Halo Infinite: Cortana, The Weapon, and Banished Explained
Рет қаралды 462,780
2 жыл бұрынHalo Infinite marks the franchise's long-awaited return six years after Halo 5: Guardians. With the promise of both a fresh new direction for the franchise, as well as a payoff to the stories being told in past games, Master Chief's story is about to see its next major shift in Infinite. But if you haven't been paying attention to the Halo universe outside of the mainline games, you might have some questions about what's happening in Infinite's story. Well, we're here to help wipe the dust off your visor and give you a clear look at how the major players from across the galaxy factor into Halo Infinite's story.
#IGN #Gaming #HaloInfinite
@IGN 2 жыл бұрын
A huge thank you to Halo Canon for doing this deep dive into the lore that will lead up to Halo Infinite
@imperialimperialimperial 2 жыл бұрын
Ratio + Halo canon better
@jakeladd6569 2 жыл бұрын
This was well made
@otherZinc 2 жыл бұрын
@IGN, Finally, you guys reach out to a Halo Historian and get a Halo article correct: For the 1st time!
@MarcoRodriguez-ci3pg 2 жыл бұрын
@@otherZinc well as it's mentioned another person did all the work and there are a ton of halo centered channels so it would actually be really hard to mess it up.
@Zombieboymo 2 жыл бұрын
@@imperialimperialimperial ji
@charlesmaclellan8124 2 жыл бұрын
Crazy to think that during the event of the original Halo trilogy, the Covenant wasn't just fighting the UNSC & the Flood, but the Banished as well. Those Prophets had a full plate.
@naelueplays1047 2 жыл бұрын
The sad thing is if the covenant could have focused on the UNSC only the humans would of had no chance lol😅
@buschkoeter 2 жыл бұрын
@@naelueplays1047 *would have
@naelueplays1047 2 жыл бұрын
@@buschkoeter lol sorry was typing quick
@Boom__6678 2 жыл бұрын
@@naelueplays1047 they couldn't focus only on the Humans, as the Banished kept on hitting Vital supply lines for the Covenant, so if the Covenant focus all they're efforts on the unsc they probably would have had a more difficult time, as the banished would have taken out they're supply lines, then again the Banished still succeeded, so Maybe not
@RoyalMudcrab 2 жыл бұрын
But weren't they established circa 2549? That's pretty damn close to the end of the war. Or perhaps I'm remembering incorrectly.
@desssperato5420 2 жыл бұрын
Halo Canon, congratulations on making Halo 5's story more than just an esoteric Halo campaign for me; it actually makes a lot of sense now!
@bencurran3204 2 жыл бұрын
Now it's just the gameplay that feels meh
@Nooboroshi 2 жыл бұрын
@@bencurran3204 Damn! You played the campaign already?
@slight7596 2 жыл бұрын
@@Nooboroshi pretty sure he’s talking about 5
@otherZinc 2 жыл бұрын
@@bencurran3204, The Gameplay in Halo 5, is the Absolute Best of all the Halo Games! What are you talking about!? Maybe you you should play the prior Halo games and see what I'm talking about.
@IbrahimAli-ps1rh 2 жыл бұрын
@@otherZinc no other halo gives a Spartan that super soldier feeling like halo 5.it's gameplay is executed so well and truly set Spartans apart from marines and ODSTs
@superscrungus 2 жыл бұрын
mildly funny how everyone keeps referring to the banished as a "mercenary organization" when theyre obviously a badass mongol pirate federation
@Crusina 2 жыл бұрын
they are kinda both. They do hire themselves out.
@Wuunderboy 2 жыл бұрын
They aren't a mercenary organization at all. They are the new Covenant despite if the Banished leaders heard that they'd get pissed lol
@Whydoineedahandlepissoff 2 жыл бұрын
Wuunderboy They’re literally pirates wtf are you on about?
