Red vs. Blue 

After the Halo event of 2552, there is a brief but violent period of civil war among the humans. Two armies on opposite sides of a canyon, the Reds and Blues, fight in the most worthless piece of real estate in the galaxy.

Creator:

Burnie Burns

Stars:

Gus Sorola, Burnie Burns, Geoff Ramsey

1 win & 7 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Gus Sorola	...	Simmons / ... 168 episodes, 2003-2019
Burnie Burns	...	Pvt. Leonard L. Church / ... 163 episodes, 2003-2019
Geoff Ramsey	...	Grif / ... 161 episodes, 2003-2019
Jason Saldaña	...	Tucker / ... 157 episodes, 2003-2020
Matt Hullum	...	Sarge / ... 155 episodes, 2003-2019
Joel Heyman	...	Caboose / ... 149 episodes, 2003-2019
Dan Godwin	...	Pvt. Franklin Delano Donut / ... 119 episodes, 2003-2019

Storyline

In the near future, ten soldiers battle for control of the most worthless spot in the galaxy - a box canyon in the middle of nowhere. Red Vs Blue documents the story of these two armies as they wage a war they really don't understand - or want to fight in the first place.

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Plot Keywords:

military | artificial intelligence | alien | conspiracy | freelancer | 

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Taglines:

War is hell

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Genres:

Animation | Short | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

The "I'm coming out with the Warthog" scene was done by setting a character's respawn rate (how long it takes for him to return after dying) high enough that the game would allow the player to watch other characters. This is one of the few shots where the Camera Man's targeting reticle is not visible - because in the game, he was "dead". This technique is also used for the overhead view of the Blues in episode 1 and the Reds at the beginning of episode 2.

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Goofs

Junior's size constantly changes back and forth. This is particularly obvious when Tucker walks into Blue base during Sister's physical (Junior is suddenly adult sized in that scene, yet is small again in the remainder of the series).

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Quotes

Sarge: Ho, ho, ho... dirtbag.

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Alternate Versions

The DVD releases have new animation or removed dialog at the end of each chapter, which is where the respective Webisode faded to black while the actors usually ad-libbed.

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Connections

References 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

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Soundtracks

Vale Deah
Written by Nicolas Audy-Rowland and Wendy Mittelstadt
Performed by Trocadero

User Reviews

A hilarious and creative piece of art

I'm not fond of the XBox/PC game Halo by any means. I consider it a very average and unremarkable shooter, save for its use of vehicles. But even with that said, the satirical machinima series Red vs. Blue will always occupy a place in my heart.

The show is shot entirely using the XBox version of Halo, albeit with the game's HUD cropped out. (The aiming reticule is still there, and although it can be a bit distracting at first, you get used to it, and it's part of RVB's "independent film" appeal.) Other than some visual touch-ups, everything there is real and can be duplicated. Also, all of the characters look alike, so they are differentiated via the colors of their armor.

So what's it about? The series lampoons numerous things, including shooters, military life, sci-fi culture, and Halo itself (Church: "These arms aren't that flexible!"). It's set in the rather plain box canyon known as Blood Gulch (a multiplayer map in Halo) during the period between Halo and Halo 2. At one end is the base of the Blue Team; at the other, the Red Team base. Both sides are caught in a fierce deadlock during a capture-the-flag game. In reality, both teams are incredibly inept and would rather spend their time bickering, finding ways to kill time (such as tossing rocks through a teleporter), or just sort of spying on the other team.

On the Blue Team is Church, the sarcastic, impatient leader; Tucker, his somewhat serious-minded partner; and Caboose, the scatterbrained rookie who is often the origin of RVB's many famous quotes.

The Red Team is not much better, though. There's Sarge, a sergeant (duh) with an outlandish Southern American accent; Grif, the soldier who is the butt of most of Sarge's criticism; Simmons, a soldier who gets respect from Sarge and is accused by Grif of being a kiss-ass; Donut, a weird newbie in pink/lightish red armor (even though he's a guy); and Lopez, a robot whose speech unit shorts out later in the series, allowing him to only speak Spanish.

The teams don't stay put, though, and before long, all sorts of weird things happen. The Reds receive a Warthog-class jeep, leaving the Blues to compare it with their own tank in terms of attracting girls. Caboose inadvertently kills Church by blasting him with the tank. Church, now a ghost, possesses Sarge's body and makes him spit inside his own helmet. And that's just the first 19-episode season. But what really makes RVB shine is its great writing, scripting, and voice work.

Details

Official Sites:

Rooster Teeth Productions [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

1 April 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

RvB

Filming Locations:

Texas, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rooster Teeth Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

6 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

3.15 : 1