Red Vs. Blue's Matt Hullum Thinks Halo Is Like Star Wars In One Important Way

Red vs. Blue

Summary

When discuss the conclusion to Rooster Teeth ’s long - runningRed Vs . Blue , the show ’s co - writer , theater director , and spokesperson player , Matt Hullum blab about the plot franchise it bulge life as a machinima of : Halo . Red Vs . Bluehas been around since the very firstHalogame , starting in 2003 a year before the release ofHalo 2 , and so the squad at Rooster Teeth has experienced the release of everyHalogame both as fans and using the titles to create their content .

AsRed Vs . Bluecomes to an end after 21 years with the feature - lengthRed Vs . Blue : Restoration , Hullum speak in an exclusive interview with Screen Rant about what he would like to see from theHaloseries travel forth as a fan . As well as express a fondness for all of the games in the series , withHalo 3as a personal favourite , Hullum also compare the franchise to another sci - fi icon , Star Wars , saying :

It ’d be interesting to see if the game connect with the boob tube show in a big way or , you know , other things like that happen . To me , Halo is like Star Wars , you know , it ’s that prominent of an idea and a universe , and I think there ’s just so much more that they could continue to do in other places , other area , with other squad like you had with Reach , and other thing like that where you just keep pass and expand and find new quoin of that really nerveless universe to explore .

While the themes in Halo and most of the characters have been directly inspired by the games , there are many changes to the overall taradiddle and lore .

Should More Halo Projects Branch Out From Master Chief’s Story?

There Have Already Been Other Games That Explore The Wider Halo Universe

While the independent stories in theHaloseries have focused on John 117 , also known as Master Chief , there have been other titles without the iconic Spartan at the vanguard . As place out by Hullum , the lastHalogame made by Bungie , Halo Reachtold the story ofNoble Six during the Fall of Reach , 20 Clarence Day before the series ' first titleHalo : Combat Evolved . Bungie also put players in control of an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper during the events ofHalo 2inHalo 3 : ODST ’s write up to give yet another perspective on the game ’s universe .

BothHalo ReachandHalo 3 : ODSTwere well - received by players and critics , getting 91 and 83 scores on Metacritic , respectively .

This would be similar to the variousStar Warsspin - offs such asRogue One , Andor,The Mandalorian , and theupcomingStar Wars Outlawsvideo game , which all take place outside of the independent episodes that form theSkywalker Saga . These title furtherexplore unlike corners of theStar Warsuniverse and offer perspectives that are n’t those of the Jedi , but rather fellow rebels , H.M.S. Bounty hunters , and outlaws that dwell the same worlds around those events .