@Redditor6079 2 жыл бұрын
They're neither of those. They're pissed off space apes that took supraphysiological doses of tren.
@im_that_guy 2 жыл бұрын
The Banished were so cool in Halo Wars 2! Such an underrated game.
@HaloCanon 2 жыл бұрын
Amen!
@griffin3578 2 жыл бұрын
Facts
@Cowinator66 2 жыл бұрын
Wanted to see more of Atriox as an adversary, though!!
@joeymartorella6312 2 жыл бұрын
Is that my boy halo cannon so fitting he’d get to play early he deserves it
@Ty-wf6mg 2 жыл бұрын
Never realized how deep the lore goes in Halo or how impactful Cortana really is.
@rabidspiders01 2 жыл бұрын
That's unless that was retconned.
@WarGrowlmon18 2 жыл бұрын
For people complaining about how sunny and naive the Weapon is at first, you've gotta remember that she's just 6 months old basically: she was created in December 2559 for the sole purpose of destroying Cortana at which point she was supposed to automatically be deleted. Because of her limited mission, the information that she was given was limited. She then spent 6 months isolated and waiting for the Chief to return for her. She lacks any sort of real experiences to give her maturity. Cortana was online for at least a few years by the time that the Master Chief met her in order for her to be 8 years old in Halo 4.
@PLAYER_42069 2 жыл бұрын
The subtitle "Infinite" makes a lot more sense now as far as the story goes, let alone acknowledges the franchises new direction.
@a.m11558 2 жыл бұрын
Soo... Master Chief has a will-they-won’t-they relationship with a sexier, holographic version of his adopted mother’s brain. Damn.
@SamSabin 2 жыл бұрын
idk bout sexier but it would be interesting when Cortana finds out another ai was docked with MC...gonna be an interesting love triangle there.
@RoyalMudcrab 2 жыл бұрын
@@SamSabin* *Cries in Kelly 087* *
@Kingolimar354 2 жыл бұрын
Definetly a Won't they
@dom7day 2 жыл бұрын
Anyone else feel the similarity of Cortana and her new counterpart to Mendicant Bias and Offensive Bias?
@otherZinc 2 жыл бұрын
True.
@WinnieBlue 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, but then 343i would have to think before drafting a story concept.
@TheElviz86 2 жыл бұрын
Halo Canon made it! Congrats Ian!!
@friktogurg9242 2 жыл бұрын
If you consider making it on IGN, you really have low standards of youself
@cruzhernandez9241 2 жыл бұрын
@@friktogurg9242 gotta start somewhere
@HaloCanon 2 жыл бұрын
@@friktogurg9242 Like them or not, IGN is a huge platform with a lot of reach. There's a reason they keep getting exclusive reveals and such from developers and publishers.
@cruzhernandez9241 2 жыл бұрын
@@HaloCanon exactly congrats btw been a huge fan of your work question are you going to be doing more IGN work
@liamliae4254 2 жыл бұрын
Halo has been with me litterally all my life.
@adrielpadilla3959 2 жыл бұрын
Dude same literally since halo 1
@syndicalist-0 2 жыл бұрын
There's a real investment in this franchise and seeing it come back to form is...amazing. it's like getting in touch with an old friend you thought you lost.
@BladesofElysian 2 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest ign videos ever made!
@miiache6761 2 жыл бұрын
Facts
@otherZinc 2 жыл бұрын
@@miiache6761, *Big Facts!!!* 1 and hopefully counting!
@chrisfaille4774 2 жыл бұрын
That's because it was made by HaloCanon not IGN lol
@adamwhite202 2 жыл бұрын
Wait halo infinite is really star war
@nater6308 2 жыл бұрын
Congrats Halo Canon!
@applehazeva2739 2 жыл бұрын
:D
@sonysoyboysaremadeoftears.7404 2 жыл бұрын
The campaign is looking so amazing! Seethe and cope haters, seethe and cope.
