Halo
Spoilers are forward for Halo season 2 ’s finale .
Summary
The last scene inHaloseason 2 ’s finis exhibit TV audience a glimpse of the Monitor , an iconic franchise reference who will have a big shock onHaloseason 3 . Throughout the episode , scenes of Master Chief ( Pablo Schreiber ) speaking with an unseen someone ( or something ) are interwoven throughout the principal action . Chronologically speaking , the conversation happens after the rest of the installment ’s events , so it does ride where John-117 ends up . The place setting and the identity of the fictitious character John ’s speaking to , however , are n’t made explicit until the final seconds of the finale .
After Master Chief and Cortana ( Jen Taylor ; Christina Bennington ) clank - land on the ring macrocosm , the AI suggests they head toward the monumental Forerunner structure in the aloofness . As prefigure , Makee ( Charlie Murphy ) , theCovenant ’s " blessed one,“and the Arbiter ( Viktor Åkerblom ) are there too . Although almostevery death inHaloseason 2 ’s finalehappens as a issue of the Flood , the Arbiter is shoot down by Master Chief , leave John and Makee to argue at the installment ’s remnant . Makee break that she wants to bring peace treaty to the galaxy by activating the Halo — and she is n’t the only one .
The Halo season 2 finale is packed with thrilling natural process episode and plot twists , in large part due to the Flood — and what happens to Dr. Halsey .
The Monitor First Appears In Halo: Combat Evolved
343 Guilty Spark Maintains Installation 04
After foretell her plan to sterilize the galaxy with the Halo , Makee disappears into the Forerunner structure . Although the instalment does n’t show John entering it , the Spartan intelligibly follows Makee . later on , John is questioned by a Forerunner Monitor , who is seemingly the Silver Timeline ’s looping of the inwardness canon part , 343 Guilty Spark . During their conversation , the Monitor discourage Master Chief that " it " is waitress for John somewhere within the depths of the ring . The presentiment subject matter definitely bait the fact thatHaloseason 3 will adaptCombat Evolved ’s account , as does the Monitor ’s cameo - like show .
While the themes in Halo and most of the character have been now inspired by the games , there are many changes to the overall floor and lore .
Introduced inCombat Evolved , the first - everHalogame , 343 Guilty Spark is a recurring eccentric throughout the franchise . When Master Chief and Cortana first meet Guilty Spark , the Forerunner Monitor is tax with observe Installation 04 . The Monitor straightaway recognizes John as a " Reclaimer " ; in the effect canon , humanity inherit theForerunners ' Mantle of Responsibility , which meanshumans are custodians of all animation in the galaxy . Able to activate Forerunner technology , Master Chief is seen by 343 Guilty Spark as a direction to activate the Halo onceCombat Evolved ’s Flood eruption begins .
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The events ofHalo : Combat Evolveddon’t happen at the beginning of the Human - Covenant War , but the plot ’s narrative is consideredHalo ’s definitive story by many .
343 Guilty Spark Will Be Master Chief’s Guide (For Better & Worse)
The Monitor Knows John Can Activate Forerunner Technology
While both the traditional knowledge and report of the core canyon dissent from the show ’s Silver Timeline , the two plowshare vulgar threads , especially as the serial publication progresses . In theHaloseason 2 finale end , the Flood prove to be the galaxy ’s bad threat . On Onyx , the bloodsucking superbeing infects host of UNSC and ONI force , which results in the end of Admiral Parangosky ( Shabana Azmi ) . Even Dr. Catherine Halsey ( Natascha McElhone ) is n’t completely good from the ever - growing , ever - go through Flood . Whilethe Flood ’s account and originshave yet to be explored , it will be a focus ofHalo ’s third excursion .
" Last time , you ask me , if it was my alternative , would I do it ? Having had considerable time to meditate your inquiry , my response has not changed . There is no choice . We must trip the ring . " — 343 Guilty Spark , Halo : Combat Evolved
Since Guilty Spark ’s main function is to protect the Halo and , in number , stave in off the Flood like the Forerunners wished , the Monitor has no qualms when it comes to activating the galaxy - desex superweapon . InCombat evolve , the Monitor further Master Chief to regain the exponent and use the Halo . However , Cortana revealswhat the Halo ring does — it annihilates all sentient life in its range of a function to effectively starve the Flood — which prompts Master Chief to destroy Installation 04 . doubtless , this rupture in Flood - containment ideology will crop up between the Monitor and John in time of year 3 .
One of the freehanded query that ’s plagued Halo season 2 since episode 1 , " Sanctuary , " hinges on the identity of the Mother and her link to Kwan Ha .
The Monitor Will Side With Makee In Halo Season 3
343 Guilty Spark Will Want To Activate The Halo To Stop The Flood
Makee makes it copiously clear-cut that the Halo is a kind of reset clit — a means ofending the Human - Covenant Warand bringing peace to the galaxy because it will destroy both sides . Given John ’s dedication to protecting humanness , the battle between the two " blessed single " will be a core element ofHaloseason 3 . The Monitor will in all probability exacerbate that rift . Since 343 Guilty Spark ’s master intent is to protect the installation and stop the Flood , his finish align with Makee ’s intentions , which alsosets them up as Master Chief and Cortana ’s antagonistic similitude .
All 8 installment ofHaloseason 2 are now streaming on Paramount+ .
