Read more: World's tallest hologram promotes Halo TV series In the very first episode, Chief removes his helmet — something game devotees had not seen across the 20-year history of the franchise.

Why Halo Is Removing Master Chief's Helmet For The First Time Ever At long last, the world will see Master Chief's face on the Halo TV show--but there's some pretty sound reasoning behind it.

Halo stars Pablo Schreiber (American Gods) as Master Chief, and we see his face a fair bit in the trailer. In fact, one action sequence sees John-117 fighting the Covenant without any armour at all.

That very bad Season 1 sex scene starring Master Chief would have somehow been much worse if he was in his Spartan helmet the entire time. New episodes of Halo release Thursdays on Paramount+.

Pablo Schreiber, the actor who portrays the live action version of Master Chief in the Halo series, has some choice words for those that don't like the helmet-less Spartan.

In Halo season 1, Schreiber's Master Chief removed his helmet during the first episode, breaking tradition with the games. This approach continued throughout Halo season 1, as Master Chief was ...

Which brings us back to Schreiber's story of taking off Master Chief's helmet on camera for the first time. The plot of the Halo series follows the super-soldier — who also goes by John-117 ...

Halo fans were livid at this change. They argued that Chief’s helmet is an iconic element of his visual design and that the ambiguity around his appearance adds an air of mystique to the figure.

The Halo TV series will premiere on Paramount+ in mere days, and its showrunners are still revealing details regarding the decision to remove Master Chief's helmet ...

In the Halo games, Master Chief Petty Officer John-117 is never depicted without his signature helmet and suit (other than a brief shot of his eyes in an after-credits scene in Halo 4).