10 Important Video Game Plot Points That Were Abandoned

Halo 5: Guardians established a new status quo during the events of the game. While Master Chief went on a journey with Blue Team, another batch of heroes was also introduced which was Fireteam Osiris. Spearheaded by Spartan Locke, this quartet were tasked with taking down John-117.

By the game's conclusion, Cortana was revealed to have survived the events of Halo 4. But her return led to a change of heart with the AI now deciding to remake the universe in her image. With the help of the Created, she disables Master Chief before she starts her campaign of power across the galaxy. In the end, John and Locke now set aside their differences as both Blue Team and Osiris must find a way to defeat this new foe.

But the poor reception towards Halo 5: Guardians's story led to 343 Studios soft rebooting the franchise. Come the next game, 2021's Halo Infinite, Cortana's war has been prematurely ended by The Banished - a remnant of the Covenant. The AI overlord was defeated offscreen while Locke and his companions were nowhere to be found.