Halo: The Master Chief Collection - 10 Incredible Moments You Need To Revisit

9. You Never Forget Your First Time

Game: Halo 2 Level: Metropolis The Scarab tank is introduced in Halo 2 and it's an absolute monstrosity. Bigger than any other vehicle in the game (it's bigger than most buildings in the game), the Scarab is a spider-like mechanism which fires giant lasers and houses numerous Covenant forces - taking one down seems an impossibility. Of course, nothing is impossible for Master Chief. Having just witnessed a Scarab completely annihilate a Scorpion (before stepping over you without a care in the world), Chief and a group of Marines are then tasked with taking the hulking beast down. Defeating the Scarab requires an action-movie hero jump onto the top of the Tank before storming the control room below and wiping out any opposition. It feels awesome and it's a real testament to Bungie's gameplay; most games would rely on cutscenes to show this sort of action. Over the course of your Halo career, you'll destroy several more Scarabs but the first time you do so, it really feels like you've just accomplished something. Metropolis is a really well designed level (most of it is built around showing off the power of the Scarab) and the finale is a great moment.