Editing Halo: Escalation Issue 1

{{Status|RealWorld}}

|writer=[[Christopher Schlerf]]

*Juan Castro (inker)

*Michael Atiyeh (colorist)

*Anthony Palumbo (cover artist)

*[[Kenneth Scott]] (variant cover artist)

{{Article quote|Halo®, the most celebrated video game series of all time, joins forces with Dark Horse for a thrilling new ongoing series! The UNSC flagship Infinity is assigned escort duty for a diplomatic mission between the Arbiter and a powerful chieftain of the Brute tribes—but when a rogue Covenant group attacks, it’s going to take all the firepower the Spartans have to keep the delegates alive!

Issue #1 opens with Commander [[Sarah Palmer]] and [[Fireteam Jackknife]] inside the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}'s training simulation deck. Their [[War Games]] session is interrupted by [[Captain]] [[Thomas Lasky]] who asks to speak with Commander Palmer. Lasky informs her that they have been requested to appear before the [[UNSC Security Council]] at [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]]. At the hearing, the council expresses misgiving about Lasky's handling of the [[Requiem Campaign]]. [[Admiral]] [[Serin Osman]] berates Lasky over the complete destruction of [[Requiem]] and the failed assassination of [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]]. Osman then asks Palmer if Lasky had sent [[Fireteam Majestic]] to stop her from eliminating Halsey. Wanting to protect Lasky from any ramifications, Palmer lies and tells Osman that Majestic was there as backup.  

Shortly after, [[Fleet Admiral|Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood|Hood]] arrives onboard ''Infinity'' to speak with Lasky. He tells Lasky that the {{UNSCShip|Vociferous}} is assigned to pursue [[Jul 'Mdama]] as he needs ''Infinity'' to aid in peace talks between the [[Sangheili]] and the [[Jiralhanae]]. Two days later, ''Infinity'' arrives at [[Ealen IV]]. Lord Hood meets with the Arbiter, [[Thel 'Vadam]], and the Brute [[Chieftain]] [[Lydus]]. Lasky, Palmer and Jackknife join the delegates inside the plasma center as [[Paul DeMarco]] of Majestic and [[Fireteam Bailey]] act as [[overwatch]]. The delegation is caught off guard when [[Vata 'Gajat's mercenary group|Covenant mercenaries]] blast into the conference chamber. The Spartan IVs defend the delegation and escort them to a nearby parts depot when their [[DS-004|evacuation shuttle]] is destroyed. With communications with their orbiting fleets blocked, the delegation are left without reinforcements.

File:Halo Escalation 1.jpg|Full cover art.

File:Halo Escalation 1 Variant.jpg|Variant cover art.

File:HE Invasion.jpg|Sarah Palmer fighting in a War Games simulation.

File:Wargames.png|Palmer and Fireteam Jackknife.

File:HIGHCOM Escalation.png|HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6.

File:Securitycouncil.jpg|The UNSC Security Council.

File:Infinity escape Requiem.jpg|Briefing concerning the events on Requiem.

File:HE Lasky & Palmer in Infinity's memorial park.jpg|Palmer and Lasky jogging inside ''Infinity'''s memorial park.

File:Ealen IV.jpg|Ealen IV - site of the peace talks.

File:Thel 2558.png|Thel 'Vadam in [[2558]].

File:Jackknife.png|Fireteam Jackknife defends the delegation.

File:Lydus Spiker.png|Chieftain Lydus fires his Brute Spiker.

File:Thel Ealen IV.png|Thel 'Vadam slays a Kig-Yar sniper.

File:Fireteam Bailey and DeMarco.jpg|Fireteam Bailey hold off enemy forces.

File:HE Battle of Ealen IV.jpg|Shuttle [[DS-004]] is destroyed.

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