United Nations Space Command | Halo
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- Опубліковано 5 лис 2017
- The United Nations Space Command is the principal military, exploratory and scientific agency of the Unified Earth Government and charged with maintaining the stability of human space and reacting to threats both domestic and alien.
Yes, we understand it was actually 2553, not 2053. It was a silly error, sue us.
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“Most destructive conflict in galactic history”
Forerunner-Flood war: allow us to introduce ourselves
That statement deserves one of those "hold my beer" memes.
I was literally typing out the same comment. How can someone write that into the script given the entire premise of Halo lore is that the galaxy is full of Forerunner remnants from when they activated the Halo array and literally wiped out all life in the galaxy before being re-seeded by that same advanced civilisation?
Human forerunner war: hello there
@@sam23696 i was assuming of there time
@@-noplangaming-9268 Saying "galactic history" puts the context beyond just Humanity.
"It was a mistake to judge the humans by their ships. If they cannot fight us on our terms, they are determined to fight us on theirs."
-Tel 'Szatulai
Humanity wasn't all that hopeless in space. Look at the Pillar of Autumn. It took 4 cov ships down with it.
@@WaveForceful yes but the Pillar of Autumn was upgraded, piloted by Cortanna and a prophet in thel Vadams fleet worried stray plasma torpedoes might hit the ring. Even with those advantages that K/D ratio is REALLY impressive
@@bayonetenthusiast5703 Well, there were also cases of great improvisation and tactical flexibility - everything Admiral Preston J. Cole did managed to stave off the Covenant offensive for longer and longer as, even with great costs to his forces, he managed to gain the UNSC great victories. Furthermore, Jacob Keyes managed to show that even a single destroyer is capable of fighting a small Covenant invasion force to a standstill using superior tactics.
@@DoctorLifeMD i am aware of that
@@DoctorLifeMD Which emphasizes the point even more, mankind is too tenacious it's the only factor of our survival.
I love how the most unrealistic thing in the Halo universe is that the the whole world unites behind the UN and that UN is actually effective.
The later is the most unrealistic
Well no. The UN was responsible for creating the UNSC through the United Nations Security Council as a means to combat early colonial rebellion in the solar system before the thought of having a planetary government. The UEG came after the formation of the UNSC & after the interplanetary wars through a different party, not the UN. UN isn't responsible for the creation of the UEG.
They became effective after earth mars war..mars want independence from earth
Yeah. It’s an interesting idea but very unlikely. Unless the neo fascist and communist groups were trying to separate from earth, which was probably depending on mars and the moon for non earth resources and a place for the overpopulated earth to send people. I can see that being enough for the UN to gain power. For the UN to take over it would require some major existential threat to earth or it’s way of life thar couldn’t be solved by a nation or three.
Yeah that and not the giant hula hoops of death
Such a great video
Agreed.
EckhartsLadder omg!! Youre here
Huh. You watch the Templin Institute? That must be where you get a lot of information from...
EckhartsLadder better researched than yours, Mr 'I completely missed a massive point for the borg if they fought a death star'...
Or your constant failure to do even a modicum of research...
Incendium Studios and ignored a shitton of it in order to do his own it seems.
I have heard the halo story so many times, and yet It literally never gets old
Same here man same here
Im glad I'm not the only one
Really is a shame that there hasn't been a movie series. Just the concept of galactic scale war with crazy religious zealot aliens alone is pretty interesting.
@@isaiahphillip4112 read the book Consider Phlebas, which inspired Halo. Read it and you'll understand why. It's part of the Culture series by Iain Banks by the way.
@@isaiahphillip4112 Some how, some way, people will find a Halo movie offensive.
Im glad you didnt leave out the UNSC-Insurrectionist war that is often overlooked and overshadowed by the 28 year war with the Covenant.
Jean-Luc Martel
But cause of the more militarysation needed to handel that and Basiclly advancing in Space combat and developing new tech like the super macs and the Spartan Programm saved humanity at the long run
Hunt the Truth dealt with the outer colonies-right?
