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'''''Hunt the Truth''''', stylized as '''''HUNT the TRUTH''''' or the hashtag '''''#HUNTtheTRUTH''''', is an ongoing marketing campaign for the upcoming release of ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''<ref name="Official Tumblr">[http://huntthetruth.tumblr.com/ huntthetruth.tumblr.com]</ref>, hosted on the popular microblogging and social networking site [http://www.tumblr.com Tumblr]. After a countdown ending on Sunday, March 22, 2015 at 1:00am UTC,<ref name="Official Tumblr"/> the site displays the ''"Halo 5 Bullet"'' trailer, as well as being the front page of journalist [[Benjamin Giraud]]'s hunt for the truth about the story of [[John-117|Master Chief]].
'''''Hunt the Truth''''', stylized as '''''HUNT the TRUTH''''' or the hashtag '''''#HUNTtheTRUTH''''', was a marketing campaign made by the ''[http://www.ayzenberg.com/ Ayzenberg Group]'' and led by creative director [https://www.linkedin.com/in/noaheichen Noah Heichen] for the release of ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'',<ref name="Official Tumblr">[http://huntthetruth.tumblr.com/ '''"Hunt the Truth":''' ''Official Tumblr'']</ref> hosted on the popular microblogging and social networking site [http://www.tumblr.com Tumblr]. After a countdown ending on Sunday, March 22, 2015 at 6:00PM PST, the site displayed the ''"Halo 5 Bullet"'' trailer, as well as acting as the front page of journalist [[Benjamin Giraud]]'s hunt for the truth about the story of [[John-117|Master Chief]]. Over the course of Season 1, Giraud updated the site weekly with his "part docu-diary, part audio archive" until [[Electronic Entertainment Expo|E3 2015]] in June 14, 2015.<ref name="wire">[http://news.xbox.com/2015/03/games-halo-5-guardians-bullet-trailer '''Xbox Wire''' - ''Ominous Halo 5: Guardians Teaser Casts a Shadow on Humanity’s Greatest Hero'']</ref><ref name="wire2">[http://news.xbox.com/2015/05/games-hunt-the-truth-podcast-episode-8?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter '''Xbox Wire''' - ''Halo 5: Guardians #HuntTheTruth - Has the Master Chief Gone AWOL?'']</ref> Season 2 premiered on September 22, 2015 and follows the story of [[FERO]], a recurring character in Season 1.<ref>[https://twitter.com/DustStorm/status/619566371710472193 '''San Diego Comicon 2015''']</ref>


==Transcripts==
== Season 1 ==
===Episode 00: PRIMER===
{{Main|Hunt the Truth Season 1}}
When you are a war journalist, you see a lot of horrible stuff. All the stories I've done have seen the absolutely worst of [[Human|humanity]], but also got to seen the best. [[2552|Six years ago]], I saw him. The greatest, most mysterious hero of our time, up-close in action. I witness first hand what he did [[Battle of Mombasa|that day]] and it changed everything for me. Everyone listen to this knows exactly who I'm talking about. The guy who saved us, saved [[Earth]], saved mankind: Master Chief Petty Officer [[John-117|Spartan-117]], who we now know as simply "the Master Chief". A few months ago I was hired to do an in-depth profile of the Master Chief. Exclusive access, the whole thing. Since then, I've got in talk with a lot of people who claim they know the real Master Chief: the boy, the soldier, the hero... the traitor.


See, I always know the story where story is going before it started. I know exactly the story I wanted to tell for years. The story of all of us wanted to hear: glossy, inspiring, the blockbuster hero biography. That's all was supposed to be. But the true is not always that clean. When I pull that first loose threat, something broked. Now everything is coming in and I find myself stucked with all these ugly questions, questions I never intended to asked: Fabricated histories? People who knows what they say they are? Cover-ups of cover-ups? And this disturbing rumors, reports of anomalies. Something big is happening in deep space, and I can't even corroborate a single fact about one man's life. It's clear to me now. I can't fix the pretty story but maybe I can break the ugly one.  
''Hunt the Truth'' Season 1 started on March 22, 2015, and finished on June 14. It details the journey Benjamin Giraud did to discover the truth on the Master Chief.


