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<center>''Were you looking for [[Halo Waypoint]], the Halo franchise portal, or [[Navigation point]], also called "Waypoint"?''</center>
{{Center|''Were you looking for [[Halo Waypoint]], the Halo franchise portal, or [[Navigation point]], also called "Waypoint"?''}}
[[File:ONI video call.jpg|300px|thumb|[[Benjamin Giraud]] using Waypoint to contact [[Michael Sullivan]], of ONI's public relations.]]
'''Waypoint''' is a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[Superluminal communications|communications]] network operated on both local and interstellar scales, essentially a descendant of the 21st-century [[Wikipedia:Internet|Internet]]. Part of the UNSC's interstellar communication network, it is the primary delivery service for mail across interstellar distances for both [[civilian]]s and military personnel.<ref name="frank">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=rPeMxbvCjYo '''YouTube''': ''Halo: From A to Z with Frank O'Connor'']</ref> Waypoint also serves as a major news source, featuring many prominent public news channels,<ref>'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''', ''page 358''</ref> such as ''Waypoint Nine''.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 70''</ref> Individual starships, such as {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, often also have their own [[Shipnet|shipboard Waypoint intranet]].<ref>'''[[Halo 4 Limited Edition]]''', ''[[Infinity Briefing Packet]] (Ship R&R Opportunity Schedule)''</ref>


'''Waypoint''' is a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[Superluminal communications|communications]] network operated on both local and interstellar scales, essentially a descendant of the 21st-century [[Wikipedia:Internet|Internet]]. Part of the UNSC's interstellar communication network, it is the primary delivery service for mail across interstellar distances for both [[civilian]]s and military personnel.<ref name="frank">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=rPeMxbvCjYo '''YouTube''': ''Halo: From A to Z with Frank O'Connor'']</ref> Waypoint also serves as a major news source, featuring many prominent public news channels,<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 358''</ref> such as ''Waypoint Nine''.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 70''</ref> Individual starships, such as {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, often also have their own [[Shipnet|shipboard Waypoint intranet]].<ref>'''[[Halo 4 Limited Edition]]''', ''[[Infinity Briefing Packet]] (Ship R&R Opportunity Schedule)''</ref>
Waypoint is considered less secure than the [[Chatter|ChatterNet]], as it is often monitored by intelligence agencies, such as the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]].<ref>'''[[Hunt the Truth]]''', ''Episode 03''</ref> If a certain word or phrase that is deemed of interest is said during a Waypoint call, the entire conversation will be flagged for review by ONI.<ref>'''Hunt the Truth''', ''Episode 04''</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*[[Installation 00|The Ark]] was tentatively known as "Waypoint" during the development of ''[[Halo 3]]''.<ref name="frank"/> The Halo Waypoint forum administrator {{Plain|[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_profile601146.aspx Catalog]}} refers to Installation 00 as [Waypoint], indicating that the name is canonical to a certain extent.<ref>[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2959975_Query--Catalog-old.aspx#post2959975 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Query: Catalog (old)''], [https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2963929_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2963929 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction'']</ref>
The name of the in-universe Waypoint service refers to ''[[Halo Waypoint]]'', [[343 Industries]]'s online portal for ''[[Halo (series)|Halo]]'' content.
*The name of the in-universe Waypoint service is likely a reference to ''[[Halo Waypoint]]'', [[343 Industries]]'s online portal for ''[[Halo (series)|Halo]]'' content.


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo 4]]''
**''[[Infinity Briefing Packet]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Hunt the Truth]]''
*''[[Halo: Fractures]]''
**''[[Breaking Strain]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Renegades]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Point of Light]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}


==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 15:44, March 19, 2022

Were you looking for Halo Waypoint, the Halo franchise portal, or Navigation point, also called "Waypoint"?
An image of Benjamin Giraud's call with Michael Sullivan. This image was created and published for the Hunt the Truth audio drama, by one of several ARG Twitter accounts created under the alias of Benjamin Giraud. The account only posted one tweet, containing an imgur link to this image. The account was later deleted, and no archives are available. However, the account's legitimacy is verifiable as per this post.
Benjamin Giraud using Waypoint to contact Michael Sullivan, of ONI's public relations.

Waypoint is a UNSC communications network operated on both local and interstellar scales, essentially a descendant of the 21st-century Internet. Part of the UNSC's interstellar communication network, it is the primary delivery service for mail across interstellar distances for both civilians and military personnel.[1] Waypoint also serves as a major news source, featuring many prominent public news channels,[2] such as Waypoint Nine.[3] Individual starships, such as UNSC Infinity, often also have their own shipboard Waypoint intranet.[4]

Waypoint is considered less secure than the ChatterNet, as it is often monitored by intelligence agencies, such as the Office of Naval Intelligence.[5] If a certain word or phrase that is deemed of interest is said during a Waypoint call, the entire conversation will be flagged for review by ONI.[6]

Trivia[edit]

The name of the in-universe Waypoint service refers to Halo Waypoint, 343 Industries's online portal for Halo content.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ YouTube: Halo: From A to Z with Frank O'Connor
  2. ^ Halo: Glasslands, page 358
  3. ^ Halo: Glasslands, page 70
  4. ^ Halo 4 Limited Edition, Infinity Briefing Packet (Ship R&R Opportunity Schedule)
  5. ^ Hunt the Truth, Episode 03
  6. ^ Hunt the Truth, Episode 04

See also[edit]

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