The Elite Shipmaster Rtas Vadum's long history with the Flood
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The legendary Elite Shipmaster Rtas Vadum hints at his history with the Flood in Halo 2, and today, we're diving into what
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The legendary Rtas Vadim has a long, graphic history with the Flood, today we investigate it!
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Rtas Vadum* am I now more knowledgeable than Xperia?
HiddenXperia these videos are ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL!!!!!! I've used them to help catch a few friends of mine up on the halo story. Could you do a video about what happened to the buggers? I've always been curious about why they just disappeared after halo 3
Lol 5:29 picked the fucker up an slammed him!👍😂
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Hes the sgt Johnson of the elites
Except he’s not dead
Hes more like the sargent forge,because hes badass,killed enemies even when he is overwhelmed,and also deafeated a superiof foe
More like Jerome Spartan 092, a supreme leader and excellent warrior
When I joins the covenant we didn't have any fancy wraiphs we had twigs two twigs and a stone for the whole squad and we had to share the stone
@@LAV-III ahhhhhh, the good old days...
Rtas:**sniffs air**
Arbiter: what is it
*vietnam flashback ensues*
Its a joke my dude, Humor is subjective.
fortunate son intensifies
Sol Is a biscuit 😂😂
Don’t you mean flood
How is a sangheili in vietnam?
He roomed with a keymind in college, according to the lore.
Heh
And so he did.
Yep
Hey @EckhartsLadder nice forerunner ship video make another soon
He also met the keymind's father, Mr Primordial, during his time there
"You are the Arbiter, the will of the Prophets. But these are my Elites. Their lives matter to me. Yours does not."
"That makes two of us."
"Hmm..."
I love the writing in halo 2. Like it’s an awesome way of saying that the lives of his elites will always matter more than the will of the prophets. Which eventually leads to him becoming a leader in the rebellion once he realizes the elites are being betrayed
I want to like this, but that would ruin the 117 likes.
@@bobguan807 Thank you
@@bobguan807 same.
"Ah, we both don't like each other, I like him!"
"One single Flood Spore can destroy a species.
Were it not for the Arbiter's council, I would have glassed your entire planet!!"
"A Flood army, a Gravemind has you in its sights, you barely survived a small contamination"
"sir with respect cortana has a solution "
@@urbanshorty1670 "Cortana?... Did you see her condition? How damaged she is?", She could be corrupted for all we know, her solution could be a flood trap"
@@CoolGuy-zs3xp "we should go through the portal, find out for sure."
@@urbanshorty1670 "What we should do Commander, is understand clearly that this is humanity's final stand here at Earth. We go, we risk everything; every last man, woman and child. If we stand our ground, we might just have a chance."
We NEED this character back in Halo Infinite, and we need him back in his I C O N I C Halo 2 Anniversary design.
exactly!
I would clap so much followed by an awe and rebirth of my interest that died after Halo 4.
You cant be more right
Agreed
Best of the best
Walks into a Grunt mating chamber.
*Sniffs*
Arbiter: What is it?
Rtas: That stench, I have smelled it before.
iwu 1117 ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
@@grannygumjob8290 you don't truly know how he lost half a jaw
@@iwu-xm3xc an kink that was to kinky
are those canon!? G R O S S !
They have found the
N i p p l e
Shipmaster just...
CHUCKING A PROPHET ON THE FLOOR
Epic.
I guess you could say... he threw it on the
*GROUND*
Agreed, I got a crap load more respect for his character when he did that. Because he was thinking of the greater good over a single measly scrawny dude that was acting too cowardly for the title of "Prophet".
Rtas: F***YOU I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!!
...Puny Prophet.
I like to imagine Rtas powerbombing the shit out of that prophet
The Shipmaster is the Elite version of Sgt. Johnson (rest in peace). Hopefully he doesn't die. He a official G.O.A.T
What does G.O.A.T stand for.
