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Subject: Halo 3 Ending Theory - Why the Master Chief dying does not make sense.
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Here's an idea:

343 Guilty Spark In Halo thinks that the last person who activated Halo was the MC, or at least someone who resembles him. Whoever fired Halo must've had deep second thoughts on doing so. 343 Guilty Spark was asked by him that if it was his choice, would he do it? The question is, when 'last time'? Perhaps this is one of the mystery that will be solved when MC is the only survivor after activating the Halos when all else seems hopeless. He did what he had to, and he accomplished his ultimate goal. After the whole galaxy becomes silent, MC and 343 Guilty Spark are inside the control center still. 343 Guilty Spark tries to console the MC, who removes his helmet(still can't see his face), lets it fall to the floor, and replies wearily: "No, it's over"...

But, it's not really a sad ending. Then for the final ending scene after the credits, maybe we could have The Ark(assuming it's a ship) drifting silently yet elegantly through space. There are survivors. Humans, the Forerunner(if they're back somehow) and all the races of the Covenant within the Ark to a new world. Well, that was what the Ark was designed to do. To save Noah, and every other animal(which, would be the Covenant).

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You have good points, but what if he dies after the end of the war? Maybe a epic fight. He dies a heroic death, if he dies the Rebelion covenent can finish the battle for humanity.

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Posted by: The Gunshark 360
What do you think the Earth government was?

It looks like it was a militarized government ruled by Lord Hood.

Also, the rank of Master Chief Petty Officer is the highest NCO rank in the Navy.

It doesn't look like a militarized government..he is an Admiral..why the hell would he be Earth's leader? It doeasn't really make sense..

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In today's world, no it would not make sense if the navy controlled a military govt. But, in a world where the Navy has several fleets of spacecraft in its arsenal, along with Marines,ODSTs, and Spartans, of coarse they would be the military branch in charge.And given the fact that some high ranking Admirals have died in the war with the Covies, he may be given executive powers by process of elimination.

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He looks like he is the Leader of UNSC High Command. No one else was mentioned as such, and due to the nature of the war and the UNSC, we can only assume that he is.

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also neo

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First of all.. to everyone suggesting that the Arbiter will somehow for some reason give his life for MC... thats suggesting a pretty strong bond between the two if hes willing to do that, or a whole lot of faith in MC's ability to do it all alone and thus far the Arbiter has seemed like a do it himself kinda guy. It might fit in with the self sacrificing die for your cause mentality thats been beaten into him but as I said.. hed have to have complete and total faith that his death wouldnt be what doomed everything instead. Before I go on any further into my MC part of my post... the definition of Arbiter.

ar·bi·ter ( P ) Pronunciation Key (ärb-tr)
n.
One chosen or appointed to judge or decide a disputed issue; an arbitrator.
One who has the power to judge or ordain at will: an arbiter of fashion. See Synonyms at judge.

Ok.. so MC dieing.. possibly. Hes a soldier and little more really, once his mission is fullfilled it might very well mean the end of him. The odds are certainly not with him, his armor is battle worn, the covenant clearly have obtained air and space superiority. The main reason I think that he wont die however is the profound fanboy outrage it would spark.

Now to jump to another subject that was brought up earlier on, The Arbiter dieing. I actually have more to say on this but I'll go ahead and include it here since it was spoken of fairly often. Yes the prophets said every other arbiter had died in duty... but a) hes not doing their work anymore and b) he survived their betrayl..whos to say they didnt kill off other arbiters when they had served their purpose, a hero is dangerous to those in power. I've stated above why I dont think hell die for MC so now I will move on to his importance in the storyline. He has met many influential humans, including MC and is currently alongside 2 , if any cooperation between elites and humanity was to occur, hes a key part of that happening, and from how things look, the help is needed. Secondly... the covenant has air dominance... its quite likely that most of the senior command/ship commanders have died off. Chief can fight on the ground all he likes but short of the ark going off, or being destroyed, its a futile gesture only prolonging the inevitable so long as they control the air, eventually they will win. A possible solution? The arbiter comes in with whatever ragtag fleet he can assemble, lets not forget he was the supreme commander of the fleet of particular justice and has skills in ship command chief cant hope to match. While hed certainly be outnumbered, hes quite familiar with his ships and those they would have, whereas the brutes commanding them probably have little experience being as elites typically held most all command positions. Finally hed have the element of surprise going for him and while theres no garauntee hell come to earth... its almost certain he will both for revenge and to prevent his own kinds extinction via halo.

