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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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==List of Halo Waypoint Chronicles==
==List of Halo Waypoint Chronicles==
===Vertical Umbrage===
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{{Main|Halo: Vertical Umbrage}}
! Image !! Name !! Released !! Description !! Links
''Vertical Umbrage'' was the first Waypoint Chronicle, released in late 2022 to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the release of ''[[Halo 4]]''. It depicts an operation by [[Fireteam Shadow]] to board and disable a {{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}} ''[[Panom's Canticle]]'', as first-depicted offscreen via radio chatter in the [[Spartan Ops]] level [[Memento Mori/Everything Has Gone Wrong|Everything Has Gone Wrong]].
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| [[File:VerticalUmbrage Shadow Cover.jpg|center|x75px]] || ''[[Halo: Vertical Umbrage]]'' || [[2022#November|November 7, 2022]] || Released to celebrate ''[[Halo 4]]''{{'}}s tenth anniversary. Follows [[Fireteam Shadow]]'s mission concurrent with events in the [[Spartan Ops]] level [[Memento Mori/Everything Has Gone Wrong|Everything Has Gone Wrong]]. ||
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-4-vertical-umbrage Halo 4 - Vertical Umbrage] - The official Waypoint post in which the short story was released for free.
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-4-vertical-umbrage Halo Waypoint - Halo: Vertical Umbrage]
*[https://wpassets.halowaypoint.com/wp-content/2022/11/Halo-Vertical-Umbrage-PDF.pdf Official ''Vertical Umbrage'' PDF] - The PDF of the short story released on Halo Waypoint ({{file link|Vertical Umbrage.pdf|Archived copy}}).
*[https://wpassets.halowaypoint.com/wp-content/2022/11/Halo-Vertical-Umbrage-PDF.pdf Official ''Vertical Umbrage'' PDF] ({{file link|Vertical Umbrage.pdf|Archived copy}}).
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSYtZvxAGvc Halo: Vertical Umbrage | Audiobook] - The audiobook narrated by Alex Wakeford.
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSYtZvxAGvc Halo: Vertical Umbrage | Audiobook]
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File:VerticalUmbrage Shadow Cover.jpg|''Vertical Umbrage'' keyart.
| [[File:WinterContention Cover.jpg|center|x75px]] || ''[[Halo: Winter Contention]]'' || [[2023#February|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]]. ||
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*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-winter-contention Halo Waypoint - Halo: Winter Contention]
 
*[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/HaloInfinite/winter-contention-pdf-6712d290d1fc410d8ba20c7e314761fe.pdf Official ''Winter Contention'' PDF] ({{file link|Winter Contention.pdf|Archived copy}}).
===Winter Contention===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z03t1RQVh_U Halo: Winter Contention | Audiobook]
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''Winter Contention'' was the second Waypoint Chronicle released in early [[2023]] to coincide with the [[Noble Intention]] in-game event within ''Halo Infinite''. The piece depicts an operation by [[NOBLE Team]] late in the [[Human-Covenant War]] to fend off a [[Covenant]] attack on the [[Human colonies|colony world]] of [[Concord]]. The story notably features the inclusion of [[Rosenda-A344]] and [[Thom-A293]], two previously mentioned-only characters cut from the [[Development of Halo: Reach|production]] of ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', alongside the [[Zashk-pattern Draugr|Draugr]] - a [[Cut Halo: Reach vehicles|vehicle also cut]] from the game's development.
| [[File:SunriseOnSanghelios TeaserArt.png|center|x75px]] || ''[[Halo: Sunrise on Sanghelios]]'' || [[2023#October|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]]/[[Catherine Halsey|Halsey]], [[John-117]], and [[Thel 'Vadam|the Arbiter]], respectively.{{Ref/YouTube|Id=Live|AVbqwUVGJ6g|Time=13190|Halo|HaloWC 2023 Community Stage – Day 2 (Season 5, Steve Downes, Jen Taylor, Keith David, Cosplay +)|Detail=3:39:50|D=14|M=10|Y=2023}} 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]]''. ||
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*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-sunrise-on-sanghelios Halo Waypoint - Halo: Sunrise on Sanghelios]
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-winter-contention Halo: Winter Contention] - The official Waypoint post in which the short story was released for free.
*[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/waypointchronicle_sunriseonsanghelios_pdf-cb32238cfe5d452185db739ac501284b.pdf Official ''Sunrise on Sanghelios'' PDF] ({{file link|SunriseOnSanghelios.pdf|Archived copy}}).
*[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/HaloInfinite/winter-contention-pdf-6712d290d1fc410d8ba20c7e314761fe.pdf Official ''Winter Contention'' PDF] - The PDF of the short story released on Halo Waypoint ({{file link|Winter Contention.pdf|Archived copy}}).
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heeAkDRuf5g Halo: Sunrise on Sanghelios | Audiobook]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z03t1RQVh_U Halo: Winter Contention | Audiobook] - The audiobook narrated by Alex Wakeford.
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| [[File:SaturnDevouringHisSon Artwork.jpg|center|x75px]] || ''[[Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son]]'' || [[2023#October|October 31, 2023]] || Released on Halloween to tie in with the [[Flood]]-themed [[Armor customization (Halo Infinite)|armour]] in [[Season 05: Reckoning]]. The story follows a [[Flood containment Fireteam]] deployed to combat a [[Flood outbreak]] in [[2556]].||
File:WinterContention_Cover.jpg|''Winter Contention'' keyart.
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-saturn-devouring-his-son Halo Waypoint - Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son]
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*[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/2023_1022-waypointchronicles_saturndevouringhisson-r02-9bafc1259cdf42cf82300c88fd2cf624.pdf Official ''Saturn Devouring His Son'' PDF] ({{file link|Saturn Devouring His Son.pdf|Archived copy}}).
 
