Since it was first released back in 2001, the Halo franchise has become unanimous with online culture. The franchise led the way for online gaming, bringing it to console gaming and aided in giving birth to Xbox Live. Without Halo, we wouldn't be able to play with millions of gamers over the world wide web.
With such a significant influence, Halo was bound to spawn several memes based on the popular franchise, and today, we'll be taking a look at ten of the best memes that will make even the most cold-hearted spartan smile.
10 Craig the Brute
Kicking off this list is the most recent meme to be introduced into the Halo franchise. When Halo Infinite was finally unveiled, it wasn't the gameplay that caught the player's eyes. Instead, it was the expressionless brute, now called Craig, who dies at the hands of Master Chief. Overnight, Craig the Brute became a breakout star and has spawned dozens of memes, with even 343 Industries jumping on board with their love of the now-deceased alien of the Halo franchise. Will we ever know the backstory of this beloved antagonist? Let's pray that we'll get a spin-off novel to explore the history of this complex fan-favorite villain.
9 Teabag
If you've been gaming since the early 2000s, you've probably experienced this popular trend. Rather than letting you die and respawn again, some of the more "eccentric" Halo players couldn't leave well enough alone and shove their Spartan's.... armor into the face of their defeated foes.
Teabagging started as a more negative aspect of the Halo community and has slowly morphed into a slightly less terrible issue. It's still obnoxious, but it has birthed a few fun memes in between the various online matches.
8 A Pretty Good Guy
Despite being one of gaming's most iconic characters and the face of Xbox, people have a hard time remembering Master Chief. The Green Spartan has often been called "Halo," seeing that's the name on the box. That's like calling John McClain "Die Hard" or Micheal Myers "Halloween." But, rather than getting upset at the mainstream media for not knowing who Master Chief is, Halo fans have taken to Memeing to poke fun at those who misname the hero of the series. Whether you know who the Chief is or not, we can all agree that Halo is a pretty good guy for defending the universe.
7 Objective: Survive
After ensuring that the spaceship Autumn made it off Reach in one piece, there's only one thing left for you to do in Halo Reach, survive an endless army of the Covenant. It's not as simple as it sounds, as you will die regardless of how good you are at Halo. While it's sad to let Noble Six die, Halo fans aren't the only ones who were asked to do this task. From Star Wars fans having to see all the Jedi get wiped out in Episode III or Blockbuster having only one store left in an era of Streaming services, many know what it's like face against an unstoppable force and get rolled over.
6 Wort Wort Wort
Do you know that one phrase that's been uttered in your favorite video game over and over again? Be it something like guards in Skyrim saying "they took an arrow to the knee" or how Toad says that "Princess Peach is another Castle;" you'll start to notice something odd in your favorite video game. Halo fans began taking notice of the noise that the Elites say in Combat Evolved and made a few funny memes out of this phrase. While not one of the more used memes, it's still a humorous observation that fans like to poke fun at.
5 Master Chief? You Mind Telling Me What You're Doing?
The ending of Halo 2 has been criticized for concluding on an abrupt and unsatisfying cliffhanger for years. With such high expectations from the sequel to one of the most revolutionary games of all time, it's easy to see why critics and fans were annoyed by this disappointing end of the second chapter. But rather than letting their anger swell up, they decided to put it to good use and create some Meme's poking fun at the ending. Now, rather than Lord Hood asking what Chief is doing on a spaceship, you'll see Hood questioning Why Chief is a bird or why he's at McDonald's.
4 Energy Sword Sunday
The Energy Sword is one of the most popular weapons used by the Covenant. But, did you know that it's been used by a lot more than just Halo's villains? A lot of people have used this unique device.
Every Sunday, you will see characters like Crash Bandicoot, Anko, Gumby, Sailor Moon, and even Kermit the Frog wielding the mighty blade of the Covenant. Even Peter Griffin can be seen on an ATV holding this magnificent sword.
3 Camping
Ahh, camping. If you've played any online game, you've seen this happen. You've probably even tried doing this. Rather than going headfirst into a fight and letting skill decide who will win, someone will sit in an area and wait for an unexpected fool to get close enough for them to kill their foe. It's a sad trick that many have fallen for, and it was Halo where this tactic in gaming became popular. But hey, just because it's annoying doesn't mean we can't have fun and makes some great memes out of it, right?
2 Lag
It's always something else that caused you to lose. In online gaming, it's always something like an unbalanced character, a cheater, or the Lag. While this was easy to blame in the '90s and early 2000s, most people have a decent enough internet connection to play games online with Lag virtually non-existent. So, remember kids, don't be a Nag and blame the Lag.
1 Halo vs. Call of Duty: Civil War
Which shooter franchise is better? Is it the Space Military game about a Green Cyborg killing aliens or the Army game where you shoot Nazis, Russians, or Future Terrorists? Whatever side you're on, it's going to get messy.