@@IbrahimKhan-ix9vt Greatest
Of
All
Time
@@solitudeguard3196 thx
@@solitudeguard3196 Row
Row
Row
Your
GOAT
“Send me out, with a wortwortwort”
As soon as Rtas said that line the first time I played Halo 2 my heart dropped because I knew what was coming next
Everyone knew. And that first room, just listening to those Heretics get killed so quickly. The flood is scary.
I remember playing through that years ago, after having been about 5 years without playing Halo and still being creeped out about Floodgate
Dear God, if it wasn't for petty pride, I guess I'd have given up on the game at that very moment
Bruh fr 😂
“How the return of the flood will make HiddenXperia an ally”
He should do a theory video of why he's really a Keymind
@@Jedi_Spartan would definitely explain why he knows so darn much, also ONI wants to know your location
The sad truth is, if the Flood arrived, Xperia would certainly like to become one.
@@mobiuscoreindustriesTell ONI to screw off
We can all agree that HE DID cut through the heart of that infestation
I love how the elites didn't just admit that the humans were barbaric and did what the flood did, they realize that despite hating humans they aren't like that. Really shows the way they see us.
Silent Marauder unlike how we see things the elites were steadfast, avoiding their hatred to cloud their judgement.
Yeah now elites forgot about their honor and culture because of 343 lol. Only the swords of Sanghelios are the true honorable elites, along side the lil grunts who are still young but curious and a worthy ally.
Really shows the power of corruption the prophets had. Was it not for the main three prophets, the covenent couldve been allies with humanity and probably wouldve been i think.
@@Scolio yeah the covenant should've sided with humanity because they wouldve became an ally of the reclaimers of the mantle.
@@aulerius1922 issue is there would be some war eventually over the covenant religion based off of their core beliefs
Rtas has been through thick and thin in regards to the Flood that's for sure. It would be so interesting to see his reaction if and when the Parasite will return! :)
Yeah Elite Special Operatives are awesome though.
Luke Skywalker the 2nd
I’d like to see what his focus would be on; capturing a guardian to combat the flood or focusing on fighting or containing the flood
He just going be like Spartan you said you destroyed the parisite
Luke skywalker? What u doing here? U ded boi
Hes going to go full on Rambo with them like he did in Halo 3 when he eradicated delta Halo of flood and even personally detached from his fleet to track down a ship that escaped containment and onto Earth
Shipmaster really needs to make a new appearance in halo I want to see him again!
I’m on the fence. I’m not a fan of what they did to Thel so I don’t fully trust them
Yeah I understand that majorly they should have kept the appearances (body and specie) as it was in halo 2-3 but with halo infinite going to old art, just imagine newly reformed but old art style with the classical elite looks but with enhanced detailing and put Shipmaster in that style with as Hidden said with the same voice actor
its funny how they said they looked different because they were a different species from arbiter yet he looked exactly like them
Dustin Redden it’s a mix of both art styles like halo wars 2 but yeah I know what you mean. But like the hello said above me, they used the different race idea (after we complained about the art style) to try to make it seem like they didn’t totally mess up, but they made Thel look exactly like them lol.
hello out of face please lol exactly that was my point. They changed everything and then gave us a half-assed answer and even after still messed up lol.
I've always imagined Rtas Vadum as the Arbiter's version of Johnson.
Badass, hard to kill and eventually a friend of the Arbby.
The fact we don't have an ODST style Elite focused game still hurts my soul to this day...
Yes. Maybe a game of the elites vs the brutes or the swors of sanghelios against the new covanent
An ODST style game that takes place during the Flood invasion of High Charity with the city of High Charity explorable like Mombasa in ODST and you play as an Elite.
@@howmanybabiesdidNestleKill which kind tho. I'd wager it'd be a ranger
@@wastelandlegocheem Yes most likely a ranger but I would love to to have multiple missions where you play as different ranking elites. Like of course, ODST had with the missions where you play as Buck, Dutch, etc.
It would be really cool to have a mission where you play with a squad of honor guards and it starts off with fighting against Brutes but then the flood invades.
