Red vs. Blue: Season 3 is the third full season of Red vs. Blue. It began airing on October 12, 2004. This season continues the story, with the Blood Gulch teams finding themselves in the future, fighting off a bounty hunter, and a robot army. The season also introduces the use of the Halo 2 engine, as well as the Marathon Trilogy engine.
It is the third installment in The Blood Gulch Chronicles.
Synopsis[]
The third season of the action-comedy series Red vs. Blue and part of The Blood Gulch Chronicles. The universe is in chaos, and the final hope for humanity is two-thousand years in the past with a fast-talking computer that loves knock-knock jokes. What could possibly go wrong?
Characters[]
Red Team[]
Blue Team[]
- Tucker (17 episodes)
- Caboose (17 episodes)
- Tex (14 episodes)
- Church (14 episodes)
- Andy (7 episodes)
- Sheila (6 episodes)
- Captain Flowers (1 episode)
Other[]
- O'Malley (14 episodes)
- Lopez (14 episodes)
- Doc (13 episodes)
- Red Zealot (6 episodes)
- Gary (6 episodes)
- Wyoming (4 episodes)
- Zealots (3 episodes)
- Vic (2 episodes)
- Francisco Montegue Zanzibar (1 episode)
- Robot Number 2 (1 episode)
- Yellow Church (1 episode)
- Alien (1 episode)
Episodes[]
# | Episode | Sponsor Release | Public Release | Runtime | Description |
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39. | The Best Laid Plans | October 12, 2004 | October 12, 2004 | 8:22 | The Reds and Blues find themselves scattered across the universe as they attempt to hunt down the evil mastermind O'Malley. |
40. | Visiting Old Friends | Unknown | circa October 24, 2004 | 7:22 | At Battle Creek, Sarge and Caboose try to escape from a bizarre battle between two groups of unknown Red and Blue soldiers. |
41. | Let's Get Together | November 8, 2004 | circa November 8, 2004 | 6:14 | O'Malley sets his evil plans in motion, while the Reds and Blues debate their next move. |
42. | You're the Bomb, Yo | November 9, 2004 | circa November 9, 2004 | 6:03 | Church and Grif get used to life on the inside, while Simmons and Donut make an attempt at reprogramming the teleporters. |
43. | Make Your Time | November 10, 2004 | circa November 10, 2004 | 10:09 | The Reds and Blues must work together to stop O'Malley and disable the ten megaton bomb inside Church's robot body. |
44. | We Must Rebuild | circa November 22, 2004 | circa November 22, 2004 | 3:38 | Grif and Simmons try to make sense of their new futuristic surroundings, while Caboose and Donut make an important discovery. |
45. | New Toys | circa December 4, 2004 | December 5, 2004 | 4:58 | Sarge and Donut attempt to fix the Warthog while O'Malley, Doc, and Lopez inspect their new home. |
46. | We're Being Watched | circa January 9, 2005 | circa January 10, 2005 | 5:48 | O'Malley, Doc, and Lopez run into an unexpected visitor. Meanwhile, the Reds intercept a transmission from an old adversary. |
47. | It's a Biological Fact | circa January 15, 2005 | circa January 17, 2005 | 5:34 | The Reds and Blues meet up with Tex on the beach of Zanzibar and plot ways to infiltrate O'Malley's compound. |
48. | Heavy Metal | circa January 22, 2005 | circa January 23, 2005 | 6:29 | Sarge and Tex lead an offensive against O'Malley, with Caboose doing some heavy lifting. |
49. | Roaming Charges | circa February 12, 2005 | circa February 14, 2005 | 7:00 | Church seeks help from an ancient computer, while the Reds search for Lopez's missing head. |
50. | Silver Linings | circa February 27, 2005 | circa March 1, 2005 | 16:29 | Church travels back in time in an attempt to fix all his past mistakes in Blood Gulch. |
51. | Episode 50 Part 2 | circa March 13, 2005 | circa March 15, 2005 | 8:41 | Church discovers that the events of the past are hard to change, and even harder to believe. |
52. | Have We Met? | circa March 20, 2005 | circa March 22, 2005 | 10:24 | Church's travels through time lead him into an unexpected temporal loop of confusion. |
53. | Let's Come to Order | circa March 25, 2005 | circa March 28, 2005 | 4:42 | Tucker shows off his new sword to the Blues while the Reds "monkey about". |
54. | Hello, My Name Is Andrew | circa April 9, 2005 | circa April 11, 2005 | 5:22 | The Reds debate over the source of an incoming distress signal while Caboose introduces everyone to his new friend, Andy. |
55. | Defusing the Situation | circa April 27, 2005 | circa April 29, 2005 | 5:02 | The Blue Team tries to calm down Andy, and Grif gets the wrong idea. |
56. | Calm Before the Storm | circa May 7, 2005 | circa May 9, 2005 | 5:10 | O'Malley uses Lopez's Robot Army to begin his attack on the Reds and Blues... his very, very slow attack. |
57. | The Storm | circa May 16, 2005 | circa May 18, 2005 | 8:21 | As the Reds escape by tracking down the source of the distress signal, Church tries to figure out the prophecy of the "Great Destroyer" as O'Malley's Robot Army inches closer. |
Joke Episode[]
Episode 45.9 - The Greatest Episode EVER[]
A non-canonical episode made by Gustavo Sorola while the rest of the production crew had been out of town. This episode continues or replaces the events of New Toys and features paper cutouts as characters while Simmons is portrayed as a hero.
