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HALO 3: Master Chief Dies Play the Game and Find out

Microsoft.Okay, Halo was great and I enjoyed playing it for hours then Halo 2 shipped and the single player Cliff Hanger made me mad. I just thought it could have been done in a different way. I recently mentioned I hoped that Halo 3 would not only play great but tell the story just as well. Wednesday of this week Microsoft and Bungie sent out a press release talking about a new ad campaign. Since then rumors are flying around the internet that Master Chief will indeed die in Halo 3 and from the first video it seems this way. Of course this is a clever new marketing blitz for the release of Halo 3. The detailed look of each modeled character and the emotions heard from the ones who where there in the epic battle are outstanding. Of course the Halo 3 survivors and those not so lucky have been hand made into a 360 degree model that looks very realistic. Halo 3 fan boys where so eager for more that the second video somehow was leaked within hours and fueled the story of John’s death even more. I personally think the hero lives on but we will all see when the game ships. Until then you can visit the new site and see what the entire buzz is about. It seems all the movies will be on the marketplace as well for download. If the site is maxed you can also see the first 2 movies here. I think this is a great move on Bungie and Microsoft’s part and maybe one of the best marketing campaigns ever created for a video game.

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  1. garett boy
    September 30th, 2007 at 12:02 | #1

    Master chief is dead. worst ending possible.

  2. Mike Cap
    September 30th, 2007 at 15:49 | #2

    DONT NOT READ IF YOU DONT WANT TO FIND OUT END OF HALO 3! DONT NOT READ IF YOU DONT WANT TO FIND OUT END OF HALO 3! DONT NOT READ IF YOU DONT WANT TO FIND OUT END OF HALO 3!

    Master Chief lives. In the end, after driving off of halo with The Arbiter, Cortana, and yourself you land in a ship. You start falling off into space but you grab on. Cortana says “Tt was great serving you if you don’t make it” and you reply “We’ll make it.” It then goes to Marines saluting the dead, Johnson, Gates, marines, and “Master Chief”. The coffin says 117 on it, Master Chief’s number. Watch through the credits and DONT PUSH ANYTHING. At the end it will show Master Chief and Cortana floating on part of the Halo Ring. She will say you made it and ended the war but It will take years for people to find you both. You get in a pod and reply “Wake me when you need me.” So, thats the end. His final quote hints to Halo 4 possibly, but we just ahve to wait and see. :]

  3. Jesus
    September 30th, 2007 at 16:23 | #3

    Cursed Master Chief and foul of the earth. I know he dies, mwhahaha

  4. elias
    September 30th, 2007 at 23:48 | #4

    well if you think about it, i heard that the halo series spans over 3 years in the storyline, and if you think about it super soldier or not, 3 years of always being battle ready and always being the spearhead of an assault and half the time your on your own, it takes its toll on anyone, spartan or not, eventualy a person becomes tierd, and just wants to end all the crazyness, maybe by bungie killing Jon 117 off it was like them finally putting an end to all the crazyness over the whole Halo series… read the books its deeper a darker then we see in the game… very good story very good things everything fits withing itself, i recomend the books…. well yeah poor master chief it was inevetible that it had to end eventually but as a fan i totally enjoyed the ride, from Master chiefs humble beginnings to his epic final words… totally awesome!

  5. Ross
    October 1st, 2007 at 11:21 | #5

    He dies at the end of the game, his Spartan number scraped into the metal.

    Cortana is missing also, so I figure it may be incorrect.

  6. rob
    October 1st, 2007 at 11:46 | #6

    He dies. Just beat campaign. Stupid, Stupid death. Its not even in battle.

  7. jason
    October 1st, 2007 at 12:10 | #7

    *sigh* has anyone out there finished Halo 3 yet? I don’t want to spoil the ending for someone who hasn’t, but all I have to say is finish it on Legendary to find out the ending of the story in its entirety.

    It’s somewhat worth it, but all I can say is, the franchise should be left alone after Halo Wars ships, at least for a while. If you make too many sequals the series loses its significance.

