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{{Title|''Halo: The Rubicon Protocol''}}
{{Title|''Halo: The Rubicon Protocol''}}
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|publication=[[2022#March|March 15, 2022]]{{Ref/Reuse|CFParallel}}{{Ref/Reuse|Amazon}}
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'''''Halo: The Rubicon Protocol''''' is an upcoming ''Halo'' [[Halo novels|novel]] by [[Kelly Gay]], following surviving members of the [[United Nations Space Command]] as they [[Installation 07 conflict|mount a resistance]] against the [[Banished]] following their [[Battle for Installation 07|ambush]] by them in late [[2559#December|2559]]. The novel releases in [[2022#March|March 15, 2022]].{{Ref/Site|Id=CFParallel|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/parallel-threads|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Parallel Threads|D=25|M=6|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Site|Id=Amazon|URL=https://www.amazon.com/-/en/Kelly-Gay/dp/1982147881|Site=Amazon|Page=Halo: The Rubicon Protocol (29)|D=16|M=7|Y=2021}}
'''''Halo: The Rubicon Protocol''''' is a ''Halo'' [[Halo novels|novel]] by [[Kelly Gay]], following surviving members of the [[United Nations Space Command]] as they [[Battle for Zeta Halo|mount a resistance]] against the [[Banished]] following their [[Battle over Installation 07|ambush]] by them in [[2559#December|late 2559]].{{Ref/YouTube|G6a4f5PntWg|HALO|Halo Infinite <nowiki>|</nowiki> Holiday 2021 Community Stream|Time=4364}} The novel was originally set to be released [[2022#March|March 15, 2022]], but later was delayed to June 28, 2022,{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-foundations|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon fodder - Foundations|D=12|M=1|Y=2022}} then delayed again to August 9, 2022.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFParallel|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/parallel-threads|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Parallel Threads|D=25|M=6|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Site|Id=Amazon|URL=https://www.amazon.com/-/en/Kelly-Gay/dp/1982147881|Site=Amazon|Page=Halo: The Rubicon Protocol (29)|D=16|M=7|Y=2021}}
 
In celebration of San Diego Comic Con between July 21–24, 2022, a few limited copies of ''The Rubicon Protocol'' were released early through the [[Simon & Schuster]] booth at the convention.{{Ref/Twitter|GalleryBooks|1549876808400748552|Gallery Books|@Halo fans! Attending @Comic_Con? Visit the @simonschuster booth (1128) for your early on-sale copy of HALO: THE RUBICON PROTOCOL by @KellyHGay! Supplies are limited—don’t wait! @halogear #SDCC #halo #haloinfinite #SDCC2022|D=29|M=07|Y=2022}} Additionally, on the 8th and 29 July respectively, two short previews of the book were officially released by [[343 Industries]], with a third released in a [[Canon Fodder]] on 2 August. The links to these previews can be found at the bottom of this page.


==Official summary==
==Official summary==
{{Article Quote|An original novel set in the Halo universe—based on the New York Times bestselling video game series!
{{Article quote|2560. Humanity finds its back against the wall after the United Nations Space Command flagship Infinity dropped out of slipspace into a devastating ambush launched by the Banished. As this fierce enemy alliance seeks to claim a powerful weapon hidden within the ancient Forerunner ringworld known as Zeta Halo, the surviving UNSC forces now find themselves compromised and its leadership out of reach—with remaining personnel forced to abandon ship and take their chances on the fractured, unpredictable surface of the Halo ring.


