We’ve probably all heard Frankie’s response to whether or not Blue Team would be appearing in Halo 4. He said they would not be appearing in Halo 4 but they would eventually be reconnected to the universe and become germane to the core game story. This leads me to believe that they will actually be in Halo 4, but not the main campaign. He says just before that that it will be a lengthy process and I immediately thought of Spartan Ops. Continuing six months after the Campaign ends, Spartan Ops will be a lengthy story told in weekly parts and possibly multiple seasons. I can understand why they would be absent from Campaign for story reasons but six months later it makes sense that they would become involved in someway.
Now we have all probably learned that Fred and Kelly will be appearing in Forward Unto Dawn as well. Here is a pic of their actors in costume. Now, they are clearly wearing Mark V armor, which could mean that for budgetary reasons they had to reuse the Noble Team outfits and we just have to excuse it as a “unavoidable canon mistake.” Or it might mean something else entirely. In The Thursday War, Naomi-010 is wearing Mark VII Armor but it’s described as looking like the “retro” Mark V armor. Since we know scenes of Forward Unto Dawn do take place in modern time, such as the opening of the first episode, does this mean that their appearance is actually a modern one and they are wearing “retro” looking Mark VII armor just like Naomi?
One problem with this theory is that they have the “old” UNSC logo on their chests but that could be a mistake. Or not. Either way, what does everyone else think?
Edit: Also, if they appear in Halo 4 wearing retro Mark V armor then that would definitely make them unique, just like the Chief, compared to the Spartan-IVs. If this is the case then perhaps Mark V is the special unlock for reaching level 130? I know they said the current builds on display had “all the armor” but maybe they are still keeping it hidden. I mean the Chief’s armor is in the game but it’s not usable in Multiplayer so if there is a Mark V in Campaign then it too may not be available to Multiplayer.
This is all theoretical.
