Editing Halo Mash-Up: Minecraft Evolved

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[[File:Halo Mashup.png|320px|thumb|Promotion image from [[Halo Waypoint]].]]
[[File:MCHalo_Thumbnail_0.jpg|320px|thumb|Updated Promotion image from [[Halo Waypoint]].]]
{{Quote|It's time to finish the fight, Minecraft-style.|Trailer description{{Ref/YouTube|IHxOZk7otaM|Xbox|Halo Mash-up: Minecraft Evolved|D=22|M=06|Y=2024}}}}
The '''Halo Mash-Up: Minecraft Evolved''', also known as '''Minecraft: Halo Edition''', and on some platforms as '''Master Chief Mash-Up''', as well also being referred to as the '''Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition - Halo Mash-Up Pack''', for the [[Xbox 360]] edition of ''[[Minecraft]]'' is a mash-up pack created by [[Wikipedia:4J Studios|4J Studios]], with the help of [[Microsoft Studios]], [[343 Industries]] and [[Wikipedia:Mojang|Mojang]].{{Ref/Site|URL=https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/halo-mash-up-pack-available-now|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo Mash-Up Pack Now Available|D=13|M=10|Y=2014}} The texture set includes ''Halo''-themed menus and user interface, craftable items, and thirty-one music tracks that originated from the ''Halo'' franchise. Additionally, the pack includes six ''Halo''-themed maps and fifty-six characters from the ''Halo'' universe.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/waypoint/posts/more-master-chief-and-minecraft|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=More Master Chief and Minecraft|D=02|M=07|Y=2014}}{{Ref/Site|Id=wire|URL=http://news.xbox.com/2014/05/games-minecraft-halo-mash-up|Site=Xbox Wire|Page=Halo Arrives on Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition|D=22|M=06|Y=2024}} When Minecraft was released for the [[Xbox One]], the mash-up pack was made able to transfer over for free.{{Ref/Site|Id=polygon|URL=http://www.polygon.com/2014/5/27/5754178/halo-mash-up-pack-minecraft-xbox-360-edition-release-date|Site=Polygon|Page=Halo skins and items available in Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition on May 28|D=22|M=06|Y=2024}}

The Halo Mash-Up Pack was released for download on [[Xbox Live]] on May 28, [[2014]] for US$3.99.{{Ref/Reuse|wire}} A limited trial version of the mash-up pack is available for download for free. Due to ''Halo''{{'}}s partnership with Microsoft, for a long time the mash-up pack was not available for PlayStation editions of ''Minecraft''.{{Ref/Reuse|polygon}}

It also was made available on the Nintendo Switch.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-09-19-halo-is-coming-to-nintendo-switch-in-minecraft|Site=Eurogamer|Page=Halo is coming to Nintendo Switch... in Minecraft|D=22|M=06|Y=2024}}

The Pack was eventually released on the Bedrock version of Minecraft, which made it available on PC, Mobile, Nintendo, and Playstation devices.

==Summaries==
===Original description===
{{Article quote|Two of the greatest games ever come together on Xbox. Welcome to the Minecraft Halo Mash-up Pack, which includes new Skins, new Textures, classic Halo music, and an amazing Halo world filled with iconic moments to explore.}}

===Trial description===
{{Article quote|Halo and Minecraft: enough said. Try out this Mash-up pack as long as you wish, but be aware you won’t be able to save your creations before upgrading to the full version.}}

===Initial Master Chief Mash-up pack description===
{{Article quote|Welcome to the Minecraft Master Chief Mash-up, which includes 40+ Skins, thematic Textures, classic music, and an amazing world filled with iconic moments to explore.}}

===Current Bedrock description===
{{Article quote|Welcome to the Minecraft Master Chief Mash-up, which includes 50+ Skins, bespoke Texture set, themed UI, original soundtrack and an amazing world filled with iconic locations to explore.}}