An all-new adventure expanding on the dramatic events seen in the blockbuster game [[Halo Infinite]]!{{Ref/Site|Id=Simon & Schuster|URL=https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Halo-The-Rubicon-Protocol/Kelly-Gay/Halo/9781982147884|Site=Simon & Schuster|Page=Halo: The Rubicon Protocol|D=22|M=7|Y=2021}}}}
Now survival in this strange, alien environment—whether for Spartan super-soldiers or those who never thought they would see the battle up close—is measured day-to-day against a relentless and brutal adversary that always has the upper hand. Desperation grows, but the will to keep on fighting and enduring no matter the odds is never in doubt… even as the Banished seek to unleash a frightening new enemy that could doom them all...{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-of-protocols-and-prisons|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Of Protocols and Prisons|D=7|M=3|Y=2022}}}}


==Plot summary==
==Plot summary==
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==Appearances==
==Appearances==
{{Expand-section}}
{{Expand-section}}
{{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-5|title-1=Characters|
{{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-6|title-1=Characters|
====Artificial Intelligence====
*[[Cortana]] {{Mo}}
*[[Elfie]]
*[[Mouse]] {{1st}}
*[[Ouco]]
*[[091 Adjutant Veridity]]
*[[117649 Despondent Pyre]]
 
====Human====
====Human====
*Three unidentified [[Spartan]]s
*[[Erik Bender]] {{1st}}
*[[Lucas Browning]]
*[[Isaiah Cameron]]
*[[Deleke]] {{1st}}
*[[Robin Dimik]] {{1st}}
*[[Douglas-042]] {{Im}}
*[[Foutty]] {{1st}}
*[[Horatio Fry]]
*[[Hudson Griffin]]
*[[Etana Hensler]] {{1st}}
*[[Tomas Horvath]]
*[[M. Jaide]] {{Mo}}
*[[Gavin Jo]] {{1st}}
*[[John-117]] {{Mo}}
*[[Kim]] {{1st}}
*[[Kinney]] {{1st}}
*[[Nina Kovan]]
*[[Thomas Lasky]] {{Mo}}
*[[Vedrana Makovich]]
*[[Henri Malik]]
*[[Mosley]] {{1st}}
*[[TJ Murphy]]
*[[Owens]] {{Fm}}
*[[Sarah Palmer]]
*[[Panago]]
*[[Park]] {{1st}}
*[[Rosado]] {{Mo}}
*[[Sarkar]]
*[[Theodore Sorel]] {{Mo}}
*[[Thompson]] {{1st}}
*[[Kate Stalling]] {{1st}}
*[[Bonita Stone]]
*[[Si Wheeler]]
*[[Unidentified Banished human inspector]] {{1st}}
 
====Jiralhanae====
*[[Atriox]] {{Mo}}
*[[Escharum]]
*[[Gorian]]
*[[Hectarius]] {{1st}}
*[[Itacus]] {{1st}}
*[[Tremonius]] {{Mo}}
 
====Sangheili====
*[[Chak 'Lok]]
*[[Jega 'Rdomnai]]
 
====Unggoy====
*[[Glibnub]]
 
====Xalanyn====
*The [[Harbinger]]


|title-2=Species|
|title-2=Species|
*[[Flood]] {{Mo}}
*[[Forerunner]] {{Mo}}
*[[Gasgira]]
*[[Human]]
**[[Ancestors]] {{Mo}}
*[[Jiralhanae]]
*[[Jiralhanae]]
*[[Human]]
*[[Kateukal]] {{Fm}}
*[[Kig-Yar]]
*[[Mgalekgolo]]
*[[Sangheili]]
*[[Unggoy]]
*[[Xalanyn]]


|title-3=Organizations|
|title-3=Organizations|
*[[Banished]]
*[[Banished]]
**[[Bloodstars#Banished|Bloodstars]]
**[[Hand of Atriox]]
**[[Witch's Eye]] {{1st}}
*[[Created]] {{Mo}}
*[[Covenant]] {{Mo}}
*[[United Nations Space Command]]
*[[United Nations Space Command]]
**[[Office of Naval Intelligence]]
**[[UNSC Armed Forces]]
**[[UNSC Armed Forces]]
***[[Boat crew]] {{1st}}
***[[Spartan Operations]]
****[[SPARTAN-II program]]
*****[[Blue Team]] {{Mo}}
****[[SPARTAN-IV program]]
*****[[Fireteam Intrepid]]
*****[[Fireteam Shadow]]
*****[[Fireteam Taurus]]
*****[[Fireteam Windfall]]
***[[UNSC Marine Corps]]
****[[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]]
*****[[Gravediggers]] {{Fm}}
*****[[Hatetriox]] {{Fm}}


