The Polygon staff draws their own custom Master Chiefs

Master Chief, the video game’s coolest guy is his. After a brief introduction, Master Chief shuts down to do his job. And over the past 20 years, he’s become an absolute video game icon.

Imagine if he could have four arms, instead of his forearms. Imagine if he were a Tamagotchi, instead of a man dressed in giant metal suits. These are some of the questions that the Polygon staff has. It is really You are interested in.

Bungie, 343 Industries, and I have not received these Master Chiefs, so we decided that it was our turn to make them.

Introducing Polygon Draws: Master Chiefsona edition.

Julia Lee

Image: Julia Lee

“Why wouldn’t I deck out my armor in cute colors, stickers, and accessories? I’m gonna be the prettiest Master Chief at the party.”

Nicole Carpenter

Image: Nicole Carpenter

“I started simply drawing Master Chief’s helmet, and the rest just came to me. Master Chief is a Tamagotchi, and now so am I.”

Cass Marshall

Cass Marshall

“I’ve never played a Halo so after I got done painting the iconic Spartan helmet I kind of entered an interpretive realm of what I think things from Halo probably look like. The Warthog is in the background. And then there’s Craig in the corner, he’s just vibing. Craig, thanks! Hopefully, this is enough Halo for all you console-heads out there.”

Nicole Clark

Image: Nicole Clark

“Her name is Master Cheeks, and she knows her best assets for fighting the Covenant.”

Pat Gill

Pat Gill

“This is a Spartan who puts on the top half of his armor for zoom calls, but he hasn’t had a haircut in a long time and he’s wearing a flannel shawl because his landlord hasn’t turned the heat on yet. He is also wearing sweatpants.”

Ana Diaz

Ana Diaz

“Is this a chibi chief or a Funko chief? As an artist, it’s not my job to tell my viewers how they should or shouldn’t interpret my art so I’ll let readers decide.”

Ryan Gilliam

Ryan Gilliam

“I set out to spiritually create the Spartan that I’d wanna see when I was 12. So we have the tons of guns, the blocky armor because that’s what I thought was cool. The tri-visor was added because I love peripheral vision as an adult. This is a very rough sketch compared to the other polygon drawings I have. But as a clear example that my art skills haven’t improved since elementary school? A+.”

Mike Mahardy, who said he could “take” Master Chief

Mike Mahardy

“I don’t want people to know whether he’s going to the beach or to the Ark, and I also would have drawn more abs if I had the space.”