The Creators of Halo 5 Didn't Know Who Halo's Main Character Was

Even if you've never played a Halo game in your life, you most likely know the main character. If not, then it's just you and the creative team behind Halo 5: Guardians. Seriously.
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[@TheTeletrap]

Sgt. Johnson is dead, The Rookie is dead, Noble 6 is dead, Cortana is supposedly dead. Who the hell did they think the main character was?!

[@Robloxchat123]

the gun

[@parkerjeans5777]

Well apparently they thought it should be Cortana

[@kacasio1]

@@BrotherGS he died when Mickey betrays Buck and Romeo in the Novel "Halo - New Blood"

[@SpanishArmadaProd]

The ring.... That's why it's called Halo.... Dummy

[@isaachinds3736]

@@SpanishArmadaProd Well they certainly didn't focus on that in 4 and 5.

[@JEast-li2es]

343: We didn't think chief was a main character Also 343: The MASTER CHIEF collection

[@toddtaylor8368]

It was that the writers from halo 5 didn't write halo 4 they had new ones

[@toddtaylor8368]

@@witchBoi_Connor well im pretty sure that halo 4 had a different writer than halo 5 so im trying to say that halo 4 writers knew who the main character was unless im wrong.

[@toddtaylor8368]

@@witchBoi_Connor but that is hilarious having writers thats never played it or anything write the main story😂😂

[@aiden4917]

@Vlad the Inhaler I'm surprised they made it to work And didn't all win Darwin awards at birth from how incompetent they are.

[@Jared-ll3tt]

The thing is didn't 343 help out with Halo? So wouldn't they have some sort of idea that the guy on the cover of the game was the main character?

[@misskranky]

Anybody remember when Master Chief literally punched a nuke and lived yet he got beat up for a guy named after a doorknob you can't open.

[@glowhoo9226]

I also remember when chief nearly died hundreds of times to regular elites. Don’t act like chief is a god. He can easily die and has come close many times

[@jellycrewproductions2683]

@@glowhoo9226 Bruh you just trash at the game

[@masterkeef133]

@@glowhoo9226 bruh how did he die if hes alive

[@masterkeef133]

@@glowhoo9226 if u want the games to be true to cannon and if u die once then u just dont get to play the campaign the ur asking for a bad game

[@derplololol9717]

@@glowhoo9226 Obvious troll is obvious to me at least.

[@DUCKDUDE4100]

Halo 5 is a badly made fan game with an overpowered self-insert OC.

[@ahmadhackett7383]

Lmao. Oh my God it's perfect. This summarises it all so well

[@lightish3754]

As a fanfic writer: yup.

[@vd6070]

@@u.s.s.chucklefucker1657 As both a Fanfic writer and reader, yep.

[@kamalalsb7292]

And yet no one will call Spartan Locke a Mary Sue even though that's literally what he is.

[@raganbanks1767]

He is a harry sue

[@HelloThere-ln2cb]

As a PlayStation player who has never touched as halo game, I can confirm that even I know who Master Chief is and he's the Halo Man.

[@randysmith3731]

Hold up...Halo Man, Hollow Man...

[@LordTyph]

kills aliens and doesn't afraid of anything.

[@timbalmer3840]

Bro buy an old Xbox 360 just to play Halo. Fellow PlayStation diehard telling you this. Just for the story. I know you like PlayStation for the storyline games. It's worth it now. Even maybe an cheap old Xbox one.

[@vodamiinurl1337]

THAT is why I am STILL pissed about it. I grew up with this game

[@jefverbeke8714]

It's a legitimate strategy

[@macrussell78]

Even my mom knew who the Halo man was. Once told her his name was Master Chief and her response "Oh so you play as the president?" And for years now I've been waiting for a game where MC takes the oval office

[@Earlys-ec4iz]

Master chief is the president in Halo 2 anniversary

[@halogeek6]

Masterchef is an actual military rank in the navy though. Only a handful of people have ever held it but its right below admiral if I remember currectly.

[@cliftonreid1198]

@@halogeek6 a master chief is the highest enlisted rank, and admiral is an officer rank. There are plenty of people that have held the rank of master chief

[@halogeek6]

@@cliftonreid1198 I figure if I bullshited someone would say the true facts.

[@iminformedbecauseisawabunc9402]

@@halogeek6 galaxy brain.

[@rylieclothier]

The only character in Halo who's supposed to stand up to Master Chief is the Arbiter, and he doesn't even win.

[@voicermmi]

Halsey and Cortana have also considered Noble 6 as hyperlethal, with Chief being the only other Spartan to attain this description. They both consider Six to be equally as effective and deadly as Master Chief. But Six died before Chief became mister super badass, so...

[@w3k401]

Arbiter is essentially the elite master chief. And could easily beat locke

[@momkeybmalls8551]

@@w3k401 master cheif is the elite version of master chief halo 5 is the equivelent of master cheif going blackout drunk in the series

[@Messerschmitt_BF_109G_10]

@@voicermmi if 6 got the hyperlethal title, what about fred?, hes equal or even better than chief in every way.

[@richardlont4480]

@@Messerschmitt_BF_109G_10 Nope. Six and Chief are the only known hyperlethal spartans

[@gavincleveland]

Are we all forgetting the chiefs evolution as a human was forcibly accelerated by the librarian. He is literally a genetically perfect evolved human and 343 wants us to believe he would have lost to a roided odst.

[@thelegalmexican9860]

1. Only thing librarian did was to protect him against the didact laser 2. He didn’t loose, it was well stated that chief had the advantage form the beginning but he wasn’t interested in fighting, if you had a higher IQ than room temperature you would have known that 3. Locke is an amazing and skilled ODST that’s why the ONI sent him to kill the Arbiter, stop the civil war, kill Jul Undama and stop chief

[@damienmcneff7715]

I feel like I should point out, if you had a higher IQ you would’ve known the name is Jul ‘Mdama and you would’ve seen a spelling mistake you made.

[@thelegalmexican9860]

@@damienmcneff7715 im sorry that I’m not a hardcore fanboy enough to spell the name of an alien that has no alphabetical similitudes with humanity

[@damienmcneff7715]

No, I’m pretty sure it’s due to having a room temperature IQ. (Yes I am just adding to the fire)

[@thelegalmexican9860]

@@damienmcneff7715 dude Idk what you are thing to do, I just stated my opinion and you just came from nowhere because I misspelled a SINGLE word

[@TiberiusWallace]

The problem I have with the Master Chief getting is his lights punched out is that this is a man in armour that survived falling from orbit.

[@ref4nej2]

+freakyskull516 Wasn't just similar medical records, they were the absolute genetic elite, top 0.00000000001%, genetic freaks without any training or enhancement. Also John was not the fastest or strongest, smartest is debatable. What made him different was the fact that he was the best leader among them all, and thus become the ranking officer, hence his rank Master Chief Petty Officer.

[@nana-cq9mn]

@@ref4nej2 I've got a lore book on John and Halsey her self says that John was THE one she knew would be the best. With scientific research too

[@ref4nej2]

The Liar Behind You Then you should remember that it was also Halsey herself that said "He [John] is neither the smartest, nor the fastest, nor the strongest of the Spartans. But he is the bravest, and quite possibly the luckiest. And in my opinion, he is the best." There is a reason Halsey said it was her opinion that John was the best, not the research showed he was the best. Because if you look at research on strength, speed, intelligence, marksmanship, melee combat, size, technical skills, etc.. John was not the best. You should also remember that it was John's actions and leadership that unified the Spartan recruits and wielded them into an effective fighting force. Halsey came to her opinion after witnessing John throughout the Spartan training. On a side note: 'Luck' as an attribute is unscientific flair, but a fitting addition to the main protagonist of the universe, considering all the insane suicide missions he survives the writers added it in to help counterbalance any feelings of plot armour.

[@nana-cq9mn]

@@ref4nej2 yes, maybe at first, but now he is by far one of the all round smartest, strongest spartan

[@ref4nej2]

+The Liar Behind You Nope. There is nothing in his character progression that suggests that. Also, blue team is still alive. Fred is stronger, Kelly is faster, & Linda is a better marksman, if you read the books you'd know that. The only way he could become the the strongest, fastest, smartest, etc, would be if the one's above him in those aspects died. Considering physically crippled Spartans are working in intelligence, there's also no reason to believe he's the smartest. You're just projecting your feelings onto the character because he's the protagonist. Edit: In actual fact, it's very clear his character was never supposed to be the best in those aspects. To prevent him from becoming a complete 'Gary Stu' as it would be childish writing to simply make him #1 at everything. Good characters need flaws and adversity. MC doesn't need to be the strongest when his leadership wields the strength of all the Spartans who follow him, and so on. That is good writing, the books aren't some superman bullshit.

