An admirable trait, but also a dangerous one. He doesn't hesitate to say those words. That everything he had went through, the choices he had made which lead to not only the suffering of others but himself, he would still choose this path.
I agree, but it is ultimately his mentor Escharum who ended being my favorite Halo character for wanting to challenge you and wanting go out fighting rather die on his death bed.
Atriox is probably the only character I could ever see wrecking Chief on screen and not feel pissed off about it. He's just that badass. Glad they didn't nerf him. Even Evil Cortana was shook.
Atriox defied and started a rebellion against the Covenant and survived. He defeated Red Team and the Master Chief during their battles and recieved little injuries, then he managed to outsmart and defeat Cortana, the most intelligent AI made by the UNSC. He is shaping up to be the best antagonist of the Halo Franchise.
@DINOMITE 450 He knew exactly where to strike. Her heart as Norman Osborn would say. He knew that killing or at least tossing Chief around for a bit would strike a chord with her. He wanted to make her hurt after she destroyed his home, and based on her actions thereafter, it clearly worked. Even made her question herself and her own intellect too. If that ain’t power, idk what is.
The way Atriox says “I do, do you?” to Cortana after being asked if he understood the consequences of defiance is so badass. He’s been in this for a long time and refuses to cower in the face of adversity.
@@Dukesparrow1999 not really. If it wasn't for The Weapon then Atriox wouldn't have stood a chance. I mean destroying Doisac was a mistake, but not in terms of Atriox. He didn't stand a chance against Cortana really.
Atriox really reminds me of Megatron from Transformers Prime Huge and monstrous but smart and cunning, they have raspy and monstrous voices but are able to always sound like the smartest person in the room.They’re both able to look into the character of every foe they encounter. While they might not be able to easily escape the life threatening consequences, they’ll overcome it all the same
This is actually a great comparison. From a big transfomers fan and a huge fan of that show I can see the similarities a lot, the only thing atriox needs is someone like starscream to beat up
Also they both survived an almost impossible situation to survive, Megatron survived the space bridge explosion and atriox survived that planet being destroyed
But I disagree with Megatron seeming monstrous because Megatron doesn't resemble a monster like atriox just a very tuff leader, also Megatron doesn't have a raspy voice in TF Prime he only has a raspy voice in g1
I was a grunt on balaho during the final years of the grunt rebellion. Seeing my homeworld glassed was heartbreaking, the nipple rations sucked too. I symp for Atriox
3:15 Gotta admit. Atriox is really an expert when it comes to ambushing someone. He cornered Cortana right after she got trapped by "The Weapon". Perfect timing.
it plot hole that the banished and the infinity manage beat the guardians and where all the prometheans and warden eternal army etc like did the weapon hack everything
Reminds of the time Johnson fought with the arbiter and when he was subdued all he said was “How you doing?” I laughed so hard…… I miss Johnson so much 😭
At first I was pissed that Atriox seemingly died off screen... was I so glad to be proven wrong at how best brute almost single handily crushed Cortona.
@@egirlcafemanager7119 that’s most of the halo series in a nutshell. Even during Bungie’s time there was a lot of off screen events that occurred between games.
Well first play I really surprised why Atriox suddenly going be LERACY, later as Halo Infinite's story design, Master Chief reach the game end closer, more truth revealed. And then, Atriox confirmed alive, but just don't know that special seal belong what: ENDLESS? or lackey of Offense Bias (I think Cortana come here for claim this)?
Even though we only saw him at the beginning and end, the holo conversations were great at making him still feel relevant and very important to the story. So glad he was the one who knocked cortana off her high horse.
The music at the end when it shows atriox is alive is just so good really as me hyped to see atriox again I legit was bummed out when it was believed Atriox was dead
I felt so robbed when they were saying he was dead. Especially since he was the main (if unfought) Antagonist of Halo Wars 2. I mean that's two separate games and genre's they set him up in and they kill him off screen. Then we get the after credit scene and everything is good again.
@Sam Dobberpuhl for real, and they did that with the didact aswell accept he was officially killed in a comic book when he legit could've been the antagonist in halo 5
Cortana: And you understand the consequences of defiace? Atriox: I do. Do you? After those words from Atriox I wouldn't dare to destroy his planet, he was already willing to do anything to achieve his desired freedom and now he literally had nothing to loose, nothing is more powerful than an enemy that has nothing to loose.
@@sylvasilva2851 I think Atriox and Chief are starting become something like Yin and Yang. Atriox was an enslaved soldier for the Covenant, sent into suicdie mission after suicide mission, sent to die for beliefs not his own. He viewed his fellow Jiralhanae brethren and the alien species inside his Banished as brothers. He began to shows signs of Independence and free will during the Battle of Algolis which lead to his rebellion and the birth of the Banished. Chief was a brainwashed child-soldier made by ONI to fight for the UNSC. He was literally trained to follow the orders he was given, without question. He never had his own idependeng thoughts or ideas, he was always following the orders of others. Believing that what he is doing is for the good of humanity. However, like Atriox, he began to show signs of independence and free will throughout Halo 4 and Halo 5, and even in Halo Infinite. Both are viewed as legends among their people and they have rightfully earned it.
@@WhyTho525 I honestly think this is shown best from Chief's angle with his respect for Escharum. OG Trilogy Chief wouldn't of done that. He would have spit a one liner and shot him, but not now. I do also find it interesting that even after EVERYTHING, Atriox didn't just flat out butcher Cortana. He gave her time and an option to surrender multiple times when we all know he could have easily obliterated her
@@raizenr2387 I believe part of why he gave her time was to really hammer in her defeat. You can see and hear her shock at him being the one who used The Weapon on her already, but you could tell that she was simultaneously distraught and at a complete loss for words at Chief's apparent death. She was imprisoned, cut off from her AI allies and the guardians she had under her control, and the person who (despite everything that happened between them) she cared about the most appeared to be dead. She had every reason to feel crushed, and Atriox wanted her to understand that.
@@zerotwo6814 I love that analysis. By the Forerunners i hope Campaign DLC lets us explore those 6 months we were napping. A couple as Osiris, as Arbiter, hell I'll take some missions as Palmer. I L O V E Seeing the Halo Universe through different eyes.
Ya he been a slave before and he beat those master why would Cortana had been any different in the end atriox will always out smart and enemy because he know that as long as they know that you won't back down and keep coming. well a enemy that doesn't fear you will always be the worst kind of enemy to face .
@@dr.ivoeggmanrobotnik4011 not only did he do that but literally destroyed her,Atriox was already a bad ass in HW2. But this game elevated him to my favorite character over thel and fred
I gotta say, as good as the last voice was, i’m a huge fan of Ike Amadi being the new voice of Atriox. Like with Shao Kahn in MK11, he’s pretty damn good with voicing brutish/conquerer type characters.
I wouldn't call that being put in her place. She literally popped his home planet. He just got revenge by destroying her world, in a more metaphorical way.
Surviving the partial destruction of a Halo ring has to be the biggest flex for Atriox. The dude wiped the floor with three Spartan 2's and made mince meat of Master Cheif. I love him so much...
@@thewidowskiss7675 Atriox is way more powerful than any Spartan. Even if he was dumb enough to announce himself before fighting the Master Chief, Atriox would have won.
@@thewidowskiss7675 good ass? Yeah if barely him budge with three body shots and an uppercut (not even getting a groan of pain from him) and then getting bodied in two huts is good ass hits. Glad they didn't nerf Atriox.
@@Phoenix-sh8vg I know about Megatrons history. The minute he didn't get exactly his way, he turned into a meglomaniac. Atriox is none of those things.
@@Tommybotham yeah I agree, hence why he only gives me “vibes” as mentioned. This is mainly due to the similarity’s in their backstory (miner and covenant fodder) etc not exactly a copy of Megatron.
Atriox gives me such Negan vibes with his leadership of the banished being more dangerous than the covenant as his pragmatic style is more inclusive for all alien species and human beings to join his army.
