Editing Mister Chief

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{{center| Were you looking for the ''Mister Chief'' variant of the [[Mariner]] helmet?}}
[[File:MisterChief1.jpg|thumb|The first Mister Chief.]]
{{Quote|Mister Chief is the absolute zenith of human endeavor and a perfect encapsulation of human talent.|Frank O'Connor<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-novel-ideas '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Novel Ideas'']</ref>}}
'''Chef Pretty Officer Mister Chief Spartan 117''' (pronounced "one-seventeen"),<ref>'''[[Halo 5: Guardians REQ System Tutorial]]'''</ref> better known as '''Mister Chief''', is a character created by the then-[[Bungie]] employee [[Frank O'Connor]] that recurringly appeared in [[Bungie Weekly Update]]s.

== History ==
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{{Quote|Mister Chief is a terrible idea that snowballed out of control, and now we’re stuck with it, like the internal combustion engine or Justin Bieber. I don’t secretly think he’s awesome, nor do I secretly think that Mister Chief has any actual artistic or canonical merit. He is the bastard child of a more desperate time. You know the expression “outsider art?” Whereby art is created from an unexpected place, like an elephant with a paintbrush. A French artist, Jean Dubuffet coined the term to describe paintings made by children and the inmates of insane asylums. Well, that’s exactly what Mister Chief is.|Frank O'Connor<ref>[http://news.xbox.com/2013/10/games-mister-chief-avatar '''Xbox.com''': ''Mister Chief Avatar Available Now: The Story Behind the Legend'']</ref>}} 
On 1/16/04, Frank O'Connor posted his first weekly update. At the time, ''[[Halo 2]]'' was still under a veil of secrecy. Frankie had just seen a promotional poster by [[Lorraine McLees]] and wanted to include it his weekly update, however it was not possible at the time. So instead Frankie created a horrible artist's impression of it. Instead of [[John-117|Master Chief]] holding a gun, Frankie drew him with a [[Wikipedia:Lightsabre|lightsaber]] from ''[[Wikipedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]]'', "because guns are hard to draw".<ref>[http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive12.pl?read=364018 '''halo.bungie.org Forum''': ''WEEKLY BUNGIE UPDATE'']</ref> It did not look quite right so Frankie drew in some eyes and mouth and labeled it '''"Mister Chief"'''.

O'Connor got such a response from fans that he decided to include another Mister Chief image in his weekly updates from then on. Mister Chief has been made in many different styles, including imitation [[Wikipedia:Caravaggio|Caravaggio]] and Japanese manga. Most ideas come from fan requests.

Mister Chief has been replaced in a couple weekly updates by Mrs. Chief, Evil Chief, and HotTub Guy (something which he believed [[San'Shyuum]] to resemble).

As Bungie's [[Bungie's April Fools jokes|April Fools' prank]] in [[2008]], the staff at Bungie drew Mister Chief's face on the population map in the matchmaking lobby of ''[[Halo 3]]''.

During [[Wikipedia:Penny Arcade Expo|PAX Prime]] 2014, a member of the [[405th.com]] ''Halo'' fan costuming community wore a Mister Chief costume when proposing to his girlfriend on the stage of 343 Industries' ''Halo'' panel. Frank O'Connor, who headed the panel, commented that ''"No polygons were harmed during the creation of that costume"''.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGn4YXXZyDo '''YouTube''': ''Halo and the Journey of the Master Chief- PAX Prime 2014'']</ref> Two Mister Chief [[avatars]] were later included in an update to ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''. [[Season 5: Anvil]], released in 2021, includes a Mister Chief face as a helmet attachment for the [[Mariner]] helmet and as the image on the "Quick Draw" [[Nameplates/Halo: The Master Chief Collection|nameplate]].

On [[2015|September 17, 2015]], Xbox's YouTube released [[Halo 5: Guardians REQ System Tutorial|a video]] featuring Mister Chief explaining ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> [[Requisition system]].

The [[Warzone Firefight]] update released on [[2016|June 29, 2016]] includes a Mister Chief easter egg in the [[Campaign scoring|Score Attack]] game mode; when the player(s) beats any mission of the campaign on [[Mythic|LASO]] level (Legendary, All Skulls On), the post-carnage report background shows Mister Chief on a sheriff suit with a cowboy ''lasso''.

==In-game information==
Mister Chief is one of the [[Personal AI]]s available to players in ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' [[multiplayer]].
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 75%;"
! scope="col" style="width: 15%" |Personal AI
! scope="col" style="width: 15%" |Manufacturer
! scope="col" style="width: 45%" |Lore
! scope="col" style="width: 10%" |Rarity
! scope="col" style="width: 15%" |Unlock Requirements
|-
|align="center"|[[File:HINF Mister Chief AI Icon.png|75px]]<br/>Mister Chief
|FOTUS
|This digital construct is full of interesting advice, amusing anecdotes, and insightful opinions. Some of them are even useful for combat situations.
|Legendary
|Purchase "Mister Chief" from the [[Shop]] for 2,000 cR
|}

==Trivia==
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*[[Halopedia]] uses a Mister Chief icon for its [[Template:Stub|stub template]], which can be seen on articles which are lacking information.

==Gallery==
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File:MCPuppet.jpg|The Mister Chief puppet.
File:Mister Chief.jpg|Mister Chief on a Windows desktop.
File:Mister_Chief_copy.jpg|The evolution of the Mister Chief through Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, and finally Halo 3.
File:H3 Multiplayer Map Mister Chief.jpg|Mister Chief's face on the Halo 3 population map on April 1, 2008. 
File:HR Mariner MisterChief Helmet Icon.png|The Mister Chief helmet attachment for the Mariner helmet.
File:XBox Avatar - Mister Chief.png|Mister Chief Xbox avatar.
File:HTMCC_Avatar_MisterChief_1.png|Mister Chief Avatar 1 in ''The Master Chief Collection''.
File:HTMCC_Avatar_MisterChief_2.png|Mister Chief Avatar 2 in ''The Master Chief Collection''.
File:HTMCC Nameplate QuickDraw.png|The Quick Draw nameplate.
File:Mister Chief - Halo 5.png|Mister Chief in the [[Halo 5: Guardians REQ System Tutorial|''Halo 5: Guardians'' REQ System Tutorial]].
File:H5G-LASO.jpg|Mister Chief Easter egg in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:HINF-AttritionAI.png|A Mister Chief AI in [[Attrition]] on [[Streets]] in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.
File:HINF-Slurp.png|A Mister Chief AI in [[Last Spartan Standing]] on [[Breaker]].
File:HINF-MisterChief1.png|Mister Chief being held by an [[ARTAIUS-class Mjolnir|Artaius]]-clad [[Spartan-IV]]
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==Sources==
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