that combat skin.

I hope UNSC adds shields to ODST armor next

I'd love to see (a) breakdown(s) of the generations of Marine and Army armor. Great channel, never stop.

ODSTs are my favorite super soldiers in all of sci-fi. They might not be as strong or as smart as Space Marines or Spartans, but something about them feels more tactical. Tactical Super soldiers just sounds amazing to me.

Semi-powered armor is doable today, it wouldn't really add much in the way of actual strength to the wearer, however several hydraulic/pneumatic exo-skeleton prototypes function on the concept of conserving as much kinetic energy as possible, redirecting it back into the frame, IE, it compresses as a soldier bends their knee, and then springs back up as they push off, attempting to gain that energy not from the soldier exerting extra force, but from the weight of the soldier coming down in the first place. Pairing that with a load bearing frame, energy expenditure from a soldier can be cut by huge margins. if even a twenty percent reduction in energy use can be gained from the frame, two things can be done, either increasing armor coverage/carrying more ammo and supplies, or soldiers can march longer, run farther, fight longer before tiring out. this is on top of avoiding many of the stress injuries soldiers develop from lugging a hundred pounds of gear around as the frame is what is actually supporting most of the weight. What I really want to see though is how the fucking bolt carrier group works in a halo AR, and the magazine of an MA5B. 60 rounds of 7.62x51 in what looks like an FAL magazine(20 rounds) with less than three inches of space for the bolt, recoil buffer, and ejector? BULLSHIT! ITS SPACE MAGIC! There isn't even a reasonable way to go with an AEK/AK107 balancing system.

Does the Flood bulid themselves their own ships and weapons? Like during the Forerunner-Flood war they must have captured millions of weapon factories and shipyards so I can imagine they using them to manufacture to bulid up their forces and make them stronger so that maybe why they were able to overwhelm the Forerunners so quickly using their manufacturing facilities against the Forerunners and they would constantly produce more weapons and ships to continue the war since they would be smart enough to understand the importance of resources during total war and how useful they would be to the Flood who wouldn't need to rest or sleep unlike the Forerunners so they would have a constant supply of weapons and ships to send on the front lines.

(9 year old me sees an ODST from Halo 3 for the first time) "Yeah not only I want an armor like that but to become one >:D" (Me after some years) Yep still badasses to me

Can you do a series on vehicles like the Spectre, Vampire, Seraph, Banshee, Chopper, prowler, Revenant, etc? That would be interesting as a pinoff of the most detailed breakdowns.

As a fallow halo lore nerd this is very well done great work, I may have missed it but u may have forgotten that many variations of the helmet especially the up variations for Spartans can support both smart and dumb a.i, the other thing is the soldiers wearing the suit are often basically augmented, sergeant Johnson was a ODST.

Since watching Halo Reach and Halo 3:odst I been wanting more about ODST contents and so far your contents is the bomb

*asks about opinion on halo 2 ODST armor in AMA channel* >silence *video drops* >uses the clip I referenced >feelsbadman.mp4 Nah but in all seriousness good video.

I’m taking that you’re waiting for more info on the gen 3 mjolnir before breaking that down?

You just earned yourself a subscriber; I'm playing through ODST on Legendary right now. My appetite for ODST lore is whetted, well done, sir

Been waiting awhile for this video. Odsts have always been my favorite form of infantry troops in Halo as well as my personal favorite armor base in all the Halo games. And let's face it the odsts r the most badass troops in the unsc military

I got a video Ideal for you . It stated that "Since the dawn of widespread spaceflight, humans have sought to use biochemical, surgical and cybernetic means to augment their bodies. While civilian applications for such technologies do exist, their obvious military advantages quickly saw them harnessed for the purposes of warfare. Basic performance-enhancing technologies have been commonplace among human militaries for centuries." So the question is exactly what kind of augmentations do the Marines and ODST's have in halo . Since the lore doesn't exactly state it. Basically what would it take for a human to be capable of fighting the Covenant without being instantly killed ? If humanity has been doing this since at lest the 22nd century their troops would obviously be augmented slightly.

