Infinite absolutely should be S tier. My personal favorite. It's the perfect iteration on the classic Halo 3 design, while giving him more weight and a more powerful presence, which I think is how he should look. I love Halo 3 and 2 design of course (also should be S tier), but he's a bit too slender looking and lacks the weight that a super soldier in 1000 pounds of power armor should have.
yeah like the shoulder plates in halo 2 and 3 are so thin, they would definitely not stop a bullet. All they would do is stop him from getting scratches if he falls off his skateboard.
But that's the thing about Spartans, it's easy to think that they're these buff meat heads for human beings, but they're actually a lot more lean in build. The armor is what makes them look chunkier or thicker. But man, Infinite's Chief definitely put some C's in thick.
@@agentmaryland1239 good point, the spartans themselves are relatively lean rather than thick. But both the mark 5 armor from CE and mark 4 from Halo Wars are thicker and I like that too. The Mark 6 in comparison is too form-fitting next to the Mark 4, 5, or Infinite's mark 7, although it's still a great and iconic design
I mostly agree with the rankings, though 4 and 5 are complicated for me. I think they look really cool, but their problems mostly lie in the art style being different rather than the armor itself looking bad. I still think it conveys the look of Chief pretty well, all things considered. I am really curious as to why Infinite's armor is below 2 and 3 when it's so similar, though. I'd personally put it in S and it's my favorite design for him by far.
Bungie armor looked oldish and simple whereas 343s are kinda new and convoluted, I actually like both and honestly aside CE master chief I say halo 4 and 5 chief look better then halo 2 and 3 chief in my opinion, it's mostly because chief feels short and skinny compared to the marines and even elites, he looks too small for someone who's 7ft2 1000 pounds. In halo 4 and 5 he's kinda the size of the elites from bungie eras except in 343s there's huge, too huge, then halo infinite broaght back the og elites from CE and its perfect, chiefs bigger then them and as tall as them, they also fixed the brutes, brutes definitely feel like they are indeed huge, big mofos like they should have been, I men if they're 9ft tall how tf is chief the same height as them in the bungie halo games? It makes no sense
I think 5 and 4 are okay. I kinda like the design myself but in context of an established and beloved art style there's a reason people dislike it. For starters it has that generic over done late 7th generation art style that's supposed to be realistic but just makes everything look over designed and less practical. It especially hits the covenant worse though, if the enemies don't look sick they look like generic hive style enemies. The body suit looks incredibly tight and nothing like actual bdu or eva/ppu equipment. It looks like a sci-fi mech plug suit style skin suit. And the armor to me just doesn't look protective, it's too angular in the chest for blast protection and doesn't properly cover the joint and lower torso area. I actually do really like the helmet design but it also seems like the armor and helmet were modeled by two different people looking at multiple concept art pieces. Also the pauldrons just seem really heavy for not much practical change. As for Halo infinite it's like they tried to take the realistic design and mix it with a cartoon style, don't get me wrong that cartoonish style is what makes Halo iconic and I like it but it also kinda contrasts with itself. And the armor seems, I don't know how to describe except sorta like dbz muscles. It's more robotic and also kinda blocky especially the shin guards and chest piece. I guess it's sorta like a toy. Also the color looks more like breath of the wild grass than military olive drab. I didn't like the mark 4/5 in reach much but the armor felt far more practical and realistic while also being cool AF, I would have preferred if they just upscaled that style like how they just ripped the gun and enemy models for the ce remake. Over all o do really like it though, I didn't have any strong thoughts about his armor while playing the game, it's problems are with the world design, like 4 and 5 it looks nice and like wallpaper material but also nothing like the original series, especially the forerunner stuff. But that's all just my opinion.
i feel like 4 & 5 are good but dont look like the master chief. if the list was based on looking how the master chief should look, 4 & 5 are in the right place imo
I agree because I've always been a Mark 5 head lol. It's what I have on my Mark 5b Spartan in Infinite and what I used for a long time in the OG Reach. There's something about it that I've always preferred over the Mark 6 armor, even though I still really like it.
I've always found it the most mature looking, which sounds funny seeing as it's from the oldest game. The MK VI just seems a bit too small and to me, the helmet has never seemed right. MK V on the other hand has a weighted look to it, not to mention the ammo pouches!
Yea it combined the simplicity of the bungie mk 6 and the bulky awe of the 343 mk 6. Like i love both general designs but bungie doesn’t look like practical armor and 343 is too complicated. Infinite is the perfect blend
My biggest biggest gripe is having infinites armor in A tier but the shows armor in S tier, because to me Infinite has the perfect chief design down to the coloration and how beefy he is and just how heroic his proportions are, whereas the shows chief armor has a problem with the look around the chin being a bit off to where I would have them swap places, but other than that I like the placements especially the 4 and 2 Aniversary armors
I agree with almost everything. in my opinion I would swap the Halo TV show and Halo Infinite. Infinite Master Chief in S tier, Halo TV in A tier and that be my list. Side note I really enjoy these tier list videos as I like to play along and try to guess where you guys place them at and see if it lines up with my thoughts as well. Keep up the excellent work guys. Hopefully one day Halo will be back to a really great stage in modern gaming (obviously it won't be the same as day one when it launched in the early 2000's but still).
