Nexus Heroes / Master Chief

Master Chief is a playable character in Nexus Heroes, hailing from the Halo series. His appearance is based on his look from Halo Infinite, though his design is mostly influenced by the original trilogy of the saga - Halo : Combat Evolved, Halo 2 and Halo 3.
==Who is Master Chief?==
===THE SPACE SUPER SOLDIER===
Trained in the art of war from a very young age, Master Chief Petty Officer John-117 was raised as a formidable warrior for the United Nations Space Command, and served for over thirty years as their greatest Spartan soldier, fighting in countless battles to protect humanity from hostile alien races such as the Covenants or the dangerous Flood army. Often accompanied by the AI Cortana to assist him in his missions, the Master Chief is fearless and efficient, and has earned a fearful reputation among the armies of Earth's enemies.
==Gameplay==
===Overview===
Master Chief, as one would guess, is a formidable opponent at long range, preferring the use of firearms and grenades to zone out his opponents, rather than counting on melee combat. Courtesy of his bulky suit of armor, Master Chief is a heavyweight fighter, possessing below average mobility while also being pretty floaty in the air. For offense, he can use his Specials to keep himself at a safe distance while attacking his opponents with his firearms, the plasma pistol and the sniper rifle, and the two types of grenades he can access with Down Special, and he has a pretty good recovery thanks to his Portable Gravity Lift. 
Keeping himself away from opponents is quite important for Master Chief, because of his special Energy Shield mechanic ; by default, Master Chief's armor grants him increased durability and some degree of super armor, but should he receive too much damage, the Shields will break and make the Chief more vulnerable until they replenish their energy after a few seconds. This can potentially turn using Master Chief a matter of camping and playing an extremely passive game, though his lackluster mobility and sluggish Normals somewhat hampers this playstyle, forcing him to deal with faster and more agile opponents head on. 
*ENERGY SHIELDS : Master Chief's Damage Display Icon (DDI) also shows a small bar which indicates his Energy Shields. These will have Master Chief suffer from less damage from every attack as long as the bar isn't empty, and grant him super armor against weaker projectiles and attacks. However, the bar lowers every time he takes damage, and when it's empty, Master Chief will be left without Shields for a few seconds, during which he'll take more damage and will be launched more easily. The bar fills back up on its own after a few seconds, even when it's not fully empty.
*Master Chief is able to crawl, using his crouch walking stance from the Halo series.
===Movelist===
  	Name  	Description
Neutral Attack, 	Spartan Assault/ Spartan Knee	Hits with his Assault Rifle, then strikes with his knee.
Dash AttackDash, 	Spartan Charge 	Charges into opponents with his shoulder, using the boosters on his back.
Side Tilt 	Assault Rifle 	Fires three rapid shots from his Assault Rifle in front of himself. If used while walking, Master Chief will move forward while firing, and he can briefly walk backwards while shooting as well.
Up Tilt 	Hammer Fist 	Uppercuts with his left hand.
Down Tilt 	Pistol Slam 	Thwacks with the butt of Pistol downward, then spins it into his hand and puts it back.
Forward Strong+ 	Shotgun 	Fires his Shotgun in front of himself, dealing more damage and launching farther away the closest the opponent is to the shot.
Up Strong+ 	Energy Sword 	Performs an upper slash with the Energy Sword, from low to high.
Down Strong+ 	Gravity Hammer 	Slams the Gravity Hammer on the ground, creating a powerful shockwave at his feet.
Neutral AerialAirborne	Spartan Kick 	Kicks forward with right foot. It's quick to come out and the hitbox stays active for a bit.
Forward AerialAirborne	Plasma Rifle 	Fires a burst of rapid shots from a Plasma Rifle forward, which travel a short distance and deal good damage.
Back AerialAirborne 	Heavy Back Kicks 	Turns around and kicks twice behind himself, with each leg.
Up AerialAirborne 	Needler 	Fires the Needler above himself, shooting four needles. If they all hit their target, an explosion will trigger, greatly enhancing the move's power.