@GrimJackal 2 жыл бұрын
Co-op has been pushed back.
@mog_3825 2 жыл бұрын
@@GrimJackal Yeah I'm passing until co-op is released. No other reason to play it tbh
@ONyXFrost 2 жыл бұрын
@@mog_3825 There is plenty of reason like the story is a big reason. But do u prefer to expirience the story togheter with a friend?
@pyrolight7568 2 жыл бұрын
Don't count your chickens and all that. 343 has put out two very bad games so far including story wise. Lets see if they actually get it right for once.
@angelshreds123 2 жыл бұрын
@@pyrolight7568 They got plenty right with halo wars 2’s story
@SesameStreet979 2 жыл бұрын
Cannot wait for this campaign
@wardengage4173 2 жыл бұрын
Cant wait for Chief to pick up where Cutter left off. Hope we see Anders in Infinite.
@TenaciousGamingTV 2 жыл бұрын
Big congrats to my man at Halo Canon.
@damienstitchman1981 2 жыл бұрын
Hey its my boy Halo Canon! Great to see him branching out like this :)
@SandyTheTryhard 2 жыл бұрын
Informative, well read, and great editing! Definitely one of the best Halo vids ive seen and 100% best breakdown on IGN 🔥
@RoyalMudcrab 2 жыл бұрын
Not IGN exclusively. It's Halo Canon, check his channel if you're interested in Halo Lore.
@SandyTheTryhard 2 жыл бұрын
@@RoyalMudcrab im subbed, but thanks
@otherZinc 2 жыл бұрын
@@RoyalMudcrab, Correct!!!
@aninjaguardian 2 жыл бұрын
Cortana and The Weapon's arcs mirror that of Mendicant Bias and Offensive Bias
@petetegames 2 жыл бұрын
Wow, wasn't expecting Halo canon, I'm glad you bring someone like him to do these types of lore videos!
@anthonyparastatidis4894 2 жыл бұрын
Halo canon on IGN wow thats amazing
@HaloCanon 2 жыл бұрын
Tell me about it!
@M.Abbas7944 2 жыл бұрын
The Banished ~ Escharum, Jega, Atriox Etc. Saved The Halo Franchise! 🔥
@josefranco249 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this breakdown of halo wow lots of things now make more sense to me, amazing video
@AL4RC0NR4MO5 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent recap. So happy to hear Halo Canon's voice on this!
@ssaiyyrissssuzzuyyaa 2 жыл бұрын
bro this is almost word for word how Experia explained it...
@robbiejelsomeno5679 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah but if HiddenXperia edited this it’d look a little more like: EVERYTHING you need to KNOW before HALO INFINITE
@otherZinc 2 жыл бұрын
That's because Halo Canon is like Hiddenxperia and a few other Awesome Halo Lore experts.
@ClassicGamesNick 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah Hidden Xperia and this guy Ian, who has his own channel Halo Canon, know each other and are both loved by the Halo Community
@Maggai 2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video, very cool of IGN to get Halo Canon to do this! Great job, Ian!
@HaloCanon 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@navrotron22 2 жыл бұрын
1:37 fret is me when warthog run comes on lmao
@Cyrribrae 2 жыл бұрын
Woah! Did not expect Ian's name and voice to pop up. Awesome!
@OlivioSarikas 2 жыл бұрын
What game are these cutscenes from? That isn't halo 4, right?
@NGEfernando 2 жыл бұрын
This video is Soo well made. Thank you IGN and halo canon! Well done!
@MrHuck 2 жыл бұрын
The lore that has developed for this game is amazing. Can’t wait to play the campaign.
@HaloCanon 2 жыл бұрын
Funny enough, there's a lot of this that was laid down years ago! Like, the information on the extra cloned brains of Dr. Halsey comes from 2010! It's awesome that 343 have been able to reach (heh) into the past and pull on long-established lore for some of this story.