==Overview==
===Launch===
All items, blocks and mobs in the ''Minecraft'' world have been retextured to match a ''Halo'' theme. ''Minecraft'' swords are now [[energy sword]]s, with a different blade color for each type of sword. Maps are now UNSC [[data pad]]s. Axes have been reskinned and are now [[Gravity hammer (fiction)|gravity hammer]]s, with different colors based on axe-type. The ''Minecraft'' bow is now a [[needler]], with the arrows being retextured to look like the needler's [[blamite|ammunition]], and flint and steel is a [[frag grenade]]. Shields were retextured as [[Kig-Yar point defense gauntlet]]s. Beds are ''[[Halo 4]]''{{'}}s [[Mark VIII Cryogenic Suspension Chamber|rendition]] of the [[cryo chamber]] with ''Minecraft'' "Steve?" inside of it. Zombies are made to look like ''Halo 4'' [[Flood combat form]]s and creepers are [[Pod infector]]s. Ingots look like ''Halo'' [[armor abilities]] and dyes look like different colors of [[fusion coil]]s. Some food items are retextured to look like military ration packs. Leather armor is [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/K variant|Commando armor]], chainmail armor is [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Raider|Raider armor]], iron armor is [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/S variant|Scout armor]], gold armor is [[Thel 'Vadam]]'s [[:File:Thel 2558.png|kaidon armor]], diamond armor is [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Venator|Venator armor]] and netherite armor is [[ODST armor]]. Equipping a pumpkin as a helmet will give a player a mask pattern that resembles the [[Heads-up display]] from the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR armor]].

All six remade maps appear in the same ''Minecraft'' world. On the world in the mash-up, the player spawns near the [[Bumblebee]] escape pod surrounded by hallways that lead to the recreated ''Halo'' maps. A [[Spirit]] dropship appears hovering above the spawning location. [[Guardian (map)|Guardian]] is located in the only jungle biome in the world. Next to the Guardian is [[Sandtrap]]. The [[Forerunner]] structures on Sandtrap are constructed out of retextured sandstone. Although the crashed [[Kez'katu-pattern Phantom|Phantom]] and [[D96-TCE Albatross|Albatross]] are included on Sandtrap, the [[M313 Elephant|Elephant]]s are not. On [[The Silent Cartographer]], the player is given boats to travel to the map. The map features [[M12 Warthog]]s and [[Pelican]]s. [[Valhalla]] also features Warthogs and the downed Pelican, but the surface is not as elevated as it is in the ''[[Halo 3]]'' map. To get to [[Blackout]], the player must traverse across an icy tundra, occasionally using boats. The Blackout map features all the rooms that ''Halo 3''{{'}}s Blackout does. [[Blood Gulch]] has Warthogs and [[Banshee]]s, along with the recreation of the map's caves and cliffs. Some of the maps feature chests containing items for the player.

In addition to the six maps, several isolated objects from the ''Halo'' series appear scattered for the player to find throughout the world. The Nether has the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]]'s [[Cryptum]] surrounded by a Nether fortress. Near [[Blood Gulch]], a [[Scarab]] is engaged in combat with a [[Mammoth]], with several {{Pattern|Karo'etba|Ghost}}s and Warthogs in between the two. Near [[Valhalla]], one of the Covenant Bases from [[Snowbound]] can be found. Several vehicles like Warthogs and Pelicans and Forerunner-style buildings are scattered around the map. The [[Halo Array|Halo installation]] appears as the world's skybox and the planet [[Threshold]] is the re-textured sun.

===Halo 5: Guardians Update===
On the [[2015#October|23 October 2015]], a free update to the mash-up pack was released that introduced new characters to the pack based on [[Halo 5: Guardians]].{{Ref/Site|Id=MCH5G|URL=https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2015/10/19/halo-5-guardians-lands-this-week-on-minecraft-for-xbox/|Site=Xbox Wire|Page=Halo 5: Guardians Lands This Week on Minecraft for Xbox|D=5|M=3|Y=2021}}

===Minecraft: Xbox One Edition Holiday/Favourites Pack===
On November 24, 2015, Minecraft Xbox One Edition released the ''Minecraft: Xbox One Edition Holiday Pack'' {{C|Also called the Minecraft: Xbox One Edition Favourites Pack in some regions}}, included in this pack was the Halo: Mash-up pack.{{Ref/Site|Id=MCX1HP|URL=https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2015/11/24/minecraft-xbox-one-edition-holiday-pack-is-now-available-for-xbox-one/
|Site=Xbox Wire|Page=Minecraft: Xbox One Edition Holiday Pack Is Now Available For Xbox One|D=23|M=6|Y=2024}} The disk version of this pack includes [[minecraft:CU22|CU22]], meaning it includes the ''Halo 5: Guardians'' update content.

