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"We're not ready to show the Master Chief's face..." Dammit, 343 Industries. The answer should be "We will NEVER show the Master Chief's face."
Of course not, they'd have to actually give him some sort of character then...that'd be bad for everyone.
@Genki-JAM
I dunno, if they go out with a sort of "remember your hero was but a man" style ending then showing his face is totally appropriate, because then the separation the player would get from the character would be appropriate.
I dunno, if they go out with a sort of "remember your hero was but a man" style ending then showing his face is totally appropriate, because then the separation the player would get from the character would be appropriate.
The Chiefs identity I think is the one thing that'll always be kept secret because it honestly adds this sense of badass and mystery to the Chief. He doesn't talk much as it is and that stacks with all the other mysterious things about him. I don't think his identity really plays a roll at all in Halo so the series would be fine if they left him the way he is. Plus, with a faceless hero you dodge a ton of bullets of how he looks, his race, etc. Keeping him the way he is now will leave a mark on gaming history as one of the faceless iconic heroes.
It really doesn't matter at this point. He's just some old white dude under there, who the fuck cares.
These things are ALWAYS better left to your imagination. People will always be disappointed that it doesn't meet their expectations.
Dr. Claw from Inspector Gadget is a perfect example. He was the ultimate bad ass. He may have been lazy and never got out of his chair but we respected him because we didn't know what he looked like....until the action figure came out and we never talked about it again.
It's weird how with every game Cortana looks more and more human, now she just looks like some naked blue chick.
@Scissors
Indeed. Somehow I'd wager it's meant to make firmware of software, and that's not me complaining. I just hope this isn't something else that get's reduced to another brainless sexism discussion.
Indeed. Somehow I'd wager it's meant to make firmware of software, and that's not me complaining. I just hope this isn't something else that get's reduced to another brainless sexism discussion.
Well, if there was a time to show his face it was beating the first game on Legendary like beating Metroid in under two and a half hours. The longer you drag on with a faceless character, the better it is for them to remain faceless, as Tali has proven.
@dunnace
I just think its unnecessary. Even if they do decide to kill off the character at some point (which is needless anyway), it would just ruin coolness of the character. Part of what makes characters like this interesting is the fact that the mask becomes their face. We don't need to see what they look like underneath, but we're curious anyway.
It's like when they finally showed Vader's face in RotJ. It just crushes the badass we had built up in our minds. That deep and commanding voice was really just some busted up, old albino guy. What a letdown. Don't get me started on the prequels...
I just think its unnecessary. Even if they do decide to kill off the character at some point (which is needless anyway), it would just ruin coolness of the character. Part of what makes characters like this interesting is the fact that the mask becomes their face. We don't need to see what they look like underneath, but we're curious anyway.
It's like when they finally showed Vader's face in RotJ. It just crushes the badass we had built up in our minds. That deep and commanding voice was really just some busted up, old albino guy. What a letdown. Don't get me started on the prequels...
@Genki-JAM
I actually didn't mind that unmasking as a kid, and now that I'm (more) grown up, I still don't mind that. At that point, a lot is going on in terms of character and Vader does not need to be a badass anymore, he needs to be a father.
Boba Fett, though, was quite unceremonious in his unmasking and made unnecessarily weak as a character for reasons I'll never understand.
You can do an unmasking right, and that's all I would ask 343 to do if they decide to do it. Right now, though, there's no reason I can think of to see the chief sans helmet.
I actually didn't mind that unmasking as a kid, and now that I'm (more) grown up, I still don't mind that. At that point, a lot is going on in terms of character and Vader does not need to be a badass anymore, he needs to be a father.
Boba Fett, though, was quite unceremonious in his unmasking and made unnecessarily weak as a character for reasons I'll never understand.
You can do an unmasking right, and that's all I would ask 343 to do if they decide to do it. Right now, though, there's no reason I can think of to see the chief sans helmet.
So, at the end of Halo 6, once the antagonist has been defeated and Chief is bloodied from the fight, he pulls off his helmet and he's actually Steve Ballmer and then it ends.
Woah Woah Woah...Master Chief has a face?
I thought it was all just wiring and futuristic gears under that helmet, or Slender Man.
I thought it was all just wiring and futuristic gears under that helmet, or Slender Man.
The problem with unmasking Chief is that he's inevitably going to have the same generic tough guy space marine face we've seen a billion times. What defines him is his armor, without it he's just another dood with a gun thus reflecting the true shallow nature of his character. Although if it turned out he was a black guy sure would be hilariously ironic considering how most Halo fans spew racism 24/7.
From what I remember from Halo: The Fall of Reach, he is a white male with brown hair, he may have had freckles too (not sure, haven't read Fall of Reach in a few years). This whole, "let's keep his identity a secret" thing is bullshit. So just imagine a buff, 40-50 year old white guy with brown hair, that's what Master Chief looks like.
And yes, the books are just as much canon as the games.
And yes, the books are just as much canon as the games.
After he gets done killing the last Strogg he should take the helmet off to reveal a fat-faced filipino dude. Just to go for the shockmaster flavour and all that.
In all fairness Jordan, the Tali situation was caused by Bioware. Yeah some fans were going to be impossible to please but the poorly photoshopped stock image we received was just lazy. They could've at least rendered her face with more care.
I think EphemeralSynthesis hit the nail on the head. Part of the appeal of the Master Chief character (and the Halo games as a whole) is the mystery that surrounds him. His voice obviously confirms he's male, but that's about all we know (outside of the books, but even those keep his identity somewhat mysterious).
This, along with the way the Covenant refer to him as a demon, makes him seem beyond human. He's the Hero. With a capital "H". The guy who gets shit done. That's all you really need to know.
This, along with the way the Covenant refer to him as a demon, makes him seem beyond human. He's the Hero. With a capital "H". The guy who gets shit done. That's all you really need to know.
Even if they reveal his face, I doubt I'll ever think of it as his true face. Hell, Optimus has let down that mouth guard thing of his a lot these days, but I still think of him more with it on. Or, another example is to think of Samus, where removal of her helmet only changed the pronoun I associate with her, not my mental image.
Even Isaac Clarke I associate more with his helmet than his face. Sure, this example's a little less clear as removing that extra protection in a horror game helps make you feel a bit more vulnerable (especially when it comes to pointy things around your eyes), but it still works.
The only details about Master Chief I could want to know could easily come by unmasking other Spartan IIs, which they did in Reach. He probably has short hair and lacks any visible cybernetics (though that might differ if Jorge didn't get an implant for AIs).
Honestly, the most unmasking 343 should ever do is to crack his visor and reveal a single eye, and even that's probably a bit much. Let's leave taking off the Spartan helmets to Rooster Teeth, as the Freelancers are less likely to get people upset (hell, Wyoming got away with that mustache and people love it).
Even Isaac Clarke I associate more with his helmet than his face. Sure, this example's a little less clear as removing that extra protection in a horror game helps make you feel a bit more vulnerable (especially when it comes to pointy things around your eyes), but it still works.
The only details about Master Chief I could want to know could easily come by unmasking other Spartan IIs, which they did in Reach. He probably has short hair and lacks any visible cybernetics (though that might differ if Jorge didn't get an implant for AIs).
Honestly, the most unmasking 343 should ever do is to crack his visor and reveal a single eye, and even that's probably a bit much. Let's leave taking off the Spartan helmets to Rooster Teeth, as the Freelancers are less likely to get people upset (hell, Wyoming got away with that mustache and people love it).
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