The Story Behind the Halo Figures

It is one of the most famous games in the world … ever … as is to be expected given that it was made by one of the companies that is most likely known even in the dusty, goat-herding depths of Africa … Microsoft. A wax replica of the Master Chief has even been made for the Madame Tussaud's wax museum in London. In the first ten weeks after the release of Halo 2, players spent a combined 91 million hours playing the game online. Halo has pretty much been the savior of the Xbox 360 (which otherwise has little that can compete with Nintendo Wii other than good graphics), and has even created its own film genre. So, what's the back story behind the Halo video games and Halo figures? We check it out.

Setting

Halo is set in the 26^th century, when mankind has been able to colonize several other planets due to the development of faster than light travel. Of course, there has been conflict between outlying human settlements and the central government. You know how much conflict simply having state and federal governments creates, imagine if you added an interplanetary dimension into the whole thing!

Major events

A mysterious alien civilization starts attacking the Halo figures on their human-colonized planets with no warning. They are known as the Covenant, and are actually made up of several different species that have come together in a caste-based system under a fundamentalist government.

The human race can't hold out against the unexpected attacks of the aliens, and we start losing planets to The Covenant. One of the main human 'weapons' against the Covenant is you … playing Halo as Master Chief John 117, the last of a secret race of supersoldier human beings known as Spartans.

Halo 1, 2 and 3

Each game takes you through a story in the overall plotline of the human-Covenant clash.

• Halo 1: Master Chief John 117 discovers an ancient artefact while his ship escapes the Covenant
• Halo 2: There is a split within the Covenant, and you discover a second ancient artefact
• Halo 3: Loose threads within the storyline are all tied up, and the end of the Covenant Invasion and Civil War are covered.

For a simple first-person shooter game, Halo and Halo figures have done amazingly well. If you have the time to foster another addiction, it is highly recommended!