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===Voice acting=== The ''Halo'' series features voice work by television and film actors including [[Ron Perlman]], [[Orlando Jones]], [[Michelle Rodriguez]], [[Robert Davi]], and [[Terrence Stamp]].<ref name="scifi-faces">{{Cite web|author=Staff|date=2007-11-22|url=http://dvice.com/archives/2007/11/the_faces_of_halo.php|title=The Faces of 'Halo'|publisher=[[Sci Fi Channel (United States)|Sci Fi Channel]]|accessdate=2008-09-14}}</ref> Voice acting became more important as ''Halo: Combat Evolved''{{'}}s sequels were developed; ''Halo 2'' had 2,000 lines of combat dialogue, while ''Halo 3'' has in excess of 14,000 lines.<ref name="bungie-h2dvdvoice">{{Cite video|people=[[Martin O'Donnell|O'Donnell, Martin]]; [[Joseph Staten|Staten, Joseph]]|date=2004-11-07|title=Voices of Halo 2 / Music: Halo 2 Limited Edition|medium=DVD|publisher=[[Bungie]]|location=Kirkland, Washington}}</ref> The actual technology for the trilogy changed very little; while some actors voiced their lines in remote locations, others travelled to Bungie to record their lines.<ref name="gameinformer-downes/dadabo">{{Cite web|author=Berghammer, Billy; [[Tim Dadabo]], [[Steve Downes]] |date=2007-02-27 |title=Voicing Halo: The Steve Downes And Tim Dadabo Interview |url= http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200702/N07.0227.1815.49562.htm|work=[[Game Informer]] |accessdate=2008-09-10|archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070310030952/http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200702/N07.0227.1815.49562.htm |archivedate = March 10, 2007|deadurl=yes}}</ref> In interviews, ''Halo''{{'}}s voice actors stated that they had no idea that the games would become such a critical and commercial success. [[Steve Downes]], the voice of the game's protagonist, stated that generally when a voice actor has finished their lines, their involvement with the game ends. As the characters in ''Combat Evolved'' were relatively undefined, the voice actors were given leeway to develop their own style and personality.<ref name="gameinformer-downes/dadabo"/> Aside from major character roles, members of the ''Halo'' community and ''Halo'' fans have had small roles in the games. The cast from the [[machinima]] ''[[Red vs. Blue]]'' won a lengthy charity auction for a voice role in ''Halo 3'', and do a comedy routine which changes depending on the difficulty level the game is played on.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Semel, Paul|date=2007-10-02|url=http://www.gamedaily.com/games/halo-3/xbox-360/game-features/colorful-characters--the-cast-of-red-vs-blue/5186/66965/|title=Colorful Characters -- The Cast of Red vs. Blue|publisher=[[GameDaily]]|accessdate=2008-09-02}}</ref> Cast members of the defunct TV show ''[[Firefly (series)|Firefly]]''β[[Alan Tudyk]], [[Nathan Fillion]], and [[Adam Baldwin]]βhave roles as marines in ''Halo 3''<ref name="scifi-faces"/> as well as ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'''.<ref name="cvg-h3recondetails">{{Cite web|author=Robinson, Andy|date=2008-11-17|url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=201842|title=Halo 3 Recon goes open-world|publisher=[[Computer and Video Games]]|accessdate=2008-12-05}}</ref><ref name="joystiq-fillion">{{Cite web|author=Hinkle, David|date=2009-07-09|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/09/nathan-fillion-talks-about-halo-3-odsts-sgt-buck/|title=Nathan Fillion talks about Halo 3: ODST's Sgt. Buck|publisher=[[Joystiq]]|accessdate=2009-09-01}}</ref>
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