Halo: Lodestar

[@LateNightHalo]

This reminds me so much of the glory days, man.

[@HaloVFX]

Take us back…. Or give us this again in the future, it’s not hard especially for a big company with multiple dedicated artists….

[@gywii]

Same! This captures the essence! Proof, to me, that Halo still has more to give... if in the right hands. 🙄

[@JJAB91]

This feels like if Bungie trilogy Chief was dropped into Halo Infinite.

[@thundermuffin71]

Can we get this man a small loan of a studio and a quality team behind his back to produce a true halo show? A animated show is the way to do it and HaloVFX proves that. Fantastic work mate

[@HaloVFX]

I know I could make a great halo show just hope someone does it soon

[@michaelsolomon3496]

​@@HaloVFX Well you've got my vote for it lol, I don't think there's anyone I'd trust more to do it right

[@KrazEKing]

I'm in

[@CraigDaBrute838]

@@HaloVFXyou sir, should be the show runner of the Halo tv series. The REAL Halo tv Series

[@ThatWasFiR3]

@@HaloVFXhave you considered joining up with or helping the Halo Branching Sickness team? Based on all your recent posts and shorts you and B.S. look to be working on a similar point in halo lore and both with an emphasis on combatting the flood. And both you and them are doing purely for the love of halo.

[@a1exw152]

Absolutely gorgeous. We are privileged to have a fan animator of this quality amoungst our fandom.

[@a1exw152]

Your also criminally under-subbed. Pray to the algorithm!

[@deadbattery3224]

Real Alex W?

[@a1exw152]

@@deadbattery3224 hey battery

[@ChillAssTurtle]

Our cherished brother honors us all with this incredible work of art and devotion to our beloved Halo

[@proboanimations]

@@a1exw152 true

[@MyAramil]

and in 2 minutes you captured more of the halo feel than an entire season of the halo show that they paid a lot of money for.

[@akirawiskizofrene]

The models, the animation, the music, the colors, the camera angles... it's just incredible how much love and care you have put in this masterpiece !

[@FreshLinen]

Feels like the first time we've truly seen the Chief since 2007. Inspiring work.

[@NazmusLabs]

No. Halo Infinite got it right. Give credit where credit is due, and stop with the cynicism, it’s disgusting. If you want to be cynical, join the covenant. Humanity is for the optimist. P.s., learn about Islam. It will change you, Insha’Allah (God Willing)!

[@Vaz44-4]

​@@NazmusLabsget your religious propaganda elsewhere. No false prophets here. The Covenant stands for a lie.

[@hawk7466]

@@NazmusLabs Islam is a lie from the pit of hell. Jesus Christ is the Way, Truth, and the Life. No man comes to the Father but by Him. John 14:6. Read John 3 as well. You must be born again to see the kingdom of Heaven!

[@hervisdaubeny2591]

@@NazmusLabs Your words shame you.

[@jessejive117]

Nah. You’d have complained if 343 made this. It is great though. If you play halo, infinite, and you’re saying that, then you just hate 343 no matter what they do. we had some pretty sweet cut scenes in that and we had really great cut scenes for halo two anniversary and for halo wars two and the chief was awesome in halo infinite.

[@LukeplaysTV]

even if you dont get paid by 343 to animate they should hire you as a director bc you really understand how chief should be portrayed

[@Nukin_Paladin]

This!

[@PanicAisu]

this shit right here....THIS SHIT!!!!

[@zachsisco1674]

That's an amazing animation. Def thought it was made by 343at first lol. Keep up the awesome work

[@Blocktier]

I second that

[@Splarkszter]

The reason 343i and the whole microsoft is crap si because of their stupid chairpeople managers

[@cxv8414]

Bro The sound of the guitar plus the scarab gave me chills

[@itsKimi]

Man... that halo 3 trailer reference at the beginning........... NOW YOU GOTTA MAKE A WHOLE MOVIE OUT OF THIS MY DUDE.

