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<span style="float:right"><div style="border:none; display:inline-block; font-size:85%; margin-left:-4px; padding-left:4px; padding-right:2px; width:100%;">''[[Forerunner|Read more...]]''</div></span></div><br /> | <span style="float:right"><div style="border:none; display:inline-block; font-size:85%; margin-left:-4px; padding-left:4px; padding-right:2px; width:100%;">''[[Forerunner|Read more...]]''</div></span></div><br /> | ||
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<span style="float:right"><div style="border:none; display:inline-block; font-size:85%; margin-left:-4px; padding-left:4px; padding-right:2px; width:100%;">''[[Glassing|Read more...]]''</div></span></div><br /> | <span style="float:right"><div style="border:none; display:inline-block; font-size:85%; margin-left:-4px; padding-left:4px; padding-right:2px; width:100%;">''[[Glassing|Read more...]]''</div></span></div><br /> | ||
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''Halo 4'' is the seventh installment in the bestselling Halo franchise for the Xbox 360. A teaser trailer shown at Microsoft's E3 Media Briefing on June 6th, 2011 confirmed that ''Halo 4'' is to be the first installment in the ''Reclaimer Saga''. Set four and a half years after the events of ''Halo 3'', ''Halo 4'' continues the story of John-117 and Cortana left abandoned on the remains of the UNSC Forward Unto Dawn. The two survivors drift toward the mysterious world of Requiem and the ancient evil within. | ''Halo 4'' is the seventh installment in the bestselling Halo franchise for the Xbox 360. A teaser trailer shown at Microsoft's E3 Media Briefing on June 6th, 2011 confirmed that ''Halo 4'' is to be the first installment in the ''Reclaimer Saga''. Set four and a half years after the events of ''Halo 3'', ''Halo 4'' continues the story of John-117 and Cortana left abandoned on the remains of the UNSC Forward Unto Dawn. The two survivors drift toward the mysterious world of Requiem and the ancient evil within. | ||
<span style="float:right"><div style="border:none; display:inline-block; font-size:85%; margin-left:-4px; padding-left:4px; padding-right:2px; width:100%;">''[[Halo 4|Read more...]]''</div></span></div><br /> | <span style="float:right"><div style="border:none; display:inline-block; font-size:85%; margin-left:-4px; padding-left:4px; padding-right:2px; width:100%;">''[[Halo 4|Read more...]]''</div></span></div><br /> | ||
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''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn'' is a live-action film and miniseries set in the Halo universe. Although shot as a feature-length film, ''Forward Unto Dawn'' was originally released as a webseries consisting of five roughly 15-minute episodes, the first of which was released on October 5th, 2012, with the rest following on a weekly basis. The series' plot, occurring in the early days of the Human-Covenant War circa 2526, revolves around Thomas Lasky, a young cadet at Corbulo Academy of Military Science, and how John-117 inspired him to eventually become a leader. | ''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn'' is a live-action film and miniseries set in the Halo universe. Although shot as a feature-length film, ''Forward Unto Dawn'' was originally released as a webseries consisting of five roughly 15-minute episodes, the first of which was released on October 5th, 2012, with the rest following on a weekly basis. The series' plot, occurring in the early days of the Human-Covenant War circa 2526, revolves around Thomas Lasky, a young cadet at Corbulo Academy of Military Science, and how John-117 inspired him to eventually become a leader. | ||
<span style:"float:right"><div style="border:none; display:inline-block; font-size:85%; margin-left:-4px; padding-left:4px; padding-right:2px; width:100%;">''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn|Read more...]]''</div></span></div><br /> | <span style:"float:right"><div style="border:none; display:inline-block; font-size:85%; margin-left:-4px; padding-left:4px; padding-right:2px; width:100%;">''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn|Read more...]]''</div></span></div><br /> | ||
