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Halo: Escalation
Attribution information
Author(s):	Christopher Schlerf (writer); Omar Francia (artist); Michael Atiyeh (colorist); Sergio Ariño (penciller); Juan Castro (inker); Anthony Palumbo & Kenneth Scott (cover artists)
Publication information
Publisher:	Dark Horse Comics
Publication date:	Issue #1: December 11, 2013; Issue #2: January 8, 2014; Issue #3: February 26, 2014; Issue #4: March 26, 2014;

Revision as of 19:26, December 11, 2013

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Halo: Escalation is an upcoming comic book series produced by Dark Horse Comics. It will cover "how the events of Halo 4 have helped define the destiny not only of the Chief but of the galaxy as a whole".^[1] The story itself centers on the UNSC Infinity being assigned escort duty for a diplomatic mission between Thel 'Vadam and the Jiralhanae, but has to fend off an attack meant to thwart the negotiations.^[2]

Official summary

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Issues

Appearances

Characters

Species

Organizations

Guardians of the Righteous (First appearance)
Sanghelios government
- Ascetics
United Nations Space Command
- UNSC High Command
  - UNSC Security Council
    - UNSC Defense Force
      - Spartan
        SPARTAN-IV Program
        Fireteam Bailey (First appearance)
        
        Fireteam Jackknife (First appearance)
        
        Fireteam Majestic
      - UNSC Air Force
      - UNSC Army
      - UNSC Marine Corps
      - UNSC Navy
        Fleet Command
        Orbital Defense Command
        
        Office of Naval Intelligence

Locations

Epoloch system
- Requiem
Sol system
- Earth
  - Australia
    - Sydney
      - HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6
  - United Republic of North America
    - New Phoenix (Mentioned only)
Ealen IV (First appearance)

Events

Great Schism
Reclamation conflict
- Second Battle of Requiem (Mentioned only)
- Battle of Ealen IV (First appearance)

Vehicles

AC-220 Vulture
CAS-class assault carrier
CPV-class heavy destroyer
CRS-class light cruiser
D79-TC Pelican
Diplomatic shuttle
- DS-004 (First appearance)
F-41 Broadsword
Freighter
M12 Warthog
Strident-class heavy frigate
Type-25 Chopper
Type-25 Spirit
Type-26 Banshee
Type-52 Phantom
UNSC Infinity
UNSC Vociferous (First mentioned)

Weapons

Technology

Artificial intelligence
- Promethean Knight
- Promethean Watcher
Jiralhanae combat harness
- Captain Major variant
- Chieftain variant
- Minor variant
Kig-Yar combat harness
- Minor variant
- Sniper variant
- Storm variant
Kig-Yar point defense gauntlet
MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor
- MJOLNIR [GEN2]
  - Commando variant
  - HAZOP variant
  - Infiltrator variant
  - Recon variant
  - Recruit variant
  - Scout variant
  - Soldier variant
  - War Master variant
Requiem slipspace artifacts (Mentioned only)
Sangheili combat harness
- Arbiter body armor
- Ascetic variant
- Commander variant
- Minor variant
- Ranger variant
- Storm variant
- Warrior variant
Unggoy combat harness
- Imperial variant
- Storm variant

Production notes

Mistakes

In some shots of Issue 1, Kig-Yar are seen with four fingers instead of three.
Thel 'Vadam is seen with lighter skin than his canonical dark tone.

Gallery

Issue #1 cover art by Anthony Palumbo.
Issue #1 variant cover art by Kenneth Scott.
Issue #2 cover art by Anthony Palumbo.
Issue #3 cover art by Anthony Palumbo.
Issue #4 cover art by Anthony Palumbo.

Sources

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[1] Wired.com: Dark Horse Will Turn World of Halo 4 Into Ongoing Comic Series

[2] Dark Horse Announces All-New Halo Ongoing Series: Escalation!

[3] Comic Book Resources: Dark Horse Comic Solicitations for February 2014

[4] Comic Book Resources: Dark Horse Comic Solicitations for March 2014

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 *Issue #1: December 11, [[2013]]
 *Issue #2: January 8, [[2014]]
-*Issue #3: February 26, 2014}}
+*Issue #3: February 26, 2014
+*Issue #4: March 26, 2014}}
 '''''Halo: Escalation''''' is an upcoming comic book series produced by [[Wikipedia:Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse Comics]]. It will cover "how the events of ''[[Halo 4]]'' have helped define the destiny not only of the [[John-117|Chief]] but of the [[Milky Way|galaxy]] as a whole".<ref>[http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2013/07/halo-escalation-comic/ '''Wired.com''': ''Dark Horse Will Turn World of Halo 4 Into Ongoing Comic Series'']</ref> The story itself centers on the [[UNSC Infinity|UNSC ''Infinity'']] being assigned escort duty for a diplomatic mission between [[Thel 'Vadam]] and the [[Jiralhanae]], but has to fend off an attack meant to thwart the negotiations.<ref>[http://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/1442/dark-horse-announces-all-new-halo-ongoing-series-e Dark Horse Announces All-New Halo Ongoing Series: Escalation!]</ref>
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 '''Official summary:'''
 {{Article Quote|Commander Palmer confronts the traitor who has betrayed her team, as the Covenant closes in on their position. With time running out, Lasky is forced to make a costly sacrifice to save the peace delegation from the impending attack.}}<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=49153 '''Comic Book Resources''': ''Dark Horse Comic Solicitations for February 2014'']</ref>
+===Issue 4===
+'''Official summary:'''
+{{Article Quote|The UNSC Infinity is ambushed by an unexpected enemy while on a mission to rescue a damaged civilian freighter. Across the galaxy, an undercover Lasky enlists the help of an old friend in rooting out a spy inside the UNSC.}}<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=49653 '''Comic Book Resources''': ''Dark Horse Comic Solicitations for March 2014'']</ref>
 ==Appearances==
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 *[[Catherine Halsey]]
 *[[Dellert]] {{1st}}
+*[[Gabriel Thorne]]
 *[[Hogan]] {{1st}}
 *[[Jul 'Mdama]]
 *[[Lydus]] {{1st}}
+*[[Nicolas Strauss]]
 *[[Paul DeMarco]]
 *[[Roland (AI)|Roland]]
 *[[Sarah Palmer]]
 *[[Serin Osman]]
-*[[Nicolas Strauss]]
 *[[Terrence Hood]]
 *[[Thel 'Vadam]]
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 ===Vehicles===
+*[[AC-220 Vulture]]
 *{{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}
 *{{Class|CPV|heavy destroyer}}
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 *[[Diplomatic shuttle]]
 **''[[DS-004]]'' {{1st}}
+*[[F-41 Broadsword]]
+*[[Freighter]]
 *[[M12 Warthog]]
 *{{Class|Strident|heavy frigate}}
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 ***[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Infiltrator|Infiltrator]] variant
 ***[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/R variant|Recon]] variant
+***[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Recruit|Recruit]] variant
 ***[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/S variant|Scout]] variant
 ***[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Soldier|Soldier]] variant
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 File:Halo Escalation 2.jpg|Issue #2 cover art by Anthony Palumbo.
 File:Halo Escalation 3.jpg|Issue #3 cover art by Anthony Palumbo.
+File:Halo Escalation 4.jpg|Issue #4 cover art by Anthony Palumbo.
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