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The '''Halo Story Bible''', | |||
The '''Halo Story Bible''', created by [[Bungie Studios]], is the single most important object to the development of the [[Halo universe|''Halo'' universe]]. The Story Bible contains information on all the canon that has been developed. | |||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
The ''Story Bible'' is the most extensive collection of material for the ''Halo'' universe, and, to date, is also the single most secretive thing Bungie holds. The ''Story Bible'' contains background information, technical data, and other details about canon-related topics that have not been mentioned anywhere else. | |||
The ''Story Bible'' is so carefully guarded that there are only four in existence. Their physical form of it is a looseleaf binder. [[Frank O'Connor]] is in charge of making sure they are safe. When they're not with O'Connor, the binders are stored in a locked metal cabinet in the game studio's offices, which are inaccessible to the rest of Microsoft.[[http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_36/b4193032898394.htm]] [[Eric Nylund]], writer of three ''Halo'' novels, commented in a [[:Category:Letters of Canon|letter to Halopedia]] that the ''Story Bible'' was given to him during the writing of the books and quickly taken back once the novels were complete. It is apparent that the material in the ''Story Bible'' is not entirely static, as the [[Kig-yar]] homeworld of [[Eayn]] is a fictional satellite of a real extrasolar planet, [[wikipedia:HD 69830 d|HD 69830 d]], that was not discovered until May 2006. | |||
Some less-sensitive material from the ''Story Bible'' was published in the ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved: Sybex Official Strategies & Secrets]]'' strategy guide. Various portions of the ''Story Bible'', including [[weapon]]- and [[vehicle]]-related information, have been posted on [[Bungie.net]] as well. The ''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'' also contains new information on canon, and some of its content originated from the ''Story Bible''. | |||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* | *The binder is black and silver, and it weighs 10 lbs (including the contents). | ||
*During a private question and answer session, [[Martin O'Donnell]] jokingly claimed that he had memorized every chapter and verse of the ''Halo Story Bible''.{{citation needed}} | *During a private question and answer session, [[Martin O'Donnell]] jokingly claimed that he had memorized every chapter and verse of the ''Halo Story Bible''.{{citation needed}} | ||
*On February | *On February 12th, 2010, both Martin O'Donnell and [[Frank O'Connor]] joined host Chris Cashman in his booth during a special session of ''1 vs 100''. When answering a fan's question about continuity in the ''Halo'' universe, both of them jokingly referred to the ''Halo Story Bible''.{{Citation needed}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_36/b4193032898394.htm | |||
