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*Hardcover: January 8, [[2014]]<ref>[http://www.newsarama.com/18670-dark-horse-november-2013-solicitations.html Dark Horse NOVEMBER 2013 Solicitations]</ref> | *Hardcover: January 8, [[2014]]<ref>[http://www.newsarama.com/18670-dark-horse-november-2013-solicitations.html Dark Horse NOVEMBER 2013 Solicitations]</ref> | ||
*''Halo: Escalation'' Library Edition: May 24, [[2016]]<ref name="amazonhe">[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1616559071/ref=s9_cartx_gw_d44_g14_i3?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=desktop-5&pf_rd_r=0XN1FBDGFEWV6RV15ZTG&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=2090149182&pf_rd_i=desktop '''Amazon''': ''Halo: Escalation Library Edition'']</ref> | *''Halo: Escalation'' Library Edition: May 24, [[2016]]<ref name="amazonhe">[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1616559071/ref=s9_cartx_gw_d44_g14_i3?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=desktop-5&pf_rd_r=0XN1FBDGFEWV6RV15ZTG&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=2090149182&pf_rd_i=desktop '''Amazon''': ''Halo: Escalation Library Edition'']</ref> | ||
*Omnibus Volume #1 | *Omnibus Volume #1: November 28, [[2018]] | ||
|length=96 pages | |length=96 pages | ||
|ISBN=[[Special:BookSources/1616553251|1616553251]] | |ISBN=[[Special:BookSources/1616553251|1616553251]] | ||
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'''''Halo: Initiation''''' is a three-part comic book series published by [[Dark Horse Comics]]. It acts as the origin story for [[Sarah Palmer|Commander Sarah Palmer]] and is presented as a lead-in to ''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'', which also stars Palmer.<ref>[https://digital.darkhorse.com/profile/3407/ '''Dark Horse''': ''Halo: Initiation #1 Preview'']</ref> The series follows her career from her time as an [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] to the leader of the [[SPARTAN-IV Program|SPARTAN-IVs]] aboard the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.<ref>[http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2013/04/halo-initiation-comic/ '''Wired.com''': ''First Look: Dark Horse Debuts New Halo Comic Series'']</ref><ref>[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/04/26/Dark-Horse-Announces-Halo-Initiation.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''', ''Dark Horse Announces Halo Initiation'']</ref> | '''''Halo: Initiation''''' is a three-part comic book series published by [[Dark Horse Comics]]. It acts as the origin story for [[Sarah Palmer|Commander Sarah Palmer]] and is presented as a lead-in to ''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'', which also stars Palmer.<ref>[https://digital.darkhorse.com/profile/3407/ '''Dark Horse''': ''Halo: Initiation #1 Preview'']</ref> The series follows her career from her time as an [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] to the leader of the [[SPARTAN-IV Program|SPARTAN-IVs]] aboard the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.<ref>[http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2013/04/halo-initiation-comic/ '''Wired.com''': ''First Look: Dark Horse Debuts New Halo Comic Series'']</ref><ref>[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/04/26/Dark-Horse-Announces-Halo-Initiation.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''', ''Dark Horse Announces Halo Initiation'']</ref> | ||
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A hardcover edition was released on January 21, 2014.<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Halo-Initiation-Graphic-Brian-Reed-ebook/dp/B00GSA7GUS/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1387321365&sr=1-1&keywords=halo+initiation%7C '''Amazon''' - ''Halo Initiation Graphic Brian Reed]</ref> | A hardcover edition was released on January 21, 2014.<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Halo-Initiation-Graphic-Brian-Reed-ebook/dp/B00GSA7GUS/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1387321365&sr=1-1&keywords=halo+initiation%7C '''Amazon''' - ''Halo Initiation Graphic Brian Reed]</ref> | ||
All three issues were released along with the first twelve issues of ''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' as part of the ''Halo: Escalation Library Edition'' on May 24, 2016. | All three issues were released along with the first twelve issues of ''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' as part of the ''Halo: Escalation Library Edition'' on May 24, 2016.<ref name="amazonhe"/> | ||
==Plot synopsis== | ==Plot synopsis== | ||
