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'''''The Duel''''' is one of the [[seven]] short films comprising the ''[[Halo Legends]]'' anime compilation.<ref name="Polite Questions">[http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive31.pl?read=933040 '''halo.bungie.org''' ''Re: Halo Legends: Polite Questions Answered Here'']</ref><ref>[http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/100/1007244p1.html IGN.com - SDCC 09: Halo Legends In-Depth]</ref>


'''''The Duel''''' is one of the [[seven]] short films comprising the anime adaptation of the ''[[Halo]]'' universe, ''[[Halo Legends]]'' <ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=933040 Halo.Bungie.Org - Halo Legends: Polite Questions Answered Here]</ref><ref>[http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/100/1007244p1.html IGN.com - SDCC 09: Halo Legends In-Depth]</ref>. ''Duel'' takes place sometime after [[2142]] as evidenced by the appearance of [[Unggoy]] as members of the Covenant.
It was made available to watch on Saturday, November 21, 2009 on ''[[Halo Waypoint]]'', similarly to the previous segment ''[[The Babysitter]]''.
 
It was made available to watch on Saturday November 21, 2009 on [[Halo Waypoint]] similar to the previous segment [[The Babysitter]].


==Summary==
==Summary==
A [[Sangheili]] [[Arbiter (Rank)|Arbiter]] named [[Fal 'Chavamee]], who refuses to accept the [[Covenant Religion]], is charged with Heresy by a [[High Prophet]]. By order of the Prophet, a Sangheili, named [[Harka]], plans to find a way to bring Fal down. After dreaming about his meeting with the Prophet, [[Han]], Fal's wife, asks him what it was that was troubling him. Fal then tells her that she should leave for a while, but she refuses as she wanted to stay by his side as his wife.
{{Spoiler/begin}}
A [[Sangheili]] [[Arbiter]] named [[Fal 'Chavamee]], who refuses to accept the [[Covenant]] [[Covenant religion|religion]], is charged with heresy by a [[Prophet of Solemnity|High Prophet]]. By order of the Prophet, a Sangheili named [[Haka 'Suukaree|Haka]] attempts to bring Fal to ruin. After dreaming about his meeting with the Prophet, [[Han (Sangheili)|Han]], Fal's wife, asks him what it was that was troubling him. Fal then tells her that she should leave for a while, but she refuses as she wanted to stay by his side as his wife.


While training Sangheili warriors, Fal is approached by a close friend, [[Roh]]. Roh tries to convince him that The Covenant has only done good, and that by rejecting [[The Great Journey]], he will surely be stripped of his rank as the Arbiter. However, Fal does not take heed to his friend's warning, and tells him that the [[Covenant]] will try to take him down by any means necessary.
While training Sangheili warriors, Fal is approached by a close friend, [[Roh]]. Roh tries to convince him that the [[Covenant]] has only done good, and that by rejecting the Great Journey, he will surely be stripped of the rank of Arbiter. However, Fal does not take heed to his friend's warning, and tells him that the Covenant will try to take him down by any means necessary.


Harka and Roh, under the orders of [[Unidentified Prophet (The Duel)|a high prophet]], invade Fal's home and murder Han while he was away. Fal returns home to discover the bodies of his friend and Han. He is then provoked to face Harka in a fight, which was planned by the Prophet.
Under the orders of the Hierarch, Haka forces Roh to murder Han while Fal is away. Fal returns home to discover the bodies of Han and Roh. He is then provoked to face Haka in single combat.