@@howmanybabiesdidNestleKill that'd be interesting.
Elite: "Shipmaster, they outnumber us three to one!"
Rtas: "Then it is an even fight."
Echo 216: "We need to run!"
...
Chief: "No. We need to fight."
*Halo Theme*
All cruisers fire at will! Burn they're mongral hides.
'Truths ship isn't taking part in the attack."
"Then it must have gone to the surface. Kick the door."
@@skyraider87 We good Hocust?
She's a little cooked sarge. But she'll hold
Alright pop the hatch
Rtas: (Sniffs)
Thel: What is it?
Rtas: That stench. I’ve smelled it before.
random elite: sorry
The smell of taco bell
It's a smelly smell, the kind of smell thats smelly
"I smell... the smelly smell... the kind of smell that smells... smelly..."
"Popcorn."
"What?"
*"P O P C O R N"*
*legendary difficulty*
Rtas: man flesh. They’ve picked up our trail!
Rtas has litteraly the best one liners of all time I mean cmon ALL CRUISERS FIAH AT WILL BURN THERE MONGROL HIDES!
WilburForce then it is an even fight
*I SHALL BEAT THE PROPHET'S SHIELD LIKE A DRUM!*
Halo 2 has an enormous amount of cut content. It bungie had the time to properly finish halo 2...I have no doubts that it would be the best halo to date.
It already is lol
@@skaionex idk it's kind of hard because of halo 3
@@marcom667 eh. IMO it goes
2
Reach
3
1
@@skaionex I know its your opinion but for me I can't see reach over 3 and I'm not hating on reach I loved it but for me 3 was better mines is
H3
H2
H1
Reach
H3 odst
What would you put under h1
@@marcom667 lol I always forget odst is a thing. I might actually put that over 1. Maybe even 3. I'm not a big fan of 3 honestly.
Is there anything else? I guess wars 1? Then 4 and then 5. I suppose. Neither of those matter to me though. Lol
Havent played wars 2 so Idk.
Imagine four player co-op in Halo infinite being the Master chief, Arbiter, Spartan Jerome, and The Shipmaster
Devin Brooks What you say here is heresy (I mean Jerome like excuse me where’s the badass human Sgt. Johnson
@@tommasopiasco1792 Dead in storyline.
William Cronshaw I know
@@tommasopiasco1792 he died in halo 3....... If they bring him back Again.
They might as well bring back noble six since that makes as much bringing Johnson back.
@@tommasopiasco1792 plus, Johnson’s not a Spartan 2-4 or an elite so he wouldn’t be the same gameplay wise as the others, whoever’s playing as him would be at an unfair disadvantage
Would've been AMAZING to play as Half--Jaw even in ONE mission.
At least you can look almost like him in halo 2 and 3 multiplayer just you need to find a sword
@@TheHandsJailbird I said almost of course rtas wouldnt teabag hes rivals when he defeats them
Perhaps a mapmaker can do this
@Rice Farmer You don't understand. We want to play as the character if only to see their story. We aren't talking about gameplay changes.
@Francisco L yeah, what @Gumfireparalax said, chump
“One of my favorite characters” Lies, we all know you love the flood more.
He said *ONE* pull those dildos out of your ears
Why would someone have dildos in their ears???
Oh also /r/Woooosh or something.
@@ghoulcity117 what you said
Was dumb
And I did get the joke I was correcting you
@@ghoulcity117 poop
Poor Rtas, he lost his team. I bet that made him mad at the flood. I wouldn't be surprised if he killed the gravemind in vengeance for his dead troops. R.I.P. the second greatest energy sword elite.
This is ARGUABLY the best Halo Channel
General Heed, mythic tyrant, HookieBird428, Halo Follower etc
Agreed. I prefer HiddenXperia over HaloFollower. The way he tells these stories are awesome. There's so much enthousiasm and appreciation in his voice, which helps draw me in and makes it for a more pleasant listening experience.
No argument there
Better than Halo Follower for surr
Damn that story was sickkkk!
