22 years ago today, Reach fell for the first time, and Halo had its first-ever media release (even preceding Combat Evolved!) Happy birthday to the book that started it all, Halo: The Fall of Reach!
Did You Know that both Halo and Starfield feature several real-life planets and planetary systems? These include [Epsilon] Eridani II (Reach), Procyon IV (Arcadia), Alchiba II (Alpha Corvi II), and the Tau Ceti system!
Have you visited any of these in Starfield?
Here's how each of these planets and systems have been depicted in Halo media! Reach, Arcadia, Alpha Corvi II, and the Tau Ceti system.
Did You Know that in Halo 3: ODST, the IWHBYD skull enables some mission-specific dialogue between the player character and their ODST squadmate? Their lines are chosen randomly from a list of four to five possible options.
Which combo of Alpha-Nine has your favorite dynamic?
Did You Know that the Shadow of Intent is effectively a mobile mass grave? During the Great Schism, boarding actions triggered the release of damage control foam, entombing warriors in interior compartments that still remain inaccessible.
Did You Know that Halo: Reach's Defiant Map Pack visualized two important locations from Eric Nylund's early Halo novels? Condemned is set aboard Gamma Station, the site where Linda-058 was injured, while Highlands is set in the Spartans' training preserve.
Launched in 2473 as a colony vessel, the Spirit of Fire was eventually requisitioned by the UNSC and refit to combat the Insurrection. However, these upgrades would see use following the onset of the Human-Covenant War.
Having a pivotal role in the Harvest campaign, the First Battle of Arcadia, and the Battle of Trove, the UNSC Spirit of Fire found herself adrift for 28 years until arriving at the Ark where the ship and her crew are locked in combat with the Banished.
Did You Know that CORRUPTER is a UNSC cryptonym used in the event that a Spartan is infected by the Flood? If the matter cannot be resolved by less destructive means, CORRUPTER allows the use of MAC rounds and fusion warheads on the target.
Formerly the Supreme Commander of the Fleet of Particular Justice, Thel 'Vadam was made Arbiter when he failed to stop the destruction of Alpha Halo. After this, he would uncover the truth about Halo and the Forerunners.
Thel 'Vadam allied with humanity to prevent the activation of the Halo Array and afterward revived the Swords of Sanghelios to try to unite his people. In 2559, the Arbiter continues his quest for unfication, even while under the yoke of the Created.
A heavily armed and armored battlesuit built both by and for Unggoy, the Pnap-pattern Goblin was created in the likeness of the Forerunners' "pre-ascension" form, according to Unggoy theologian Ang'napnap the Enlightened.
The Nakata'vho-pattern plasma repeater was designed as an improvement over the traditional plasma rifle. In service with the Covenant since 2537 at the earliest, it has remained in use by several factions after the war.
Simply known as "Henry," this Sangheili was a prisoner of war held aboard the prison ship Mona Lisa to be studied by ONI. When they began to test Flood specimens on the prisoners, ONI personnel quickly lost control of the ship.
Henry saved a human prisoner from an infected guard and they hid until Marines from the UNSC Red Horse found them. With the prison ship's destruction imminent, Henry and Sgt. Lopez fought over the last remaining escape pod. It is unknown if he survived.
Manufactured by Chalybs Defence Solutions, the M850 Grizzly is a behemoth of a tank, known for its firepower and reliability. However, many factors—including its exorbitant cost—kept it from seeing widespread use.
Called "blood-hand" by the Jiralhanae, the Kewu R'shi'k-pattern plasma rifle is a modified version of the standard Okarda'phaa-pattern secretly commissioned at the Sacred Promissory by the Prophet of Truth.