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'''Mister Chief''' is a character created by the then-[[Bungie]] employee [[Frank O'Connor]] that recurringly appeared in [[Bungie Weekly Update]]s. | '''Mister Chief''' is a character created by the then-[[Bungie]] employee [[Frank O'Connor]] that recurringly appeared in [[Bungie Weekly Update]]s. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
{{References|section}} | {{References|section}} | ||
{{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"'''. | 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"'''. | ||
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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). | 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> | 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> | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Pictures of Mister Chief}} | {{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Pictures of Mister Chief}} | ||
[[Halopedia]] uses Mister Chief for the Real World [[Template:Era|Era icon]], which one can see at the top of page about real world topics. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
Revision as of 04:29, March 17, 2015
- "Mister Chief is the absolute zenith of human endeavor and a perfect encapsulation of human talent."
- — Frank O'Connor[1]
Mister Chief is a character created by the then-Bungie employee Frank O'Connor that recurringly appeared in Bungie Weekly Updates.
History
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- "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[2]
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 Master Chief holding a gun, Frankie drew him with a lightsaber from Star Wars, "because guns are hard to draw".[3] 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 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 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 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".[4]
Trivia
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Halopedia uses Mister Chief for the Real World Era icon, which one can see at the top of page about real world topics.
Gallery
The Mister Chief puppet.
Mister Chief on a Windows desktop.
The evolution of the Mister Chief through Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, and finally Halo 3.
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Mister Chief's face on the Halo 3 population map on April 1st 2008.
Mister Chief Xbox avatar.
