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   | created_by=[[Syp The Mighty]]<br>Chron Aldazaar<br>MozzyWozzy<br>LizDanceTV
   | created_by=[[Syp The Mighty]]<br>Chron Aldazaar<br>MozzyWozzy<br>LizDanceTV
   | director=Syp The Mighty
   | director=Syp The Mighty
   | writer=Syp The Mighty<br>Chron Aldazaar <small>(3 episodes)</small><br>MozzyWozzy <small>(3 episodes)</small><br>LizDanceTV <small>(1 episode)</small>
   | writer=Syp The Mighty<br>Chron Aldazaar<br>MozzyWozzy<br>LizDanceTV
   | cast=Syp The Mighty<br>Chron Aldazaar</small><br>MozzyWozzy</small><br>LizDanceTV</small>
   | cast=Syp The Mighty<br>Chron Aldazaar<br>MozzyWozzy<br>LizDanceTV
   | music=[[Revoltge]]
   | music=[[Revoltge]]
   | episodes=4
   | episodes=
   | studio=Steel Lion Media
   | studio=Steel Lion Media
   | game_engine=''[[Halo 3]]''
   | game_engine=''[[Halo#Halo 3|Halo 3]]''
   | original_run=July 30, 2012 - August 15, 2012 <small>(original airing)</small><br>October 27, 2012 - October 28, 2012 <small>(re-release)</small>
   | original_run=February 8, 2017
   | running_time=
   | running_time=
   | status=Ended
   | status=Ended
   | previous=
   | previous=[[Classic Season 1]]
   | next=[[WarGames]]
   | next=[[Classic Season 2]]
}}'''Major Malfunction''' is a ''Halo''-based machinima comedy miniseries created by [[Syp The Mighty]], Chron Aldazaar, MozzyWozzy, and LizDanceTV as Steel Lion Media. It was directed by Syp and written by Chron Aldazaar, MozzyWozzy, LizDanceTV, and Syp. It centered on the guards stationed on Outpost High Ground as they're ambushed by an unknown attacker and are forced to flee the base. Its events transpire over the course of a single day.
}}'''Major Malfunction''' is a science fiction comedy special created by [[Syp The Mighty]], Chron Aldazaar, MozzyWozzy, and LizDanceTV as Steel Lion Media. ''Major Malfunction'' centered on the guards stationed on [[Outpost High Ground]] as they're ambushed by an unknown attacker and are forced to flee the base. It was originally released as a miniseries in 2012, but was re-released as a standalone special on February 8, 2017.


The ''[[At The Movies]]'' re-release of this series premiered on February 8, 2017, nearly five years after it ended.
''[[WarGames]]'' acts as a standalone sequel to ''Major Malfunction'', revealing the aftermath of its events. Elements of ''Major Malfunction'' would later be incorporated into ''[[Season 1]]''.


==Characters==
==Characters==
===[[Outpost High Ground|High Ground Guards]]===
===[[Outpost High Ground|High Ground Guards]]===
*Captain [[Jack O'Brien]] <small>(4 episodes)</small>
*Captain [[Jack O'Brien]]
*Corporal [[Linda Kelen]] <small>(4 episodes)</small>
*Corporal [[Linda Kelen]]
*Private [[Frank Collins]] <small>(4 episodes)</small>
*Private [[Frank Collins]]
*Private [[Diego Jones]] <small>(4 episodes)</small>
*Private [[Diego Jones]]
 
