User:DocumentN/Halo chronological order
Notes:
- Although Ghosts of Onyx is set before Halo 3, it may be best to read it after to avoid breaking the flow of the Earth-invasion plot.
- Halo Interactive Strategy Game omitted because I don't know enough about it. Same with any other Iris content that might fit in, but this timeline and this video series might be useful in learning about it.
The timeline
| Date | Release date | Title | Medium |
|---|---|---|---|
| c. 100000 BCE | 2007 June 14[1] | Halo 3: The Cradle of Life | Comics |
| c. 100000 BCE | Early 2010[2] | Forerunner Trilogy: Book 1 | Prose novel |
| c. 100000 BCE | 2010+ | Forerunner Trilogy: Book 2 | Prose novel |
| c. 100000 BCE | 2010+ | Forerunner Trilogy: Book 3 | Prose novel |
| 1999 Feb 16 - July 13[3] | 1999 Feb 16 - July 13[3] | The Cortana Letters (non-continuity) | Web content |
| c. 20xx | 2005 Dec 19 | Dead or Alive 4 (non-canon) | Game |
| 2524 June 16 - 2525 Feb 23[4] | 2007 Oct 30[5] | Halo: Contact Harvest | Prose novel |
| 2517 Aug 17 - 2525 Nov 27[6] | 2001 Oct 30 | Halo: The Fall of Reach: Sections I-II[7] | Prose novel |
| 2531 | 2009 Feb 26 | Halo Wars: Genesis | Comics |
| 2531 | 2009 Feb 26 | Halo Wars | Game |
| Sometime during 2534-36 | 2008 Nov 25 | Halo: The Cole Protocol | Prose novel |
| ≤ 2552 Aug 30[8] | c. 2010 April[9] | Halo: Spartan Black | Comics |
| 2552 July 17 - Aug 30[6] | 2001 Oct 30 | Halo: The Fall of Reach: Sections III-VI[7] | Prose novel |
| ≤ 2552 Sept 4[10] | c. 2009 December[11] | Halo: Helljumper | Comics |
| ≤ 2552 Sept 4[12] | 2010 Fall | Halo: Reach | Game |
| 2552 Aug 29[13] - Sept 4[14] | 1999 July 21[15] | Halo Transmissions (not fully canon[16]) (see also analysis) | Web content |
| 2552 Sept 4-7[17] | 2001 Nov 15 | Halo | Game |
| 2552 Sept 4-7[17] | 2003 Apr 1 | Halo: The Flood | Prose novel |
| 2552 Aug 30 - Sept 13[18] | 2003 Dec 2 | Halo: First Strike | Prose novel |
| Mid 2552 - 2552 Oct 20[19] pre-invasion | 2004 Aug 24[20] - Oct 31[21] | I Love Bees Axon Clips | Audio |
| 2552 Sept 5[17] - Oct 20[19] | 2006 July 19 | Halo Graphic Novel | Comics |
| 2552 Oct 20[19] post Mombasa evacuation | 2005 July 5 | Another Day at the Beach | Film short |
| 2531 May 1 - 2552 Nov 4[18] | 2006 Oct 31 | Halo: Ghosts of Onyx | Prose novel |
| 2552 Oct 20 - Nov 17[19] | 2004 Nov 9 | Halo 2 | Game |
| ≤ 2552 Nov 17[22] | 2009 Sept 22 | Halo 3: ODST | Game |
| 2552 Nov 17[19] before John's drop | 2007 Aug 22 - 2009 Apr 15 | Halo: Uprising | Comics |
| 2552 Nov 17[19] during John's drop | 2007 July 10 - Sept 24 | Halo: Landfall | Film short |
| 25xx - 2552 Nov 17[19] after John's drop | 2006 Dec 4[23] | Starry Night | Film short |
| 2552 Nov 17[19] - 2553 Mar 3 | 2007 Sept 25 | Halo 3 | Game |
| Extends past 2553 Mar 3[24] | Early 2010[25] | Halo Legends | Film anthology |
References
- ^ args.bungie.org - View topic - The Iris ARG Timeline
- ^ Joystiq: Greg Bear writing new Halo Forerunner trilogy
- ^ a b Marathon's Story: The Cortana Letters. myth.bungie.org confirms the date of the seventh letter.
- ^ Internal dating, with the epilogue ignored for simplicity.
- ^ Although some stores broke the date for Contact Harvest, October 30 was the official designated release date, as confirmed here by Joseph Staten.
- ^ a b Internal dating, with the 2535 prologue and the Alpha Halo epilogue ignored for simplicity.
- ^ a b FoR is split here because the first half provides the origin of the Spartan IIs, who play a major role in other stories.
- ^ "[It occurs] right before the fall of the human colony world Reach..."
- ^ Assuming 5 weeks between issues and a date of 2009/12/30 for issue 1, issue 4's date comes out to 2010/04/14.
- ^ "Helljumpers is set prior to the events in the first Halo video game."
- ^ Given issue 3's date of 2009/09/23 and assuming 5 weeks between issues, issue 5's date comes out as 2009/12/02.
- ^ Referred to as a prequel to the Halo trilogy here.
- ^ As noted in Cannibal Harry's analysis, the earliest transmission is one day before the ones involving Reach.
- ^ As noted in Cannibal Harry's analysis, the later transmissions seem to represent the Autumn being overwhelmed by Covenant ships just before Halo 1 begins.
- ^ Marathon's Story: Halo Transmissions
- ^ In particular, "04" appears to be the year when it should be 2552, human ships are designated SCS rather than UNSC, and one of the transmissions appears to be part of the non-canon Cortana Letters.
- ^ a b c Halo: The Flood and Xbox.com place the events of Halo 1 at September 19-22, but First Strike and the Halo Graphic Novel suggest that they and surrounding events may be misdated due to a time distortion. They're placed at September 4-7 for the purpose of this timeline.
- ^ a b Internal dating.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Bungie Weekly Update: 01/23/09 (note timeline under "Along the Path")
- ^ I Love Bees Summary Timeline: "August 24 - Tuesday: The Axons are hot"
- ^ I Love Bees Summary Timeline: "October 31 - Sunday: The Axons - eleventh wave ... A farewell message has been added to the 404 page."
- ^ ODST is described as a bridge between Halo 2 and Halo 3, so it's placed between the two games here.
- ^ "It will air during Monday Night Football on December 4th."
- ^ Hearsay, although it definitely goes past the Legendary Planet scene.
- ^ Los Angeles Times: Video game publishers Microsoft, Ubisoft invading Hollywood's turf