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{{Title|''Halo: Outcasts''}}
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'''''Halo: Outcasts''''' is a [[Halo novels|print novel]] by [[Troy Denning]] that was released on [[2023#August|August 8, 2023]].{{Ref/Reuse|CFEchoes}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CFLore|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-lore-of-the-jungle|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Lore of the Jungle|D=04|M=05|Y=2022}} The novel was originally set to release on [[2022|October 18, 2022]], but was ultimately delayed to [[2023#July|July 25th, 2023]] due to Denning's own personal health complications.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFShippin|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-shippin-out|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Shippin' Out|D=2|M=02|Y=2022}}{{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}}{{Ref/Twitter|TDenningauthor|1521962836137811968|Troy Denning|Quote=Some HALO: OUTCASTS news: As some of you may have noticed already, we're delaying my next Halo book. The reason is that a congenital heart defect (a bicuspid aortic valve) has started to act up earlier than expected, and I need to have open-heart surgery.|D=05|M=05|Y=2022}} In [[2023#March|March 2023]], the novel was delayed once more seemingly due to supply chain issues, this time to August 8, 2023.{{Ref/Reuse|CFEchoes}}
'''''Halo: Outcasts''''' is a [[Halo novels|print novel]] by [[Troy Denning]] that was released on [[2023#August|August 8, 2023]].{{Ref/Reuse|CFEchoes}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CFLore|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-lore-of-the-jungle|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Lore of the Jungle|D=04|M=05|Y=2022}} The novel was originally set to release on [[2022|October 18, 2022]], but was ultimately delayed to [[2023#July|July 25th, 2023]] due to Denning's own personal health complications.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFShippin|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-shippin-out|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Shippin' Out|D=2|M=02|Y=2022}}{{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}}{{Ref/Twitter|TDenningauthor|1521962836137811968|Troy Denning|Quote=Some HALO: OUTCASTS news: As some of you may have noticed already, we're delaying my next Halo book. The reason is that a congenital heart defect (a bicuspid aortic valve) has started to act up earlier than expected, and I need to have open-heart surgery.|D=05|M=05|Y=2022}} In [[2023#March|March 2023]], the novel was delayed once more seemingly due to supply chain issues, this time to August 8, 2023.{{Ref/Reuse|CFEchoes}}


The novel follows [[Thel 'Vadam]] and [[Olympia Vale]]'s efforts to recover a rumored artifact on [[Netherop]] that could stop [[Cortana]], unaware that they're being manipulated by someone else. The novel's focus on Netherop follows on from the planet's establishment and heavy feature in previous Denning novels ''[[Halo: Silent Storm|Silent Storm]]'' and ''[[Halo: Oblivion|Oblivion]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|CFProtocol}} Several of the novel's Sangheili cast of characters follow on from the [[2015]] novel ''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' and some of the other characters were ones introduced in ''Silent Storm'' and ''Oblivion''.
The novel follows [[Thel 'Vadam]] and [[Olympia Vale]]'s efforts to recover a rumored artifact on [[Netherop]] that could stop [[Cortana]], unaware that they're being manipulated [[Banished|by someone else]]. The novel's focus on Netherop follows on from the planet's establishment and heavy feature in previous Denning novels ''[[Halo: Silent Storm|Silent Storm]]'' and ''[[Halo: Oblivion|Oblivion]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|CFProtocol}} Several of the novel's Sangheili cast of characters follow on from the [[2015]] novel ''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' and some of the other characters were ones introduced in ''Silent Storm'' and ''Oblivion''.


