List of inconsistencies in the Halo series: Difference between revisions

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*The ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' manual states that the [[Harvest]] [[First Battle of Harvest|incident]] took place in 2520,<ref>''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' manual, page 4</ref> while all other sources specify 2525.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', page 96</ref>
*The ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' manual states that the [[Harvest]] [[First Battle of Harvest|incident]] took place in 2520,<ref>''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' manual, page 4</ref> while all other sources specify 2525.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', page 96</ref>
*The manual also states that [[Jacob Keyes|Captain Keyes]] has served in the [[UNSC]] since 2526,<ref>''Halo: Combat Evolved'' manual, page 8</ref> though he was fresh out of the UNSC OCS in 2517.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', page 19</ref>
*The manual also states that [[Jacob Keyes|Captain Keyes]] has served in the [[UNSC]] since 2526,<ref>''Halo: Combat Evolved'' manual, page 8</ref> though he was fresh out of the UNSC OCS in 2517.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', page 19</ref>
*The [[Grunts]] are referred to as being five feet tall in the ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' manual,<ref>''Halo: Combat Evolved'' manual, page 10</ref> but in ''The Fall of Reach'', they are referred to as being a meter tall (a little over three feet). Although it could be that Grunts are "a meter tall" in a natural combat stance, while they are actually "five feet tall" if they stand up straight, without a methane tank attached to their backs.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 1''</ref>
*The [[Grunts]] are referred to as being five feet tall in the ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' manual,<ref>''Halo: Combat Evolved'' manual, page 10</ref> but in ''The Fall of Reach'', they are referred to as being a meter tall (a little over three feet).  
*According to the manual, the Covenant attacked Reach two days before the Spartans' [[Operation: RED FLAG|mission to capture a Prophet]] was to begin. This is contradicted in ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'' and ''First Strike'', in both of which the ''Pillar of Autumn'' is already departing for the mission when the Covenant attack.
**''It could be that Grunts are "a meter tall" in a natural combat stance, while they are actually "five feet tall" if they stand up straight, without a methane tank attached to their backs.''<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 1''</ref>
*According to the manual, the Covenant attacked Reach two days before the Spartans' [[Operation: RED FLAG|mission to capture a Prophet]] was to begin. This is contradicted in ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'' and ''First Strike'', in both of which the ''Pillar of Autumn'' is described as already departing for the mission when the Covenant attack.
*The manual describes the {{UNSCShip|Meriwether Lewis}} as being a colony ship. The ship was said to be a frigate in ''Halo: The Fall of Reach''.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 139''</ref>
*The manual describes the {{UNSCShip|Meriwether Lewis}} as being a colony ship. The ship was said to be a frigate in ''Halo: The Fall of Reach''.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 139''</ref>


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