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<\/a><\/p>\nHalo: New Blood, the new book by Matt Forbeck tells a story of Gunnery Sergeant Buck. Himself a highly decorated ODST, the UNSC comes with a proposal to him. It had already been said of Buck that if he were any better, he’d be a Spartan. Well now it seems like he has his shot at it. But will he take it?<\/p>\n
The character of Buck has been voiced by long time Halo fan, Nathan Fillion of both Firefly and Castle fame. We’ve already heard his voice in the trailer for the Beta. Well, presumably it’s him.<\/p>\n
If that’s the case, might the decision he’s made in Halo New Blood been made? Regardless, this is a story I MUST read. I highly suggest it to you as well.<\/p>\n
Armed with this knowledge, we can start to make some guesses as to what Buck’s role will be in Halo form here on out.<\/p>\n
First, let’s go the route of him deciding to become a Spartan. Will he factor into Halo 5? I would say, YES. Consider that Agent Locke has three other Spartans with him, to search for Master Chief.<\/p>\n If I had to guess which one of the three behind Locke, I’d say Buck is either the Purple or Green visored Spartan. Regardless of which of the three he may be, might this also me Buck will again be a playable character in Halo? My hopes are that when playing as Locke, his team of Spartans are playable in co-op campaign. Getting Fillion to come back to Halo after having a large voice role in Destiny would be HUGE. I hope his love for Halo is still strong enough that he’s take on a voice-over role.<\/p>\n As for the story, since this takes place AFTER the war with the Covenant, what would bring the UNSC to give Buck this opportunity? We’ve not heard word of any new alien threat. The Didact seems to have been killed off in the comic books. So the one thing remaining that makes the MOST sense is his becoming part of the squad to bring Master Chief back.<\/p>\n This decision to join the ranks of the Spartans to hunt down Master Chief could weigh heavily on Buck. First, does he even want to be a Spartan? The notoriety of being a Spartan aside, there are all of those augmentations. And let’s not forget, Buck is a seasoned soldier. He’s been in the UNSC for awhile now, which would make him one of if not the oldest Spartan IV. Secondly, would he want to be a Spartan who hunts down Master Chief? That in and of itself could dissuade him. There would be one part of the UNSC that would hail him a hero for bringing Master Chief back, while another demonizing him for turning in a fellow soldier. Thirdly, there’s the task of bringing Master Chief in. It’s not like that’s going to be easy. It might be possible that he could die on that mission, given Chief’s decades of experience.<\/p>\n Will these questions be asked in this book? Who knows? (Well, technically 343 and author, Matt Forbeck know.) But as for the rest of us, these would be some great questions to have answered while waiting for Halo 5 to be released.<\/p>\n Regardless, if I’m way off base in my guess, I still expect this to be an exciting story.<\/p>\n What do you think?<\/p>\n The book is due out March 2, 2015. That’s 36 days from today. The one thing about it though, as of right now, that seems to be a digital only\u00a0version. I can’t find anything about a paperback version of the book and when that might come out. It will be available on Amazon via their Kindle version.<\/a> You can get a free Kindle app for your computer and\/or phone. (Follow that link above for details.)<\/p>\n Forgot to say, thanks to Laird Maclean for giving me the intel to get the full front cover to post here.<\/p>\n -Sal<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You might have missed this info in the Cannon Fodder article I posted. There is some exciting news in the way of Halo novels coming soon. Halo: New Blood, the new book by Matt Forbeck tells a story of Gunnery … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n