Episode 1259
Master Chief (Halo)
Thu, 2020-Oct-15 00:02 UTC
Length - 2:32
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The featured article for Thursday, 15 October 2020 is Master Chief (Halo).
Master Chief Petty Officer John-117, or "Master Chief", is a fictional character and the protagonist in the Halo multimedia franchise. Master Chief is a playable character in the series of science fiction first-person shooter video games Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo 4, Halo 5: Guardians and Halo Infinite. The character also appears in Halo books and graphic novels – including Halo: The Fall of Reach, Halo: The Flood, Halo: First Strike, and Halo: Uprising – and has minor appearances or cameos in other Halo media.
Master Chief is a towering supersoldier known as a "Spartan", raised and trained from childhood for combat. He is almost faceless, and rarely seen without his green-colored armor and helmet. He is commonly referred to by his naval rank, rather than his given birth name. The character is voiced by Steve Downes, a Chicago disc jockey, in the video games in which he appears. Downes based his personification of the Chief on an initial character sketch which called for a Clint Eastwood–type character of few words. The character's visual design has been continually revised over the course of his appearances.
The Master Chief is an iconic video game character, and serves as a mascot for Halo and the Xbox brand. The character has received a generally positive reception; while some critics have described the Chief's silent and faceless nature as a character weakness, other publications have suggested these attributes better allow players to inhabit the character. Criticism of the Master Chief's lessened role in Halo 5 led to the developers refocusing on him for the upcoming video game Halo Infinite.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:02 UTC on Thursday, 15 October 2020.
For the full current version of the article, see Master Chief (Halo) on Wikipedia.
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