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| {{Title|''Halo 3: The Cradle of Life''}} | | {{Ratings}} |
| {{Status|RealWorld}} | | {{Era|H3|IRIS|RW}} |
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| |name=Halo 3: The Cradle of Life
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| |image=[[File:IRIS H3 Cradle of Life Ad.jpg|300px]] | |
| |author=[[:Category:Images by Ashley Wood|Ashley Wood]]{{Ref/Site|Id=BnetBlogMailSack4|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=news&cid=32038|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Mail Sack 4.0|D=13|M=10|Y=2014}}
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| |publication=[[2007#June|June 14, 2007]] {{C|Discovered}}{{Ref/Site|Id=BnetClue|URL=https://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=11318641|Site=Bungie.net|Page=I found the next clue!!|D=06|M=10|Y=2007}}
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| |media=[[Wikipedia:Webcomic|Webcomic]]{{Ref/Site|Id=IRISH3TCOL|URL=http://halo3.com/comic/|Site=Halo 3|Page=The Cradle of Life|LocalArchive=https://archives.halopedia.org/halo3/cradleoflife/|D=20|M=04|Y=2009}}
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| |length=4 pages {{C|1 modifiable}}{{Ref/Reuse|IRISH3TCOL}}
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| |multiseries=[[Iris]] - Episode 1: [[The Unknown Helper]]
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| '''''Halo 3: The Cradle of Life''''' is a short flash animation web comic that is tied to the [[The Unknown Helper|first episode]] of the ''[[Iris]]'' [[alternate reality game]] (ARG) campaign created for marketing ''[[Halo 3]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|IRISH3TCOL}} The comic and story were created by [[:Category:Images by Ashley Wood|Ashley Wood]] with the oversight of [[Bungie]].{{Ref/Reuse|BnetBlogMailSack4}} | | '''''[[Halo 3]]: The Cradle of Life''''' is a short flash animation web comic, one of the first parts of the ''[[Iris]]'' campaign.<ref>http://halo3.com/comic/</ref> |
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| ==Plot synopsis== | | ==Background== |
| ''The Cradle of Life'' is set 100,000 years ago prior to the [[Great Purification|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 [[Forerunner|"gods"]] are building their machines in a large lake on the plains of Africa. This structure, being constructed by several [[Strato-Sentinel]]s, appears to be the [[Portal at Voi|portal]] to the [[Installation 00|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.{{Ref/Reuse|IRISH3TCOL}}
| | It was found on June 14, 2007 by a [[Bungie]].net user, crazyBoy3<ref>http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=11318641</ref>. The link was found in a Circuit City ad, and the site was first step of what would later become the ''[[Iris]]'' viral marketing campaign. It tells a short story about a Tribal Elder of an ancient civilization, presumably very early [[Human|humanity]]. It takes place in the continent of [[Africa]], on [[Earth]], over 100,000 years ago. |
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| ==Comic panels== | | ===Synopsis=== |
| <center><gallery mode="packed-overlay">
| | ''The Cradle of Life'' tells the story of an African tribesman, [[N'chala]], who goes every morning to the same spot in the plains and watches something special. The comic implies that the [[Forerunners|"gods"]] are building a huge machine in a large lake on the plains of [[Africa]]. |
| File:IRIS H3 Cradle of Life Page 1.JPG|Page 1
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| File:IRIS H3 Cradle of Life Page 2.JPG|Page 2
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| File:IRIS H3 Cradle of Life Page 3.JPG|Page 3
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| File:IRIS H3 Cradle of Life Page 4.JPG|Page 4
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| </gallery></center>
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| ==Appearances==
| | This structure, being constructed by several [[Strato-Sentinel]]s, appears to be the [[Portal]] to the [[Installation 00|Ark]], since this is the only known [[Forerunner]] structure on [[Earth]]. |
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| '''Human'''
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| *[[N'chala]] {{1st}}
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| |title-2=Species and entities|
| | ===Comic Panels=== |
| '''Artificial'''
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| *[[Sentinel]]
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| **[[Strato-Sentinel]] {{1st}}
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| ***[[Assembler Sentinel]] {{1st}}
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| '''Sentient'''
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| *[[Forerunner]] {{Mo}}
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| *[[Human]]
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| '''Non-sentient'''
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| *African elephant {{1st}}
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| *South african cheetah {{1st}}
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| *[[Sol system]]
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| **[[Earth]]
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| ***[[Africa]]
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| ****[[Portal at Voi]] {{Mo}}
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| *[[Forerunner symbols]]
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| ==IRIS connections==
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| The website was found via an ad in the June Circuit City{{Ref/Reuse|IRISH3TCOL}} 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,{{Ref/Reuse|IRISH3TCOL}} which initially led to a site called the [[Transmission Log]].
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| ==Trivia== | |
| *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.
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| *N'chala is similar to the Arabic word, [[wikipedia:Insha'Allah|inshallah]], which means "God willing".
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
| File:IRIS H3 Cradle of Life Ad.jpg|The Ad used to lead onto the comic.
| | Image:Halo 3 Comic -1.JPG|Panel 1 |
| File:IRIS H3 Cradle of Life Page 4 Puzzle.png|Panels on the last page with the IP address "206.16.223.65" showing.
| | Image:Halo 3 Comic -2.JPG|Panel 2 |
| | Image:Halo 3 Comic -3.JPG|Panel 3 |
| | Image:Halo 3 Comic -4.JPG|Panel 4 |
| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
| | </center> |
| | ===IP Address=== |
| | On the last page of the comic, there are 3 panels. They are each able to be moved with the mouse to reveal certain numbers. When the numbers were arranged in order, they became an IP Address, [[206.16.223.65]], which lead to a site. This site was part of the ''Alternate Reality Game'', ''[[Iris]]''. |
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| | ===Trivia=== |
| | *The name "Cradle of Life" may possibly be one of the names the [[Forerunners]] gave [[Earth]] when they made landfall on the planet. |
| | *It may also 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, [[wikipedia:Insha'Allah|inshallah]], which means God willing. |
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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| ==External links== | | ==Related Articles== |
| *[http://halo3.com/comic/ ''Halo 3: The Cradle of Life''] - the original source link for the comic, though rendered defunct due to the ARG's end in [[2009#December|December 2009]]. | | *''[[Halo 3]]'' |
| *[https://archives.halopedia.org/halo3/cradleoflife/ ''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 [[Archive:Website archives|website archival]] project. | | *''[[Iris]]'' |
| | *[[Forerunners]] |
| | *[[Africa]] |
| | *[[Earth]] |
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