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Hunt the Truth

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The avatar used on the HUNT the TRUTH SoundCloud profile

"What seems like the end, is only the beginning."
— Tagline[1]

Hunt the Truth, stylized as HUNT the TRUTH or the hashtag #HUNTtheTRUTH, is an ongoing marketing campaign made by Ayzenberg Group for the upcoming release of Halo 5: Guardians[1], hosted on the popular microblogging and social networking site Tumblr. After a countdown ending on Sunday, March 22, 2015 at 6:00PM PST, the site displayed the "Halo 5 Bullet" trailer, as well as acting as the front page of journalist Benjamin Giraud's hunt for the truth about the story of Master Chief. Over the course of Season 1, Giraud updated the site weekly with his "part docu-diary, part audio archive" until E3 2015 in June 14th, 2015.[2][3] Season 2 will begin sometime in September, 2015.[4]

Season 1

Main article: Hunt the Truth Season 1

Hunt the Truth Season 1 started on March 22, 2015 and finished on June 14. It details the journey Benjamin Giraud did to discover the truth on the Master Chief.

Season 2

Main article: Hunt the Truth Season 2

Hunt the Truth Season 2 is upcoming sometime in September.

Supplementary marketing campaigns

Bullet Trailer

"It’s time to #HUNTtheTRUTH."
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On the same day the audio drama started, a bullet trailer was released. The trailer had a bullet shot out of an SRS99-S5 AM sniper rifle that rotated with several words on it finally ending up though the Master Chief's visor. On the Hunt the Truth Blog you can slow down the trailer to see clearly the words on the bullet and with each turn it reads: SON, ABDUCTEE, VICTIM, ORPHAN, RECRUIT, SOLDIER, WARRIOR, ALLY, HERO, SAVIOR, TRAITOR. An image of this is shown in the gallery below.

Live-action trailers

Main articles: All Hail, The Cost
"There are 2 sides to every story."

Two live-action trailers were released on Sunday, March 29th, 2015 as part of the marketing campaign.

Hunt the Truth Voice

On April 24, 2015, four popular Halo YouTubers - Halo Follower, ReadyUpLive, ChiefCanuck, and Halo Canon - uploaded a video detailing that community members would have the option to record their voice to be used in an episode of Hunt the Truth. The deadline was April 27, 2015. The voice clips appeared in Season 1 Episode 6 and the Message from Sully Blog Post.

Hunt the Signal

Main article: Hunt the Signal

Hunt the Signal was an ARG related to Hunt the Truth in which teams of four competed in order to have characters in Halo 5: Guardians be created in their likeness.

Hunt the Master Chief

From Friday, May 15 to Sunday, June 14, 2015, a competition was held in Italy. Competitors had to fill in a registration form, and quickly answer five questions. The fastest eight competitors competed in a game of laser tag on June 28, 2015 for a copy of the Halo 5: Guardians Limited Collector's Edition.[5]

Appearances

Characters

Species

Organizations

Locations

Events

Weapons

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Equipment and Technology



Season 1 Voice cast

Reception

The first season of Hunt the Truth won a Bronze Clio Award in 2015, in the Audio category, for its Audio Drama.[8]

Trivia

  • Hunt the Truth establishes that Halo 2's cover art is actually an in-universe photograph captured and edited by Giraud.
  • The circular symbols at the top of the Death Record are actually a modified form of Circular Gallifreyan from the British television show Doctor Who.
  • Giraud's "Notice of Violation" features a QR code. When scanned, the code redirects the user to the Hunt the Truth Tumblr page.
  • The officer who authorized the "Notice of Violation" ticket is a reference to Frank O'Connor, with both people sharing the same last name.
  • Originally the Blog Post "The Twins" image had a typo "Background Nose". This was corrected a couple hours later to "Background Noise".

Gallery

  • A graphic showing the successive frames of the Halo 5 "Bullet" teaser

    A graphic showing the successive frames of the Halo 5 "Bullet" teaser

  • Halo 5 promotional art featuring Locke and John-117, displayed at the end of the "Bullet" teaser

    Halo 5 promotional art featuring Locke and John-117, displayed at the end of the "Bullet" teaser

  • The countdown to the HUNT the TRUTH reveal on March 23, 2015

    The countdown to the HUNT the TRUTH reveal on March 23, 2015

  • Locke and John-117

    Locke and John-117

  • A grid from the site

    A grid from the site

  • An ad for Hunt the Truth with John-117.

    An ad for Hunt the Truth with John-117.

  • An ad for Hunt the Truth with Jameson Locke.

    An ad for Hunt the Truth with Jameson Locke.

  • Poster for voice actor submissions for Season 1 Episode 6.

    Poster for voice actor submissions for Season 1 Episode 6.

  • The hidden message in Season 1 Episode 6.

    The hidden message in Season 1 Episode 6.

  • Hunt the Master Chief.

    Hunt the Master Chief.

  • Original image of Season 1 "The Twins" blog post, with the error "Background Nose".

    Original image of Season 1 "The Twins" blog post, with the error "Background Nose".

  • FERO's Season 1 script cover.

    FERO's Season 1 script cover.

Sources

  1. ^ a b "Hunt the Truth": Official Tumblr
  2. ^ Xbox Wire - Ominous Halo 5: Guardians Teaser Casts a Shadow on Humanity’s Greatest Hero
  3. ^ Xbox Wire - Halo 5: Guardians #HuntTheTruth - Has the Master Chief Gone AWOL?
  4. ^ San Diego Comicon 2015
  5. ^ Hunt the Master Chief
  6. ^ Twitter - Xbox
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Xbox Wire: Has the Master Chief Gone AWOL?
  8. ^ http://www.clioawards.com/winners/2015/all/entry.cfm?entryid=201522706&ispartofcampaign=0&index=380

External links

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