==Episodes==
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|0.
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|[[Major Malfunction: Episode 0]]
|July 30, 2012 <small>(original airing)</small><br>October 27, 2012 <small>(re-release)</small>
|1:15
|The prologue to the original ''Major Malfunction''.
|-
|1.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:MM1.png|150px|link=]]
|[[Major Malfunction: Episode 1]]
|August 1, 2012 <small>(original airing)</small><br>October 27, 2012 <small>(re-release)</small>
|2:40
|The first episode of the original ''Major Malfunction''.
|-
|2.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:MM2.png|150px|link=]]
|[[Major Malfunction: Episode 2]]
|August 6, 2012 <small>(original airing)</small><br>October 27, 2012 <small>(re-release)</small>
|6:38
|The second episode of the original ''Major Malfunction''.
|-
|3.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:MM3.png|150px|link=]]
|[[Major Malfunction: Episode 3]]
|August 15, 2012 <small>(original airing)</small><br>October 28, 2012 <small>(re-release)</small>
|6:33
|The third, and final, episode of the original ''Major Malfunction''.
|-
|}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The title of this series comes from the question ''"What's your major malfunction, numbnuts?!"'', exclaimed by R. Lee Ermey's character Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in the 1987 film ''Full Metal Jacket''.
*The title of this special comes from the question ''"What's your major malfunction, numbnuts?!"'', exclaimed by R. Lee Ermey's character Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in the 1987 film ''Full Metal Jacket''.
*The logo for this series was designed by Corvaeraas, another member of Steel Lion Media and friend of [[Syp The Mighty]].
*The logo for this special was designed by Corvaeraas, another member of Steel Lion Media and friend of [[Syp The Mighty]].
*Over ten years after this series ended on a cliffhanger, the final [[Deception|two]] [[Ambush|episodes]] of ''[[WarGames]]'' would reveal the fates of the guards here and who was attacking. This retroactively made ''Major Malfunction'' canonical to ''[[Guard Duty]]'', which was not the intent during its production.
*A sequel/reboot series was produced by Firelight Studios around the same time as ''[[Annoyances]]'' in 2012, retroactively called ''Major Malfunction '''II''''', that featured the same characters but Jones wore an ODST helmet instead of the Mark VI and O'Brien died in its third episode. Three episodes were made, in which Syp archived on her personal channel.
*A reboot of this series was produced by Firelight Studios around the same time as ''[[Annoyances]]'' in 2012, now called ''Major Malfunction '''II''''', that featured the same characters but Jones now wore an ODST helmet and O'Brien dies in the third episode. It was left unfinished, though Syp did make a joke continuation of it in 2024.
*Had the special continued as a series, there were plans for Corvaeraas (voice of the [[Brigadier]]) to voice a character named "Payne" and Blankslate (voice of [[Mitchell Miller|Miller]]) to voice a character name "Jasper". Jasper would end up being introduced in ''[[Machine]]'', the fourth episode of ''[[Season 1]]'', with Blankslate providing his voice, while elements of Payne were incorporated into the [[Brigadier]].
*If the series had continued, there were plans for Corvaeraas (voice of the [[Brigadier]]) to voice a character named "Payne" while Syp's other friend Blankslate_GG (current voice of [[Jack O'Brien|O'Brien]]) would voice a character name "Jasper".
*This special reuses songs originally composed for ''[[Annoyances]]'', which were later used in ''[[Classic Season 2]]''.
*This series reuses songs originally composed for ''[[Annoyances]]'' and later used in ''[[Classic Season 2]]''.
*Individual episodes of ''Major Malfunction'' are archived on Syp's personal channel, rather than the [[Spite Box]] channel.
*Unlike other ''[[Guard Duty]]''-related series, which are hosted on the [[Spite Box]] channel, individual episodes of ''Major Malfunction'' are instead archived on Syp's personal channel.
*This special was filmed, edited, and written week by week when released as a series, with Syp getting burnt out by its fourth episode and leading to the premature ending of ''Major Malfunction''.
**Its ''[[At The Movies]]'' re-release, however, ''is'' on the [[Spite Box]] channel.
*As director, lead writer, and co-creator, Syp retained ownership of the series after Steel Lion Media dissolved.
*As director, lead writer, and co-creator, Syp retained ownership of the series after Steel Lion Media became defunct.
*Over ten years after this special ended on a cliffhanger, the two [[Deception|final]] [[Ambush|episodes]] of ''[[WarGames]]'' would reveal the fates of the guards and who attacked them.
*This is the only ''[[Guard Duty]]'' project to not feature [[Geff Rodrigo]], [[Mitchell Miller]], nor [[Emery Eden]], due to being considered a standalone series without any ties to ''Guard Duty'' when it was first made.


==Watch==
==Watch==
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==See Also==
*''[[Guard Duty Classic]]'', another ''Halo''-based machinima series created by [[Syp The Mighty]] that ''Major Malfunction'' shares its premise
*''[[Major Malfunction II]]'', a non-canonical remake/reboot of ''Major Malfunction''


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Latest revision as of 07:11, 5 October 2024

Major Malfunction is a science fiction comedy special created by Syp The Mighty, Chron Aldazaar, MozzyWozzy, and LizDanceTV as Steel Lion Media. Major Malfunction centered on the guards stationed on Outpost High Ground as they're ambushed by an unknown attacker and are forced to flee the base. It was originally released as a miniseries in 2012, but was re-released as a standalone special on February 8, 2017.

WarGames acts as a standalone sequel to Major Malfunction, revealing the aftermath of its events. Elements of Major Malfunction would later be incorporated into Season 1.

Characters

High Ground Guards

Trivia

  • The title of this special comes from the question "What's your major malfunction, numbnuts?!", exclaimed by R. Lee Ermey's character Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in the 1987 film Full Metal Jacket.
  • The logo for this special was designed by Corvaeraas, another member of Steel Lion Media and friend of Syp The Mighty.
  • A sequel/reboot series was produced by Firelight Studios around the same time as Annoyances in 2012, retroactively called Major Malfunction II, that featured the same characters but Jones wore an ODST helmet instead of the Mark VI and O'Brien died in its third episode. Three episodes were made, in which Syp archived on her personal channel.
  • Had the special continued as a series, there were plans for Corvaeraas (voice of the Brigadier) to voice a character named "Payne" and Blankslate (voice of Miller) to voice a character name "Jasper". Jasper would end up being introduced in Machine, the fourth episode of Season 1, with Blankslate providing his voice, while elements of Payne were incorporated into the Brigadier.
  • This special reuses songs originally composed for Annoyances, which were later used in Classic Season 2.
  • Individual episodes of Major Malfunction are archived on Syp's personal channel, rather than the Spite Box channel.
  • This special was filmed, edited, and written week by week when released as a series, with Syp getting burnt out by its fourth episode and leading to the premature ending of Major Malfunction.
  • As director, lead writer, and co-creator, Syp retained ownership of the series after Steel Lion Media dissolved.
  • Over ten years after this special ended on a cliffhanger, the two final episodes of WarGames would reveal the fates of the guards and who attacked them.
  • This is the only Guard Duty project to not feature Geff Rodrigo, Mitchell Miller, nor Emery Eden, due to being considered a standalone series without any ties to Guard Duty when it was first made.

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