What is up with the skull on peoples helmets/masks?

I'm sure others out there. I think this is a new video game cliche that needs to stop...

What's up with it? It looks cool. 'Nuff said.

truthfully i never even noticed that before, but those are three very different games, an rts, a "2 shots dead" fps and a "10 shots dead" fps, all of those games have very different elements to them that define them as unique games

It makes the games hardcore for the console crowd.

truthfully i never even noticed that before, but those are three very different games, an rts, a "2 shots dead" fps and a "10 shots dead" fps, all of those games have very different elements to them that define them as unique games

linkin_guy109

It makes the games hardcore for the console crowd.

loadedboon

Maybe it serves the same purpose as the Jolly Roger which is sow fear on the other side. Other than that, maybe it's to show no fear of death.

as soon as it reaches halo. the skull coolness is dead

its like if some new "word" comes out and then after your parents say it, from that point its dead

I like it, but I do agree it's a bit cliched.

And uncharted 2

skulls are badass, everyone knows this... thus its the easiest way to signal your badassery to others.

Jesus, people need a new way to describe common things in games. Cliche is the new "amazing". Skulls on helmets, they've been in three recent games, so all the sudden they're overused. Right.

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cause if done right it can look cool.

You forgot the real one...

Was this the original?? Don't think so, but I can't remember any other before this.

It's just something n00bs think is bad ass.:lol:

Jesus, people need a new way to describe common things in games. Cliche is the new "amazing". Skulls on helmets, they've been in three recent games, so all the sudden they're overused. Right.

http://thesaurus.com/

Merex760

Because they look BAMF.

Simply there to inspire fear and look badass.

It makes the games hardcore for the console crowd.

loadedboon

Was that even required? Doesn't make sense.

Skulls would be synonymous with death, thus the bad guys are going to die (cuz let's be honest, most of the time the main character won't). Also, it just looks ****ing awesome :P

Skulls would be synonymous with death, thus the bad guys are going to die (cuz let's be honest, most of the time the main character won't). Also, it just looks ****ing awesome :P

lundy86_4

Who cares? It's symbolism and it looks pretty cool, I guess.

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Skulls would be synonymous with death, thus the bad guys are going to die (cuz let's be honest, most of the time the main character won't). Also, it just looks ****ing awesome :P

JangoWuzHere

I guess it would be like the busses with the image wraparound over the windows. Or I could just be talking out of my ****.

Simply there to inspire fear and look badass.

Casboof

Because...

It looks awesome especially emiles :DSp4rtan_3

cause its not painted on right?

Jesus, people need a new way to describe common things in games. Cliche is the new "amazing". Skulls on helmets, they've been in three recent games, so all the sudden they're overused. Right.

http://thesaurus.com/

Merex760

I loves em.

Is it just me or does the supposed skull on the Spartan look more like a drawing of Frank the Rabbit, than it does a skull?

Uncharted 2 has a 'skull on the helmet' guy to play with in MP. They even went a step further and allow you to play with entire skeletons :lol:: Genghis Khan and Marco Polo to name a few. But at least we get to play with (in)famous historical humans! That actually makes it awesome.

I hope Killzone doesn't do anything similar lol.

Because skulls are bad ass, holmes.aaronmullan

as soon as it reaches halo. the skull coolness is dead

its like if some new "word" comes out and then after your parents say it, from that point its dead

sillaris

3 games.... totally cliche

They're out of ideas... Use that outstanding creativity and create a real logo, game devs!bbkkristian

Yeah! They should have a space marine with a tattoo of a daisy on his arm!

[QUOTE="bbkkristian"]They're out of ideas... Use that outstanding creativity and create a real logo, game devs!Rhino53

Yeah! They should have a space marine with a tattoo of a daisy on his arm!

In urban warfare camo on your face isn't going to do much so private soldiers who don't have to follow a dress code will use facepaint to intimidate the enemy.

Army of Two picked up on this and took it to an extreme. Now every other shooter seems to be doing it.

it's just to show your enemies's future look

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as soon as it reaches halo. the skull coolness is dead

its like if some new "word" comes out and then after your parents say it, from that point its dead

SpiritOfFire117

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[QUOTE="sillaris"]

as soon as it reaches halo. the skull coolness is dead

its like if some new "word" comes out and then after your parents say it, from that point its dead

SpiritOfFire117

Because Emile is a poser. There you go, happy now??

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[QUOTE="SpiritOfFire117"]How did it lose it's "coolness" because a Halo character has it, especially when that same character kicks alot of ass? :?

GreenGoblin2099

Because Emile is a poser. There you go, happy now??

[spoiler] And that didn't answer my goddamned question now did it? [/spoiler]