But If you pay atention to the recent lore, you can noticed that there are some suspicios corporations, with the power to have their own weapons (some variants of human weapons in halo 5 were made by some of this suspicios organizations) and even have capacity to have their own Spartans (there is an spartan armour that was unknown even by the ONI created by one of this corporations), I think that someone wanted to start a new armed uprising, but It was interrumped by the AI´s rebellion ("Cortana" and her new IA buddies)
You mean AI´s, right?
Yes ty. XD
Just found out that the UNSC had a symphony orchestra while watching this video
Huh yeah I didn't know that
They in world probably invented the halo theme.
In my head canon they play the ""uncs theme"
Like fortunate son in Vietnam
@@SPACEHARICE the orchestra actually wrote halo 3s "never forget". This is actually cannon.
To be honest... when you study the history of the Halo Universe you can't help but come to one single conclusion for the UNSC-Covenant War... Humanity... got lucky. By the time the Prophet of Regret found Earth... we were all but defeated.
JCDenton 2012 Not lucky. As the Librarian said in Halo 4, everything was planned from before the Forerunners fired the Halo Array. I'm not sure if the Covenant was intentional or an unlucky coincidence, but we still pulled through. People often overlook just how depleted and damaged the Covenant was in the final days of the war. All it needed was a push and it would all come crashing down.
JCDenton 2012 Plus we can all hopefully agree that in Halo there were so many heroes, so many sacrifices that got humanity to where it did that it's a shame that many will never be told for they will have been glassed on a planet now forgotten to time besides I think Admiral Hood did a good job of making up for it be saying this. "For us, the storm has passed... the war is over. But let us never forget those who journeyed into the howling dark and did not return. For their decision required courage beyond measure; sacrifice, and unshakable conviction that their fight... our fight, was elsewhere. As we start to rebuild, this hillside will remain barren, a memorial to heroes fallen. They ennobled all of us, and they shall not be forgotten."
@@LIONtib 'pulled through'
Humanity was obliterated mate, there wasn't a 'just pulled through', we were gonna run aboard the infinity lmao.
We could win any fights in space, and ground fighters were still in favor of the covenant due to their diverse military.
The only reason humanity survived is because the covenant fell apart.
@@Azakadune Humanity generally held their own in ground combat, but once the covenant got done mopping up the unsc navy it was all over for the ground game.
But youre right, humanity only survived because of the Great Schism dividing the Covenant. Ironically though there were many who wondered why humans hadnt been offered a place in the covenant, since they had proved their tenacity again and again. It all goes back to the prophets and their false religion - they couldnt admit humans to the covenant because they knew they were the reclaimers. And that would have destroyed their religion and the Prophets hold on power.
A massive war of extermination for political power. Halo is a great universe precisely because the themes they touch on, like this one, are so damn timeless and relevant and relatable.
More like thought shear Will alone. (Like the Soviet Union in World War 2) We defeated the Covenant, and broke there Empire.
In layman term. We kicked there Ass!
Halo is a massive universe. It is unique because it takes place in the future, yet it feels like it is taking place now. The novels, the games, the videos, and other forms of media give Halo a feeling to others unlike any other science fiction epic. Halo feels real. It feels like events taking place 500 years in the future have already occured in our world over a decade ago. It is a journey, a painful lesson, a test of our minds and bodies. Pushing our thoughts beyond the borders of our own reality. Halo does all this. And I am glad that I took part in this world.
Halo isn't just a game series. It's a huge alternate reality that we visit over and over again. Halo is life.
Halo...is home.
Mysterious of the Universe better left undisturbed
ONI kicking open a door: I am about disturb so many mysteries
"For us, the storm has passed... the war is over. But let us never forget those who journeyed into the howling dark and did not return. For their decision required courage beyond measure; sacrifice, and unshakable conviction that their fight... our fight, was elsewhere. As we start to rebuild, this hillside will remain barren, a memorial to heroes fallen. They ennobled all of us, and they shall not be forgotten."
Were it so easy...
@@TheRedKing247 I remember how this war started, what your kind did to ours, but thanks for standing by him until the end
such a perfect speech
2553 not 2053
Whoops! Dates are some of the hardest things to keep track of.
The Templin Institute
Wow you guys a fast at replying! I haven't even finished the video yet.
That's the sign of a great UA-cam channel.
