Master Chief (Halo)
MCPON John-117, or "Master Chief", is a fictional character and the protagonist of the "Halo" fictional universe created by Bungie. Master Chief is a playable character in the series of science fiction first-person shooter video games "", "Halo 2", "Halo 3", "Halo 4", and "". Outside video games, the character appears in books and graphic novels—"", "", "", and ""—and has cameos in other "Halo" media, including "", "", "The Halo Graphic Novel", "Halo Legends" and "".
Halo (franchise)
The main trilogy, particularly its protagonist, are considered iconic and a symbol of today's video games; a wax replica of l Master Chief was made by Madame Tussauds in Las Vegas, where Pete Wentz compared the character to notable characters from previous generations like Spider-Man, Frodo, and Luke Skywalker. "The Escapist" author Roger Travis compared "Halo"s story to Virgil's "Aeneid", saying the religious and political struggle described in the games relates to the modern epic tradition. "GamesTM" stated "Halo: Combat Evolved" "changed video game combat forever", and "Halo 2" showcased Xbox Live as a tool for communities. GameDaily noted "Halo 2"s launch was "easily comparable to the biggest in other sectors of the entertainment industry", marking the first time a video game launch has become a major cultural event in the United States. "Time" magazine included the franchise in the "2005 Time 100", highlighting that in the first ten weeks after the release of "Halo 2", players spent 91 million combined hours playing the game online. A "The New York Times" report noted the success of "Halo 3" was critical for Microsoft, persuading consumers to buy the Xbox 360 console which was experiencing waning sales compared with the Nintendo Wii, as well as helping restore the console's image. On September 25, 2007, the release date for "Halo 3", Microsoft's shares rose 1.7% based on sales expectations for the game. "Halo" has been described as a series that "has reinvented a genre that didn't know it needed to be reinvented", with aspects of the main trilogy being duplicated in other first-person shooter games multiple times.