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I'm sure by now we've all experienced the {{Plain|[http://huntthetruth.tumblr.com/ ''Hunt the Truth'']}} not-quite-ARG for ''Halo 5''. The general concept alone is intriguing but for 343i to bring back [[Benjamin Giraud|such an obscure character]] is nothing short of amazing - a great example of the {{Plain|[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PlotArchaeology plot archaeology]}} I've come to expect from them. It's also thrilling to hear [[Wikipedia:Keegan-Michael Key|Keegan-Michael Key]] in a serious role. I'm so used to him being funny it's kind of a shock, sort of like Keaton!Batman supposedly was in the late '80s; I'm totally on board with the choice, though. And what's this about anomalies in deep space? I think we all know where ''Halo 5'' is headed. --[[User:Braidenvl|<span style="color:gray">'''''Our vengeance is at hand.'''''</span>]] [[File:Gravemind.svg|14px]] ([[User talk:Braidenvl|<span style="color:gray">Talk to me.</span>]]) 12:20, 23 March 2015 (EDT)

::I'm sure if we ask nicely we can still get Grey Team killed off in a Catalog post. ;) [[User:Sith Venator|<span style="color:green">Sith-venator Wavingstrider</span>]] [[File:Fett helmet.jpg|20px]] ([[User talk:Sith Venator|<span style="color:blue">Commlink</span>]]) 12:43, 29 March 2015 (EDT)

{{#youtube:tHQiYPiNVEE|300px|right|Locke trailer}}

::I do like the theory that the teacher was genuinely not an ONI plant, and that it signifies that John's flash clone survived. Mass Effect did the Evil CLone story well, and this is better - it gives the clone a backstory and motivation, and may signify that someone is trying to ''replace'' the Master Chief in a similar manner - either the Insurrection, to sway people to their cause with the Chief's mythos, or ONI itself, in need of a more loyal saviour or perhaps to perform false-flag attacks to keep them relevant in a post-war galaxy as the UNSC tries to transfer power back to the UEG. We're probably blowing ONI's cover story way out of proportion, but I like the idea. -- [[User:Morhek|<b><font color=indigo>Qura 'Morhek</font></b>]] [[w:c:halofanon:user:Specops306|<u><i><font color=blue>^{The Autocrat}</font></i></u>]] [[User talk:Specops306|<u><i><font color=purple>^{of Morheka}</font></i></u>]] 05:30, 30 March 2015 (EDT)

As for Silva, he commanded the ODSTs John killed and maimed aboard the ''Atlas''. If ONI were willing to tell anyone about the SPARTAN-II program back then it would be the man who'd just lost several Helljumpers to a fourteen-year-old. Maybe the "kidnapped children" rumors were prevalent enough by 2552 that he didn't mind spilling the beans in front of McKay. John's lack of a reaction (even from his own POV) is rather odd, though. --[[User:Braidenvl|<span style="color:gray">'''''Our answer is at hand.'''''</span>]] [[File:Gravemind.svg|14px]] ([[User talk:Braidenvl|<span style="color:gray">Talk to me.</span>]]) 09:37, 30 March 2015 (EDT)

I mentioned this to Tucker over skype, but the [[:File:Ep_1_image.jpg|circular symbols on the top of the page here]] appear to be [[w:c:TARDIS:Gallifreyan_(language)#Circular_Gallifreyan|circular Gallifreyan]], generated from a user-made font such as [http://www.fonts101.com/fonts/view/Dingbats/59472/WS_Simple_Gallifreyan this one]. HEADCANON: John is a TIme Lord, and his MJOLNIR is his TARDIS! :P -- [[User:Morhek|<b><font color=indigo>Qura 'Morhek</font></b>]] [[w:c:halofanon:user:Specops306|<u><i><font color=blue>^{The Autocrat}</font></i></u>]] [[User talk:Specops306|<u><i><font color=purple>^{of Morheka}</font></i></u>]] 04:44, 3 April 2015 (EDT)

*In the image containing purported evidence of John's death at the age of 6, the partly circular symbols visible at the top of the page appear to be [[w:c:TARDIS:Gallifreyan (language)|circular Gallifreyan text]] from [[w:c:TARDIS:Doctor_Who|Doctor Who]], likely generated using a fan-made font.