In conclusion I think if either die, not just MC, it would have to be at or near the end as its quite likely any measure of success will require the skills of them both, but that mc probably wont die, because bungie wants something in their mailbox besides fanboy rants

(and yes, I like the arbiter and elites in general, and no I didnt proofread this at all so sorry for typos)

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First of all, Earth doesn't look to an individual to lead the whole UNSC, there is an Admiralty. And Master Chief is considered enlisted in the navy, so he wouldn't be able to lead the USNC because he's not high in the rank of command. Even if there was an ensign still alive he would take control over the Chief.

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1. The Master Chief is not technically enlisted, seeing as how he was conscripted into the UNSC SPARTAN-II Project.

2. The present ranking of Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy is directly involved with the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Apply that concept to the Admiralty of the UNSC.

3. If Earth's defenses are pretty much destroyed, we can assume that the Admiralty is dead.

4. The UNSC is most likely an underground resistance movement in Halo 3, their ranks and rules are gone, replaced by whoever can take charge and lead the fight. The Spartans and Marines are different due to the fact that they look up to the Master Chief for leadership.

Here's what one marine says:

"You are like a god to me."
"Tin Man's gonna save our asses."

It all depends on who lives or dies at the end of Halo 3.

If any or all of these people die:

Lord Hood
Fleet Admiral Harper
The UNSC High Command
The Council of Admiralty

However, the most practical people that could lead (assuming the Admiralty is dead at the end):

Commander Miranda Keyes (underdeveloped character at this point)
Sargeant Major Avery J. Johnson
Master Chief Petty Officer John-117

It all depends on Bungie's choices.

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Isn't there the rank of "Master Chief" but there's also one, that only a single person has called "The Master Chief" (of the Navy)? I'll look for a link..

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Okie, I'm going to plug in a few of Halo's characters to the ranks, so we know where they stand..there's more, but I didn't feel like looking everyone up - just put down the ones I remembered.


From Wikipedia:

Commissioned officer
See also: U.S. Navy officer rank insignia
Commissioned officers in the Navy have pay grades ranging from O-1 to O-10; Fleet Admiral is the most senior rank, but is not currently used and has only been used during a time of war. There is also a special rank of officer called Admiral of the Navy, which is the only rank higher than a Fleet Admiral.

So, I guess Hood is Admiral of the Navy now, since Fleet Admiral Harper is given commands by him..


NAVY RANKING SYSTEM

Commissioned Officer Rank Structure of the United States Navy
* Admiral of the Navy (Hood)..only been given to someone once in US history; and only given during times of war

* Fleet Admiral (Harper)
* Admiral (Whitcomb)
* Vice Admiral
* Rear Admiral (Upper Half)
* Rear Admiral (Lower Half)
* Captain (J. Keyes)
* Commander (M. Keyes)
* Lieutenant Commander
* Lieutenant (Haverson)
* Lieutenant Junior Grade
* Ensign

Non-Commissioned Officer and Enlisted Rank Structure of the United States Navy
* Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (John-117?)
* Master Chief Petty Officer (Fredric, John's second in command?)
* Senior Chief Petty Officer (Kelly, Linda? John's third in Command(s))
* Chief Petty Officer (Mendez; Spartans' Trainer; --Random Spartans)
* Petty Officer First Class (--Random Spartans)
* Petty Officer Second Class (--Random Spartans)
* Petty Officer Third Class
* Seaman (Guy who wakes you up in Halo)
* Seaman Apprentice
* Seaman Recruit

People in the "Seaman" class were most likely replaced by the "Crewmen" seen in Halo..imagine the kiddies laughing if Keyes said "On the double, Seaman!" Haha.



