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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
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 |
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| Covenant Brute | File:Covenant Brute.png | Minecraft:Halo | A skin inspired by the Covenant Jiralhanae Minor as they appear in Halo Reach. |
| Covenant Grunt | File:Covenant Grunt.png | Minecraft: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 | Minecraft: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 |
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| Template:Va | File:Skin Pack 4 Red Spartan skin render.png | Minecraft: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 | Minecraft: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 |
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| Party Grunt | File:2nd Birthday Halo Party Grunt skin render.png | Minecraft: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 | Minecraft: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 | Minecraft: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]]
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>
Videos
Gallery
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The Halo-themed Marketplace button
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The button when hovered upon
Official artwork
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Promotional image for Skin Pack 1 featuring Master Chief
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Another promotional image for Skin Pack 1 with the Covenant Grunt skin
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Promotional render of the Halo skins in Skin Pack 1
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Promotional image of the Red and Blue Spartan skins in Skin Pack 4
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Textless version of the 2nd Birthday Skin Pack's key art
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Original key art of the mash-up
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Minecraft recreation of the Halo 5: Guardians key art promoting the mash-up pack being updated with Halo 5 content
Screenshots
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Panorama of the world template included in the mash-up
