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'''''Vertical Umbrage''''' | [[File:VerticalUmbrage Shadow Cover.jpg|thumb|300px|''Vertical Umbrage'' keyart by [[:Category:Images by William Cameron|William "Pixelflare" Cameron]].{{Ref/Reuse|CFAuditory}}]] | ||
'''''Halo: Vertical Umbrage''''' was the first short story in the [[Halo Waypoint Chronicle]]s series written by [[343 Industries]] and released on [[2022#November|November 7, 2022]], to celebrate the ten-year anniversary of the release of ''[[Halo 4]]''. The story is set in early [[2558]] during the [[Requiem Campaign]], concurrently with the [[Spartan Ops]] mission [[Memento Mori/Everything Has Gone Wrong|Everything Has Gone Wrong]]. The story follows the [[SPARTAN-IV program|SPARTAN-IV]] soldiers of [[Fireteam Shadow]] as they board the {{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}} ''[[Panom's Canticle]]'' - a series of events overheard in the Spartan Ops level but not visualised.{{Ref/Site|Id=Waypoint|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-4-vertical-umbrage|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo 4 - Vertical Umbrage|D=07|M=11|Y=2022}} | |||
The story was also later released as a free-to-download PDF (available [[#External links|here]]), and as an audiobook on YouTube narrated by [[Alex Wakeford]] (available [[#External links|here]]).{{Ref/Site|Id=CFAuditory|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-auditory-additions|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Auditory Additions|D=15|M=12|Y=2022}} | |||
==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
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*[[John-117]] {{Im}} | |||
*[[Horatio Fry]] | *[[Horatio Fry]] | ||
*[[Jason Kidman]] {{1st}} | *[[Jason Kidman]] {{1st}} | ||
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;Sangheili | ;Sangheili | ||
*[[Jul 'Mdama]] {{Mo}} | |||
*[[Ryn 'Alun]] {{1st}} | *[[Ryn 'Alun]] {{1st}} | ||
|title-2=Species| | |title-2=Species| | ||
*[[Forerunner]] {{Mo}} | |||
*[[Human]] | *[[Human]] | ||
*[[Kig-Yar]] | *[[Kig-Yar]] | ||
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|title-3=Organizations| | |title-3=Organizations| | ||
*[[Covenant]] {{Mo}} | |||
*[[Unified Earth Government]] | *[[Unified Earth Government]] | ||
**[[United Nations Space Command]] | **[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
***[[Spartan Operations]] | ***[[Spartan Operations]] | ||
****[[SPARTAN-IV program]] | ****[[SPARTAN-IV program]] | ||
*****[[Fireteam Crimson]] {{Mo}} | |||
*****[[Fireteam Shadow]] | *****[[Fireteam Shadow]] | ||
*[[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] | *[[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] | ||
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*[[Requiem]] | *[[Requiem]] | ||
**[[The Refuge (Requiem location)|The Refuge]] | **[[The Refuge (Requiem location)|The Refuge]] | ||
*[[High Charity]] {{Mo}} | *''[[High Charity]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
|title-5=Events| | |title-5=Events| | ||
*[[Battle of Requiem]] {{Mo}} | |||
*[[Requiem Campaign]] | *[[Requiem Campaign]] | ||
**[[Battle at The Refuge]] | **[[Battle at The Refuge]] | ||
**[[Operation: VERTICAL UMBRAGE]] | |||
|title-6=Weapons| | |title-6=Weapons| | ||
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*[[D79-TC Pelican]] | *[[D79-TC Pelican]] | ||
** | *{{Class|Charon|light frigate}} | ||
**{{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} {{Im}} | |||
*{{Class|Infinity|supercarrier}} | *{{Class|Infinity|supercarrier}} | ||
**{{UNSCShip|Infinity}} {{Mo}} | **{{UNSCShip|Infinity}} {{Mo}} | ||
*{{Pattern|Gloto'kef|Assault Carapace}} | *{{Pattern|Gloto'kef|Assault Carapace}} | ||
*{{Pattern| | *{{Pattern|Ru'swum|Phantom}} | ||
*{{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}} | *{{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}} | ||
**''[[Panom's Canticle]]'' | **''[[Panom's Canticle]]'' | ||
|title-8=Technology and equipment| | |title-8=Technology and equipment| | ||
*[[Summit (building)|Summit]] | |||
*[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)]] | *[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)]] | ||
**[[GOBLIN-class Mjolnir]] | **[[GOBLIN-class Mjolnir]] | ||
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*[[Type-3 active camouflage]] | *[[Type-3 active camouflage]] | ||
*[[Visual Intelligence System, Reconnaissance]] | *[[Visual Intelligence System, Reconnaissance]] | ||
*[[Wyrd optics suite|Wyrd III optics suite]] {{Im}} | |||
*[[Z-90 hardlight shield]] | *[[Z-90 hardlight shield]] | ||
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==Trivia== | |||
The Ur-Didact's quote in the story is an alternate version of his awakening originally recorded by the late voice actor David Anthony Pizzuto in the ''Composing A Universe'' featurette included in the limited edition of ''[[Halo 4: Original Soundtrack]]''. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-4-vertical-umbrage Halo 4 - Vertical Umbrage] - The official Waypoint post in which the short story was released for free. | *[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-4-vertical-umbrage Halo 4 - Vertical Umbrage] - The official Waypoint post in which the short story was released for free. | ||
*[https://wpassets.halowaypoint.com/wp-content/2022/11/Halo-Vertical-Umbrage-PDF.pdf Official ''Vertical Umbrage'' PDF] - The PDF of the short story released on Halo Waypoint ([[:File:Vertical Umbrage.pdf|Archived copy]]). | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSYtZvxAGvc Halo: Vertical Umbrage | Audiobook] - The audiobook narrated by Alex Wakeford. | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||
{{Navbox/Media/ | {{Navbox/Media/ShortStories}} | ||
[[Category:Short stories]] | [[Category:Short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Canon]] | [[Category:Canon]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:51, May 14, 2024
Halo: Vertical Umbrage was the first short story in the Halo Waypoint Chronicles series written by 343 Industries and released on November 7, 2022, to celebrate the ten-year anniversary of the release of Halo 4. The story is set in early 2558 during the Requiem Campaign, concurrently with the Spartan Ops mission Everything Has Gone Wrong. The story follows the SPARTAN-IV soldiers of Fireteam Shadow as they board the Zanar-pattern light cruiser Panom's Canticle - a series of events overheard in the Spartan Ops level but not visualised.[2]
The story was also later released as a free-to-download PDF (available here), and as an audiobook on YouTube narrated by Alex Wakeford (available here).[1]
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Trivia[edit]
The Ur-Didact's quote in the story is an alternate version of his awakening originally recorded by the late voice actor David Anthony Pizzuto in the Composing A Universe featurette included in the limited edition of Halo 4: Original Soundtrack.
External links[edit]
- Halo 4 - Vertical Umbrage - The official Waypoint post in which the short story was released for free.
- Official Vertical Umbrage PDF - The PDF of the short story released on Halo Waypoint (Archived copy).
- Halo: Vertical Umbrage | Audiobook - The audiobook narrated by Alex Wakeford.
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Auditory Additions (Retrieved on Dec 15, 2022) [archive]
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Halo 4 - Vertical Umbrage (Retrieved on Nov 7, 2022) [archive]
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