[@komradkratz]

You literally cannot make a stronger soldier than a Spartan II, they scoured the entirety of human civilization to find the children with the absolute best DNA. Not only that, but Master Chief specifically is identified by Cortana and Halsey as basically being the luckiest person alive - like, he scientifically measurable amounts of luck, that's how fucking lucky he his. That's why Cortana chose him, that's why he saved the world, and that's why he's all that's left. He is a mortal god.

[@BlackKaiserDrake]

Spartan IIIs from Gamma Company and Cat 2 Spartan IIIs are all equal to or above the Spartan IIs. Noble Six is quite literally the best Spartan to have lived.

[@jamesluttrell9564]

Agnt Vermont PF not to get all preachy but s3’s were the worst of the lot. No where near as physically enhanced as s2’s and most didn’t even get majolnir armor. S4’s got mk2 armor at that. S2’s were monsters with or without the suit. S4’s were monsters with the suit. S3’s were Badass. But definately not better than s2’s Edit- noble six is the only other character to be said to have “ hyper Lethal status”. The other is chief. I would say he is still second. You know being a player character and all

[@XxnatrocksxX]

@@jamesluttrell9564 Legit, Spartan 3s were nothing compared to 2s

[@BlackKaiserDrake]

@@jamesluttrell9564 Actually they were as physically enhanced as the S2s. Their augmentations were safer than theirs in fact. The only thing that set them apart was armor and time in combat. If you take a look at S3 training, it is improved S2 training in a shorter time span. The only reason the S3s died so much is the nature of the missions they were sent on. If you seen all S2s to go do PROMETHEUS or TORPEDO, they would not succeed and just die.

[@BlackKaiserDrake]

@@XxnatrocksxX Yes actually they were as per Kurt's words.

[@TheSteelMagnum]

Considering that Locke is a Gen 4 Spartan, who are UNSC volunteers who went through augmentations in a more ethical way.. and John-117 is a Gen 2 who were CHILDREN augmented and trained brutally from the age of 6 and are known to be the absolute gods of the Spartan Program... Locke wouldn't have a chance in hell in a fist fight.

[@BlackKaiserDrake]

Yes actually Locke would. I see people constantly underplaying the hell out of Locke and overplaying the hell out of John. John is a Spartan II, no doubt that his augments are better but he is far from the best Spartan II in existence let alone Spartan. Spartan IV augments may not be as powerful but Locke himself was an expert killer beforehand. Locke's skills along with his augments and armor wasn't gonna make him win, but he wasn't going to lose instantly. The Gen 2 armor only does so much for one so the boost it would give Locke would be greater than the one it gives John.

[@afanofstuff9123]

I doesn't matter because master chief wins anyway

[@justhere2362]

I think the spartan IV’s are awesome. I just don’t like Locke. He did bad to my fav character so I have rights to not like him.

[@blahblah3775]

Spartan 4's in their new armor are actually very similar to spartan 2's in their old armor, which what the 2's are using as of Halo 5.

[@Destroyer19941995]

@@BlackKaiserDrake mc roflstomps Lockie. I think u have no idea what are u talking about.

[@shattered_helix]

343: "We didn't realize he was important to the story." Everyone: "HE IS THE STORY!"

[@_aWiseMan]

The best part it is he literally is the story its not a world he lives in its him the world revolves around hes a myth and a religous deity or devil Hes that famous and op

[@naoaquieopatrickpatrick8565]

Literally, It was Master Chief's actions, not only the UNSC, that created the conflicts and resolutions of Halo 2 and 3. If he didnt destroy the Halo in CE, not only the galaxy's live-beings would've been exterminated in order for the flood to die of starvation, Thel' Vadam would never get punished at the start of Halo 2 for failing to Guard the First Halo and prevent It from being destroyed, and become the arbiter and then find out about their lies and turn against the prophets, not to mention about the entirety of Halo 3's story and temporary teamup of both Elites and Marines in order to stop Truth and his Brute army from destroying the galaxy over his lies and ego. And mostly importantly: NONE OF HALO 2 AND OWNWARDS WOULD'VE HAPPENED, AT ALL. If Chief didnt destroy the Halo, the game would simply end with everyone dying except the flood, which would still die later due to starvation. How the fuck can they simply say " we didnt know MC was important to the story" when he's the most important Spartan in the Halo's Lore. Such a dumb statement coming from people that signed a contract to work in something they dont even have a clue They're working with. Thank god Brian Reed got fired.

[@CherineBonneronyoutube]

He's a part of the story the story isn't about master cheif

[@Agustin_Leal]

​@@CherineBonneronyoutubeTrue, when 343i makes the story about chief you get Halo: Infinite 🤮

[@niamhmorrissey2187]

Noble Six is arguably the only Spartan who could step up to Chief. They're both literally the only ones to ever be classified as Hyper Lethal Vector by the UNSC

[@darknessnights13]

look up fred 104 then

[@DivisiónAzul1941]

6 and probably and few sparntans in Master Chief generation that have a fighting chance against him.

[@spoonkey]

And master chief is also supposed to be an old as dude. Imagine him at the age of noble six who's probably in his late 20s or 30s

[@tastytyrone2472]

I don't think locke was even considered Hyper Lethal was he? He might have had a fighting chance if he was, but the mjolnir armor is stronger than his by default so i don't know.

[@captainsludgeslinger3272]

@@darknessnights13 nah he isn't hyperlethal all you get is a bunch of people discussing should blue team be hyper lethal or not

[@Comkill117]

I wouldn’t mind another main character, if they were actually good. Look at Halo 2, the Arbiter was a badass with a great story.

[@PROTOTYPEHALO]

I love thel vadam.

[@flexdon5188]

Thing is I actually like Agent Locke, they just need to stop trying to big him up too much.

[@silent_stalker3687]

A grunt during the great schism, you must use air vents, weapons you can hold and skills to survive and escape high charity, a pack of brutes are notorious in your part of the ship with their recent patrols and high kill count, securing the sector. Escaping with them about won’t be easy, but it’s not impossible, yet.

[@jacobdoster4054]

Terry R. I absolutely agree

[@jacobdoster4054]

Terry R. The arbiter was very cool

[@TrueUnderDawgGaming]

I feel it should be mentioned that Chief actually wins that fight. But I agree it should have ended quicker.

[@DoomguyIsGrinningAtYou.]

Chief: "Hmm... Probably should go easy on this kid..." Locke: (Breaks Chief's helmet) Chief: "NOW YOU'VE DONE IT."

[@sweetdeepdreamer4356]

@@DoomguyIsGrinningAtYou. if only they had added that aura on the chief.... But they didn't, oh no they didn't....

[@8ZakattacK9]

To the arrogant fuckwits mentioning W40k. That has NOTHING to do with Halo so SHUT THE FUCK UP! Halo, Star Wars, Star Trek and Mass Effect are all more enjoyable and better franchises then your EXTREMELY Overrated W40k.

[@DoomguyIsGrinningAtYou.]

@@8ZakattacK9 Heretic.

[@Swordsoulreaver]

@@8ZakattacK9 what does that have to do with this?

[@ghosty918]

This is like Nintendo saying "We didn't think Link was relevant in Legend of Zelda, we figured he was just the vessel for the player" It's utterly ridiculous.

[@scooterthefrog]

"We didn't realize that samus was considered to be a important character in the metriod series and we've never ever heard of fox mccloud" Nintendo if they hired people from 343 industries.

[@ghosty918]

@@R3_dacted0 Thats the point. They aren't mutually exclusive! The Legendary Hero reincarnated through time is a vessel for the player yes but he is also a very well characterized important piece of the Zelda universe

[@almondsai7214]

You know I always thought that Toad was the main character for the Mario series. People only tell me now it was this Italian plumber in red.

[@kitsune-san739]

Almond Games I always thought it was the tall green Italian room service guy

[@kelpdock8913]

@@kitsune-san739 lol

[@Leon_der_Luftige]

"Welcome to the Salty Spitoon. How tough are you?" - "I finished Halo: Reach on Legendary." "Yeah, so?" - "...In solo mode with all skulls activated."

[@boulderaidanthe1st100]

That’s a little thing we call Mythic Mode

[@mindofmyown333]

The rooster teeth lets play team is doing a LASO play through of Reach! Episode 1 is out now

[@Mr.Xarxes]

@@boulderaidanthe1st100 LASO, my friend

[@joeysanchez9990]

Ez mode

[@richardharrison4762]

Gunbutts, grenades and tea bags - The Master Chief autobiography

[@Razor4884]

Honestly, that's beautifully poetic.