This video imo highlights the most what the old bungie devs said when they made this game to be not only a sci fi shooter, but particularly a military sci fi shooter. I think that vision most came to fruition with Reach, and got lost when 343 took over. Here's to more military oriented armor configurations and roles in future halo games!

Just found you the other day, and dude honestly you're exactly what i wanted in a halo youtuber

I would just say,you putting this level of effort to educate us is remarkable,am utmost grateful to it. I am sure somewhere out them will be inspired to create such armors and push the engineering boundaries🤝.

This is fucking awesome. The Halo 3 version of the ODST helmet and armor is my favorite, so this video was pure fan service to me.

Most Detailed series has been incredible. Keep up the awesome work!

He's gonna do, the mad lad is actually gonna do it.

I appreciate you and your videos man. Thank you for all that you do friend.

Let’s be real here we all want an ODST helmet especially because of the badass polarizing effect

I just discovered your channel and man do I love it I love how in depth you go into every subject i am definitely subscribing and watching more

Very crisp, thorough and professional presentation.

Considering how much ODSTs hate Spartans it must stick in their craw just a little to know some components of their armour were first developed FOR Spartans

Dude never stop these videos. So good! Thank you!

I love listening to you while doing my laundry by hand. I keep agitating until the video ends and it is almost guaranteed to come out pristine. And because I am listening to your videos I'm never bored.

I liked the casual DOOM track at the end to co-inside with the "Hell"jumpers

This dude needs more subscribers, it's getting me ready to love halo again with Halo 6, or whatever name they choose to call it!!!!! I subscribe rarely, but this is deserved. Share and enjoy! :-)

Being rather new to the channel, this was quite the surprise for me! Well done, 00!

25:59 That was a TASTY sync-up with the cool-line the bgm.

Love coming back to this video, showing the odst armor more complex than people realized. Shame odst didn't have their own semi-power armor. I doubt they would get full power armor but imagine if odsts had something somewhat similar to the spi-armor but more gear towards odsts and doesnt cost as much as mjonir armor. The one thing i love about this armor as it sounds realistic and something out current technology probably could make but most likely be tad expensive. But from what i know alot of the mechanics and materials of the odst suit do sound very realistic and a possibility what troops could wear at some point.

Love your stuff. I'm so glad you do these. For the next one could we break down a prowler.

Your channel is amazing!! I love it and I will become one of your Patron members. Can you please do a segment on Spartan Locke's armor? His armor seems to be unique among Mjolnir armor.

I love all your videos glad you gave the ODST some love

Holy crap this is incredibly thorough

This is a great channel. Thanks for doing the work!

Mans was not lying when he said detailed breakdown

Great video! Is there enough info of the Nightfall Armor to make a video? I love this series!

God i wish there was someone to do detailed videos like thses for star wars legends. Love these videos and just the amount of details.

Awesome video brother.

congrats on 20K subs.

loved this video, I found it really informative, I subscribed c:

I can tell you had fun with this one

Thank you so much! I've been waiting for this Most Detailed Breakdown for a while. Also, your content just makes me happy.

Love these videos

Absolutely love this video and channel, helljumpers are on par with Spartans as personal favorites of the halo series/sci-fi soldiers as a whole. Despite Spartans supposedly being superior in pretty much every way, your video makes me appreciate the ODSTs as the very best humanity has to offer en masse without alterations. Very well done sir.

Bro the odst part but what’s that absolute banger of a song at the end fits it so well

Sorry I'm late to the party. but thank you for this video! :) This is an awsome one (as most of your video's are, but this one is extra Awsome)

Ah Another Astonishing Video my Good Man. I am currently thinking about becoming a patreon supporter. Keep Up The Great Work!.

