I cried when he talked about Chief dying. Ever since I was 5 Master Chief has been my hero. I hate it when people talk about him dying, or ever try to bring up the topic. I can’t see him go, he means to much. Even as a semi-silent protagonist, his actions mean more to me than words. And for that, I can’t see him perish
Not gonna lie i teared up a bit. Even with arbiter dying. Its essential for the story which gives great ambiance to what truly is at stake for life in the galaxy.
Honestly I hate when developers say their game will last for ten years. Usually that means a unfinished game that gets bits and pieces sprinkled in here and there.
@@fkdaybreak3626 You are exactly right. People try and correlate anything together to always assume the worst. I absolutely hate the gaming community. They are the most entitled childish unreasonable anti-capitalistic people I’ve ever encountered. Everything of business does it’s just greed.They always a tribute bad business decisions or a game not turning out well to greed.The point is it’s incredibly vague and ignorant as well as sometimes games just don’t turn out great and it’s not because everyone involved or the higher-ups are just greedy bad people trying to rip other people off. In fact greedy people tend to produce A great product because that’s how you make more money. That’s how capitalism works but you were exactly right plenty of games suffer exactly what their predictions of halo suffering is because 343 said it will be the next ten years. No game has ever dropped saying it will be the next 10 year long game and they just finish an actual game over 10 years. If that finished product in 10 years is what they expected a game to drop like normally, then they have very high expectations... Everyone thinks they were screwed and ripped off if every single video game they played isn’t is massive and groundbreaking is red dead redemption two and anything short of that is because the companies greedy because again we are dealing with a bunch of entitled children who aren’t good at anything except sitting in front of a TV all day after school or work and playing a game
@@fkdaybreak3626 I really appreciate that. Usually any time somebody makes a claim they go to counter that every average day person is it a victim all the people in the comment section wanna go through a lot of mental gymnastics to try their hardest to prove what I said wrong it’s really frustrating and unnecessary. So I appreciate you actually think somethings not only in agreement but encouraging on the Internet lol
I wonder if, with the UNSC Infinity being a pseudo-parallel to High Charity, if it will suffer a similar fate? I’d be interesting in seeing a flood infested Infinity.
As unsure as I am that this will actually happen this would also allow for a flood horror game. Imagine playing as a crewman trying to get off the Infinity while marines and ODSTs are infected, SIVs trying and failing to take control of the situation. Would be pretty cool. Could even explore what happens when spartans are infected, having to avoid infected spartans at all costs rather than fighting them.
I would love to see someone turn your predictions into a short comic, just to put images to your ideas. You painted such an amazing journey that it would be neat to see it illustrated in a series of pictures or a short comic.
I hope we see a lot of characters, slowly and over time, appear throughout this long time of Halo Infinite's plot. DLC or otherwise. I want to see Locke and Buck return too and developed more. 🥰
I wont lie. That ending scenario made me choke up a bit and almost have a tear form, simply because I've grown up with halo being the first game I ever played and is still the fondest thing I have, and just the idea of it being gone, makes me feel like I lost someone I cared for which in a way is true.
343 should give him the chance at some books or potentially give him the chance at giving creative story ideas. He is amazing at how detailed and powerful his storytelling is.
The time and money into this project is already well beyond the other mentioned games. It might not last 10 years but I'm more hopeful that this is just going to be a good game. We haven't got alot of those recently.
*Halo: Infinite* is going to be amazing in my opinion. The amount of years that 343i has been putting into this game (6+) is unbelievable. And if the UNSC Infinity ever falls for good in *Halo: Infinite,* that will be a huge, and I mean huge loss for the UNSC itself considering it houses 17,000 UNSC troops on board and is the most powerful and largest ship in the UNSC fleet. All things aside, I cannot wait to play the game on release! 😁
@@hawkevick9184 Don’t really want to point fingers, but look what happened to Cyberpunk 2077. About 7-8 years of development couldn’t save the game really.
@@ll-xS33Rx-ll but remember, cyberpunk was built to work better on next-gen PC’s and the team was also working on other games, plus they never showed console footage of the games until it released which was false advertising right there since they said it performed well on consoles
@@ll-xS33Rx-ll No no just no.... it was in active development not talking about concepts. for 4 years. no game is ever in direct development for as long as they say, also were working on W3 still so no...... mean the game was kinda ass from several reasons not the time they invested.
Sitting here and absorbing everything I can to fan the flames of excitement for the next installment of what I consider one of the greatest games franchises with such rich lore. Your narrative predictions for where this new journey will lead us have bought me to tears!
I loved this video. I always told my fellow Lore nerds that I predicted tiers of enemies in infinite and that the banished were just the set dressing, and that the gravemind or didact would be revealed in subsequent waves. A more extreme version of the flood reveal in CE, but they never really seemed convinced. Your idea of developing conflicts over 10 years, is fascinating. I'd never considered it in that way. Great work as always.