In [[2553#January|January 2553]], [[Commander]] [[Musa-096]], a former [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]], has arranged an audience with several [[admiral]]s in [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]]. Despite reprehending the morality of the SPARTAN-II Program, Musa stresses the importance of the Spartans in the [[Human-Covenant War|Covenant War]] and argues that they are still necessary, revealing that he has created [[SPARTAN-IV Program|a new generation]] of the supersoldiers. Three months earlier, in [[2552#October|October 2552]], a group of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODSTs]], including Sarah Palmer, are deployed on a planet under Covenant attack. On the surface, [[Admiral]] [[Kovalic]], protecting an important [[Artificial intelligence|AI]], is heading to an extraction point, but his [[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle|Warthog]] is attacked by a [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]]. Palmer's [[ | In [[2553#January|January 2553]], [[Commander]] [[Musa-096]], a former [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]], has arranged an audience with several [[admiral]]s in [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]]. Despite reprehending the morality of the SPARTAN-II Program, Musa stresses the importance of the Spartans in the [[Human-Covenant War|Covenant War]] and argues that they are still necessary, revealing that he has created [[SPARTAN-IV Program|a new generation]] of the supersoldiers. Three months earlier, in [[2552#October|October 2552]], a group of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODSTs]], including Sarah Palmer, are deployed on a planet under Covenant attack. On the surface, [[Admiral]] [[Kovalic]], protecting an important [[Artificial intelligence|AI]], is heading to an extraction point, but his [[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle|Warthog]] is attacked by a [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]]. Palmer's [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|drop pod]] lands nearby and she defends Kovalic from the Chieftain and other [[Covenant]] forces converging on their position. Even though she is wounded by a [[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher|Needler]] shard, Palmer eventually kills the Chieftain and saves the admiral. Three months later, while still recovering in a [[Lockhart medical station|UNSC medical facility]], Palmer is visited by [[Jun-A266]], who invites her to join the SPARTAN-IV Program. | ||
A group of [[Insurrectionist]]s have stolen plans to the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}. While some stand in disbelief, others feel it will be used to control the colonies; the leader, [[Ilsa Zane]], plans to take the ship for the Insurrectionists instead. Meanwhile, Sarah Palmer undergoes the augmentation procedures to become a SPARTAN-IV. Later, during a training exercise against several Marines, she rushes ahead of her Spartan-IV teammates, who are disabled in the process, to accomplish the objective. Jun-A266 and Musa-096 berate her for this, with the latter emphasizing the importance of Spartans working as a team. Later, while the new SPARTAN-IVs are given a tour of ''Infinity'' by [[Thomas Lasky]], the Insurrectionists make their way aboard the ship disguised as a construction crew. They take Captain Del Rio hostage and make their way to the bridge, taking control of the ship and hold the crew hostage. After realizing that the ship's AI, [[Aine]], has been shut down, Palmer decides to take the initiative and outfits herself with [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR armor]], picking the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/S variant#GEN2|Scout]] variant from the armor bay's limited selection of suits. | A group of [[Insurrectionist]]s have stolen plans to the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}. While some stand in disbelief, others feel it will be used to control the colonies; the leader, [[Ilsa Zane]], plans to take the ship for the Insurrectionists instead. Meanwhile, Sarah Palmer undergoes the augmentation procedures to become a SPARTAN-IV. Later, during a training exercise against several Marines, she rushes ahead of her Spartan-IV teammates, who are disabled in the process, to accomplish the objective. Jun-A266 and Musa-096 berate her for this, with the latter emphasizing the importance of Spartans working as a team. Later, while the new SPARTAN-IVs are given a tour of ''Infinity'' by [[Thomas Lasky]], the Insurrectionists make their way aboard the ship disguised as a construction crew. They take Captain Del Rio hostage and make their way to the bridge, taking control of the ship and hold the crew hostage. After realizing that the ship's AI, [[Aine]], has been shut down, Palmer decides to take the initiative and outfits herself with [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR armor]], picking the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/S variant#GEN2|Scout]] variant from the armor bay's limited selection of suits. | ||
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{{Main|Halo: Initiation Issue 1}} | {{Main|Halo: Initiation Issue 1}} | ||
'''Official summary''' | '''Official summary''' | ||
{{Article | {{Article Quote|Halo - one of the largest video game franchises - comes to Dark Horse! Before she was a supersoldier defending humanity as part of the Spartan IV program, Sarah Palmer was an ODST carrying out the most dangerous missions behind enemy lines! Join her on her dramatic journey from the ranks of humanity’s toughest leathernecks to the highest echelon of elite warriors in the galaxy. | ||
*The origin of Sarah Palmer and the Spartan IV program! | *The origin of Sarah Palmer and the Spartan IV program! | ||
*The Halo franchise has sales eclipsing $3 billion over its lifetime. | *The Halo franchise has sales eclipsing $3 billion over its lifetime. | ||
