Actualy, that's first heard in Halo: Combat Evolved.

Erm.
Wow.
A little more originality, please?

Instead of an enemy alien species that has huge ships with small, fast fighters(Carriers, ahem), Humanoids with energy blades(Zealots,anyone?), and you're some Marine called a Helljumper that jumps into combat areas from suicidally high heights(close enough to suicidal areas, I suppose

)(EGAD! MY EYES! FLASHBACKS OF THE SECOND HALO BOOK!)