For the first time in my career I can honestly say I don't know the shay of where is this is going. But I believe we know deserve to know the real story. We need to know where this leads. I know I do.
== Season 2 ==
{{Main|Hunt the Truth Season 2}}


So I find myself back in the beginning: Who is the Master Chief? Where is he come from? And he is keeping us safe?
''Hunt the Truth'' Season 2 started on September 22, 2015. It details [[FERO]]'s story.


Join me as I hunt the true story of the Master Chief.
== Supplementary marketing campaigns ==
{{Cleanup}}
=== Bullet Trailer ===
:"''It’s time to #HUNTtheTRUTH.''"
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On the same day the audio drama started, a bullet trailer was released. The trailer had a bullet shot out of an [[SRS99-S5 AM sniper rifle]] that rotated with several words on it finally ending up shot through the Master Chief's visor. On the Hunt the Truth Blog you can slow down the trailer to see clearly the words on the bullet and with each turn it reads: ''SON, ABDUCTEE, VICTIM, ORPHAN, RECRUIT, SOLDIER, WARRIOR, ALLY, HERO, SAVIOR, TRAITOR''. An image of this is shown in the gallery below.
 
=== All Hail and The Cost ===
{{Main|All Hail|The Cost}}
:"''There are 2 sides to every story.''"
Two live-action trailers were released on Sunday, March 29, 2015, as part of the marketing campaign.
 
=== Hunt the Truth Voice ===
On April 24, 2015, four popular Halo YouTubers - Halo Follower, ReadyUpLive, ChiefCanuck, and Halo Canon - uploaded a video detailing that community members would have the option to record their voice to be used in an episode of Hunt the Truth. The deadline was April 27, 2015. The voice clips appeared in Season 1 Episode 6 and the Message from Sully Blog Post.
 
=== Hunt the Signal ===
{{Main|Hunt the Signal}}
'''Hunt the Signal''' was an ARG related to Hunt the Truth in which teams of four competed in order to have characters in ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'' be created in their likeness.
 
=== Hunt the Master Chief ===
From Friday, May 15 to Sunday, June 14, 2015, a competition was held in Italy. Competitors had to fill in a registration form, and quickly answer five questions. The fastest eight competitors competed in a game of laser tag on June 28, 2015, for a copy of the Halo 5: Guardians Limited Collector's Edition.<ref>[http://www.findmasterchief.it/masterchief.aspx '''Hunt the Master Chief''']</ref>
 
===A Hero Falls and The Hunt Begins===
{{Main|A Hero Falls|The Hunt Begins}}
The minute-long live-action trailer, A Hero Falls, debuted September 27, 2015, on Sunday Night Football. It was followed five days later by a longer trailer, The Hunt Begins.
 