A [[The Boatman|boatman]], who led Fal down a river to Harka's dueling place, warns the Arbiter that it is a trap. Fal ignores this, and stumbles upon a few of Harka's personal guards, who are subsequently killed. Later on his quest, an army of Sangheili, [[Kig-Yar]], [[Unggoy]], and [[Mgalekgolo]] (accompanied by [[Wraiths]] and [[Ghosts]] as well) charge towards Fal. The Arbiter's single [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|Energy Sword]], after slicing through waves of Covenant forces, is rendered useless when its battery is depleted, so he recovers two Swords from a pair of recently deceased Sangheili. Three massive Hunters, two Ghosts, and a Wraith then begin to bombard Fal at once. However, Fal annihilates the whole army, leaving only one cowardly Unggoy (who is soon killed).
A Sangheili [[The Boatman|boatman]], who led Fal down a river to Haka's dueling place, warns the Arbiter that he is entering a trap. Fal ignores this and stumbles upon a few of Haka's personal guards, whom he easily kills. Later, an army of Sangheili, [[Kig-Yar]], [[Unggoy]], and [[Mgalekgolo]], accompanied by [[Zurdo-pattern Wraith|Wraiths]] and [[Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle|Ghosts]], charge Fal. Eventually, Fal kills the entire attacking force.


Atop a [[Forerunner]] structure, Fal and Harka finally duel. It is a short lived fight, as Harka slashes Fal across his chest, mortally wounding him. To his surprise, however, Fal has impaled him on his own sword. Both fall, each having killed the other. Fal's last thoughts are of his wife, whom he had avenged.
Atop a [[Forerunner]] structure, Fal and Haka finally duel. It is a short-lived fight, as Haka slashes Fal across his chest, mortally wounding him. To his surprise, however, Fal has impaled Haka on his own sword. Both fall, each having killed the other. Fal's last thoughts are of his wife, whom he has avenged.


As a result of Fal's actions, the rank of Arbiter is stripped of its former prestige, and is given only to Sangheili who have brought shame to both themselves and the Covenant.
As a result of Fal's actions, the rank of Arbiter is stripped of its former prestige, and is given only to Sangheili who have brought shame to both themselves and the Covenant.
{{Spoiler/end}}


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
{{col-begin}}
{{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-5|title-1=Characters|
{{col-2}}
===Characters===
*[[Fal 'Chavamee]]
*[[Fal 'Chavamee]]
*[[Harka]]
*[[Haka 'Suukaree]]
*[[Han (The Duel)|Han]]
*[[Han (Sangheili)|Han]]
*[[Roh]]
*[[Roh]]
*[[The Boatman]]
*[[The Boatman]]
*[[Unidentified Prophet (The Duel)|Unidentified Prophet]]
*[[Prophet of Solemnity]]
 
===Organizations===
*[[Covenant Empire]]
**[[Covenant Army]]
**[[Covenant Navy]]


===Species===
|title-2=Species|
*[[Forerunner]] {{Mo}}
*[[Kig-yar]]
*[[Kig-yar]]
*[[Mgalekgolo]]
*[[Mgalekgolo]]
*[[Sangheili]]
*[[Sangheili]]
*[[San 'Shyuum]]
*[[San'Shyuum]]
*[[Unggoy]]
*[[Unggoy]]
{{col-2}}


===Vehicles===
|title-3=Organizations|
*[[Covenant Battleship|Battleship]]
*[[Covenant]]
*[[CCS-class Battlecruiser]]
**[[Hierarchs]]
*[[Type-25 Rapid Assault Vehicle]]
***[[Covenant military]]
*[[Type-52 Troop Carrier]]
 
*[[Type-25 Assault Gun Carriage]]
|title-4=Locations|
*[[Urs system]]
**[[Sanghelios]]


===Weapons===
|title-5=Events|
*[[History of the Covenant|Covenant History]]
**[[Arbiter|Title of Arbiter]] converted into a [[Mark of Shame|badge of shame]]
 
|title-6=Vehicles|
*{{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}
*{{Pattern|Zurdo|Wraith}}
*[[Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle]]
*{{Pattern|Ru'swum|Phantom}}
 
|title-7=Weapons|
*[[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword]]
*[[Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol]]
*[[Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol]]
*[[Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle]]
*{{Pattern|Okarda'phaa|plasma rifle}}
*[[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword]]
 
