Oh yes, and Master Chief may in fact be dead!
Halo Nightfall's Agent Locke isn't just a playable character in Halo 5: Guardians - according to actor Mike Colter, he's the star and, potentially, Master Chief's enemy.
"Yeah, I'm a playable character in Halo 5," Colter observed in an interview with X-One Magazine, posted to Reddit. "Once Halo: The Master Chief Collection is released, and then Halo 5 comes out shortly thereafter, you're basically going to be playing a game with me as the primary character."
In Nightfall, Locke is an ONI agent - a manhunter sent to investigate the appearance of a deadly compound on a colony world. By the time Halo 5 rolls around, however, he'll have graduated to the status of Spartan. "I'll have some cool weaponry, and some cool abilities, because by that time I'll be a Spartan IV." That's the same make of Spartan as those aboard Halo 4's UNSC Infinity, in case you're wondering.
We know from Halo: The Master Chief Collection trailers that Locke will be dispatched to track down John-117, who has mysteriously vanished - the Collection is effectively him doing his homework on the Chief's greatest exploits. "What's not known, is whether I'm a friend or foe," Colter added, tantalisingly. "The relationship between Master Chief and Jameson Locke is going to be interesting. Because what's the outcome?
"Is he dead or alive? Because that's usually what a manhunt comes down to, dead or alive, but you won't know what the purpose of finding Master Chief is [right away]. Or what will happen if we do find him, what condition he will be in, and where he's at mentally. But I'm sure that'll be a plot twist in Halo 5."
Reading just a little between the lines, it seems like Master Chief will need to be discovered alive in order for his mental state to have a bearing on the plot. What do you think? Let's hope this doesn't prove to be another Arbiter-style fanbase scandal.
http://www.totalxbox.com/81684/halo-5s-primary-character-isnt-master-chief-says-agent-lockes-voice-actor/
