Editing Hunt the Truth

{{Title|''Hunt the Truth''}}
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{{Quote|What seems like the end, is only the beginning.|Tagline<ref name ="Official Tumblr"/>}}
'''''Hunt the Truth''''', stylized as '''''HUNT the TRUTH''''' or the hashtag '''''#HUNTtheTRUTH''''', is an ongoing marketing campaign made by ''[http://www.ayzenberg.com/ Ayzenberg Group]'' for the upcoming release of ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''<ref name="Official Tumblr">[http://huntthetruth.tumblr.com/ '''"Hunt the Truth":''' ''Official Tumblr'']</ref>, hosted on the popular microblogging and social networking site [http://www.tumblr.com Tumblr]. After a countdown ending on Sunday, March 22, 2015 at 6:00PM PST, the site displayed the ''"Halo 5 Bullet"'' trailer, as well as acting as the front page of journalist [[Benjamin Giraud]]'s hunt for the truth about the story of [[John-117|Master Chief]]. Over the course of Season 1, Giraud updated the site weekly with his "part docu-diary, part audio archive" until [[Electronic Entertainment Expo|E3 2015]] in June 14th, 2015.<ref name="wire">[http://news.xbox.com/2015/03/games-halo-5-guardians-bullet-trailer '''Xbox Wire''' - ''Ominous Halo 5: Guardians Teaser Casts a Shadow on Humanity’s Greatest Hero'']</ref><ref name="wire2">[http://news.xbox.com/2015/05/games-hunt-the-truth-podcast-episode-8?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter '''Xbox Wire''' - ''Halo 5: Guardians #HuntTheTruth - Has the Master Chief Gone AWOL?'']</ref> Season 2 will begin sometime in September, 2015.<ref>[https://twitter.com/DustStorm/status/619566371710472193 '''San Diego Comicon 2015''']</ref>

== Season 1==
{{Main|Hunt the Truth Season 1}}

Hunt the truth Season 1 started on March 22, 2015 and finished on June 14. It details the Journey Benjamin Giraud did to discover the truth on the Master Chief.

== Supplementary marketing campaigns ==
=== Live-action trailers ===
{{Main|All Hail|The Cost}}
:"''There are 2 sides to every story. ''"
Two live-action trailers were released on Sunday, March 29th, 2015 as part of the marketing campaign.

=== Halo 5: Guardians cover art puzzle ===
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Between Saturday, April 25 and Tuesday, April 28, 2015 ''Halo'' fans from around the world searched for 117 pieces of an image. These pieces of the image were found in emails from Microsoft, Twitch, YouTube videos, and Xbox.com before the puzzle was completed revealing the final ''Halo 5: Guardians'' cover art. Coincidentally, Rob Semsey, senior communications manager for the ''Halo'' franchise, claimed that the puzzle was completed at 1:17 pm PST.<ref>[https://twitter.com/RobSemsey/status/593166980380692480 '''Twitter''': ''RobSemsey (According to my sources, the Halo 5: Guardians cover art puzzle (which consisted of 117 pieces) was solved at 1:17pm PT.)'']</ref> Shortly after the puzzle's completion an animated version of the poster was uploaded to YouTube featuring some of the ''Halo 5: Guardians'' soundtrack.<ref name="XboxWireCover">[http://news.xbox.com/2015/04/games-halo-5-art-reveal-april '''Xbox Wire''': ''Halo 5: Guardians Covert Art'']</ref>
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=== Hunt the Signal ===
{{Main|Hunt the Signal}}
'''Hunt the Signal''' was an ARG related to Hunt the Truth in which teams of four competed on order to have characters in ''Halo 5: Guardians'' be created in their likeness.

=== Hunt the Master Chief ===
From Friday, May 15 to Sunday, June 14, 2015, a competition was held in Italy. Competitors had to fill in a registration form, and quickly answer five questions. The fastest eight competitors competed in a game of laser tag on June 28, 2015 for a copy of the Halo 5: Guardians Limited Collector's Edition.<ref>[http://www.findmasterchief.it/masterchief.aspx '''Hunt the Master Chief''']</ref>

