I think that if you hit a red-bar enemy in PvE from behind and hold down the melee button you should be able to activate an assassination animation akin to those found in Halo 4 and Halo: Reach.
Idk, it just seems like the kind of thing that would make sense [i]and[/i] it would look [b]really really frickin cool[/b]. Each class would get its own unique set of animations- for example, the Hunter could deal the final blow with a slit to the throat since they're stealthy, a Titan could snap their neck or throw them to the ground and smash them or something, and the Warlock could grab them by the arm, turn them around, and thrust a hand into their chest with a wave of powerful magic that sends them flying a few feet. Just some rough ideas. I would settle for just some plain magicless combat animations that all the classes would use though. I just think that class specific ones based on your subclass and stuff would be extra cool. Imagine hitting a vandal in the back as a Hunter and instead of just jabbing that rugged knife into him and wasting your cover, you [b]swept him off his legs, twisted around, reached into the sky to summon your magic arc-charged knife and stabbed him in the chest while he was down![/b] Just an idea!
Any other variations that you would like to see you should post! What kind of Titan animations do you have in mind? What kind of Warlock animations would you like to see?
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I hate the animations like that. They leave you defenseless while it's happening.