@SeaJay_Oceans 2 жыл бұрын
Traditional AI can be very creative, code lives forever as long as it has some hardware to run on. 'Smart AI limitations' could be easily overcome by running an annual maintenence program : The highlights of memory are reduced to weekly text files, 3650 images, and 365 short 10 minute video clips. This would create an annual diary for the AI. The final step : full reset to the Original New Image. Every year a new diary to read. Perfect health! On restart, the newly fresh Cortana would watch her 365 daily reports, view the images she thought were important, and read all the weekly text file reports. The neural net is preserved, the memory use reduced, and full function preserved. Keeping 5 years of full diary files, at the end of the year, the AI reduces the 6th oldest year to a 20 minute video, 1 text file, and 12 images. In this process, the Smart AI refreshes every year, discards most data more than 7 years old, and keeps a moving memory of only what is important. Functional Life is extended to 70 years or longer. Just like real humans, most data is discarded, only what is important is retained.
@PR-xm5zc 11 ай бұрын
Pretty sure this is a video game where technology isn't quite the same as ours my guy
@rustyjay1177 2 жыл бұрын
This has been very helpful thank you!
@maxgames2231 2 жыл бұрын
The campaign is looking better and better with the new information that is coming.
@sathirawickramatunga 2 жыл бұрын
Great Explanation! Nicely done.
@cesarvictoriano8072 2 жыл бұрын
11:14 Me: *Noob combos him just to spite the buildup*
@ethansuvanto3687 2 жыл бұрын
Well, at least we know what really happened to Atriox in Halo Infinite. So he's not dead, he's probably staying at his main base somewhere
@Wuunderboy 2 жыл бұрын
He is doing what any super high ranking officer or president would do. .. let your troops do the fighting, and your officers do your work. It's a military lol there is order and structure, Atriox is above doing any hands on work
@me_Gustav 2 жыл бұрын
@@Wuunderboy actually, he does do the dirty work himself as well! You'll see... 😉
@jugganaut33 2 жыл бұрын
@@me_Gustav: is the infinity, palmer,Laskey and the main characters all ok?
@TheGrinch415 2 жыл бұрын
Dude the personal A.I. noise he made freaking killed me lmao.
@flanagamer 2 жыл бұрын
Damn, we’ve come a LONG WAYS in 20 years!!!
@TheLshyne 2 жыл бұрын
Instantly recognized that voice. Halo Canon!
@kevinclapson 2 жыл бұрын
Really the best way that 343i could improve on Halo 4 and 5's handling of their respective lore is to make sure that the lore is in the freaking game (Infinite). 343i has consistently required its fan base to be up-to-date on the expanded U to have any idea what is going on in their Halo games, and that is a mistake. If Infinite doesn't address the wide open plot threads from the end of 5 in-game then they're going to once again piss a lot of people off.
@tricksteroutlandergamer9340 2 жыл бұрын
This is a great explained about Halo Infinite!
@Shahmario 2 жыл бұрын
Not me watching this as my campaign is downloading in the background
@Regret2001 2 жыл бұрын
oh look its halo canon
@glenn4687 2 жыл бұрын
Such a fantastic video!!! Thank you!
@umeradrees6443 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Needed it.
@riyanlankford2456 2 жыл бұрын
For those who didn't play halo wars 2, here is what a portion of the banish can do
@def3ndr887 2 жыл бұрын
I’m glad The Spirit of Fire and Red team are still in the fight
@diamondhunter64 2 жыл бұрын
so what your saying is that someone in universe someone programmed fret to sing the halo theme... meaning that the halo theme is infact Diegetic music.
@MonkeysxMoo 2 жыл бұрын
So will this be counted as a video for this month in Halo Canon's monthly recap?
