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{{Title|''Halo 3: The Cradle of Life''}} | {{Title|''Halo 3: The Cradle of Life''}} | ||
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'''''Halo 3: The Cradle of Life''''' is a short flash animation web comic, one of the first parts of the ''[[Iris]]'' campaign | '''''[[Halo 3]]: The Cradle of Life''''' is a short flash animation web comic, one of the first parts of the ''[[Iris]]'' campaign.<ref>http://halo3.com/comic/</ref> | ||
==Background== | |||
It was found on June 14, 2007 by a [[Bungie]].net user, crazyBoy3<ref>http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=11318641</ref>. The link was found in a Circuit City ad, and the site was first step of what would later become the ''[[Iris]]'' viral marketing campaign. It tells a short story about a Tribal Elder of an ancient civilization, presumably very early [[human]]ity. It takes place in the continent of [[Africa]], on [[Earth]], over 100,000 years ago. | |||
==Synopsis== | ===Synopsis=== | ||
''The Cradle of Life'' tells the story of an African tribesman, [[N'chala]], who goes every morning to the same spot in the plains and watches something special. The comic implies that the [[Forerunner|"gods"]] are building a huge machine in a large lake on the plains of [[Africa]]. | ''The Cradle of Life'' tells the story of an African tribesman, [[N'chala]], who goes every morning to the same spot in the plains and watches something special. The comic implies that the [[Forerunner|"gods"]] are building a huge machine in a large lake on the plains of [[Africa]]. | ||
This structure, being constructed by several [[Strato-Sentinel]]s, appears to be the [[Portal | This structure, being constructed by several [[Strato-Sentinel]]s, appears to be the [[The Portal|Portal]] to the [[Installation 00|Ark]]. | ||
==Comic | ===Comic Panels=== | ||
<center><gallery | <center> | ||
<gallery> | |||
File:Halo 3 Comic -1.JPG|Panel 1 | File:Halo 3 Comic -1.JPG|Panel 1 | ||
File:Halo 3 Comic -2.JPG|Panel 2 | File:Halo 3 Comic -2.JPG|Panel 2 | ||
File:Halo 3 Comic -3.JPG|Panel 3 | File:Halo 3 Comic -3.JPG|Panel 3 | ||
File:Halo 3 Comic -4.JPG|Panel 4 | File:Halo 3 Comic -4.JPG|Panel 4 | ||
</gallery></center> | </gallery> | ||
</center> | |||
===IP Address=== | |||
On the last page of the comic, there are 3 panels. They are each able to be moved with the mouse to reveal certain numbers. When the numbers were arranged in order, they became an IP Address, [[206.16.223.65]], which lead to a site. This site was part of the ''Alternate Reality Game'', ''[[Iris]]''. | |||
== | ===Trivia=== | ||
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*The name "Cradle of Life" may be a reference the fact that [[Earth]], and more specifically [[Africa]] are seen as the birthing place of modern man. | *The name "Cradle of Life" may be a reference the fact that [[Earth]], and more specifically [[Africa]] are seen as the birthing place of modern man. | ||
*N'chala is similar to the Arabic word, [[wikipedia:Insha'Allah|inshallah]], which means "God willing". | *N'chala is similar to the Arabic word, [[wikipedia:Insha'Allah|inshallah]], which means "God willing". | ||
*As of December 2009, the website that contains the comic is no longer active. | *As of December 2009, the website that contains the comic is no longer active. This is probably in sync with Bungie's deletion of the [[AdjutantReflex]] profile, ending the [[Iris]] campaign. | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
<references/> | |||
==Related pages== | |||
*''[[Halo 3]]'' | |||
*''[[Iris]]'' | |||
*[[Forerunner]]s | |||
*[[Africa]] | |||
*[[Earth]] | |||
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[[Category:Halo 3]] | [[Category:Halo 3]] | ||
[[Category:Iris]] | [[Category:Iris]] | ||
[[Category:Comics]] | [[Category:Comics]] | ||