Public Service Announcements[]
Indigestion 2004[]
For Thanksgiving, Sarge announces his plan to outdo the turducken with his own improbably complex creation, while Grif and Church try to point out the difference between Red vs. Blue and Red and Blue states to confused viewers as the 2004 general election loomed.
A Special Holiday Message[]
In another Point/Counterpoint debate, Church argues against celebrating Christmas, while Grif argues for it.
Old Annoyance Be Forgot[]
Celebrating Christmas 2004 in the wasteland without Church, the teams reminisce about the previous Christmas, and how he ruined it for them all.
Cold & Flu Season Tips[]
Grif and Simmons present various tips to combat the cold and flu, though they have little expert knowledge of the subject.
Other Episodes[]
The Anime Reactor 2004 Video: Anime Reactor[]
Red Team introduces Anime Reactor 2004.
G4's Halo 2 Day[]
The Reds and Blues advertise G4's Halo 2 day.
The Electronic Gaming Monthly 2004 Video: The Way We Were[]
The Red vs. Blue cast display stories of Red and Blue battles from throughout history.
The Sundance Film Festival 2005 Video: Major Players[]
The teams prepare for the 2005 Sundance Film Festival.
OMG. Humped.[]
Members of the gulch compete in Halo 2 against Bungie Studios, and are defeated.
Uncharted Territories[]
The Blue Team traipse through the new maps of Halo 2 in order to find their parked car.
The A-Kon 2005 Video: Akon Rules[]
Grif and Simmons talk to A-Kon attendees about the rules to follow while at the convention.
Lost Campaign Ads[]
In a parody of the 2004 U.S. Presidential Election, two campaign ads for Church and one for Sarge have the characters promising improvements to the canyon, or attacking one another.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- During the shift into the newly-released Halo 2 engine, this season featured a number of experiments made by Rooster Teeth, with the characters featuring changes in sub-colors and emblems. These experiments only lasted a few episodes however, and were discarded in the remastered editions.
- During the production of Season 3, Rooster Teeth discovered how to drop weapons in the Halo 2 engine, allowing them to both increase the usable aspect ratio of the game's camera and remove the need to constantly "nudge" the camera character to avoid causing a first-person viewing of the weapon.
- Episodes 41 through 43 were released back-to-back to fit with the period where Halo 2 hit stores. Burnie Burns stated it was exhausting: "I got 4 hours of sleep in three days. After Episode 43 came out, I actually fell asleep in mid-sentence while talking to someone. They thought I died."[1]
References[]
External links[]
- Red vs. Blue Official Site
- YouTube Remastered Season Playlist
- YouTube Remastered Complete Season
- Red vs. Blue Wikipedia Page
Videos[]
Remastered Trailer[]
Outtakes[]
Red vs. Blue Seasons | |
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Main Story | The Blood Gulch Chronicles: Season 1 ā¢ Season 2 ā¢ Season 3 ā¢ Season 4 ā¢ Out of Mind ā¢ Season 5 The Recollection: Recovery One ā¢ S6 - Reconstruction ā¢ Relocated ā¢ S7 - Recreation ā¢ S8 - Revelation The Project Freelancer Saga: Season 9 ā¢ MIA ā¢ Where There's a Will, There's a Wall ā¢ Season 10 The Chorus Trilogy: Season 11 ā¢ Chorus Journals ā¢ Season 12 ā¢ Season 13 S14 - Anthology |
Simulations | The Shisno Trilogy: Season 15 ā¢ S16 - The Shisno Paradox ā¢ S17 - Singularity S18 - Zero Film - Restoration |
Team Slipspace | Expansion ā¢ Zero Tolerance ā¢ Franchise Player ā¢ Double Agent ā¢ PSA - Game Changer |
Non-Canon | PSAs ā¢ Specials ā¢ Halo 3 Preparations ā¢ Holiday Plans ā¢ ODST ā¢ Reach ā¢ 360 ā¢ Family Shatters ā¢ Halo Recap ā¢ QvsA |