[@Danny344S]

Halo 2 and 3 mark vi is the real mark vi nobody else can say otherwise

[@capedcrusader16]

GEN3 MarkVI is goated too bro

[@ChocolateManOfficial]

There are so many other badass Chief armors bro expand your horizons

[@charlieaf92]

Incredible what can be accomplished by someone that has passion for Halo. Homages to starry night and the e3 announcement! If only the people working on the tv series and game had half this much passion for Halo…

[@Hell_0115]

fr tho they seem to lack love for halo

[@BOTSamJ]

Homage to the "bet you can't stick it" from halo 2 as well at the end Either that or a homage to the halo 3 "Believe" ad I think with the diorama of the fight ending in him holding a sticky

[@jhon498]

I like how a single, very talented and dedicated fan managed to make something in less than 3 min that feels, sounds, and looks so much better and more faithful to Halo than the crap an entire studio with millions of dollars put out as a "tv show."

[@Brightside117]

This single video is literally better than the entire past three years of content we've had from the official developer, very very well done and excellently just Halo, love your work!!

[@jameslafountain]

Infinite’s opening cutscene was pretty rad, but I get your point.

[@Brightside117]

@@jameslafountain There's quite a lot of rad things in infinite forsure but that's what I meant haha

[@Helghanlives]

SODAZ's video was pretty good.

[@Nathan-jx6lg]

better than anything they have put out to date

[@GadgetMan777]

Yeah....no.

[@yathatdillyg]

I’ve watched this like 4 times now and cried every time 🥹 The potential that this shows for the missed opportunity of having a banished scarab in the Infinite campaign is insane 😭

[@bengeorge9063]

Forget the Scarab dude. Imagine the potential the entire game had and these idiots butchered it.

[@bable6314]

@@bengeorge9063 The game was pretty good. It just wasn't complete.

[@thelockofgapa]

Only 4 times?????

[@-FileNotFound-]

This is by far one of the most impressive halo animations I've seen in a long while! Nice job!!

[@iLikeDMR]

By far one of the most impressive animations I've seen

[@-FileNotFound-]

@@iLikeDMR indeed

[@sneaky5412]

funny how chief can grab a brute weighing about 1000lbs by the throat and body slam it but 343 made him fight like little kid against locke

[@iw_legendary_sayain2215]

I lost count on the amount of references you managed to insert on here. And not only making it work but executing it so flawlessly. I’m looking forward to what else you work on in the future!

[@HaloVFX]

I wanted to include a few more but it gets to a point where it might take away from bits and pieces - but i got the main ones i planned in there (starry night / bet ya can't stick it moment) :)

[@iw_legendary_sayain2215]

@@HaloVFX You made it work regardless, it wasn’t forced at all so whatever you’re doing keep at it. Also just to give you perspective, at first I thought I was watching a reimagined version of the classic Halo 3 Believe trailer. Outstanding work on rendering the shot of Chief reaching out for his helmet! 🔥🔥 💯

[@Christian-o8t9n]

1:52 Appropriate Banished response to the Chief showing up.

[@RapidActionAnimations]

Awesome work. This is absolutely fantastic. Great use of atmospherics, cinematography and lighting. The animation was solid and the rendering was also well done. Great work.

[@bengeorge9063]

This is just awesome. A chief that felt closer to the original than anything 343 has come up with. Locke and Chief played out like old men having a slap fight. This blows that out of the water!

[@eternalcanadian699]

I’d say 343 have made a great John that fits with his established book character, at least by Infinite, but their actual handling of him fighting has felt lacklustre. If we could get this style of animation but with the books/343’s character we’d be eating good.

[@bengeorge9063]

@@eternalcanadian699 I disagree. Master Chief in the books is saddened by the loss of his fellows and so many soldiers during the war. But he remains stoic and a force for humanity to rally around. 343 went so hard into the "Chief has PTSD" mode and wanted to portray him as an aging and worn out soldier so they could introduce their Spartan 4s. Any impact they made with Cortana's death was negated by her just mysteriously reappearing in Halo 5 and then they kill her off in a cutscene in Halo Infinite. They lose track of their story telling and discard all the plot points that come in the preceding game. They also had a huge hard on for portraying just Halsey as a mad scientist monster who needs to be put down. 343 only cares about a game that will bring them money, so they chase the latest trends and forfeit what made Halo fun to play.

[@Bizmarckus]

@@bengeorge9063 Reading this actually hurts because it's so true.

[@proboanimations]

man every scene was incredible, the fighting was clean and good gore. this is a cinematic masterpiece, this make me happy 😌

[@imjusthereforentertainment]

I like how this shows just how powerful the skewer really is

[@frozenfridge3943]

You don't see this dedication very often, halo is something special and what you have is even more special. Keep on going champ, well done.

