Editing Halo: The Journey

{{Title|''Halo: The Journey''}}
{{Era|RW}}
{{Quote|Your journey begins.|[[Halo Xbox One announcement trailer|''Halo'' Xbox One announcement trailer]]<ref name="One"/>}}
[[File:H5G-connections.png|right|250px|thumb|''Halo: The Journey''.]]
'''''Halo: The Journey''''',<ref>[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-06-16-343s-master-plan-for-halo-5-guardians '''Eurogamer''': ''343's master plan for Halo 5: Guardians'']</ref> or simply '''''The Journey''''', is a multimedia series that comprises games, novels, comic book issues, live action and animated series, and promotional materials. Originally announced in [[2013]] with the [[Halo Xbox One announcement trailer|''Halo'' Xbox One E3 teaser trailer]], it officially started in [[2014]] with the release of ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'', and continued up to the release of ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' in [[2015]].<ref name="Great">[https://web.archive.org/web/20140715192055/https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-great-journey '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Great Journey'']</ref><ref name="Wire">[http://news.xbox.com/2014/05/16/games-halo-journey-announcement/ '''Xbox Wire''': ''The Halo Journey'']</ref>

''The Journey'' refers to the [[John-117|Master Chief]]'s personal journey after the events of ''[[Halo 4]]''.<ref name="E32014">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqD2MkOwDcU '''Youtube''': ''Xbox E3 2014 Media Briefing: Halo'']</ref> To an extent, it also applies to the origin stories of the other major characters featured in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.<ref name="Osiris">[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/06/11/halo-5-guardians-unmasking-the-fireteam-hunting-master-chief.aspx?PostPageIndex=2 '''Game Informer''': ''Halo 5: Guardians – Unmasking The Fireteam Hunting Master Chief'', page 2]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEoNR0auxp8 '''Youtube''': ''Evolved Combat: How Halo 5: Guardians Is Breaking Tradition'']</ref><ref name="Ark">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-jurassic-ark '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Jurassic Ark'']</ref>

==Content==
===''Halo: Escalation''===
{{Main|Halo: Escalation}}
''Halo: Escalation'' was a comic book series that started in late 2013. Its main purpose was to bridge the gap between ''Halo 4'''s [[Spartan Ops]] and ''Halo 5: Guardians'', by continuing the story of the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}'s crew and that of the alliance between [[Jul 'Mdama]] and [[Catherine Halsey|Dr Halsey]]. However there were some specific story arcs that were explicitly tied to ''The Journey''. "[[The Next 72 Hours]]" was a three-part arc that narrated the reunion between John-117 and [[Blue Team]] after the events of ''Halo 4'', and their conflict against the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]] who had survived his first defeat. "[[The Glass Horizon]]" was a two-part arc that told the origin story of [[Holly Tanaka]], a character set to appear in ''Halo 5: Guardians'' as part of [[Fireteam Osiris]].<ref name="Osiris"/> "[[The Absolute Record]]" was a six-part arc that continued Tanaka's story after her becoming a Spartan-IV, connecting it more closely with the fate of ''Infinity'', 'Mdama and Halsey.

===''Halo: The Master Chief Collection''===
{{Main|Halo: The Master Chief Collection}}
''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'' was the journey's first major step, released on November 11, 2014 as the first core ''Halo'' game on [[Xbox One]] (''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'' being the first ''Halo'' released on Xbox One a year before).<ref name="One">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZipoIbBDf-c '''Youtube''': ''Halo on Xbox One: Official E3 Trailer''] ("''Your Journey Begins on Xbox One in 2014.''")</ref> The game was marketed as the first ''Halo'' title running at 1080p, 60 frames per second, on dedicated servers.<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/06/25/microsoft-on-halo-5-halo-2-anniversary '''IGN''': ''Microsoft on Halo 5, Halo 2 Anniversary'']</ref><ref name="E32014"/> It comprised ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'', ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'', ''[[Halo 3]]'', and ''[[Halo 4]]'', and also included exclusive access to ''[[Halo: Nightfall]]'' and the [[Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta|''Halo 5: Guardians'' Multiplayer Beta]]. In addition, ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' featured [[Terminal/Halo 2: Anniversary|Terminals]] and bookend cinematics setting the story for ''Halo 5: Guardians'', with a focus on [[Jameson Locke]] and [[Thel 'Vadam]].