*OMG, THIS NEEDS A SEPARATE GAME!!!*
Yes Shipmaster needs his own game and Johnson does as well ( particularly on harvest )
@@spidertatortot4302 I get chills just thinking about that...
Halo elites
Shipmaster
If not a game then a animated film. Or some cinematic CGI thing.
@@felixm3384 yessss
I was waiting for a rtas vadum video
Thanks for the heart
Rtas vadum is my favorite halo character
I want him in future Halo and in his Halo 3 or 2A armour
@@Wheresthepepsibismol me too I think he should be in Halo Infinite but It will focuse heavily on chief but I think in Halo 7 he could come
Now, imagine if his sub commander was still alive..
Id love that
What's the sub commanders name again baros crusifix I think
Baron Kusovai
Ship master they out number is 3 to 1.
"Then it is an even fight"
All crusiers fire at will! Burn their mongrel hides!
I sware HiddenXperia is getting the best art, love your videos.
Thanks man! The guys and gals who do my thumbnails are the best of the best, I wouldn't be where I am today if it wasn't for their work
The art in the video itself came from an old graphic novel
Elite crewmember: Shipmaster they outnumber us 3 to 1
Rtas Vadum: than it is an even fight!
I never knew about this part of the lore, it gives a lot more meaning to what he said on the first arbiter level in halo 2
I would have to disagree with you saying he’s the most underrated character in Halo. That honor would go to Sgt. Stacker.
Jared McMillen stacker is possibly my favourite from the games right along with chips dubbo.
@@walker1085 I liked Spartan 1337 in Halo legends
Dont forget chips dubbo
Yapyap the destroyer
Sesa refumee
Jul mdama
And Didact they are also underrated
@@dankpitbro693 I liked sargent ghost of halo legends prototipe
@@randomhaloplayer918 one of the most badass marines in halo for sure
He is the most epic under rated character in halo and now I know this he is even cooler
Infinite Succor? Nah.
Infinite *S U C C* ? Yeah Boi!
JustBetakick S U C C
"That stench.... I've smelled it before"
So you tryna tell me you inhaled flood spores and didn't turn? Ok Johnson.
Let's see one of the most badass elites that I would say is basically the Noble Six of the Sangheili
More like the Jerome.
@@aztumtheknightofwumbo7060 Yeah yeah I can see that
Its more like a sargent forge
@@randomhaloplayer918 No cause Forge's rival was Ripa Moremee.
Mainly caused they both died in the same war leading their troops into battle.
@@aztumtheknightofwumbo7060 I am talking in terms of caracter and actions ,while yes he was the only marine that killed an arbiter and survived without having a bodypart cutted from his body,also ripa moramee was a more respectful captain del rio with the combat skills of thel vadam.it relates to shipmaster on the way he was the only guy who survived a unplacable enemy
dem thumbnails are getting wild boi!!
Darth Vader how he make
"you will still join us on the great journey"
OOF
But the great journey doent wait anyone not even you brother
oooooóoooooo!
Rtas is the absolute best character in halo, I hope we get more of him soon!!
I think it’d be amazing if when the flood returns to halo infinite, arbiter calls on Rtas for answers to deal with the flood, then play a mission where it’s this (video) flashback. Then deal with the flood in real time.
Xperia Roanoke’s just revealed that when humans have their full adrenaline pumping they’ve been seen beating fucking bears to death!!! Be it with fire sticks but that’s still absolutely amazing!!! And wait why do the flood look so different in this comic ?
Probably the best quote I have heard "That stench, I've smelled it before..."
