The Community Spotlight series showcases a selection of awesome fan art, videos, crafts, and other creations by the Halo community. Share your work with us on social media using hashtag #HaloSpotlight to be considered for the next Spotlight!

This Community Spotlight boasts a gallery of powerful paintings, skillful kills, unimpeachable armors, and totally ravishing renders by the Halo community. Will you be blinded by their majesty?

FAN FILMS

Get ready for a thrilling showdown. In this animated film by TheDoomMan2, Master Chief squares off with a Brute Chieftain on The Ark using hand-to-hand combat, evasive maneuvers, and one particularly painful slide tackle.

JvvdCvvy returns to form with a fresh Halo 2 montage for 2025. Sit back, relax, and feel the flow with a splendid curation of satisfying stickies and insane snipes.

This fan-made cutscene by Ironside Media joins Sgt. Johnson, Jenkins, and other Marine Corps notables in a swampy mission—first seen in Halo: Combat Evolved and elaborated in Halo: The Flood—that goes horribly awry.

Reddit user Jason1435 nails the vibe with a masterful hype edit of iconic Halo moments.

Generalkidd presents a comedic “director’s cut” of Halo 2, wherein Sgt. Johnson makes good on his threats. For more laughs, check out Johnson’s frank exchange with the Arbiter.

SEEN ON SOCIAL

We recently grappled with this legendary work by mr_van_weiden in honor of the Master Chief’s many years of service.

The Forerunners have returned! Silent1Meow cooks with an absolutely Prefect squad of Spartans in their Operation: Forerunner combat skins.

A universe of Forerunner relics, and two best buds to scour it. AceArkadios shares OC adventurers on the hunt for answers.

Banished marauders drag off a prize for the House of Reckoning in this triumphant scene by QStricker32487.

SpylensHalo dreams up a set of nostalgia-inducing Gamertag PFPs inspired by the Xbox 360 era.

Talk about a nail-biter! 9071Seik captures the feel of a Battle Creek showdown between two red and blue Spartans.

A deadly duo of Jackals from artist Ruben Menzel’s gallery of Halo-inspired digital art.

BentoDRAWS evokes big mood in this serene study of Halo: Combat Evolved.

Jafet_Meza spills serious ink in this manga-style triptych of iconic Halo quotes.

Feet first into hell. Charlie__Grim captures the ground realities of war as reflected in the shattered visor of a fallen ODST.

An Elite comes strapped and snug for inclement weather on the rings in this cozy knit by Crabbosk.

RyderTostArt offers a leggy rendition of a Grunt based on early concept art by Shi Kai Wang.

Lt_crunch236’s Spartan OC investigates a one-of-a-kind stealth Wombat in this collaboration with Instagram’s resident armor inspector spartanambrose_051.

ONNNNNEJAM invites us to a visual feast in gallery of photos set within a luscious, Library-inspired map.

A selection of Covenant heavies by screenshot artiste darthgildreinn, shared in collaboration with Francophone Halo community Halo Création.

Emile-A239 braces for war in this brutal illustration by luciluuulu.

This sweet family portrait by desuk_halo packs just a little more ordnance than most.

VNanon_ declassifies a pair of original Spartan-IV operators ready for winter warfare.

A Spartan lugs a kit bag across a sunny airfield in this slice-of-life render by TheOperatorCustoms.

Sylis_3D ignites the imagination with a set of stunning Spartan renders.

Teamwork makes the dream work. Spartan OCs from AbelsRenders and kwon_customs watch the sun rise over a misty battlefield.

Sangheili specialist Olympia Vale is primed for swordplay in this render by JLoughlenArt.

While you were studying the noob combo, Liam_RRT mastered the blade.

Z3ny_ thought these Spartans in a heli went kinda hard. (Ditto.)

There’s a death stare, and then there’s locking eyes with this Elite Ultra by Sanshiro3D.

TheGraffitiSoul outfits a Special Operations Grunt in original tactical gear.

We’re in for some chop! Mysixthpuddle’s custom Mega Construx Bumblee escape pod holds seven of the UNSC’s finest.

The toyphotographybro applies primo polish to this snap of the one-and-only 117.

Toravium illustrates Atriox in a rare moment of repose between decimating settlements.

COSPLAY CREATIONS

BHE Cosplay was on the scene at C2E2, sporting his Mark IV MJOLNIR armor. (And this ain’t his first rodeo with beautifully built cosplay!) BHE is equally gifted behind the camera—and even captured several shots of fellow Spartans later in today’s gallery.

Unfit_armory wields the gruesome Gravity Hammer of a Banished Spartan. (Photo by BHE_Photos)

MetalT-Rex is certainly no rookie when it comes to convincing cosplays! (Photo by BHE_Photos)

BentonsBuilds lifts off in this impressive ODST Bullfrogs armor build. (Photo by BHE_Photos)

Japan-based cosplayer 90mm_Kanon takes an evening stroll with a custom sniper rifle. (Photo by evanjer)

BluKir0 preps for mortal combat in a precisely realized Yoroi armor. Watch for the fire mixtape (feat. Fret) to drop soon.

Imbraindamaged recently completed a recolored Noble Six cosplay in a refreshingly minty palette.

Bry_3d sees red in a Mirage armor build with a custom-made CQB helmet.

Zeemex debuts a Firefall helmet design for his Halo Wars 2 Mark IV Mjolnir build.

Plemaster01 incorporates working night vision into a custom-built EOD helmet.

GAMEPLAY GALLERY

A selection of clips and service records found across the Domain.

FROM THE FORUMS

Recent shares from the r/Halo subreddit and the official Halo Discord server. Join up and drop your creations for a chance to appear in a Community Spotlight!

Weak_Advantage3149 (a.k.a. Delacrua) created this expansive timeline charting the canonical and non-canonical happenings in the Halo universe. Interested in reading about Halo lore? Check out our official book guide.

A flummoxed Spartan leaves the scene of the crime in these adorable doodles by TorinAst.

This scene rendered by ToneSickly brings serious atmosphere to a desperate skirmish.

The UNSC enlists wartime propagandist BlueCreeper512 to amplify recruiting efforts.

Toortooks recreates the Master Chief’s iconic dual-wielding pose from the cover of Halo 2. Don’t miss their version of the Halo 3 box art!

Fox_inbound paints a favorite vignette from Halo: Reach. Acrylic on canvas. Feels on max.

Sammunition2020 dresses the Chief in something nice in this Halo: Flashpoint repaint.

Reddit user IWishMyDreamtoBeReal makes our dreams come true with an intriguing portrait of Cortana.

Dear-Dish-466 dishes out a pair of detailed Spartans for their next Halo: Flashpoint session.

These Spartan doodles by SuicoWorks prove that Suico also plays a little Halo.

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