Fractures: Entrenched
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May 24, 2022[1] (Week 1) |
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End date: |
May 30, 2022 (Week 1) |
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Number of tiers: |
30 |
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Total unlock cost: |
30 challenges |
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Fractures: Entrenched was the sixth multiplayer event of Halo Infinite. Entrenched launch on May 24, 2022, and returned five times over the course of Season 02: Lone Wolves, eventually ending on November 1, 2022. Its content is based on the Entrenched Fractures continuity.[1][2]
The Last Sky Marshal, a short story tying into the Entrenched continuity was released during the event's run.[3] The Last Sky Marshal would act akin to a "choose your own adventure" story, with regular votes being held on social media during 2022 to determine which direction the story would ultimately go in.
Overview[edit]
- Main article: Entrenched
The Fractures: Entrenched event features content from the Entrenched Fractures continuity.[1] The Entrenched universe is inspired by dieselpunk, World War I and II, and retrofuturism. In this universe, the Covenant invaded the Sol system, forcing humanity to band together under the Unified Nations Security Confederation (UNSC) to survive in a total war that became known as the Final War. The UNSC developed a model of energized plate armor called Eaglestrike that gave alchemically-enhanced human soldiers a fighting chance against the vastly superior Covenant army.
The Final War climaxed with scorched-earth tactics and atomic weaponry obliterating much of the leadership and infrastructure of both sides. Many years later, UNSC conscripts still blindly follow the orders of long-dead generals, continuing their stand against the mutant remnants of the Covenant in the hope of one day liberating their ruined world.
Entrenched content[edit]
Following in Tenrai's footsteps, Entrenched was a recurring event, returning to the game approximately every month during Season 02. Beginning in May of 2022, players could begin to earn a limited amount of levels within the event's progression path through event-specific challenges. Each challenge, specific to the event's Land Grab playlist, would allow players to progress by one level when completed. Land Grab is inspired by Territories from previous Halo titles.[1][2]
Helmet options earned through Entrenched would be made available on all armor cores during Season 05: Reckoning, with shoulder pad options following with the release of Spirit of Fire in January of 2024. Visor options unlocked through Entrenched would become available on all armor cores during the August, 2022 drop pod in Season 02: Lone Wolves. All armor and weapon coatings would be made available on all of their respective cores with the release of Fleetcom in July of the same year. Rewards earned through Entrenched's event pass would eventually be added to the Exchange during Blue Team and Legacy in 2025.
Tiers 1 to 10[edit]
| Content | Event pass tier | Exchange cost |
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 Big One |
1 |  750
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 Red One (vehicle) |
2 | 500
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 Eagle's Outlook |
3 | 2,500
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 Nomad Sutler (Mk50 Sidekick) |
4 | 5,000
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 Eaglestrike (armor core) |
5 | N/A, unlocked during the Winter Update. |
Red One (weapon) |
6 | 500
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 Carbon Tundra (M290 Mongoose) |
7 | 5,000
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 Type-1 Splinterguard |
8 | 1,500
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 Triplex Aero |
9 | 3,000
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 Earwig |
10 | 1,500
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Tiers 11 to 20[edit]
| Content | Event pass tier | Exchange cost |
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Red One (armor) |
11 | 500
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Carbon Tundra (AV-49 Wasp) |
12 | 5,000
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 Crabshell (left) |
13 | 7,500
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 Crabshell (right) |
14 | 7,500
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 Bonecaps |
15 | 2,000
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Red One (nameplate) |
16 | 500
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Carbon Tundra (armor) |
17 | N/A |
 Wizard Pockets |
18 | 2,250
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 Soldier's Friend |
19 | 2,250
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 Kerberos |
20 | 10,000
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Tiers 21 to 30[edit]
| Content | Event pass tier | Exchange cost |
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 Last Line Of Defense |
21 | N/A |
 White Tiger (armor) |
22 | 7,500
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 Night Wisp |
23 | 3,000
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24 | 2,000
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 Jacknife |
25 | 3,000
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 Type-1 Defenders (left) |
26 | 7,500
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 Type-1 Defenders (left) |
27 | 7,500
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 Ruthless War Club |
28 | 3,750
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 Ultramarine Corps (armor) |
29 | 7,500
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 Kythera Battleband |
30 | 3,000
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Weekly rewards[edit]
Like Tenrai before it, six unique weekly challenges with exclusive rewards were available during Entrenched. Like the challenges used to earn levels in the event pass, these weekly challenges were tied to Land Grab, and all unlocked an Entrenched-themed cosmetic option. Like the event pass' content, five of these six rewards would eventually be added to the Exchange during Blue Team and Legacy, with the Bluewood Bole vehicle coating remaining exclusive to the event's initial run.
