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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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*John-117 is voiced by [[Steve Downes]] in the ''Halo'' trilogy, in the ''[[Reclaimer Trilogy]]'', in ''Halo: Reach'''s [[Firefight]] mode, and in the audio version of ''[[Palace Hotel (short story)|Palace Hotel]]''. In the ''Halo Legends'' shorts ''The Package'' and ''Odd One Out'', John is voiced by [[Wikipedia:David Wald|David Wald]]. In ''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn'', he is physically portrayed by [[Wikipedia:Daniel Cudmore|Daniel Cudmore]], who is | *John-117 is voiced by [[Steve Downes]] in the ''Halo'' trilogy, in the ''[[Reclaimer Trilogy]]'', in ''Halo: Reach'''s [[Firefight]] mode, and in the audio version of ''[[Palace Hotel (short story)|Palace Hotel]]''. In the ''Halo Legends'' shorts ''The Package'' and ''Odd One Out'', John is voiced by [[Wikipedia:David Wald|David Wald]]. In ''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'', he is physically portrayed by [[Wikipedia:Daniel Cudmore|Daniel Cudmore]], who is known for portraying the mutant [[Wikipedia:Colossus (comics)|Colossus]] in the [[Wikipedia:X-Men (film series)|''X-Men'' film series]],<ref name="IGN">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_4skHcCpT4'''YouTube''': ''First Look: Halo 4 Forward Unto Dawn (Live Action Series)'']</ref> while [[Alex Puccinelli]] provides his voice. | ||
*John is the protagonist and main playable character in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', ''[[Halo 2]]'', and ''[[Halo 3]]''. In the games, John is only referred to by name once, by Cortana, in the ending cutscene of ''Halo 3'' before the credits. | *John is the protagonist and main playable character in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', ''[[Halo 2]]'', and ''[[Halo 3]]''. In the games, John is only referred to by name once, by Cortana, in the ending cutscene of ''Halo 3'' before the credits. | ||
*John-117's quote "No soldier should be honored for doing what is expected" is likely an allusion to Douglas MacArthur's similar quote "You are remembered for the rules you break, not follow." Another quote of his that is similar to MacArthur's is, "The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself." which is similar to his quote in ''[[Halo: Legends]]'', "We make our own luck..." | *John-117's quote "No soldier should be honored for doing what is expected" is likely an allusion to Douglas MacArthur's similar quote "You are remembered for the rules you break, not follow." Another quote of his that is similar to MacArthur's is, "The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself." which is similar to his quote in ''[[Halo: Legends]]'', "We make our own luck..." | ||
*Fans have many theories as to | *Fans have many theories as to any supposed significance of John's SPARTAN tag, 117. Inside the ''[[Halo universe]]'' the number was randomly assigned, but [[Bungie]]'s choice has been theorized upon in many ways. For more, see [[List of references to religion in the Halo series]]. It was possibly chosen for its mathematical connections to [[List of "seven" references in Halo|seven]], Bungie's favorite number, since '''1*1*7=7''' and '''7^6=117649'''. John 1 Chapter 1, Verse 7, is a passage referring to God's who relinquishing of all evil from the world so people can believe, hence '[[Believe]]' being part of the advertising campaign for ''Halo 3''. In the year 117, "John I" became the 7th Bishop of Jerusalem. | ||
*A wax sculpture of the Master Chief can be visited at Madame Tussaud's, Los Angeles and in Amsterdam. He was the first video game character to become a Madame Tussaud's wax sculpture.<ref>[http://www.madametussauds.com/Hollywood/OurFigures/MovieCharacters/MasterChief.aspx '''Madame Tussauds''': ''Master Chief'']</ref> | *A wax sculpture of the Master Chief can be visited at Madame Tussaud's, Los Angeles and in Amsterdam. He was the first video game character to become a Madame Tussaud's wax sculpture.<ref>[http://www.madametussauds.com/Hollywood/OurFigures/MovieCharacters/MasterChief.aspx '''Madame Tussauds''': ''Master Chief'']</ref> | ||
