Halo 5's "Primary Character" May Not Be Master Chief, But He's Still Playable

The star of Halo: Nightfall, Agent Locke, will play a large role in the next game, according to a recent interview.

We learned earlier this year that the live-action miniseries Halo: Nightfall will focus on the newly introduced character Agent Jameson Locke, and that the series will tie directly into Halo 5: Guardians. But in a recent interview, the character portraying Locke revealed that he'll also be taking a significant role in the Halo 5 video game as well.

The actor playing Locke, Mike Colter, told the UK magazine X-One (via a Reddit image post) that, "Yeah, I'm a playable character in Halo 5. 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."

Colter has mentioned previously that he "can't confirm whether he's a friend or foe of Master Chief," but he also offered up some more clues about that relationship. Locke is on a manhunt for Master Chief, however, "...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."

When asked for comment, a Microsoft representative told GameSpot, “As we’ve said before, Locke plays a primary role in Halo 5: Guardians. The Master Chief remains an integral part of the game’s story and as a playable character."

Halo 5 isn't set to release until sometime in 2015, but the Ridley Scott-produced Nightfall series is due to start next month on November 11.

Source: http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-5s-primary-character-may-not-be-master-chief-/1100-6422783/

Already posted

Actually it sounds like there will be a game after 5 that stars locke

Already posted and still false

Postedd by Frank O' Connor

Masterchief is the Main Character and Hero, Not Retiring Masterchief

"A" primary character,


Chief is the main character and hero.

Originally Posted by Courage  

They're probably gonna test the waters to see if they can retire Master Chief.

Frankie -

NO.

The end.

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Lol... Now what might be true is they might be introducing new characters to role out a spin off like ODST but that can be repeated... Maybe get an altering release schedule... Who knows s we might have MC, Locke AND Arbiter playable in halo 5... And they might plan to have 3 stand alone in the future... Maybe a platformer with a grunt and an action adventure with a brute... A racing game with a UNSC warthog mechanic and an RPG with a prophet... And a space opera with a UNSC fleet admiral
Every MS studio with two teams one working on a their own game the other on a Halo spin off
Thoughts...???
Me! GAME OVER for the other console period....!!! Heck even for PCs and steam Mouhahaha