{{col-end}}
|title-8=Other|
*[[Anti-gravity chair]]
*[[Covenant religion]]
**[[List of known Covenant heretics|heretic]]
*[[Combat harness|Sangheili combat harness]]
**[[Arbiter body armor]]
*[[Unggoy combat harness]]
**[[Methane tank]]
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Before its release, the short was said to be [http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive31.pl?read=933040 "around the time of the Prophet alliance"] ([[Writ of Union|852 BCE]]), but the presence of [[Unggoy]] indicates that it must be at least [[2142]] CE. Post-release, Frankie clarified that it takes place [http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=952800 "quite late into the Covenant as a society"].
*Before its release, the short was said to focus on ''"Elites around the time of the Prophet alliance"'',{{Ref/Reuse|Polite Questions}} indicating that the episode occurs around [[852 B.C.E.|852 BCE]]. However, the presence of Unggoy indicates that it must occur no earlier than [[2142|2142 CE]]. After the episode's release, [[Frank O'Connor]] clarified that it takes place ''"...quite late into the Covenant as a society, with most of the client species either absorbed or in the process of absorption."''<ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=952800 '''halo.bungie.org:''' ''Re: Okay'']</ref> The ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' [[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|terminals]] confirm that the event portrayed took place "roughly 400 years" before [[2552]], circa 2152 CE.
*The significant Sangheili characters are given much more human-like faces. This was a stylistic choice to make them more sympathetic.<ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=952690 '''Halo.Bungie.org''': ''Re: My Thoughts *SPOILERS*'']</ref><ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=952776 '''Halo.Bungie.org''': ''Re: Okay'']</ref><ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=952832 '''Halo.Bungie.org''': ''Re: Okay addendum'']</ref> Harka's warriors have faces more typical of Sangheili in the franchise.
*The significant Sangheili characters of ''The Duel'' are depicted with fairly human-like faces. This was a stylistic choice to make them more sympathetic.<ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=952690 '''halo.bungie.org''': ''Re: My Thoughts *SPOILERS*'']</ref><ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=952776 '''halo.bungie.org''': ''Re: Okay'']</ref><ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=952832 '''Halo.Bungie.org''': ''Re: Okay addendum'']</ref> Haka's warriors have faces more typical of the Sangheili.
*After Fal says "But now the game begins and I must play." Roh is shocked and says "Fal.". But the Subtitles on the DVD instead mistakenly says that Roh called him "Thel".
*At one point in the episode's subtitle track, Fal is mistakenly called "Thel", the name of the [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]] of the ''Halo'' trilogy.
*''The Duel'' features two distinct cuts, one where the sequence with the boatman is placed prior to the film's original beginning, with the other placing it in the middle of the film, shortly before the film's climatic fight between Fal and the Covenant army.
 
==Gallery==
===Concept art===
<gallery>
File:TheDuel_Fal_Concept.png|Fal - A design of Fal as the Arbiter
File:TheDuel_Hunter_Concept.png|Hunter - An early concept of the Hunter
File:TheDuel_Kimono_Concept.png|Kimono - An artistic take on the Elite
File:TheDuel_Boatman_Concept.png|Boatman - Early concepts of the Boatman
File:TheDuel_Elite_Concept.png|Elite - A design for the Elite soldier
File:TheDuel_Haka_Concept.png|Haka - A look at the Prophet's right hand
</gallery>


==Sources==
==Sources==
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The Duel
Duel poster.jpg

Directed by:

Mamoru Oshii (creative director)
Hiroshi Yamazaki

Produced by:

Mitsuhisa Ishikawa
Rui Kuroki

Studio:

Production I.G.

Written by:

Hiroshi Yamazaki

Music by:

Yasuharu Takanashi

Distributed by:

Warner Bros.

Release date(s):

November 21, 2009 (Limited) February 16, 2010 (Full release)

Available in:

English and Japanese

 

The Duel is one of the seven short films comprising the Halo Legends anime compilation.[1][2]

It was made available to watch on Saturday, November 21, 2009 on Halo Waypoint, similarly to the previous segment The Babysitter.

