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'''''Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant''''' is the second story arc in ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'', a comic-book adaptation of the first ''[[Halo universe|Halo]]'' novel, ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach|Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' published by [[Marvel Comics]].<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/transmissions/article/2010-06-22--Marvel-Comics-to-Adapt-The-Fall-of-Reach-This-September '''Halo Waypoint''': Marvel Comics to Adapt ''The Fall of Reach'' this September]</ref> | '''''Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant''''' is the second story arc in ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'', a comic-book adaptation of the first ''[[Halo universe|Halo]]'' novel, ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach|Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' published by [[Marvel Comics]].<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/transmissions/article/2010-06-22--Marvel-Comics-to-Adapt-The-Fall-of-Reach-This-September '''Halo Waypoint''': Marvel Comics to Adapt ''The Fall of Reach'' this September]</ref> | ||
Consisting of four issues, ''Covenant'' chronicles the early days of the [[Human-Covenant War]]. | Consisting of four issues, ''Covenant'' chronicles the early days of the [[Human-Covenant War]]. The series mostly follows the plot of the novel, though many of the details have been altered to an extent. | ||
''Covenant'' | ''Covenant'' is succeeded by one last story arc; ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]''.<ref>[http://comics.ign.com/articles/111/1118824p1.html '''IGN''': ''Halo: Master Chief's Boot Camp'']</ref><ref>[http://comics.ign.com/articles/116/1164848p1.html '''IGN''': ''Halo: Orchestrating the Fall of Reach'']</ref> | ||
==Issues== | ==Issues== | ||
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'''Synopsis'''<br> | '''Synopsis'''<br> | ||
The first issue begins with [[Wallace|Captain Wallace]], [[Catherine | The first issue begins with [[Wallace|Captain Wallace]], [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Halsey]], and the Spartans IIs on board the {{UNSCShip|Commonwealth}} en route to the [[Damascus Testing Facility]] on [[Chi Ceti IV]] in 2525. The frigate is immediately attacked by a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Unrelenting|vessel]]. Dr. Halsey and the Spartans escape to the surface of the planet. Upon arriving at the facility, the Spartans are introduced and fitted with the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|MJOLNIR Mk. IV armor]]. As the Covenant ship prepares to attack again, [[John-117|John]] recommends that they take MJOLNIR for a field test. John, [[Kelly-087|Kelly]], and [[Samuel-034|Sam]] board a [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] and plan to attack the ship by detonating an [[ANVIL-II Air-to-Surface Missile|ANVIL-II Missile]] inside the vessel. The issue ends as John, Kelly, and Sam leap out of their Pelican prepared to assault the Covenant vessel. | ||
===Issue 2=== | ===Issue 2=== | ||
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==Differences to the novel== | ==Differences to the novel== | ||
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* | *The Longsword interceptors dispatched by the ''Commonwealth'' survive the detonation of the Shiva missile fired at the ''Unrelenting''. In the novel, the Longswords are consumed by the explosion, as they were intentionally sacrificed as a diversion. | ||
*The Damascus Materials Testing Facility is depicted as a space station, while the novel describes it as an underground installation located on the planet Chi Ceti IV. | |||
*The ''Unrelenting'' is portrayed as a cruiser, similar in design to a CCS-class or CRS-class, whereas in the novel, it is described as an ovoid split by a single lateral line. | |||
*The Spartans' assault on the ''Unrelenting'' is decidedly different. The comic depicts John, Sam and Kelly jumping toward the ship - shown within clearly visible distance - without apparent thrusters, with John-117 dismissing the possibility of missing the ship with a casual remark. The three approach the ''Unrelenting'' in a tight formation while discussing their entry strategy and simply glide into the ship. In the novel, the distances involved are much greater. Even though the Spartan use [[thruster pack]]s, there is a high likelihood of missing the ''Unrelenting'' which is traveling at a high velocity, forcing the Spartans to conduct careful maneuvers to intercept the ship. Additionally, all of the Spartans aboard the Pelican partake in the operation, though most, apart from John, Kelly and Sam, miss the Covenant ship and are picked up later. In the novel, the Spartans also do not conduct the EVA flight in a closely packed group and do not converse until regrouping on the hull of the ''Unrelenting''. In the book, the ''Commonwealth'' also fires a diversionary salvo of Archer missiles as decoys to cover the Spartans' approach; this is not depicted in the comic. The warheads used by the Spartans during the boarding operation are also different; in the comic, the Spartans use nuclear missiles, perhaps [[Shiva-class nuclear missile|Shivas]]. In the book, they use [[ANVIL-II Air-to-Surface Missile]]s, which have conventional warheads. As seen in [[:File:Anvil II wing.JPG|this image]], the missiles used in the comic are far too large to be ANVIL-IIs. | |||
*While escaping the ''Unrelenting'', John and Kelly encounter several Jackals; this is not described in the book. | |||
*Inside the Côte d'Azur Museum of Natural History, the Spartans kill the Hunter pair by toppling a stone pillar with grenades, crushing the Hunters. In the novel, the Spartans dispatch the Hunters by creating an opening on the floor below them with grenades, causing them to fall into the basement. In the adaptation, the Spartans are pursued inside the by a large group of Grunts, who are killed by a falling elephant skeleton; in the novel, the Spartans remain undetected during their escape. | *Inside the Côte d'Azur Museum of Natural History, the Spartans kill the Hunter pair by toppling a stone pillar with grenades, crushing the Hunters. In the novel, the Spartans dispatch the Hunters by creating an opening on the floor below them with grenades, causing them to fall into the basement. In the adaptation, the Spartans are pursued inside the by a large group of Grunts, who are killed by a falling elephant skeleton; in the novel, the Spartans remain undetected during their escape. | ||