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H9Pj2YhpyQ Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son | Audiobook]
===Sunrise on Sanghelios===
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{{Main|Halo: Sunrise on Sanghelios}}
| [[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]]. ||  
''Sunrise on Sanghelios'' was the third chronicle to be released, debuted on Day 2 of the Halo World Championships 2023. Unlike prior stories, ''Sunrise on Sanghelios'' was debuted with a live reading from ''Halo'' voice actors [[Steve Downes]], [[Keith David]], and [[Jen Taylor]], who all reprised their roles of [[John-117]], [[Thel 'Vadam]], and [[Catherine Halsey]]/[[Cortana]], respectively. 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]]''.{{Ref/YouTube|Id=Live|AVbqwUVGJ6g|Time=13190|Halo|HaloWC 2023 Community Stage – Day 2 (Season 5, Steve Downes, Jen Taylor, Keith David, Cosplay +)|Detail=3:39:50|D=14|M=10|Y=2023}}
*[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-sunrise-on-sanghelios Halo: Sunrise on Sanghelios] - The official Waypoint post in which the short story was released for free.
*[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/waypointchronicle_sunriseonsanghelios_pdf-cb32238cfe5d452185db739ac501284b.pdf Official ''Sunrise on Sanghelios'' PDF] - The PDF of the short story released on Halo Waypoint ({{file link|SunriseOnSanghelios.pdf|Archived copy}}).
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfRQc8tWw_w Halo: Battle for the Blood-Moon | Audiobook]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heeAkDRuf5g Halo: Sunrise on Sanghelios | Audiobook] - The audiobook narrated in the HaloWC 2023 Community Stage.
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| [[File:Trial Of Reckoning.jpg|center|x75px]] || ''[[Halo: Trial of Reckoning]]'' || [[2023#December|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 {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}'s destruction and their attempts to survive in the arenas set up by [[Escharum]]. ||
File:SunriseOnSanghelios TeaserArt.png|''Sunrise on Sanghelios'' keyart.
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-trial-of-reckoning Halo Waypoint - Halo: Trial of Reckoning]
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*[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/2023_1204-waypointchronicles_trialofreckoning-r02-4ee6245cf4dd432cb2c11858b42040bb.pdf Official ''Trial of Reckoning'' PDF] ({{file link|Trial of Reckoning.pdf|Archived copy}}).
 
