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[[File:Halo Generations by Halcylon.jpg|300px|thumb|An image showing the progression of the original Halo trilogy.]] | [[File:Halo Generations by Halcylon.jpg|300px|thumb|An image showing the progression of the original Halo trilogy.]] | ||
{{Quote|Halo is an epic journey to save humanity from a terrible menace.|[[Chris Carney]] on [[Halo 3 Legendary Edition]]: [[List of "seven" references in Halo|7]] [[7 Steps to World Domination|Steps To World Domination]]}} | {{Quote|Halo is an epic journey to save humanity from a terrible menace.|[[Chris Carney]] on [[Halo 3 Legendary Edition]]: [[List of "seven" references in Halo|7]] [[7 Steps to World Domination|Steps To World Domination]]}} | ||
The '''Halo universe''' is the sprawling fictional universe in which all [[Halo|''Halo'' media]] takes place. Encompassing hundreds of millennia, most of ''Halo''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s central events are set in the 26th century of the [[Wikipedia:Gregorian calendar|Gregorian calendar]], with [[human]]kind colonizing [[milky Way|the galaxy]] only to stumble upon a hostile alliance of aliens known as the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]], who, motivated by the power of the [[Hierarchs|Prophets]] and the promises of [[Covenant religion|paradise | The '''Halo universe''' is the sprawling fictional universe in which all [[Halo|''Halo'' media]] takes place. Encompassing hundreds of millennia, most of ''Halo''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s central events are set in the 26th century of the [[Wikipedia:Gregorian calendar|Gregorian calendar]], with [[human]]kind colonizing [[milky Way|the galaxy]] only to stumble upon a hostile alliance of aliens known as the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]], who, motivated by the power of the [[Hierarchs|Prophets]] and the promises of [[Covenant religion|paradise after death]], are bent on humanity's destruction. | ||
It is this universe where the Halo video game series: ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', ''[[Halo 2]]'', ''[[Halo 3]]'', ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', ''[[Halo Wars]]'', ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', ''[[Halo 4]]'', and ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' take place. In addition to the games, a number of [[Halo novels]] and other media including [[:Category:Comics|comic books]], [[:Category:Cinematics|short films]] and an [[Halo Legends|anime collection]] have been released. The media beyond the game series expands into the Halo universe timeline before and after the events of the games, as well as running concurrently with the games' timeline. | It is this universe where the Halo video game series: ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', ''[[Halo 2]]'', ''[[Halo 3]]'', ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', ''[[Halo Wars]]'', ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', ''[[Halo 4]]'', and ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' take place. In addition to the games, a number of [[Halo novels]] and other media including [[:Category:Comics|comic books]], [[:Category:Cinematics|short films]] and an [[Halo Legends|anime collection]] have been released. The media beyond the game series expands into the Halo universe timeline before and after the events of the games, as well as running concurrently with the games' timeline. | ||