: It's been set up that Master Chief has defied orders and has gone rogue,
: taking Blue Team with him. Fireteam Osiris has been tasked with tracking
: them down. I don't think it's clear if he has orders to capture or kill.
: It's also not clear exactly what the Master Chief is up to, but it's
: pretty apparent that he hasn't actually turned traitor, he's just doing
: what he needs to without dealing with UNSC stupidity and politics. Also, I
: think it's pretty widely accepted (assumed?) that he's still looking for a
: way to bring Cortana back.

: It also appears that ONI has been spreading lies that Chief is dead, as a
: rogue Spartan-II would probably be bad publicity, as there are already
: some details about the origins of the Spartan-IIs being leaked to the
: public.

: I haven't kept up with a lot of the newer stuff, either, but I think most of
: that is an accurate, very general assessment of the situation.

: Buck is now a Spartan, so that's obviously a big reason to be excited
: (although the novel about him becoming a Spartan isn't very good). I may
: be completely wrong, but it also seems to me that 343i may be setting
: things up for Locke to be taking the Chief's place as the main
: protagonists at some point in the future, but that's just an assumption on
: my part.

Thanks! So... Just when did Buck get transformed into a Spartan? I thought they had to be made from childhood...