After 20 years playing the successful Halo shooter franchise, it’s normal to be curious about Master Chief’s face, but was it what you expected?
On March 24, the series of Halofrom Paramount+. This series arrives to give greater depth to some of his characters, especially to master Chiefsince, as we had told you in this other note, finally his face was known.
Indeed, after what were 20 endless years of doubt about the identity of master Chiefthe series of Halo solves it in a moment. Obviously, the face we could see is that of paul schreiberthe actor who plays master Chief. Then we leave you the video (obviously with spoilers) of the face reveal.
This turned out to be a double-edged sword, as while there were a lot of fans who craved this moment, there were just as many who hated it. But not only the fans, but also the stance of some critics was divided by the face of John-117. One of them was the commentator Juice Kaywho criticized that decision: “Maybe cut off the back of his head and still have the scene. How to imagine Darth Vader or Samus showing his face after his first battle. It’s strange”.
In a Polygon interview with Pablo Schreiber, the actor declares what it is like to play a character about whom not many things are known. “In a first-person shooter video game, the character is created very specifically for the purposes of the game, you have to believe that you are Master Chief, ” He tells Pablo Schreiber to Polygon. “But the character is never overly revealing, so you can project your own personality onto him.”.
Furthermore, he adds that it was necessary to be able to deconstruct the image that the fans had about the boss in Halo. It was vitally important that the viewer knew that he would no longer be master Chiefinstead, the character would have his change and show his personality on his own throughout the series.