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• [1]: Archive to April 2006

Contents 1 H2 for Vista 2 Master Chief revert problem 3 Origins/Similarities 4 Metroid Prime 5 "Forerunner" article in April Game Informer 6 Human and Cyborg 7 Size & Clans 8 Images and Introduction 9 Stargate in 2.6? 10 Spoiler deletion 11 Theory deletion 12 Halo 3 Picture 13 Latest edits 14 Weird, crazy, insane stuff 15 Tiny formatting change 16 Ach! Spoiler re-appearance! 17 Halo Graphic Novel 18 Biblical references 19 ! 20 Ender's Game 21 Proper English 22 Halo 3 23 Biblical references 24 Influences 25 "Possible Influences" 26 "Halo Day": vandalism? 27 "Halo sucks" opening line 28 Alex Donaldson 29 Weapons 30 halopedia 31 External Links 32 CLEAN UP!!! 33 Halo Beginnings 34 Nonfiction Books 35 Page protection 36 Spin off section 37 Article messed up 38 halo1 game improvement!!!!!!! 39 The Haunted Apiary 40 halo: reach & "planet" & halo 3

[edit] H2 for Vista

Added the "upcoming release" banner, changed elements to reflect the new WWU at bungie.net, and took out some weasel sections. Yes, people are griping about the exclusivity, but computer users also need to realize that OS upgrades are inevitable. Yes it's meant to entice people to the new OS, but this is a standard practice for any OS upgrade. Gspawn 22:32, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Master Chief revert problem

Someone reverting edits at some point missed a gap that was filled in. Currently, several lines are basically missing from the text, and the edit history is a little too messed up to get a most accurate picture of the cut parts. Currently, the section reads: "The SPARTANs were originally created to bolster the UNSC's own defenses against piracy and other jacks as part of the upgrades necessary to don the MJOLNIR armor, in addition to other measures". The emphasized part is where the missing text would go. I'll try to patch over from memory. Gspawn 20:10, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Origins/Similarities

From the article: "Also, there are numerous similarities between the marines of Halo and those of Aliens." As if to say that this is a point in favor of Aliens being part of Halo's heritage. Well, Halo may owe a lot to Aliens, but the marines connection is bogus. Both owe their marines to The Few, The Proud, The (U.S.) Marines. Ooorah. No, I'm not a marine, and I don't play one on TV, but come on, give me a break. The marines of Aliens and Halo both owe their origins to the Green Machine. Semper Fi. --Mike 05:49, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

(fixed your header) Completely incorrect. Yes, they're all based on Marine mythology. But on a related note, Spider-Man (at its inception) was just another teen drama heightened by the amazing properties of radiation (at least in comics). So does that mean the Spider-Man movies aren't based on the comics? Halo's marines are based on Aliens' down to the body armor, the assault rifles, the HUD/helmet with recorder, the smartass black sergeant... it's more than a similarity. It's an homage. Gspawn 15:59, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

I changed the quote about the line "having a bad feeling" from Private Hudson to Private Frost because whoever wrote that doesn't have a Scooby about Aliens. -Orangekubrick- (June 20th 2006)

[edit] Metroid Prime

Can Metroid Prime really count as an influence for Halo? The first Prime game came out almost exactly one year after Halo: Combat Evolved. There's a bare possibility that Metroid Prime influenced Halo 2, but simply saying that MP and Halo are "similar" shouldn't be in the Influences section. Heck, it probably doesn't need to be mentioned anywhere on the Halo page at all. 14 March, 2006

no and its stupid for you to even think thats possible.

No! It's just gEEk sh*t, and fAnb0y who wanna start sh*tless trouble. Comparing games that doesn't match. A Action game and Adventure game compared together!? First of all, hAl0 is better in some ways, while Metroid is better in another way!

>x<ino 22:33, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

Umm, or to put it another way (more coherently), Halo and MP are not very similar. They are both sci-fi space games. MP has a lot of character development/equipment acquisition, problem/puzzle-solving, and huge-scale map navigation set with a non-linear plot over semi-continuous gameplay (except whenever you have to go to bed). Long periods of fighting are much less centerstage than in Halo. Halo missions are very linear as are the maps, basically involving you proceeding through the path of each map killing everyone necessary along the way. Gameplay is broken into singular missions separated by cinematics and large switches in location of the story. The tools and weapons available in the games are fairly different: different arm-mounted beams with a rocket plus that cool rollerball ability for MP but pretty conventional machine guns, rifles, grenades, pistols (of alien and human variety) in Halo with a huge component of vehicle use in the game experience. Considering that they're both prominent sci-fi space games against alien races, they have remarkably little in common (as said above they both succeed in different ways).

Except for one thing I suppose: the secret devestating organisms you find that are central to the plot of each story and that become your toughest enemies. OK well I stand corrected.

