Halo Community Commendations 2025 Winners
This project is about bringing people together, giving community stories a home, and recognizing the fans, creators, organizers, artists, competitors, and longtime voices who keep Halo alive beyond the game itself.
At the Halo World Championship, we had the chance to bring the project to life in person at Community Corner. What started as nominations, voting, committee conversations, and community support became a real moment with real people in the room.
Hosted by the one and only RangerCali, the Commendations Ceremony gave us the chance to celebrate the people and groups who make this scene special. Not just the biggest names. Not just the loudest platforms. But the people who show up, give back, build spaces, create art, capture memories, organize events, forge new experiences, and help make Halo feel like home.
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The winners were announced live at Community Corner during Halo World Championship, with RangerCali hosting the moment for the community.
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Why We Created the Halo Community Commendations
The Halo Community Commendations were created to recognize the parts of the Halo scene that often make the biggest impact, but do not always receive the spotlight.
The Halo community is built by more than competition. It is built by the people making things, organizing things, filming things, moderating spaces, cheering from the crowd, handing out swag, running side brackets, building maps, creating content, preserving history, and making others feel welcome.
That is the heart of this project.
From the beginning, the Commendations were meant to be community-driven. Nominations came from the community. Voting gave the community a voice. Committees helped review categories with fairness, transparency, and respect for the people involved.
2025 Halo Community Commendations Finalists
To our finalists, thank you. Being named a finalist in the Halo Community Commendations means the community saw something in you worth celebrating. Your creativity, dedication, generosity, and passion are a major part of what makes Halo feel alive beyond the game itself. Whether you create, compete, organize, capture, build, moderate, cosplay, support, or simply show up for others, your work matters. These awards were never only about the winners. They were about recognizing the people who give this community its energy, its memory, and its heart. Every finalist represented that spirit, and we are grateful for the impact you continue to have on Halo.
2025 Halo Community Commendations Winners
This year’s winners represent so many different sides of the Halo community. Some create unforgettable content. Some capture moments we never want to lose. Some build places for people to gather. Some bring energy to events. Some have been here for years and continue to inspire new fans.
Here are the 2025 Halo Community Commendations winners.
YNOT B Casting
The Loudest in the Crowd award recognizes the person whose energy fills the venue. This year, that recognition went to YNOT B Casting.
Live Halo events are shaped by the people who bring energy into the room. Whether through casting, presence, hype, or passion, YNOT B Casting’s UNRIVALED presence represents the kind of community energy that makes these weekends feel alive.
KIDSKULL
The Giver of Many award celebrates someone who brings creative, memorable swag to share with the community. The 2025 winner was KIDSKULL.
Community events are full of small moments that stick with people long after the weekend ends. KIDSKULL has helped create those moments through generosity, creativity, and a clear love for the people around them.
ArturBloodshot
The Forge, Modes, Mods award recognizes someone who keeps Halo fresh with new creations. This year’s winner was ArturBloodshot.
Forge, custom games, and community-made experiences have always been central to Halo’s identity. Creators like ArturBloodshot continue that tradition by building unforgettable landscapes and new ways for players to experience the game.
LVT Halo
The Open Bracket Hero recognition shines a light on competitors and organizations that consistently stand out beyond the main stage. This year, LVT Halo was recognized as the organization winner.
LVT has become an CRUCIAL part of the Halo ecosystem and has left an immeasurable impact. Especially for fans who follow the deeper competitive scene beyond the main broadcast. Their work helps keep the scene visible, accessible, and worth celebrating.
Xuzey + Euzey
Alongside the organization recognition, Xuzey + Euzey were honored as Side Bracket Heroes for individuals.
Side brackets, open events, and grassroots competition are where so many Halo stories begin. Xuzey and Euzey represent the players and personalities who bring those spaces to life.
David Sandman
The Photographer or Videographer award recognizes the people capturing the energy and moments that define Halo events. This year’s winner was David Sandman.
