04/04/2022 Halo https://decodingsymbols.wordpress.com/2022/04/04/halo/

There is a new show out based on this game, and in the first episode Master Chief is ordered to murder a child because the kid won't cooperate with spreading United Nations propaganda.

Shortly after the child tells the story of how Master Chief killed her mother years ago and the press lied about it. The child was the daughter of the leader of the area, and the UN regime change in the area installed a brutal dictator. This was a trade they are happy with this as it means it'll be more profitable.

Why would Microsoft send this message?

If you are on Windows you can probably see a little "Cortana" icon somewhere on your screen right now, it is a product built into every copy of Windows that listens to your every word and collects data on your habits. That symbol originated from Halo. Getting a sense yet of how important this comm is?

Why would they choose Halo for this symbol?

We will get to that, but first…. If the U.N. gives Master Chief orders… what then is Master Chief meant to symbolize? Does the U.N. have super soldiers? What even is a super soldier? I don't mean in fiction, I mean if we are talking about this as symbolism comms, what in the real world would they equate to that concept?

Officially, the story of Master Chief is that he was indoctrinated from childhood, conditioned to not feel, and became a human weapon that will kill on command without thinking.

There's a lot to cover! I decode the series from its origins as the killer app for Xbox to the newest installment which was the most expensive game ever made (500 Million), I go thru the new T.V. show airing about it (200 Million budget), and I even go thru famous memes connected to it. I go thru software rooted in its iconography (Windows Cortana) and even products tangentially connected to (Cybertruck) and more!

This is post 117 and it is all about Halo. (most requested decode of the last month) https://decodingsymbols.wordpress.com/2022/04/04/halo/