Master Chief - Steve Downes Interview here : ua-cam.com/video/dtyAlJfSdag/v-deo.html Echo 216/The Pilot - Nicolas Roye Interview here: ua-cam.com/video/ShSxlew0e1k/v-deo.html
If you think about it, Chief and Optimus aren’t that far apart. They’re stoic. They’re the leader of their own faction (Spartan-IIs, Autobots) They’ve seen countless years of war and beared the burden of it _and they’re big robot men who shoot things and don’t afraid of anything_
@@almightyrmb I won't said failure but regretable loses to stop a greater disaster. Sam armor was damaged to be unable to enter a vacuum but Sam fought on to give his friend time to escape. Failure would be the death of all the Spartans 2 and humanity. Reach, the Covenant had armada and determined to glass the planet. Entire army of Spartans wouldn't change that outcome. Main objective at Reach: Survire Cortana was expiring and on borrowed time, yet use her final moment to stop a great evil and save Master Chief.
Be sad if chief sacrifices himself so this guy gets to see his family again. Can you imagine the feels if there was a gladiator type death scene where he starts hallucinating and finally finds his way "home"?
@@jlock9085 It can be Chief's end this times. Enough Spartan have "die for this". Now it maybe his turn Just like Jorge once said: We gonna make it sooner or later
One thing that I liked about this scene is that, when later on you discover the pilot is a civilian volunteer engineer, it makes sense the shift of Chief's attitude towards him. At first, Chief is the strong silent type: he treats the pilot the same as he would to any other soldier. He orders him to follow his instructions, doesn't listen too much to the pilot's concerns, reminds him about their duty as soldiers and stays silent (or sometimes, directly ignores) the pilot's questions and efforts to talk to him. My guess is that, it's because Chief's thinks he's a soldier, he expects the pilot to be prepared, both fisically and mentally, to act cording to the military training he's supposed to have received. That's why I think he tells him "Enough" with an imperative tone in his voice when the pilot is complaining about the situation. "It's your job. You're a soldier. Suck it up and behave and do as you're expected to". However, once Chief's gets to know that the man in front of him is not a soldier, nor even a trained pilot, and sees him break down and fall to his knees and cry, Chief realizes he's not dealing with a frustrated soldier but with a desperate and scared civilian who has endured a hell that he was probably aware of to some extent, but not trained to withstand. And then, Chief's changes his attitude and talks to him with a little bit more of touch while encouragung him to keep going. This scene was good.
I think that's a simple input on chief. He's deeper than that. That's why he's a hero. He is not a robot. He connected with that pilot, he is a pilot. Chief saw a solider in him. But also leveled with him.
The pilot broke down after seeing 3 USNC Condors torn apart like butter. The Chief's thump as he knelt feels like he's been carrying a ton of guilt and trauma through decades of deaths and bloodshed.
Looks like Master Chief usually sees humanity and military as two separete things and by now he realizes that soldiers that he fight along with are humans. The very thing he sworn protect
its just like the halo 4 ending where lasky makes chief realise that soldiers and humanity arent two different things. soldiers arent machines, theyre just people
I like how Echo's entire thing is that he's just a regular dude who got roped into John's usual galaxy-saving shenanigans, and through him we realize that, if it weren't for his Spartan conditioning and training, John probably would've cracked a long time ago.
@@ver5549 it's safe to assume anyone on board such a large ship is given simulated training for flying military vehicles in the event of say, scuttling said ship
“How have you ever failed?” Ironically, for the first time really ever, we witness Chief completely fail in the opening scene against Atriox. Completely beaten and broken and tossed to the void. This pilot saves chief, and in the process humanity, and it takes Chief to remind him of that. Thanks John, it’s been a rough year. Never thought I needed a Spartan to tell me it’s okay to fail.
And that wasn’t even what Chief told Fernando. He told him that his biggest failure was not protecting Cortana. Not getting beaten by Atriox. Rather, it was failing to protect the person he most cared about.
And yet he does open up to the Weapon about this later. I've never heard Chief sound so defeated against a single enemy, like Atriox is suddenly this force on par with Gravemind. Yet Chief will fight him again anyway, even knowing how he had been completely outclassed. And that's courage.
He failed Arthur and Solomon... he failed Reach... Cortana was going to happen regardless... he lost colony after colony... he failed Captain Keyes and his daughter, losing their lives.... he succeeded.in missions, but he lost almost everyone... and of course, he lost Samuel.
1st time? I recommend you read the books or watch Halo fall of reach. If you have played the game you might notice Chief saying "Red Flag" and Samuel's number. that's so he will never forget his biggest failures
@@_spooT Yeah, John using those two as his activation codes/passwords was incredibly fitting. And it also serves another purpose: My using Samuel's name, he's forcing himself to remember the first friend/Spartan he lost, as he contemplates killing his current companion. It forces him to acknowledge the weight of what he's doing.
No fucking lie. I finished the game on heroic and a few days later, I had a student who was struggling in my martial arts class. And yes, I 1000% quoted The Chief and said "We all fail. We all make mistakes. It's what makes us human." Believe it or not, that quote from a video game actually changed a student's mindset.
This is the first game where chiefs flaws and limitations as a human are shown at full force he was always pushed as this unstoppable superhuman that could do no wrong yet here u feel his pain his guilt for failing to save cortana from corruption and her killing millions of humans because of it and him feeling responsible for it him getting badly hurt by atriox to near death I love the reminder to us in this game that at the end of the day he's another human and makes mistakes and fails like any human
"I'm not you..." Man that hits harder cause a lot of us aren't like Chief. We wish we were but even he knows that being scared and fragile is part of being human. I haven't teared up in Halo since the believe campaign trailers for humanity in Halo 3.
"How have you ever failed?" The one thing that comes to mind is John winning that one race as himself but not as a team in The Fall Of Reach. It's small but it left an impact on how he is now as a character imo
That book is so good, re-read it for Infinite and the way it flushes out John as a character is fantastic. His connection with Cortana really humanized him. I miss blue team. Wish we saw more of them in a context outside of Halo 5.
One thing that comes to mind for me is him failing to keep the one's closest to him alive when they're around him. I mean Samuel, Other Spartans, The Marines, Nearly Linda, Keyes, Johnson, Miranda, Cortana, and right now he probably thinks Laskey and Halsey are dead.
can I just say, that hearing The Pilot say "Have you ever been scared?" hits different if you know the lore. because yeah, the Chief HAS been that scared before: his first encounter with the flood shook him to his very core. sure, he would NEVER mention it, Spartans have a reputation to keep.
I havent read it yet, but i think in the novel of the first halo, he was scared shitless and very depressed during the library level, only finding out that more marines managed to get there and died trying to get the index, keep him moving
@@arevalones Staff sergeant Marvin Mobuto. Chief found what was left of him near the end of the library, his body torn into pieces because he pissed off the flood so much they didn't even consider infecting him. A single marine made it to a place where even a Spartan, the peak of human evolution at that time, struggled to get to. Seeing that gave Chief some motivation so chief paid his respect, called the sergeant a "hardass son of a bitch", then gathered whatever strength he had left and kept going.
From "Our duty, as soldiers, is to protect humanity. Whatever the cost." To "We all fail, we all make mistakes,that's what makes us human" We've come a long way.
one of the best scenes in my opinion, It shows that Chief is becoming more human . yeah he still has his duty to protect humanity at all costs. but like Cortana said in halo 3 when Chief makes a promise he keeps it
more like the psychological conditioning that began being done on him when he was an child has been slowly gaining cracks as the story of the games progressed, leading to him feeling more like an normal person and not an emotion-deprived supersoldier
He was always this way if you check out the extra lore. It just doesn’t show in the games. I think it’d be really cool if one day, long in the future when they finally send him off, they finally show him breaking down if for a moment. His first encounter with the flood shook him to his core. As it would any man. All the dead marines he passes by saddens him deeply - especially the ones that die specifically for his cause. He’s been seeing human planets be glassed, wiped off, billions of people exterminated, countless deaths, countless kills for years now. No amount of augmenting will overpower that.
@@jmaz852 Cuz all his development are not in the game that he main character of. You need read/watch ton of media outside the game just to know locke...you know, the guy you play in Halo 5
As a character I’ve always looked up to Master Chief since I was a kid. Other kids were all into DC and Marvel characters but this dude was my equivalent to a childhood comic book hero. When he knelt beside the pilot and those words came out of his mouth, it moved me as well, as silly as it may sound. Chief rarely has time to show his humanity but when he does it’s golden.
I agree as well. I see chief as hope. Hope for life. He’s a fictional character, but through all the entire Halo saga he busts his ass for humanity, as he says, sometimes we fail and that is what makes us human.. man, simple words with a powerful impact .. whenever I feel down, I look up to this character, and think that maybe not all is bad, that whatever I might go through, I have to carry on. Thank you Chief. I wouldn’t make it if it wasn’t for this character.
The fact they humanized Chief so damn well without tearing away the stoic heroism that made him so iconic in the first place is honestly a great accomplishment. No unmasking needed. The show should take notes bruh
For me, it was in Halo 4 when one of the terminals during one of the later missions blows up and Chief isn't able to extract Cortana from it, causing him to yell out for her in a very concerned tone. And then of course, that gut-wrenching ending with Cortana sending Chief back to Earth after he detonated the nuke. The pain in his voice is so incredible. All that being said, Halo Infinite is also great at further humanizing Chief and making him more relatable.
This scene is even more sad when you find out more later in the story. Fernando Esparsza was a civilian volunteer engineer if I recall, and when he found out chief had “died” to Atriox during the attack he got scared and ran and stole the pelican because of how much of an unkillable hero to humanity reputation chief had/has, and thought if chief had died, they were all doomed. He was mostly correct, in that they were doomed, but chief wasn’t really dead. When he says he belongs in there, he means the wreckage of the ship dead with the rest of his crew mates he essentially feels like he abandoned out of fear. That’s why he says he should be left with the rest of the garbage. He feels like a coward who shouldn’t have lived, and doesn’t deserve to be alive while his crew he left to die. Makes it even more heartbreaking when you combine that with the fact that he saved one bullet for his pistol he gave to chief at the beginning of the game. A bullet he most probably meant for himself. Without finding out chief had lost to atriox, he wouldn’t have run and would have stayed and died, and without him running, chief would have never been picked up and saved. They’re both alive because of each other in twisted ways. This game’s story wasn’t perfect, but damn if there weren’t some really, really good strong points.
