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[[File:HaloWaypointChronicles Cover Compilation.jpg|300px|thumb|The cover art pieces done for the first nine Waypoint Chronicles.]]
[[File:HaloWaypointChronicles Cover Compilation.jpg|300px|thumb|The cover art pieces done for the first twelve Waypoint Chronicles.]]
'''''Halo Waypoint Chronicles''''' are a series of short stories published by [[343 Industries]] on the eponymous [[Halo Waypoint]] website, beginning in late [[2022]]. They are generally short fiction designed to feature small glimpses into aspects of the ''[[Halo]]'' universe that may not otherwise be suitable for a feature-length [[Halo novels|novel]] or game. Due to their smaller scope and nature, Waypoint Chronicles frequently feature or flesh out aspects of other ''Halo'' media, and feature increased use of weapons, vehicles, locations, and characters from the series' expanded universe. The Chronicles are written by [[Alex Wakeford]] and other members of the 343 Industries franchise writing team, and are released for free on Halo Waypoint alongside an audiobook usually narrated by Wakeford on YouTube.
'''''Halo Waypoint Chronicles''''' are a series of short stories published by [[343 Industries]]/[[Halo Studios]] on the eponymous [[Halo Waypoint]] website, beginning in late [[2022]]. They are generally short fiction designed to feature small glimpses into aspects of the ''[[Halo]]'' universe that may not otherwise be suitable for a feature-length [[Halo novels|novel]] or game. Due to their smaller scope and nature, Waypoint Chronicles frequently feature or flesh out aspects of other ''Halo'' media, and feature increased use of weapons, vehicles, locations, and characters from the series' expanded universe. The Chronicles are written by [[Alex Wakeford]], [[Jeff Easterling]], and other members of the Halo Studios franchise writing team, and are released for free on Halo Waypoint alongside an audiobook usually narrated by Wakeford on YouTube.{{Ref/YouTube|jLgH0jgAhB4|Halo|Community Stage at Halo World Championship 2024 – Day 1|Time=4552|D=17|M=11|Y=2024}}


