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This is a reblog from Halo Waypoint:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

BY\u00a0GRIMBROTHER ONE

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Welcome back, canonballers, thanks for stopping by! Last issue, we knocked out some more Hog Wild REQ fiction, and\u00a0sat down with new-to-Halo author John Jackson Miller<\/a>, who is contributing stories for both\u00a0Halo: Fractures\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Halo: Tales From Slipspace<\/em>. After a week break to gather our strength \u2013 and sanity \u2013 we\u2019re back and in full E3-prep mode.<\/p>\n

As it\u2019s no real secret that we\u2019ll be showcasing the long-anticipated sequel to a certain Halo real-time strategy title on the expo\u2019s show floor, we thought it might be prudent to take a quick look back at the story of the original\u00a0Halo Wars<\/em>, and set the stage for what might be next for the UNSC\u00a0Spirit of Fire\u00a0<\/em>and her crew. Feel up to a stroll down memory lane? I thought so\u2026<\/p>\n

Phoenix Rising<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Set nearly three decades before the events of\u00a0Halo 5: Guardians<\/em>, the original\u00a0Halo Wars<\/em>\u00a0follows the exploits of the UNSC\u00a0Spirit of Fire<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 a\u00a0Phoenix<\/em>-class colony vessel repurposed for war. Helmed by Captain James Cutter, the\u00a0Spirit of Fire\u00a0<\/em>is sent to investigate Covenant activity on the embattled planet Harvest.When Sergeant John Forge goes planetside to provide recon, he finds a Covenant relic-hunting contingent led by Arbiter Ripa \u2018Moramee \u2013 a task force sent by the Prophet of Regret to glean secrets from an ancient Forerunner site buried in the Harvest tundra. After chasing the Covenant from the site, Dr. Ellen Anders discovers that the site had given the Covenant coordinates to another location \u2013\u00a0this time on the human colony of Arcadia.When the\u00a0Spirit of Fire<\/em>\u00a0arrives at Arcadia in pursuit, the UNSC finds itself in a furious fracas that sees them both protecting human colonists as well as valiantly breaching a Covenant energy shield and destroying a deadly prototype super Scarab \u2013 still under construction but fully operational. Unfortunately for the UNSC, Dr. Ellen Anders was abducted by Arbiter Ripa \u2018Moramee in the aftermath, prompting the UNSC to chase the Covenant into uncharted space \u2013 and onto a mysterious undiscovered planet.What Captain Cutter and his crew would soon learn was that this planet was no ordinary place, but instead was a massive Forerunner construct \u2013 an enigmatic artificial creation known as a Shield World, containing concave and inverted environment on its interior \u201csurface.\u201d Eventually the UNSC would learn the true nature of Regret\u2019s zealous chase: the reactivation of a long-dormant Forerunner fleet that would almost certainly spell the Covenant\u2019s final death knell against humanity.<\/p>\n

Through fierce tenacity and incredible resolve, the crew of the\u00a0Spirit of Fire<\/em>\u00a0would match the Covenant blow for blow across the surface of the ancient Shield World, an effort that would culminate in one final confrontation that saw Sergeant Forge and Spartan-II supersoldiers Alice-130, Douglas-042, and Jerome-092 lay waste to the malevolent Arbiter and his Sangheili guard. In the end, Sergeant Forge would sacrifice his own life to not only save his crewmembers, but also destroy the Shield World and the Forerunner weapons it contained \u2013 saving humanity as a whole in the process.<\/p>\n

While the UNSC\u00a0Spirit of Fire\u00a0<\/em>would escape the Shield World\u2019s destruction, it did so at great cost \u2013 the ship\u2019s own slipspace drive having been used to bring down the ancient construct. For nearly thirty years the\u00a0Spirit of Fire\u00a0<\/em>would drift though deep space, cut off from the rest of humanity and eventually declared \u201clost with all hands\u201d in February 2534.<\/p>\n

But now,\u00a0something has happened<\/em>\u2026<\/p>\n

HFFL:<\/strong> Something has happened? Hmm, if you followed the Comic Books, you might have the clue, if 343 went with that story. In it… Spoilers below this line—-Highlight to read.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Flood have found the Spirit of Fire. Presumably have taken it over.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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LOST WITH ALL HANDS<\/h2>\n

Fans of our Halo 101 series on the Halo Channel will no doubt be pleased to know that “Lost With All Hands” \u2013 a five-part video series offering an overview of the original\u00a0Halo Wars<\/em>\u00a0story \u2013 is now available to view in its entirety on the official\u00a0Halo YouTube<\/a>\u00a0channel. Utilizing a combination of Blur Studio\u2019s incredible game cinematics and informative narration, \u201cLost With All Hands\u201d provides a closer look at the events that transpire over the course of the game and their place within the larger Halo universe.<\/p>\n

So whether you\u2019ve played through the\u00a0Halo Wars\u00a0<\/em>campaign a hundred times over, or have yet to lay the disc in your tray, sit back and enjoy a vital and epic romp across the galaxy with some of the UNSC\u2019s finest heroes. We\u2019ve provided you with just a taste of the story of\u00a0Halo Wars\u00a0<\/em>above, now you can get the details.<\/p>\n

HFFL:<\/strong> I HIGHLY suggest you watch each of the 5 vids below. They are informative and fun to watch!<\/span><\/p>\n

Halo 101: The Secret Below Planet Harvest:<\/strong><\/p>\n