Chris Butcher joined the gaming industry in 2000, which was when he joined Bungie. Before he joined, he was working on his Ph.D in graphics in New Zealand. Butcher served as a programmer for Halo: Combat Evolved, and as an engineering lead for Halo 2. His latest project was the game, Serious Sam II, which debuted in 2005. In Halo 3: ODST, in the Rookie's HEV, on Legendary, there is a picture of a girl. According to Joseph Staten, this is the Rookie's "beautiful girlfriend," but is actually an edited image Butcher.