Game Changer

Game Changer is a Red vs. Blue PSA that was designed to advertise "Ricochet", a gametype featured in Halo 4. It was first presented at RTX 2013 and its livestream. This PSA can be considered the finale to Team Slipspace: An Epic Grifball Saga.

Characters[]

• Rookie
• Commissioner
• Stu Stuman (Voice only)

Plot[]

The Commissioner arrives to greet Rookie. Rookie claims that he hasn't been a rookie in four years. The Commissioner then informs Rookie that the Intergalactic Grifball League of Earth is changing the game, because things have gotten stale after Team Slipspace, the former worst team in the League, kept winning every match they play. The changes include new uniforms, new maps, and a new game called "Ricochet‎".

The Commissioner then plays a VHS to explain the rules for Ricochet. When Rookie asks why he used VHS, the Commissioner claims he did it to save himself money.

After the video ends, the Commissioner informs Rookie that he cancelled the League's life insurance policy to pay for all the new prizes. The Commissioner wishes Rookie "good luck" with the match, and then Rookie gets quickly injured in a Ricochet match.

Transcript[]

Fade in to the interior of a room. A red soldier is seen inside. The Commissioner appraoches him.

Universal Grifball League of America Headquarters

Commissioner: Hellooooo! Great game today, Rookie!

Rookie: Thanks, but I haven't been a rookie in four years.

Commissioner: Right you are! League MVP and two championships; Team Slipspace sure has come a long way since your first year!

Rookie: Yep. Things are finally lookin' up!

Commissioner: That's the problem.

Rookie: What?

Commissioner: Things are stale now that the worst team in the league wins every match. It's too predictable! So we're mixin' things up!

Rookie: I don't get you.

Commissioner: How would you like some new uniforms?

Rookie: Oh. Yeah! That actually sounds really nice.

Commissioner: And all new maps created by the very best community cartographers?

Rookie: (chuckles) That would mix things up. Sure!

Commissioner: And wouldn't it be swell if we made you play an entirely different game than the one you're used to?

Rookie: I...what?

Commissioner: That's right! We're changing the rules.

Rookie: Which ones?

Commissioner: Quite a lot actually. So that's why I made this video!

The Commissioner runs towards a VHS player and begins a video. The Rookie walks beside him.

Rookie: You, recorded on VHS?

Commissioner: Spared every expense. To save money...for me!

Rookie: Of course you did.

Commissioner: Wow, my new Gold-ray player looks amazing compared to this!

Rookie: Don't you mean, Blu-ray player?

Commissioner: (laughs) Ha ha! No, that's what poor people use.

The VHS tape begins playing. The video depicts Halo 4's new gametype, Ricochet. Narrated by Stu Stuman.

Stu Stuman: (voice only) Ricochet is the new five-on-five gametype for Halo 4. Players will compete to gain possession of the ball at the beginning of each round. But that's only the start of things! Once a team moves to offense, they'll have to run, and pass their way, to the opposing team's goal. Then they've got two options: throw the ball into the goal to score, or run it in to score big! Want to create a map for Ricochet? Certain Affinity is holding a contest to find the best Ricochet cartographers in the community. Six finalists will get their maps into a Halo 4 playlist! The winners will receive prizes, the adoration of their peers, and a chance at immortality!

Commissioner: (voice only) Immortality pending label approval. Adoration not guaranteed!

Stu Stuman: (voice only) Visit HaloWaypoint.com for more detials on the contest!

The video ends. Cut back to the Commissioner and the Rookie.

Commissioner: So, whaddya think?

Rookie: I think I should check the status of my League Life Insurance policy.

Commissioner: No need!

Rookie: Oh god, don't say it.

Commissioner: I cancelled the league's life insurance policy to pay for the awesome contest prizes.

Rookie: Right.

Commissioner: Well, I should really be going. The match is about to begin.

Rookie: The match?

Commissioner: Good luck out there, Rookie!

The Commissioner leaves. Cut to the Rookie, right in the middle of a Ricochet match, ball in hand.

Commissioner: (voice only) You're gonna need it.

Rookie: ...Oh, son of a bi-!

The Rookie is shot by a rocket launcher. Cut to black.

Certain Affinity. Ricochet Forge Contest. Visit HaloWaypoint.com to Enter.

Stu Stuman: (voice over) To enter the Ricochet Forge Contest, and look for more information on contest rules, guidelines, and prizes, visit HaloWaypoint.com. Maps will be judged by Certain Affinity, so they better be good. This is Stu Stuman, sigining off!

Trivia[]

• Game Changer takes place four years after the events of Grifball: Double Agent.
• The "son of a bi-" running gag returns in this PSA.

