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| '''Canon Fodder''' is a weekly blog posted on [[Halo Waypoint]] centering on the fiction of the [[Halo universe|''Halo'' universe]], written by franchise writer [[Jeff Easterling|Jeff "GrimBrother One" Easterling]]. It started as a section of Waypoint's weekly [[Halo Bulletin]] writeups but was made into its own separate blog in January [[2015]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-just-getting-started '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Just Getting Started'']</ref> Typically posted between Thursday and Saturday, Canon Fodder entries offer various forms of ''Halo'' lore-focused information, news about upcoming media, interviews with the developers of the franchise, as well as community Q&A sessions on fiction-related matters. Every blog post is typically accompanied by additions or updates into Waypoint's "Universe" encyclopedia. | | '''Canon Fodder''' is a weekly blog section of the [[Halo Community Update]] written by franchise writer [[Jeff Easterling|Jeff "GrimBrother One" Easterling]] and posted on [[Halo Waypoint]], centering on the fiction of the [[Halo universe|''Halo'' universe]]. It started as a section of Waypoint's weekly [[Halo Bulletin]] write-ups and was made into its own separate blog in January [[2015]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-just-getting-started '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Just Getting Started'']</ref> From July 15, [[2016]], to December 2, 2016, it was absorbed into the Halo Community Update as the Canon Fodder section,<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/comic-con-preview '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Comic-Con Preview'']</ref>, but by December 7, 2016, had become a separate blog again.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/bounty-hunters '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Bounty Hunters'']</ref> Typically posted between Thursday and Saturday, Canon Fodder entries offer various forms of ''Halo'' lore-focused information, news about upcoming media, interviews with the developers of the franchise, as well as community Q&A sessions on fiction-related matters. Every blog post is typically accompanied by additions or updates into Waypoint's "Universe" encyclopedia. Articles older than issue 56 were lost when [[Halo Waypoint]] was updated in [[2021 (real world)|2021]]. |
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| ==List of entries==
| | On December 23, 2021 with the release of Issue 122, Jeff Easterling left the role of Canon Fodder publisher to [[Alex Wakeford|Alex "Haruspis" Wakeford]]. |
| Below are the links for each Canon Fodder post on Halo Waypoint. Readily formatted source citations linking to each entry are provided for the convenience of Halopedia's editors.
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-feet-first 9/24/2014: Feet First]}}
| | ==Background== |
| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-feet-first '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Feet First'']</ref></nowiki></code>
| | The phrase "canon fodder" first originated on [[halo.bungie.org]] on September 25, [[2011]], when Grim used it in the title of a post going over a podcast he was in.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.org/news.html?item=34527 ''HBO News'' '''Podtacular Canon Fodder''']</ref> It was not until March 21, [[2013]] that the then-forum monitor Grimbrother One used the phrase to name a series of discussion threads on the Halo Waypoint forums that focused on specific media in the ''Halo'' universe.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/canon-fodder---week-1-petra/0b979283-3c90-4324-9c62-ea3a4b1142a8/posts?page=1 '''Halo Waypoint forums''': ''Canon Fodder - Week 1: Petra'']</ref> |
| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-blind-jump 10/2/2014: Blind Jump]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-blind-jump '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Blind Jump'']</ref></nowiki></code>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-dust-and-echoes 10/8/2014: Dust and Echoes]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-dust-and-echoes '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Dust and Echoes'']</ref></nowiki></code>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-vergil-reality 10/16/2014: Vergil Reality]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-vergil-reality '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Vergil Reality'']</ref></nowiki></code>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-at-writs-end 10/22/2014: At Writ's End]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-at-writs-end '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - At Writ's End'']</ref></nowiki></code>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-terminal-velocity 11/6/2014: Terminal Velocity]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-terminal-velocity '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Terminal Velocity'']</ref></nowiki></code>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-just-getting-started 1/15/2015: Just Getting Started]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-just-getting-started '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Just Getting Started'']</ref></nowiki></code>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-bam-said-the-lady 1/22/2015: Bam, Said the Lady]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-bam-said-the-lady '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Bam, Said the Lady'']</ref></nowiki></code>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-array-with-words 1/30/2015: Array With Words]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-array-with-words '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Array With Words'']</ref></nowiki></code>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-beta-late-than-never 2/5/2015: Beta Late Than Never]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-beta-late-than-never '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Beta Late Than Never'']</ref></nowiki></code>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-in-the-loop 2/13/2015: In the Loop]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-in-the-loop '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - In the Loop'']</ref></nowiki></code>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-have-s-moa 2/20/2015: Have S'Moa]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-have-s-moa '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Have S'Moa'']</ref></nowiki></code>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-second-to-none 2/26/2015: Second to None]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-second-to-none '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Second to None'']</ref></nowiki></code>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-that-escalated-quickly 3/6/2015: That Escalated Quickly]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-that-escalated-quickly '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - That Escalated Quickly'']</ref></nowiki></code>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-novel-ideas 3/12/2015: Novel Ideas]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-novel-ideas '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Novel Ideas'']</ref></nowiki></code>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-marching-on 3/21/2015: Marching On]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-marching-on '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Marching On'']</ref></nowiki></code>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-nine-lives 