Joseph Staten: They're the mysterious soldiers with the untold tale. Martin O'Donnell: We talked a lot about how could we still take people out of one character, put them into the body of another character, and not confuse people. Joseph Staten: And ODST I think takes the lessons of Halo 2, and it feels a lot more natural. You're going from one ODST to another. It's not so jarring as it was with John and the Arbiter. Romeo (in-game): What am I supposed to do with this inside a Covenant ship? Buck (in-game): Get. This. Thing. Off of me. Dare (in-game): Replacements? Buck (in-game): What mission?