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Halo: From the Soil to the Stars
Attribution information
Author(s):	Alex Wakeford; Jeff Easterling;
Audio book narrator(s):	Alex Wakeford
Publication information
Publisher:	Halo Studios
Publication date:	March 12, 2025
Media type:	Short story
Series information
Series:	Halo Waypoint Chronicles

Latest revision as of 03:16, March 21, 2025

Halo: From the Soil to the Stars is an entry in the Halo Waypoint Chronicle series of short stories published by Halo Studios, intended for release on March 12, 2025. It is set to coincide with the Blue Team multiplayer event in Halo Infinite and follows the members of Blue Team testing their new MJOLNIR [GEN3] armors weeks before their return to Reach for Operation: WOLFE, an event depicted in the novel Halo: Shadows of Reach. The chronicle fleshes out the Step Inside trailer, taking place around the same planet and space station.^[1] The story's name comes from the phrase written at the end of the Lightbringers trailer for Halo Infinite.^[2]

Official synopsisEdit

“

September 2559. As the UNSC Infinity’s crew prepare to return to Reach for Operation: WOLFE, the legendary Spartans of Blue Team field test their GEN3 Mjolnir armor alongside ODSTs of the Ninth Platoon.

”

Plot summaryEdit

AppearancesEdit

Characters

Arturo Bustamante (Mentioned only)
Babatunde (First appearance)
Brine (First appearance)
Catherine Halsey
Frederic-104
Henrietta Varadi (First appearance)
John-117
Julie Chang (First appearance)
Kelly-087
Linda-058
Malika Aswad (First appearance)
Marcus Stacker
Núñez (First appearance)
Smith (First appearance)
Thomas Lasky (Mentioned only)

Species

Human
Kig-Yar (Mentioned only)
Sangheili (Mentioned only)
Unggoy (Mentioned only)

Organizations

Covenant (Mentioned only)
BXR Mining Corporation
United Nations Space Command
- UNSC Cartographer Initiative
- UNSC Marine Corps
  - Orbital Drop Shock Troopers
    - Ninth Platoon (First appearance)
    - 105th Shock Troops Division (Mentioned only)
- UNSC Navy
  - Materials Group
  - SPARTAN-II program
    - Blue Team
  - SPARTAN-IV program (Mentioned only)

Locations

Requiem (Mentioned only)
Earth (Mentioned only)
- Rio de Janeiro (Mentioned only)
Reach (Mentioned only)
KC-59 (First appearance)
Perihelion Station

Events

Operation: WOLFE (Mentioned only)

Weapons

Vehicles

Drop pod
M808 Scorpion (Mentioned only)
Munera Platform (Mentioned only)
UNSC frigate
- UNSC Amicable Disagreement (First appearance)
UNSC Atlas (Mentioned only)
UNSC Infinity (Mentioned only)

Technology and equipment

Miscellaneous

Rendezvous with Ramen (First mentioned)

Production notesEdit

The cover art by Duncan Shaffer is based on a similar shot in Halo 4's Prologue, albeit with the inclusion of Blue Team and ODSTS.^[3]

GalleryEdit

Halo 5: Guardians ODST concept art, used to represent the ORCUS exoskeleton.

External linksEdit

Halo: From the Soil to the Stars - The official Waypoint post in which the short story was released for free.
Halo: From the Soil to the Stars Official PDF - The PDF of the short story released on Halo Waypoint (Archived copyMedia:From the Soil to the Stars.pdf).
Halo: From the Soil to the Stars | Audiobook - The audiobook narrated by Alex Wakeford.

SourcesEdit

^ Halo Waypoint, Blue Team Operation Launch (Retrieved on Mar 12, 2025) [archive]
^ Halo Infinite marketing, UNSC Archives campaign, Lightbringers
^ Twitter, Alex Wakeford (@haruspis): "If the cover looks familiar to you, that's because our fabulous artist Duncan based it on this shot from Halo 4's prologue—with the rest of Blue Team and some ODSTs added."

[BlueTeam-1] Halo Waypoint, Blue Team Operation Launch (Retrieved on Mar 12, 2025) [archive]

[2] Halo Infinite marketing, UNSC Archives campaign, Lightbringers

[3] Twitter, Alex Wakeford (@haruspis): "If the cover looks familiar to you, that's because our fabulous artist Duncan based it on this shot from Halo 4's prologue—with the rest of Blue Team and some ODSTs added."

