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Posted by: NAStheMagiking
I used to say let's see NOTHING, but I've become obsessed with this one idea now. I've posted it on Waypoint, and here at one point:
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Not fully revealed, but they could tease us. Perhaps during the final showdown his visor gets cracked, like the Elite in the concluding episode of the Headhunter motion comic, and we see a portion of his face (his eye, and bit of his cheek, or the edge of his nose). I think that would be pretty cool, actually. I'm one of those fans that would rather keep his appearance a secret, but something like the above would be quite effective. It'd be quite a rush to get a tiny glimpse. It's not really revealing anything because it's just an eye; an eye that could as easily belong to anyone. You'd still have to imagine what he looks like, but at the same time this revealed eye bonds the player and 'Chief on a more intimate level.
The fact we see it through a cracked visor would be pretty powerful stuff. It would add vulnerability to the character, but yet still retains that mysticism and strength about him. Perhaps it could happen as he makes the ultimate sacrifice, or just before. Seeing Cortana raise her hand to his face, his one visible eye looking back at her as she bids him farewell, would be moving stuff.
Noble Six is someone that we project ourselves onto, not Master Chief. Not anymore. After the books, and Halo 3 (which made him less of a robot), 'Chief has shed that status as a blank canvas, and he is his own character. 343 are furthering this, and humanizing him that much more. He is John, not the player. Showing his face a tiny bit brings vulnerability and emotion to the Spartan in his final hours, and that would be more powerful than showing nothing at all. Come on, seeing 'Chief with a cracked visor, his eye hinting at him in some level of pain, would break your heart, no? I can see it now. He's in a struggle with a powerful opponent, who is able to grab him by the head and head smash it against a wall, or something. His visor cracks slightly, and reveals his eye. I think my heart would skip a beat.
Don't reveal his full face, but give us a glimpse of the man underneath. Just a glimpse.
Well said. I agree 100%