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==Trivia==

*On page 306, John, Linda, and James are preparing to board a space station in order to destroy the navigation data on board the Prowler ''Circumference''. John tells the other SPARTANs to secure their harnesses onboard the Pelican. However, the book says, "'All secure!' Kelly shouted." Kelly is not on the Pelican; at this time, she is inside another Pelican with Fred to go down to Reach. However, in the 2010 reprint corrects this to "'All secure!', '''Linda''' shouted."

*On page 306, [[John]], [[Linda]], and [[James]] are preparing to board a space station in order to destroy the navigation data on board the [[Prowler]] ''Circumference''. [[John]] tells the other SPARTANs to secure their harnesses onboard the [[Pelican]]. However, the book says, "'All secure!' [[Kelly]] shouted." [[Kelly]] is not on the [[Pelican]]; at this time, she is inside another [[Pelican]] with [[Fred]] to go down to [[Reach]]. However, in the 2010 reprint corrects this to "'All secure!', '''Linda''' shouted."

*On page 126, John is referred to as Master Chief. Having just recently graduated from training, it is highly unlikely that he could have attained this rank. The SPARTANs were promoted to the rank of Petty Officer Second Class upon graduation. But it is possible that John obtained this rank in between the time in which the novel skips forward a few years.

*On page 126, [[John]] is referred to as [[Master Chief]]. Having just recently graduated from training, it is highly unlikely that he could have attained this rank. The SPARTANs were promoted to the rank of Petty Officer Second Class upon graduation. But it is possible that John obtained this rank in between the time in which the novel skips forward a few years.

*The Banshee on the original front cover of the book projects the same "energy beams" that the Banshee projects on the front cover of ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.

*The [[Banshee]] on the original front cover of the book projects the same "energy beams" that the [[Banshee]] projects on the front cover of ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.

*An excerpt from this book, along with excerpts from ''Halo: The Flood'' and ''Halo: First Strike'', is included in a directory on ''[[Halo PC]]''. It is found in the "Goodies" section of the disk.

*The first section of this book is titled "Reveille" and involves characters emerging from cryo-sleep. The first section from ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' is also appropriately titled "Reveille", and also involves someone waking from cryo-sleep. Reveille is a traditional bugle call of the U.S. Military, which is sounded at the start of each day on military installations, to wake up the troops. "Reveille" is French for "to awaken."

*In ''[[Halo 3]]'', Cortana states several of Dr. Halsey's quotes from this book during Cortana moments, such as: "Can I speak with you please? What's your name? It's very nice to meet you. You like games? So do I.", "You have been called upon to serve, you will be trained...and you will become the best we can make you. You will be the Protectors of Earth and all her Colonies.", and "Could you sacrifice yourself to complete your mission? Could you watch him die?" In the game, "yourself" and "him" are changed to "me", referring to Cortana. This may be because Cortana was malfunctioning, as she was created from Dr. Halsey's mind.

*In ''[[Halo 3]]'', [[Cortana]] states several of Dr. Halsey's quotes from this book during [[Cortana moments]], such as: "Can I speak with you please? What's your name? It's very nice to meet you. You like games? So do I.", "You have been called upon to serve, you will be trained...and you will become the best we can make you. You will be the Protectors of [[Earth]] and all her Colonies.", and "Could you sacrifice yourself to complete your mission? Could you watch him die?" In the game, "yourself" and "him" are changed to "me", referring to [[Cortana]]. This may be because [[Cortana]] was malfunctioning, as she was created from Dr. Halsey's mind.

*During the battle of Sigma Octanus IV, the Pelican that is used to evacuate Blue Team from Cote D' Azur is carrying fourteen Marines, twelve Spartans and twenty civilian survivors, forty-six total. However, the Pelican is only capable of holding fifteen passengers and in ''Halo: The Flood'' it is stated that fifteen is pushing the limit as it is. Despite this inconsistency, the Pelican is stated as taking off normally and moving off at maximum speed, even though it is overcrowded and overloaded, ~~especially~~ since the SPARTANs each weigh around half a ton. But it is possible that they used a [[Pelican]] with an extended carriage.

*During the battle of [[Sigma Octanus IV]], the [[Pelican]] that is used to evacuate [[Blue Team]] from [[Cote D' Azur]] is carrying fourteen [[Marines]], twelve [[Spartans]] and twenty [[civilian]] survivors, forty-six total. However, the Pelican is only capable of holding fifteen passengers and in ''Halo: The Flood'' it is stated that fifteen is pushing the limit as it is. Despite this inconsistency, the [[Pelican is stated as taking off normally and moving off at maximum speed, even though it is overcrowded and overloaded, espec]]ially since the SPARTANs each weigh around half a ton. But it is possible that they used a [[Pelican]] with an extended carriage.

*During the beginning of the book, the Grunts are said to sound like dogs and their speech could not be translated. Yet in all the ''Halo'' games, with the exception of ''Halo: Reach'', the Grunts speak English and they do not sound like dogs at all. This is because the prelude to the book takes place nearly twenty years before the events of the games, before advanced translation software was invented and utilized by the UNSC armed forces.

*The book states that the ''Pillar of Autumn'' has a command chair, but in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', this chair is absent.

