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'''Story & Intel''' is a collection of information tied to the several seasons of ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.
'''Story & Intel''' is a collection of information tied to the several seasons of ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.


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//WARNING
//WARNING


//SPARTAN CONTAINMENT FIRETEAM COMPROMISED
//[[Flood containment Fireteam|SPARTAN CONTAINMENT FIRETEAM]] COMPROMISED


''“This is Captain [[Alvarez]] of the {{UNSCShip|Saturn}}. I am declaring [[CORRUPTER]] and [[Emergency Contact Protocol Upsilon|UPSILON protocols]]. All remaining groundside personnel have seven minutes to withdraw from Site 22 as the ''Saturn'' moves into position...”''
''“This is Captain [[Pedro Alvarez|Alvarez]] of the {{UNSCShip|Saturn}}. I am declaring [[CORRUPTER]] and [[Emergency Contact Protocol Upsilon|UPSILON protocols]]. All remaining groundside personnel have seven minutes to withdraw from Site 22 as the ''Saturn'' moves into position...”''
}}
 
==Season 5==
===Intel===
{{Tabcontainer
|title1=Intel 1|content1=
[[File:HINF S5Intel1.png|400px|center]]
'''GALLOWS'''
 
WARNING: [[Flood Super Cell|FSC]] SIGNATURE DETECTED<br>
ALERT<br>
ENERGY SHIELDS DEPLETED; ARMOR BREACH CONFIRMED<br>
SPARTAN COMPROMISED<br>
. . .<br>
FSC INFECTION CONFIRMED<br>
.<br>
COUNTERMEASURES INITIATED . . .<br>
.<br>
\[[Hydrostatic gel|HYDROSTATIC GEL LAYER]] PRESSURIZED . . . SUCCESS<br>
\[[Visual Intelligence System, Reconnaissance|GALLOWS DATALINK]] SEVERENCE . . . SUCCESS<br>
\BEGIN [[Fusion reactor|REACTOR]] DETONATION . . . FAILURE<br>
.<br>
.<br>
\CODE INJECTION DETECTED<br>
\COUNTERMEASURES CANCELED<br>
''BECOME''<br>
\[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|ARMOR]] BREACH SEALED<br>
\[[Energy shielding|ENERGY SHIELDS]] RECHARGED<br>
''BECOME''<br>
\ARMOR SYSTEMS REPAIRED<br>
''UNITY.''<br>
''SWEETNESS.''
 
|title2=Intel 2|content2=
[[File:HINF-PrismBarolon.jpg|400px|center]]
'''GHOST OF BAROLON'''{{Ref/Note|Id=GoB|'''Skies of Suban''' in ''Halo Infinite''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s main menu.}}
 
'''[[Scorrin's Blade|SCORRIN'S BLADE]] HYPERSCANNER RESULTS COLLATED BY<br>SCANNERMASTER [[Dibdib|DIBDIB]]'''
 
[[Banished|BANISHED]] [[Banished dreadnought|DREADNOUGHT]]: [[Ghost of Barolon|GHOST OF BAROLON]]
 
ARMAMENT:
 
* 1x superheavy grav-impact driver
* 6x light plasma lances
* 10x incinerator plasma cannon clusters
* 40x scindere arrays
* 24x plasma torpedo silos
* 70x pulse laser batteries
* 1x experimental volt piercer
 
'''CROSS-REFERENCE NOTES:''' ''"Looks like the big bad Banished dreadnought got some kind of hidden experimental electrolaser gun on their ship—bad news if they catch us gettin' close! Hey... you ever seen a Brute scientist? I wonder if they--"''
 
>>REPORT CLOSED
|title3=Intel 3|content3=
[[File:HINF - S5Intel3.jpg|400px|center]]
 
'''MISSING IN ACTION'''
 
'''//UNSC DATABASE<br>
//FFG-525 – [[UNSC Mortal Reverie|UNSC MORTAL REVERIE]]<br>
//PERSONNEL DOSSIERS<br>'''
 
'''NAME:''' [[Elena Bobrov|Bobrov, Elena]]<br>
'''[[Service number|SERVICE NUMBER]]:''' 91532-11116-EB<br>
'''RANK:''' [[Gunnery Sergeant]]<br>
'''HEIGHT:''' 6ft 1in (185.4cm)<br>
'''WEIGHT:''' 170lbs (77.1kg)<br>
'''BIRTH WORLD:''' [[Alluvion]]<br>
'''DATE OF BIRTH:''' [[2522#June|June 19, 2522]]<br>
 