|title-4=Locations|
|title-4=Locations|
*[[Anvil Station]] {{Mo}}
*[[Milky Way]]
*[[Milky Way]]
**[[Sagittarius Arm]]
**[[Bhaakto system]]
***[[Ephsu system]]
***[[Alluvion]] {{Mo}}
****[[Ephsu I]]
****[[Vaslo]] {{Fm}}
*****[[Installation 07]]
****[[Kuyik]] {{Fm}}
**[[Ephsu system]]
**[[Installation 07]]
***[[Cartographer#Installation 07|Cartographer]] {{Mo}}
***[[Conservatory (location)|Conservatory]]
***[[Outpost Tremonius (location)|Outpost Tremonius]]
***[[Redoubt of Sundering]]
***[[Tower]]
***[[House of Reckoning (location)|House of Reckoning]]
***[[Beacon tower]]
**[[Oth Sonin system]]
***[[Doisac]] {{Mo}}
****[[Teash]] {{Im}}
****[[Warial]] {{Im}}
**[[Sverdlovsk system]]
***[[Talitsa]] {{Mo}}


|title-5=Events|
|title-5=Events|
*[[Bow to Stern relay]] {{Fm}}
*[[War]]
*[[War]]
**[[First Immolation]] {{Mo}}
**[[Human-Covenant War]] {{Mo}}
**[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
**[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
***[[Battle for Installation 07]] {{Mo}}
***[[Created uprising]]
***[[Installation 07 conflict]]
****[[Razing of Oth Sonin]] {{Mo}}
****[[Battle for Zeta Halo]]
*****[[Battle over Installation 07]]
*****[[Battle of the Mortal Reverie|Battle of the ''Mortal Reverie'']] {{1st}}
*****[[Battle of the beacon tower]] {{1st}}


|title-6=Vehicles|
|title-6=Vehicles|
====Human====
*[[F-41 Broadsword]]
*[[FSS-1000 Sabre]]
*[[GA-TL1 Longsword]]
*{{Class|Mulsanne|light frigate}}
**{{UNSCShip|Mortal Reverie}}
*[[Mongoose]]
*[[M9 Wolverine]]
*[[M9407 drop pod]]
*[[Pelican]]
*[[Scorpion]]
*[[SKT-29 Bumblebee]]
**''[[Echo India Bravo 08]]''
**''[[Papa Tango Delta 09]]'' {{1st}}
*{{Class|Infinity|supercarrier}}
**{{UNSCShip|Infinity}}
*[[RLT-85 Emergency Shuttlepod]]
*[[Warthog]]
*{{UNSCShip|Relentless Watch}} {{Fm}}
====Banished====
*[[Banished dreadnought]]
*[[Banshee]]
*[[Chopper]]
*[[Dovotaa Workshop Griever]]
*[[Ghost]]
*[[Klavbrig Workshop Shroud]]
*[[Klavrig Workshop Skitterer]]
*[[Phantom]]
**[[Eklon'Dal Workshop Phantom|Banished Phantom]]
*[[Qavardu Workshop war-skiff]]
*[[Scarab]] {{Mo}}
*[[Seraph]]
*[[Wraith]]
**[[Terror Wraith]]
|title-7=Weapons|
|title-7=Weapons|
====Human====
====Human====
*[[BR75 battle rifle]]
*[[Energy Bayonet|Energy bayonet]]
*[[M11 combat knife]]
*[[M395 DMR]]
*[[M41 SPNKR]]
*[[M6 series]]
*[[M85 Scythe]]
*[[M870 Rampart point defense gun]]
*[[M9 fragmentation grenade]]
*[[M965 Fortress point defense network]]
*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]
*[[MA series]]
*[[MA series]]
**[[MA5 series]]
**[[MA5 series]]
***[[MA5D assault rifle]]
***[[MA5D assault rifle]]
***[[MA5K carbine]]
*[[MLRS-2 Hydra]]
*[[Mk50 Sidekick]]
*[[MX-10 mini-brick]] {{1st}}
*[[SRS99 series]]
*[[SRS99 series]]
**[[SRS99-S5 AM sniper rifle]]
**[[SRS99-S5 AM sniper rifle]]
*[[M395 DMR]]
**[[SRS99-S7 AM sniper rifle]]
 