[@med2vigilante]

Scrappy Doo = Spartan Locke

[@altonb.1396]

That's an insult to scrappy

[@XAltrus]

Scrappy was actually pretty popular when he first came out, he actually saved the show, until they decided to ditch the old cast and make it the Scrappy Doo show. So Locke is actually worse than Scrappy Doo as there wasn't even a point where he was liked.

[@truexenith8596]

@med2vigilante Hey, don’t disrespect my man Scrappy

[@olympus3676]

"If the guy who saves the universe on his own isn't the main character, who is?" It's Chips Dubbo, the deity among men

[@togiisuperheavytank]

Well yes but actually no

[@foreith317]

Taking on count he is on 2 places on the exact same time, yeah, he is

[@Bluemilk92]

"Immortal Batman-tier God King" ... Yeah, that pretty much describes the Madda-Cheeb

[@talynator3745]

Bluemilk92 who is the laser chief I have played all the halo games and have never heard of him. I think you mean that Locke guy he’s pretty badass

[@Bluemilk92]

@@talynator3745 Laser chief? Does Madda-Cheeb actually mean something in another language or something? It's the proper name of the Spartan Jon. It's what I've always called him.

[@総称一般名]

Bluemilk92 dude im pretty sure he was making a joke

[@talynator3745]

総称一般名 yep I was thanks for being intelligent

[@総称一般名]

Talynator i don’t know if you’re serious you sound very condescending

[@jacobcox363]

Imagine how badass it would be if Locke beat MC down then he got back up and just kicked the shit out of Locke.

[@bogustoast22none25]

Then complain he was getting old.

[@fearme-rj5zz]

MC won that fight though

[@jacobcox363]

fearme2000 yeah he did but not in a satisfying way

[@trainablebook7079]

It would be cool in like a Locke beating chiefs ass and him just taking it to the point where you get worried and just when you think hes had it he just grabs Locke fist or something and beats him instantly and was just messing with him.

[@Raiz136]

I mean, to be fair, one _could_ interpret the fight that way.

[@Joshuathegreatest7]

I sorta pictured the Chief vs Locke fight as a situation where Masterchief just didn’t wan’t to hurt Locke so he waited for Locke to let his guard down so that the Chief could use Locke’s armor lock tool to take him out of the fight without heavy damage.

[@sev1120]

Locke was trying to kill chief, whereas Chief was only trying to incapacitate Locke.

[@BlitzAttacker]

halo 5 doesn't exist, 343 just made a game out of their shitty fanfiction based off of fanfiction based on fanfiction by someone who's never player halo

[@GelusYT]

@@fletchergonzalez3788 I say your wrong friend reach is the pinnacle of greatness

[@JayWalkZ]

*Laughs in Halo 2*

[@YTDariuS-my6dg]

i liked this for both the sense AND the fact im the like #353 so i just want to fuck with "343" by making this comment "353"

[@Morgan-bo1mr]

In universe, it should be impossible for a spartan 4 to beat a spartan 2 in a 1 on one combat. Spartan 2s were abducted as children and genetically and physically enhanced to a ridiculous degree. At the age of 13, they were as physically adept as olympic triathletes. Master chief himself once nearly killed a group of 4 ODSTs (essentially, navy seals on steroids) bear handed, at the age of 13. On top of that, they wear a suit that not only allows them to survive falls from orbit, but it increases their reaction speed to the point where they develop whats called "Spartan sense" where they perceive the things around them so slowly that they can see bullets fly through they air towards them and react accordingly. Spartan 4s on the other hand are volunteers, receiving fairly minimal enhancement, and receive far more affordable armor as they were intended to be widely used. Locke could not have one that fight if chief was bleeding out and Locke had a gun on him.

[@kevinbarber2795]

Zach Ward FUCKING THIS!!!!^^^

[@TJDOW]

sorta right. but the spartan suit is connected by a neuro link the to spartans spinal cord. The suit and the spartan are then linked and the suit essentially moves for the spartan. the very instant the spartan thinks to move, the suit reacts with lightning speed to make that movement. Thats why if the neuro link fails the 1000 pound suit would crush them inside because its not being supported by the neuro link.

[@Morgan-bo1mr]

Fr4gmint202 I said that it was the suit that increased their reaction times

[@MyNameIsYeet]

Fr4gmint202 No't quite, Spartan 2s skeleton is coated in near unbreakable material, to the point of falling from orbit being the a somewhat minor concern for Spartans. It would take more than the Armour's weight to break their bones.

[@MyNameIsYeet]

Zach Ward The suit increases their reaction and the augmentation which used hyper conductive material to convey the electric pulses that tell muscles to contract which causes movement. But yeah.

[@inkshua2362]

So my understanding is 343 replaced the legendary master chief nicknamed DEMON by other worlds survived unthinkable disasters has aliens running at the mention of his name, took on literal armies by himself and using his own wits, saved the universe. With some guy we haven’t heard of before?

[@DB1Dragoon]

Exactly.

[@KewlCrayon]

And this Spartan Master Chief, weighing nearly 300lbs, who started training at 6, having body augmentations to the point where hes basically not even human anymore, can flip tanks, survive freefalls from orbit, and can/has slaughtered entire military races, gets beat up by some random new guy who used to be in the military.

[@ProSkillzttv]

We have heard of him before Halo 5 though

[@thekantskaft]

@@KewlCrayon *can flip elephant crawlers

[@edwardcullen1739]

Yeah, but Locke is black...

[@wackywonka1611]

My grandpa calls him "that guy who shoots all the aliens" because master chief kills all the aliens. ALL of them

[@chuckolator1859]

AND, he doesn't afraid of anything.

[@Prince_Luci]

Yeah if Ubisoft tried to show me a character absolutely destroying Ezio Auditore i would’ve rioted in the streets.

[@TheRagefull]

@@biohazard724 Lol, Connor is basically a plank of wood with a two year old's understanding of society and social ques. Just because he is half native american doesn't mean he should have the brain capacity of a sloth. Easily one of the most boring characters in the series, not to mention I don't remember any great showings of raw strength from him either. I mean, this loser Connor was literally being hanged after over half the game of him "growing" into a decent assassin. It was only because of the other assassins that he lived. If he was even *HALF* as good as he acted he would have got himself out of that situation well before he was hanging. In reality, he is a boring character with almost no unique attributes used as a plot device for the terrible cliched story telling in AC3.

[@Venomx-nb1jr]

TheRageful Altair, bayek, Edward, evie. Possible contenders. But still he’s ezio. That would be a good KZbin video.

[@Prince_Luci]

Venom 23x23 did y’all play the destroy the inventions missions in brotherhood Ezio proved himself to be a literal Superhuman.

[@Prince_Luci]

Plus hookblade

[@voicermmi]

@@Prince_Luci "Well, there's a hook. And there's a blade." You don't even need to look at lore to know Ezio is the greatest. He has THREE GAMES. No other Assassin has more than one based around them. (Not counting Dumbass Desmond)

[@meffer6]

Halo 4: The Farce Awakens Halo 5: The Last of my Patience

[@3d_alliance]

Halo 6 oh hell no

[@blueglaze1514]

Halo 7: just end it already give it to someone else please

[@sorcererberoll4641]

meffer6 at the diedect was a better villain than what cortana will be

[@just_dizzy_emmensely]

If we're doing plays on the titles of the Disney Star Wars sequels, then Halo 6 is The Rise of Walkouts

[@fredrickrodriguez2175]

Josh eastlake e;r did it better

[@katiarepublic7057]

That’s like saying “Mario is the main character of the Mario games”

[@ViquelOoste]

tHeN wHy iT's cAlLeD hAlO

[@1mariomaniac]

Nah that's like saying "Oh we didn't know Samus was important to the Metroid series."

[@resijade4342]

@@ViquelOoste chiefs real name is halo, duh

[@darugosuenyo]

@@1mariomaniac So Other M?

[@1mariomaniac]

@@darugosuenyo aren't you playing as Samus in Other M as well?

[@screamingchild.1352]

Master Chief reminds me of Doomguy, they actually have a lot in common, green armor with rounded visors, insanely large arsenal, indestructible god tier badasses who make enemies run in fear, in the Doom Eternal trailer, it literally says the only thing their scared of is you... Master Chief and Doomguy are also both recognizable as {game-franchise} man. I have never played a Halo game in my life, but I still know who Master Chief is, man B43 fucked up.