Exactly my thoughts. The story of this game might not be the greatest thing of all time, but it's got its moments. I never thought about the last bullet though, even when, at the beggining of the game I wondered "Why do you have a gun with just 1 bullet in th magazin?". Now I realize why; thanks for clering that up.
I've said before 343 HAS the ability to make a good Halo, they just need to drop the COD bullcrap, Halo Infinite is easily the closest any of 343's games have felt to being Halo.
To the general population, Spartans are still widely regarded as invincible (especially Chief). Those early missions are classified under gallons of black ink.
@@tetchedink7980 No it was a bad trade. Sam (if that's who you are referring to) had already been hit by plasma fire and it ruined the seal of his suit. Meaning he would've died anyways in space. So instead of letting him die out in space he ordered him to defend the bomb until it explodes. He didn't make it a better trade. He made it meaningful, or have purpose at least for him to die.
When he said he stole the Pelican, it’s really got me thinking that he was a minor crewman like a technician or, hell, even a janitor. Really impacts the way he feels worthless after escaping the Infinity with something like the Pelican, like he feels regretful for taking it from the original pilot.
Same. He's obviously navy, but in a support role. His being able to pilot a Pelican is probably a combo of them being easy to fly and possibly the UNSC requiring everyone to learn in basic training/academy.
@@ComradeNerd he was part of an engineer progam, he says it after this cutscene, he was going to apply to the UNSC, he said "i just Wanted to help" even apologizes to the chief
This is exactly how a battle hardened SNCO should handle a soldier/pilot who's coming apart at the seams. Not with threats and barking orders but with empathy and encouragement.
@@bradcooper5667 It means the majority of NCOs and officers out there who have been serving over the last 20 years since 9/11 have either been the guy falling apart or has been the guy helping the guy falling apart. Being empathetic to our troops when they hit rock bottom is part of what makes strong leaders, not weak ones.
This scene really spoke to me. As someone who sees himself very similar to the pilot - scared, anxious, and worried regarding life and work - it feels like I'm breaking inside slowly. Growing up, I've always looked up to Chief and wanted to be more like him. I know we tend to hear about everyone failing and making mistakes, but hearing Chief recognize and say it holds a lot of weight in my eyes. I keep replaying this scene, because I need to remind myself that I can't do everything perfectly. Thanks, Master Chief.
@Mastnaer Ceef But he still endures through all of that to protect humanity and complete his mission, he had a lot of chances to escape with the pilot but he constantly says "we must stop the Banished". He is human like us but at the same time he's more than just a man, Chief also might be carrying a lot of guilt for all the lives that Cortana took in her rampage AND all the UNSC personnel that died because he didn't stopped Cortana. I think Chief is this stoic, devoted, inspiring yet human, caring and heroic character; like superheroes as Superman, Optimus Prime, Batman, Captain America.
@@TheBatman39 One time, the Weapon asks him why is he like this and he just responded: "Maybe it's my programming", or "It's all I know". Hinting that he too doesn't have a motivation or a real understanding of why he does this. Even in conversations in Halo 4 and 5 he shows he's aware of how fucked up his life has been, and the horrible things Halsey did to him. But he doesn't want to think about it.
I love the detail of John kneeling and the camera shaking, It shows not only his size and physical weight, but like the pilot dropping to his knees in anguish and exhaustion I think it shows chief is in the same boat, he feels defeated and exhausted. The reason I say this is while the armor is heavy, it is canon that it can be moved effortlessly and delicately, so this hard drop is a contrast for the chiefs normally careful and deliberate movements it shows his humanity.
Probably the most human moment.i never felt like the marines were anything worth talking about but the human aspect is showng and chief showing his human side is nice and not often
That's the thing the games never quite got right. The human marines are a tough, smart fighting force just losing the war against overwhelming force. You don't get a full grasp on just how big of a force multiplier the Spartans really are. A spartan is a force multiplier on the battlefield on par with capital ship support.
@@JKSSubstandard the marines are always there but beside Johnson we never got the human or the impact the wars have had in them physically and mentally
@@ryanmceldowney2428 i am aware but it tainted his blood funny enough that's why the flood wouldn't have him I read the books and it fascinating the amount of detail in this universe
In my opinion I think the Master Chief no longer cares about the UNSC or humanity or anything like that, the reason he keeps fighting is because as he said "He doesn't know anything else what to do"
2:04 I love the detail of the ground actually shaking when Chief takes a knee. The weight of him quite literally... and all that he's carried so far... is what makes this super awesome.
Actually this reminds me a moment Johnson and Jenkins share when leaving Harvest, after Jenkins finds out his family died during the attack and his best friend was dying right next to him. He even said the same thing to Johnson "He's all i have left".
When Chief sees the pilot in this state, I think he remembers what Johnson told him in Halo 2. "Folks need heroes chief. So smile would ya, when we still got something to smile about."
I really feel bad for Chief. He's lost so many of his friends, Johnson, both Keyes, Cortana, and even now Lasky. At least he has Fernando and The Weapon.
@breaking the 4th wall like Well to be fair, his armor was fine in 3. He was just in armor lock and they simply unlocked it. In infinite it was completely drained of energy and he needed to use a power supply of the ship without killing chief with thousands of electric bolts.
When I reached this cutscene I cried like for ten minutes straight The lockdown fucked my life like pretty much everyone else, I was devastated, I lost family, friends, I was alone, even I had to drop college because I thought that I couldn't be anything in life, and then a character I admire so much since I was a kid told me that it was OK to fail, to be me. That day I started to live again, this game saved my life, and I will be grateful for that the rest of my life
@@sandhydra6666 I lost both my grandparents, my 2 cats, 3 friends, I had to drop out of school because we couldn't afford it anymore, every day my mom had to work in the hospital I was scared that she would be the next, stfu if you don't ANYTHING about my life you fkcing idiot
The big things for me is finding out he stole the Pelican. Kinda explains why he is a bit over the top scared. It's still batshit terrifying if you're a soldier but can't blame a civilian for wanting nothing to do with this shit haha.
@@khalduras784 yeah, I didnt think too hard on the fact he said he stole it. I thought he must have been a civvie or engineer. He knew exactly how to revive chief and how to pilot the pelican
@@Sunny-jk3pq yeah so he mustve been attleast a technician. Still a civie tho since he wasnt meant to be in the front lines like this Didnt he try to kill himself up until chief shpwed up infront of his pelican
"It's just a video game" It's scenes like this, Laskys chat with Chief at the end of Halo 4, "The prophets have betrayed us", and so many more from so many other games that makes me really reflect on things and take pride in enjoying the wonderous art form that is gaming.
The thing is, Chief HAS been scared before, multiple times in fact. One of the greatest examples is the Library in Halo CE. In the book, it details how Master Chief was shaking and that he could barely even aim down his weapon. He has been scared before, he just hides it as to not cause fear in other people.
Got chills at 2:30 bruh. The way he says “I will not fail you” with such determination… that pilot ain’t dying any time soon and if he does I pity whoever does it because chief will annihilate them lol
the acting is this scene is just amazing, I do not hear, Steve Downes, Jen Taylor nor Nicolas Roye. All I hear is The Master Chief, The Weapon, and Fernando. and that shows how AMAZING the writing is.
There’s something about seeing Chief take a moment to just acknowledge the struggles of an average Joe. To listen. To care and give advice. That’s what makes him really great. No one is insignificant to him.
"How have you ever failed ?" - Couldn't save Reach - Couldn't save/protect many of his fellow S-II brothers and sisters - Couldn't save Sgt.Johnson - Couldn't protect Cortana and that's just those I have at the tip of my brain, pretty sure he has a lot more. My man John is a litteral walking PTSD and he still keeps on truckin' , absolute unit.
I forgot about those but to be fair, these were sort of out of his control. Teaming up with the flood that one time however, is one thing I can think of.
Yup, a big part of Master Chief’s character is his committed to preserving the lives of those he fights alongside and protects. And even with all his skill, strength, and luck, there are still moments where people die. That to me is what makes this scene so good: Chief gives a very realistic response to failure, yet he keeps fighting all the same. Hence why he’s such a great character.
I just hope in the next story, Echo-216 will play a very big role in other Halo stories. When you hear his voice or a mention of his codename that is inbound, you'll know Chief and Blue Team is coming to kick some major ass
honestly even though we have yet to play Halo Infinite Campaign, I feel like The Pilot is slowly shaping up to become an honorary Spartan and a member of Blue Team. after, of course, we give him the chance to see his family. he's not a spartan, but goddamn, does it take guts like one to look fear like that in the face and say "not today" for so damn long. he's a perfect foil to the chief in that regard. and if this is his "Rock Bottom"... it's only up from here.
I wanted to see how echo 216 died sacrificing himself to save the chief of the Banished or the created ones, that was before. But now, I don't want Echo 216 killed, he's such an interesting character and he's the most human I've seen in all of Halo.
This is easily one of Chief’s most “human” moments in the entire series and I love it. I love that they’re continuing to expand on his characterization that they started with 4.
I'm so proud of John. It seems like ever new entry in Halo has been humanizing him more and more to the point that he's no longer just a super soldier anymore. He's finally being human and compassionate. It's so nice and powerful to see this new side of him.
He was like that since CE my guy. He comforts a soldier by putting his hand on his shoulder in the very first mission of the first game. He was always supposed to be subtly compassionate and empathetic.
I honestly had a breakdown after seeing the pilot breakdown. I lost my mom when I was 9 then my mad at 21. So basically it’s just been me raising myself since I’ve been 13 because my father had to work 60+ hour work weeks so I never saw him. So basically it’s been just me these past 7 years. Hearing him say “I’m worthless” hit me so fucking hard because I haven’t been the success I wanted/need to be. My investments in crypto are going down, I work for $14 an hours well as finding out my my girlfriend of 4 years cheated on me then becoming a recovering pill addict this past year, fuck man it just broke me. I haven’t cried that hard in a long time. A seriously hard cry. Then I hear a bump next to the pilot and Chief says exactly what I’ve needed to hear for years. I usually don’t play video games but Halo is close to my heart. Thank you 343i for making this one right. You don’t have my trust yet, but my respect.
shit man that sounds terrible, i hope things improve soon. Im glad this scene resonated so much with you, it certainly resonated with me as well. When you're in a low spot, its easy to feel like the pilot does here.
I swear that moment when "the Weapon" and Chief were trying to comfort the pilot just hit me in my damn feels. It's almost like those three have become a family. It reminds me of all those times Chief was trying to comfort Cortana in Halo 4.
