A while back before the Reclaimer Trilogy became the Reclaimer sage this game was supposedly going to be the last Halo game to feature master chief as it would have been the end of his story. We have been with this character for many years and it could be possible that we will be saying our goodbyes to the character over the next few halo games starting with Halo Infinite when it finally rolls up. If this happens, this could be an end of an era for a lot of us Halo players but of course not the end of Halo. Like Star Wars, Halo has countless stories to give that can be formatted into games. This has been proven with games like ODST, Reach and Halo Wars (1 and 2). I look forward to what lies ahead after this game and hopefully maybe see Chief’s story have a well deserved ending and allow a new generation of characters to step in.
What do you guys think?
Could I have a link to the material that states that this will be the Chief’s last game? Granted, Steve Downes will probably want to retire the role sooner or later, but I can’t seem to remember a point where 343 have said that Infinite is going to that final game. We could see him be delegated to a somewhat secondary role in the future (kinda like what happened with Dante in Devil May Cry 4), but I doubt he is going to outright disappear.
I don’t think Infinite is going to be Chief’s final game. While I think that, I won’t be shocked if Steve Downes decides to retire from the role, and if I had to guess, they won’t replace him for a new voice actor. So I think Chief’s story will end in the sequel to Infinite.
I think its more of a beginning of an era
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> So I am not sure if people are aware but this is supposedly the last Halo game to feature master chief as it will be the end of his story. We have been with this character for many years and it seems we will be saying our goodbyes when Halo Infinite finally rolls up…
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> What do you guys think?
I think there isn’t currently any supporting evidence to this claim that Infinite is Chief’s last game, and I’m wondering where you pulled this conjecture from.
If anything, with the Reclaimer Trilogy having been turned into the Reclaimer Saga, there is more evidence suggesting that Infinite isn’t Chief’s last game.
Why do you say Infinite will be Chief’s last game?
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> Why do you say Infinite will be Chief’s last game?
That’s what I’m trying to figure out although if they killed chief in infinite and Locke replaced him id be fine with that
Edit: actually not killed chief but if he retired or something and Locke replaced him id be fine
I’d be extremely happy actually
Its the reclaimer saga not trilogy. Its not done with infinite.
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> That’s what I’m trying to figure out although if they killed chief in infinite and Locke replaced him id be fine with that
> Edit: actually not killed chief but if he retired or something and Locke replaced him id be fine
> I’d be extremely happy actually
They’d have to do a lot of work on Locke for me to accept him as a Chief replacement. I’d like someone else honestly.
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> > > Why do you say Infinite will be Chief’s last game?
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> > That’s what I’m trying to figure out although if they killed chief in infinite and Locke replaced him id be fine with that
> > Edit: actually not killed chief but if he retired or something and Locke replaced him id be fine
> > I’d be extremely happy actually
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> They’d have to do a lot of work on Locke for me to accept him as a Chief replacement. I’d like someone else honestly.
I could understand that but I liked Locke more than chief and feel fireteam osiris is the only good thing to come out of halo 5s campaign. But who would you have in mind?
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> > So I am not sure if people are aware but this is supposedly the last Halo game to feature master chief as it will be the end of his story. We have been with this character for many years and it seems we will be saying our goodbyes when Halo Infinite finally rolls up…
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> > What do you guys think?
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> I think there isn’t currently any supporting evidence to this claim that Infinite is Chief’s last game, and I’m wondering where you pulled this conjecture from.
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> If anything, with the Reclaimer Trilogy having been turned into the Reclaimer Saga, there is more evidence suggesting that Infinite isn’t Chief’s last game.
When did it become a saga? That is completely new to me. The articles I read a while back said that this was a trilogy and would be the last games to feature Master Chief before moving on to other stories. It was quite a large topic before but when was the trilogy turned into a saga?
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> > > So I am not sure if people are aware but this is supposedly the last Halo game to feature master chief as it will be the end of his story. We have been with this character for many years and it seems we will be saying our goodbyes when Halo Infinite finally rolls up…
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> > I think there isn’t currently any supporting evidence to this claim that Infinite is Chief’s last game, and I’m wondering where you pulled this conjecture from.
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> > If anything, with the Reclaimer Trilogy having been turned into the Reclaimer Saga, there is more evidence suggesting that Infinite isn’t Chief’s last game.
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> When did it become a saga? That is completely new to me. The articles I read a while back said that this was a trilogy and would be the last games to feature Master Chief before moving on to other stories. It was quite a large topic before but when was the trilogy turned into a saga?
Like, a year before MCC came out. https://gamerant.com/halo-reclaimer-trilogy-now-saga/
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> > > > So I am not sure if people are aware but this is supposedly the last Halo game to feature master chief as it will be the end of his story. We have been with this character for many years and it seems we will be saying our goodbyes when Halo Infinite finally rolls up…
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> > > I think there isn’t currently any supporting evidence to this claim that Infinite is Chief’s last game, and I’m wondering where you pulled this conjecture from.
