The Arbiter in the Halo trilogy is voiced by Keith David, a New York voice actor. Steven Jay Blum. "[3], Last edited on 10 September 2020, at 23:40, "Despite Death Threats, 'Halo 3' Developer Keeps Secrets Close To The Chest", "Q&A: Englobe's Edwards Talks Gaming's 'Geocultural Risks, "For Some Actors, Video Games Are a Career Path", "TGS 2008: Halo Wars Campaign First Look", "Zadzooks: Halo Wars review; Microsoft Game Studios latest a fans' epic", "Halo's The Arbiter is coming to Killer Instinct Season 3", "Action Figure Reviews – Arbiter (Halo 2)", "Halo: Is Master Chief a Good Protagonist? When the Arbiter mentions housing a time-shattering omen, Noel believes the omen to be a fragment, and offers to take it off his hands. After attending a ceremony honoring the dead, the Arbiter and the rest of the Elites leave for their homeworld. "[34][35] On the opposite end of the spectrum were reviewers like G4tv, who argued that the Arbiter was more likeable, not to mention more useful, as an AI sidekick instead of the main player. [43] Among some fans, the character was reviled. [15] In the aftermath of the incident (depicted in Halo: First Strike), the commander also loses a Covenant ship to UNSC forces, resulting in the annihilation of a Covenant invasion force heading for Earth. He carries a long, golden judicial staff in his right hand with a intricate design at the tip. The only substantial difference between the Arbiter and other Elites is ceremonial armor seen in early concept sketches, and which appeared in the final design. [34] A large-scale, non-articulated Arbiter figure was produced by McFarlane as part of the "Legendary Collection". [8], The Arbiter in the Halo trilogy was previously a Supreme Commander in the Covenant fleet, having commanded the ships that follow the human vessel Pillar of Autumn to the ringworld Halo during the events of Halo: Combat Evolved. [29] The missions where the player controls the Arbiter were described as "anything but easy" and occasionally "boring", due to the lack of human weapons to balance the gameplay. He's Darth Vader times ten." His strongest attack, Gagnrath, is one of the many names used to refer to Odin and roughly translates into "Advantage Counsel". He demands them to leave his domain, as it is not meant for living beings to dwell in until the end of time itself. A Prophet orders the Autumn not to be destroyed outright, lest the ring be damaged; this hesitance allows the humans to land on the ring, coordinate a resistance, and ultimately destroy the ring to stop the spread of the parasitic Flood. [55] Dakota Grabowski of PlanetXbox360 considered the Arbiter the most confusing character in the game's story.