Halo: The Third Life

The Third Life keyart.

"Spartans have often been thought of as incorruptible symbols of virtue, but that’s just the official story. Some names are known as examples of Spartans having gone rogue, pledging themselves to a variety of causes, and one former-Spartan in particular finds herself on a new path altogether..."

— Teaser^[1]

Halo: The Third Life is a short story in the Halo Waypoint Chronicle series published by 343 Industries on May 8, 2024.^[2] The story is set immediately following the end of Season 2 of Hunt the Truth, and is focused on the rogue Spartan supersoldier Ilsa Zane.^[1]^[3]

The short, and its theme of Banished-aligned Spartans, were written and released in conjunction with the Banished Honor update for Halo Infinite.

Official synopsis

“

October 2558. After being taken prisoner by the Banished as chaos erupts across the galaxy, Ilsa Zane's hunt for the truth leads her to a new stage of life she never expected...^[4]

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Summary

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Appearances

Characters

Artificial intelligence

Cortana (Im)

Human

Dasc Gevadim
Hieu Dinh (Mentioned only)
Ilsa Zane
Mattius Drake
Maya Sankar (Mentioned only)
Musa Ghanem (Mentioned only)
Sarah Palmer (Mentioned only)

Jiralhanae

Amatus (First appearance)
Atriox (Mentioned only)
Escharum

Kig-Yar

Tek

Species

Organizations

Covenant remnants
- Banished
- Vata 'Gajat's mercenary group (Mentioned only)
Insurrectionists
- New Colonial Alliance
Unified Earth Government (Mentioned only)
- United Nations Space Command
  - Office of Naval Intelligence (Mentioned only)
  - Spartan Operations
    - SPARTAN-IV program
  - UNSC Marine Corps
Triad

Locations

Events

Created uprising

Weapons

Gravity hammer

Vehicles

Human

Human starship

Covenant

Technology and equipment

Guardian Custode

Gallery

Ilsa Zane standing in front of fire and Banished banners.

External links

Halo: The Third Life- The official Waypoint post in which the short story was released for free.
Official Halo: The Third Life PDF - The PDF of the short story released on Halo Waypoint (Archived copy).
Halo: The Third Life | Audiobook - The audiobook narrated by Alex Wakeford.

Sources

^ ^a ^b Halo Waypoint, Banished Honor Launch - Halo Infinite CU32 (Retrieved on Apr 30, 2024) [archive]
^ Twitter, Alex Wakeford (@haruspis): "New Waypoint Chronicle releases today, featuring the return of Ilsa Zane and a couple of other familiar faces...

Here's a tiny slice of the cover as a sneak preview 👀" (Retrieved on May 8, 2024) [archive]
^ Halo Waypoint, Halo: The Third Life (Retrieved on May 8, 2024) [archive]
^ Halo Waypoint, Community Update - Jilted Jiralhanae (Retrieved on May 2, 2024) [archive]

[Announce-1] Halo Waypoint, Banished Honor Launch - Halo Infinite CU32 (Retrieved on Apr 30, 2024) [archive]

[2] Twitter, Alex Wakeford (@haruspis): "New Waypoint Chronicle releases today, featuring the return of Ilsa Zane and a couple of other familiar faces...

Here's a tiny slice of the cover as a sneak preview 👀" (Retrieved on May 8, 2024) [archive]

[3] Halo Waypoint, Halo: The Third Life (Retrieved on May 8, 2024) [archive]

[Jiji-4] Halo Waypoint, Community Update - Jilted Jiralhanae (Retrieved on May 2, 2024) [archive]

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