[@Spartan_B096]

Amazing work, honestly the Chief vs Atriox fight should’ve been extended and looked more like Chief fighting those brutes. It’s extremely easy to tell when something is made with love and passion, like the Bungie games. 15/10 this is the Chief that we knew and was on top back in 2007. People like you keep this weary fan base together and I cannot thank you enough for that.

[@beccadixon1943]

Somebody give this man money, a team and EVERYTHING he needs to make halo....Well....all of it cutscenes movies series. This is amazing. Well done on bringing halo back to our hearts you hero 👏

[@CadetFD]

After the flop of the show, we definitely need someone like him to make a new series or movie

[@RejectedShotgun]

Absolutely badass. Thank you for using your talents to never miss with your Halo content.

[@rickytv12]

Crazy that you made something better than most of what 343i has done with halo.

[@julianmendez4691]

Halo 2 cinematics where nice from mcc

[@joshuavidrine889]

@@julianmendez4691 That was Blur, contracted out by 343.

[@Its_Vandfald]

Halo wars 2?

[@DINOMAN1337YT]

@@Its_Vandfald that was made by creative assembly 343 only consulted them when it came to things like the story elements

[@spektre2381]

@@Its_Vandfald same as H2A, blur did the whole job not 343 Tbh 343 work is lazy and mediocre

[@muddywisconsin]

That scarab dropping was so incredible, I wish infinite something like that because it was so freaking awesome

[@raijusilver3449]

Lore accurate and bloody. PLEASE MAKE MORE!

[@johnthunder962]

Extraordinary work! So symbolic Chief picking up the helmet after a fall again. Also, catching the brute on the throat at 1:23 even though he's bigger and tougher, what a scene! Bravo!

[@OfficialQuantumNova]

Better than 343 and The Halo TV show. COME ON, just hire this guy already.

[@noname-bu1ux]

If they did, you'd call him a hack.

[@BiomechanicalBrick]

guess who made the banished scarab

[@CyberSlayer128]

No, if they did hire them then the quality would go to shit because then it would be connected to 343.

[@Ripa-Moramee]

@@CyberSlayer128 -🤓

[@Ripa-Moramee]

It isn't better than 343 lol, this is a very cool animation don't get me wrong but it is still nowhere near as good as an infinite live action cutscene. Parts of it feel very robotic, but again it's very cool especially if (and I assume he is) doing it by himself.

[@JacobTyler1776]

Seeing this has given me a craving for some new gameplay mechanics. Gun executions like what we saw in that spiker scene and the ability to take out enemies up close with hand to hand finishers.

[@someguyinahoodie3856]

The months of waiting on the fans part, your hard work, it's all culminated in this: a piece of fan-art bursting with passion. The music was wonderful, the audio, dialogue. The action had some unexpected but appreciated gore that's been missing for a while. This was a wonderful watch and something I'll see myself coming back to every once in a while. This nails the Halo feel. Infinite's vibes should've been closer to this and that is a massive compliment. Congrats on all your hard work. I hope this piece spreads like wildfire

[@nonantic5317]

This is the kind of content the Halo community deserves. Thank you for this

[@lemarseillais1383]

Its stunning ! the load of work you put into this is crazy ! loved your lighting and shading it was like watching a Blur cinematic !

[@garrcakes67]

The use of OG SFX and the on-point VA is incomparably good

[@starsilverinfinity]

Holy shi- The animation is so clean - Chief didn’t have to spend a single round of his own but was able to clean house. That skewer shot was nuts My only criticism is that the sounds of him hitting the brutes weren’t meaty enough to be entirely satisfying

[@ArilMaven]

Absolute Masterpiece. This captured the Essence of Halo. THIS is what Halo is

[@DANSDEAD]

i think content like this proves fans would LOVE a proper halo series and it's unfortunate the TV show fell so hard on its face. Maybe one day we'll get a new animated halo series that looks as good as this does. Outstanding work!

[@BillyCobbOfficial]

This made my inner child so happy

[@CSHMONEY]

The starry night reference to start and how gorgeous it looked, damn. Love the crossover of bungie halo with Infinite equipment and weapons. Absolutely incredible

[@TheCrispyForge]

This is going on my favorite Halo animations playlist for sure!