-- [[User:Morhek|<b><font color=indigo>Qura 'Morhek</font></b>]] [[w:c:halofanon:user:Specops306|<u><i><font color=blue>^{The Autocrat}</font></i></u>]] [[User talk:Specops306|<u><i><font color=purple>^{of Morheka}</font></i></u>]] 05:47, 3 April 2015 (EDT)

:I totally thought it was Jennifer Hale.[[User:Sith Venator|<span style="color:green">Sith-venator Wavingstrider</span>]] [[File:Fett helmet.jpg|20px]] ([[User talk:Sith Venator|<span style="color:blue">Commlink</span>]]) 21:51, 5 April 2015 (EDT)

:::I'm pretty sure I hear Jennifer Hale. --[[User:Braidenvl|<span style="color:gray">'''''Our answer is at hand.'''''</span>]] [[File:Gravemind.svg|14px]] ([[User talk:Braidenvl|<span style="color:gray">Talk to me.</span>]]) 09:19, 6 April 2015 (EDT)

::::Agreed, I hear a lot of Hale in that.  I quite liked it! -- [[User:Morhek|<b><font color=indigo>Qura 'Morhek</font></b>]] [[w:c:halofanon:user:Specops306|<u><i><font color=blue>^{The Autocrat}</font></i></u>]] [[User talk:Specops306|<u><i><font color=purple>^{of Morheka}</font></i></u>]] 19:12, 6 April 2015 (EDT)

:Additional note of potentially no significance: John+Locke. [[Wikipedia:John Locke|John Locke]]. Relevant to anything? Probably not. But interesting to consider. -- [[User:Morhek|<b><font color=indigo>Qura 'Morhek</font></b>]] [[w:c:halofanon:user:Specops306|<u><i><font color=blue>^{The Autocrat}</font></i></u>]] [[User talk:Specops306|<u><i><font color=purple>^{of Morheka}</font></i></u>]] 07:59, 13 April 2015 (EDT)

:I find it increasingly unlikely that ONI doesn't know damn well what Giraud has been digging up the whole time, and that this series is going to lead up to the full declassification of the Spartan-II Project - but on ONI's terms, by framing it as a cover-up ''from'' ONI by internal renegades like Parangosky, Ackerson and, yes, Halsey. The narrative of individuals being held solely responsible has already been established there. And yes, the damage to ONI will be not inconsiderable. But being able to discredit what they perceive to be a threat-in-waiting by telling the public that the Master Chief, the salvation of Earth and Her Colonies, is more machine now than man is going to have a significant impact on those who would otherwise have been willing to follow his lead. And it allows ONI to look good by airing their own dirty laundry and "investigating" it, which presumably is where Agent Locke comes in. The IIs and IIIs aren't going to like it, there can't be many of them left by now - we know a handful of IIs, including Blue and Naomi, survived; whatever MJOLNIR-equipped III teams survived Reach; and however many Gamma Company members survived whatever they were deployed to during late 2552, which may very well have been Reach. The IVs are the fresh start - can't have a clean slate without wiping it clean first. The IVs even continue the Headhunter tradition of two-man teams for high-risk low-survivability ops, which I would definitely class taking out IIs and IIIs as. A Stalinist purge of "internal threats" on a superhuman level.-- [[User:Morhek|<b><font color=indigo>Qura 'Morhek</font></b>]] [[w:c:halofanon:user:Specops306|<u><i><font color=blue>^{The Autocrat}</font></i></u>]] [[User talk:Specops306|<u><i><font color=purple>^{of Morheka}</font></i></u>]] 05:41, 20 April 2015 (EDT)

::I agree that ''something'' has likely intervened on Giraud's behalf, but somebody suggested on the HBO forums something I hadn't considered - the Assembly. The AI collective micro-managing humanity's survival and rise to power as an interstellar power. It may be that they have decided that ONI needs to be taken down a peg, and have selected declassifying S-II as the way to do it. Yes, you're tainting the Chief and co., and demoralising humanity in the short term, but in the long term the UNSC simply can't ''stop'' making Spartan-IVs now that the technology is there, and ONI has clearly become too powerful, given its actions on Sanghelios and sending Palmer after Halsey, and needs a short, sharp lesson in humility. -- [[User:Morhek|<b><font color=indigo>Qura 'Morhek</font></b>]] [[w:c:halofanon:user:Specops306|<u><i><font color=blue>^{The Autocrat}</font></i></u>]] [[User talk:Specops306|<u><i><font color=purple>^{of Morheka}</font></i></u>]] 04:59, 27 April 2015 (EDT)