Chief trying to comfort cortana in Halo 4 still haunts me. It's like telling your dying wife that she will be better and it's all gonna be okay but deep down you both know that she's not going to be around soon.
@@aono335 not surprised because the story was directly inspired the by the writer's own situation at the time of Halo 4's inception. He had to watch his mother succumb to dementia. Poor soul
I've seen people say this campaign is terrible. Whenever I hear that...I just come back to this scene....one of the many scenes that show how great this game currently is. Edit: At the time I wrote this comment, I was under the assumption we'll be getting campaign DLC and updates soon. Unfortunately I was wrong. The news of updates being delayed, campaign DLC not being planned and the game's "new toy feeling wearing off" sort of ruined the game for me. I still do think this cutscene is fantastic and hope we get more like it later in Halo.
@@jackdubs25 For sure. I feel what Infinite excelled at was not just some amazing emotional scenes for the main trio, but also being very *focused* in doing that. Yes, Infinite didn't have as many "big, epic setpiece" missions or settings, but that's deliberate; it's in a sense smaller scale and more personal. And because of this, I find it easier to just have "multiple favourite games" as it were, because they're not all trying to be the same thing.
There’s flaws with it yes but moments like these, the boss fights, the overall gameplay, at least made it an improvement over Halo 5 and a step above others.
It's biggest problem is how repetitive it gets with stuff like only having around 3 enviroments, but the story, the cutscenes, the scenery, all beautiful
3:11 - 3:14 Just a small detail but, normally when humans *help someone stand up,* we have to put our entire body strenght and *balance the body,* but Chief while helping a *grown man* stand up just moves his hand like its *nothing,* this little detail just shows *how strong and heavy* spartans actually are Also, it looks funny how Chief's hand is so big compared to his
Lol cmon that’s a bit of a stretch to say “this shows how strong Spartans actually are” like the Mjolnir suit alone could be used to hoist urself up from even a laying position. I’m not that strong and I can usually help someone up in that exact way while staying pretty still
The one that I nerd-splooged over was one of the trailers a few years back of the pilot in the pelican, he struggles really hard to open the door but once Chief’s inside and goes to take a look out of the cockpit he slides the other door like it’s only on well-greased rollers haha
Dude this scene made my eyes water and have a shaky voice just because it really hit home for me. I don’t really care how cheesy, dumb and childish it is for what I’m gonna say, but man seeing this really meant a lot to me. Master Chief has literally been my childhood hero since the day I very first played Halo 3 when I was in 1st grade; it was my very first true game I had played too and spent a lot of time on. I just now finished my 3rd semester in college now and I’m about to turn 20 soon. Although he’s very quiet and faces a million challenges that don’t seem like he could handle, he will always get the job done and that’s why I’ve always felt like I could be him, or sometimes am like him. However in reality, we aren’t of course, and seeing the pilot break down into pieces for owning up to what he’s done and how he feels about himself to someone he considers and is near-perfect, MC is still human too, no matter how different he is socially, emotionally, and physically. I think growing up now has made me realize the challenges I faced in the past, currently, and in the future and those failures hurt a lot, especially when it cuts deep or puts you in a severe problem; it feels like you’re the one at fault or nothing is in your favor, and that’s where I can feel the same emotions as the pilot, especially being scared. But when this scene played out, and hearing Master Chief saying that quote of making mistakes broke me. Hearing him say that literally felt like he had said THAT to my face and reminding me that it was okay to fuck up or have something bad happen and feel hurt or scared, but the fact is we gotta keep going somehow to reach the better aspects. Sorry this was a lot to whoever reads this; it is pretty weird since it is just a game and a character; it was obviously directed to the pilot, but I don’t know… hearing a person who is one of the most perfected, as well as flawed humans to exist in the Halo universe, and being my childhood hero, it was heart-warming to hear him say this. It felt more like a reminder to me directly, especially now as an adult, that it’s okay to hurt, be scared and even fail; just the one thing is you gotta keep going and do what you can to make right or better.
I am both happy and sad I watched this. Sad because it's a spoiler and I've only got 2 days left before I get to play this game... But happy, because this was so heartfelt. I honestly wanna know more about Echo 216 now. Knowing he's who he is... Just understanding that he's just, someone who wants to go home. I think that hit me the hardest, since in times like he's living... home and comfort is all anyone ever wants. To see the emotion of him giving up like that, and Chief renewing what little hope is left is what makes this 4 minute scene so impactful. No more spoiling for me... but damned if I wasn't happy I watched this. Gosh it feels wonderful to have that normal human touch to these sci-fi moments. Just a regular person, scared out of their minds and wanting to just, head home. It gives a renewed interest as Chief to push through and make the reality of home.
@@ChevyZ71LTZ no, i meant could care less. I do care about the multiplayer, at least a little. comparing Multiplayer to the Campaign is like comparing Pluto to the Sun, respectively.
@@garrettlancaster3979 I used to be the same and dont get me wrong Im still interested. However I dropped out of Halo lore long time ago and it feels too much of a drag to catch up now. Besides over the years there is no question Ive spent more time on Halo multiplayer than on singleplayer. so ye...its not that I want to say that I do care about multiplayer side of Halo more now than campaign but I have to be honest with myself. I likely wont be playing Halo Infinite campaign for long while yet because I would have to catch up with story first and multiplayer is free2play anwyay so thats why I do care more at the moment how they are going to improve and expand multiplayer side more
Wow... When did Halo start telling heartfelt stories about the hardships of war... And how many little spods bypassed the single player and went straight into happy murder multiplayer fun time...
Well technically since the beginning. Read the fall if reach and the other books set during the human covenant war and you will see the absolute horror the covenant put humanity through
@@shadewolf0075 I have read the books. The lore of the series has always been quite interesting but it doesn't tend to come across in the games because the horrors of war would tend to interfere with the bang bang fun times. The exception of that would probably be Halo: Reach, and even then it was a noble (pun intended) last stand against impossible odds, as opposed to real people who simply don't want to die...
In the games. I would say around ODST and got focused with Reach. The books since the begining. And Halo Legends had half of their protagonist die fighting the Covenant.
"I'm worthless" thing is that, if it wasn't by him, Master Chief would still be floating in space unable to fight back the banished. It's as if the Chief realizes this.
THIS is how you develop master chiefs character. Not a brooding machine like 4, 5 and even the Paramount show, but an empathetic man who understands he is a symbol of hope to many and if he gives up, they will too. It can feel like a burden to carry others hopes on your shoulders, but I think it goes beyond responsibility and becomes inspiring and motivating that you have the power to bring out the best in others with just your presence. If we had more positive role models not just in media but in our personal lives I think we could all benefit.
I felt like chief was speaking to me. Like in this moment we are all the pilot, scared, afraid of everything that is going in the world. to have MC deliver the line “we all fail…it’s what makes us human” made me bawl my eyes out. We all needed chief to say that to us.
What Echo 216 doesn't realize that Chief has also failed to save and protect the people close to him (Sgt. Johnson and Capt. Miranda Keyes in particular), not just Cortana.
Yeah it is logical though because to the rest humanity, chief is just this living legend of badassery. As far as they know chief dows things and he succeeded. They dont know what goes down in the journey
Chief maybe a spartan that shows no emotion outside of the helmet, but he still a human like everyone else, he is not a one man army, he is man protecting humanity and doing his duty.
@@Zheviche Well, I wouldn't say he's a one man army, because he wouldn't have done it if cortana wasn't there since she helped what chief couldn't do like in Halo 4, or without the Echo 216 Chief could have been floating dead in space forever, he even revived chief.
@@forgeinsteel878 i disagree, the cheif is definitely a one man army. Just because he has support from other sources doesn't mean he isn't one. Even superman needs support from the justice league even though he is almighty.
@@jams1942 I respect your perspective on things, but like I said chief is not a one man army, he is no hero, he is a soldier, protecting humanity does not require one man to do all the work he could not fight an entire army alone, not without help, he is been fighting along side with Marines, Spartans and friends all the way, only to lose most of them. Chief was saved a few times by his allies, he was saved by Cortana from firing the halo ring, Chief could have been responsible of destroying all life if Cortana was not there for him. Arbiter, he saved Miranda Keyes from Tartarus before he forced her to fire the Ring. The Spirit of Fire, even as they are MIA they stopped the Banish for using the Ark to activate all the Halo rings. Cortana saved Chief from the Didact and from the explosion, Lasky helped chief to get inside the Composer. Noble 6 and his team brought Cortana to the Pillar of Autumn, and even stopping a Covenant ship of destroying Keyes's ship. Samuel saved Blue Team and sacrificed himself to stop the Covenant and buy them time to escape when they were inside the ship, John would have done the same. Captain Keyes did a mental battle to prevent the Flood of finding Earth. Besides, in Halo 4 Chief could not do it all without Cortana, in Reach if it wasn't for Noble 6 Cortana wouldn't have been with Chief, in Halo Wars 2 and 1 if it wasn't for the Spirit of Fire the Banish would have gotten all the rings in a early stage before Infinite or even letting the Covenant of a mass army/fleet of Forerunner ships, if it wasn't for Locke Chief and Blue team would have been taken away by Cortana. All of these, were not always his doing, and most of them were sacrificed to stop the enemy to accomplish their goal, Chief couldn't even take on Atriox himself.
Just came home from potentially failing my Chem 2 final. Then this vid shows up on my recommended… Thanks Chief. I needed that, more than you ever know.
this scene is so beautiful… you can see the broken, war torn man, human, soul behind what some consider a mechanized faceless machine. in this moment you don’t just see his green armor, you see the human behind it. to say something like that which is relatable to my life and most likely a lot of other people, gives me chills and makes me respect the chief so much more. thanks for the 20 years of lessons 117! o7
Iv been through a shitty year, extended family going through a divorce, my cusion lost her best friends to a drunk driver and I lost a set of Grandparents in 7 weeks, so I felt for Echo and Chief here, I'm glade I used my sneak peek token on this scene, I needed it thanks man
Now I wish Master Chief was my therapist…i can’t even explain in words how much this scean helped me cause I have felt the same way ,,pilot” did and that cutscean made me feel like Chief was saying it to me in some how…it’s just unexplainable.
I ended up loving the trio of Master Chief, the Weapon and Echo 216. The three of them brought a fun dynamic to the campaign and I enjoyed seeing them become closer. Master Chief hasn’t really had an ordinary friend like Echo 216 and it was cool to see.