==Appearances==
{{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-5|title-1=Characters|
*[[Aden Langereis]] {{1st}}
*[[Alea Maciejewski]] {{1st}}
*[[Ana Dias*Santos]] {{1st}}
*[[Andrew Del Rio]]
*[[Andy Walczak]] {{1st}}
*[[Anthony Petrosky]] {{1st}}
*[[Antonio Silva]] {{Mo}}
*[[Ari Rezneck]] {{1st}}
*[[Benjamin Giraud]]
*[[Black-Box]]
*[[Bostwick]] {{1st}}
*[[Charles Kesler]] {{1st}}
*[[Chris Stillwell]] {{1st}}
*[[Chur'R-Zhal]] {{1st}}
*[[Daniel Card]] {{1st}}
*[[Dasc Gevadim]]
*[[David Barker]] {{1st}}
*[[Deon Govender]] {{Fm}}
*[[Derryl Jackson]] {{1st}}
*[[Dmitry Yudin]] {{1st}}
*[[Ellie Bloom]]
*[[Eifinn Rein]] {{1st}}
*[[Emil Rukavina]] {{1st}}
*[[Franklin Mendez]]
*[[Gabriella Dvørak]] {{1st}}
*[[Gábor Zsolt]] {{1st}}
*[[Hollie Chu]] {{1st}}
*[[Ian Redding-Smythe]] {{1st}}
*[[Ilsa Zane]]
*[[Jameson Locke]]
*[[Janet Goodwin]] {{1st}}
*[[Jasper Arko]] {{1st}}
*[[John-117]]
*[[John Weiland]] {{1st}}
*[[Josh Keegan]] {{1st}}
*[[Judith Adomo]] {{1st}}
*[[Katrina]] {{Fm}}
*[[Langston]] {{Im}}
*[[Laurel Adams]] {{Fm}}
*[[Leckie Tom]] {{1st}}
*[[Leon Stephens]] {{1st}}
*[[Lucy Quinn]] {{1st}}
*[[Margaret Parangosky]] {{Mo}}
*[[Mattius Drake]] {{Mo}}
*[[Matthew Drake]] {{1st}}
*[[Maya Sankar]] {{1st}}
*[[Mendicant Bias]] {{Im}}
*[[Michael Sullivan]]
*[[Mshak Moradi]] {{1st}}
*[[Noah Reibach]] {{1st}}
*O'Connor {{Fm}}
*[[Oscar-129]] {{Mo}}
*[[Oliver Barrett]] {{1st}}
*[[Paul Gustivson]] {{1st}}
*[[Penelope Boren]] {{Mo}}
*[[Petra Janecek]]
*[[Ray Kurzig]] {{1st}}
*[[Richard Moody]] {{1st}}
*[[Richard Sekibo]] {{Fm}}
*[[Ravi]] {{Fm}}
*[[Ryder Hannigan]] {{1st}}
*[[Serin Osman]] {{Mo}}
*[[Silas Mogensen]] {{1st}}
*[[Simon Kensington]] {{1st}}
*[[Steve Covington]] {{1st}}
*[[Thomas Wu]] {{1st}}
*[[Wiley]] {{1st}}
|title-2=Species|
*[[Human]]
*[[Jiralhanae]] {{C|Corpses only}}
*[[Kig-Yar]]
*[[Sangheili]]
*[[San'Shyuum]] {{Mo}}
*[[Unggoy]] {{Mo}}
|title-3=Organizations|
*[[BXR Mining Corporation]]
*[[Covenant]] {{Mo}}
**[[High Council]]
***[[Hierarchs]] {{Mo}}
**[[Sangheili Zealot|Zealots]] {{Mo}}
*[[Insurrectionist]] {{Mo}}
**[[Freedom and Liberation Party]] {{Mo}}
**[[New Colonial Alliance]]
*[[Sangheili|Unidentified Sangheili clan]] {{1st}}
*[[Sapien Sunrise]] {{1st}}
*[[Triad]]
*[[Unified Earth Government]] {{Mo}}
**[[Inner Territories Transportation Administration]] {{1st}}
**[[United Nations Space Command]]
***[[UNSC Defense Force]]
****[[UNSC Army]]
****[[UNSC Marine Corps]]
*****[[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]]
****[[UNSC Navy]]
*****[[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Warfare Command]]
******[[SPARTAN-II program]]
*****[[Office of Naval Intelligence]]
****[[SPARTAN-IV program]]
|title-4=Locations|
*[[Barrier]] {{1st}}
*[[Binterall]] {{1st}}
*[[Biko]]
*[[Bliss]]
**[[Manikata]]
*[[Concord]]
**[[Corsica]] {{Mo}}
***[[Lethbridge]] {{Mo}}
*[[Conrad's Point]]
*[[Cygnus system]]
**[[New Jerusalem]] {{Mo}}
*[[Dwarka]] {{Mo}}
*[[Epsilon Eridani system]]
**[[Reach]] {{Mo}}
***[[New Alexandria (location)|New Alexandria]] {{Mo}}
*[[Eridanus system]]
**[[Eridanus II]] {{Mo}}
***[[Elysium City]] {{Mo}}
****[[Elysium City Primary Education Facility Number 119]] {{Mo}}
*[[Mamore]] {{Mo}}
*[[Meridian]]
*[[Midnight Facility]]
*[[Oban]] {{Im}}
*[[Procyon system]]
**[[Arcadia]]
***[[Pirth City]] {{Mo}}
*[[Sedra]] {{Mo}}
*[[Sol system]]
**[[Earth]]
***[[Africa]]
****[[Kenya]]
*****[[New Mombasa]]
***[[North America]]
****[[United Republic of North America]]
*****Boston
**[[Mars]] {{Mo}}
**[[Saturn]]
***[[Castellaneta]]
*[[Ursa IV]] {{Im}}
|title-5=Events|
*[[Human-Covenant War]]
**[[Battle of Biko]] {{Mo}}
**[[Fall of Reach]] {{Im}}
**[[Battle for Earth]]
***[[Battle of Mombasa]]
**[[Battle of Installation 00]] {{Im}}
*[[Insurrection]]
*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
**[[Raid on Biko peace talks]] {{1st}}
**[[Raid on UNSC Infinity|Raid on ''UNSC Infinity'']] {{Im}}
*[[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures]] {{Mo}}
|title-6=Weapons|
*[[M41 rocket launcher]] {{Mo}}
*[[M6H magnum]]
*[[M7 SMG]]
*[[MA5D assault rifle]]
*[[Petra Janecek's revolver]]
*[[SRS99-S5 AM sniper rifle]]
*{{Pattern|Anskum|plasma grenade}} {{Mo}}
*[[Type-33 Needler]]
|title-7=Vehicles|
*{{Class|Autumn|heavy cruiser}}
**{{UNSCShip|Unto the Breach}} {{1st}}
*{{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}
**''[[Solemn Penance]]''
*[[Hog]]
*[[M274 Mongoose]]
*[[Prison ship]]
*[[Prowler]] {{Mo}}
*''[[Rampant Perdition]]'' {{1st}}
*[[Type-26 Banshee]]
*{{Pattern|Ru'swum|Phantom}}
*[[UNSC carrier]]
**{{UNSCShip|Atlas}}
*{{UNSCShip|Infinity}} {{Mo}}
|title-8=Technology and equipment|
*[[COM pad]]
*[[Energy barrier]]
*[[Flash cloning]] {{Mo}}
*[[Guardian]]
*[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]
**[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor#First generation|MJOLNIR [GEN1]]]
***[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI]] {{C|Original and Modified variants}}
**[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR [GEN2]]]
***[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Hunter|Hunter variant]]
*[[ODST armor]]
*[[UNSC Army Battle Dress Uniform]]
}}
 
