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| {{Title|''Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son''}} | | {{Title|''Saturn Devouring His Son''}} |
| {{Status|RealWorld}} | | {{Status|Canon}} |
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| [[File:SaturnDevouringHisSon Artwork.jpg|300px|thumb|Keyart for the short story.]] | | [[File:SaturnDevouringHisSon Artwork.jpg|300px|thumb|Keyart for the short story.]] |
| '''''Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son''''' is the fourth entry in the ''[[Halo Waypoint Chronicle]]'' series of short stories produced by [[343 Industries]]. The story was released on [[2023#October|October 31, 2023]] to celebrate Halloween. The short depicts an operation by a [[Spartan]] [[Flood containment Fireteam]], first hinted at in the final [[Halo Infinite Story & Intel|intel drop]] of ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' [[Season 04: Infection]], and to coincide with the [[Flood]]-themed customisation of [[Season 05: Reckoning]].{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-championship-chronicles|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Championship Chronicles|D=24|M=10|Y=2023}} The short story was first teased at the Halo World Championships 2023, at the [[Canon Fodder]] Live panel on October on the first day of the tournament alongside several other stories.{{Ref/YouTube|Id=CFL|6NLZw-BL8hg|Time=27482|Halo|HaloWC 2023 Community Stage – Day 1 (Forge, Steve Downes, Jen Taylor, Keith David, Lore, Digsite +)|Detail=7:38:02|D=14|M=10|Y=2023}} | | '''''Saturn Devouring His Son''''' is the fourth entry in the ''[[Halo Waypoint Chronicle]]'' series of short stories produced by [[343 Industries]]. The story is due to release on [[2023#October|October 31, 2023]] to celebrate Halloween. The short will depict an operation by a [[Spartan]] [[Flood containment Fireteam]], first hinted at in the final [[Halo Infinite Story & Intel|intel drop]] of ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' [[Season 04: Infection]], and to coincide with the [[Flood]]-themed customisation of [[Season 05: Reckoning]].{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-championship-chronicles|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Championship Chronicles|D=24|M=10|Y=2023}} The short story was first teased at the Halo World Championships 2023, at the [[Canon Fodder]] Live panel on October on the first day of the tournament alongside several other stories.{{Ref/YouTube|Id=CFL|6NLZw-BL8hg|Time=27482|Halo|HaloWC 2023 Community Stage – Day 1 (Forge, Steve Downes, Jen Taylor, Keith David, Lore, Digsite +)|Detail=7:38:02|D=14|M=10|Y=2023}} |
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| The short story's title is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Saturn Devouring His Son|famous painting of the same name]]. It follows the ''[[Halo: Evolutions]]'' short story ''[[The Mona Lisa]]'' in being a Flood horror-themed story named after a famous classical painting, in this regard. | | The short story's title is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Saturn Devouring His Son|famous painting of the same name]]. It follows the ''[[Halo: Evolutions]]'' short story ''[[The Mona Lisa]]'' in being a Flood horror-themed story named after a famous classical painting, in this regard. |
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| ==Official synopsis== | | ==Official synopsis== |
| {{Article quote|[[2556]]. A partnership between the [[United Nations Space Command]] and [[Imbrium Machine Complex]] serves a vital role in rebuilding UNSC fleets by mining the vast asteroid belt of a gas giant. | | {{Expand-section}} |
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| When an unexpected discovery is made by a civilian survey team, the promise of a retirement-grade payday and the hubris of a UNSC captain results in an ancient terror being unleashed.{{Ref/YouTube|9H9Pj2YhpyQ|Halo|Halo: Saturn Devouring His Own Son - Audiobook|D=31|M=10|Y=2023}}}}
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| ==Appearances== | | ==Appearances== |
| {{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-6 | | {{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-5 |
| |title-1=Characters| | | |title-1=Characters| |
| ;Artificial intelligence
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| *[[000 Tragic Solitude]] {{Mo}}
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| *[[Lycaon]] {{1st}}
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| ;Human
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| *[[Abe]] {{1st}}
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| *[[Pedro Alvarez]] {{1st}}
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| *[[Arti]] {{1st}}
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| *[[Beck]] {{1st}}
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| *[[Wikipedia:Francisco Goya|Francisco Goya]] {{Fm}}
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| *[[Julien Donney]] {{1st}}
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| *[[Lance (miner)|Lance]] {{1st}}
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| *[[Louisa]] {{1st}}
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| *[[Mox]] {{1st}}
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| *[[Shafiq]] {{1st}}
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| *[[Oswald]] {{1st}}
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| *[[West]] {{1st}}
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| |title-2=Species| | | |title-2=Species| |
| *[[Human]] | | *[[Human]] |