The work of photographers and videographers gives the community a memory bank. They capture the crowd, the reactions, the emotion, the quiet moments, and the people who make these events more than just a bracket.
NobleofDeath
The Cosplayer award celebrates craftsmanship, presence, and community spirit. The 2025 winner was NobleofDeath.
Halo cosplay brings the universe into the real world. From armor builds to event presence, cosplayers help make the community feel bigger, more visible, and alive. NobleofDeath stood out as this year’s honoree.
Bittersweet
The Event Organizer award recognizes the bracket organizers, planners, and community builders who make things happen behind the scenes. This year’s winner was Bittersweet.
Events take patience, planning, communication, logistics, and a lot of care. Bittersweet’s recognition is a reminder that some of the most important work in the community happens before anyone ever sees the final result.
The Halo Archive
The Discord / Group award recognizes communities that keep players connected and conversations alive. This year’s winner was The Halo Archive.
Halo has always thrived through community spaces. Whether through forums, Discords, archives, or social hubs, these groups preserve history, create connection, and help people find their place in the wider Halo universe.
HaloVFX
The Artisan award celebrates the artist whose creativity inspires and connects fans. The 2025 winner was HaloVFX.
Art is one of the ways Halo continues to live beyond the screen. Through visual creativity, edits, designs, and fan-made work, artists like HaloVFX help shape how the community expresses its love for the franchise.
REDGEAR
The Impact Creator award recognizes content that makes a meaningful difference to the Halo scene. This year’s winner was REDGEAR.
Impact can come in many forms: entertainment, education, consistency, creativity, or simply giving people a reason to care a little more. REDGEAR’s recognition reflects the value of content that helps move the community forward.
Mint Blitz
The Community MVP award recognizes the all-around ambassador whose positivity, support, and dedication embody the best of Halo. This year’s MVP was Mint Blitz.
Mint Blitz has remained one of the most recognizable and consistent voices in the Halo space. This recognition reflects not just reach, but the continued impact of showing up for the community year after year and breaking out beyond just our community.
HiddenXperia
The Legacy Creator award honors someone who has been here since the early days and still inspires today with their content. The 2025 winner was HiddenXperia.
Legacy matters in a community like Halo. HiddenXperia’s work has been part of the conversation for years, helping fans explore lore, history, theories, and the larger world that has kept so many people invested.
Your 2025 Community Commendation Winners
A Special Recognition for Duststorm
In addition to the category winners, we also presented a special award to Dustin Pettigrew, better known as Duststorm, for his longtime contributions to the Halo community.
For years, Duststorm has been one of those people whose work can be felt across the Halo community, even when it is not always front and center. Through Podtacular, he helped give fans a place to gather around the universe, talk through its stories, react to its biggest moments, and keep the conversation going between releases, events, and eras of Halo.
But his impact goes beyond the microphone. Duststorm has been involved behind the scenes in so many parts of the Halo community, often helping, connecting, supporting, and showing up without needing the spotlight for himself. That kind of contribution is easy to miss because it is rarely loud or self-serving, but it is exactly the kind of steady work that helps a community last.
To us, Duststorm represents the kind of unsung hero the Halo Community Commendations were built to recognize. Someone who has contributed for years, helped others along the way, and cared about the community without making it about himself.
It only feels right to thank someone whose consistency, generosity, and passion have helped carry Halo across eras. Through Podtacular, through his behind-the-scenes involvement, and through years of simply being there for the community, Duststorm has earned a place in Halo’s larger story. Forever a pillar in Halo’s history.
Thank You
To everyone who nominated, voted, shared, showed up, helped organize, or supported the project in any way: thank you.
To RangerCali, thank you for hosting and helping lead this from the start and trusting us to be part.
And congratulations to every winner, finalist, nominee, and person who continues to make Halo more than a game.
This is the kind of thing we want Halo Respawn to keep doing.
The community is still here.
And we were proud to celebrate it with you.
