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{{Title|''Halo: Fireside''}}
{{Title|''Halo: Fireside''}}
{{Status|RealWorld}}
{{Status|RealWorld}}
{{Redirect|Fireside|the military [[operation]]|Operation: FIRESIDE}}
[[File:Fireside Cover.jpg|thumb|300px|''Fireside'' keyart - reusing some original ''Halo Wars 2'' concept art for ''Spirit of Fire''{{'}}s bridge.]]
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|variant=Anthology
|image=[[File:Fireside Cover.jpg|300px]]
|author=
*[[Alex Wakeford]]
*[[Jeff Easterling]]
|cover artist=[[:Category:Images by William Cameron|William Cameron]]
|illustrator=
|editor=
|audio=[[Alex Wakeford]]
|publisher=[[343 Industries]]
|publication=[[2024#February|February 21, 2024]]
|media=Short story
|length=
|ISBN=
|series=[[Halo Waypoint Chronicle]]s
|preceded=''[[Halo: Hippocratica]]''
|followed=''[[Halo: The Third Life]]''
|multiseries=
|notable=
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'''''Halo: Fireside''''' is a short story entry in the [[Halo Waypoint Chronicle]] series, written by [[Alex Wakeford]] and published by [[343 Industries]] on [[2024#February|February 21, 2024]] - the seventh anniversary of ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''{{'}}s release. Accordingly, the story acts as a compilation of snippets from the ''Halo'' universe, revolving around the crew of {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} and their [[Second Ark Conflict|conflict]] on [[Installation 00|the Ark]] following the conclusion of ''[[Halo Wars 2: Operation: SPEARBREAKER]]''.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-fireside|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo: Fireside|D=21|M=02|Y=2024}}
'''''Halo: Fireside''''' is a short story entry in the [[Halo Waypoint Chronicle]] series, written by [[Alex Wakeford]] and published by [[343 Industries]] on [[2024#February|February 21, 2024]] - the seventh anniversary of ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''{{'}}s release. Accordingly, the story acts as a compilation of snippets from the ''Halo'' universe, revolving around the crew of {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} and their [[Second Ark Conflict|conflict]] on [[Installation 00|the Ark]] following the conclusion of ''[[Halo Wars 2: Operation: SPEARBREAKER]]''.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-fireside|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo: Fireside|D=21|M=02|Y=2024}}


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==Summary==
==Summary==
''Halo: Fireside'' is set on May 21, 2559 - shortly after [[Operation: SPEARBREAKER]]. The story is divided into a number of short segments, each focusing on a different set of characters predominantly from ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' and its [[Downloadable content|DLC expansions]], and depicting day-to-day life aboard the ship and in the [[Second Ark Conflict]]. The story begins with a short monologue written by [[Isabel]] on the nature of hope, with her hoping to gain more of an understanding of the concept and how the various crew of the ship (including [[Mary]], [[Andrew Sandmoore]], and [[Jerome-092]]) percieve it - with the goal of being able to factor it into her calculations on how to fight against the war. The monologue then concludes with her wondering what the [[Banished]] hope for.
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The second section of the story focuses on [[Captain (NAVCOM)|Captain]] [[James Cutter]] heading to the [[bridge]] of ''Spirit of Fire'', and reminiscing on his service aboard the ship immediately prior to and during the events of ''[[Halo Wars]]'' - including his interactions with [[Serina]] and [[Ellen Anders]], both of whom now missing from the ship's crew.
 
The third section of the story focuses on [[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Morgan Kinsano]] and her [[Firestorm Battle Group]], and depicts an alternate perspective on the events first detailed in the [[Phoenix Logs|Phoenix Log]] for the [[multiplayer]] map [[Sentry]]. Kinsano and her forces are deployed to [[Site Ricochet]] (the in-universe codename for the Sentry multiplayer map), with the goal of reconnoitering the site and how large of a presence the Banished have there. While scouting, Kinsano reminisces on her own youth as a child on [[Reynes]] and her early career as an [[insurrectionist]]. The scouting party is then interrupted by the emergence of a [[Forerunner]] construct, which fires upon the Banished troops and leaves all [[Jato 'Ratum|but one]] dead. Kinsano reports as such to Cutter, before being ordered to retreat in light of new intelligence about a Banished attack on [[Fort Jordan (location)|Fort Jordan]].
 
The fourth section of the story depicts [[Sunray 1-1]]'s celebrations at [[Quebec Base]] following the completion of a successful mission - a long-range assassination of a [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]] first mentioned in the 100th issue of [[Canon Fodder]].{{Ref/Site|Id=CF100|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/sweet-centennial|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Sweet Centennial|D=24|M=09|Y=2021}} The section focuses on characterising the [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]], the majority of whom were never given any screen time in ''Operation: SPEARBREAKER'', and fleshing out their intra-team interactions - showcasing a rare moment of downtime for the team.
 
The story concludes with a final monologue from Isabel, noting that she has found the most obvious symbol for hope to have emerged in the form of fire; something that can symbolise many things to many people, and concluding that "''a spirit of fire is a spirit of hope''".


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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***[[Unified Ground Command]]
***[[Unified Ground Command]]
****[[UNSC Marine Corps]]
****[[UNSC Marine Corps]]
*****[[Scout Team Wajikol]] {{1st}}
*****[[Scout Team Nawal]] {{1st}}
*****[[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]]
*****[[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]]
******[[Hellbringers]]
******[[Hellbringers]]
*******[[Firestorm Battle Group]]
********[[Scout Team Wajikol]] {{1st}}
********[[Scout Team Nawal]] {{1st}}
******[[Boomerang Company]]
******[[Boomerang Company]]
*******[[Sunray 1-1]]
*******[[Sunray 1-1]]
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-fireside Halo: Fireside]- The official Waypoint post in which the short story was released for free.
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-fireside Halo: Fireside]- The official Waypoint post in which the short story was released for free.
*[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/waypoint_chronicle_fireside-988f46fd42e14430a31505e872a6360f.pdf Official ''Halo: Fireside'' PDF] - The PDF of the short story released on Halo Waypoint ({{file link|Fireside.pdf|Archived copy}}).
*[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/waypoint_chronicle_fireside-988f46fd42e14430a31505e872a6360f.pdf Official ''Halo: Fireside'' PDF] - The PDF of the short story released on Halo Waypoint ([[:File:Fireside.pdf|Archived copy]]).
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWm9Vf7c0X4 Halo: Fireside | Audiobook] - The audiobook narrated by Alex Wakeford.
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWm9Vf7c0X4 Halo: Fireside | Audiobook] - The audiobook narrated by Alex Wakeford.


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