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Subject: Halo: Reach is not based on Halo: Fall of Reach

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Halo Reach story theory

Okay, so here's a theory about Halo: Reach, and what the story may contain.

For people to understand my theory, I'm going to have to explain the basics of slipspace travel, and a few of the events of First Strike. If your familiar with halo background, you may want to skip down a bit.

For those of you that don't know, slipspace travel is a bit complex, and I'm just going to explain the parts relating to my theory. First and foremost, before the events of Halo: First Strike, it was believed impossible by all known species in the Halo universe to perform a slipspace jump near or in a strong gravitational field. The UNSC ships do not have precise enough slipspace engines to perform an in-gravity jump, and whilst the covenant have the technology to perform an in-gravity jump, they don't have the knowledge until Cortana takes control of a covenant ship and discovers the ability. A covenant AI managed to broadcast this information to the rest of the covenant ships, giving them the ability to make jumps like the Prophet of Regret did in Halo 2. This was discovered many weeks after the destruction of Reach, and the point at which Halo: Reach is speculated to take place.

The theory

Now, this is all based around a few lines from the beginning of the Halo: Reach trailer.
Unconfirmed reports of an in system slipspace rupture.
That's impossible, check your source.
Reading multiple pings below the orbital defence grid.
This can't be happening.
There's no mistake. It's them.


As you can see, an unidentified enemy has managed to jump underneath the orbital defence grid, which is well within the effect of the planets gravitational field. My point is this. At the point in time that Halo: Fall of Reach is set, neither humanity nor the covenant had the ability to make slipspace jumps into gravity affected areas. Based on this fact, Halo: Reach cannot be based around Halo: Fall of Reach unless Bungie seriously warps the background.
Based upon my theory of the slipspace jumps, and the assumption Bungie won't change the background, two conclusions can be made.

1. The game takes place after the events of Halo 3, when Reach has been rebuilt.
2. The game is based before the events of Halo: Fall of Reach, based around a battle on Reach against a previously unknown enemy.

When you add in the mysteries of Spartan 259, most likely a Spartan-III or a second generation of Spartan II, and the similarity between Reach in the trailer and the planet seen in the legendary ending of Halo 3, it makes sense for it to be based after the events of Halo 3, most likely continuing many years after the chief was lost in the void.



To those of you saying Reach could not be re-colonised because it was glassed, here is an article on halopedia about terraforming and how the UNSC make planets suitable for humans to live on.

I am well aware that Xbox.com has confirmed it is a prequel, but that dosen't mean that there can't be more things going on here. I realise my conclusions are a bit dodgy at best, but they fit the facts and are perfectly plausible. Until it comes out of Bungie's mouth this is wrong, I'm gonna believe.

[Edited on 06.08.2009 8:19 AM PDT]

  • 06.08.2009 3:37 AM PDT

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Good theory

  • 06.08.2009 3:53 AM PDT
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Now that's plausible... Nice one.

  • 06.08.2009 3:55 AM PDT
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Good theory, but is not possible that Reach is the Halo 3 Legendary ending planet because that planet looks like a forerunner planet or the Precursor Rainbow World, Reach was abandoned because it was glassed and when the planet is glassed, It wipes out the atmosphere of the planet, making it not good for living in there

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Posted by: Uae Gamer
Good theory, but is not possible that Reach is the Halo 3 Legendary ending planet because that planet looks like a forerunner planet or the Precursor Rainbow World, Reach was abandoned because it was glassed and when the planet is glassed, It wipes out the atmosphere of the planet, making it not good for living in there

I was only stating the planet in the legendary ending being Reach as a possibility. There have also been mentions of humans having terraforming technology in the books, so a recolonisation of Reach would be possible.

  • 06.08.2009 4:03 AM PDT

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Good theory there, nice one mate. I hope that's how it turns out.