====Banished====
*{{Pattern|Anskum|plasma grenade}}
*{{Pattern|Erudo'ma'keth|pulse carbine}}
*[[Flaktura Workshop Skewer]]
*[[Ghostpierce]]
*[[Kywasky Workshop Gorespike cannon]] {{Mo}}
*[[Jiralhanae combat knife]]
*[[Jovokada Workshop spike grenade]]
*[[Needler]]
*{{Pattern|Okarda'phaa|plasma rifle}}
*[[Plasma pistol]]
*[[Sicatt Workshop shock rifle]]
*[[Thrasher missile]] {{1st}}
*[[Type-1 energy sword]]
*[[Gravity hammer (fiction)|gravity hammer]]
*[[Type-25 Brute Shot]]
*[[Ukala Workshop Spike Revolver]]
*[[Veporokk Workshop Ravager]]


|title-8=Technology and equipment|
|title-8=Technology and equipment|
====Forerunner====
====Forerunner====
*[[Ancilla]]
**[[Monitor]]
***{{Class|Facilitator|ancilla}}
*[[Halo Array]]
*[[Halo Array]]
*[[Beacon tower]]
*[[Conspectus network]]
*[[Cylix]]
*[[Light bridge]]
*[[Sentinel]]
*[[Sentinel]]
**[[Aggressor Sentinel]]
**[[Aggressor Sentinel]]
*[[Slipspace portal]]
*[[Teleportation grid]]
====Human====
====Human====
*[[Active camouflage]]
*[[Artificial intelligence]]
**[[Personal AI]]
*[[Biofoam]]
*[[Energy shielding]]
*[[Forward Operating Base]]
*[[Heads-up display]]
*[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]
*[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]
**[[HIVEMIND-class Mjolnir]] {{Mo}}
**[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN3)]]
**[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN3)]]
***[[ANUBIS-class Mjolnir]]
***[[ANUBIS-class Mjolnir]]
***[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VII|Mark VII Mjolnir]]
***[[STORMFALL-class Mjolnir]]
***[[TRAILBLAZER-class Mjolnir]]
***[[TRAILBLAZER-class Mjolnir]]
*[[Motion sensor]]
====Banished====
*[[Jump pack]] {{Mo}}
*[[Kig-Yar point defense gauntlet]]
*[[Propaganda tower]] {{Mo}}
|title-9=Miscellaneous|
*[[Tossers]] {{Mo}}
}}
}}


==Production notes==
==Production notes==
Despite having narrative connections to ''Halo Infinite'', ''Halo: The Rubicon Protocol'' will stand on its own and will not be "required reading" for fans to understand the game's story.{{Ref/Reuse|CFParallel}}
Despite having narrative connections to ''Halo Infinite'', ''Halo: The Rubicon Protocol'' was reported prior to release to stand on its own and would not be "required reading" for fans to understand the game's story.{{Ref/Reuse|CFParallel}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==Sources==
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
{{Ref/Sources}}
==External links==
;Text previews
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-the-rubicon-protocol-preview-1 ''Halo Waypoint'', Halo: The Rubicon Protocol - Preview 1]
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-the-rubicon-protocol-preview-2 ''Halo Waypoint'', Halo: The Rubicon Protocol - Preview 2]
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-rubicon-rundown ''Halo Waypoint'', Canon Fodder #131: Rubicon Rundown (Preview 3)]
;Audiobook previews
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMAZogkq6QY ''YouTube'', Halo: The Rubicon Protocol – Preview 01]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3qzy_4e3Zs ''YouTube'', Halo: The Rubicon Protocol – Preview 02]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1WpvrjNliI ''YouTube'', Halo: The Rubicon Protocol – Preview 03]