===Halo Infinite Update===
On the [[2021 (real world)#December|10 December 2021]], a second free update to the mash-up pack was released that introduced new characters to the pack based on [[Halo Infinite]] and the ''Halo'' franchise's 20th anniversary.{{Ref/Site|Id=DEC10H|URL=https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/the-minecraft-master-chief-mash-up-pack-back|Site=Minecraft|Page=The Minecraft Master Chief Mash-Up Pack is back|D=22|M=12|Y=2021}} Prior console editions never got this update.

==Contents==
===Locations===
Several multiplayer maps and campaign levels were recreated in ''Minecraft'':
*[[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Halo]]
*[[Sandtrap]]
*[[Blood Gulch]]
*[[Blackout]]
*[[Guardian (map)|Guardian]]
*[[The Silent Cartographer]]
*[[Valhalla]]
*[[Snowbound]]
*[[Cryptum]]
Several smaller areas appear as well:
*[[Mammoth]]
*[[Scarab]] (T-47B Variant)
*[[M12 Force Application Vehicle|M12 Warthogs]]
*[[Pelican]]s
*[[Banshee]]s
*[[Phantom|Phantom]] (Crashed)
*[[D96-TCE Albatross|Albatross]] (Crashed)
*[[Covenant watchtower]]s

===Skins===
Forty characters and enemies from the ''Halo'' universe were depicted as ''Minecraft'' player skins:
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*[[John-117]]
*[[Cortana]]
*[[Rampancy|Rampant]] Cortana
*[[Avery Johnson|Sergeant Major Avery Johnson]]
*[[Jacob Keyes|Captain Jacob Keyes]]
*[[Miranda Keyes|Commander Miranda Keyes]]
*[[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]]
*[[Terrence Hood|Lord Terrence Hood]]
*[[Thomas Lasky|Captain Thomas Lasky]]
*[[Corbulo Academy of Military Science|Corbulo]] cadet
*[[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]]
*[[SPARTAN-B312|Noble Six]]
*[[Carter-A259]]
*[[Catherine-B320]]
*[[Jorge-052]]
*[[Emile-A239]]
*[[Jun-A266]]
*[[The Rookie]]
*[[Librarian]]
*[[Roland]]
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*[[UNSC Marine]]
*[[Sarah Palmer]]
*[[343 Guilty Spark]]
*[[Unggoy Imperial]]
*[[Kig-Yar]]
*[[Sangheili]]
*[[Yanme'e]]
*[[Ur-Didact|Didact]]
*[[Jiralhanae Captain]]
*[[Jiralhanae Chieftain]]
*[[Jiralhanae Honor Guardsman]]
*[[Jul 'Mdama]]
*[[Commander (Covenant)|Commander]]
*[[Heretic Sangheili]]
*[[Sangheili Honor Guardsman]]
*[[Mgalekgolo]]
*[[Tartarus]]
*[[Gek 'Lhar]]
*[[Rtas' Vadum]]
*[[Mister Chief]]
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; Halo 5 Guardians Update

*Guardians [[Master Chief]]
*[[Frederic-104]]
*[[Kelly-087]]
*[[Linda-058]]
*[[Jameson Locke]]
*[[Edward Buck]]
*[[Holly Tanaka]]
*[[Olympia Vale]]

; Halo Infinite Update

*Spartan Commander [[Laurette Agryna|Agryna]]
*[[Escharum]]
*[[Jega 'Rdomnai]]
*Anniversary Master Chief
*[[Halo: Combat Evolved|Combat Evolved]] Master Chief
*Infinite Master Chief
*[[Fernando Esparza|Echo-216 Pilot]]
*Spartan [[Yoroi]]

====Mobs====
Many of ''Minecraft''{{'}}s Mobs feature new ''Halo''-themed textures:
;Covenant
*Enderman - [[San'Shyuum]]
*Ghast - [[Huragok]]
*Bat - [[Yanme'e]]
*Rabbit / Llama - [[Unggoy]]
*Villager / Vindicator - [[Jiralhanae]] (unarmored [[Jiralhanae Minor|Minor]], [[Jiralhanae Captain|Captain]], [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]], [[Jiralhanae War Chieftain|War Chieftain]], [[Pluton]])
*Witch - Elder Jiralhanae Chieftain
*Wither - [[Mgalekgolo]]
*Ravager - {{Pattern|Protos|Scarab}}
*Pillager - [[Zealot]]
*Hoglin - {{Pattern|Deutoros|Scarab}}
*Camel - {{Pattern|Protos|Scarab}}