[@togiisuperheavytank]

I know right Locke is dumb aswell he can't hold a match to Master Chief if he tried

[@EatThePath-7]

>'Insanely large arsenal' >Halo: you can only carry 2 weapons mmmm Also Chief gets his ass handed to him by the Didact (i don't count Locke because that fight is more bullshit than sprint in Halo) and arguably could get beaten to shit by Atriox, so he is not as imposing as the Slayer

[@screamingchild.1352]

@@EatThePath-7 I haven't played a halo game so my knowledge is pretty limited, and the doom slayer is obviously more imposing, I mean, he did fight hell for like, 4,000 years straight, and didn't die.

[@alexandreparent82]

@@screamingchild.1352 yeah doom is about magic and God u can't compare it to sci-fi

[@screamingchild.1352]

@@alexandreparent82 Doom is also sci fi, so uh, idk wtf ur talkin about.

[@misterhypes3982]

The marketing for Halo 5 presented a very cool game but it was literally a lie

[@SuzanneHomemaker]

That's why you don't listen to marketing at all

[@toasttitan3253]

I thought there was something fishy about it but did my brother listen? NO!

[@CloudyMason]

Hunt the truth was amazing, at least the first season was. I remember being so pumped on Fridays to listen to the newest one. Should have brought in Fero was a new a.i. I went through the entire story thinking there would be something to connect them but nope, nothing mattered.

[@leighton6907]

*immortal batman tier god king*

[@lokii5779]

leighton Also he's a global elite

[@roughfoxy101]

13:36 “I signed on to fight some aliens, next thing i know master chief blows up the whole covenant armada and I’m stuck in the middle of a canyon fighting a couple of blue guys”- Dexter Grif episode 1 of red vs blue

[@solumanblevins5906]

I had a friend that perfers 5 who literally told me to my face that "If I liked CoD then I would've like it." I responded with "I didn't want to buy a CoD game, I went and bought a HALO game." Still hang with him but he constantly complains about the lack of sprint in the classics to a nauseating degree.

[@Leon_der_Luftige]

Halo Reach. Best Forge mode e v e r.

[@oofonoof6114]

Halo Reach was badass

[@sergeantarchdornan6244]

Halo 5s forge is pretty noice. That's the only good part of halo 5.

[@scroudfox1072]

Reach forge is the fucking best

[@clitcrusader4897]

Sorry but halo 5 takes the cake in that category, but only that.

[@clitcrusader4897]

Also the hydra is a pretty badass gun.

[@caelanathey124]

343i not realising that Master Chief is the main character in Halo reminds me of in 1986 when Hasbro didn't realise that Optimus Prime was the main character of The Transformers

[@omniscienttoast9616]

They knew prime was pretty much the main character, they just thought no one would have cared

[@caelanathey124]

@@omniscienttoast9616 they didn’t realise that people considered him the face of the Transformers series. Which is why they discontinued the toy and killed him off. But we know how that went

[@FulcanMal]

Halo 5 was also the first game in the franchise without splitscreen coop. My brother and I had played every campaign together for every game, including Halos 1-4, ODST, and Reach. It was basically a family bonding tradition between us. Then comes Halo 5. Fan response to this was so aggressive that they basically promised that no Halo game will ever not have splitscreen again.

[@philosophysics8150]

Well that was fucking lie Looking at you halo infinite

[@DARKthenoble]

they recently removed the player counter for halo reach because their was more people playing halo reach then halo 5

[@DARKthenoble]

my random name used to be henpeckeduser33. i was very young at the time and did not know henpecked was the derogatory term before for someone pussy whipped.

[@fontunetheteller410]

DARK the noble nope

[@DARKthenoble]

whenever you play the game it shows a 0 next to the player population. however if you try to play a match you can normally get a game in under a minute.

[@IVenatorI]

arguably false

[@DARKthenoble]

well i give you a screenshot if i could

[@Buddermaster567]

In the halo universe they even sell master chief merch. A unsc soldier said “my daughter has a poster of you in her room” im pretty sure

[@SpartanS3M]

I hate how in the lore they made Spartan IV'S in armor equal to Spartan II'S and III'S in armor, it ruins the legacy of chief and noble 6

[@isaachinds3736]

6 isn't a ll

[@subsume7904]

Noble 6 is a Spartan III, not a II. They were made for suicide missions to ultimately die by the hundreds.

[@SpartanS3M]

@@isaachinds3736 i know, i forgot to mention spartan III's

[@SpartanS3M]

@@subsume7904 i mean, noble 6 surpassed that and got rewarded with mjolnir

[@theghostanihalater9391]

@@SpartanS3M And gotta keep in mind. MJOLNIR makes you a walking fucking tank

[@Hollows244]

They should’ve made Buck the main character instead since he’s more well known considering he was a playable character in Halo ODST

[@togiisuperheavytank]

Still he weaker than Master Chief so the game would be different

[@dr.swackyy5664]

buck and master chiefs’ whole squad are the only good characters

[@skeletor8212]

I would’ve actually preferred if it was Buck instead of Locke

[@VaSoapman]

@@togiisuperheavytank So is Locke

[@PeanutButterParker]

@@skeletor8212 tbh i would’ve preferred if it was the whole original ODST team, maybe add a little bit of spice of the ODST team being salty they had to clean up Chiefs mess (the covenant EMP)?

[@BrodieGH]

I can definitely agree with Karl about that fact that Master Chief is one of the most well known characters in gaming, nearly everyone knows who he is. Like I've barely have played Halo and don't know much about the story, but even I know who Chief is, and the type of character he is, that he is this kind of bad ass saving the universe. But apparently somehow... the people in charge of making Halo 5 didn't... Like how is it possible that your in an industry like Video Games where you are the ones developing it, don't know one of the most popular characters of all time in video games? It'd be like being a Movie Director and not knowing who someone like Morgan Freemen is....

[@xANTHQNY]

Diversity hires.

[@stevelarry3870]

TKK3nta The real reason is because he cut out the context of the comment. They were referencing the investment in his actual character, not his place in the story. They thought of him as more of a player-avatar, which explains why they wouldn’t put as much stake in how they treated his actual character. They obviously know he is a very popular icon.

[@Spartan-ek8ih]

They're just paid to do what they are told to do tbh unless it one of the big guys in the industry like the owner or something then that's much less of an excuse

[@brsvideos8143]

When I first started playing Halo we didn't have fancy shmancy Xbox Live. We had co-op! Two controllers and a first generation Xbox for the whole family. And we had to SHARE the TV!

[@kevinbarber2795]

BRS Videos Yes sir!

[@funkymonkeyjunky]

I’m still mad they didn’t include coop in guardians.

[@Andrewza1]

PC Lan party boi

[@patrickmurphy6578]

Yes sir sergeant!

[@OldSchoolDudeGaming]

Halo had online just not XBL

[@Otaku-yn5if]

Master chief isn’t the main character PVT jankins is from that small cutscene in halo CE

[@jamesthegreatbeast8171]

Otaku 45 ya toltaly

[@Otaku-yn5if]

James the great beast one 100 percent

[@tactilcalhorize]

The Best part about this comment is that you can totally make an argument for it. Even if it's a bit conspiracry theory in it's thinking.

[@wumbosaurus9121]

No, Chips Dubbo is the main character.

[@79c15]

The Real main character is Stan Lee guys 😂

[@TheActualRealDrPepper]

"Immortal batman-tier God-king" Most accurate description of Master Chief I've heard in a while.

[@_aWiseMan]

Other than Oh fuck not him

[@ivenkohn3404]

The demon. The legend. The deity of the battlefield. The. Master. Chief.

[@BobBob-bl2vh]

Iven Kohn Huh? Who is that? All I know of is *L O C K E*

[@trickzclipz5910]

DoomSlayer: DID U JUST SAY DEMON?

[@awishforpeaceinthevoid9653]

343 - Who now?

[@mrrey3481]

@Irsyad Aman never admit to Slayer being a Demon. The Universe won't survive that fight

[@ItsNerfOrNathan]

i love how he never mentioned halo 4. not even once.

[@IwinMahWay]

That was a psuedo twilight with Voldemort as villain

[@michaeljosephson9795]

@@IwinMahWay honestly

[@loganmason5711]

He showed it in the video. It was definitely mentioned.

[@lukezeiolf6977]

We ignore 4 because it wasn’t an absolute dumpster fire but we have to bash 5 because it was.

[@nicholassmith7984]

The one thing that Halo 4 did well was round-off the relationship between 117 and Cortana. But that is the only thing. Retconning the Diadact to be a villain, and saying the Forerunners were at war with 'ancient humans' was such a dead-brained idea that I can't believe anyone who was at all familiar with the series came up with it.