'''NOTABLE OPERATIONS'''<br>
GySgt Elena Bobrov’s service record records marks of distinction in several major campaign areas. Notable entries include:
 
* '''[[Reach|REACH]] ([[2552]]):''' Assisted [[Gauntlet Team]] in civilian evacuation operations during [[Covenant]] [[Fall of Reach|invasion]].
* '''[[Requiem|REQUIEM]] ([[2557]]-[[2558|8]]):''' Stationed aboard [[UNSC Infinity|UNSC ''Infinity'']] during [[Requiem Campaign|both]] [[Battle of Requiem|phases]] of the Requiem mission. Assigned as [[M510 Mammoth]] crew chief for Operation: WHIRLPOOL.
* '''[[Operation: WOLFE|WOLFE]] ([[2559]]):''' Deployed to the surface of Reach alongside Spartan fireteams to engage [[Banished]] forces.
 
'''CURRENT STATUS'''
MISSING IN ACTION
 
|title4=Intel 4|content4=
[[File:HINF - S5Intel4.jpg|400px|center]]
 
'''SUNDERED STAR'''
 
'''[[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] // [[Reverse Engineering and Prototyping–Xenotechnology department|REAP-X]]'''<br>
'''R&D PRODUCTION NOTES'''<br>
 
If the end of the [[Human-Covenant War|Covenant War]] allowed us to run in the field of analyzing [[Forerunner]] technology, the awakening of [[Ur-Didact|the Didact]] in [[2557|'57]] and subsequent events concerning [[Requiem]] and the [[Created]] [[Created uprising|uprising]] pushed us to sprint.
 
Of particular interest to our ongoing efforts to unlock the potential of this ancient technology are [[Design seed|design seeds]]—machine cells encoded with data to assemble anything from advanced [[Combat skin|combat skin]] to entire starships.
 
Helmet footage from [[Blue Team]] [[Mission to Installation 03|engaging]] the Didact on [[Installation 03|Gamma Halo]] demonstrated the [[Promethean]]'s armor was adaptively capable of being attuned to weaponry used against him. If we could harness this capability for [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|Mjolnir]], it could be the biggest evolution for Spartan combat since [[Energy shielding|energy shielding]].
 
Our experiments with the former have begun yielding minimal, but promising results. Will follow up with further information shortly...
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File:HINF WU Intel - CASTLE Base Interior.png|Alternate version of the Winter Update's second intel image used on social media.
File:HINF WU Intel - CASTLE Base Interior.png|Alternate version of the Winter Update's second intel image used on social media.
File:HINF S3IntelCover.jpg|The cover image used on the [[Season 03: Echoes Within]] intel blog.
File:HINF S3IntelCover.jpg|The cover image used on the [[Season 03: Echoes Within]] intel blog.
File:HINF S5Intel1 original.png|The original image for the Season 05's first intel "Gallows", now used as the cover image for the Season 05 intel blog.
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==Notes==
{{Ref/Notes}}


==Sources==
==Sources==

Latest revision as of 03:24, July 17, 2024

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The following is a verbatim transcription of an official document for archival reasons. As the original content is transcribed word-for-word, any possible discrepancies and/or errors are included.

Story & Intel is a collection of information tied to the several seasons of Halo Infinite.

Season 2[edit]

Story[edit]

The Story So Far
Cortana’s dominion has ended, but the merciless forces of the Banished have rushed in to fill the void, decimating all who stand in their way. Spartan Commander Agryna has enlisted a new generation of Spartans and is preparing them to face the Banished—and perhaps even more dangerous foes. But a few scattered Spartans remain in the field. These Spartans are rugged and resourceful. Hunters in the dark. Lone wolves.

Intel[edit]

Intel 1

///COMMS TAP///CIV.CORP.LUXVOLUSPA///MSG:

LV106: According to the breach logs, the intrusion package was cycling an internally sourced encryption, but the retrieval signature was Jiralhanae.

LV038: I'm not surprised. Expanding our neural matrix donor pool beyond humanity was always going to draw some attention eventually. Knowing what they took, it makes complete sense.

LV106: That project was a walled garden. No one on the outside should have even known about it.

LV038: Looks like we overestimated the strength of those walls.