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''Halo: Reach'' is a first-person shooter video game set in the Halo universe and direct prequel to ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', depicting the Fall of Reach. It was developed by Bungie, LLC. and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360 console. It was announced by Joe Staten during Microsoft's Media Briefing at E3 2009; Reach was released on September 14, 2010 in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia with the exclusion of Japan whose release was a day later. Upon the first day of release, ''Reach'' grossed over $200 million, surpassing ''Halo 3''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s record of $170 million. | ''Halo: Reach'' is a first-person shooter video game set in the Halo universe and direct prequel to ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', depicting the Fall of Reach. It was developed by Bungie, LLC. and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360 console. It was announced by Joe Staten during Microsoft's Media Briefing at E3 2009; Reach was released on September 14, 2010 in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia with the exclusion of Japan whose release was a day later. Upon the first day of release, ''Reach'' grossed over $200 million, surpassing ''Halo 3''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s record of $170 million. | ||
<span style="float:right"><div style="border:none; display:inline-block; font-size:85%; margin-left:-4px; padding-left:4px; padding-right:2px; width:100%;">''[[Halo: Reach|Read more...]]''</div></span></div><br /> | <span style="float:right"><div style="border:none; display:inline-block; font-size:85%; margin-left:-4px; padding-left:4px; padding-right:2px; width:100%;">''[[Halo: Reach|Read more...]]''</div></span></div><br /> | ||
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Catherine Elizabeth Halsey is a key scientific adviser of the Office of Naval Intelligence, best known for her work with the SPARTAN-II Program, developing and creating smart AIs, and for overseeing the development of the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor. She held considerable authority and respect within ONI, though she endured intense personal guilt for condemning the Spartans to the life of a super soldier.<br> | Catherine Elizabeth Halsey is a key scientific adviser of the Office of Naval Intelligence, best known for her work with the SPARTAN-II Program, developing and creating smart AIs, and for overseeing the development of the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor. She held considerable authority and respect within ONI, though she endured intense personal guilt for condemning the Spartans to the life of a super soldier.<br> | ||
<span style="float:right"><div style="border:none; display:inline-block; font-size:85%; margin-left:-4px; padding-left:4px; padding-right:2px; width:100%;">''[[Catherine Halsey|Read more...]]''</div></span></div><br /> | <span style="float:right"><div style="border:none; display:inline-block; font-size:85%; margin-left:-4px; padding-left:4px; padding-right:2px; width:100%;">''[[Catherine Halsey|Read more...]]''</div></span></div><br /> | ||
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<span style="float:right"><div style="border:none; display:inline-block; font-size:85%; margin-left:-4px; padding-left:4px; padding-right:2px; width:100%;">''[[Preston Cole|Read more...]]''</div></span></div><br /> | <span style="float:right"><div style="border:none; display:inline-block; font-size:85%; margin-left:-4px; padding-left:4px; padding-right:2px; width:100%;">''[[Preston Cole|Read more...]]''</div></span></div><br /> | ||
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<span style="float:right"><div style="border:none; display:inline-block; font-size:85%; margin-left:-4px; padding-left:4px; padding-right:2px; width:100%;">''[[Halo 2 Collector's Edition|Read more...]]''</div></span></div><br /> | <span style="float:right"><div style="border:none; display:inline-block; font-size:85%; margin-left:-4px; padding-left:4px; padding-right:2px; width:100%;">''[[Halo 2 Collector's Edition|Read more...]]''</div></span></div><br /> | ||