Down AerialAirborne 	Ground Pound 	Slams into the ground with his fist, creating a big shockwave at the landing.
Grab 	Grapple Shot 	Fires off his Grapple Shot, bringing enemies to him. Has a pretty good reach, and it can be used as an attack when performed in the air.
Pummel, 	Close Assault 	Thwacks his Assault Rifle into the opponent's head.
Forward Throw, 	Straight Through The Heart 	Impales and lifts up the opponent with the Energy Sword, then kicks them off the blade forward.
Back Throw, 	Supernova 	Attaches a Plasma Grenade on the opponent, then spins them around from their leg and launches them backward as the grenade explodes.
Up Throw, 	Lift Off 	Punches the opponent in the stomach while holding them, then activates his boosters while performing a jumping knee strike which sends the opponent upward.
Down Throw, 	Stay Down 	Drags the opponent to the ground, then delivers a powerful punch to their face.
Floor AttackGrounded >	Spartan Sweep 	Stands up, then kicks in front and behind himself.
Edge AttackLedge > 	Spartan Ascension 	Climbs up and hits opponents with a low kick.
NEUTRAL SPECIAL 	Plasma Pistol 	Fires an energy projectile from his Plasma Pistol. The button can be tapped to fire rapidly, or held to charge a single, powerful shot which breaks shields in one hit, if fully charged.
SIDE SPECIAL 	Sniper Rifle 	Crouches and aims his Sniper Rifle in front of himself, then fires. The bullet travels a long distance, and it's quite powerful, though a tad slow. Before firing, if the button is held, Master Chief can aim the shot in an arch in front of himself.
UP SPECIAL 	Gravity Lift 	Deploys a Portable Gravity Lift in front of himself. It will generate a strong wind current which moves characters and certain projectiles upward, such as Master Chief's grenades. When used in the air, Master Chief will deploy the Lift directly below himself, allowing him to recover.
DOWN SPECIAL 	Frag Grenade / Plasma Grenade	Depending on the input, Master Chief will toss one of two grenades in a long arch in front of himself, with the distance being dictated by how long the button was held for. With a Strong Attack input, Master Chief will toss a Frag Grenade, which bounces once off the ground, then explodes. If the input is entered as normal, Master Chief will instead toss a Plasma Grenade, which sticks to whatever surface or opponent before detonating.
FINISHER 	Spartan Laser 	Pulls out the Spartan Laser while saying "Rolling Thunder". The weapon will then be fired, producing a massive beam of energy from the gun which travels throughout the entire screen and trapping opponents into a series of inescapable hits before being launched away. When the Finisher ends, Cortana's voice saying "That'll take care of them!".
===Intro Animation===
A Drop Pod lands into the stage, and Master Chief steps out of it, wielding his Assault Rifle.
===Taunt ===
Opens one palm, as Cortana appears in his hand, saying "Keep your head down, Chief".
===Idle Poses===
* Analyzes his Assault Rifle.
*Lowers his Assault Rifle and looks up and around himself, then gets back into his stance.
===Quotes===
====Selection Lines====
*" I need a weapon. " - Master Chief
*" I'm finishing this fight. " - Master Chief
*" Going in, Chief. " - Cortana
==== Successful KO==== 
*" Good enough. " - Master Chief
*" That'll take care of them. " - Master Chief
*" Told you so. " - Master Chief
*" Easy there. " - Master Chief
*" Alright. " - Master Chief
*" It's finished. " - Master Chief
*" We're done here. " - Master Chief
*" Nice one, Chief! " - Cortana
*" Got them! " - Cortana
*" Enemy down. Good shot! " - Cortana
*" See you haven't lost your touch, Chief. " - Cortana
*" Okay, that was pretty good. " - Cortana
*" We did what we had to. " - Cortana
====Respawning====
*" I'm going back in. " - Master Chief
*" Over here. " - Master Chief
*" We're not done yet. " - Master Chief
*" Just a scratch. " - Master Chief
*" This is not looking good .. " - Master Chief
*" We might have a problem. " - Master Chief
*" Let's focus back. " - Master Chief
*" What was that?! " - Cortana
*" I thought you had this under control! " - Cortana
*" Chief, do you copy? " - Cortana
*" Back again. What would you do without me? " - Cortana
*" Give 'em hell, now. " - Cortana
===Victory Poses === 
*UP : Slowly walks towards the camera with his Assault Rifle resting on his shoulder, then stops and wields it with two hands.