==Appearances==
{{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-5|title-1=Characters|
*[[Aden Langereis]] {{1st}}
*[[Alea Maciejewski]] {{1st}}
*[[Ana Dias*Santos]] {{1st}}
*[[Andrew Del Rio]]
*[[Andy Walczak]] {{1st}}
*[[Anthony Petrosky]] {{1st}}
*[[Antonio Silva]] {{Mo}}
*[[Benjamin Giraud]]
*[[Charles Kesler]] {{1st}}
*[[Chris Stillwell]] {{1st}}
*[[Daniel Card]] {{1st}}
*[[David Barker]] {{1st}}
*[[Deon Govender]] {{Fm}}
*[[Derryl Jackson]] {{1st}}
*[[Dmitry Yudin]] {{1st}}
*[[Ellie Bloom]]
*[[Eifinn Rein]] {{1st}}
*[[Emil Rukavina]] {{1st}}
*"[[FERO]]" {{1st}}<ref>[https://twitter.com/Xbox/status/597159108953939968 '''Twitter''' - ''Xbox'']</ref>
*[[Franklin Mendez]]
*[[Gabriella Dvørak]] {{1st}}
*[[Gábor Zsolt]] {{1st}}
*[[Hollie Chu]] {{1st}}
*[[Ian Redding-Smythe]] {{1st}}
*[[Jameson Locke]]
*[[Janet Goodwin]] {{1st}}
*[[Jasper Arko]] {{1st}}
*[[John-117]]
*[[John Weiland]] {{1st}}
*[[Josh Keegan]] {{1st}}
*[[Judith Adomo]] {{1st}}
*[[Katrina]] {{Fm}}
*[[Langston]] {{C|Indirect mention}}
*[[Laura Adams]] {{Fm}}
*[[Leckie Tom]] {{1st}}
*[[Leon Stephens]] {{1st}}
*[[Lucy Quinn]] {{1st}}
*[[Matthew Drake]] {{1st}}
*[[Michael Sullivan]]
*[[Mshak Moradi]] {{1st}}
*O'Connor {{Fm}}
*[[Oscar-129]] {{Mo}}
*[[Oliver Barrett]] {{1st}}
*[[Paul Gustivson]] {{1st}}
*[[Petra Janecek]]
*[[Ray Kurzig]] {{1st}}
*[[Richard Moody]] {{1st}}
*[[Richard Sekibo]] {{Fm}}
*[[Ravi]] {{Fm}}
*[[Ryder Hannigan]] {{1st}}
*[[Silas Mogensen]] {{1st}}
*[[Simon Kensington]] {{1st}}
*[[Steve Covington]] {{1st}}
*[[Thomas Wu]] {{1st}}
|title-2=Species|
*[[Human]]
*[[Sangheili]]
|title-3=Organizations|
*[[BXR Mining Corporation]]
*[[Covenant]] {{Mo}}
*[[Insurrectionist]] {{Mo}}
**[[New Colonial Alliance]] {{Mo}}
*[[Sangheili|Unidentified Sangheili faction]] {{1st}}
*[[Sapien Sunrise]] {{Fm}}
*[[Unified Earth Government]] {{Mo}}
**[[Inner Territories Transportation Administration]] {{1st}}
**[[United Nations Space Command]]
***[[UNSC Defense Force]]
****[[UNSC Army]]
****[[UNSC Marine Corps]]
*****[[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]]
****[[UNSC Navy]]
*****[[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Warfare Command]]
******[[SPARTAN-II program]]
*****[[Office of Naval Intelligence]]
****[[SPARTAN-IV program]]
|title-4=Locations|
*[[Barrier]] {{1st}}
*[[Biko]] 
*[[Bliss]]
**[[Manikata]]
*[[Concord]]
**[[Corsica]] {{Mo}}
***[[Lethbridge]] {{Mo}}
*[[Cygnus system]]
**[[New Jerusalem]] {{Mo}}
*[[Dwarka]] {{Mo}}
*[[Epsilon Eridani system]]
**[[Reach]] {{Mo}}
***[[New Alexandria]] {{Mo}}
*[[Eridanus system]]
**[[Eridanus II]] {{Mo}}
***[[Elysium City]] {{Mo}}
****[[Elysium City Primary Education Facility Number 119]] {{Mo}}
*[[Procyon system]]
**[[Arcadia]]
***[[Pirth City]] {{Mo}}
*[[Sol system]]
**[[Earth]]
***[[Africa]]
****[[Kenya]]
*****[[New Mombasa]]
***[[North America]]
****[[United Republic of North America]]
*****Boston
**[[Mars]] {{Mo}}
**[[Saturn]]
***[[Castellaneta]]
|title-5=Events|
*[[Human-Covenant War]]
**[[Battle of Biko]] {{Mo}}
**[[Fall of Reach]] {{Im}}
**[[Battle of Earth]]
***[[Battle of New Mombasa]]
**[[Battle of Installation 00]] {{Im}}
*[[Insurrection]]
*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
**[[Raid on Biko peace talks]] {{1st}}
*[[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures]] {{Mo}}
|title-6=Weapons|
*[[M41 rocket launcher]] {{mo}}
*[[M6H magnum]]
*[[M7 SMG]]
*[[MA5D assault rifle]]
*[[Petra Janecek's revolver]]
*[[SRS99-S5 AM sniper rifle]]
|title-7=Vehicles|
*{{Class|Autumn|heavy cruiser}}
**{{UNSCShip|Unto the Breach}} {{1st}}
*{{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}
**''[[Solemn Penance]]''
*[[Hog]]
*[[Type-26 Banshee]]
*[[Type-52 Phantom]]
*[[UNSC carrier]]
**{{UNSCShip|Atlas}}
|title-8=Equipment and Technology|
*[[COM pad]]
*[[Flash cloning]] {{Mo}}
*[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]
**[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor#First generation|MJOLNIR [GEN1]]]
***[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI]] {{C|Original and Modified variants}}
**[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR [GEN2]]]
***[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Hunter|Hunter variant]]
*[[UNSC Army Battle Dress Uniform]]
}}