Forward Unto Dawn/Legends is litterally my favorite Master Cheif armor, it has the hallmarks of the other designs whilst also still remaining it's own unique stylization Also many features of the Halo Infinite armor is actually taken directly from the Forward Unto Dawn/Legends armor, such as the design of the arm and leg armor as well as the 117 on the chest which first appeared in that armor and has sorta been a hallmark since(Also note that the same shoulder design for the FuD and Legends armor is used on the Halo shows armor) It's a legitimately good design I just think that your experience with watching the surrounding movies sorta tainted your brain into thinking the designs are bad
Infinite should be S tier imo. There's a lot of problems with infinite but the art design is fantastic. It's where 343 should have started instead of what ever the hell halo 4/5's art styles were. Mean while I think the tv show version is C tier at best. Even ignoring how bad the show is that armor just does not look good to me. No way it's S tier.
The Helmet Visor in Halo 3 doesn't use real time reflections besides one cutscene during the level Cortana, throughout the rest of the game they used baked reflections which are just JPEGs of the environment mirrored onto the visor
Mark V (classic CE version): S+++++++ tier. Mark 6 (from 2,3, 2A, infinite): S tier Mega blocks master Chief: A+ tier Mac world: A tier Halo 4/5 mark 6 mod: b tier. Halo CE anniversary: c tier All depictions of Chief in mark 4: f tier. You may be asking why? Well cus they always just make it look like a blockier mark 6 instead of an actual mark 4 design Edit: halo reach mark v Chief goes in S tier. I personally would equip the Tactical/LRP for reach Chief cus the pouches look like the ones he had in CE
I'm always going to have some level of bias since I really favor the Mark V armor design over the Mark VI armor design, but I can agree with this list as is.
I actually would personally put Halo 4 in S+ tier. I love Halo 4's chief so much, and I just always saw his different design as simply a different style rather than a continuity error
Honestly Halo 4 should have started with the Halo 3 armour but as Chief progresses on the Forunner shield world his armour starts breaking down from the constant wear and tear of fighting by the time he reaches the UNSC infinity his armour is damaged to the point it no longer combat effective and as a result he is forced to change to the Halo 4 armour. It would have solved tons of continuity issues without the bullshit handwaving
THIS! But 343 was lazy Too lazy to make the forward unto dawn the correct ship class, too lazy to include the correct weapons that would be on board, too lazy to do their jobs. Then again... it's exactly what one SHOULD. expect when you hire a bunch of people who hate halo.
To me the TV shows armor looks too much like a regular civilian somehow got his hands on chief's armor imo. It looks kinda small and unimposing, but the helmet itself looks alright
I don’t get the constant hate towards Halo 4 and 5 by the halo community. Specifically the character designs. Honestly the armors looks really cool and even better IRL. REACH isn’t the end all be all and neither is Halo 3. Keep an open mind and just appreciate the designs. We all know how bad things could’ve be so just appreciate what they are. Just wanted to throw that in there.
Still wish the first level of Halo 4 was Chief having to replace his armor with an upgraded look. Like Cortana was working on it while he was sleeping just in case he would need it when he woke up.
the one in 4 is my favorite, and I'm a 3d artist. It just looks so macho, so tactical, so mature and powerful. Most of the other armors just make him look like a goofy toy.
Its unpopular opinion but 4 looks faaaar better.... I think people are letting nostalgia cloud their eyes.... 343 screwed a lot of things but I loved all the armours they made for Chief ( 5 was eehhhh but anyway. )
@@davidmclean-e5k i agree 5 did a bit of back track in terms of texture back to clean again. They are dam near being Gundam by then. But 4 looks awesome in a way. It's just a style choice.
I’ve got to disagree about the Halo TV series armor….he looks deflated. The shoulders are so small that it looks disproportionate. Think about how wrong Darth Vader would look if they just used a cloth kids costume of Darth Vader, vs. the actual armor for the movies. It makes Master Chief look weak and scrawny. There are ways to make the armor fit an actor, but still retain the shape you want, and they totally missed the look of the games.
Honestly, I liked every iteration of his suit through the games. The old designs of the Bungie era are nostalgic and have that feel to them that you remember having the first time you saw him for the first time as the games released. Forward Unto Dawn's design wasn't awful in my opinion, but Legends just looked like an overly buffed up anime mini Gundam suit. I'm on the fence about the tv shows look though.
buenos dias, love your videos, your super complex halo challenges like no shooting no walking were the best though, you should do can you beat halo while walking/driving backwards or something
Absolutely love Halo 4 Chief's helmet. If you cleaned up all the messy details and stuck that on an appropriate update of the original Mark VI armour, you'd have a brilliant design for Master Chief. Which is essentially what they did for the first teaser we got for Halo Infinite, which never came back for some reason.
I would honestly be inclined to call Infinite’s design for chief the best one ever It manages to stick to the main design of the OG while compromising between the old and new designs so perfectly that nobody has any complaints about it really. And me personally I love the Halo CE, 2 and 3 armor style but also really like chief being bulky So to me the infinite design is perfect. Best of both worlds
Why did you put the Paramount show in S Tier but Infinite in A Tier? They're the same armor (save for the Silver team branding) except Infinite's is more cohesive and structurally sound (the show's looks like plastic).