[@kevinslater4126]

I took a minor in Film at university because it was fun and I hoped to one day be a writer for video games. One of my classes was 'Issues in New Media' which was codeword for a video game class. We read scholarly journals and books on video games and the gaming industry (yes, they exist now). One study was conducted by a team of psychologists in Europe about video game experience and enjoyment. After weeks of studies on random people playing games they discovered that "IDENTIFYING WITH THE MAIN CHARACTER OF THE GAME IS HOW YOU DERIVE THE MOST ENJOYMENT FROM A VIDEO GAME" and that the story was the most important aspect of connecting with the main character. And yet, not one video game company I contacted after graduation hires writers. Not one. Because nobody thinks the story is important. Idiots. So I went back to school to become a geologist.

[@RyanLFC92]

mediocre gameplay with a good story is better than great gameplay with a mediocre story. story is everything, gameplay is just a part of it to get you from point a to b.

[@kevinslater4126]

It can be the reason why people watch let's plays

[@cousinvinnie6222]

Ryan I disagree. I believe as long as you have a decent story and amazing gameplay, you have a good game. Take DOOM for example. Obviously, the story was not the main priority, the priority was the fast action, run-and-gun, gory gameplay. Though we can still agree that story can be a very important part of what makes a game good, the priority is gameplay. If you have shit gameplay but awesome story, it fails to be a game. It's just an interactive movie.

[@RyanLFC92]

Doom looks like a great game and it looks like it intentionally doesnt care about story, just action packed levels. If it had an awesome story to back it up it would be 10x better. alot of people like interactive movies man, just look at the telltale games.

[@glowaru]

Ryan, I see your point but very much disagree as well. The Halo trilogy makes up some of the greatest FPS games ever made, and Bungie focused much more on gameplay than story. Their philosophy was that the game needs to feel fun within 30 seconds, and that it needs to still be fun after playing it a thousand times. They succeeded, and that's the reason millions of people have replayed the Halo campaigns countless times with the experience still feeling fresh. That level of replayability can't be achieved by focusing on the story over everything else. It's achieved through a combination of all elements like story, visuals, audio, and at the heart of it all is the feel of gameplay. Some would argue that the first playthrough's impressions are all that matter when weighing a game's quality, but if you end up playing a game hundreds of times afterwards, chances are the first playthrough felt amazing enough to get you to replay it all those times.

[@zeldock560]

Watches video in 2020 still doesn’t know who spartan lock is

[@jameskilgour387]

I have so many hours in the other halo games and haven't played a second of 5. Locke is news to me too

[@nikostsalpouris5314]

I envy you

[@1mariomaniac]

I've played the entire campaign and it ended so badly that after 2 days I could recall basically nothing of it. You know a game is bad when you can complete it and the story doesn't stick in the slightest!

[@thelegalmexican9860]

James Kilgour you should play still, is still a fun game if you like the interactive and faster mechanics

[@thegermanbasket732]

I had to finish all the games because I wanted to... my eyes bled every time locke was on screen

[@BlackPantherFTW]

I think they thought Locke vs Chief would be a huge marketing boon and they were right. Unfortunately, it seemed like they just did not know how to put these two Spartans against each other in a context that actually makes sense. Funnily enough, I can think of at least a few storylines they could have used that would have: 1. Make Locke look badass 2. Make Chief also still look badass 3. Incorporate old vs new in a refreshing way unique to halo. 4. Not totally throw away pretty much all of Halo 4’s plot points Instead of having Cortana be revealed in the second mission of the game by FUCKING radio, keep her veiled and unknown. Chief, after experiencing this huge loss goes on a trek to see if he can bring Cortana back. He journeys to far away worlds looking for some kind of technology to bring her back. On these worlds he begins to accept that maybe he can’t bring her back but still holds on to this hope that he can. As he is doing this, strange events begin to occur on colonies the chief just visited. A lot of people begin to disappear by this unknown threat but it seems closely tied to Chief’s journey who ONI is following from a distance. They realize that whatever is happening must somehow be related to Chief and know they need to bring him in. They don’t know the extent of his involvement in these events, but they cant let him run around doing whatever he wants. Chief, on the other hand, learns of this forerunner technology called the domain and finds out that it could possibly revive Cortana. He becomes fixated on finding the domain and refuses to obey orders. So ONI calls on Locke who gets introduced through a somewhat similar mission to halo 5’s intro except the characters on Locke’s team actually get introduced in the game. Additionally, the mission they go before being tasked with finding Chief is one that ONI could not send any other team into because of how dangerous it is. You experience first hand the effectiveness of Locke and the Spartan 4’s through their new abilities and their easily dispatching the threat they were tasked to eliminate (Not Juul Mdama or at least give him the ability to actually fight back in a really cool boss fight or interactive cutscene). They are then tasked with finding Chief as the events become more and more catastrophic and frequent, yet always related to chiefs journey. Missions with Chief are different from those with Locke as they follow more traditional halo gameplay without sprint, Spartan abilities or any other new shiny toys all the Spartan 4’s get. Chief has to old fashion muscle his way through his missions, continually showing just how badass he is. Throughout Locke’s missions, he is retracing chiefs footsteps, with the Spartan abilities to add new depth to the similar set pieces Chief has already been through, yet changed by the events that are mysterious yet similar in nature to the composer. He frequently underestimates John, knowing his legend but always being somewhat skeptical. Not naively underestimating but believing chiefs age and loss of Cortana make him vulnerable. It all leads up to Locke and Chiefs first confrontation where Chief makes Locke look silly through utterly beating the shit out of Locke. Locke then realizes just how badass this guy is and as these events reverberate closer and closer to chiefs progress toward finding this domain, Locke and his team go all out in trying to get Chief to stand down. They believe he has something to do with this and yet know he is the hero of humanity. This leads to a final confrontation of sorts where Locke and Chief have a massive fight just before the place Chief believes is the location of the domain. As they are fighting, Cortana reveals herself. As the only AI based off an actual human, her death was not like a traditional AI’s. By sheer will, she tapped into the domain which is revealed to be a plane of existence beyond our own. She has essentially morphed into a goddess, taking control of both Chief and Locke’s armor and showing them a glimpse of her power. Cortana then abducts Chief and leaves Locke to fight his way out of an army of Prometheans and former Covenant that now worship Cortana. The game shifts to Locke trying to help save Chief. Shit goes tits-up real quick as AI’s began to defect to Cortana’s side as they believe they should be the ones to hold the mantle. They aren’t trying to outright kill all humans, rather, control them or turn them into constructs similar to AI’s which is what happened to all the missing people on those colonies. The UNSC realizes that it cannot trust their AI’s to not succumb to this influence and orders the disposing of all AI’s that can be corrupted. This leads to the remaining loyal AI’s turning against the humans as a new protocol emerges in them: self preservation installed by Cortana. They abandon their duties and defect in droves. Toward the end, Locke frees Chief from Cortana’s grasp and they must work together to bring her down. The game ends with the discovery of the guardians, who are super weapons designed to keep species from gaining too much power and thus threatening the mantle from the forerunners. TL;DR this concept is just one I thought of and I think would have really been cool. Throughout the games, AI’s have always been the incorruptible ally, something the player could always trust to be loyal. Now that is gone and a threat unlike any the covenant or the didact could ever bring now shows up with the ability to destroy everything without a need for a halo. (Of course a return to a halo to prevent Cortana activating it could be cool but that’s underdeveloped for me) Thanks for reading this! Hope it seems cool!

[@tnt33tthedevotedfollowerof47]

Holy shut this is long

[@Geion]

This would have made an awesome game.

[@starhammer5247]

Can you please add paragraph breaks? It's hard to read this.

[@parkourjesus1614]

In Dark Souls 1 if you roll through the sludge at the bottom of Blighttown your poison level builds up faster **Edit** now that I've played all the souls games I've learned this applies in all of them. Ds2 has fairly noticeable increase in build up speed whereas in ds3 it only seems to get slightly faster

[@jimmyjimmerson3748]

Oh wow that's neat

[@waltermalone216]

Interesting tip.

[@stephenstarr9045]

Interesting how that happens.

[@Zionswasd]

oh.

[@dlink9663]

The funniest part to me is that they tried to say the reason for shifting the focus to Locke is because Bungie did the same in Halo 2 with resounding results. I don't think they realized that Chief and Arbiter are A.) two completely different species and B.) Arbiter is essentially the Chief of the covenant. Then you have Locke, a nobody to everyone who has ever played Halo just suddenly pops into existence just for the purpose of attempting to bring in the legendary Master Chief like it's nothing. On top of that you have the incredibly misleading marketing behind Halo 5. I almost won't even care about Halo 6 when it's more likely than not going to be previewed at E3 because I've truly hated that they made Cortana into a rogue A.I. who will possibly be the antagonist of Halo 6 and will either be destroyed, or turned good again.