==Official summary==
==Official summary==
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==Appearances==
==Appearances==
{{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-5|title-1=Characters|
{{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-6|title-1=Characters|
;Artificial intelligence
;Artificial intelligence
*[[343 Guilty Spark]] {{Mo}}
*[[2401 Penitent Tangent]] {{Im}}
*[[343 Guilty Spark]] {{Im}}
*[[Cortana]] {{Mo}}
*[[Cortana]] {{Mo}}
*[[Kathara]] {{1st}}
*[[Kathara]] {{1st}}
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;Human
;Human
*[[Abovian]] {{1st}}
*[[Amalea Petrov]]
*[[Amalea Petrov]]
*[[Arnaldo]] {{1st}}
*[[Arnaldo]] {{1st}}
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*[[Cadence]] {{Fm}}
*[[Cadence]] {{Fm}}
*[[Caleb Aagard]] {{Mo}}
*[[Caleb Aagard]] {{Mo}}
*[[Duval]] {{1st}}
*[[Ellie Gracio]] {{1st}}
*[[Grim Bear]] {{1st}}
*[[Grim Bear]] {{1st}}
*[[Jameson Locke]] {{Mo}}
*[[Jameson Locke]] {{Mo}}
*[[John-117]] {{Mo}}
*[[John-117]] {{Mo}}
*[[Jonah Marcus]] {{1st}}
*[[Hoi]] {{1st}}
*[[Kane]] {{1st}}
*[[Keely Iyuska]] {{1st}}
*[[Keely Iyuska]] {{1st}}
*[[Martinez]] {{1st}}
*[[Nerina Vale]] {{C|First mentioned by name}}
*[[Nerina Vale]] {{C|First mentioned by name}}
*[[Olympia Vale]]
*[[Olympia Vale]]
*[[P. Barnes]] {{1st}}
*[[Rolph Chudzik]] {{1st}}
*[[Rosa Fuertes]]
*[[Rosa Fuertes]]
*[[Samson]] {{Mo}}
*[[Samson]] {{Mo}}
*[[Serin Osman]] {{Mo}}
*[[Serin Osman]] {{Mo}}
*[[Small Bear]] {{Mo}}
*[[Slim Sahir]] {{1st}}
*[[Ellie Gracio]] {{1st}}
*[[Small Bear]] {{Fm}}
*[[S. Legowski]] {{1st}}
*[[Thisbe Marchal]] {{1st}}


;Jiralhanae
;Jiralhanae
*[[Atriox]]
*[[Atriox]]
*[[Kallo]] {{1st}}
*[[Tovarus]]
*[[Tovarus]]
*[[Voridus]] {{Mo}}
*[[Voridus]] {{Mo}}
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*[[Minor Minister of Artifact Survey]] {{Mo}}
*[[Minor Minister of Artifact Survey]] {{Mo}}
*[[Prophet of Truth]] {{Mo}}
*[[Prophet of Truth]] {{Mo}}
*[[Prophet of Mercy]] {{Im}}
*[[Prophet of Regret]] {{Im}}


;Sangheili
;Sangheili
*[[Avu Med 'Telcam]] {{Mo}}
*[[Avu Med 'Telcam]] {{Mo}}
*[[Balyasi]] {{1st}}
*[[Charut 'Quvadamii]] {{1st}}
*[[Charut 'Quvadamii]] {{1st}}
*[[Crei 'Ayomuu]] {{1st}}
*[[Crei 'Ayomuu]] {{1st}}
*[[Democ]] {{1st}}
*[[Eto 'Saljhoo]] {{1st}}
*[[Eto 'Saljhoo]] {{1st}}
*[[Ghe 'Talot]] {{1st}}
*[[Ghe 'Talot]] {{1st}}
*[[Hul 'Xiaqt]] {{1st}}
*[[Hul 'Xiaqt]] {{1st}}
*[[Klemas 'Teodoree]] {{1st}}
*[[Klemas 'Teodoree]] {{1st}}
*[[Kleon]] {{1st}}
*[[Kola 'Baoth]]
*[[Kola 'Baoth]]
*[[Meduz 'Ra'ashai]] {{1st}}
*[[Meduz 'Ra'ashai]] {{1st}}
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|title-2=Species|
|title-2=Species|
;Sapient
*[[Forerunner]] {{Mo}}
*[[Forerunner]] {{Mo}}
*[[Gatt]] {{Fm}}
*[[Flood]] {{Mo}}
*[[Flood]] {{Mo}}
**[[Gravemind]] {{Mo}}
**[[Gravemind]] {{Mo}}
*[[Human]]
*[[Human]]
**[[Lurker]] {{1st}}
*[[Jiralhanae]]
*[[Jiralhanae]]
*[[Kig-Yar]]
*[[Kig-Yar]]
*[[List of unidentified species#Netherop|Netherop original inhabitants]] {{Mo}}
*[[List of unidentified species#Netherop|Netherop original inhabitants]]
*[[Precursor]]
*[[Precursor]]
*[[San'Shyuum]] {{Mo}}
*[[San'Shyuum]] {{Mo}}
*[[Sangheili]]
*[[Sangheili]]
;Non-sapient
*[[Apocritii]] {{Mo}}
*[[Blood mot]] {{1st}}
*[[Colo]] {{Mo}}
*[[Dengkra]] {{Mo}}
*[[Fleg]] {{Mo}}
*[[Gatt]] {{Fm}}
*[[Namth]] {{Fm}}
*[[Nightgyr]] {{1st}}
*[[Nuktl]] {{Fm}}
*[[Pilgot]] {{Fm}}
*[[Pitho]] {{Fm}}
*[[Slood]] {{Fm}}
*[[Teop]] {{Fm}}
*[[Terok]] {{Fm}}
*[[Terret]] {{Fm}}
*[[Terret]] {{Fm}}
*[[Tetht]] {{Fm}}
*[[Theza]] {{Fm}}
*[[Thumb bird]] {{Fm}}
;Flora
*[[Abbu]] {{Fm}}
*[[Banaq]] {{Fm}}
*[[Pek]] {{Fm}}
*[[Rishe]] {{Fm}}
*[[Wuff]] {{Fm}}
*[[Wukelnut]] {{Fm}}