;Forerunner
*Evoker - [[Warden Eternal]] (Maybe)
*Magma Cube - [[Rampancy|Rampant]] [[Monitor]]
*Parrot - Monitors
*Skeleton / Stray / Wither Skeleton - [[Promethean Knight]]
*Wolf / Fox - [[Promethean Crawler]]
*Vex - [[Rampant]] [[Monitor]]
*Blaze / Panda - Unknown Forerunner machines
*Wandering Trader - [[Promethean]] Warrior
*Warden - [[Warden Eternal]] 
*Allay - [[343 Guilty Spark]]

;Flood
*Guardian / Elder Guardian - [[Proto-Gravemind]], [[Gravemind]]
*Mooshroom / Slime / Creeper / Bee - Flood forms
*Silverfish - [[Flood spore]]
*Spider / Cave Spider - [[Flood stalker form]]
*Squid - [[Pod infector]]
*Zombie / Husk / Drowned - Spartan [[Flood combat form]]
*Zombified Piglin - Human [[Flood combat form]]
*Zombie Villager - Brute [[Flood combat form]]
*Bogged - [[Flood infected Promethean knight ]]
*Armadillo/Breeze/Slime/Frog - [[Unknown flood forms]]

;UNSC
*Piglin / Piglin Brute - [[UNSC Marine]]
*Iron Golem - [[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark I Prototype Armor Defense System|Mark I Prototype Armor Defense System]]
*Shulker - [[M8 Wolf Spider]]
*Strider - [[Mantis]]
*Sniffer - [[Forklift]]


;Other
*Pig - Warthog
*Sheep - [[Spadehorn]]
*Chicken - [[Moa]]
*Horse - [[Moa]], [[Morolaath|Blind wolf]], [[Thorn beast]], [[Odd One Out|Dinosaur]]
*Donkey / Ocelot - [[Uplift Nature Reserve#Gallery|Zebras and Tigers]]
*Ender Dragon - [[Rangmejo|Quadwing]]
*Endermite - [[Covenant pest]]
*Turtle - [[Orzil]]
*Dolphin - [[Paelosur]]
*Zoglin - [[Barukaza Workshop Scarab]]
*Goat - [[Goat]]
*Axolotl - [[Axolotl]]

===Bedrock Update===
When Bedrock Edition was released, the map went through major modifications. Instead of players freely exploring the world, they engaged in a [[Campaign]]-style system where upon starting a new world, players completed certain tasks in each of the different ''Halo'' locations. Upon completing the task, players unlocked the next location, and after completing all six 'missions', were then able to enter the nether and destroy the Didact's Cryptum. However, by completing each mission, enemies became much more varied and difficult. 
;Missions
*Blood Gulch - Capture the Blue Flag
*Guardian - Find 8 Buttons
*The Silent Cartographer - Power up the Power Core
*Sandtrap - Turn on all Lights
*Valhalla - Find 2 Key Cards and bring to crashed Pelican cave
*Blackout - Use what you have learned
*Didact's Cryptum - Destroy the Didact's Cryptum

==Soundtrack==
Music from a range of tracks from iconic ''Halo'' soundtracks can be heard while during gameplay. Like regular ''Minecraft'', some of these track will only play during certain conditions, such as exploring the Nether and fighting mobs. 