When john returns from the domain, maybe he evolved into the parent species of the forerunners and ancient humanity, the one that the precursors split because lmao.
Tbh, 343 can do whatever they want with the story until the end with chief fighting the flood and the didact while trying to light the ring, that was fukin legendary
Great video as always. The idea of the survivors staying on the Ark for a while would be a great backdrop for a series. Especially if they splinter whilst they wait for the galaxy to become habitable again.
I absolutely loved your video. I really wish 343i was this component in storytelling. To be frankly honest with you here's my opinion of what's going to happen. UNSC goes to ring, fights banished, losses, Cheif finds a way to stop Cortana on the ring, kills eschrum, stops Cortana, game over. Predictable, safe, and kind of an unnoteworthy halo story. Better than 4 and 5, but that's about it.
When you play as an elite in x mode you have an energy sword recharge would be cool Or it would be cool to refuel from an explosive barrel so it's dangerous but it can be worth it
That's the least of your problems. Plasma requires a gas. So gas refuelling is the problem, not the powerpack to superheat it into a 4th state that can be manipulated into shape by the magnetic field
10 year plan, Every time I remember that's the case, my excitement dies a little, because of other gaming failures, I hope beyond sense that Infinite is good.
I’d think it would be cool to have expansions to the game that offer single-player content in addition to multiplayer. For instance, each such season or expansion could have a different theme, with weapons, vehicles, and cosmetics supporting that theme. There are currently a lot of narrative loose ends in the halo franchise, and having new multiplayer maps and campaign missions that share assets between them could be pretty efficient, and provide longevity and diversity of gameplay. For instance, imagine a plot line set during or after infinite involving the _Shadow of Intent,_ and at the same time the update adds covenant or elite-themed maps like heretic, snowbound, and assembly, as well as weapons, skins, and maybe even new equipment to fit the theme.
This was a fantastic bit of sci-fi writing let alone would be Halo lore. Fantastic writing and I can only imagine how long it took you to put this together. My only revision would be to the part where the Didact pulled John thru the portal. Somehow someway a part of the original Cortana was buried deep with the Didacts domain. Seeing John 117 in danger she comes forth rescuing chief one last time. Or it could even be the evil cortana and she could say something to the point of “ you might have been whiling to let me die but I could never let you perish. Boom John and cortana ride off into the sunset. Either way fantastic job. Parts of this video actually had me get emotional. I hope I’m not the only grown man that loves halo so much this video sparked real emotion in me.
As an 800mm Railway Gun, this is my Story Prediction/Theory regarding Chief, Cortana and The Weapon: Chief and T.W. will initially begin their story an awkward team-up as a result of having such little time spent working together. Not knowing eachothers personalities, motives and overall gap in the level of lived experience between a seasoned Chief and a greenhorn AI, T.W. Eventually, over the period of infinite (which is a 10 year timeframe) Chief and T.W. will grow as a team causing T.W. to unlock more of herself and her humanity from what she has learned. Ultimately, bonding over their shared goals, achievements and struggles. Becoming just as tight as Chief and Cortana once were but Chief having learned from his past mistakes will attempt to come across with a wiser, more mentor based love for his AI companion rather than one of mindless machine. (A bond akin to Kratos and his son.) Along the way, It will be revealed to both that T.W. is in fact a younger sibling to Cortana made by Dr. Halsey hence the similarity of appearance yet having a more youthful stature. Also discovering that her name isnt simply 'The Weapon' as the UNSC has labeled her, but in fact the name given to her by Dr. Halsey is actually 'Joyeuse.' (A reference to the story of Curtana, Joyeuse and Durendal each owned by Ogier the Dane, Charlemagne and Roland.) Through all the trials and tribulations the duo face, the time will eventually come when Chief and Joyeuse will be confronted by the (Not Deleted) now further corrupted Cortana. Chief will begin to show some of his humanity and old wounds by feeling conflicted over whether or not he should save his once faithful companion turn monster or mercifully put her down. As a result of the events in H5, corrupted Cortana has an unhealthy obsession of Chief and once seeing him with his 'Replacement', her own sister AI. She will snap, feeling betrayed and lash out at both Chief and Joyeuse in her jealousy and rage with no remorse because she feels she has been cheated or slighted by an AI she either will or will not view as her true sister as well as the one she thought of as a 'Lover'. Feeling as though everything she had done in H5 to keep and have John 117 for herself, was for nothing. As a result she will feel all her efforts to create a peaceful galaxy were in vain and begin the process of going full on scorched earth on every and all who stand in her way, twisting the knives of old wounds in the process. In the end, the UNSC and its foes may unite briefly to put an end to a far more invasive threat. But putting down Cortana will test the resolve of Chief and Joyeuse to their absolute limits. Knowing Chief needs to kill a once dear friend and Joyeuse knowing she will have a hand in killing her own sister. Coming through this dilemma together, it will cement their bond and strengthen their resolve as a dynamic duo. Ultimately hardening them for what further storms come in the future.