LV106: What would the Banished be able to do with our tech? How would they even kno--

LV038: I don't know. Nobody does. And that's what scares me the most.

Winter Update[edit]

Intel[edit]

Intel 1
HINF WU Intel - Jun-A266 Egress.jpg

EGRESS

OFFICE BLOCK: 9H7B.10

COMMREF: 572OP4MD3-H-11

SND: EXTUSR | REC: COSSPAR

RE: Nine lives?

Jun,

I took your advice about those reports. Problem is, there are several—and they don’t exactly line up. Take ITEM/466F41.LV for example, which has you crossing paths with elements of WHITE GLOVE. It notes here the loss of several personnel to a Hunter pair and squad of SpecOps Sangheili, but somehow Charlie Hotel was still able to complete her objectives at CASTLE. Of course, Covenant artillery and orbital impacts in that area make some of these details seem… debatable at best. But a second report has you rendezvous with Beta-Red for an exfil run that only shows up on a few random manifests. And the other account I pulled honestly seems too absurd to even entertain, but I can send it along anyway if you’re interested in the comedic value.

Season 3[edit]

Intel[edit]

Intel 1
A burning M12B Warthog used for Season 03's first intel.

CURIOSITY & CASUALTY

S3-COMMREF: [ENCRYPTED]

DATE: [REDACTED], 2553

SND: [CN-BAYLEAF]

REC: [CN-FLYBALL]

RE: Operation: INTERIOR EXILE

Initial field reports are in from agents Dinh and Padraig and the initial insertion went about as well as we expected. The lead drop onto [REDACTED] went smoothly enough, but conflicting recon assessments for ingress put all three main squads in a compromised position. Just as we feared, there was enemy activity already at the dormant vessel site; casualty reports indicate that it’s definitely going to take a larger force to drive them off and begin facility construction.

From the looks of things, they should have listened to Dinh from the very beginning—we might want to consider accelerating other avenues to put him in a position to have a greater impact. As far as this particular site goes, I’m putting the final touches on an expanded requisition request to try and secure it while we can. Letting these artifacts fall into enemy hands is not an option.

Season 4[edit]

Intel[edit]

Intel 1

GOING VIRAL

But there is so much more to see!

The entire history of the Spartan program. Your weaknesses. Your failures. And now all of it belongs to the Banished!

Oh, I shall enjoy every moment of its categorization. So much of your strength is tied to the armor you wear like a second skin. What happens when it is taken away? No... what happens when it is turned against you?

And so many of you here—ah, survivors of the Apparition's burning wrath, are you? A new generation of heroes to forge a brighter future for your kind. Such delicious naivety!

Know this as you struggle in vain against the inevitable: I shall see you ALL unravel in body and spirit. I shall disseminate every secret held within this facility and within your minds. And the Banished shall feast upon what remains.

Take a look in the mirror, my little Spartans. Thralls of Iratus. Think how much better you're going to look wearing my face.

Season 5[edit]

Intel[edit]

Intel 1
HINF S5Intel1.png

GALLOWS

WARNING: FSC SIGNATURE DETECTED
ALERT
ENERGY SHIELDS DEPLETED; ARMOR BREACH CONFIRMED
SPARTAN COMPROMISED
. . .
FSC INFECTION CONFIRMED
.
COUNTERMEASURES INITIATED . . .
.
\HYDROSTATIC GEL LAYER PRESSURIZED . . . SUCCESS
\GALLOWS DATALINK SEVERENCE . . . SUCCESS
\BEGIN REACTOR DETONATION . . . FAILURE
.
.
\CODE INJECTION DETECTED
\COUNTERMEASURES CANCELED
BECOME
\ARMOR BREACH SEALED
\ENERGY SHIELDS RECHARGED
BECOME
\ARMOR SYSTEMS REPAIRED
UNITY.

SWEETNESS.

Trivia[edit]

  • According to Alex Wakeford, the team involved with the creation of the intel was tempted to name Season 3's third intel "HEX APPEAL" rather than "REVERSE ENGINEERING," in reference to the Forerunner hexagonal building blocks described in the intel and as a play on the common phrase, "sex appeal."[1]

Gallery[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Skies of Suban in Halo Infinite's main menu.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Twitter, Halo (@Halo): "The temptation we felt to title this lore about the Forerunner hex pillars "HEX APPEAL" 😶😶😶" (Retrieved on Apr 17, 2023) [archive]