I was afraid you either didn't know about fall of reach (thinking about it, of course you would know about it) or purposeful left it out. I'm glad you mentioned it at the end because I actually really liked it. I don't know if that's an unpopular opinion or what but I liked that it explored the origins of Master Chief and the Spartan 2's
Halo 4’s armor is underrated as hell, he still had the iconic “face” without showing his face, and Halo 4’a graphics were nuts on the 360. The lore behind Cortana building him an upgraded suit using his old suit is so cool, she couldn’t finish the suit because of the battle scars it had, leaving the scars where they would have been in the halo 3 suit
Halo infinite may have some problems, but (at least for me) it is undeniable that artistically it is beautiful and the Master Chief, well... is just perfect. Also although I don't like the art direction of halo 4 and 5, I really like the Chief design in 4 (in 5 it's ok... I think)
Your tier is quite close to where mine would be. I actually guessed almost every position on your list. Halo 2 armour is my favorite and the remaster was just *chef's kiss*. Halo Infinite to me looks almost fake, it's too bright and cartoony. I want a halo game to look as dark and gritty as halo 2 felt but that will probably never happen.
Legends, Forward Unto Dawn and infinite's Chief armor was all pretty much the same armor besides small changes. Like the helmets were definitely different. Those have to be my fav due to them being much like the mark vi from 2 and 3 but bulkier 🤘
My man reviewing the Halo CE anniversary COVER armor. What a dedication. I agree mostly with your tier list. Well as Halo CE non objective fan it would have go S tier directly haha but great video
I’m confused as to why Infinite, Package and FUD are all on vastly different tiers when they’re all BASICALLY the same armors? Just because of texture..??
Minus a few minor differences in bias not too far from where I'd list, one exception, I think the recreations of Mark V is great maybe because I'm younger and played CE last after the master chief collection was officially available so I just don't have the same nostalgia effect of the CE armor being so iconic, to me, seeing the old graphics get a fresh coat of paint is a huge plus.
I did not even know that halo 4/5 design has so hated and critiziced, but it actually is my favorite of all the designs, it looks rough, modular (the articulated plates design) organic and more militaristic/nasa style than the other armor designs, i think it looks more like an actual combat space suit.
I definitely love Halo CE and 2/3 armor and 343 designs did grow on me over time and i like them if only they did something along the lines Chief is waken before the small fraction of the covenant found Forward unto Dawn and had to upgrade his armor because of some kind of damage from being out in space for so long or something better then waking up in new suit that’s so different from 3
For CE anniversary, I would’ve loved it if they did the Halo Reach design, both for consistency and the fact that I’m a fan of the Halo Reach design for chief. Plus, in my opinion, it look’s better than the design we ended up with.
The Halo tv show had outstanding armor, game accurate sound, and the “feel” of a live action game. What astounds me is that they put so much effort into accurately recreating the game mechanics, but no effort into the lore. If only they had a pre-created script… like a book trilogy…
Honestly I like 4 and 5 armour more than CE, 2, and 3. The visor in 2 and 3 always seemed off to me, too big maybe. Halo CE armour was just too shiny, but that is probably just the technology. I do like the overall shape of the CE armour a lot. Also I think the orange visor actually looked cool.
As you were showing off the Halo: CE armor, one of your clips showed MC being teleported upside down into a covenant ship and falling on his head. I can’t for the life of me remember that cutscene?
I think if you had to make a 2010’s mainstream armor looking Master Chief Halo 4 is probably about as well as you could possibly do. It looks very much like mainstream western sci-Fi and superhero armor design and I personally actually dig it but I’d still put in maybe only low A or high B
weird thing to mention, but I like the chin vents on Foward Unto Dawn Chief's helmet if Chief were in any bigger armor, there'd definitely be steam hissing out of those like a Gundam lol
wtf. infinites chief in A and H2A chief in S. while Infinites design is literally quite LITERALLY H2A design with better visuals and more details. WTF. Thats some BS bias.
Nah I disagree impolitely with halo 4 and 5 😂he looks like a unit with the sleek under bodysuit with like nano particles, and like the real blunt and almost tank armor pieces I love it it's my favorite personally
Not to be a crazy nerd here but in the kilo five trilogy of books they actually do say that Naomi's armor upgrades itself while not in use, just a lore tidbit.
@@doomfan8603 Nah these are just the ones I care about. As for the anniversary versions and whatnot, I actually like CEA, probably would put it in S tier as well, and 2A is so faithful it would also get an S tier.
I understand for halo four and five the whole fact that it doesn't make sense for the armor to change from 3 to 4 lore wise, but I liked the art design, I always saw chief as a tank, that's the whole thing about armor, I think deserves either C or B
off topic but seeing halo 4 reminded me that the other day i was going through some old stuff and i found my old halo 4 edition xbox 360 (plus controllers) and the box it came in
I think the tv show chief is A tier. Master chief’s middle section looks a bit too fat than it should be, but I understand that his actor was the closest looking to chief that they had.
Never understood why MC's armor was/is GREEN. If the Spartans armor was created to fight on multi planets and space...why would it not be more of a camouflage armor, changing to blend into the environment. The "skins" never really got it right. Felt more like "dress up" than actual camo colors. Military's on Earth use this basic concept. •Jungle plant foilage= Greens •Desert sands/dirts= tans/browns •Water=Blues/grays •Snow/Ice=Whites/grays •Space= Blacks/dull metalic. Also, VISORS should change with environments to aide in enhancing vision.
