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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Halsey bought the journal at a [[Reach]] shop on August 2510. She kept it with her for the next four decades to document her research to counter the [[Insurrectionist]], and later, the [[ | Halsey bought the journal at a [[Reach]] shop on August 2510. She kept it with her for the next four decades to document her research to counter the [[Insurrectionist]]s, and later, the [[Covenant]] threat. She also expressed her thoughts on her personal relationships with [[Jacob Keyes]] and [[Miranda Keyes|their daughter]], [[SPARTAN-II Program|her Spartans]], and the apocalyptic [[Human-Covenant War]]. Halsey eventually left the journal behind at the [[Babd Catha Forerunner complex]], where it was retrieved by [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] personnel just before the site, along with [[SWORD Base]], was destroyed. | ||
At the conclusion of the war in 2553, various ONI personnel and psychologists read and analyzed the journal. Based on information from the journal, AI [[Black-Box]] suggested that Halsey was trying to cleanse her conscience by hiding her Spartans on [[Onyx]].<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 49''</ref> Both [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Serin Osman]] and [[Naomi-010]] also read the journal, and Osman subsequently came to despise Halsey for her extremely unethical work on the [[SPARTAN-II Program]]. When finally meeting Halsey on ''[[Ivanoff]]'' station, ONI director [[Admiral]] [[Margaret Orlenda Parangosky|Margaret Parangosky]] remarks that she was impressed by Halsey's abilities as an artist, referring to the plentiful sketches she had drawn throughout her journal.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 433''</ref> | At the conclusion of the war in 2553, various ONI personnel and psychologists read and analyzed the journal. Based on information from the journal, AI [[Black-Box]] suggested that Halsey was trying to cleanse her conscience by hiding her Spartans on [[Onyx]].<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 49''</ref> Both [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Serin Osman]] and [[Naomi-010]] also read the journal, and Osman subsequently came to despise Halsey for her extremely unethical work on the [[SPARTAN-II Program]]. When finally meeting Halsey on ''[[Ivanoff]]'' station, ONI director [[Admiral]] [[Margaret Orlenda Parangosky|Margaret Parangosky]] remarks that she was impressed by Halsey's abilities as an artist, referring to the plentiful sketches she had drawn throughout her journal.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 433''</ref> | ||
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The journal also confirms that Dr. Halsey was aware of the existence of SPARTANs who were "not [hers]" well before the events of ''[[Halo: First Strike]]''. She and [[Kalmiya]] had uncovered numerous ONI documents and encrypted files that suggested the existence of [[SPARTAN-III Program|another SPARTAN program]]. After the {{UNSCship|Hopeful}} was deployed outside the Epsilon Eridani system for a week, carrying various [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM|"carcinogenic", "mutanogenic", and "experimental" drugs]]. Upon his return, [[Admiral]] [[Ysionris Jeromi]] informed her that he knew little of what was going on, and could tell her nothing. Finally, Halsey reveals that her suspicions of other SPARTANS were confirmed when she met [[Noble Team]] at [[Sword Base]]. Later, at [[CASTLE Base]], she discovered that they, with the exception of [[Jorge-052]], had been SPARTAN-IIIs. | The journal also confirms that Dr. Halsey was aware of the existence of SPARTANs who were "not [hers]" well before the events of ''[[Halo: First Strike]]''. She and [[Kalmiya]] had uncovered numerous ONI documents and encrypted files that suggested the existence of [[SPARTAN-III Program|another SPARTAN program]]. After the {{UNSCship|Hopeful}} was deployed outside the Epsilon Eridani system for a week, carrying various [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM|"carcinogenic", "mutanogenic", and "experimental" drugs]]. Upon his return, [[Admiral]] [[Ysionris Jeromi]] informed her that he knew little of what was going on, and could tell her nothing. Finally, Halsey reveals that her suspicions of other SPARTANS were confirmed when she met [[Noble Team]] at [[Sword Base]]. Later, at [[CASTLE Base]], she discovered that they, with the exception of [[Jorge-052]], had been SPARTAN-IIIs. | ||
===Accompanying items=== | |||
In the back of the journal is a built-in folder that contains various documents and items: | |||
*Three [[Intersystem News]] kiosk tear sheets; ''"HAVEN TERROR BOMBING KILLS TWO MILLION"'', ''"BLISS DECIMATED"'', and ''"LCDR MIRANDA KEYES AWARDED SILVER STAR"'' | |||
*DNA sequencing chart of [[ORION Project|ORION]] [[ORION Candidate 047|Candidate 047]] | |||
*BIOnano card of [[John-117|SPARTAN-117]] | |||
*Single-image photo of a [[High Charity|space anomaly]], recorded by a [[Mars]] telescope in [[2524]], accompanied by a note | |||
*A memo from the log of {{UNSCShip|Accra}} detailing the [[glassing]] of the colony of [[Bliss]] | |||
*An ONI memo regarding [[Covenant]] glyphs, accompanied by a photo of the symbols on a [[Sangheili]]'s [[Sangheili combat harness|armor]] | |||
*Heavily redacted deployment info note of [[Jorge-052|SPARTAN-052]], sent to Dr. Halsey by [[Urban Holland|Colonel Urban Holland]] | |||
*A print of a screencapture from a security video of [[NOBLE Team]]'s operations | |||
*Schematic of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|Mark IV MJOLNIR PAA]] | |||
*Hand-drawn diagram of the "[[Keyes Loop]]" | |||
*Dr. Halsey's ONI security badge | |||
*[[:File:Spartan-II Insignia.png|SPARTAN-II unit patch]] | |||
*Partial SPARTAN-II candidate records of [[Kurt Ambrose|SPARTAN-051]] (accompanied by a psychic evaluation), [[Caleb Aagard|SPARTAN-095]] and [[Carris-137|SPARTAN-137]]. | |||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
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*Halsey's journal can be found on the level "[[The Package (level)|The Package]]" in the [[Tribute Room]]. | *Halsey's journal can be found on the level "[[The Package (level)|The Package]]" in the [[Tribute Room]]. | ||
*[[Vice Admiral]] [[Hieronymus Michael Stanforth|Michael Stanforth]] is referenced throughout the journal as "the Vice Admiral", but he is never mentioned by name. | *[[Vice Admiral]] [[Hieronymus Michael Stanforth|Michael Stanforth]] is referenced throughout the journal as "the Vice Admiral", but he is never mentioned by name. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Journal_Contents.jpg|The list of contents for the ONI container which contains the journal. | |||
File:Journal_Package_Letter.jpg|A letter from the journal's sender, a former [[Beta-5 Division]] operative, to their cousin. | File:Journal_Package_Letter.jpg|A letter from the journal's sender, a former [[Beta-5 Division]] operative, to their cousin. | ||
File:Journal_Classified.jpg|The journal's classification instructions. | File:Journal_Classified.jpg|The journal's classification instructions. | ||
File:Journal_Note.jpg|A note from [[Colonel]] [[W. B. Eton]] to the journal's recipient. | File:Journal_Note.jpg|A note from [[Colonel]] [[W. B. Eton]] to the journal's recipient. | ||
File:Halsey's Journal.jpg|A page of the journal, detailing the [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures]]. | |||
File:Halsey's Journal.jpg|A page of the journal, detailing the [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures | |||
File:Journal_1.jpg|Another page, with information on the creation of [[Cortana]]. | File:Journal_1.jpg|Another page, with information on the creation of [[Cortana]]. | ||
File:Dr halsey's journal.jpg|The journal | File:Dr halsey's journal.jpg|The journal in [[Tribute Room|Dr. Halsey's lab]]. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||