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An archive for posts by ''Halo'' franchise officials (primarily [[343 Industries]]) on [[Halo.bungie.org]] forums, addressing or clarifying assorted canon issues. The basic idea of the page is to keep all significant potential source material in one place rather than always search for them when citing pages. | An archive for posts by ''Halo'' franchise officials (primarily [[343 Industries]]) on [[Halo.bungie.org]] forums, addressing or clarifying assorted canon issues. The basic idea of the page is to keep all significant potential source material in one place rather than always search for them when citing pages. | ||
The following are some of the screen names used by Bungie and Microsoft employees on HBO: "Frankie" is [[Frank O'Connor]], "Deckard" is [[Joseph Staten]], "KG" is [[Kevin Grace]], "GLYPH" is [[Jonathan Goff]] and "sketchfactor" is [[Brian Jarrard]]. Vociferous and Cocopjojo are former | The following are some of the screen names used by Bungie and Microsoft employees on HBO: "Frankie" is [[Frank O'Connor]], "Deckard" is [[Joseph Staten]], "KG" is [[Kevin Grace]], "GLYPH" is [[Jonathan Goff]] and "sketchfactor" is [[Brian Jarrard]]. Vociferous and Cocopjojo are former Ascendant Justice blog staff now working for 343 Industries. | ||
==General== | ==General== | ||
Latest revision as of 12:13, June 19, 2020
An archive for posts by Halo franchise officials (primarily 343 Industries) on Halo.bungie.org forums, addressing or clarifying assorted canon issues. The basic idea of the page is to keep all significant potential source material in one place rather than always search for them when citing pages.
The following are some of the screen names used by Bungie and Microsoft employees on HBO: "Frankie" is Frank O'Connor, "Deckard" is Joseph Staten, "KG" is Kevin Grace, "GLYPH" is Jonathan Goff and "sketchfactor" is Brian Jarrard. Vociferous and Cocopjojo are former Ascendant Justice blog staff now working for 343 Industries.
General
- Joe Staten on the Halo canon and number of UNSC colonies
- Frankie commenting on canon
- Frankie commenting that a follow-up to Ghosts of Onyx is still in talks.
- Another post commenting on the Ghosts of Onyx sequel.
- Frankie revealing an interesting bit of trivia related to Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian
- Jonathan Goff making a comment on the intentional ambiguity of the armor used by the Headhunters team.
- Frankie making a comment on Blood Line, hinting at the name's connection to the Terminals.
- Kevin Grace addressing errors in the Halo Encyclopedia
- Frankie posting his painting of Oonsk
In-universe subjects
Number of the SPARTAN-IIs
- Frankie making a vague comment on possibly unrevealed information of the Spartan-II program
- Frankie addressing the issue of Spartan-II roster further
- Frankie confirms that there is an explanation for the disparities in the numbers of the Spartan-IIs.
Different visual appearances of MJOLNIR Mark IV
- Frankie commenting that MJOLNIR generation doesn't equal appearance, but also mentions the real-world reason for the visual differences
- Vociferous on nature of MJOLNIR's versions
- Vociferous on Mark IV armor's modularity
- Additional comment on Mark IV by Frankie
The Forerunner
- Frankie confirming that the Librarian only destroyed her own Keyships (and officially referring to her as a "she", thus confirming her previously ambiguous gender)
- Frankie commenting on diversity in Forerunner society
- Frankie making a vague reference to Forerunners' dealing with other species and their homeworlds
Other
- Frankie commenting on built-in safety settings in UNSC AIs.
- A post by Staten on UNSC colonies
- Frankie commenting on state of Sangheili society post-Halo 3
- Cocopjojo making an absolute confirmation that Regret did not know about humanity on Earth, but Truth did.
Halo Legends
General
- Frankie stating that "anime hair" in Legends is a "compromise"
- Further confirmation by Frankie that hair in Legends is artistic license.
- Frankie explaining reasons for not revealing dates in Legends.
- Frankie making a vague comment that the architecture in The Babysitter may not be Forerunner
- Another comment on the ruins
- Further comment on the ruins
- More addressing of the ruins issue
- Frankie confirms (the obvious fact) that "Dutch" in The Babysitter is Dutch from ODST
- Frankie confirms that there is a "cased variant" of the M7 SMG
- Another comment on M7's caseless/cased variants
- Frankie elaborating on characters in The Babysitter (and revealing that Berger's rank is SPC)
- Frankie commenting on importance and job of the Prophet
- Frankie detailing the background of the assassination operation
- Frankie on appearance of female Sangheili in The Duel
- Another comment by Frankie on appearance of female Sangheili
- Third comment by Frankie on appearance of female Sangheili
- Frankie on Hunter variations
- Frankie on giant Hunters
- Frankie elaborating on themes behind The Duel, and giving an approximate timeframe when it takes place
- Frankie on monogamy of Fal 'Chavamee
- Frankie commenting on transformation of the Arbiter title in the Covenant
- Small tidbit on operation of OF92/EVA by Frankie
- Another tidbit on OF92/EVA's systems by Frankie
- Frankie confirming the ONI ship in The Package to not be a Prowler
- Frankie commenting on various issues related to The Package
- Frankie confirming that Mendicant Bias actually appears in Origins
- Frankie commenting on ambiguity and possible inaccuracy of Cortana's narration perspective in Origins
- Frankie confirming that Ralph-303 "failed out" of the Spartan-II program
- Frankie commenting on numbering scheme of the Spartan-IIs and hinting at a possible future explanation for apparent disparities seen in Homecoming
- Frankie giving new, albeit vague, information on additional Spartan-II enhancements