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{{Title|''Battle for the Blood-Moon''}} | {{Title|''Halo: Battle for the Blood-Moon''}} | ||
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[[File: | [[File:BattleForTheBloodMoon.jpg|300px|thumb|Keyart for the short story.]] | ||
'''''Battle for the Blood-Moon''''' is the fifth entry in the [[Halo Waypoint Chronicle]] series of short stories published by [[343 Industries]], due to release on [[2023#November|November 27, 2023]].{{Ref/Site|Id=CFBloodMoon|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder- | '''''Halo: Battle for the Blood-Moon''''' is the fifth entry in the [[Halo Waypoint Chronicle]] series of short stories published by [[343 Industries]], due to release on [[2023#November|November 27, 2023]].{{Ref/Site|Id=CFBloodMoon|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-fly-me-to-the-blood-moon|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Fly Me to the Blood-Moon|D=12|M=1|Y=2024}}{{Ref/Site|Id=Launch|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/combined-arms-operation-launch|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Combined Arms Operation Launch|D=14|M=11|Y=2023}} It was initially announced at the [[Canon Fodder]] Live event at the Halo World Championships 2023 as one of four then-upcoming Waypoint Chronicle stories, teased only with the keyart for the [[Combined Arms]] in-game event in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.{{Ref/YouTube|Id=CFL|6NLZw-BL8hg|Time=27482|Halo|HaloWC 2023 Community Stage – Day 1 (Forge, Steve Downes, Jen Taylor, Keith David, Lore, Digsite +)|Detail=7:38:02|D=14|M=10|Y=2023}} | ||
The story is set during the [[Banished]] battle for control of the [[ | The story is set during the [[Banished]] battle for control of the ''[[kemuksuru]]'' mines of [[Suban]], as depicted in the ''Halo Infinite'' [[Season 05: Reckoning|Season 05]] map [[Prism]]. The [[Halo Infinite Story & Intel#Season 5|second intel drop]] of Season 05 was released as a tie-in to ''Battle for the Blood-Moon''.{{Ref/Reuse|CFBloodMoon}} | ||
==Official synopsis== | ==Official synopsis== | ||
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|title-1=Characters| | |title-1=Characters| | ||
;Human | ;Human | ||
*[[ | *[[Glyyss]] {{1st}} | ||
*[[Jaarov]] {{1st}} | *[[Jaarov]] {{1st}} | ||
*[[Jameson Locke]] {{Mo}} | *[[Jameson Locke]] {{Mo}} | ||
*[[Trell]] {{1st}} | *[[Trell]] {{1st}} | ||
*[[ | *[[Zhinn]] {{1st}} | ||
;Jiralhanae | ;Jiralhanae | ||
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;Kig-Yar | ;Kig-Yar | ||
*[[Dahks]] {{ | *[[Dahks]] {{Fn}} | ||
;Sangheili | ;Sangheili | ||
*[[Arkad Nar 'Kulul]] {{Mo}} | *[[Arkad Nar 'Kulul]] {{Mo}} | ||
*[[Fahl 'Nto]] {{1st}} | *[[Fahl 'Nto]] {{Fn}} | ||
*[[Koal 'Mal]] {{1st}} | |||
*[[Let 'Volir]] {{Mo}} | *[[Let 'Volir]] {{Mo}} | ||
*[[Mahkee 'Chava]] | *[[Mahkee 'Chava]] | ||
*[[Oebrin 'Chava]] {{Mo}} | *[[Oebrin 'Chava]] {{Mo}} | ||
*[[Orim ' | *[[Orim 'Kasaan]] {{1st}} | ||
*[[Orna ' | *[[Orna 'Fulsam]] | ||
*[[Silset 'Chava]] {{Mo}} | *[[Silset 'Chava]] {{Mo}} | ||
*[[Thel 'Vadam]] {{Mo}} | |||
*[[Xelq 'Tylk]] | *[[Xelq 'Tylk]] | ||
;San'Shyuum | |||
*[[Prophet of Truth]] {{Mo}} | |||
;Unggoy | ;Unggoy | ||
*[[Dibdib]] | *[[Dibdib]] {{1st}} | ||
|title-2=Species| | |title-2=Species| | ||
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*[[Jiralhanae]] | *[[Jiralhanae]] | ||
*[[Kig-Yar]] | *[[Kig-Yar]] | ||
*[[San'Shyuum]] {{Mo}} | |||
*[[Sangheili]] | *[[Sangheili]] | ||
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**[[Swords of Sanghelios]] | **[[Swords of Sanghelios]] | ||
***[[Siqtar Wing]] | ***[[Siqtar Wing]] | ||
***[[Zeshk Wing]] | ***[[Zeshk Wing]] {{1st}} | ||
*[[Created]] {{Mo}} | |||
*[[Kolaar Manufactorum]] {{Mo}} | *[[Kolaar Manufactorum]] {{Mo}} | ||
*[[Unified Earth Government]] | *[[Unified Earth Government]] | ||
