Editing Halo: Uprising

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*''[[Halo: Oversized Collection|Oversized Collection]]'': October 15, 2013

'''''Halo: Uprising''''' is a four issue comic book series published by [[Marvel Comics]]. The comic fills the gap between ''[[Halo 2]]'' and ''[[Halo 3]]'', explaining how the [[John-117|Master Chief]] returned to [[Earth]] after the [[Battle of Installation 05]] . The series was first announced at the [[2007 (real world)|2007]] New York Comic-Con. Originally intended to be finished for the release of ''Halo 3'' in September 2007, all four issues of ''Halo: Uprising'' experienced severe delays before being released.

''Uprising'' opens with [[John-117]] on board the [[Anodyne Spirit|Forerunner Dreadnought]] which is on its way to [[Earth]]. Near [[Jupiter]], he is contacted by [[Io Station]], but maintains radio silence. Rampaging through the ship, he attempts to find the [[Prophet of Truth]] and assassinate him.

Meanwhile, [[James Ackerson|Colonel James Ackerson]] is being interrogated by the [[Jiralhanae]] aboard the {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}} ''[[Triumphant Declaration]]''. He is about to be killed when he coaxingly states that if "''The Covenant attack Earth...they will never find the key.''" The [[Jiralhanae Captain|Brute Captain]] interrogating Ackerson uses [[Jiralhanae combat knife|a knife]] to lacerate Ackerson until he reveals more information. Ackerson states that this key, if not found, will force [[Halo Array|the Halos]] to malfunction "''like they did before''". He also calls the key the "[[Key of Osanalan]]" and tells that it is hidden in the city of [[Cleveland]]. Ackerson then loses consciousness, leaving the Brutes confused and worried.

On Earth, a new character named [[Ruwan Ackerson|Ruwan]] is introduced. He serves as a concierge for a high-line motel in Cleveland as it is attacked by the Covenant. He meets [[Myras Tyla]], a performer staying there. The two evade the Covenant through the city, but are finally caught and herded together with what seems to be most of the population of the area into [[Jacobs Field]], where the Covenant declare that to live they must find and give to them the Key of Osanalan. Myras is confused, but Ruwan states with certainty that he "''knows exactly what that is.''" Suddenly, the Covenant herding the humans at the stadium are attacked by [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODSTs]] rappelling down from [[AV-14 Hornet|Hornets]]. As everyone flees, Myras and Ruwan escape, whilst Myras questions how she had lived her life, and blames it all on her boyfriend, [[Philip]]. With twisted fervor, she pushes herself to escape, while thinking of spending a new life with Ruwan. They escape together, riding a [[M831 Troop Transport|Warthog]] to safety. They head to an old section of the city not under attack. They help themselves to some supplies on the Warthog, and set up a little camp for themselves. They chatted a while, but a [[Deutoros-pattern Scarab|Scarab]] appears. After they drive to safety, Ruwan and Myra are saved by a team of [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] and escape the city in a [[Pelican]].

John-117, in the meantime, finds himself faced by an extremely large force of Covenant troops. He falls to the floor after being hit by several [[assault cannon]] beams, and is confronted by a [[Jiralhanae War Chieftain|Brute Chieftain]] who begins to interrogate him about the Key of Osanalan. However, the Spartan sticks the Brute with a [[Anskum-pattern plasma grenade|plasma grenade]] and escapes. The Chief then continues his push through the ship, eventually arriving in the Prophet's chambers and setting his sights on the Prophet. He holds up his [[Type-51 Carbine|carbine]], sights the Prophet and fires a round. However, the Prophet is protected by [[energy shielding|shields]] and the Spartan is shot in the back by a [[Kig-yar|Jackal]]. He falls and lands right in front of the Prophet's Brute guards. While the Chief manages to get several shots at Truth, he soon makes his escape, as the Chief is left to fight the guards. He kills them all and starts to find a way off the ship.

In a flashback, the Key of Osanalan is revealed to be a fictional object made up by Ruwan and his brother, James Ackerson, when they were kids. Colonel Ackerson spoke of the "key" and divulged this false information in order to prevent the Covenant from destroying Cleveland where Ruwan resided. In the Cleveland sewers, Ruwan, Myras, and a squad of UNSC Marines make their way into a secret underground [[Military base|UNSC base]]. Ruwan explains to the marines how he and his brother, Colonel James Ackerson, made up the Key of Osanalan when they were boys.

