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The '''Eleventh Hour reports''' are a series of reports sent by [[Codename: SURGEON]] to [[Codename: COALMINER]], detailing the status quo of the post-war [[Milky Way|galaxy]]. The introduction, or ''Part 1'', ponders how [[human]]ity will adjust to the new galactic paradigm,<ref>[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2012/10/10/The-Halo-Bulletin-101012-.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin 10.10.12'']</ref> while ''Part 2'' discusses the disposition of some of the [[Covenant]]'s former client races.<ref>[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2012/10/17/The-Halo-Bulletin-101712-.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin 10.17.12'']</ref> ''Part 3'' details the origins of the [[SPARTAN-IV program]] and the [[Spartan | The '''Eleventh Hour reports''' are a series of reports sent by [[Codename: SURGEON]] to [[Codename: COALMINER]], detailing the status quo of the post-war [[Milky Way|galaxy]]. The introduction, or ''Part 1'', ponders how [[human]]ity will adjust to the new galactic paradigm,<ref>[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2012/10/10/The-Halo-Bulletin-101012-.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin 10.10.12'']</ref> while ''Part 2'' discusses the disposition of some of the [[Covenant]]'s former client races.<ref>[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2012/10/17/The-Halo-Bulletin-101712-.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin 10.17.12'']</ref> ''Part 3'' details the origins of the [[SPARTAN-IV program]] and the [[Spartan Operations|Spartan branch]]<ref>[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2012/10/25/The-Halo-Bulletin-102512-.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin 10.25.12'']</ref>; ''Part 4'' of the report details the recovery of a damaged [[343 Guilty Spark]] from [[Installation 00]] by the {{UNSCShip|Rubicon}};<ref>[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2012/11/01/The-Halo-Bulletin-11112-.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin 11.1.12'']</ref> and ''Part 5'' details humanity's progress in locating and investigating the remaining [[Halo Array|Halo installations]].<ref>[http://furiousn00b.com/halo4arg/PUZZLES/SUPASECRET/INTERCEPTED_DATANODE.PNG Fifth report extracted during the Section 3 alternate reality game]</ref> | ||
==The reports== | ==The reports== | ||
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PLNB PRIORITY TRANSMISSION [CLASSIFIED]<br /> | |||
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/END FILE/ | /END FILE/ | ||
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soldiers - a remarkably select number, actually. | soldiers - a remarkably select number, actually. | ||
This is how the [[Spartan | This is how the [[Spartan Operations|Spartan branch]] came to be. | ||
By reverting back to [[Project ORION|ORION]] protocols, the sins of the previous administrations have been averted this time around. Unlike [[SPARTAN-II]] and [[SPARTAN-III]], which will likely face severe ethical scrutiny in the years to come, the [[SPARTAN-IV]] project was centered on properly screened recruits, both career military veterans and young soldiers who showed significant promise. After passing a rigorous series of tests, admission to the program was a matter of discretion, not compulsion. | By reverting back to [[Project ORION|ORION]] protocols, the sins of the previous administrations have been averted this time around. Unlike [[SPARTAN-II]] and [[SPARTAN-III]], which will likely face severe ethical scrutiny in the years to come, the [[SPARTAN-IV]] project was centered on properly screened recruits, both career military veterans and young soldiers who showed significant promise. After passing a rigorous series of tests, admission to the program was a matter of discretion, not compulsion. | ||
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/END FILE/ | /END FILE/ | ||
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== | ==Production notes== | ||
*In part 4, the statement made by Guilty Spark to the science teams attempting to withdraw data from him is the basis of the novel ''[[Halo: Primordium]]''. | *In part 4, the statement made by Guilty Spark to the science teams attempting to withdraw data from him is the basis of the novel ''[[Halo: Primordium]]''. | ||
*Similar to the [[Data Drop]], which led up to the release of ''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'', the Eleventh Hour reports were used to promote ''[[Halo 4]]'' and to provide more insight into the contemporary state of the galaxy. Like the Data Drop, one installment was featured in each weekly ''Halo Bulletin'', beginning with the October 10, 2012 edition | *Similar to the [[Data Drop]], which led up to the release of ''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'', the Eleventh Hour reports were used to promote ''[[Halo 4]]'' and to provide more insight into the contemporary state of the galaxy. Like the Data Drop, one installment was featured in each weekly ''Halo Bulletin'', beginning with the October 10, 2012 edition, the text was hidden with invisible text. | ||
*The third, fourth, and fifth reports in document form were found during the [[Section 3 ARG|Section 3 Alternate Reality Game]], hidden within PNG files. <ref>[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postst200355_---ELEVENTH-HOUR-Final-Transmission--5-5.aspx '''Halo Waypoint forums''': ''// ELEVENTH HOUR FINAL TRANSMISSION [5/5<nowiki>]</nowiki> //'']</ref> | |||
*The fifth | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Eleventh Hour 3.png|The 3rd report found in the ''[[Section | File:Eleventh Hour 3.png|The 3rd report found in the ''[[Section 3 ARG]]''. | ||
File:Elevanth Hour 4.png|The 4th report found in the ''Section | File:Elevanth Hour 4.png|The 4th report found in the ''Section 3 ARG''. | ||
File:INTERCEPTED DATANODE.PNG|The 5th report found in the ''Section | File:INTERCEPTED DATANODE.PNG|The 5th report found in the ''Section 3 ARG''. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/oni-files/eleventh-hour-reports Eleventh Hour reports] on [[Halo Waypoint]] | *[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/oni-files/eleventh-hour-reports Eleventh Hour reports] on [[Halo Waypoint]] | ||
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