Video[]

Episodes
The Blood Gulch Chronicles	Season 1 - Why Are We Here? • Red Gets a Delivery • The Rookies • Head Noob in Charge • The Package is in the Open • 1.21 Giga-Whats?? • Check Out the Treads on That Tank • Don't Ph34r the Reaper • After Church • A Shadow of His Former Self • Knock, knock. Who's there? Pain. • Down, but not Out• Human Peer Bonding • Roomier Than it Looks • How the Other Half Lives • A Slightly Crueler Cruller • Points of Origin • SPF 0 • Last One Out, Hit the Lights Season 2 - Everything Old is New Again • Motion to Adjourn • Red vs Bleu • The Joy of Toggling • Sweet Ride • Last Words • Nobody Likes You • Nine Tenths of the Law • In Stereo Where Available • Radar Love • I Dream of Meanie • Room for Rent • Me, Myself, and You • An Audience of Dumb • Aftermath, Before Biology • What's Mine is Yours • Nut. Doonut. • Dealer Incentive • K.I.T. B.F.F. Season 3 - The Best Laid Plans • Visiting Old Friends • Let's Get Together • You're the Bomb, Yo • Make Your Time • We Must Rebuild • New Toys • We're Being Watched • It's a Biological Fact • Heavy Metal • Roaming Charges • Silver Linings • Episode 50 Part 2 • Have We Met? • Let's Come to Order • Hello, My Name is Andrew • Defusing the Situation • Calm Before the Storm • The Storm Season 4 - Familiar Surroundings • Hunting Time • Fight or Fright • Fair Competition • Lost in Triangulation • The Hard Stop • Previous Commitments • Looking for Group • Exploring Our Differences • Setting a High Bar • Getting All Misty • Talk of the Town • Sneaking In • You Keep Using That Word • Getting Debriefed • Under the Weather • Right to Remain Silenced • Things Are Looking Down • Two for One • The Arrival Out of Mind - Part I • Part II • Part III • Part IV • Part V Season 5: You Can't Park Here • Got Your Back • Baby Steps • Sibling Arrivalries • The Grif Reaper • In Memoriam • Strong Male Figure • Yellow Fever • Brass Tacks • The Nesting Theory • Spelunked • The Haystack • Terms and Provisions • Missed Direction • Where Credit Is Due • Biting the Hand • Tucker Knows Best • Loading... • The Wrong Crowd • Uncommunicado • Same Old, Same Old • Repent, the End Is Near • Why Were We Here?
The Recollection	Recovery One - Part One • Part Two • Part Three • Part Four S6 - Reconstruction - Chapter 1 • Chapter 2 • Chapter 3 • Chapter 4 • Chapter 5 • Chapter 6 • Chapter 7 • Chapter 8 • Chapter 9 • Chapter 10 • Chapter 11 • Chapter 12 • Chapter 13 • Chapter 14 • Chapter 15 • Chapter 16 • Chapter 17 • Chapter 18 • Chapter 19 Relocated Part One • Part Two • Part Three • Part Four S7 - Recreation - Don't Get Me Started • Free Refills • Visiting Hours • Catching Up • Local Host • One New Message • Bon Voyage • Directions • My House, From Here • Lay of the Land • Dumb Cop, Bad Cop • Well Hello • Called Up • The Installation • Watch the Flank • Retention Deficit • Trust Issues • Hang Time • Think You Know Someone S8 - Revelation - For Those of You Just Joining Us • Drink Your Ovaltine • Upon Further Review • Recovering One • Fourth and Twenty • Towing Package • And Don't Call Me Shirley • Perusing the Archive • Backup Plans • This One Goes to Eleven • Restraining Orders • Snooze Button • Battle of the Exes • Reconfiguration • Check Your Local Listings • Standardized Testing • Tenth Percentile • Rally Cap • Reunion • n+1
The Project Freelancer Saga	Season 9 - Rounding Error • The Twins • Number One • Evacuation Plan • Realignment • Familiar Feelings • Case File 01.045 • Shaking the Foundation • Captive Audience • Introductions • Lifting the Veil • Mid-Game Substitution • Planning the Heist • Son of a Bitch • The Sarcophagus • Hell's Angel • Spiral • Labor Pains • Whole Lot of Shaking • Hate to Say Goodbye MIA - Episode 1 • Episode 2 • Episode 3 • Episode 4 • Episode 5 • Episode 6 Where There's a Will, There's a Wall - Episode 1 • Episode 2 • Episode 3 Season 10 - Revenants • Heavy Metal • Follow the Leader • Turbulence • The New Kid • What's the "I" Stand For? • Oversight • Fall From Heaven • Fighting Fire • C.T. • Out of Body • Out of Mind • Greenish-Blue With Envy • New and Improved • Three's a Crowd • Happy Birthday • Remember Me How I Was • Change of Plans • Party Crasher • Reckless • True Colors • Don't Say It
