The lore implications are severe. When they(hopefully) show THAT scene from the comics with Mark and Anissa, it will not have the same impact(heh) due to Anissa’s boobies being smaller in the show. I am disappointed.
Halo CE has a map called Wizard. The remake(improvement) of the same map in Halo 2 is called Warlock…
This is a very niche side of Halo lore, but I just love whenever a piece of Halo media depicts the soldiers of the UNSC doing something else besides fight. It just grounds the story so much.
My favorite example is the opening scene of the Halo: Legends Babysitter episode. The episode opens with the ODSTs literally sitting in the mess hall of their cruiser, eating and talking about their upcoming mission. You can also see other UNSC personnel doing the same. The scene feels oddly calm. Like in a world where there’s an alien empire out to literally wipe out of existence, having the time to enjoy a simple meal in relative peace and safety just feels that much better. I wish Halo media showed more of this side of the UNSC.
So the Human-Covenant war spans from 2525 to 2552. Across the extended media, has every single year of the 27-year-long conflict been documented in one small way or the other?
Think about it. When Thel becomes the Arbiter in Halo 2, Mercy tells him ”The tasks you must undertake as Arbiter are perilous, suicidal. You will die as each Arbiter has before you. The council will have it’s corpse.” This makes sense. Thel’s missions in Halo 2 are just that. He goes on missions that are most likely meant to kill him. That’s the whole purpose of an Arbiter. To be a disposable pawn of the Prophets.
Then we get to Ripa Moramee. His tenure as the Arbiter was the exact opposite. Instead of going on perilous one-way missions, He was the supreme commander of an entire expedition to find Forerunner relics, and had a massive amount of troops under his direct command, which an Arbiter would typically not be able to do. Also the fact that it was safe enough for Regret to tag along with Ripa is also telling.
My question is, why did the Prophets allow Ripa to be such an unconventional Arbiter?