Halo's Ring Tease May Be The TV Show's Biggest Story Change Yet

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Warning: SPOILERS for Halo.

The long-awaited live-action Halo adaptation has made waves due to changing certain aspects ofHalo lore, and now the Halo TV show may have just teased its biggest alterations yet. Despite the thrill of seeing Master Chief in live-action, the show has drawn its share of criticism among the Bungie-era Halo faithful. The disparity between Halo's positive critic and negative audience rotten Tomatoes scores further implies that the tweaks to Halo game canon continue to prove divisive.

While it makes alterations to the Halo canon, the Halo TV show is still an exciting way to experience the sights and sounds of one of the most iconic gaming franchises of all time in live-action. From the faithful designs of Master Chief and Covenant troops, to the sounds of Spartan shields charging up, to the sight of Pelicans lowering to the ground, Halo certainly delivers the feeling of the universe in many ways. However, with the reveal of the show's first tease of the Halo ring, more high-profile changes to the source material seem to be imminent.

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Halo's choice to tease the Halo Array and describe it as a weapon so early in the series is a massive change, as in the game the true purpose of the Halo Array isn't revealed until later in the story. Given that the first Halo game takes place almost entirely on the ring itself and yet do not discover its purpose until relatively late in the game, the idea that humans would know the purpose of the Halo Array before they've even seen it is a big deviation from the source material. This does reinforce the importance of Master Chief as a «Blessed One», but it's a bold choice that seems to be