Anyway easy mistake to make.
Hope you guys keep doing what you do :)
lol
lovelock512 I was about to say seems a bit early
Just 500 years off, no big lol
Why does this make me feel patriotic when this isn’t even a true story? 😂
AK49GhostSniper ikr!
Made me tear up.
A great writer can make the most fictional of story's feel real and close to its audience. Look at Star Wars for example. Really its a testimony to the writers that formulated the Halo Universe like Frank O'Conner, Joe Staten, and many others.
The music definitely helps ;) haha. Music makes a video!
I feel patriotic for the UNSC, Rebel Alliance, Galactic Republic and of course..... *IRELAND* 🇮🇪🇮🇪
"Human Space" Why do I love that phrase so much?
"sir? Permission to leave the station."
"For what purpose master chief?"
"To give the covenant back their bomb."
"The galaxy has no shortage of mysteries. And some are best left undisturbed."
Cortana: *TOO LATE!*
Halo is living proof that Autumn is the best month. Its Pillar saved Humanity.
Autumn is not a month
Autumn is a season, not a month
He means the ship pillar of autumn but I get what you're saying
Something is telling me that I shouldn't look into any "black ink" operations anymore. I'm pretty sure higher-up has their sights on me if they hadn't before.
Good job on the video by the way!
The best sci-fi military in my opinion.
Currently, the United Nations can't even handle North Korea let alone an alien invasion..
lemonny3663 11 North Korea is guaranteed by Russia and China. You can't neutralize their threat with their powerful and obstinate backing, especially now that democracies are so fracticious. You can only engage in a systematic prevention of development method, whereby embargoes and espionage isolate the country, stunting its growth and ability to function, effectively using a Modern Era version of a medieval siege.
However Medieval sieges were not as successful as you may think. Basically its not a foolproof plan of action but it is the best the UN has right now.
Woah. UN may be useless but Halo UNSC is badass
Aliens invading might be the unifying factor that toothless organization (or some new one) needs to rise to power.
everybody and their dear nations have interest conflicting with eachother unless the alien actually come, UN will remain as useless as far as time go
The UN probably couldn´t even handle ISIS if we look at what military assets it has at its disposal as an Organisation and don´t treat it as a stand-in for "the international community"
This channel is disturbingly good. The only problem is that you do such a good and thorough job, that you can't put out an episode as often as I would wish! (Also, since you are so wide-ranging in what fictions you address, that it might be years before I see all the factions from the universes that I care about)
TTI: "the Covenant leadership were finally defeated, bringing an end to the most destructive conflict in galactic history"
The Forerunner-Flood War: "Am I a joke to you?"
Yes, and why?
Well, You could have avoided it had You listened to Ancient Humanity, but noooooo
@@yanuchiuchihaanimegamesand3907the forerunner-flood war happened on a larger scale with more destruction compared to human-Covenant war. You should read the lore more.
@@superporff1261 I know, I ws commenting on how the Forerunners didn't listen to Humanity about the flood until it came and bit them in the ass
*Modern Galactic History
I believe that the NCR is a good choice for the next video.
i would say that the best faction is the Brotherhood but the best nation is the NCR =D
Karm G no they arent, the leader of the prydwen is black lmao. Sure they hate super mutants and other irradiated species but that makes sense.
@@Candystormm if the brotherhood actually used their technology to build a modern state, recruit people into their ranks and use the 3 DAMN GECKS THEY HAVE IN STORAGE, they would be the best faction in the fallout universe.
That is not the case however and the two best post-war factions that are doing well for themselves is the shi and the NCR, before anyone mentions house, the guy is literally just running a business empire and only slightly manages affairs on the strip, outside that he does fuck all in leadership.
I'm really close to crying because of how good these guys are with my favorite faction.
"Stunning U.N. victories" Thats a statement that will never be uttered in real history.
Other than Korea
It's possible in the future. Geopolitics change all the time.
@@brianstabile165 Or Iraq
*coughs* Most destructive war in Galactic History?
