: Could be! I do recall Frankie saying in 2011 at Halo Fest that the
: "Reclaimer Trilogy" allowed them to map out the story for Halo
: 4, 5, and 6 ahead of time, instead of flying by the seat of their pants as
: they did with CE, 2, and 3. But it could be that Blue Team's inclusion was
: something that they didn't come up with until 2013 or later.

: If that was the case, they could have written the opening of Halo 5 to be
: about Chief being reintroduced to his old squad (so the player could meet
: them for the first time), instead of the in medias res opening we seem to
: be getting.

: But I hope I'm wrong. I hope there is some kind of meaty introduction to
: these new Spartans who are supposedly Chief's family.

Yeah, 2011 was before Tim Longo joined up with 343. He could have insisted on the squad aspect for Halo 5 and the choice was made to bring Blue Team at that time?

- MacGyver10