Minecraft:Halo

Halo is a military science fiction video game series and media franchise owned by Minecraft:Microsoft via their gaming division Xbox and Template:W. Minecraft:Minecraft has collaborated with the franchise on multiple occasions over the years.

Background

Halo is a multimedia franchise, beginning in 2001 with the first-person shooter video game Template:W and its tie-in novel, Template:W. The series is set in a futuristic universe in which humankind colonized the Earth's interstellar neighborhood and encounters a hostile, theocratic alliance of aliens known as the Covenant, who – motivated by promises of ascension to godhood – begin a genocidal holy war against the humans, in which their superior technology and numbers prove to be decisive advantages. The franchise's installments primarily follow Master Chief Petty Officer John-117 (colloquially called Master Chief), a cybernetically enhanced supersoldier known as "Spartan", on his mission to fight against the Covenant.

Halo: Combat Evolved was the original Xbox's flagship game and established Microsoft as a major player in the video game console space. The protagonist Master Chief is seen as the de facto mascot of the Halo and Xbox brands. Subsequent entries in the franchise pioneered online matchmaking, social features, and video game marketing. The games have sold more than 81 million copies worldwide, with several titles being critically acclaimed. Halo is among the highest-grossing media franchises of all time with more than $6 billion in franchise sales.

Marketplace releases

Mash-up pack

File:Master Chief Mash-up.jpg

Key art for the mash-up

May 28, 2014, a mash-up pack based on the Halo franchise was released. It was created by Minecraft:4J Studios and includes a skin pack, a resource pack, as well as a world template with iconic locations from the Halo franchise. The mash-up received two major updates on October 28, 2015 and December 10, 2021, which added content from Halo 5: Guardians and Halo Infinite respectively.

Skin Packs

While no dedicated Halo-based skin pack was released, several skin packs created by 4J Studios feature skins of characters from the Halo franchise.

Skin Pack 1

Template:Main Released on July 16, 2012, Skin Pack 1 was the first Template:Lce skin pack. It includes three skins of Halo characters.

Name	Render	Theme name	Description
Covenant Brute	File:Covenant Brute.png	Halo	A skin inspired by the Covenant Jiralhanae Minor as they appear in Halo Reach.
Covenant Grunt	File:Covenant Grunt.png	Halo	A skin inspired by the Covenant Unggoy Minor as they appear in Halo: Combat Evolved, using elements from later versions such as the red eyes from Halo 3.
Template:Va	File:Master Chief.png	Halo	A skin inspired by the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI armor that Master Chief Petty Officer John-117 wore in Halo 3.

Skin Pack 4

Template:Main The Xbox 360- and Template:El-exlusive Skin Pack 4 was released on March 13, 2013 and features two Halo skins.

Name	Render	Theme name	Description
Template:Va	File:Skin Pack 4 Red Spartan skin render.png	Halo	A red coloration of the Minecraft:Skin Pack 1 "Master Chief" skin that is inspired by the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI armor as it appeared in Halo 3.
Template:Va	File:Skin Pack 4 Blue Spartan skin render.png	Halo	A blue coloration of the Skin Pack 1 "Master Chief" skin that is inspired by the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI armor as it appeared in Halo 3.

2nd Birthday Skin Pack

Template:Main The 2nd Birthday Skin Pack was released on May 9, 2014 in celebration of Xbox 360 EditionTemplate:'s second release anniversary. The skin pack includes three Halo skins.

Name	Render	Theme name	Description
Party Grunt	File:2nd Birthday Halo Party Grunt skin render.png	Halo	The Master Chief Mash-Up Pack "Grunt Imperial" skin from Halo with a purple cone hat.
Party Red Spartan	File:2nd Birthday Halo Party Red Spartan skin render.png	Halo	A red coloration of the Master Chief Mash-Up Pack "Master Chief" skin from Halo without the damaged breast plate, wearing a blue party crown.
Party Blue Spartan	File:2nd Birthday Halo Party Blue Spartan skin render.png	Halo	A blue coloration of the Master Chief Mash-Up Pack "Master Chief" skin from Template:W without the damaged breast plate, wearing a red cone hat.

Character creator

[[Minecraft::Character Creator/Halo]]

Main menu

At some point, the quote "Keep your head down, there's two of us in here now. Remember?" spoken by Cortana in the level The Pillar of Autumn in Template:W was added as one of the various Minecraft:splash texts.<ref>"Keep your head down, there's two of us in here now. Remember?"</ref>

When the Master Chief Mash-up pack was getting updated in December 2021, the Marketplace icon was updated to be Halo themed. The icons were made by Aleesa Tana, who – having only a three day turn around and no access to the mash-up pack itself – used their partner's knowledge during the creation process.<ref>Template:Cite</ref>

Gallery

• The Halo-themed Marketplace button
  The Halo-themed Marketplace button
• The button when hovered upon
  The button when hovered upon

Official artwork

• Promotional image for Skin Pack 1 featuring Master Chief
  Promotional image for Skin Pack 1 featuring Master Chief
• Another promotional image for Skin Pack 1 with the Covenant Grunt skin
  Another promotional image for Skin Pack 1 with the Covenant Grunt skin
• Promotional render of the Halo skins in Skin Pack 1
  Promotional render of the Halo skins in Skin Pack 1
• Promotional image of the Red and Blue Spartan skins in Skin Pack 4
  Promotional image of the Red and Blue Spartan skins in Skin Pack 4
• Textless version of the 2nd Birthday Skin Pack's key art
  Textless version of the 2nd Birthday Skin Pack's key art
• Original key art of the mash-up
  Original key art of the mash-up
• Minecraft recreation of the Halo 5: Guardians key art promoting the mash-up pack being updated with Halo 5 content
  Minecraft recreation of the Halo 5: Guardians key art promoting the mash-up pack being updated with Halo 5 content

Screenshots

• Panorama of the world template included in the mash-up
  Panorama of the world template included in the mash-up