Origins, easily.
I remember it being the first episode that was shown, and I remember it being the one that kicked up the most discussion with its particular use of imagery. Of course, back then it was easy to pass things off as just being influenced by Cortana’s rampancy and how she’s misremembering things, but looking back at various interviews at the time about 343 having Halo fiction up until 2015/16 planned back in 2009 and listening to Frankie’s commentary on the dvd about how there are very deliberate pieces of foreshadowing imagery in there… it completely changes the way you look at, interpret, and understand the episode, and continues to have implications that will shake the Halo universe in the future in some way or other.
There are pay-offs coming that have been built up for over half a decade at this point, and that’s 343’s greatest strength in the writing department - leaving these seeds planted for us so far in advance, planning things out, and leaving us to connect the dots. It’s what keeps me excited as a Halo fan, and I think Origins provides that in spades.
Gotta say the package just because the Booster frame scene was awesome and it was nice to see S-II’s in action + Blue team on the screen for the first time.
The Duel, although I also liked the Package (except for the HORRENDOUS design of Dr. Halsey) and Origins (but it doesn’t tell anything new, so…).
I don’t understand how anybody could even stand watching Homecoming. For me, it’s the worst one by far. Pretty damn bad animation, bad writing, bad story-telling…
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I don’t find it too bad…
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This is true.
Origins, The Package…aaand probably the The Duel.
Odd one Out was a terrible mistake, no idea why they made it. It’s a shame on Halo.
Prototype was great, but my vote ultimately goes to The Duel for its unique animation and insight in the past of the Arbiters.
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> Origins, The Package…aaand probably the The Duel.
> Odd one Out was a terrible mistake, no idea why they made it. It’s a shame on Halo.
Because it was made as a joke not meant to be taken seriously. And in a game with Grunts telling you to check out their bright blue balls and Brutes lamenting that you killed their lover and enemies in Halo 5 soon to say that they made love to our genetic progenitors, it isn’t that shameful.
But more on topic I liked The Prototype a lot for the animation and action.
- Origins
- The Duel or The Package
- The Babysitter
Origins is my favourite because it gives an amazing summary of the Halo story, offers the first physical depiction of the Forerunners, and offers an interesting look into Cortana’s mindset and the onset of her rampancy in Halo 4.
I loved The Duel mainly for the visuals and for how it explained just how the role of Arbiter was disgraced. And The Package delivered some excellent action, it was one of the first visual depictions of Chief fighting with Blue Team, and finally showed us Catherine Halsey and some stellar space combat. Some of the visuals could have been more faithful but I guess that’s artistic license for you.
I really liked The Babysitter because it showed us the rivalry between the ODSTs and Spartans. Prior to that, it was only featured in the books and a couple of the comics. It also offered our first glimpse at Ancient Humanity through the human-like ruins of Heian.
But really, I love all of the stories in Halo Legends save Odd One Out. All of them touched upon future events that would happen in the Halo universe under 343 Industries tenure.
Even The Prototype foreshadowed how John would begin to find and reclaim his humanity, just like the emotionally deadened Marine did within the episode. Homecoming touched upon the ethics of the Spartan-II program; something that would be explored further in later media, including Kilo-5 and Hunt the Truth.
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> Origins, The Package…aaand probably the The Duel.
> Odd one Out was a terrible mistake, no idea why they made it. It’s a shame on Halo.
I wouldn’t call it a shame on Halo considering the humour of the franchise and the easter eggs we’ve seen. But I think it’s weakest of the episodes and it has a lot of wasted potential – especially seeing as it wasn’t even canon and all. I personally didn’t find it that funny and I would much have preferred a canonical story which had comic elements. Just because it’s canon doesn’t mean it can’t be lighthearted and silly.
343 could have told a funny story about characters such as Sergeant Johnson, Buck and Alpha-Nine, or we could have seen a story about some silly Grunts and Kig-Yar. Toei Animation could still have included some references to Dragon Ball. I just wanted something that advanced the universe, you know. 
I loved The Babysitter.
It was the first time I learned about how little respect the ODSTs had for Spartans.
And the first time I’ve seen so much regret from such feelings.
For the most part, the episode was comedic and favored action over drama.
But by the end, it takes a somber change, when the ODST squad learns just how human they really are.
And how far they’re willing to go to protect others.
I voted The Package because of the BA action.
But overall, I love The Duel. Because Sangheili.
I only like Anime in small doses and I think Halo: Legends would have been better if it was a short story collection like Halo: Evolutions. That being said I liked the Babysitter. It was nice to see the rivalry between the ODSTs and the Spartans and it was nice to see some backstory for Dutch. Now I’m interested in knowing what happened to the other ODSTs in that squad. We know what happens to Dutch but what about O’Brien and Cortez? Did they survive the war? Are they Spartan-IVs? Suddenly I’m very interested in knowing the answer to these questions.
The Babysitter also introduced us to Heian and gave us our first look at a pre-historic human world. I wonder if this planet, or perhaps more like it, will play a larger role in the future? I know that if I was a Tier 1 human and I knew the war against the Forerunner was lost, I would think of some kind of contingency plan. If the Forerunner cleansed humanity of its Tier 1 tech but left these ancient structures still intact, then perhaps a human commander hid advanced technology on these worlds? They could be left behind so they can be reclaimed by humans in the future. When you consider all of these advanced Forerunner machines who pose such a major threat to both the UNSC and the Covenant, then it would be nice to get your hands on these super human weapons the Prometheans had little to no defense against.
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> Gotta say the package just because the Booster frame scene was awesome and it was nice to see S-II’s in action + Blue team on the screen for the first time.
Same choice for the same reasons. I still remember how excited I was to see Blue Team in action for the first time outside the books. 
I went for The Prototype. I loved the style of the short compared to the rest, not cartoony, bright, and overall moe. Not saying any of them were, but still. The dark tone was great, and I was loving Ghost. His backstory was quite fun as well, I would not mind going deeping into it in the future. But I highly doubt they will. Plus that final scene, the Be Human, that was pretty deep.
Babysitter by far. We get to see more of the ODST vs Spartan-II rivalry. More Dutch. And Cal-141, probably my favorite spartan behind Kurt and Sam.
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I know, I know but I really don’t like it, sry.
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> I only like Anime in small doses and I think Halo: Legends would have been better if it was a short story collection like Halo: Evolutions. That being said I liked the Babysitter. It was nice to see the rivalry between the ODSTs and the Spartans and it was nice to see some backstory for Dutch. Now I’m interested in knowing what happened to the other ODSTs in that squad. We know what happens to Dutch but what about O’Brien and Cortez? Did they survive the war? Are they Spartan-IVs? Suddenly I’m very interested in knowing the answer to these questions.
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O’brien, if he’s the same O’brien, died during the events of the New Mombasa invasion.
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> I went for The Prototype. I loved the style of the short compared to the rest, not cartoony, bright, and overall moe. Not saying any of them were, but still. The dark tone was great, and I was loving Ghost. His backstory was quite fun as well, I would not mind going deeping into it in the future. But I highly doubt they will. Plus that final scene, the Be Human, that was pretty deep.
Agreed 100%. I’m man enough to admit that the Prototype almost had me in tears the whole time.