MARINE RANKING SYSTEM

Commissioned Officer Rank Structure of the United States Marine Corps
* General
* Lieutenant General
* Major General
* Brigadier General

Field-grade Officers
* Colonel (Ackerson)
* Lieutenant (McKay of the Helljumpers)
* Colonel
* Major (Silva, of the Helljumpers)


Company-grade Officers
* Captain
* First Lieutenant
* Second Lieutenant


Warrant Officer Rank Structure of the United States Marine Corps
* Chief Warrant Officer-5
* Chief Warrant Officer-4
* Chief Warrant Officer-3
* Chief Warrant Officer-2
* Warrant Officer


Staff Noncommissioned Officer (SNCO) Rank Structure of the United States Marine Corps

* Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps
* Sergeant Major
* Master Gunnery Sergeant
* First Sergeant
* Master Sergeant
* Gunnery Sergeant
* Staff Sergeant

Was Johnson promoted to Sergeant Major in the beginnning Halo 2 cutscene? I can't remember..

Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) Rank Structure of the United States Marine Corps
* Sergeant (Avery Johnson)
* Corporal (Perez - "Ehh" Company in Halo 2)

Enlisted Rank Structure of the United States Marine Corps
* Lance Corporal
* Private First Class
* Private



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Posted by: GEO14
But Dr.hasly is dead, she didn't make it off Reach, and if she did, where would she go, she would probably have a hell of a lot of Covies on her ass, in which case she would have to make a blind jump, which the Covies would most likely follow, and when they got out of slipspace, they probably blew her to smitherens.

Uhh....Read First Strike.

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The Master Chief could die and it still make plenty of sense without you getting mad. Such as say he is the only human that can I dunno do something with the index such as stop the rings from firing? Or he could shoot of the rings killing everything leaving him alone....but then in that ending he doesn't really die does he? Atleast not physically.

  • 06.29.2006 3:38 PM PDT

Don’t get mad if I flame you because you cannot spell, or because my three year old has better grammar and etiquette than you.

He could die, it doesnt mean he couldnt be cloned or something there is always a way to continue the story somehow, we do know there are other spartans (from the books anyhow)

I do like your ides, hopefully that will spark a debate rather than some 9 year old saying he is gonna dies cause the PS3 is launching or something equally as stupid.

As stigibird says
Posted by: Stigibird
Generaly in western culture the lead character does not die, it happens but usualy you have to look to China/Japan for such plot twists.
Eg: Crouching tiger, Hero, House of Flying daggers.


The western view on life is to keep it and cherish it, that is why murder and suicide are frowned upon.

The eastern view is a lot different, but I will just say they do not respect life or nature, delving in further will open a huge nasty can o worms here.

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The ideas make sence, but what I think people get at when they say he should die is something like:

Covenant on Earth are repelled by Cheif. Chief & Arbiter 'pwn' Truth. MC somehow bravly commits suicide to stop the Ark from killing everyone.

I'm no storyteller, but some people want him to die dramatically to save Earth or something.

I'm indifferent to his death; whatever Bungie does is fine by me.