Well, he doesn't like too much to have humans in the Banished lines, the only one that have humans in his lines are Castor, but most of the time he only accept humans just to activate Forerunner artifacts because his faction are Post-covenant fanatics of the Great Journey and Banished as well
He’s smarter than the other brutes. Especially since Esherum hyped up his battle with the Chief for so long. Atriox would never do something like that.
@@sanducatan5775 I'd say that Escharum is more of an old-school Brute while Atriox is a new-era Brute. Ironicall, old-school Brutes would've never allowed for someone like Atriox to take their roles as leaders. Escharum allowed Atriox to be the leader of the Banished despite Escharum being the one who mentored Atriox. I guess Escharum saw a proper future for the Jiralhanae inside Atriox and allowed Atriox to be the boss.
@@jackolantern147 For real, I was hoping Jul and his Covenant would become a huge threat. There are so many questions left unanswered, like how did the conversation between him and The Didact go for Jul ‘Mdama to have some control over the Prometheans in Spartan Ops?
@@B-rex395 nah he was not. He was an opportuniste who played everybody like a fool and nearly send the infinity into a freaking sun. The only fool are halo 5 writers who screwed over a great character.
If he hadn't, the Chief would've: the Weapon locked her down which had trapped her for Atriox. The Chief was then supposed to retrieve her and get her back to the Infinity for deletion. He just never got the chance because of Atriox's attack.
Atriox hardly can be considered a blown out villain. Yeah, he killed innocent people and all but he has an honorable cause, his actions always favor the banished and for extension, his species. He gives an opportunity to anyone willing to listen. His pursuit in Zeta Halo is not to conquer the galaxy, he wants insurance for the Brutes and that they will prosper. Over all, he's still an underdog, in the face of the Covenant, the UNSC and the Created.
@@WhyTho525 While halo 3 truth is like that, Halo 2 truth shows traits of a sigma such as lack of empathy for the weak and clear assertiveness and authority
@@patrikmiles9342 On that I can get behind. Although, this begs the question: If Atriox is a sigma male, would Escharum be a sigma male too as he was Atriox's mentor ?
She was policing and dictating a number of worlds around this time, when she destroyed Doisac, she expected Atriox to be broken and submit to her *In reality, she found the Master Chief to her Covenant*
I'm curious as to how they intend for John to defeat Atriox (in a credible manner) when they inevitably meet again. They've been hyping him up in cutscenes only so far. And they'll have a lot to deliver when the player actually goes up against him.
Seeing how the UNSC is in shambles at this point and the situations is utterly hopeless, this is the perfect setup for a big 'ol team up of all the missing characters. Lord Hood, Arbiter, Spirit of Fire, Blue and Osiris, Lasky, Palmer and other survivers from the Infinity. Y'know, scrounge up a resistance and take down Atriox together.
@@overdizzy7590 only Blue Team is enough, you see Master chief was able to block Atriox’s first attack from his back which is also considered as suprise attack while Alice from Red Team couldn’t stop him when he was in front of her in HW2
@@HwangInhoBooNam fuck no. Red team deserves that win. Not a overhyped spartan 2 that's been in the spotlight for 20 fucking years and should've died 100 times over. I will be pissed if blue team appears to fight atriox along with any decision made for masterchief to kill atriox. Only person that deserves to do that solo is Douglas. Who got his arm dislocated and shoulder crushed into powder by atriox using on hand
Love how they make out the banished and atriox is like the worst and most evil enemy in Halo yet the didact, flood, covenant are more worse/evil compared to some brute rebellion leader
Not really, if the peak covenant never came close to getting the banished while at the same nearly wiping out human forces. Then just imagine what the banished is like after the covenant human war
@@SW-8228 That part i never really understood. The covenant At its peak power would absolutely wipe the floor with the banished. The covenant may not have been the smartest army due to them being religious. But there sheer amount of numbers alone makes them really really powerful. I think the banished would get destroyed by the covenant in a full scale battle.
@@stealthystudios4129 literally all this happened through the Human-Covenant war, they got smoked by humanity and so they have to have some resources to go after the banished that was growing, makes sense they demolished the covenant, but I agree with you
How epic is Atriox?? He wants Cortona after she blew up his home world, so what does he do, he goes after the Master Chief. He know he will lead him to her, he knows he's her weak spot. God this guy is gold and pray he keeps this series going. He is deff a protagonist we need, and been dying for. This guy is ruthless and I love it
@@dr.ivoeggmanrobotnik4011 Thank you. He got her when she was most vulnerable. Did he want her to make him a new halo or give him the index to activate the ring? I'm just excited, confused a but also excited to see where the story goes.
I seriously did not have a favorite villain in Halo that scratched that itch like the Joker in DC Comics or Dr Doom in Marvel comics until Halo Wars 2 with Atriox and his role in Halo Infinite has cemented himself especially when he's actually more than a match for Master Chief and it defiant to the end and stands his ground at all times even when Evil Cortana pulled a Frieza and blew his planet up.
I love how Atriox’s intelligence and defiance to Cortana posed a larger threat and made the created storyline feel relevant but also being wrapped up to make way for the Banished. Just need the Flood to return now
So did the banished wipe out the guardians along with the entire unsc fleet? If that’s the case, that is absolutely badass, atriox was hellbent on revenge for his planet.
When Cortana was contained by the weapon she lost control of her Guardians but it does seem like the Banished destroyed one because there’s a dead Guardian that can be seen on the horizon of Zeta Halo.
It’s somewhat entertaining to see so many comments that are REALLY defensive over the fact that Master Chief could’ve won that fight. It’s okay to have a villain who’s capable of outmatching our heroes, because our heroes NEED to be challenged, I mean a good comparison would be to Nolan’s Batman trilogy, with how Bane is able to clean our protagonist up. It sets up a precedent that this isn’t going to be easy, our hero isn’t going to waltz in and win the day. There’s going to be a struggle, and when the Master Chief does win, damn will the payoff feel truly great. Although if we want to ignore the narrative elements of this, and observe the facts, Atriox took on 3 Spartan IIs and won so, if anything, having John even resist by putting in a few hits actually makes him just as impressive, if not more impressive, compared to 3 Spartan IIs. Despite him losing that fight, it also made him come across as even more of a bad ass in my opinion, so I LOVED the way this was handled. Although saying that, yes he was ambushed and caught off guard but he very decisively lost IMO. I think Atriox would be more likely to win even in a fair fight but Atriox would definitely struggle somewhat. My hope is that they reintroduce the Arbiter to the story and allow both him and the Chief to take on Atriox together. How fucking cool would that be.
My favorite comments are the ones where people whine and moan at Chief not instantly winning any battle. Because y’know, my FAVORITE heroes are the ones who never face any adversity or real danger. (sarcasm) It was honestly a breath of fresh air seeing Atriox beat Chief. I know we saw the Didact... sort of(?) beat Chief at times, using his Forerunner tech, but let’s be real, it was nowhere near as impressive as Atriox using his cunning, strength, and fearsome arsenal to dismantle the Spartan. He always has a way of making an entrance, ambushing super soldiers and booting them off with a badass quip.
@@softdrink-0 y'all blind AF ngl I mean I edited my typo the second I posted this comment Idk why y'all still see Halo 2 when obviously I ment Halo WARS 2
They said halo infinite will probobly last for 10 years, im guessing their plan on copying destinys model and just release new story stuff everytine they add a new battlepass or dlc to continue the story
Honestly, I was just thinking he reminds me of megatron, specifically from transformers prime, the idw comics, and the Netflix series. From his origin story of leading a rebellion against a tyrannical regime, to his philosophy of securing a positive future for his people through brutal and bloody methods, his war with humanity and their Allies, right down to his mission of avenging or restoring his home planet. Makes you realize that Atriox is a lot like megatron, and the banished are basically decepticons.
So as badass as the Banished are who made the Covenant think twice about facing them, beat the Flood in conventional warfare, curb stomp humanities most powerful ship and greatest soldier in 4 minutes, to single handedly push back Cortana's forces that field forerunner weapons that can pacify entire systems and crack planets. Made Cortana as crazy as she was regret her decisions she up until that point believed whole heartedly in. What does that say about the Spirit of Fire and her crew? An aging ship retrofitted for military logistical support, low on manpower and using outdated but modified equipment. They fought the Banished who had them outnumbered, outgunned, and outmatched in everyway to a stalemate on the Ark.