All currently-released Waypoint Chronicles are fully-canon within the ''Halo'' universe; the alternate-universe [[Fracture]] events within ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' have their own [[Story Shard]]s which are similar in premise.
All currently-released Waypoint Chronicles are fully-canon within the ''Halo'' universe; the alternate-universe [[Fracture]] events within ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' have their own [[Story Shard]]s which are similar in premise.
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H9Pj2YhpyQ Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son | Audiobook]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H9Pj2YhpyQ Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son | Audiobook]
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| [[File:BattleForTheBloodMoon.jpg|center|x75px]] || ''[[Halo: Battle for the Blood-Moon]]'' || [[2023#November|November 27, 2023]] || Released to theme with the multiplayer map [[Prism]] and the [[Combined Arms]] event, set on the [[Sanghelios]] moon of [[Suban]]. The story depicts a part of the [[Banished]] attack against the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] on the moon, and a joint operation between the Swords and some UNSC [[SPARTAN-IV program|SPARTAN-IVs]]. ||  
| [[File:BattleForTheBloodMoon.jpg|center|x150px]] || ''[[Halo: Battle for the Blood-Moon]]'' || [[2023#November|November 27, 2023]] || Released to theme with the multiplayer map [[Prism]] and the [[Combined Arms]] event, set on the [[Sanghelios]] moon of [[Suban]]. The story depicts a part of the [[Banished]] attack against the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] on the moon, and a joint operation between the Swords and some UNSC [[SPARTAN-IV program|SPARTAN-IVs]]. ||  
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-battle-for-the-blood-moon Halo Waypoint - Halo: Battle for the Blood-Moon]
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-battle-for-the-blood-moon Halo Waypoint - Halo: Battle for the Blood-Moon]
*[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/2023_1120-waypointchronicles_battleforthebloodmoon-r03-a3e3cc23be4c413598af74154d3b85da.pdf Official ''Battle for the Blood-Moon'' PDF] ({{file link|Battle for the Blood-Moon.pdf|Archived copy}}).
*[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/2023_1120-waypointchronicles_battleforthebloodmoon-r03-a3e3cc23be4c413598af74154d3b85da.pdf Official ''Battle for the Blood-Moon'' PDF] ({{file link|Battle for the Blood-Moon.pdf|Archived copy}}).
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| [[File:Fireside Cover.jpg|center|x75px]] || ''[[Halo: Fireside]]'' || [[2024#February|February 21, 2024]] || Released on the seventh birthday of ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', and focuses on several micro slice-of-life snippets into daily life for the crew of {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} during its [[Second Ark Conflict|endless war]] on [[Installation 00|the Ark]]. ||  
| [[File:Fireside Cover.jpg|center|x75px]] || ''[[Halo: Fireside]]'' || [[2024#February|February 21, 2024]] || Released on the seventh birthday of ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', and focuses on several micro slice-of-life snippets into daily life for the crew of {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} during its [[Second Ark Conflict|endless war]] on [[Installation 00|the Ark]]. ||  
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-fireside Halo Waypoint - Halo: Fireside]
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-fireside Halo Waypoint - Halo: Fireside]
*[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/waypoint_chronicle_fireside-988f46fd42e14430a31505e872a6360f.pdf Official ''Halo: Fireside'' PDF] ({{file link|Fireside.pdf|Archived copy}}).
*[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/waypoint_chronicle_fireside-988f46fd42e14430a31505e872a6360f.pdf Official ''Fireside'' PDF] ({{file link|Fireside.pdf|Archived copy}}).
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWm9Vf7c0X4 Halo: Fireside | Audiobook]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWm9Vf7c0X4 Halo: Fireside | Audiobook]
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| [[File:TheThirdLife Cover.jpg|center|x75px]] || ''[[Halo: The Third Life]]'' || [[2024#May|May 8, 2024]] || Released to coincide with the [[Banished Honor]] update, and focuses on [[Ilsa Zane]]'s story in the aftermath of her last appearance in ''[[Episode 06: Transcendence]]'' of ''[[Hunt the Truth Season 2]]''. ||  
| [[File:TheThirdLife Cover.jpg|center|x75px]] || ''[[Halo: The Third Life]]'' || [[2024#May|May 8, 2024]] || Released to coincide with the [[Banished Honor]] update, and focuses on [[Ilsa Zane]]'s story in the aftermath of her last appearance in ''[[Episode 06: Transcendence]]'' of ''[[Hunt the Truth Season 2]]''. ||  
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-the-third-life Halo Waypoint - Halo: The Third Life]
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-the-third-life Halo Waypoint - Halo: The Third Life]
*[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/thethirdlife_pdf-40c2e964e5c1420084175c0636ee79f2.pdf Official ''Halo: The Third Life'' PDF] ({{file link|The Third Life.pdf|Archived copy}}).
*[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/thethirdlife_pdf-40c2e964e5c1420084175c0636ee79f2.pdf Official ''The Third Life'' PDF] ({{file link|The Third Life.pdf|Archived copy}}).
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfWCofw7t4Y Halo: The Third Life | Audiobook]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfWCofw7t4Y Halo: The Third Life | Audiobook]