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE9f-zRLy_o Halo: Trial of Reckoning | Audiobook]
===Saturn Devouring His Son===
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{{Main|Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son}}
| [[File:Hippocratica Cover.jpg|center|x75px]] || ''[[Halo: Hippocratica]]'' || [[2024#February|February 5, 2024]] || Released to tie in with the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|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]]. ||
''Saturn Devouring His Son'' is a short story released on Halloween, October 31, 2023. The story (named after the famous painting) depicts a [[Flood containment Fireteam]] deployment, first hinted at in [[Season 04: Infection]]'s final [[Halo Infinite Story & Intel|intel drop]] and to tie in with the Flood armor of [[Season 05: Reckoning]].{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-championship-chronicles|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Championship Chronicles|D=24|M=10|Y=2023}}
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-hippocratica Halo Waypoint - Halo: Hippocratica]
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-saturn-devouring-his-son Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son] - The official Waypoint post in which the short story was released for free.
*[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/2024_0131-waypointchronicles_hippocratica-r02-df9228a17b944e5184b8924a05b89803.pdf Official ''Hippocratica'' PDF] ({{file link|Hippocratica.pdf|Archived copy}}).
*[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/2023_1022-waypointchronicles_saturndevouringhisson-r02-9bafc1259cdf42cf82300c88fd2cf624.pdf Official ''Saturn Devouring His Son'' PDF] - The PDF of the short story released on Halo Waypoint ({{file link|Saturn Devouring His Son.pdf|Archived copy}}).
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhgky3gMh1U Halo: Hippocratica | Audiobook]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H9Pj2YhpyQ Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son | Audiobook] - The audiobook narrated by Alex Wakeford.
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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:SaturnDevouringHisSon Artwork.jpg|''Saturn Devouring His Son'' keyart.
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-fireside Halo Waypoint - Halo: Fireside]
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*[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]
===Battle for the Blood-Moon===
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{{Main|Halo: Battle for the Blood-Moon}}
| [[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]]''. ||  
''Battle for the Blood-Moon'' released on November 27, 2023, and concerns the [[Banished]] [[Battle of Suban|attack]] on [[Suban]], as depicted on the ''Halo Infinite'' map [[Prism]] and the keyart for the [[Combined Arms]] event.{{Ref/Site|Id=Launch|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/combined-arms-operation-launch|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Combined Arms Operation Launch|D=14|M=11|Y=2023}}
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-the-third-life Halo Waypoint - Halo: The Third Life]
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-battle-for-the-blood-moon Halo: Battle for the Blood-Moon] - The official Waypoint post in which the short story was released for free.
*[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://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/2023_1120-waypointchronicles_battleforthebloodmoon-r03-a3e3cc23be4c413598af74154d3b85da.pdf Official ''Battle for the Blood-Moon'' PDF] - The PDF of the short story released on Halo Waypoint ({{file link|Battle for the Blood-Moon.pdf|Archived copy}}).
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfWCofw7t4Y Halo: The Third Life | Audiobook]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfRQc8tWw_w Halo: Battle for the Blood-Moon | Audiobook] - The audiobook narrated by Alex Wakeford.
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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:BattleForTheBloodMoon.jpg|''Battle for the Blood-Moon'' keyart.
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-anvil-accord Halo Waypoint - Halo: Anvil Accord]
File:HINF CombinedArms KeyArtClean.png|Keyart used to tease ''Battle for the Blood-Moon''.
*[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}}).
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbvG6vTlTaQ Halo: Anvil Accord | Audiobook]
 
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===Trial of Reckoning===
| [[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. ||
{{Main|Halo: Trial of Reckoning}}
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-the-machine-breaks Halo Waypoint - Halo: The Machine Breaks]
''Trial of Reckoning'' was the final of the four chronicles released during Season 05: Reckoning. It depicts a number of survivors of {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}'s [[Battle over Installation 07|destruction]] over [[Installation 07]] at the start of ''[[Halo Infinite]]''{{'}}s campaign, and their experiences having been captured by the [[Banished]]. The story ties in with the [[Firefight]] mode released in Season 05's mid-season update, depicting some of the prisoners' attempts to survive the arena of the titular [[House of Reckoning (location)|House of Reckoning]].
*[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]
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*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-trial-of-reckoning Halo: Trial of Reckoning] - The official Waypoint post in which the short story was released for free.
| [[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://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/2023_1204-waypointchronicles_trialofreckoning-r02-4ee6245cf4dd432cb2c11858b42040bb.pdf Official ''Trial of Reckoning'' PDF] - The PDF of the short story released on Halo Waypoint ({{file link|Trial of Reckoning.pdf|Archived copy}}).
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-venezian-sonata Halo Waypoint - Halo: Venezian Sonata]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE9f-zRLy_o Halo: Trial of Reckoning | Audiobook] - The audiobook narrated by [[Alex Wakeford]].
*[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/wc_veneziansonata_pdf-b33b239eca8c42e487da54e21a51cf5a.pdf Official ''Halo: Venezian Sonata'' PDF] ({{file link|Venezian Sonata.pdf|Archived copy}}).
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIZm3xkTcp4 Halo: Venezian Sonata | Audiobook]
File:Trial_Of_Reckoning.jpg|Keyart for the story.
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File:HINF_HouseOfReckoning.jpg|The [[House of Reckoning (location)|House of Reckoning]] image used to tease the story.
| [[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]].||
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*[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}}).
===Hippocratica===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiwBAoPVTIQ Halo: Age of Retribution | Audiobook]
{{Main|Halo: Hippocratica}}
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''Halo: Hippocratica'' is the first chronicle released during [[Content Update 29]]. It depicts [[Adam Andrews]] reflecting on his memories about the [[Battle for Arcadia]] in [[2531]] and how he [[The Real Winner|was]] [[Arcadia City|saved]] by the crew of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}. The story ties with ''[[Halo Wars]]'' and to the [[Team Omega]] armor sets featured in CU29's Store.
| [[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 ||
 