Agreed however remember that Humans are the reclaimers and that they have a AI who has had more time to research the Ark. Plus during the early days of their war their sole ship was destroyed which I bet has limited the Banished combat and tactical capabilities, unless somehow they got word to their fleet which I doubt.
In Halo: Shadows of Reach it's revealed that Atriox managed to contact Escharum and directed him to find a Forerunner Portal on Reach like the one on Earth from Halo 3. The Banished and their allied forces, including another major ex-Covenant faction called the Keepers of the One Freedom, searched the planet for it. At the same time, Blue Team was sent to the planet to retrieve 3 cryo-bins and a lockbox from a hidden cryo-vault in CASTLE Base for Halsey. They were supposed to somehow hold the key to defeating Cortana. In hindsight, which is basically confirmed by the Infinite Audio Logs, they were what Halsey needed to create the Weapon: presumably her remaining cloned brains from the creation of Cortana. The Portal was located beneath CASTLE Base so by following the Spartans, the Banished located it. A human acolyte of the Keepers of the One Freedom triggered the portal and once it was open, Atriox was able to just fly through in a Banished Lich with several of his top warriors, some of which are a few of the Targets of Opportunity in Infinite. Atriox was then extracted by Escharum and left his forces on the Ark behind to hold it in his absence while he and the Banished in this galaxy departed to attend to a "greater purpose" of some kind. Presumably Zeta Halo and the Endless. As for the Spirit of Fire, when Atriox arrived, the Keepers of the One Freedom hijacked his Lich and flew it back through the Portal to the Ark before it closed. The Keepers are religious fanatics who still believe in the Great Journey and all of that jazz and they wanted to fire Halo from the Ark still. They were opposed by forces from the Banished led by Pavium and Voridus from Awakening the Nightmare, forces from the Spirit of Fire and the Ferrets, a deep cover ONI special operations team made almost entirely out of Spartan 3s that were undercover in the Keepers. However, the Keepers were helped by Covenant soldiers who were stranded on the Ark and survived due to the shields of Truth's ship and Intrepid Eye, a rogue and INCREDIBLY powerful Forerunner AI who has her own dark plans for the galaxy. She's a major antagonist in multiple books and is incredibly hard to defeat. Very powerful, manipulative and she has proven to be damn near invulnerable. Without Cortana around, Intrepid Eye would be the most dangerous AI enemy of the Halo story and she frankly WAS before Halo 5. However, Cortana's too powerful even for her due to Cortana's control over the Domain. Without that though, Cortana would be no match for Intrepid Eye. In the end, the struggle leads to the Keepers being almost completely annihilated, leaving only their leader Castor and a single Elite who had defected from the Banished in Shadows of Reach. They learn about Halo's true purpose and abandon their plans to fire it in favor of getting vengeance on all of their enemies. They're still on the Ark somewhere. The Banished forces took heavy losses, but Pavium and Voridus both survived. The Spirit of Fire only lost a pilot while one of the Ferrets was killed too. The Covenant took heavy losses as well, but they're still active on the Ark and scheming. As for Intrepid Eye, she was FINALLY destroyed by the Spirit of Fire which also took out the Ark's ability to fire Halo for the time being.
“Atroix defeats master chief” His consultant/propagandist: boss this will do wonders for your reputation, imagine the warriors you will inspire across species line. You defeated the king of the demons.
Did she just blow up his home planet in front of him? I need to understand more about the interactions between Atriox and Cortana to understand what led to these events. Are they explained in the games audio logs or elsewhere?
It’s likely the same sort of ultimatum she issued to the rest of the galaxy when she showed her hand at the end of Halo 5. She was trying to get the Banished to stand down and surrender their weapons, bowing to her new galactic order. Atriox refused because…. Well, we’ve seen his history with the Covenant.
Yes that was the brute homeworld. And what lead to it was that Cortana was enforcing her will upon all beings in the galaxy to either submit or fave destruction. She did it to humanity, Sangheili, Unngoy worlds and then her attention turned to the Banished and so she contacted Atriox leading to the scene you see in this game.
I won't lie...I was extremely satisfied to see Atriox make Cortana shocked at seeing Master Chief defeated and, supposedly, gone forever. After she destroyed his homeworld, and murdering his people in cold blood, it was high time she got a taste of her own medicine.
Yes he be like the prophets or truth and will be always there from a far and there will also be someone just above atroix like the leader of the endless or whatever
@@zinzanbrooke2479 He's not supposed to be an enemy of humanity, that theory is really dumb. He didn't blame all Elites for the genocide their kind did to his, why would he blame all humans for the UNSC's Cortana especially when he has humans in the Banished?
@@Luxembourgish Well it's the prophets and their lies Atriox hates and how his people and many others were slaves to the covenant that's why his Mace is called Chainbreaker, as for being an enemy of humanity he is even if it's nothing personal. He and the banished are still responsible for millions of deaths of humans both during and after the covenant war and even if he doesn't hate humans he sure doesn't trust them and most humans in the banished were purged or are used as tools to use forerunner tech
Probably because he’s proud of what he’s become and his choices made him that. It’s a curious thought from cortana because we are all going to die eventually anyway; it was probably a point of curiosity to her as she likely considered herself immortal in her new state.
I think its because cortana is full of regret of what she has done and become and wants to know about atriox. to which him not changing anything in his life cause his choices, bad or good, are his alone and what made him who he is. in a way cortana respects and admires that and wanted to know before she tries to kill them both.
Is it just me or Atriox talks to Cortana with a great deal of hatred? Like he would tear her limb from limb if she wasn't a digital construct? Can't say I blame him though.
Lowkey atriox is a badass, he’s one of the few most effective villains masterchief has ever faced and still beat the crap out of chief, and even after his death not a single one of his men gave up the fight for his vision, he’s a true leader in my opinion 🤷♂️💯
Honestly, I was just thinking he reminds me of megatron, specifically from transformers prime, the idw comics, and the Netflix series. From his origin story of leading a rebellion against a tyrannical regime, to his philosophy of securing a positive future for his people through brutal and bloody methods, his war with humanity and their Allies, right down to his mission of avenging or restoring his home planet. Makes you realize that Atriox is a lot like megatron, and the banished are basically decepticons.
The jirlharnae are my favorite alien species in the halo universe and atriox is my favorite leader among them. He has my respect for defying the wayward ways of the covenant and forging his own path with the banished. My favorite faction in halo.
Yes, the original voice actor was much better. He gave more charisma and depth to the character and made Atriox sound like an actually intelligent being like he truly is. This voice just makes him sound like some cartoon villain.
@@WhyTho525 I wouldn’t go that far, but he sounds too much like a monster trying to intimidate. Where the old one was just perfect. He was intimidating but had character behind it. Also, the voice actor of Marcus Phoenix did the original voice where the new one is Agent Locke’s voice actor
@@nethilez334 Yeah, I might've went a bit far with saying that. But I just fucking loved DiMaggio as Atriox. He was perfectly casted like Michael Wincott as Truth in Halo 2.
I used to scoff at the idea that the Covenant had been concerned with the Banished, I used to think that they never really bothered to take care of them and that Isabel just had been feed post war propaganda or something when she told their story. But now, after seeing how Atriox stood up against Cortana, getting back at her, hurting her, I do start to think that the Banished truly are a force to be reckoned with.
wow what a great story! another big character defined by tragedy in war, looks like chief's inner circle of friends are always sufferers so they should B called: Chief's Dead Poets Of Society Inner Circle"
Atriox is the anti-chief, and likely better (till plot armor kicks); Chief was all but gifted his power (Spartan Program, Librarians gift in H4), Atriox gained power through trials and tribulations, he forged himself. Chief is driven by duty, Atriox is driven (mostly) by vengeance, against the convenant, and now the UNSC. Cortana being stupid made it that much worse. Atroix is alone, he doesn't have a super intelligent AI helping him at every turn, and while the Banished likely have a war room of generals, he drives the entirety of the Banished through their belief in him/his ideals. UNSC/ONI throws a fit anytime Chief gets out of line because hes a pawn to them, despite the crazy heroic things he's done. (The "giving the covenant back their bomb" scene made him a legend among the lower eschelons of the UNSC, (though; this actually came into play in Halo 4 during the ship scene with Chief disobeying the order to turn over cortana). Overall humanity worships him as a hero but he really isn't a leader in the way atriox is. He's the perfect villian for Chief, its a shame we have to be sidelined with the Endless, more than likely.
