Spotlight: December 4, 2025
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!
There’s fresh gnar on Sidewinder, the horrors beneath Containment are quiet, and the rockets over Lockout whistle with a renewed sense of whimsy. It could only mean the onset of winter over Halo.
In our final Community Spotlight of 2025, we’ve gathered an autumnal harvest of exemplary artwork and creations from the Halo community to help ring in the Halodays. Grab a cocoa and get cozy—this Spotlight comes bearing many gifts!
Fan Films
LordGuntaz extends his dominion to the air—and commands all jaws to the floor—in Cobalt, an adrenaline-fueled montage of impossible Halo 2 trick jumps.
Halo’s ripping itself apart, and Chief and Arby are shredding Flood in this action-packed Halo 3 fanimation by Distar animations.
When the Covenant allies itself with a hellish legion, two of humanity’s greatest defenders must team up in SourceRabbit’s face-melting crossover.
Data meets destruction in Faber0094’s detailed star map tracing the Covenant’s attack trajectory. Ogle it on its own, or loop it at your next UNSC-themed mixer.
Raikdas breaks no promises in this poignant scene inspired by Halo Infinite.
Mais oui! Halo: Reach makes much more sense in the original French. Enjoy this artful director’s cut of the full game from Lespartan1708.
Do Jackals dream of electric shields? A Jackal ruminates in the rain in this serene animation by notable Kig-Yar caretaker Eltup. (Eltup even provides the dulcet tones!)
JustKad takes us into the breach and leaves us wanting more with a mysterious first act for Spartan OC Karter-319.
The Rookie bounds into action to save an Engineer in the latest adorable puppet-craft animation by Torin. Surely nothing will go wrong…
As you continue to stroll the latest Community Spotlight gallery, allow Enough_Return682 to leave you with wise words from our Sangheili forefathers.
Evolved Aesthetics
Following our big announcement at this year’s Halo World Championship, the Halo community shared a collection of amazing artwork both inspired by the forthcoming Halo: Campaign Evolved and the enduring legacy of Halo: Combat Evolved.
Hartwell_Design (with venturepictures)
AlexB207Swag (Honorable mention: Chief’s internal monologue)
Operation: Artwork
As we celebrate another year battling on Zeta Halo, here are just a few of our favorite pieces commemorating Halo Infinite and the recently launched Operation: Infinite.
ONNNNNEJAM (Congrats on achieving Hero Rank!)
Happy Birthday, Halo!
This autumn marked the tenth anniversary of Halo 5: Guardians and a full fifteen years of remembering Reach. Check out this selection of birthday art, plus favorite scenes from Halo 2 and three cheers for Halo 3.
silent_brickographer (Click to see video!)
Of Allies and Heroism
To round out our visual arts gallery, we’ve collected a few reimagined allies, OCs, and unsung heroes from all corners of the Halo community.
JackieHernndez6 (Check out Misao_Bahal’s cosplay of Jackie’s “Cortana Catrina” below!)
rockiiies (A touching tribute to a fallen ally.)
Flights of Fancy
During this year’s Fall Update, the Falcon made a surprise landing in Halo Infinite. Check out a few highlights from community artists welcoming the venerable warbird to new skyways.
When we unleashed Famished Famished Falcons in Operation: Shadows, we knew there would be plenty of hilarious clips to follow. Here are some of our favorite aerial antics!
- TheRedGear needed a nudge from an enemy player.
- Halo102R questions everything after this divine capture.
- MadmanEpic found his own ride home for a clutch capture.
- Luckie47 makes a wild save, even for FFF!
If you haven’t flown the Falcon just yet, switch seats with HaloBoxStudios to learn all about the “flying, funny bird-tank vehicle” and its secret EMP grenades.
Fly the Falcon on select Big Team Battle maps, spawn it in Forge, or play Famished Famished Falcons in the Action Sack matchmaking playlist.