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 ==Trivia==
-*On page 306, John, Linda, and James are preparing to board a space station in order to destroy the navigation data on board the Prowler ''Circumference''. John tells the other SPARTANs to secure their harnesses onboard the Pelican. However, the book says, "'All secure!' Kelly shouted." Kelly is not on the Pelican; at this time, she is inside another Pelican with Fred to go down to Reach.  However, in the 2010 reprint corrects this to "'All secure!', '''Linda''' shouted."
+*On page 306, [[John]], [[Linda]], and [[James]] are preparing to board a space station in order to destroy the navigation data on board the [[Prowler]] ''Circumference''. [[John]] tells the other SPARTANs to secure their harnesses onboard the [[Pelican]]. However, the book says, "'All secure!' [[Kelly]] shouted." [[Kelly]] is not on the [[Pelican]]; at this time, she is inside another [[Pelican]] with [[Fred]] to go down to [[Reach]].  However, in the 2010 reprint corrects this to "'All secure!', '''Linda''' shouted."
-*On page 126, John is referred to as Master Chief. Having just recently graduated from training, it is highly unlikely that he could have attained this rank. The SPARTANs were promoted to the rank of Petty Officer Second Class upon graduation. But it is possible that John obtained this rank in between the time in which the novel skips forward a few years.
+*On page 126, [[John]] is referred to as [[Master Chief]]. Having just recently graduated from training, it is highly unlikely that he could have attained this rank. The SPARTANs were promoted to the rank of Petty Officer Second Class upon graduation. But it is possible that John obtained this rank in between the time in which the novel skips forward a few years.
-*The Banshee on the original front cover of the book projects the same "energy beams" that the Banshee projects on the front cover of ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
+*The [[Banshee]] on the original front cover of the book projects the same "energy beams" that the [[Banshee]] projects on the front cover of ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
 *An excerpt from this book, along with excerpts from ''Halo: The Flood'' and ''Halo: First Strike'', is included in a directory on ''[[Halo PC]]''. It is found in the "Goodies" section of the disk.
 *The first section of this book is titled "Reveille" and involves characters emerging from cryo-sleep. The first section from ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' is also appropriately titled "Reveille", and also involves someone waking from cryo-sleep. Reveille is a traditional bugle call of the U.S. Military, which is sounded at the start of each day on military installations, to wake up the troops. "Reveille" is French for "to awaken."
-*In ''[[Halo 3]]'', Cortana states several of Dr. Halsey's quotes from this book during Cortana moments, such as: "Can I speak with you please? What's your name? It's very nice to meet you. You like games? So do I.", "You have been called upon to serve, you will be trained...and you will become the best we can make you. You will be the Protectors of Earth and all her Colonies.", and "Could you sacrifice yourself to complete your mission? Could you watch him die?" In the game, "yourself" and "him" are changed to "me", referring to Cortana. This may be because Cortana was malfunctioning, as she was created from Dr. Halsey's mind.
+*In ''[[Halo 3]]'', [[Cortana]] states several of Dr. Halsey's quotes from this book during [[Cortana moments]], such as: "Can I speak with you please? What's your name? It's very nice to meet you. You like games? So do I.", "You have been called upon to serve, you will be trained...and you will become the best we can make you. You will be the Protectors of [[Earth]] and all her Colonies.", and "Could you sacrifice yourself to complete your mission? Could you watch him die?" In the game, "yourself" and "him" are changed to "me", referring to [[Cortana]]. This may be because [[Cortana]] was malfunctioning, as she was created from Dr. Halsey's mind.
-*During the battle of Sigma Octanus IV, the Pelican that is used to evacuate Blue Team from Cote D' Azur is carrying fourteen Marines, twelve Spartans and twenty civilian survivors, forty-six total. However, the Pelican is only capable of holding fifteen passengers and in ''Halo: The Flood'' it is stated that fifteen is pushing the limit as it is. Despite this inconsistency, the Pelican is stated as taking off normally and moving off at maximum speed, even though it is overcrowded and overloaded, especially since the SPARTANs each weigh around half a ton. But it is possible that they used a [[Pelican]] with an extended carriage.
+*During the battle of [[Sigma Octanus IV]], the [[Pelican]] that is used to evacuate [[Blue Team]] from [[Cote D' Azur]] is carrying fourteen [[Marines]], twelve [[Spartans]] and twenty [[civilian]] survivors, forty-six total. However, the Pelican is only capable of holding fifteen passengers and in ''Halo: The Flood'' it is stated that fifteen is pushing the limit as it is. Despite this inconsistency, the [[Pelican is stated as taking off normally and moving off at maximum speed, even though it is overcrowded and overloaded, espec]]ially since the SPARTANs each weigh around half a ton. But it is possible that they used a [[Pelican]] with an extended carriage.
 *During the beginning of the book, the Grunts are said to sound like dogs and their speech could not be translated. Yet in all the ''Halo'' games, with the exception of ''Halo: Reach'', the Grunts speak English and they do not sound like dogs at all. This is because the prelude to the book takes place nearly twenty years before the events of the games, before advanced translation software was invented and utilized by the UNSC armed forces.
 *The book states that the ''Pillar of Autumn'' has a command chair, but in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', this chair is absent.