|title-3=Organizations|
|title-3=Organizations|
*[[Castoffs]] {{Mo}}
*[[Castoffs]]
*[[Covenant]] {{Mo}}
*[[Covenant]] {{Mo}}
**[[Covenant fleet]]
**[[Covenant fleet]]
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**[[Special Warfare Group|Covenant Special Warfare Group]]
**[[Special Warfare Group|Covenant Special Warfare Group]]
***[[Covenant Special Operations]]
***[[Covenant Special Operations]]
****[[Silent Shadow]] {{Mo}}
****[[Silent Shadow]]
*[[Covenant remnants]]
*[[Covenant remnants]]
**[[Banished]]
**[[Banished]]
**[[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] {{Im}}
**[[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] {{Im}}
**[[Nizat 'Kvarosee's faction]]
**[[Defenders of the Sanctum]]
***[[Flotilla of Unyielding Piety]] {{Mo}}
***[[Flotilla of Unsung Piety]] {{Mo}}
**[[San'Shyuum flotilla]] {{Mo}}
**[[San'Shyuum flotilla]] {{Mo}}
**[[Servants of the Abiding Truth]] {{Mo}}
**[[Servants of the Abiding Truth]] {{Mo}}
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**[[Committee to Preserve Gao Independence]] {{Mo}}
**[[Committee to Preserve Gao Independence]] {{Mo}}
*[[Iruiru Armory]] {{Mo}}
*[[Iruiru Armory]] {{Mo}}
*[[Khabnathwa]] {{Fm}}
*[[Kolaar Manufactorum]] {{Mo}}
*[[Kolaar Manufactorum]] {{Mo}}
*[[United Nations Space Command]]
*[[United Nations Space Command]]
**[[Military Survey of Uninhabited Planets]] {{Mo}}
**[[UNSC Armed Forces]]
**[[UNSC Armed Forces]]
***[[Spartan Operations]]
***[[Spartan Operations]]
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***[[UNSC Marine Corps]]
***[[UNSC Marine Corps]]
****[[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]]
****[[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]]
*****[[First Squad]] {{1st}}
*****[[Tango Team]] {{1st}}
******[[Tango Team#First Squad|First Squad]] {{1st}}
******[[Tango Team#Second Squad|Second Squad]] {{1st}}
*****[[21st Space Assault Battalion]] {{Mo}}
*****[[21st Space Assault Battalion]] {{Mo}}
***[[UNSC Navy]]
***[[UNSC Navy]]
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******[[Paraiso]] {{1st}}
******[[Paraiso]] {{1st}}
****[[Polona sector]]
****[[Polona sector]]
*****[[Igdras system]] {{Mo}}
*****[[Igdras system]]
******[[Igdras system]] {{1st}}
*****[[Ephyra system]]
*****[[Ephyra system]]
******[[Netherop]]
******[[Netherop]]
*******[[Cave Cities]] {{Mo}}
*******[[Cave Cities]] {{Mo}}
*******[[Forgotten Highway]] {{Mo}}
*******[[Forgotten Highway]] {{Mo}}
*******[[Sanctum]]
*******[[Sanctum of the Ancients]] {{1st}}
********[[Inner Sanctum]]
***[[Out Sectors]] {{1st}}
***[[Out Sectors]] {{1st}}
***[[Emauzs system]]
***[[Emauzs system]]
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***[[Sol system]]
