Halo: Escalation

Halo: Escalation is an upcoming comic book series produced by Dark Horse Comics. It will cover "how the events of Halo 4 have helped define the destiny not only of the Chief but of the galaxy as a whole". The story itself centers on the UNSC Infinity being assigned escort duty for a diplomatic mission between Thel 'Vadam and the Jiralhanae, but has to fend off an attack meant to thwart the negotiations.

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Characters

 * Sarah Palmer
 * Thel 'Vadam
 * Thomas Lasky
 * Vladimir Scruggs
 * Unknown Jiralhanae Chieftain
 * Unnamed UNSC traitor

Species

 * Human
 * Jiralhanae
 * Sangheili
 * Unggoy

Organizations

 * Covenant remnant
 * United Nations Space Command
 * UNSC Defense Force
 * Spartan
 * SPARTAN-IV Program
 * Fireteam Jackknife
 * UNSC Navy

Weapons

 * Combat knife
 * M395 Designated Marksman Rifle
 * M6H Personal Defense Weapon System
 * Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword
 * Type-51 Covenant Carbine

Technology

 * MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor
 * MJOLNIR [GEN2]
 * Infiltrator variant
 * Recon variant
 * Scout variant
 * Soldier variant
 * War Master variant
 * Sangheili combat harness
 * Storm variant
 * Warrior variant
 * Unggoy combat harness
 * Storm variant