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===February===<!--Though no date stamp is given after Infinity's initial foray on the 8th, the cinematics suggest that Spartan Ops Season One occurs over the course of a few days, perhaps a little more than a week.-->
===February===<!--Though no date stamp is given after Infinity's initial foray on the 8th, the cinematics suggest that Spartan Ops Season One occurs over the course of a few days, perhaps a little more than a week.-->
'''February 6'''
'''February 6'''
*[[Gabriel Thorne]] becomes an official member of the [[SPARTAN-IV Program]] and is assigned to the [[Fireteam Majestic]].
*[[Gabriel Thorne]] becomes a member of the [[SPARTAN-IV program]] and is assigned to the [[Fireteam Majestic]].


'''February 8'''
'''February 8'''
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* Captain Lasky and Commander Palmer are debriefed by the [[UNSC Security Council]] at [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]]. The committee expresses misgivings of Lasky's handling of the [[Second Battle of Requiem]] and the failed assassination and escape of Dr. Halsey. [[Lord Terrence Hood]] later tasks ''Infinity'' to escort him and the [[Arbiter]] on a diplomatic mission to [[Ealen IV]].<ref name="HE1">'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''' - ''Issue #1''</ref>
* Captain Lasky and Commander Palmer are debriefed by the [[UNSC Security Council]] at [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]]. The committee expresses misgivings of Lasky's handling of the [[Second Battle of Requiem]] and the failed assassination and escape of Dr. Halsey. [[Lord Terrence Hood]] later tasks ''Infinity'' to escort him and the [[Arbiter]] on a diplomatic mission to [[Ealen IV]].<ref name="HE1">'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''' - ''Issue #1''</ref>
'''March 5'''
'''March 5'''
*''Infinity'' arrives at Ealen IV. Lord Hood meets with [[Thel 'Vadam]] and the [[Jiralhanae]] [[Chieftain]] [[Lydus]]. While negotiating, the delegates come under attack from the [[Covenant remnant]]. The [[SPARTAN-IV Program|SPARTAN-IV]]'s defend the Ambassadors.<ref name="HE1"/>
*[[Battle of Ealen IV]]: ''Infinity'' arrives at Ealen IV. Lord Hood meets with [[Thel 'Vadam]] and the [[Jiralhanae]] [[Chieftain]] [[Lydus]]. While negotiating, the delegates come under attack from the [[Covenant remnant|Covenant]] mercenaries collaborating with a group of humans. The [[SPARTAN-IV program|SPARTAN-IV]]s defend the ambassadors, who escape into a nearby parts depot.<ref name="HE1"/>
*Confident that the delegates were trapped within, [[Skirmisher]] [[Tek]] informed Shipmaster [[Vata 'Gajat]] of their enemy's retreat. Inside the repair depot, Thel 'Vadam notified the rest of existing tunnels leading to an old fortified redoubt in which they could take refuge in.<ref name="HE2">'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''' - ''Issue #2''</ref>
*Shipmaster [[Vata 'Gajat]] arrives on Ealen IV to personally oversee the attack, while the ambassadors escape through a series of tunnels leading to a fortified redoubt in which they could take refuge in. Captain Thomas Lasky orders Commander Palmer and the protection detail to escort the delegation to the redoubt, while he and Spartan [[Ray (Spartan)|Ray]] try to reestablish communications with the fleet above the planet.<ref name="HE2">'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''' - ''Issue #2''</ref>
*Captain Thomas Lasky ordered Palmer and the protection detail to escort the delegation to the redoubt, while he and Spartan [[Ray (Spartan)|Ray]] would try to reestablish communications with the fleet above the planet.<ref name="HE2"/>
*As [[Fireteam Jackknife]] arrive at the redoubt, Vladimir Scruggs betrays his own team, killing them and the bodyguards. He then informs Commander Palmer it is safe to bring the delegates into the redoubt.<ref name="HE2"/>
*As the party escaped the storage depot, they were intercepted by a Covenant Lich. Palmer quickly acted and threw her helmet filled with grenades and destroyed the Lich. Lord Hood stopped to inspect a fallen Sangheili and discovered someone within the UNSC was leaking the Covenant information.<ref name="HE2"/>
*In orbit, the Sangheili and Jiralhanae ships begin to deploy forces against each other due to the ambiguity of the situation on the ground.<ref name="HE3"/>
*As Jackknife arrived at the redoubt, Vladimir Scruggs betrayed his own team, killing them and the bodyguards. He then radioed Commander Palmer and informed her it was safe to bring the delegates into the redoubt.<ref name="HE2"/>
*Lasky and Ray destroy the reactor generating the Covenant jamming signal, restoring communications.<ref name="HE3">'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''' - ''Issue #3''</ref>
*Lasky and Ray attacked a Covenant base and destroyed a reactor, the source of the Covenant jamming signal.<ref name="HE3">'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''' - ''Issue #3''</ref>  
*After the ambassadors and their security detail arrive in the redoubt, Scruggs ambushes them and holds Hood at gunpoint. Palmer shoots Hood in the leg and, in the resulting confusion, confronts and kills Scruggs.<ref name="HE3"/>
*In the redoubt, Lydus continued to express his skepticism over whether the peace talk would succeed.<ref name="HE3"/>
*With the Covenant bearing on the site in force, the ambassadors escape to ''Infinity'' aboard a [[Covenant cargo tug]]. [[Paul DeMarco]] and [[Fireteam Bailey]] sacrifice themselves to cover the ambassadors' escape with [[Type-38 Tyrant|Tyrant AA guns]].<ref name="HE3"/>
*Scruggs suddenly appeared and held Hood at gunpoint, stating that he would reveal his demands once his associates arrived.<ref name="HE3"/>
*''Infinity'' rallies the Sangheili and Jiralhanae fleets, prompting 'Gajat's fleet to retreat.<ref name="HE3"/>
*The situation in orbit continued to worsen as Sangheili and Jiralhanae ships began to deploy forces against each other.<ref name="HE3"/>
*A funeral ceremony is held for the Spartans fallen in the battle, [[ONI Directive 930|the practice]] of listing Spartans KIAs as MIA having been abolished.<ref name="HE3"/>  
*Scruggs denied that he was working for the [[Insurrectionists]] and indicated that he was aware of some of ONI's secrets. Palmer then shot Lord Hood in the leg, tackled Scruggs and, after a brief struggle, killed the rogue Spartan by stabbing him in the throat with a combat knife.<ref name="HE3"/>  
 