==Voice cast==
===Season 1===
*[[Wikipedia:Keegan-Michael Key|Keegan Michael-Key]] as ''[[Benjamin Giraud]]''<ref name="xwire">[http://news.xbox.com/2015/05/games-hunt-the-truth-podcast-episode-8 '''Xbox Wire''': ''Has the Master Chief Gone AWOL?'']</ref>
*[[Wikipedia:Cobie Smulders|Cobie Smulders]] as ''[[Petra Janecek]]''{{Ref/Reuse|xwire}}
*[[Wikipedia:Phil LaMarr|Phil LaMarr]] as ''[[Simon Kensington]]'' (aka ''"[[Deon Govender]]"''), ''[[Thomas Wu]]'', and ''[[Ray Kurzig]]''{{Ref/Reuse|xwire}}
*[[Wikipedia:Tara Strong|Tara Strong]] as ''[[Ellie Bloom]]''{{Ref/Reuse|xwire}}
*[[Wikipedia:Jennifer Hale|Jennifer Hale]] as ''[[Gabriella Dvørak]]''{{Ref/Reuse|xwire}}
*[[Wikipedia:Kumail Nanjiani|Kumail Nanjiani]] as ''[[Mshak Moradi]]''{{Ref/Reuse|xwire}}
*[[Wikipedia:Troy Baker|Troy Baker]] as ''[[Anthony Petrosky]]''{{Ref/Reuse|xwire}}
*[[Wikipedia:Jerry Trainor|Jerry Trainor]] as ''[[Michael Sullivan]]''{{Ref/Reuse|xwire}}
*[[Wikipedia:Steve Blum|Steve Blum]] as ''[[Paul Gustivson]]'' (aka ''"Jakob Walker"''){{Ref/Reuse|xwire}}
*[[Wikipedia:Stacy Keach|Stacy Keach]] as ''[[Franklin Mendez]]''{{Ref/Reuse|xwire}}
*[[Wikipedia:Janina Gavankar|Janina Gavankar]] as ''[[Maya Sankar]]'' (aka ''"FERO"''){{Ref/Reuse|xwire}}
*[[Laura Bailey]] as ''[[Katrina]]''{{Ref/Reuse|xwire}}
*[[Wikipedia:Mark Rolston|Mark Rolston]] as ''[[Andrew Del Rio]]''
*[[Travis Willingham]] as ''[[Charles Kesler]]''
 