==Voice cast==
*[[Wikipedia:Keegan-Michael Key|Keegan Michael-Key]] as ''[[Benjamin Giraud]]''<ref name="xwire">[http://news.xbox.com/2015/05/games-hunt-the-truth-podcast-episode-8 '''Xbox Wire''': ''Has the Master Chief Gone AWOL?'']</ref>
*[[Wikipedia:Cobie Smulders|Cobie Smulders]] as ''[[Petra Janecek]]''<ref name="xwire"/>
*[[Wikipedia:Phil LaMarr|Phil LaMarr]] as ''[[Simon Kensington]]'' (aka ''"[[Deon Govender]]"''), ''[[Thomas Wu]]'', and ''[[Ray Kurzig]]''<ref name="xwire"/>
*[[Wikipedia:Tara Strong|Tara Strong]] as ''[[Ellie Bloom]]''<ref name="xwire"/>
*[[Wikipedia:Jennifer Hale|Jennifer Hale]] as ''[[Gabriella Dvørak]]''<ref name="xwire"/>
*[[Wikipedia:Kumail Nanjiani|Kumail Nanjiani]] as ''[[Mshak Moradi]]''<ref name="xwire"/>
*[[Wikipedia:Troy Baker|Troy Baker]] as ''[[Anthony Petrosky]]''<ref name="xwire"/>
*[[Wikipedia:Jerry Trainor|Jerry Trainor]] as ''[[Michael Sullivan]]''<ref name="xwire"/>
*[[Wikipedia:Steve Blum|Steve Blum]] as ''[[Paul Gustivson]]'' (aka ''"Jakob Walker"'')<ref name="xwire"/>
*[[Wikipedia:Stacy Keach|Stacy Keach]] as ''[[Franklin Mendez]]''<ref name="xwire"/>
*[[Wikipedia:Janina Gavankar|Janina Gavankar]] as ''[[FERO]]''<ref name="xwire"/>
*[[Laura Bailey]] as ''[[Katrina]]''<ref name="xwire"/>
*[[Wikipedia:Mark Rolston|Mark Rolston]] as ''[[Andrew Del Rio]]''
*[[Travis Willingham]] as ''[[Charles Kesler]]''

==Trivia==
*With each successive turn, the bullet reads: ''SON, ABDUCTEE, VICTIM, ORPHAN, RECRUIT, SOLDIER, WARRIOR, ALLY, HERO, SAVIOR, TRAITOR''. An image of this is shown below.
*''Hunt the Truth'' establishes that ''[[Halo 2]]'''s cover art is actually an in-universe photograph captured and edited by Giraud.
*The circular symbols at the top of the Death Record are actually a modified form of [[w:c:tardis:Gallifreyan_(language)|Circular Gallifreyan]] from the British television show [[w:c:tardis:Doctor_Who|''Doctor Who'']].
*Giraud's "Notice of Violation" features a QR code. When scanned, the code redirects the user to the Hunt the Truth Tumblr page.
*The officer who authorized the "Notice of Violation" ticket is a reference to [[Frank O'Connor]], with both people sharing the same last name.
*Originally the Blog Post "The Twins" image had a typo "Background Nose". This was corrected a couple hours later to "Background Noise".
*On April 24, 2015, four popular Halo YouTubers - Halo Follower, ReadyUpLive, ChiefCanuck, and Halo Canon - uploaded a video detailing that community  members would have the option to record their voice to be used in an episode of Hunt the Truth. The deadline was April 27, 2015. The voice clips appeared in Episode 6.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:H5 bullet.png|A graphic showing the successive frames of the Halo 5 "Bullet" teaser
File:Huntthetruth final.png|Halo 5 promotional art featuring Locke and John-117, displayed at the end of the "Bullet" teaser
File:Hunt the Truth avatar.png|The avatar used on the ''HUNT the TRUTH'' SoundCloud profile
File:Hunt the Truth Countdown.jpg|The countdown to the ''HUNT the TRUTH'' reveal on March 23, 2015
File:H5G - Locke vs Chief.jpg|Locke and John-117
File:Hunt the Truth - Grid.png|A grid from the site
File:StatueComp.png|The subtle differences between the two live action trailers.
File:TtT-TwitterAd.jpg|An ad for Hunt the Truth with John-117.
File:HtT-TwitterAd1.jpg|An ad for Hunt the Truth with Jameson Locke.
File:H5G-BlueTeam.jpg|[[Blue Team]] in the animated poster.
File:H5G-TeamLocke.jpg|Locke's team in the animated poster.
File:HtT-Episode6sound.png|The hidden message in Episode 6.
File:HtT-HunttheMasterChief.jpg|Hunt the Master Chief.
File:The_Twins.png|Original image of "The Twins" blog post, with the error "Background Nose".
File:HTT Voice.png|Poster for voice actor submissions for Episode 6.
File:Fero script.jpg|FERO's Season 1 script cover.
</gallery>

==Sources==
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==External links==
*[http://huntthetruth.tumblr.com/ HUNT the TRUTH]
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