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{{Title|''Halo: Escalation Issue 2''}}
{{Title|''Halo: Escalation Issue 2''}}
{{Status|RealWorld}}
{{Era|RW}}
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{{Book Info
|prev=Halo: Escalation Issue 1
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|image=[[File:HaloEscalation2.jpg|250px]]
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|writer=[[Christopher Schlerf]]
|author=*[[Christopher Schlerf]] (writer)<br>
|artist=*Sergio Ariño (penciller)<br>
*Sergio Ariño (penciller)<br>
*Juan Castro (inker)<br>
*Juan Castro (inker)<br>
*Michael Atiyeh (colorist)<br>
*Michael Atiyeh (colorist)<br>
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|publisher= [[Dark Horse Comics]]
|publisher= [[Dark Horse Comics]]
|publication= January 8, 2014
|publication= January 8, 2014
|length=32 pages
|Length=32 pages
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'''''Halo: Escalation Issue 2''''' was released on [[2014|January 8, 2014]] and is the second comic in the ''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' series.<ref>[http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/22-702/Halo-Escalation-2/ '''Dark Horse:''' ''Halo: Escalation Issue 2'']</ref>
'''''Halo: Escalation Issue 2''''' was released on [[2014|January 8, 2014]] and is the second of twelve in the ''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' series of comics.<ref>[http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/22-702/Halo-Escalation-2/ '''Dark Horse:''' ''Halo: Escalation Issue 2'']</ref>


==Official summary==
==Official summary==
{{Article quote|As Sarah Palmer fights to get the Arbiter and the Brute Ambassador to safety, Captain Lasky sneaks behind enemy lines to reestablish communications with the UNSC Infinity. Their plans for escape are jeopardized, however, by a turncoat in their midst!}}
{{Article Quote|As Sarah Palmer fights to get the Arbiter and the Brute Ambassador to safety, Captain Lasky sneaks behind enemy lines to reestablish communications with the UNSC Infinity. Their plans for escape are jeopardized, however, by a turncoat in their midst!}}


==Plot synopsis==
==Plot synopsis==
Issue #2 opens with the delegation attempting to re-establish communication with the orbiting fleet. [[Thel 'Vadam|The Arbiter]] informs [[Terrence Hood|Lord Hood]] of the planet's fortifications as a means for an escape route. [[Thomas Lasky|Captain Lasky]] orders [[Sarah Palmer|Commander Palmer]] to get the ambassadors to the redoubt. Palmer tasks [[Naiya Ray|Spartan Naiya Ray]] to escort Lasky and utilize her SIGINT background to re-establish communications. [[Shipmaster]] [[Vata 'Gajat]] and his forces arrive and is informed by [[Tek]] that the envoy has retreated into the repair depot. However, a [[Daniel Clayton|human associate]] of 'Gajat tells him that they should move quickly before the capital ships respond. In orbit, while ''Infinity'' tries to re-establish contact with the delegation, the Jiralhanae contact the ship and demand to know why communication has been blocked. 'Gajat and his forces storm the depot, only to find the delegation missing. The Shipmaster orders his forces to prepare for deployment, noting that his agent would provide the whereabouts of the envoy.
Issue #2 opens with the delegation attempting to re-establish communication with the orbiting fleet. [[Thel 'Vadam|The Arbiter]] informs [[Terrence Hood|Lord Hood]] of the planet's fortifications as a means for an escape route. [[Thomas Lasky|Captain Lasky]] orders [[Sarah Palmer|Commander Palmer]] to get the ambassadors to the redoubt. Palmer tasks [[Naiya Ray|Spartan Naiya Ray]] to escort Lasky and utilize her SIGINT background to re-establish communications. [[Shipmaster]] [[Vata 'Gajat]] and his forces arrive and is informed by [[Tek]] that the envoy has retreated into the repair depot. However, a [[Daniel Clayton|human associate]] of 'Gajat tells him that they should move quickly before the capital ships respond. In orbit, while ''Infinity'' tries to re-establish contact with the delegation, the Jiralhanae contact the ship and demand to know why communication has been blocked. 'Gajat and his forces storm the depot, only to find the delegation missing. The Shipmaster orders his forces to prepare for deployment, noting that his agent would provide the whereabouts of the envoy.


