![]() ![]() ![]() This is obviously due to the fact that Downes is not a screen actor, instead the mantle has been taken up by Pablo Schreiber( Orange is the New Black). While we will see Jen Taylor reprising her in-game character of Cortana, the main character, Master Chief (or more specifically Master Chief Petty Officer John-117), will not be played by Steve Downes who voices the character in the games. ![]() Related: 'Halo' TV Series Trailer Breakdown: New Story, Same Chief Taylor has voiced the character for the games since the first game Halo:Combat Evolved in 2001 up until the most recently released game Halo: Infinite in 2021. We would like to point out, if you didn’t recognize the signature voice, that we love that Cortana, Master Chief’s AI partner in the war against the Covenant (in the games) is being voiced by Jen Taylor. It is likely from what we have seen so far that this will be a similar theme in the show, however we don’t want to speculate too much as we know the show will be taking a leap away from the game itself. Within the games the Halo rings are huge weaponized structures to eradicate sentient life, believed by the Covenant to be religious relics which can allow them to transcend. The Covenant is an alien race who in the games and apparently the series come into conflict with the humans over the Halo rings. The Covenant is also a big part of the Halo games, and the threat we see in the trailer. It seems from the trailer that there is going to be some discourse between the UNSC and Master Chief, who is the perfect soldier due to his ability to be “controlled”, this is something that we might see change. Secondly, Halo is set to follow the story of super soldier Master Chief, the main character from all the Halo games, however we appear to be set to indeed delve deeper into his story, as there are shots of the famous decades old character without his signature suit and helmet.įrom the trailer (and confirmed by the cast list) it appears that much like the games we also have a United Nations Space Command, who work on behalf of the human race to colonize planets and use genetically engineered “Spartans” (a group which Master Chief leads) to protect humanity. Eagle-eyed fans perhaps notice the trademark weapons found in the franchise such as the shining fan favorite energy sword wielded by large alien creatures. If you haven’t yet seen the Halo trailer, we highly recommend you watch it here.įirstly, the aesthetic of the games is certainly shown in the trailer: settings, weapons, and themes to boot. That said, obviously there are many elements from the trailer which fans of the games will recognize that tease a plot line, read on for what we can gather from the trailer itself. Find the Halo, win the war.Įxecutive producer Kiki Wolfkill has also revealed that the series is a non-canon standalone story inspired by the game franchise and isn’t intended to be a direct adaptation from the games themselves. See Master Chief, Cortana, the Covenant, and the other Spartans of Silver Team more in this epic trailer for the new Paramount+ Original Series, Halo. In a war for humanity's very survival, our deadliest weapon is our greatest hope. Halo will weave deeply drawn personal stories with action, adventure and a richly imagined vision of the future.”ĭramatizing an epic 26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the Covenant, Halo the series will weave deeply drawn personal stories with action, adventure and a richly imagined vision of the future. We know from the synopsis that Halo is going to be "an epic 26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the Covenant. Little has been released regarding the actual plot of Halo. ![]()
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