One could only hope... That being said, even if it's not realised at all, the narrative you've put together is worhty of it's own standalone series. You've got me pumped with inspiration with this one
Would be kinda cool if Cortana's entrance into the Domain and commandeering of the Forerunner's remaining systems throughout the galaxy actually bore fruit for everyone, like a discovery that the Halo array can be retooled or tuned to target Flood infection forms exclusively.
We don’t need Arbiter dying on us. Chief already lost Jonson, both and Keys’. Sgt. Jonson already told Chief in his dying breaths to never let her go. That’s all the motivation he needs.
The only thing I have to say is in regards to what the Librarian did to chief. I love the way you kept the ending almost open. It makes a pathway for yet another Halo game. What I want to say is this, though, we don't know what the Librarian did to the Master Chief. She obviously made him immune to the effects of the composer but what else? Did she increase his lifespan to that if ancient humanity? Did she replace some of his organs with other things that would make him more like a cyborg but the replaced organs are somehow an organic machinery in the same way that the engineers are organic machines? We don't know. What I can say for a fact is that if Infinte goes the way you theorize then we will find out. I personally would love the idea of the Chief having the same lifespan as ancient humans. Maybe in his time in the Domain he'll learn how to unlock that longevity for all humanity. There's so much more theorizing we could do but we won't truly get answers until the developers of the Halo universe say things are a certain way
Someone get this man a job at 343 taking over the story that was amazing you should really do audio books you have definitely the Voice and the way you tell stories
Number 9 almost made me cry thinking of that. wow. 343 needs to contact you Installation00 and get your help with Infinite. The Legend Returns. I got goose bumps from that
Halo has to end with the ultimate defeat of the Flood, they're the main enemy in the series, the beginning (precursors) and the end: (in victory consuming the galaxy) in defeat allowing humanity to claim the mantle. Then the galaxy can finally know peace to the tune of Roll Call
As sad as it may be, I think the most fitting way for chief to go out is with a classic one liner, a call back to what is at that point a nearly 2 decade old game. In a first person persepective we see chief prepare the halo to fire, seeing the ring is ready to activate, and his final duty is complete, he takes seat against the cartographer's console, removing his helmet he finally comes to terms with who he is and what it takes to be the Master Chief - a symbol of hope for not just huimanity, but every living thing in the universe. He looks back down at the cracked and battered version of his iconic helmet, in the murky reflection of its visor we see the gravemind and diadact battling it out. Realizing there's no other way he knows what he's gotta do. While the Halo prepares to fire, and the swarm of flood apporach the chief, we cut back to the arc where fred's finger remians pressed just above the activaiton button "John?" We hear chiefs war aged voice one last time over the comms. "Send me out...with a bang" The halo fires, and a beam of white light engulfes the chief and the flood just before they get to him. Fade to Black Queue Iconic Piano notes. End of series - probably in the late 2020's imho
Once again the truth is revealed and told. Attention on deck. The lore master is here. As you discribe the possible story you for see. A tear comes to my eyes. So well told. A devastating storyline that only a lore master can say. I'm glad you have told it. I look forward to the new halo infinite game. What I wonder will be the story they take in game? Find peace in the domain. As always standing by 5-5. Acdemiclamb171.
If I don't get dinosaurs I'm going to be upset. ODSTs, dinosaurs, explanations for the Assembly and whether this is actually Cortana and and and and and .... *sobs* I'm drunk and just wanted to write a comment early, it's my first time. I love you Installdubzeds
I'd love to see a scene or epilogue between Chief and the Didact where after they fight, the Didact finally compromises with the Chief, and let's go of what's been holding him back for all these lifetimes of experiences. Seeing just how far the Chief is willing to go, to not just protect humanity but the galaxy a as whole, should pay off in some way. I'd love to see a scene where the 2 talk, where the Didact digs deep into the mind of Chief and finally acknowledges Humanities worthiness. Or something similar.
I won't lie, those last three predictions gave me chills. There is so much potential for a truly terrifying reveal of the flood's return to galactic dominance. If 343i actually plans to take the story down this route (or one similar to this) I hope they lean into the horror aspect to really impress the feeling of impending doom onto the player.
Right? Like just for a minute or so, he begins to turn, but he's fighting it with all his might, and right when the flood have won and taken him over,, the firing array kills them all.
