Halo 4 spoiler alert: Has a major battle with the game's true antagonist already been blown by the game's own developers?

If any story ever seemed to exemplify the dangers of trying to be too clever when teasing your fans, it could be this one. Because unless this is all an elaborate red herring (and to be honest, there's a decent chance it might be), then Halo 4 developer 343 Industries might just have𝔍 accidentally leaked a fairly significant page of the game's script all over the inteꦍrnet.

Originating in a post on (potential spoilers through that link obviously), the story goes that a raft of information regarding a (or potentially the) climactic battle wi𒉰th Halo 4's previously unconfirmed antagonist is visible during one brief🍸 shot in 343's recent "A Hero Awakens" documentary video. A re-watch and some judicious pausing reveals that the information is indeed present, via what appears very much to be a page from the game's mocap performance script.

, along with som꧃e m🅰ore speculation driven by a currently unreleased (but heavily previewable on Amazon) Halo novel.

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