What da hell do you mean!? I am confused:P

>x<ino 14:09, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, I was a little incoherent there. Let me summarize: 1) Halo and MP are extremely different in the way you play them, the type of games they are, stories they have, etc., except that they both happen to be sci-fi games. 2) One key similarity is that in each game a cental part of the story is that you stumble upon some mysterious, powerful creatures that are really dangerous and you're not sure where they came from or what they are.

Hm. Lemme see if I can come up with any other stories that share that elements- wait, how about virtually every story known to humans? Heh. That's a "common culture" item, and Metroid Prime doesn't need a mention. Gspawn 13:34, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

I just wanted to say that this discussion, while relavent, is ultimately needless. Halo: Combat Evolved was released for the Xbox in November of 2001, I know this because I bought a copy the day it was released; whereas Metroid Prime was released for the GameCube in November of 2002, meaning that either the two games were in development at the same time, or that the latter was developed after the first Halo had already been released. To say that Metroid Prime had any influence on the development of Halo is a serious error, in spite of any coincidental similarities. Anyone with an intmate understanding of Bungie history could clearly tell that the most dominant and profound (and possibly singular) influence on Halo would be Bungie's popular Marathon series of FPS games. The team Bungie are well known for their different, unique, and original storylines. The concept, story arc, some character names, some multiplayer modes, weapons, and even the names of certain enemies in Halo are taken directly from the Marathon games and "re-vamped" with a new story and better graphics for a new and original gaming experience. Halo, if anything, can be said to be a next-gen retcon of the Marathon games with a greater cinematic experience, bearing little if any influence from any source outside of Bungie.

- ManofRenown87 08-02-2006

well the art style is similar both are "american sci-fi" (halo->bungee->redmond wa. based studio, metroid prime->retro studios->texas (austin?) based studio) which is rare in video games for a game to be solely designed by an american studio (art + gameplay) so in short the games have similar design aesthetics ... i.e. focus on similar details, character design, level design and so on... but there is little-to-no way that the designs influenced one another as they were both being developed behind closed doors over the same period... only true similarity would be that they had the same cultural influence -c 67.23.125.138 13:18, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "Forerunner" article in April Game Informer

I just recieved the April issue of Game Informer (they are printed in advance, and subscribers get them before Gamestop stores). On pages 18 and 19, citing an inside source, there is an article that says that Bungie has been working on a project called "Forerunner" which will be the next entry in the Halo series. I posted the details in the Halo 3 section.Thewonderwaffle 14:15, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

Bungie has confirmed this is a fake. Can link if necessary [2]. Deletion pending if necessary. Note also: Yes, that is Frankie, and yes Bungie does interact with their fans that closely. Gspawn 17:15, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

Noting the fact that the entirety of the section is speculation (all of which Bungie has denied) I feel that this is relevent due to the fact that it was published in the top Gaming magazine in the world and is entirely plausable. I think it should stay. In the article, it specifically states that it is not an April Fools joke. I predict that at E3 we will find out the truth...Thewonderwaffle 00:03, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

It is definately a joke, Bungie has confirmed that without question. Bronzey 05:55, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

Sorry to add some cleanup, but everyone- please sign at the end of your comment, and not under it, as it can mess Wikipedia formatting up (and cause users to split your comment from your sig- both have happened here). Seems silly, saves hassle.Gspawn 17:05, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

Lots of things have been published by reputable sources about Bungie that were absolute falsehoods. Even CNN carried news that "Bungie had pushed back Halo 2" in financial reports. If anyone had asked Bungie, they had been saying the dates were made up by retailers to drive sales all along, and not to listen to any date but the final (Nov.11?) they delivered on.Gspawn 17:05, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

I think that if we are going to speculate about the storyline of Halo 3 (if there is in fact a halo 3, which Bungie has denied) then at least we can speculate as to when it is coming out, or if it is being worked on. Thewonderwaffle 14:34, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

Of course you can. But Bungie hasn't denied anything (er, not denied Halo 3 anyway)- they've only said they're not yet saying what their next game is. It could very well BE Halo 3, and they just don't have enough next-gen material to be ready to showcase it yet. But there are some things you can check with Bungie for. For example, with Halo 2 release dates, Bungie had an exact policy that lots of news sites just weren't listening to. They repeatedly stated nothing was certain 'til they made a formal and final announcement, yet despite this, people across the world carried news of fake release dates. That's just uninformedness and rampant(tm) speculation. Gspawn 16:36, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

In the article, it has been changed to probable speculation. However, I feel that any speculation is relevent at this point, and if more reliable information is obtained in the future, this would be removed. Thewonderwaffle 17:23, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