    Having said that, the writers over at Bungie could ahve put a little more effort into this last one. The plot is a little weak and a tad too coincidental for my liking.
    Meh. That’s what you get for majoring in creative writing, I guess.

  8. October 2nd, 2007 at 08:14 | #8

    If you do not watch the ending credits the ending is not going to make sense to you.
    Also you really need to watch the ending and the credits on all 3 levels to see the complete ending. I won’t spoil it I will say anyone who takes the time and plays through the game and does not let the credits run is going to be mislead. I also do not think the game was rushed in fact it was a great game better than Halo 2 and fun to play. We will have the review up and try not to ruin anything for those still beating the game.

  9. Spartan 116
    October 2nd, 2007 at 11:22 | #9

    Ok, I can’t keep up this joke.

    ***** REAL SPOILER *****

    After you finish the game you see how the ship crashes and that the wreckage of the ship is turned into a memorial. On the memorial you see 117 written on it as a way of just subtly suggesting that he died. HOWEVER, when you the movie ends, at the end of the credits, another movie starts. This movie shows that the ship was cut in trying to get into hyperspace/slipspace and that he’s floating around with Cortana in Zero G. Seeing how they’ll be there for awhile he puts himself on cryo sleep and tells Cortana to “Wake him when needed”.
    Now, for everyone that doesn’t want to have it spoiled further: on Legendary the movie continues for 10 seconds further.
    The ship starts to drift towards a planet and gets caught in the orbit.
    ********* END SPOILER*******

    This leaves it open for another story to be made from the existing HALO franchise. The flood is defeated, and the it looks like there won’t be anymore wars due to the Elites winning against the Brutes. Still, there is HALO WARS (prequel to HALO) and it’s always possible that the TRILOGY of HALO can end but breed forth another story.

  10. Rich
    October 2nd, 2007 at 16:54 | #10

    you all have missed the big point play the last mission again. count how many people was in the room when Johnson dies the avater and master chief…… how does any 1 at all know when the captain say ” all i can say is thanks for being with him till the end he is not talking about Johnson and that master chief is already heading for the alien planet to help them cause:

    1 all the rings are not destroyed
    2 the flood has ruled other planets so they all can be dead
    3 johnson died when the avater was with him how does anyone truly know the captain is not talking about johnson cause the way the game creators make you think that master chief is dead
    4 the last driving bit gets you worked up and you forget about Johnson so when you watch that last movie make you think that it is master chief

    have a think about that cause i picked up on it straight away bout 10 mins thinking about it the shock gets everyone at the end. It’s either bungie is hiding a halo 4 or truly RIP to the Master Chief which everyone agrees when i say plz be a halo 4

  11. Rich
    October 2nd, 2007 at 16:56 | #11

    oh sorry bout grammer but ya sad if ya pickin up on it

  12. Rich
    October 2nd, 2007 at 17:02 | #12

    wait search the 117 part its johnson the number is subliminal 117 is the john memorial in the halo behind scenes………… hopefully this might mean master chief may be just maybe alive. research theres sommet not right about how bungie has done this

  13. Lolheads
    October 3rd, 2007 at 00:12 | #13

    Thank god Spartan 116 actually made some sense. He is correct, finish it on legendary… wait for the credits to roll and you will see, he isn’t dead and there is a mystery planet. END.

  14. CJ
    October 3rd, 2007 at 09:02 | #14

    For Anyone Whos To IDIOTIC, he doesnt die go search on youtube for the ending after the credits or something. Besides why the hell wud they kill him off? THINK ABOUT IT -.-’ oh and said double crossing about the ending before the memorial (or what ever) cortana doesnt think there going to make it so possible the ship reseived damage and was split into pieces so the master chief drifts in space.. la de da de da

    lol.

  15. chris
    October 3rd, 2007 at 16:36 | #15

    alright, how did the arbiter make it and the cheif didnt, think about that, i think master cheif lives but hey thats just me.

