History Franchise / HALO

* ''Series/{{Halo 2022}}'' Television Series (Upcoming): A nine-episode AlternateContinuity series produced by Creator/{{Showtime}} and Creator/StevenSpielberg's [[Creator/AmblinEntertainment Amblin Television]], set to premiere on Creator/ParamountPlus on March 24, 2022.[[/index]]

* ''Film/HaloNightfall'' (2014): A five-part series produced by Creator/RidleyScott, starring ONI agent [[VideoGame/Halo5Guardians Jameson Locke]].[[/index]]
* ''Series/{{Halo 2022}}'' Television Series (Upcoming): A nine-episode AlternateContinuity series produced by Creator/{{Showtime}} and Creator/StevenSpielberg's [[Creator/AmblinEntertainment Amblin Television]], set to premiere on Creator/ParamountPlus on March 24, 2022.

* ''The Cortana Letters'' (1999): The very first piece of ''Halo'' media to be released, involving a series of emails sent to a ''VideoGame/{{Marathon}}'' fan site. The letters are written from Cortana's perspective, and represent a radically different version of the story that we got in the final version of ''Combat Evolved''. As such, the ''Cortana Letters'' are considered non-canon, though they have been recontextualised and referenced in a BroadStrokes capacity on occasion.

* ''Halo'' Television Series (Upcoming): A nine-episode AlternateContinuity series produced by Creator/{{Showtime}} and Creator/StevenSpielberg's [[Creator/AmblinEntertainment Amblin Television]], set to premiere on Creator/ParamountPlus on March 24, 2022.

** ''Literature/HaloOutcasts'' (Upcoming): A novel featuring Thel 'Vadam and Olympia Vale in the aftermath of ''Halo 5: Guardians'', also picking up some plot threads from ''Halo: Oblivion''.

---> '''Heretic Leader'' Come out, so we may kill you! \\
'''Heretic:''' Heheheh... Get in line.

* LethalJokeItem: The Plasma Pistol and Needler, in a way. In the hands of a Grunt or a Jackal (the most likely places to find them), they hardly do ScratchDamage except on the higher difficulties, but in the hands of a player the pistol alone has been the basis of several game-bending-if-not-[[GameBreaker breaking]] combos (such as the infamous [[FanNickname Noob Combo]] of Plasma Pistol/Battle Rifle), and the Needler has the unique distinction of being one of the few Covenant weapon that is particularly effective against unshielded targets (along with its ranged counterpart in ''Halo: Reach'', the Needle Rifle).

---> '''[[FanNickname Half-Jaw]]:''' Come out, so we may kill you! \\

* ''Halo'' Television Series (Upcoming): A nine-episode AlternateContinuity series produced by Creator/{{Showtime}} and Creator/StevenSpielberg's [[Creator/AmblinEntertainment Amblin Television]], set to premiere on Creator/ParamountPlus in the first quarter of 2022.

* ''Kilo-Five Trilogy'': A series bridging ''Halo 3'' and ''Halo 4'' which focuses on the eponymous ONI black-ops team and its rather morally dubious missions to ensure humanity's dominance in the wake of the Covenant's [[EnemyCivilWar Great Schism]].

* The ''Literature/KiloFiveTrilogy'': A series bridging ''Halo 3'' and ''Halo 4'' which focuses on the eponymous ONI black-ops team and its rather morally dubious missions to ensure humanity's dominance in the wake of the Covenant's [[EnemyCivilWar Great Schism]].

* ''Halo'' Television Series (Upcoming): A ten-episode series produced by Creator/{{Showtime}} and Creator/StevenSpielberg's [[Creator/AmblinEntertainment Amblin Television]], set to air on Creator/ParamountPlus in the first quarter of 2022.

** Following in the tradition of Bungie's ''VideoGame/{{Marathon}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Oni}}'', enemies in ''Halo'' are color coded to denote rank; orange or blue for rookies, red for veterans, black for spec ops, and silver or gold for the super-tough BossInMooksClothing types.

* AliensAreBastards: Zigzagged with the Covenant. Though many of its members are shown to be absolute bastards to both humanity and each other, most of the Covenant isn't evil, they're just being manipulated, coerced, or enslaved by the Prophets (and even ''they're'' not ''completely'' evil). Even the Brutes, the most [[BloodKnight brutal and violent of the races]], have some decent people. The Flood ''are'' evil, but there's an implication that the Gravemind genuinely thinks that it's doing the right thing by assimilating everyone (though ''Literature/TheForerunnerSaga'' implies its true purpose may be far more malevolent). By the time of the second game, a combination of the Prophets' backstabbing of the Elites and revelations about the Halos' true purpose causes many members of the Covenant to rebel and join with humanity.