Absolutely immaculate storytelling for just speculation i love this video your finally was emotional and beautiful im at work but hell I'd love to type a longer comment
I feel like the infinity likely was destroyed at zeta in an event before the game. It gives me much the same vibes as say ODST where you're learning what happened as you continue the story. It's also unlikely that theres a secret to defeat the created on the ark, I feel like there's likely a much larger story beat upcoming. Atriox has always felt like a brute arbiter character so it would be nice for a sort of uneasy brotherhood to form between the three from some sort of unifying threat I also feel like having the chief die in a battle with didact would perhaps be a misstep, in your endgame scenario, it would be much more impactful for the chief to have to face something he cares about in order to activate the halo likely manipulations by the gravemind or something facing his most internal threat, sacrificing himself, saving the galaxy. It's also poetic that the chief, likely iso didact geas firing the halos again.
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My predictions for Halo Infinite for the next 10 years: *I’ll be playing it.*
Good prediction there
Saaame
I’ll be playing it too
Legendary comment
I believe there is a high probability that I will be playing it in this timeframe.
I cried when he talked about Chief dying. Ever since I was 5 Master Chief has been my hero. I hate it when people talk about him dying, or ever try to bring up the topic. I can’t see him go, he means to much. Even as a semi-silent protagonist, his actions mean more to me than words. And for that, I can’t see him perish
Just rember, Spartans don't die, just missing in combat
Not gonna lie i teared up a bit. Even with arbiter dying. Its essential for the story which gives great ambiance to what truly is at stake for life in the galaxy.
But if he died in the epic battle 00 described it would be a perfect end for his story. And an extremely emotional one to.
@@Americum true
@@TrevorAwesomeness that’s a great way to explain it. Halo holds so much emotion and depth it’s unreal
Never have I ever been so decided on what I'm doing for the next 40 minutes of my life
I want more Arbiter in Halo Infinite, not less.
Me too.
no elites
@@Marinealver playable*
one of the marines mentions him
As long it's not like the first 4 years of Destiny/Destiny 2 it's going to be great.
Naw Brotha I promise you as I am so deep into all information halo I have the highest hopes it's gonna be glorious 😭
Well said
Bungie abandoned us. 343 are the true Reclaimers.
As long as its not destiny we good
Destiny =good Destiny 2= Crap
The Spirit of Fire coming to Masterchief & the remainder of the UNSC’s rescue would be absolutely beautiful
The spirit of fire is in halo infinite. It is in one of the more recently released pictures. The one with the 2 banshee's
@@Boothswelding i wouldnt say that ship in background is the sof, the bottom of its hull is completely different
I'm in tears at the ending. "Leonidas returns, John 117, king of the Spartans"
Honestly, I don’t normally comment but this is an amazing video. Would love to see halo infinite evolve this way.
This theory (if proven to be accurate) will lead to the best story conclusion in gaming history.
Honestly I hate when developers say their game will last for ten years. Usually that means a unfinished game that gets bits and pieces sprinkled in here and there.
At least you know what to expect when Infinite launches.
Maybe, but in this case it seems like they actually have a content plan that will last the next ten years
Exactly mate
@@fkdaybreak3626 You are exactly right. People try and correlate anything together to always assume the worst. I absolutely hate the gaming community. They are the most entitled childish unreasonable anti-capitalistic people I’ve ever encountered. Everything of business does it’s just greed.They always a tribute bad business decisions or a game not turning out well to greed.The point is it’s incredibly vague and ignorant as well as sometimes games just don’t turn out great and it’s not because everyone involved or the higher-ups are just greedy bad people trying to rip other people off. In fact greedy people tend to produce A great product because that’s how you make more money. That’s how capitalism works but you were exactly right plenty of games suffer exactly what their predictions of halo suffering is because 343 said it will be the next ten years. No game has ever dropped saying it will be the next 10 year long game and they just finish an actual game over 10 years. If that finished product in 10 years is what they expected a game to drop like normally, then they have very high expectations... Everyone thinks they were screwed and ripped off if every single video game they played isn’t is massive and groundbreaking is red dead redemption two and anything short of that is because the companies greedy because again we are dealing with a bunch of entitled children who aren’t good at anything except sitting in front of a TV all day after school or work and playing a game
@@fkdaybreak3626 I really appreciate that. Usually any time somebody makes a claim they go to counter that every average day person is it a victim all the people in the comment section wanna go through a lot of mental gymnastics to try their hardest to prove what I said wrong it’s really frustrating and unnecessary. So I appreciate you actually think somethings not only in agreement but encouraging on the Internet lol
I wonder if, with the UNSC Infinity being a pseudo-parallel to High Charity, if it will suffer a similar fate? I’d be interesting in seeing a flood infested Infinity.
Nuuu I love the Infinity ship. I want it to become a Resistance base, not destroyed! >w
@@jakespacepiratee3740 why not both, we need human combat forms anyway
@Shomophobe BottomText Great idea!
As unsure as I am that this will actually happen this would also allow for a flood horror game.
Imagine playing as a crewman trying to get off the Infinity while marines and ODSTs are infected, SIVs trying and failing to take control of the situation. Would be pretty cool. Could even explore what happens when spartans are infected, having to avoid infected spartans at all costs rather than fighting them.