  16. chris
    October 3rd, 2007 at 16:49 | #16

    MASTER CHEIF ISNT DEAD!!!!WATCH ALL OF THE CREDITS AND AT THE END THERE IS A VIDEO AND MASTER CHEIF IS ALIVE. YOU HAVE TO WATCH IT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED. BUT HE IS ALIVE.

  17. chuckapuck
    October 3rd, 2007 at 17:25 | #17

    ok holy shit HE DOES NOT DIE….just because 117 (m.c’s number) is on the ending memorial does not mean hes dead…they think hes dead but hes out in fucking space still alive….so if hes still alive when the memorial service is going on how can u say hes dead lmao….he cant be confirmed dead until someone comes up with proof that he is dead…see him die…but u cant so shut the fuck up. Until they show M.C die hes not dead yet…hes still in space alive…

  18. sigh
    October 3rd, 2007 at 23:24 | #18

    He does _NOT_ die, all the tards who are complaining about it should watch the vid AFTER the credits. No more mindless “zomg he r liek die i waetch :( ((” posts now please.

  19. Damon
    October 4th, 2007 at 07:52 | #19

    Spoiler Alert.

    There will be another Halo related game but none any time soon excluding Halo Wars.
    Even thought the cheif died, no one could actually prove the other Spartans were actually all dead.
    They were lost.

  20. Tyler
    October 5th, 2007 at 13:50 | #20

    OK…Lets clear this up…
    At the end on the memorial, it says 117 BECAUSE THEY THINK HE’S DEAD! HES NOT DEAD!
    watch the movie after the credits, and it show the chief and cortana floating in space.
    The chief climbs into a cryotube at the end when cortana send out a beacon for rescue.
    the chief says “wake me when you need me” and it fades out.
    They scratched “117″ into the memorial b/c they think hes dead…well he’s not

  21. xXSnitherXx
    October 6th, 2007 at 17:18 | #21

    Spartan is right

  22. John
    October 6th, 2007 at 22:26 | #22

    I you look close at the “planet” it is actually a large ship of some kind or a large amanmade object..plus the music gives us a big himt as it goes up in volume. I smell Halo 4

  23. Daniel
    October 7th, 2007 at 01:47 | #23

    YEA, the planet is accually onyx where master chief was pulled from battle to join up with cap. Keys. this is the planet where most of the remaining spartans died. rumors are that he crashed into it but also that the ship went into orbit….

  24. cadawalder
    October 7th, 2007 at 04:14 | #24

    alright all those noobs that haven’t actually finished halo3, Master chief doesn’t die, the ship gets cut in half as it passes through the portal, the arbiter is in the front and returns to earth. Master chief and cortana are trapped on the edge of the galaxy,

    STILL ALIVE!

    Ross and Rob u are both noobs who haven’t actually played the game!

  25. October 7th, 2007 at 12:06 | #25

    wtf he dosen’t die after the credits master chief sleeps retartas

  26. October 7th, 2007 at 12:09 | #26

    master chief is stuck in galxy and its so oviose there will be a halo 4 and everyone should already know halo wars is coming out in 2008 march somthin

  27. October 7th, 2007 at 12:10 | #27

    i beat halo 3 the third day i got it

  28. LegendaryMC
    October 7th, 2007 at 20:27 | #28

    For all those of you who couldn’t wait to RUIN the game for everyone else, the MC is still very much alive. If you would have been patient and watched the 4 minute video after the credits, you would see that the MC and Cortona are in the half of the frigate that didn’t make it through the portal. Didn’t anyone notice that the frigate suddenly seemed much smaller as it crash landed in the ocean on Earth? Come on guys, PAY ATTENTION! AND STOP TRYING TO RUIN GAMES FOR PEOPLE! DICKS!

  29. kep
    October 8th, 2007 at 21:47 | #29

    he does not die but what is that big ball thing at the end and why the music in that tone they will make another halo but not about halo about another threat they face.

  30. Rockdude219
    October 9th, 2007 at 14:58 | #30

    The reason on the memorial it says 117-sparton is because the programmers want you to think that mc dead so they can bring out a halo 4 and halo wars are allready out.

    Master cheif and cortana have a love romance.