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-This '''''untitled Halo Waypoint Chronicle''''' is an entry in the [[Halo Waypoint Chronicle]] series of short stories published by [[Halo Studios]] on [[2025#March|March 12, 2025]], during the ''[[Blue Team (Operation)|Blue Team]]'' multiplayer event in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''. It follows the members of [[Blue Team]] testing their new [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN3)|MJOLNIR [GEN3]]] weeks before their return to [[Reach]] in ''[[Operation: WOLFE]]'', an event narrated in the novel ''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''. The chronicle fleshes out the [[Step Inside]] trailer, taking place in the same planet and space station.{{Ref/Site|Id=BlueTeam|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/blue-team-operation-launch|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Blue Team Operation Launch|D=12|M=3|Y=2025}}
+'''''Halo: From the Soil to the Stars''''' is an entry in the [[Halo Waypoint Chronicle]] series of short stories published by [[Halo Studios]], intended for release on [[2025#March|March 12, 2025]]. It is set to coincide with the ''[[Blue Team (Operation)|Blue Team]]'' multiplayer event in ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' and follows the members of [[Blue Team]] testing their new [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN3)|MJOLNIR [GEN3]]] armors weeks before their return to [[Reach]] for [[Operation: WOLFE]], an event depicted in the novel ''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''. The chronicle fleshes out the [[Step Inside]] trailer, taking place around the [[KC-59|same planet]] and [[Perihelion Station|space station]].{{Ref/Site|Id=BlueTeam|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/blue-team-operation-launch|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Blue Team Operation Launch|D=12|M=3|Y=2025}} The story's name comes from the phrase written at the end of the ''[[Lightbringers]]'' trailer for ''Halo Infinite''.{{Ref/Marketing|HINF|UNSC Archives|Lightbringers}}
 ==Official synopsis==
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 ==Plot summary==
 ==Appearances==
-{{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-5
+{{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-6
 |title-1=Characters|
-;Human
+*[[Arturo Bustamante]] {{Mo}}
+*[[Babatunde]] {{1st}}
+*[[Brine]] {{1st}}
+*[[Catherine Halsey]]
 *[[Frederic-104]]
+*[[Henrietta Varadi]] {{1st}}
 *[[John-117]]
+*[[Julie Chang]] {{1st}}
 *[[Kelly-087]]
 *[[Linda-058]]
+*[[Malika Aswad]] {{1st}}
+*[[Marcus Stacker]]
+*[[Núñez]] {{1st}}
+*[[Smith]] {{1st}}
+*[[Thomas Lasky]] {{Mo}}
 |title-2=Species|
 *[[Human]]
+*[[Kig-Yar]] {{Mo}}
+*[[Sangheili]] {{Mo}}
+*[[Unggoy]] {{Mo}}
 |title-3=Organizations|
+*[[Covenant]] {{Mo}}
+*[[BXR Mining Corporation]]
 *[[United Nations Space Command]]
+**[[UNSC Cartographer Initiative]]
+**[[UNSC Marine Corps]]
+***[[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]]
+****[[Ninth Platoon]] {{1st}}
+****[[105th Shock Troops Division]] {{Mo}}
 **[[UNSC Navy]]
+***[[Materials Group]]
 ***[[SPARTAN-II program]]
 ****[[Blue Team]]
+***[[SPARTAN-IV program]] {{Mo}}
 |title-4=Locations|
+*[[Requiem]] {{Mo}}
+*[[Earth]] {{Mo}}
+**[[Rio de Janeiro]] {{Mo}}
 *[[Reach]] {{Mo}}
-*[[Unidentified Materials Group facility]]
+*[[KC-59]] {{1st}}
+*[[Perihelion Station]]
 |title-5=Events|
+*[[Operation: WOLFE]] {{Mo}}
 |title-6=Weapons|
+*[[CQS48 Bulldog]]
+*[[M392 DMR]]
+*[[MA40 assault rifle]]
+*[[Mk50 Sidekick]]
+*[[M41 SPNKr]]
+*[[M6 series]]
+*[[SRS99-S5 AM sniper rifle]]
+*[[VK78 Commando]]
 |title-7=Vehicles|
+*[[Drop pod]]
+*[[M808 Scorpion]] {{Mo}}
+*[[Munera Platform]] {{Mo}}
+*[[UNSC frigate]]
+**{{UNSCShip|Amicable Disagreement}} {{1st}}
+*{{UNSCShip|Atlas}} {{Mo}}
 *{{UNSCShip|Infinity}} {{Mo}}
 |title-8=Technology and equipment|
+*[[Brokkr Armor Mechanism]]
+*[[Drop wall]]
 *[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN3)]]
 **[[ARGUS-class Mjolnir]]
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 **[[HERMES-class Mjolnir]]
 **[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI [GEN3]]]
+*[[OSTEO combat engineering suit]]
+*[[ORCUS exoskeleton]]
+*[[Repulsor]]
+|title-9=Miscellaneous|
+*''[[Rendezvous with Ramen]]'' {{Fm}}
 }}
-<!--
+==Production notes==
+The cover art by Duncan Shaffer is based on [[:File:H4 - Walk in Rubble.png|a similar shot]] in ''[[Halo 4]]''{{'}}s [[Prologue]], albeit with the inclusion of Blue Team and ODSTS.{{Ref/Twitter|haruspis|1899874625225371650|Alex Wakeford|Quote=If the cover looks familiar to you, that's because our fabulous artist Duncan based it on this shot from Halo 4's prologue—with the rest of Blue Team and some ODSTs added.}}
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+File:H5G ODST Concept 1.jpg|''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' [[Cut Halo 5: Guardians enemies|ODST]] concept art, used to represent the [[ORCUS exoskeleton]].
+</gallery>
 ==External links==
-*[] - The official Waypoint post in which the short story was released for free.
+*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-from-the-soil-to-the-stars ''Halo: From the Soil to the Stars''] - The official Waypoint post in which the short story was released for free.
-*[ Official PDF] - The PDF of the short story released on Halo Waypoint.
+*[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/waypointchronicle-fromthesoiltothestars-6bb847d0ec3c4285b0215f92738e9634.pdf ''Halo: From the Soil to the Stars'' Official PDF] - The PDF of the short story released on Halo Waypoint ({{file link|From the Soil to the Stars.pdf|Archived copy}}).
-*[] - The audiobook narrated by Alex Wakeford.
+*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR_lYXyLXjo Halo: From the Soil to the Stars | Audiobook] - The audiobook narrated by Alex Wakeford.
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 ==Sources==
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