“And I am the last face you will ever see.”
Atriox hinting at the post credits scene
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@@danielpedraza6455 you see him in the post credits
I thought that was a different brute
Atriox: "When I'm done, half of humanity will still exist."
Master Chief: "I will do whatever it takes to stop you."
I don't know, the face looks kinda different
"I would change nothing."
Atriox is unapologetically badass. It's impossible to hate the guy no matter what he does.
An admirable trait, but also a dangerous one.
He doesn't hesitate to say those words. That everything he had went through, the choices he had made which lead to not only the suffering of others but himself, he would still choose this path.
Chief is coming for his head tho
I agree, but it is ultimately his mentor Escharum who ended being my favorite Halo character for wanting to challenge you and wanting go out fighting rather die on his death bed.
@@coletrain583
Yeah, as much of a badass Atriox is, Escharum is my favourite
Not to mention by defeating Cortana, he basically saved the universe.
Atriox is probably the only character I could ever see wrecking Chief on screen and not feel pissed off about it. He's just that badass. Glad they didn't nerf him. Even Evil Cortana was shook.
Atriox's trademark entrance seems to be kicking a spartan around.
Atriox defied and started a rebellion against the Covenant and survived. He defeated Red Team and the Master Chief during their battles and recieved little injuries, then he managed to outsmart and defeat Cortana, the most intelligent AI made by the UNSC.
He is shaping up to be the best antagonist of the Halo Franchise.
@DINOMITE 450 He knew exactly where to strike. Her heart as Norman Osborn would say. He knew that killing or at least tossing Chief around for a bit would strike a chord with her. He wanted to make her hurt after she destroyed his home, and based on her actions thereafter, it clearly worked. Even made her question herself and her own intellect too. If that ain’t power, idk what is.
I was ok wit the Didact tossing Chief around as well
@@spartanofwar0147 The very epitome.
Whoever disagrees needs to touch grass immediately.
The way Atriox says “I do, do you?” to Cortana after being asked if he understood the consequences of defiance is so badass. He’s been in this for a long time and refuses to cower in the face of adversity.
I think what made it even better was that the second Cortana destroyed Dosiac, she had no idea she made a really huge mistake
@@Dukesparrow1999 not really. If it wasn't for The Weapon then Atriox wouldn't have stood a chance. I mean destroying Doisac was a mistake, but not in terms of Atriox. He didn't stand a chance against Cortana really.
I love how they didn’t nurf or kill atriox off with him still being able to hold his own against anyone and being really smart especially for a brute
I thought he was actually dead
I don't think anyone else can get away with beating cheifs ass so hard
@@bradthebreadstick the arbiter could as well
Yo he survive, even though Cortana destroyed the part of the ring with him in it
@@obey112el yessir, atriox is simply built different
this probably one of the only times I’ve seen Chief actually lose a battle
He got caught off guard, even then he still threw hands with Atriox and held his own.
@@thewidowskiss7675 Yes, I think there is a rematch planned for future
@@thewidowskiss7675 nah atriox kicked his ass and he will again 😅😅😅
@@murattuna3524 absolutely
@@JayTheThugginAlien lol wrong so much
Atriox really reminds me of Megatron from Transformers Prime
Huge and monstrous but smart and cunning, they have raspy and monstrous voices but are able to always sound like the smartest person in the room.They’re both able to look into the character of every foe they encounter. While they might not be able to easily escape the life threatening consequences, they’ll overcome it all the same
Plus they both have crazy dictator eyes
This is actually a great comparison. From a big transfomers fan and a huge fan of that show I can see the similarities a lot, the only thing atriox needs is someone like starscream to beat up
Also they both survived an almost impossible situation to survive, Megatron survived the space bridge explosion and atriox survived that planet being destroyed
But I disagree with Megatron seeming monstrous because Megatron doesn't resemble a monster like atriox just a very tuff leader, also Megatron doesn't have a raspy voice in TF Prime he only has a raspy voice in g1
The way he stands after throwing Chief off reminds me so much of Megatron
I can sympathize with atriox because cortana destroyed the brute homeworld and he was essentially a slave in the covenant. Best villain yet.
I can also sympathize because I used to be a slave in a cult and I watched my home world get destroyed by giant metal owls.
@@buklau837 can't tell if this is satire or not because you seem to be confusing sympathy with empathy.
I was a grunt on balaho during the final years of the grunt rebellion. Seeing my homeworld glassed was heartbreaking, the nipple rations sucked too. I symp for Atriox
Not to mention by defeating Cortana, he basically saved the universe.
@@coletrain583 "saved? More like under new management
3:15 Gotta admit. Atriox is really an expert when it comes to ambushing someone.
He cornered Cortana right after she got trapped by "The Weapon". Perfect timing.
He was a Brute Stalker for many years.
@@tanoshiofm3852 Oh yeah, he was a Bloodstar
O hay thats new I never heard of that until now you learn something new everyday
Bruh, Atriox somehow managed to outmaneuver and corner Cortana during the peak of her power when she was pretty much a fucking god. What a Chad.
Didn't side with Cortana even if she destroyed his world
“Somehow” meaning not explained at all
@@talilover5979 The weapon locked her down for deletion she literally says this on her first interaction.
@@talilover5979 Pay attention to the story.
it plot hole that the banished and the infinity manage beat the guardians and where all the prometheans and warden eternal army etc like did the weapon hack everything
No matter how terrifying he is we all know Sergeant Forge and Johnson would have thrown hands with Atriox any time and my day.
They would of definitely lose, but they would still fight
@@BlaizedAsh yeah anything being slammed by atriox's hammer that isn't a spartan is probably a fine paste
Reminds of the time Johnson fought with the arbiter and when he was subdued all he said was “How you doing?”
I laughed so hard…… I miss Johnson so much 😭
"C'mon you dumb ape, you want breakfast you gotta catch it"
Johnson - "Come on you big ape, pick on something your own size! Haha!"
At first I was pissed that Atriox seemingly died off screen... was I so glad to be proven wrong at how best brute almost single handily crushed Cortona.
Yeah, i hate how they keep doing important stuff off screen. So glad they didnt do it with Atriox
@@egirlcafemanager7119 that’s most of the halo series in a nutshell. Even during Bungie’s time there was a lot of off screen events that occurred between games.
He's not dead.
Well first play I really surprised why Atriox suddenly going be LERACY, later as Halo Infinite's story design, Master Chief reach the game end closer, more truth revealed. And then, Atriox confirmed alive, but just don't know that special seal belong what: ENDLESS? or lackey of Offense Bias (I think Cortana come here for claim this)?
he is not dead
Even though we only saw him at the beginning and end, the holo conversations were great at making him still feel relevant and very important to the story. So glad he was the one who knocked cortana off her high horse.
Atriox is the absolute SIGMA male of Halo. He beat and outlasted them all. The Covenant, the UNSC, the Created, the FLOOD, and even the CHIEF.
don’t bring that sigma shit to halo
Besides Chief is an even bigger sigma
Actually chief isn’t a sigma
He is the Soldier
Which is bigger than a sigma
Thay wear all simple things that got in the way slightly
Beat The Created? He didn't. The UNSC did by locking Cortana down with The Weapon. That's a fact. It wasn't Atriox.
The music at the end when it shows atriox is alive is just so good really as me hyped to see atriox again I legit was bummed out when it was believed Atriox was dead
I felt so robbed when they were saying he was dead. Especially since he was the main (if unfought) Antagonist of Halo Wars 2. I mean that's two separate games and genre's they set him up in and they kill him off screen. Then we get the after credit scene and everything is good again.