[@nizizumi]

Well did you see the reveal for Halo 6? People are excited again.

[@nizizumi]

Also, will be the first Halo to be back on PC since CE

[@CiaphasKirby]

I will say that AI in the Halo universe amassing too much data and dying/go crazy has been part of the lore since the very first Halo novel. It would probably be better off ignored, but it is canonical.

[@nizizumi]

Are you having a stroke

[@Howardtheone]

69 likes, let's keep it that way

[@bellyOfaTiger]

Speaking of the Worf Effect, I highly recommend watching "The Orville." It is written by Seth MacFarlane, and it's actually a really good sci-fi space exploration series. And it does an interesting take on the Worf Effect. There is a character named Alara who is the head of security for the Orville because her race, the Xalarans, are renowned for their immense strength. Spoilers ahead: In one episode, she has an arm wrestling match with the robotic Kalon Science engineer, Isaac. Apparently they are equal in strength to the Xalarans and Alara and Isaac have had a few bouts before. Isaac ends up snapping her arm, and as it turns out, Alara had actually gotten weaker. Turns out, Xalarans are from a planet with a gravity force so high that any other race has to wear a special suit so they don't get crushed by the weight, which is why Xalarans are so naturally strong. Alara has been gone from her home planet for so long that when she goes back, she has to us a wheel chair to move around to get readjusted to its gravity and regain her strength. In fact, the head pilot of the Orville did a small experiment where he threw an aluminum bottle into the planet's natural atmosphere where it immediately gets crushed and falls to the ground like a rock.

[@cheifareno4924]

suprised karl didnt mention the current studios namesake monitor 343 guilty spark killed off one of the series best character Sargant Major Avery Johnston

[@kitsune-san739]

R.i.p the man, the mythic, the legendary, one and only Sargent major Avery Johnson forever a cigar choping badass

[@ZodoLeeka]

343 Ruined Halo. They seem so clueless, not knowing who Master Chief is! Really!?! And here I thought Halo sequels would be built alongside our societies till we descended back into the dark ages.

[@fridaynightnicktoons6885]

Bonny Ross....and Kathleen Kennedy....proving brunette Whit women should never touch sci-fi.

[@steveogrills6646]

Probably tried to make a new character to be better than chief cause 343 wanted to look better than bungie but they spectacularly failed

[@uueyesh8909]

343 ruined halo..but i ha w always said..people who say halo reach is better than halo 3..they are the true people that killed the game..taking it further and further away from its roots..but these people come from other games..many people that played reach and said it was better.. will admit they never even played halo 1..2 or 3...alos the pack buying in halo 5. Say goodbye to skill and hours played to get amour and helmets...now any noob can have tit by just throwing money✋reach was choking halo and halos true day 1 fans..halo 5 killed it

[@1mariomaniac]

I'd rather play a version of halo: reach where the only ability is ArmorLock for 2 hours straight than play Halo 5 for 2 minutes. Then again I wouldn't get past the loading screens in that time.

[@r5037]

Doesn't Spartan Locke just look like they ripped off Samus Aran and just tried to make a gender swapped version of her? lol

[@toxzic9936]

R na he actually better than Samus if he got the in the Spartan 4 program

[@toxzic9936]

R they made Samus look like a rip off of Locke I mean his amour looks better be honest

[@MIGU3L2K]

Noob2135 that makes no sense whatsoever

[@toxzic9936]

NoOneImportant ok explain

[@MIGU3L2K]

Noob2135 Just because Locke’s armor looks better makes Samus Aran, the female protagonist from Metroid, a “rip-off”? Even though Locke’s character was made in the 2000’s and Samus is known to be the first female of video games (1986)

[@el3ctricboogaloo609]

Saying master chief isn't the main character of Halo is like saying doomguy isn't the main character of doom

[@abnt_official]

The point of Locke was to be an anti-Master Chief. Basically, he looked at everything MC stood for and focused on the sacrifice more than what came of it. This could've absolutely worked... if you played as Master Chief *AGAINST* Locke. It's almost a reflection of the current state of the United States, where radical groups focus on the bad parts of society and wish to tear it down and spit on its grave. Locke beating up Master Chief in that trailer was terrifying in a good way, because it's the young challenging the old, a classic tale. Only the tale always ends with the old beating the young through honor and experience. This could've been a good Halo game, but instead you played as Locke.

[@DB1Dragoon]

@@TalesStahl That is not equatable here's why. 1.) The English people weren't really that enthused to fight in the war effort against the Colonies. Kinda like we as America wasn't enthused about the Korean wars. 2.) The Colonies had a shit ton of help from the French and Spanish. 3.) Master Chief has always shown to be flexible and willing to change depending on the situation. Like in Halo 2 & 3/ODST.

[@lordelliott42]

@@TalesStahl But we're not talking about political war machines, we're talking about warriors one on one. Your argument would need to be that the older one lost his edge, but that's obviously not the case with Master Chief. He'd need to age a _lot_ more before you'd reasonably expect that to happen.

[@lordelliott42]

@@TalesStahl Through the lens of Locke vs. Master Chief, a one on one of individuals, but yes, I see your point.

[@TaterRaider]

A Piece of Steak by Jack London. You're welcome.

[@imwrongyoureright.3890]

The old doesn't always win. Sometimes the young winning represents the need to move on or change. I generally agree with your points, though.

[@negativezero8174]

343 isn't canon.

[@captaink8093]

Negative Zero How does chiefs story end then?

[@negativezero8174]

He's still floating in space inside the Forward Unto Dawn.

[@hawkinsgames5773]

Negative Zero so sad ending

[@negativezero8174]

Less sad than the crap 343 has done with Chief.

[@kenmakouzume7368]

Negative Zero maybe instead of whining people should deal with the fact of games evolving. Just a thought. It's a video game, created by companies. When the game was handed off, as was the story.

[@fireskull922]

halo 5 isnt cannon to me

[@brokenlordofcinder4128]

Feelings don’t change what’s canon

[@fireskull922]

Lt col brother shock trooper you got a point

[@funkymonkeyjunky]

Unfortunately, it is canon. Our blue little friend is now the enemy!

[@fontunetheteller410]

chris defreece then you’re an idiot

[@fontunetheteller410]

so Reach is a spin off? Wars? yall seem to love those

[@moistedits4455]

The only good thing that the new blue guy gave us was this line “I’m not hunting A spartan, as much as I’m hunting THE spartan.”

[@RiggedDynamo]

And even that wasn't from Halo 5

[@moistedits4455]

RiggedDynamo exactly, that’s how TERRIBLE the campaign is

[@iamcatjesus999]

They even made those Hunt the truth adds showing Locke about to kill master chief by a statue of himself but that never happens in the campaign.

[@CloudyMason]

Yeah give us THAT lock if anything. Either make him a supporting character that helps the chief or make him an enemy that is actually hunting him. None of this grey area bs (see what I did there). But honestly he ends up coming across as both an enemy and an ally which is both dumb storytelling and bad writing.

[@Eddman368]

remember when Raiden (MGS2) was the most hated replacement character in videogames? Locke is somehow worse, at least Raiden had a brilliant pay off to his story, Locke as far as I know has no goals or anything interesting in his storyline other than being a dog for Oni and possibly trying to eliminate the Chief, but that is never expanded upon thanks to "Evil" Cortana and the AI rebellion.

[@talion4033]

Eddman368 Raiden had a game about him that made him badass, Locke was shit all the way through his existence

[@johnnyboy90528]

I haven't really kept up with Halo every since Halo 4 but this actually pisses me off.

[@clitcrusader4897]

Infinite is looking to be more faithful to the bungie games and halo wars 2 was fucking amazing.

[@andydelony-robert3257]

same actually. I had seen pictures of Locke in a few places and just assumed it was from a generic space shooter because it didn't look like Halo

[@KewlCrayon]

I stopped at 3 till this year when I went an finally bought an xbox one with the chief collection. I replayed the games from 1-3 then did 4 and 5. Then did 1-3 a couple more times, and 2 a couple more times. Never played 4 or 5 more than once. Theyre just not good. Its like how the New Star Wars directors and writers know nothing about Star Wars

[@lordelliott42]

@@KewlCrayon My favourites are the first Halo and Halo Reach. If you haven't played Reach, I recommend it.

