- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
------>What I think Bungie will achieve if the MC dies in the end...(3 of my points to support my hypothesis)... Sorry to say... if that turns out to be the case..Its been a fun ride chief..
1- Bungie wants halo 3 to have a(n) Epic feel.
2- The Chief's role as a tragic hero.
3- Cortana's role as a divine being.
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1) Again Sorry to say I think the story gains an EPIC FEEL if the hero dies in the end, and I think that is what bungie is going for here. They want Halo to go in the direction of the iliad, beowulf, and the odyssey (well odysseus lives but thats not the point!!). They want to look back knowing they gave halo a name along side those timeless works.
2) What I mean by EPIC FEEL is that major, "wow" effect you get when you see a hero fighting a battle/ war and kicking ass even though the odds are hopelessly against the him. In short the chief is a tragic hero. TRAITS OF A TRAGIC HERO.
-->Taken from source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragic_hero
a) He must suffer more than he deserves.
b) He must be doomed from the start, but bear no responsibility for possessing his flaw.
c) He must be noble in nature, but imperfect so that the audience can see themselves in him.
d) He must have discovered his fate by his own actions, not by things happening to him.
e) He must see and understand his doom, as well as the fact that his fate was discovered by his own actions.
f) His story should arouse fear and empathy.
g) Physically or spiritually wounded by his experiences, often resulting in his death.
h) Ideally, he should be a king or leader of men, so that his people experience his fall with him.
3) As for Cortana I can say that even though the Chief is playing the role of a tragic hero I have a feeling that when all seems lost Cortana is going to act like one of the mythic greek gods...Excuse me... goddesses, and make everything right again(Example: the story of HERCULES/ HERACLES). MY support for this hypothesis? "I have defied Gods, and demons. I am your shield, I am your source. I know you. Your past. Your Future"---- CORTANA (excerpt from the Halo 3 Trailer).