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Halo: Escalation
Attribution information
Author(s):	Christopher Schlerf (writer); Omar Francia (artist); Michael Atiyeh (colorist); Sergio Ariño & Ricardo Sanchez Arreola (pencillers); Juan Castro & Rob Lean (inkers); Anthony Palumbo & Kenneth Scott (cover artists)
Publication information
Publisher:	Dark Horse Comics
Publication date:	Issue #1: December 11, 2013; Issue #2: January 8, 2014; Issue #3: February 26, 2014; Issue #4: March 26, 2014;

Revision as of 21:17, January 6, 2014

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Halo: Escalation is a twelve-issue^[1] comic book series produced by Dark Horse Comics. It focuses on "how the events of Halo 4 have helped define the destiny not only of the Chief but of the galaxy as a whole".^[2] The story itself centers on the UNSC Infinity being assigned escort duty for a diplomatic mission between Thel 'Vadam and the Jiralhanae, but has to fend off an attack meant to thwart the negotiations.^[3]

Official summary

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Issues

Appearances

Characters

Andrew Del Rio (Mentioned only)
Bradley (First appearance)
Catherine Halsey
Dellert (First appearance)
Gabriel Thorne
'Gajat (First appearance)
Gomez (First appearance)
Hogan (First appearance)
Jespersen (First appearance)
Jul 'Mdama
Lydus (First appearance)
Nicolas Strauss
Paul DeMarco
Ray (First appearance)
Roland
Ryder
Sarah Palmer
Serin Osman
Tek (First appearance)
Terrence Hood
Thel 'Vadam
Thomas Lasky
Vladimir Scruggs

Species

Organizations

Covenant remnant
Guardians of the Righteous
Sanghelios government
- Ascetics
United Nations Space Command
- UNSC High Command
  - UNSC Security Council
    - UNSC Defense Force
      - Spartan
        SPARTAN-IV Program
        Fireteam Bailey (First appearance)
        
        Fireteam Jackknife (First appearance)
        
        Fireteam Majestic
      - UNSC Air Force
      - UNSC Army
      - UNSC Marine Corps
        Orbital Drop Shock Troopers (Mentioned only)
      - UNSC Navy
        Fleet Command
        Orbital Defense Command
        
        Office of Naval Intelligence

Locations

Epoloch system
- Requiem
Sol system
- Earth
  - Australia
    - Sydney
      - HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6
  - United Republic of North America
    - New Phoenix (Mentioned only)
Ealen IV (First appearance)

Events

Great Schism
Human-Covenant War (Mentioned only)
Reclamation conflict
- Battle of Earth (2557) (Mentioned only)
- Second Battle of Requiem (Mentioned only)
- Battle of Ealen IV (First appearance)

Vehicles

AC-220 Vulture
CAS-class assault carrier
CPV-class heavy destroyer
CCS-class battlecruiser
D79-TC Pelican
Diplomatic shuttle
- DS-004 (First appearance)
F-41 Broadsword
Freighter
M12 Warthog
Strident-class heavy frigate
Type-25 Chopper
Type-25 Spirit
Type-26 Banshee
Type-52 Phantom
UNSC Infinity
UNSC Vociferous (First mentioned)

Weapons

Technology

Artificial intelligence
Combat simulation deck
Holography
- Holotank
Jiralhanae combat harness
- Captain Major variant
- Chieftain variant
- Minor variant
Kig-Yar combat harness
- Minor variant
- Sniper variant
- Storm variant
Kig-Yar point defense gauntlet
Kig-Yar targeting headgear
MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor
- MJOLNIR [GEN2]
  - Commando variant
  - HAZOP variant
  - Infiltrator variant
  - Recon variant
  - Recruit variant
  - Scout variant
  - Soldier variant
  - War Master variant
Requiem slipspace artifacts (Mentioned only)
Sangheili combat harness
- Arbiter body armor
- Ascetic variant
- Assault variant
- Commander variant
- Minor variant
- Ranger variant
- Storm variant
- Warrior variant
- Zealot variant
- Unknown Sangheili variant (First appearance)
Skirmisher combat harness
- Champion variant
Unggoy combat harness
- Heavy variant
- Imperial variant
- Storm variant

Production notes

Mistakes

In some shots of Issue 1, Kig-Yar are seen with four fingers instead of three.
Thel 'Vadam is seen with lighter skin than his canonical dark tone.

Gallery

Issue #1 cover art by Anthony Palumbo.
Issue #1 variant cover art by Kenneth Scott.
Issue #2 cover art by Anthony Palumbo.
Issue #3 cover art by Anthony Palumbo.
Issue #4 cover art by Anthony Palumbo.

Sources

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[1] pbs.twimg.com - Halo: Escalation Giveaway

[2] Wired.com: Dark Horse Will Turn World of Halo 4 Into Ongoing Comic Series

[3] Dark Horse Announces All-New Halo Ongoing Series: Escalation!

[4] Comic Book Resources: Dark Horse Comic Solicitations for February 2014

[5] Comic Book Resources: Dark Horse Comic Solicitations for March 2014

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@@ Line 50: / Line 50: @@
 ===Characters===
 *[[Andrew Del Rio]] {{Mo}}
+*[[Bradley (Commander)|Bradley]] {{1st}}
 *[[Catherine Halsey]]
 *[[Dellert]] {{1st}}
 *[[Gabriel Thorne]]
+*[['Gajat]] {{1st}}
+*[[Gomez]] {{1st}}
 *[[Hogan]] {{1st}}
+*[[Jespersen]] {{1st}}
 *[[Jul 'Mdama]]
 *[[Lydus]] {{1st}}
 *[[Nicolas Strauss]]
 *[[Paul DeMarco]]
+*[[Ray (Spartan)|Ray]] {{1st}}
 *[[Roland (AI)|Roland]]
+*[[Ryder]]
 *[[Sarah Palmer]]
 *[[Serin Osman]]
+*[[Tek]] {{1st}}
 *[[Terrence Hood]]
 *[[Thel 'Vadam]]
@@ Line 71: / Line 78: @@
 *[[Jiralhanae]]
 *[[Kig-Yar]]
+**[[Skirmisher]]
+*[[Mgalekgolo]]
 *[[Sangheili]]
 *[[Unggoy]]
@@ Line 91: / Line 100: @@
 *****[[UNSC Army]]
 *****[[UNSC Marine Corps]]
+******[[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] {{Mo}}
 *****[[UNSC Navy]]
 ******[[Fleet Command]]
@@ Line 173: / Line 183: @@
 **[[Kig-Yar Storm|Storm]] variant
 *[[Kig-Yar point defense gauntlet]]
+*[[Kig-Yar targeting headgear]]
 *[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]
 **[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR [GEN2]]]
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 **[[Sangheili Storm|Storm]] variant
 **[[Sangheili Warrior|Warrior]] variant
+**[[Sangheili Zealot|Zealot]] variant
+**Unknown Sangheili variant {{1st}}
+*Skirmisher combat harness
+**[[Skirmisher Champion|Champion]] variant
 *[[Unggoy combat harness]]
+**[[Unggoy Heavy|Heavy]] variant
 **[[Unggoy Imperial|Imperial]] variant
 **[[Unggoy Storm|Storm]] variant