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Its harry pothead all over again

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I would think it is implying more about the immorality of the hero mythos.

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see i think thats always been halo's problem. i dont care about master chief. i dont sympathize with him, i dont relate, theres no emotional connection, and because of that i couldnt care less if he died.

when it comes down to it, halo's storyline has always just been a platform to battle it out in different levels with aliens. it has very little in the way of giving the player some way to connect with the chief.

dare i say, aside from some beautifully orchestrated music, that nothing in halo has ever captivated me emotionally, and iv always felt quite empty after blasting my way through hundreds of the same enemy.

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That's the exact same thing I thought when I saw this ad in my Gamepro mag.

Yea I think Bungie would be smart enough to not reveal any spoilers. I'm sure this ad will catch fire on the internet tubes, Bungie usually claries these type of things on their website.

Hope MC doesn't die, and pushes the Arbiter to his death instead.

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I kind of agree with you... In the fact that they could have attempted to make you care a little more about the Masterchief and the human race.

However...

Just to clear the rumor before it get's all retarded...

The Master Chief Spartan John 117 does NOT die at the end of Halo 3... PERIOD

A few main characters do, but the Master Chief is NOT one of them...

If you'd like a further explanation feel free to e-mail me as always...

brianfontez@hotmail.com

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I don't think I could agree any less. First off, I wish you guys would put "SPOILER" warnings and force people to click on articles, ESPECIALLY in the future before the game is released, so that huge plot spoilers don't pop up in my face the second I open the site.

Second, just like MANY halo fans I feel a huge connection with the Masterchief and that the storyline of Halo is the most immersive and has the potential for being the greatest, most epic story I've ever had the pleasure of being a part of. I will most certainly feel sad if he dies, if he has to make the ultimate sacrifice to save humanity. This game has touched the lives of so many, if it hadn't then we wouldn't be here now talking about it and millions wouldn't have played the first two installments.

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it would bet the ad is referring to the Arbiter dying to save humanity.

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Heh, good riddance.

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Well thanks Fontez for clearing that up. How do you know everytime a Halo 3 related blog is posted? Lol or maybe you only respond to H3 related stuff.

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Fontez, warn us with a spoiler, as uninformaative as it is, before you say anything.

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For those who don't care about Master Chief, perhaps you misunderstand. It's a first person shooter, you're not supposed to sympathize with Master Chief, you ARE Master Chief. I suspect that's the reason we've never seen his face; Master Chief isn't Black, or White, or Latino, or Asian... he's Master Chief. He is whoever's playing him at that moment. You're not meant to build an emotional connection with him, or care about him; you're meant to be him.

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I've got to agree with you. I've felt a connection with MC grow through the series but I'm not sure why. It's interesting because not a whole lot is done to develop his character in the traditional sense. He doesn't speak much and when he does it's pretty short, we know very little about his past, etc. But I think he perfectly represents the selfless mythic hero, in the tradition of say Beowulf or Achilles. MC is an archetypal fearless hero and that fact adds depth to his character. Would anyone be surprised if the whole framework of the entire series actually turned out to be some human storyteller, tens of thousands of years in the future, telling the legendary tale of humanity's first spacefaring mythic hero? It makes sense to me and I think that would be kind of cool. Who knows if it'd actually end like that but... I felt that there was always a traditional storytelling feel around Halo that reminds me a bit of Homer and other classic folklore.

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Jesus Christ CCC you're such a fuckin pessimistic prick !! keep your useless comments to yourself you fuckin negative little Bitch !!

If you don't like this game then go fuck yourself and take an extra shift at the Gamestop you brag about working at....

Why the FUCK do you visit this site and comment just to BITCH and COMPLAIN !?!?!

FACK !!

brianfontez@hotmail.com

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ooooohhh man!!! first Old Snake now Masterchief?!?!?!?
i don't think that i can handle this much trauma!!
well look on the bright side, if he dies we are assured to see his face or they can do it like v for vendetta where you never see his face except for the one who loves him a.k.a. arbiter hahahaha

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Well, first, that WHOLE poster is majorly flawed. MC is NOT the last Spartan. Kelly and ME are. I jumped into a time vortex and got thrown here, where there was some "game" and "books" created about me and surprisingly, it depicts everything almost perfectly... Kelly jumped into the Shield World where the Halos couldn't kill her and so she will lives. MC dies because the Halos are activated. Thats that. But Kelly will end up carrying MC's legend forward for generations to come. I can't remember who else was with her.

Oh yea...Spoiler alert! Bitches.

Luke, I'm gonna punch your jaw in. Wait, your so tiny I could flick you and I'd shatter bones in your body. You just wish you were me. Or the godly, god rest his soul, Master Chief. Remember, I run these streets.

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True that Fontez, I don't like it when people hate a game and yet come to the forums of said game just to bash it and try to ruin it for others who truly enjoy it.

Also @12 Crashman06

Finally someone who agrees, I knew there had to be someone out there. I am not sure what it is either, maybe it is how much I love Halo in general that helps, but there is something about the chief that puts him above any other super hero or epic character, something so mysterious about him and his past and all he has had to go through to try and save the world by himself! Add in the fact that we are fortunate enough to get to play as him! Gosh, I love that chief, it will be sad to see the Halo trilogy ending as much as I want to finish the fight!

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ohhhhhhh thats so cute, you think your a real spartan! bless you, you can think that if you like. have you got your spartan helmet on? has the glue dried, or did you use cellotape? although cereal boxes are usually a pain to make things from, im sure you look just like one.

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well....i have to say this could mean that MC dies. Yesterday, i was messing around on one of the Halo message boards and saw a reference to a big spoiler.

Someone from bungie was expressing disgust over the fact that apparently this was a microsoft overseen ad-campaign - not bungie.

I would go back and try to find out where i saw this, but Im at work and dont have the time - but fish around on either bungie.net or teamxbox (i think) and you'll find it.

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AHAHAHAHHA...thats the greatest post i've ever made. LOL

@ Luke: Read the books. They add INFINITE depth to the whole story. I'm not even done the first one (I have heard some spoilers) and I can already see HOW MUCH of the whole story I MISSED from not reading the books.

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@13

LOL! Looks like I really struck a chord with this cock sucker. U would clean each of master chief's nut hairs if he was real U pathetic looser. Y dont U crawl back into the hole ur family came from.

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