Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo
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Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo is a reference book on the Halo universe that was released on September 5, 2017.[1] The book details the technology, scale, design, construction, and variety of ships, space stations, and colony worlds in the Halo universe.[2]
Official summary
“ | From the developers of the Halo video game franchise comes an official guide to the spacecrafts of the Halo universe, featuring intricately detailed cross-section illustrations.
This is the official, authoritative guide to the spacecrafts of the Halo universe, written in collaboration with 343 Industries, the developers of the “Halo” franchise. The full-color illustrated package covers the fleets of the UNSC, Covenant, and the Forerunner factions, featuring intricately detailed cross-section illustrations of franchise favorites the Pillar of Autumn, High Charity, and the Forerunner Dreadnought. Other specialized spreads offer a closer look at the weapons used in space, the planets of the Covenant and Human colonies, and the space-faring technology that each utilize. With illustrations from the Halo team and renowned illustrator Isaac Hannaford, this is a must-have for fans of the Halo franchise. |
” |
Content
Described as a more "technical" counterpart to Halo Mythos, Halo: Warfleet features ten full-color cross-sections of ships by Hans Jenssen, known for his work on Star Wars: Incredible Cross-Sections, and John Mullaney, who previously worked on ship cross-sections based on the Firefly franchise. In addition, multiple all-new secondary art pieces by various artists are included. Written by 343 Industries' internal writing team, with Kenneth Peters serving as writing lead, Warfleet also includes a variety of specific technical details and terminology formerly contained to the Halo Story Bible.[2]
The book is divided into five sections: Introduction/Technical Architecture, Human Ships, Covenant Ships, Forerunner Ships, as well as an expansive Glossary. The book is published in an "oversized" format to accommodate the detail in the larger illustrations. Each spread includes annotations to explain the functions of given parts of a ship, along with statistics and history of the vehicle in question.[2]
Development
Halo: Warfleet was announced on the Halo website in an issue of the Halo Community Update on October 14, 2016.[3]
Appearances
{{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-5 |title-1=Characters|
- 'Dalamen (Mentioned only)
- Adam Crokett (First mentioned)
- Alexander Kerr-Fox (First mentioned)
- [[Antonio Silva]
(Mentioned only)
- Ardo 'Moretumee (Mentioned only)
- Avery Johnson (Mentioned only)
- Brandon Hines (First mentioned)
- Ckmu 'Raboree (First mentioned)
- Cortana (Mentioned only)
- Dana Wolff (First mentioned)
- David Pulver (First mentioned)
- Elizabeth Sark (First mentioned)
- Ellen Anders (Mentioned only)
- Eugene Taylor (First mentioned)
- Faber-of-Will-and-Might (Mentioned only)
- Grasping-Steady-Firmament (First mentioned)
- Gravemind (Mentioned only)
- High Prophet of Regret (Mentioned only)
- High Prophet of Truth (Mentioned only)
- Jacob Keyes (Mentioned only)
- John-117 (Mentioned only)
- Jorge-052 (Indirect mention)
- Jul 'Mdama (Mentioned only)
- Laka Mowai (First mentioned)
- Lat 'Ravamee (Mentioned only)
- Librarian (Mentioned only)
- Lightning-Weaving-Helix (First mentioned)
- Melissa McKay (Mentioned only)
- Mendicant Bias (Mentioned only)
- Miranda Keyes (Mentioned only)
- Nkmo 'Ehtaree (First mentioned)
- Ophon 'Qaram (First mentioned)
- Oscar Greyson (First mentioned)
- Prophet of Expediency (First mentioned)
- Robert McLees (Mentioned only)
- Rtas 'Vadum
- Sada no Okuni (First mentioned)
