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==Introduction==
==Human Sphere==
==Human Sphere==
===Ancient Earth===
[[File:HTMCC-HCEA Terminals LibrarianAtKilimanjaro.png]]
Emerging from prehistoric Africa, our species was one of many hominids that evolved on Earth. This period in our evolutionary history is a great mystery to scientists, with debate about what caused such a variety of hominid forms to diversify around this time, only to shortly thereafter be overtaken by a single dominant species. Homo sapiens began as a tribal species worshipping totemic animal spirits, but with an intense proclivity for exploration and adventure. This lust for the unknown led us to conquer the planet, spreading to every corner of the globe, speaking many languages, interpreting the universe through many religions, constructing great works of art. We conquered fire, tamed electricity, built great cities, learned the secrets of the universe...
<gallery>
File:H4-Terminal-Village.jpg
File:Pyramids.png
File:TerminalSydney.png
File:Atomicblast.jpg
</gallery>


===Earth===
===Earth===
[[File:Earth.JPG]]
[[File:Earth.JPG]]
...And our civilization was mighty. But this came at a cost. Overpopulation was a serious concern as more and more people crowded into less and less land, concentrating resources in cities and sucking dry the cradle of their birth. Wars between great nations swept the land, ravaging all in their wake. As our species increasingly relied on and expanded its technology, the climate itself was changed by the engines of industry. Coastlines were altered by rising sea levels. Ecosystems died out. And then, as the artificially-intelligent minds we had built sought solutions to our problems, one came... in the form of the Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine.
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:H4-Earth.jpg
File:Halo3 111898607 Medium-1-.jpg|Ecological outlook not so good in 2552
File:Halo3 111898607 Medium-1-.jpg|Ecological outlook not so good in 2552
</gallery>
</gallery>


====FTL====
====FTL====
[[File:H2ACampaign_HomeFleetInEarthOrbit.png]]
Our species was suddenly able to leave the claustrophobic confines of the Earth, to spread our wings and stretch to fill an infinite horizon of stars.
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Human Slipspace Drive.jpg|The Shaw-Fukikawa Translight Engine
File:Human Slipspace Drive.jpg|The Shaw-Fukikawa Translight Engine
File:Enc22_Odyssey.png|''The Odyssey''
File:Enc22_Odyssey.png|''The Odyssey''
</gallery>
====Terraforming====
[[File:Enc22 Mars.jpg]]
<gallery>
File:H4 Daybreak concept art.jpg
</gallery>
</gallery>


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</gallery>
</gallery>


====Spadehorn====
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:HR SpadehornSkull HiPoly.jpg
File:HR SpadehornSkull HiPoly.jpg
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File:HR Spadehorn Exploration Concept 2.jpg
File:HR Spadehorn Exploration Concept 2.jpg
File:HR Spadehorn Exploration Concept.jpg
File:HR Spadehorn Exploration Concept.jpg
</gallery>
====Gúta====
<gallery>
File:HR Guta Concept 7.jpg
File:HR Guta Concept 7.jpg
File:HR Guta Concept 2.jpg
File:HR Guta Concept 2.jpg
</gallery>
<gallery>
File:HR ReachHawk HiPoly.jpg
File:HR ReachHawk HiPoly.jpg
File:HR Porcupine Screenshot 2.png
File:HR Porcupine Screenshot 2.png
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</gallery>
</gallery>


====Eridani System====
===Eridani System===
[[File:Reach-AsteroidField.jpg]]
[[File:Reach-AsteroidField.jpg]]
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File:H5G-Paelosur.jpg|Paelosur
File:Sean-binder-eelfish-comp.jpg|Qothal "Nightmare Eel"
</gallery>


===Inner Colonies===
===Inner Colonies===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:H4 Complex UgparassaTree Concept.jpg|A tree smoked by company Have S'Moa to add unique flavor to food.
File:Enc22 SigmaOctanusIV.jpg| Sigma Octanus IV
File:H4 Complex UgparassaTree Concept.jpg|Ugparassa Tree - smoked by company Have S'Moa to add flavor to food.
</gallery>
</gallery>
====Terraforming====


