Halo: Initiation

Halo: Initiation
Attribution information
Author(s):	Brian Reed (writer) Marco Castiello (artist) Michael Atiyeh (colorist) John Liberto, Terry Dodson, Rachael Dodson, Paul Richards & Kenneth Scott (cover artists)
Publication information
Publisher:	Dark Horse Comics
Publication date:	Issue #1: August 14, 2013 Issue #2: September 11, 2013 Issue #3: October 9, 2013 Hardcover: January 8, 2014

Halo: Initiation is a three-part comic book series produced by Dark Horse Comics. It acts as the origin story for Commander Sarah Palmer and is presented as a lead-in to Halo: Spartan Assault, which also stars Palmer. The series follows her career from her time as an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper to the leader of the SPARTAN-IVs aboard the Template:UNSCship.

Issues

Issue 1

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Synopsis
In January 2553, Commander Musa, a former SPARTAN-II, has arranged an audience with several admirals in HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6. Despite reprehending the morality of the SPARTAN-II Program, Musa stresses the importance of the Spartans in the Covenant War and argues that they are still necessary, revealing that he has created a new generation of the supersoldiers. Three months earlier, in October 2552, a group of ODSTs, including Sarah Palmer, are deployed on a planet under Covenant attack. On the surface, Admiral Kovalic, protecting an important AI, is heading to an extraction point, but his Warthog is attacked by a Brute Chieftain. Palmer's drop pod lands nearby and she defends Kovalic from the Chieftain and other Covenant forces converging on their position. Even though she is wounded by a Needler shard, Palmer eventually kills the Brute and saves the admiral. Three months later, while still recovering in a UNSC medical facility, Palmer is visited by Jun-A266, who invites her to join the SPARTAN-IV Program.

Appearances

Characters Aine Andrew Del Rio Bossman (First appearance) Catherine Halsey (Mentioned only) Edward Davis Musa John-117 (Mentioned only) Joel Thomas (First appearance) Jul 'Mdama Jun-A266 Kovalic (First appearance) Sarah Palmer Thomas Lasky Vladimir Scruggs (First appearance) Yeong-hao Holst (First appearance) Locations Sol system Earth Africa East African Protectorate Republic of Kenya Voi Voi Memorial Australia Sydney HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6 Species Human Jiralhanae Sangheili Unggoy Organizations United Nations Space Command UNSC Defense Force Spartan SPARTAN-IV Program UNSC Marine Corps Orbital Drop Shock Troopers UNSC Navy Naval Special Warfare Command SPARTAN-II Program Office of Naval Intelligence SPARTAN-III Program Covenant Insurrectionists

Vehicles Lockhart medical station (First appearance) CAS-class assault carrier CCS-class battlecruiser M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle UNSC Infinity Unidentified civilian transport craft Unidentified UNSC frigate class Weapons M6H Personal Defense Weapon System M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose grenade MA5D Individual Combat Weapon System Type-2 Energy Weapon/Hammer Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher Technology Artificial intelligence Jiralhanae power armor Chieftain variant MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor MJOLNIR [GEN2] MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/AA variant MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Aviator MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Recruit MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/S variant ODST armor Sangheili combat harness Warrior variant Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle Unggoy combat harness Storm variant Imperial variant

Gallery

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  Issue #1 cover art by John Liberto.

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  Issue #1 variant cover art (concept) by Terry Dodson and Rachael Dodson.

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  Issue #1 variant cover art (final) by Terry Dodson and Rachael Dodson.

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  Issue #2 cover art by Paul Richards.

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  Issue #3 cover art by Kenneth Scott.