Summary

Ubisoft is bringing a franchise icon from Xbox’sHalogames into its tactical Tom Clancy FPSRainbow Six Siegeas an operator skin. Continuing to enjoy several years of success following a rocky 2015 launch,Rainbow Six Siegehas become a mainstay in the realm of popular competitive shooters and a feather in Ubisoft’s FPS cap. Attempting to follow up onSiege’s success, 2022 saw Ubisoft launch a PvE spinoff titledRainbow Six Extraction, which released to mediocre reviews.

As a nearly decade-old ongoing live service title,Rainbow Six Siegehas become a platform for a vast array of operator skins and bundles. As such, much like its competitorCall of Duty,Siegeis no stranger to fun crossovers with other popular franchises, though usually staying within the realm of video games. Ubisoft’s ownSplinter Cellprotagonist Sam Fishercaused controversy when he came toSiege, as at the time fans were growing frustrated with Ubisoft’s lack of realSplinter Cellplans. Of course, Ubisoft’s crown jewelAssassin’s Creedfranchise made an appearance inRainbow Six Siegewith the Master Assassin bundle, and just last year 2B and Nier from Square Enix’sNierfranchise dropped asSiegeskins as well.

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Now, yet another gaming icon is coming toRainbow Six Siege, as Klobrille posted a video on Twitter ofHalo’s Master Chief in-game as an Elite skin for Sledge. The Chief dons hisHalo InfiniteMjolnir armor, which itself is inspired byHalo 3’s suit, and wields Sledge’s hammer which is altered to somewhat resemble aGravity Hammer from theHalouniverse. The video also showcased an animation which incorporates Chief’s grapple hook fromHalo Infiniteand shows him crushing a Plasma Grenade with his hammer.

While it’s a bit strange seeing Master Chief swinging around a sledgehammer, the fact that he’s a skin for Sledge makes sense, as Sledge is the face ofRainbow Six Siege,much likethe Chief is the face ofHalo. Though the skin looks great, the sledgehammer does clip though a piece of armor on Chief’s back when he rests the hammer on his shoulder. This could be a reason as to why the bundle has yet to be officially confirmed or announced byRainbow Six. If this is the case, losing the hammer by swapping the skin to a different operator like Smoke or Mute could alleviate the clipping issue.

With Year 8 Season 3 ofSiegeunderway, titled Operation Heavy Mettle, perhaps Ubisoft will be able to have Master Chief’s skin ready by the end of the season. AsUbisoft’s new free-to-play FPSXDefiant,which incorporates factions from across Ubisoft’s entire catalog, is getting ready to roll out, time will tell whether it’ll give Ubisoft’s own long-runningRainbow Six Siegesome serious competition. Regardless, there’s no doubt that Ubisoft’s internal crossovers are about to ramp up.

Rainbow Six Siegeis available now on Luna, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.