- Shauna Glasgow (First mentioned)
- Ssne 'Mowusee (First mentioned)
- Stephen Loftus (First mentioned)
- Tek'ch (First mentioned)
- Terrence Hood (Mentioned only)
- Thel 'Vadam (Mentioned only)
- Thomas Lasky (Mentioned only)
- Tobias Fleming Shaw (Mentioned only)
- Ur-Didact (Mentioned only)
- Wallace Fujikawa (Mentioned only)
|title-2=Species|
- Arkon taa (First mentioned)
- Flood
- Forerunner
- Human
- Huragok (Mentioned only)
- Jiralhanae (Mentioned only)
- Kig-Yar (Mentioned only)
- Lekgolo (Mentioned only)
- Precursor (Mentioned only)
- San'Shyuum
- Sangheili
- Unggoy (Mentioned only)
- Yanme'e (Mentioned only)
|title-3=Organizations|
- Aerofabrique SA (First mentioned)
- Ancient humanity
- Boglin Fields (Mentioned only)
- Covenant
- Covenant fleet
- Fleet of Particular Justice (Mentioned only)
- Fleet of Sacred Consecration (Mentioned only)
- Fleet of Valiant Prudence (Mentioned only)
- First Assembled Choir of Builders (First mentioned)
- Forgemasters of Tanus (First mentioned)
- Gorgon Assembly Vault (First mentioned)
- High Council (Mentioned only)
- Ministry of Fervent Intercession (Mentioned only)
- Ministry of Preparation (Mentioned only)
- Prelates (Mentioned only)
- Ministry of Sacral Assembly (First mentioned)
- Ministry of the Hearth (First mentioned)
- Lathe of the Enlightened (First mentioned)
- Song of Victory (First mentioned)
- Supernal Chorus (First mentioned)
- Covenant fleet
- Covenant remnants
- Jul 'Mdama's Covenant (Mentioned only)
- Swords of Sanghelios (Mentioned only)
- Ecumene
- Builders (Mentioned only)
- Master Builder's Fabricae (First mentioned)
- Ecumene Council (Mentioned only)
- Myrmidon (Mentioned only)
- Forerunner navy (Mentioned only)
- Juridicals (Mentioned only)
- Lifeworkers (Mentioned only)
- Miners (Mentioned only)
- Overwatch network (First mentioned)
- Warrior-Servants (Mentioned only)
- Preceptors (First appearance)
- Prometheans (Mentioned only)
- Builders (Mentioned only)
- Halifax Spacewerx (First mentioned)
- Ingens Assembler Vats (First mentioned)
- Kawanishi Engineering (First mentioned)
- Liang-Dortmund Corporation (Mentioned only)
- Minoris Assembler Vats (First mentioned)
- Misriah Armory (Mentioned only)
- Muse of Yevon (First mentioned)
- SinoViet Heavy Machinery (Mentioned only)
- Special Assembly Plant Concord (First mentioned)
- Summus Assembler Vats (First mentioned)
- TanSec AB (First mentioned)
- Unified Earth Government
- Colonial Administration Authority (Mentioned only)
- Colonial Military Administration (Mentioned only)
- United Nations Space Command
- UNSC Air Force (Mentioned only)
- UNSC Army (Mentioned only)
- NOBLE Team (Mentioned only)
- UNSC Marine Corps
- UNSC Navy
- Office of Naval Intelligence (Mentioned only)
- ONI Security (Mentioned only)
- UNSC Prowler Corps (Mentioned only)
- Watershed Division (Mentioned only)
- Xeno-Materials Exploitation Group
- Office of Naval Intelligence (Mentioned only)
- Colonial Administration Authority (Mentioned only)
- Ushuaia Armory (Mentioned only)
- Vassal Workshops of Clan Makan and Clan Vol (First mentioned)
- Vosper Engineering (First mentioned)
|title-4=Locations|
- Arcadia (Mentioned only)
- Aspero system (Mentioned only)
- Epsilon Eridani system (Mentioned only)
- Reach
- Babd Catha Ice Shelf (Mentioned only)
- Csodaszarvas (Mentioned only)
- SinoViet Naval Yard AS-9 (First mentioned)
- Turul (Mentioned only)
- Tribute (Mentioned only)
- Reach
- Epsilon Indi system (Mentioned only)
- Eridanus system (Mentioned only)
- Eridanus II
- Ehilend (Mentioned only)
- Eridanus II
- Etran Harborage (Mentioned only)
- Genesis (Mentioned only)
- Greaw-Jornel system (Mentioned only)
- Hestia system (Mentioned only)
- High Charity
- Iota (First mentioned)
- Installation 00 (Mentioned only)
- Installation 01 (Mentioned only)
- Installation 02 (Mentioned only)
