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 "".
Master Chief (Halo)
Downes, who voices the Master Chief, is a disc jockey and voice actor who had never played video games before "Halo". Downes' only previous experience with video game voice work was a small part for "". During production of "Halo", Martin O'Donnell, Bungie's music director, recommended Downes for the part of the Chief based on his experience working on "Septerra". Downes never interviewed for the part, describing his acceptance as "a phone call". For years Downes never appeared at Bungie or Microsoft events and believed that the Master Chief is left masked because "[the character's identity] is really in the eye of the player".