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==Production notes==
==Production notes==
*Though the series primarily uses ''Halo 4''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s designs for the Covenant species and their equipment, the ''[[Halo 3]]'' and ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' incarnations of certain elements appear occasionally throughout the series. Most notably, Lydus resembles the Brutes seen in ''Halo: Reach'', yet his bodyguards are clearly drawn in their ''Halo 3'' likeness. Curiously, despite his recognizable classic appearance, ''Escalation'' [[Thel 'Vadam#Production notes|depicts the Arbiter]] much like the Sangheili in ''Halo 4'' with regard to his skin tone and mouth structure. Vata Gajat's combat harness is based on a piece of concept art for ''[[Halo 4]]'', exploring the possibility that [[hard light]] technology could be incorporated into Sangheili armor.<ref>[[:File:Halo_4_Sangheili_harness_concept_art.jpg|Sangheili harness concept art for ''Halo 4'']]</ref>
*Though the series primarily uses ''Halo 4''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s designs for the Covenant species and their equipment, the ''[[Halo 3]]'' and ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' incarnations of certain elements appear occasionally throughout the series. Most notably, Lydus resembles the Brutes seen in ''Halo: Reach'', yet his bodyguards are clearly drawn in their ''Halo 3'' likeness. Curiously, despite his recognizable classic appearance, ''Escalation'' [[Thel 'Vadam#Production notes|depicts the Arbiter]] much like the Sangheili in ''Halo 4'' with regard to his skin tone and mouth structure. Vata Gajat's combat harness is based on a piece of concept art for ''[[Halo 4]]'', exploring the possibility that [[hard light]] technology could be incorporated into Sangheili armor.<ref>[[:File:Halo_4_Sangheili_harness_concept_art.jpg|Sangheili harness concept art for ''Halo 4'']]</ref>
*The solicitation for Issue 5 claims that Petra Janecek infiltrates a Sangheili holy land in search of the UNSC traitor. In the issue proper, no mention is made of the planet Karava having any religious significance; the port town of Kor Delban (the only location visited), seems to be entirely secular in function.
*The solicitation for Issue 6 claims that Petra's life is endangered by her investigation while the UNSC ''Infinity'' struggles to liberate the UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'' from Vata 'Gajat. In the released version, Janecek, Lasky, and Ray are not seen until the end of the issue when they return to ''Infinity'' without incident. Also, ''Infinity'' never actually encounters ''Spirit of Fire'': the former is ambushed by Clayton's forces while the latter (in the midst of Flood infestation) remains stranded.
*In Issue 6, Palmer's booster frame is painted with the number "0069", making it identical to [[Solomon-069]]'s booster frame in ''[[The Package]]''.
*In Issue 7, [[Oaxaca Station]] is [[:File:Oaxaca Station.jpg|depicted]] with a docked {{Class|Stalwart|light frigate}}, closely mirroring the [[:File:Macstationcairolarge1ki.jpg|appearance]] of [[Cairo Station]] and the docked {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} in ''[[Halo 2]]''.
===Mistakes===
*On a panel recounting the conclusion of the [[Second Battle of Requiem]] in Issue 1, Requiem's parent star [[Epoloch]] is depicted as disproportionately small, barely larger than the shield world.
**In some panels in Issue 1, Kig-Yar are seen with four fingers instead of three.
**In Issue 1, the visor color of the Spartan with [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/War Master|War Master]] armor is orange, yet in Issue 2 it is blue.
*Throughout the first three issues Banshees are depicted in their unpiloted stance even though they are flying. Similarly, in Issue 1 they are shown firing thin beams at DS-004, rather than the bolts that they canonically fire. This is similar to the ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' box art and very well may be a deliberate homage.
*Throughout the first three issues Banshees are depicted in their unpiloted stance even though they are flying. Similarly, in Issue 1 they are shown firing thin beams at DS-004, rather than the bolts that they canonically fire. This is similar to the ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' box art and very well may be a deliberate homage.
*In Issue 4, Commander Bradley is accidentally referred to as Lasky in one panel.
*In Issue 5, the Unggoy in Kor Delban are depicted wearing combat harnesses without breathing apparatuses or methane tanks.
**[[Zef 'Trahl]]'s hand is erroneously [[:File:Zef 'Trahl.jpg|depicted]] with a single thumb; the Sangheili have bilaterally symmetrical hands with two thumbs.
**During his flashback to the Battle of Arcadia, then-Captain Hood is shown wearing a flag officer's [[UNSC Navy Service Uniform#Decorated uniform|white service uniform]], essentially his modern uniform with different insignia and no cap. At first its shoulder boards and sleeve stripes do not properly correspond to any rank; three panels later the shoulder boards are bare yet the sleeve stripes (now closer to the cuff) denote the rank of [[lieutenant]]. His tunic mistakenly bears the twin vertical bars of a [[Captain (ground forces)|UNICOM captain]] or a Navy lieutenant rather than the perched eagle of a [[Captain (Navy)|Navy captain]], as is the case with [[Jacob Keyes#Rank|Captain Keyes]] in each of his visual appearances.
*Throughout Issue 6, Lord Terrence Hood's first name is consistently misspelled as "Terrance".
**The New Colonial Alliance's raid on ''Infinity'' is repeatedly said to have occurred four years prior, rather than five.
**The ''Spirit of Fire'' is erroneously painted with the hull number CFV-38 rather than the correct CFV-88. This is likely a result of careless referencing of [[:File:UNSC Spirit of Fire (CFV-88).png|an image]] of the ship from ''Halo Wars'', in which the first number "8" on the hull resembles a "3" due to worn paint.
*In Issue 8, Kelly-087 and Linda-058's respective roles as scout and sniper are reversed in one panel.
**In the same panel Frederic-104's name is incorrectly spelled "Fredric".


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