The company make their way through service conduits leading from the depot. Suddenly, a {{Pattern|Kmiro'sish|Lich}} appears and drops off several troops. Palmer takes her helmet filled with grenades and sends it up the Lich's [[gravity lift]], destroying the Lich. Lasky and Ray head down the administrative wing of the facility taking out an [[Sangheili Warrior|Elite Warrior]] along the way. They find a network console and Ray discovers multiple signals being broadcast blocking out incoming transmissions. The destroyed Lich crashes down onto the service bridge while an [[Sangheili Storm|Elite Storm]] unit is taken out by [[Vladimir Scruggs|Spartan Scruggs]]. Palmer orders [[Fireteam Jackknife]] to move ahead to the redoubt while Hood searches the downed Elite. Hood discovers a UNSC [[data pad]] containing information on the Spartans and believes someone is leaking information about the negotiations. Lasky and Ray secure two [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshees]] and make their way to the power source of the jammer but observe Covenant forces heading for the redoubt. Palmer is informed by Scruggs that the facility is secure. Unbeknownst to the rest of the group, Scruggs has instead taken out his team and the security detail.
The company make their way through service conduits leading from the depot. Suddenly, a [[Type-56 Lich]] appears and drops off several troops. Palmer takes her helmet filled with grenades and sends it up the Lich's [[gravity lift]], destroying the Lich. Lasky and Ray head down the administrative wing of the facility taking out an [[Sangheili Warrior|Elite Warrior]] along the way. They find a network console and Ray discovers multiple signals being broadcast blocking out incoming transmissions. The destroyed Lich crashes down onto the service bridge while an [[Sangheili Storm|Elite Storm]] unit is taken out by [[Vladimir Scruggs|Spartan Scruggs]]. Palmer orders [[Fireteam Jackknife]] to move ahead to the redoubt while Hood searches the downed Elite. Hood discovers a UNSC [[data pad]] containing information on the Spartans and believes someone is leaking information about the negotiations. Lasky and Ray secure two [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshees]] and make their way to the power source of the jammer but observe Covenant forces heading for the redoubt. Palmer is informed by Scruggs that the facility is secure. Unbeknownst to the rest of the group, Scruggs has instead taken out his team and the security detail.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Spartan [[To]]'s [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/War Master|armor]] has an orange visor in Issue 1, yet in Issue 2 it is blue. Canonically, To has a Recruit (blue) visor.<ref name="Catalog">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/canon-fodder-1-15-15-just-getting-started/1091aee3-f861-4b8b-b405-f3dfd01a4e65/posts?page=2#post25 '''Halo Waypoint Forums''': '' Canon Fodder 1-15-15: Just Getting Started'']</ref>
The [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/War Master|War Master]]-clad Spartan has an orange visor in Issue 1, yet in Issue 2 it is blue.
*Throughout this issue, Naiya Ray is colored in the same color as To.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Halo Escalation 2.jpg|Full cover art.
File:HE2 delegation in depot.jpg|The delegation inside the depot.
File:Gajat.PNG|Shipmaster Vata 'Gajat.
File:Gajats mercenaries.png|'Gajat's mercenaries.
File:Tek abused.png|'Gajat lashes out at his second-in-command, Tek.
File:HE Spartans Ealen IV.png|The Spartan-IV's escort the delegation.
File:Palmer throwing her helmet full of grenades into the Lich.png|Palmer throws her helmet full of grenades into a Covenant Lich.
File:Lich Explosion.png|The Lich is destroyed.
File:Ray fighting.png|Spartan Ray attacks a Sangheili Warrior.
File:HE Lasky.png|Captain Lasky strikes a Sangheili Warrior.
File:2 banshee types Esc 2.png|Lasky and Ray pilot a pair of Banshees.
File:HE Scruggs betraying his team.jpg|Vladimir Scruggs betrays his team.
</gallery>


==Sources==
==Sources==
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==See also==
==See also==
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
[[Category:Comics|Escalation Issue 2]]
[[Category:Comics|Escalation Issue 2]]
[[Category:Canon]]
[[Category:Canon]]

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