Of all the gaming icons to surface over the last few decades, Master Chief fromHaloreigns as one of the most iconic characters in video game history. Master Chief has been the figurehead of the entireHalofranchise since its inception, though the origin of the character has not been properly discussed at length.
Halois one of the most popular and influential video game franchises of all time. The originalHalo: Combat Evolvedproved itself a landmark title for the original Xbox and would go on to produce numerous sequels and spin-offs. The series has also spawned multiple movies, both animated and live-action, and severalbook series.
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In a recent interview, Marcus Lehto, the co-creator of the originalHalo, went into detail on how theMaster Chiefwas originally created. The character was originally created for a strategy game and was referred to as the Super Soldier. Originally, the Super Soldier was just a tiny, polygonal model that followed alongside a tank that would later become the Warthog. As time went on, the developers wanted to explore the character within various settings and different types of gameplay.
By the time Bungie officially started developingHalo, the initial design of the Master Chief was different from his official character design concepts. One of the concept artists working forBungieat the time drew concept art that was more anime-inspired, with Master Chief looking more thin and agile. Though, this took away from what Lehto and the rest of the developers had in mind when making the character.
All things considered, the anime-inspired design of Master Chief sounds rather interesting, especially considering that Lehto admitted the developers built a character model using that design. Though, the official design has become synonymous with the greatest video game characters of all time, soMaster Chiefhas come a long way.
It’s amazing how much longevityHalohas had since its initial release. The first game released in 2001, and now in 2020,Halocontinues to be popular. Despite the outbreak of coronavirus, amazingly,Halo Infiniteis still on track to release during holiday 2020 — another thing for fans to be excited about.
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