Not gonna lie, Halo Infinite has shown such great character development for Chief like we’ve never seen before. After almost 20 years since Halo CE, this scene right here was so satisfying. I never felt so in love with a character and such a connection with them like this right here. The impact this story has had world wide is like no other.
Love the idea of a man venting about his insufficiencies to what he believes to be an unfailing basically flawless man- whose very presence emphasizes in his mind his inadequacies
John-117 and Jorge-052 were both highly empathetic Spartan IIs which makes them highly unusual. Spartan IIs and IIIs were detached from normal human marines and humanity generally. John-117 cares about his fellow soldiers and is often considered a symbol of hope in the UNSC Marnie corps. He lightens up but chief sees himself as a soldier first and before his confession that’s how he saw Fernando Esparza/echo 216. After he realizes he’s dealing with a civilian he tries a different tactic to rally him. Jorge-052 was way more openly emphatic much to the chagrin of Emile-A239. He was showing compassion for a woman who’s father died at the hands of the covenant showing the greater concern for her well being over the mission at hand. and Emile remarks “big man forgets what he is sometimes” and Jorge replies with a simple “she just lost her father” even for a Spartan II he displays a lot of compassion for regular people which is off putting for a Spartan III such as Emile
There have been a handful of scenes in games that brought the beginning of tears, but this scene has to be the best one that brought them enough to dabbed them. 343 Did a fantastic job of filming and animating this scene, and the voice actors get a MASSIVE applause for the spectacular emotions in their voices. Chief being calm and collect, as well as omitting his failures and his role. Echo-216 (SPOLIER: Fernando Esparza) for making a believable line delivery on how the UNSC has been scattered, and like he said "Crushed. Beaten. Broken. Useless." Hits in more ways than one. After the Infinity is destroyed and Master Chief thought dead, the UNSC believed where fighting a losing battle. Add on top that he omits that he's not only a fraud but also stole the Pelican and wants to be left in the graveyard with the other scrap......damn that hit hard....REALLY hard. He believed that he wasn't good enough after having lost everything. But with some encouraging words from both Chief and Weapon you can see when a weight of everything has been lifted off his shoulders ( 3:20 ) All in all out of all of the scenes in this fantastic game, this is my favorite
Master Chief - Steve Downes Interview here : ua-cam.com/video/dtyAlJfSdag/v-deo.html
Echo 216/The Pilot - Nicolas Roye Interview here: ua-cam.com/video/ShSxlew0e1k/v-deo.html
El Pilot
About how far into the game was this scene?
We still dont know the pilots name
@@calebkent6706 I DO! ;)
I hope he's a main stay character
Chief gives off some Optimus Prime vibes with the "We all fail" line.
If you think about it, Chief and Optimus aren’t that far apart.
They’re stoic.
They’re the leader of their own faction (Spartan-IIs, Autobots)
They’ve seen countless years of war and beared the burden of it
_and they’re big robot men who shoot things and don’t afraid of anything_
@@listeed1995 “don’t afraid of anything” ah a man of culture, I see
He’s failed multiple times. Sam, Reach, Cortana. That’s just to name a few
@@almightyrmb I won't said failure but regretable loses to stop a greater disaster.
Sam armor was damaged to be unable to enter a vacuum but Sam fought on to give his friend time to escape. Failure would be the death of all the Spartans 2 and humanity.
Reach, the Covenant had armada and determined to glass the planet. Entire army of Spartans wouldn't change that outcome. Main objective at Reach: Survire
Cortana was expiring and on borrowed time, yet use her final moment to stop a great evil and save Master Chief.
@@listeed1995 I would love to see the both of them meet
I chuckled a bit when chief took a knee and the camera shook lol.
Same here. If I’m not mistaken, with the armor, he weighs over 1000lbs.
@@StormMatt448 something like that yeah. Which that's a nice touch lol.
As they said the most powerful being in halo is the camera man.
@@TrazynTI facts. 😂
@@TrazynTI most likely hearing problems as well.
“Have you ever been scared?”
Chief: *Flood Flashbacks*
Jackal sniper flashbacks*
@@fulcrum6760 *flood rocket launcher flashback*
@@mrnohax5436 XD
Joking aside it should of been chief being taken from his family as a kid.
Chief: *almost being infected by flood flashbacks*
The conviction in Chief's voice when he said "I will not fail you." That right there is the Chief we remember
Be sad if chief sacrifices himself so this guy gets to see his family again. Can you imagine the feels if there was a gladiator type death scene where he starts hallucinating and finally finds his way "home"?
@@jlock9085 It can be Chief's end this times. Enough Spartan have "die for this". Now it maybe his turn
Just like Jorge once said: We gonna make it sooner or later
@@jlock9085
Bruv. That movie hit me right in the feels. Why you gotta bring it up? 😭
Isn't fernandos family dead though?(ain't trying to be mean)
@@Bojangleslover98 yes
One thing that I liked about this scene is that, when later on you discover the pilot is a civilian volunteer engineer, it makes sense the shift of Chief's attitude towards him. At first, Chief is the strong silent type: he treats the pilot the same as he would to any other soldier. He orders him to follow his instructions, doesn't listen too much to the pilot's concerns, reminds him about their duty as soldiers and stays silent (or sometimes, directly ignores) the pilot's questions and efforts to talk to him. My guess is that, it's because Chief's thinks he's a soldier, he expects the pilot to be prepared, both fisically and mentally, to act cording to the military training he's supposed to have received. That's why I think he tells him "Enough" with an imperative tone in his voice when the pilot is complaining about the situation. "It's your job. You're a soldier. Suck it up and behave and do as you're expected to".
However, once Chief's gets to know that the man in front of him is not a soldier, nor even a trained pilot, and sees him break down and fall to his knees and cry, Chief realizes he's not dealing with a frustrated soldier but with a desperate and scared civilian who has endured a hell that he was probably aware of to some extent, but not trained to withstand. And then, Chief's changes his attitude and talks to him with a little bit more of touch while encouragung him to keep going. This scene was good.
Exactly, chief though he was a soldier...and it turns up he was just a civilian
Fantastic examination. Simply put. Never thought about it that way.
I think that's a simple input on chief. He's deeper than that. That's why he's a hero. He is not a robot. He connected with that pilot, he is a pilot. Chief saw a solider in him. But also leveled with him.
Say what you want about infinite, this campaign felt like one of the good books.
You single handedly made me rethink this entire scene and chiefs tone of voice shift thank you
I love the fact you can feel chief’s weight just purely by him kneeling down, that little screen shake detail is fantastic
chief (in his mind): damn, I gotta lay off the donuts
Hahaha yeah I really loved that detail, it feels so real.
@Daniele Fabbro over a ton, actually
The pilot broke down after seeing 3 USNC Condors torn apart like butter. The Chief's thump as he knelt feels like he's been carrying a ton of guilt and trauma through decades of deaths and bloodshed.
I woulda been like heyyy!.... Take it easy big guy not so close lol. I feel like he could tap your shoulder and it would feel like a gut punch.
Looks like Master Chief usually sees humanity and military as two separete things and by now he realizes that soldiers that he fight along with are humans. The very thing he sworn protect
And the civilians he finds are forced to be soldiers
And that's why there is "Restart to last checkpoint" because I prefer to save the marines rather than letting them die in the Halo games
its just like the halo 4 ending where lasky makes chief realise that soldiers and humanity arent two different things. soldiers arent machines, theyre just people
@@mph23290 As my boi Lasky said
If he has a shotty, its a wrap
I like how Echo's entire thing is that he's just a regular dude who got roped into John's usual galaxy-saving shenanigans, and through him we realize that, if it weren't for his Spartan conditioning and training, John probably would've cracked a long time ago.
yea 216 was just a volunteer engineer for the Infinity for a volunteer tho he flies pretty damn well
@@ver5549 it's safe to assume anyone on board such a large ship is given simulated training for flying military vehicles in the event of say, scuttling said ship
@@mercury2157 cole protocols but would they still use cole protocols after the human covenant war?
@@badwolf2317 Given that the Covenant already found Earth, chances are the Cole Protocol is pretty much useless
@@mercury2157 Also, he had six months to familiarize himself with the operation of an actual Pelican.
“How have you ever failed?”
Ironically, for the first time really ever, we witness Chief completely fail in the opening scene against Atriox. Completely beaten and broken and tossed to the void. This pilot saves chief, and in the process humanity, and it takes Chief to remind him of that.
Thanks John, it’s been a rough year. Never thought I needed a Spartan to tell me it’s okay to fail.
And that wasn’t even what Chief told Fernando. He told him that his biggest failure was not protecting Cortana. Not getting beaten by Atriox. Rather, it was failing to protect the person he most cared about.
And yet he does open up to the Weapon about this later. I've never heard Chief sound so defeated against a single enemy, like Atriox is suddenly this force on par with Gravemind.
Yet Chief will fight him again anyway, even knowing how he had been completely outclassed. And that's courage.
He failed Arthur and Solomon... he failed Reach... Cortana was going to happen regardless... he lost colony after colony... he failed Captain Keyes and his daughter, losing their lives.... he succeeded.in missions, but he lost almost everyone... and of course, he lost Samuel.
1st time? I recommend you read the books or watch Halo fall of reach. If you have played the game you might notice Chief saying "Red Flag" and Samuel's number. that's so he will never forget his biggest failures
@@_spooT Yeah, John using those two as his activation codes/passwords was incredibly fitting. And it also serves another purpose: My using Samuel's name, he's forcing himself to remember the first friend/Spartan he lost, as he contemplates killing his current companion. It forces him to acknowledge the weight of what he's doing.
No fucking lie. I finished the game on heroic and a few days later, I had a student who was struggling in my martial arts class. And yes, I 1000% quoted The Chief and said "We all fail. We all make mistakes. It's what makes us human." Believe it or not, that quote from a video game actually changed a student's mindset.
You created a fellow Spartan 😎👍
You’re a legend 🔥
Your the best teacher ever
Goat
Glad to hear. Hope your student is doing well.
"A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new." - Albert Einstein
"ive made a terrible mistake" - your mum
Awsome quote mate
@Blox117 😂😂😂
sums up 343 Industries
This is the first game where chiefs flaws and limitations as a human are shown at full force he was always pushed as this unstoppable superhuman that could do no wrong yet here u feel his pain his guilt for failing to save cortana from corruption and her killing millions of humans because of it and him feeling responsible for it him getting badly hurt by atriox to near death I love the reminder to us in this game that at the end of the day he's another human and makes mistakes and fails like any human
I love how chief is becoming more human I feel his pain not saving Cortana.