Recently, the mag (and others) has added more info sticking to their claims. Someone on Wiki added that the Forerunner article also says "Forerunner could be the name of Halo 3"- it's now clear the mag is maintaining that Forerunner would replace Halo- even going so far as to say the "Halo" name wouldn't be on the box so the title wouldn't confuse vendors. Unless someone wants to add all of these new statements, I'm just deleting the "could be Halo 3" portions, as that's apparently definately not the stance the mag wants to represent. gspawn 12:56, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

I believe IGN is also one of the mags saying Bungie is working on an MMO game. The MMO idea was cooked up by users at the halo.bungie.org during April Fools, and they have made statements reflecting this (newest batch April 12th I believe, in response to the above). If anyone feels like posting this rumor, here's your rebuttal. gspawn 12:56, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Human and Cyborg

Someone apparently missed the point of the section (at least the way the section is now worded). Cyborgs are humans who happen to also have some sort of unnatural enhancements, especially of the mechanical kind. The world's first (or most) officially recognized cyborg was a man who had a microchip implanted in his head which allowed him to remotely control compatible devices. Master Chief has neural implants that help him manipulate the MJOLNIR armor, and this makes him a cyborg by itself. CYBORGS. ARE. HUMANS. They simply happen to be humans who have some sort of mechanical enancement. Section will be edited closer to its origional context. Cyborgs are not robots. Cyborgs are not automatons. etc etc. They are humans. Gspawn 18:50, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

• THey could be aleans Jamhaw 16:40, 30 May 2006 (UTC)jamhaw

i would like to point out that his neural implants are not what makes him a cybort. Many, if not all of the military personel in the halo world have neural implants. In one level of halo, you have to steal Captain Key's implants. Does this make Captain Key's a cyborg? I don't think so. What makes the chief a cyborg is the fact that he has ceramic grafted onto his bones, and the fact that with HIS implants, an AI can be incerted directley into his head. Humuhumunuku 02:37, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

um... the MC can't get an AI in his head... It goes in the gel layer in his MJOLNIR armor... But yea the common conception is that he's a cyborg cause he's in a suit. Dan Guan 23:20, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

whats an Alean? and no the cyborgs are humans theyre the Spartan 1-3s

[edit] Size & Clans

First of all, this article is too damn long. Similar to the size of the xbox article, that also needs clean up!

Second, the Halo Clan section. I don't approve to this section!

There are also a variety of Christian Halo Clans, CoG, HoA, GHS,CIA. Are some of them of them. 

That doesn't make sense! Because "Are some of them of them."!? can you explain that!?

This section needs to be removed, because DUH. Game addicts and this type of FPS Online gameplay. Always have clAns! Unreal have clAns, Quake have clAns, Battle Field 2 had clAns ect

>x<ino 17:33, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

Not to mention any mention of clans should be made under sections about multiplayer anyway.

[edit] Images and Introduction

I feel it would be a lot more effective to have the primary image at the top of the article to be the title screen or video-game cover of the original halo game, rather than screenshots from the game play. I also think that a little more information should be given in the introduction, something that might constitue a full paragraph. Never having played the game, I can't contribute much myself. Does anyone have any opinions about either of these things? Satchfan 09:57, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

I think you make some good points here. The intro should be enriched with more detail rather than a single sentence. As for the pictures I think the front covers are correctly placed next to the paragraphs of their games, however it could be a good idea to find a more representative screenshot to show next to the intro. If I can come up with some proposal I'll post it in my sandbox to hear your opinions. Berserker79 07:27, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

Thankyou. A more rep. screenshot would work well, but I really think that an image with the name of the franchise in it would be most suited. Are there any images which aren't already in the article that might work, such as a title screen or promo material? (something like this, but hopefully a little more interesting). These are only suggestions, you should do what you think looks best. Satchfan 10:05, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

Ok, I've expanded the introduction for this article, I'd like to hear any comments/suggestions. As for the pictures, the screenshots could be moved down to other parts of the article when we find a more interesting picture to place near the intro. I'd suggest the Halo splash-screen seen while the game is loading or, as an alternative, I seem to remember a wallpaper related to the PC edition on the Bungie website which might work as well.Berserker79 13:04, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

I've uploaded the Halo splash screen picture and placed it near the intro. Moved the Chief's screenshot down to the MC related paragraph as well. Berserker79 09:37, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

Very nice. A strong opening like that makes the article look much more appealing. I was thinking that if there was a section for Gameplay that the screenshots might fit there, but there doesn't seem to be one. I suppose it would be difficult to fit it in with what's already posted about the individual games. A big improvement, tho. Satchfan 09:41, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

Just going to clean it up a bit... current wording makes it sould like there are a number of drivable vehicles in Marathon. There are, if anyone needs to know, zero. Just small stuff. Gspawn 14:10, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

Also added juuust a touch of rumor control. Halo 3 is only rumored to be in production, etc. Gspawn 14:17, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Stargate in 2.6?