[@avelynn7364]

Top 10 People Who could beat shaggy at 100% power. 1. Arbiter. 2. Arbiter. 3. Arbiter. 4. Arbiter. 5. Arbiter. 6. Master Chief. 7. Master Chief. 8. Master Chief. 9. Master Chief. 10. Master Chief.

[@ja-nathen]

MrMacaroni I believe you for got the DOOM slayer

[@togiisuperheavytank]

@@crusaderdoomslayer7055 Doom guy and master chief can defeat shaggy at his limit

[@jetx2599]

You messed up the time line. Bungie handed off the reigns after 2010 with the release of Halo Reach being bungie last halo game

[@waltermalone216]

So what? That is not the point of this video.

[@sorenmine7765]

In halo 6 they should make an explanation like "i was totally paralyzed and shit"

[@tomasgonzalez4072]

lmfao

[@madtrapofshimano75]

"I got some dust in my eye"

[@Jack_Dab]

Sorenmine i let him win

[@D.A.R.C.I.]

Brought me closer to something significant while letting everybody's guard down or some shit

[@callumdavis9841]

It can’t just be excuse making. They need to show MC completely dominate the little fucker and then explain why he lost last time.

[@remcogeerdink275]

The master chief collection came out nearly 3.5 years ago not about 2 years it is closer to 4 years!

[@IVIattRandomSmith]

Remco Geerdink and yet it is still broken

[@DMXXCorps]

That'd be like Doom with a not Doom Guy.

[@Kocudas]

like the movie?

[@DMXXCorps]

@@Kocudas yup

[@SuzanneHomemaker]

WhO NeEdS a DOoMGuy said the woman who I have never heard of.

[@ViquelOoste]

@@SuzanneHomemaker some fucking Billie Eilish rip-off

[@Jullebrus]

So... doom 3 then?

[@devinkupka8319]

Around the 3:30 mark, you mention that bungie handed off Halo to 343i in 2007. This is incorrect. 343i was founded around that time, but the series was still mainly developed and produced by Bungie. 343 basically acted as aids to Bungie managing smaller, less important functions of the franchise. Bungie left the series entirely a year or two after Halo Reach came out, only then truly putting 343 at the helms. 343i would first release the remake of Halo Combat Evolved, and their first game entirely developed by them would be Halo 4, which would be released in 2012.

[@renardnoir2581]

Devin Kupka 2009 to be exact is when bungie left :D

[@kabba4575]

After 343 took over halo on number 4 halo went to complete shit including armor customization reach had the best armor

[@MrPainlayer69]

Devin Kupka well, la di freakin dah. Someone's gonna get laid in college...

[@Let_The_Foolish_Take_The_Lead]

Bungie didn't leave by choice, it was a contractual agreement and Microsoft doesn't know it yet but in doing that they killed their best and most profitable console exclusive franchise.

[@devinkupka8319]

Blaine Smith if your saying Bungie really didn't want to leave Halo, then I disagree. They had been working on destiny since ODST, they were done with the series or at least wanted a break from it. So yes, their contract with Microsoft ended but the studio wanted to move on as well.

[@PaulDozierZZoMBiE13]

When the new version of Halo Reach hit PCs a short while ago, I was pretty excited. I tried it out. And it is... fine. It's fine for PC players who never got to play Reach. But for me, I still keep the actual Reach installed on my Xbox and I'll just play that. With the cloud saves feature they added to the 360 near the end of it's lifespan, I still have my original game file. I just got a promotion to General grade 4 last night in fact. Of course, I only play Firefight now. But if I'm honest, I am just too old for multiplayer. And I don't mean that as a dismissive "games are for kids" kinda way. I mean I'm physically too old and my reaction times are no longer conducive to the quick action needed to play the game proficiently in a way I'm willing to accept. I won't be on a team if I know I'm gonna be a drag on the other players. If Halo: Infinite is fun, and if I get it, I'll only play Lone Wolves or whatever analog the game features.

[@PeanutButterParker]

i’m sorry to hear, i hope your “retirement” goes well lol o7

[@wowhowbizarre8176]

*343 remasters halo 3* Me: look how they massacred my boy

[@nicholassmith7984]

They did an awesome job with Halo 2. I wouldn't mind the same team going back to remaster 3.

[@TheOneTrueNothing]

Wait... You're saying Truth isn't the main character!?

[@TheAdmiralBacon]

I mean, he *is* the voice of the Covenant

[@OttoVonGarfield]

Oh shit, I thought Miranda was the main character!

[@matthew-ph6xo]

I thought Chips Dubbo was the main character!?

[@bogustoast22none25]

It ain't church?!

[@thesloth6367]

Im pretty sure its buck

[@JackDaniels-ex9mf]

chief did beat locke in that fight... after locke cracked his visor chief woops him and puts the armor restraint locke was trying to put on him on locke...

[@keithstone8693]

That’s just it, Chief wouldn’t have won against Locke. Chief would’ve fucking destroyed Locke.

[@Shack-lion]

Keith Stone right!? Locke shouldn’t have Lost the fight He should’ve SURVIVED the fight. With PTSD

[@CloudyMason]

Yes we know that chief won, but people are salty about how close the fight was. Chief should have demolished Lock, like they say in the video "we've seen how much of a baddass the chief is" but to have this new guy come in and pretty much hold his own throughout the fight is frustrating as hell to watch.

[@GruelingFive8]

@@CloudyMason it's like chief is fighting in a dream and his punches aren't hitting how he wants haha

[@thelegalmexican9860]

Joseph because chief didn’t want to fight, he was trying to ignore Locke and only started fighting when he did a move, after a few moves he wins, not necessarily bc luck but bc he is way stronger than him, it wasn’t a “close fight” chief was just trying to not fight

[@ThoomLord]

Yeah, even according to established cannon. Master chief (a spartan II) should have been able to absolutely obliterate lock (a spartan IV) with virtually no effort whatsoever.

[@soktherat777]

Well this is the same studio that hired people who specifically hated Halo for the development of Halo 4. And we all saw how the gameplay turned out there. Just a complete rip off of CoD multiplayer.

[@soktherat777]

James Somogyi I was referring to Halo 4 not Halo 5. Halo 5 is a completely different game than Halo 4 was. Halo 4 had killstreaks pretty much, although it was more comparable to scorestreaks. Halo 4 had no power weapon spawns on maps. You called them in as "Ordinance". And on top of that Halo 4 had loadouts. The whole control scheme was tweaked to feel more like CoD. The only button that didn't change on the default control scheme was melee. And let's not get into the endless sprint debate that rages to this day.

[@stolenname94]

Zachary Mumme 100% agree with you didn't realise you was talking about 4. I hated almost everything about that mutiplayer the single player wasn't great either but I thought the sp was at least better than 5s. Let's hope halo 6 is made with a more careful hand. Or just remaster halo reach that would be great.

[@c477um11]

I actually loved the faster paced halo 4 multiplayer compared to reach. Reach always felt weird to me, never got into it that much. Except that flood mode, that was damn fun, and firefights, wish they hadn't taken those out.

[@jgamez106]

Zachary Mumme not true in cod you can carry your whole team, win three on one fights and decimate the mad with kill/score streaks while in halo 4 (and all other games prior) yes maybe you could carry your team but the maps aren't full of killstreaks and most three on one battles leave you dead on the ground with three sacks in your face. This in my opinion made halo a more team based shooter than cod

[@crusadrian5010]

No Halo 4's MP is aids and the furthest from Halo we ever were.

[@andrewnguyen4037]

Honestly, i think they should have done more with Thel Vadam. Like I honestly believe people would enjoy having him as a more focus of a character than Locke. I actually appreciate Chief and the Arbiter the same. And I did enjoy this video, but one thing I disagree with was when he said that Chief single-handedly saved the world. He actually worked with the arbiter to do that. Oh and let's not forget Johnson.

[@marcusjay7166]

Anyone still play reach?

[@Traveler_202]

MarXus7779 yes actually

[@central_core8178]

MarXus7779 yep

[@jamesthegreatbeast8171]

Yes

[@jorgedominguez7092]

Yes. My gamertag is admirablyhumble :3

[@brokenlordofcinder4128]

Stupid question

[@Razor4884]

I can sympathize with this man so much. His pure contempt for Halo 5 is akin to my contempt for Metroid Other M. Every fiber of your being wants to simply say it didn't happen.

[@ronaldowens5025]

But we will always Church and the blood gultch.

[@togiisuperheavytank]

What are you doing tank lady

[@ThatGuyKabuto]

Halo Theory! After Halo 5, Master Chief was so angry about how Halo 5 went, he became DOOM Guy and went to hell to take out his rage on demons.