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****[[Office of Naval Intelligence]] {{Mo}} | ****[[Office of Naval Intelligence]] {{Mo}} | ||
***[[Spartan Operations]] | ***[[Spartan Operations]] | ||
****[[Fireteam Jorogumo]] | |||
****[[SPARTAN-IV program]] | ****[[SPARTAN-IV program]] | ||
*****[[Fireteam Osiris]] {{Mo}} | *****[[Fireteam Osiris]] {{Mo}} | ||
|title-4=Locations| | |title-4=Locations| | ||
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**[[Ephyra system]] | **[[Ephyra system]] | ||
***[[Netherop]] {{Mo}} | ***[[Netherop]] {{Mo}} | ||
**[[Oth Sonin system]] {{Mo}} | |||
**[[Reach]] {{Mo}} | |||
**[[Urs system]] | **[[Urs system]] | ||
***[[Sanghelios]] | ***[[Sanghelios]] | ||
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|title-5=Events| | |title-5=Events| | ||
*[[Human-Covenant War]] {{Mo}} | *[[Human-Covenant War]] {{Mo}} | ||
**[[Fall of Reach]] {{Mo}} | |||
**[[Battle of Installation 04]] {{Mo}} | **[[Battle of Installation 04]] {{Mo}} | ||
**[[Great Schism]] {{Mo}} | **[[Great Schism]] {{Mo}} | ||
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**[[Blooding Years]] | **[[Blooding Years]] | ||
***[[Battle of Sunaion]] {{Mo}} | ***[[Battle of Sunaion]] {{Mo}} | ||
***[[Siege at Kolaar]] {{Im}} | |||
**[[Created uprising]] {{Mo}} | |||
***[[Razing of Oth Sonin]] {{Mo}} | |||
|title-6=Weapons| | |title-6=Weapons| | ||
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*[[Energy sword (fiction)|Energy sword]] | *[[Energy sword (fiction)|Energy sword]] | ||
*{{Pattern|Elutuzem|stalker rifle}} | *{{Pattern|Elutuzem|stalker rifle}} | ||
*{{Pattern|Erudo'ma'keth|pulse carbine}} | |||
*[[Fuel rod cannon]] | *[[Fuel rod cannon]] | ||
*[[Plasma cannon]] | *[[Plasma cannon]] | ||
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;Covenant | ;Covenant | ||
*[[Banshee]] | |||
*{{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}} {{Mo}} | *{{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}} {{Mo}} | ||
*{{Pattern|Hekar Taa|blockade runner}} | *{{Pattern|Hekar Taa|blockade runner}} | ||
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*[[Phantom]] | *[[Phantom]] | ||
*{{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}} | *{{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}} | ||
**''[[Bad Gas]]'' | **''[[Bad Gas]]'' {{Fm}} | ||
|title-8=Technology and equipment| | |title-8=Technology and equipment| | ||
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***[[RAKSHASA-class Mjolnir]] | ***[[RAKSHASA-class Mjolnir]] | ||
***[[SCORN-class Mjolnir]] | ***[[SCORN-class Mjolnir]] | ||
***[[SQUIRE-class Mjolnir]] | |||
*[[Summit (building)|Summit]] {{Mo}} | *[[Summit (building)|Summit]] {{Mo}} | ||
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}} | }} | ||
< | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | |||
File:HINF CombinedArms KeyArtClean.png|[[Combined Arms]] keyart used to tease the short story. | |||
File:WC Blood-MoonMines.jpg|Artwork of the [[Mines of Shua'ree]] created for this story. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo- | *[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-battle-for-the-blood-moon Halo: Battle for the Blood-Moon] - The official Waypoint post in which the short story was released for free. | ||
*[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/ | *[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/2023_1120-waypointchronicles_battleforthebloodmoon-r03-a3e3cc23be4c413598af74154d3b85da.pdf Official ''Battle for the Blood-Moon'' PDF] - The PDF of the short story released on Halo Waypoint ([[:File:Battle for the Blood-Moon.pdf|Archived copy]]). | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfRQc8tWw_w Halo: Battle for the Blood-Moon | Audiobook] - The audiobook narrated by [[Alex Wakeford]]. | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||