I'm not totally sure about the comparison, I was thinking about relations between the SG's and Halo's, and the flood and replicators. and that before people found out about the reason they made the Halo, fans theorised it might be for transportation... --Hexhunter 19:15, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

First: Wha? And second: No. There's not enough there to warrant inclusion. gspawn 02:21, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Spoiler deletion

The stubs on individual games (Halo, 2, etc) should be spoiler-free, both to keep them brief and because their main pages contain those details in a way that's much better than including parts of them here. Deleting as such, and if necessary, rewording around it. gspawn 14:41, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

I certainly agree with you about this, I was thinking about doing it myself a while back. I think we should also edit and reword the Halo: Combat Evolved paragraph: I can't see the point about revealing Halo's secret (the existence of the Flood) and how the game ends when that info is contained in the main Combat Evolved article. Berserker79 15:14, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

I agree definitely. The short paragraphs don't need the spoilers. David Fuchs 17:13, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

The Halo 2 portion is also almost entirely broken because of the "contraversy" bits levelled there- again, something best left to the article? The problem is that the section needs to be fleshed out to be long enough to cover the picture. Attempting... gspawn 13:08, 14 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Theory deletion

• • One known fact is that the Covenant Scarab vehicle is, according to bungie.net, primarily used as a mining machine. This leads to speculation by some fans that the Covenant were digging for something on Earth during the invasion (possibly the Ark control center, to activate all the ringworlds). The location of the Scarab that the Master Chief destroys is also interesting, because it is in Africa, near were the Equator and Prime Meridian intersect. If the Earth was in fact a Ringworld, the Ark would probably be there.

I'm deleting this one. The part about the Scarab being a mining vehicle is nice, but users should already have a sense Regret was looking for something on Earth, and it was probably secured (whether by bunker or by depth). The Equator/Prime Meridian talk reeks of conspiracy theory, and a Ringworld is a ring-shaped, planet-sized artificial construct. Earth only qualifies for one of those. Not to mention the Prime Meridian is also very arbitrarily set. There's no (known?) reason why anything would be there. gspawn 13:03, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

• • One popular idea among many Halo fans is that the Forerunners are actually human beings. This would also break light on the location of the ark, which would probably be located on the Earth. Explaining how some forerunners were able to survive and possibly become the human race(Speculation from many fans posts on bungie.net forums section). The reason why the Covenant prophets are so intent on wiping out the Human Race instead of a simple conquest like that of the Grunts could also be explained, especially when the great journey was so near.

Perhaps from the same user? (too lazy to check history) Grammar is off, ideas inconsistent and unnecessary. The "identity of the Forerunners may be revealed" bit includes revealing them to be Humans. The reason why the Covenant were so intent on wiping us out can stay, but the rest of that idea needs trimmed as well. Editing... gspawn 13:08, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

with the relase of the halo 3 anouncement, we find out...the unknown user was right. They were digging. Humuhumunuku 02:39, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Halo 3 Picture

At IGN, there is a cover art for halo 3. should we have that? KdogDS 22:14, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

No. There is no cover art for Halo 3, that is all Photoshopped. They haven't announced they are making Halo 3 and although (extremely) probable there is also a chance they won't. Therefore we should only include official images.--Zxcvbnm 22:17, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Latest edits

There's been a number of subsequent edits I've decided to revert. I've reverted to the latest version from Calderra since it still contains the two sections ("Halo 3 speculations" & "Possible references") that were removed by a user with ip 70.84.104.180. The following edits on the MC paragraph seem to me a bit unnecessary and I've reverted them as well. If those contents were removed after some decision I'm not aware of feel free to revert. Berserker79 17:10, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

I couldn't help but notice the introduction was again shortened and the screenshots put back up. I'm sorry to press this but it looks BAD! I'm amazed someone saw fit to actually revert this change.

The short intro and screens are exactly how this page should look. The purpose of the opening line is to just give the user an idea what's going on, and if they want more info, they should look below. The opening sentence gives title, existance of the series, developer, mother company, and genre. What else would be needed? The screens are also perfect- people can instantly say "oh yeah, THAT's Halo". If you can suggest something better, go for it, but this seems like perfect Wikipedia work to me. gspawn 16:42, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

Might be my personal taste, but honestly I too favoured the longer intro over the actual. Generally I agree to keep intros short, but a single sentence seems to me a bit excessive. To me it looks people who know Halo will say: "That's Halo", but I'm not too sure people who have never seen Halo would say it... Anyway if the majority of people here thinks a single sentence intro works best it's ok with me as well. Berserker79 15:27, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