* The ''Kilo-Five'' trilogy: A series bridging ''Halo 3'' and ''Halo 4'' which focuses on the eponymous ONI black-ops team and its rather morally dubious missions to ensure humanity's dominance in the wake of the Covenant's [[EnemyCivilWar Great Schism]].

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* ''The Eric Nylund Trilogy'': A loose trilogy which established the bulk of the series' backstory.
** ''Literature/HaloTheFallOfReach'' (2001): A prequel to ''Combat Evolved'' and the book that spawned the expanded universe, written concurrently with the original game. Reissued in 2010 and 2011 with retcons and bonus content.
** ''Literature/HaloFirstStrike'' (2003): Bridges the events of ''Combat Evolved'' and ''Halo 2''. Reissued in 2010 with retcons and bonus content.
** ''Literature/HaloGhostsOfOnyx'' (2006): Continues the story of the characters from ''First Strike'' and introduces the SPARTAN-III program. Most of the events take place concurrently with ''Halo 2''.
* ''Gray Team Series'': A pair of books which focus on the trials of Gray Team, a trio of Spartan-II's trained for conducting long-term missions without any support.
** ''Literature/HaloTheColeProtocol'' (2008): A standalone story that focuses on a few events in the Outer Colonies early on in the Human-Covenant War.
** ''Literature/HaloEnvoy'' (2017): A novel about inter-species tensions on a joint human-Sangheili colony which also serves as a semi-sequel to ''The Cole Protocol''.

** ''Literature/HaloCryptum'' (2011): Told by the Forerunner Bornstellar, who discovers the [[SealedGoodInACan Cryptum of the exiled Didact]].
** ''Literature/HaloPrimordium'' (2012): Told by the prehistoric human Chakas about his adventures on the 7th Halo ring.
** ''Literature/HaloSilentium'' (2013): Told by the Catalog, a Forerunner of the Juridical rate, about the war with the Flood and the activation of the Halo array.
* The ''Kilo-Five'' trilogy: A novel series bridging ''Halo 3'' and ''Halo 4''.
** ''Literature/HaloGlasslands'' (2011): A sequel to ''Ghosts of Onyx'' chronicling the UNSC's post-war efforts.
** ''Literature/HaloTheThursdayWar'' (2012): Depicts the opening salvos of the Sangheili civil war, and introduces [[CoolStarship the UNSC Infinity]] and the Covenant remnant.
** ''Literature/HaloMortalDictata'' (2014): The conclusion to the Kilo-Five story set in the outskirt human and Covenant worlds that deals mostly with the moral fallout of the SPARTAN-II program.
* ''Alpha-Nine Series'': A pair of books focusing on the ODST squad Alpha-Nine, the same one featured in ''VideoGame/Halo3ODST''.
** ''Literature/HaloNewBlood'' (2015): A novella detailing what happened to Gunnery Sergeant Edward Buck after the events of ''[[VideoGame/Halo3ODST ODST]]''.
** ''Literature/HaloBadBlood'' (2018): A sequel to ''New Blood'' taking place after the events of ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
* ''Ferrets Series'': A series focusing on a secretive Spartan-III team of "Ferrets" led by Veta Lopis, who are tasked with investigating threats to humanity.
** ''Literature/HaloLastLight'' (2015): A novel set after the events of ''Glasslands'', detailing one of Blue Team's missions on a remote human colony, where a seemingly simple serial murder investigation uncovers something much bigger...
** ''Literature/HaloRetribution'' (2017): A sequel to ''Last Light'' detailing an investigation into the murder of a UNSC admiral and the abduction of her family.
** ''Literature/HaloDivineWind'' (2021)
* ''Rion Series'': A series focusing on the journey of Rion Forge, daughter of VideoGame/HaloWars' Sergeant Forge.
** ''Literature/HaloSmokeAndShadow'' (2016): A novella set after the original trilogy, about a salvager seeking to find out what happened to her father and his ship, the UNSC ''[[VideoGame/HaloWars Spirit of Fire]]''.
** ''Literature/HaloRenegades'' (2019): A sequel to ''Smoke and Shadow'' that also serves as a followup to certain plot threads from ''The Forerunner Saga''.
** ''Literature/HaloPointOfLight'' (2021): A sequel to ''Renegades''.
* ''A Master Chief Story'': A sub-series applied to a range of stories that feature the Master Chief as their protagonist.
** ''Literature/HaloSilentStorm'' (2018): A novel focusing on the Master Chief, set in the first year of the Human-Covenant War.