===Alluvion===
===Alluvion===
[[File:Enc22 Alluvion.jpg]]
[[File:Enc22 Alluvion.jpg]]
<gallery>
File:H5G - Qothal and Paelosur.png|Identical organisms found in separate star systems.
</gallery>


===Outer Colonies===
===Outer Colonies===
<gallery>
File:Enc22 Cascade.jpg|Cascade, the "crown jewel" of the Outer Colonies.
File:Enc22 NewCarthage.jpg|New Carthage
File:Enc22 DracoIII.jpg|Draco III
File:Enc22 Concord.jpg|Concord
File:Enc22 Carrow.jpg|Carrow
File:H4 Daybreak Concept 2.jpg
File:H4 Abandon.jpg
File:H4 Abandon concept.jpg
File:H4 Longbow Concept Trees.jpg|Concord - Gore Valley Trees
File:H4 Daybreak Plant Concept.jpg
File:H4 Abandon InitialSketch.jpeg
File:H4 Abandon BeautyCorner Concept.jpeg
File:H4 - early Abandon.jpg
File:H4_Abandon_concept_art.jpg
File:H4 Abandon Creature Concept.jpg
File:HCE AmbientLife Concept 1.jpg
</gallery>


====Circinius IV====
====Circinius IV====
[[File:H4FUD CAMS concept.png]]
Pacific Northwest Planet
Pacific Northwest Planet
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:H4FUD CAMS concept.png
File:FUD - CAMS view 3.jpg
File:FUD - CAMS view 3.jpg
File:CirciniusIVMountainValley.png
File:CirciniusIVMountainValley.png
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</gallery>
</gallery>


===Onyx===
[[File:Onyxbetter.jpg]]
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Enc22 Cascade.jpg|Cascade, the "crown jewel" of the Outer Colonies.
File:Enc22 CampCurrahee.jpg
File:H4 Longbow Concept Trees.jpg|Concord - Gore Valley Trees
File:HTV S2 Onyx Concept 1.jpg
File:HCE AmbientLife Concept 1.jpg
File:HTV S2 Onyx Concept 2.jpg
</gallery>
</gallery>


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<gallery>
<gallery>
File:HW HarvestWhale Concept.jpg|Harvest Whale
File:HW SpaceOwl Concept.jpg|"Space Owl"
File:HW EelSnake Concept.jpg
File:HW ArcticIceHound Concept.jpg|"Arctic Ice Hound"
File:HW HarvestWhale Concept.jpg|"Harvest Whale"
File:HW EelSnake Concept.jpg|"Eelsnake"
File:Harvest Bird.png
</gallery>
</gallery>


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===Sanghelios===
===Sanghelios===
[[File:Sanghelios Halo5.jpg]]
[[File:Sanghelios Halo5.jpg]]
<gallery>
File:AncientSangheili.png
File:Enc22 'sKelln.jpg|'sKelln
Enc22_Concept_%27sKelln.jpg|
File:H5G-Kryn'Qodon.jpg|Kryn'qodon
File:H5G Kryn'qodon Concept 2.jpg
File:H5G Kryn'qodon Concept 1.jpg
File:H5G Kryn'qodon Renders.jpg
File:Enc22 Colo.jpg|Colo
File:Enc22 Helioskrill.jpg|Helioskrill
File:H5G-Orzil.jpg|Orzil
File:H5G-ConceptArt-Beetle1.png
File:H5G-ConceptArt-Beetle2.png
</gallery>


===Janjur Qom===
===Janjur Qom===
[[File:Enc22 JanjurQom.jpg]]
[[File:Enc22 JanjurQom.jpg]]
<gallery>
File:HM WarOfWills.jpg
</gallery>
===Te===
[[File:H2A Terminals - Te.jpg]]
<gallery>
File:H2A Terminals - First Hunters.jpg
</gallery>
===Palamok===
[[File:Enc22 Palamok.png]]
<gallery>
File:H3 GuardianForest Concept 2.jpg
</gallery>


===Eayn===
===Eayn===
[[File:Enc22 Eayn.png]]
[[File:Enc22 Eayn.png]]
<gallery>
File:Ancient KigYar.png
</gallery>