It's not just your personal taste. WP:LEAD states that the lead section should be a concise summary of the entire article. In this case, the lead should be two to three paragraphs or so. As it is, I don't think that the lead provides enough context. Yes, anyone who knows a thing about moden video games should know what Halo is, but the less that is assumed about the reader, the better. — TKD::Talk 02:08, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

I agree with the above, and so I added another sentence going over the overall plot arc. Not a spoiler, anything like that, and to me it's still too short, but It's better than what was there. 01:05, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

This latest addition looks good, thou I believe it actually contains some info we could consider a spoiler. Personally I'd like to switch the current addition with part of the text currently used as intro in the "Videogames" paragraph. If there are no objections I'm going to switch the text and see how it looks. Berserker79 08:30, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

Since no one objected (so far), I'm going to switch the texts between the article intro and the intro to the "Videogames" section and viceversa. As you'll see I've cut some info from the text of what is going to become the "Videogames" intro since I rated some of that stuff as spoilers; also some of it resulted quite redundant with the Halo: Combat Evolved plot. If you don't like my edit, please state your reasons here before doing a plain revert. Thank you. Berserker79 07:33, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

Also, since this seems like a good spot to add it, I'm deleting the "Halo Clans" section. Again. People keep re-adding them mostly as "shout-outs", and they grow to include a list of lots of groups who do not matter in the larger scale of things. This has been discussed before, and Wikipedia does not support needless lists of web links (check official policies- it has its own section). The only clans who do matter aren't worthy of inclusion because there's not enough to justify their addition. The Ogres (TeamSTK or something?), for instance, or the Girl Gamers (GurlGamerz? er?), are both heavily tied to Halo (the Ogres for topping legitimate palyer rankings and tournaments constantly and the GirlGamers for having played Bungie a number of times via Live and in person). Neither warrant inclusion . If you think your clan tops these, feel free to explain why here. gspawn 16:42, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

And to round this out, why did someone copy and paste Master Chief's bio onto the page under the heading "other"? If there was a reason for this, feel free to explain it. Deleted'd. gspawn 16:45, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Weird, crazy, insane stuff

Ok, why on Earth do the Time Magazine article, Halo film and fan fiction sections fit under the "Possible influences" tab? Surely they deserve their own subcatagory.

Halo: Orion and Halo: Forerunner have just about been certified to be fake. The wording of both of them suggests they're about to come out next week or something, when in fact it's all rumour unless Bungie confirms it.

Where's the 'novels' section gone?

Bronzey 09:23, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

I agree, and I'll try to patch some of this. The 'Orion' and stuff all needs to be categorized together, as it will all be revaled as fake soon enough. Someone actually reverted my changing of Orion before, so I think it'll probably happen again. UPDATE: Fixed, and both Forerunner and Orion are under their own section now, properly referenced to relevant Bungie quotes. If someone could dig up some link to Joe Staten's talk at (FNU or something?) where he recently made the quote saying Bungie will only work on one game at a time, I'd be grateful. Also cleaned up the Religion section, as someone tried to add some unnecessary info, including a duplicate of the talk regarding the Ark. gspawn 22:15, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tiny formatting change

I un-italicized the game headers (like Halo 2 versus Halo 2). The italicized versions always bothered me personally, but I never though about actually changing them. Does the new version look better to anyone else, or am I crazy? The edit where I changed this should be the only change I made, for easy reverting, just in case. gspawn 22:48, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

Uhmmm.... I always thought it was Wikipedia "policy" to have titles of games, books, movies, etc... italicized, however I've never liked headers to be italicized or bolded. I think we should stick to the policy in the text of the article, but keep the headers un-italicized. Berserker79 07:17, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

Agreed. And I meant to refer to headers only. Sorry for any confusion. gspawn 00:33, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ach! Spoiler re-appearance!

Someone put the spoilers back into the game sections. Is there still a consensus that spoilers need to be kicked out? gspawn 22:50, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

I've always been for limiting spoilers in this article and others seemd to agree previously. I think we should remove spoilers in the Halo and Halo 2 paragraphs: if anyone wants to read the full story they just have to click on the "main article" link. Berserker79 07:21, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Halo Graphic Novel

Halo Graphic Novel Why wasn't this made before? Get to editing! ;) gspawn 15:25, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Biblical references

I took the liberty to cut through the large "Bible" section that has been added to this article. The wording of the paragraph badly suited an article which is supposed to mantain an "encyclopedic style" and offered a large quantity of what I believe is purely speculation. Still, since it's widely discussed thay the creators of Halo have meant to refer biblical concepts or verses in the games, I have reworked a brief "Biblical references" paragraph which is in my hope free of speculation and might do the job. Comments, suggestions, revisions are welcome. Berserker79 13:56, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

