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{{Novel infobox
|image=[[File:Halo Uprising HC.png|300px]]
|author=*Brian Michael Bendis (writer)
*Alex Maleev (covers, pencils, inks)
*Matt Hollingsworth, Jose Villarrubia, June Chung (colors)
*Chris Eliopoulos (letters)
|publisher=Marvel Comics
|publication=
*[[Halo: Uprising Issue 1|Issue 1]]: August 22, 2007
*[[Halo: Uprising Issue 2|Issue 2]]: November 21st, 2007
*[[Halo: Uprising Issue 3|Issue 3]]: August 13th, 2008
*[[Halo: Uprising Issue 4|Issue 4]]: April 15th, 2009
*Hardcover collection: June 5th, 2009
*''[[Halo: Oversized Collection|Oversized Collection]]'': October 15, 2013
*''[[Halo: Legacy Collection|Legacy Collection]]'': August 11, 2021
|media=Limited series
|media-title=Availability
|length=4 issues of 40 pages each
|ISBN=[[Special:BookSources/0785128387|0785128387]]
|pagelabel=Comic series
}}
'''''Halo: Uprising''''' is a four issue comic book series published by [[Marvel Comics]]. The comic fills the gap between ''[[Halo 2]]'' and ''[[Halo 3]]'', explaining how the [[John-117|Master Chief]] returned to [[Earth]] after the [[Battle of Installation 05]] . The series was first announced at the [[2007 (real world)|2007]] New York Comic-Con. Originally intended to be finished for the release of ''Halo 3'' in September 2007, all four issues of ''Halo: Uprising'' experienced severe delays before being released.


{{Era|UP}}
A hardcover edition was released on June 5, 2009.
{{Realworld}}
 
{{Book Info
==Plot synopsis==
|name= ''Halo Uprising''
''Uprising'' opens with [[John-117]] on board the [[Anodyne Spirit|Forerunner Dreadnought]] which is on its way to [[Earth]]. Near [[Jupiter]], he is contacted by [[Io Station]], but maintains radio silence. Rampaging through the ship, he attempts to find the [[Prophet of Truth]] and assassinate him.
|image=Halo Uprising Pic.jpg
 
|imageSize=185
Meanwhile, [[James Ackerson|Colonel James Ackerson]] is being interrogated by the [[Jiralhanae]] aboard the {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}} ''[[Triumphant Declaration]]''. He is about to be killed when he coaxingly states that if "''The Covenant attack Earth...they will never find the key.''" The [[Jiralhanae Captain|Brute Captain]] interrogating Ackerson uses [[Jiralhanae combat knife|a knife]] to lacerate Ackerson until he reveals more information. Ackerson states that this key, if not found, will force [[Halo Array|the Halos]] to malfunction "''like they did before''". He also calls the key the "[[Key of Osanalan]]" and tells that it is hidden in the city of [[Cleveland]]. Ackerson then loses consciousness, leaving the Brutes confused and worried.
|Author=Brian Michael Bendis
 
|Publisher=Marvel Comics
On Earth, a new character named [[Ruwan Ackerson|Ruwan]] is introduced. He serves as a concierge for a high-line motel in Cleveland as it is attacked by the Covenant. He meets [[Myras Tyla]], a performer staying there. The two evade the Covenant through the city, but are finally caught and herded together with what seems to be most of the population of the area into [[Jacobs Field]], where the Covenant declare that to live they must find and give to them the Key of Osanalan. Myras is confused, but Ruwan states with certainty that he "''knows exactly what that is.''" Suddenly, the Covenant herding the humans at the stadium are attacked by [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODSTs]] rappelling down from [[AV-14 Hornet|Hornets]]. As everyone flees, Myras and Ruwan escape, whilst Myras questions how she had lived her life, and blames it all on her boyfriend, [[Philip]]. With twisted fervor, she pushes herself to escape, while thinking of spending a new life with Ruwan. They escape together, riding a [[M831 Troop Transport|Warthog]] to safety. They head to an old section of the city not under attack. They help themselves to some supplies on the Warthog, and set up a little camp for themselves. They chatted a while, but a [[Deutoros-pattern Scarab|Scarab]] appears. After they drive to safety, Ruwan and Myra are saved by a team of [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] and escape the city in a [[Pelican]].
|Date Released=Issue #1: August 22, 2007<br>
 