Honestly halo 1 chief is my favorite. It’s so classic. I would love to see it return in its unaltered (but better graphics) glory in Halo infinite. Just not what ever the hell they did to Halo Ce remastered chief armor 🤮
Halo 3, unfortunately, in MCC has an issue where the armor lights are missing and where they are small details, do help it pop. Almost like looking at someone with and without a face filter
Does anyone else think it is possible that the Spartan in cryosleep is Linda-058? Linda at this time was also aboard the pillar of Autumn. She was put into cyrosleep due to critical injuries right after coming aboard. Then jettisoned into space right after leaving slip space for retrieval later. Hence why in Halo:CE remaster there's the terminal listing her and as "Unavailable". And its been a long time since I read Fall Of Reach. But Chief didn't enter cryosleep till after the Autumn had entered Slipspace. Finally, I could be wrong, But I believe she was wearing Mark V armour at this time too. Edit: After checking the Halo:CE remaster. It shows her with Mark V
SInce I was a kid I always thought that the shadow of peak of the Master Chief's helmet was his eyes and even though I know those are not his eyes I just cannot get a good glance at his helmet and still look at it as if the shadow is his eyes.
My list, not that anyone cares. I'm bored, sue me. S: Halo 3, Halo Infinite, Halo CE A: Halo 2 B: Halo 2A, Halo CEA C: Orion, Halo Reach D: New TV Chief, Old TV Chief F: 3D Anime Chief, Halo 5, Halo 4 Regarding H2A: Halo 2A's artstyle in general has this weird... Shading to it. Nothing looks real, everything seems wet. I'm not a fan. New TV Chief: He seems a bit lanky IMO. Armour design is good, but I feel like it looks a bit silly in practice.
bruh this is such a boomer list. smfh.......... Why does everything NEED to look like H3? Imagine if someone put H3 armor in F teir because it "doesn't look like CE" H3 came out in 2007..... Just to let it sink in on how long ago that was, if a human baby was born in 07, they'd be able TO DRIVE.
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Infinite absolutely should be S tier. My personal favorite. It's the perfect iteration on the classic Halo 3 design, while giving him more weight and a more powerful presence, which I think is how he should look. I love Halo 3 and 2 design of course (also should be S tier), but he's a bit too slender looking and lacks the weight that a super soldier in 1000 pounds of power armor should have.
yeah like the shoulder plates in halo 2 and 3 are so thin, they would definitely not stop a bullet. All they would do is stop him from getting scratches if he falls off his skateboard.
@@archerburger143 i hate it when master chief falls off his signature skateboard. massive halo L...
No, Chief looks almost fat in Infinite. Halo 2 and 3 made him look way better.
But that's the thing about Spartans, it's easy to think that they're these buff meat heads for human beings, but they're actually a lot more lean in build. The armor is what makes them look chunkier or thicker. But man, Infinite's Chief definitely put some C's in thick.
@@agentmaryland1239 good point, the spartans themselves are relatively lean rather than thick. But both the mark 5 armor from CE and mark 4 from Halo Wars are thicker and I like that too. The Mark 6 in comparison is too form-fitting next to the Mark 4, 5, or Infinite's mark 7, although it's still a great and iconic design
Halo 2 is the worst because it lied to us "your new armor set are extremely resilient, very efficient"
Lol. Real talk that aside it's actually my favorite.
Especially in laso
3 shots from plasma rifle:DIES INTENSLY
@@thefallen2220 exactly
EXTREMELY. RESILIENT.
I mostly agree with the rankings, though 4 and 5 are complicated for me. I think they look really cool, but their problems mostly lie in the art style being different rather than the armor itself looking bad. I still think it conveys the look of Chief pretty well, all things considered. I am really curious as to why Infinite's armor is below 2 and 3 when it's so similar, though. I'd personally put it in S and it's my favorite design for him by far.
Yeah Infinite is IMO the best he’s ever looked both in terms of overall design as well as just general fidelity
I really love it
Bungie armor looked oldish and simple whereas 343s are kinda new and convoluted, I actually like both and honestly aside CE master chief I say halo 4 and 5 chief look better then halo 2 and 3 chief in my opinion, it's mostly because chief feels short and skinny compared to the marines and even elites, he looks too small for someone who's 7ft2 1000 pounds. In halo 4 and 5 he's kinda the size of the elites from bungie eras except in 343s there's huge, too huge, then halo infinite broaght back the og elites from CE and its perfect, chiefs bigger then them and as tall as them, they also fixed the brutes, brutes definitely feel like they are indeed huge, big mofos like they should have been, I men if they're 9ft tall how tf is chief the same height as them in the bungie halo games? It makes no sense
Infinite is the best looking for sure but I do love 1 to 3 designs a lot
I think 5 and 4 are okay. I kinda like the design myself but in context of an established and beloved art style there's a reason people dislike it.
For starters it has that generic over done late 7th generation art style that's supposed to be realistic but just makes everything look over designed and less practical. It especially hits the covenant worse though, if the enemies don't look sick they look like generic hive style enemies.
The body suit looks incredibly tight and nothing like actual bdu or eva/ppu equipment. It looks like a sci-fi mech plug suit style skin suit. And the armor to me just doesn't look protective, it's too angular in the chest for blast protection and doesn't properly cover the joint and lower torso area. I actually do really like the helmet design but it also seems like the armor and helmet were modeled by two different people looking at multiple concept art pieces. Also the pauldrons just seem really heavy for not much practical change.
