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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Sergeant Stacker is not present in this novel, having been replaced by Sergeant Waller and an unnamed Marine, though the characters have exactly the same dialogue.
*Sergeant Stacker is not present in this novel, having been replaced by Sergeant [[Waller]] and an unnamed Marine, though the characters have the same dialogue.


*On the original cover, the Master Chief holds an assault rifle; on the published cover he holds a shotgun. Additionally, on the original cover, the Banshees flying overhead have their covers up meaning they have no pilot. This mistake is also made on the cover of ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' and in the final level, ''[[The Maw]]'', during the Warthog run.
*On the original cover, the Master Chief holds an assault rifle; on the published cover he holds a shotgun. Additionally, on the original cover, the Banshees flying overhead have their covers up meaning they have no pilot.


*Despite being ''Halo: Combat Evolved'''s novelization, it was released two years after the game.
*Despite being ''Halo: Combat Evolved'''s novelization, it was released two years after the game.


*The original finalized cover is ironically similar to that of [[w:c:wikipedia:Doom (video game)|Doom]], with a reddish background and the main character gunning down hordes of enemies.
*The original finalized cover is ironically similar to that of [[w:c:wikipedia:Doom (video game)|Doom]], with a reddish background and the main character gunning down hordes of enemies.{{fact}}


*The 2010 reissue cover depicts what is meant to be the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|MJOLNIR Mark V]] armor, despite its resemblance to the depiction of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|MJOLNIR Mark IV]] favored by 343 Industries. Whether or not this is meant to be the visually updated version of the standard Mark V suit or simply just a stylistic interpretation, is unknown.
*The 2010 reissue cover depicts what is meant to be the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|MJOLNIR Mark V]] armor, despite its resemblance to the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|MJOLNIR Mark VI]]. The Master Chief would not recieve the Mark VI model until late October, a month after escaping Halo. He is also dual-wielding M7 submachine guns. Neither the weapons nor the ability to dual-wield occur in the original game or story.
*In the 2010 cover Master Chief is dual-wielding SMGs. Neither dual wielding nor SMGs occur in the original game or story.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==