Editing Halo: Initiation Issue 2

{{Title|''Halo: Initiation Issue 2''}}
{{Status|RealWorld}}
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|image=[[File:HaloInitiation2.jpg|250px]]
|author=*[[Brian Reed]] (writer)<br>
*Marco Castiello (artist)<br>
*Michael Atiyeh (colorist)<br>
*Paul Richards (cover artist)
|publisher= [[Dark Horse Comics]]
|publication= September 11, 2013
|Length=32 pages
|US Price=$3.99 
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|UK Price=£3.00
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|Availability=Limited series
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'''''Halo: Initiation Issue 2''''' was released on [[2013|September 11, 2013]] and is the second of three in the ''[[Halo: Initiation]]'' series of comics.<ref>[http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/23-762/Halo-Initiation-2/ '''Dark Horse:''' ''Halo: Initiation Issue 2'']</ref>

==Official summary==
{{Article quote|The UNSC Infinity, the UNSC's newest and most sophisticated flagship, proves to be a tempting target for a group of insurgents. It's up to Sarah Palmer and a bunch of rookie Spartans to defend Infinity, but are they up to the task?}}

==Plot synopsis==
A group of [[Insurrectionist]]s have stolen plans to the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}. While some stand in disbelief, others feel it will be used to control the colonies; the leader, [[Ilsa Zane]], plans to take the ship for the Insurrectionists instead. Meanwhile, Sarah Palmer undergoes the augmentation procedures to become a SPARTAN-IV. Later, during a training exercise against several Marines, she rushes ahead of her Spartan-IV teammates, who are disabled in the process, to accomplish the objective. Jun-A266 and Musa-096 berate her for this, with the latter emphasizing the importance of Spartans working as a team. Later, while the new SPARTAN-IVs are given a tour of ''Infinity'' by [[Thomas Lasky]], the Insurrectionists make their way aboard the ship disguised as a construction crew. They take Captain Del Rio hostage and make their way to the bridge, taking control of the ship and hold the crew hostage. After realizing that the ship's AI, [[Aine]], has been shut down, Palmer decides to take the initiative and outfits herself with [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR armor]], picking the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/S variant#GEN2|Scout]] variant from the armor bay's limited selection of suits.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HI Issue 2 roughs 1.jpg|Sketches for the cover.
File:HI Issue 2 roughs 2.jpg|Concept art for the cover.
File:HI Cover 2.jpg|Full cover art by Paul Richards
File:HI Ilsa and rebels.png|Rebels plot to take over the ''Infinity''
File:HI-SpartanIV-Augmentations-Panels.jpg|Palmer undergoes the augmentation procedures 
File:JunandMusa.png|Musa and Jun reviewing their Spartan-IV recruits
File:Initiation-Training.jpg|Palmer and the other recruits partake in a training exercise 
File:Ilsa.png|Ilsa rallying her forces before they attack ''Infinity''
File:HI-SarahPalmer-ArmorUp.jpg|Palmer being outfitted with MJOLNIR armor by dedicated machinery 
</gallery>

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{{succession box|before=''[[Halo: Initiation Issue 1|Issue 1]]''|title=[[Halo: Initiation]] comic series|years='''''Issue 2'''''|after=''[[Halo: Initiation Issue 3|Issue 3]]''}}

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==Related articles==
*''[[Halo: Initiation]]''
*''[[Halo: Initiation Issue 1|Issue 1]]''
*''[[Halo: Initiation Issue 3|Issue 3]]''
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