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The Halo Encyclopedia is a reference book originally set to be published on March 29, 2022 by Dark Horse in conjunction with 343 Industries, but later delayed to April 12, 2022. The book is a successor to the previous Halo Encyclopedia released in 2009, and features numerous custom-made pieces of artwork by both 343 in-house artists and several images and designs created by the fan mod Sins of the Prophets[1] and Halo: A Fistful of Arrows creator Levi Hoffmeier.[3]
The book includes elements from across two decades of Halo history, including content from Halo Infinite.[1]
A deluxe edition variant was additionally released, containing an exclusive lithograph, a unique cover and slipcase inspired by the Forerunner Cylix.[6]
Official summary
Content
The Halo Encyclopedia begins with a chronology of the events in the Halo universe. The book is divided into five sections: Humanity, Covenant, Forerunners, Flood, and Banished.
The book's meta-narrative is framed as an communications log between Adjutant Revendicate - the sub-monitor of Installation 07 created from the mind of the Auditor - and Invariant Bias, Monitor of the Absolute Record. The brief exchange is present in the books opening and closing pages, and details Revendicate's wishes to enter information into the Absolute Record in the wake of The Harbinger's defeat as depicted in Halo Infinite. The Halo Encyclopedia's text is framed as the repository of information gathered by Revendicate, giving the book an in-universe grounding in a similar manner to the Curator meta-narrative framing 2016's Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo.
Trivia
- The Lancer-class fast-attack corvette and the Scholte-class missile corvette were to be featured in the Halo Encyclopedia but were cut due to space constraints.[7]
Mistakes
- The CQS48 Bulldog is stated as having an 8-round magazine. The correct number of rounds should be 7.
- The image labels for the Sangheili Honor Guardsman and the Sangheili Councilor are swapped.
Gallery
Promotional images
The cover for the deluxe edition of Halo Encyclopedia.
The deluxe edition of Halo Encyclopedia.
A preview of the table of contents from the Halo Encyclopedia.
A preview of pages 8 and 9 featuring a chronology of the ancient past.
A preview of pages 10 and 11 featuring a chronology of the Human-Covenant Conflict.
A preview of page 14 introducing humanity.
A preview of page 84 featuring GEN3 MJOLNIR.
A preview of page 85 featuring the Grappleshot.
A preview of page 96 featuring Edward Buck, Michael Crespo, and Kojo Agu.
A preview of page 97 featuring Taylor Miles, Gretchen Ketola, Jonathan Doherty, and Veronica Dare.
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Artwork
The encyclopedia's cover art without logos.
Art of Marines relaxing at a camp on Installation 07.
Art of SPARTAN-III Lucy-B091.
Art of a Silent Shadow Sangheili.
Art of Krelis.
Art of Ussa 'Xellus.
Render of an Varric-pattern heavy cruiser.
Art of a C718 Longsword.
Render of a Needler.
Development images
Sketches of Chakas, Mendicant Bias, and Offensive Bias.
An early sketch of the Marine camp illustration.
Another early sketch with reference images.
A color sketch of the Marine camp illustration.
Another color sketch of the illustration.
Cut content
Lancer-class fast-attack corvette.
Scholte-class missile corvette.
Sources
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Master Class (Retrieved on Jul 12, 2021) [archive]
- ^ Twitter, Isaac Hannaford (@Isaac_Hannaford): "That would be me :)" (Retrieved on Feb 23, 2022) [archive]
- ^ a b Twitter, Levi Hoffmeier (@LeviWasTaken): "Excited to say I've crafted some art for the #Halo Encyclopedia from @DarkHorseComics & @Halo out next year! Sketching Master Chief in my high school notes to teaching myself digital art with A Fistful of Arrows to painting [REDACTED] professionally feels...full-circle.😉" (Retrieved on Oct 29, 2021) [archive]
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Zeta Testing (Retrieved on Oct 26, 2021) [archive]
- ^ a b c Dark Horse, Halo: Encyclopedia HC (Retrieved on Feb 11, 2022) [archive]
- ^ Dark Horse, Halo Encyclopedia HC (Deluxe Edition) (Retrieved on Dec 14, 2021) [archive]
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Foundations (Retrieved on Jan 12, 2022) [archive]
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