Halo Wars 2 Atriox trailer released!

I must say, I did not expect to get a villain that was particularly interesting or deep when I saw Halo Wars 2‘s main antagonist, Atriox. Oh boy, I was wrong.

Microsoft released this latest trailer for HW2 that focuses more on the story that they plan to tell, with the main focus of the trailer being the previously mentioned villain, Atriox. Learning his backstory and learning what made him who he is when you face off against him was surprisingly very interesting and has me really excited to see how the plot of HW2 progresses. In just a minute and a half’s worth of time in the trailer, they were able to establish Atriox isn’t a bad guy to be a bad guy. He’s someone with a rough past. He was abandoned, used by the Covenant.

HW2 sees him gaining his leadership position over the Covenant and it’ll be quite interesting to see how the plot connects to Halo 6 (as was previously mentioned by members of 343 Industries).

What did you guys think of the trailer? Do you think Atriox seems to be a Halo-worthy antagonist? Let us know in the comments below!