There is nothing harder than someone like master chief delivering the line. "Consider it done." Just the sheer amount of well earned self confidence in his ability.
If you’re playing with a controller you can feel Spartan’s griffin heartbeat slowly fading away, it took me a second to knew what what going to happen to him
Tbh I thought he passed out, it wasnt clear at first he was dead. I also went back later in the story to satiate my curiosity and his body was gone lmao
I noticed that, once this happened, Chief went back to being robotic for a while again. My understanding is that he now knew he was the last one left who could make this happen and the only hope for humanity again, so he had to set aside his emotions and become the beacon of hope again. Or, as I like to call it, going back to work.
The way he cuts off what the weapon was saying, not responding to it, just getting her and going. It hit me hard today. At first I really thought we might save him or something, but realized I was wrong.
Anyone else find it kind of amusing that, while Spartan Griffith was being tortured, presumably for info at some point, he ended up talking like he got information out of the elite and his banished cohorts before dying? Badass.
Yeah that made me feel too much. Lol once I realized, man. Related note, I wonder how familiar MC was with the newer Spartans on a social basis between missions.
Well I don't remember where the scene was from but there was one where cheif made it clear that he wanted protect those around him and he said it in a way that made it seem like a personal thing so maybe this was more personal than we realized.
He's finally taking Cortana's advice, he's slowly letting his human side come out, normally he's got the emotions of a brick (hehe) but here, he's finally learning to show emotion again, and seeing chief like that makes me tear up. It's good to have you back chief.
@@ulyssesdiaz7651 I know, but he's never really embraced it like this, except the Halo 4 ending, it just seems like he cares now, but I think it's mainly because technology has advanced in consoles and what not, and now they can show that side of chief we never really get to see.
He looked fed up, in simple terms. Just so tired and over all the death. So emotional man. U are so right, the body language was a million times more impactful than any dialogue
@@mercury2157 ikr. People act like chief was “emotional”, as in he would cry or shout in anger, when in reality, he just happened to show more of his human side through the struggle he would have expressing it
@@mercury2157 Halo 4's narrative got so much shit because the diaper wearing assclowns that think portraying the protagonist of a story as a human being in an FPS game is a horrible sin, but the Chief in Halo 4 not only behaves the way you'd expect one such as him to, with his body language, words, and actions, he behaves like the most competent PTSD sufferer the Universe has ever known, and I think his character in Halo 4 was amazing for all that, similarly in 5.
Rip to all spartans who died, They all didnt go down without a fight with bodies of brutes, elites, and grunts around them. There is even one spartan who went down with a screw driver with his hand which he used as a weapon. You redeemed yourselves Spartan 4s, rest in peace
And there were a literal fuck ton of bodies near him, pretty sure the most of all the MIA Spartans you find. Guess he wasn't a special weapons master for nothing.
@@alexanderhamilton4258 on top of that he was already wounded prior to that fight from a surprise attack by Jega. Theodore was not to be fucked with lightly
Everyone thinks Spartan IVs are trash but it's only because John is so insane. They're still capable of taking down brutes and elites especially in a team.
@@firingallcylinders2949 it's just that they don't have the neurological augments(the superhuman reactions and linkage to the suit) and didn't grow up with the augments from teenage years so they haven't unlocked their full growth potential because they got the augments as adults
Fun fact this isn't the first spartan John has seen die, not by a longshot. This is the first one where the player shares in his grief at seeing a fellow spartan die. Thank God Kelly didn't see this, she took Sam's death very bad and was the most emotional of the Spartan-IIs. John has seen the deaths of Sam-034, Will, Grace, he's seen Linda get mortally wounded. And he's seen the Fall of Reach first-hand.
(Un)fortunately, Chief wasn’t there to witness Will’s blaze of glory and death… …but he also saw James go hurdling out into space never to be seen again, Arthur get crushed between two Covenant ships, Soloman explode, Anton and Li get vaporized, and even found Daisy’s corpse…so uhhh…that’s fun…
Plus almost half of the candidates were crippled or violently died in agony during their augmentations, and Chief never even learned about most of the ones that were later resuscitated.
I think Jorge is one of the most emotional, as in hes compassionate for people as you see when he talks with the farmers and the grieving daughter in Reaches first mission. Dude even requests a grief counsellor for her in the middle of war
I found it so sad that after chief said “consider it done” the vibration in my controller immediately started to go down. It was almost like once griffin gave chief the intel he was ready to die
John always took the deaths of comrades to heart, most notably during the Fall of Reach. But for someone that most would expect to be a lone wolf, John always valued teamwork, and his allies. By Infinite he's in his mid to late forties, literally half of his life spent fighting, he's lost a lot.
Yeah, John is and will always be in his Physical prime thanks to his augmentations. It's confirmed in Shadow's of Reach that he is age 47. It is also said in the Spartan Field manual(Albeit for Spartan IV's), that Spartan lifespans can exceed that of a century by their fighting days alone.
He also left an inexperienced spartan to take charge of the UNSC camp that his team set up. He should’ve known better than to risk a daring operation to kill escharum.