===Season 2===
*[[Wikipedia:Janina Gavankar|Janina Gavankar]] as ''[[Maya Sankar]]'' (aka ''"FERO"'')
*[[Wikipedia:Keegan-Michael Key|Keegan Michael-Key]] as ''[[Benjamin Giraud]]''
*[[Wikipedia:Jerry Trainor|Jerry Trainor]] as ''[[Michael Sullivan]]''
*[[Wikipedia:Peter Serafinowicz|Peter Serafinowicz]] as ''[[Black-Box]]''
*[[Wikipedia:Tamara Taylor|Tamara Taylor]] as ''[[Ilsa Zane]]''
*[[Wikipedia:Mark Hamill|Mark Hamill]] as ''[[Dasc Gevadim]]''
*[[Wikipedia:Kumail Nanjiani|Kumail Nanjiani]] as ''[[Mshak Moradi]]''
*[[Wikipedia:Vanessa Marshall|Vanessa Marshall]] as ''[[Chur'R-Zhal]]''
*[[Alan Tudyk]] as ''[[Noah Reibach]]''
*[[Wikipedia:Rosa Salazar|Rosa Salazar]] as ''[[Bostwick]]''
*[[Bruce Thomas]] as ''[[Ari Rezneck]]''
*[[Wikipedia:William Salyers|William Salyers]]
*[[Wikipedia:Cobie Smulders|Cobie Smulders]] as ''[[Petra Janecek]]''
 
==Reception==
The first season of ''Hunt the Truth'' won a Bronze [[wikipedia:Clio Awards|Clio Award]] in 2015, in the Audio category, for its Audio Drama.<ref>http://www.clioawards.com/winners/2015/all/entry.cfm?entryid=201522706&ispartofcampaign=0&index=380</ref> It also got over 6.7 Million views putting in the top 1% of all iTunes podcasts.<ref>http://time.com/4039922/halo-hunt-for-the-truth/</ref> For its success on iTunes, ''Hunt the Truth'' received recognition there as one of the Best Podcasts of 2015.<ref>https://www.inc.com/business-insider/best-podcasts-of-2015.html</ref> ''Hunt the Truth'' also received a [https://www.game-connection.com/ Game Connection Europe] award,<ref name="ayzenberg.com">http://www.ayzenberg.com/news/top-honors-hunt-truth-audio-series/</ref> a [https://shortyawards.com/ Shorty Award] in the Games category, and a Silver Distinction for Tumblr Presence at the Eighth Annual Shorty Awards.<ref>https://shortyawards.com/8th/hunt-the-truth-audio-series-2</ref> And as of May 2016, the audio series received a Silver [https://www.oneclub.org/awards/theoneshow/ One Show] Pencil award.<ref name="ayzenberg.com"/>
 