| Content | Challenge | Exchange cost |
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 Amber Yesterday |
Complete the Conscription challenge, which requires completing 3 Land Grab matches during Entrenched's first run. | 2,250
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 Bluewood Bole (M12 Warthog) |
Complete the Staking a Claim challenge, which requires capturing 3 zones in Land Grab during Entrenched's second run. | N/A |
Nomad Sutler (armor) |
Complete the Fire in the Hole! challenge, which requires killing 1 enemy with a grenade in Land Grab during Entrenched's third run. | 5,000
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 Kaolin Strand (armor) |
Complete the Do You Have a Flag? challenge, which requires winning 1 Land Grab match during Entrenched's fourth run. | 7,500
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 Unremembered Defiance (armor) |
Complete the Bodycount challenge, which requires killing 20 enemies in Land Grab during Entrenched's fifth run. | 7,500
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 Scarlet Hunter |
Complete the Earn Your Stripes challenge, which requires earning 5,000 player score in Land Grab matches during Entrenched's sixth and final run. | 3,000
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Shop bundles[edit]
Entrenched saw the addition of multiple unique new store offers themed around the Entrenched Fracture during its first three runs, with a few waves of offers being rolled out the week before the event's return. All content within these offers can be found here.
| Content | First available | Cost |
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 Legacy of War |
May 17, 2022 - May 24, 2022 |  300
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 Airborne |
May 24, 2022 - May 31, 2022 | 200
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 Praetorian Zephyr |
800
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 Sky Marshal |
900
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 Eagle Claw |
June 14, 2022 - June 21, 2022 | 700
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 Leadbelcher Armor Set |
1,700
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 Mechanized Assault |
200
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 Point Bombardment |
700
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 Liberty Clad |
June 28, 2022 - July 5, 2022 | 700
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 Brodie Armor Set |
July 5, 2022 - July 11, 2022 | 1,400
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 Eventide Infantry |
700
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 Hyperion Test Group |
100
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 Inevitability of War |
500
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 Frontier Outrider |
August 16, 2022 - August 23, 2022 | 300
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 Grim Fortress |
600
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 March of War |
500
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 Mechanized Support |
September 27, 2022 - October 4, 2022 | 100
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 Halite Storm |
100
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 Outback Storm |
October 18, 2022 - October 25, 2022 | 400
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 Trench Knife |
200
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Marketing[edit]
Fractures: Entrenched trailers[edit]
- Main articles: Halo Infinite - Fracture: Entrenched Launch Trailer, Entrenched Returns Trailer (2 of 6), Entrenched Returns Trailer (3 of 6), Entrenched Returns Trailer (4 of 6), Entrenched Returns Trailer (5 of 6), Entrenched Returns Trailer (6 of 6)
Each week of Entrenched received a trailer to promote its launch and subsequent return in the later months of Season 02.
Gallery[edit]
Promotional images[edit]
The official Halo account's avatar updated with the event.
The event key art without logos.
An overview of Fractures: Entrenched's rewards.
Art for the Land Grab playlist.
Press kit[edit]
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b c d Halo Waypoint, Season 2: Modes Preview (Retrieved on Apr 21, 2022) [archive]
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Fracture: Entrenched Event Launch (Retrieved on Oct 26, 2022) [archive]
- ^ Halo Waypoint, STORY SHARD: THE LAST SKY MARSHAL (Retrieved on Jun 14, 2022) [archive]
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