Hugging Elite

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Biographical information Homeworld Sanghelios Date of birth unknown Date of death 2552 Physical description Rank(s) Stealth Species Sangheili Gender Male Height 8'7" Eye color navy blue Chronological and political information Era(s) Human-Covenant War Affiliation Covenant
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The nicknamed Hugging Elite can be seen in a special cutscene at the end of Halo: Combat Evolved by beating The Maw on Legendary difficulty.

A Stealth Elite is seen wrestling with Sergeant Johnson over an MA5B Assault Rifle. They cease their fight when they hear and notice the nearby Pillar of Autumn beginning to explode. Johnson then spreads his arms, saying, "This is it, baby. Hold me." Before the nuclear explosion envelops them, the Elite obliges Johnson by hugging him and additionally feeling his bottom.

However, players who don't wish to beat The Maw on Legendary, can see a cutscene of the cinematic on the Halo 2 Conversations from the Universe disc or even view it in its entirety on a video upload site such as YouTube.

[edit] Trivia

• The cut scene, while only viewable on the highest level of difficulty, it is not considered canon in the Halo universe. The cut scene was made specifically for fan-based humor.
  • This is backed up in the novel Halo: First Strike that is officially canon, which shows that Johnson a few other survivors including Locklear making it onto the Pelican just in time to escape the explosion, which throws the existence of this specific Elite in to doubt. However it could be simply a case of another Sergent Johnson as some levels have more than one.
• According to Bungie members on commentary of the Halo: Combat Evolved cut scene, the original idea for the cut scene on Legendary, didn't involve the Hugging Elite at all. In fact, Johnson was supposed to be onboard the Longsword fighter, hidden away, until the Master Chief found him a few seconds later. It is assumed this was not added as it would demean the character.