==Trivia==
*''Hunt the Truth'' establishes that ''[[Halo 2]]'''s cover art is actually an in-universe photograph captured and edited by Giraud.
*The circular symbols at the top of the Death Record are actually a modified form of [[tardis:Gallifreyan (language)|Circular Gallifreyan]] from the British television show [[tardis:Doctor Who|''Doctor Who'']].
*Giraud's "Notice of Violation" features a QR code. When scanned, the code redirects the user to the ''Hunt the Truth'' Tumblr page.
*The officer who authorized the "Notice of Violation" ticket is a reference to [[Frank O'Connor]], with both people sharing the same last name.
*Originally the Blog Post "The Twins" image had a typo "Background Nose". This was corrected a couple of hours later to "Background Noise".


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Season 1 Related Images===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:H5 bullet.png|A graphic showing the successive frames of the Halo 5 "Bullet" teaser.  
File:Hunt the Truth Dig Deeper.jpg|Marketing for the blog.
File:H5 bullet.png|A graphic showing the successive frames of the Halo 5 "Bullet" teaser.
File:Huntthetruth final.png|Halo 5 promotional art featuring Locke and John-117, displayed at the end of the "Bullet" teaser.
File:Huntthetruth final.png|Halo 5 promotional art featuring Locke and John-117, displayed at the end of the "Bullet" teaser.
File:Hunt the Truth avatar.png|The avatar used on the ''HUNT the TRUTH'' SoundCloud profile.
File:Hunt the Truth Countdown.jpg|The countdown to the ''HUNT the TRUTH'' reveal on March 23, 2015.
File:Hunt the Truth Countdown.jpg|The countdown to the ''HUNT the TRUTH'' reveal on March 23, 2015.
File:H5G - Locke vs Chief.jpg|Locke and John-117.
File:H5G - Locke vs Chief.jpg|Locke and John-117.
File:Hunt_the_Truth_Season_1_Page.png|View of the Blog for season 1.
File:Hunt the Truth - Grid.png|A grid from the site.
File:TtT-TwitterAd.jpg|An ad for Hunt the Truth with John-117.
File:HtT-TwitterAd1.jpg|An ad for Hunt the Truth with Jameson Locke.
File:HTT Voice.png|Poster for voice actor submissions for Season 1 Episode 6.
File:HtT-Episode6sound.png|The hidden message in Season 1 Episode 6.
File:HtT-HunttheMasterChief.jpg|Hunt the Master Chief.
File:The_Twins.png|Original image of Season 1 "The Twins" blog post, with the error "Background Nose".
File:Fero script.jpg|FERO's Season 1 script cover.
File:HTT Avatar 2.jpg|Another avatar used for official Hunt the Truth content.
File:Hunt the Truth Cast poster.jpg|An endorsed poster for the first season of ''Hunt the Truth''. Art by Rudy Slama.
File:Hunt the Truth avatar.png|Another avatar used for official Hunt the Truth content.
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Trivia==
===Season 2 Related Images===
*With each successive turn, the bullet reads: ''SON, ABDUCTEE, VICTIM, ORPHAN, RECRUIT, SOLDIER, WARRIOR, ALLY, HERO, SAVIOR, TRAITOR''. An image of this is shown above.
<gallery>
File:Halo-hunt-the-truth-2.jpg|Image used for Season 2 promotion.
File:Hunt_the_Truth_Season_2_Page.png|View of the Blog for Season 2.
</gallery>


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://huntthetruth.tumblr.com/ HUNT the TRUTH]
*[http://huntthetruth.tumblr.com/ HUNT the TRUTH]
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The avatar used on the HUNT the TRUTH SoundCloud profile.

