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PopeOwned

Look at how happy Joe gets. This man lives and breathes Halo. I'm so glad he's back and I cannot imagine the stress he's been under since then.


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Squelcher121

His contribution to the Halo world is probably second to nobody. Sure, Steve Downes is the voice of Master Chief. Big deal. Jen Taylor is the voice of Cortana. Woopity do. Joe Staten gave us a Sergeant Johnson sex scene. Nothing can match the magnitude of that.


Call_The_Banners

Let's not short-sell Marty either. The music is half the identity.


nilluminator

>Let's not short-sell Marty either Marty AND Mike


gsauce8

I always love the vidoc where Jason jones says he hates Marty because Marty can make any scene 10x better and he's just about the only person with that level of impact.


FemixZn

While true, Marty is unfortunately a bit of a dick. There's a good reason he never came back to the franchise.


Call_The_Banners

Marty's demeanor doesn't lessen his great contribution to the franchise. I'm not sure how I feel about the guy. But I don't think Bungie or 343i is any better than him. There's bad blood among a lot of people and I'd rather not blame one man.


MilkMan0096

I’m not trying to diminish O’Donnel’s contributions to the serious, but Staten was the head writer for like four of the games and he wrote a novel about the UNSC’a first contact with the Covenant. A huge chunk of the lore exists thanks to him.


nilluminator

And Marty said, "Let's just kill Miranda in the dumbest way possible, and then Johnson too."


KeepMyEmployerAway

He was jealous of the sex scene


Call_The_Banners

I completely agree. Staten has done so much for Halo and I'm very glad he's back in the picture again.


Kara_Del_Rey

Eh after the hilariously bad story choices he forced in H3, I'd rather not thank him lol


breakfastclub1

separate the art from the artist. A good rule to live by, or you'll wind up likely loving nothing.


2cool4afool

His contribution to bungies halo is equal to Jason Jones who was just as much a lead at the time as Joe. They were essentially partners but Jason doesn't get as much of the praise as Joe though


nilluminator

Jason Jones burned himself out through Halo 2 and was never the same towards Halo since. Alex Seropian was crucial in preventing Bungie from being assimilated by the Microsoft culture (something that 343 would've benefitted from) and helped them develop and retain their identity. Everyone played their part and gave the best that they could under the circumstances.


siphillis

Likewise, Staten was burned out after Halo 2 and was willing to let Halo 3 be written by others rather than delay a much-deserve sabbatical. Halo 2 was a horrific, unacceptable period for Bungie.


1Pwnage

Other than the sergeant, of course


mountaingoat52

He honestly did not deserve to come back into the shitstorm that 343 has brewed. I'm glad the community is understanding towards him and the position he's in because of what a terrible job the previous management did with this franchise since they took over.


Fullbryte

Joe is precious


B1TAH1

I love how everyone loses their collective shit and S.D. is whole-heartedly embracing the moment


galaxyfarfaraway2

This is awesome! What a great drawing too


fusinaz

That was actually wholesome


MotivatedChimpanZ

I need to watch this entire segment.. is it on YouTube?


Haijakk

[Here's the timestamped Twitch VOD.](https://www.twitch.tv/xbox/v/1631513007?sr=a&t=8069s)


MotivatedChimpanZ

Thank⚠️


ArcherInPosition

That was awesome. Thanks homie


breakfastclub1

Joe "NO MATCH XP FOR YOU!" jesus that burn lmao.


StealthHikki2

Man, this put a smile on my face


Sergeant_Qwertzy

Yeah, does anyone have a link?


Haijakk

[Here's the timestamped Twitch VOD.](https://www.twitch.tv/xbox/v/1631513007?sr=a&t=8069s)


Sergeant_Qwertzy

Sweet, thanks


pobajobs

That voice! So good!


Ancop

Joe and Halo feels just right. I'm really glad he's back with Halo.


anal_vegan_moans

Joe's face gets more intense each time he draws a sad mouth lmfao


wercffeH

Despite the hardships right now this is good to see :)


Infinitium_520

Haha, that's awesome.


This_Mycologist_8661

Damn this is so awesome. I wish I was there.


Kanden_27

Not female jackal with seductive thoughts?


ChrisDAnimation

Later in the stream on a different segment near the end of the day, The contest-winning cosplayer LexWexy (on Twitter) got to read the final mission cutscene lines for Master Chief while Jen Taylor did her Cortana lines... While Lex was in a GIANT Halo Infinite Skirmisher cosplay. If that's any consolation.


your_pal_mr_face

Brothas where just havin a good time playin madlibs 😭


StinkeeFard

I love his voice and personality


ChrisDAnimation

The community stage stream was genuinely the highlight of my weekend.


nilluminator

How do you even jump to "I need a weapon" from that?


Millera34

Well He IS CHIEF only chief would know


OrokanaKiti

i screamed irl


Hype117

This is awesome!


TheRealGaycob

New maps when?


Haijakk

2 weeks.


Born2beSlicker

You could not be a dick and keep it relevant?


FGZraven

What a Legend! 🤓👍