- Installation 03 (Mentioned only)
- Installation 05 (Mentioned only)
- Installation 06 (Mentioned only)
- Installation 07 (Mentioned only)
- Ivanoff Station
- Invicta (First mentioned)
- IX-KA anomaly (First mentioned)
- Janjur Qom (Mentioned only)
- Kerrec Irruption (First mentioned)
- Maethrillian (Mentioned only)
- New Carthage
- Orso system (Mentioned only)
- Oth Sonin system (Mentioned only)
- Paris IV (Mentioned only)
- Requiem (Mentioned only)
- Sarcophagus (Mentioned only)
- Shield World 10021 (First mentioned)
- Site Yankee-002-G3 (First mentioned)
- Soell system (Mentioned only)
- Installation 04 (Mentioned only)
- Sol system
- Earth
- Luna (Mentioned only)
- New Mombasa (Mentioned only)
- Mars (Mentioned only)
- Reyes-McLees Shipyards (Mentioned only)
- Earth
- Tala system (Mentioned only)
- Te (Mentioned only)
- Thema Opson (First mentioned)
- Galatian Capital (First mentioned)
- Urs system (Mentioned only)
- Sanghelios
- Aanrar Shipyard (Mentioned only)
- Qikost (Mentioned only)
- Suban (Mentioned only)
- Sanghelios
- Verent (Mentioned only)
- Y'Deio system (Mentioned only)
|title-5=Events|
- Blooding Years (Mentioned only)
- Conservation Measure (Mentioned only)
- Reintroduction (Mentioned only)
- Domus Diaspora (Mentioned only)
- First Immolation (Mentioned only)
- Forerunner-Flood war (Mentioned only)
- Great Purification (Mentioned only)
- Great Schism (Mentioned only)
- Human-Covenant War (Mentioned only)
- Battle for Arcadia (Mentioned only)
- Battle for Earth (Mentioned only)
- Battle of Installation 04 (Mentioned only)
- Battle of Installation 05 (Mentioned only)
- Battle of Meridian (Indirect mention)
- Fall of High Charity (Mentioned only)
- Fall of Reach (Mentioned only)
- Operation: UPPER CUT (Mentioned only)
- First Battle of Harvest (Mentioned only)
- Harvest campaign (Mentioned only)
- Operation: RED FLAG (Mentioned only)
- Second Fall of Arcadia (Mentioned only)
- Siege of Paris IV (Mentioned only)
- Insurrection (Mentioned only)
- Post-Covenant War conflicts (Mentioned only)
- Second Ark Conflict (Mentioned only)
- War of Beginnings (Mentioned only)
- Writ of Union (Mentioned only)
|title-6=Weapons|
- 11A2R1 naval coilgun battery (First mentioned)
- AAM-50XR missile (First mentioned)
- AGM-79C missile (First mentioned)
- Archer missile
- ASGM-10 missile
- Beam cannon
- CBU-R68 Moray system (Mentioned only)
- Energy projector
- Fibril cutter (First mentioned)
- Fuel rod cannon
- HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon
- Heavy plasma cannon
- Howler missile (Mentioned only)
- Light mass fusillade cannon
- M340A4 Streak missile (First mentioned)
- M370 autocannon
- M4020 Bident missile (First mentioned)
- M4093 Hyperion nuclear delivery system
- M66 Sentry autocannon (First mentioned)
- M85 Scythe (Mentioned only)
- M97 Lance (Mentioned only)
- Machine-linked autocannon
- Magnetic Accelerator Cannon
- Mark 2551 Onager (Mentioned only)
- Mark 15 Breakwater naval coilgun (First mentioned)
- Mark 33 Spitfire coilgun (First mentioned)
- Mark 40 Spitfire coilgun (First mentioned)
- Mark 55 Castor naval coilgun (First mentioned)
- Nuclear weapon
- Particle beam weapon (Mentioned only)
- Plasma bombardment mortar
- Plasma cannon
- Plasma lance
- Plasma torpedo
- Point-defense gun
- Pulse laser turret
- Rapier missile (Mentioned only)
- ST/Medusa missile
- Torsion driver
|title-7=Vehicles|
- Anlace-class frigate
- Aspis platform (First mentioned)
- Autumn-class heavy cruiser
- CAS-class assault carrier
- Castellan (First mentioned)
- CCS-class battlecruiser
- Purveyor of Serenity (First mentioned)
- Truth and Reconciliation
- CPV-class heavy destroyer
- CRS-class light cruiser
- CSO-class supercarrier (Mentioned only)
- Long Night of Solace (Mentioned only)
- D20 Heron
- D77-TC Pelican