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| [[File:AnvilAccord Cover.jpg|center|x75px]] || ''[[Halo: Anvil Accord]]'' || [[2024#July|July 22, 2024]] || Released to coincide with the [[Anvil (Operation)|Anvil operation]] for ''Halo Infinite''. Focuses on daily life aboard [[ANVIL Station]]. ||  
| [[File:AnvilAccord Cover.jpg|center|x75px]] || ''[[Halo: Anvil Accord]]'' || [[2024#July|July 22, 2024]] || Released to coincide with the [[Anvil (Operation)|Anvil operation]] for ''Halo Infinite''. Focuses on daily life aboard [[ANVIL Station]]. ||  
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-anvil-accord Halo Waypoint - Halo: Anvil Accord]
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-anvil-accord Halo Waypoint - Halo: Anvil Accord]
*[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/2024_0715-waypointchronicles-anvilaccord-r04-f169517f3f014adfa64b299d587496e3.pdf Official ''Halo: Anvil Accord'' PDF] ({{file link|Anvil Accord.pdf|Archived copy}}).
*[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/2024_0715-waypointchronicles-anvilaccord-r04-f169517f3f014adfa64b299d587496e3.pdf Official ''Anvil Accord'' PDF] ({{file link|Anvil Accord.pdf|Archived copy}}).
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbvG6vTlTaQ Halo: Anvil Accord | Audiobook]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbvG6vTlTaQ Halo: Anvil Accord | Audiobook]
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| <!--[[File:TheMachineBreaks Cover.jpg|center|x75px]]--> || ''[[Halo: The Machine Breaks]]'' || [[2024#September|September 5, 2024]] || Set in [[2558]] and focused on a malfunctioning [[Promethean Knight]] on [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] rediscovering the last vestiges of its humanity. ||  
| [[File:TheMachineBreaks Cover.jpg|center|x75px]] || ''[[Halo: The Machine Breaks]]'' || [[2024#September|September 5, 2024]] || Set in [[2558]] and focused on a malfunctioning [[Promethean Knight]] in [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] rediscovering the last vestiges of its humanity. ||  
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-the-machine-breaks Halo Waypoint - Halo: The Machine Breaks]
*[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/themachinebreaks_pdf-9d1129e19cef48689cad1dc53cc26cdb.pdf Official ''Halo: The Machine Breaks'' PDF] ({{file link|The Machine Breaks.pdf|Archived copy}}).
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRf5MJzcwqs Halo: The Machine Breaks | Audiobook]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRf5MJzcwqs Halo: The Machine Breaks | Audiobook]
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| [[File:VenezianSonata Cover.jpg|center|x75px]] || ''[[Halo: Venezian Sonata]]'' || [[2024#September|September 23, 2024]]{{Ref/Site|Id=CFDecennial|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-decennial-delights|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Decennial Delights|D=17|M=09|Y=2024}} || Released in celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', focused on an [[Operation: SONATA|operation]] made by ONI Captain [[Veronica Dare]] on [[Venezia]] before the events of ''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''.||
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-venezian-sonata Halo Waypoint - Halo: Venezian Sonata]
*[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/wc_veneziansonata_pdf-b33b239eca8c42e487da54e21a51cf5a.pdf Official ''Halo: Venezian Sonata'' PDF] ({{file link|Venezian Sonata.pdf|Archived copy}}).
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIZm3xkTcp4 Halo: Venezian Sonata | Audiobook]
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| [[File:AgeOfRetribution Cover.jpg|x75px]] || ''[[Halo: Age of Retribution]]'' || [[2024#November|November 8, 2024]]{{Ref/Site|Id=Name|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/great-journey-operation-launch|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Great Journey Operation Launch|D=05|M=11|Y=2024}} || Released in celebration of the twentieth anniversary of ''[[Halo 2]]'', focused on a group of [[Sangheili]] during the [[Great Schism]].||
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-age-of-retribution Halo: Age of Retribution]
*[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/ageofretribution_pdf-4711a6cece8540c385c364c399930a22.pdf Official ''Halo: Age of Retribution'' PDF] ({{file link|Age of Retribution.pdf|Archived copy}}).
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiwBAoPVTIQ Halo: Age of Retribution | Audiobook]
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| [[File:Whispers from the Pyre Cover.jpg|x75px]] || ''[[Halo: Whispers from the Pyre]]'' || [[2024#December|December 18, 2024]]{{Ref/Site|Id=Halodays|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/happy-halodays-2024|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Happy Halodays 2024|D=11|M=12|Y=2024}} || Released in celebration of the third anniversary of ''[[Halo Infinite]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s campaign, it follows [[Ciar 'Yaham]]'s and [[Dahk'rah]]'s investigation on the mysterious [[Totem Ring]]s ||<!--
*[ Halo: Whispers from the Pyre]
*[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/ageofretribution_pdf-4711a6cece8540c385c364c399930a22.pdf Official ''Halo: Whispers from the Pyre'' PDF] ({{file link|Whispers from the Pyre.pdf|Archived copy}}).
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpFJ7vOxwdM Halo: Whispers from the Pyre | Audiobook]
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A cover compilation for the first twelve Halo Waypoint Chronicles.
The cover art pieces done for the first twelve Waypoint Chronicles.