I think two other wars in the Halo Universe would massively out due the UNSC/Covenant War; The Forerunner/Ancient Humanity war, which lasted for hundreds of years alone, and the Forerunner/Flood conflict, which had the Forerunners touch off novae, and routinely lose fleets of millions of ships in doomed attempt to stop the flood... and ended with the Forerunners killing everything sentient in the entire galaxy when they set off the Halo Array.
Compared to those wars, amongst being who are damned close to being gods, Humanity and the Covenant fighting each other looks like a playground fight.
Lazurkri
True Story mate
Why are you like this?
Imperator Franque ...who are you?
Franque.
Imperator Franque ... I asked 'who are you' due to you asking 'why are you like this' kinda as a offer to explain that comment... but I guess it went over yer head
As a massive Halo lore nerd I expected this to disappoint, but this was an extremely well researched and well made video! That's a sub from me
Guys...Halo is fucking awesome.
And this video...is fucking awesome.
Dirty Money Man Agreed!
You, my fellow halo fan, are so right
Thanks for the video. The HALO franchise, by far, has the most in-depth and somewhat most interesting universe, in sci-fi history, dwarfed mostly by the largest and most obvious (Stargate/Star-Trek/Star-wars/Dr.Who)
Hahahahahahahhah yes..... Fucking YES!!!!!! Gods I wanted this, there aren't that many videos about the UNSC and I'm sooo glad a pure factual and beautifully done video was made. Thank you
Any chance you guys can cover the Sith Empire? The one that stretches from SWTOR?
This is awesome. There are not a lot of channels that go into the depth and detail of these groups like this one. I also saw your best/worst flag and emblems video. I'm curious what you think of the UNSC's emblems both the old and new one. Also would love to see you guys do the Covenant themselves or the separate species like Sangheilli.
The UNSC emblems were probably our most requested, I really regret not including them in our flag video. However, I think I would have disappointed a lot of people, the original UNSC emblem gets a solid "meh" from me and the newer version is atrocious. Maybe we'll do a special follow-up video where I can go more in depth about it.
"UN forces achieved many stunning victories." Lmao
lol
My god that joke actually did pretty well for a change
In the future...when all goverment unite and give UN absolute authority
My only issue, is calling the human covenant war "the most destructive in galactic history". The Human-Forerunner war was vastly more destructive. And the Forerunner-Flood war even more so.
Yeah you're right. I think we sacrificed accuracy for dramatic language on that one.
Most destructive in KNOWN galactic history, perhaps?
Most destructive in Modern Galactic history?
Orchestra Of Ruin I'd agree with that.
that was the ancient humans, from before our time
This is the moment to be united, and stop attacking the countries for own resource.
Be we evolve or we die.
"United We Stand, Divided We Fall"
List of suggestions for factions/organizations/nations for next videos:
1.) The Brotherhood (Assassin's Creed)
2.) The Templar Order (Assassin's Creed)
3.) The Protoss (Starcraft)
4.) Terran Dominion (Starcraft)
5.) United Earth Directorate (Starcraft)
6.) Raynor's Raiders (Starcraft)
7.) New California Republic (Fallout)
8.) The Brotherhood of Steel (Fallout)
9.) Caesar's Legion (Fallout)
10.) The Commonwealth of the Stations of the Ring Line (Metro 2033)
11.) The Red Line (Metro 2033)
12.) The Fourth Reich (Metro 2033)
13.) The White Fang (RWBY)
14.) The Black Fang (Fire Emblem)
15.) Stormcloaks (Elder Scrolls)
16.) Imperial Legion (Elder Scrolls)
17.) Aldmeri Dominion (Elder Scrolls)
18.) Thieves Guild (Elder Scrolls)
19.) Mages Guild (Elder Scrolls)
20.) House Lannisters (Game of Thrones)
21.) House Stark (Game of Thrones)
22.) House Targaryen (Game of Thrones)
23.) House Baratheon (Game of Thrones)
24.) Atlantic Federation (Valkyria Chronicles)
25.) Autocratic East Europan Imperial Alliance (Valkyria Chronicles)
26.) Task Force 141 (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare)
27.) The Holy Britannian Empire (Code Geass)
28.) The Order of the Black Knights (Code Geass)
29.) The State Military (Fullmetal Alchemist)
30.) The Survey Corp (Attack on Titan)
Of course, not every organizations of different kinds will be shown as of writing this since I can't recall most of them or I haven't known them at all so suggestions will be much appreciated. If you have a suggestion, please state the name of that organization and the source material they've come from properly and leave the reply here. I'll update this list by later videos.
