{"id":20903,"date":"2015-04-29T03:06:09","date_gmt":"2015-04-29T08:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=20903"},"modified":"2015-04-29T03:06:09","modified_gmt":"2015-04-29T08:06:09","slug":"halo-5-guardians-cover-art-and-animated-cover-art-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=20903","title":{"rendered":"Halo 5 Guardians Cover Art and animated cover art video!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So the puzzle pieces have all been discovered and pieced together.<\/p>\n<p>Click on the graphic below to make bigger. Followed by the short semi animated cover art video.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.17.15-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20912\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.17.15-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-04-29 at 3.17.15 AM\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.17.15-AM.png 1920w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.17.15-AM-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.17.15-AM-600x315.png 600w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.17.15-AM-500x263.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Halo 5 Guardians Animated Poster\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OUdh9kZhFtQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Now there are some things of significance here that should be pointed out.<\/p>\n<p>So these first two are close-ups of Locke then Chief&#8217;s helmets. Not too much to look at here for clues. Except..it seems something reflected off of Chief&#8217;s visor is smoldering or on fire itself. The faint vertical light blue lines on Locke&#8217;s helmet seems to say Forerunner. As a reflection, not part of the visor itself.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.16.14-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20906\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.16.14-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-04-29 at 3.16.14 AM\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.16.14-AM.png 1920w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.16.14-AM-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.16.14-AM-600x315.png 600w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.16.14-AM-500x263.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.16.23-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20907\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.16.23-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-04-29 at 3.16.23 AM\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.16.23-AM.png 1920w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.16.23-AM-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.16.23-AM-600x315.png 600w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.16.23-AM-500x263.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now the different Spartan teams. First up is Locke&#8217;s Hunter Squad.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.16.33-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20909\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.16.33-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-04-29 at 3.16.33 AM\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.16.33-AM.png 1920w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.16.33-AM-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.16.33-AM-600x315.png 600w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.16.33-AM-500x263.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Locke of course is in the foreground, or the third from left to right. So who are spartans 1, 2, and 4? Well, we know that <strong>Buck<\/strong> is part of the squad and it&#8217;s highly likely he is #4 (furthest right) in the pic. Why? Well, simply put, the helmet. It&#8217;s still ODST. For the other two, it&#8217;s believed that <strong>Romeo<\/strong> (the other surviving squad mate of Buck&#8217;s and now a Spartan himself) is on the team. If so, then I&#8217;d guess he #1 (left most spartan). Why? Again, the helmet. Yes, it&#8217;s not ODST, but somewhat close. That leaves us with #2 (yes yes, crack you poop jokes here&#8230;). What some people think is a given now may or may not be. But for the sake of what many in the community (myself included) think, we&#8217;ll say this is <strong>Macer<\/strong>. You remember Macer right? The Sedran military solider who went\u00a0with Locke&#8217;s ONI team to the Halo shard from Halo: Nightfall. \u00a0Why, well, that armor is slightly similar to the armor Tedra Grant of Fireteam Majestic wore in Halo 4. Also, we can see a little bit of the hip in the pic. Doesn&#8217;t necessarily look like a man&#8217;s hip to me.<\/p>\n<p>Now for Chief&#8217;s squad.<a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.16.50-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20910\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.16.50-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-04-29 at 3.16.50 AM\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.16.50-AM.png 1920w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.16.50-AM-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.16.50-AM-600x315.png 600w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.16.50-AM-500x263.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is MUCH easier to decipher. If you haven&#8217;t been keeping up with the Halo Escalation comic book title from Darkhorse, then you have missed the reintroduction of Blue team. Yes, THAT Blue team. Master Chief&#8217;s old squad. From left to right they are:<\/p>\n<p>Linda, Chief, Kelly, Fred (squatting). You can see their reintroduction in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.darkhorse.com\/Comics\/22-708\/Halo-Escalation-8\">issue #8 of Halo Escalation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So what are the repercussions and\/or meaning of this? Two Spartan squads?<\/p>\n<p>Well, I have the sneaking suspicion that we&#8217;ll be able to play as either team. Not just one team for one mission and another team for another mission. (Except for possibly the last mission in the campaign.)<\/p>\n<p>My thinking is that we might be able to play the campaign all the way through as one team. As Locke and his team, you&#8217;ll be on track to hunt down Chief. It&#8217;s may be likely if then that the missions you play will be similar to the ones for Chief&#8217;s squad. With one exception, as Locke, you&#8217;ll be arriving at a later time frame than Chief&#8217;s squad. So some things may be rearranged on the maps. Clusters of enemies, different vehicles, turrets, etc.<\/p>\n<p>As Chief&#8217;s squad, if not hunting down Locke, then they are going to the Ark. Somehow Chief has convinced his team that they have a mission there. Really though, it&#8217;s doubtful they&#8217;d need much convincing as he is the Master Chief after all.<\/p>\n<p>The final mission (or possibly next to last) will see both squads finally meet up against one another. Now, here&#8217;s the hard part and of course complete conjecture&#8230; There will be two from each team who will be killed in the battle. This may bee seen as a cut scene after the main battle though. The reason being is that if you have a full squad of 4 to play co-op campaign, well, you can&#8217;t really have 2 die and then just watch the remaining battle. This is where the cut scene comes into play then. Of the squads it&#8217;s likely that Romeo and Macer die, leaving Locke and Buck. And as hard as it is to say, Fred and Kelly would be the ones from Chief&#8217;s squad.<\/p>\n<p>This would leave us with 4 spartans. Either the campaign ends there, OR, those four have to work together to defeat a powerful foe on the Ark. Thus a new team will be born from the two.<\/p>\n<p>Again, all of that is just wild speculation. I happen to enjoy having fun thinking of where the story might go. If I&#8217;m wrong, no worries. I&#8217;m not basing this on any proof and have said I&#8217;m guess.<\/p>\n<p>Alright, the last two images.<\/p>\n<p>A nice close up of Locke and Chief from the side.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.16.59-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20911\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.16.59-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-04-29 at 3.16.59 AM\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.16.59-AM.png 1920w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.16.59-AM-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.16.59-AM-600x315.png 600w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.16.59-AM-500x263.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As that scene pans out, the final cover art is shown.<a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.17.15-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20912\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.17.15-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-04-29 at 3.17.15 AM\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.17.15-AM.png 1920w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.17.15-AM-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.17.15-AM-600x315.png 600w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-3.17.15-AM-500x263.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pay attention to the center just below the Halo 5 logo. That definitely seems to be the same construct from the E3 2013 video. As I posted yesterday, my friends at HaloArchive believe this to be a Forerunner Guardian Sentinel. Unless there is something more conclusive than this, I am agreeing with them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-4.02.04-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20918\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-4.02.04-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-04-29 at 4.02.04 AM\" width=\"1688\" height=\"971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-4.02.04-AM.png 1688w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-4.02.04-AM-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-4.02.04-AM-600x345.png 600w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-4.02.04-AM-500x287.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1688px) 100vw, 1688px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The burning in the mid ground at bottom center (seen above blown up-no pun intended) is a bit curious. Since we have many clues that at least part of the campaign will take place on Sanghelios. I believe this city to be just that. Now where though? \u00a0My hunch is that it&#8217;s Vadam Keep. (The Arbiter&#8217;s Keep\/HQ\/Base of Operations)<\/p>\n<p>With E3 not too far away now, we&#8217;re sure to get more clues and some information about not only what&#8217;s above, but other aspects of Halo 5 Guardians.<\/p>\n<p>I for one am EXCITED!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><strong>-Sal<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So the puzzle pieces have all been discovered and pieced together. Click on the graphic below to make bigger. 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