Issue #2: November 21, 2007<br>
John-117, in the meantime, finds himself faced by an extremely large force of Covenant troops. He falls to the floor after being hit by several [[assault cannon]] beams, and is confronted by a [[Jiralhanae War Chieftain|Brute Chieftain]] who begins to interrogate him about the Key of Osanalan. However, the Spartan sticks the Brute with a [[Anskum-pattern plasma grenade|plasma grenade]] and escapes. The Chief then continues his push through the ship, eventually arriving in the Prophet's chambers and setting his sights on the Prophet. He holds up his [[Type-51 Carbine|carbine]], sights the Prophet and fires a round. However, the Prophet is protected by [[energy shielding|shields]] and the Spartan is shot in the back by a [[Kig-yar|Jackal]]. He falls and lands right in front of the Prophet's Brute guards. While the Chief manages to get several shots at Truth, he soon makes his escape, as the Chief is left to fight the guards. He kills them all and starts to find a way off the ship.
Issue #3: January 30, 2008<br>
Issue #4: Unknown<br>
Hardcover collection: April 30, 2008[http://www.amazon.com/Halo-Uprising-Brian-Michael-Bendis/dp/0785128387/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1196823915&sr=1-5]
|Length=4 issues of 40 pages each
|US Price=$3.99 per issue
|Can Price=$4.75 per issue
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|ISBN-13=978-0785128380
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The '''Halo Uprising''' series was announced at the NY Comicon 2007. The first issue was pushed back for an unknown reason from July 18, 2007 to August 22, 2007. The Halo Uprising Series is a 40 page, 4 issue, comic series, with full color that is meant to bridge the gap between [[Halo 2]] and [[Halo 3]]. The comic book series are published by [[Marvel Comics]]. All release dates are to be considered highly tentative and delays are highly probable.


Issue #1 (first edition) of Halo Uprising sold out in less than 24 hours. Due to its popularity they have become rare and are selling in comic book stores for anywhere from $7.00 to $12.00. Graded copies are priced at $65.00 on Amazon.com. A second edition was printed with a black-and-white version of the original color cover with the inside artwork in color, the same as the first edition. {{fact}}
In a flashback, the Key of Osanalan is revealed to be a fictional object made up by Ruwan and his brother, James Ackerson, when they were kids. Colonel Ackerson spoke of the "key" and divulged this false information in order to prevent the Covenant from destroying Cleveland where Ruwan resided. In the Cleveland sewers, Ruwan, Myras, and a squad of UNSC Marines make their way into a secret underground [[Military base|UNSC base]]. Ruwan explains to the marines how he and his brother, Colonel James Ackerson, made up the Key of Osanalan when they were boys.


Issue #2's release has been put off for almost 3 months. It was finally released on November 21st, 2007.
The UNSC come up with an operation to leak the whereabouts of top Covenant leaders, and thus stage a significant assault on the Covenant. This is done using the "key" as bait and Ruwan insists that he be the one to deliver the key to the Covenant by himself. When the Covenant picks him up, he declares the Key of Osanalan is, in fact, himself. The plan is approved and Ruwan is injected with [[Tykos 30]], a chemical tracking compound. The ploy works, and Ruwan is taken to the [[Minister of Inquisition]] on the battlecruiser ''[[Harbinger of Piety]]''. Ruwan is still being tracked by the UNSC which the Covenant detects and falsely believes to be for rescue. However, Ruwan explains that it is actually a targeting vector before the [[Orbital defense platform|MAC platform]] ''[[Nassau Station|Nassau]]'' destroys the ''Harbinger of Piety'', killing Ruwan and the Minister of Inquisition. In the aftermath Lepidus confronts Ackerson who taunts the Brute about his wild-goose chase. Enraged, Lepidus decapitates Ackerson in retaliation.


As of mid-October 2007, Amazon.com (possibly along with other online retailers) is taking preorders on a single-volume hardcover collection of the series. It's listed under ISBN 978-0-785-12838-0.[http://www.amazon.com/Halo-Uprising/dp/0785128387/]
Meanwhile, John-117, having failed in his attempt to assassinate Truth, fights his way out of the Forerunner ship's [[airlock]] in a [[Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle|Ghost]]. On the surface of the Dreadnought, he is informed that the command ship holding the "key" is to be destroyed, and that he will be within the radius of the blast unless he takes immediate evasive maneuvers. He moves to another part of the Forerunner ship to avoid being caught in the blast's wake. The Master Chief is then ordered to find a way to return to Earth quickly. His subsequent drop can be seen in the opening cutscene of ''[[Halo 3]]''.


