Knight Takes Bishop

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Knight Takes Bishop is one of several stories in Halo: Tales from Slipspace. Written by Tyler Jeffers and drawn by Dave Crosland, it follows SPARTAN-G059, a Spartan-III from Gamma Company, on a mission to assassinate Avu Med 'Telcam.

Plot synopsis

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Appearances

Characters Avu Med 'Telcam Dural 'Mdama (Indirect mention) Nyx (First mentioned) SPARTAN-G059 (First appearance) Species Human Kig-Yar Sangheili Unggoy Organizations Covenant remnants Servants of the Abiding Truth Unified Earth Government United Nations Space Command UNSC High Command UNSC Armed Forces UNSC Navy Office of Naval Intelligence SPARTAN-III program Gamma Company Locations Brunel system New Llanelli

Events Post-Covenant War conflicts Assassination of Avu Med 'Telcam (First appearance) Vehicles Winter-class prowler UNSC From the Ashes (First appearance) Type-52 Phantom Weapons M6H magnum M9 fragmentation grenade Shade Type-1 energy sword Type-33 needler Type-57 carbine Technology and equipment Artificial intelligence Smart AI Sangheili combat harness Semi-Powered Infiltration armor Z-4190 bubble shield

Trivia

The story's name title is a reference to the chess, where the knight and the bishop are considered almost having the same strenght, but depending on the game situation either may have a distinct advantage above the other.