As for Halo infinite it's like they tried to take the realistic design and mix it with a cartoon style, don't get me wrong that cartoonish style is what makes Halo iconic and I like it but it also kinda contrasts with itself. And the armor seems, I don't know how to describe except sorta like dbz muscles. It's more robotic and also kinda blocky especially the shin guards and chest piece. I guess it's sorta like a toy. Also the color looks more like breath of the wild grass than military olive drab.
I didn't like the mark 4/5 in reach much but the armor felt far more practical and realistic while also being cool AF, I would have preferred if they just upscaled that style like how they just ripped the gun and enemy models for the ce remake.
Over all o do really like it though, I didn't have any strong thoughts about his armor while playing the game, it's problems are with the world design, like 4 and 5 it looks nice and like wallpaper material but also nothing like the original series, especially the forerunner stuff.
But that's all just my opinion.
i feel like 4 & 5 are good but dont look like the master chief. if the list was based on looking how the master chief should look, 4 & 5 are in the right place imo
Chief's CE armour will always be S tier. Slick, Iconic and straight up badass.
as a person who grew up on halo CE for 99% of my life thank you
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I agree because I've always been a Mark 5 head lol. It's what I have on my Mark 5b Spartan in Infinite and what I used for a long time in the OG Reach. There's something about it that I've always preferred over the Mark 6 armor, even though I still really like it.
The iconic is multiplied by 224742573545454 when you remember that it's the helmet that Caboose wears.
I've always found it the most mature looking, which sounds funny seeing as it's from the oldest game. The MK VI just seems a bit too small and to me, the helmet has never seemed right. MK V on the other hand has a weighted look to it, not to mention the ammo pouches!
Infinite is 100% S Tier. Love that bulkiness.
Yea it combined the simplicity of the bungie mk 6 and the bulky awe of the 343 mk 6. Like i love both general designs but bungie doesn’t look like practical armor and 343 is too complicated. Infinite is the perfect blend
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@@junebug7117 He is what the Humans call THICC! But I do love the Infinite Armor.
exactly
I have no idea why but I ADORE the H4 armour. It might just be because I love H4 in general but it holds a special place in my heart
Yess
I love it. It looks badass and cool. My personal favourite of his armour followed by infinite
I hate Halo 4 the most but the armour in that game is my favourite
Yeah, idk why everyone hates it
It’s a space suit it’s awesome
My biggest biggest gripe is having infinites armor in A tier but the shows armor in S tier, because to me Infinite has the perfect chief design down to the coloration and how beefy he is and just how heroic his proportions are, whereas the shows chief armor has a problem with the look around the chin being a bit off to where I would have them swap places, but other than that I like the placements especially the 4 and 2 Aniversary armors
i think infinites master chief should be greener and darker cuz he kinda looks like old playdoh atm
@@withervortex5429 I dont think the color is bad but old playdoh is scary accurate
He gassed up the TV show design too much
Honestly this tier list is trash
Damn, I actually like his Halo 4 armor. Reminded me of some prototype/concept armor with the detail and seemed more militaristic.
Same here
I agree with almost everything. in my opinion I would swap the Halo TV show and Halo Infinite. Infinite Master Chief in S tier, Halo TV in A tier and that be my list. Side note I really enjoy these tier list videos as I like to play along and try to guess where you guys place them at and see if it lines up with my thoughts as well. Keep up the excellent work guys. Hopefully one day Halo will be back to a really great stage in modern gaming (obviously it won't be the same as day one when it launched in the early 2000's but still).
I can’t believe how such a small difference in the master chief’s helmet design going from Halo 2 to 3 made him look so different
Infinite Chief should’ve been SS tier ngl
i agrree
100000%
Forward Unto Dawn/Legends is litterally my favorite Master Cheif armor, it has the hallmarks of the other designs whilst also still remaining it's own unique stylization
Also many features of the Halo Infinite armor is actually taken directly from the Forward Unto Dawn/Legends armor, such as the design of the arm and leg armor as well as the 117 on the chest which first appeared in that armor and has sorta been a hallmark since(Also note that the same shoulder design for the FuD and Legends armor is used on the Halo shows armor)
It's a legitimately good design I just think that your experience with watching the surrounding movies sorta tainted your brain into thinking the designs are bad
I didn't necessarily like the art direction of 4 & 5. But they absolutely nailed chiefs armor imo. My favorite chief armor by far.
Fr how the hell is it F and D tier he looks so sick like a monster
Agreed. Some of the Elites were cool but I preferred the MCC/Reach elites for the most part but the H4/H5 armor just looks great.
Infinite should be S tier imo. There's a lot of problems with infinite but the art design is fantastic. It's where 343 should have started instead of what ever the hell halo 4/5's art styles were.
Mean while I think the tv show version is C tier at best. Even ignoring how bad the show is that armor just does not look good to me. No way it's S tier.
The Helmet Visor in Halo 3 doesn't use real time reflections besides one cutscene during the level Cortana, throughout the rest of the game they used baked reflections which are just JPEGs of the environment mirrored onto the visor
Yeah they wanted to have it but it wasn't doable for performance reasons.
Mark V (classic CE version): S+++++++
tier.
Mark 6 (from 2,3, 2A, infinite): S tier
Mega blocks master Chief: A+ tier
Mac world: A tier
Halo 4/5 mark 6 mod: b tier.