3/27/2015: Nine Lives]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-nine-lives '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Nine Lives'']</ref></nowiki></code>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fauxder-believe 4/1/2015: Canon Fauxder: Believe ''(April Fools)'']}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fauxder-believe '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Canon Fauxder: Believe'']</ref></nowiki></code>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-clarity-grace 4/4/2015: Clarity & Grace]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-clarity-grace '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Clarity & Grace'']</ref></nowiki></code>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-texas-toast 4/9/2015: Texas Toast]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-texas-toast '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Texas Toast'']</ref></nowiki></code>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-striking-features 4/16/2015: Striking Features]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-striking-features '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Striking Features'']</ref></nowiki></code>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-taking-orders 4/24/2015: Taking Orders]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-taking-orders '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Taking Orders'']</ref></nowiki></code>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-puzzled-expression 5/1/2015: Puzzled Expression]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-puzzled-expression '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Puzzled Expression'']</ref></nowiki></code>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-azure-noir 5/7/2015: Azure Noir]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-azure-noir '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Azure Noir'']</ref></nowiki></code>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-artificial-antiquities 5/14/2015: Artificial Antiquities]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-artificial-antiquities '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Artificial Antiquities'']</ref></nowiki></code>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-witness-projection 5/22/2015: Witness Projection]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-witness-projection '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Witness Projection'']</ref></nowiki></code>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-hydronium-heroes 5/30/2015: Hydronium Heroes]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-hydronium-heroes '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Hydronium Heroes'']</ref></nowiki></code>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-hev-en-sent 6/5/2015: HEV-EN Sent]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-hev-en-sent '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - HEV-EN Sent'']</ref></nowiki></code>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-conventional-warfare 6/12/2015: Conventional Warfare]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-conventional-warfare '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Conventional Warfare'']</ref></nowiki></code>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-under-locke-keynote 6/19/2015: Under Locke & Keynote]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-under-locke-keynote '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Under Locke & Keynote'']</ref></nowiki></code>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-in-the-zone 6/25/2015: In the Zone]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-in-the-zone '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - In the Zone'']</ref></nowiki></code>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-scarab-tactics 7/2/2015: Scarab Tactics]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-scarab-tactics '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Scarab Tactics'']</ref></nowiki></code>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-reaching-out 7/10/2015: Reaching Out]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-reaching-out '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Reaching Out'']</ref></nowiki></code>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-giant-leaps 7/17/2015: Giant Leaps]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-giant-leaps '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Giant Leaps'']</ref></nowiki></code>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-ship-happens 7/23/2015: Ship Happens]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-ship-happens '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Ship Happens'']</ref></nowiki></code>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-lore-of-the-rings 7/31/2015: Lore of the Rings]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-lore-of-the-rings '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Lore of the Rings'']</ref></nowiki></code>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-rhine-installation 8/7/2015: Rhine Installation]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-rhine-installation '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Rhine Installation'']</ref></nowiki></code>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-know-for-an-answer 8/14/2015: Know for an Answer]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-know-for-an-answer '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Know for an Answer'']</ref></nowiki></code>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-jurassic-ark 8/20/2015: Jurassic Ark]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-jurassic-ark '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Jurassic Ark'']</ref></nowiki></code>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-what-front-page 8/29/2015: What Front Page?]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-what-front-page '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - What Front Page?'']</ref></nowiki></code>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-shadow-of-intense 9/3/2015: Shadow of Intense]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-shadow-of-intense '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Shadow of Intense'']</ref></nowiki></code>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-infinity-beyond 9/11/2015: Infinity & Beyond]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-infinity-beyond '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Infinity & Beyond'']</ref></nowiki></code>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-what-s-urs-is-ours 9/18/2015: What's Urs' is Ours]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-what-s-urs-is-ours 9/18/2015: What's Urs' is Ours]</ref></nowiki>
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| *{{Plain|[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-truth-testimony 9/25/2015: Truth and Testimony]}}
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| **''Reference'': <code><nowiki><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-truth-testimony 9/25/2015: Truth and Testimony]</ref></nowiki>
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| | ==See also== |
| | *[[Archive:Halo Waypoint/2014 to 2021/News/Canon Fodder|Links to Canon Fodder blogs]] |
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| | ==External links== |
| | *[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news?categoryName=Canon%20Fodder&page=1 Canon Fodder Archive] |
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