• Good job bro! You summed it up perfectly. And yes, alot of it is speculative. But, that is mainly because the series is not yet finished, so we just don't know yet lol. And yes expansion on other possible Biblical references in Halo is always welcomed :). Smile Lee Monday, May 22, 2006; it is now 09:05 (UTC)

I disagree. The section originally detailed ALL of the biblical references, not just a jog through versus which are permutations of John117. Where's talk about the Noah's Ark / Ark of the Covenant for example? Those need to be the focus of the section, because what's there now is essentially just a batch of original research, which is against Wiki policies. Editing back. Research into all possible versus is not only unecessary (and incomplete- what about all of I John Chapter 17, or [etc]), but other good parts of the section were deleted in the process. Un-good change. gspawn 13:24, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

Took some digging, but found an older version of the section and reverted to it, from before the whole contraversy sprang up. It appears the whole fiasco happened when someone changed the section to a conflict perspective, using the currently popular Christian model of comparing the forces of Halo to biblical forces. Anyway, the old/new version of the section is fully wikified, sans-contraversy, sans-overanalysis. gspawn 13:49, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

I just tried to sum up the longer version by Smile Lee in the first place, but having the "old version" is fine with me, all the content about this matter is there and there's no speculation. Berserker79 14:11, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

i would have to agree with everything said, though to really get a better understanding of the story lines. Read the books i know it sounds dum but i hate to read but i love the halo games so my friends gave me a book "the fall of reach" and i really got into this book its not real short and its not real long its perfect it goes into great detail about the first interactions between covenant and humans and so many other things. So read that book and i know you will get hooked on the books i know i did, there are currently 4 books out go get them and read them they are worth it! B.L.L. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 204.14.98.123 (talk) 03:35, 16 February 2007 (UTC).

[edit] !

Someone (IP: 72.10.104.33), have written this on the article page:

Halo is an unpopular series of sucky video games developed by George Bush and published by Abe Lincoln.

I've changed that to the right text. Beware of those who want to express what they think in the articles. Or those who just want to mess it up. --Sundström 17:37, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

---I like to call that someone who lacks balls. Probably the same bastard who wrote "Alex Donaldson is da man," and "Halo is teh sux." >_< Only on Wikipedia....

[edit] Ender's Game

I don't think Sgt. Johnson referring to the drones as "Buggers" really counts as an homage. It's the natural informal name for things that look like bugs! Also... in what ways does the SPARTAN program resemble Battle School? I haven't read the Halo novels, but I honestly doubt it does in any more than the superficial sense that they are extreme military training programs. Also, I see no evidence that Gravemind is modeled after the hive queens. I have removed the points about Ender's Game.

Sign with four tildes (~). But to address the edits, fine by me. Battle School does not resemble the SPARTAN training program at least to me, and we really have no good visual ID to link the Buggers and the Drones/Gravemind. David Fuchs 21:38, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

I agree the buggers/drones and Battle School/SPARTAN II references are too weak, but honestly I think the plot of Ender's Game slightly reminds of Halo: a fight between humanity and an alien race bent on eradicating humans, "special" children taken from their parents and military trained for the upcoming war. This sounds much like Halo, but I haven't read Ender's Game so far and I still don't know to what extent this goes, whether we are looking at a simple similarity or a book that really inspired Bungie. Maybe once I read the book I'll have a better idea... Berserker79 07:25, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

Aliens vs. Humans is not an original plot. Also in Ender's Game the Battle School was for all children to be trained, and Ender and the commanders did not actually fight their enemies- they controlled old fleets sent to destroy the buggers. There is nothing to do with rings that destroy the world or anything og that nature. David Fuchs 23:11, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

Yes, I think I get your point. As I said I haven't read the book, but your comments clears the issue. It's most likely a simple similarity, after all you're right about "Aliens vs. Humans" being a recurring plot in SF. All things considered I removed mention of Ender's Game also in the intro text of the "Influences" paragraph. Berserker79 08:59, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

I've read all the halo books, and all of the books in the Ender series several times. Although I agree that Halo had much inspiration from Ender's Game, i dont think it needs much explanation, but it should absolutely be mentioned. Also, on the bungie web site, there was a story were all of the bungie employees listed their game, movie, and book insipirations. Almost every single one listed Ender's Game as an ispiration. Humuhumunuku 02:46, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Proper English

This article needs a good scubbing to put it in proper English spelling, grammar and construction. It's pretty bad. Even the word Chief is repeatedly misspelled. I've cleaned up a few things, but I do not have time to do it all right now. --Blue Tie 18:19, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

• Already done, Blue Tie. Thank you for recognizing this. If one does not speak properly, one should not speak at all. After all, isn't impropriety the stuff of barbarians?