[@mythelementz]

Halo 3, halo 2, halo wars reference is crazy I love it

[@Boogey_Man_123]

That's honestly magnificent! Truely a spartan and how it fights! even the head clink when he head butts the brute with his helmet!

[@jeannin.wallace2795]

What a call back to Halo 3 Trailer in the beginning

[@ronoch2898]

The most HALO thing i've seen since the Bungie days, loved it!

[@totomzn]

I got so hyped when I saw the banished scarab accompanied with the iconic Halo 2 guitar riff. Such a great touch. Your work is amazing, thank you for reminding me how cool this franchise is ❤️

[@MitchellBroom]

Can't thank my man HaloVFX enough for having me onboard another project ❤️

[@MasonJason310]

Ya know, people always say "Oh this is so cool it should totally be recognized by *insert developer*!" and don't put much heart into that sentence. This is not that. This is easily one of, if not the best Halo animation that has EVER existed, and SOMEONE in any of Microsoft's studios needs to recognize that this, is exactly what Halo fans want. I would go so far to say that they even compete and/or outrank Blur's animations. This is absolutely brilliant work and I cannot WAIT to see what else you create over the years. You are phenomenal!

[@DragonOperator]

Damm man been forever since i checked out the page... and i return to find nothing short of greatness. Phenomenal work as always... wht cant you just run everything Halo

[@PLSE_SND_BY_]

Chief catching that Brute by the throatwas just insulting 💀

[@OceansideSpiderHouse]

Incredible work. Halo fans really are the living equivalent of “Fine, I’ll do it myself” with quality additions to the series. Keeps me coming back, thanks.

[@GBRated]

This is absolutely beautiful. I got chills watching this. Fantastic work!

[@AhsokaOnEarth]

My jaw dropped at the details and animations. I hope someone hires you to make H3 Anniversary lol. The gore was great too!!!! I love the grittiness and the dirtiness!!! My favorite style of halo was always that Reach look. WHEN CHIEF PICKED UP THE BRUTE'S NECK YES YES YES!!! I love the show of his strength in that scene!!!

[@PBart7]

On one hand- FUCKING AWESOME On the other hand- this makes me depressed for what we could have

[@michealmoore5210]

All I can say is: Keep up the good work. It’s not very often that one finds fan content of this quality.

[@saltz5660]

Holy fish sticks this was amazing, love seeing the banished scarab from wars 2, makes me feel great as a wars fan. Have you ever considered doing a wars themed animation? Seeing a fight scene with a bunch of enemies and friendlies would be so cool. Nonetheless, fantastic job as always

[@reminders8657]

Bruh.... the H3 suit looking soooooooooooooooo good in this. well done

[@pharogryph7235]

That is so sick! The animations are beautiful! Loved it!

[@bestkxge]

DAMMMM THE HALO 2 CALL BACK AT THE END THIS IS GODLY

[@AdmiralSnackbar247]

Bro this looks as good if not way better then most of the actual game cutscenes. This is incredible

[@C4L3B808]

Bro the ending was awesome it looks like an actually cutsene from like halo 2 anniversary with the sacrab dropping down and getting a shot of it then chief. Shit felt like halo cutscene and then the music kicked in. Thank you for making this it was awesome my guy!!!!

[@Ruminations_24]

BRO I JUST CAN'T EVEN. It's sooo good. One day, I hope to see a full feature film produced by you - whether it's Halo or not. You're so talented and as an artist (although practicing in different field), your passion and persistence is truly inspiring.

[@aegis6485]

God, the callback to the Starry Night trailer was everything I wanted and the rest of the animation was more than I could have wanted. Fantastic work!

[@smilingchief1149]

These Halo videos are absolutely. worth the wait.

[@jessemiller4608]

I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW MUCH I NEEDED TO SEE CHIEF GIMP A BRUTE

[@jakedilbeck7107]

major halo 2 vibes, so badass! we need halo to be this again

[@grigiotitans13]

10/10. This is the stuff fans have been dreaming of all these years.

[@ninjachicken9877]

Beautiful. Brutal. Amazing as always!

[@xpldngmnky4198]

Thank you, absolutely astonishing. Of course a bit rough around the edges, but delivered like the OG trailers. Bonus on the “Boo” and the legendary “stick it” moments in Halo. Continue forth and the best wishes to you.

