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Subject: Halo Reach: Where does it fall in the Halo Time Spectrum?

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As far as I can tell, it takes place before any of the other games. I read somewhere, "From the beginning, you already know the end". I'm making an obvious inference that this game is "The Beginning" and that the other games lead to "The End".

What are your thoughts?

  • 06.02.2009 8:57 AM PDT

I'm not sure but definately before Halo CE and I'm guessing after Halo Wars

  • 06.02.2009 8:59 AM PDT
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The Battle of Reach.
If you read the book, it ends as they discover the first Halo ring. So I guess before they discover the first Halo ring. It also explains how John 117 became a Spartan.

  • 06.02.2009 9:00 AM PDT

In my theory, after halo 3 but before halo 1.

  • 06.02.2009 9:00 AM PDT

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Hmm...So you think Halo Wars took place first then?

  • 06.02.2009 9:01 AM PDT

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This game takes place at the end of the Covenant conquest for many of human colonies. Halo Wars takes place in the middle of this and the planet Reach is the last human colony planet.

  • 06.02.2009 9:02 AM PDT
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Posted by: Not An Admin
Hmm...So you think Halo Wars took place first then?


I think about the same time. Halo Wars includes the Battle of Reach (I think). I remember reading it somewhere.

  • 06.02.2009 9:02 AM PDT

well if it goes by the book it will finish right before halo 1 starts

  • 06.02.2009 9:02 AM PDT

It is right at the beginning. I'm pretty sure its after harvest. There are also multiple spartans then.(it's been a while since i've read the books)

  • 06.02.2009 9:02 AM PDT

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In my theory, after halo 3 but before halo 1.

What?

  • 06.02.2009 9:02 AM PDT
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Before Halo: CE.

As far as I understand, the timeline goes like so:
- Contact Harvest (Book)
- Halo Wars
- The Fall of Reach (Book)
- Halo: CE + The Flood (Book)
- First Strike (Book)
- Halo 2 + Halo: ODST
- Halo: Uprising (Comic)
- Halo 3 + Ghosts of Onyx (Book)


(Made a slight error on ODST. Fixed now.)

[Edited on 06.02.2009 9:07 AM PDT]

  • 06.02.2009 9:04 AM PDT

I think I remember at the start of Halo CE you are escaping Reach so probably just before Halo CE

  • 06.02.2009 9:04 AM PDT

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The Battle of Reach.
If you read the book, it ends as they discover the first Halo ring. So I guess before they discover the first Halo ring. It also explains how John 117 became a Spartan.

the book is called The Fall Of Reach

  • 06.02.2009 9:05 AM PDT

Posted by: Halo_tru7h
Before Halo: CE.

As far as I understand, the timeline goes like so:
- Contact Harvest (Book)
- Halo Wars
- The Fall of Reach (Book)
- Halo: CE + The Flood (Book)
- First Strike (Book)
- Halo 2
- Halo: ODST
- Halo: Uprising (Comic)
- Halo 3 + Ghosts of Onyx (Book)

i think that The Cole Protocall happens before Contact harvest

  • 06.02.2009 9:08 AM PDT

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Posted by: Halo_tru7h
Before Halo: CE.

As far as I understand, the timeline goes like so:
- Contact Harvest (Book)
- Halo Wars
- The Fall of Reach (Book)
- Halo: CE + The Flood (Book)
- First Strike (Book)
- Halo 2 + Halo: ODST
- Halo: Uprising (Comic)
- Halo 3 + Ghosts of Onyx (Book)


(Made a slight error on ODST. Fixed now.)


It's more like this.
- Contact Harvest (Book)
- Halo Wars
- The Cole Protocol(Book)
- The Fall of Reach (Book)
- Halo: CE + The Flood (Book)
- First Strike (Book)
- Halo 2 + Halo: ODST
- Halo: Uprising (Comic)
- Halo 3 + Ghosts of Onyx (Book)


That's pretty much it.

  • 06.02.2009 9:09 AM PDT

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Posted by: Halo_tru7h
Before Halo: CE.

As far as I understand, the timeline goes like so:
- Contact Harvest (Book)
- Halo Wars
- The Fall of Reach (Book)
- Halo: CE + The Flood (Book)
- First Strike (Book)
- Halo 2
- Halo: ODST
- Halo: Uprising (Comic)
- Halo 3 + Ghosts of Onyx (Book)

i think that The Cole Protocall happens before Contact harvest


I doubt that since the Cole Protocol was enacted to stop the covenant from finding Earth. Why would they make a protocol to stop the covenant before they encounter them?

Contact Harvest is the furthest lore going back in the series that we have in terms of books and games.

I think, in this case, the Cole Protocol would come between Contact Harvest and Halo Wars.

But this is just a guess. If someone actually has the dates printed in the books on hand, I would appreciate confirmation.

  • 06.02.2009 9:11 AM PDT

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If I'm not mistaken The Fall of Reach takes place just before Halo:CE starts. I'm pretty sure that the ship you start out on in H:CE is one that is attempting to escape from Reach.

  • 06.02.2009 9:13 AM PDT

Before Halo : Combat Evolved.

I recommend reading the book Fall of Reach over the next few months!! It's a great read, and since it's summer, your mind won't go to mush!!!! And you will understand Reach when it's out!!

It's a win win win!!!!

  • 06.02.2009 9:13 AM PDT

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  • 06.02.2009 9:15 AM PDT
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i agree.. if you read the book you will understand this whole beginning of the halo trilogy..its how john117 was picked, trained, and looked upon as a spartan leader and why he is the last spartan to live... fighting for reach was a great battle so this game should be amazing because this is the best part of all halo 1 2 and 3

  • 06.02.2009 9:19 AM PDT

im not into the books whatsoever but i do know that there was a game before halo:CE called marathon(im not suggesting before in the timeline but as in the makes of the games i.e.
Marathon
Halo:CE
Halo 2
Halo 3
Halo Wars
Halo 3:ODST
Halo:Reach).
does this have to do with anything or am i way off?

  • 06.02.2009 9:57 AM PDT

This would be a good time to point out that the US Government seriously did consider nuking the moon during the Cold War as a show of force. Project A119.

"A large explosion on the Terminator line would put the sun behind the mushroom cloud, making the explosion visible with the naked eye from Earth."

Then the US decided they'd just send in Neil Armstrong to land on it. Neil Armstrong - the one man on the earth that was considered a suitable replacement for a nuclear missile.

Game time period: Halo Wars, Halo: Reach, Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2/Halo 3: ODST, Halo 3.

MC does not go back in time. The slipspace ruptures were caused by the Covenant. Seriously, think what that would do to the Halo story line if MC went back in time. It's retarded.

  • 06.02.2009 9:59 AM PDT

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In my theory, after halo 3 but before halo 1.

What?


A lot of people have loser time-travel theories, about how Master Chief went back in time at the end of Halo 3, not even considering how much that would screw up the entire trilogy. It's all about a strange Master Chief obsession people have.

  • 06.02.2009 10:08 AM PDT

(Duh)

I've never read the books but I think that the game would be better if it was similar to the books but with a slightly different story line that way you guys that read the books dont know whats happening next and you would get to pick from different spartans (maybe MC) in my mind thats what the best choice for the game.

  • 06.02.2009 10:32 AM PDT

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i am going to say after becuase of the spartan 259,bet then again reach was glassed and there was a war so it could also be there.

  • 06.02.2009 10:33 AM PDT

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