Rumor: Master Chief Skin Seen In Rainbow Siege Six

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We now have a strange rumor coming up for Rainbow Six Siege.

Klobrille has tweeted out that Halo’s Master Chief will be coming to Rainbow Six Siege. In fact, Klobrille also shared a small clip showing Master Chief in the game’s character select/options menu.

The clip also shows animation of Master Chief doing a simple turnaround, as well as an animation of the Chief jumping around and using the weapons found in Ubisoft’s team shooter. You can watch the clip below.

Master Chief is coming to Rainbow Six Siege (Sledge Elite Skin). pic.twitter.com/DNsNdNFK9S

It goes without saying, but this rumor comes completely out of nowhere. Both Halo Infinite and Rainbow Six Siege do have loyal followings, but both are also a couple of years old. Ubisoft has itself already made a sequel to Rainbow Six Siege in Rainbow Six Extraction.

With all that said, this rumor isn’t too strange to be real. It is true that Rainbow Six Siege turned out to be a particularly popular team shooter, having stayed popular through the past eight years, including during the pandemic. Even though Ubisoft has not dropped its full retail price, it has enjoyed free play weekends and play periods, as well as the occasional sale, including coming up in a Humble Bundle.

Most gamers will cite Rainbow Six Siege’s tactical nature as the main reason for its popularity. Both teams get a preparatory phase where they can set traps or release drones around their side of the map prior to a proper shootout.

However, Ubisoft also deserves credit for doing the work that we would take for granted. That includes fostering a healthy esports scene that has attracted the top teams like FaZe Clan and Team Liquid, constantly keeping the game updated and rebalanced, and enabling cross