RandomStranger_3 That's a good list!
Thx. It took me an hour or two to come up with this list but I'll admit that it is still lacking. Btw, there's a new video that was posted three or four hours and it was the Brotherhood of Nod from Tiberium Sun. Great video, check it out. If you have suggestions, post your reply there in my list that was posted few minutes ago. I'll see you there.
Galactic federation (metroid)
Corneria (star fox)
Your presentation of properties I"m barely (or not at all) familiar with is great. I'm totally entertained and sucked into these new (to me) worlds, like this one for Halo. Fantastic job!
This is a chilling story of what can be or not. It's poetic justice the way you describe our ruin and downfalls. This is what I think would happen if we're able to colonize the stars. Covenant happened but what if?
It’s 2008 and your playing the halo campaign with your brother at 10 on a summer night
Good memories
Adeptus Custodes, please.
Edit: How the heck did that end up as a reply to this comment.
Mechanicum of Mars with the most respectable position of Fabricator General do support this.
[FABRICATOR GENERAL.EXE HAS STOPPED WORKING]
**aroused snickering**
Ah yes Great representation of our Command!!!
This is one of my favorite videos. It would be awesome if our future military looks like this
This is like a text book best video ever, so detailed halo is my favorite alien invasion universe, even as a game way better then the tommorow war
Always gotta love the spread of Halo lore!
I like that once the war was over they went back to just being the military, rewarding the trust placed in them. Also as I recall in "the fall of reach'" the halcyon-class is a heavy cruiser, the lightest class in fact to carry the heavy cruiser designation.
This channel’s really fantastic! The videos are all extremely well put-together, have impressive & well-synched video, and the music always brings it all right together!👍🏻
I also like the different scripts passing by in the intros; Cyrillic in the Yuktobanian one made me happy!😀
Every time I come back to this channel its at least doubled its subscriber count, if not more. Keep up the good work Templin!
Please do the imperium of man from 40k and the Greater Nazi Reich from the man in the high castle
The trouble with the Imperium of Man is that there would be so much to cover, but so much of it is contradictory, owing to the way 40K lore has been revised so many times over the years
Woah they did both
This channel is one that I'll subscribe and like for. These videos are entertaining to watch and listen to. Just hits the right spot when it comes to small and big details, explained fluently and expertly; having an understandable and clear voice throughout the video is one of the best things to hear. Love it👌🏿
As always, a very beautiful and
atmospheric video! Keep up the good work!
This militaristic humanity from halo reminds me a lot to "space above and beyond" tv series from 90's
It was by far one of the best videos i've ever watch about Halo, congracs!
As a Halo fan I love you for doing this! Very good video and liking the rest on your channel! Time to binge!
I just love hearing about the lore behind halo and the narrator's voice helps depict the story.
Another excellent video! Love your attention to detail and overall quality for such a small channel! Keep it up!
I've never been so hyped for a video before
I would really like to see one about the brotherhood of steel. while information is often known about various groups your production quality makes rehearing information in a solid chronological order definitely worth the watch
I Love this video and this channel. The Quality of the video reflected a professional production and for a while I was confused as to why 343 had released a historical video of the UNSC, but it was the Templin Institute. Beautiful video and beautiful channel. A sub from me!
My god this channel is amazing. Just from your awesome presentation combined with your background themes and visuals make simple storytelling like this so emotional. It's amazing, and I'm subscribing
Y'all should do a video on Preston Cole's final battle, the one where he turned a gas giant into a brown dwarf and incinerated hundreds of covenant ships
I am a total lore nerd and finding this channel made my week.
Founded in 2020, let that sit in for a sec.
This is probably your most well done video yet. Keep up the good work.
You guys are the best story tellers
Samuel Kerby What about the storyteller? I mean it's in his name
Two notes: first, the Spartan branch also includes numbers of the Spartan 2 super soldier program. Second, the most destructive conflict in MODERN Galactic history. When you factor in the forerunner ancient human war and the Forerunner flood war from the expanded lore the human covenant war is nowhere near the most destructive conflict in galactic history.