Really fantastic video, I love everything you've been putting out :-) What was the source of the early footage with the Pelican crashing and the ODSTs fighting an elite? I'm not familiar with that one!

Why are these videos so damn soothing??

The ODSTs should have been the ones to receive the Spartan-IV augmentations. And give them a battery powered version of MJOLNIR. Like SPI armor but with a backpack-sized version of the battery and headhunter energy shields and active camo. Just imagine invisible ODSTs with energy shields, MJOLNIR, VISR, and Spartan-IV augmentations all coming to kill you.

Always love to see odst stuff, will u do in atmosphere vehicles like the sparrow hawk, or vulture

God damn these videos are fucking amazing I can’t stop binge watching!!!

I love the very subtle Halo 3: ODST soundtrack playing in the background

Great video

God I'm just addicted to these videos

idk what it is about it but that helmet is PEAK sci fi design, so sexy, especially the halo 3 version.

"The ODST suit can be hermetically sealed" he says while playing video of an ODST wearing fingerless gloves.

You do my favorite fictional universe justice, 00. Keep up the good work.

I heard SPI armor could survive a few more blasts from plasma before being destroyed more than regular marine armor, so why didn't the UNSC make any for the marines since unaugmented soldiers could wear it and probably has a more survivable chance against covenant foot soldiers plasma rounds? Also it was mass produced by the UNSC.

10:36 this guy just had, what I believe the military refers to as, a "Battlefield moment"

Been watching this well crafted and wonderful video for a month straight then got a call from space force about a top secret military branch thanks installation00

For further episodes I suggest tha MD for 343 Guilty spark or for the banshee, even though every video you produce is great

What a pity that I didn't get the notification of this particular video being that it was uploaded on my birthday. Either way I'm glad I finally came across it.

Not sure if this is worth it for you! But a detailed break down of the Recon armor would be awesome!

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Watching this at 2:30 in the morning and barely understanding about 10% of this is why my sleep schedule is fucked

I love your videos and I love highly in depth sciences of every component of equipment of the UNSC. I got you on notifications! I hope you quickly get to 100K Subs! Thank you for your videos! I may not have funds but all I can give is a thanks for making these very entertainingly interesting videos and a compliment! Keep the work up! Feet First In Hell!

I'd love to learn more about Capt. Lasky's equipment he wears, reminds me of the RIG from DeadSpace

epic man, as always

I tick on the fact you use the term BDU. Battle Dress Uniform. Which in real life designates the uniform made out of fabric. Something like "Armor system" would have been more appropriate I guess. As we call in real life army our plate carriers or combat vests.

Great video. Any chance you have a source on the weight-bearing and “reduced fall damage” components? I can’t find that anywhere

I wonder if the ODST armour has stealth technology as well, making it harder to be seen by radar & other sensor technologies.

These videos add an extra layer the the games that make them a little bit more fun, understanding the equipment you're using gives it a little bit more immersion that you can think about when you're making your way through New Mombassa. I'll always wish for a "playable novel" sort of game, just a regular mission during the HC war. The novels have very different stories from the games.

That's a beautiful thumbnail

I have been waiting for this video because of the old reach days of the old ODST's for clans

I think the ODST are more badass then the spartan-iv granted that most of the ODST became spartan-iv. But not having that energy shield and still doing some very dangerous mission without disobey

10:36 Chad marine Yeets a banshee with a brute nade

If you're wondering the song in the first seconds of the video is : We're The Desperate Measures

Just realized that the halo 2 ODST helmet is basically the air assault helmet from reach(well, other way around since 2 came before reach, but you get the point) which as the game and wiki say, was an improvement over the original ODST helmet

I never would have guessed the ODST armor to be articulated in any way. That's really cool.

You’re one of the best things to happen to the halo community in a long time! I’d absolutely love to see a most detailed on the UNSC Air Force if you find time for the Spartan pilots in the room!! Lol