Halo CE anniversary: c tier
All depictions of Chief in mark 4: f tier. You may be asking why? Well cus they always just make it look like a blockier mark 6 instead of an actual mark 4 design
Edit: halo reach mark v Chief goes in S tier. I personally would equip the Tactical/LRP for reach Chief cus the pouches look like the ones he had in CE
In H5, Chief's Gen 2 armor should be the MP Mark VI!
In H4 he should have the Gen 1. (H2/H3)!
I'm always going to have some level of bias since I really favor the Mark V armor design over the Mark VI armor design, but I can agree with this list as is.
I actually would personally put Halo 4 in S+ tier. I love Halo 4's chief so much, and I just always saw his different design as simply a different style rather than a continuity error
Honestly Halo 4 should have started with the Halo 3 armour but as Chief progresses on the Forunner shield world his armour starts breaking down from the constant wear and tear of fighting by the time he reaches the UNSC infinity his armour is damaged to the point it no longer combat effective and as a result he is forced to change to the Halo 4 armour. It would have solved tons of continuity issues without the bullshit handwaving
THIS!
But 343 was lazy Too lazy to make the forward unto dawn the correct ship class, too lazy to include the correct weapons that would be on board, too lazy to do their jobs.
Then again... it's exactly what one SHOULD. expect when you hire a bunch of people who hate halo.
I agree with most but I personally think Infinites design deserves S. That design to me is the perfect balance of bulk and slim.
To me the TV shows armor looks too much like a regular civilian somehow got his hands on chief's armor imo. It looks kinda small and unimposing, but the helmet itself looks alright
I don’t get the constant hate towards Halo 4 and 5 by the halo community. Specifically the character designs. Honestly the armors looks really cool and even better IRL. REACH isn’t the end all be all and neither is Halo 3. Keep an open mind and just appreciate the designs. We all know how bad things could’ve be so just appreciate what they are. Just wanted to throw that in there.
Halo 4 and 5 is an extremely underrated armor set
Infinite is the perfect marriage between the entire saga - S Tier above them all
Someone gets it
Nope, design is just above average. Chief looks almost fat. Halo 2 and 3 he looked better.
@@chief117s15 Halo 3 was my S Tier option too…until I realized how girthy my duhde looks like in Infinite 😎
@@chief117s15 The chunkyness is chiefs muscle
Bungies era of Halo may be my favorite but I have to say my favorite look for John is in Halo 4.
Still wish the first level of Halo 4 was Chief having to replace his armor with an upgraded look. Like Cortana was working on it while he was sleeping just in case he would need it when he woke up.
FINALLY. A TH-camR WHO FINALLY MENTIONED 1999 MASTER CHIEF
You rated the package armor in d tier is an automatic sin. But yet! You made the FUD armor in B when it’s literally the same?
the one in 4 is my favorite, and I'm a 3d artist. It just looks so macho, so tactical, so mature and powerful. Most of the other armors just make him look like a goofy toy.
Its unpopular opinion but 4 looks faaaar better.... I think people are letting nostalgia cloud their eyes.... 343 screwed a lot of things but I loved all the armours they made for Chief ( 5 was eehhhh but anyway. )
@@davidmclean-e5k i agree 5 did a bit of back track in terms of texture back to clean again. They are dam near being Gundam by then. But 4 looks awesome in a way. It's just a style choice.
I actually have a soft spot for the Halo 4 armor 💀idk why but it's honestly my favorite.
I’ve got to disagree about the Halo TV series armor….he looks deflated. The shoulders are so small that it looks disproportionate. Think about how wrong Darth Vader would look if they just used a cloth kids costume of Darth Vader, vs. the actual armor for the movies. It makes Master Chief look weak and scrawny. There are ways to make the armor fit an actor, but still retain the shape you want, and they totally missed the look of the games.
9:33 well deserved F
Honestly, I liked every iteration of his suit through the games. The old designs of the Bungie era are nostalgic and have that feel to them that you remember having the first time you saw him for the first time as the games released. Forward Unto Dawn's design wasn't awful in my opinion, but Legends just looked like an overly buffed up anime mini Gundam suit. I'm on the fence about the tv shows look though.
I didnt mind the H4 artstyle so much. What I did mind however is the reasoning behind it or lack thereof
That wasn't Master Chief, that's Master Cheeks.
buenos dias, love your videos, your super complex halo challenges like no shooting no walking were the best though, you should do can you beat halo while walking/driving backwards or something
Absolutely love Halo 4 Chief's helmet. If you cleaned up all the messy details and stuck that on an appropriate update of the original Mark VI armour, you'd have a brilliant design for Master Chief. Which is essentially what they did for the first teaser we got for Halo Infinite, which never came back for some reason.
I dont mind h4 or h5 cheif, just the fact it change dramatically lore wise without serious explanation
I would honestly be inclined to call Infinite’s design for chief the best one ever
It manages to stick to the main design of the OG while compromising between the old and new designs so perfectly that nobody has any complaints about it really.
And me personally I love the Halo CE, 2 and 3 armor style but also really like chief being bulky
So to me the infinite design is perfect. Best of both worlds
Why did you put the Paramount show in S Tier but Infinite in A Tier? They're the same armor (save for the Silver team branding) except Infinite's is more cohesive and structurally sound (the show's looks like plastic).