List of tracks:
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*[[Action Figure Hands]]
*[[An End of Dying]]
*[[The Big Guns]]
*[[Cloaked in Blackness]]
*[[Delta Halo Suite]]
*[[Dewy Decimate]]
*[[Earth City]]
*[[Flip and Sizzle]]
*[[Flollo]]
*[[Fingerprints Are Broken]]
*[[First Step]]
*[[Here in Peril]]
*[[Impart]]
*[[Insignificantia]]
*[[Installation 04 (music)|Installation 04]]
*[[Intimate]]
*[[The Last Spartan]]
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*[[Money or Meteors]]
*[[Night Dreams]]
*[[Opening Suite 2]]
*[[Quiet Giant]]
*[[Rising]]
*[[High Charity Suite#Rue and Woe|Rue and Woe]]
*[[Sacred Icon Suite]]
*[[Spirit of Fire (music)|Spirit of Fire]]
*[[Still, Moving]]
*[[Suite Fall]]
*[[Survive]]
*[[Truth and Reconciliation (music)|Truth and Reconciliation]]
*[[Wolverine's Reborn]]
*[[Work Burns and Runaway Grunts]]
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==Marketing==
===Halo Mash-up: Minecraft Evolved===
{{Article quote|Follow the Master Chief to epic Halo locations as you’ve never seen them before…it’s time to finish the fight, Minecraft-style.}}
Released on May 30, 2014. A trailer for the Mash-Up Pack was released.

==Trivia==
*Before v1.16, Zombie Pigmen were textured as the [[Flood tank form]]. After v1.16, this mob replaced by the Zombified Piglin, and was retextured to look like a UNSC Marine Flood Combat Form.
*Before v1.19, Vex's were textured as the [[Promethean Watcher]]. After v1.19, this mob was retextured as a [[Rampant]] [[Monitor]], as a result of  remodeling the vex's normal model.
*The pack was renamed from Halo to Master Chief on the Bedrock version's store, though it is unknown why this was done.{{Citation needed}}

==Gallery==
===Promotional===
<gallery>
File:MC HMUP Promo Reach Line Up.jpg|Promotional image showcasing the Reach based skins.
File:MC HMUP Promo Enemy Line Up 1.jpg|Promotional image showcasing enemy based skins.
File:MC HMUP Promo Enemy Line Up 2.jpg|Promotional image showcasing enemy based skins.
File:MC HMUP Promo Allies 1.jpg|Promotional image showcasing ally based skins.
File:MC HMUP Promo Allies 2.jpg|Promotional image showcasing ally based skins.
File:MC HMUP Promo H2 H3 H3ODST H4.jpg|Promotional image showcasing ''Halo 2'', ''Halo 3'', ''Halo 3: ODST'', and ''Halo 4'' based skins.
File:MC HMUP Promo H4 and H4FUD.jpg|Promotional image showcasing ''Halo 4'' and ''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn'' based skins.
</gallery>

===Boxart===
<gallery>
File:MC Halo Mash-Up Banner.png|Original banner used for the Mash-Up pack. (Circa May 28 2014 to 
File:MC Halo Mash-Up Boxart.jpg|Artwork used to represent the pack for the ''Halo 5: Guardians'' update. (Circa February 2016 to Circa July 10 2019)
File:MC Halo Mash-Up Boxart 2.jpg|Artwork used to represent the pack removing the Xbox 360 branding. (Circa July 10, 2019 to current)
File:MC Halo Mash-Up Banner 2.png|Second banner used to represent the pack after it became the "Master Chief Mash-up".
MCHalo_Thumbnail_0.jpg|Updated Picture
</gallery>

===In-game===
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File:Halo MC spawn.png|The spawning location.
File:Sandtrap MC.png|[[Sandtrap]] recreation.
File:Guardian MC.png|[[Guardian (map)|Guardian]] recreation.
File:Cryptum MC.png|[[Cryptum]] in the Nether.
File:Scarab MC.png|The [[Scarab]].
File:Blood Gulch MC.png|The [[Blood Gulch]] recreation.
File:Blackout MC.png|[[Blackout]] recreation.
File:Minecraft - Valhalla.png|[[Valhalla]] recreation.
File:Silent Cart MC.png|[[The Silent Cartographer]] recreation.
</gallery>

==Sources==
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==External links==
*[http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Minecraft-Xbox-360-Edition/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802584111f7 ''Xbox Marketplace'': Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition]
*[http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-us/Product/Halo-Mash-up-Trial/944adb00-9869-4ab6-9f2f-1cb0d27c2ca1 ''Xbox Marketplace'': Halo Mash-up (Trial)]
*[http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-us/Product/Halo-Mash-up/b79ba4fb-4c84-45de-ad1d-6bec1209e250 ''Xbox Marketplace'': Halo Mash-up]

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