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There are lots of clouds in the sky, a bit of lightning. The scene is gruesome at the sight of the Ark, in Africa. Covenant ships fighting one another above the colossal structure. There are explosions ringing everywhere. A lone Covenant fighter wades through the plasma fire, heading toward the structure. As it passes by the camera, the camera turns to follow its flight. As the fighter fades into the distance toward the Ark, two Banshees fly in the same direction, from the back of the camera. As these fade, the camera switches to a landing pad on the Ark, on which the fighter lands. The hatch opens, and a battalion of Brutes exit the craft, surrounding the Prophet of Truth, floating on his chair. This group is led by 2401 Penitent Tangent, who is chattering nonstop. They all make their way toward the entrance to the structure, leaving two Brutes to watch the door. As they grunt at each other in excitement, the two Banshees following Truth's fighter land, each on one side of the fighter. The Brutes growl, and aim Covenant Carbines at each Banshee. Slowly, one Banshee’s hatch opens a small bit. One Brute approaches it cautiously, while the other remains with his aimer on the other Banshee. As the Brute approaches the slightly open Banshee, a resounding click is heard from within. The Brute stops, aiming at the craft. A lit Plasma Grenade flies through the air, and latches to the Brute's chest. The camera switches back to the other Brute. A blue flash, accompanied by a loud explosion and a Brute's yell bring the remaining Brute's attention to the other Banshee. A Brute body flies forward, smashing into the wall. As the Brute watches this occur, a sharp, long metal object is pressed against the back of his head. A voice sounds from behind, "Hello, ugly. You wanna keep your pretty head, tell me where that Prophet is headed." The Brute's head turns back to the other Banshee, which is wide open and empty, its passenger behind him. The Brute opens its mouth, and turns quickly, batting away the barrel of an S2-AM Sniper's Rifle, and aiming his carbine at the head of its human owner. He smiles, and holds his hands up. The Brute smiles in return, grunting, "You have no business here, human." A loud whooshing type sound is heard, and the Brute's carbine is halved in his hand. The Energy Sword is held up in front of his face, and a low voice is heard from behind, "Answer his questions, Brute, or you'll end up like your Chieftain." The Brute gasps in surprise, "Arbiter?! I thought you were dead!" The Arbiter laughs, and tightens his grip on the Brute, who grunts. The human points his rifle at the head of the Brute once more, and asks, "Well?" The Brute barks a few times, and answers, "To activate the Ark, and bring about the Great Journey." The human presses his barrel against the Brute's head, and the Brute grunts quickly, "You could find him in the control room, in the center-most area of the structure." The human smiles, and the Arbiter's grip loosens. The Brute falls forward onto the ground, defenseless. The Arbiter walks forward to the entrance, calling behind him, "Come on, Johnson. We must stop Truth." Johnson nods, and looks down at the Brute. He laughs, "This is for touching my rifle, ugly." He raises the sniper, and fires a single bullet into the Brute's head. The Brute falls on his face, dead. Johnson slings his rifle, and walks off toward the entrance, following the Arbiter.


Meanwhile, Master Chief, fresh out of a battle with a horde of Flood, walks through the desert surrounding the Ark. He comes upon some wreckage, and walks straight through it. As he is walking, his final encounter with Cortana is playing out again in his head.


The door opens, and the Chief walks into the Mausoleum. It is completely deserted, the walls covered in tentacles and Flood slime. A single pedestal stands in the center of the room, seeming to be the source of all of the Flood infesting the Covenant High Charity. The pedestal comes to life, showing a flickering image of the head is a woman, blue in color. She blinks once, and roars in both a sweet, soft voice and a low, rumbling voice, "The Master Chief." Chief stops, and stares at the figure. "You aren't Cortana. Who are you?" The image flickers, and the corrupt AI responds, "I have defied gods and demons. I am your shield, I am your sword." The Chief’s grip on his weapon tightens, and the figure continues. "I know you. Your past, your future." She motions around the room, to all the Flood infested areas. "This is the way the world ends." The Chief remains where he is for a few seconds, and steps forward, up to the figure. He stops in front of it. "Cortana..." The figure holds up a hand. She says, with only the soft, feminine voice. "It's too late for me Chief. Make me another promise." She pauses, then continues, "Stop them...any way you can." The Chief nods. He steps up to the pedestal, and pushes a button, withdrawing a chip from it. He stares at the chip for a few seconds, and says, "That one, I can keep." He crushes the chip, and walks out of the room.


The Chief is brought back to his senses as he walks up to the end of a cliff, and stops, staring out at the Ark. A Banshee flies past his head, and he watches it fly toward the structure. Master Chief holds his weapon up, as the Covenant frigates surrounding the structure begin to fly away desperately. The structure opens, releasing a huge shockwave, crumbling a portion of the cliff. The Chief struggles to keep his balance, as the structure emits a huge, blinding light.


The Arbiter and Johnson are walking down a hall, when the floor starts to shake. Johnson is slammed against a wall. He shouts, "Damn, we're too late!" The Arbiter, crouching to keep his balance, replies, "Maybe not! We stopped the activation of the Halo, maybe we can do the same with the Ark!" Johnson grunts, and the shaking stops. Johnson says, "Well, we aren't dead yet, you may be right." Arbiter returns to a standing position, nodding, and they both continue down the hall.


