I haven't played but a few minutes of the game Halo, so I don't have the backstory of the universe and Master Chief's place in it.
The story begins in a small settlement, with the locals playing cards and complaining about the UNSC (United Nations Space Command) who apparently make life a misery for the colonists.
The commander's daughter and her friends spot the arrival of hostile aliens from The Covenant (described later as relentless killers whose purpose in attacking is unknown). These aliens attack and murder everyone in the settlement, even as the Spartans arrive and take out the alien attackers.
There's a single survivor, the commander's daughter.
While searching for the landing site of the Covenant craft, the Spartans find a cave with an artifact that when touched, triggers memories in Master Chief.
He takes the artifact and the teen back towards home in his ship.
When the teen refuses to make a video exclaiming the bravery and value of the Spartans, she's deemed disposable and orders go out to Master Chief to terminate her.
There's a complicated group back home who seem split between the scientists and politicians. Some of these stand out in a good way as interesting characters, and when Master Chief decides, perhaps under the influence of the artifact, to save the teen, his own termination order is given.
The show does a surprisingly good job of presenting a complex future, and the role and abilities of the Spartans in the society. I'm certainly rooting for the Spartan and the frightened, but brave girl to get away and sort things out.
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