  • 06.08.2009 4:23 AM PDT

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i woke a bit ago and my son was playing halo 3 he was on forge i saw at the bottom of the screen was a charge for 35 dollars is that real or not did he charge 35 bucks or is that justfor the in game

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It looks like a lot of thought has gone into this, nice one. I also commend you for noticing something that nobody else has noticed, regarding the slipspace jump. However, since the game is confirmed as a prequal, it pretty much shoots the theory out of the water.

Doesn't it?

  • 06.08.2009 4:26 AM PDT

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Posted by: GeneralMykus
It looks like a lot of thought has gone into this, nice one. I also commend you for noticing something that nobody else has noticed, regarding the slipspace jump. However, since the game is confirmed as a prequal, it pretty much shoots the theory out of the water.

Doesn't it?


Don't mean to sound rude here, but when was it ever offically stated that it was a prequel ?

[Edited on 06.08.2009 4:29 AM PDT]

  • 06.08.2009 4:29 AM PDT

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Ok, the only flaws in the theory.

"There's no mistake, it's them!" Means that it is definitely the Covenant. Unless this is in fact after Halo 3, though it would have to be long after Halo 3 for Reach to have been rebuilt, especially after what glassing the planet must have done to the atmosphere.

Also, Spartan IIIs are labeled like so "Spartan [character] - ### " For instance "Spartan A-043"

Spartan 259 is more likely part of the "Next batch of kids" Mendez was training right before he was called in to the Spartan III project.

No evidence points to it taking place before Fall of Reach.

But anyway, I am glad to see someone on the forum using their noggin. A good thinking brain on B.Net is so hard to find these days. Interesting theories.

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Posted by: blarghonk2
Posted by: Uae Gamer
Good theory, but is not possible that Reach is the Halo 3 Legendary ending planet because that planet looks like a forerunner planet or the Precursor Rainbow World, Reach was abandoned because it was glassed and when the planet is glassed, It wipes out the atmosphere of the planet, making it not good for living in there

I was only stating the planet in the legendary ending being Reach as a possibility. There have also been mentions of humans having terraforming technology in the books, so a recolonisation of Reach would be possible.

I know it's just a possibility, but I said it's not possible, and the recolonisation of Reach could be possible, but this is Halo, terrafoming technology has not been mentioned in the Halo universe and I could be wrong on this one

[Edited on 06.08.2009 4:30 AM PDT]

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Posted by: GeneralMykus
It looks like a lot of thought has gone into this, nice one. I also commend you for noticing something that nobody else has noticed, regarding the slipspace jump. However, since the game is confirmed as a prequal, it pretty much shoots the theory out of the water.

Doesn't it?

If it has been confirmed a prequel, then it does. However, I haven't seen anything saying it's a prequel besides speculation due to the name.

  • 06.08.2009 4:30 AM PDT

The nerd knows

I hope its not based on Fall of Reach. No matter how awesome it would be, I want to see the Halo Universe expanded, not have a simple conversion of a story from one medium to another. I want to know what happened to the UNSC after the events at the Ark.

Great theory dude, you've given me hope.

  • 06.08.2009 4:31 AM PDT

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In Halo: Reach, the blockbuster prequel to the Halo trilogy, experience the events that transpired on the planet Reach. Created by acclaimed developer Bungie, Halo: Reach will be available in the fall of 2010 exclusively on Xbox 360. As a bonus for Halo fans, Halo 3: ODST will be the key to entry for the Halo: Reach multiplayer beta coming to Xbox LIVE.-Source

Well thought out theory, though it can be assumed that the Covenant could always make inspace jumps, they just never did. Or, of course, they recently learned this technology. Anyways, i'm hopin' it's something good. Bungie always manages to satisfy.

[Edited on 06.08.2009 4:37 AM PDT]

  • 06.08.2009 4:36 AM PDT

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Posted by: blarghonk2
Halo Reach story theory

Okay, so here's a theory about Halo: Reach, and what the story may contain.

For people to understand my theory, I'm going to have to explain the basics of slipspace travel, and a few of the events of First Strike. If your familiar with halo background, you may want to skip down a bit.

