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Halo: Uprising Issue 1
Attribution information
Author(s):	Brian Michael Bendis (writer); Alex Maleev (pencils, inks); Matt Hollingsworth, Jose Villarrubia, June Chung (colors); Chris Eliopoulos (letters);
Publication information
Publisher:	Marvel Comics
Publication date:	August 22nd, 2007

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Halo: Uprising Issue 1 was released on August 22, 2007 and is the first of four in the Halo: Uprising series of comics.

Official summary[edit]

“

The Eisner Award-winning team of superscribe Brian Michael Bendis and artist extraordinaire Alex Maleev unleash an epic story of mankind's struggle against the alien threat of the Covenant. Picking up from the conclusion of blockbuster video game Halo 2, the must-read issue reveals how the Master Chief, while onboard a hostile ship headed towards Earth, is battling against Covenant forces. Intertwined with Master Chief's interstellar one-man-war is the saga of a great American city's rebellion and downfall, two desperate lives' collision and shared fate, and the Covenant's hunt for an ancient relic of untold power and value. With hope dwindling and the fate of humanity hanging by a thread, is there any chance for a future? Read this debut issue to start the journey into the Halo universe!

”

Plot synopsis[edit]

The issue opens with John-117 on board the Forerunner Dreadnought, which is currently passing Jupiter. He is contacted by a UNSC facility on Io, but stays silent and moves on, killing a group of four Grunts, then a pair of Jackals, then another Grunt quartet.

As this happens, the scene cuts to an interrogation of Colonel James Ackerson, captured by the Covenant aboard the CCS-class Battlecruiser Triumphant Declaration. He is about to be killed in celebration of the defeat of Earth before he coaxingly states that if "The Covenant attack Earth...they will never find the key." The Brute Captain interrogating Ackerson is intrigued by this, and uses a large knife to lacerate Ackerson until he reveals more information. Ackerson states that this key, if not found, will force the Halos to malfunction "like they did before". He also said that it is hidden in the city of Cleveland, and that it is called the Key of Osanalan.

Before he can reveal more, he falls unconscious, leaving the Brutes confused and worried. A new, self-doubting character named Ruwan Ackerson is introduced who serves as a concierge for a high-line motel in Cleveland under attack by the Covenant. He meets Myras Tyla, a performer staying there who commandeers several weapons from a dead Marine and manages to escape with Ruwan. They try to flee in vehicles but find the road blocked, and are finally herded together with what seems to be most of the population of the area into Jacobs Field, a baseball stadium, where the Covenant declare that to live they must find and give to them the Key of Osanalan. Myras is confused, but Ruwan states with certainty that he "knows exactly what that is."

The Master Chief, in the meantime, finds himself faced by an extremely large force of Covenant troops, including at least three Hunter pairs, who fire on him simultaneously. He is hit by several beams and falls to the floor. A Brute Chieftain begins to crush him with his foot, saying that the Master Chief will tell them "where the Key is...after they remove enough parts of his body".

Trivia[edit]

Some of the doors inside the Forerunner Dreadnought appear very similar to the sort found in the level, 343 Guilty Spark, and another scene has a room similar to the one which contains a Seraph in the Halo 2 level, The Arbiter.
In the comic, it shows the Master Chief being hit by fuel rod guns from Hunters. Seeing as how possibly six beams hit him, it is highly unlikely that he would have survived contrary to previous Halo games and novels. If all six beams hit the Chief, then it should have killed him despite the fact that he had shields, thus it is likely he evaded more than one shot per the panel.
On 27 August 2007, Marvel announced that Issue 1 would go back for a second printing sketch variant, for release alongside Issue 2.^[1]

Gallery[edit]

Hunters preparing their Assault Cannons.
Master Chief is hit by 6 Assault Cannons.
Master Chief being crushed by a Brute.

Sources[edit]

^ Marvel.com: Halo: Uprising #1 Returns With New Printing

External links[edit]