:What I'm most excited about is this Pharaoh - who I fully expect to be either Halsey, or at a stretch, Parangosky. In fact, I kind of prefer the latter, because then you get the potential that ONI could be trying to salvage this mess by having her pin it on Halsey, who is already persona non grata even before she sided with Jul. I still think something else in the background has to be at work, though I liked the touch of Walker actually being the work of Moradi, and not some AI puppetmasters. Hadn't expected that. -- [[User:Morhek|<b><font color=indigo>Qura 'Morhek</font></b>]] [[w:c:halofanon:user:Specops306|<u><i><font color=blue>^{The Autocrat}</font></i></u>]] [[User talk:Specops306|<u><i><font color=purple>^{of Morheka}</font></i></u>]] 02:04, 4 May 2015 (EDT)

Looking forward to seeing how things go down in future episodes. I agree with the people who suggested FERO would turn out to be Halsey, given that she doesn't seem interested in overthrowing the UEG as a whole and more in blackening the eye of ONI. It ''could'' turn out to be an Insurrection figure, or disgruntled ONI, but I think 343i would use the pre-existing character. -- [[User:Morhek|<b><font color=indigo>Qura 'Morhek</font></b>]] [[w:c:halofanon:user:Specops306|<u><i><font color=blue>^{The Autocrat}</font></i></u>]] [[User talk:Specops306|<u><i><font color=purple>^{of Morheka}</font></i></u>]] 18:21, 10 May 2015 (EDT)

:I really hope it's Halsey. And I really hope Jul pops on the line too.[[User:Sith Venator|<span style="color:green">Sith-venator Wavingstrider</span>]] [[File:Fett helmet.jpg|20px]] ([[User talk:Sith Venator|<span style="color:blue">Commlink</span>]]) 18:27, 10 May 2015 (EDT)

::"But you're aaaaaalwaaaaaays on a call!" -- [[User:Morhek|<b><font color=indigo>Qura 'Morhek</font></b>]] [[w:c:halofanon:user:Specops306|<u><i><font color=blue>^{The Autocrat}</font></i></u>]] [[User talk:Specops306|<u><i><font color=purple>^{of Morheka}</font></i></u>]] 19:40, 10 May 2015 (EDT)

:::All power to the Halsey+Jul shipping.XD[[User:Sith Venator|<span style="color:green">Sith-venator Wavingstrider</span>]] [[File:Fett helmet.jpg|20px]] ([[User talk:Sith Venator|<span style="color:blue">Commlink</span>]]) 19:42, 10 May 2015 (EDT)

:I'm guessing this is a cover story for something else entirely. Maybe the core of the story is true - peace talks, the Chief turning up - but the actual setup and events happened differently. All we "see" is the Chief, ''seemingly'' unprovoked, firing on human security forces - we have only assumption and FERO's word they were a peace delegation. I also find it suspicious that they say alien, but not Covenant. Given how hostile the remaining Forerunner constructs and only living Forerunner encountered have been, my guess is that this was a first contact scenario that went bad. Last time the UNSC had a disastrous first contact, it resulted in nearly thirty years of war and hundreds of destroyed colonies. Pinning the blame on the Chief might be somebody's way of absolving humanity as a whole of blame to try again. In addition, I don't trust someone from the Insurrection, any more than I do ONI. We've seen what the Insurrection is capable of and if they're not quite as monstrous as ONI's actions, it is from a lack of resources, not a lack of ambition. -- [[User:Morhek|<b><font color=indigo>Qura 'Morhek</font></b>]] [[w:c:halofanon:user:Specops306|<u><i><font color=blue>^{The Autocrat}</font></i></u>]] [[User talk:Specops306|<u><i><font color=purple>^{of Morheka}</font></i></u>]] 20:14, 17 May 2015 (EDT)

This is definitely an interesting one. I knew we would be seeing more of Del Rio, but I certainly didn't expect it to be this way. How does a disgraced Navy Captain spin that into a successful political campaign? Of course, given recent events I imagine he could turn that into a "not part of the CURRENT military establishment." And as for what we learn about the Chief...I knew it. I friggin' knew it. There had to be something more, and there was. This [[Sapien Sunrise]] group sound fairly sinister, but also make me really hopeful that we'll face human enemies for the first time in the games. I can't help thinking that the Biko thing has to be a trap, though - something tantalising enough to lure him out, away from Earth, in a remote space far from observers where the UNSC won't be recorded snatching a rogue journalist. -- [[User:Morhek|<b><font color=indigo>Qura 'Morhek</font></b>]] [[w:c:halofanon:user:Specops306|<u><i><font color=blue>^{The Autocrat}</font></i></u>]] [[User talk:Specops306|<u><i><font color=purple>^{of Morheka}</font></i></u>]] 18:21, 31 May 2015 (EDT)