@@aniksolaris You called a Master Chief Petty Officer just a Chief Petty Officer. Master Chief is two ranks above Chief. It’s considered highly disrespectful to call a Master Chief just Chief. Chief
I love this scene right there, just like Captain Lasky said on Halo 4: "They're not just machines, they're just people." Master Chief is finally showing his human side again.
The loss of a Spartan is the loss of a brother and sister to chief. Everyone one lost brings him closer t to be the last, and when he is, I'm afraid whatever was holding him together will evaporate and if he doesn't retire his weapon, he may just disappear entirely, likely hoping to die alone and in obscurity
"You're safe now. Consider it done. I'll find them." The only things he told Spartan Griffin. Chief didn't investigate to get more intel as Griffin did his best to provide intel in his final moments. Chief gave him confront in his way: No one's going to hurt you anymore, I'll finish the mission on your behalf, and I'll find the Spartans (even though he knew what happened to some of them already). Probably gave Griffin the peace he needed to pass away and let go.
Well that would ruin the Halo cash cow that Microsoft has so that would be foolish for them to do that. Of course, I never saw them sabotaging Cortana the way they did either.
After years upon years of fighting Covenant, Brutes, Forerunner machines, and impossible odds...the Chief NEVER gave them a chance to win. This game brings out the deepest feels that we've been longing for. You can feel what he feels, better yet...you have control of how he will finish the mission. Whether it's straight to the point...or preferably...brutal...
been raiding and destroying every.single.Banished outpost I can find in one region before moving on to the next that contains the continuation of the main story, then doing that and repeat, clear out the region, move on the next.
I considered the moment when Chief promised Griffin that he'd find the others that this was his way of making up the mistake Chief blames himself for: Chief in my view blames himself for what happened on the Infinity, and in this case he blames himself for not being able to save Griffin's life. That silent stare he gives can give a lot, especially when left to one's own interpretation.
I don't really know if he blame himself, it's more that he lived this situation countless times, with Johnson, Miranda, Cpt Keyes, Foehammer and all his Spartans brothers/sisters who fell, even for the marines who followed him through thick and thin I do believe he is crushed by the immense pressure he put on himself because, he feel responsible for all his fellow marines and especially the Spartans from Gen-II to IV, because they are the same in the end, they sacrificed themselves voluntary or not to serve and protect humanity, always putting the greater good and the objectives over their own lives) and master chief is wearing the burden of their sacrifices knowing he can't stop fighting even against all odds because if he would stop, it would make their deaths meaningless, he's also humanity last resort and greatest champion, almost all humans look up to him when things are hopeless, Master Chief beyond the soldier or even John 117, is a symbol of courage and resilience for all mankind.
One of my favourite scenes in all of Halo. Chief has no face, but the thousand-mile stare at Griffin, the disbelief, the pain,the sadness and the anger is all in full display....WITHOUT A FACE. We know he is the quiet type, but here we can tell he was truly speechless. The music just elevates it, the Weapon being speechless, the desperate cry from Echo-216, absolutely perfect. Whoever wrote this scene was a genius. Not one scene anywhere has shown Chief's human side better than this one.
I think he knew any Spartans he found would be dead, just like the first 2 he came across. Obviously he didn’t wanna tell Griffin that as he was dying though, so he lied and said ‘consider it done’
There’s none so far in that ring.There are few spartan IV’s left alive. Most of S4’s in the infinity died due to the banished spartan hunters. Plus Cortana destroyed the S4 training facility with its candidates still inside. UNSC is just dust and echoes now.
@@ItsDolos There is at least one from audio logs who is confirmed to be alive by the time of his last recording, Spartan Horvath. He is stuck on his own for most of the time and eventually escapes to a different section of the ring where the Banished apparently aren't as concentrated when he loses contact with all other UNSC signals in the area. He is going to feature in a book coming out next year, so we will learn more about him soon.
It's sort of a call back to The Fall of Reach when some of John's fellow Spartan classmates died during the augmentation procedures. It set a heavy tone for him, along with everyone else who were very upset to lose their brothers and sisters before they even graduated as Spartans. John was never a total machine, he's just a fantastic soldier.
I don't know whether it's the video or not, but when Chief said "I will find them", he was intensely shivering from surpressing his rage. If that's really what 343 wanted to let us see, then well done
@@fishnutz5196 nah cortana is better since she’s not constantly being funny every single time. Only reason why I like the weapon is that some lines are good.
Not just Spartans, he deeply cared for everyone under his command: Spartans, marines, ODSTs, civilians. F*ck, even in one comic, he had to ally with insurrectionists and after ONI leaved them behind Chief was very angry at ONI because he those soldiers helped him.
One of John’s best qualities is that his confidence and faith in others inspires the people around him to do their best. Griffin’s line, “it’s you...” was almost in disbelief that John actually rescued him. He held on long enough to hear that John was going to help the others. That little bit of hope was enough to give him peace.
