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  • Subject: Halo 3 Ending Theory - Why the Master Chief dying does not make sense.
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I agree that master chief should not die, unless the Halo rings are activated and everything dies. A theory that I have, but didn't happen in Halo 2, is that there could be more Spartans. Unless they kill of the remaining few that were sill alive at the end of the third Halo novel in the next and upcoming 4th novel, technically they could sttill be alive in the Halo universe somewhere. If they were back, they could die in the game and that wouldn't piss me off as much as MC dying. Anyway, just a thought.

  • 07.02.2006 10:16 AM PDT
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What am I supposed to do here???



lol

  • 07.02.2006 10:26 AM PDT
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I Think That...



Final Cutscene:
"Its Over." Chief says.
"Finally, YOU COVENANT BASTARDS GOT WHAT YOU DESERVED!" Johnson says.
"Well Said Johnson." Chief Says.
(They Walk Toward The Ark)
"What Is This Thing?" Chief Wonders.
"The Ark." The Arbiter Says.
(The Chief Falls To His Knees, And Takes Off His Helmet, Then He Crys)
"Its Finally Over........ All That I Lived For Is Over....." He Says.
(Images Flash Through His Mind)
(Childhood)
(Fighting)
(Reach)
(Grabs An SMG, Shoots Himself In The Heart.)

"You Kept Your Promise, Now Its Time To Keep Mine." Cortana Says.
(Credits)



Extra Cutscene:
Final Battle:
(Cortana Goes From Pedestal To Pedestal, Finding Ways To Kill Gravemind, But She Doesn't. and Gravemind Kills The AI Construct.



[Edited on 7/2/2006]

  • 07.02.2006 11:02 AM PDT
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dude if he dies then he's probly going to die along with his enemies. Bungie anounced that its a triliagy, only 3 (tri). This is obviously the last one. Many great games and movies end with the main character dying after completing their mission.

  • 07.02.2006 11:37 AM PDT
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Posted by: Dark2552
I Think That...



Final Cutscene:
"Its Over." Chief says.
"Finally, YOU COVENANT BASTARDS GOT WHAT YOU DESERVED!" Johnson says.
"Well Said Johnson." Chief Says.
(They Walk Toward The Ark)
"What Is This Thing?" Chief Wonders.
"The Ark." The Arbiter Says.
(The Chief Falls To His Knees, And Takes Off His Helmet, Then He Crys)
"Its Finally Over........ All That I Lived For Is Over....." He Says.
(Images Flash Through His Mind)
(Childhood)
(Fighting)
(Reach)
(Grabs An SMG, Shoots Himself In The Heart.)

"You Kept Your Promise, Now Its Time To Keep Mine." Cortana Says.
(Credits)



Extra Cutscene:
Final Battle:
(Cortana Goes From Pedestal To Pedestal, Finding Ways To Kill Gravemind, But She Doesn't. and Gravemind Kills The AI Construct.




Honestly though do u really think that sounds anything like the mc we know he really does seem like the crying suicidal type to me.
Thats just me though.

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  • 07.02.2006 12:19 PM PDT
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Can we please stop calling Chief, John-117...its MASTER CHIEF, i may play as an Elite but I like Chief just as much as most...besides, why is the Arbitor an outcast to most, he's like the Covenant's answer to the Chief and might even team up with the Chief to end the treachurous betrayal. That would be a cool final level and you can choose to fight as the Arbitor or The Chief and whichever one you dont pick would fight along side you as a pretty damn tough NPC. Yeah..that sounds cool...

But yeah..if MASTER CHIEF or the Arbitor bite the dust I will be dissapointed.

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  • 07.02.2006 12:28 PM PDT
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Maw

I think Bungie is going to make that structure in the Halo 3 trailer blow up and destroy the galaxy, just for the heck of it.

  • 07.02.2006 10:28 PM PDT
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Sorry Gunshark, i just skipped like 3 pages of info so please dont flame me if Im repeating some one else,

But for the Master Chief dying? you said that he was to lovable a character to lose?
But thats what makes it so much harder to deal with him dying!
video games are getting to a point where the rival movies !

I just recently read an article, i dont know, probably GI, where they said that video game developers where trying to make their players feel conected to the characters of the game, like in the new Call of Duty game, they wanted to make you sad when your fellow troops died. and tthats what makes it so great!

if the Master Chief dies, it has to be a peaceful ending, and i personally agree with Iceman Assasains article, the its so obvious why didnt i think of this before one. it just seems fitting that there be an ending where the master chief dies in peace,not painfully, i dont hink the forerunners would have wanted to have made themselves die painfully. i think that the Master Chief dieing would be a fitting end, and if you want to see my version of the ending its " Poll: Rate my Halo 3 ending" or whatever, i just dont see where youre coming from with this idea.

  • 07.02.2006 10:37 PM PDT
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And for the lazy ones, i think that the Master Chief should activate the Halos. and that it be a real quiet ending almost, not them all getting engulfed in a barrage of Flood and Covenants.