One of my personal favorite stories in the Halo graphic novel glad to see somebody's covering this
This is one of my new favorite videos from you. Best part is when shipmaster went up against his fellow, infected elite and battled him. You nailed it by putting the right Halo song in, it also made what I watched more impactful. Awesome job HiddenXperia
Half jaw is easily my favorite character in halo of all time
always nice to meet another Rtas Vadum's fan he was one of those characters i just love because he had a cool voice and looked cool in Halo 3 and then when playing Halo 2 i just fell in love even more he and arbiter is an amazing combo
Elite: *Brute ships, staggered line. Shipmaster, they outnumber us 3 to 1!*
Shipmaster: *Then it is an even fight. All ships, fire at will! Burn their mongrel hides!*
Who is that Elite that always almost impales himself in your intro?
He does get impaled
Perhaps, this elite is still in alliance with the covenant, and two other elites kill the one in the intro.
It shows an ungoy holding a assault rifle at 4:01
That’s a fuel rod cannon atleast that’s what it looks like to me
Halo 2 anniversary elites look so amazing, really looking forward to their infinite style I love them so much
why they would ever cut a level like this is mind blowing. that might have been the most intense game play in all of halo 2.
1:24 Wait what? 1:24 say that again? 1:24. Welp
I N F I N I T E S U C C .
Who names these ships! 😂😂😂
I have absolutely no clue.
"This is the carrier Shadow of Intent, clear this sector while we deal with the flood."
(I know it's Halo 3 not 2 but it's still awesome)
"One single flood spore can destroy a species"
Another high-quality video as usual, and on one of my favorite characters too! Keep it up!
This was the first story by you that I was glued the entire time. Maybe it's cuz he was one of my favorite characters and I knew he was underrated. This makes me love him even more! Thank you for sharing.
Ooooh that smell
Can't you smell that smell
Ooooh that smell
The smell of death surrounds you
1:25
“The Infinite S U С C o r”
🥰
"That stench I've smelled it"
How can elites smell? They have no nose!!!!
Keep up the good work man really like the amount of effort you put in these videos and parts of lore I never even heard about. Also gotta say I never get tired of the Elite opening.
Got the iconic notification again. Whats good XP lets get it!!!!
Yo XP on a scale of one to ten,how much do you laugh at Halo Swallower putting DISTURBING in their titles.
halo swallower is a fukin sweaty lol
The Flood Is Back
NANI
I'm happy you did a video on Rtas he is by far my favorite Elite character. I remember reading that graphic novel for the first time I loved it, I still do.
NOOOO I WANTED MORE.
dude I can't tell you how much I love your channel. Halo is my childhood and for the lore to be explained and the Universe expanded, makes me so happy and intrigued. Your voice matches your explanation, combined with the fitting music. Love you dude. Keep it up. Would love to watch like an hour long vid just consisting of flood lore with your voice. :D
Imagine an enemy race that seeks genetic perfection by merging DNA into themselves and they hunt master chief for his forerunner lineage.
That would be more interesting than the Prometheans.
MossyGolem stfu
The predator movie...
Pure shit btw
@@geekedonxans7795 Chill out.
+MossyGolem So like the flood?
8:56 *HERESY!*
Found your channel a couple weeks ago and liked it so much I couldn't help but binge on it. Good stuff
Yusss love Rtas. Such a cool character.
Absolutely love this channel.
Oh dude, yes please. What an amazing video.
Ray Bloody Purchase Glad you enjoyed friendo :)
HiddenXperia I do mate. I've loved the series every since CE and the way you detail the lore is really good. I.e. using gameplay, cutscenes & concept art.
I actually watched a video yesterday on instructions on firing the rings which was great.
Just as i farted Rtas Vadum: That stench i've smelt it before.
“Picked the fucker up and slammed him on the floor”😂 I wasn’t ready for that
I thought this was an old video because I had just got done watching the last video you made covering this story (found it in my recommended section). Just shows how much you've improved since then.
With your knowledge of the Halo universe I'm starting to be convinced that you're a gravemind - you know too much haha. Solid content bro. Keep it up man 👌
How did the flood get on that ship at all?
@Nathaniel Winchester just one of many demonstrations of the flood's ability to weasel its way into every damn facility.
@Nathaniel Winchester you also come out in an entirely different section of the swamp
I honestly thought you covered this years ago but it’s awesome to remind everyone that Rtas was just as badass as the Arbiter.
