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{{Title|''Halo: Escalation Issue 11''}} | {{Title|''Halo: Escalation Issue 11''}} | ||
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==Official summary== | ==Official summary== | ||
{{Article | {{Article Quote|Spartans [[Naiya Ray|Ray]] and [[Gabriel Thorne|Thorne]] set out on a secret mission to uncover the origin of a monstrous new bioweapon... but is it too late to prevent total catastrophe? Halo lead writer [[Brian Reed]] (Amazing Spider-Man, Ms. Marvel), Duffy Boudreau (BlackAcre), and Ricardo Sánchez (Green Arrow) team up to present one of the most dangerous Spartan ops yet!}} | ||
==Plot synopsis== | ==Plot synopsis== | ||
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A [[prowler]] deploys Ray and Thorne onto Ven III. On the surface, the Spartans encounter a small number of wandering Jackals but no organized resistance. The duo enter a narrow canyon where they lose communications with ''Infinity'' due to a jamming field. As the Spartans proceed further into the canyon they are observed by the Sangheili, who is revealed to have destroyed the UNSC drone delivering the feed to ''Infinity''. [[Roland]] immediately alerts Lasky to this as well as the communications blackout, suggesting that ''Infinity'' change course toward Ven III to provide backup for the ground team. Having been ordered to avoid direct engagement, Lasky instead has Roland summon [[Sarah Palmer|Commander Palmer]]. | A [[prowler]] deploys Ray and Thorne onto Ven III. On the surface, the Spartans encounter a small number of wandering Jackals but no organized resistance. The duo enter a narrow canyon where they lose communications with ''Infinity'' due to a jamming field. As the Spartans proceed further into the canyon they are observed by the Sangheili, who is revealed to have destroyed the UNSC drone delivering the feed to ''Infinity''. [[Roland]] immediately alerts Lasky to this as well as the communications blackout, suggesting that ''Infinity'' change course toward Ven III to provide backup for the ground team. Having been ordered to avoid direct engagement, Lasky instead has Roland summon [[Sarah Palmer|Commander Palmer]]. | ||
Back on Ven III, Thorne and Ray enter a Covenant structure after observing it for some time. Just as they make it inside, they are ambushed by the Elite and a contingent of Jackals. However, the Spartans escape the structure using [[Spartan abilities|armor-integrated thrusters]] and engage their attackers. During the skirmish, the Sangheili attaches [[Shock device|a device]] on Thorne's [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Recruit|armor]] which knocks the Spartan unconscious. The Elite takes Thorne aboard his [[ | Back on Ven III, Thorne and Ray enter a Covenant structure after observing it for some time. Just as they make it inside, they are ambushed by the Elite and a contingent of Jackals. However, the Spartans escape the structure using [[Spartan abilities|armor-integrated thrusters]] and engage their attackers. During the skirmish, the Sangheili attaches [[Shock device|a device]] on Thorne's [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Recruit|armor]] which knocks the Spartan unconscious. The Elite takes Thorne aboard his [[Type-32 Ghost|Ghost]] and escapes. | ||
On ''Infinity'', Lasky proposes they send in another two-man team as backup for Ray and Thorne, but Palmer insists that they either deploy an entire Spartan team or do nothing. However, she believes Lasky to be incapable of the latter; the captain reproves her about this, stating that she should know him better than that due to their experiences together over the past year. Roland then receives a transmission from Ray, who is giving chase to Thorne's captor and has now moved out of reach of the communications jammer. She enters a deep subterranean tunnel where she discovers an enormous pirate hideout filled with Covenant vessels and vehicles, including [[Lich]]es, [[Phantom]]s, | On ''Infinity'', Lasky proposes they send in another two-man team as backup for Ray and Thorne, but Palmer insists that they either deploy an entire Spartan team or do nothing. However, she believes Lasky to be incapable of the latter; the captain reproves her about this, stating that she should know him better than that due to their experiences together over the past year. Roland then receives a transmission from Ray, who is giving chase to Thorne's captor and has now moved out of reach of the communications jammer. She enters a deep subterranean tunnel where she discovers an enormous pirate hideout filled with Covenant vessels and vehicles, including [[Lich]]es, [[Phantom]]s, [[Type-26 Wraith]]s, [[Spirit]]s and a single {{Class|SDV|heavy corvette}}. Ray estimates the Jackals' numbers to be in the hundreds of thousands as opposed to UNSC intelligence's estimate of hundreds. There are [[black market]] arms dealers and slavers selling captives from the [[Covenant fringe]]—including humans, [[Unggoy]] as well as [[:File:HE Slavers.jpg|unidentified humanoids]] (seemingly [[Yonhet]]). Ray then spots the Sangheili she was pursuing and a Kig-Yar carrying Thorne's unconscious body into a bay. However, a Jackal sneaks up on Ray and her signal terminates. Palmer asks Lasky whether he will heed her advice now; Lasky orders Roland to carry out the proposed course change and call all teams on deck. | ||
==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||
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===Mistakes=== | ===Mistakes=== | ||
*The Jackal that Ray kills near the beginning of the issue is drawn holding a | *The Jackal that Ray kills near the beginning of the issue is drawn holding a [[Type-51 carbine]] in the first panel in which he appears, yet he is consistently shown wielding a [[Type-27 beam rifle]] in subsequent panels. | ||
*The Unggoy prisoners shown near the end of the issue lack any apparent breathing apparatus. The same mistake was made in [[Halo: Escalation Issue 5#Mistakes|Issue 5]]. | *The Unggoy prisoners shown near the end of the issue lack any apparent breathing apparatus. The same mistake was made in [[Halo: Escalation Issue 5#Mistakes|Issue 5]]. | ||
*The main Sangheili antagonist is depicted with a human-like hand with a single thumb instead of a symmetrical, two-thumbed Sangheili hand. This mistake was previously made with [[Zef 'Trahl]]'s hand in Issue 5. | *The main Sangheili antagonist is depicted with a human-like hand with a single thumb instead of a symmetrical, two-thumbed Sangheili hand. This mistake was previously made with [[Zef 'Trahl]]'s hand in Issue 5. | ||
*Many of the Covenant vehicles in the pirate hideout are depicted out of scale, including [[ | *Many of the Covenant vehicles in the pirate hideout are depicted out of scale, including [[Type-26 Wraith|Wraiths]] the size of [[Phantom]]s, and [[Type-25 Spirit|Spirit]] dropships smaller than either vehicle. Additionally, a Kig-Yar is seen selling a missile battery which is clearly modeled after the [[M95 Lance|M95]] or [[M97 Lance]] missile systems, but is only slightly larger than the Jackals and thus significantly smaller than either known model of the weapon. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:Halo Escalation 11.jpg|Full cover art. | File:Halo Escalation 11.jpg|Full cover art. | ||
File:HE dead jackals.jpg|Dead Kig-Yar in the laboratory. | File:HE dead jackals.jpg|Dead Kig-Yar in the laboratory. | ||
File:HE Infinity Transport.jpg| | File:HE Infinity Transport.jpg|A [[Darter]] transport approaching ''Infinity''. | ||
File:HE Briefing.jpg|Captain Lasky being briefed by Admiral Osman. | File:HE Briefing.jpg|Captain Lasky being briefed by Admiral Osman. | ||
File:HE Thorne Ray.jpg|Thorne and Ray before the mission. | File:HE Thorne Ray.jpg|Thorne and Ray before the mission. | ||
