The final countdown has begun, andHalo Infinitewill soon be in players' hands, and after shadow-dropping its free-to-play multiplayer, all eyes are now onHalo Infinite’s campaign. Anticipation for this long-awaited entry has never been higher, and the same can be said for the speculation surrounding it.
EveryHalofan has their own favorite character, and everyHalofan likely wants to see that character appear inInfinite. If it was up to many,Infinitewould be theAvengers: Endgameof theHalofranchise. But some characters may actually have a chance at showing up.
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Captain Cutter and The Crew of the Spirit of Fire
Any players who finished the surprisingly intuitive and engagingHalo Wars 2were treated with a little tease of what might be to come inInfinite. At the end of the game, the crew of the Spirit of Fire, a UNSC flagship commanded by Captain Cutter, released a shiny new Halo ring into space in an attempt to make a desperate escape off the Ark. The game ends with that Halo ring floating in space, being intercepted by a Forerunner Guardian.
The crew of the Spirit of Fire never managed to leave the planet and the game and its DLCs leave the crew in a brutal stalemate with their Banished foes, the same foes that the Chief is fighting inHalo Infinite. It’s not too much of a stretch to assume that this brand new Halo ring and/or the crew of the Spirit of Fire might appear duringInfinite’s campaign, perhaps coming to Chief’s aid to help him fend offthe Banished threat.
The Arbiter
From being a strange and surprising inclusion inHalo 2to being one of the most beloved characters in the entire franchise,The Arbiter(or Thel ‘Vadam) would make an excellent inclusion inInfinite’s campaign, not only from a narrative and fan-service perspective but from a gameplay perspective too.
Players last saw The Arbiter duringHalo 5: Guardians’ closing moments, where he reunited with his old super soldier buddy on Sanghelios. After sharing a brief meal with the rest of Blue Team, they went their separate ways once more. On a thematic note, it would be very poetic to see these two unlikely friends come back together to defeat a common enemy. From a gameplay perspective, having analien ally on a Warthog turretlike the old days would be both extremely nostalgic and helpful.
Edward Buck and Alpha-Nine
Buck and his team of ODSTs have been busier than fans may first think. After their first appearance inHalo 3: ODST, Alpha-Nine were deployed on missions throughout the Sol system, pushing back the Prophet of Truth’s forces wherever they could. After the Human-Covenant War, the ODST team was tasked with taking down the Insurrectionist group known as the United Rebel Front. Unfortunately, Rookie, the player-character inHalo 3: ODST,met his fate at this time, and the rest of the team soon after parted ways, with Mickey even defecting to the URF for a time.
After the events ofHalo 5, Buck reformed the original team and has since led them on several missions against the Created (Cortana’s force of rogue AIs). It would make sense for the team to be called in to assist the Master Chief inHaloInfiniteand seeing them make their fiery drop-pod entrance is a sure-fire way to please veteran fans.
Halo Infinitereleases December 8 for PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