I have tremendous respect for Rtas. He fought through an infected ship, losing comrades along the way, had the audacity to assault a Prophet- not one of the Prophet Trio, but a high-ranking Covenant member regardless- and had to kill one of his closest friends with his own energy blade, before escaping as the only survivor. That is just so seriously messed up.
I can picture it now in Halo 6 scene. SoS are underfire by promethium ships it was all seems lost. UNSC can’t back up the fire support due to fighting two fronts and blue team can’t reach the arbiter in time but then Halo theme the pale horse comes on then dahhhhhh dadada dadada duh dadad uuuuhhhh Rtas appears with his fleet “LETS GO NIGGAS!!!”
Lol the private glitch stopped me from watching ;-;
Xenomorph King yeah the views are lower so far I’ve noticed because of that bug, seen multiple people reporting it today and YT are aware of it, probably should’ve held back the upload till it was fixed but oh well, hope you enjoy at least haha
Same xeno
HiddenXperia btw I’m Dillon from Discord
It happened to me earlier.
You xenomorphs are in the wrong franchise
Rtas Vadim is so badass even the flood cant infect him.
I think that would have been amazing to go into as a full end game. Wow hes one of my most memorable elites
Wort Wort Wort
I smelt this before
I can not describe to you how much I appreciate your videos. Thank you for increasing my knowledge about the halo lore. Ive always been a fan of halo but your videos have made more interested than ever. Especially all the flood lore. I love zombie games, films, stories etc. Watching your flood videos make me love zombies even more. It’s crazy but thanks man. Hopefully one day we’ll get that flood game or sick halo movie with a flood apocalypse.
“Rtas picked the fucker up and threw him to the floor” that was great 😂
Wait, I'm a little confused... how did the flood get on the infinite succor? I mean, from halo ce we understand that the covenant released the flood by accident on the ring, so this must take place immediately after that...
But the flood wasnt that intelligent yet!
And why didn't the covenant know what it was?
You're right, I didn't think about it!
So the covenant not knowing the flood does make no sense
@William Isaacson
Ok, I may accept this. Thanks!
I'm more willing to believe that this takes place in CE rather than Wars because it's stated that this was around the time the Arbiter was attacking the remains of the Pillar of Autumn's crew. But the spirit theory is kinda far-fetched when you realize Chief came out of the facility into a different part of the swamp. Still could've been a flood piloted spirit, but still.
Wait he only has half a jaw?
You just realised now??
@@Cr4zyRuski such ignorance shouldnt be alowed -Didact
Im just kidding I just wanted to use that phrase
@random halo player "You will be food; nothing more..." - Gravemind
@@Cr4zyRuski NOOOOOOOO! -prophet of thruth final words
I'd like to see him and MC some how converge on some point both having their respective orders to fight the flood. Both in separate areas but eventually get pushed back to the same point and meet up. Team MC and Team Elite. Both professionals setting aside their differences and opening a can of whoop ass that turns the tide of the fight as they become stronger together than as individual teams.
A moment of pure clarity for both sides.
3 years later and I’m laughing at “Rtas picked the fucker up and slammed him on the floor.”
rtas? more like artass
When you showed the arbiter why did you show halo 5 arbiter. Also stop only showing halo 2 anniversary. Half jaw should be shown as he was in both games and so should arbiter.
Why are you even fucken complaining about this? It's such a non-issue.
Favorite Halo channel on youtube. Keep up the good work brother
Hands down the best video ive seen, its so interesting learning about the history of the elites
"Picked the fucker up" is one of my favorite lines
-Shipmaster, they outnumber us three to one!
-Then it is an even fight
😱
This is definitely one of my personal favourite halo stories.
Such a great read for anyone who wants to pick up the graphic novel! 😁
"On your way arbiter, I'll deal with these beasts." A badass everywhere he goes
Glad you mentioned the Shipmaster's story from the halo graphic novel. I love the art in the story.