Halo is one of Microsoft’s biggest franchises, and 343 Industries know that fans of the first-person shooter series have been around the block a few times. In fact, most of them will probably remember Clippy, the Microsoft Word helper that was deemed unhelpful by the vast majority of users back in the Windows XP days. Still, the sentient paperclip has gained a meme status among Windows faithful, and Microsoft is more than happy to buy into that to sell cosmetics of it in one of its premier Xbox shooters.
, the latest Master Chief adventure, just started its second season, revealing a whole new slate of cosmetics for players to acquire. Among those are a profile picture and weapon charm referencing Clippy. Both items are listed as unavailable, meaning that they’re not part of the battle pass and will likely be available in some sort of bundle for an additional fee down the line.
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