Yeah I'm liking what they're doing with Chief's character
@@banana_in_a_tuxedo me too I hope they do this in the upcoming tv show that’s going to be on paramountPlus
She's a dominant freak.
@@nguyenangtuandung2745 What?
Taking a knee...really? Who's the blm activist working at 343?
Can we take a second to appreciate the incredible voice acting for the pilot here? Phenomenal work.
His va nailed it the entire way through, as well as jen taylor
All three performances were excellent but the pilot’s delivery is some of the best in the entire series. Beautiful scene
Fr man his accents dope too
He also voices octane from apex legends
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Wow you can't be serious Rofl. This is some of the worst voice acting I've seen in a recent video game.
"I'm not you!"
Now that line hurts for many people who have faced failure and broke down for it compared to someone who is immune to the feeling.
The voice acting is so good in this game, I'm glad I played the campaign!😆
sometimes you forget
alot of fictional universes are alot scarier when you aren't in the shoes of the somewhat unflappable protag
How even other gen 2’S are in awe of the master cheif too
That's the line I which I broke up and started crying
Dude I thought exactly the same thing. That line hits fucking hard for me
"I'm not you..." Man that hits harder cause a lot of us aren't like Chief. We wish we were but even he knows that being scared and fragile is part of being human. I haven't teared up in Halo since the believe campaign trailers for humanity in Halo 3.
For me it was the Remember Reach cinematics. The music is so powerful.
Alot of us. None of us aren't like chief he weights a ton got speed of light reflexes and the strength of 6 male pro athletes lol
@@father_opan4358 what about the one odst cinematic trailer. Now that one was very good.
Even though we are not like Chief, we don’t have to be, he himself is also human as well.
343i did it we have hope.
Honestly never knew how much I needed this cutscene in my life, and Halo again for that matter.
I agree 100% hit me right in the feels
I’m like 343 ha lol bro chief made me cry in this scene best shit I’ve ever seen him say
Let’s be real we all needed that
@@_FarEastStar for real im gonna use this as wake up call everytime im down
@@deepsmoosh810 nothing like the chief himself giving u a life lesson.
"How have you ever failed?"
The one thing that comes to mind is John winning that one race as himself but not as a team in The Fall Of Reach. It's small but it left an impact on how he is now as a character imo
Sam. :(
also failing to save cortana
That book is so good, re-read it for Infinite and the way it flushes out John as a character is fantastic. His connection with Cortana really humanized him.
I miss blue team. Wish we saw more of them in a context outside of Halo 5.
One thing that comes to mind for me is him failing to keep the one's closest to him alive when they're around him. I mean Samuel, Other Spartans, The Marines, Nearly Linda, Keyes, Johnson, Miranda, Cortana, and right now he probably thinks Laskey and Halsey are dead.
Or you know the reason humanity is on the brink but maybe a kid race is more important
can I just say, that hearing The Pilot say "Have you ever been scared?" hits different if you know the lore. because yeah, the Chief HAS been that scared before: his first encounter with the flood shook him to his very core. sure, he would NEVER mention it, Spartans have a reputation to keep.
Nor a reputation, but a symbol.
I havent read it yet, but i think in the novel of the first halo, he was scared shitless and very depressed during the library level, only finding out that more marines managed to get there and died trying to get the index, keep him moving
or near the end of covent and human war were he last spartan and he knew ever one looking at him.
@@arevalones
Not just that, one Marine almost made it to the end by himself
@@arevalones Staff sergeant Marvin Mobuto. Chief found what was left of him near the end of the library, his body torn into pieces because he pissed off the flood so much they didn't even consider infecting him. A single marine made it to a place where even a Spartan, the peak of human evolution at that time, struggled to get to. Seeing that gave Chief some motivation so chief paid his respect, called the sergeant a "hardass son of a bitch", then gathered whatever strength he had left and kept going.
The way Steve downes delivered the “I will not fail you” is just amazing.
Agreed. Insanely good delivery of the line
Just P E R F E C T
God, the conviction in his voice is so strong. Great performance
you got that right
From
"Our duty, as soldiers, is to protect humanity. Whatever the cost."
To
"We all fail, we all make mistakes,that's what makes us human"
We've come a long way.
Infinite seems to be the sequel to Halo 4’s story that we needed. Not in terms of plot but in terms of emotion and character.
I feel like lasky was the second person after cortana that made an impact on chief's humanity.
@@engineergaming5989 dont forget johnson, he fucked chief up
@@OBZRV he fucked me up 😢
@@OBZRV shit i forgot about him
one of the best scenes in my opinion, It shows that Chief is becoming more human .
yeah he still has his duty to protect humanity at all costs.
but like Cortana said in halo 3 when Chief makes a promise he keeps it
Halo 3
And halo 4 vibes
Halo 3 Cortana: don't make a girl a promise if you can't keep it
Halo 4 lasky: were not machines.. were human.
more like the psychological conditioning that began being done on him when he was an child has been slowly gaining cracks as the story of the games progressed, leading to him feeling more like an normal person and not an emotion-deprived supersoldier
John was always Human, his upbringing was just different compared to others
@@borgri5871 not even all spartan II's are like that anyways.
He was always this way if you check out the extra lore. It just doesn’t show in the games. I think it’d be really cool if one day, long in the future when they finally send him off, they finally show him breaking down if for a moment. His first encounter with the flood shook him to his core. As it would any man. All the dead marines he passes by saddens him deeply - especially the ones that die specifically for his cause. He’s been seeing human planets be glassed, wiped off, billions of people exterminated, countless deaths, countless kills for years now. No amount of augmenting will overpower that.
The pilot has more character development than locke
Finally a pilot/engineer worthy of replacing Foe Hammer, Carol Rawley.
Why everyone hate on Locke?
@@jmaz852 Cuz all his development are not in the game that he main character of. You need read/watch ton of media outside the game just to know locke...you know, the guy you play in Halo 5
@@jmaz852 a boring & one-dimensional character 🤷🏻♂️
but i liked locke he is pretty cool
As a character I’ve always looked up to Master Chief since I was a kid. Other kids were all into DC and Marvel characters but this dude was my equivalent to a childhood comic book hero. When he knelt beside the pilot and those words came out of his mouth, it moved me as well, as silly as it may sound. Chief rarely has time to show his humanity but when he does it’s golden.
I get you, MasterChief is a hero to me too.
Master Chief is basically a superhero
This Scene was Beautiful 😭.
I agree as well. I see chief as hope. Hope for life. He’s a fictional character, but through all the entire Halo saga he busts his ass for humanity, as he says, sometimes we fail and that is what makes us human.. man, simple words with a powerful impact ..
whenever I feel down, I look up to this character, and think that maybe not all is bad, that whatever I might go through, I have to carry on.
Thank you Chief. I wouldn’t make it if it wasn’t for this character.
Same with me.
The fact they humanized Chief so damn well without tearing away the stoic heroism that made him so iconic in the first place is honestly a great accomplishment. No unmasking needed. The show should take notes bruh
For me, it was in Halo 4 when one of the terminals during one of the later missions blows up and Chief isn't able to extract Cortana from it, causing him to yell out for her in a very concerned tone. And then of course, that gut-wrenching ending with Cortana sending Chief back to Earth after he detonated the nuke. The pain in his voice is so incredible.
All that being said, Halo Infinite is also great at further humanizing Chief and making him more relatable.
This scene is even more sad when you find out more later in the story. Fernando Esparsza was a civilian volunteer engineer if I recall, and when he found out chief had “died” to Atriox during the attack he got scared and ran and stole the pelican because of how much of an unkillable hero to humanity reputation chief had/has, and thought if chief had died, they were all doomed. He was mostly correct, in that they were doomed, but chief wasn’t really dead. When he says he belongs in there, he means the wreckage of the ship dead with the rest of his crew mates he essentially feels like he abandoned out of fear. That’s why he says he should be left with the rest of the garbage. He feels like a coward who shouldn’t have lived, and doesn’t deserve to be alive while his crew he left to die. Makes it even more heartbreaking when you combine that with the fact that he saved one bullet for his pistol he gave to chief at the beginning of the game. A bullet he most probably meant for himself. Without finding out chief had lost to atriox, he wouldn’t have run and would have stayed and died, and without him running, chief would have never been picked up and saved. They’re both alive because of each other in twisted ways. This game’s story wasn’t perfect, but damn if there weren’t some really, really good strong points.
One bullet, holy shit i never thought about that
Even sadder is it turns out that his family is long dead too.
@Alex Luca He probably either did or they died on a glassed planet. He's a civilian remember, not a soldier
Exactly my thoughts. The story of this game might not be the greatest thing of all time, but it's got its moments. I never thought about the last bullet though, even when, at the beggining of the game I wondered "Why do you have a gun with just 1 bullet in th magazin?". Now I realize why; thanks for clering that up.
I've said before 343 HAS the ability to make a good Halo, they just need to drop the COD bullcrap, Halo Infinite is easily the closest any of 343's games have felt to being Halo.
This one scene is already better than the entirety of Halo 5's story.
Halo 5 has the best story In halo locke is the most developed and interesting spartan in halo
if there was a dislike button, you would be the ceo of it
@@Ukfairgrounds no
@@Dripularstein hes being sarcastic my dude
@@borgri5871 I know
Robotic outside, human inside. These two opposite elements are what make master chief character. Love it.
Vader Vibes
Human on the outside as well. Unlike Vader, the suit isn't physically a part of him.
@@danielhaire6677 good point
This one is machine and nerve...
"How have you ever failed?"
Funny thing to ask a man who got his best friend killed on his second mission
Made a heroes sacrifice taking out a covie ship early in the war. I'd say that wasn't so bad a trade. Painful one to make though
To the general population, Spartans are still widely regarded as invincible (especially Chief). Those early missions are classified under gallons of black ink.
Yeah the UNSC propaganda made the Spartans look like just badass omnipotent killing machines. Lot of people doesn't even know they're humans.
@@LennoxParsec I mean when your facing full on genocide, you tend to grasp at straws to keep everything from collapsing haha
@@tetchedink7980 No it was a bad trade. Sam (if that's who you are referring to) had already been hit by plasma fire and it ruined the seal of his suit. Meaning he would've died anyways in space. So instead of letting him die out in space he ordered him to defend the bomb until it explodes. He didn't make it a better trade. He made it meaningful, or have purpose at least for him to die.
