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{{Title|''Halo: Fireside''}} | {{Title|''Halo: Fireside''}} | ||
{{Status|RealWorld}} | {{Status|RealWorld}} | ||
{{Redirect|Fireside|the military [[operation]]|Operation: FIRESIDE}} | |||
[[File:Fireside Cover.jpg|thumb|300px|''Fireside'' keyart - reusing some original ''Halo Wars 2'' concept art for ''Spirit of Fire''{{'}}s bridge.]] | [[File:Fireside Cover.jpg|thumb|300px|''Fireside'' keyart - reusing some original ''Halo Wars 2'' concept art for ''Spirit of Fire''{{'}}s bridge.]] | ||
'''''Halo: Fireside''''' is a short story entry in the [[Halo Waypoint Chronicle]] series, written by [[Alex Wakeford]] and published by [[343 Industries]] on [[2024#February|February 21, 2024]] - the seventh anniversary of ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''{{'}}s release. Accordingly, the story acts as a compilation of snippets from the ''Halo'' universe, revolving around the crew of {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} and their [[Second Ark Conflict|conflict]] on [[Installation 00|the Ark]] following the conclusion of ''[[Halo Wars 2: Operation: SPEARBREAKER]]''.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-fireside|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo: Fireside|D=21|M=02|Y=2024}} | '''''Halo: Fireside''''' is a short story entry in the [[Halo Waypoint Chronicle]] series, written by [[Alex Wakeford]] and published by [[343 Industries]] on [[2024#February|February 21, 2024]] - the seventh anniversary of ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''{{'}}s release. Accordingly, the story acts as a compilation of snippets from the ''Halo'' universe, revolving around the crew of {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} and their [[Second Ark Conflict|conflict]] on [[Installation 00|the Ark]] following the conclusion of ''[[Halo Wars 2: Operation: SPEARBREAKER]]''.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-fireside|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo: Fireside|D=21|M=02|Y=2024}} | ||
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==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
{{ | ''Halo: Fireside'' is set on May 21, 2559 - shortly after [[Operation: SPEARBREAKER]]. The story is divided into a number of short segments, each focusing on a different set of characters predominantly from ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' and its [[Downloadable content|DLC expansions]], and depicting day-to-day life aboard the ship and in the [[Second Ark Conflict]]. The story begins with a short monologue written by [[Isabel]] on the nature of hope, with her hoping to gain more of an understanding of the concept and how the various crew of the ship (including [[Mary]], [[Andrew Sandmoore]], and [[Jerome-092]]) percieve it - with the goal of being able to factor it into her calculations on how to fight against the war. The monologue then concludes with her wondering what the [[Banished]] hope for. | ||
The second section of the story focuses on [[Captain (NAVCOM)|Captain]] [[James Cutter]] heading to the [[bridge]] of ''Spirit of Fire'', and reminiscing on his service aboard the ship immediately prior to and during the events of ''[[Halo Wars]]'' - including his interactions with [[Serina]] and [[Ellen Anders]], both of whom now missing from the ship's crew. | |||
The third section of the story focuses on [[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Morgan Kinsano]] and her [[Firestorm Battle Group]], and depicts an alternate perspective on the events first detailed in the [[Phoenix Logs|Phoenix Log]] for the [[multiplayer]] map [[Sentry]]. Kinsano and her forces are deployed to [[Site Ricochet]] (the in-universe codename for the Sentry multiplayer map), with the goal of reconnoitering the site and how large of a presence the Banished have there. While scouting, Kinsano reminisces on her own youth as a child on [[Reynes]] and her early career as an [[insurrectionist]]. The scouting party is then interrupted by the emergence of a [[Forerunner]] construct, which fires upon the Banished troops and leaves all [[Jato 'Ratum|but one]] dead. Kinsano reports as such to Cutter, before being ordered to retreat in light of new intelligence about a Banished attack on [[Fort Jordan (location)|Fort Jordan]]. | |||
The fourth section of the story depicts [[Sunray 1-1]]'s celebrations at [[Quebec Base]] following the completion of a successful mission - a long-range assassination of a [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]] first mentioned in the 100th issue of [[Canon Fodder]].{{Ref/Site|Id=CF100|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/sweet-centennial|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Sweet Centennial|D=24|M=09|Y=2021}} The section focuses on characterising the [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]], the majority of whom were never given any screen time in ''Operation: SPEARBREAKER'', and fleshing out their intra-team interactions - showcasing a rare moment of downtime for the team. | |||
The story concludes with a final monologue from Isabel, noting that she has found the most obvious symbol for hope to have emerged in the form of fire; something that can symbolise many things to many people, and concluding that "''a spirit of fire is a spirit of hope''". | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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*[[Covenant]] | *[[Covenant]] | ||
*[[Covenant remnants]] | *[[Covenant remnants]] | ||
**[[Banished]] | **[[Banished]] | ||
*[[Unified Earth Government]] {{Mo}} | *[[Unified Earth Government]] {{Mo}} | ||
**[[United Nations Space Command]] | **[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
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***[[Unified Ground Command]] | ***[[Unified Ground Command]] | ||
****[[UNSC Marine Corps]] | ****[[UNSC Marine Corps]] | ||
*****[[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] | *****[[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] | ||
******[[Hellbringers]] | ******[[Hellbringers]] | ||
*******[[Firestorm Battle Group]] | |||
********[[Scout Team Wajikol]] {{1st}} | |||
********[[Scout Team Nawal]] {{1st}} | |||
******[[Boomerang Company]] | ******[[Boomerang Company]] | ||
*******[[Sunray 1-1]] | *******[[Sunray 1-1]] | ||
*******[[Lotus Squad]] | *******[[Lotus Squad]] | ||
*****[[UNSC Navy]] | |||
******[[SPARTAN-II program]] | |||
*******[[Blue Team]] {{Mo}} | |||
|title-4=Locations| | |title-4=Locations| | ||
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**[[Echo Base]] {{Fm}} | **[[Echo Base]] {{Fm}} | ||
**[[Quebec Base]] {{1st}} | **[[Quebec Base]] {{1st}} | ||
*[[Epsilon Indi system]] | *[[Epsilon Indi system]] | ||
**[[Harvest]] {{Mo}} | **[[Harvest]] {{Mo}} | ||
*[[Installation 09]] {{Mo}} | |||
*[[Kezu system]] | *[[Kezu system]] | ||
**[[Reynes]] {{Mo}} | **[[Reynes]] {{Mo}} | ||
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**[[Second Ark Conflict]] | **[[Second Ark Conflict]] | ||
***[[Operation: SPEARBREAKER]] {{Mo}} | ***[[Operation: SPEARBREAKER]] {{Mo}} | ||
|title-6=Weapons| | |title-6=Weapons| | ||
;Human | ;Human | ||
|title-7=Vehicles| | |title-7=Vehicles| | ||
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*[[M808S Scorpion]] | *[[M808S Scorpion]] | ||
*[[Warthog]] | *[[Warthog]] | ||
**[[M12F Warthog]] | **[[M12F Flame Warthog]] | ||
*{{Class|Phoenix|colony ship}} | *{{Class|Phoenix|colony ship}} | ||
**{{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} {{Mo}} | **{{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} {{Mo}} | ||
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*[[MQ-96 Support Drone]] | *[[MQ-96 Support Drone]] | ||
**[[Hank]] | **[[Hank]] | ||
*[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] {{Mo}} | |||
*[[Shield world]] {{Mo}} | *[[Shield world]] {{Mo}} | ||
*[[Refugia]] {{Mo}} | *[[Refugia]] {{Mo}} | ||