***[[Sol system]]
****[[Earth]]
****[[Earth]]
*****[[Africa]]
******[[Mount Kilimanjaro]] {{Mo}}
*****[[Australia]]
*****[[Australia]]
******[[Sydney]] {{Mo}}
******[[Sydney]] {{Mo}}
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*******[[Edinburgh]]
*******[[Edinburgh]]
********[[University of Edinburgh]] {{Mo}}
********[[University of Edinburgh]] {{Mo}}
******[[University of Oxford]] {{Mo}}
*****[[South America]]
******[[Amazon]] {{Fm}}
****[[Luna]]
****[[Luna]]
*****[[Academy at Mare Nubium]] {{Mo}}
*****[[Academy at Mare Nubium]] {{Mo}}
****[[Mars]]
****[[Mars]] {{Mo}}
***[[Urs system]]
***[[Urs system]]
****[[Sanghelios]]
****[[Sanghelios]]
*****[[Csurdon Sea]] {{Mo}}
*****[[Yermo]]
*****[[Yermo]]
******[[Vadam]]
******[[Vadam]]
*******[[Dalkesu Sea]] {{1st}}
*******[[Dalkesu Sea]] {{1st}}
*******[[Kolaar Mountain]]
*******[[Vadam Keep]]
*******[[Vadam Keep]]
*******[[Vadam Harbor]]
*******[[Vadam Harbor]]
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********[[Vadam Dockyards]] {{1st}}
********[[Vadam Dockyards]] {{1st}}
*******[[Vadam Valley]]
*******[[Vadam Valley]]
********[[Council House]] {{1st}}
********[[Old Borough]] {{1st}}
********[[Old Borough]] {{1st}}
********[[Kolaar Mountain]]
********[[Villa of Long Views]] {{1st}}
********[[Villa of Long Views]] {{1st}}
********[[Young Borough]] {{1st}}
********[[Young Borough]] {{1st}}
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**[[Great Schism]] {{Mo}}
**[[Great Schism]] {{Mo}}
**[[Human-Covenant War]] {{Mo}}
**[[Human-Covenant War]] {{Mo}}
***[[Netherop conflict]]
***[[Battle for Earth]] {{Mo}}
***[[Battle for Earth]] {{Mo}}
***[[Battle of Installation 04]] {{Im}}
***[[Battle of Installation 04]] {{Im}}
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***[[Operation: SILENT STORM]] {{Mo}}
***[[Operation: SILENT STORM]] {{Mo}}
****[[Battle of Zhoist]] {{Mo}}
****[[Battle of Zhoist]] {{Mo}}
***[[Raid on the Threshold gas mine]] {{Im}}
***[[Skirmish over Netherop]] {{Mo}}
***[[Skirmish over Netherop]] {{Mo}}
**[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
**[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
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***[[Created conflict]]
***[[Created conflict]]
****[[High Gathering]] {{Fm}}
****[[High Gathering]] {{Fm}}
****[[Netherop conflict]] {{1st}}
****[[Battle of Netherop (2559)|Battle of Netherop]] {{1st}}
****[[Razing of Oth Sonin]] {{Mo}}
****[[Razing of Oth Sonin]] {{Mo}}
****[[Subjugation of Sanghelios]]
****[[Subjugation of Sanghelios]]
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*[[Eklon'Dal Workshop Lich]]
*[[Eklon'Dal Workshop Lich]]
*[[Karve]]
*[[Karve]]
*[[Yawl]] {{1st}}


