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Unless another assailant decides to join the "party" and take one of you down first. Like P34nut mentioned the assassinations are meant to be quick, stealthy deaths. (Knife in the back, then off to one side, A quick snap of the neck, knife to the FACE. - Halo 4) I'm worried about there being a problem with the quicktime-react counters. These counters would be a good idea in the sense that it would not only require your full attention but also in the sense that witnessing your victory, either assailant or victim, would be a 'Good-Time' "Pump-it-up" moment. I hope we can play as an elite though, because in Halo: Reach, those elite assassinations were... "Woah, holy crap I hope I'm able to win against this dinosaur beast." However, I don't know where this was mentioned but it might 'nerf' some of the elite's true potential and would have to fit with the game's fairness entirely, So I doubt we'll be able to.

Imo he misunderstood the tone you were going for. Anyway... Personally, I believe there's more to the plot than John, per se, running off with Blue Team to save Cortana, as one theory. Anybody can think up a better plot, if this is indeed the main idea. However I suspect John is in this mourning because John has witnessed A LOT of death, and while most of them were soldiers and innocent civilians, even Spartans in the Battle of Reach. Throughout the franchise, Cortana remarks, "Don't make a girl a promise... if you know you can't keep it." There are times when she seemed more human than AI. And in Halo 3, when John gets "messages", "telepathy", whatever you want to call it, throughout the events of Halo 3, he's constantly seeing his assigned partner in constant torture, or "rampancy" as one might put it. Barely making it out of Reach as the entire planet was being glassed while aboard the Pillar of Autumn with LINDA-058, the sight of the proto-gravemind clawing at Keyes' memories, and getting the implant out of his head. Leaving Cortana behind on High Charity with the Gravemind. The death Sgt. Avery J. Johnson, a character who grew on us during his time. Long story short... John has seen more tragedy than anyone should have, despite the fact he knew this was going to happen and was trained in the harshest of conditions, The events leading up to Halo 5 have seen constant bloodshed. When tragedy strikes a supersoldier so much it messes with him, it can make him do what he never should've. I think these next events will be the first time where John truly feels human. Defeating a sandwich, only makes it tastier.

I am AhhOldWoman, as you may have seen by now. I am new to the forums entirely. I hope I can be a good friend to everyone as I would like to avoid any grudges. I love Halo, I really do. I've played all of 'em. Halo Wars, Halo:CE, Halo 2, Halo 3, ODST, Reach, Halo 4, Halo Spartan Assault, (MCC) Halo 5 MP Beta, and I have to say: Seriously though, let's be friends.

I'm going to go ahead and say that the Scarab idea is pretty unlikely. You guys have to consider the fact that Scarabs are living beings, as per being controlled by the Lekgolo (Sbaolekgolo), rather than being machines. Of course, though, having an upgrade to the Human or Covenant player-controllab,e vehicles would be interesting. Pelicans, Hornets, Perhaps camofluage for the vehicles if there is to be environmentally different maps. AI would also be a very cool idea and useful tool to have. Considering the fact this is something neither Bungie nor 343i have ever done, it wouldn't be that complex but I'm sure 343i would want it to be perfect for us.