== Issue #1 Summary ==
==Issues==
[[Image:Back_cover.jpg|left|thumb|84px|Back cover of Halo: Uprising issue #1]]
===Issue 1===
'''Official Marvel Summary:'''
[[File:Halo Uprising Pic.jpg|right|84px]]
''The Eisner Award-winning team of superscribe Brian Michael Bendis and artist extraordinaire Alex Maleev unleash an epic story of mankind's struggle against the alien threat of the [[Covenant]]. Picking up from the conclusion of blockbuster video game [[Halo 2]], the must-read issue reveals how the [[Master Chief]], while on board a hostile ship headed towards [[Earth]], is battling against Covenant forces! Intertwined with Master Chief's interstellar one-man-war is the saga of a great American city's rebellion and downfall, two desperate lives' collision and shared fate, and the Covenant's hunt for an ancient relic of untold power and value. With hope dwindling and the fate of humanity hanging by a thread, is there any chance for a future? Read this debut issue to start the journey into the [[Halo universe]]!''
{{Main|Halo: Uprising Issue 1}}
'''Official summary:'''
{{Article quote|The Eisner Award-winning team of superscribe Brian Michael Bendis and artist extraordinaire Alex Maleev unleash an epic story of mankind's struggle against the alien threat of the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]. Picking up from the conclusion of blockbuster video game [[Halo 2]], the must-read issue reveals how the [[John-117|Master Chief]], while on board a hostile ship headed towards [[Earth]], is battling against Covenant forces! Intertwined with Master Chief's interstellar one-man-war is the saga of a great American city's rebellion and downfall, two desperate lives' collision and shared fate, and the Covenant's hunt for an ancient relic of untold power and value. With hope dwindling and the fate of humanity hanging by a thread, is there any chance for a future? Read this debut issue to start the journey into the [[Halo universe]]!}}
{{Clear}}
===Issue 2===
[[File:Jun072119d.jpg|right|84px]]
{{Main|Halo: Uprising Issue 2}}
'''Official summary:'''
{{Article quote|The Eisner Award-winning team of Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev unveil a new chapter in the Halo mythos. Master Chief is captured and interrogated by Covenant forces. While back on Earth, a star-crossed human couple tries to stay alive as every single thing they hold dear is taken from them. Earth is falling to alien invaders, and no one knows what or where the mysterious artifact known as “the Key” is. The human race is at the brink of destruction---can the bravery of a few turn the tide?}}
{{Clear}}
===Issue 3===
[[File:Halo-Uprising Cover 3.jpg|right|84px]]
{{Main|Halo: Uprising Issue 3}}
'''Official summary:'''
{{Article quote|The Earth is burning!!! Humans are running for their lives, caught in a war they did not start. How can two star-crossed lovers find their way to happiness when everything and everyone they knew is being destroyed around them?? And will the Master Chief discover the mysterious “key” that could end the war in time to save what is left of humanity?}}
{{Clear}}
===Issue 4===
[[File:1209143883 Chief in Cleveland.jpg|84px|right]]
{{Main|Halo: Uprising Issue 4}}
'''Official summary'''
{{Article quote|Here it is—the blistering conclusion to HALO: UPRISING the story that connects the video games: Halo 2 and Halo 3. Find out where Master Chief has been and where he is going, before you pick up an Xbox 360 controller and finish the fight. Meanwhile, Earth is under siege—the human resistance is faced with impossible odds with no hope in sight against the overwhelming Covenant forces. Be there to see the event that may turn the tide of the entire war. From the creative collaboration of the Eisner Award-winning creative team of Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev (New Avengers, Daredevil) comes the final issue of this explosive interstellar epic arc!}}
{{Clear}}


On some pages the Covenant speak... well Covenant... See [[Covenant language]]
==Appearances==
{{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-5|title-1=Characters|
*[[James Ackerson]]
*[[Ruwan Ackerson]] {{1st}}
*[[John-117]]
*[[Myras Tyla]] {{1st}}
*[[Dorii]] {{1st}}
*[[Philip]] {{Fm}}
*[[Jengi]] {{Fm}}
*[[Nindia]] {{Fm}}
*[[Ritchie]]{{1st}}
*[[Calinack]]{{1st}}
*[[Blue Leader]] {{1st}}
*[[Twyker]] {{1st}}
*[[Wesley]] {{1st}}
*[[Lepidus]] {{1st}}
*[[Prophet of Truth]]
*[[Minister of Inquisition]] {{1st}}


