The newest teaser video for Halo Infinite has finally confirmed that The Banished will be part of the long-awaited next game in the series.
The short teaser video shows a communication device that seems to decipher a signal. A voice then speaks out, delivering a grave message to humankind.
The Banished Teaser Trailer
The voice talks about the forces occupying the ring. And that within hours, everything will be under their control. It also threatened that humanity will burn, and all the brazen defiance will turn to nothing but a memory. There will be no more Prophets and no more lies. And at the end, the voice confirms that they are part of The Banished.
The Banished
For those who don’t know, The Banished is a mercenary organization and alien antagonist in the Halo series. It was set up after a rebellion in the Covenant Empire. This organization is made mostly of the Covenant races, including the Grunts, Elites, Hunters, and the Brutes.
The Banished, in fact, was featured as one of the two main playable races in Halo Wars 2 together with the human UNSC. And it could be possible that the plot of Halo Wars 2 may actually have a connection or be referenced by Halo Infinite.
Speculations
The voice also mentioned the Prophets, which is a leadership race of the Covenant. It also talked about them being “his will” and “his legacy,” which confirms the fact that they do have a leader and doing this as his biddings. As to who the leader is, the voice might actually be referring to The Banished leader that was introduced in Halo Wars 2 called Atriox.
And though Brutes were not seen as enemies in Halo 4 and Halo 5, with the pointed to the direction of The Banished, it is possible that we might see their return in the series.
Further Details
No further details were announced by its developers, 343 Industries, and SkyBox Labs. But according to Microsoft Xbox, they will be showing first-party games at the next Xbox Series X event. Here they might reveal more of the Halo Infinite‘s upcoming update and its compatibility to Microsoft’s upcoming console Xbox Series X.