@Sam Dobberpuhl for real, and they did that with the didact aswell accept he was officially killed in a comic book when he legit could've been the antagonist in halo 5
Cortana: And you understand the consequences of defiace?
Atriox: I do. Do you?
After those words from Atriox I wouldn't dare to destroy his planet, he was already willing to do anything to achieve his desired freedom and now he literally had nothing to loose, nothing is more powerful than an enemy that has nothing to loose.
Atriox is turning out to be as good with one-liners and badass phrases as Chief.
@@sylvasilva2851
I think Atriox and Chief are starting become something like Yin and Yang.
Atriox was an enslaved soldier for the Covenant, sent into suicdie mission after suicide mission, sent to die for beliefs not his own. He viewed his fellow Jiralhanae brethren and the alien species inside his Banished as brothers. He began to shows signs of Independence and free will during the Battle of Algolis which lead to his rebellion and the birth of the Banished.
Chief was a brainwashed child-soldier made by ONI to fight for the UNSC. He was literally trained to follow the orders he was given, without question. He never had his own idependeng thoughts or ideas, he was always following the orders of others. Believing that what he is doing is for the good of humanity. However, like Atriox, he began to show signs of independence and free will throughout Halo 4 and Halo 5, and even in Halo Infinite.
Both are viewed as legends among their people and they have rightfully earned it.
@@WhyTho525 I honestly think this is shown best from Chief's angle with his respect for Escharum. OG Trilogy Chief wouldn't of done that. He would have spit a one liner and shot him, but not now.
I do also find it interesting that even after EVERYTHING, Atriox didn't just flat out butcher Cortana. He gave her time and an option to surrender multiple times when we all know he could have easily obliterated her
@@raizenr2387 I believe part of why he gave her time was to really hammer in her defeat. You can see and hear her shock at him being the one who used The Weapon on her already, but you could tell that she was simultaneously distraught and at a complete loss for words at Chief's apparent death. She was imprisoned, cut off from her AI allies and the guardians she had under her control, and the person who (despite everything that happened between them) she cared about the most appeared to be dead. She had every reason to feel crushed, and Atriox wanted her to understand that.
@@zerotwo6814 I love that analysis.
By the Forerunners i hope Campaign DLC lets us explore those 6 months we were napping.
A couple as Osiris, as Arbiter, hell I'll take some missions as Palmer.
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Seeing the Halo Universe through different eyes.
Damn, Atriox wouldn't even side with Cortana regardless if she destroyed his homeworld
Yep he knew what it was to be a slave to the covenant so he won't do it again
That's gonna bring a lot of weight especially once he returns to his Banished fold and explain what happened....
Ya he been a slave before and he beat those master why would Cortana had been any different in the end atriox will always out smart and enemy because he know that as long as they know that you won't back down and keep coming. well a enemy that doesn't fear you will always be the worst kind of enemy to face .
@@dr.ivoeggmanrobotnik4011 not only did he do that but literally destroyed her,Atriox was already a bad ass in HW2. But this game elevated him to my favorite character over thel and fred
@@makairidah8354 yep
I gotta say, as good as the last voice was, i’m a huge fan of Ike Amadi being the new voice of Atriox. Like with Shao Kahn in MK11, he’s pretty damn good with voicing brutish/conquerer type characters.
That’s shao khan??? Huh, fitting actually
@@Wolfmansgeneralchannel yep; and he voiced Locke in 5 funnily enough
@@ItsButterBean1020 oh! That I did not know, well at least he gets to voice probably the best new character since the arbiter! Lucky man
He also voiced Javik in Mass Effect 3 if anyone knows, pretty much a VA for badass aliens
@@InvadeleYogurt that was him?! Wow.
Considering how arrogant and megalomaniacal cortana became in halo 5 and halo infinite, I’m glad Atriox put her in her place.
I wouldn't call that being put in her place. She literally popped his home planet. He just got revenge by destroying her world, in a more metaphorical way.
By a brute, none the less! That's probbaly what lead her to underestimate him
I also see it as an apology to fans. Hey, sorry we made Cortana evil, here's the villain you should've had.
Surviving the partial destruction of a Halo ring has to be the biggest flex for Atriox. The dude wiped the floor with three Spartan 2's and made mince meat of Master Cheif.
I love him so much...
He didn’t make minced meat of Chief lol he got lucky by catching Chief off guard and even then Chief threw hands and got good ass hits in.
@@thewidowskiss7675 Atriox is way more powerful than any Spartan. Even if he was dumb enough to announce himself before fighting the Master Chief, Atriox would have won.
@@superlumbagoman9370 not way more powerful than Chief lol and nah he would’ve most likely lost
@@thewidowskiss7675 good ass? Yeah if barely him budge with three body shots and an uppercut (not even getting a groan of pain from him) and then getting bodied in two huts is good ass hits. Glad they didn't nerf Atriox.
chief probably didn't do so well because he didnt carry or have od op weapons and not having cortana guide him etc also his shield was weaken
He gives me Megatron vibes, so glad he’s here to stay probably the best villain yet.
He's nothing like megatron. Megatron was arrogant, full of hate and eventually succumbed to his own hubris. Atriox is a visionary.
More like Thanos tbh.
@@Tommybotham i’d disagree, maybe look into transformers prime megatron and his backstory, there’s certainly some similarity.
@@Phoenix-sh8vg I know about Megatrons history. The minute he didn't get exactly his way, he turned into a meglomaniac. Atriox is none of those things.
@@Tommybotham yeah I agree, hence why he only gives me “vibes” as mentioned. This is mainly due to the similarity’s in their backstory (miner and covenant fodder) etc not exactly a copy of Megatron.
Atriox gives me such Negan vibes with his leadership of the banished being more dangerous than the covenant as his pragmatic style is more inclusive for all alien species and human beings to join his army.
Ahhh I was waiting for this comparison.
Totally agree.
Honestly would be interesting to see humans naturally joining the banished.
I wonder if insurrectionists would partner with the banished to free their own planet colonies?
@@falcongamer58 I think they were corned so heavily maybe they might be desperate enough to join the banished
Well, he doesn't like too much to have humans in the Banished lines, the only one that have humans in his lines are Castor, but most of the time he only accept humans just to activate Forerunner artifacts because his faction are Post-covenant fanatics of the Great Journey and Banished as well
To be honest I didn’t think he was dead he’s too smart and too much of a badass to die in my opinion
Literally too angry to die
"I would change nothing".
Well, we know now that Atriox is someone who lived his life with no regrets
Artiox is a bad ass through and through.
He went
"Alright you took my planet I'm taking everything from you"
I like how Atriox always ambushes
He’s smarter than the other brutes. Especially since Esherum hyped up his battle with the Chief for so long. Atriox would never do something like that.
@@themightyempire3511 Esherum is more a warrior
Atriox is more like a hunter
@@sanducatan5775
I'd say that Escharum is more of an old-school Brute while Atriox is a new-era Brute.
Ironicall, old-school Brutes would've never allowed for someone like Atriox to take their roles as leaders. Escharum allowed Atriox to be the leader of the Banished despite Escharum being the one who mentored Atriox.
I guess Escharum saw a proper future for the Jiralhanae inside Atriox and allowed Atriox to be the boss.
he was a former stalker
He's a master of...Guerilla warfare
This prove that atriox is a threat not to messed with.
Jul is lucky Locke killed him. If he came up against Atriox, he'd be a puddle.
Atriox is what Jul should have been. The black elite deserved better than what he got.
@@jackolantern147 Jul was a fool. Atriox is the real deal.
@@jackolantern147 For real, I was hoping Jul and his Covenant would become a huge threat. There are so many questions left unanswered, like how did the conversation between him and The Didact go for Jul ‘Mdama to have some control over the Prometheans in Spartan Ops?
@@B-rex395 nah he was not. He was an opportuniste who played everybody like a fool and nearly send the infinity into a freaking sun. The only fool are halo 5 writers who screwed over a great character.
@@TheMegamyGamer yeah jul is awesome just the writers suck
Despite atriox being the villian he did the whole halo universe a favor by getting rid of that insane ai who would have killed alot of more people
If he hadn't, the Chief would've: the Weapon locked her down which had trapped her for Atriox. The Chief was then supposed to retrieve her and get her back to the Infinity for deletion. He just never got the chance because of Atriox's attack.