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Latest revision as of 20:23, April 13, 2024

Halo: The Rubicon Protocol
Front cover of Halo: The Rubicon Protocol.
Attribution information

Author(s):

Kelly Gay[1][2]

Cover artist(s):

William "Pixelflare" Cameron[1]

Publication information

Publisher:

Gallery Books[1]

Publication date:

August 9, 2022[3]

Pages:

352 pages

ISBN:

9781982147884

 

Halo: The Rubicon Protocol is a Halo novel by Kelly Gay, following surviving members of the United Nations Space Command as they mount a resistance against the Banished following their ambush by them in late 2559.[4] The novel was originally set to be released March 15, 2022, but later was delayed to June 28, 2022,[5] then delayed again to August 9, 2022.[1][3]

In celebration of San Diego Comic Con between July 21–24, 2022, a few limited copies of The Rubicon Protocol were released early through the Simon & Schuster booth at the convention.[6] Additionally, on the 8th and 29 July respectively, two short previews of the book were officially released by 343 Industries, with a third released in a Canon Fodder on 2 August. The links to these previews can be found at the bottom of this page.

Official summary[edit]

“ 2560. Humanity finds its back against the wall after the United Nations Space Command flagship Infinity dropped out of slipspace into a devastating ambush launched by the Banished. As this fierce enemy alliance seeks to claim a powerful weapon hidden within the ancient Forerunner ringworld known as Zeta Halo, the surviving UNSC forces now find themselves compromised and its leadership out of reach—with remaining personnel forced to abandon ship and take their chances on the fractured, unpredictable surface of the Halo ring.

Now survival in this strange, alien environment—whether for Spartan super-soldiers or those who never thought they would see the battle up close—is measured day-to-day against a relentless and brutal adversary that always has the upper hand. Desperation grows, but the will to keep on fighting and enduring no matter the odds is never in doubt… even as the Banished seek to unleash a frightening new enemy that could doom them all...[7]

”

Plot summary[edit]

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Appearances[edit]

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Characters

Artificial Intelligence

Human

Jiralhanae

Sangheili

Unggoy

Xalanyn

Species

Organizations

Locations

Events

Vehicles

Human

Banished

Weapons

Human

Banished

Technology and equipment

Forerunner

Human

Banished

Miscellaneous


Production notes[edit]

Despite having narrative connections to Halo Infinite, Halo: The Rubicon Protocol was reported prior to release to stand on its own and would not be "required reading" for fans to understand the game's story.[1]

Gallery[edit]

  • Full cover art with logos.

    Full cover art with logos.

  • Full cover art without logos.

    Full cover art without logos.

  • Early sketch of the cover art.

    Early sketch of the cover art.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Parallel Threads (Retrieved on Jun 25, 2021) [archive]
  2. ^ Simon & Schuster, Halo: The Rubicon Protocol (Retrieved on Jul 22, 2021) [archive]
  3. ^ a b Amazon, Halo: The Rubicon Protocol (29) (Retrieved on Jul 16, 2021) [archive]
  4. ^ YouTube - HALO, Halo Infinite | Holiday 2021 Community Stream
  5. ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon fodder - Foundations (Retrieved on Jan 12, 2022) [archive]
  6. ^ Twitter, Gallery Books (@GalleryBooks) (Retrieved on Jul 29, 2022) [archive]
  7. ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Of Protocols and Prisons (Retrieved on Mar 7, 2022) [archive]

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