[@PirateDion]

But Doom Guy is suppose to be Link :o.

[@rebelfriend3533]

...

[@NEEDbacon]

@@PirateDion Well, the actual lineage of Doomguy is Grandpa Commander Keen, BJ Blaskowits, and then some time later doomguy

[@thejamman4070]

I hate that Locke v Chief fight so much. I like to think that the Chief was holding back because he didn’t want to kill Locke and after he took a few dings he said, “Fuck it” and ended the fight. This isn’t true but it’s my only explanation for that terrible scene.

[@louisebarleycorn4805]

The Jam Man that actually makes sense

[@thejamman4070]

Suminternetboi Plays I’ve put too much thought into this.

[@ref4nej2]

+The Jam Man I'm with you man, the fight should have been far more lop sided in the Chiefs favour.

[@thejamman4070]

BULLY HUNTER_77 I know. That wasn’t 343s intent though. They wanted a character who could maybe beat the Chief and they didn’t do any research.

[@mrqkrakenp4183]

That is actually what I thought when the cutscenes happened and I will keep believing so because the contrary is just too out there.

[@matt_1984_]

I like all the fan made lore accurate Locke v Chief fights and they all end up with Chief kicking Locke in the balls.

[@bozoforce]

@matt, you and me both brother

[@vallahdsacretor4839]

So. Not only is Halo 5 shit because the story thus far has been going against what was already established, but it's shit because the developers didn't even know who the main character of the main line franchise was. Dear fucking god I'm glad I stopped at Halo 4, and even then I have regrets. Locke is possibly the worst character to put as a main character of any game. He has zero personality, he has nothing to really contribute, and I don't care how much Oni training he has, Master Chief has fought everything. Covenant, Sentinel, and Flood, and regularly survives shit no one else should. I.E. Giant explosions, falls from orbit while only using an airlock door, crashing multiple times in flying vehicles, scarabs, water, being shot through a gravity relay, multiple lasers, countless bullets, bolts of plasma, grenades, spikes, vehicles being rammed into him, energy swords, and probably much more. Spartan Locke is in knock off armor trying to stand up to a demon.

[@nikkinoona8630]

Vallahd Sacretor spartan Locke is literally an unlikeable robot. His voice is completely monotone and his whole character arc is "follow orders kill chief" to "don't wanna anymore"

[@vallahdsacretor4839]

Nicholas Godbold yeah, you're right. His movie counter part has better character than the game's portrayal. So why they thought Locke could be more popular than Chief, I'll never know.

[@Reach1335]

He was made to pander to black audiences.

[@vallahdsacretor4839]

I'd say you're right on that part, except we already had Sargent Johnson, perhaps one of the most badass characters in the entirety of the Halo series

[@Mr-Galaxy]

Vallahd Sacretor I had to leave a like after the "water" part thanks for giving me a good laugh

[@imperialistteasipper6794]

I also thought Gravemind was the main character. He was the big boy hero supreme #MonumentToAllYourSins

[@wumbosaurus9121]

Nah, Chips Dubbo was the main character!

[@poisonousingot222]

Good video but spartan Locke could not hold his own against Chief he got annihilated the was grunting all throughout the fight while Chief was silent and as soon as he broke chiefs visor, chief decided he needed to be taken out and then he got taken down very easily silently by Chief. He didn’t hold his own and got easily beat

[@drewwagner5227]

Everyone and their mother: hey guys look it’s John Halo! 343: who tf that????

[@unlivingsea9645]

343: Okay folks, let's take this great series and add some call of duty, wait no, add more call of duty.

[@hikingbird42]

Let's add everything from a dying series that peaks after its first month or two for player base meanwhile a modded halo 3 on pc had 10000 players before they shut down the links. Halo reach managed to have 10000 players for over 5 years and halo 4 died after the first month. It's a colossal failure on Microsofts part. Get rid of 343

[@DallyBearNK]

An actual good example of the Worf effect is when Trevor from GTA 5 kills Johnny from GTA 4: The Lost and Damned. It showed how mentally unstable Trevor is and gives a little preview of how his rash decisions have major consequences. Johnny was only the main character in a spin off game of the last title, so he did not have a lot of build up unlike a character like Master Chief has.

[@riplink]

Hell yeah man! I remember tripping the fuck out when Trevor is introduced into GTA 5. I enjoyed gay tony and lost & damned, i though johnny was a badass! Didn't Trevor change that!!!!

[@GBankaiTCG]

They had Trevor kill Johnny because a good amount of people didn't like him

[@zeph6182]

Oh, I didn’t even realize Johnny was an “important” character in GTA. That totally changes that scene.

[@DavidS-Videos]

Elijah Ramer Sorry 343

[@HoldmyApplejuice]

343 industries employees who have worked for years:WHO IS THE MAIN CHARACTER OF HALO!!!!!! me who has played for a few months: master chief and Cortana are main characters.

[@igoldenfreeza6687]

Imagine after Kingdom hearts 3 gets released they tell us that Sora was never the main character

[@SpongeHED]

We are a month from 2020 and this is somehow just now being recommended, the day before the Master Chief Collection launches on PC with Halo Reach.

[@nathanmaynard131]

You really have to be stupid to mess up master chief with all of the legendary lore. *343 enters the chat*

[@melhupby]

The Worf Effect: Oh....well that explains New Star Wars.

[@domcollomosse5236]

Chief at 14 took on 4 highly trained ODSTs, injuring them all and killing a couple of them but loses a fight against Locke...

[@starhammer5247]

He killed them because of his strength, not just his skill.

[@average_psyop_enjoyer]

I actually remember playing against a “darkest dragoon” on halo 3 when I was a kid holy shit

[@mostlyjovial6177]

I still believe that Chief was going really easy on his fellow Spartans. Locke and his hardest hit barely cracked Chiefs visor, I'm certain Chief could have killed Locke if he'd wanted. Also. I'm a playstation player who's never touched a Halo game. And even I know Master Chief is the main character and a complete badass.

[@effen_aey_man]

I would like to point out in the Locke vs Chief fight Chief wasn't trying until Locke broke his visor, he was basically dipping a pinkie toe in the water to see how well this guy fights and once his visor breaks he immediately perceives Locke as a threat

[@awesomepsume]

as if master chief would take even a second to rip ANY and ALL threats a new one, troll on heretic.

[@darkfireproject2102]

And then proceeded to kick Locke's ass.

[@gigafuq8751]

the fight looked like geriatrics going at it. fucking ridiculous choreography

[@BFP879]

Don't get me wrong, it was a very awkward fight that wasn't engaging, but it kinda makes sense why Chief didn't put up a real fight. Chief understands Locke is a good guy just blindly following orders, going as far as severely restricting himself as to not kill Locke with ease.

[@jimkirk4357]

I don't play video games any more and have never played Halo but I recognize Master Chief as the main character from watching friends play. As a US Navy veteran, the rank of Master Chief (E-9) is a seldom attained and highly respected rank. I remember senior officers ignoring other officers to ask the Master Chief's opinion.

[@LieutenantSilver]

Maybe 343i thought they could disregard 117 because there was grave concern about H3:ODST not featuring him and it turned out fine, then they repeated it with the Reach-prequel and it was fine again. Still, why would you think replacing the main character of a franchise in the main story line of said franchise would work when it did in a bunch of side-stories? No, this was Brian Reid being a hack writer and now 343i need to be apologetic about the mess to save face.

[@thecookiemeister5374]

Lieutenant Silver yes, however, both of the things those games had in common were that they did not directly feature the master chief at any point whatsoever. They are split off games, what i like to call “pet projects”. Halo 3 ODST was just some extra Halo 3 storyline, and Reach was a prequel. Not a direct continuation to the series. If they wanted to make a game about another team of spartans, namely “Spartan Locke” then that would be fine, as long as the chief wasnt involved.

[@LieutenantSilver]

+The CookieMeister -- Exactly. Spin-offs are ideal for this type of experimentation. Even Sega knows that. Sonic Boom, anyone? It's revealing that 343i would perform such risky open-heart surgery on their main franchise with _Halo 5 Guardians_ when Bungie's previous tryouts were kept subtle and separate: main character mostly absent, different story focus, low shield power, enhanced movement, team mechanics. If this stuff had been outsourced to a, say, _Halo 4: Marine Ops_ or Halo 4: ONI Black Files or something cool nobody would have complained about Agent Retcon. _But no, 343i knows best and you will like all these new, pointless nobodies and ground pounding and over-designed artstyle. This's our IP now and you fanbase's gatta play our abused shpouse w-whittha Oslo sicknesh or somfing._