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  • Poll [68 votes]: would u be mad if you never saw MC's face?
Subject: Taking off his helmet????????
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Poll: would u be mad if you never saw MC's face?  [closed]
yes!!:  40%
(27 Votes)
no:  49%
(33 Votes)
dont care:  12%
(8 Votes)
Total Votes: 68

would u be pissed if u didnt see it?

  • 05.10.2006 9:30 PM PDT

I take back my vote, I thought it said "Would you be mad if you did see MC's face"! I think that's one of the better parts of the Halo trilogy, the Master Chief is whoever you make him to be, he's unique for everyone (though his name's still John...)

  • 05.10.2006 9:31 PM PDT
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Yep, pretty much all that's known about John is that he's a male. I think. Then, he can represent anything people want him to be, a sort of universal hero.

  • 05.10.2006 9:36 PM PDT

I'm not really into other guys, so I don't really care if he's cute or not.

  • 05.10.2006 9:37 PM PDT
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yea it would kinda ruin it. And who knows we might see in the movie

  • 05.10.2006 9:40 PM PDT
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We've already seen what the Master Chief looks like under his helmet. Have you not seen that video from Halo CE where the camera angle stays fixed on the Chief instead of zooming away at the end of the game. His face is just another helmet, no big deal.

  • 05.10.2006 9:43 PM PDT
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I think it sucks that he never does take it off ... but it's true that he is your own personal
ass-kickin soilder.

  • 05.10.2006 9:43 PM PDT
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Um... when do we find out his name is John? Is it in the novel?

  • 05.10.2006 9:44 PM PDT

Posted by: matt267
Um... when do we find out his name is John? Is it in the novel?


Yep. Spartan 117 = John, found that out in Fall of Reach. You should read the books, they're great!

  • 05.10.2006 9:49 PM PDT
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We have seen his face. We see it every time we play, staring back at us. The helmet is his face and his entire being. Nothing more is needed, and nothing will be given. It is not in character to see what is beneath the helmet, so Bungie simply won't.

  • 05.10.2006 9:51 PM PDT
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Posted by: Foton
We've already seen what the Master Chief looks like under his helmet. Have you not seen that video from Halo CE where the camera angle stays fixed on the Chief instead of zooming away at the end of the game. His face is just another helmet, no big deal.


were is this?

  • 05.10.2006 9:51 PM PDT

Jesus loves you, even if you don't believe it.

MC doesn't have a face... Just a shinny visor. That's good enough for me.
It's already bad enough that when I have my suit on, people nag that I'm not tall enough to be a spartan.. Now add a face and people will nag that I don't look like him either. ¬_¬

  • 05.10.2006 10:02 PM PDT

Dont let me go Halo on you!!!

YES!!! Becuz then i wouldnt know if he's black or white!!!!!

  • 05.11.2006 1:49 AM PDT
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it'd kill the symbol of what we made master chief to be.


[Edited on 5/11/2006]

  • 05.11.2006 1:52 AM PDT
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hes probably plugged into the suit anyway, hes prolly got wires comin out of him everywhere, either way i imagine MC to be a big black guy!

[Edited on 5/11/2006]

  • 05.11.2006 2:17 AM PDT
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Well we know he's white, has brown hair and is big.....really big.

I'd prefer to leave it up to the imagination becasue even with the new graphics it would make him less iconic. That figure of a man in a suit leaves everything up to the imagination. If we knew his face we wouldnt be able to take the posters of him with a helmet seriously.

  • 05.11.2006 2:43 AM PDT
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Watching the last scene for Halo 1, the MC takes off his helmet. During the first few scenes of Halo 2, you see him putting on the helmet. I love how Bungie linked that. I say: leave the helmet on, it adds to his mysterious, bad ass attitude.

Would anyone want to play Halo if they knew it was Bill Gates under the helmet?

  • 05.11.2006 3:01 AM PDT
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Remember Judge Dredd?

Great heroic icon, hard as nails, tough talking, NEVER took his helmet off. Remind you of anyone?

It ruined the Judge Dredd film for me when they felt the need to take off his helmet and reveal Stallones bug-eyed, but-chined face.

It ALWAYS ruins an mysterious iconic figure when a part of that persona is revealed. Showing us MC's face should never happen, i bet most of the plethora of Halo fans never want to see it, and hopefully Bungie feel the same way.

  • 05.11.2006 3:25 AM PDT