===Balaho===
===Balaho===
[[File:H2A Terminals - Damaged Balaho.jpg]]
[[File:H2A Terminals - Damaged Balaho.jpg]]
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:H2A Terminals - Unggoy on Balaho.jpg
File:H2A Terminals - Balaho glassed.jpg
</gallery>
</gallery>


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<gallery>
<gallery>
File:AncientDoisacBrutes.png
File:HINF BruteHuntConcept.jpg
File: HCE Antaeus.png|Antaeus
File: HCE Antaeus.png|Antaeus
File: HCE DobermanGator Concept.png|Dengkra
File: HCE DobermanGator Concept.png|Dengkra
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===Halo - Installation 04===
===Halo - Installation 04===
[[File:HCE-AlphaHalo-RingDetail.jpg]]
[[File:HCE-AlphaHalo-RingDetail.jpg]]
====Thorn Beast====
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Enc22 ThornBeast.jpg|Thorn Beast
File:Enc22 ThornBeast.jpg|Known to the Forerunners as "Saaliban"
File:Pre-Xbox Halo Thorn beast 1.png
File:Pre-Xbox Halo Thorn beast 1.png
File:HINF ThornBeastConcept.jpg
File:HINF ThornBeastConcept.jpg
File:HCE Digsite Wildlife.jpg
</gallery>
 
<gallery>
File:Blind wolf - deletemat (textured).jpg|Blind Wolf
File:HCE Digsite KeelbugOnCorpse.jpg|Keelbug
File:HCE Keelbug Concept 1.png
File:HCE Keelbug Concept 2.png
File:HCE Vulpard Render.png|Vulpard
File:HCE Digsite Vulpard.jpg
File:HCE Thorax Render.png|Thorax
File:HCE Threeleg Render.png|Threeleg
File:HCE Digsite Wildlife.jpg|Rockworm, Quadwing, Eye Bug
File:SeaWorms.JPG
File:HCEA Moth.png
</gallery>
</gallery>


===Delta Halo - Installation 05===
===Delta Halo - Installation 05===
[[File:Delta Halo.jpg]]
[[File:Delta Halo.jpg]]
====Quadwing====
<gallery>
File:Enc22 Quadwing.jpg|Known to the Forerunners as "Rangmejo"
File:HOD Quadwing Concept.jpg
File:HOD Quadwing Render Side.png
File:HOD Quadwing Render Back.png
File:HOD Quadwing Turnaround.gif
</gallery>


===Sarcophagus - Shield World 0006===
===Sarcophagus - Shield World 0006===
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<gallery>
<gallery>
File:HM EscapeFromOnyx3.png
File:HM EscapeFromOnyx3.png
</gallery>
====Onyx====
[[File:Onyxbetter.jpg]]
<gallery>
File:Enc22 CampCurrahee.jpg
File:HTV S2 Onyx Concept 1.jpg
File:HTV S2 Onyx Concept 2.jpg
</gallery>
</gallery>


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File:H3 Installation00 Full.jpg
File:H3 Installation00 Full.jpg
</gallery>
</gallery>
====Sky Leviathan====
<gallery>
File:Sky Leviathan 1.jpg|Known to the Forerunners as ''Olfmeri''
File:HOD SkyLeviathan Render Right.png
File:HOD SkyLeviathan Turnaround.gif
</gallery>
====Tusk Beast====


<gallery>
<gallery>
File:HW ArcticBeast Concept.jpg
File:HW ArcticBeast Concept.jpg|Known to the Forerunners as ''Chaefka''
File:Enc22 Tuskbeast.jpg
File:Enc22 Tuskbeast.jpg
File:HM-FarStorm.jpg
File:HM-FarStorm.jpg
File:HW ArcticBeast HiPoly.jpg
File:HW ArcticBeast HiPoly.jpg
File:HW ArcticBeast Render.jpg
File:HW ArcticBeast Render.jpg
</gallery>
====Blind Wolf====
<gallery>
File:Enc22-Morolaath.png|Known to the Forerunners as ''Moralaath''
File:HOD BlindWolf Turnaround.gif
File:HOD BlindWolf Concept.png
File:Hunters in the Dark full cover.jpg
File:PL - UncomfortableTruth1.jpg
</gallery>
</gallery>