In the comic, the Master Chief is depicted in an unknown ship of apparent Forerunner design, with doors very similar to the sort found in [[343 Guilty Spark]] and a room similar to the one which contains a [[Seraph]] in the Halo 2 level [[The Arbiter]]. He is contacted by a base on Io, one of Jupiter's moons, but demands silence and moves on, killing a group of four Grunts, then a pair of Jackals, then another Grunt quartet. As this happens, the scene cuts to an interrogation of [[Colonel James Ackerson]], captured by the Covenant aboard the Covenant Cruiser [[Triumphant Declaration]]. He is about to be killed in celebration of the defeat of Earth before he vexingly states that if "[The Covenant] attack earth...[they will] never find the key.". The Brute Captain is intruiged by this and uses a large knife to lacerate Ackerson until he reveals that this key, if not found, will force the Halos to malfunction "like they did before", that it is hidden in the city of [[Cleveland]], and that it is called the [[Key of Osanalan]]. Before he can reveal more he either falls unconscious or dies, leaving the Brutes confused and worried. A new, self-doubting character named [[Ruwan]] is introduced who serves as a concierge for a high-line motel in Cleveland under attack by the Covenant. He meets [[Myras Tyla]], a performer staying there who comandeers several weapons from a dead marine and manages to escape with Ruwan. They try to flee in vehicles but find the road blocked, and are finally herded together with what seems to be most of the population of the area into a stadium, where the Covenant declare that to live they must find and give to them the Key of Osanalan. Myras is confused, but Ruwan states with certainty that he "knows exactly what that is."
|title-2=Species|
The Chief, in the meantime, finds himself faced by an extremely large force of Covenant troops, including at least three Hunter Pairs who fire on him simultaneously. He is hit by several beams and falls to the floor. A Brute Chieftan begins to crush him with his boot, saying that the Chief will tell them where the Key is...after they remove enough parts of his body.
*[[Human]]
*[[Kig-yar]]
*[[Mgalekgolo]]
*[[Sangheili]]
*[[San'Shyuum]]
*[[Unggoy]]
*[[Yanme'e]]


== Issue #2 Summary ==
|title-3=Organizations|
[[Image:Jun072119d.jpg|left|thumb|141px|Halo: Uprising #2 Cover]]
*[[United Nations Space Command]]
'''Official Marvel Summary:'''
**[[UNSC Defense Force]]
''The Eisner Award-winning team of Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev unveil a new chapter in the Halo mythos. Master Chief is captured and interrogated by Covenant forces. While back on Earth, a star-crossed human couple tries to stay alive as every single thing they hold dear is taken from them. Earth is falling to alien invaders, and no one knows what or where the mysterious artifact known as “the Key” is. The human race is at the brink of destruction---can the bravery of a few turn the tide?''
***[[UNSC Army]]
***[[UNSC Marine Corps]]
****[[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]
***[[UNSC Navy]]
****[[Fleet Command]]
*****[[Orbital Defense Command]]
****[[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Warfare Command]]
*****[[SPARTAN-II Program]]
*[[Covenant Empire]]
**[[Covenant fleet]]
***[[Fleet of Furious Redemption]]
***[[Truth's fleet]]
**[[Covenant Honor Guard]]
***[[Jiralhanae Honor Guardsman]]
**[[Ministry of Inquisition]] {{1st}}


the second comic opens with the master chief pinned down by a brute the brute says demon what does osnanalan mean and the chief replys it means always,always strip your enemy of their weapons before you interogate them it then follows myris tyler and ruan as the covenant who are holding them are attacked and the 2 escape in a warthog (people carrier) and eventually find somewhere quiet and kiss
|title-4=Locations|
it then follows the master chief as he picks up a pulse caribine and aims at the profit of truth
*[[Cyrus VII]] {{Fm}}
*[[Sol system]]
**[[Earth]]
***[[Australia]]
****[[Sydney]]
*****[[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]] {{Mo}}
***[[United Republic of North America]]
****[[Ohio]] {{1st}}
*****[[Akron]] {{Fm}}
*****[[Chagrin Falls]] {{1st}}
*****[[Cleveland]] {{1st}}
******[[Old Cleveland]] {{1st}}
***[[Kenya]]
****[[Mombasa]]
*****[[New Mombasa]] {{mo}}
**[[Jupiter]]
***[[Io]]
****[[Io Station]] {{Fm}}
**[[Mars]]
***[[Mare Erythraeum]] {{Mo}}


== Issue #3 Summary ==
|title-5=Events|
[[Image:Halo-Uprising Cover 3.jpg|right|thumb|141px|Halo: Uprising #3 Cover]]
*[[Human-Covenant War]]
'''Official Marvel Summary:'''
**[[Battle for Earth]]
''The Earth is burning!!! Humans are running for their lives, caught in a war they did not start. How can two star-crossed lovers find their way to happiness when everything and everyone they knew is being destroyed around them?? And will the Master Chief discover the mysterious “key” that could end the war in time to save what is left of humanity?
***[[Scramble onboard Forerunner Dreadnought]] {{1st}}
****[[Battle of Cleveland]] {{1st}}
***[[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]] {{Fm}}


