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[[File:Halo logo (2012-present).png|450px|center|The Halo 4-era Halo logo.]] | [[File:Halo logo (2012-present).png|450px|center|The Halo 4-era Halo logo.]] | ||
[[File:Halo | [[File:Halo 20 Year Celebration Artwork.jpg|300px|thumb|''Halo'''s 20-year anniversary artwork.]] | ||
{{Quote|Halo is an epic journey to save humanity from a terrible menace.|[[Chris Carney]] on ''[[Halo 3 Legendary Edition]]: [[Seven|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]]: [[Seven|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. In the 26th century, [[human]]kind has [[Human colonies|colonized]] hundreds of worlds in [[Earth]]'s interstellar neighborhood, only to stumble upon a hostile alliance of aliens known as the [[Covenant]]. Motivated by the [[Hierarchs|Prophets']] promises of [[Covenant religion|ascension to godhood]] in the form of the eponymous [[Halo Array|Halos]], a series of ring-shaped superweapons built by the ancient race of the [[Forerunner]]s, the Covenant are bent on humanity's destruction. With the apocalyptic [[Human-Covenant War]] concluded, members of both sides are faced with an uncertain future in a politically complex environment of numerous different factions and affiliations, while ancient Forerunner entities and technologies continue to involve themselves with the galaxy's affairs. | The '''Halo universe''' is the sprawling fictional universe in which all [[Halo|''Halo'' media]] takes place. In the 26th century, [[human]]kind has [[Human colonies|colonized]] hundreds of worlds in [[Earth]]'s interstellar neighborhood, only to stumble upon a hostile alliance of aliens known as the [[Covenant]]. Motivated by the [[Hierarchs|Prophets']] promises of [[Covenant religion|ascension to godhood]] in the form of the eponymous [[Halo Array|Halos]], a series of ring-shaped superweapons built by the ancient race of the [[Forerunner]]s, the Covenant are bent on humanity's destruction. With the apocalyptic [[Human-Covenant War]] concluded, members of both sides are faced with an uncertain future in a politically complex environment of numerous different factions and affiliations, while ancient Forerunner entities and technologies continue to involve themselves with the galaxy's affairs. | ||
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File:Bungie Haloverse.jpg|An image covering the Halo Universe as developed by [[Bungie Studios]]. | File:Bungie Haloverse.jpg|An image covering the Halo Universe as developed by [[Bungie Studios]]. | ||
File:Old_Waypoint_Halo_101.png|A quick brief of the then ''Halo'' Universe as shown on ''Halo Waypoint'' in [[2009]]. | File:Old_Waypoint_Halo_101.png|A quick brief of the then ''Halo'' Universe as shown on ''Halo Waypoint'' in [[2009]]. | ||
File:Halo 15thanniv bannerfull.jpg| | File:Halo 15thanniv banner.png|''Halo'''s 15th anniversary banner. | ||
File:Halo 15thanniv bannerfull.jpg|''Halo'''s 15th anniversary banner without logos. | |||
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