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[[File:Old HW Horizon.png]]
[[File:Old HW Horizon.png]]
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:HW SpaceOwl Concept.jpg
File:HW ArcticIceHound Concept.jpg
File:HW CutCreature Render 2.jpg
File:HW CutCreature Render 2.jpg
File:HW CutCreature Render 1.jpg
File:HW CutCreature Render 1.jpg
File:HW Oxyaena Render.jpg
File:HW Oxyaena Render.jpg|Oxyaena
File:Halo Wars Mystery Bird.png
</gallery>
</gallery>


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File:H3 - Requiem clear.jpg
File:H3 - Requiem clear.jpg
File:H4-Concept-Requiem-Entrance.jpg
File:H4-Concept-Requiem-Entrance.jpg
File:H4-Concept-Requiem-Ceiling.jpg
File:H4-Concept-Shutdown-Spires.jpg
File:H4 HavenTowers Concept.jpg
File:FloatingCityConcept.jpg
File:H4-Terminal-LastCity.jpg
File:H4-Concept-Pylons-Core.jpg
</gallery>
</gallery>


[[File:H4_Requiem_jungle_concept.jpg]]
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:H4 Complex UgparassaTree Concept.jpg|The Ugparassa tree was found on Requiem.
File:Halo4 Requiem jungle concept-art.jpg
File:H4 ApexSite Concept 2.jpg
File:H4 ApexSite Concept 6.jpg
File:H4 ApexSite Concept 7.jpg
File:H4 ApexSite Concept 8.jpg
File:H4 Complex UgparassaTree Concept.jpg|The Ugparassa tree was also found on Requiem.
File:H4 RequiemSquid Concept.jpg
</gallery>
</gallery>


===Genesis - Shield World 0111===
===Genesis - Shield World 0111===
[[File:Halo 5 - Genesis.jpg]]
[[File:Halo 5 - Genesis.jpg]]
<gallery>
File:H5G-Conceptart.jpg|Fractal plant growth and infinite biodiversity.
File:H5G - Forerunner mountains 2.jpg
File:H5G - Forerunner mountains 1.jpg
File:H5G Achievement TakeAHike.png
File:H5G-Genesis concept.jpg
File:H5G - Genesis flora.jpg|Paddle Grass, Fiber Optic Succulent, Floating Lotus, Aloe Husk
File:H5G ForerunnerPlants Concept.jpg
File:H5G - deleted Forerunner wasp.jpg
File:H5G - Ambient small mammal.jpg
File:H5G-Lumenon.jpg|"Sky Rays" - Known to the Forerunners as "Lumenon"
File:H5G-Logrodite.jpg
</gallery>


===Zeta Halo - Installation 07===
===Zeta Halo - Installation 07===
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<gallery>
<gallery>
File:HINF Zeta Halo Base Map.png
File:HINF Zeta Halo Base Map.png
File:HINF Zeta Halo Dusk.png
File:HINF LakeviewConcept.jpg
</gallery>
 
====Brontothere====
<gallery>
File:HINF-Spacerhinoconcept.jpg|Known to the Forerunners as "Kaimistro"
File:Brontothere1.png
File:Brontothere2.png
File:Brontothere4.png
File:HINF Space Rhino Render 1.jpg
File:HINF Rhino Concept.png
File:SpaceRhino5.jpg
</gallery>
 
<gallery>
File:HINF Concept ZetaAnimals2.jpg
File:HINF SpaceGiraffeConcept.jpg
File:HINF SpaceGiraffeConcept.jpg
File:HINF Concept ZetaAnimals.jpg
File:HINF Concept ZetaAnimals.jpg
File:HINF Concept LizardsAndSpaceBison.jpg
File:HINF Concept LizardsAndSpaceBison.jpg
File:HINF Concept ZetaAnimals2.jpg
File:HINF ZetaFaunaConcept.jpg
File:HI Deer.jpg
File:HINF BirdFinalConcept.jpg
File:HINF BirdConcept.jpg
File:HINF FishFinalConcept.jpg
File:HINF FishConcept.jpg
File:HINF GopherConcept3.jpg
File:HINF GopherConcept1.jpg
File:HINF GopherConcept2.jpg
File:HINF GopherHoleConcept.jpg
File:HINF SpaceGoatConcept4.jpg
File:HINF SpaceGoatConcept3.jpg
File:HINF SpaceGoatConcept2.jpg
File:HINF SpaceGoatConcept1.jpg
File:HINF BirdConcepts3.jpg
File:HINF BirdConcepts2.jpg
File:HINF BirdConcepts.jpg
File:HINF SpaceLizardConcept3.jpg
File:HINF SpaceLizardConcept2.jpg
File:HINF SpaceLizardConcept.jpg
File:HINF SnakeConcept.jpg
File:HINF SpaceBatConcept.jpg
File:HINF RodentConcepts.jpg
File:HINF Wolf Concept.jpg
File:HINF BiomeConcepts.jpg
</gallery>
</gallery>
==The Flood==
An end to biodiversity everywhere.