The Chief regains his footing, as the area stops shaking, to see a bright beam shining straight up from the tip of the structure. He swears, as he hears another Banshee approaching from behind. He turns, and fires a few shots into the pod on the wing of the Banshee. The Banshee tilts in midair, and crash-lands next to him. The Brute inside staggers out, and stares at the Chief boarding the Banshee. The engines scream to life, and the Chief calls out, "Thanks for the ride" The Banshee rises into the air, and speeds off toward the Ark.


The Arbiter and Johnson approach the door to the Control Room, hearing a deep rumbling from inside. Johnson nods, readying his weapon, as The Arbiter raps on the door, and it opens. A huge group of Brutes stand, waiting, weapons pointed. Johnson swears, and instantly begins firing. The Arbiter draws his sword, and starts hacking and slashing at the Brutes. When all the Brutes are dead, Johnson rounds on the last remaining enemy in the room, Truth. He aims the sniper at his head, and calls, "Stop this thing, or I'll put a bullet into your head." Truth laughs, and replies, "It would not matter, infidel. You do not know how to stop this structure, and you would not have enough time to figure it out. You will not stop the Great Journey." The Arbiter steps forward. "Then, as you once said to me, you will be left behind." He walks toward the Prophet, sword ready, when a huge crash resounds, and all three look up, to see a pretty bad condition Banshee, flying straight down at Truth at full speed. Truth screams, as the Banshee plows into him. As the smoke clears, the hatch opens, and Master Chief steps out. Johnson slings his rifle, and calls out, "It's about damn time. You find what you were looking for?" The Chief nods, and The Arbiter steps forward to the control panel. "We must stop the Ark." The Chief steps forward, and places a hand on the Elite's shoulder. "No." Johnson coughs, "Say what?!" The Chief turns, and explains. "It's the only way to put an end to the Flood." Johnson shakes his head. "Maybe so, but if we let this thing go off, we'll all die anyways!" The Chief shakes his head. "Maybe not. This thing has a fail-safe. We can target any single civilization, and the Flood as well." Johnson nods. "Let's do it then." The Chief steps forwards to the control panel, and starts rapidly typing buttons. He pauses, and calls over his shoulder. "We need a civilization." Johnson scratches his head, "Uhhmmm..." The Arbiter steps forward once more, and says, "The Covenant." The Chief turns. "But what about you and the other separatists?" The Arbiter shakes his head. "The Covenant was born of a lie. It shall die the same." The Chief hesitates, and nods, turning back to the control panel. He hits a few more buttons, and turns back to the others. The rumbling starts up again, this time more violently, as a large burst of light emanates from the center beam, expanding throughout the room. The Arbiter steps back slightly, and the light hits him. He stands in the light for a few moments, then is lit with a blinding light. As the light clears, the armor clunks to the floor, empty. The Chief steps forward, and picks up the helmet, staring into it.


The light from the structure begins moving at an incredible rate, and all throughout Earth, Covenant ships begin crashing into the dust, and foot-soldiers disappearing. The civilians begin coming out of the buildings, and begin cheering with the remaining Marines. The war is finally over.


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Here is the rest.

As the light clears, Chief and Johnson are standing in the control room. Johnson looks to the Chief. "What now, Chief?" The camera starts at the Chief's waist, and moves up as the Chief removes his helmet, finally coming to his face. The Chief blinks, and says, "We go home."

Fade to Black

Credits





The remains of Covenant High Charity are floating through space. The camera moves through the waste, into the Mausoleum of the Arbiter, resting on the pedestal. The pedestal begins flickering to life, showing a flickering image of Cortana. A loud, disembodied laughing is heard, as the screen goes black.


The End






What do you think?

  • 06.29.2006 6:13 PM PDT

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts, absolutely.