[edit] Halo 3

This needs some major work. Some of the sentances sound like options on the english SAT. I tried to clean up a bit but it really needs a complete rewrite. --Phoenix Hacker 18:59, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Biblical references

I removed the following:

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The following references are possible Bible references, and they may be able to help us get a better understanding of the game's storyline.

"The Covenant"

In the Bible, there were three Covenants (agreements or contracts) between God and humanity, made by Noah, Abraham and Moses.

"Prophets"

Prophets helped lead the people of Israel, and kept them from losing sight of the promise that the Covenant represented. Also, the Prophets (mainly Truth) seem to know that their religion is false, and are simply using it to maintain power. This makes them similar to the False Prophets (Antichrist) mentioned in the Book of Revelation. In addition, the events of the Halo universe seem to coincide with the Judgments[3] during the Tribulation, particularly the Seven Seal Judgements.

• "The White Horse of the Apocalypse comes promising false peace (This represents the Antichrist's rise to power through diplomacy)."

The Prophets offered peace to the Elites to end their war and gain political power.

• "The Red Horse comes in the form of World War causing bloodshed. (The Antichrist's true colors are revealed, as he triggers another world war while at the same time promising peace; this would presumably be WWIII)."

The Prophets began the world war against humans, and later the war between Covenant races.

• "The Black Horse comes in the form of famine resulting from war"

There is no mention of famine, but the first human world the Covenant attacked was call Harvest.

• "The Pale Horse comes in the form of pestilence and death."

The Flood was released.

• "Martyrs begin dying during the Tribulation (The Antichrist begins his persecution of believers)."

The Prophets betrayed the Elites, the most faithful of the Covenant, and ordered their genocide.

• "Worldwide earthquake followed by the darkening of the sun and moon, and a colossal meteor shower."

This is similar to what is seen in the Halo 3 trailer.

• "Silence in Heaven, followed by fire being hurled to the Earth."

A similar event could occur in Halo 3.

"The Ark"

The word "Ark" has three contexts in the Bible. First and foremost, it refers to the boat constructed by Noah to save his family and two of every living creature from the Great Flood, which took a new context in Halo to name the parasite that threatened all living things, which was also called the Flood. Second, it refers to the so-called "Ark of the Covenant", the vessel which held the stone pieces of the original Ten Commandments. Thirdly, it refers to the "ark of bulrushes" in which and infant Moses was placed and then set into the Nile River by Moses' mother to prevent his death.

"The Flood"

The Great Flood is sent by God to destroy humanity, with the exception of Noah and his family, in Genesis.

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Some of these points have more basis than others, but none have been sourced to a reputable review or such. Someone should check IGN or the like for some sources for this. — TKD::Talk 04:21, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Of course you can't find references to this, it is a possible influence. It doesn't need a reference. It is previously stated that these are possible references. They are not absolutes, and niether is the entire section of "Possible influences." And it should NOT be removed, these references are quite blunt. And it still needs could be greatly expanded. They also allow for greater understanding of the story and universe of Halo. Smile Lee 06:04, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

Update: I do recall seeing a mention of this on the Bungie website, IGN, Gamespot, and a few other places at various times. But they only make a brief mention. That and the very book that the creators use to reference the Halo universe is called the "Halo Bible" and this is a very well known fact. Smile Lee 06:09, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

Smile Lee, please read No Original Research for an explanation as to why "possible influences", unsourced, is inappropriate. Graft 06:15, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Actually, Wikipedia:Verifiability and Wikipedia:No original research prohibit this sort of analysis and "possible" influences unless some reputable, reliable source mentions the comparison. Some of this material from IGN, which I just found, could be incorporated and sourced. But without a source like that, and without Wikipedia's content policies, there would be either (a) incessant arguing about what is a "correct" interpretation, or (b) an ever-growing list of possible connections, of varying plausibility, that editors happen to "find". That's not what Wikipedia is about. Wikipedia is about reporting what other reilable sources have to say. Again, that's not to say that none of the stuff that I removed isn't plausible. We're just better off finding already published analysis and basing it off of that. This section was especally becoming a magnet for the original research that Wikipedia explicitly excludes. — TKD::Talk 06:24, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

Also, a series "bible" is a generic term that doesn't necessarily suggest a Biblical (capital "B") connection. Many fictional universes with internal continuity have some sort of monolithic reference like that. This is why we need sources for these types of comparisons. — TKD::Talk 06:26, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Influences

Most of those citation needed's aren't needed, such as Halo's events coinciding with Marathon. I don't know about Marathon (check the article) but Halo: Combat Evolved begins in 2552 PureLegend 15:09, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

The Halo articles are beginning to suffer from too much sourcing and footnoting. You could probably get rid of them, or group them together at the end of a paragraph. David Fuchs 20:13, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

Some of the influences are VERY obvious. Whoever inserted the crazy amount of "citation needed" and "original research?" tags would only have to watch Alien to confirm at least that part. 211.26.200.73 16:40, 14 October 2006 (UTC) Aeronox

[edit] "Possible Influences"

These are ALWAYS pure speculation, and NEVER have sources. These should not exist anywhere on Wikipeida. Colonel Marksman 18:12, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Halo Day": vandalism?