[@tannerhale4318]

Man it's so nice seeing an animation from someone who knows the games

[@SilverHyozanryu]

The fact we didn't even see a scarab in Infinite was criminal (one of many missed opportunities). Amazing work as always.

[@roythewolfe]

This was more lore accurate cheif than the Halo tv show ever was

[@hiiammoot]

I love that when the chieftain died, the other brutes didn't berserk, but waited for the next in command

[@kerberbelz7351]

Microsoft needs to hire you so you can make a better halo tv show. Fantastic animation can’t wait to see more!

[@justus-wb8kg]

Dude this is better than anything that’s come out for halo in the last decade

[@joshbst]

The animation and the models looked GORGEOUS

[@TheLDispenser]

Someone's gotta do right by the series, glad I got to see that happen in your work!

[@matthewpugh263]

I think we can agree if anyone should make a halo series, without a doubt it should be this man right here! You have absolutely smashed this!

[@unicornvenom420]

The 2:20 of footage I’ve watched was quite possibly better than anything I’ve seen from a cutscene and action standpoint from the mainline games. Halo Wars 2 is still a beautiful gem for Halo imo and the resemblance to Halo Wars 2 was felt more through here than in infinite. This is what I wish we’d get more of in the Halo community and games. The TV show could’ve been like this honestly.

[@HaloVFX]

I wish that entirely as well :( maybe one day!

[@JTeam45]

This gave me the old Halo chills. Extremely well done!

[@Eno_4815]

Jawdroppingly gorgeous. It's honestly so incredible to see the work that talented artists like yourself are capable of.

[@jacepalermo6053]

THIS is literally ALL 343 needs to do to win us over like that. This looks and feels like classic halo. Bungie halo. The dialogue and combat is so good. I hope they hire you man you rival blur cutscenes

[@techypriest7523]

Get this man a budget. >How much? *ALL OF IT*

[@LatchYT]

Fantastic work! I love the use of the Halo 3 armor and the Halo 2 call back with the plasma grenade (You could even say the believe halo 3 trailer), also showing off chiefs strength which is underused a lot of the time. Keep up the great work! (Almost forgot to say even my favorite trailer Starry Night being referenced with chief looking up at 0:18 )

[@FireKnight0625]

I like how the only equipment not featured in Infinite’s campaign is the repulsor, but now Chief uses it. Somewhat ironic, since it looks awesome here

[@Jacob_W]

that ending scene is a literal master piece

[@KrisLucky07]

YO THAT HALO 2 E3 STYLE ENDING WITH THE PLASMA SLAPS!!!🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@Jimson229]

Omg this is the best thing I’ve ever seen! How tf did you make this! So talented. Can’t wait for more!

[@MI_HI_]

Man woke up and decided to drop this actual bombshell in my recommended

[@calahad]

It's been some time since I got proper goosebumps from a Halo trailer. But this... this is electrifying.

[@spartanK42]

You know how some fans make "lore accurate" Master Chief videos where Chief does goofy over the top stuff and isn't actually lore accurate? This video for once, actually feels lore accurate.

[@garrcakes67]

2:00 YESSS I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING! JUST LIKE HALO 2

[@Josukegaming]

This was A M A Z I N G!!!! Especially the end sequence of Chief and Cortana against overwhelming odds, REALLY felt like a callback to the original trilogy where there was such an incredible feeling of badass vibes and that Chief could overcome anything.

[@METALDANNY420]

Amazing! 343 should hire you guys instantly! I loooved the H2-style sticky ending!

[@davionpenh4627]

This is what Halo is. This is what Halo feels like, sounds like, looks like. And to know there's someone out there that can produce such quality work and still let us feel the things we felt growing up, the things that made us love the series in the first place.. Its something magical. I sincerely hope something gets worked out in the future so your work can be put on the big screen, so you can be recognized for your talent and ability. Also because I'm a little selfish and just want you to bring forth more of your amazing work on a larger scale. Truly masterful, man. Keep on. Thank you.

[@Markel_A]

Incredible. Surpassed my expectations. The wait was entirely worth it.

[@deltadan3565]

WOW a mix of ALL previous Halo trailers. This was amazing. Well done in the animation, cinematography, and music.

[@eliaxxz5360]

Absolutely amazing brother,you never disappoint!

[@Affinity-One]

The passion put into this is so clear. Got me all nostalgic for what Halo used to be, and might have been. Thanks man!