December 14, 2021

Halo Infinite’s grunt dialogue is really funny

Look, the Halo franchise has always been pretty fun. Grunts are known for their ridiculous battle jokes, and I’ve grown to absolutely love my goofy marine pals. but Halo infinite takes it to a new level. The Marines are ridiculous again – but it’s the grunted dialog that catches the eye. There’s the usual combat chat that happens when attacking a baseload of enemies, but developer 343 Industries essentially created a grunt podcast that airs all over Zeta Halo.

An activity in Halo infinite is to seek out those propaganda towers and destroy them, which gives me courage. That’s all well and good, but don’t destroy these towers without listening to them. Otherwise, you will miss the grunting communications officer pondering a number of different topics such as how stupid human names are: “Go back in time and tell your parents to try harder.”

Or maybe the communications officer speaks directly to the Master Chief, Ask him to reconsider the destruction of the tower. “Okay? Just wait a second. Because if you destroy all these towers I’ll be out of work. And if I can’t use whatever the hairy so-and-so does for Eacharum, I’m dead.”

Sometimes it’s just the commander sob into the microphoneTired of convincing the troops that the Master Chief definitely won’t win. Take this message, for example, relating to things that happened during the campaign – me as the Master Chief taking down a torture specialist.

Image: 343 Industries / Xbox Game Studios via Polygon
Image: 343 Industries / Xbox Game Studios via Polygon
Image: 343 Industries / Xbox Game Studios via Polygon

Yes, Chak’lok, the elite I defeated in the tower is definitely not dead. One hundred percent alive.

Another of my favorite lines comes from a Grunt I happened to be talking about his life. It’s special because I’ve learned a bit about Grunt lore – that they go to a school called the Nipple Academy. That’s the kind of lore I’m looking for.

'All that gun-bearing and dodging in combat made me miss my home. When we were just worried about getting good grades in Nipple Academy. '

Elsewhere on the internet, Halo infinite Players enjoy their own experiences with Grunt dialogues, as well as some of my own favorite moments when the Grunts absolutely ruined me.