When he said he stole the Pelican, it’s really got me thinking that he was a minor crewman like a technician or, hell, even a janitor. Really impacts the way he feels worthless after escaping the Infinity with something like the Pelican, like he feels regretful for taking it from the original pilot.
He looks like a technician.
@@jlock9085 yeah .he was able to diagnose the mjolnir armor, only marines and technicians can do that.
Same. He's obviously navy, but in a support role. His being able to pilot a Pelican is probably a combo of them being easy to fly and possibly the UNSC requiring everyone to learn in basic training/academy.
@@ComradeNerd he was part of an engineer progam, he says it after this cutscene, he was going to apply to the UNSC, he said "i just Wanted to help" even apologizes to the chief
@@Matrixthehedgehog9 yeah he’s essentially a volunteer if I remember right
“We all fail we all makes mistakes. That’s what makes us human “ hits different when chief says it 😭
It's like he was sending that message to us
@@shadowninja1275 Ngl, that line really hit me considering all the shit that has happened for the past 2 years.
@@Saicofake Same
I'm a grown man but this still hits me in the feels
Hits even harder when you learn that he got it from the Arbiter
This is exactly how a battle hardened SNCO should handle a soldier/pilot who's coming apart at the seams. Not with threats and barking orders but with empathy and encouragement.
@@bradcooper5667 the fact that you haven't experienced coming apart shows what a risk-averse dumbshyt you are.
@@DavidLee-ge3nx English please?
@@bradcooper5667 It means the majority of NCOs and officers out there who have been serving over the last 20 years since 9/11 have either been the guy falling apart or has been the guy helping the guy falling apart. Being empathetic to our troops when they hit rock bottom is part of what makes strong leaders, not weak ones.
@@danielhaire6677 again… what pussies
@@bradcooper5667 I am guessing that you are part of the 99% of America to never serve in the military then?
Imagine receiving pep talk and comfort... from the friggin Chief!
I’d be ready to die. Let’s do this lol jk
Just him saying "I will not fail you" is the quote Id want to hear him say to me
@William Sherman This is fictional. Didn't really happen ya know. Idiots
@@enginethatcould5257 you don't say
I don't think I'd ever be so motivated to do anything if chief talked to me like that.
I love how Chief is evolving as a character. This is the Halo I’ve missed.
This scene really spoke to me. As someone who sees himself very similar to the pilot - scared, anxious, and worried regarding life and work - it feels like I'm breaking inside slowly. Growing up, I've always looked up to Chief and wanted to be more like him. I know we tend to hear about everyone failing and making mistakes, but hearing Chief recognize and say it holds a lot of weight in my eyes. I keep replaying this scene, because I need to remind myself that I can't do everything perfectly. Thanks, Master Chief.
I play it over as well I thought the same
Masterchief and kratos do the same old depressed pissed spartan expressions lol.
that has to be the calmest, yet most aggressive "ENOUGH!" in the history of gaming, especially when compared to baal 2 decades ago
Does chief really have to yell?
Chief was just fucking done at that point but reigned himself in to help bro-hammer out of his metaphorical ditch.
@Mastnaer Ceef But he still endures through all of that to protect humanity and complete his mission, he had a lot of chances to escape with the pilot but he constantly says "we must stop the Banished".
He is human like us but at the same time he's more than just a man, Chief also might be carrying a lot of guilt for all the lives that Cortana took in her rampage AND all the UNSC personnel that died because he didn't stopped Cortana.
I think Chief is this stoic, devoted, inspiring yet human, caring and heroic character; like superheroes as Superman, Optimus Prime, Batman, Captain America.
@@TheBatman39 One time, the Weapon asks him why is he like this and he just responded: "Maybe it's my programming", or "It's all I know". Hinting that he too doesn't have a motivation or a real understanding of why he does this. Even in conversations in Halo 4 and 5 he shows he's aware of how fucked up his life has been, and the horrible things Halsey did to him. But he doesn't want to think about it.
@Mastnaer Ceef
Yeah, he needs a few years at the beach hanging with arbiter
I guess chief finally figured out he's human. Not a machine.
He's known that since 4
He’s known that since the academy says
Master Chief* you never call an E-9 just Chief
Hes both, he's a machine made to kill and he retains his humanity
@@lightyagami8377 Cry more. This isn't the US Navy, this is a UA-cam comment section.
I love the detail of John kneeling and the camera shaking, It shows not only his size and physical weight, but like the pilot dropping to his knees in anguish and exhaustion I think it shows chief is in the same boat, he feels defeated and exhausted. The reason I say this is while the armor is heavy, it is canon that it can be moved effortlessly and delicately, so this hard drop is a contrast for the chiefs normally careful and deliberate movements it shows his humanity.
Good point. I was gonna mention: If he was just kneeling, the camera wouldn't shake. This is him dropping to his knee.
Really love that detail, shows really well the imposing of a spartan
There's also on the Ring so he might have been subject to force caused by being on the inside of a spinning ring rather than a planet.
Yeah, like how he kneeled slowly with Johnson. He is capable of it
Probably the most human moment.i never felt like the marines were anything worth talking about but the human aspect is showng and chief showing his human side is nice and not often
That's the thing the games never quite got right. The human marines are a tough, smart fighting force just losing the war against overwhelming force. You don't get a full grasp on just how big of a force multiplier the Spartans really are. A spartan is a force multiplier on the battlefield on par with capital ship support.
@@JKSSubstandard the marines are always there but beside Johnson we never got the human or the impact the wars have had in them physically and mentally
@@littlewazzock9508 Johnson actually a Spartan
@@ryanmceldowney2428 i am aware but it tainted his blood funny enough that's why the flood wouldn't have him I read the books and it fascinating the amount of detail in this universe
Since Halo 1 I've always tried to protect the Marines.
I love this story arc of chief, a gentle giant that wants to protect and serve anyone worth a chance. The true definition of a hero.
Yeah "gentle"
In my opinion I think the Master Chief no longer cares about the UNSC or humanity or anything like that, the reason he keeps fighting is because as he said "He doesn't know anything else what to do"
2:04 I love the detail of the ground actually shaking when Chief takes a knee. The weight of him quite literally... and all that he's carried so far... is what makes this super awesome.
The weight he been carrying when he first got his mjolnir armor mark 4 gen 1 and the death of Sam.
Yea
I cried a bit on this scene....I literally felt his pain.
You're weak like that worthless pilot if you cried
@@Putt-Putt To me, it's what makes us human.
@@Putt-Putt and you're what? Strong? Because it doesn't look and sounds like.
@@Putt-Putt So you never failed once in your life? Tell me, how does it feel to be a perfectionist?
@@Putt-Putt Maybe you need to talk to an actual veteran and see who's the weakest here.
Wait, so the guy that we called "The Pilot" over the last 2 years, isn't really a Pilot? Now this really is some Halo Stuff
We do actually get a name too.
@@Servellion what’s his actual name?
Still be Bro-hammer to me
@@Servellion I know, I didn't expected him to be called Fernando, lmao
I'll take Fernando, if it was something else....
How many Pilots does it take to get Chief through the Campaign?
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JUAN!
If sgt Johnson was alive, hed be like:
You hit Marine ?
Then listen up !!
Actually this reminds me a moment Johnson and Jenkins share when leaving Harvest, after Jenkins finds out his family died during the attack and his best friend was dying right next to him. He even said the same thing to Johnson "He's all i have left".
When Chief sees the pilot in this state, I think he remembers what Johnson told him in Halo 2. "Folks need heroes chief. So smile would ya, when we still got something to smile about."
🥺🥺🥺🥺
I really feel bad for Chief. He's lost so many of his friends, Johnson, both Keyes, Cortana, and even now Lasky. At least he has Fernando and The Weapon.
“Im worthless”
Well u rescued chief and boot him up to fight again is definitely not worthless
Ya, I doubt a real marine could have got Chief's armor working again.
@breaking the 4th wall like Not the same
@breaking the 4th wall like chief kinda started himself up
Fernando underestimate himself
@breaking the 4th wall like Well to be fair, his armor was fine in 3. He was just in armor lock and they simply unlocked it. In infinite it was completely drained of energy and he needed to use a power supply of the ship without killing chief with thousands of electric bolts.
When I reached this cutscene I cried like for ten minutes straight
The lockdown fucked my life like pretty much everyone else, I was devastated, I lost family, friends, I was alone, even I had to drop college because I thought that I couldn't be anything in life, and then a character I admire so much since I was a kid told me that it was OK to fail, to be me.
That day I started to live again, this game saved my life, and I will be grateful for that the rest of my life
❤
You are so big
Bro the “lockdown” wasn’t that serious 😂😂
@@sandhydra6666 I lost both my grandparents, my 2 cats, 3 friends, I had to drop out of school because we couldn't afford it anymore, every day my mom had to work in the hospital I was scared that she would be the next, stfu if you don't ANYTHING about my life you fkcing idiot
@@VelKozInfernal that’s crazy bro find someone who cares
The big things for me is finding out he stole the Pelican. Kinda explains why he is a bit over the top scared. It's still batshit terrifying if you're a soldier but can't blame a civilian for wanting nothing to do with this shit haha.
I think he's still an engineer recruited for maintenance or something because the guy is quite knowledgeable with unsc tech lmao
@@khalduras784 yeah, I didnt think too hard on the fact he said he stole it. I thought he must have been a civvie or engineer. He knew exactly how to revive chief and how to pilot the pelican
@@Sunny-jk3pq yeah so he mustve been attleast a technician. Still a civie tho since he wasnt meant to be in the front lines like this
Didnt he try to kill himself up until chief shpwed up infront of his pelican
Yeah my guess is he was a tech or engineer working on the Infinity. When the banished attack he steals the pelican and ends up stranded.
@@Sunny-jk3pq I think he is unsc but non combat so yeah probably someone who is giving pilot training and it taught how to fix these things
"It's just a video game"
It's scenes like this, Laskys chat with Chief at the end of Halo 4, "The prophets have betrayed us", and so many more from so many other games that makes me really reflect on things and take pride in enjoying the wonderous art form that is gaming.
The thing is, Chief HAS been scared before, multiple times in fact. One of the greatest examples is the Library in Halo CE. In the book, it details how Master Chief was shaking and that he could barely even aim down his weapon. He has been scared before, he just hides it as to not cause fear in other people.