===''Halo: Nightfall''===
{{Main|Halo: Nightfall}}
''Halo: Nightfall'' was a digital series included with ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection''.<ref name="E32014"/> It was released on the [[Halo Channel]] on a weekly basis, between November 11 and December 9, 2014. A DVD and Blu-ray release later followed on March 17, 2015. ''Nightfall'' told the story of Jameson Locke, an [[ONI]] Acquisitions Specialist sent to a volatile [[Alpha Shard|Halo fragment]] for a perilous [[Mission to Alpha Shard|mission]]. The series served as an origin story for Locke, before his recruitment into the [[SPARTAN-IV program]]. Locke was set to appear as a playable character in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/06/11/halo-5-guardians-unmasking-the-fireteam-hunting-master-chief.aspx '''Game Informer''': ''Halo 5: Guardians – Unmasking The Fireteam Hunting Master Chief'', page 1]</ref>

===''Halo: New Blood''===
{{Main|Halo: New Blood}}
''Halo: New Blood'' was a novella released digitally on March 2, 2015. A print release also followed on [[2016#March|March 15, 2016]]. A follow-up to ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', it told the story of [[Edward Buck]] and his squad, [[Alpha-Nine]]. Furthermore it detailed how the [[ODST]] became a Spartan-IV, how Alpha-Nine gradually broke up, and why Buck ended up being separated from his former teammates. It was later revealed that Buck would be a member of Fireteam Osiris in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.<ref name="Osiris"/>

===''Hunt the Truth''===
{{Main|Hunt the Truth}}
''Hunt the Truth'' was a marketing campaign for ''Halo 5: Guardians'', mainly in the form of weekly podcasts. Season 1 was narrated by war reporter [[Benjamin Giraud]], who thoroughly investigated the Master Chief in order to understand his true origins and current situation. Season 2 was narrated by [[FERO]], and tied up more closely with ''Halo 5: Guardians'' and the [[Guardian]]s' awakening. The ''Hunt the Truth'' campaign also included several trailers leading up to ''Halo 5: Guardians'', namely [[Hunt the Truth#Bullet Trailer|the Bullet teaser]]'', [[All Hail]]'', and ''[[The Cost]]''.

===''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''===
{{Main|Halo: Hunters in the Dark}}
''Halo: Hunters in the Dark'' was a novel released on June 16, 2015. It narrated the [[Operation: FAR STORM|adventure]] of a [[UNSC]]-[[Sangheili]] team who went back to [[Installation 00|the Ark]] to investigate the [[Halo Array]]'s dangerous reactivation. While the novel explored the relationship between the UNSC and [[Swords of Sanghelios|the Arbiter's newly formed faction]], it also served as the origin story of [[Olympia Vale]], an expert in Sangheili [[xenoanthropology]] who would later become a Spartan-IV and appear as a member of Fireteam Osiris in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.<ref name="Osiris"/><ref name="Ark"/>

===''Halo: Last Light''===
{{Main|Halo: Last Light}}
''Halo: Last Light'' was a novel released on September 15, 2015. Set a year after the [[Human-Covenant War]]'s conclusion, it followed Blue Team's activities during the absence of the Master Chief. During [[Operation: JOVIAN WHISTLE|one of their missions]], Blue Team were sent to [[Gao]], a colony world where the cavern system had mysterious effects. The Spartans would come to fight against [[insurrectionist]] and [[Keepers of the One Freedom|Covenant]] enemies in order to secure the planet's hidden [[Forerunner]] technology.

===''Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series''===
{{Main|Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series}}
''Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series'' was an adaptation of [[Halo: The Fall of Reach|the novel of the same name]]. It was included with the ''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition]]'', released on October 27, 2015 and viewable on the Halo Channel. It was later released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 1, 2015. The story focused on the origins of John-117, Blue Team, and the [[SPARTAN-II program]]. There were some [[List of changes in Halo: The Fall of Reach rereleases#Fall of Reach animated adaptation|differences]] with the novel, to align the animated series more with ''Halo 5: Guardians''.

===''Halo 5: Guardians''===
{{Main|Halo 5: Guardians}}
''The Journey'' led up to ''Halo 5: Guardians'', the second game in the [[Reclaimer Saga]]. It was the first ''Halo'' title developed entirely for the Xbox One console.<ref name="Great"/> The game was released on October 27, 2015. It told the story of Master Chief and Blue Team going AWOL to find [[Cortana]], with Locke and Fireteam Osiris being sent to bring them back to the UNSC. The story concluded with the rise of the [[Created]], according to Cortana's plan.

===''Halo: The Television Series''===
{{Main|Halo: The Television Series}}
''Halo: The Television Series'' was originally announced for fall 2015, to coincide with the release of ''Halo 5: Guardians''.<ref name="Wire"/> It was subsequently delayed. It is unknown whether the series is still considered as a part of the "journey" and ''Halo 5''-related media.

==Sources==
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==See also==
*[[Reclaimer Saga]]

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