I love that you can tell what Chief is feeling here when Griffin dies. He's pissed off and even that was worrisome to the Weapon. He never spoke, but him staring at Griffin's body and his posture says it all. Nothing is more terrifying then a pissed off Spartan.
i played this on xbox, and when the controller was vibrating to his heart beat, slowing down and becoming erratic before fading away really made this scene hit different.
Fuck me man this scene hits differently. It’s brilliantly written. The way Chief so carefully and lightly touches the shoulder with only his fingertips. His sense of duty elevating with the realization of greater loss. The fact that we see the Spartan die _only_ in Chief’s visor. And last, but most definitely not least, the fact that Chief becomes so intensely grief-stricken that he not only goes radio silent but ceases all muscle movement, unintentionally tricking the pilot into thinking he went down. He doesn’t even wanna discuss it afterwards, dodging Weapon’s questions with “it’s time to go.”
Chiefs first friend Sam 034 during the fall of reach dying came to mind here. That was the first time chief lost someone very close to him, a brother & a spartan. Since then he’s lost a lot of good friends but this came flooding back into my head when I saw this scene. Topped with the controller pulsating with Griffiths heartbeat & then it slowly fading away was tough. Grew up on Halo & God this was a powerful scene.
I remember when Spartans 4s first came out, we all hated them and called them Knock off Spartans. I’m happy to say they’ve earned themselves a place among the legends. Rip Spartan 4s.
I love how the beat comes in after he says “it’s time to go” to the weapon, because when it happened I felt like he was about to get some payback on the covenant in a way for doom slayer wood be proud of. Sad we only knew Griffin for a short time before he went missing hope we find them soon.
This scene and the music playing. Just quality stuff from 343. Making the player feel the weight of Masterchief’s grief even though he can only allow himself to feel it for a few seconds and must continue the fight.
The is emotional, but watching it while holding the controller almost brought a tear to my eye. The controller vibrates in Rhythm with the spartan’s heart-beat, and you slowly feel it fade out.
I think it's pretty cool how jen taylor has changed 'the weapon' voice to where she sounds like a young teenager type where she's always had cortana be a more adult sounding voice.
When you play this mission with an controller, it vibrates along with spartan griffin's heart beat, and it just slowly fades away. The story and game play is so great that I almost forget how this game is still so barebone that it won't let you replay missions
Right now a lot of fans are really hating the Spartan 4s. Saying that they’re “inferior” or a “liability”. However I noticed that there’s one person that doesn’t care whether a spartan is a 1, 2 3 or 4. John 117. In his mind they’re all spartan warriors(Brothers) and you can see here that when any of them die his heart is broken. John is a good leader and a team player. He wants everyone to go home safe but he understands that’s not a reality. I mean look at him it’s like watching a man lose his brother or a father lose his son. Truth be told I think it’s unfair to judge the entire Spartan 4 program over a few soldiers that acted a little reckless in Spartan ops.
I feel that they're constantly minimized just to push how superior Chief is to the rest. I understand that they don't have the same lifetime of experience and conditioning that Chief does, but every S-IV death I've read or seen hasn't "felt" right. Not lives spent for a cause but just collateral damage along the way, if that makes sense. I lost it a bit when The Weapon stated how many were lost against that Hunter pair mini-boss.
For those who don’t know, when Griffin dies, your controller will vibrate to his fading heart beat. Infinite may have dropped the ball in some areas, but when it works, it hits hard.
It’s really painful man. Spartans are like the best Humanity has to offer, and Master Chief IS the best they can offer. And a legend like him seeing other Spartans fall is very sad. Not only are they the best of humanity, but they’re going missing. Man I gotta play this campaign.
Chief isnt gaining his humanity if you read the books, you know that spartans kind of treat eachother like their own alien race. Spartans love eachother in a different way than they love others. chief seeing a spartan die is like watching his little brother die. Its takes an extreme mental toll on a spartans mental health, some spartans even committed suicide. This scene fucks me up. because this is heart wrenching for a spartan. Its not about chief showing his humanity. in fact that was done with Echo. thats why hes there. This kind of pain is on a whole different level.
Even as a Four, where many Threes and surviving Twos thought were subpar, glory-filled inexperienced replacements, this paints against that narrative in a strikingly humanizing way for someone who is just learning to embrace who they’ve always been: Human.
After losing so many fellow marines, watching world after world burn. Seeing the horror of the Flood. Watching those he deeply cared about like Johnson die, and then losing Cortana. Chief has to be sick and tired of losing people over this stupid and pointless war over these rings. It's finally starting to really get to him and I love how 343 has allowed Chief to show this more.
“You can’t experience a character’s emotion when they’re wearing a helmet. You can’t tell what they’re feeling either” this is why the halo TV show is the worst thing to happen to the franchise.
I didn't feel anything for Griffin. They didn't give anything to relate to him. Some UNSC logs, maybe stuff I don't know from books or Halo Wars. I felt bad for the Chief, the other Spartan...no. Halo 5 doesn't even exist in my eyes either, especially since it's been completely wiped away from playing this game. Thank God they threw that entire Story away lmfao.