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{{Main|Halo: Initiation Issue 2}} | {{Main|Halo: Initiation Issue 2}} | ||
'''Official summary''' | '''Official summary''' | ||
{{Article | {{Article Quote|The UNSC Infinity, the UNSC's newest and most sophisticated flagship, proves to be a tempting target for a group of insurgents. It's up to Sarah Palmer and a bunch of rookie Spartans to defend Infinity, but are they up to the task?}} | ||
{{Clear}} | {{Clear}} | ||
===Issue 3=== | ===Issue 3=== | ||
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{{Main|Halo: Initiation Issue 3}} | {{Main|Halo: Initiation Issue 3}} | ||
'''Official summary''' | '''Official summary''' | ||
{{Article | {{Article Quote|The conclusion of this three-part series reveals the story of how Commander Sarah Palmer became a Spartan-IV and leads directly into the exciting new mobile game from 343 Industries, Halo: Spartan Assault. Sarah Palmer and her new comrade Spartans are thrust into action when a violent insurgent group attempts to seize the UNSC flagship Infinity. Is their Spartan cunning a match for the insurgents' brilliant guerrilla tactics?}} | ||
{{Clear}} | {{Clear}} | ||
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*[[Jun-A266]] | *[[Jun-A266]] | ||
*[[Kovalic]] {{1st}} | *[[Kovalic]] {{1st}} | ||
*[[Mattius Drake]] {{ | *[[Mattius Drake]] {{First mentioned}} | ||
*[[Musa-096]] {{1st}} | *[[Musa-096]] {{1st}} | ||
*[[Paul DeMarco]] | *[[Paul DeMarco]] | ||
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*[[Insurrectionist]]s | *[[Insurrectionist]]s | ||
**[[New Colonial Alliance]] {{1st}} | **[[New Colonial Alliance]] {{1st}} | ||
*[[ | *[[Sparta]] | ||
*[[United Nations Space Command]] | *[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
**[[UNSC Defense Force]] | **[[UNSC Defense Force]] | ||
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|title-5=Events| | |title-5=Events| | ||
*[[ | *[[Battle of Thermopylae]] | ||
*[[Human-Covenant War]] | *[[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
*[[Insurrection]] | *[[Insurrection]] | ||
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|title-6=Vehicles| | |title-6=Vehicles| | ||
*{{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} | *{{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} | ||
*{{ | *{{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}} | ||
* | *[[D82-EST Darter]] | ||
*[[Lockhart medical station|''Lockhart'' medical station]] {{1st}} | *[[Lockhart medical station|''Lockhart'' medical station]] {{1st}} | ||
*[[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle]] | *[[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle]] | ||
*{{Class|Strident|heavy frigate}} | *{{Class|Strident|heavy frigate}} | ||
*{{UNSCShip|Infinity}} | *{{UNSCShip|Infinity}} | ||
*[[ | *[[Unidentified civilian transport craft]] | ||
*[[UNSC prowler]] | *[[UNSC prowler]] | ||
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*[[MA5D Individual Combat Weapon System]] | *[[MA5D Individual Combat Weapon System]] | ||
*[[SRS99-S5 AM sniper rifle]] | *[[SRS99-S5 AM sniper rifle]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Type-2 Energy Weapon/Hammer]] | ||
*[[Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol]] | *[[Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol]] | ||
*[[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher]] | *[[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher]] | ||
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*[[ODST armor]] | *[[ODST armor]] | ||
*[[Respirator pack]] | *[[Respirator pack]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Sangheili combat harness]] | ||
**[[Sangheili Warrior|Warrior]] variant | **[[Sangheili Warrior|Warrior]] variant | ||
*[[ | *[[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle]] | ||
*[[Unggoy combat harness]] | *[[Unggoy combat harness]] | ||
**[[Unggoy Storm|Storm]] variant | **[[Unggoy Storm|Storm]] variant | ||
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*In Issue 2, when Palmer proceeds to don her MJOLNIR armor via one of the robotic assembly stations, she is erroneously [[:File:HI-SarahPalmer-ArmorUp.jpg|depicted]] as lacking the titanium nanocomposite bodysuit on which the "hard" armor components are affixed; she is only shown wearing the innermost [[:File:H4-Concept-Undersuit-Female.jpg|undersuit]]. | *In Issue 2, when Palmer proceeds to don her MJOLNIR armor via one of the robotic assembly stations, she is erroneously [[:File:HI-SarahPalmer-ArmorUp.jpg|depicted]] as lacking the titanium nanocomposite bodysuit on which the "hard" armor components are affixed; she is only shown wearing the innermost [[:File:H4-Concept-Undersuit-Female.jpg|undersuit]]. | ||
*In Issue 2, Zane's first name is written I'''sl'''a, whereas in Issue 3 it is written I'''ls'''a. | *In Issue 2, Zane's first name is written I'''sl'''a, whereas in Issue 3 it is written I'''ls'''a. | ||
*In the first issue, Musa-096 states, "''It's two thousand years since Thermopylae.''" However, the [[ | *In the first issue, Musa-096 states, "''It's two thousand years since Thermopylae.''" However, the [[Battle of Thermopylae]] took place in [[480 BCE]], more than 3000 years prior to Musa speaking these words in January 2553. | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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