This is Spartan Group Omega, if they want war, we'll give em war.
These video are so well written and presented. This is triple a quality. Hats off! Thank you!
Fantastic graphics, music and narration. Well done.
Been playing Halo ever since CE came out, and I've got to say, you guys really hit the nail right on the head on this video (minus the 2053 pickup, but we'll let that slide lol).
Would love for you guys to do a video based souly on the Spartan programs if you haven't already.
Also, your Warhammer 40k video was very informational; made me a fan from it. Keep up the great content, and have a Merry Christmas!
I like your content and you keep me interested in these worlds and realities.
This was a good video and I like how you guys included the music “Final alliance” by tenacious orchestra while talking about the United Nations Space Command (UNSC). I enjoyed the video and I hope to see more from you guys. Keep up the good work.👍
A small note, but the Navy was also actually responsible for aquatic combat too. Ground-based forces on several planets were able to call in help from "wet" vessels and their guns. The Wombat drones in ODST were launched from aircraft carriers in the waters around Madagascar for the most par, for example.
Awesome video! I love the slick professional feel to your videos! It would be interesting to see you do COG from Gears of Wars or something of that nature
UNSC
Halo - united nations space command
Reality - united nations security council
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This was awesome. Great summarizing.
1:59 - The Orbital Drop Shock Troopers (ODST) are a special operations arm of the UNSC Marine Corps.
The Spartan IIs, IIIs, and IVs are a part of NAVSPECWEP arm of the UNSC Office of Naval Intelligence.
I love your work! Keep it up.
Always a big Halo fan, this was very well done
This is a great video. keep up the amazing work!!!
The sheer amount of quality is seldom found on UA-cam! Keep it up T.I.
Remember Reach.
bravo, very well done, one of the best I have seen so far and the fact that you focused on the lore makes it even better, the fact that you also cover the aspects that sparked the insurrection, tank you I have seen the UNSC described as nothing more than an inconvenient tool our a corrupt power mad force, but you went to the core, bravo, hats the music in the video?
This channel is an absolute gem.
Absolutely fantastic series thus far
I'm so glad you guys are growing quickly; the amount of effort and time put into these videos is really apparent due to the fantastic editing and writing.
You should make more Halo videos like this. Keep up the good work ;)
Fantastic piece. I thoroughly enjoyed this.
These videos are actually amazing!
Would be awesome to see a video on the Spacing Guild or the great houses of the Dune universe, especially the generations long hatred and rivalry between Atreides and Harkonnen.
Tyor'zaln the Eternal yes yes yes!!!
Tyor'zaln the Eternal such a video would be worth its weight in spice!
I like your institute videos, I always liked listening to clinical archive like videos like these. Perhaps you could do the SCP Foundation, it has a large lore behind it and it operates in secrecy in their own universe.
This is really good! Sharing this around!
Man, I love this channel!
Are you guys gonna do anything from the Warhammer 40K univserse or nah? I'm still gona watch regardless but It'd be cool if you did.
Im ready for a 50 minute video
I'd like to see the Imperium of Man in there.
That would be awesome.
I’d recommend Vaults of Terra in the meantime.
wolvez28 .... only 50 minutes ? Heretic !!!
Aldmeri Dominion please this is my 5th attempt
We usually have videos made up to a month in advance and with so many requests it can be hard to fit them all in. Fear not, we do have some Elder Scrolls stuff on the list and we’ll keep the Aldmeri Dominion in mind!
Love your videos! They are VERY interesting. Please keep up the wonderful work :)
First video I saw. Liked and subbed. Well put together, good editing, only a few minor issues, as far as an in depth halo video goes, thats pretty damn good considering how long its been out and the sheer amount of info
This is an amazing video now I know uses intelligence to conquer Earth
Next do the grammaton cleric from equilibrium
Man I just found this channel and I’m in love with it
the Pillar of Autumn wasn't the sole surviving ship from battle of Reach. if I remember correctly in the books it said about 1 out of 7-8 UNSC ships that was there survived.