List of rectified inconsistencies in the Halo series: Difference between revisions

{{Era|RW}}

*The dropship used to transport the 75 [[SPARTAN-II]] trainees to the [[Military Wilderness Training Preserve]] in Chapter 5 was originally identified as a [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]], whose troop bay would be too small for 75 people. In the reissue the dropship is changed into a larger [[D96-TCE Albatross|Albatross]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 53'' (2001); ''page 71'' (2010)</ref>

*On page 46 of the original edition, [[Kelly-087]] hands out parts of a map to the seventy-five SPARTAN-II trainees. Then on page 48, when [[John-117|John]] checks to make sure the children arrived at the lake, he counted only sixty-seven. In the re-release, "sixty-seven" is changed to seventy-four.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 46, 48'' (2001); ''pages 62, 65'' (2010)</ref>

*In Chapter 22, [[James-005]]'s left arm is burnt off by an [[assault cannon]]. In the original edition, it is said a few pages later that he saluted with his left hand—while it was still missing. In the 2010 re-release, he salutes with his right hand.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 208, 210'' (2001); ''page 241'' (2010)</ref>

::It should be noted that this is an error, as [[Marathon-class cruiser|Marathon]] is actually a class of cruiser.

*The number of the Covenant ships present at the battle over Reach is changed from 314 to "well over seven hundred" in the 2010 reissue.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach (2010)''', ''page 333''</ref> This may be due to a line spoken by [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]] in ''[[Halo 2]]'', where he states that the fleet that destroyed Reach was "fifty times" the size of the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]]. However the change is only done once while all other instances state the fleet consists of 314 ships. The number is changed back to its original form in the 2011 ''Definitive Edition''.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach (2011)''', ''page ??''</ref>

*In the 2001 edition, Admiral [[Roland Freemont]] recalls all UNSC warships in the "REACH, JERICO ''(sic)'' and TANTALUS systems" to the defense of Reach.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach (2001)''', ''page 289''</ref> The 2010 reissue changes the spelling of "JERICO" to "JERICHO", but the rest of the line remains unchanged.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach (2010)''', ''page 326''</ref> In the 2011 ''Definitive Edition'', the reference to the Tantalus and Jericho systems has been removed.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach (2011)''', ''page ??''</ref>  

*A reference to a [[Mgalekgolo|Hunter]] having a spine is changed in Chapter 4 in a scene where [[John-117]] kills one with a [[Type-29 Anti-Infantry Stationary Gun|Shade turret]]. In addition, the male pronoun used to refer to it is changed to the neutral "it" in some instances:

*In Chapter 9, the Second Squad was implied to have been completely consumed by the Flood, specifically saying that their numbers dwindled until two [[PFC]]s remained, before the last of the Marines fell.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 232'' (2003)</ref> On the next page, however, it is stated that Foehammer proceeded to pick up the Marines. The following change is made in the new edition:

*The formerly unidentified Covenant excavation machines at [[Menachite Mountain]] are now stated to be [[Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform|Scarabs]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike (2010)''', ''page 142''</ref>

*In the original novel, the Spartans are seemingly unfamiliar with the design of what is implied to be a prototype of the [[BR55 battle rifle]].<ref name="fs105">'''Halo: First Strike (2003)''', ''page 133''</ref> Since later material has established that the BR55 series had been in service for decades prior to the timeframe of the novel, the reprint identifies the weapon as the "BR55's newest version" and the Spartans are now shown to be familiar with its predecessors.<ref name="fs130">'''Halo: First Strike (2010)''', ''pages 163-164''</ref>

*Similar to the inconsistency of the Spartans' first encounter with Sangheili, in ''Halo: First Strike'', the Spartans did not have any prior knowledge of the [[Jiralhanae]] until their encounter with them on the [[Unyielding Hierophant]] during [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]]. This has also been contradicted in multiple later works which show Brutes as being well known to UNSC forces throughout the war. Like the Sangheili encounter inconsistency in ''The Fall of Reach'', in the re-release of ''First Strike'', references to the Jiralhanae have been altered so that the Spartans are now familiar with them:

::''"The creature Cortana had called a "Brute" stepped from the shadows and faced John."''<ref name="fs310"/>

::''"The Brute stepped from the shadows and faced John."''<ref name="fs372"/>

* In the opening cutscene of [[Outskirts]], the Warthogs have no drivers. This was corrected in the ''Anniversary'' edition.