*With the Covenant bearing on the site in force, the group found a craft they could use to evacuate. DeMarco and Fireteam Bailey remained behind to cover the ambassadors' escape with a [[Type-38 Tyrant|Tyrant AA gun]] and they were killed when the Covenant destroyed the cannon.<ref name="HE3"/>
*Thanks to their sacrifice, the delegation, Lasky and the surviving Spartans made it aboard Infinity which had managed to rally the Sangheili and Jiralhanae fleets, prompting 'Gajat's fleet to retreat.<ref name="HE3"/>
*A funeral ceremony was held for the Spartans fallen in the battle, with an angry Palmer telling Lasky she wanted to be alone.<ref name="HE3"/>  
'''March 12'''
'''March 12'''
*Lasky and Hood discussed the troubling prospect that someone higher-ranked than Scruggs must have leaked the location of the negotiations, indicating a severe security breach in the UNSC's hierarchy.<ref name="HE3"/>
*Lasky and Hood discuss the likelihood of a severe security breach in the UNSC's organization, surmising that Scruggs could not have been the one who leaked the location of the negotiations.<ref name="HE3"/>
 
==Trivia==
This time frame is the setting for the first season of ''[[Halo 4]]'''s ''[[Spartan Ops]]'' mode.


==Sources==
==Sources==
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Revision as of 00:14, March 5, 2014