== Issue #4 Summary ==
|title-6=Vehicles|
*[[AV-14 Hornet]] {{1st}}
*[[CAS-class assault carrier]]
*{{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}
**''[[Harbinger of Piety]]'' {{1st}}
*[[D77H-TCI Pelican]]
*[[Keyship]]
**[[Forerunner]] [[Forerunner Dreadnought|Dreadnought]]
*[[Gravity throne]]
*[[M12 Force Application Vehicle]]
**[[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle]]
**[[M831 Troop Transport]]
*[[Orbital defense platform]]
**[[Nassau Station]]
*[[Pontiac GTO]]
*{{Pattern|Anskum|plasma grenade}}
*[[Barukaza Workshop Chopper]]
*[[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft]]
*{{Pattern|Ruwaa|Shadow}}
*[[Type-31 Seraph]]
*[[Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle]]
*{{Pattern|Deutoros|Scarab}}
*{{Pattern|Ru'swum|Phantom}}


'''Official Marvel Summary:''' ''Here it is -- the blistering conclusion to HALO: UPRISING!!! The story that connects the video games: Halo 2 and Halo 3. Find out where Master Chief has been and where he is going, before you pick up an Xbox 360 controller and finish the fight. Meanwhile, Earth is under siege -- the human resistance is faced with impossible odds with no hope in sight against the overwhelming Covenant forces. Be there to see the event that may turn the tide of the entire war. From the creative collaboration of the Eisner Award-winning creative team of Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev (New Avengers, Daredevil) comes the final issue of this explosive interstellar epic arc!''
|title-7=Weapons|
*[[Assault cannon]]
*[[BR55HB SR Battle Rifle]]
*[[Energy stave]]
*[[Jiralhanae combat knife]] {{1st}}
*[[MA5C Individual Combat Weapon System]] {{1st}}
*[[M6G Personal Defense Weapon System]]
*[[M7/Caseless Submachine Gun]]
*[[M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose grenade]]
*[[Gravity hammer (fiction)|gravity hammer]]
*[[Paegaas Workshop Spiker]]
*[[Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol]]
*[[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher]]
*{{Pattern|Pez'tk|fuel rod gun}}
*[[Type-50 particle beam rifle]]
*[[Type-51 Carbine]]
*[[Type-52 Pistol]]


== Author Quotes/Information ==
|title-8=Equipment and Technology|
*[[Airlock]]
*[[Bridge]]
*[[Covenant supply case]]
*[[Covenant watchtower]]
*[[Door]]
*[[Energy shielding]]
*[[Holography]]
**[[Holo-vid]]
*[[Jiralhanae power armor]]
**[[Jump pack]]
*[[Key of Osanalan]] {{1st}}
*[[Kig-yar point defense gauntlet]]
*[[Kig-yar targeting headgear]]
*[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]/[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI]]
*[[ODST armor]]
*[[Physical restraints]]
*[[Styllight]]
*[[Tykos 30]] {{1st}}
*[[Unggoy combat harness]]
**[[Methane tank]]
*[[UNSC Marine Corps Battle Dress Uniform]]
**[[CH252 helmet]]
**[[M52B body armor]]
**[[VZG7 armored boots]]
*[[Weapon attachment]]
**[[Flashlight]]
**[[Telescopic sight]]
***[[KFA-2 x2]]
}}


*"We get to fill the story for Master Chief in between Halo 2 and 3. We get Master Chief from the end of that story to the beginning of the new one."
==Publication history==
*"...new characters down on Earth that will allow a fresh perspective on the human level to the near holocaust that is taking place on Earth."
The first issue's release was pushed back for an unknown reason from July 18, 2007 to August 22, 2007, which was met. It is said that its delay was due to a last minute change in a major plot point of ''Halo'', and it was decided that ''Halo: Uprising'' needed reworking. However, due to writer Brian Michael Bendis' concurrent work on the "''Secret Invasion''" series, the release of all issues of ''Halo: Uprising'' was pushed back.
*"...can enjoy what they are reading without needing anything else but the book in their hand."
*"...honor the die hard fans with references and nods to the games and novels."
*"...you will see plenty of Master Chief in every issue."
*"The (American) city is an important key city to the war on Earth."
*Q:"How much of this civil war plays into your Covenant-based plot?"
A:"Not too much. It is referenced but it's not really the focus of the story."
*Q:"Will the Flood and/or Gravemind be involved? Will Cortana?"
A:"I can't say much about the Flood for now, but Cortana and the Master Chief were separated at the end of Halo 2, and our story is with him - so no Cortana."
*"Cliffhangers galore from issue to issue. But the story itself should have some resolution and a lot of hope for the future Halo stories."
Quotes and entire interview on IGN can be found below.


