Spotlight: February 20, 2026
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!
Our first Community Spotlight of the year collects action-packed art from all corners of the Halo community. Feast your eyes on ravishing renders, inspired illustrations, creative craftwork, and more in this Spartan-sized winter issue!
Fan Films
In this live-action short film from RNR Studios, a UNSC reconnaissance team falls afoul of the Covenant while scouting for a reported Insurrectionist cell on Reach. (NSFW: language.)
El Físico Gamer (The Gamer Physicist) analyzes the mysterious properties of the Needler and explains the potential physics realities behind its enemy-seeking projectiles.
Embrace “insanity” in this tasty Halo Infinite multiplayer montage from Danizzy EU and AzuRe.
MAGPIE LEON invited luminaries of the Halo community to explain what Halo Infinite means to them in a series of short-but-sweet interviews.
Training_Plaintain_53 animates Sergeant Johnson’s sales pitch from the Halo: Combat Evolved demo in slick and stylized 3D. (Watch the video.)
In this animated teaser from JustKad, Spartan Kendra arrives to investigate a Covenant landing site—without realizing she’s been followed by a Sangheili warrior.
Blender whiz Butter Bug created a painstakingly realized reimagining of the intro cutscene to Halo 3’s “The Ark.”
In this comedic short by Invinitii, the Master Chief rescues a fallen Spartan with a surprising gift featuring “extra Johnson.”
Reddit user Alex_H2 created a slick intro for the Master Chief—if he were a racing opponent in Need for Speed. (Watch the video.)
In this tense animatic from venturepictures and Hartwell_Design, a lone ODST is forced to hide from a pursuing Sangheili Blademaster. (Watch the video.)
Seen on Social
KdeKercy (Click for animation!)
Sparts and Crafts
silent_brickographer (click for video!)
Cosplay Creations
BentonsBuilds (click for video!)
parzival_pc (click for video!)
GalacticArmory (based on concept art by Wernissage)
Gameplay Gallery
SpartanFN6 sticks, bounces, and frags through nearly four minutes of lobbed perfection.
- EncryptDN conducts new research into the Quantum Translocator’s portacular potential.
- Bryceisaskategod enjoys a lucky streak all the way through a clutched-up Overkill.
- Lunnzies perpetrates a nasty little no-scope in Halo Infinite CTF.
- RobCee3 is saved from assassination by a friendly counter-assassin.
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!
This Minecraft map is not a natural formation—it's the culmination of over four years' work by NexusProxima. "Kalopsia" is a Halo-inspired ring world filled with Forerunner artifacts, overgrown chambers, and hidden wonders.
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