* In the final cutscene of "[[Sacred Icon]]", Miranda Keyes duel-wielded SMGs while firing at the Arbiter, without any visible recoil. Supplementary material claimed this was impossible for non-Spartans, due to the strength it took to fire them accurately.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3smg '''Bungie.net:''' ''M7 / Caseless Submachine Gun'']</ref> In ''Halo 2: Anniversary'', the cutscene is changed so Miranda only carries and fires one SMG.

* A glitch in-game causes 343 Guilty Spark's "eye" light to dim when he speaks, unlike other games where it lights up as he speaks. This was fixed in ''Anniversary''.

* A visual glitch in the opening cutscene of [[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]] causes an Unggoy Master Chief frightens to slide across the ground motionlessly rather than running. This is fixed in the ''Anniversary'' edition.

* [[Rtas 'Vadum]] is depicted as speaking clearly despite having lost half his mouth. ''Anniversary'' slightly modifies his design so that he still retains part of his left mandibles.

* After [[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]] revealed [[Miranda Keyes]] was her daughter, Miranda's design in ''Anniversary'' has been modified to resemble her better.

*The novel establishes [[Harvest]] as humanity's most distant [[human colonies|colony world]], further stating that the planet is six weeks away from the nearest colony, [[Madrigal]], and two months from [[Reach]].<ref name="ch32">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 32''</ref> It is stated that Harvest is situated in the [[Epsilon Indi system]], which is only 12 lightyears from Earth. This would place Harvest only 1.5 lightyears further from Earth than [[Epsilon Eridani]], the heart of the [[Inner Colonies]], and significantly closer than many other colony systems which have not been specifically mentioned as being particularly distant (e.g. [[111 Tauri]], [[Lambda Serpentis system|Lambda Serpentis]], and [[Zeta Doradus system|Zeta Doradus]]). This is rectified by [[Catalog#Trivia|Catalog]], who claims this discrepancy is the result of both the fundamentally different geometry of slipstream space (resulting in a longer ''de facto'' distance), as well as propaganda during humanity's colonial expansion period supposedly labeling Harvest as the most distant colony even if this was not strictly true.<ref name="catalog14"/>

*In the opening cinematic, Dr. Halsey envisions Spartans wearing John-117's customized Mark VI armor from the campaign, even during a scene when John canonically wore the [[Mark V]]. Cortana created this design aboard the stranded ''Forward Unto Dawn'' years after her last meeting with Halsey, meaning the doctor could not be aware of its appearance. [[Josh Holmes]] later clarified that the armor in the cutscene is not canon; the modified Mark VI design was used because the production team lacked the time necessary to create canonically accurate models that would receive mere seconds of screentime.<ref>[https://twitter.com/JoshingtonState/status/474224115608731650 '''Twitter.com''' - Joshington State</ref> ''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'' makes a tongue-in-cheek reference to this, stating that John's redesigned armor resembles a version of the [[Mark IV]].<ref>''Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide'', page 10</ref>

*Though {{UNSCship|Forward Unto Dawn}} is heavily redesigned both superficially and structurally, 343 Industries writer [[Jeff Easterling]] has confirmed that the ship's original ''Halo 3'' appearance is canon.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-have-s-moa '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Canon Fodder - Have S'moa'']</ref>

*In the ''[[Spartan Ops]]'' chapter "[[Didact's Hand]]", [[Gabriel Thorne]] seemingly claims (due to his fumbled wording) to have have served in the [[UNSC Army|Army]] for a year before joining the Spartans in response to the [[New Phoenix Incident]]. However, ''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'' explicitly states that Thorne had already joined the Spartans prior to the attack, and that he was not in the city at the time because he was away on deployment with them.<ref>''Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide'', page 20 - [[:File:MajesticBio-Thorne.png|Gabriel Thorne biography]]</ref> Thus, Thorne actually means that he had been in the Army until he joined the Spartans a year before the incident. ''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' supports this by revealing that his grandmother (who was killed in the attack) bought a Master Chief action figure to celebrate her grandson's acceptance into the SPARTAN-IV program.<ref>''Halo: Escalation'', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 7|Issue 7]]''</ref>