"What seems like the end, is only the beginning."
— Tagline[1]

Hunt the Truth, stylized as HUNT the TRUTH or the hashtag #HUNTtheTRUTH, was a marketing campaign made by the Ayzenberg Group and led by creative director Noah Heichen for the release of Halo 5: Guardians,[1] hosted on the popular microblogging and social networking site Tumblr. After a countdown ending on Sunday, March 22, 2015 at 6:00PM PST, the site displayed the "Halo 5 Bullet" trailer, as well as acting as the front page of journalist Benjamin Giraud's hunt for the truth about the story of Master Chief. Over the course of Season 1, Giraud updated the site weekly with his "part docu-diary, part audio archive" until E3 2015 in June 14, 2015.[2][3] Season 2 premiered on September 22, 2015 and follows the story of FERO, a recurring character in Season 1.[4]

Season 1[edit]

Main article: Hunt the Truth Season 1

Hunt the Truth Season 1 started on March 22, 2015, and finished on June 14. It details the journey Benjamin Giraud did to discover the truth on the Master Chief.

Season 2[edit]

Main article: Hunt the Truth Season 2

Hunt the Truth Season 2 started on September 22, 2015. It details FERO's story.

Supplementary marketing campaigns[edit]

Bullet Trailer[edit]

"It’s time to #HUNTtheTRUTH."

On the same day the audio drama started, a bullet trailer was released. The trailer had a bullet shot out of an SRS99-S5 AM sniper rifle that rotated with several words on it finally ending up shot through the Master Chief's visor. On the Hunt the Truth Blog you can slow down the trailer to see clearly the words on the bullet and with each turn it reads: SON, ABDUCTEE, VICTIM, ORPHAN, RECRUIT, SOLDIER, WARRIOR, ALLY, HERO, SAVIOR, TRAITOR. An image of this is shown in the gallery below.

All Hail and The Cost[edit]

Main articles: All Hail, The Cost
"There are 2 sides to every story."

Two live-action trailers were released on Sunday, March 29, 2015, as part of the marketing campaign.

Hunt the Truth Voice[edit]

On April 24, 2015, four popular Halo YouTubers - Halo Follower, ReadyUpLive, ChiefCanuck, and Halo Canon - uploaded a video detailing that community members would have the option to record their voice to be used in an episode of Hunt the Truth. The deadline was April 27, 2015. The voice clips appeared in Season 1 Episode 6 and the Message from Sully Blog Post.

Hunt the Signal[edit]

Main article: Hunt the Signal

Hunt the Signal was an ARG related to Hunt the Truth in which teams of four competed in order to have characters in Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series be created in their likeness.

Hunt the Master Chief[edit]

From Friday, May 15 to Sunday, June 14, 2015, a competition was held in Italy. Competitors had to fill in a registration form, and quickly answer five questions. The fastest eight competitors competed in a game of laser tag on June 28, 2015, for a copy of the Halo 5: Guardians Limited Collector's Edition.[5]

A Hero Falls and The Hunt Begins[edit]

Main articles: A Hero Falls, The Hunt Begins

The minute-long live-action trailer, A Hero Falls, debuted September 27, 2015, on Sunday Night Football. It was followed five days later by a longer trailer, The Hunt Begins.

Appearances[edit]

Characters

Species

Organizations

Locations

Events

Weapons

Vehicles

Technology and equipment



Voice cast[edit]

Season 1[edit]

Season 2[edit]

Reception[edit]

The first season of Hunt the Truth won a Bronze Clio Award in 2015, in the Audio category, for its Audio Drama.[7] It also got over 6.7 Million views putting in the top 1% of all iTunes podcasts.[8] For its success on iTunes, Hunt the Truth received recognition there as one of the Best Podcasts of 2015.[9] Hunt the Truth also received a Game Connection Europe award,[10] a Shorty Award in the Games category, and a Silver Distinction for Tumblr Presence at the Eighth Annual Shorty Awards.[11] And as of May 2016, the audio series received a Silver One Show Pencil award.[10]