Atriox hardly can be considered a blown out villain. Yeah, he killed innocent people and all but he has an honorable cause, his actions always favor the banished and for extension, his species. He gives an opportunity to anyone willing to listen. His pursuit in Zeta Halo is not to conquer the galaxy, he wants insurance for the Brutes and that they will prosper. Over all, he's still an underdog, in the face of the Covenant, the UNSC and the Created.
I'm so glad they didn't just kill off Atriox off screen. He's the best villain the series has ever had, would have been a real shame.
He is not a villain....
@@dentalgrind then what is he
He is a soldier who does good for his own people. Someone sends you on suicide missions, destroys your planet? This is survival mode.
@@dentalgrind
I would rather call Atriox an antagonist.
Antagonist =/= villain
if only they didnt fuck up didact like that..
Atriox is the literal embodiment of the sigma male grindset
Funny how him and truth are complete opposites yet both sigmas in there own ways
@@patrikmiles9342
Nah, Truth was just some megalomaniacal psychopath with an unchecked god complex
Atriox is the real sigma male.
@@WhyTho525 While halo 3 truth is like that, Halo 2 truth shows traits of a sigma such as lack of empathy for the weak and clear assertiveness and authority
@@patrikmiles9342
On that I can get behind.
Although, this begs the question: If Atriox is a sigma male, would Escharum be a sigma male too as he was Atriox's mentor ?
Atriox is such a characteristic character that he'd be able to sell me a used, broken down car for 6k
Imagine playing as Atriox in the next campaign
The beginning scene is more awesome when cortana speaks. Because she asks MasterChef and atriox the same question.
And atriox held Cortina hostage because of she did to his home planet
Winston retired from Overwatch and decided to declare war on the ones who assassinated him in 2016
I’d imagine Atroix was ENRAGED when Cortana destroyed Dosiac!
Yeah, he like always is probably better at keeping his emotions in check in the worst of situations
@@elijahbutcher9522
Still, I’d bet he rip Cortana limb from bloody limp if he could!
@@elijahbutcher9522
If Atriox was any other Brute, he would've lashed out on the spot.
The way I see it is atroix was like you took something from me now I take something from you aka master chief
She was policing and dictating a number of worlds around this time, when she destroyed Doisac, she expected Atriox to be broken and submit to her
*In reality, she found the Master Chief to her Covenant*
Wish John DiMaggio was still Atriox's voice actor
That's the first thought that came to my head when I heard atriox speak.
Same. Why did they recast him?
@@B-rex395 I would like to know why, also.
@@B-rex395 yes they did. The person playing Atriox now is the same voice actor for Locke
It would have been the closest thing to Master Chief vs Marcus Fenix.
Its so satisfying to see Atriox humiliate Cortana after the shit she pulled in Halo 5
Yep atriox is very cool character and a badass chad
Hey I think I've seen that video
A good way to show how powerful he really is. He even called her a failed God
Yo! That 1,2,3,4 combo from the chief will forever live on as a perfect combo
I'm curious as to how they intend for John to defeat Atriox (in a credible manner) when they inevitably meet again.
They've been hyping him up in cutscenes only so far. And they'll have a lot to deliver when the player actually goes up against him.
They will need master chief blue team and red team fighiting him at the same time to take him down. Maybe spartan lock as a meat shield.
Seeing how the UNSC is in shambles at this point and the situations is utterly hopeless, this is the perfect setup for a big 'ol team up of all the missing characters. Lord Hood, Arbiter, Spirit of Fire, Blue and Osiris, Lasky, Palmer and other survivers from the Infinity. Y'know, scrounge up a resistance and take down Atriox together.
@@overdizzy7590 only Blue Team is enough, you see Master chief was able to block Atriox’s first attack from his back which is also considered as suprise attack while Alice from Red Team couldn’t stop him when he was in front of her in HW2
@@HwangInhoBooNam fuck no. Red team deserves that win. Not a overhyped spartan 2 that's been in the spotlight for 20 fucking years and should've died 100 times over. I will be pissed if blue team appears to fight atriox along with any decision made for masterchief to kill atriox. Only person that deserves to do that solo is Douglas. Who got his arm dislocated and shoulder crushed into powder by atriox using on hand
@@HwangInhoBooNam that’s because I’m pretty sure there armor hasn’t been upgraded
Love how they make out the banished and atriox is like the worst and most evil enemy in Halo yet the didact, flood, covenant are more worse/evil compared to some brute rebellion leader
Not really, if the peak covenant never came close to getting the banished while at the same nearly wiping out human forces. Then just imagine what the banished is like after the covenant human war
@@SW-8228 That part i never really understood. The covenant At its peak power would absolutely wipe the floor with the banished. The covenant may not have been the smartest army due to them being religious. But there sheer amount of numbers alone makes them really really powerful. I think the banished would get destroyed by the covenant in a full scale battle.
@@stealthystudios4129 literally all this happened through the Human-Covenant war, they got smoked by humanity and so they have to have some resources to go after the banished that was growing, makes sense they demolished the covenant, but I agree with you
@@CreatureCM- Right. If they weren’t dealing with humans the banished would be gone 😂
Considering the endning, not anynore
How epic is Atriox?? He wants Cortona after she blew up his home world, so what does he do, he goes after the Master Chief. He know he will lead him to her, he knows he's her weak spot. God this guy is gold and pray he keeps this series going. He is deff a protagonist we need, and been dying for. This guy is ruthless and I love it
I was shocked the brutes lost their home. I feel bad for Atriox.
Yeah and atriox made her pay for it
@@dr.ivoeggmanrobotnik4011 did he attack The Infinity because of Cortana? I'm a little confused. I just beat the game last night.
@@jamessherman6598 yes he did right before infinity could get to Cortina and wanted to kill her for her crimes
@@dr.ivoeggmanrobotnik4011 Thank you. He got her when she was most vulnerable. Did he want her to make him a new halo or give him the index to activate the ring? I'm just excited, confused a but also excited to see where the story goes.
@@jamessherman6598 no he wanted her to give him zeta halo
Atriox: You take away my world, I take away yours
I seriously did not have a favorite villain in Halo that scratched that itch like the Joker in DC Comics or Dr Doom in Marvel comics until Halo Wars 2 with Atriox and his role in Halo Infinite has cemented himself especially when he's actually more than a match for Master Chief and it defiant to the end and stands his ground at all times even when Evil Cortana pulled a Frieza and blew his planet up.
that scene with atriox showing cortana chief floating in space, hits deep.
I love how Atriox’s intelligence and defiance to Cortana posed a larger threat and made the created storyline feel relevant but also being wrapped up to make way for the Banished. Just need the Flood to return now
"I have little need for a failed god"
Cortana may have destroyed Atriox's home, but holy shit Atriox just destroyed her god damn
So did the banished wipe out the guardians along with the entire unsc fleet? If that’s the case, that is absolutely badass, atriox was hellbent on revenge for his planet.
When Cortana was contained by the weapon she lost control of her Guardians but it does seem like the Banished destroyed one because there’s a dead Guardian that can be seen on the horizon of Zeta Halo.
@@Megaproductions302 There are 2 dead Guardians.
I would imagine the Guardians have a shutdown protocol once Cortana is out of commission so they are just dormant out there somewhere
@@eragonbromsson1122 where’s the second?
Atriox isn't about revenge. He's aout results. His belief is that vengeance has no reward.
It’s somewhat entertaining to see so many comments that are REALLY defensive over the fact that Master Chief could’ve won that fight. It’s okay to have a villain who’s capable of outmatching our heroes, because our heroes NEED to be challenged, I mean a good comparison would be to Nolan’s Batman trilogy, with how Bane is able to clean our protagonist up. It sets up a precedent that this isn’t going to be easy, our hero isn’t going to waltz in and win the day. There’s going to be a struggle, and when the Master Chief does win, damn will the payoff feel truly great.