== Credits ==
Issue #1 of ''Halo Uprising'' sold out in less than 24 hours.<ref>[http://www.marvel.com/news/comicstories.1470.Halo_Uprising_1_Returns_With_New_Printing '''Marvel''': ''Halo Uprising #1 sells out in less than 24 hours'']</ref> Due to its popularity they have become rare and are selling in comic book stores for anywhere from $7.00 to $12.00. Graded copies are priced at $65.00 on Amazon.com. A second edition was also printed. It has a black-and-white cover but the inside contents are in color.


*Alex Maleev - Covers, Penciling, Inking
Issue #2's original date of August 29, 2007 was pushed back a couple times and released on November 21, 2007. #3 was originally slated for a September 26, 2007 release but was pushed back around ten times to its final release date of August 13, 2008. #4 had also seen a similar number of delays from its original October 31, 2007 release, and was finally released on April 15, 2009.
*Matt Hollingsworth - Coloring
*Chris Eliopoulos - Lettering
*Brian Michael Bendis -Author


== Issues ==
On June 5 Marvel Comics released a hardcover version of ''Halo: Uprising'' which includes ''Halo: Uprising'' Issues #1 to #4 along with Marvel Spotlight: Halo, a series of interviews with the team who worked on Halo: Uprising and the team from Bungie who helped with the comic's production.


*[[Halo: Uprising Issue 1|Issue #1]]
The comic was later included in two [[compilation]] re-releases alongside ''[[Halo: Helljumper]]'' and ''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''; [[2013]]'s ''[[Halo: Oversized Collection|Oversized Collection]]'' and [[2021 (real world)|2021]]'s ''[[Halo: Legacy Collection|Legacy Collection]]''.
*[[Halo: Uprising Issue 2|Issue #2]]
*[[Halo: Uprising Issue 3|Issue #3]]
*[[Halo: Uprising Issue 4|Issue #4]]


== External Links ==
==Trivia==
*All the covers of the Uprising comics show Master Chief on Earth, but in all of the comics he is still in the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]].


*[http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?book_id=7013 Halo Uprising #1]
*In ''Issue 4'', when the Prophet asks, ''"Tell us, creature...what do you open?"'', Ruwan appears to say that he can open Halo. However, the panels span across the two pages and are not meant to be read in that order. Ruwan was in fact answering the Minister's demand of, ''"Tell us what you know of the Halo."''.
*[http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?book_id=7212 Halo Uprising #2]
*[http://marvel.com/catalog/?book_id=7336 Halo Uprising #3]
*[http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=121571 Newsarama Interview with Halo Uprising writer Brian Michael Bendis]
*[http://comics.ign.com/articles/789/789811p1.html IGN Interview with Halo Uprising writer Brian Michael Bendis]
*[http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/halo3/news.html?sid=6176589 Gamespot interview with Halo Uprising writer Brian Michael Bendis]
*[http://comics.ign.com/articles/814/814538p1.html IGN Review of Halo Uprising #1]
*[http://www.marvel.com/news/comicstories.1470.Halo_Uprising_1_Returns_With_New_Printing Halo Uprising #1 sells out in less than 24 hours]
*[http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=12448 Comic Book Resources Interview with editor Ruwan Jayatilleke]


== Sources ==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HU Propaganda Poster 1.jpg|Propaganda poster created for Halo: Uprising.
File:HU Propaganda Poster 2.jpg|Propaganda poster created for Halo: Uprising.
</gallery>


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==External links==
*[http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=121571 Newsarama Interview with ''Halo Uprising'' writer Brian Michael Bendis]
*[http://comics.ign.com/articles/789/789811p1.html IGN Interview with ''Halo Uprising'' writer Brian Michael Bendis]
*[http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/halo3/news.html?sid=6176589 Gamespot interview with ''Halo Uprising'' writer Brian Michael Bendis]
*[http://comics.ign.com/articles/814/814538p1.html IGN Review of ''Halo Uprising'' #1]
*[http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=12448 Comic Book Resources Interview with editor Ruwan Jayatilleke]


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Halo: Uprising
Halo Uprising HC.png
Attribution information

Author(s):

  • Brian Michael Bendis (writer)
  • Alex Maleev (covers, pencils, inks)
  • Matt Hollingsworth, Jose Villarrubia, June Chung (colors)
  • Chris Eliopoulos (letters)
Publication information

Publisher:

Marvel Comics

Publication date:

Availability:

Limited series

Pages:

4 issues of 40 pages each

ISBN:

0785128387

 

Halo: Uprising is a four issue comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The comic fills the gap between Halo 2 and Halo 3, explaining how the Master Chief returned to Earth after the Battle of Installation 05 . The series was first announced at the 2007 New York Comic-Con. Originally intended to be finished for the release of Halo 3 in September 2007, all four issues of Halo: Uprising experienced severe delays before being released.