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> > > If anything, with the Reclaimer Trilogy having been turned into the Reclaimer Saga, there is more evidence suggesting that Infinite isn’t Chief’s last game.
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> > When did it become a saga? That is completely new to me. The articles I read a while back said that this was a trilogy and would be the last games to feature Master Chief before moving on to other stories. It was quite a large topic before but when was the trilogy turned into a saga?
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> Like, a year before MCC came out. https://gamerant.com/halo-reclaimer-trilogy-now-saga/
Well that is interesting. The more you know I guess. But if this was year before MCC why the build up of Locke as a character? Wasn’t the idea of Halo 5 supposed to be the transition of new blood to eventually replace Chief in the series? Or has the backlash of that caused a change in story and narrative altogether?
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> > That’s what I’m trying to figure out although if they killed chief in infinite and Locke replaced him id be fine with that
> > Edit: actually not killed chief but if he retired or something and Locke replaced him id be fine
> > I’d be extremely happy actually
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> They’d have to do a lot of work on Locke for me to accept him as a Chief replacement. I’d like someone else honestly.
That I can agree on. Locke has an interesting background that sadly wasn’t explored in Halo 5’s story.
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> > > That’s what I’m trying to figure out although if they killed chief in infinite and Locke replaced him id be fine with that
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> > They’d have to do a lot of work on Locke for me to accept him as a Chief replacement. I’d like someone else honestly.
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> I could understand that but I liked Locke more than chief and feel fireteam osiris is the only good thing to come out of halo 5s campaign. But who would you have in mind?
I’m actually the opposite haha I thought Buck was alright but the rest of the team bored me. As for a replacement besides Locke I really don’t know. I’d say Jerome from Halo Wars series but I think he’s basically as old as Chief. Fred might be cool but again, too old. I wouldn’t mind someone completely new. Maybe not new as in randomly got written into lore right now but new as in someone who has been established in lore, just not in the games.
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> Well that is interesting. The more you know I guess. But if this was year before MCC why the build up of Locke as a character? Wasn’t the idea of Halo 5 supposed to be the transition of new blood to eventually replace Chief in the series? Or has the backlash of that caused a change in story and narrative altogether?
I don’t think the goal was ever to “replace” Chief with a different character like Locke. Rather, they thought it would be good to shift focus from playing as Chief to playing as people around Chief. Playing a Chief-centric story from other viewpoints than the Chief (https://www.gameplanet.com.au/xbox-one/features/g562060c3a7141/Halo-5-Guardians-interview/?utm_source=geo&referrer=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.bing.com%252F).
But, yes, the backlash and fan outcry surprised some at 343i and as a result they’re doubling down on Chief focus for the next run (https://wccftech.com/343i-halo-5-mistake-master-chief/). I don’t think it shifted the overall narrative they’re trying to tell, but rather just how they’ll tell it.
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> > Well that is interesting. The more you know I guess. But if this was year before MCC why the build up of Locke as a character? Wasn’t the idea of Halo 5 supposed to be the transition of new blood to eventually replace Chief in the series? Or has the backlash of that caused a change in story and narrative altogether?
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> I don’t think the goal was ever to “replace” Chief with a different character like Locke. Rather, they thought it would be good to shift focus from playing as Chief to playing as people around Chief. Playing a Chief-centric story from other viewpoints than the Chief (https://www.gameplanet.com.au/xbox-one/features/g562060c3a7141/Halo-5-Guardians-interview/?utm_source=geo&referrer=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.bing.com%252F).
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> But, yes, the backlash and fan outcry surprised some at 343i and as a result they’re doubling down on Chief focus for the next run (https://wccftech.com/343i-halo-5-mistake-master-chief/). I don’t think it shifted the overall narrative they’re trying to tell, but rather just how they’ll tell it.
That makes a lot of sense now and Im glad to see they are listening. However I do hope they don’t completely ditch Locke because he does have the potential to be the new lead of the series with his unique backstory that hasn’t been fully explored yet. With better writing and perhaps getting Mike Colter to voice the character (since he is a great actor as proven by Luke Cage) he could be a good character. So while I am happy Chief is set to be heavily focused I hope he isn’t dropped completely.
That’s not confirmed. Nor even implied.
We were told before that this would not the last installment in the Reclaimer Saga (when it was changed from the Reclaimer Trilogy). The safe bet would then be that John will stay put till the end of the Saga (likely Halo 7).
In all honesty, though, I wouldn’t mind if John and Cortana bow out together in Infinite. As long as it’s one hell of a compelling ride, I’m ready to let go of the series iconic gimmicks in favor of a truly new story. The only problem is that I don’t trust 343i with the story at the moment- with or without Chief, I’m still not convince Infinite will be worth my time.
I very highly doubt this is Chief’s last game. Where did you even hear that in the first place?
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> I very highly doubt this is Chief’s last game. Where did you even hear that in the first place?
When it was still the reclaimer trilogy and early days of halo 5 343 was discussing a lot about the idea of moving on from Chief to follow other characters hence why Locke was introduced.