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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 October 31, 2023 to celebrate Halloween. The short depicts an operation by a Spartan Flood containment Fireteam, first hinted at in the final intel drop of Halo Infinite Season 04: Infection, and to coincide with the Flood-themed customisation of Season 05: Reckoning.^[1] 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.^[2]

The short story's title is a reference to the 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.

Official synopsis[edit]

“

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.

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.^[3]

”

Appearances[edit]

Characters

Artificial intelligence

000 Tragic Solitude (Mentioned only)
Lycaon (First appearance)

Human

Abe (First appearance)
Pedro Alvarez (First appearance)
Arti (First appearance)
Beck (First appearance)
Francisco Goya (First mentioned)
Julien Donney (First appearance)
Lance (First appearance)
Louisa (First appearance)
Mox (First appearance)
Shafiq (First appearance)
Oswald (First appearance)
West (First appearance)

Species

Organizations

BXR Mining Corporation
Covenant (Mentioned only)
Imbrium Machine Complex
- IMC hazmat corps (First appearance)
Unified Earth Government
- United Nations Space Command
  - Spartan Operations
    - Flood containment Fireteam
      - Fireteam Leviathan (First appearance)
  - UNSC Marine Corps
    - Orbital Drop Shock Troopers
      - Hellbringers
  - UNSC Navy
    - UNSC Home Fleet (Mentioned only)

Locations

Earth (Mentioned only)
Site 22 (First appearance)
Marcey system (First appearance)
- LV-31 (First appearance)
  - Elvie (First appearance)

Events

French Revolution (Mentioned only)
Human-Covenant War (Mentioned only)
Peninsular War (First mentioned)
Post-Covenant War conflicts
- Invasion of Earth (Mentioned only)
- Operation: FAR STORM (Mentioned only)
- Outbreak at Site 22 (First appearance)
Spanish Inquisition (First mentioned)

Weapons

External links[edit]

Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son - The official Waypoint post in which the short story was released for free.
Official Saturn Devouring His Son PDF - The PDF of the short story released on Halo Waypoint (Archived copy).
Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son | Audiobook - The audiobook narrated by Alex Wakeford.

Sources[edit]

^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Championship Chronicles (Retrieved on Oct 24, 2023) [archive]
^ YouTube - Halo, HaloWC 2023 Community Stage – Day 1 (Forge, Steve Downes, Jen Taylor, Keith David, Lore, Digsite +): 7:38:02 (Retrieved on Oct 14, 2023)
^ YouTube - Halo, Halo: Saturn Devouring His Own Son - Audiobook (Retrieved on Oct 31, 2023)

[1] Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Championship Chronicles (Retrieved on Oct 24, 2023) [archive]

[CFL-2] YouTube - Halo, HaloWC 2023 Community Stage – Day 1 (Forge, Steve Downes, Jen Taylor, Keith David, Lore, Digsite +): 7:38:02 (Retrieved on Oct 14, 2023)

[3] YouTube - Halo, Halo: Saturn Devouring His Own Son - Audiobook (Retrieved on Oct 31, 2023)

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-'''''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}}
+'''''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}}
 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.
 ==Official synopsis==
-{{Expand-section}}
+{{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.
+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}}}}
 ==Appearances==
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+*[[000 Tragic Solitude]] {{Mo}}
+*[[Lycaon]] {{1st}}
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+*[[Pedro Alvarez]] {{1st}}
+*[[Arti]] {{1st}}
+*[[Beck]] {{1st}}
+*[[Wikipedia:Francisco Goya|Francisco Goya]] {{Fm}}
+*[[Julien Donney]] {{1st}}
+*[[Lance (miner)|Lance]] {{1st}}
+*[[Louisa]] {{1st}}
+*[[Mox]] {{1st}}
+*[[Shafiq]] {{1st}}
+*[[Oswald]] {{1st}}
+*[[West]] {{1st}}
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+*[[Imbrium Machine Complex]]
+**[[IMC hazmat corps]] {{1st}}
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 **[[United Nations Space Command]]
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+***[[UNSC Marine Corps]]
+****[[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]]
+*****[[Hellbringers]]
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+****[[UNSC Home Fleet]] {{Mo}}
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+*[[Earth]] {{Mo}}
 *[[Site 22]] {{1st}}
+*[[Marcey system]] {{1st}}
+**[[LV-31]] {{1st}}
+***[[Elvie]] {{1st}}
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+*[[Wikipedia:French Revolution|French Revolution]] {{Mo}}
+*[[Human-Covenant War]] {{Mo}}
+*[[Wikipedia:Peninsular War|Peninsular War]] {{Fm}}
+*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
+**[[Invasion of Earth]] {{Mo}}
+**[[Operation: FAR STORM]] {{Mo}}
+**[[Outbreak at Site 22]] {{1st}}
+*[[Wikipedia:Spanish Inquisition|Spanish Inquisition]] {{Fm}}
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+*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]
+*[[Mk50 Sidekick]]
+*[[Shiva-class nuclear missile]]
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-*{{UNSCShip|Saturn}}
+*[[Condor]] {{Mo}}
+*[[HRUNTING Mark III (B) Cyclops|Cyclops]]
+*[[EM-120 auger]] {{1st}}
+*[[Forerunner starship]]
+*[[Pelican]]
+*{{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}}
+**{{UNSCShip|Saturn}}
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 *[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]
 **[[MJOLNIR (B)]]
+*[[Sentinel]]s
+**[[Retriever Sentinel]] {{Mo}}
+*[[OSTEO combat engineering suit]]
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+*[[CORRUPTER]]
+*[[Emergency Contact Protocol Upsilon]]
+*[[Errant Vee]] {{Fm}}
+*[[Wikipedia:Saturn Devouring His Son|Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son]] {{1st}}
+*[[Titan Smoke]]
+*[[UNSC Regulation 14-372-01]] {{Fm}}
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+==External links==
+*[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.
+*[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]]).
+*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H9Pj2YhpyQ Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son | Audiobook] - The audiobook narrated by Alex Wakeford.
 ==Sources==

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Contents

Official synopsis[edit]

Appearances[edit]

Characters

Species

Organizations

Locations

Events

Weapons

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Technology and equipment

Miscellaneous

External links[edit]

Sources[edit]

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