If a player character dies in a Floodfight mode in Halo 3: ODST on Halo: The Master Chief Collection, their body can be reanimated by the Flood. Like in Halo 3, it will use a regular human attacker model, although with a unique dark coloration, reminiscent of ODST's signature camouflage pattern.

ODST combat teams usually consist of six to eight ODST Troopers - with each combat team specializing in a particular mission set, but they are expected to be flexible enough to adapt to any given situation.

The 105th is infamous for its brutality, even toward fellow human troops. On one occasion, ODSTs from the 105th were involved in a fight with the fourteen-year-old Spartan John-117, resulting in three ODST deaths and one severe injury. The 105th has a distinct anthem. Helljumpers sometimes play this song during orbital drops to focus their ...

The 21st Space Assault Battalion (21st SAB/ODST), also known as the Black Daggers, is a veteran battalion of the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers, a special operations capable reconnaissance force of the UNSC Marine Corps.

Although the gameplay of ODST bears a strong resemblance to that of previous Halo titles, the player does not assume the role of the enhanced human supersoldier Master Chief, protagonist of Halo 3. Instead, the player controls human soldiers …

The 105th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) is a UNSC Marine Corps Orbital Drop Shock Trooper (ODST) combat unit.[1] It is highly regarded as one of the best Marine units in the UNSC Defense Force.

By September 2552, the Rookie, a Private First Class, served aboard the UNSC Chares with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Force. He was deployed to assist ODST Gage Yevgenny, who had disobeyed orders to save civilian children. Gage’s Pelican …

As the squad regrouped and formed up, Gunnery Sergeant Babatunde inspected each ODST’s armor to confirm all systems were green and no damage had been suffered from the landing. Upon reaching Núñez, he announced, “One of the most valuable lessons a soldier can learn is that technology can break, but you mustn’t.” He clapped Núñez on ...

The Orbital Drop Shock Troopers (ODST), informally referred to as Helljumpers, are an elite special operations component of the UNSC Marine Corps and the Corps' rapid reaction force specialized in transorbital support interdiction tactics.

The ODST (Orbital Drop Shock Trooper) is considered the most elite unit in the UNSC military, behind the Spartan supersoldier. These soldiers are highly trained and very well equipped and use various types of standard ODST armor, one of the strongest non-powered armor systems available to the UNSC.