We’ve seen a foul information story popping out of TwitchCon, now let’s as an alternative flip our consideration in the direction of one thing else.

As a part of the con’s musical celebrations final evening, Megan Thee Stallion performed a set. And for no matter motive, it featured Master Chief—full with accreditation lanyard, as a result of that is TwitchCon, not the United Nations Space Command—dwelling their greatest life on stage alongside her, at some factors dancing in a approach that I’ve seen greatest described as “gettin ass” (NSFW warning for a few of the language in these vids):

That isn’t just dancing. John 117 shouldn’t be up there side-shuffling within the background, gently bopping alongside to the beat on his personal. Whoever is in that go well with is amongst it.

Here’s one other shot:

And one other:

And one other, this one a bit longer and exhibiting the group completely shedding their minds:

UPDATE: Here’s one of the best look:

Twerking aficionados will word that is the second time this 12 months that Megan Thee Stallion has danced with a big inexperienced particular person, after her look within the Marvel TV sequence She-Hulk. Fans of Shrek and Frankenstein’s Monster ought to now be on excessive alert.

It was introduced final week that Megan Thee Stallion can be headlining TwitchCon’s live performance at Petco Park, a present that additionally featured Kim Petras, Meet Me @ the Altar, DJ Lani Love and TIGERMOMTOY.

TwitchCon, again with large crowds for the primary time since 2019, kicked off on Friday and runs till later this night. Note when this footage of huge teams of people huddled collectively (happening off-site, with the primary occasion happening on the San Diego Convention Centre) that when the present was first introduced its well being and security tips with relation to Covid have been nearly “non-existent”. Only after a fan backlash did Twitch implement a coverage whereby “attendees will now be required to wear masks indoors”, and that “all attendees must provide proof of vaccination or a negative covid test taken within 72 hours of the event.”