Preceded by
Halo 2

Halo: Uprising comic series
Issue 1

Succeeded by
Issue 2

[1] Marvel.com: Halo: Uprising #1 Returns With New Printing

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+'''''Halo: Uprising Issue 1''''' was released on [[2007 (real world)|August 22, 2007]] and is the first of four in the ''[[Halo: Uprising]]'' series of comics.
-'''''Halo: Uprising'' Issue One''' was released on August 22nd, 2007 and is the first of four in the ''[[Halo: Uprising]]'' series of comics.
+== Official summary ==
+{{Article quote|The Eisner Award-winning team of superscribe Brian Michael Bendis and artist extraordinaire Alex Maleev unleash an epic story of mankind's struggle against the alien threat of the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]. Picking up from the conclusion of blockbuster video game [[Halo 2]], the must-read issue reveals how the Master Chief, while onboard a hostile ship headed towards Earth, is battling against Covenant forces. Intertwined with [[John-117|Master Chief]]'s interstellar one-man-war is the saga of a great American city's rebellion and downfall, two desperate lives' collision and shared fate, and the Covenant's hunt for an ancient relic of untold power and value. With hope dwindling and the fate of humanity hanging by a thread, is there any chance for a future? Read this debut issue to start the journey into the [[Halo universe]]!}}
-== Short Summary ==
+== Plot synopsis ==
+The issue opens with [[John-117]] on board the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]], which is currently passing [[Jupiter]]. He is contacted by a [[Io Station|UNSC facility]] on [[Io]], but stays silent and moves on, killing a group of four [[Unggoy|Grunts]], then a pair of [[Kig-yar|Jackals]], then another Grunt quartet.
-'''Official Marvel Summary:'''
+As this happens, the scene cuts to an interrogation of [[James Ackerson|Colonel James Ackerson]], captured by the Covenant aboard the [[Ket-pattern battlecruiser|CCS-class Battlecruiser]] ''[[Triumphant Declaration]]''. He is about to be killed in celebration of the defeat of Earth before he coaxingly states that if "''The Covenant attack Earth...they will never find the key.''" The [[Jiralhanae Captain|Brute Captain]] interrogating Ackerson is intrigued by this, and uses [[Jiralhanae combat knife|a large knife]] to lacerate Ackerson until he reveals more information. Ackerson states that this key, if not found, will force [[Halo Array|the Halos]] to malfunction "''like they did before''". He also said that it is hidden in the city of [[Cleveland]], and that it is called the [[Key of Osanalan]].
-The Eisner Award-winning team of superscribe Brian Michael Bendis and artist extraordinaire Alex Maleev unleash an epic story of mankind's struggle against the alien threat of the [[Covenant]]. Picking up from the conclusion of blockbuster video game [[Halo 2]], the must-read issue reveals how the Master Chief, while onboard a hostile ship headed towards Earth, is battling against Covenant forces! Intertwined with [[Master Chief]]'s interstellar one-man-war is the saga of a great American city's rebellion and downfall, two desperate lives' collision and shared fate, and the Covenant's hunt for an ancient relic of untold power and value. With hope dwindling and the fate of humanity hanging by a thread, is there any chance for a future? Read this debut issue to start the journey into the [Halo universe]!
+Before he can reveal more, he falls unconscious, leaving the Brutes confused and worried. A new, self-doubting character named [[Ruwan Ackerson]] is introduced who serves as a concierge for a high-line motel in Cleveland under attack by the Covenant. He meets [[Myras Tyla]], a performer staying there who commandeers several weapons from a dead [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] and manages to escape with Ruwan. They try to flee in vehicles but find the road blocked, and are finally herded together with what seems to be most of the population of the area into [[Jacobs Field]], a baseball stadium, where the Covenant declare that to live they must find and give to them the Key of Osanalan. Myras is confused, but Ruwan states with certainty that he "''knows exactly what that is.''"
-== Detailed Summary ==
+The Master Chief, in the meantime, finds himself faced by an extremely large force of Covenant troops, including at least three [[Mgalekgolo|Hunter]] pairs, who fire on him simultaneously. He is hit by several beams and falls to the floor. A [[Jiralhanae War Chieftain|Brute Chieftain]] begins to crush him with his foot, saying that the Master Chief will tell them "''where the Key is...after they remove enough parts of his body''".
-On some pages the Covenant speak [[Covenant language]].
+== Trivia ==
+*Some of the [[door]]s inside the Forerunner Dreadnought appear very similar to the sort found in the level, ''[[343 Guilty Spark (level)|343 Guilty Spark]]'', and another scene has a room similar to the one which contains a [[Kai-pattern Seraph|Seraph]] in the ''Halo 2'' level, ''[[The Arbiter]]''.
+*In the comic, it shows the Master Chief being hit by fuel rod guns from Hunters. Seeing as how possibly six beams hit him, it is ''highly'' unlikely that he would have survived contrary to previous ''Halo'' games and novels. If all six beams hit the Chief, then it should have killed him despite the fact that he had shields, thus it is likely he evaded more than one shot per the panel.