*SIDE : Opens his palm while slowly walking forward, with Cortana appearing in his hand and saying "Nice job, Chief. Time to head back". He'll then close his palm and look at the camera.
*DOWN : Plants a red flag inspired by the Capture the Flag Multiplayer mode from Halo games into the ground, standing triumphantly.
==Arcade Mode ==
Master Chief's Arcade Route has him fighting against a series of two opponents at a time, with each batch having a character with a prominently red color scheme and the other with a blue scheme. This references the online multiplayer battles of the Halo series, in which, typically, a Red Team and a Blue Team face off, with each team sporting uniforms of their assigned color.
Master Chief first battles Sonic and Blaze, both of which are SEGA owned characters. Then, before he moves on to a Bonus Stage, he will face off against two fighting game characters, Kitana and Jin Kazama. 
Moving on after the first Bonus Stage, Master Chief goes up against Marco and Chun-Li, characters who originated from Arcade games. After that, he can move on to a battle against Capcom owned characters Dante and Leon.
After clearing the second Bonus Stage, Chief faces the last two battles before moving on to Kerrigan. The first one up is a Battle Royale against three more Master Chiefs on Installation 04, in what's essentially a Halo Deathmatch in 2D. After clearing this battle, it's time for Master Chief to go up against his Rival, Kratos, with the battle name being "War of the Spartans". This references how both Master Chief and Kratos are Spartans and are tied to war. Additionally, they are mascots for Playstation and Xbox respectively, gaming platforms with a historic rivalry of their own.
Round 	Opponent 	Stage 	Music 	
1 	Sonic
 Blaze 	Green Hill Zone 	Blue Spheres 	
2 	Kitana
 Jin Kazama	Dead Pool 	The Portal /
The Battle Arena	
Bonus Stage 1	Bonus Stage 1	Bonus Stage 1 	Bonus Stage 1 	Bonus Stage 1
3 	Marco
 Chun-Li	Mission 1 	ASSAULT THEME 	
4 	Leon
 Dante 	Raccoon City 	"The Ultimate
Bio-Weapon" Medley	
Bonus Stage 2	Bonus Stage 2	Bonus Stage 2 	Bonus Stage 2 	Bonus Stage 2
5 	Master Chief
 Master Chief
 Master Chief	Installation 04 	Halo 	
6 	Kratos
(Rival Battle)	Lake of Nine 	The Vengeful Spartan	
7 	Kerrigan 	Kerrigan's Leviathan	Conscience 	
==Alternates==
===Alternate Color===
*GREEN : Default appearance, based on his design from Halo Infinite.
*RED : Based on a multiplayer color scheme from the Halo series. Also references the popular web series Red VS Blue.
*BLUE : Based on a multiplayer color scheme from the Halo series. Also references the popular web series Red VS Blue.
*BLACK : Based on his appearance on the box arts for the Anniversary editions of Halo and Halo 2.
===Alternate Costume===
File:PN MASTER CHIEF RENDER.png|"Default" Costume
File:PN MASTER CHIEF ALT.png|"Prototype Armor" Costume
*Default : Based on Master Chief's appearance in Halo Infinite.
*Prototype Armor : Based on his appearance in the 1999 E3 Demo of Halo : Combat Evolved. It's designed after its reappearance in Halo Infinite.
==Trivia== 
*When Master Chief's Energy Shields are broken, he'll be surrounded by tiny yellow sparks of electricity, like in the Halo series.
*When he gets KOed, his Assault Rifle, Plasma Pistol and Plasma Grenades will be knocked away from his body as well, as a reference to the same thing happening in the Halo series when a player gets killed.
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