Halo Legends
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Halo Legends is an anime-styled series of seven short films. It is under five production houses, namely Bones, Casio Entertainment, Production I.G., Studio4°C, and Toei Animation.[1]
Background
- "It's a wildly varied genre, but anime creators do things with weapons and vehicles and technology nobody else does and that marries very well with Halo. It's amazing to see some of the new stuff they're introducing and how neatly it maps to the visual aesthetics in the Halo universe"
- — Frank O'Connor, Creative Director of 343 Industries.
Warner Bros is in charge of the distribution of Halo Legends. All of the seven stories have been created and in some cases, entirely written by Frank O'Connor.[2] Some stories have been detailed to an extent, and some characters from the novels have made an appearance in Halo Legends.[2] Three-and-a-half of the films were previewed via Halo Waypoint on Xbox Live, and were distributed by Warner Bros.
Halo Legends was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on February 16, 2010.[3] And on February 9, the Halo Legends Original Soundtrack was released.
Films
| Producer | Name | Description | Poster |
| Bones | Prototype | Taking place during the Battle of Algolis, Prototype tells the story of a Marine who, despite orders to destroy an advanced prototype armor, uses the suit to buy time for civilians evacuating from the planet. | 
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| Casio Entertainment | The Package | A CGI-film taking place during a SPARTAN-II raid on a Covenant Assault Carrier using Booster Frames to recover "the package". | 
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| Production I.G. | The Duel | Taking place long before the Human-Covenant War,[4] The Duel tells the story of an Arbiter, Fal 'Chavamee, who refuses to accept the Covenant Religion. | 
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Production I.G. |
Homecoming | Focused on the tragedies involving the SPARTAN-II recruitment in 2517, and the SPARTANs coming to terms with their origins. | 
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| Studio 4°C | Origins | An expansive history of the 100,000 year long Halo universe. It is comprised of two parts. | 
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| Studio 4˚C | The Babysitter | A story about the rivalry between the SPARTAN-II Commandos and the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers as they're sent to Covenant-controlled world to assassinate a Covenant San 'Shyuum. | 
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| Toei Animation | Odd One Out | A non-canon and satirical interpretation of the Halo universe featuring SPARTAN-1337. | 
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Gallery
Artwork for the Halo Legends Blu-Ray and DVD.
Artwork for the Halo Legends DVD.
Sources
- ^ Kotaku: Details about Halo Anime
- ^ a b Halo.bungie.org: Frankie's Halo Legends Q&A Session
- ^ Los Angeles Times: Video game publishers Microsoft, Ubisoft invading Hollywood's turf
- ^ Frankie: This is quite late into the Covenant as a society, with most of the client species either absorbed or in the process of absorption...
