Editing Halo Wars: Genesis

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|image=[[File:HW_Genesis_Cover.png|200px]]

|author=Phil Noto, Graeme Devine and [[Eric Nylund]]

|publication=February 27, 2009 (EU), March 3, 2009 (NA)

|media=Print (Hardcover)

{{quote|Halo Wars: Genesis – a beautiful graphic novel by Phil Noto, Graeme Devine and [[Eric Nylund]] chronicling the [[Second Battle of Harvest|first military campaign]] against the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]. The novel centers around the ''[[UNSC Spirit of Fire|Spirit of Fire]]'' on a mission to discover why the Covenant are so interested in the human colony world of [[Harvest]].|SOLUS from HaloWars.com.}}

[[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[Battlegroup 4]] arrives at [[Harvest]] in order to investigate an [[covenant Empire|unknown aggression]] on October the [[List of "seven" references in Halo|7th]] [[2525]]: upon receiving a communication message, already translated by the Covenant to, "Your destruction is the will of the Gods, and we are their instrument", the ''[[CMA Vostok|Vostok]]'' and the ''[[CMA Arabia|Arabia]]'' are destroyed by an alien vessel. The ''[[CMA Heracles|Heracles]]'' retreats. On the planet [[Reach]], [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] brass compare the event with the [[Battle of Chi Ceti]] and ask a retired [[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston Cole]] to command a force to retake Harvest. He and his fleet arrive at Harvest on the 1st of March 2526, just to find the same ship which destroyed the two frigates a few months earlier. The UNSC ships succeeded in defeating the Covenant vessel, but lost ships in the process.

Since the impossibility of keeping the offensive a secret, the news about Cole now commanding the whole UNSC Fleet goes public and he continues to fight the Covenant throughout the [[Outer Colonies]] until [[2531]].

January 3, [[2531]]: [[UNSC Spirit of Fire|UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'']] is sent to [[Harvest]] to assist the crippled [[UNSC Prophecy|UNSC ''Prophecy'']]. Before making the jump to the colony world [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[James Gregory Cutter]] inspects the [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] and the drop bay of the ship, while his history is told during the travel.

As the ship arrives near the ''Prophecy'', Serina hypothesizes the only reason ONI knew about the crippled ship so fast is they were there when the misdeed occurred. Cutter orders the ''Prophecy'''s Nav Database and survivors to be recovered: Fire Teams Echo, India, Lima and November's Pelicans take off while the ''Spirit of Fire'' engages 4 Covenant vessels.

Sgt. [[John Forge]]'s Pelican takes off as well and heads to the ''Prophecy'' but is hit by a [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantom]] and crash-lands upon the ''Prophecy'' hull. Forge and other [[Extra-vehicular activity|EVA]] Marines breach and enter inside the ''Prophecy'' where they are attacked by [[Kig-yar Ranger|Jackal Rangers]]. Forge breaks his ankle during combat, but, with Serina's aid, is then able to find the ship's Terminal 4 to recover the ship's Black box and wipe its Nav Core, while the rest of Team Lima rescue the survivors.

Serina warns Forge that the ''Prophecy'' 's A.I. may "''act peculiar''" due to high radiation levels, and so happens: upon scanning his retina to gain access to the terminal, Forge is halted by [[FitzGibbon]], who explains he cannot allow him to enter due to his [[Career Service Vitae|CSV]]. Forge tells the A.I. he's there to ensure [[United Nations Space Command Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1|Cole Protocol]] not to be violated, and the latter lets him in the terminal room enabling radiation repair routines. Forge purges the Nav Database and heads back to the Pelicans as [[FitzGibbon]] activates the ''Prophecy'''s self-destruct sequence which destroys the ship.

After the marines and Forge escape with survivors, they are taken to the med bay of the ''Spirit of Fire'', where Forge is told that there are no survivors, and that they took too much radiation when aboard the ''Prophecy'' to survive. Soon after, [[Ellen Anders]] is leaving a scientific presentation on [[Arcadia]] about [[Forerunner|unknown artifacts]] found on various planets such as [[Onyx]], (despite Onyx being a classified secret) when she is kidnapped by ONI. She is shown all of ONI's images of what appears to be a Covenant leader, which turns out to be the Arbiter. She is then sent by ONI to [[Harvest]] on the [[UNSC Last Gleaming|UNSC ''Last Gleaming'']], where she joined up with the ''Spirit of Fire'', and shows Captain Cutter everything she's learned about the [[Arbiter]] on the way.

The story then changes, to a Warlord Thrall named [[Ripa 'Moramee]], who had the honor of putting down the [[Sixteenth Unggoy Disobedience]], the heretical reign of the [[Kig-yar|Kig-Yar]] [[Kig-yar Pirate Prince|Pirate Prince]] and showed a fondness of brutality. He soon developed a desire for greatness, and attempted a coup on his own clan leader, and failed. He then is sentenced to [[Weeping Shadows of Sorrow|imprisonment]]. He escapes almost instantaneously, but is caught and captured by the [[Prophet of Regret]]. Regret questions Ripa, before deciding that he will become the Seventeenth Arbiter in the line of Immaculate Succession.

The story jumps back to the ''Spirit of Fire'', where Anders and the captain discuss about the arctic region. Cutter sends Forge to assemble a team and investigate, saying they may now be able to find out why the Covenant want Harvest.

==Characters==

*[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[James Gregory Cutter]]

*[[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston Cole]]

*[[Sergeant]] [[John Forge]]

*[[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Catherine Halsey]]

*[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Maribeau Veredi]]

*[[Commander]] [[Orez]]

*[[Chris (Marine)|Chris]]

*[[FitzGibbon]]

==Credits==

*Phil Noto - Artist

*Graeme Devine - Writer.

*[[Eric Nylund]] - Writer.

*The book shows various new attributes of the [[Sangheili|Elite]] society such as prison guards, prisons, clan leaders, cities, etc.

*Various [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] and [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] ships that have not been observed before are featured in the book. It is unknown if these ships are new classes or simply a different style of artwork.

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