# Halo 3: ODST

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halo-3-odst/511008>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [September 21, 2009, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halo-3-odst/511008 "2009-09-21T22:13:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halo-3-odst/511008/21 "2009-09-23T16:32:37Z")

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Doh! 😃

You never know though they may just RUN AWAY 😉

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**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halo-3-odst/511008/22 "2009-09-23T17:17:03Z")

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> [@yojimbo](#):
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> Doh! 😃
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> You never know though they may just RUN AWAY 😉

I dunno. There might be a grunt that’s wearing glitter that’s begging for a 'nad to get stuck to his face.

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halo-3-odst/511008/23 "2009-09-23T17:29:00Z")

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What the heck does ODST stand for? I keep seeing the weird commercials with the Enigma-esque background music and the spotty teen at the funeral and wondering.

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**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halo-3-odst/511008/24 "2009-09-23T17:58:15Z")

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> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#):
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> What the heck does ODST stand for? I keep seeing the weird commercials with the Enigma-esque background music and the spotty teen at the funeral and wondering.

ODST=Orbital Drop Ship Trooper. Essentially, they’re the shock troops of whatever military this is. I don’t follow the story much.

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