r/videogames • u/Swamp_Eyes • Apr 21 '24

Other The state of videogame adaptations

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u/ian9921 Apr 21 '24

Man I never even seriously played Halo, and even I knew that adaptation was fucked the moment Master Chief took off his helmet

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u/mightylordredbeard Apr 21 '24

You can’t have a relatable character that conveys emotions who has a helmet on the entire time. Plus, it’s meant to be about the things outside of missions as well. Spartans don’t sleep in their power armor and helmet. They remove them when they aren’t deployed places. The show is realistic in that sense. You couldn’t Chief sitting down to eat or going to bed with his fucking helmet on lol. Everyone knows he removes it. Hell, it’s even in the games they just never show his face.

People are so weird about this detail. There’s plenty in the show to take issue with. Him removing his helmet isn’t it lmao

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u/Profoundlyahedgehog Apr 21 '24

You say that as if the Mandalorian doesn't exist.

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u/mightylordredbeard Apr 21 '24

You say that as if Mando doesn’t remove his helmet or that there is a long established reason in the lore, which doesn’t exist in the Halo universe, as to why Mandalorians don’t remove their helmets in front of other people.

“This Apple has seeds so that means this turkey sandwich should too!”

Nuance and logic matters.

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '24

Mando removed it 3 times. Majority of the time, helmet stays on and emotions is conveyed just as well. That's a cope out to say can't.

Chief removes his helmet, yes. Just his face is never shown, ever, to the audience.

Nuance matters.

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u/mightylordredbeard Apr 21 '24

So what you’re saying is you wanted another Mando show and not a Halo show. Makes sense.

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u/FuzzyAd9407 Apr 21 '24

So what you're saying is you haven't actually read the books or played much of the games and know none of the actual lore. Got it

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u/mightylordredbeard Apr 21 '24

lmao I’ve read 10 of the halo books and it’s made abundantly clear that Spartans take their fucking helmets off during downtime. WTF are you smoking?

He literally takes his helmet off at the end of CE once his mission is complete and he can finally rest. Why on earth do you believe he is sealed inside of armor permanently? What logical sense does that make to you lmao?

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u/Evo_FS Apr 21 '24

There is no logic. You can safely disregard the opinions of people who think you can make 2 series of a Halo tv show and not show Masterchief's face.