She is also one of the most complex, flawed, and brilliantly conceived characters in the series. She was the mastermind behind the Conservation Measure (indexing species to reseed after the Halos fired) mother of twelve (all-deceased) children with her husband, the Didact and a ‘surrogate-mother’ of sorts to humanity. The Librarian, ‘First-Light-Weaves-Living-Song,’ was a Lifeshaper, head of the Lifeworker rate. “To so many species, she has made herself like unto a god, that they will remember her, that she can manipulate them in future times.” The Mantle of Responsibility, accelerationism, empire, transhumanism, and the thematic intersection of all these things across 343’s franchise media – to build a complete picture of what the story they’re telling is and what it has to say.īut first, as with all things in storytelling, we have to begin with character.
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With Halo Infinite a similar amount of time away, this seemed like the perfect opportunity to renew and update this particular critique, to bring it up to my modern style and standard.įor this, we must look in great depth at some of the most pivotal concepts in Halo that have taken centre-stage over the last decade, and across the series as a whole. This was, of course, six months before Halo 5 released, and we’ve had a wealth of fiction since. The origins of this line of thought of mine can be textually traced back to an article I wrote in 2015 – ‘On the Librarian, Vanity, and Reclamation’ In Halo 4, however, it becomes clear that the greatest threat faced not only by humanity, but the galaxy itself, is not an all-consuming parasite, or an army of warmongering mercenaries, or even the Didact himself… The forces of antagonism in the Halo universe are among some of the most memorable (and quotable) in gaming.įrom the soft-spoken machinations of the Prophet of Truth in Halo 2, to Atriox crushing some of the most powerful symbols of the series in his fist – these are characters you don’t soon forget. “She is stubborn, brilliant as a nova, dark as a singularity.” Halo Fest 2020… on Understanding Halo 4… WI… Joseph Safdia on Ruminations on Halo: Reach Halo Fest 2020… on Why I Love Halo: Nightfall… Joseph Safdia on The Master Chief: A Character…
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