Latest revision as of 19:06, October 21, 2024

Introduction

Human Sphere

Ancient Earth

The Librarian's final moments near Mount Kilimanjaro.

Emerging from prehistoric Africa, our species was one of many hominids that evolved on Earth. This period in our evolutionary history is a great mystery to scientists, with debate about what caused such a variety of hominid forms to diversify around this time, only to shortly thereafter be overtaken by a single dominant species. Homo sapiens began as a tribal species worshipping totemic animal spirits, but with an intense proclivity for exploration and adventure. This lust for the unknown led us to conquer the planet, spreading to every corner of the globe, speaking many languages, interpreting the universe through many religions, constructing great works of art. We conquered fire, tamed electricity, built great cities, learned the secrets of the universe...

Earth

A high-resolution view of Earth, seen in the Halo 2 theatrical trailer.

...And our civilization was mighty. But this came at a cost. Overpopulation was a serious concern as more and more people crowded into less and less land, concentrating resources in cities and sucking dry the cradle of their birth. Wars between great nations swept the land, ravaging all in their wake. As our species increasingly relied on and expanded its technology, the climate itself was changed by the engines of industry. Coastlines were altered by rising sea levels. Ecosystems died out. And then, as the artificially-intelligent minds we had built sought solutions to our problems, one came... in the form of the Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine.

FTL

H2ACampaign HomeFleetInEarthOrbit.png

Our species was suddenly able to leave the claustrophobic confines of the Earth, to spread our wings and stretch to fill an infinite horizon of stars.

Terraforming

An illustration of Mars.

Reach

Reach Orbit.png

Spadehorn

Gúta

Eridani System

Halo: Reach concept art.

Inner Colonies

Alluvion

An illustration of Concord.

Outer Colonies

Circinius IV

Concept art for the Corbulo Academy of Military Science.

Pacific Northwest Planet

Onyx

Onyxbetter.jpg

Harvest

Harvest2.jpg

Glasslands

Halo Waypoint - Meridian surface.jpg

Ecological Catastrophe

Crows have survived on glassed planets.

Covenant Sphere

Sanghelios

Sanghelios Halo5.jpg

Janjur Qom

An illustration of Janjur Qom.

Te

H2A Terminals - Te.jpg

Palamok

Illustration of Palamok in the Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)

Eayn

Illustration of Eayn in Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition).

Balaho

H2A Terminals - Damaged Balaho.jpg

Doisac

Halo Channel - Doisac.jpg

Destruction and Mass Extinction

goodnight sweet prins (rip).

Forerunner Sphere

Halo - Installation 04

HCE-AlphaHalo-RingDetail.jpg

Thorn Beast

Delta Halo - Installation 05

Delta Halo.jpg

Quadwing

Sarcophagus - Shield World 0006

Sarcophagus under UNSC control.

The Ark - Installation 00

TheArkHW2.png

Sky Leviathan

Tusk Beast

Blind Wolf

Trove - Shield World 0459

Old HW Horizon.png

Requiem - Shield World 0001

Artwork of Requiem.

Concept art of a jungle on Requiem.

Genesis - Shield World 0111

Halo 5 - Genesis.jpg

Zeta Halo - Installation 07

A view of the fractured Installation 07. From Halo Infinite campaign level Warship Gbraakon.

Brontothere

The Flood

An end to biodiversity everywhere.