:There goes my janitor theory.[[User:Sith Venator|<span style="color:green">Sith Venator</span>]] [[File:Mega Blastoise.gif|20px]] ([[User talk:Sith Venator|<span style="color:blue">Dank Memes</span>]]) 18:34, 31 May 2015 (EDT)

::I would like it to be Kig-Yar, but I doubt it will be. :/ [[User:Sith Venator|<span style="color:green">Sith Venator</span>]] [[File:Mega Blastoise.gif|20px]] ([[User talk:Sith Venator|<span style="color:blue">Dank Memes</span>]]) 19:24, 31 May 2015 (EDT)

::::We need the Kig-Yar captain to be like [https://youtu.be/_ftOJBJL7bc?t=4m40s Edward Kenway]. Now you got me really hyped up on the idea it's Kig-Yar.[[User:Sith Venator|<span style="color:green">Sith Venator</span>]] [[File:Mega Blastoise.gif|20px]] ([[User talk:Sith Venator|<span style="color:blue">Dank Memes</span>]]) 19:44, 31 May 2015 (EDT)

::::::I didn't even know where it came from. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLMJpHihykI Until now]. Or it could be a mixed crew, with some Unggoy too![[User:Sith Venator|<span style="color:green">Sith Venator</span>]] [[File:Mega Blastoise.gif|20px]] ([[User talk:Sith Venator|<span style="color:blue">Dank Memes</span>]]) 19:57, 31 May 2015 (EDT)

::Unless it really is a group of Kig-Yar or Yohnet.[[User:Sith Venator|<span style="color:green">Sith Venator</span>]] [[File:Mega Blastoise.gif|20px]] ([[User talk:Sith Venator|<span style="color:blue">Dank Memes</span>]]) 01:52, 1 June 2015 (EDT)

The freighter dudes were just human booooo.[[User:Sith Venator|<span style="color:green">Sith Venator</span>]] [[File:Mega Blastoise.gif|20px]] ([[User talk:Sith Venator|<span style="color:blue">Dank Memes</span>]]) 00:50, 8 June 2015 (EDT)

:I also can't help thinking the attention given to FERO suggests she could be a major figure - not necessarily in Halo 5, but perhaps other future media. I would love a novel set from the Insurrectionist point of view, and with groups like the URF on the rebound, and new groups like the NCA forming, there's a plethora of potential perspectives to see that from - groups who just want to secede and live on their own terms, other who want to go further and tear down the UEG, people who believe their ideology and people in it for money as mercs or informants. There's a diverse potential cast to an Insurrectionist story, one where the Innie protagonists can be likeable and believable but without lauding all of the Insurrection's atrocities - just because the camps in Elysium were disproved doesn't mean the camps across the rest of Eridanus II didn't happen, not does it excuse the bombings of UNSC clubs we saw in Dirt. The Cole Protocol was an interesting look at the Insurrection, but it was overshadowed by the threat of the Covenant. I'd like to know how things go down when humanity isn't facing constant threat of glassing at the same time - both sides have more time and energy to devote to attacking each other. -- [[User:Morhek|<b><font color=indigo>Qura 'Morhek</font></b>]] [[w:c:halofanon:user:Specops306|<u><i><font color=blue>^{The Autocrat}</font></i></u>]] [[User talk:Specops306|<u><i><font color=purple>^{of Morheka}</font></i></u>]] 07:54, 8 June 2015 (EDT)

::I've been hearing that a lot lately.[[User:Sith Venator|<span style="color:green">Sith Venator</span>]] [[File:Mega Blastoise.gif|20px]] ([[User talk:Sith Venator|<span style="color:blue">Dank Memes</span>]]) 00:46, 9 June 2015 (EDT)

Virgil (the poet, not the Huragok) once said "Beware of Greeks bearing gifts"... My, how history repeats itself... I will say this, however: Petra is neither sloppy, nor is she merciful... And she knows how to play dirty.   ONI used her to destroy her friend...This ''will'' get ugly.[[User:DJenser|DJenser]] ([[User talk:DJenser|talk]]) 12:36, 15 June 2015 (EDT)