When you read that part you realize bungie really wanted to put you in the chief's boots during that mission
@@deantajohnson5410 hate to be "that guy" but bungie didn't do halo Infinite, they left Microsoft long before it was made
@@Stormtroopre He wasn't referring to Halo Infinite, he was referring to Halo CE, Chief was afraid of facing the flood
Got chills at 2:30 bruh. The way he says “I will not fail you” with such determination… that pilot ain’t dying any time soon and if he does I pity whoever does it because chief will annihilate them lol
the acting is this scene is just amazing, I do not hear, Steve Downes, Jen Taylor nor Nicolas Roye.
All I hear is The Master Chief, The Weapon, and Fernando.
and that shows how AMAZING the writing is.
After watching the Halo TV Show, I came back to this scene that for me is now a masterpiece.
The TV Show was a disgrace never watched it and never will this game however it's a true masterpiece.
I have done the same thing! Just finished TV series. Good enough!
The Halo TV show is pile of dog shit and disgrace to the legacy and our boy Master Chief.
There’s something about seeing Chief take a moment to just acknowledge the struggles of an average Joe. To listen. To care and give advice. That’s what makes him really great. No one is insignificant to him.
"How have you ever failed ?"
- Couldn't save Reach
- Couldn't save/protect many of his fellow S-II brothers and sisters
- Couldn't save Sgt.Johnson
- Couldn't protect Cortana
and that's just those I have at the tip of my brain, pretty sure he has a lot more. My man John is a litteral walking PTSD and he still keeps on truckin' , absolute unit.
I forgot about those but to be fair, these were sort of out of his control. Teaming up with the flood that one time however, is one thing I can think of.
- Couldn't save Keyes or Miranda
- Got tricked by the Didact into releasing him.
- Couldn’t save sergeant major
Yup, a big part of Master Chief’s character is his committed to preserving the lives of those he fights alongside and protects. And even with all his skill, strength, and luck, there are still moments where people die.
That to me is what makes this scene so good: Chief gives a very realistic response to failure, yet he keeps fighting all the same. Hence why he’s such a great character.
I almost cried when Chief said "We all make mistakes, it's what makes us human"
I love that line, this game is a masterpiece
@@shadowninja1275 chief took Johnsons advice "folks need hero's chief, so smile would ya? While we still got something to smile about"
I just hope in the next story, Echo-216 will play a very big role in other Halo stories. When you hear his voice or a mention of his codename that is inbound, you'll know Chief and Blue Team is coming to kick some major ass
honestly even though we have yet to play Halo Infinite Campaign, I feel like The Pilot is slowly shaping up to become an honorary Spartan and a member of Blue Team. after, of course, we give him the chance to see his family. he's not a spartan, but goddamn, does it take guts like one to look fear like that in the face and say "not today" for so damn long. he's a perfect foil to the chief in that regard. and if this is his "Rock Bottom"... it's only up from here.
@@MrRukrio1 if Sgt Johnson is still around, he would absolutely love to have that man as his pilot.
@@primecoconut4204 I feel like Sgt Johnson would have a field day with him at first LOL
I wanted to see how echo 216 died sacrificing himself to save the chief of the Banished or the created ones, that was before. But now, I don't want Echo 216 killed, he's such an interesting character and he's the most human I've seen in all of Halo.
I want to see him as a marine, ODST, or even a Spartan, hopefully a ODST though
This is easily one of Chief’s most “human” moments in the entire series and I love it. I love that they’re continuing to expand on his characterization that they started with 4.
I'm so proud of John. It seems like ever new entry in Halo has been humanizing him more and more to the point that he's no longer just a super soldier anymore. He's finally being human and compassionate. It's so nice and powerful to see this new side of him.
He was like that since CE my guy. He comforts a soldier by putting his hand on his shoulder in the very first mission of the first game. He was always supposed to be subtly compassionate and empathetic.
A prime illustration of Survivor's Guilt with the pilot.
I honestly had a breakdown after seeing the pilot breakdown.
I lost my mom when I was 9 then my mad at 21. So basically it’s just been me raising myself since I’ve been 13 because my father had to work 60+ hour work weeks so I never saw him. So basically it’s been just me these past 7 years.
Hearing him say “I’m worthless” hit me so fucking hard because I haven’t been the success I wanted/need to be. My investments in crypto are going down, I work for $14 an hours well as finding out my my girlfriend of 4 years cheated on me then becoming a recovering pill addict this past year, fuck man it just broke me. I haven’t cried that hard in a long time. A seriously hard cry. Then I hear a bump next to the pilot and Chief says exactly what I’ve needed to hear for years.
I usually don’t play video games but Halo is close to my heart. Thank you 343i for making this one right. You don’t have my trust yet, but my respect.
I'm sorry for your losses man, keep smiling and stay strong.🙏♥️
shit man that sounds terrible, i hope things improve soon. Im glad this scene resonated so much with you, it certainly resonated with me as well. When you're in a low spot, its easy to feel like the pilot does here.
Well shit...
Hope 2022's better for you
"We can fix this... Together"
You have a lot of brothers and sisters in arms here. Stay strong, like a Spartan.
Stay strong, brother.
I swear that moment when "the Weapon" and Chief were trying to comfort the pilot just hit me in my damn feels. It's almost like those three have become a family.
It reminds me of all those times Chief was trying to comfort Cortana in Halo 4.
Chief trying to comfort cortana in Halo 4 still haunts me. It's like telling your dying wife that she will be better and it's all gonna be okay but deep down you both know that she's not going to be around soon.
@@aono335 not surprised because the story was directly inspired the by the writer's own situation at the time of Halo 4's inception. He had to watch his mother succumb to dementia. Poor soul
Two machines, an AI and a killing machine trying to comfort a normal person.
@@pollo4210 and said ia has the power to become a killing machine
I've seen people say this campaign is terrible.
Whenever I hear that...I just come back to this scene....one of the many scenes that show how great this game currently is.
Edit: At the time I wrote this comment, I was under the assumption we'll be getting campaign DLC and updates soon. Unfortunately I was wrong. The news of updates being delayed, campaign DLC not being planned and the game's "new toy feeling wearing off" sort of ruined the game for me.
I still do think this cutscene is fantastic and hope we get more like it later in Halo.
Those people are clowns. This was my favorite Halo campaign, so many great emotional moments.
@@jackdubs25 For sure. I feel what Infinite excelled at was not just some amazing emotional scenes for the main trio, but also being very *focused* in doing that. Yes, Infinite didn't have as many "big, epic setpiece" missions or settings, but that's deliberate; it's in a sense smaller scale and more personal. And because of this, I find it easier to just have "multiple favourite games" as it were, because they're not all trying to be the same thing.
There’s flaws with it yes but moments like these, the boss fights, the overall gameplay, at least made it an improvement over Halo 5 and a step above others.
@Randy Marsh this is campaign is better than Halo 3 and Halo Reach. Now cry 😂
It's biggest problem is how repetitive it gets with stuff like only having around 3 enviroments, but the story, the cutscenes, the scenery, all beautiful
3:11 - 3:14 Just a small detail but, normally when humans *help someone stand up,* we have to put our entire body strenght and *balance the body,* but Chief while helping a *grown man* stand up just moves his hand like its *nothing,* this little detail just shows *how strong and heavy* spartans actually are
Also, it looks funny how Chief's hand is so big compared to his
Bro just casually helped him up like it was nothing ☠️
I didnt think of that lol
Lol cmon that’s a bit of a stretch to say “this shows how strong Spartans actually are” like the Mjolnir suit alone could be used to hoist urself up from even a laying position. I’m not that strong and I can usually help someone up in that exact way while staying pretty still
@@Childishxmarkeeloo yeah coz brohammer weighs like 1.3 tonnes crazy hey
The one that I nerd-splooged over was one of the trailers a few years back of the pilot in the pelican, he struggles really hard to open the door but once Chief’s inside and goes to take a look out of the cockpit he slides the other door like it’s only on well-greased rollers haha
After 20 years and finally seeing this side of Chief, I'm in awe of his development. I can't wait to survive Zeta Halo alongside the pilot!
Dude this scene made my eyes water and have a shaky voice just because it really hit home for me. I don’t really care how cheesy, dumb and childish it is for what I’m gonna say, but man seeing this really meant a lot to me.
Master Chief has literally been my childhood hero since the day I very first played Halo 3 when I was in 1st grade; it was my very first true game I had played too and spent a lot of time on. I just now finished my 3rd semester in college now and I’m about to turn 20 soon. Although he’s very quiet and faces a million challenges that don’t seem like he could handle, he will always get the job done and that’s why I’ve always felt like I could be him, or sometimes am like him. However in reality, we aren’t of course, and seeing the pilot break down into pieces for owning up to what he’s done and how he feels about himself to someone he considers and is near-perfect, MC is still human too, no matter how different he is socially, emotionally, and physically.
I think growing up now has made me realize the challenges I faced in the past, currently, and in the future and those failures hurt a lot, especially when it cuts deep or puts you in a severe problem; it feels like you’re the one at fault or nothing is in your favor, and that’s where I can feel the same emotions as the pilot, especially being scared.
But when this scene played out, and hearing Master Chief saying that quote of making mistakes broke me. Hearing him say that literally felt like he had said THAT to my face and reminding me that it was okay to fuck up or have something bad happen and feel hurt or scared, but the fact is we gotta keep going somehow to reach the better aspects.
Sorry this was a lot to whoever reads this; it is pretty weird since it is just a game and a character; it was obviously directed to the pilot, but I don’t know… hearing a person who is one of the most perfected, as well as flawed humans to exist in the Halo universe, and being my childhood hero, it was heart-warming to hear him say this.
It felt more like a reminder to me directly, especially now as an adult, that it’s okay to hurt, be scared and even fail; just the one thing is you gotta keep going and do what you can to make right or better.
I am both happy and sad I watched this.
Sad because it's a spoiler and I've only got 2 days left before I get to play this game...
But happy, because this was so heartfelt. I honestly wanna know more about Echo 216 now. Knowing he's who he is... Just understanding that he's just, someone who wants to go home. I think that hit me the hardest, since in times like he's living... home and comfort is all anyone ever wants. To see the emotion of him giving up like that, and Chief renewing what little hope is left is what makes this 4 minute scene so impactful.
No more spoiling for me... but damned if I wasn't happy I watched this. Gosh it feels wonderful to have that normal human touch to these sci-fi moments. Just a regular person, scared out of their minds and wanting to just, head home. It gives a renewed interest as Chief to push through and make the reality of home.
8 hours left, we’re so close.
This brings me back to the observation room talk that Lasky had with chief
“Soldiers aren’t machines chief, they’re just people”
"She said that to me once. About being a machine"
“We all fail. We all make mistakes, it’s what makes us human.”