*The journey of 160,000 lightyears to Path Kethona is described as being an unprecedented and exceedingly challenging undertaking to the Forerunners, in particular due to the [[Slipstream space#Reconciliation|reconciliation debt]] involved with the long distance. Even with a state-of-the-art ship specifically designed for the voyage, the trip is noted as potentially accumulating catastrophic causal strain.<ref name="s60">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 60-61''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 62-63''</ref> Strangely, no such difficulties are mentioned in reference to the trips to [[Installation 00]] or its older counterpart, the [[greater Ark]], particularly where the construction of the two [[intergalactic space|extragalactic]] installations is concerned. Installation 00, at 262,144 lightyears from the galactic center, is roughly 100,000 lightyears more distant than Path Kethona;<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Ark (level)|The Ark]]'' (343 Guilty Spark: "2¹⁸ lightyears from galactic center, to be precise.")</ref> in ''Silentium'', upon arrival at the greater Ark, it is mentioned that the lesser Ark is ''"hidden a third of the way around the outer boundaries of the galaxy"''.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 237''</ref> This would suggest that the greater Ark is situated well over 700,000 lightyears away, placing the apparent difficulty of reaching Path Kethona in a rather absurd light. While the comparative ease of voyages following the collapse of the ecumene at the end of ''Halo: Silentium'' and in ''Halo 3'' can be justified by the galaxy-wide cessation of Forerunner slipspace travel, the construction and subsequent consistent traffic between the galaxy and the Arks for over a thousand years is more difficult to explain. When constructing the Arks, the Builders would have moved resources amounting to untold times the mass of ''Audacity'' over a far greater distance, yet the Arks' construction — which had already occurred at [[100,950 BCE|the time]] — goes unmentioned as an incident comparable to the Path Kethona expedition when it seemingly exceeds ''Audacity'''s voyage as a technological feat.<ref name="s60"/>

*In the [[Priority Broadcast Log/Eleventh Cycle, Third Unit|Adjunct transmission]] included in the re-release of ''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', the ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' is referred to as a "supercarrier", despite being only 3000 meters long, well below the 28 kilometer length of [[CSO-class supercarrier|a Covenant supercarrier]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 36''</ref><ref>'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 111''</ref> A Canon Fodder post later clarified that "supercarrier" is a general term for several heavy-tonnage ships, and that the ''Justice'' was specifically a [[DDS-class carrier]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-have-s-moa  '''Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder:''' ''Have S'moa'']</ref>

*In [[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn character interviews|an interview]] featured in the Special Edition of ''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'', [[Chyler Silva]] describes as having grown up on [[Cygnus]] amid constant [[Insurrectionist]] violence.<ref>'''Silva's interview''': ''"I grew up around a lot of Innie violence, [...] Y'know, it was....it was just part of life on Cygnus."''</ref> According to ''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', the [[Cygnus system]] had not been involved in the [[Insurrection]] as of [[2524]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 61''</ref> Halo Waypoint's Canon Fodder blog later retconned this so that Silva had spent much of her childhood on Mamore, which was heavily involved in the Insurrection.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-that-escalated-quickly '''Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder:''' ''That Escalated Quickly'']</ref>

* In ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'', the [[M90 shotgun]] used in the original ''Combat Evolved'' is replaced with the model of the [[M45 shotgun]] from ''Halo: Reach'', although it retains the same range and spread as the M90. Data Drop 6 explains this as being the M45E, a variant that is functionally identical to the M90 in performance, and further explains that all the M90's aboard the ''Pillar of Autumn'' had been taken by the Spartan-IIs before they dropped to fight on Reach.<ref>'''[[Data Drop]] 6'''</ref>

* In ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', the titular Fall is depicted as occurring on August 30 2552, but ''Halo: Reach'' has the attack begin much earlier on July 24, 2552. The 2010 rerelease of ''The Fall of Reach'' did not alter the date of the attack's start, though it did include an Adjunct with [[United Nations Space Command Transmission 34670J-17|a letter from]] [[Jacob Keyes]] admitting that he knows the Covenant are at Reach and is keeping the knowledge hidden from the Spartans and crew of the ''Autumn''.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''2010 edition Bonus Content''</ref> Later on Data Drop 5 clarified that the coverup on the ''Autumn'''s crew was instigated by [[Office of Naval Intelligence#Section Three|ONI Section Three]], who were hoping to lure a Covenant flagship to Reach in hopes that it could be hijacked for [[Operation: RED FLAG]].<ref>'''Data Drop 5'''</ref>

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