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The UNSC ''Pillar of Autumn'', (hull classification symbol C-709), was a Halcyon-class light cruiser in the UNSC Navy. It was informally referred to as the ''Autumn'', and, in some cases, the ''Pillar''. Prior to the Fall of Reach the ''Pillar of Autumn'' was selected to support Operation: RED FLAG, a SPARTAN-II mission to capture Covenant leaders. Captain Jacob Keyes was placed in command. The operation was forestalled by the Covenant assault on Reach; the cruiser carried some of the few UNSC survivors and fled the system having lost most of its intended SPARTAN-II passengers. | The UNSC ''Pillar of Autumn'', (hull classification symbol C-709), was a Halcyon-class light cruiser in the UNSC Navy. It was informally referred to as the ''Autumn'', and, in some cases, the ''Pillar''. Prior to the Fall of Reach the ''Pillar of Autumn'' was selected to support Operation: RED FLAG, a SPARTAN-II mission to capture Covenant leaders. Captain Jacob Keyes was placed in command. The operation was forestalled by the Covenant assault on Reach; the cruiser carried some of the few UNSC survivors and fled the system having lost most of its intended SPARTAN-II passengers. | ||
<span style="float:right"><div style="border:none; display:inline-block; font-size:85%; margin-left:-4px; padding-left:4px; padding-right:2px; width:100%;">''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Read more...]]''</div></span></div><br /> | <span style="float:right"><div style="border:none; display:inline-block; font-size:85%; margin-left:-4px; padding-left:4px; padding-right:2px; width:100%;">''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Read more...]]''</div></span></div><br /> | ||
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Captain Thomas J. Lasky (service number 77698-41073-TL) is a senior officer of the UNSC Navy who served throughout the Human-Covenant War and later in the postwar era, playing a key role in the conflicts with the Covenant remnants and Forerunner Prometheans. Since at least 2552, then-commander Lasky served as Captain Andrew Del Rio's executive officer aboard the UNSC Infinity until July 2557, when Del Rio was replaced as captain by Lasky just prior to the Promethean assault on Earth. | Captain Thomas J. Lasky (service number 77698-41073-TL) is a senior officer of the UNSC Navy who served throughout the Human-Covenant War and later in the postwar era, playing a key role in the conflicts with the Covenant remnants and Forerunner Prometheans. Since at least 2552, then-commander Lasky served as Captain Andrew Del Rio's executive officer aboard the UNSC Infinity until July 2557, when Del Rio was replaced as captain by Lasky just prior to the Promethean assault on Earth. | ||
<span style="float:right"><div style="border:none; display:inline-block; font-size:85%; margin-left:-4px; padding-left:4px; padding-right:2px; width:100%;">[[Thomas Lasky|Read more...]]</div></span></div><br /> | <span style="float:right"><div style="border:none; display:inline-block; font-size:85%; margin-left:-4px; padding-left:4px; padding-right:2px; width:100%;">[[Thomas Lasky|Read more...]]</div></span></div><br /> | ||
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Between approximately 109,000 BCE and 100,000 BCE, a prehistoric civilization shared by various species and subspecies of human and related genera existed on Earth, then known as Erde-Tyrene. This civilization was a reduced remnant of humanity's previous interstellar empire, which was shattered by the Forerunners at the conclusion of the human-Forerunner wars. Erde-Tyrene itself was considered an insignificant and obscure vassal planet of the Forerunners' ecumene, with a Forerunner Miner presence on the nearby Mars, known as Edom at the time. | Between approximately 109,000 BCE and 100,000 BCE, a prehistoric civilization shared by various species and subspecies of human and related genera existed on Earth, then known as Erde-Tyrene. This civilization was a reduced remnant of humanity's previous interstellar empire, which was shattered by the Forerunners at the conclusion of the human-Forerunner wars. Erde-Tyrene itself was considered an insignificant and obscure vassal planet of the Forerunners' ecumene, with a Forerunner Miner presence on the nearby Mars, known as Edom at the time. | ||
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Captain Thomas J. Lasky (service number 77698-41073-TL) is a senior officer of the UNSC Navy who served throughout the Human-Covenant War and later in the postwar era, playing a key role in the conflicts with the Covenant remnants and Forerunner Prometheans. Since at least 2552, then-commander Lasky served as Captain Andrew Del Rio's executive officer aboard the UNSC Infinity until July 2557, when Del Rio was replaced as captain by Lasky just prior to the Promethean assault on Earth.