Halo Waypoint Chronicles are a series of short stories published by 343 Industries/Halo Studios on the eponymous Halo Waypoint website, beginning in late 2022. They are generally short fiction designed to feature small glimpses into aspects of the Halo universe that may not otherwise be suitable for a feature-length novel or game. Due to their smaller scope and nature, Waypoint Chronicles frequently feature or flesh out aspects of other Halo media, and feature increased use of weapons, vehicles, locations, and characters from the series' expanded universe. The Chronicles are written by Alex Wakeford, Jeff Easterling, and other members of the Halo Studios franchise writing team, and are released for free on Halo Waypoint alongside an audiobook usually narrated by Wakeford on YouTube.[1]

All currently-released Waypoint Chronicles are fully-canon within the Halo universe; the alternate-universe Fracture events within Halo Infinite have their own Story Shards which are similar in premise.

List of Halo Waypoint Chronicles

Image Name Released Description Links
Official cover art.
 Halo: Vertical Umbrage November 7, 2022 Released to celebrate Halo 4's tenth anniversary. Follows Fireteam Shadow's mission concurrent with events in the Spartan Ops level Everything Has Gone Wrong.
Winter Contention cover art.
 Halo: Winter Contention February 8, 2023 Released to coincide with Halo Infinite's Noble Intention in-game event. Depicts NOBLE Team during the defense of Concord, with a particular focus given to Rosenda-A344 and Thom-A293.
Keyart for Halo: Sunrise on Sanghelios.
 Halo: Sunrise on Sanghelios October 14, 2023 Debuted on day two of the 2023 Halo World Championships, with a live reading done by Jen Taylor, Steve Downes, and Keith David reprising their game roles of Cortana/Halsey, John-117, and the Arbiter, respectively.[2] The story depicts a conversation between John, Thel, and Halsey first hinted at in Halo: Bad Blood's first chapter, both of which coincide with the final non-legendary cutscene of Halo 5: Guardians.
Keyart for the Halo Waypoint Chronicle Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son.
 Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son October 31, 2023 Released on Halloween to tie in with the Flood-themed armour in Season 05: Reckoning. The story follows a Flood containment Fireteam deployed to combat a Flood outbreak in 2556.
Cover artwork for Halo: Battle for the Blood-Moon, depicting Fireteam Jorogumo and a team of Swords of Sanghelios troops inside the Mines of Shua'ree on Suban.
 Halo: Battle for the Blood-Moon November 27, 2023 Released to theme with the multiplayer map Prism and the Combined Arms event, set on the Sanghelios moon of Suban. The story depicts a part of the Banished attack against the Swords of Sanghelios on the moon, and a joint operation between the Swords and some UNSC SPARTAN-IVs.
Cover art for Halo: Trial of Reckoning.
 Halo: Trial of Reckoning December 6, 2023 Released to tie in with the Firefight mode released in Season 05's mid-season update. The story focuses on the survivors of UNSC Infinity's destruction and their attempts to survive in the arenas set up by Escharum.
Cover art for Halo: Hippocratica, depicting Omega Team and Adam.
 Halo: Hippocratica February 5, 2024 Released to tie in with the Mark IV armour released in Content Update 29, and its Halo Wars themeing. Focuses on the life story of Adam Andrews, alongside a part of a mission undertaken by Team Omega.
Concept art from Halo Wars 2, reused as the cover art for Halo: Fireside.
 Halo: Fireside February 21, 2024 Released on the seventh birthday of Halo Wars 2, and focuses on several micro slice-of-life snippets into daily life for the crew of UNSC Spirit of Fire during its endless war on the Ark.
Cover art for Halo: The Third Life, depicting Dasc Gevadim, Escharum, Ilsa Zane, and a Jiralhanae Chieftain wielding a Halbashi Workshop gravity hammer.
 Halo: The Third Life May 8, 2024 Released to coincide with the Banished Honor update, and focuses on Ilsa Zane's story in the aftermath of her last appearance in Episode 06: Transcendence of Hunt the Truth Season 2.
Cover art for Halo: Anvil Accord.
 Halo: Anvil Accord July 22, 2024 Released to coincide with the Anvil operation for Halo Infinite. Focuses on daily life aboard ANVIL Station.
Cover art for the story.
 Halo: The Machine Breaks September 5, 2024 Set in 2558 and focused on a malfunctioning Promethean Knight in Jul 'Mdama's Covenant rediscovering the last vestiges of its humanity.
Cover art for the story.
 Halo: Venezian Sonata September 23, 2024[3] Released in celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of Halo 3: ODST, focused on an operation made by ONI Captain Veronica Dare on Venezia before the events of Halo: Shadows of Reach.
Artwork of Avitus and a Sangheili High Councilor. Halo: Age of Retribution November 8, 2024[4] Released in celebration of the twentieth anniversary of Halo 2, focused on a group of Sangheili during the Great Schism.
Cover art for the book. Halo: Whispers from the Pyre December 18, 2024[5] Released in celebration of the third anniversary of Halo Infinite's campaign, it follows Ciar 'Yaham's and Dahk'rah's investigation on the mysterious Totem Rings

Sources

  1. ^ YouTube - Halo, Community Stage at Halo World Championship 2024 – Day 1 (Retrieved on Nov 17, 2024)
  2. ^ YouTube - Halo, HaloWC 2023 Community Stage – Day 2 (Season 5, Steve Downes, Jen Taylor, Keith David, Cosplay +): 3:39:50 (Retrieved on Oct 14, 2023)
  3. ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Decennial Delights (Retrieved on Sep 17, 2024) [archive]
  4. ^ Halo Waypoint, Great Journey Operation Launch (Retrieved on Nov 5, 2024) [archive]
  5. ^ Halo Waypoint, Happy Halodays 2024 (Retrieved on Dec 11, 2024) [archive]

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