[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] ajw34307 There is no "meaning of the mask", John had always been a fully realised character with a backstory shared by the other Spartans. We have seen his face and had it described in numerous canonical sources for 11 years, there was never any indication that the Chief was anything like Nolan's Batman...[/quote] Yes, there is a meaning of the mask. Despite John being fully realized as a character, you know what his motivation was? Winning. A motivation shared by anyone playing the game. He was made to line up with the player, and it worked. Now? I feel like I'm playing a game where I don't have control. The QTE's are HUGE in this regard. "Press LT to do exactly what you are programmed to do." No creative process in that fight. So disappointing. 343 wants to make a glorified movie, not a game where I am the protagonist. That's not Halo to me.