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Master Chief Petty Officer John-117, more commonly referred to as Master Chief, is a major character in the Halo multimedia franchise. Starting with the 2001 video game Halo: Combat Evolved, Master Chief is the playable character and protagonist of many of the games in the franchise, and makes additional appearances in spin-offs, novels, and comics. In the story, Master Chief is abducted as a child and raised by the military to fight against human rebels. Master Chief and his fellow Spartan supersoldiers instead become humanity's best weapon in the fight against a genocidal collective of alien races known as the Covenant. The character is voiced by Steve Downes. Master Chief was originally designed to be a faceless avatar whom players could inhabit while playing the games, but the relationship between Chief and his artificial intelligence companion Cortana has become a central part of the franchise. The Master Chief serves as a mascot for the Xbox brand, and is an iconic character in gaming culture.