@@frenzy2846 thats sounds cool as heck
We need some ODSTs in action and even be able to play as them in the future.
I'd love that, but we haven't really seen ODST since they made Spartan IVs.
😢
@@OfficialFedHater
Halo wars 2: am I a joke to you?
@@deltadude7417 Sure, the Spirit of Fire wasn't affected by Spartan IVs taking away ODSTs, they could come into play.
In Halo: Shadows of Reach, the infinity deploys ODST's to help out blue team, so they are still around
@@bc8gaming869 oh yeah i forgot lol
30:00 Holy crap this Scenario sounds EXTREMELY AWESOME! 34:00 made me tear up and it’s not even real. What an outstanding video.
Dude, same
Bro saying that the arbiter dies makes me cry like hardcore even thinking about it. Beautiful video man, 😤
Damn. What a narrative. The ending, it made me sit back and go "Holy Shit." That would be infuckingcredible to play.
Roasted sausages around a nice fire, a cool breeze and drink, the stars overhead and Installation 00. "Iconic." I love this channel.👌
that intro... chills everytime
Yup
Yup
What's the music used though?
It hit me One day when i was high and it's just so 😩😩
@@Cresc3n1 ^^^^^
I would love to see someone turn your predictions into a short comic, just to put images to your ideas. You painted such an amazing journey that it would be neat to see it illustrated in a series of pictures or a short comic.
yes please.....or or or a whole live-action series? plz plz plz plz plz.
I hope we see a lot of characters, slowly and over time, appear throughout this long time of Halo Infinite's plot. DLC or otherwise. I want to see Locke and Buck return too and developed more. 🥰
Infinite has to be the Smash Bros Ultimate of halo
No Locke can stay dead for all I’m concerned
@@thesacredhecker locke was so dookie
Lol Locke’s head is stuck on Voridus’s shoulder
Atriox going to doisac in an attempt to reunite the brutes is something I can see happening since HW2’s Phoenix logs set it up.
So kinda like what wrex did in mass effect?
... oops. That, uh, could have happened? But event prior to infinite that are shown in the course of the campaign... might make it a bit difficult.
Most detailed breakdown of the Longsword!!
That last part was the best piece of fan fiction I've ever heard in my life, holy SHIT.
Amazing video. I love it when halo spartans are compared to the original ones. Also its quite poetic how the only thing able to kill chief was halo.
I wont lie. That ending scenario made me choke up a bit and almost have a tear form, simply because I've grown up with halo being the first game I ever played and is still the fondest thing I have, and just the idea of it being gone, makes me feel like I lost someone I cared for which in a way is true.
Wooo my first highlighted comment
This gave me the chills, making true on what halo is able to and allowing more room to grow get life, maybe even new life and a new thought.
Seriously how have they not hired you for story. Fantastic video, I really liked the return of chief for the fight against the precursors
That ending you proposed is badass, I hope something around that happens
Him activating Installation 04B is a symbolically perfect end. A return to your roots.
10:44 fate had us meet as foes but this ring will make us brothers
~The Gravemind
343 should give him the chance at some books or potentially give him the chance at giving creative story ideas. He is amazing at how detailed and powerful his storytelling is.
Damn, been binging your channel today because of nostalgia vibes and this pops up
The 10 year plan thing is a big red flag for me.
Basically every game that announced a ten year plan before it’s release has failed to meet that goal
Warframe is exceedingly close to that goal but it isn't without its hiccups
The time and money into this project is already well beyond the other mentioned games. It might not last 10 years but I'm more hopeful that this is just going to be a good game. We haven't got alot of those recently.
Fred pulling Halsey's hand away broke me, The Didact saving John broke me AGAIN
I have been tricked into listening to 40 minutes of Halo Fan fiction and I'm not even upset about it.
*Halo: Infinite* is going to be amazing in my opinion. The amount of years that 343i has been putting into this game (6+) is unbelievable.
And if the UNSC Infinity ever falls for good in *Halo: Infinite,* that will be a huge, and I mean huge loss for the UNSC itself considering it houses 17,000 UNSC troops on board and is the most powerful and largest ship in the UNSC fleet.
All things aside, I cannot wait to play the game on release! 😁
Watch it launch and not work
@@hawkevick9184 this is 343 we're talking about
@@hawkevick9184 Don’t really want to point fingers, but look what happened to Cyberpunk 2077. About 7-8 years of development couldn’t save the game really.
@@ll-xS33Rx-ll but remember, cyberpunk was built to work better on next-gen PC’s and the team was also working on other games, plus they never showed console footage of the games until it released which was false advertising right there since they said it performed well on consoles
@@ll-xS33Rx-ll No no just no.... it was in active development not talking about concepts. for 4 years. no game is ever in direct development for as long as they say, also were working on W3 still so no...... mean the game was kinda ass from several reasons not the time they invested.