A hardcover edition was released on June 5, 2009.

Plot synopsis[edit]

Uprising opens with John-117 on board the Forerunner Dreadnought which is on its way to Earth. Near Jupiter, he is contacted by Io Station, but maintains radio silence. Rampaging through the ship, he attempts to find the Prophet of Truth and assassinate him.

Meanwhile, Colonel James Ackerson is being interrogated by the Jiralhanae aboard the Ket-pattern battlecruiser Triumphant Declaration. He is about to be killed when he coaxingly states that if "The Covenant attack Earth...they will never find the key." The Brute Captain interrogating Ackerson uses a knife to lacerate Ackerson until he reveals more information. Ackerson states that this key, if not found, will force the Halos to malfunction "like they did before". He also calls the key the "Key of Osanalan" and tells that it is hidden in the city of Cleveland. Ackerson then loses consciousness, leaving the Brutes confused and worried.

On Earth, a new character named Ruwan is introduced. He serves as a concierge for a high-line motel in Cleveland as it is attacked by the Covenant. He meets Myras Tyla, a performer staying there. The two evade the Covenant through the city, but are finally caught and herded together with what seems to be most of the population of the area into Jacobs Field, where the Covenant declare that to live they must find and give to them the Key of Osanalan. Myras is confused, but Ruwan states with certainty that he "knows exactly what that is." Suddenly, the Covenant herding the humans at the stadium are attacked by ODSTs rappelling down from Hornets. As everyone flees, Myras and Ruwan escape, whilst Myras questions how she had lived her life, and blames it all on her boyfriend, Philip. With twisted fervor, she pushes herself to escape, while thinking of spending a new life with Ruwan. They escape together, riding a Warthog to safety. They head to an old section of the city not under attack. They help themselves to some supplies on the Warthog, and set up a little camp for themselves. They chatted a while, but a Scarab appears. After they drive to safety, Ruwan and Myra are saved by a team of Marines and escape the city in a Pelican.

John-117, in the meantime, finds himself faced by an extremely large force of Covenant troops. He falls to the floor after being hit by several assault cannon beams, and is confronted by a Brute Chieftain who begins to interrogate him about the Key of Osanalan. However, the Spartan sticks the Brute with a plasma grenade and escapes. The Chief then continues his push through the ship, eventually arriving in the Prophet's chambers and setting his sights on the Prophet. He holds up his carbine, sights the Prophet and fires a round. However, the Prophet is protected by shields and the Spartan is shot in the back by a Jackal. He falls and lands right in front of the Prophet's Brute guards. While the Chief manages to get several shots at Truth, he soon makes his escape, as the Chief is left to fight the guards. He kills them all and starts to find a way off the ship.

In a flashback, the Key of Osanalan is revealed to be a fictional object made up by Ruwan and his brother, James Ackerson, when they were kids. Colonel Ackerson spoke of the "key" and divulged this false information in order to prevent the Covenant from destroying Cleveland where Ruwan resided. In the Cleveland sewers, Ruwan, Myras, and a squad of UNSC Marines make their way into a secret underground UNSC base. Ruwan explains to the marines how he and his brother, Colonel James Ackerson, made up the Key of Osanalan when they were boys.

The UNSC come up with an operation to leak the whereabouts of top Covenant leaders, and thus stage a significant assault on the Covenant. This is done using the "key" as bait and Ruwan insists that he be the one to deliver the key to the Covenant by himself. When the Covenant picks him up, he declares the Key of Osanalan is, in fact, himself. The plan is approved and Ruwan is injected with Tykos 30, a chemical tracking compound. The ploy works, and Ruwan is taken to the Minister of Inquisition on the battlecruiser Harbinger of Piety. Ruwan is still being tracked by the UNSC which the Covenant detects and falsely believes to be for rescue. However, Ruwan explains that it is actually a targeting vector before the MAC platform Nassau destroys the Harbinger of Piety, killing Ruwan and the Minister of Inquisition. In the aftermath Lepidus confronts Ackerson who taunts the Brute about his wild-goose chase. Enraged, Lepidus decapitates Ackerson in retaliation.

Meanwhile, John-117, having failed in his attempt to assassinate Truth, fights his way out of the Forerunner ship's airlock in a Ghost. On the surface of the Dreadnought, he is informed that the command ship holding the "key" is to be destroyed, and that he will be within the radius of the blast unless he takes immediate evasive maneuvers. He moves to another part of the Forerunner ship to avoid being caught in the blast's wake. The Master Chief is then ordered to find a way to return to Earth quickly. His subsequent drop can be seen in the opening cutscene of Halo 3.

