Halo 3: The Cradle of Life
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June 14, 2007 (Discovered)[2] |
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4 pages (1 modifiable)[3] |
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Iris - Episode 1: The Unknown Helper |
Halo 3: The Cradle of Life is a short flash animation web comic that is tied to the first episode of the Iris alternate reality game (ARG) campaign created for marketing Halo 3.[3] The comic and story were created by Ashley Wood with the oversight of Bungie.[1]
Plot synopsis[edit]
The Cradle of Life is set 100,000 years ago prior to the firing of the Halo Array at the end of the Forerunner-Flood war. The comic tells the story of N'chala, a prehistoric human and the elder of his tribe in Africa, who goes every morning to the same spot in the plains and watches over them to observe something special happening. N'chala describes that the "gods" are building their machines in a large lake on the plains of Africa. This structure, being constructed by several Strato-Sentinels, appears to be the portal to the Ark. N'chala doesn't understand these "gods" but he is said to paint for months to tell their story, pondering if the "gods" will ever reveal themselves to him. Until then he will watch and wait.[3]
Comic panels[edit]
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CharactersHuman
Species and entitiesArtificial
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IRIS connections[edit]
The website was found via an ad in the June Circuit City[3] and Best Buy circulars. This site was part of the IRIS alternate reality game. On the last page of the comic, to tie into N'chala telling their story, there are three panels with various painted walls, each able to be moved or clicked with the mouse to reveal certain numbers. When the numbers were arranged in order, they became an IP address, 206.16.223.65,[3] which initially led to a site called the Transmission Log.
Trivia[edit]
- The name "Cradle of Life" may be a reference the fact that Earth, and more specifically Africa are seen as the birthing place of modern man.
- N'chala is similar to the Arabic word, inshallah, which means "God willing".
Gallery[edit]
The Ad used to lead onto the comic.
Panels on the last page with the IP address "206.16.223.65" showing.
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b c Bungie.net, Mail Sack 4.0 (Retrieved on Oct 13, 2014) [archive]
- ^ Bungie.net, I found the next clue!! (Retrieved on Oct 6, 2007) [archive]
- ^ a b c d e f Halo 3, The Cradle of Life (Retrieved on Apr 20, 2009) [local archive] [external archive]
External links[edit]
- Halo 3: The Cradle of Life - the original source link for the comic, though rendered defunct due to the ARG's end in December 2009.
- Halopedia Archives - Halo 3: The Cradle of Life - an archived copy of the original website as-originally presented, hosted by Halopedia as part of this website's website archival project.
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