February

February 6

February 8

Unknown date

  • Spartan Fireteam Crimson uncover a Forerunner slipspace artifact. After the device teleports Chief Engineer Henry Glassman to the surface of the planet,[3] Dr. Catherine Halsey is brought in to investigate.[4]
  • The artifact scans the ship's systems and begins transmitting data to the surface of Requiem,[4] where said data is intercepted by Jul 'Mdama. Glassman is taken captive by the Covenant and is ordered to activate the Librarian's shrine,[4] though he is not successful.
  • Sangheili terrorist Parg Vol is assassinated by Fireteam Crimson.[5]
  • Fireteam Crimson secure another Forerunner artifact, dubbed "the Didact's Gift". This device contains the memories of victims of the Didact's attack on New Phoenix six months prior. The processed human minds are to be repurposed as Promethean Knights. Spartan Gabriel Thorne is translocated to the Cauldron by the first artifact.[6]
  • Dr. Halsey begins dialog with an unknown party who shares her interest in the Librarian. The intelligence is actually Jul 'Mdama, the Covenant's leader, who is manipulating Halsey into divulging vital secrets about the Forerunners.[6] Halsey is apprehended after her unwitting communication with 'Mdama is discovered. Spartan Thorne rescues Dr. Glassman and the pair escape custody.[7]
  • Dr. Halsey learns that John-117 is still alive. The Infinity is boarded by Covenant and Promethean forces[8] who capture the doctor. They take her to the Librarian's "shrine", where 'Mdama awaits.[9]
  • Gek 'Lhar, 'Mdama's lieutenant, is killed by Fireteam Majestic.[9]
  • Admiral Serin Osman, head of the Office of Naval Intelligence, orders Captain Thomas Lasky to kill Dr. Halsey.[9] Commander Palmer is to execute the order.[10]
  • Lasky sends Fireteam Majestic to rescue Dr. Halsey and stop Palmer.[10]
  • The Librarian gives Dr. Halsey the Janus Key, but Jul 'Mdama gets half of the key. Halsey gives Gabriel Thorne the other half before she is taken away.[10]
  • Jul 'Mdama sends Requiem on a collision course with its sun, Epoloch. While the shield world is destroyed, the UNSC Infinity narrowly escapes the planet's slipspace conduit.[11]
  • Dr. Halsey agrees to cooperate with Jul 'Mdama and his forces, stating that she wants revenge.[11]

March

March 3

March 5

  • Battle of Ealen IV: Infinity arrives at Ealen IV. Lord Hood meets with Thel 'Vadam and the Jiralhanae Chieftain Lydus. While negotiating, the delegates come under attack from the Covenant mercenaries collaborating with a group of humans. The SPARTAN-IVs defend the ambassadors, who escape into a nearby parts depot.[12]
  • Shipmaster Vata 'Gajat arrives on Ealen IV to personally oversee the attack, while the ambassadors escape through a series of tunnels leading to a fortified redoubt in which they could take refuge in. Captain Thomas Lasky orders Commander Palmer and the protection detail to escort the delegation to the redoubt, while he and Spartan Ray try to reestablish communications with the fleet above the planet.[13]
  • As Fireteam Jackknife arrive at the redoubt, Vladimir Scruggs betrays his own team, killing them and the bodyguards. He then informs Commander Palmer it is safe to bring the delegates into the redoubt.[13]
  • In orbit, the Sangheili and Jiralhanae ships begin to deploy forces against each other due to the ambiguity of the situation on the ground.[14]
  • Lasky and Ray destroy the reactor generating the Covenant jamming signal, restoring communications.[14]
  • After the ambassadors and their security detail arrive in the redoubt, Scruggs ambushes them and holds Hood at gunpoint. Palmer shoots Hood in the leg and, in the resulting confusion, confronts and kills Scruggs.[14]
  • With the Covenant bearing on the site in force, the ambassadors escape to Infinity aboard a Covenant cargo tug. Paul DeMarco and Fireteam Bailey sacrifice themselves to cover the ambassadors' escape with Tyrant AA guns.[14]
  • Infinity rallies the Sangheili and Jiralhanae fleets, prompting 'Gajat's fleet to retreat.[14]
  • A funeral ceremony is held for the Spartans fallen in the battle, the practice of listing Spartans KIAs as MIA having been abolished.[14]

March 12

  • Lasky and Hood discuss the likelihood of a severe security breach in the UNSC's organization, surmising that Scruggs could not have been the one who leaked the location of the negotiations.[14]

Sources

  1. ^ Halo 4 Limited Edition, Mission Briefing
  2. ^ Spartan Ops, S1E1 - Departure
  3. ^ Spartan Ops, S1E2 - Artifact
  4. ^ a b c Spartan Ops, S1E3 - Catherine
  5. ^ Spartan Ops, S1E3Ch5 - Hunting Trip
  6. ^ a b Spartan Ops, S1E4 - Memento Mori
  7. ^ Spartan Ops, S1E6 - Scattered
  8. ^ Spartan Ops, S1E7 - Invasion
  9. ^ a b c Spartan Ops, S1E8 - Expendable
  10. ^ a b c Spartan Ops, S1E9 - Key
  11. ^ a b Spartan Ops, S1E10 - Exodus
  12. ^ a b Halo: Escalation - Issue #1
  13. ^ a b Halo: Escalation - Issue #2
  14. ^ a b c d e f g Halo: Escalation - Issue #3