Issues[edit]

Issue 1[edit]

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Main article: Halo: Uprising Issue 1

Official summary:

“ The Eisner Award-winning team of superscribe Brian Michael Bendis and artist extraordinaire Alex Maleev unleash an epic story of mankind's struggle against the alien threat of the Covenant. Picking up from the conclusion of blockbuster video game Halo 2, the must-read issue reveals how the Master Chief, while on board a hostile ship headed towards Earth, is battling against Covenant forces! Intertwined with Master Chief's interstellar one-man-war is the saga of a great American city's rebellion and downfall, two desperate lives' collision and shared fate, and the Covenant's hunt for an ancient relic of untold power and value. With hope dwindling and the fate of humanity hanging by a thread, is there any chance for a future? Read this debut issue to start the journey into the Halo universe! ”

Issue 2[edit]

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Main article: Halo: Uprising Issue 2

Official summary:

“ The Eisner Award-winning team of Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev unveil a new chapter in the Halo mythos. Master Chief is captured and interrogated by Covenant forces. While back on Earth, a star-crossed human couple tries to stay alive as every single thing they hold dear is taken from them. Earth is falling to alien invaders, and no one knows what or where the mysterious artifact known as “the Key” is. The human race is at the brink of destruction---can the bravery of a few turn the tide? ”

Issue 3[edit]

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Main article: Halo: Uprising Issue 3

Official summary:

“ The Earth is burning!!! Humans are running for their lives, caught in a war they did not start. How can two star-crossed lovers find their way to happiness when everything and everyone they knew is being destroyed around them?? And will the Master Chief discover the mysterious “key” that could end the war in time to save what is left of humanity? ”

Issue 4[edit]

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Main article: Halo: Uprising Issue 4

Official summary

“ Here it is—the blistering conclusion to HALO: UPRISING the story that connects the video games: Halo 2 and Halo 3. Find out where Master Chief has been and where he is going, before you pick up an Xbox 360 controller and finish the fight. Meanwhile, Earth is under siege—the human resistance is faced with impossible odds with no hope in sight against the overwhelming Covenant forces. Be there to see the event that may turn the tide of the entire war. From the creative collaboration of the Eisner Award-winning creative team of Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev (New Avengers, Daredevil) comes the final issue of this explosive interstellar epic arc! ”

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Publication history[edit]

The first issue's release was pushed back for an unknown reason from July 18, 2007 to August 22, 2007, which was met. It is said that its delay was due to a last minute change in a major plot point of Halo, and it was decided that Halo: Uprising needed reworking. However, due to writer Brian Michael Bendis' concurrent work on the "Secret Invasion" series, the release of all issues of Halo: Uprising was pushed back.

Issue #1 of Halo Uprising sold out in less than 24 hours.[1] Due to its popularity they have become rare and are selling in comic book stores for anywhere from $7.00 to $12.00. Graded copies are priced at $65.00 on Amazon.com. A second edition was also printed. It has a black-and-white cover but the inside contents are in color.

Issue #2's original date of August 29, 2007 was pushed back a couple times and released on November 21, 2007. #3 was originally slated for a September 26, 2007 release but was pushed back around ten times to its final release date of August 13, 2008. #4 had also seen a similar number of delays from its original October 31, 2007 release, and was finally released on April 15, 2009.

On June 5 Marvel Comics released a hardcover version of Halo: Uprising which includes Halo: Uprising Issues #1 to #4 along with Marvel Spotlight: Halo, a series of interviews with the team who worked on Halo: Uprising and the team from Bungie who helped with the comic's production.

The comic was later included in two compilation re-releases alongside Halo: Helljumper and Halo: Blood Line; 2013's Oversized Collection and 2021's Legacy Collection.

Trivia[edit]

  • All the covers of the Uprising comics show Master Chief on Earth, but in all of the comics he is still in the Forerunner Dreadnought.
  • In Issue 4, when the Prophet asks, "Tell us, creature...what do you open?", Ruwan appears to say that he can open Halo. However, the panels span across the two pages and are not meant to be read in that order. Ruwan was in fact answering the Minister's demand of, "Tell us what you know of the Halo.".

Gallery[edit]

  • Propaganda poster created for Halo: Uprising.

    Propaganda poster created for Halo: Uprising.

  • Propaganda poster created for Halo: Uprising.

    Propaganda poster created for Halo: Uprising.

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Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Marvel: Halo Uprising #1 sells out in less than 24 hours

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