Halo: The Machine Breaks

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Cover art for the story.

Cover art for the story.

Halo: The Machine Breaks is a short story in the Halo Waypoint Chronicle series, released on September 5, 2024. The story focuses on a malfunctioning Promethean Knight rediscovering its humanity.

Official summary

“

2558. As Jul 'Mdama's Covenant grows stronger through acquisition of powerful Forerunner technology, one malfunctioning Promethean Knight discovers the last vestiges of its humanity.

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Appearances

Characters

Artificial intelligence

031 Exuberant Witness

Human

Sangheili

Jul 'Mdama
Sali 'Nyon (Mentioned only)

Species

Forerunner (Technology only)
- Promethean
  - Promethean Knight
Human
Sangheili

Organizations

Locations

Events

Post-Covenant War conflicts
- Battle of Aktis IV
- Battle of Oban

Weapons

M395 DMR

Vehicles

Kerel-pattern assault carrier
- Song of Retribution
Infinity-class supercarrier
- UNSC Infinity (Mentioned only)

Technology and equipment

External links

Halo: The Machine Breaks- The official Waypoint post in which the short story was released for free.
Halo: The Machine Breaks | Audiobook - The audiobook narrated by Alex Wakeford.

Sources

v • d • e Halo short stories, compilations, and flash fiction

Novellas	Halo: Saint's Testimony • Halo: Shadow of Intent

Compilations	Halo: Evolutions (Short stories) • Halo: Fractures (Short stories) • Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide (Flash-fiction shorts)

Halo Waypoint Chronicles	Vertical Umbrage • Winter Contention • Sunrise on Sanghelios • Saturn Devouring His Son • Battle for the Blood-Moon • Trial of Reckoning • Hippocratica • Fireside • The Third Life • Anvil Accord • The Machine Breaks • Venezian Sonata • Age of Retribution • Whispers from the Pyre

Story Shard (Fractures)	The Last Sky Marshal • Precipice • Duality

Data Drops	Machines, Materiel and Munitions from the Human-Covenant Conflict, 2525 - Present • Cold Storage Reports • Superintendent viral campaign blog posts • Data Drop • Eleventh Hour reports • Halo Legendary Crate (Data Drops)

Game related	Manuals • Halo 2 (Conversations from the Universe) • Halo 3 (Bestiarum) • Halo: Reach (Dr. Halsey's personal journal • Legendary Edition letter) • Halo 4 (Infinity Briefing Packet) • Halo 5: Guardians (Limited Edition dossiers) • Halo Infinite (Story & Intel • Sigrid Eklund's field notes • Armory Infinitum)

Italics indicate items yet to be released. Bold indicate items included in a compilation.

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