| *[[Forerunner]] {{Mo}}
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| *[[Flood]] | | *[[Flood]] |
| **[[Flood attacker form]] | | **[[Flood attacker form]] |
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| |title-3=Organizations| | | |title-3=Organizations| |
| *[[BXR Mining Corporation]]
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| *[[Covenant]] {{Mo}}
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| *[[Imbrium Machine Complex]]
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| **[[IMC hazmat corps]] {{1st}}
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| *[[Unified Earth Government]] | | *[[Unified Earth Government]] |
| **[[United Nations Space Command]] | | **[[United Nations Space Command]] |
| ***[[Spartan Operations]] | | ***[[Spartan Operations]] |
| ****[[Flood containment Fireteam]] | | ****[[Flood containment Fireteam]] |
| *****[[Fireteam Leviathan]] {{1st}}
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| ***[[UNSC Marine Corps]]
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| ****[[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]]
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| *****[[Hellbringers]]
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| ***[[UNSC Navy]] | | ***[[UNSC Navy]] |
| ****[[UNSC Home Fleet]] {{Mo}}
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| |title-4=Locations| | | |title-4=Locations| |
| *[[Earth]] {{Mo}}
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| *[[Site 22]] {{1st}} | | *[[Site 22]] {{1st}} |
| *[[Marcey system]] {{1st}}
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| **[[LV-31]] {{1st}}
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| ***[[Elvie]] {{1st}}
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| |title-5=Events| | | |title-5=Events| |
| *[[Wikipedia:French Revolution|French Revolution]] {{Mo}}
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| *[[Human-Covenant War]] {{Mo}}
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| *[[Wikipedia:Peninsular War|Peninsular War]] {{Fm}}
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| *[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
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| **[[Invasion of Earth]] {{Mo}}
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| **[[Operation: FAR STORM]] {{Mo}}
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| **[[Outbreak at Site 22]] {{1st}}
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| *[[Wikipedia:Spanish Inquisition|Spanish Inquisition]] {{Fm}}
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| |title-6=Weapons| | | |title-6=Weapons| |
| *[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]
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| *[[Mk50 Sidekick]]
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| *[[Shiva-class nuclear missile]]
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| |title-7=Vehicles| | | |title-7=Vehicles| |
| *[[Condor]] {{Mo}}
| | *{{UNSCShip|Saturn}} |
| *[[HRUNTING Mark III (B) Cyclops|Cyclops]]
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| *[[EM-120 auger]] {{1st}}
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| *[[Forerunner starship]]
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| *[[Pelican]]
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| *{{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}}
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| **{{UNSCShip|Saturn}}
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| |title-8=Technology and equipment| | | |title-8=Technology and equipment| |
| *[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] | | *[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] |
| **[[MJOLNIR (B)]] | | **[[MJOLNIR (B)]] |
| *[[Sentinel]]s
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| **[[Retriever Sentinel]] {{Mo}}
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| *[[OSTEO combat engineering suit]]
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| |title-9=Miscellaneous|
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| *[[CORRUPTER]]
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| *[[Emergency Contact Protocol Upsilon]]
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| *[[Errant Vee]] {{Fm}}
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| *[[Wikipedia:Saturn Devouring His Son|Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son]] {{1st}}
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| *[[Titan Smoke]]
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| *[[UNSC Regulation 14-372-01]] {{Fm}}
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| ==External links==
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| *[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-saturn-devouring-his-son Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son] - The official Waypoint post in which the short story was released for free.
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| *[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/2023_1022-waypointchronicles_saturndevouringhisson-r02-9bafc1259cdf42cf82300c88fd2cf624.pdf Official ''Saturn Devouring His Son'' PDF] - The PDF of the short story released on Halo Waypoint ([[:File:Saturn Devouring His Son.pdf|Archived copy]]).
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| *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H9Pj2YhpyQ Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son | Audiobook] - The audiobook narrated by Alex Wakeford.
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
