Halo Actor Describes the Challenges of Wearing Master Chief's Armor
Halo actor Pablo Schreiber describes the challenges of wearing Master Chief’s Spartan armor in the upcoming series. Inspired by Bungie and 343 Industries’ video game franchise of the same name, Halo follows Spartan John-117, aka Master Chief (Schreiber), a super soldier serving as humanity’s greatest weapon in a 26th-century war against aliens known as the Covenant. Though an adaptation was initially announced in 2013, the series is just now finally coming to fruition on Paramount+.
As an Xbox launch title back in 2001, Halo and Master Chief have been cornerstones of the video game landscape for the last 21 years. Releasing its 6th entry last year (not including spin-offs), the gaming franchise has only strengthened its already-established fan base with novels, comic books, the live-action miniseries Halo 4: Forward unto Dawn, and digital feature Halo: Nightfall. Sothere’s a lot of pressure on the series to do right by its source material. However, the Paramount series has made notable changes to Halo mythology as it takes place on the “Silver Timeline” and doesn’t follow the games’ narrative. Still, the core war remains, and the series’ trailers have offered faithful looks at the Covenant, sword-wielding Elites, and, of course, Master Chief’s armor.
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In a recent interview with ComicBook.com, Schreiber was asked if wearing Master Chief’s iconic armor made him feel like a badass. “The short answer is yes,” said Schreiber. “Wearing the suit is one of the great pleasures and cosplay moments of my life. I mean, I'm the Master Chief. Who would've thunk, right?" The actor then went on to talk about the pitfalls of being a Spartan, describing the challenges
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