;Covenant
;Covenant
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**''[[Raider's Creche]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Raider's Creche]]'' {{1st}}
*[[Covenant frigate]]
*[[Covenant frigate]]
**{{Pattern|A'uzr|sword frigate}} {{1st}}
***''[[Sword of Harmony]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Radiant Arrow]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Radiant Arrow]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Steadfast Strike]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Steadfast Strike]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Sword of Harmony]]'' {{1st}}
*[[Crav]] {{1st}}
*[[Crav]] {{1st}}
*{{Pattern|Kerel|assault carrier}}
*{{Pattern|Kerel|assault carrier}}
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*{{Class|Harrier|vessel}}
*{{Class|Harrier|vessel}}
**{{Class|Acolyte|harrier}} {{1st}}
**{{Class|Acolyte|harrier}} {{1st}}
*[[Phaeton]] {{Mo}}
*[[Phaeton]]


;Human
;Human
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*{{Class|Point Blank|prowler}}
*{{Class|Point Blank|prowler}}
**{{UNSCShip|Hidden Point}}
**{{UNSCShip|Hidden Point}}
*[[UNSC corvette]]
**{{UNSCShip|Alpina}} {{Fm}}
*[[VTOL]]
*[[VTOL]]
**[[Pipistrelle]] {{1st}}
**[[Pipistrelle]] {{1st}}


;Others
;Others
*[[Mountain runners]] {{Mo}}
*[[Mountain runner]]s


|title-7=Weapons|
|title-7=Weapons|
;Covenant
;Covenant
*[[Covenant carbine]]
*[[Orbital mine shell]]
*[[Orbital mine shell]]
*{{Pattern|Gadulo|needle rifle}}
*{{Pattern|Gadulo|needle rifle}}
*{{Pattern|Jaet|plasma torpedo}} {{1st}}
*[[Gravity hammer (fiction)|Gravity hammer]]
*[[Gravity hammer (fiction)|Gravity hammer]]
*[[Plasma torpedo|''Jaet''-pattern plasma torpedo]]
*{{Pattern|Nakata'vho|plasma repeater}}
*{{Pattern|Nakata'vho|plasma repeater}}
*[[Plasma cannon]] {{Mo}}
*[[Plasma cannon]] {{Mo}}
*{{Pattern|Tufasumo|plasma caster}} {{Mo}}
*[[Plasma Pistol]]
*[[Plasma Pistol]]
*[[Trikala]] {{Fm}}
**{{Pattern|Zo'klada|plasma pistol}}
*[[Type-1 energy sword]]
*{{Pattern|Okarda'phaa|plasma rifle}}
*[[Energy sword (fiction)|Energy sword]]
**[[Bloodblade]]
**[[Prophets' Bane]]
**[[Prophets' Bane]]