*''[[w:c:Fable:Fable II|Fable II]]'' makes a reference to the Master Chief with a character of legend named "[[w:c:Fable:Hal|Hal]]", also called the Minstrel Chief. The armor featured (clearly inspired by ''Halo'''s [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]) is known as "[[w:c:Fable:Hal's Armor|Hal's Armor]]". The [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|Energy Sword]] also makes an appearance as one of the first weapons you can attain with the Collector's Edition of ''Fable II''.<ref name="Fable2">[http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/07/master-chief-crash-lands-into-fable-2/ '''Joystiq:''' ''Master Chief crash lands into Fable | *''[[w:c:Fable:Fable II|Fable II]]'' makes a reference to the Master Chief with a character of legend named "[[w:c:Fable:Hal|Hal]]", also called the Minstrel Chief. The armor featured (clearly inspired by ''Halo'''s [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]) is known as "[[w:c:Fable:Hal's Armor|Hal's Armor]]". The [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|Energy Sword]] also makes an appearance as one of the first weapons you can attain with the Collector's Edition of ''Fable II''.<ref name="Fable2">[http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/07/master-chief-crash-lands-into-fable-2/ '''Joystiq:''' ''Master Chief crash lands into Fable II'']</ref> It is known as [[w:c:Fable:Hal's Sword|"Hal's Sword"]]. The [[MA5C Individual Combat Weapon System|Assault Rifle]] can be acquired on the Knothole Island DLC as [[w:c:Fable:Hal's Rifle|"Hal's Rifle"]], and has the largest magazine of any ranged weapon in the entire game, although its damage is low to average. In addition, with the Special Edition, the player can obtain the title [[w:c:Fable:Titles|"Master Chief"]] for their hero for free from any title vendor. | ||
*John appears as an [[John-117 in cryo|Easter egg]] in ''Halo: Reach'', asleep inside a cryo pod in the ''Pillar of Autumn's'' hangar.<ref>'''[http://gameinformer.com/ Game Informer]''', ''November 2010'': [[Marcus Lehto]]: ''"That is in fact the Master Chief. We felt that if he were to show up anywhere, this was the place to do it. Placing him in the "hushed casket" was the one way we felt his presence in Reach would be appropriate. Anything greater than that would have diminished the importance of Noble | *John appears as an [[John-117 in cryo|Easter egg]] in ''Halo: Reach'', asleep inside a cryo pod in the ''Pillar of Autumn's'' hangar.<ref>'''[http://gameinformer.com/ Game Informer]''', ''November 2010'': [[Marcus Lehto]]: ''"That is in fact the Master Chief. We felt that if he were to show up anywhere, this was the place to do it. Placing him in the "hushed casket" was the one way we felt his presence in Reach would be appropriate. Anything greater than that would have diminished the importance of Noble Team, including yourself as the last remaining Spartan willing to stay behind and fight on Reach to the very bitter end."''</ref> | ||
*"John" is one of the name options for customized [[Loadout]]s in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', along with the members of [[ | *"John" is one of the name options for customized [[Loadout]]s in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', along with the names of the members of [[Noble Team]] and several of the SPARTAN-IIs.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', [[Firefight]]</ref> | ||
*The Master Chief was voted the #4 game character of the decade in ''Game Informer Magazine'', and the #1 character of the decade on ''Game Informer.com''.<ref>'''Game Informer:''' ''December 2010''</ref><ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/12/03/readers-top-30-characters-results-revealed.aspx '''Game Informer''': ''Readers' Top 30 Characters Results Revealed'']</ref> | *The Master Chief was voted the #4 game character of the decade in ''Game Informer Magazine'', and the #1 character of the decade on ''Game Informer.com''.<ref>'''Game Informer:''' ''December 2010''</ref><ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/12/03/readers-top-30-characters-results-revealed.aspx '''Game Informer''': ''Readers' Top 30 Characters Results Revealed'']</ref> | ||
*Late in the development of ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', (when the game was known simply as ''Halo''), Microsoft urged Bungie to change the main character's title from "the Master Chief" to "the Commando", as they felt that it better suited the tone of the game.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/Content/assets/en-us/Podcast/343Sparkast_006.mp3 '''343 Sparkast #6''']</ref> | *Late in the development of ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', (when the game was known simply as ''Halo''), Microsoft urged Bungie to change the main character's title from "the Master Chief" to "the Commando", as they felt that it better suited the tone of the game.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/Content/assets/en-us/Podcast/343Sparkast_006.mp3 '''343 Sparkast #6''']</ref> | ||
*In ''Halo 4'', John has the Braille characters for 117 on his | *In ''Halo 4'', John has the Braille characters for 117 on the left side of his breast plate.<ref>'''[[Making Halo 4: A Hero Awakens]]'''</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||