+*On 27 August 2007, Marvel announced that Issue 1 would go back for a second printing sketch variant, for release alongside Issue 2.<ref>[http://www.marvel.com/news/comicstories.1470.Halo_Uprising_1_Returns_With_New_Printing '''Marvel.com''': ''Halo: Uprising #1 Returns With New Printing'']</ref>
-In the comic, the Master Chief is depicted in the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] of apparent Forerunner design, with doors very similar to the sort found in [[343 Guilty Spark (Level)|343 Guilty Spark]] and a room similar to the one which contains a [[Seraph]] in the ''Halo 2'' level '[[The Arbiter (level)|The Arbiter]]'. He is contacted by a base on Io, one of Jupiter's moons, but demands silence and moves on, killing a group of four Grunts, then a pair of Jackals, then another Grunt quartet. As this happens, the scene cuts to an interrogation of [[Colonel James Ackerson]], captured by the Covenant aboard the Covenant Cruiser [[Triumphant Declaration]]. He is about to be killed in celebration of the defeat of Earth before he vexingly states that if "''[[Covenant|The Covenant]] attack earth...they will never find the key.''" The Brute Captain is intrigued by this and uses a large knife to lacerate Ackerson until he reveals that this key, if not found, will force the Halos to malfunction "''like they did before''", that it is hidden in the city of [[Cleveland]], and that it is called the [[Key of Osanalan]]. Before he can reveal more he either falls unconscious or dies, leaving the Brutes confused and worried. A new, self-doubting character named [[Ruwan]] is introduced who serves as a concierge for a high-line motel in Cleveland under attack by the Covenant. He meets [[Myras Tyla]], a performer staying there who commandeers several weapons from a dead marine and manages to escape with Ruwan. They try to flee in vehicles but find the road blocked, and are finally herded together with what seems to be most of the population of the area into a stadium, where the Covenant declare that to live they must find and give to them the Key of Osanalan. Myras is confused, but Ruwan states with certainty that he "''knows exactly what that is.''"
+==Gallery==
-The Master Chief, in the meantime, finds himself faced by an extremely large force of Covenant troops, including at least three Hunter Pairs who fire on him simultaneously. He is hit by several beams and falls to the floor. A Brute Chieftain begins to crush him with his boot, saying that the Master Chief will tell them where the Key is...after they remove enough parts of his body.
+<gallery>
+File:Six Beams.jpg|Hunters preparing their Assault Cannons.
+File:Six Beams Hit.jpg|Master Chief is hit by 6 Assault Cannons.
+File:Our Hero Falls.jpg|Master Chief being crushed by a Brute.
+</gallery>
-== Reprinted Edition ==
+==Sources==
-On 27 August 2007, Marvel announced that they will be reprinting ''Halo: Uprising'' Issue 1 on the release date of the second issue with a special black and white version of the cover.[http://www.marvel.com/news/comicstories.1470.Halo_Uprising_1_Returns_With_New_Printing ]
+{{Ref/Sources}}
-== Major Characters ==
+==External links==
-*[[Ruwan]]
-*[[Myras Tyla]]
-*[[Colonel James Ackerson]]
-*[[Master Chief]]
-== Notable Information ==
-*[[Battle of Cleveland]]
-*[[Key of Osanalan]]
-== Credits ==
-*Alex Maleev - Penciling, Inking, and Coloring
-*Chris Eliopoulos - Lettering
-*Brian Micheal Bendis - Author
-== Related Articles ==
-*''[[Halo: Uprising]]''
-*[[Halo: Uprising Issue 2|Issue #2]]
-*[[Halo: Uprising Issue 3|Issue #3]]
-*[[Halo: Uprising Issue 4|Issue #4]]
-== Trivia ==
-*Oddly when the Master Chief is hit in the chest by the [[Hunter]]'s Assault Cannon beams and the [[Needlers]] and [[Plasma Pistol]]s aimed at his head, the ([[Jackal]]s and [[Grunt]]s) are holding the Plasma Pistols at the middle of his torso, when in the second volume, when Ruwan and Myras get a hold Plasma Pistols, they are holding it at the ''end'' of the Covenant Pistol.
-*In the comic, it shows Master Chief being hit by Fuel Rod Guns from Hunters. Seeing as how possibly 6 beams hit him, it is ''highly'' unlikely that he would have survived. In previous ''Halo'' novels, a Spartan (without shielding) got their arm blown off by a Fuel Rod Gun from a Hunter. If 6 beams hit the Chief, then it should have killed him, despite the fact that he had shields. It could be possible though that the beams were on low power, with an intent to stun.
-*It should be noted that the [[Jackals]] who capture Ruwan and Myras are the kind which appears in Halo 3, while the ones who are onboard the [[Forerunner Dreadnaught]] are Halo 2 jackals. It may be possible that the two different kinds indicate an origin from different landscapes on their homeworld, or something like that.
-== External Links ==
 *[http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?book_id=7013 ''Halo Uprising'' #1]
-<references/>
 *[http://comics.ign.com/articles/789/789811p1.html IGN Interview with ''Halo Uprising'' writer Brian Bendis]
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