What does the 117 in Halo mean?

117 is Master Chief's code number. It's your default Service ID. You can change it on the options menu.
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Why is Master Chief called 117?

In popular culture. In the Halo video game franchise, the protagonist, Master Chief Petty Officer John-117, commonly referred to as "Master Chief" or simply "Chief", derives his nicknames from his rank of master chief petty officer.
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Is Halo: Reach 117?

John-117 in cryo is an Easter egg in the Halo: Reach campaign level "The Pillar of Autumn". By holding the right analog stick to the right in the part of the cinematic where Captain Keyes' Pelican lands in a hangar bay on the UNSC Pillar of Autumn, one can see John-117 lying in a cryo-chamber in the hangar.
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Is John-117 the last Spartan?

There are few characters as famous in gaming as Spartan John-117, more commonly known as Master Chief, the so-called “Last Spartan” who saved humanity in its darkest hours.
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Is Noble 6 a Spartan?

SPARTAN-B312, better known as Noble Six, was a SPARTAN-III commando of the UNSC Naval Special Warfare Command, attached to Special Warfare Group Three. B312 served during the Fall of Reach as a member of Noble Team.
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Do any Spartans survive Halo Infinite?

76 Spartans were killed at Laconia Station by Cortana in Halo 5. Overall, there was an estimated number of 7150 troops on The Infinity. It seems like Pablo Schreiber – sorry the Master Chief – is the only survivor of the Spartans.
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Is John-117 the best Spartan?

That said, there are still plenty of Spartan-IIIs and IVs that can compete and even exceed what the Master Chief has accomplished. Updated May 31, 2021, by Tom Bowen: Though John-117 may top the list of the most memorable Spartans, Master Chief has plenty of competition when it comes to the very strongest.
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How old is John-117 in the first Halo game?

He also became the established leader of the Spartan-II Blue Team. John-117, at 14 years of age, fighting a group of ODSTs on the UNSC Atlas.
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Is Noble 6 as strong as Master Chief?

1 Verdict: Master Chief

Both Master Chief and Noble Six are respectable and capable Spartans. However, when considering every factor, one soldier stands well above the other. Master Chief is the superior Spartan overall.
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Is John-117 a clone?

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In 2632, the UNSC, now just the USC (United Space Command) started cloning programs for the Spartan the programs. In 2634 Smart AI Haley II oversaw the cloning of John-117, using the DNA of one of the greatest hero.
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Why is Master Chief reclaimer?

A Reclaimer (Latin: Homo sapiens augeous) is a term Forerunner constructs use to refer to humanity. The term originates from the Forerunners deeming humanity to be inheritors of the Mantle and as such humans are the only ones who can activate certain Forerunner instillations like the Halo Array.
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Is Master Chief Black?

In Halo: The Flood, the Chief is described as tall with short brown hair, serious eyes, and strong features. His skin is unnaturally white as a consequence of spending most of his time in his armor.
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Are there any Spartan 1s left?

There are sixteen Spartan 1.1s, including Janissary James and Kevin Morales. Due to their parents' augmentations, the Spartan 1.1s had to receive injections in order to ensure normal growth without defects. A small vigilante group of SPARTAN 1.1s, seemingly led by Kevin Morales, formed a plan to fight the Covenant.
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Who was the tallest Spartan in Halo?

Samuel's biography on Halo Waypoint originally listed his armored height as 238.8 cm (7 ft 10 in) and his unarmored mass as 155.6 kg (343 lb, though erroneously converted to 324 lb). This was consistent with his description as the largest of the Spartan-IIs and as being a head taller than John-117.
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How old is Noble 6?

We can assume that Noble Six was born sometime around Tom, Kat, and Lucy. So in 2552, he would have been around 19-22.
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Is Buck alive in Halo Infinite?

> > He's alive as of Bad Blood, which takes place post-Halo 5. However given how that story ends (with Buck leaving Osiris) I wouldn't really expect him to be in Infinite.
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Why did Cortana turn evil?

For those not in the know, Cortana is well past the age an AI should be, and she now suffers from Rampancy, which has essentially turned her evil. This new Cortana seems based on Dr. Halsey — just like the original — but it's the AI effectively in her infancy.
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Who is the shortest Spartan in Halo?

In order from largest to smallest, the smallest Spartans are: Daisy-023 at just under 6'3", Olivia-G291 at 5'10" and Lucy at 5'3" (age 12). It should also be noted that Lucy was one of the smallest, not the smallest, so it's possible that there were other shorter Spartans.
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Are there any Spartan 2s left?

Halo Wars' timeline mentions that a total of 25 out of 28 surviving SPARTAN-IIs were present at Reach. The three absent SPARTAN-IIs are the members of Gray Team. This timeline also confirms that five SPARTAN-IIs were no longer in active duty since the augmentation of the SPARTAN-IIs.
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Do we ever see Master Chief's face?

Paramount's Halo adaptation finally got its debut yesterday, having been stuck in production for what seems like forever. And, in the very first episode, the face of Master Chief was revealed.
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Can Spartan 2s reproduce?

seeing as the Spartan II's were children when abducted, they would have had to grow, which means that cells had to divide, meaning the traits were genetic. During reproduction, you give half of the child's genetic structure, and Spartan II's would have abnormal genetics, resulting in three possible outcomes.
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How many Spartan 2s are left after Halo Infinite?

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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