Blood Gulch

From Red vs Blue: The Blood Gulch Chronicles

Blood Gulch serves as the main backdrop for the events of Red vs. Blue for seasons 1, 2, part of 3, part of 4, and 5. Blood Gulch is eventually replaced by the Halo 2 Map Coagulation, though still named Blood Gulch in the series. It appears everyone in the series except for perhaps Sarge and Caboose hate the canyon, as they constantly refer to it as a box canyon in the middle of nowhere.

"No, no, I mean, if we were to pull out today, and come take our base, they would have two bases in the middle of a boxed canyon. Whoopdie-Fuckin' doo." -Private Dick Simmons complaining about Blood Gulch

In Reconstruction, Washington goes there and refers to it as Outpost 1. This could signify some importance as Valhalla is Outpost 17 and Rat's Nest is Outpost 28, although it could also be because of their status as training grounds. As Church says it: "We´re not in a top-ten list!"

In the Red vs. Blue civil war/training simulation, the Red Team won this base because, after all the soldiers except Sarge, Lopez, and Sister were transferred (Sarge was in actuality AWOL, though he would later leave and be transferred to Valhalla), Lopez, a robot built by the Red Team, (allegedly) killed Sister, a Blue, something Sarge refused to do because she's a girl. Lopez then (somehow) appeared at Valhalla and joined the Red Team there.

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• Everyone thinks their base is bigger and has more rooms than it does, implying that someone could actually live in one of the bases.

• Everyone has more tools and equipment, such as having shovels to dig graves (season 2), finding ice cream (season 4) and holding parties in the base (Reconstruction).

• Whilst the map in the game is designed for constant battle, hardly anyone fights at all.

• If Vic does work in the underground caves, he must receive his orders from command via a transmission, because his screens are not where command actually is. Also, when you see Vic's station, the background behind him is different to the caves we assume he was working in.

• It is believed Rooster Teeth started filming on this map since it is one of the most popular Halo maps in history. Also it is believed they used red team and Blue Team since those are the colors of the two bases and the only teams for Capture the Flag, a popular game type.

• Its status as Outpost 1 could be because the Alpha is stationed here

Maps
Halo: CE Engine: Blood Gulch · Sidewinder · Battle Creek
Chiron TL-34 · Longest · Hang 'Em High
Halo 2 Engine: Zanzibar · Relic · District · Coagulation
Halo 3 Engine: Valhalla · Rat's Nest · Last Resort · Cold Storage