I think the idea of his visor being all scratched up like that is pretty sweet. Maybe once we get to know him a little more it won't seem so overdone? I do think they went a bit overboard on all those grenade rounds though. Kinda looks a bit ridiculous.

By the way, I have come to a few conclusions of what we can probably expect at the start of the game, which I am assuming follows shortly after this cinematic. I went back and watched the first trailer, well more like listened, and figured a couple things out after now seeing the new trailer.

So here is what we might know:
After watching the newest trailer we have now been introduced to Noble Team. It is made up of 6 Spartans, and one of which appears to be the player's character (the Lone Wolf). Then there is the commander named Carter, Kat the female Spartan, Jorge, and two other Spartans that we don't have names for yet. At the end of the trailer the Spartans board two flying vehicles that we have never seen before. One of these vehicles is shown containing the Lone Wolf Spartan, Carter, and the sniper Spartan that we don't have a name for yet. It is probably safe to assume that the other three (Kat, Jorge, and the demolition man) are on the second aircraft. Right as both of these new birds take off we hear Kat say "Noble 2 is airborne and set for combat insertion." It is also worth it to mention that this same line is said during the E3 trailer, and kind of ties the two trailers together in a way.

This is where opinions may differ. I am starting to wonder if Noble 2 is what Kat is calling the aircraft she and the other two Spartans are on, OR the call-sign could refer to the second half of Noble Team since they are currently split up. Or the term "Noble 2" could even refer to Kat herself if she is second in command to Carter who would obviously be called "Noble 1." Either way, we know that the Spartan team is divided into these two groups.

So during the E3 trailer we know that communication is lost with what someone calls "Noble 1." Even if Noble 1 doesn't refer to the ship that Carter, Lone Wolf, and the sniper Spartan are on, we can safely assume that it at least refers to Carter or his half of Noble Team. We can then infer that Carter's aircraft ends up crashing by the lines that are said in the E3 trailer: "We're coming in hot." "We just lost our bird." It even sounds like the same voice we hear from Carter in the new trailer.

Going from all of this information I am guessing that the first mission will start after you, Carter, and the sniper Spartan crash onto the surface of Reach and are then separated from the other half of your team. From the E3 trailer we know that Carter says, "This is Sierra 2-5-9. You got Spartans on the ground, sir. We're not going anywhere." So obviously you survive this crash landing, and are now left on the surface of Reach to complete whatever mission it is that you are sent to do. It also sounds like only the one aircraft is shot down. So maybe the other half of the team will have to come rescue you at some point.

Anyways, this is what I have come to gather after watching both trailers again. Maybe I'm wrong and you fly straight for that Covenant ship we see in the sky at the end of the trailer. That would be a kickass mission for sure.

You didn't like the music? Now the music was the about the only thing that impressed me. It was a true departure from what we've heard before.

KAH 343G - 343 Guilty Spark, Monitor of Alpha Halo
KBL 117J - John-117, Blue Leader
KBM 101S - Sheila-101, killed in the Battle of Miridem (Sheila's service number was never specified)
KBO 034S - Samuel-034, Blue One
KBT 087K - Kelly-087, Blue Two
KDA 458N - Nicole-458, from Dead or Alive 4
KGL 044A - Anton-044, Gamma Leader
KGN 062M - Maria-062, from the Halo Graphic Novel
KGO 008L - Li-008 Gamma One
KGO 610B
KGT 093G - Grace-093, Gamma Two
KLB 128Y - Yasmine-128 I Love Bees (Yasmine's service number was never specified)
KMA 037R - Randall-037, Missing in Action (Randall's service number was never specified)
KNO 320K - Kat-320, Noble One
KNF 239E - Sierra-239, Noble Four/Five (?)
KNF 266J - Sierra-266, Noble Four/Five (?)
KNL 259C - Carter-259, Noble Leader
KNS 000X - Sierra-000, Noble Six/Seven (?)
KNS 344R - Sierra-344, Noble Six/Seven (?)
KNT 052J - Jorge-052, Noble Two/Three (?)
KNT 293T - Sierra-293, Noble Two/Three (?)
KOP 084F - Fhajad-084, ONI Personnel
KPD 005J - James-005, Presumed Dead
KRL 104F - Fred-104, Red Leader
KVA 1031
KVU 019C
KWA 434K - Bungie Studios, 434 Kirkland Ave, Kirkland, WA
KWO 081R
KWO 071K

Cause it's not Kelly (087). We didn't know any of the spartans shown until yesterday. Except for Jorge none of them seems to be from the SII program (everyone else has a number higher than 130 and he's taller than the others, too).

I think a lot of people missed the point of the first trailer: It's basically a new story ark within the whole Reach incident. Nothing to do with the book, we really don't know if it will follow the book at all.

Look at the detail on his face, I find it hilarious how people think this could be done using the Halo 3 engine lol!

I love how they have seriously upgraded the graphics but still maintained the original Halo look and feel.

Cant stop watching the trailer so awesome!!!

Haha, me neither! Must have watched it at least 10-15 times now. The scenery is just stunning, and so epic in its scale.

The trailer confirms what Halo: Reach's title hinted at: The game will depict some of the same events that took place in the novel Halo: The Fall of Reach by Eric Nylund. The book portrays both the siege of the titular fortress planet by the Covenant and the origins of the Spartan program, which developed dozens of super-soldiers like Halo series hero Master Chief.

While the siege of Reach was briefly shown in the E3 teaser trailer, it is confirmed in the new video spot by a radio message saying "Winter Contingency has been declared." The same line appears in Fall of Reach when the Covenant began a full assault on the planet, smashing its defenses and landing thousands of dropships on its surface.

The new Halo Reach trailer also shows multiple Spartan soldiers. According to Microsoft, the six-Spartan group is Noble Squad, the military unit which will be the focus of Halo: Reach. The game will chronicle their battles with the Covenant as they try and protect Reach's human inhabitants from their relentless onslaught.

Speaking with GameSpot, a source who has seen Halo: Reach first-hand describes it as "Gears of War with Spartans" and "very bleak and violent." The trailer hints that the game will be grimmer in tone than previous games, with all members of Noble squad bearing facial scars and one sporting an artificial arm. Another bears a Gears-like skull on the front of his helmet and wields a kukri-like curved machete, hinting at bloody bladed melee combat.

The trailer also may have offered a clue that Halo: Reach will focus on squad-based gameplay. It depicts a new Spartan joining Noble Squad, whose commander admonishes him to "leave that lone wolf stuff behind." Earlier this year, purportedly