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Oddball is a multiplayer game-type featured in the Halo series.

Description

A game of Oddball on Sidewinder in Halo: Combat Evolved.

The objective is to locate the Skull(s) on the map and to maintain possession of it for the longest period of time possible. The default settings allow the game to be a free for all with one Skull on the map, which you need to have possession of for two minutes in order to win. This game can be played as a Rumble Game or a Team Game where the highest score of the lone player (Free-For-All), or on a team's accumulative score, chooses the victor(s). Normally, a player who has the Oddball is the immediate target for the other players, which is what makes Oddball an extremely fast paced and fun game-type.

While a player has possession of the Oddball, they cannot wield their weapons or throw grenades. However, they can still melee opponents with the Skull, which normally inflicts massive damage. The settings for the game can also be altered to make it more interesting. For example, the player with the Oddball can go invisible or can be slowed down. The number of Oddballs on the map can also be changed. Oddball in Halo 3 is the same and looks just like the Skulls of Halo 2.

Included Variants

A game of Oddball on Sanctuary.

Oddball

• Get ready for a classic game of free for-all Oddball. Hold the ball for 2 minutes to win.

Rocketball

• This game of Oddball, with nothing but rocket launchers, is a real blast. Control the ball for a total of 1 minute to win.

Swordball

• Tense rounds with swords and no motion sensor. Control the ball for 30 seconds to win a round. First to 3 wins, a very deadly game.

Team Ball

• Up to 8 teams can go head to head in this game of team oddball. First team with 2 minutes ball control wins.

Low Ball

• Team Oddball with a twist. Everyone on your team must hold the ball for at least 30 seconds to win.

Fiesta

• An odd game of ball with random weapons. Earn 2 minutes control time to win.

Ninjaball

• A Halo 3 variant that grants the Oddball Carrier with more speed and less gravity, but cannot take as much damage.

Trivia

An Oddball skull.

• Oddball, is derived from Marathon's "Kill the Man With the Ball".
• The Skull itself is from Halo: Combat Evolved's early development: when the player goes to rescue Captain Jacob Keyes in the level Keyes and discovers that he has been consumed by the Flood, the Master Chief was to burn through the Proto-Gravemind biomass and pull out Keyes' skull to get his neural implants. However, this was cut due to the Flamethrower being removed, and possibly the burnt skull being too disconcerting to present in the game as well. The design of the skull was apparently kept for the Oddball skull, as a Command Neural Interface resembling that of Captain Keyes, can be seen on the base of the skull.
• In Halo 3 multiplayer, if you melee an enemy with the Oddball it is an instant kill, however, this can be tweaked via the game setting in all of the Halo games.
• Getting 3 Oddball kills on a Legendary Map unlocks the new Alas, Poor Yorick achievement.
• In Halo 2, it is possible to have no weapon and no cross-hair if the player picks up the Oddball while charging a plasma pistol. This can be useful for machinima.
• Players can use Oddballs to measure the depth of a map, such as Boarding Action or Ascension.

Related Pages

• Team Objective

From Marvel Database

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From Wookieepedia, the Star Wars wiki.

The title of this article is a nickname, callsign, or alias. This article is about a canonical subject that lacks an official name, and is known only by its nickname, callsign, or alias.

Davijaan "Odd Ball"
Biographical information
Homeworld	Kamino[1]
Born	32 BBY, Kamino[1]
Physical description
Species	Human (clone)[2]
Gender	Male[2]
Height	1.83 meters[2]
Hair color	Black[2]
Eye color	Brown[2]
Chronological and political information
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire era[3]
Affiliation	Galactic Republic Grand Army of the Republic Open Circle Fleet Clone Flight Squad Seven[3]

[Source]

Davijaan, who flew under the call sign Odd Ball, was a clone commander and pilot, who served as leader of Clone Flight Squad Seven. Odd Ball was commissioned in the Open Circle Fleet during the Clone Wars, and participated in early campaigns such as Teth. He later was given the title of "Red Two" during the Battle of Coruscant, under the command of High Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Biography

Davijaan was given the name "Odd Ball" by Alpha-17 during training.

Davijaan at the Battle of Teth

He flew a V-19 Torrent starfighter during the Battle of Teth, where he was hit by a vulture droid and fell into panic. But after Obi-Wan Kenobi shot the enemy starfighter down, he regained control of himself and apologized to the General.

During the final months of the Clone Wars, Odd Ball flew the Venator-class Star Destroyer Intervention during the Battle of Boz Pity, and, with help from Anakin Skywalker, successfully broke through the Separatist blockade in orbit.

Odd Ball served as Squad Leader of Squad Seven in an ARC-170 starfighter during the Battle of Coruscant, where he and his pilots launched from Ro-ti-Mundi to assist Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi. Though many of his pilots were killed in deadly dogfights with Vulture droid starfighters and droid tri-fighters, Odd Ball's mission was a success, allowing Kenobi time to reach Invisible Hand in time to rescue Supreme Chancellor Palpatine.

Only days later, he would serve General Kenobi again in the Battle of Utapau as part of the task force sent to the system. However, the end result of the conflict would be the presumed demise of the Jedi with whom he had fought alongside on numerous occasions.

Appearances

• Star Wars: The Clone Wars film / junior novelization
• Star Wars: Obsession
• Labyrinth of Evil (First appearance)
• Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith / novel / comic

Sources

• Star Wars: Complete Locations (First identified as Davijaan)
• "Guide to the Grand Army of the Republic" - Star Wars Insider 84
• Ask the Master
•  ARC-170 starfighter in the Databank
•  Clone trooper pilots in the Databank
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia

Notes and references