  31. hulaman360
    October 11th, 2007 at 12:37 | #31

    doesn’t master chief does die, right at the end when master cheif is in the pod, and the ship is in space, the horizon turns blue, the ship is caught in some sort of explosion? i have no idea, but there isnt actually gonna be abother proper halo. bungie stated it was a trilogy, but they are working on spin offs, like one on the other spartans on halo: combat evolved and some marines he meets on halo 2. sum1 tell me if he actually dies, becuase that explosion thingy at the end looks pretty serious!

  32. October 12th, 2007 at 02:12 | #32

    I want to clear something up. When I posted the story I never said he died of course I never said he did not. Of course I knew after the credits rolled that he was still alive. I simply asked a question and in the title I even stated play and find out. I am amazed at how many gamers went out bought the game played it and never watched the credits. So now everyone should be clear but Bungie has not confirmed if they will make another Halo game with Master chief. I suggest fans go and get the next book on OCT 30th. It may clue us in where they are going to go next with the series.

  33. Paladin1962
    October 12th, 2007 at 16:38 | #33

    It cracks me up to see posts by people who say the Master Chief dies in Halo 3. Had they waited for the end credits to roll, and see the final cut-scene they would have heard his last words, as he was going into cold-sleep/stasis….”Wake me, if you need me.”

    …. an obvious clue to the pending Halo 4, when they’ll need him, and wake him….

    Long live the Master Chief!“

  34. hulaman360
    October 13th, 2007 at 04:54 | #34

    gotta be honest tho, back on earth, master cgeifs false funeral was crap, they put pictures and all on everyone elses, and on master cheifs, it says 117 which is scraped into metal. also, lots of people i know who play halo think SPARTAN III was amazing, but it was a complete failure. SPARTAN II’s were the best rained euipped and combat capable supersoliders ever. SPARTAN III’s were almost suicide soliders used as decoys. they were poorly trained, had poor armour and were euipped with crap. however, it was used becuased they didnt need to b so selective with candidates, it was cheaper, and often, the drugs used made most of the SPARTAN III’s crazy. the reason it was a success was that there were only 32 surviving SPARTAN II’s at last count (only 6 are known to be alive) but the SPARTAN III numbers were well into their 1000’s! sry 4 the explantion, its just a fact that should be known.

  35. October 13th, 2007 at 19:36 | #35

    master chief does not die he gets lost in space p.c tony at the top of the list is stoopid

  36. The Shit Man
    October 14th, 2007 at 09:03 | #36

    Im eating monkyey shit right now…

  37. October 15th, 2007 at 10:16 | #37

    dude… he doesn’t die… maybe all you “hardcore” halo fans… should sit through the credits? cortana and master chief are in the wrecked ship in space.. she puts him into a sleep status until the next game… he aint die you idiots… i didnt even play halo 1 or 2… i mean i did, but not like i play 3… i just got live… but he doesn’t die, and bungie has confirmed they are putting out halo 4… wtf is halo without master chief? c’mon.. you shoulda watched the ending movie after the credits… peace!

  38. Spartan-117 lover
    October 16th, 2007 at 15:51 | #38

    apparently you guys didnt watch the movies after the credits, the reason everyone thinks cheif dies is because he didnt make it through the portal. the destruction of the ark made it close early and chief was in the back with cortana. therefore after the credits they are in space floating in the cargo bay when cortana drops a beacon and says “it will be years before we get found” and she says to chief “I’ll miss you” and cheif says “wake me….when you need me. THERFORE HE DONT DIE YOU NOOBS!

    Chief Rules :)

  39. slayer
    October 16th, 2007 at 20:45 | #39

    I beat it, he dies.but when he does, just how much you feel is enourmeously fucking ausome,

  40. Andy
    October 22nd, 2007 at 13:37 | #40

    yep everyone hu thought he dies is a noob cus all of us watched the movie at the end = D
    he dont die and we dont know whats goin on as to the furture of it but i kinda hope they do a game about the fall of reach tbh
    people say oh halo wars is the fall of reach NO ITS NOT
    so would be cool to play on that..

