Marcus Lehto

Lehto in the ViDoc O Brave New World.

Marcus Lehto (pronounced /ˈleɪ.toʊ/ ) was the Creative Art Director at Bungie Studios. He worked at Bungie since 1997 and left on October 4, 2012.

Background

Lehto worked at Bungie from 1997 to 2012, having worked on titles such as Myth: The Fallen Lords, Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST and Halo: Reach. Following the success of Halo: Reach, Lehto took a leave from Bungie on September 1, 2011, to pursue an independent video game developer career. He returned to Bungie on January 21, 2012 to work on a project with Joe Tung. He left Bungie on October 4, 2012 to, once again, pursue an independent video game developer career.

Trivia

• Lehto attached several easter eggs to in-game models, including his birthday on the Scorpion tank and his initials on the boot of the Master Chief.
• Lehto was not involved in the making of Halo 5: Guardians, but later played it and provided his thoughts on it on his Twitter.

Gallery

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  Lehto in the Halo 3 Announcement Trailer documentary.

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  Lehto during the development of Halo: Reach.

External links

• MettleShop, Marcus Lehto's blog site
• Marcus Lehto's Twitter account