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Posted by: Leaf Dragoon
didn't maria retire and start a family?
She did indeed.
Posted by: ajw34307
No, I do not. The Spartans-II were indoctrinated and conditioned for the sole purpose of being lethal weapons of defence, but they have no place in the world they are fighting to protect. Spartans-IIs would have no social quality of life, they're alienated from the rest of humanity and seen as freaks by some.
A quiet death for John with a family would not be a satisfying end to his character's arc. The scale of his existence goes far beyond any desire for familial dedication, he's not John McClain who has a wife and children he can fight for and protect, he's an instrument of atonement being used by the most advanced AI on a mission to save the galaxy. A quiet, comfortable death would be as insulting as a guns-blazing death would be cliche.
that said, I want John dead by the end of Halo 6.
While I kinda agree that John 'starting a family and living happily ever after' is a no, I don't see him dying at peace, alone (or with Cortana or a single other S2 like Linda or Kelly or fred), as much of an issue.
As somebody said in another topic, everybody expects him to die in glorious battle saving the universe. It's literally what people think of with Spartans. Go unexpected (but not crazy unexpected like getting a wife and kids). :P.