  • 07.02.2006 10:38 PM PDT
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I think the best ending would be is MC going to to the Ark where MC has to kill some prophets and covenent and has to activate the ark, and then have a halo 1 type ending where you get in a warthog and drive through the dessert sand trying to get as far as you can, and when the timer goes off if you get far enough from the activation you get a cutscene where it shows Sgt. Johnson and another soldeir with a metal detecter walk around the sand and finaly get to a place where they start digging and they find MC uncontious in the sand and the soldeir goes "is he dead?" and Johnson smiling replying " No, hes just being lazy" and the music comes on and it starts to fade away. i think that would be one kick ass ending

  • 07.02.2006 10:59 PM PDT

Posted by: Duardo
I'd love to be a 10 year old and tell my mom I'm going on an adventure out into the world catching Pokemon, with her full support. Never mind the fact that there are rapists, criminals, and murders out there, or the fact that I may get killed by a Pokemon.

Luckily I have Pikachu.

Posted by: wasd1
Master chief cant possibly die - he is a hero


All heroes die someime!

  • 07.02.2006 11:10 PM PDT
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i think if this is the last one than mc gets to the ark and findes something to remote detonate all the halos but i need a massive power supply then in a last dich effort he sacrrafices his life by giving the energy frome his sute (spartans cant live with out there armor they fall apart it was in one of the books) moste of the earth has bin glassed but still 10 % of the earth population managed to survive. but if it isnt the last one he will live

  • 07.02.2006 11:15 PM PDT

May you be in heaven long before the devil knows you're dead.

Theories are sooo much fun:

1. Master Chief is dying. Sad as it may be, this story has a lot of religious references in it, and what happens in religious stories?? Heroes die sacrificing their lives for the greater good. Also for those saying they wouldn't kill off the franchise, bet that they won't it'll just be another individual's story. Oh yeah Arbiter's dying too. Another religious hero.

2. You're gonna play as another character. Spartan most likely, and quite possibly a chick. She won't die. Neither will the Sarge for that matter, he's too bad ass.

3. You're gonna fire Los Halos. Gotta kill 'em all. Covies, Flood, too many bad guys not enough good guys.

4. Ark?? Covenant?? Oooohhh, Ark of the Covenant. I don't think the 'Ark' is Noah's Ark kids. I think it's a big 'anti-son-of-a--blam!- machine.'

I don't usually end my posts with a Bon Jovi song but....... "Going down in a blaze of glory!!"

  • 07.02.2006 11:26 PM PDT
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Posted by: XxTaranakixX
I really think they could kill off the Chief for several reasons:
1) As far as Master Cheif leading humanity there is little chance of that. The rank Master Chief is not exactly very high of a rank at all, in fact it may not even be an officer rank (have to check on that though) so logically there are many people still who would out rank him. MC has never been portrayed as a huge leader either, i mean seriously President Master Cheif head leader of humanity or what not...not happening
Good points. And as to Chief not being an Officer, does "Master Chief Petty Officer Of The Navy" ring a bell? Anyway, anyone who is a Lieutenant or higher is an Officer.

  • 07.02.2006 11:41 PM PDT
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Killing the MC at the end would NOT be cool.

  • 07.03.2006 9:04 AM PDT
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I might not be happy if the MC or Arbitor died at the end.

  • 07.03.2006 9:08 AM PDT
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Maybe the Chief will go back into Cyro-sleep, then be revived again if there is another war. PLZ, don't kill MC or Arbiter!!!!!!!!!

  • 07.03.2006 9:34 AM PDT
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Master Chief's purpose is to defend the human race from any and all threats. As long as he fullfills his destiny he can die. You could say other threats will eventually appear but the MC cant live forever. A nice dignified military funeral would be a kind farewell to Spartan-117. I have a feeling before MC dies he will have to somehow destroy Cortana.

  • 07.03.2006 9:46 AM PDT
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Do you guys really think it will end all happy? seriously, is there a way that the Master Chief could live somehow, even if the Covenant are ruined, that doesnt beat the Flood, the infectious, -always finds a way to kill you painfully- Flood, there is no way that everything will end happy, unless Bungie cooks up something good, i just think it doesnt make sense for it all to end happy, and what better way for a hero to die doing what he wants to do!

Just read my version of the ending, cause this far no one has commented on it.

  • 07.03.2006 10:02 AM PDT
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And how the hell could he have a funeral?!?!? This is the end of the world as we know it, him having a funeral much less anyone else surviving is like 2 billion to one against or whatever,
lull thats funny, a funeral, hah

  • 07.03.2006 10:04 AM PDT
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Good post but all u said does not show us its not possible he dies. Halo 3 is the last Halo they can do w/e with the end even if we control him i wouldnt be pissed at all. like u said he keep losing his family.......we all die one day, i rather see MC die in a glorious battle then because he went old the ending they all live until they grow old and die is even more used then the falling hero. I chose the falling HERO.

  • 07.03.2006 10:13 AM PDT
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Nice post minetek, i would rather see him die of his own accord then there being one of those

"and the Master Chief and Cortana remain good friends to this day, but then humans eventually found a way to screw themselves again, and they all died. The End."

  • 07.03.2006 10:19 AM PDT