** ''Literature/HaloShadowsOfReach'' (2020): An interquel set between ''Halo 5: Guardians'' and ''VideoGame/HaloInfinite'' that features Blue Team returning to a glassed Reach to recover potentially vital assets.
* ''Battle Born'': A duology of young adult stories, focused on the lives of four teenagers as their colony is invaded by the Covenant.
** ''Literature/HaloBattleBorn'' (2019): A novel revolving around four teenagers and an injured Spartan trying to survive a Covenant invasion.
** ''Literature/HaloMeridianDivide'' (2019): A sequel to ''Battle Born'' focusing on a local militia's efforts to prevent a Forerunner artifact from falling into Covenant hands.

** ''Literature/HaloContactHarvest'' (2007): A prequel that showcases first contact with the Covenant and the start of the Human-Covenant War.

** ''Literature/HaloShadowOfIntent'' (2015): A novella about what happened to Rtas 'Vadum, aka the Shipmaster/Spec-Ops Commander "Half-Jaw", after the events of ''Halo 3''.

** ''Literature/HaloTheRubiconProtocol'' (2022): A prequel to ''Halo Infinite'', focusing on the efforts of scattered UNSC forces to mount a resistance against the Banished during the early stages of the conflict on Zeta Halo.

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* ''VideoGame/HaloInfinite'' (2021): The third title in the "Reclaimer Saga", featuring the Master Chief going up against a new foe, [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilised the]] [[ContrastingSequelAntagonist Banished]] on another ringworld, Zeta Halo.

* ''VideoGame/HaloInfinite'' (2021): The third title in the "Reclaimer Saga", featuring the Master Chief going up against a new foe, [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilised the]] [[Contrasting SequelAntagonist Banished]] on another ringworld, Zeta Halo.

* ''VideoGame/HaloInfinite'' (2021): The third title in the "Reclaimer Saga", featuring the Master Chief going up against a new foe, [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilised the]] [[Contrasting SequelAntagonistBanished]] on another ringworld, Zeta Halo.

* ''VideoGame/HaloInfinite'' (2021): The next title in the main series, currently set for release on December 8th, 2021.

* You have access to three different methods of attack: your firearm, QuickMelee with said firearms, and grenades. All three have their own dedicated controller buttons and all three can be used ''at all times'', with no delays for RealTimeWeaponChange. PistolWhipping is a OneHitKill if delivered from behind (and decent damage from any other angle), while grenades come in "[[StuffBlowingUp standard frag]]" and "StickyBomb" varieties; later entries to the series added "[[KillItWithFire sets things on fire]]," "[[SpikesOfDoom shoots spikes]]" and "[[DeflectorShields shield]]-[[SuckingInLines drain]]" flavors. The available tactics are a lot broader when you've got three different triggers to pull.

* ''AudioPlay/HaloInfiniteMemoryAgent'': A 5-part narrative podcast following an ONI agent on a mission to deliver vital intel to the Master Chief sometime before the events of ''Halo Infinite''.

''Halo'' is a SpaceOpera and MilitaryScienceFiction franchise that began life as an UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}} exclusive FirstPersonShooter created by Creator/{{Bungie}} Studios and published by Creator/XboxGameStudios. It has since blossomed into multiple sequels, {{Gaiden Game}}s, and a substantial ExpandedUniverse.

* ''Halo'' Television Series (Upcoming): A ten-episode series produced by Creator/ParamountPlus and Creator/StevenSpielberg's [[Creator/AmblinEntertainment Amblin Television]], set to air in the first quarter of 2022.

In the 26th century, humanity is at war with an alien theocracy known as the Covenant, whose leaders have declared humanity an affront to their gods. While the United Nations Space Command is vastly outmatched by the Covenant's superior numbers and [[{{Precursors}} Forerunner]]-based technology, mankind has one advantage: the [=SPARTAN-II=] SuperSoldier program.