Summary[edit]

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

A Sangheili Arbiter named Fal 'Chavamee, who refuses to accept the Covenant religion, is charged with heresy by a High Prophet. By order of the Prophet, a Sangheili named Haka attempts to bring Fal to ruin. After dreaming about his meeting with the Prophet, Han, Fal's wife, asks him what it was that was troubling him. Fal then tells her that she should leave for a while, but she refuses as she wanted to stay by his side as his wife.

While training Sangheili warriors, Fal is approached by a close friend, Roh. Roh tries to convince him that the Covenant has only done good, and that by rejecting the Great Journey, he will surely be stripped of the rank of Arbiter. However, Fal does not take heed to his friend's warning, and tells him that the Covenant will try to take him down by any means necessary.

Under the orders of the Hierarch, Haka forces Roh to murder Han while Fal is away. Fal returns home to discover the bodies of Han and Roh. He is then provoked to face Haka in single combat.

A Sangheili boatman, who led Fal down a river to Haka's dueling place, warns the Arbiter that he is entering a trap. Fal ignores this and stumbles upon a few of Haka's personal guards, whom he easily kills. Later, an army of Sangheili, Kig-Yar, Unggoy, and Mgalekgolo, accompanied by Wraiths and Ghosts, charge Fal. Eventually, Fal kills the entire attacking force.

Atop a Forerunner structure, Fal and Haka finally duel. It is a short-lived fight, as Haka slashes Fal across his chest, mortally wounding him. To his surprise, however, Fal has impaled Haka on his own sword. Both fall, each having killed the other. Fal's last thoughts are of his wife, whom he has avenged.

As a result of Fal's actions, the rank of Arbiter is stripped of its former prestige, and is given only to Sangheili who have brought shame to both themselves and the Covenant.

Spoilers end here.

Appearances[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • Before its release, the short was said to focus on "Elites around the time of the Prophet alliance",[1] indicating that the episode occurs around 852 BCE. However, the presence of Unggoy indicates that it must occur no earlier than 2142 CE. After the episode's release, Frank O'Connor clarified that it takes place "...quite late into the Covenant as a society, with most of the client species either absorbed or in the process of absorption."[3] The Halo 2: Anniversary terminals confirm that the event portrayed took place "roughly 400 years" before 2552, circa 2152 CE.
  • The significant Sangheili characters of The Duel are depicted with fairly human-like faces. This was a stylistic choice to make them more sympathetic.[4][5][6] Haka's warriors have faces more typical of the Sangheili.
  • At one point in the episode's subtitle track, Fal is mistakenly called "Thel", the name of the Arbiter of the Halo trilogy.
  • The Duel features two distinct cuts, one where the sequence with the boatman is placed prior to the film's original beginning, with the other placing it in the middle of the film, shortly before the film's climatic fight between Fal and the Covenant army.

Gallery[edit]

Concept art[edit]

  • Fal - A design of Fal as the Arbiter

    Fal - A design of Fal as the Arbiter

  • Hunter - An early concept of the Hunter

    Hunter - An early concept of the Hunter

  • Kimono - An artistic take on the Elite

    Kimono - An artistic take on the Elite

  • Boatman - Early concepts of the Boatman

    Boatman - Early concepts of the Boatman

  • Elite - A design for the Elite soldier

    Elite - A design for the Elite soldier

  • Haka - A look at the Prophet's right hand

    Haka - A look at the Prophet's right hand

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b halo.bungie.org Re: Halo Legends: Polite Questions Answered Here
  2. ^ IGN.com - SDCC 09: Halo Legends In-Depth
  3. ^ halo.bungie.org: Re: Okay
  4. ^ halo.bungie.org: Re: My Thoughts *SPOILERS*
  5. ^ halo.bungie.org: Re: Okay
  6. ^ Halo.Bungie.org: Re: Okay addendum

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