The Chorus Trilogy	Season 11 - One-Zero-One • Get Your Tucks in a Row • Barriers to Entry • Heavy Mettle • A Real Fixer Upper • S.O.S. • Can I Keep It? • The Grass is Greener. The Blues are Bluer. • A House Divided, Then Multiplied • Long Live the King • Worst Laid Plans • Finders Keepers • +1 Follower • Reconciliation • Neighborhood Watch • FAQ • Ready…Aim… • Fire • Lost But Not Forgotten Chorus Journals - Journal Entry 001 • Journal Entry 002 • Journal Entry 003 • Journal Entry 004 Season 12 - Oh Captains, My Captains • Hit and Run • Something Else Entirely • Teaming with Problems • Training Daze • Reflections • Self Assessment • Thin Ice • The Federal Army of Chorus • Cloak and Dagger • Long Time No See • The Reunion • Catch Up, No Mustard • Crash Site Crashers • Accentuate the Interrogative • Out of the Frying Pan • Multiple Choice • Fed vs. New • You Know Who We Are Season 13 - Prologue • Capital Assets • What's Yours is Ours • Tourist Trap • No Fighting in the War Room • Along Came a Spider • Locus of Control • Test Your Might • You Better Watch Out • Temple of the Key • Dish Best Served • Off - Key • The Thin Fed Line • Counseling • Armonia, Part 1 • Armonia, Part 2 • All or Nothing • Great Destroyers • The End is Near • The End
Anthology	Room Zero • From Stumbled Beginnings • Fifty Shades of Red • Why They're Here • The Brick Gulch Chronicles • Orange is the New Red • Invaders from Another Mother • The No. 1 Movie in the Galaxy: 3 • Club • Call • Consequences • Fight the Good Fight • Meta vs. Carolina: Dawn of Awesome • Grey vs. Gray • Caboose's Guide to Making Friends • Head Cannon • Get Bent • Red vs. Blue: The Musical • Mr. Red vs. Mr. Blue • RvB Throwdown • The Triplets • The "Mission" • Immersion: The Warthog Flip • Red vs. Blue vs. Rooster Teeth
The Shisno Trilogy	Season 15 - Prologue • The Chronicle • The Mother of Destruction • Chorus Lessons • Previously On • Reacts • Nightmare on Planet Evil • A Fistful of Colours • Rigged • Battlescars • Belly of the Beast • Blue vs. Red • Blue vs. Red - Part 2 • True Colors • Objects in Space • Grif Does a Rescue • Quicksave • Desolation • Red vs Red • Blue vs Blue • Epilogues S16 - The Shisno Paradox - The Shisno • Incendiary Incidents • Lost Time • Sis and Tuc's Sexellent Adventure • Headshots • A Pizza the Action • It Just Winked At Me • Recovery • Walk and Talk • Caboose's Travels • Sword Loser • Docudrama • A Time for Hammers • Lights Out • Paradox S17 - Singularity - A Sitch in Time • Everwhen • Schrödingin' • Breaching the Torus • The Not-So-Good Ol' Days • Self-Fulfilling Odyssey • Limbo • Finally • Succession • Killing Time • Omphalos • Theogeny
Zero	Viper • Recovery • Duo • Encounter • Sideways • Shattered • For Power Pt. 1 • For Power Pt. 2
Restoration	Prologue
PSAs	The Blood Gulch Chronicles - W.M.D. • Armor Cleaning • Tattoo Point/Counterpoint • The PDC • RvBIAA • A Message to the Science Community • St. Patrick's Day • Tax Day Tips • A Very Special Mother's Day Message • Raise 'Em if Ya Got 'Em • 4th Of July Safety Tips • Real Life vs. Internet • Indigestion 2004 • A Special Holiday Message • Old Annoyance Be Forgot • Cold & Flu Season Tips • The Winter Lames: The Olympics Suck • Lethargy Crisis • Just For You • Planning to Fail • Let's All Go to the Movies • You Know What We Mean • Go, Go Gadget The Recollection - Rules of the Game • First! • Small Rewards • Election Night • Rock the VETO • Rock Bottom • Columbus Day • Halo-Ween • Thanksgiving 2008 • You Had Me at Halo • Add It Up • Where There's Smoke... • Sensitive Materials • Off the Charts • Game On • Deja View • Prep Time • Pro-Tips • Upgrading The Project Freelancer Saga - Bungie's 20th Anniversary • Gamer Etiquette • Remember To Not Forget • Save the Date • Internet Survival Guide • Higgs Bozos • Voting Fever • Sleeper The Chorus Trilogy - Global Championship • The No. 1 Movie in the Galaxy • Game Changer • I Just Spied in Your Arms Tonight • Get a Job • RTX 2014 • Match Breaking • Getting Away From it All • Channel Changer • Rehashed • The Sound of Stupid • Warning: Trigger Warnings • The No. 1 Movie in the Galaxy: 2 • But That's Not All! The Shisno Trilogy - Lopez's Technical Guide to Empathy • Unreal Estate • A Trip Abroad • Hard Truths • RTX 2018 • Recycling • Diversity • New Holidays • Cultural Appreciation • Laundry Day • Internet Petitions • Spice it Up • Caboose's The Price Wheel of Cash: A Red vs. Blue PSA • Visit the Doctor! • Moving Out • New Tech • Cyber Insecurities • Snowed In • End Preppers • Amateur Voice Actors • Hitting the Mark Zero - Build a Better Blood Gulch • Return to Work! • Microplastics! • Labor Day • Offensive Driving • First Person Tutor • Keeping Up With the Kids • Financial Advice
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