- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
First off, if you believe that this would be best suited in another forum, I'm all ears. I just created this a sort of speculation on the Chief's status in the future of the Halo series, and seeing as how a lot of people think he will feature [majorly] in Halo: Reach, I thought this might be the best place to post this.
Now that all of that's out of the way... I think that the Chief is fine where he is. I would not be disappointed if the Chief is never heard from again. He needs to retire sometime, and regardless of which portal theory you support, the Chief is still WAY out of UNSC space.
All heroes need to bow out sometime, and the Chief has so effectively and thoroughly saved humanity's ass that it'd be hard to top it with anything new. The Arbiter carries on, because his tale isn't yet done - but Master Chief is done, I think. The (hidden?) ending gives a spark of hope for his survival, and, let's face it, he's a damn lucky Spartan. Just leaving him there, with the vague beginnings of a new story? I think it should stay that way.
Let the man be.