Although if we want to ignore the narrative elements of this, and observe the facts, Atriox took on 3 Spartan IIs and won so, if anything, having John even resist by putting in a few hits actually makes him just as impressive, if not more impressive, compared to 3 Spartan IIs. Despite him losing that fight, it also made him come across as even more of a bad ass in my opinion, so I LOVED the way this was handled. Although saying that, yes he was ambushed and caught off guard but he very decisively lost IMO. I think Atriox would be more likely to win even in a fair fight but Atriox would definitely struggle somewhat. My hope is that they reintroduce the Arbiter to the story and allow both him and the Chief to take on Atriox together. How fucking cool would that be.
Well said!!!
My favorite comments are the ones where people whine and moan at Chief not instantly winning any battle. Because y’know, my FAVORITE heroes are the ones who never face any adversity or real danger. (sarcasm)
It was honestly a breath of fresh air seeing Atriox beat Chief. I know we saw the Didact... sort of(?) beat Chief at times, using his Forerunner tech, but let’s be real, it was nowhere near as impressive as Atriox using his cunning, strength, and fearsome arsenal to dismantle the Spartan. He always has a way of making an entrance, ambushing super soldiers and booting them off with a badass quip.
I like his Halo Wars 2 voice Better
Atriox wasn’t on Halo 2…
Do you mean Halo Wars 2?
@@thecryptobiologist68 he might’ve meant Tartarus
@@softdrink-0 y'all blind AF ngl
I mean I edited my typo the second I posted this comment
Idk why y'all still see Halo 2 when obviously I ment Halo WARS 2
@@thecryptobiologist68 I fixed that typo a hour ago idk why you still see Only Halo 2
cortana should've known better not to mess with the banished
I swear I could listen to his voice for hours.
You should listen to him in halo wars 2, his voice sounds even better in that
@@B-rex395 nope his voice is better in halo infinite
Yea of course Atriox didn't die, that would be a shit ending
i thought they was going save him for halo wars 3
@@lorddeathwatch9727 He is too good as a villain to be confined to a spin-off.
@@eragonbromsson1122 well too be fair he was introduced in that spin off in halo wars 2 lol
@@lorddeathwatch9727 yes but he's too awesome to only be confined in the spinoff
Dude too bad they ain’t gonna make another halo in like 5 years or when us halo lovers turn 60 years old
They will add dlc for this probs
They said halo infinite will probobly last for 10 years, im guessing their plan on copying destinys model and just release new story stuff everytine they add a new battlepass or dlc to continue the story
DLC’s will fill the rest actually
They will make chapters of DLCs
@@georgebrewer8925 yes
Dam atriox showing cortana up understand the conquests
They changed his voice, he gives me
Megatron vibes and I like it much more.
Honestly, I was just thinking he reminds me of megatron, specifically from transformers prime, the idw comics, and the Netflix series. From his origin story of leading a rebellion against a tyrannical regime, to his philosophy of securing a positive future for his people through brutal and bloody methods, his war with humanity and their Allies, right down to his mission of avenging or restoring his home planet.
Makes you realize that Atriox is a lot like megatron, and the banished are basically decepticons.
@@B-rex395 good observation glad I wasn’t the only one.
Man watches his planet explode before his eyes and just goes ‘oh so that’s how’re we’re playing’ and bitch slaps Cortana and her stupid Created
He didn't bitch slap her or The Created. The UNSC did that with The Weapon.
No more Monke World...
💯🤣
Monke Galaxy
It is never Monke...
Sad monke moment
So as badass as the Banished are who made the Covenant think twice about facing them, beat the Flood in conventional warfare, curb stomp humanities most powerful ship and greatest soldier in 4 minutes, to single handedly push back Cortana's forces that field forerunner weapons that can pacify entire systems and crack planets. Made Cortana as crazy as she was regret her decisions she up until that point believed whole heartedly in.
What does that say about the Spirit of Fire and her crew? An aging ship retrofitted for military logistical support, low on manpower and using outdated but modified equipment. They fought the Banished who had them outnumbered, outgunned, and outmatched in everyway to a stalemate on the Ark.
The Spirit of Fire crew are the ultimate human chads.
Agreed however remember that Humans are the reclaimers and that they have a AI who has had more time to research the Ark. Plus during the early days of their war their sole ship was destroyed which I bet has limited the Banished combat and tactical capabilities, unless somehow they got word to their fleet which I doubt.
I honestly can't wait to see the Spirit of Fire show up in a mainstream halo game in the future. Hopefully soon
In Halo: Shadows of Reach it's revealed that Atriox managed to contact Escharum and directed him to find a Forerunner Portal on Reach like the one on Earth from Halo 3. The Banished and their allied forces, including another major ex-Covenant faction called the Keepers of the One Freedom, searched the planet for it. At the same time, Blue Team was sent to the planet to retrieve 3 cryo-bins and a lockbox from a hidden cryo-vault in CASTLE Base for Halsey. They were supposed to somehow hold the key to defeating Cortana. In hindsight, which is basically confirmed by the Infinite Audio Logs, they were what Halsey needed to create the Weapon: presumably her remaining cloned brains from the creation of Cortana. The Portal was located beneath CASTLE Base so by following the Spartans, the Banished located it. A human acolyte of the Keepers of the One Freedom triggered the portal and once it was open, Atriox was able to just fly through in a Banished Lich with several of his top warriors, some of which are a few of the Targets of Opportunity in Infinite. Atriox was then extracted by Escharum and left his forces on the Ark behind to hold it in his absence while he and the Banished in this galaxy departed to attend to a "greater purpose" of some kind. Presumably Zeta Halo and the Endless.
As for the Spirit of Fire, when Atriox arrived, the Keepers of the One Freedom hijacked his Lich and flew it back through the Portal to the Ark before it closed. The Keepers are religious fanatics who still believe in the Great Journey and all of that jazz and they wanted to fire Halo from the Ark still. They were opposed by forces from the Banished led by Pavium and Voridus from Awakening the Nightmare, forces from the Spirit of Fire and the Ferrets, a deep cover ONI special operations team made almost entirely out of Spartan 3s that were undercover in the Keepers. However, the Keepers were helped by Covenant soldiers who were stranded on the Ark and survived due to the shields of Truth's ship and Intrepid Eye, a rogue and INCREDIBLY powerful Forerunner AI who has her own dark plans for the galaxy. She's a major antagonist in multiple books and is incredibly hard to defeat. Very powerful, manipulative and she has proven to be damn near invulnerable. Without Cortana around, Intrepid Eye would be the most dangerous AI enemy of the Halo story and she frankly WAS before Halo 5. However, Cortana's too powerful even for her due to Cortana's control over the Domain. Without that though, Cortana would be no match for Intrepid Eye. In the end, the struggle leads to the Keepers being almost completely annihilated, leaving only their leader Castor and a single Elite who had defected from the Banished in Shadows of Reach. They learn about Halo's true purpose and abandon their plans to fire it in favor of getting vengeance on all of their enemies. They're still on the Ark somewhere. The Banished forces took heavy losses, but Pavium and Voridus both survived. The Spirit of Fire only lost a pilot while one of the Ferrets was killed too. The Covenant took heavy losses as well, but they're still active on the Ark and scheming. As for Intrepid Eye, she was FINALLY destroyed by the Spirit of Fire which also took out the Ark's ability to fire Halo for the time being.
“Atroix defeats master chief”
His consultant/propagandist: boss this will do wonders for your reputation, imagine the warriors you will inspire across species line. You defeated the king of the demons.
The fact that the last cutscene is Atriox in first person view hints that you play as him in the next Halo game, like Arbiter.
Is that true ?
long shot, probably not true
It's probably in the next DLC. 343i stated that the campaign is gonna get its sequels in the campaign as DLCs
So it the DLC where it's the enemy who is playing on Legendary. Like imagine having the hammer as your default weapon.
That's not very likely, but playing as a Banished would be so cool.
I love 7:02 just because the way Atriox says "what are you DOING"!
Spam 7:07
Infinite just made Atriox even more cold than in HW2
nothing can be more cold than Atriox trying to sell a shitty car for $6000
@@batmanneedssome200 Bruh those Halo Wars 2 ads were just straight gold
Did she just blow up his home planet in front of him? I need to understand more about the interactions between Atriox and Cortana to understand what led to these events. Are they explained in the games audio logs or elsewhere?