The UNSC come up with an operation to leak the whereabouts of top Covenant leaders, and thus stage a significant assault on the Covenant. This is done using the "key" as bait and Ruwan insists that he be the one to deliver the key to the Covenant by himself. When the Covenant picks him up, he declares the Key of Osanalan is, in fact, himself. The plan is approved and Ruwan is injected with [[Tykos 30]], a chemical tracking compound. The ploy works, and Ruwan is taken to the [[Minister of Inquisition]] on the battlecruiser ''[[Harbinger of Piety]]''. Ruwan is still being tracked by the UNSC which the Covenant detects and falsely believes to be for rescue. However, Ruwan explains that it is actually a targeting vector before the [[Orbital defense platform|MAC platform]] ''[[Nassau Station|Nassau]]'' destroys the ''Harbinger of Piety'', killing Ruwan and the Minister of Inquisition. In the aftermath Lepidus confronts Ackerson who taunts the Brute about his wild-goose chase. Enraged, Lepidus decapitates Ackerson in retaliation.

{{Article quote|The Eisner Award-winning team of superscribe Brian Michael Bendis and artist extraordinaire Alex Maleev unleash an epic story of mankind's struggle against the alien threat of the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]. Picking up from the conclusion of blockbuster video game [[Halo 2]], the must-read issue reveals how the [[John-117|Master Chief]], while on board a hostile ship headed towards [[Earth]], is battling against Covenant forces! Intertwined with Master Chief's interstellar one-man-war is the saga of a great American city's rebellion and downfall, two desperate lives' collision and shared fate, and the Covenant's hunt for an ancient relic of untold power and value. With hope dwindling and the fate of humanity hanging by a thread, is there any chance for a future? Read this debut issue to start the journey into the [[Halo universe]]!}}

{{Article quote|The Eisner Award-winning team of Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev unveil a new chapter in the Halo mythos. Master Chief is captured and interrogated by Covenant forces. While back on Earth, a star-crossed human couple tries to stay alive as every single thing they hold dear is taken from them. Earth is falling to alien invaders, and no one knows what or where the mysterious artifact known as “the Key” is. The human race is at the brink of destruction---can the bravery of a few turn the tide?}}

{{Article quote|The Earth is burning!!! Humans are running for their lives, caught in a war they did not start. How can two star-crossed lovers find their way to happiness when everything and everyone they knew is being destroyed around them?? And will the Master Chief discover the mysterious “key” that could end the war in time to save what is left of humanity?}}

{{Article quote|Here it is—the blistering conclusion to HALO: UPRISING the story that connects the video games: Halo 2 and Halo 3. Find out where Master Chief has been and where he is going, before you pick up an Xbox 360 controller and finish the fight. Meanwhile, Earth is under siege—the human resistance is faced with impossible odds with no hope in sight against the overwhelming Covenant forces. Be there to see the event that may turn the tide of the entire war. From the creative collaboration of the Eisner Award-winning creative team of Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev (New Avengers, Daredevil) comes the final issue of this explosive interstellar epic arc!}}

*[[Cyrus VII]] {{Fm}}

*****[[Akron]] {{Fm}}

****[[Io Station]] {{Fm}}

*[[Human-Covenant War]]

**[[Battle for Earth]]

****[[Battle of Cleveland]] {{1st}}

***[[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]] {{Fm}}

*{{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}

*{{Pattern|Anskum|plasma grenade}}

*[[Barukaza Workshop Chopper]]

*{{Pattern|Ruwaa|Shadow}}

*[[Type-31 Seraph]]

*{{Pattern|Deutoros|Scarab}}

*{{Pattern|Ru'swum|Phantom}}

*[[Gravity hammer (fiction)|gravity hammer]]

*[[Paegaas Workshop Spiker]]

*{{Pattern|Pez'tk|fuel rod gun}}

*[[Type-50 particle beam rifle]]

*[[Covenant watchtower]]

**[[Holo-vid]]

Issue #2's original date of August 29, 2007 was pushed back a couple times and released on November 21, 2007. #3 was originally slated for a September 26, 2007 release but was pushed back around ten times to its final release date of August 13, 2008. #4 had also seen a similar number of delays from its original October 31, 2007 release, and was finally released on April 15, 2009.

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