Nice theory/storytelling mate!! Just gave me literal goosebumps!!
Every time you narrate your ideas in story form as you do, I get chills by the end. Never stop the fight, Spartan.
Dude, your story telling capabilities are amazing and I would cry if I this was how it all ended. So good....
Literally everything you’ve said SHOULD happen, please! It would be so bad ass!
I love when he does these grand speculative videos.
Sitting here and absorbing everything I can to fan the flames of excitement for the next installment of what I consider one of the greatest games franchises with such rich lore. Your narrative predictions for where this new journey will lead us have bought me to tears!
I loved this video. I always told my fellow Lore nerds that I predicted tiers of enemies in infinite and that the banished were just the set dressing, and that the gravemind or didact would be revealed in subsequent waves. A more extreme version of the flood reveal in CE, but they never really seemed convinced. Your idea of developing conflicts over 10 years, is fascinating. I'd never considered it in that way. Great work as always.
Chief just went beyond Hyper Lethal lmao.
Imagine the KILLIONAIRE appearing like 1000000000000000000000000000000 times.
Apparently RUclips decided to remove you from my sub list. No wonder I haven’t seen videos from you in a while.
Same here
The problem with watching videos like these is I can't help but set them as the standard I hope the realized story to achieve.
When john returns from the domain, maybe he evolved into the parent species of the forerunners and ancient humanity, the one that the precursors split because lmao.
NGL, I really dig your story you came up with. I'm all about it. Also the fact you found a way to incorporate your catch phrase, props to you lmao
Tbh, 343 can do whatever they want with the story until the end with chief fighting the flood and the didact while trying to light the ring, that was fukin legendary
Great video as always. The idea of the survivors staying on the Ark for a while would be a great backdrop for a series. Especially if they splinter whilst they wait for the galaxy to become habitable again.
I absolutely loved your video. I really wish 343i was this component in storytelling. To be frankly honest with you here's my opinion of what's going to happen. UNSC goes to ring, fights banished, losses, Cheif finds a way to stop Cortana on the ring, kills eschrum, stops Cortana, game over. Predictable, safe, and kind of an unnoteworthy halo story. Better than 4 and 5, but that's about it.
I'd like to see the energy sword have a recharge ability
When you play as an elite in x mode you have an energy sword recharge would be cool
Or it would be cool to refuel from an explosive barrel so it's dangerous but it can be worth it
That's the least of your problems. Plasma requires a gas. So gas refuelling is the problem, not the powerpack to superheat it into a 4th state that can be manipulated into shape by the magnetic field
I wanna be able to refuel energy weapons like SPV3 did.
Its solar powrr
10 year plan, Every time I remember that's the case, my excitement dies a little, because of other gaming failures, I hope beyond sense that Infinite is good.
This is absolutely phenomenal work. I can't get enough of your content and the delivery that you present it through!
This the most emotional halo video i've heard I'm crying
I’d think it would be cool to have expansions to the game that offer single-player content in addition to multiplayer. For instance, each such season or expansion could have a different theme, with weapons, vehicles, and cosmetics supporting that theme. There are currently a lot of narrative loose ends in the halo franchise, and having new multiplayer maps and campaign missions that share assets between them could be pretty efficient, and provide longevity and diversity of gameplay.
For instance, imagine a plot line set during or after infinite involving the _Shadow of Intent,_ and at the same time the update adds covenant or elite-themed maps like heretic, snowbound, and assembly, as well as weapons, skins, and maybe even new equipment to fit the theme.
This was a fantastic bit of sci-fi writing let alone would be Halo lore. Fantastic writing and I can only imagine how long it took you to put this together. My only revision would be to the part where the Didact pulled John thru the portal. Somehow someway a part of the original Cortana was buried deep with the Didacts domain. Seeing John 117 in danger she comes forth rescuing chief one last time. Or it could even be the evil cortana and she could say something to the point of “ you might have been whiling to let me die but I could never let you perish. Boom John and cortana ride off into the sunset. Either way fantastic job. Parts of this video actually had me get emotional. I hope I’m not the only grown man that loves halo so much this video sparked real emotion in me.