I was afraid you either didn't know about fall of reach (thinking about it, of course you would know about it) or purposeful left it out. I'm glad you mentioned it at the end because I actually really liked it. I don't know if that's an unpopular opinion or what but I liked that it explored the origins of Master Chief and the Spartan 2's
Halo 4’s armor is underrated as hell, he still had the iconic “face” without showing his face, and Halo 4’a graphics were nuts on the 360. The lore behind Cortana building him an upgraded suit using his old suit is so cool, she couldn’t finish the suit because of the battle scars it had, leaving the scars where they would have been in the halo 3 suit
Halo infinite may have some problems, but (at least for me) it is undeniable that artistically it is beautiful and the Master Chief, well... is just perfect. Also although I don't like the art direction of halo 4 and 5, I really like the Chief design in 4 (in 5 it's ok... I think)
The fact infinite is not S tier kills me
Your tier is quite close to where mine would be. I actually guessed almost every position on your list.
Halo 2 armour is my favorite and the remaster was just *chef's kiss*.
Halo Infinite to me looks almost fake, it's too bright and cartoony. I want a halo game to look as dark and gritty as halo 2 felt but that will probably never happen.
Ah, a new Rocket Sloth video to accompany a new Gravemind run 🎮
Legends, Forward Unto Dawn and infinite's Chief armor was all pretty much the same armor besides small changes. Like the helmets were definitely different. Those have to be my fav due to them being much like the mark vi from 2 and 3 but bulkier 🤘
Legends and FUD designs are underrated in my opinion.
@@Ungus727agreed
Funny part is infinite did turn around and is a great game now
My man reviewing the Halo CE anniversary COVER armor. What a dedication. I agree mostly with your tier list. Well as Halo CE non objective fan it would have go S tier directly haha but great video
I’m confused as to why Infinite, Package and FUD are all on vastly different tiers when they’re all BASICALLY the same armors? Just because of texture..??
Halo 2 and Halo 4 armor looks the best to me
Minus a few minor differences in bias not too far from where I'd list, one exception, I think the recreations of Mark V is great maybe because I'm younger and played CE last after the master chief collection was officially available so I just don't have the same nostalgia effect of the CE armor being so iconic, to me, seeing the old graphics get a fresh coat of paint is a huge plus.
I did not even know that halo 4/5 design has so hated and critiziced, but it actually is my favorite of all the designs, it looks rough, modular (the articulated plates design) organic and more militaristic/nasa style than the other armor designs, i think it looks more like an actual combat space suit.
Halo CE Master Chief is my favorite Master Chief design. It just looks so nice and iconic
I definitely love Halo CE and 2/3 armor and 343 designs did grow on me over time and i like them if only they did something along the lines Chief is waken before the small fraction of the covenant found Forward unto Dawn and had to upgrade his armor because of some kind of damage from being out in space for so long or something better then waking up in new suit that’s so different from 3
The Halo show was rough. But I really liked the armor.
I really like the way chief looks in 4 I just wish it hadn't been implemented so lazily.
For CE anniversary, I would’ve loved it if they did the Halo Reach design, both for consistency and the fact that I’m a fan of the Halo Reach design for chief. Plus, in my opinion, it look’s better than the design we ended up with.
Unpopular opinion, Halo 4 Chief armor is one of the best
True, really cool armor
I agree, and halo 5 only improved it.
Too bad it's hard for bungie stans to realise
@@QasimAli-to5lk tell me something you like about halo 4 in total
@@superk9letsplays419 the story, the gameplay, the multiplayer and Forge
CE is the 🐐 with Infinite close behind and H4 and 5 by far being the worst
The Halo tv show had outstanding armor, game accurate sound, and the “feel” of a live action game. What astounds me is that they put so much effort into accurately recreating the game mechanics, but no effort into the lore. If only they had a pre-created script… like a book trilogy…
I think I quite like the halo 4 armour
7:20 that's not controversial, that's objectively correct.
Honestly I like 4 and 5 armour more than CE, 2, and 3. The visor in 2 and 3 always seemed off to me, too big maybe. Halo CE armour was just too shiny, but that is probably just the technology. I do like the overall shape of the CE armour a lot. Also I think the orange visor actually looked cool.
Halo CE Chief looking like a glazed donut
I happen to like glazed donuts though
Honestly worst take on the internet
Googles “how to delete someone’s comment on TH-cam”.
Halo 2 Master Chief is S-Tier because he's the most vulnerable, therefore the most human, therefore the most relatable.
“Next time you’re playing Halo 5” lol, Mr. sloth, nobody is gonna replay Halo 5
As you were showing off the Halo: CE armor, one of your clips showed MC being teleported upside down into a covenant ship and falling on his head. I can’t for the life of me remember that cutscene?
A bit goofy but it is in the game
The idea of lighting physics is sending me
I think if you had to make a 2010’s mainstream armor looking Master Chief Halo 4 is probably about as well as you could possibly do. It looks very much like mainstream western sci-Fi and superhero armor design and I personally actually dig it but I’d still put in maybe only low A or high B
yeah. while halo 4 is by far not my favorite game i dont think the armour deserved F
@@Peron1-MC Same here
weird thing to mention, but I like the chin vents on Foward Unto Dawn Chief's helmet
if Chief were in any bigger armor, there'd definitely be steam hissing out of those like a Gundam lol
Halo 2 anniversary chief looks the best.
same goes for cortana.