@HaloCanon 2 жыл бұрын
;)
@lukeGGlee 2 жыл бұрын
Cortana be lookin fine
@khadgar4606 2 жыл бұрын
It is an odd idea but custodian/weapon is gonna be factory reset for Cortana as her most complete un-damaged clone of Cortana we have. she is in perfect space to let Cortana recover her core programming while gaining enough storage to never rampancy again.
@thaneros 2 жыл бұрын
Cortana lost all means of rampacy once she gained control of the Domain.
@rrob8344 2 жыл бұрын
Funny that the best video ign has made wasn’t done by an ign employee
@TheJakescott1515 2 жыл бұрын
So are there any covenant proper left? Or are they completely destroyed?
@dmadking3817 2 жыл бұрын
When you hear canon's voice but you are 90%sure you clicked on an ign video
@stevenrusch6341 2 жыл бұрын
The flood has two things in common: 1.) The Gravemind has corrupted Cortana. 2.) Zeta Halo, AKA Installation 07, was where the Forerunners kept the Primordial, who was though the last precursor was also its own Gravemind.
@Poopmyjorts 2 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite game in the franchise already and I’m a long time player
@ARK1X 2 жыл бұрын
Hey there is, Halo Canon. Nice job man.👍👍
@John.Kramer 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this! Also, Halo is back, baby! It's back! Humanity NEEDS a hero MORE than EVER right now.
@Barbariandisks 2 жыл бұрын
Going to laugh when it turns out that the harbinger is actually Cortana. Plus you forgot Roland
@steve-ocreep7434 2 жыл бұрын
Honestly, the next halo I’ll spend money on is gonna have to be Arbiter focused 💯 I wanna go on a Holy Alien War while listening to Keith David battle cry killing heretics
@HaloCanon 2 жыл бұрын
An Arbiter-centric title is long overdue!
@ampexpl 2 жыл бұрын
Hearing halo canon was a welcome suprise :)
@bradsikkema4865 2 жыл бұрын
Is halo online gonna be free forward or just the beta?
@JoshSender 2 жыл бұрын
Free forever! Campaign and (eventual) co-op fall under the $60 purchase
@ismo9529 2 жыл бұрын
@@JoshSender or for no extra fee on gamepass
@halokilla45 2 жыл бұрын
To see more of the Banished PLEASE play halo wars 2 people along with the awakening the nightmare DLC you won’t regret it !
@donovandelaney3171 2 жыл бұрын
Bio-digital jazz, man!
@cMARVEL360 2 жыл бұрын
7:00 That only Reinforces my idea that the AI at the Start of Halo 5 is The Weapon.....!!!!!!
@sierra9565 2 жыл бұрын
No it isn’t lmao,look at Halsey she has both arms
@cMARVEL360 2 жыл бұрын
@@sierra9565 Duh. In the voice over she is already talking to locke and how the UNSC or Oni, when they figure out what she had done, Locke would be sent to kill her and Master Chief, or her and The Weapon... She says 'You'd be Sent to Kill Us Both'. Keep in mind Halsey's age, she is already old... Why would she be in a facility getting Cortana which took place after Halo 2 because we see the picture of Miranda getting her Awards.... The conversation and image happened before Halo 5, Before being taken.
@andreocasio6098 2 жыл бұрын
My boy Halo Canon finally getting to do some official work? Awesome!
@darrellwetzeljr.1886 2 жыл бұрын
You go Halo Cannon
@gilliamm.5732 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@Greg-oi6vh 2 жыл бұрын
Wooooh congrats to the legendary Halo Canon!
@irishgamer8412 2 жыл бұрын
Halo Canon is one the best content creators in the halo community
@otherZinc 2 жыл бұрын
@IGN, Thank you for reaching out to Halo Canon. Now, please make sure Ryan and Miranda, not release any new material, before consulting with Halo Canon. Or, just let Halo Canon do tge piece, as you did here. It is Tremendously Refreshing, finally, to tune in to the most major Videogame site and hear the most Incredible Videogame Story and Universe, Narrated Correctly! Thanks!