Crafts and Cosplay
The Halo community boasts many artisans of armor and creators of arcane crafts. Peruse the gallery below for a selection of recently achieved works from our master builders!
Take your cosplay from foam to Firefight! StrawberriJami shares an in-depth video tutorial on armor painting techniques.
Did somebody order a Warthog? TheWarthogBuild pulls up to the car meet. (Photo by u/dangerz)
Inspired by the new DEIMOS armor set, The_Makyr donned his Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn armor build for a snowy V.I.P. escort mission.
Gachi691 rolls heavy at Armored Survival Game’s 2025 Armor Festival.
Thanks to sydlabb’s felt Master Chief, we’ve never felt more protected.
Please don't shake the light bulb... in this custom 343 Guilty Spark lamp by HOIDA247.
Why does two_penny_props always jump? (Photo by @megameatballs_cosplay)
NickBrick shares three—no, four custom builds with Halo voice actors Tim Dadabo, Jen Taylor, and Steve Downes at Fan Expo Chicago.
Veteran cosplayer sierra720_ reloads a life-sized SPNKr. (Prop by @shadinski_cosplay. Photo by @mc_bretag)
Current_Dimension_ looked true-blue in her first Cortana cosplay.
Club_Old goes on patrol at MCM Birmingham Comic Con.
Misao_Bahal brings Cortana Catrina to life at Halo World Championship. (Don’t miss Misao’s sweet video showcase from the event!)
Watch out for the stinger on this impressive Halo 3 Scarab by Rie_Faduee_.
F0x3455 identifies inbound fun at Halo World Championship. (Photo by @emp.frosty)
BrickbuiltReplicas hefts a life-sized Spartan Laser. (Bonus: check out Brickbuilt’s impressive full-scale Shock Rifle model.)
Immortalreaver boasts impressive range as the Master Chief. (Prop and photo by @MosquitoMods)
Arthurbn5 took to Blockbench to design this delightfully angular Mongoose.
ImpossibleGroup5’s first Halo cosplay led to a team-up with the Master Chief!
MosquitoMods sings a dirge for departed Spartans with this custom Flood helmet.
The Dragon Warrior lives in the heart of tanman_266.
Valky_designs hunts Prophets as Miranda Keyes. (Photo by @sps.cosplay.photography)
For more examples of community craftwork, check out our Halo World Championship wrap-up to see impressive cosplay from all the contestants in our annual cosplay contest.
Marvelous Mods
If you’re looking to treat yourself to an early Halodays gift, might we recommend these marvelous mods for Halo: The Master Chief Collection?
All I need to know is, “Did we lose them?” Solo dev and fleet admiral Imperator Vegetarius invites MCC players to full-scale space combat in Halo Reach: Slipspace Beta.
Check out the Imperator’s multiplayer gameplay reveal for a look at all the playable UNSC and Covenant vehicles in this awe-inspiring battlefield simulator.
The heroes are small, but the ambitions are big. Revisit the Pillar of Autumn in Gashnor's Gruntpocalypse demo, where you and all your allies are Grunts.
After debuting this mod at this year’s Halo World Championship, Gashnor also added a "playable" Halo: Campaign Evolved demo to Cursed Halo 3, so that the Master Chief could share the hype for his return trip to Alpha Halo.
RejectedShotgun, the doomsday addict behind needlessly OP weaponry, pilotable Scarabs, and other popular Halo mods, has apparently built a time machine to achieve the impossible: Forge mode in Halo 2.
Happy Halodays!
As we look forward to a new year, we’d like to thank you for being a part of the Halo community. Seeing your enthusiasm, reading your feedback, and beholding your inspiring art is a gift we’ll always cherish.
Whether you’re headed home for the Halodays, cozying up to new armor sets in Operation: Infinite, or playing couch co-op with friends and loved ones, we hope that the next few weeks provide some well-deserved R&R for all the Spartans in our Fireteam.
From one humble monitor and the whole Halo Studios Community Team, we wish you Happy Halodays and good tidings in 2026. See you soon!
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