: ...or lack of armor, I had a idea after rewatching the ending of Halo 4 last
: weekend. Our last shot is of the Chief removing his armor. I'm going to
: presume that he's going to be debriefed by ONI and stuck somewhere out of
: the way by them between Halo 4 and 5. I also think that's the last we'll
: see of the Mark VI armor.

: What if we start out Halo 5 without armor? What if we play as the Chief for
: the first couple of missions to get to his new armor? We could have an
: ODST style health system until he can suit up again.

: Would that be a nice twist? Would you want to play as a more vulnerable Chief
: for a few missions? How would they hide his face in theater and coop?

This sounds awesome to me, and like an absolutely amazing storytelling method. It would also help to reinforce the mythos of what Spartans are capable of out of armor as well.