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'''''Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion''''' (formerly '''''Halo: Fall of Reach - Pillar of Autumn''''') is the third and final story arc in ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'', a comic-book adaptation of the first ''[[Halo universe|Halo]]'' novel, ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach|Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' published by [[Marvel Comics]].<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/transmissions/article/2010-06-22--Marvel-Comics-to-Adapt-The-Fall-of-Reach-This-September '''Halo Waypoint''': Marvel Comics to Adapt ''The Fall of Reach'' this September]</ref> | '''''Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion''''' (formerly '''''Halo: Fall of Reach - Pillar of Autumn''''') is the third and final story arc in ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'', a comic-book adaptation of the first ''[[Halo universe|Halo]]'' novel, ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach|Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' published by [[Marvel Comics]].<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/transmissions/article/2010-06-22--Marvel-Comics-to-Adapt-The-Fall-of-Reach-This-September '''Halo Waypoint''': Marvel Comics to Adapt ''The Fall of Reach'' this September]</ref> The series follows the general plot of the novel with a number of alterations in details. | ||
Consisting of four issues, ''Invasion'' chronicles the [[Fall of Reach]] and the events leading up to ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' | Consisting of four issues, ''Invasion'' chronicles the [[Fall of Reach]] and the events leading up to ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' | ||
==Issues== | ==Issues== | ||
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'''Synopsis'''<br> | '''Synopsis'''<br> | ||
The first issue begins following the weeks after the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]. Captain [[Jacob Keyes|Keyes]] is debriefed at [[Camp Hathcock]] about the intercepted Covenant transmission and is assigned command of the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}. [[John-117|John]] receives upgrades to his [[Neural interface]] and is introduced to the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|MJOLNIR Mark V armor]] and the suit's [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] companion, [[Cortana]]. Together, they partake in a field test to ring a bell by going through an obstacle course involving [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]], a minefield with [[Lotus anti-tank mine|Lotus anti-tank mines]], automated chain guns, and an unexpected [[SkyHawk]]. Meanwhile, out on the edge of the [[Epsilon Eridani system]], [[Remote Scanning Outpost]] ''[[Fermion]]'' receives data from one of its returning [[Slipstream space]] [[ | The first issue begins following the weeks after the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]. Captain [[Jacob Keyes|Keyes]] is debriefed at [[Camp Hathcock]] about the intercepted Covenant transmission and is assigned command of the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}. [[John-117|John]] receives upgrades to his [[Neural interface]] and is introduced to the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|MJOLNIR Mark V armor]] and the suit's [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] companion, [[Cortana]]. Together, they partake in a field test to ring a bell by going through an obstacle course involving [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]], a minefield with [[Lotus anti-tank mine|Lotus anti-tank mines]], automated chain guns, and an unexpected [[SkyHawk]]. Meanwhile, out on the edge of the [[Epsilon Eridani system]], [[Remote Scanning Outpost]] ''[[Fermion]]'' receives data from one of its returning [[Slipstream space]] [[probe]]s indicating that a [[Fleet of Particular Justice|fleet]] of Covenant ships have arrived in system. Unable to erase vital information, the ''Fermion'' self-destructs in accordance with [[United Nations Space Command Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1|Cole Protocol]]. | ||
===Issue 2=== | ===Issue 2=== | ||
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== | ==Differences to the novel== | ||
During the mission at Gamma Station, Linda is fatally wounded after being impaled from behind with an energy sword wielded by an [[Sangheili Zealot|Elite Zealot]] and not by overcharged bolts from [[Plasma Pistol]]s and [[Plasma Rifle]]s; one of the many details in the comic adaptation that deviate from the original novel. | *During the mission at Gamma Station, Linda is fatally wounded after being impaled from behind with an energy sword wielded by an [[Sangheili Zealot|Elite Zealot]] and not by overcharged bolts from [[Plasma Pistol]]s and [[Plasma Rifle]]s; one of the many details in the comic adaptation that deviate from the original novel. | ||
*The penultimate sequence with the majority of the Spartans being deployed on Reach and subsequently defending ODG Facility A-331 is loosely adapted from ''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' and is not described in ''Halo: The Fall of Reach''. | |||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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