How did the arbiter survive Halo 1?

Though the Arbiter is believed dead, he and Master Chief are rescued by the parasitic Flood intelligence Gravemind. Gravemind reveals that the activation Halos are weapons of destruction, not salvation, and sends the Arbiter to stop Tartarus from activating the ring as the Covenant falls into civil war.
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How did Arbiter escape Forward Unto Dawn?

'Vadam used a Flamethrower to cover their escape as High Charity began to explode. The two then escaped on a D77H-TCI Pelican from High Charity, crashing it into the newly constructed Halo; after fighting through numerous Flood forms, they met up with Sergeant Major Johnson and 343 Guilty Spark at the Control Room.
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Did any Marines survive Halo 1?

John-117 shortly after landing on Halo's surface. After crash-landing on the ring, John-117 found that he and Cortana were the only survivors of his life pod.
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How does Sergeant Johnson survive Halo 1?

He barely escapes being overwhelmed by the Flood's infection forms before reaching a lift out of the containment facility. From there Johnson escapes aboard a Pelican gunship with a handful of other survivors just prior to the ring's destruction.
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Why didnt the flood infect Johnson?

The Flood attempted to infect Johnson but he was able to shrug off the effects due to the complications of his Boren's Syndrome.
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How the Arbiter Influenced the Events of Halo CE and Sparked the Downfall of the Covenant



How did 343 survive guilty?

Though he was originally believed to have been destroyed in the Raid on Installation 08, smoldering pieces of 343 Guilty Spark survived, badly damaged and were recovered by the UNSC Rubicon.
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Is Sergeant Johnson a SPARTAN 1?

Johnson was a part of the SPARTAN-I project, originally called the ORION project. The Master Chief was a SPARTAN-II, the best of the best. Noble Six was a SPARTAN-III, whose only superior was the Chief himself.
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Is Johnson hugging the elite canon?

In Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, the Elite is a Zealot, and Johnson touches the Zealot's rear instead of the other way around. This cutscene, while only viewable on the Legendary difficulty setting, is not canon, since it was specifically made as fan-oriented humor.
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How many SPARTAN 2s are left?

Sixteen Spartan-IIs are known to have survived the Covenant War: John-117, Frederic-104, Kelly-087, Linda-058, Naomi-010, Jai-006, Adriana-111, Michael-120, Leon-011, Robert-025, August-099, Randall-037, Otto-031, Victor-101, Margaret-053, and Roma-143; the last five have since been killed.
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Is Thel Vadam dead?

One day reality hits, and his illusions fail him, and he dies stupidly. What honor is there in that?" In 2535, Thel was sent to Charybdis IX with command over the vessel Retribution's Thunder to participate in the Battle of Charybdis IX, while being overseen by the High Prophet of Regret.
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Is the Arbiter dead Halo Infinite?

The Arbiter acts as the primary enemy of the game, charged with the destruction of humanity by the Prophet of Regret. He is ultimately killed by human forces at the game's climax.
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Is Arbiter alive in Halo Infinite?

Instead, it serves as a reminder that the Arbiter still exists within the Halo universe, despite his absence. Like most of its predecessors, Halo Infinite features dozens of Easter eggs that reference previous games, characters, and pop culture references.
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Why did Tartarus betray the Arbiter?

Using information gained from the Oracle, the Prophets of Truth and Mercy sent the Arbiter and Tartarus on a mission to obtain the Sacred Icon on Installation 05. However, as soon as the Index was obtained, Tartarus betrayed the Sangheili, apparently acting on orders from the Prophets.
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Did the Arbiter glass reach?

Gotta think about it there for a moment.... okay, not really, But the Arbiter, before he was Arbiter, was in command of some ships that attacked and glassed reach. It was his fleet that followed the Pillar of Autumn to Halo.
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Is Cortana alive in Halo Infinite?

It turns out Cortana is in fact dead, having been locked on Zeta Halo by the Weapon, and cornered by the Banished leader Atriox. In her final moments, Cortana realizes the error of her ways and uses what little control she does have to sabotage the Halo ring to buy Master Chief some time to stop the Banished.
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Does Halo 1 have a legendary ending?

This is the Legendary ending to Bungie Studio's "Halo: Combat Evolved". This ending is activated and shown once the player has completed the entire campaign mode on Legendary. It features Sgt. Johnson holding an Elite.
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Which Halo games have legendary endings?

Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, Halo: Reach, Halo 4, and Halo 5: Guardians feature such endings.
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Who died at the end of Halo CE?

John sacrifices himself to save both his team and the artifact. Before he dies, he gives Cortana two final instructions: “Find the Halo.
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Can Spartans be infected by the flood?

Yes, they are human afterall, and the Flood can easily break through a Spartans Visor or Armour and infect them.
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Who is the strongest Spartan in Halo?

Halo: Ranking The 12 Strongest Spartans (That Aren't Master Chief...
  • 8 Buck.
  • 7 Jerome-092.
  • 6 Kelly-087.
  • 5 Kurt-051.
  • 4 Frederic-104.
  • 3 Spartan-B312 (Noble 6)
  • 2 Linda-058.
  • 1 Samuel-034.
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How long was Master Chief asleep?

In crafting Halo's comeback, the new Microsoft-created studio 343 Industries decided that players would like to learn a bit more about what makes the Master Chief tick. At Halo 4's outset, he awakes from cryogenic sleep nearly five years after the events in 2007's Halo 3.
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Who is the true villain in Halo?

Despite not making more than one physical appearance in the games, it is safe to say that the Gravemind is the villain of the Halo series as he is overall the biggest threat that the universe has, even more so than the Covenant with access to the Halo rings.
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Why is Master Chief reclaimer?

The individual must journey to retrieve the Halo's activation key (the Index) from the ring's Library and then use it to activate the Halo Array. It has also been demonstrated that it is the role of a Reclaimer to activate Forerunner technology on installations such as the Ark or the Shield Worlds.
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Is the Gravemind a precursor?

The fact the Gravemind considered itself a Precursor implies that the Precursors created it for revenge against the Forerunners. If so, then they were entirely successful.
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