Image shows the Arbiter (on the left) and Master Chief (on the right) in "Halo 3". Bungie Inc. It's rarely used, but his real name is actually Thel 'Vadam.

As first picked up on by the Halo subreddit yesterday, the remastered Halo 2 Anniversary edition has completely stripped out an introductory cutscene featuring both Spartan Locke and the Arbiter.

For Halo 2's massive 20th anniversary, the team went back to the game's infamous E3 2003 demo that never made it into the full game, spruced it up with existing assets and all-new ones, and then ...