  41. vito
    October 23rd, 2007 at 05:44 | #41

    ya spartan 117 is right. to all that thinks he is dead. beat last level on legendary and dont press any buttons watch credits and just wait. !!!!! but i’m still confused cuz. SPOILER he ends up on a planet and i was like okkaayy but then the music got like loud and suspenseful so if any1 can tell me what planet is that.

  42. idiot killer
    October 23rd, 2007 at 11:43 | #42

    ok you guys are all idiots

    SPOILER!!!!

    master chief DOES NOT DIE
    at the end you see him and cortana and she explains everything to him
    only half of the ship got through the portal and they are stuck billions of light years away
    she says she will send a beacon
    but it will take a while
    then he goes into the cyro tube
    and says “Wake me….when you need me” to cortana

    stupids

  43. Dave
    October 23rd, 2007 at 16:19 | #43

    Nope, he didn’t die. And due to the closing comments by that Elite Captain (to the Arbiter): “I’d like to see our home world…to make sure it’s alright.” (that’s not a direct quote, but it’s the general idea) I’m assuming that the big lit up planet thingy that the Chief, WHO IS ALIVE and in CRYOSLEEP (kinda like Walt Disney and Elvis), was floating towards is the covenant planet and since the Chief doesn’t know that there’s some sort of Covenant/Human truce thing, he’s gonna go wipe out that entire planet…on his own.

  44. New001
    October 23rd, 2007 at 18:45 | #44

    Guys, If your have a single ounce of patience in your body, you would bother to watch threw the credits. Anyone who has ever played a Halo game knows that theres has always been a final ending to get you to watch through them. From The Monitor flying away from Halo in Halo 1 and Gravemind taking over High Charity in Halo 2, this is quite obvious. Now, if you need futher proof than a final movie in the god damn game, there is the clip from “http://halo3.com/believe/shell.html” the clip called grave site, in which they dont have his body, they just assume hes dead, and they say that a Spartan never dies(read the books). Furthermore, to fully submit my point, HES NOT FUCKING DEAD, WATCH THE END.

  45. October 23rd, 2007 at 20:30 | #45

    Man one little news story with a headline a look at the comments. All I can say is if you do not watch the credits then you won’t have a clue as to what really happened.

  46. October 24th, 2007 at 06:58 | #46

    OMGWTFBBQ!

  47. Nick
    October 25th, 2007 at 16:29 | #47

    He doesnt die if you beat it on legendary it shows him and cortana didnt make it through the gate, master chief goes and freezes himself and they float to what some people think is the covanent planet or flood planet, I would love a Halo 4 though, anything with master chief in it, love the storyline, Your welcome, dont cry now people, its ok.

  48. ian
    October 29th, 2007 at 13:30 | #48

    any one hoo sez he dies u guys r fucking stupid so u really thought they were gonna end halo no bcuz they made too much money to stop and ps3 is for fags

  49. wweeeeeee
    November 1st, 2007 at 15:24 | #49

    he does not die after the cridts there is a nuver clip

  50. rich
    November 5th, 2007 at 18:59 | #50

    For fuck sake every1 listen kk your all sayin watch the bit after the credits but your failing to tell them you have to do it on normal or heroic or legendary if ya a friggin noob doin it on easy you will NOT GET THE EXTRA ENDING. but if you do the legendary and complete it with much hard work you will not only get the extra ending but you actually get a bit more about 10 secs more cause hes about to crash on some friggin planet so HE IS ALIVE AND WELL he is gonna fight and kick ass. Do not watch youtube you friggin wimps do the missions on legendary or just do the las misson all the way through to get tht ending

    please note just doing the last mission will not give you an achievement for completing it on legendary but for the hard work of doing the mission you WILL BE rewarded for being a little spartan worrier and get 10secs of extra fottage at the end of the credits and the bit after it where he is NOT DEAD now THE CASE HAS CLOSED MASTER CHIEF IS ALIVE AND HIS BIO HEART IS TICKING LIKE KINETIC CLOCK YAY

    thanks for reading

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