Halo 3: The Cradle of Life
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Author(s): |
Ashley Wood[1] |
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Illustrator(s): |
Ashley Wood[1] |
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Media type: |
Web-comic[2] |
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Pages: |
4 pages (1 modifiable)[2] |
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Multimedia series: |
Iris - Episode 1: The Unknown Helper |
Halo 3: The Cradle of Life is a short flash animation web comic, that is tied to the first episode of the Iris alternate reality game (ARG) campaign created for marketing Halo 3.[2]
Plot synopsis
The Cradle of Life is set 100,000 years ago and tells the story of N'chala, an elder of his tribe in Africa, who goes every morning to the same spot in the plains and watches over them, where something special is happening. N'chala describes that the "gods" are building their machines in a large lake on the plains of Africa. This structure, being constructed by several Strato-Sentinels, appears to be the Portal to the Ark. N'chala doesn't understand these "gods" but he is said to paint for months to tell their story, pondering if the "gods" will ever reveal themselves to him, but until then he will watch and wait.[2]
Comic panels
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Appearances
CharactersHuman
Species and entitiesArtificial
Sentient
Non-sentient
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Locations
Miscellaneous
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IRIS connections
This site was part of the IRIS alternate reality game. On the last page of the comic, to tie into N'chala telling their story, there are three panels with various painted walls, each able to be moved or clicked with the mouse to reveal certain numbers. When the numbers were arranged in order, they became an IP address, 206.16.223.65,[2] which initially led to a site called the Transmission Log.
Production notes
Names
- The name "Cradle of Life" may be a reference the fact that Earth, and more specifically Africa are seen as the birthing place of modern man.
- N'chala is similar to the Arabic word, inshallah, which means "God willing".
Development
The comic and story were created by Ashley Wood with Bungie overseeing the story.[1]
Gallery
Panels on the last page with the IP address "206.16.223.65" showing.
Sources
- ^ a b c Bungie.net, Mail Sack 4.0 (Retrieved on Oct 13, 2014) [archive]
- ^ a b c d e Halo 3, The Cradle of Life (Retrieved on Apr 20, 2009) [local archive] [external archive]
See also
During the Iris campaign, the original comic could be found here, though as of the campaign's end in December 2009 this link is now defunct. Halopedia hosts a backup copy of the original comic as it was originally presented, viewable here.
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