- D79-TC Pelican (Mentioned only)
- D82-EST Darter (Mentioned only)
- D96-TCE Albatross (Mentioned only)
- DAS-class storm cutter (First appearance)
- Divine Breath (First appearance)
- Mark of Prophecy (First appearance)
- Despair-class fighter (Mentioned only)
- Diligence-class destroyer (Mentioned only)
- UNSC Kronstadt (Mentioned only)
- DSC-class support ship
- Dragoon
- Epoch-class heavy carrier
- F-41 Broadsword
- GA-TL1 Longsword
- Gladius-class heavy corvette (First appearance)
- UNSC Sagan Blue (First appearance)
- Halberd-class destroyer
- Halcyon-class light cruiser
- UNSC Pillar of Autumn
- UNSC Toulouse (First appearance)
- Harrier (Mentioned only)
- Strix-class harrier (First mentioned)
- Infinity-class supercarrier
- UNSC Eternity (First mentioned)
- UNSC Infinity
- Keyship
- M12 Warthog
- M510 Mammoth (Mentioned only)
- M820 Scorpion (Mentioned only)
- M808 Scorpion (Mentioned only)
- OF92 Booster Frame
- ORS-class heavy cruiser
- Orbital defense platform
- Athens Station (Mentioned only)
- Cairo Station
- Malta Station (Mentioned only)
- Phoenix-class colony ship
- Ren
- SDV-class heavy corvette
- Scarab (Mentioned only)
- Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle
- SKT-9 Bumblebee (First appearance)
- Stalwart-class light frigate
- Tarasque heavy fighter (Mentioned only)
- Type-25 Spirit
- Type-26 Banshee
- Type-27 Banshee (Mentioned only)
- Type-26 Wraith (Mentioned only)
- Type-28 Tick (Mentioned only)
- Type-29 Shadow (Mentioned only)
- Type-31 Seraph
- Type-32 Ghost (Mentioned only)
- Type-52 Phantom
- Phantom gunboat (Mentioned only)
- Type-56 Lich
- UNSC Calcutta (Mentioned only)
- War sphinx (Mentioned only)
- Weapon-ship
- Winter-class prowler
- YSS-1000 Sabre
|title-8=Technology and equipment|
- Activation index (Mentioned only)
- Almar-Pattern Repository
- Arcani (First mentioned)
- Armiger (Mentioned only)
- Artificial intelligence
- Associated intelligence (Mentioned only)
- Ancilla
- Composed (Mentioned only)
- Promethean Knight (Mentioned only)
- Dumb AI (Mentioned only)
- Knowledge engine (First mentioned)
- Sentinel
- Retriever Sentinel (Mentioned only)
- Smart AI (Mentioned only)
- Auspex array
- Combat skin (Mentioned only)
- Composer
- Conversion pod (Mentioned only)
- Cryo chamber (Mentioned only)
- Design pattern (Mentioned only)
- Design seed (Mentioned only)
- Disruptor
- Domain (Mentioned only)
- Expert system (Mentioned only)
- Fusion drive
- Gravity lift
- Halo Array (Mentioned only)
- Impulse drive
- Intercessor (First mentioned)
- Logic plague (Mentioned only)
- Luminary (Mentioned only)
- Maneuver drive
- Neural physics (Mentioned only)
- Pinch fusion reactor (Mentioned only)
- Repulsor engine
- Shield world (Mentioned only)
- Slipspace drive
- Borer (First identified as Borer)
- Ophon-pattern drive core (First appearance)
- Sefom Invictus (First mentioned)
- Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine
- Borer (First identified as Borer)
- Slipspace flake (Mentioned only)
- Star road (Mentioned only)
- Visual Intelligence System, Reconnaissance (Mentioned only)
- Wings of Malygus
}}
Gallery
Concept art
Final art
An ancient human cruiser, by Isaac Hannaford. Used on pages 14-15
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Truth and Reconciliation art used on pages 62-63
- HWF-ArdentPrayer.png
A cutaway illustration of the Ardent Prayer. Used on pages 76-77
Trivia
The Halcyon-class light cruiser on the book's cover is based on the original depiction of the class seen in Halo: Combat Evolved (including the Marathon logo on the port side) rather than the updated model seen in Halo: Reach and later media.[4]
Sources
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- ^ Halo Waypoint - Community Update: Into the Storm
- ^ UNSC Pillar of Autumn model from Halo: Combat Evolved