User:DocumentN/Halo chronological order
Notes:
- I don't know enough about the Halo Interactive Strategy Game to know if it merits inclusion.
- I haven't read much about Iris, so I may be missing things from that, but this timeline and this video series might be useful in learning about it.
- One of the stories in Evolutions is by Karen Traviss. A Travissty, History of the Traviss Affair and YodaKenobi's review of LotF: Revelation are recommended reading to prepare yourself.
- I haven't decided whether to accept the 2552/10/20 -> 10/23 override yet.
The list
| Date | Release date | Title | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 book |
| c. 100000 BCE | 2010+ | Forerunner Trilogy: Book 2 | Prose book |
| c. 100000 BCE | 2010+ | Forerunner Trilogy: Book 3 | Prose book |
| 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 |
| ≤ 2500[4] | ≤ early 2010[5] | Halo Legends: Duel | Film short |
| 2524 June 16 - 2525 Feb 23[6] | 2007 Oct 30[7] | Halo: Contact Harvest | Prose book |
| 2517 Aug 17 - 2525 Nov 27[8] | 2001 Oct 30 | Halo: The Fall of Reach: Prologue - Section II[9] | Prose book |
| 2531 | 2009 Feb 26 | Halo Wars: Genesis | Comics |
| 2531 | 2009 Feb 26 | Halo Wars | Game |
| c. 2534 | 2008 Nov 25 | Halo: The Cole Protocol | Prose book |
| ≤ 2535 November[10] | ≤ early 2010[5] | Halo Legends: Prototype[11] | Film short |
| ≤ 2550 Sept 4[12] | 2009 Nov 5[13] | Halo Legends: The Babysitter | Film short |
| ≤ 2552 Aug 30[14] | 2009 Dec 23[15] - c. 2010 Apr[16] | Halo: Blood Line | Comics |
| 2552 July 17 - Aug 30[8] | 2001 Oct 30 | Halo: The Fall of Reach: Section III - Epilogue[9] | Prose book |
| ≤ 2552 Sept 4[17] | 2009 July 22 - Nov 25[18] | Halo: Helljumper | Comics |
| ≤ 2552 Sept 4[19] | 2010 Fall | Halo: Reach | Game |
| 2552 Aug 29[20] - Sept 4[21] | 1999 July 21[22] | Halo Transmissions (not fully canon[23]) (see also analysis) | Web content |
| 2552 Sept 4-7[24] | 2001 Nov 15 | Halo | Game |
| 2552 Sept 4-7[24] | 2003 Apr 1 | Halo: The Flood | Prose book |
| 2552 Aug 30 - Sept 13[25] | 2003 Dec 2 | Halo: First Strike | Prose book |
| ≤ 2552 Oct 20[26] | ≤ early 2010[5] | Halo Legends: The Package | Film short |
| c. 2552 Oct 20 (1)[27] | 2009 Sept 7 | We Are ODST | Film short |
| Mid 2552 - 2552 Oct 20 (2)[28] | 2004 Aug 24[29] - Oct 31[30] | I Love Bees Axon Clips | Audio |
| 2552 Sept 5[24] - Oct 20 (3)[31] | 2006 July 19 | Halo Graphic Novel | Comics |
| 2552 Oct 20 (4)[32] | 2005 July 5 | Another Day at the Beach | Film short |
| 2552 Oct 20[33] (5) | 2004 Nov 9 | Halo 2: The Heretic - Metropolis[34] | Game |
| 2552 Oct 20-21[35] | 2009 Sept 22 | Halo 3: ODST | Game |
| Late 2552 - 2552 Nov 3[33][36] | 2004 Nov 9 | Halo 2: The Arbiter - The Great Journey[34] | Game |
| 2531 May 1 - 2552 Nov 4[25] | 2006 Oct 31 | Halo: Ghosts of Onyx | Prose book |
| 2552 Nov 17[33] before John's drop | 2007 Aug 22 - 2009 Apr 15 | Halo: Uprising | Comics |
| 2552 Nov 17[33] during John's drop | 2007 July 10 - Sept 24 | Halo: Landfall | Film short |
| 25xx - 2552 Nov 17[33] after John's drop | 2006 Dec 4[37] | Starry Night | Film short |
| 2552 Nov 17[33] - 2553 Mar 3[6] | 2007 Sept 25 | Halo 3 | Game |
| Unknown | 2009 Nov 24[38] | Halo Evolutions | Prose book |
| Unknown[39] | ≤ early 2010[5] | Halo Legends: Homecoming | Film short |
| c. 100000 BCE - unknown[40] | ≤ early 2010[5] | Halo Legends: Origins | Film short |
| Out of continuity | ≤ early 2010[5] | Halo Legends: Odd One Out (non-canon) | Film short |
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.
- ^ "This tells the story of the Elite as they are first interacting with the Covenant." Elites were part of the Covenant from the beginning, and the Covenant presumably existed for some time before encountering humanity in 2524.
- ^ a b c d e f Los Angeles Times: Video game publishers Microsoft, Ubisoft invading Hollywood's turf
- ^ a b Internal dating, with the undated 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.
- ^ IGN: "A marine has been sent to a distant planet...". The Halo Timeline says that "By November of 2535, virtually all of the Outer Colony worlds had been destroyed by the Covenant.". Placement subject to change as more information appears.
- ^ Frank O'Connor, HBO post 933040
- ^ "...several years before Halo 1."
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US7pAbxc_NA (4:03)
- ^ "[It occurs] right before the fall of the human colony world Reach..."
- ^ http://marvel.com/catalog/?id=13523
- ^ If each of the four issues takes five weeks, it'll be 2010 April 7.
- ^ "Helljumpers [sic] is set prior to the events in the first Halo video game."
- ^ http://marvel.com/catalog/?id=13328
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Master Chief squares off against an Elite", meaning it's after his first encounter with one in FoR. Between First Strike and Halo 2 is basically the only time after that when the Chief is unaccounted for.
- ^ Based on this subthread, the short is set during the "whispers" of Covenant presence preceding the attack in Halo 2.
- ^ The series ends just as alarms warn of the Covenant attack.
- ^ 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."
- ^ Second Sunrise takes place after the Covenant landing in Halo 2, but before the level Outskirts.
- ^ Takes place parallel to the level Outskirts in Halo 2.
- ^ a b c d e f Bungie Weekly Update: 01/23/09 (note timeline under "Along the Path")
- ^ a b Game split so the early levels appear before ODST, since it builds on their events.
- ^ Assuming this forum post is accurate, anyway.
- ^ Final scene ignored for better sorting; this way the game comes before Ghosts of Onyx, which builds on its events.
- ^ "It will air during Monday Night Football on December 4th."
- ^ http://torforge.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/tor-books-announces-halo-evolutions%E2%80%94essential-tales-of-the-halo-universe/
- ^ The Spartan in the trailer looks young, but the reason for that isn't clear; it could be the art style, or the scene could be a flashback, or she could be part of Class Two or have spent time in stasis.
- ^ "The first is a telling of the entire history of the Halo-verse..."; "...the retelling of the Forerunners up through Halo 3...".