Halo’s Master Chief has always been seen as an incredibly powerful force across the franchise’s many games.Halo Infiniteis not different, with 343 going out of its way to ensure players know Master Chief may as well be winning a war all by himself. One interesting question worth asking is whether the Master Chief ofHalo Infiniteis comparably strong to the Master Chief of Bungie’s years, or even the originalHalo: Combat Evolved. A clip comparing the first and the latestHalogames in the franchise poses just that question.
The video of focus takes clips from bothHalo: Combat EvolvedandHalo Infinite, providing a humorous but also quite interesting comparison of Master Chief’s relative strength in the games. Or, to be more specific, a comparison of Master Chief’s armor and shield strength between the two games. Both clips feature Master Chief taking a full blast of hardlight from a Forerunner Monitor.
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The first blast comes fromHalo: Combat Evolve’s 343 Guilty Spark, who turns on Master Chief after learning of his goal to destroy the Halo installation. The example taken fromHalo Infinitefeatures the Forerunner sub-Monitory Adjutant Resolution, which attacks Master Chief due to his plan to disable Installation 7’s Spires. Adjutant Resolution appears to use an identical attack against Master Chief as Guilty Spark did, only his hardlight laser is all but ineffective compared to Chief being laid out by Guilty Spark’s attack.
Responses to the video online are largely lighthearted and treat it as the fun and not-so-serious comparison that it is. For example, one fan says if the game was onLegendary difficulty, Master Chief would have been vaporized. Another offers a simple, one-word answer: “Nanobots.”
A surprising number ofHalofans embrace the comparison, however, and flex their knowledge of lore to provide a rational explanation for the difference in strength. The most popular response is thatHalo: Combat Evolved’s Master Chief is wearingMjolnir Mark V armor, made prior to humanity interacting with Forerunners in any capacity. InHalo Infinite, Master Chief is wearing GEN 3 armor, made after humanity has become well acquired with hardlight weaponry. Others note that inHalo Infinite, players are also able to strengthen their shields with Spartan technology.
Master Chief has undoubtedly been through many impossible missions through the years. And there’s no argument that fans want to seeMaster Chieftake on even bigger challenges, rather than be laid low by something he got hit with years ago. With these clips, 343 is likely saying that Master Chief isn’t going to be caught off guard again. He has more important things to focus on.
Halo Infiniteis available now on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
