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{{Quote|The Didact returns...|[[Alex Wakeford]] announcing the novel.{{Ref/Reuse|StreamAnnounce}}}} | {{Quote|The Didact returns...|[[Alex Wakeford]] announcing the novel.{{Ref/Reuse|StreamAnnounce}}}} | ||
'''''Halo: Epitaph''''' is a [[Halo novels|''Halo'' novel]] by long-time series writer, [[Kelly Gay]],{{Ref/Twitter|Id=KellyAnnounce|KellyHGay|1583574969048440832|Kelly Gay|Quote=Yep it’s official! Writing a Didact novel: HALO: EPITAPH. #halo #HaloWC 🤗|D=21|M=10|Y=2022}} | '''''Halo: Epitaph''''' is a [[Halo novels|''Halo'' novel]] by long-time series writer, [[Kelly Gay]],{{Ref/Twitter|Id=KellyAnnounce|KellyHGay|1583574969048440832|Kelly Gay|Quote=Yep it’s official! Writing a Didact novel: HALO: EPITAPH. #halo #HaloWC 🤗|D=21|M=10|Y=2022}} release on [[2024#February|February 27, 2024]]. The book was formally announced during the [[Canon Fodder]] live event at the [[Halo Championship Series|Halo World Championship]] on [[2022#October|October 21, 2022]], in a panel focusing on the discussion of how ''Halo'' multiplayer maps fit into canon. Appropriately, the novel's name is a reference to the ''[[Halo 3]]'' multiplayer map [[Epitaph]].{{Ref/YouTube|Id=StreamAnnounce|Yz-fW1-B3tw|Halo|HaloWC 2022 Community Stage - Friday}} | ||
The novel was originally set to release in late [[2023]] before being pushed back to [[2024#January|January 2, 2024]], before a second delay to the final release date.{{Ref/Reuse|CFAuditory}}{{Ref/Reuse|S&SEpitaph}} | The novel was originally set to release in late [[2023]] before being pushed back to [[2024#January|January 2, 2024]], before a second delay to the final release date.{{Ref/Reuse|CFAuditory}}{{Ref/Reuse|S&SEpitaph}} | ||
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==Official summary== | ==Official summary== | ||
{{Article quote|Stripped of | {{Article quote|Stripped of armor, might, and memory, the [[Forerunner]] warrior known as the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]] was torn from the physical world following his [[Mission to Installation 03|destructive confrontation]] with the [[John-117|Master Chief]] and sent reeling into the mysterious depths of a seemingly endless desert wasteland. This once powerful and terrifying figure is now a shadow of his former self—gaunt, broken, desiccated, and alone. But this wasteland is not as barren as it seems. A blue light glints from a [[Epitaph|thin spire]] in the far distance… | ||
Thus begins the Didact’s great journey—the final fate of one of the [[Milky Way|galaxy]]’s most enigmatic and pivotal figures.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFDomain|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-didacts-domain|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Didact's Domain|D=03|M=02|Y=2023}}}} | Thus begins the Didact’s great journey—the final fate of one of the [[Milky Way|galaxy]]’s most enigmatic and pivotal figures.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFDomain|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-didacts-domain|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Didact's Domain|D=03|M=02|Y=2023}}}} | ||
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*[[Unidentified Haruspis]] {{1st}} | *[[Unidentified Haruspis]] {{1st}} | ||
*[[Ur-Didact]] | *[[Ur-Didact]] | ||
;Human | ;Human | ||
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*[[Forerunner]] | *[[Forerunner]] | ||
*[[Human]] | *[[Human]] | ||
*[[Jiralhanae]] | *[[Jiralhanae]] | ||
*[[Precursor]] {{Mo}} | *[[Precursor]] {{Mo}} | ||
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***[[Lifeshaper]] | ***[[Lifeshaper]] | ||
**[[Miner]] {{Mo}} | **[[Miner]] {{Mo}} | ||
**[[Speaker]] | **[[Speaker]] | ||
**[[Theoretical]] {{Mo}} | **[[Theoretical]] {{Mo}} | ||
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*[[Mind transfer]] | *[[Mind transfer]] | ||
*[[Neural transmission]] {{1st}} | *[[Neural transmission]] {{1st}} | ||
*[[Shield world]] | *[[Shield world]] | ||
*[[Slipspace portal]] {{Mo}} | *[[Slipspace portal]] {{Mo}} | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:HaloEpitaph_AnnounceImage.png|The announcement teaser image for ''Halo: Epitaph''. | File:HaloEpitaph_AnnounceImage.png|The announcement teaser image for ''Halo: Epitaph''. | ||
File:EpitaphOldCoverExploration.jpg|An earlier revision of the ''Epitaph'' cover art, depicting the Didact stood inside the tower. | |||
File:EpitaphOldCoverExploration.jpg|An earlier revision of the ''Epitaph'' cover art, depicting the Didact | |||
File:HaloEpitaph Cover Full.jpg|The full cover art for the book, featuring the tower from the Epitaph multiplayer map in the background. | File:HaloEpitaph Cover Full.jpg|The full cover art for the book, featuring the tower from the Epitaph multiplayer map in the background. | ||
File:H3 Epitaph Tower.jpg|The tower of Epitaph, as seen in ''[[Halo 3]]''. | File:H3 Epitaph Tower.jpg|The tower of Epitaph, as seen in ''[[Halo 3]]''. |