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-whispers-from-the-pyre Halo: Whispers from the Pyre]
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*[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/halo_whispersfromthepyre_pdf-160829b4dbbf4c979cc50ebf2231edc1.pdf Official ''Halo: Whispers from the Pyre'' PDF] ({{file link|Whispers from the Pyre.pdf|Archived copy}}).
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-hippocratica Halo: Hippocratica] - The official Waypoint post in which the short story was released for free.
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpFJ7vOxwdM Halo: Whispers from the Pyre | Audiobook]
*[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/2024_0131-waypointchronicles_hippocratica-r02-df9228a17b944e5184b8924a05b89803.pdf Official ''Hippocratica'' PDF] - The PDF of the short story released on Halo Waypoint ({{file link|Hippocratica.pdf|Archived copy}}).
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhgky3gMh1U Halo: Hippocratica | Audiobook] - The audiobook narrated by Alex Wakeford.
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File:Hippocratica Cover.jpg|''Hippocratica'' Keyart
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===Fireside===
{{Main|Halo: Fireside}}
''Halo: Fireside'' was released on the seventh birthday of ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' - February 21, 2024. Appropriately, it depicts a series of micro-snippets looking into the life of {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}'s crew in their [[Second Ark Conflict|ongoing war]] against the Banished on [[Installation 00|the Ark]].
;External links
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-fireside Halo: Fireside]- The official Waypoint post in which the short story was released for free.
*[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/waypoint_chronicle_fireside-988f46fd42e14430a31505e872a6360f.pdf Official ''Halo: Fireside'' PDF] - The PDF of the short story released on Halo Waypoint ({{file link|Fireside.pdf|Archived copy}}).
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWm9Vf7c0X4 Halo: Fireside | Audiobook] - The audiobook narrated by Alex Wakeford.
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File:Fireside Cover.jpg|''Fireside'' Keyart
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===The Third Life===
{{Main|Halo: The Third Life}}
''Halo: The Third Life'' is an Chronicle released on May 8, 2024 to coincide with the launch of the [[Banished Honor]] update for ''Halo Infinite''.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/banished-honor-operation-launch#waypointchronicle|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Banished Honor Launch - Halo Infinite CU32|D=30|M=04|Y=2024}} The story is set in the immediate aftermath of the ''[[Hunt the Truth]]'' audio drama, and focuses on the rogue [[Spartan-IV]] [[Ilsa Zane]].{{Ref/Site|Id=Jiji|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/jilted-jiralhanae|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Community Update: Jilted Jiralhanae|D=02|M=05|Y=2024}}
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*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-the-third-life Halo: The Third Life]- The official Waypoint post in which the short story was released for free.
*[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/thethirdlife_pdf-40c2e964e5c1420084175c0636ee79f2.pdf Official ''Halo: The Third Life'' PDF] - The PDF of the short story released on Halo Waypoint ({{file link|The Third Life.pdf|Archived copy}}).
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfWCofw7t4Y Halo: The Third Life | Audiobook] - The audiobook narrated by Alex Wakeford.
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===Anvil Accord===
{{Main|Halo: Anvil Accord}}
Released later in [[2024#July|July 2024]], an upcoming story themed around ''Halo Infinite''{{'}}s ongoing [[Anvil (Operation)|Anvil operation]] will depict a day in the life for crew serving aboard the eponymous [[ANVIL Station]], first introduced in the now-cancelled ''[[Halo Online]]''.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/anvil-operation-launch|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Anvil Operation Launch|D=02|M=07|Y=2024}}
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*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-anvil-accord Halo: Anvil Accord]- The official Waypoint post in which the short story was released for free.
*[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/2024_0715-waypointchronicles-anvilaccord-r04-f169517f3f014adfa64b299d587496e3.pdf Official ''Halo: Anvil Accord'' PDF] - The PDF of the short story released on Halo Waypoint ({{file link|Anvil Accord.pdf|Archived copy}}).
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbvG6vTlTaQ Halo: Anvil Accord | Audiobook] - The audiobook narrated by Alex Wakeford.
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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[edit]

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[edit]

  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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