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;Human
;Human
*[[BR85 battle rifle]]
*[[BR55 battle rifle]]
*[[M20 SMG]]
*[[C-12 shaped charge]]
*[[HiMeX]] {{1st}}
*[[M20 PDW]]
*[[M305 grenade launcher]] {{1st}}
*[[M305 grenade launcher]] {{1st}}
*[[MA40 assault rifle]]
*[[MA40 assault rifle]]
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|title-8=Technology and equipment|
|title-8=Technology and equipment|
*[[Arbiter body armor]]
*[[Armiger]]
*[[Armiger]]
**[[Promethean Soldier]]
**[[Armiger Soldier]]
**[[Soldier Officer]]
**[[Armiger Officer]]
*[[Artificial intelligence]]
*[[Artificial intelligence]]
**[[Smart AI]] {{Mo}}
**[[Smart AI]]
*[[Covenant World Registry]] {{Fm}}
*[[Cryptum]] {{Mo}}
*[[Cryptum]] {{Mo}}
*[[Data disc]]
*[[Data pad]]
*[[Data pad]]
*[[Divine Hand]] {{1st}}
*[[Divine Hand]] {{1st}}
*[[Domain]] {{Mo}}
*[[Domain]] {{Mo}}
*[[Expectation Effect]] {{1st}}
*[[Eye]]s {{Mo}}
*[[Eye]]s {{Mo}}
*[[Guardian Custode]] {{Mo}}
*[[Gigoog]] {{Fm}}
*[[Guardian Custode]]
*[[Luminal Beacon]] {{Mo}}
*[[Luminal Beacon]] {{Mo}}
*[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]
*[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]
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***[[COPPERHEAD-class Mjolnir]]
***[[COPPERHEAD-class Mjolnir]]
*[[Nanolaminate]]
*[[Nanolaminate]]
*[[Rampancy]]
*[[ODST armor]]
*[[Translation disk]] {{Mo}}
*[[Rampancy]] {{Mo}}
*[[Sanctum's Hide]] {{1st}}
*[[Tambo]] {{Fm}}
*[[Technological Achievement Tiers]]
*[[Tenement island]] {{1st}}
*[[Tracking tetht]] {{1st}}
*[[Translation disk]]
*[[Trysting pod]] {{1st}}
*[[UNSC Marine Corps Battle Dress Uniform]]
*[[UNSC Marine Corps Battle Dress Uniform]]
|title-9=Miscellaneous|
|title-9=Miscellaneous|
*[[Covenant World Registry]] {{Fm}}
*[[Sangheili (language)]]
*[[Sangheili (language)]]
*[[Mantle]] {{mo}}
*[[Missing in action]]
*[[Missing in action]]
*[[Prion disease]]
*[[Military Survey of Uninhabited Planets]] {{Mo}}
*[[Project BOOKWORM]] {{Im}}
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The novel's existence was first hinted at in an Easter Egg on the ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' multiplayer map [[Streets]]. Various books placed near the map's arcade room reference real ''Halo'' novels, with one particular title bearing the word "Outcast".
*The novel's existence was first hinted at in an Easter Egg on the ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' multiplayer map [[Streets]]. Various books placed near the map's arcade room reference real ''Halo'' novels, with one particular title bearing the word "Outcast".
*While the fate of [[Nizat 'Kvarosee]] and his ground forces on Netherop are explored, no mention is ever made of what became of the rest of the [[Flotilla of Unyielding Piety]] and Nizat's plot to destroy ONI from ''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'' aside from a brief mention that Nizat had stolen the [[Luminal Beacon]]s.
*Rosa Fuertes' internal thoughts in chapter 16 were inspired by Denning's own dream-like experience during his recovery from a surgery he had undergone when he was penning ''Halo: Outcasts''.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-outcasts-spartan-chatter|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo: Outcasts <nowiki>|</nowiki> Spartan Chatter|D=12|M=8|Y=2023}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:HOut CoverArt.jpg|Full cover art without logos.
File:HOut CoverArt.jpg|Full cover art without logos.
File:HOut HaruspisCover.jpg|A parody of the novel's cover art created by community writer [[Alex Wakeford]].
File:HOut HaruspisCover.jpg|A parody of the novel's cover art created by community writer [[Alex Wakeford]].
File:HOut - TroyOutcastsGuide.jpg|Another parody of the novel's cover art, with several Troy Dennings pointing relevant elements.
File:Outcasts - State of Vadam.jpg|An official illustration of the state of [[Vadam]], done for the novel.
File:Outcasts - State of Vadam.jpg|An official illustration of the state of [[Vadam]], done for the novel.
</gallery>
</gallery>
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*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-outcasts-preview-1 ''Halo Waypoint'', Halo: Outcasts - Preview 1]
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-outcasts-preview-1 ''Halo Waypoint'', Halo: Outcasts - Preview 1]
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-outcasts-preview-2 ''Halo Waypoint'', Halo: Outcasts - Preview 2]
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-outcasts-preview-2 ''Halo Waypoint'', Halo: Outcasts - Preview 2]
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-outcasts-preview-3 ''Halo Waypoint'', Halo: Outcasts - Preview 3]
;Audiobook previews
;Audiobook previews
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEsbOIQ7_3g ''YouTube'', Halo: Outcasts – Preview 1 - Audio Excerpt]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEsbOIQ7_3g ''YouTube'', Halo: Outcasts – Preview #1 - Audio Excerpt]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMUGDG6H84M ''YouTube'', Halo: Outcasts – Preview 2: Arbiter Thel 'Vadam - Audio Excerpt]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMUGDG6H84M ''YouTube'', Halo: Outcasts – Preview #2: Arbiter Thel 'Vadam - Audio Excerpt]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y01y_pGMT8c ''YouTube'', Halo: Outcasts - Preview #3: Spartan Olympia Vale - Audio Excerpt]