As an 800mm Railway Gun, this is my Story Prediction/Theory regarding Chief, Cortana and The Weapon: Chief and T.W. will initially begin their story an awkward team-up as a result of having such little time spent working together. Not knowing eachothers personalities, motives and overall gap in the level of lived experience between a seasoned Chief and a greenhorn AI, T.W. Eventually, over the period of infinite (which is a 10 year timeframe) Chief and T.W. will grow as a team causing T.W. to unlock more of herself and her humanity from what she has learned. Ultimately, bonding over their shared goals, achievements and struggles. Becoming just as tight as Chief and Cortana once were but Chief having learned from his past mistakes will attempt to come across with a wiser, more mentor based love for his AI companion rather than one of mindless machine. (A bond akin to Kratos and his son.) Along the way, It will be revealed to both that T.W. is in fact a younger sibling to Cortana made by Dr. Halsey hence the similarity of appearance yet having a more youthful stature. Also discovering that her name isnt simply 'The Weapon' as the UNSC has labeled her, but in fact the name given to her by Dr. Halsey is actually 'Joyeuse.' (A reference to the story of Curtana, Joyeuse and Durendal each owned by Ogier the Dane, Charlemagne and Roland.) Through all the trials and tribulations the duo face, the time will eventually come when Chief and Joyeuse will be confronted by the (Not Deleted) now further corrupted Cortana. Chief will begin to show some of his humanity and old wounds by feeling conflicted over whether or not he should save his once faithful companion turn monster or mercifully put her down. As a result of the events in H5, corrupted Cortana has an unhealthy obsession of Chief and once seeing him with his 'Replacement', her own sister AI. She will snap, feeling betrayed and lash out at both Chief and Joyeuse in her jealousy and rage with no remorse because she feels she has been cheated or slighted by an AI she either will or will not view as her true sister as well as the one she thought of as a 'Lover'. Feeling as though everything she had done in H5 to keep and have John 117 for herself, was for nothing. As a result she will feel all her efforts to create a peaceful galaxy were in vain and begin the process of going full on scorched earth on every and all who stand in her way, twisting the knives of old wounds in the process. In the end, the UNSC and its foes may unite briefly to put an end to a far more invasive threat. But putting down Cortana will test the resolve of Chief and Joyeuse to their absolute limits. Knowing Chief needs to kill a once dear friend and Joyeuse knowing she will have a hand in killing her own sister. Coming through this dilemma together, it will cement their bond and strengthen their resolve as a dynamic duo. Ultimately hardening them for what further storms come in the future.
OMG that was the best written ending that could ever be written!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
One could only hope... That being said, even if it's not realised at all, the narrative you've put together is worhty of it's own standalone series. You've got me pumped with inspiration with this one
This shook me, and this is how it should be done. Wow honestly had goosebumps
Would be kinda cool if Cortana's entrance into the Domain and commandeering of the Forerunner's remaining systems throughout the galaxy actually bore fruit for everyone, like a discovery that the Halo array can be retooled or tuned to target Flood infection forms exclusively.
Wow this is way better than what's going to happen.
We don’t need Arbiter dying on us. Chief already lost Jonson, both and Keys’. Sgt. Jonson already told Chief in his dying breaths to never let her go. That’s all the motivation he needs.
Indeed.
Damn never thought a halo theory could hot me in the feels so hard...
Something about hearing Chief referred to as Leonidas, king of the spartans almost brought a tear to my eye.
BLOOD OF KING LEONIDAS
FUUUUUUUUUUU.... That ending... I got goosebumps all over... DAMN!! That was one hell of a video!
now that Infinite is out and most people have completed the campaign, this video is past due for a follow up
The only thing I have to say is in regards to what the Librarian did to chief. I love the way you kept the ending almost open. It makes a pathway for yet another Halo game. What I want to say is this, though, we don't know what the Librarian did to the Master Chief. She obviously made him immune to the effects of the composer but what else? Did she increase his lifespan to that if ancient humanity? Did she replace some of his organs with other things that would make him more like a cyborg but the replaced organs are somehow an organic machinery in the same way that the engineers are organic machines? We don't know. What I can say for a fact is that if Infinte goes the way you theorize then we will find out. I personally would love the idea of the Chief having the same lifespan as ancient humans. Maybe in his time in the Domain he'll learn how to unlock that longevity for all humanity. There's so much more theorizing we could do but we won't truly get answers until the developers of the Halo universe say things are a certain way
Someone get this man a job at 343 taking over the story that was amazing you should really do audio books you have definitely the Voice and the way you tell stories
Return of the Didact?
Yes, please!
EDIT: Damn, that's some good fan-fic. I hope at least some of it will happen.
27:05 "...Sir. Finishing This Fight"
Number 9 almost made me cry thinking of that. wow. 343 needs to contact you Installation00 and get your help with Infinite. The Legend Returns. I got goose bumps from that
Halo has to end with the ultimate defeat of the Flood, they're the main enemy in the series, the beginning (precursors) and the end: (in victory consuming the galaxy) in defeat allowing humanity to claim the mantle. Then the galaxy can finally know peace to the tune of Roll Call
As sad as it may be, I think the most fitting way for chief to go out is with a classic one liner, a call back to what is at that point a nearly 2 decade old game.
