This article contains spoilers Halo Episode 2.
Halo Episode 2 introduces Bokeem Woodbine as Soren-066, the only Spartan to drop out of school. Halo Showrunner Steven Kane shocked fans of the series when he announced that his series was not based on a video game. Of course, he exaggerated. Halo Episode 1 had a lengthy fight scene that felt like it was ripped out of the game. However, what he meant seemed to be his version Halo Don’t just get inspired by games. Instead, it draws on a surprising number of characters and concepts from the novel and accompanying manga.
This is the case with the Spartans, whose plots are more widely informed Halo Knowledge.inside Halo In the television series, unscrupulous scientist Dr. Catherine Halsey kidnaps the Spartans from across the galaxy as children and forces them to undergo harsh training until they reach puberty. Then she put them through gruesome experiments with genetic engineering and cybernetics, turning them into real super-soldiers. Many people did not survive this experience, some were disabled or disabled, but some were transformed. Master Chief John-117 is the most famous Spartan to have gone through this process.
Halo Episode 2 introduced viewers to Soren-066, the only Spartan to exit the show after being enhanced. The process didn’t work very well for Sauron, forcing UNSC scientists to install additional cybernetic technology on one of his arms. This seems to make him feel like a “odd“Even with his fellow Spartans, he began to question the entire initiative and eventually decided to leave. Sauron’s decision to leave put John 117 in a difficult situation. difficult, as he is torn between allegiance to the UN Security Council and Sauron, and he will be considered one of his family members. He eventually lets Sauron escape. and he’s headed to the ruins, where it’s safe to hide from the UNSC. He openly tells Master Chief where he’s going, presumably implying that the Spartans have been sent on an Action Mission – like like in the novel.
Role Soren-066 from main Halo especially the schedule Aura: Evolution The short story “Pariah” tells the base story of his troubles and explores the same theme, the upgrade process leaving Soren physically damaged and in need of a cybernetics boost. Halo In the TV series, he escaped from the UNSC prison; the main difference is that he escaped with a stolen longsword, shot down and his body never recovered. Halo In the timeline, Master Chief has no idea where Sauron is. He certainly never went to the ruins, which were actually a major rebel base.
Halo Episode 1 hinted at Soren’s existence, but most viewers missed a subtle detail. When Dr. Katherine Halsey thinks Master Chief is about to become a traitor, she decides to launch a “sauron agreement“Bring him in. These must have been developed after Sauron’s escape, as a way to deal with any other rogue Spartans. Paramount+’s Halo The TV show has some pretty consistent world building.