Posted by: The Gunshark 360
I am going to leave this open for discussion for the masses as to what the controversy surrounding the possible Halo 3 endings might really mean, but here is my take:

Spartan-117 is a deeply identifiable character if we look at him in his humanized aspects (the other side to the war machine that we all know and love). He has a family (the other Spartans) that he has kept losing over the course of the war, his life was focused on victory ever since he learned to walk and talk, and has a deep ideal of putting his mission ahead of his own personal safety. A lot of people have suggested that the Master Chief be killed, but here is why it is a bad idea:

1. There may be no one left - With the MAC Grid destroyed, cities burned to the ground, the UNSC reduced to an underground resistance movement, and the Covenant everywhere, there is a great chance that the Admiralty of the UNSC (including our man, Lord Hood) may be dead. Who will lead humanity through the end if this is true?: The Arbiter won't (he's got the Seperatists to lead), Sgt. Major Johnson or Commander Keyes may not (they are a tiny bit underdeveloped at this point). That leads only up to the character known as John-117.

2. Controversy and Cliches - Let's face it, Bungie likes to surprise us, but the death of the main hero is something that has been rehashed throughout popular culture and does not really seem feasible given the fact that we control the Chief. Imagine also of how pissed off you would be at this ending:

You are surrounded by enemies as you fade into darkness.

Commander Keyes - "Damn it! We've failed. Spartan-117 is down. Earth is lost!"

Point 2: The Arbiter is more likely to go out on a rampage because of the fact that his whole life was living to serve a lie. I could see him dying in a blaze of glory while taking down Truth or setting off the knockout blow against Gravemind.

3. Rampage - Drama is always great when we see a friend of the main hero die. What about if John-117 loses everything and goes on a rampage? It was mentioned at the very end of the Fall of Reach of his thirst for vengeance. So why not carry it out in Halo 3 by making him a lone wolf with a few marines, or have him lose his mother figure, Doctor Catherine Elizabeth Halsey? (She had a principle of the sacrifice of one for many.) I could imagine a final bombshell of Commander Keyes finally being revealed as Dr. Halsey's daughter, the good Doctor tells John-117 to look after her, and Halsey buys time for the Master Chief to trigger the final defeat of the Flood.

Post your own ideas and thoughts here. Let's debate.


You made some very good points. Good job.

I agree. If the Chief were to be killed, not only would the fate of the Halo Universe be possibly sealed, but it would be too reminiscent of some movies. Take the Matrix for example. Neo is the hero, he is going to save the world, he fights a ton of enemies, and he dies. I don't know about you, but that made me angry. I would not like to see the same thing occur in Halo 3.

  • 07.02.2006 6:21 AM PDT

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts, absolutely.

Posted by: Arxaon
Here is the rest.

As the light clears, Chief and Johnson are standing in the control room. Johnson looks to the Chief. "What now, Chief?" The camera starts at the Chief's waist, and moves up as the Chief removes his helmet, finally coming to his face. The Chief blinks, and says, "We go home."

Fade to Black

Credits





The remains of Covenant High Charity are floating through space. The camera moves through the waste, into the Mausoleum of the Arbiter, resting on the pedestal. The pedestal begins flickering to life, showing a flickering image of Cortana. A loud, disembodied laughing is heard, as the screen goes black.


The End






What do you think?


Very good. That was awesome.

  • 07.02.2006 6:30 AM PDT

I believe that you can run into what happened with Neo dying in the matrix. The majority of people it seemed did not like the main hero dying and it tarnished the Matrix image, something I know Bungie does not want to do with Halo. On the other hand, if done correctly, the death of Master Chief can go down as one of the greatest moments in video game history. I am a fan of both Halo games and I have never read the books so I am not well versed in the Halo universe as some of you are. Anyways, I can see the Arbiter actually living and ending up the new leader of the Covenant. Master Chief ends up dying a hero's death and has something like this to show the great hero that he was. As the new leader of the Covenant, the Arbiter agrees that the human race no longer has to fear them and they will leave them in peace to rebuild there society. Again just my 2 cents and will probably be shot down, but this is what the thread is for.

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You're turning Halo into a soap opera. Stop.

  • 07.02.2006 9:01 AM PDT
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I completely agree that MC won't die, but I don't think Bungie would do such a blatent tie-in to the books. Alot of people haven't read them, so they'd get alot of confusion and questions. They might do something about Halsey, but it probably won't be such a huge part.

  • 07.02.2006 9:07 AM PDT