In a first person persepective we see chief prepare the halo to fire, seeing the ring is ready to activate, and his final duty is complete, he takes seat against the cartographer's console, removing his helmet he finally comes to terms with who he is and what it takes to be the Master Chief - a symbol of hope for not just huimanity, but every living thing in the universe. He looks back down at the cracked and battered version of his iconic helmet, in the murky reflection of its visor we see the gravemind and diadact battling it out. Realizing there's no other way he knows what he's gotta do.
While the Halo prepares to fire, and the swarm of flood apporach the chief, we cut back to the arc where fred's finger remians pressed just above the activaiton button "John?"
We hear chiefs war aged voice one last time over the comms.
"Send me out...with a bang"
The halo fires, and a beam of white light engulfes the chief and the flood just before they get to him.
Fade to Black
Queue Iconic Piano notes.
End of series - probably in the late 2020's imho
Jeez Installation00 that ending was amazing.
Very solid video. Thank you. You should make more vids like this. It was very soothing
Man, I kinda wish you were in charge of Halo’s story development in some capacity.
This felt more like one big prediction rather than 10 seperate ones
Man 343 should just bring you on as a writer at this point.
Didn't predict it would be incomplete, terrible, and done for good. Nice try though.
Sadly, Infinite didn't save Halo, it killed it.
Once again the truth is revealed and told. Attention on deck. The lore master is here. As you discribe the possible story you for see. A tear comes to my eyes. So well told. A devastating storyline that only a lore master can say. I'm glad you have told it. I look forward to the new halo infinite game. What I wonder will be the story they take in game? Find peace in the domain. As always standing by 5-5. Acdemiclamb171.
If I don't get dinosaurs I'm going to be upset. ODSTs, dinosaurs, explanations for the Assembly and whether this is actually Cortana and and and and and .... *sobs* I'm drunk and just wanted to write a comment early, it's my first time. I love you Installdubzeds
Love it! Keep at it man. Been with halo since Mac world days. Love your in depth videos and analysis.
Why would you want Chief to die. Let him retire peacefully. He is literally the face of xbox.
Because heros don't come home.
"Show me a hero and I'll write you a tragedy." F. Scott Fitzgerald
Your prediction of chief made me cry, but thats how they should do it. Honestly. So good
14:30 THANK YOU! Glad to know I'm not the only one who thinks evil Cortana is a fragment that got repaired by the Domain
This was absolutely amazing to be honest great scriptwork and the ending that's the cherry the chief surviving In a uncomplicated way.
Thanks for the book spoiler warning! I bought 10 halo books a few months ago to get caught up on the lore and haven’t read those two yet!
Goddamn, that sounded like an awesome end, finally using the damn rings and the Ark for what they're supposed to be.
I'd love to see a scene or epilogue between Chief and the Didact where after they fight, the Didact finally compromises with the Chief, and let's go of what's been holding him back for all these lifetimes of experiences. Seeing just how far the Chief is willing to go, to not just protect humanity but the galaxy a as whole, should pay off in some way. I'd love to see a scene where the 2 talk, where the Didact digs deep into the mind of Chief and finally acknowledges Humanities worthiness. Or something similar.
This was a fantastic theory, great work on these videos!
I won't lie, those last three predictions gave me chills. There is so much potential for a truly terrifying reveal of the flood's return to galactic dominance. If 343i actually plans to take the story down this route (or one similar to this) I hope they lean into the horror aspect to really impress the feeling of impending doom onto the player.
You told a beautiful story and I hope the next 10 years are like this but we will just have to wait and see.
I like the idea of Chief turning into a flood. Just imagine how heart breaking it would be.
Right? Like just for a minute or so, he begins to turn, but he's fighting it with all his might, and right when the flood have won and taken him over,, the firing array kills them all.
WOW. My mind is now going a mile a minute with absolute Wonder. Bring on THAT Halo Canon!👊💥🇺🇸
Interesting predictions… The first part was a little off, but let’s see where the rest of the game takes us.
Absolutely immaculate storytelling for just speculation i love this video your finally was emotional and beautiful im at work but hell I'd love to type a longer comment
If Escharum ends up being an easy anticlimactic boss, the build up given to him would be hilarious
I feel like the infinity likely was destroyed at zeta in an event before the game. It gives me much the same vibes as say ODST where you're learning what happened as you continue the story. It's also unlikely that theres a secret to defeat the created on the ark, I feel like there's likely a much larger story beat upcoming.
Atriox has always felt like a brute arbiter character so it would be nice for a sort of uneasy brotherhood to form between the three from some sort of unifying threat
I also feel like having the chief die in a battle with didact would perhaps be a misstep, in your endgame scenario, it would be much more impactful for the chief to have to face something he cares about in order to activate the halo likely manipulations by the gravemind or something facing his most internal threat, sacrificing himself, saving the galaxy. It's also poetic that the chief, likely iso didact geas firing the halos again.
A cool ending would be to find out that chef and Kelly have a kid that picks up chiefs mantle and legacy.