Trivia[edit]

  • Hunt the Truth establishes that Halo 2's cover art is actually an in-universe photograph captured and edited by Giraud.
  • The circular symbols at the top of the Death Record are actually a modified form of Circular Gallifreyan from the British television show Doctor Who.
  • Giraud's "Notice of Violation" features a QR code. When scanned, the code redirects the user to the Hunt the Truth Tumblr page.
  • The officer who authorized the "Notice of Violation" ticket is a reference to Frank O'Connor, with both people sharing the same last name.
  • Originally the Blog Post "The Twins" image had a typo "Background Nose". This was corrected a couple of hours later to "Background Noise".

Gallery[edit]

Season 1 Related Images[edit]

  • Marketing for the blog.

    Marketing for the blog.

  • A graphic showing the successive frames of the Halo 5 "Bullet" teaser.

    A graphic showing the successive frames of the Halo 5 "Bullet" teaser.

  • Halo 5 promotional art featuring Locke and John-117, displayed at the end of the "Bullet" teaser.

    Halo 5 promotional art featuring Locke and John-117, displayed at the end of the "Bullet" teaser.

  • The countdown to the HUNT the TRUTH reveal on March 23, 2015.

    The countdown to the HUNT the TRUTH reveal on March 23, 2015.

  • Locke and John-117.

    Locke and John-117.

  • View of the Blog for season 1.

    View of the Blog for season 1.

  • A grid from the site.

    A grid from the site.

  • An ad for Hunt the Truth with John-117.

    An ad for Hunt the Truth with John-117.

  • An ad for Hunt the Truth with Jameson Locke.

    An ad for Hunt the Truth with Jameson Locke.

  • Poster for voice actor submissions for Season 1 Episode 6.

    Poster for voice actor submissions for Season 1 Episode 6.

  • The hidden message in Season 1 Episode 6.

    The hidden message in Season 1 Episode 6.

  • Hunt the Master Chief.

    Hunt the Master Chief.

  • Original image of Season 1 "The Twins" blog post, with the error "Background Nose".

    Original image of Season 1 "The Twins" blog post, with the error "Background Nose".

  • FERO's Season 1 script cover.

    FERO's Season 1 script cover.

  • Another avatar used for official Hunt the Truth content.

    Another avatar used for official Hunt the Truth content.

  • An endorsed poster for the first season of Hunt the Truth. Art by Rudy Slama.

    An endorsed poster for the first season of Hunt the Truth. Art by Rudy Slama.

  • Another avatar used for official Hunt the Truth content.

    Another avatar used for official Hunt the Truth content.

Season 2 Related Images[edit]

  • Image used for Season 2 promotion.

    Image used for Season 2 promotion.

  • View of the Blog for Season 2.

    View of the Blog for Season 2.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Hunt the Truth": Official Tumblr
  2. ^ Xbox Wire - Ominous Halo 5: Guardians Teaser Casts a Shadow on Humanity’s Greatest Hero
  3. ^ Xbox Wire - Halo 5: Guardians #HuntTheTruth - Has the Master Chief Gone AWOL?
  4. ^ San Diego Comicon 2015
  5. ^ Hunt the Master Chief
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Xbox Wire: Has the Master Chief Gone AWOL?
  7. ^ http://www.clioawards.com/winners/2015/all/entry.cfm?entryid=201522706&ispartofcampaign=0&index=380
  8. ^ http://time.com/4039922/halo-hunt-for-the-truth/
  9. ^ https://www.inc.com/business-insider/best-podcasts-of-2015.html
  10. ^ a b http://www.ayzenberg.com/news/top-honors-hunt-truth-audio-series/
  11. ^ https://shortyawards.com/8th/hunt-the-truth-audio-series-2

External links[edit]

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