History ComicBook / HaloEscalation

* BigDamnHeroes: Sarah Palmer and the other SPARTAN-IV's, who [[spoiler:destroy Vata 'Gajat's ship just as it's about to attack the crippled ''Infinity'']].
* BodyguardBetrayal: [[spoiler: SPARTAN-IV Vladimir Scruggs betrays his teammates to Vata 'Gajat's forces.]]

Issues #1-3: In the aftermath of "Spartan Ops", the UNSC ''Infinity'' accompanies Fleet Admiral Terrence Hood to help negotiate a cease fire between the Elites under Arbiter Thel 'Vadam and a Brute pack under Chieftain Lydus. But when the negotiations are attacked by rogue Covenant forces, the UNSC must deal with the possibility that they've been betrayed from within.

''Halo: Escalation'' is a 24-issue comic series published by Creator/DarkHorseComics in the Franchise/{{Halo}} universe. Set in the aftermath of ''VideoGame/{{Halo 4}}'', the series shows the effects of ''Halo 4'' on the wider galaxy, and also serves as a prelude for ''VideoGame/Halo5Guardians''.

* BackForTheDead: [[spoiler:Spartan Team Black in Issue 8 from ''ComicBook/HaloBloodLine'', who had not shown up in any ''Halo'' media since 2010 and were only confirmed to be alive less than a month before said issue came out. To top it off, their deaths happened [[KilledOffscreen offscreen]]. However, a flashback showing them encountering the Didact gives everyone a pretty good idea of just what happened.]]

''Halo: Escalation'' is an 24-issue comic series published by Creator/DarkHorseComics in the Franchise/{{Halo}} universe. Set in the aftermath of ''VideoGame/{{Halo 4}}'', the series shows the effects of ''Halo 4'' on the wider galaxy, and also serves as a prelude for ''VideoGame/Halo5Guardians''.

''Halo: Escalation'' is an ongoing comic series published by Creator/DarkHorseComics in the Franchise/{{Halo}} universe. Set in the aftermath of ''VideoGame/{{Halo 4}}'', the series shows the effects of ''Halo 4'' on the wider galaxy, and also serves as a prelude for ''VideoGame/Halo5Guardians''.

'''''Halo: Escalation''''' is an ongoing comic series published by Creator/DarkHorseComics in the Franchise/{{Halo}} universe. Set in the aftermath of ''VideoGame/{{Halo 4}}'', the series shows the effects of ''Halo 4'' on the wider galaxy, and also serves as a prelude for ''VideoGame/Halo5Guardians''.

* WhamShot: The presence of a [[spoiler: Flood Infection Form]] onboard the [[spoiler: ''Spirit of Fire'']].

* BackForTheDead: [[spoiler:Spartan Team Black in Issue 8, who had not shown up in any ''Halo'' media since 2010 and were only confirmed to be alive less than a month before said issue came out. To top it off, their deaths happened [[KilledOffscreen offscreen]]. However, a flashback showing them encountering the Didact gives everyone a pretty good idea of just what happened.]]

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Paul Demarco sacrifices his life maintaining a Tyrant anti-air cannon to allow the others to escape. It had been assumed Fireteam Bailey had also sacrificed themselves along with them, but Catalog later clarified that only Demarco died.]]

* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:Paul Demarco during the Mole arc. Whether Black Team was this during ''The Next 72 Hours'' or CListFodder is highly debated]].

* {{Ambadassador}}: Thel 'Vadam and Lydus. While they came to negotiate, when the fighting starts they both get in on the fighting.

* DependingOnTheWriter: While it may be a result of not seeing things through her perspective, Issue 1 shows [[spoiler:Admiral]] Serin Osman in a much more antagonistic role, looking as if she wants to personally throttle the life out of Captain Lasky over [[spoiler: whether or not he sabotaged her orders to kill Catherine Halsey]].

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Paul Demarco and Fireteam Bailey sacrifice their lives maintaining a Tyrant anti-air cannon to allow the others to escape.]]

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech[=/=]WhatTheHellHero: In Issue 16, Dr. Halsey ''rips'' into Palmer, calling her out for - amongst other things - doing ONI's dirty work without question.

** Also [[spoiler: the Flood]] is alive and kicking on board [[spoiler: the crippled ''Spirit of Fire'']].

* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:At the end of the Janus Key arc, Jul 'Mdama successfully acquires both halves of the Janus Key, giving him the real-time location of every Forerunner artifact in the galaxy, including the Absolute Record.]]

* YouDontLookLikeYou: Lord Hood looks nothing like his in-game self, who is an InkSuitActor of Creator/RonPerlman. This might be due to ownership issues, as the comics may not have the rights to Perlman's image.

In the aftermath of Halo 4, the UNSC ''Infinity'' accompanies Fleet Admiral Terrence Hood to help negotiate a cease fire between the Elites under Arbiter Thel 'Vadam and a Brute pack under Chieftain Lydus. But when the negotiations are attacked by the reformed Covenant, the UNSC must deal with the possibility that they've been betrayed from within.

** The ''Exposure'' storyline portrays Osman as even more sinister, in which she, [[spoiler: tricks ''Infinity'' into sending two Spartans into the middle of a Kig-Yar pirate nest, which inevitably forces ''Infinity'' to destroy the pirate base in order to save the Spartans.]]

-->'''Elite Warrior:''' I will peel you like fruit!\\
'''Spartan Ray:''' [[LampshadeHanging You guys love the sound of your own voice, don't you?]]