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Halo: Escalation
Attribution information
Author(s):	Christopher Schlerf (writer); Omar Francia (artist); Michael Atiyeh (colorist); Sergio Ariño & Ricardo Sanchez Arreola (pencillers); Juan Castro & Rob Lean (inkers); 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 23:21, 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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 ==Official summary==
 {{Article Quote|Halo®, the most celebrated video game series of all time, joins forces with Dark Horse for a thrilling new ongoing series!
-The UNSC flagship Infinity is assigned escort duty for a diplomatic mission between the Arbiter and a powerful chieftain of the Brute tribes—but when a rogue Covenant group attacks, it's going to take all the firepower the Spartans have to keep the delegates alive!
+[[2557|Five years]] after the [[Human-Covenant War]], long-lost [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan]] [[John-117]]—the Master Chief—has been rescued off a [[Forerunner]] [[shield world]], [[Requiem]]. Pursuing an awakened Forerunner known as [[Ur-Didact|the Didact]], the Master Chief [[Battle of Earth (2557)|defeats]] the ancient warrior above [[Earth]], but at a terrible cost—the death of the Chief’s [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]], [[Cortana]].
-• First issue of an all-new ongoing Halo series from Dark Horse!
+The attack on Earth opens the door to an emergent threat in the form of [[Jul 'Mdama]], a [[Covenant remnant|Covenant renegade]] who takes command of the Didact’s [[Promethean]] army. The [[UNSC Infinity]], led by [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Thomas Lasky]], is deployed to prevent 'Mdama from gaining control of Requiem, with the help of a [[SPARTAN-IV Program|new generation of Spartans]] led by [[Commander]] [[Sarah Palmer]].
+Infinity drives 'Mdama's forces into retreat, but the [[Second Battle of Requiem|victory]] proves to be a temporary one...
 • An essential addition to the Halo canon!