It’s likely the same sort of ultimatum she issued to the rest of the galaxy when she showed her hand at the end of Halo 5. She was trying to get the Banished to stand down and surrender their weapons, bowing to her new galactic order. Atriox refused because…. Well, we’ve seen his history with the Covenant.
Yes that was the brute homeworld. And what lead to it was that Cortana was enforcing her will upon all beings in the galaxy to either submit or fave destruction. She did it to humanity, Sangheili, Unngoy worlds and then her attention turned to the Banished and so she contacted Atriox leading to the scene you see in this game.
Fun Fact: Atriox is voiced by Ike Amadi in Halo Infinite, the same person that voiced Locke in Halo 5
Why do I feel like thats Ironic?
I won't lie...I was extremely satisfied to see Atriox make Cortana shocked at seeing Master Chief defeated and, supposedly, gone forever. After she destroyed his homeworld, and murdering his people in cold blood, it was high time she got a taste of her own medicine.
The more i look at it that uppercut really sent atriox back he just recovered awfully fast
Atriox is a character which we as players should never fight because he's one of those villains that although can be beaten can never be destroyed
That's the thing. He is not a villain. He is a soldier. He is doing right by his people.
@@dentalgrind technique yes but he is an antagonist and an enemy of humanity even if he is a hero and legend of the Banished
Yes he be like the prophets or truth and will be always there from a far and there will also be someone just above atroix like the leader of the endless or whatever
@@zinzanbrooke2479 He's not supposed to be an enemy of humanity, that theory is really dumb. He didn't blame all Elites for the genocide their kind did to his, why would he blame all humans for the UNSC's Cortana especially when he has humans in the Banished?
@@Luxembourgish Well it's the prophets and their lies Atriox hates and how his people and many others were slaves to the covenant that's why his Mace is called Chainbreaker, as for being an enemy of humanity he is even if it's nothing personal. He and the banished are still responsible for millions of deaths of humans both during and after the covenant war and even if he doesn't hate humans he sure doesn't trust them and most humans in the banished were purged or are used as tools to use forerunner tech
"I would change nothing."
I know that's probably a line that's really important, but I can't put my finger on how.
Probably because he’s proud of what he’s become and his choices made him that. It’s a curious thought from cortana because we are all going to die eventually anyway; it was probably a point of curiosity to her as she likely considered herself immortal in her new state.
I think its because cortana is full of regret of what she has done and become and wants to know about atriox. to which him not changing anything in his life cause his choices, bad or good, are his alone and what made him who he is. in a way cortana respects and admires that and wanted to know before she tries to kill them both.
We defend humanity
Honestly impressed master cheifa punches did anything to atriox
I miss John Di Maggio’s voice, but this is the same voiced used for MK11 Shao Khan and Injustice 2 Atrocitus, so I’m still happy.
Really?, Damn then it’s cool to see the same VA from both games to here
I knew that was Atriox in the ending
It just occurred to me Master Chief weighs about 1k pounds and Atriox is lifting him up with EASE with one hand...
Come on bro do you even lift 😎
Is it just me or Atriox talks to Cortana with a great deal of hatred? Like he would tear her limb from limb if she wasn't a digital construct? Can't say I blame him though.
I mean she did blow up Doisac. I'd be pretty pissed too. Lol
Lowkey atriox is a badass, he’s one of the few most effective villains masterchief has ever faced and still beat the crap out of chief, and even after his death not a single one of his men gave up the fight for his vision, he’s a true leader in my opinion 🤷♂️💯
I really can't recognize atriox without the face tattoo
Not face tattoo, its actually the banished logo as a white war paint
"You asked if I understood the consequences of defiance... and what did I say?"
Does anyone think Atriox is the Thanos of Halo?
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Dude atrioxs voice actor would make a great megatron
Honestly, I was just thinking he reminds me of megatron, specifically from transformers prime, the idw comics, and the Netflix series. From his origin story of leading a rebellion against a tyrannical regime, to his philosophy of securing a positive future for his people through brutal and bloody methods, his war with humanity and their Allies, right down to his mission of avenging or restoring his home planet.
Makes you realize that Atriox is a lot like megatron, and the banished are basically decepticons.
@@B-rex395
What if the writers of Atriox took inspiration from Megatron ?
Is it just me or does Atriox look different in the final scene? Like he's missing his white face tatoo/markings
He did get blown up 😅
Mans lived through an explosion which severely damaged the ring, he definitely won’t be looking the same after that
He is missing his war paint
His face got burned in the explosion that he somehow survived.
Kinda funny that Ike amadi voices a Atriox, a character that everyone loves, and Locke a character most people hate. Range people
He's the only one who actually looks like the brutes from Halo 2
I love the Banished, and there leader, Atriox. BTW what's the Created?
The jirlharnae are my favorite alien species in the halo universe and atriox is my favorite leader among them. He has my respect for defying the wayward ways of the covenant and forging his own path with the banished. My favorite faction in halo.
Kinda wish they didn’t change the voice actor. The new one is good but the original one was better IMO
Yes, the original voice actor was much better. He gave more charisma and depth to the character and made Atriox sound like an actually intelligent being like he truly is.
This voice just makes him sound like some cartoon villain.
@@WhyTho525 I wouldn’t go that far, but he sounds too much like a monster trying to intimidate. Where the old one was just perfect. He was intimidating but had character behind it. Also, the voice actor of Marcus Phoenix did the original voice where the new one is Agent Locke’s voice actor
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Yeah, I might've went a bit far with saying that. But I just fucking loved DiMaggio as Atriox. He was perfectly casted like Michael Wincott as Truth in Halo 2.
I used to scoff at the idea that the Covenant had been concerned with the Banished, I used to think that they never really bothered to take care of them and that Isabel just had been feed post war propaganda or something when she told their story.
But now, after seeing how Atriox stood up against Cortana, getting back at her, hurting her, I do start to think that the Banished truly are a force to be reckoned with.
The master chief of Spartans meets the master chief of Brutes
Atriox treats Master Chief like a rag doll.
wow what a great story! another big character defined by tragedy in war, looks like chief's inner circle of friends are always sufferers so they should B called: Chief's Dead Poets Of Society Inner Circle"
Atriox is the anti-chief, and likely better (till plot armor kicks);
Chief was all but gifted his power (Spartan Program, Librarians gift in H4), Atriox gained power through trials and tribulations, he forged himself.
Chief is driven by duty, Atriox is driven (mostly) by vengeance, against the convenant, and now the UNSC. Cortana being stupid made it that much worse.
Atroix is alone, he doesn't have a super intelligent AI helping him at every turn, and while the Banished likely have a war room of generals, he drives the entirety of the Banished through their belief in him/his ideals.
UNSC/ONI throws a fit anytime Chief gets out of line because hes a pawn to them, despite the crazy heroic things he's done. (The "giving the covenant back their bomb" scene made him a legend among the lower eschelons of the UNSC, (though; this actually came into play in Halo 4 during the ship scene with Chief disobeying the order to turn over cortana). Overall humanity worships him as a hero but he really isn't a leader in the way atriox is.
He's the perfect villian for Chief, its a shame we have to be sidelined with the Endless, more than likely.
Cortana messed with the wrong jiralhanae.
Somehow 343 Industries didn’t add the audio in the legendary ending, but in a video they added clues by putting audio to make it interesting.
Atriox's planet was destroyed by cortana, so he took away her world as well. At least she thought chief was dead
Tartarus deserved more so I'm glad they kept Atriox going
Nobody mentioning how his appearance is different . His face is scarred and his eyes is glowing red
His face is scarred from that explosion that had destroyed part of the ring.
Douglas and John now knows what means to an odst defeat.
Is it just me or does atriox’s face look different in the end than from it did in the beginning
He’s missing his war paint, which yes does define his look a bit and seems off without it
His face got burned in the explosion, hence the scarring.
6:47 Wait does this imply Cortana believes in _Gravity_ now?
Uh what???