13 stunning moments from the Halo Infinite multiplayer cinematic

Despite the fact that Microsoft had its own Xbox Showcase on August 24, the company waited until Gamescom’s Opening Night Live the following day to reveal a Halo Infinite multiplayer trailer.

A Covenant dropship drifts through London of the far-out future. (Big Ben still stands!)

A young woman struggles to hide from Brutes, who currently make up the brunt of Covenant forces.

In the future, however, she’s a fully-fledged SPARTAN speaking to new recruits.

She has the “327” designation, which is the same number borne by Danielle Pravdin, aka Master Chief’s biological daughter — which is odd.

In the past, she is almost killed by a Brute when ...

... a SPARTAN drops in to save her!

That SPARTAN gets some backup from the rest of their fireteam.

She leaves with the SPARTANs to one day become one herself.

Curiously, we get a super-zoom close-up of a pendant that she wears. Is this a firefly?

We may never find out because it doesn’t seem like this character will be featured in Halo Infinite at all.