In the original Halo 2 the Gravemind mimics the Master Chief's and the Arbiter's helmets while he speaks to them

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Video of this in the game

Exhibit A

Whenever the Gravemind closes his mouth his 'gums' are placed together in order to look like Master Chief's helmet

Exhibit B

..and when the Gravemind opens his mouth again and looks towards the Arbiter, it spreads open and his 'gums' curl up so he looks like the upper and lower pieces of the Arbiter's ceromonial helmet.

Disclaimer: I did not take the pictures or the video used in the making of this post.

Posted Oct 18, 2017, 1:06 AM UTC

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StockingsBooby•

Can you circle or point out the parts in the pictures about what you’re saying? I can’t tell what I’m looking at.

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EpikkrizOP•

The Gravemind is similar in shape to a flytrap plant, his mouth opens and closes even though he seems to speak telepathically. In the cutscene he is manipulating his 'face' (which are the two jaws and the other two bits on the sides of him that can move) to look like the Masterchief's helmet and the Alien's head. It's pretty dark but you can see the parts of him that are similar in colour to the Master Chief's helmet at least and you can follow those pieces of him in the cutscene to see what i mean.

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Ruthus1998•

Brilliant circling.

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EpikkrizOP•

Thanks, i pride myself on actually reading their comment.

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chaddles101•

I can't see shit captain

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Subtle_Omega•

Never noticed that before. Nice work dude.

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DrLulzworthy•

Do you have any additional material of developers talking about this? Because I watched the video over and over and I vehemently disagree, this detail simply isn't there.

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EpikkrizOP•

Honestly, i searched for awhile and couldn't find anything in Halo 2's 13 years of (relatively ancient) history that the original developers have confirmed this, but the resemblance is uncanny considering even the colour scheme and general shape is consistent with Master Chief's helmet.

As for the Arbiter, i admit it that it's a bit of a stretch and maybe less likely it was intentional but the mouth's shape and the mandibles are largely what i meant with his particular similarities with the Gravemind's facial movements and appearance .

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Nobody would have ever found that. Kudos

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