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Subject: Why is master cheif named john 117

there are a lot of references to the bible in halo but is there any major reason why master cheif is name after this quote from the bible.

  • 09.03.2011 5:03 PM PDT

@accordingto343

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He was the 117th candidate for the Spartan-II program.

  • 09.03.2011 5:06 PM PDT

lxl Syphon lxl

Dr. Halsey was looking at a total of 150 canidates for the Spartan 2 program. He was the 117th of the total. Out of that 150, 75 including the Chief were selected for the training and all 75 canidates were only 6 years old because the doc felt that would be a good age to start learning properly. He's first name is John but his last name remains unknown. And Master Chief is his rank.

hope that helps

  • 09.03.2011 5:22 PM PDT

what happend to the other 75? did they die on reach?

  • 09.03.2011 5:27 PM PDT

lxl Syphon lxl

Not much of the halo story has been told but they died fighting the Covenant.

  • 09.03.2011 5:29 PM PDT

yah his number as a spartan is 117 but when you put the name john before it it becomes the name of a quote in the bible.

  • 09.03.2011 5:30 PM PDT

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what happend to the other 75? did they die on reach?


*facepalm*

They had 150 total candidates, of which they chose 75 to be trained as SPARTANs.

  • 09.03.2011 5:31 PM PDT

John is Master Chief's real name. I believe Bungie did that to reference that verse. As for the other 74 Spartans, they are either dead, crippled, or missing in action.

  • 09.03.2011 5:34 PM PDT

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He was the 117th Spartan of the SpartanII-Program and his name is John.

  • 09.03.2011 5:43 PM PDT

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Posted by: lxl Syphon lxl22
And Master Chief is his rank.

hope that helps


Not quit. Chief is rank Petty Officer in the UNSC Navy.

  • 09.03.2011 5:54 PM PDT

His rank was Master Chief Petty Officer. After Halo 3 he was Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy.

  • 09.03.2011 6:03 PM PDT