-Master Chief
That cracking in the voice when he says "I'm not you"... Oh god what a wonderful VA.
Since knowing the master chief from 2001 to now; "we all fail, we all make mistakes, it's what makes us human" this hit hard so much
i'm so excited for the campaign. i could care less about multiplayer, i want to know where this story is going.
Same! I’m so hyped!
Agreed!
Couldn't care less*
@@ChevyZ71LTZ no, i meant could care less. I do care about the multiplayer, at least a little. comparing Multiplayer to the Campaign is like comparing Pluto to the Sun, respectively.
@@garrettlancaster3979 I used to be the same and dont get me wrong Im still interested. However I dropped out of Halo lore long time ago and it feels too much of a drag to catch up now. Besides over the years there is no question Ive spent more time on Halo multiplayer than on singleplayer.
so ye...its not that I want to say that I do care about multiplayer side of Halo more now than campaign but I have to be honest with myself. I likely wont be playing Halo Infinite campaign for long while yet because I would have to catch up with story first and multiplayer is free2play anwyay so thats why I do care more at the moment how they are going to improve and expand multiplayer side more
THAT LEGIT MADE ME CRY HOLY CRAP IT WAS SUCH A LEGENDARY CUTSCENE
If chief dies so the pilot lives I'm gonna lose it.
"I will not fail you". The delivery on that single line... Damn
This is everything I could have asked for in a post Halo 4 Master Chief story. Absolutely beautiful scene. Bawled my eyes out.
Oh hey! Funny seeing you here!
Hearing Chief get frustrated and saying "Enough" is DIFFERENT...
@Teutonic Knight Yeah I know but it's different in this game to me. He gets frustrated a lot and it's interesting.
@@thexskating yeah his voice shows that he also got enough of all this crap as well.
it’s so badass
Wow... When did Halo start telling heartfelt stories about the hardships of war... And how many little spods bypassed the single player and went straight into happy murder multiplayer fun time...
Well technically since the beginning. Read the fall if reach and the other books set during the human covenant war and you will see the absolute horror the covenant put humanity through
Halo 4 started to Focus on that direction but 5 just...didnt
@@shadewolf0075 I have read the books. The lore of the series has always been quite interesting but it doesn't tend to come across in the games because the horrors of war would tend to interfere with the bang bang fun times.
The exception of that would probably be Halo: Reach, and even then it was a noble (pun intended) last stand against impossible odds, as opposed to real people who simply don't want to die...
In the games. I would say around ODST and got focused with Reach.
The books since the begining. And Halo Legends had half of their protagonist die fighting the Covenant.
Halo 2 with arbiter and halo reach
"I'm worthless" thing is that, if it wasn't by him, Master Chief would still be floating in space unable to fight back the banished. It's as if the Chief realizes this.
THIS is how you develop master chiefs character. Not a brooding machine like 4, 5 and even the Paramount show, but an empathetic man who understands he is a symbol of hope to many and if he gives up, they will too. It can feel like a burden to carry others hopes on your shoulders, but I think it goes beyond responsibility and becomes inspiring and motivating that you have the power to bring out the best in others with just your presence. If we had more positive role models not just in media but in our personal lives I think we could all benefit.
Master Chief. A childhood hero without a face. It always felt like anyone could be Chief
We all want to be chief but we’re much closer to Fernando
I felt like chief was speaking to me. Like in this moment we are all the pilot, scared, afraid of everything that is going in the world. to have MC deliver the line “we all fail…it’s what makes us human” made me bawl my eyes out.
We all needed chief to say that to us.
What Echo 216 doesn't realize that Chief has also failed to save and protect the people close to him (Sgt. Johnson and Capt. Miranda Keyes in particular), not just Cortana.
Don't forget Sam.
*Commander, but yeah
Don’t forget the other Spartan-IIs.
Yeah it is logical though because to the rest humanity, chief is just this living legend of badassery. As far as they know chief dows things and he succeeded. They dont know what goes down in the journey
But Everyone forgets Cap. Jacob Keyes
Now this is Halo, the feels, everything about this story is just incredible
Chief maybe a spartan that shows no emotion outside of the helmet, but he still a human like everyone else, he is not a one man army, he is man protecting humanity and doing his duty.
he is also a little bit of a one man army too ;)
@@Zheviche Well, I wouldn't say he's a one man army, because he wouldn't have done it if cortana wasn't there since she helped what chief couldn't do like in Halo 4, or without the Echo 216 Chief could have been floating dead in space forever, he even revived chief.
@@forgeinsteel878 i disagree, the cheif is definitely a one man army. Just because he has support from other sources doesn't mean he isn't one. Even superman needs support from the justice league even though he is almighty.
@@jams1942 I respect your perspective on things, but like I said chief is not a one man army, he is no hero, he is a soldier, protecting humanity does not require one man to do all the work he could not fight an entire army alone, not without help, he is been fighting along side with Marines, Spartans and friends all the way, only to lose most of them.
Chief was saved a few times by his allies, he was saved by Cortana from firing the halo ring, Chief could have been responsible of destroying all life if Cortana was not there for him. Arbiter, he saved Miranda Keyes from Tartarus before he forced her to fire the Ring. The Spirit of Fire, even as they are MIA they stopped the Banish for using the Ark to activate all the Halo rings. Cortana saved Chief from the Didact and from the explosion, Lasky helped chief to get inside the Composer. Noble 6 and his team brought Cortana to the Pillar of Autumn, and even stopping a Covenant ship of destroying Keyes's ship. Samuel saved Blue Team and sacrificed himself to stop the Covenant and buy them time to escape when they were inside the ship, John would have done the same. Captain Keyes did a mental battle to prevent the Flood of finding Earth. Besides, in Halo 4 Chief could not do it all without Cortana, in Reach if it wasn't for Noble 6 Cortana wouldn't have been with Chief, in Halo Wars 2 and 1 if it wasn't for the Spirit of Fire the Banish would have gotten all the rings in a early stage before Infinite or even letting the Covenant of a mass army/fleet of Forerunner ships, if it wasn't for Locke Chief and Blue team would have been taken away by Cortana. All of these, were not always his doing, and most of them were sacrificed to stop the enemy to accomplish their goal, Chief couldn't even take on Atriox himself.
@@jams1942 You can say he is a one-man army, but when you think about it, he's just some dude in armor doing his job
My father Always said that mistakes are a Good thing because they allow you to learn. He was a Great man.
Just came home from potentially failing my Chem 2 final. Then this vid shows up on my recommended…
Thanks Chief. I needed that, more than you ever know.
this scene is so beautiful…
you can see the broken, war torn man, human, soul behind what some consider a mechanized faceless machine. in this moment you don’t just see his green armor, you see the human behind it. to say something like that which is relatable to my life and most likely a lot of other people, gives me chills and makes me respect the chief so much more. thanks for the 20 years of lessons 117! o7
Iv been through a shitty year, extended family going through a divorce, my cusion lost her best friends to a drunk driver and I lost a set of Grandparents in 7 weeks, so I felt for Echo and Chief here, I'm glade I used my sneak peek token on this scene, I needed it thanks man
Sorry about your losses buddy
Together.
Now I wish Master Chief was my therapist…i can’t even explain in words how much this scean helped me cause I have felt the same way ,,pilot” did and that cutscean made me feel like Chief was saying it to me in some how…it’s just unexplainable.
I ended up loving the trio of Master Chief, the Weapon and Echo 216. The three of them brought a fun dynamic to the campaign and I enjoyed seeing them become closer. Master Chief hasn’t really had an ordinary friend like Echo 216 and it was cool to see.
Alternate title: "Chief and the Weapon successfully gaslight their Uber driver so they don't have to fly the Pelican themselves"
I didn’t know I needed to hear the chief say that. Shit made me tear up
Not gonna lie, Halo Infinite has shown such great character development for Chief like we’ve never seen before. After almost 20 years since Halo CE, this scene right here was so satisfying.
I never felt so in love with a character and such a connection with them like this right here. The impact this story has had world wide is like no other.
"We all fail" - Getting genuine emotion from a character I grew up with hit all the right notes.
"HAVE YOU EVER FAILED CHIEF?!"
*Flashbacks to the deaths of those hes fought beside and friends hes lost*
Love the idea of a man venting about his insufficiencies to what he believes to be an unfailing basically flawless man- whose very presence emphasizes in his mind his inadequacies
Ah yes, papa chief giving encouragement is finally canon
John: a good dad.
I love how this game shows that master chief actually cares about people that he's not just a killing covenant badass machine he cares for others.
The previous games showed the same thing, subtly.
John-117 and Jorge-052 were both highly empathetic Spartan IIs which makes them highly unusual.
Spartan IIs and IIIs were detached from normal human marines and humanity generally.
John-117 cares about his fellow soldiers and is often considered a symbol of hope in the UNSC Marnie corps. He lightens up but chief sees himself as a soldier first and before his confession that’s how he saw Fernando Esparza/echo 216. After he realizes he’s dealing with a civilian he tries a different tactic to rally him.
Jorge-052 was way more openly emphatic much to the chagrin of Emile-A239. He was showing compassion for a woman who’s father died at the hands of the covenant showing the greater concern for her well being over the mission at hand. and Emile remarks “big man forgets what he is sometimes” and Jorge replies with a simple “she just lost her father” even for a Spartan II he displays a lot of compassion for regular people which is off putting for a Spartan III such as Emile
I love how when chief kneels down the camera shakes because thats how heavy he is, truly awsome
There have been a handful of scenes in games that brought the beginning of tears, but this scene has to be the best one that brought them enough to dabbed them.
343 Did a fantastic job of filming and animating this scene, and the voice actors get a MASSIVE applause for the spectacular emotions in their voices.
Chief being calm and collect, as well as omitting his failures and his role.
Echo-216 (SPOLIER: Fernando Esparza) for making a believable line delivery on how the UNSC has been scattered, and like he said "Crushed. Beaten. Broken. Useless." Hits in more ways than one. After the Infinity is destroyed and Master Chief thought dead, the UNSC believed where fighting a losing battle. Add on top that he omits that he's not only a fraud but also stole the Pelican and wants to be left in the graveyard with the other scrap......damn that hit hard....REALLY hard. He believed that he wasn't good enough after having lost everything. But with some encouraging words from both Chief and Weapon you can see when a weight of everything has been lifted off his shoulders ( 3:20 )
All in all out of all of the scenes in this fantastic game, this is my favorite