I like to halo 4 and 5 armor more cause it captures more of that military look
wtf. infinites chief in A and H2A chief in S. while Infinites design is literally quite LITERALLY H2A design with better visuals and more details. WTF. Thats some BS bias.
Infinite Chief should be S tier, however it's nothing like the H2A variant. It's based on the Legends/FUD.
@@MarsiB013pretty sure this guy looks at bungie halo with rose tinted glasses
I personally would have put infinite chief into s Tier but beyond that I more or less agree
What about that halo 5 intro where Master Chief is in the desert with the alien rising from the ground? That armour looks quality in my eyes 👍
Nah I disagree impolitely with halo 4 and 5 😂he looks like a unit with the sleek under bodysuit with like nano particles, and like the real blunt and almost tank armor pieces I love it it's my favorite personally
Completely agree. I think the colors in infinite are way off as well, he looks like a toy.
Not to be a crazy nerd here but in the kilo five trilogy of books they actually do say that Naomi's armor upgrades itself while not in use, just a lore tidbit.
Im in the minority of people who dont like the original helmet lmao, never really liked it even as a kid
S tier: Infinite, CE, 2
A tier: 3
F tier: 4/5
Imo anyway.
Forgor some armoris
@@doomfan8603
Nah these are just the ones I care about.
As for the anniversary versions and whatnot, I actually like CEA, probably would put it in S tier as well, and 2A is so faithful it would also get an S tier.
I understand for halo four and five the whole fact that it doesn't make sense for the armor to change from 3 to 4 lore wise, but I liked the art design, I always saw chief as a tank, that's the whole thing about armor, I think deserves either C or B
Halo 3's visors are actually not real time reflection, they're actually just a reflection map texture, it looks convincing though.
off topic but seeing halo 4 reminded me that the other day i was going through some old stuff and i found my old halo 4 edition xbox 360 (plus controllers) and the box it came in
I think the tv show chief is A tier. Master chief’s middle section looks a bit too fat than it should be, but I understand that his actor was the closest looking to chief that they had.
Never understood why MC's armor was/is GREEN.
If the Spartans armor was created to fight on multi planets and space...why would it not be more of a camouflage armor, changing to blend into the environment. The "skins" never really got it right. Felt more like "dress up" than actual camo colors.
Military's on Earth use this basic concept.
•Jungle plant foilage= Greens
•Desert sands/dirts= tans/browns
•Water=Blues/grays
•Snow/Ice=Whites/grays
•Space= Blacks/dull metalic.
Also, VISORS should change with environments to aide in enhancing vision.
He wouldn't be an iconic character like he is if they would just change his paint anytime
Honestly halo 1 chief is my favorite. It’s so classic. I would love to see it return in its unaltered (but better graphics) glory in Halo infinite. Just not what ever the hell they did to Halo Ce remastered chief armor 🤮
Halo 3, unfortunately, in MCC has an issue where the armor lights are missing and where they are small details, do help it pop. Almost like looking at someone with and without a face filter
Along with that it misses the detail of the lights flickering when you die
Does anyone else think it is possible that the Spartan in cryosleep is Linda-058? Linda at this time was also aboard the pillar of Autumn. She was put into cyrosleep due to critical injuries right after coming aboard. Then jettisoned into space right after leaving slip space for retrieval later. Hence why in Halo:CE remaster there's the terminal listing her and as "Unavailable". And its been a long time since I read Fall Of Reach. But Chief didn't enter cryosleep till after the Autumn had entered Slipspace. Finally, I could be wrong, But I believe she was wearing Mark V armour at this time too.
Edit: After checking the Halo:CE remaster. It shows her with Mark V
What you said about the tv show is facts lol, the made the suits look sick
SInce I was a kid I always thought that the shadow of peak of the Master Chief's helmet was his eyes and even though I know those are not his eyes I just cannot get a good glance at his helmet and still look at it as if the shadow is his eyes.
I cant help but love the halo 4 armor simply because of that badass boxart, had it as my pc wallpaper for like 5 years and i dont even like halo 4.
My list, not that anyone cares. I'm bored, sue me.
S: Halo 3, Halo Infinite, Halo CE
A: Halo 2
B: Halo 2A, Halo CEA
C: Orion, Halo Reach
D: New TV Chief, Old TV Chief
F: 3D Anime Chief, Halo 5, Halo 4
Regarding H2A: Halo 2A's artstyle in general has this weird... Shading to it. Nothing looks real, everything seems wet. I'm not a fan.
New TV Chief: He seems a bit lanky IMO. Armour design is good, but I feel like it looks a bit silly in practice.
marine armor tier listt? maybe including odst, officer, pilot etc?
Infinite had the best look tbh
You talked trash about the Halo 4 armor, disliked and unsubbed
I may get hate for this. But the Infinite redesign in my opinion would be placed in S tier as well. I love the design
Halo 4 armor is ss+ tier
Im really not sure why infinite chief isn’t in s tier, but master cheeks is. Overall great list
bruh this is such a boomer list. smfh..........
Why does everything NEED to look like H3? Imagine if someone put H3 armor in F teir because it "doesn't look like CE"
H3 came out in 2007..... Just to let it sink in on how long ago that was, if a human baby was born in 07, they'd be able TO DRIVE.
whitch rocket sloth guy does the voice overs? i always assumed it was one person who ran all of rocket