Cut from article:

Halo Day is a real holiday, it is on November tenth every year.

This sounds unlikely, and a search for Halo Day+10+November finds nothing like this; it does find several news reports of the Halo 2 launch on 9 Nov 2004. It was previously removed as "written by known vandal", then reinstated, possibly accidentally, as part of a revert.--QuantumEngineer 16:17, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Halo sucks" opening line

Someone had put the first line in the article "Halo sucks". Deleted it. 22:22, 14 November 2006.(GMT +1)

[edit] Alex Donaldson

I caught the phrase "Alex Donaldson is da man" or something similar in this article. It's been deleted, I believe that the article should be locked for a time, as vandalism appears to be on a short high at the moment. I'd say that this Alex really lacks the manliness he claims when he is too wimpy to even publically proclaim himself.

[edit] Weapons

don't mind the dumb@$$ who screwed up the formatting on this page. But seriously could someone please make a page dedicated to the weapons of Halo. --CartoonDiablo 17:32, 2 December 2006 (UTC)thanks

Such articles have been deleted before. Wikipedia is not a game guide. See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of weapons in Halo: Combat Evolved and Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of weapons in Halo 2. Also, please remember to remain civiil. — TKD::Talk 17:34, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia should have a list of weapons for the Halo series, due to its popularity. Some other game articles on this site do already, so I don't see the problem.

[edit] halopedia

If you all want info on halo go to http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page on there i am ryanngreenday look me up and halopedia.--ryanngreenday

[edit] External Links

I removed Halospot because it is a inactive site and links to nothing. I added Halo3Forum.com as it is a massive Halo fanbase community with over 40,000 members and +1,000,000 posts. It is a Halo, Halo 2, and Halo 3 Fan Forum. It is also updated with Halo Videos and News frequently. BinoChrist 18:11, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] CLEAN UP!!!

This article is messy, messy, messy! Anyone want to clean it up? Too many images, unorganzied. Someone please work with it! Thanks! (The talk page could use an archiving. I would, but I don't know how...)These7enthprophet 16:55, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Halo Beginnings

I found 2 videos, but ones just crap really. The other one is about the 1998 and 2000 version of halo. It's a youtube video, so I know I can't put it here. I just want to add it.... Heres the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Tqrfy4SR7I

[edit] Nonfiction Books

Just out of curiosity, why was the nonfiction book section removed (in March 06 I think)? Fan fiction and the novels were not removed. What's the general policy for books about, and/or related to, an article?

[edit] Page protection

I suggest protecting this page from fanboys who have nothing better to do than deface this wiki. I also humbly suggest that anyone with more Wikipedia experience than I review the page and weed out any weasel words. Halo is not the greatest thing since sliced bread. 24.239.129.219 04:16, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Spin off section

Spin Off section adds nothing to the arcticle —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.68.23.44 (talk) 14:49, 11 February 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Article messed up

I'm pretty sure the following stuff doesn't need to be opening the article:

Halo is for NERDS like FRANKIE KING :P

Halo Sucks Balls

Frankie king Wants to suck Eric gow

Cough All Who are here you can kill Suppertime :P

69.146.107.102 06:13, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] halo1 game improvement!!!!!!!

Master chief2 23:36, 8 March 2007 (UTC) halo1 part:

I think master chief and the naval offecers should have blowen up the covanant ship. They should have done it because they didn't want the flood to get off halo. That would have been a smart thing to do. That would be smart to do.
 They should make it also that in the begining of the game you are with more than two spartans. They sholud also make it so you can see how many pacts of ammo you have left. That would be smart. It would be smart because you would know when you should shoot more sparingly

[edit] The Haunted Apiary

Why is ILB refered to as "The Haunted Apiary"? There is nowhere (let alone an official source) i know of that ever refers to it as that. If someone has a reference for its official use, fine, add it. If not, I vote for that section being changed to simply 'I Love Bees campaign' RC Master 15:28, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] halo: reach & "planet" & halo 3

the name of the military installation was "Reach" so it is a proper name and need be capitalised, and the game did not take place on a "mysterious planet" rather, it took place on a "forerunner" construct called a "halo" which was in essence is a dyson's ring (a "great circle" of a dyson's sphere made popular by niven re:"Ringworld" so aka a 'niven ring') oh and a vandal messed up the halo 3 stub so that also was reverted -c 67.23.125.138 13:32, 17 March 2007 (UTC)