Halo: Uprising Issue 4

Halo: Uprising Issue Four was released on April 15, 2009 and is the last issue of comics in the Halo: Uprising series. It is said that it's delay was due to a last minute change in Halo 3's plot, and it was decided that Halo: Uprising needed reworking.

Short Summary
Official Marvel Summary: Meanwhile, Earth is under siege - the Human resistance is faced with impossible odds with no hope in sight against the overwhelming Covenant army. Be there to see the event that may turn the tide of the entire war. From the creative collaboration of the Eisner Award-winning creative team of Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev (New Avengers, Daredevil) comes the final issue of this explosive interstellar epic arc!

Detailed Summary
The story starts of in the Cleveland sewers with the hotel concierge Ruwan, the famous Pop star, and a squad of UNSC marines. They eventually end up in a secret underground UNSC base. Ruwan explains to the soldiers how his brother, Colonel James Ackerson, and him made up the Key of Osanalan that the Covenant have been searching for when they were boys. The UNSC come up with a covert operation to bring the Key to Covenant command. The Key will be tracked as to locate the whereabouts of top Covenant leaders, and thus stage a significant assault on the Covenant. Ruwan insists that he be the one to deliver the Key to the Covenant, by himself. When the Covenant picks him up, he declares the Key of Osanalan is, in fact, himself. The ploy works, and Ruwan is taken to the Prophet of Truth. Meanwhile, the Master Chief has to fight his way out of the Forerunner ship and return to Earth. His drop can be seen in the opening cutscene of Halo 3. Ruwan is still being tracked by the UNSC, and they use his position to target and destroy the Covenant ship he is on.

Credits

 * Alex Maleev - Penciling, Inking, and Coloring
 * Chris Eliopoulos - Lettering
 * Brian Micheal Bendis - Author

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