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Halo: Outcasts
Front cover of Halo: Outcasts.
Attribution information

Author(s):

Troy Denning[1]

Cover artist(s):

Isaac Hannaford[2]

Publication information

Publisher:

Simon & Schuster[1]

Publication date:

August 8, 2023[3][4][5]

Media type:

Print

Pages:

464 pages[5]

ISBN:

9781668003282

 

Halo: Outcasts is a print novel by Troy Denning that was released on August 8, 2023.[4][6] The novel was originally set to release on October 18, 2022, but was ultimately delayed to July 25th, 2023 due to Denning's own personal health complications.[1][7][8] In March 2023, the novel was delayed once more seemingly due to supply chain issues, this time to August 8, 2023.[4]

The novel follows Thel 'Vadam and Olympia Vale's efforts to recover a rumored artifact on Netherop that could stop Cortana, unaware that they're being manipulated by someone else. The novel's focus on Netherop follows on from the planet's establishment and heavy feature in previous Denning novels Silent Storm and Oblivion.[2] Several of the novel's Sangheili cast of characters follow on from the 2015 novel Halo: Hunters in the Dark and some of the other characters were ones introduced in Silent Storm and Oblivion.

Official summary[edit]

2559. Formerly one of the Covenant's greatest and most fearsome warriors, Arbiter Thel 'Vadam is now allied with his former human enemies while deeply entrenched in leading the Sangheili people to a new era of unification. But his aspirations are under constant threat, whether by the dangerous, warring factions of rival Sangheili keeps, or the relentless shadow of oppression spread by the renegade artificial intelligence Cortana.

An opportunity to break Cortana's chains has suddenly presented itself through the rumored existence of an ancient artifact located on the hostile world of Netherop. Spartan Olympia Vale, trained with the skills to live and thrive among the Sangheili, also recognizes this alien prize as an essential means to aid humanity in reaching the same goal of freedom. But behind the scenes, both 'Vadam and Vale are being manipulated by a mysterious figure with their own agenda. And to make matters worse, all involved are unknowingly placing themselves at perilous odds with forces beyond their comprehension.[2]

Plot summary[edit]

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Appearances[edit]

Characters

Artificial intelligence
Forerunner
Human
Jiralhanae
San'Shyuum
Sangheili
Others

Species

Sapient
Non-sapient
Flora

Locations

Events

Vehicles

Banished
Covenant
Forerunner
Human
Others

Technology and equipment

Miscellaneous


Trivia[edit]

  • The novel's existence was first hinted at in an Easter Egg on the Halo Infinite multiplayer map Streets. Various books placed near the map's arcade room reference real Halo novels, with one particular title bearing the word "Outcast".
  • Rosa Fuertes' internal thoughts in chapter 16 were inspired by Denning's own dream-like experience during his recovery from a surgery he had undergone when he was penning Halo: Outcasts.[9]

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Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Shippin' Out (Retrieved on Feb 2, 2022) [archive]
  2. ^ a b c Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Of Protocols and Prisons (Retrieved on Mar 7, 2022) [archive]
  3. ^ Amazon, Halo: Outcasts (Retrieved on Mar 25, 2023) [archive]
  4. ^ a b c Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Echoes With-Dinh (Retrieved on Mar 25, 2023) [archive]
  5. ^ a b Simon & Schuster, Halo: Outcasts (Retrieved on Mar 25, 2023) [archive]
  6. ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Lore of the Jungle (Retrieved on May 4, 2022) [archive]
  7. ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Auditory Additions (Retrieved on Dec 15, 2022) [archive]
  8. ^ Twitter, Troy Denning (@TDenningauthor): "Some HALO: OUTCASTS news: As some of you may have noticed already, we're delaying my next Halo book. The reason is that a congenital heart defect (a bicuspid aortic valve) has started to act up earlier than expected, and I need to have open-heart surgery." (Retrieved on May 5, 2022) [archive]
  9. ^ Halo Waypoint, Halo: Outcasts | Spartan Chatter (Retrieved on Aug 12, 2023) [archive]

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