@halolasomaster3900 2 жыл бұрын
If you haven't played Halo Wars 2 I would suggest giving it a try before Infinite drops!
@communitygamer117 2 жыл бұрын
Let's go Ian
@nl1638 2 жыл бұрын
This makes Halo 5 make a lot more sense, obviously it still has problems but you did a much better job explaining Cortana’s willingness to take on the Mantle Of Responsibility
@immortalwarrior2695 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah Halo canon fits in this.
@ipalvarado1 2 жыл бұрын
Halo Canon! Nice!
@RoyalMudcrab 2 жыл бұрын
Halo Canon!!!! Congrats.
@mikecriste3230 2 жыл бұрын
You didn’t mention Roland. He was smart!!
@dacbiet 2 жыл бұрын
It's a great time to brush up the MCC before Infinite
@FireBomberBassist 2 жыл бұрын
Cortana a baddie.
@ShadowMelt 2 жыл бұрын
Did not know halo had this much lore Me back then: Kill Stuff!!
@squalleonkeneddyheart4191 2 жыл бұрын
Hi, I'm Cortana Kronii PTSD Flashbacks
@muggy0236 2 жыл бұрын
IAN GOT TO BE A COMMENTATOR LESSS GOOO
@whathappenkidoos 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for giving me a reason to play :))) New battlefield got boring 😴 😪
@jessecrockett8127 2 жыл бұрын
After learning all of this, I'm curious as to what an elite smart ai would be like 🤔
@vincentfiestada 2 жыл бұрын
AFAIK The Covenant AI were vastly inferior to human smart AIs, they likely only had the equivalent of dumb AIs
@umbrellashotgunman 2 жыл бұрын
@@vincentfiestada Basically, since the Covenant considered making Smart AIs a heresy, since they were aware of how the Forerunners' own AIs defected to the Flood.
@Kokaiinikarhuu 2 жыл бұрын
5:27 Operation WOOF
@graw211 2 жыл бұрын
Halo canon ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@TheHeroBleeder 2 жыл бұрын
Wait is Ian going to be a writer for Ign now??
@andrewjones1407 2 жыл бұрын
Anyone else remember when the prophets and the covenant would refer to chief as The Demon 😆😂😅 man this series is prolly the number one game series ever
@williammclelland6323 2 жыл бұрын
💚HALO💚 just so many great and fun games for XBOX and PC gamers
@lordfist111 2 жыл бұрын
Yooooooooooooooo it's Halo Canon!!!!!!!!!!
@jakobthepeacekeeperlaviera6271 2 жыл бұрын
Maybe she was a Holy Prophet from the covenant that went Rogue
@viewtifuljoe66 2 жыл бұрын
damn first the didiact, then cortana now the harbinger, can't make up their minds who main antagonist of this trilogy going be can they?
@Wylie288 2 жыл бұрын
Um. They don't have to. No where does anything say there is a main antagonist of a trilogy. No where is there even a trilogy.
@immortalwarrior2695 2 жыл бұрын
It's a saga not a trilogy. Cortana fate is unknown. Didact is still alive, imprisioned. Don't know about Harbinger and Atriox, well it's a spoiler. Didact can still return. Same with Cortana. Don't know about Atriox but he is still here somewhere and harbinger is well unknown
@Dud3itsj3ff 2 жыл бұрын
Feels like there could have been a whole other game in between 5 and infinite
@jerrydboss7251 2 жыл бұрын
What about Hunters, pretty sure they could take Brutes on
@alwayslast8900 2 жыл бұрын
Halo Cannon!
@coreymckee4844 2 жыл бұрын
My only worry is the rumors about a cliffhanger ending.. what is 343s problem and not giving games a satisfying conclusion?!🙄
AnythingAlexia
Рет қаралды 23 МЛН
GamingBolt
Рет қаралды 1,4 МЛН
ICEAY
Рет қаралды 35 М.