For those of you that don't know, slipspace travel is a bit complex, and I'm just going to explain the parts relating to my theory. First and foremost, before the events of Halo: First Strike, it was believed impossible by all known species in the Halo universe to perform a slipspace jump near or in a strong gravitational field. The UNSC ships do not have precise enough slipspace engines to perform an in-gravity jump, and whilst the covenant have the technology to perform an in-gravity jump, they don't have the knowledge until Cortana takes control of a covenant ship and discovers the ability. A covenant AI managed to broadcast this information to the rest of the covenant ships, giving them the ability to make jumps like the Prophet of Regret did in Halo 2. This was discovered many weeks after the destruction of Reach, and the point at which Halo: Reach is speculated to take place.

The theory

Now, this is all based around a few lines from the beginning of the Halo: Reach trailer.
Unconfirmed reports of an in system slipspace rupture.
That's impossible, check your source.
Reading multiple pings below the orbital defence grid.
This can't be happening.
There's no mistake. It's them.


As you can see, an unidentified enemy has managed to jump underneath the orbital defence grid, which is well within the effect of the planets gravitational field. My point is this. At the point in time that Halo: Fall of Reach is set, neither humanity nor the covenant had the ability to make slipspace jumps into gravity affected areas. Based on this fact, Halo: Reach cannot be based around Halo: Fall of Reach unless Bungie seriously warps the background.
Based upon my theory of the slipspace jumps, and the assumption Bungie won't change the background, two conclusions can be made.

1. The game takes place after the events of Halo 3, when Reach has been rebuilt.
2. The game is based before the events of Halo: Fall of Reach, based around a battle on Reach against a previously unknown enemy.

When you add in the mysteries of Spartan 259, most likely a Spartan-III, and the similarity between Reach in the trailer and the planet seen in the legendary ending of Halo 3, it makes sense for it to be based after the events of Halo 3, most likely continuing many years after the chief was lost in the void.




Yes, that is true, but remember that most of the community has not read the books. So when it is mentioned to people who read all of the books it is very easy to see, the other Halo fans probably will not care about the fact that it does not play the exact plot of the Human-Covy war.

Either way the game looks awsome and i can't wait to get it along with ODST.

  • 06.08.2009 4:39 AM PDT

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Posted by: ZeroXFallen

In Halo: Reach, the blockbuster prequel to the Halo trilogy, experience the events that transpired on the planet Reach. Created by acclaimed developer Bungie, Halo: Reach will be available in the fall of 2010 exclusively on Xbox 360. As a bonus for Halo fans, Halo 3: ODST will be the key to entry for the Halo: Reach multiplayer beta coming to Xbox LIVE.-Source



Im still holding out on this theory lol, until Bungie says it's not a prequel, it's not a prequel for me lol :P

  • 06.08.2009 4:39 AM PDT

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They can make jumps into gravity effected areas. Read first strike.

  • 06.08.2009 4:40 AM PDT

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Posted by: ZeroXFallen

In Halo: Reach, the blockbuster prequel to the Halo trilogy, experience the events that transpired on the planet Reach. Created by acclaimed developer Bungie, Halo: Reach will be available in the fall of 2010 exclusively on Xbox 360. As a bonus for Halo fans, Halo 3: ODST will be the key to entry for the Halo: Reach multiplayer beta coming to Xbox LIVE.-Source

Well thought out theory, though it can be assumed that the Covenant could always make inspace jumps, they just never did. Or, of course, they recently learned this technology. Anyways, i'm hopin' it's something good. Bungie always manages to satisfy.

Well that sucks. However, the covenant couldn't make in-gravity jumps before the destruction of Reach.
This quote from First Strike
Because if the Covenant had truly understood the extent of their magnificent technology, they could have not only jumped into slipspace from a planet's atmosphere--but jumped into a planet's atmosphere, too.
They could have bypassed Reach's orbital defenses (pg 87)

I don't see bungie twisting the background, so I'm hoping Xbox.com is wrong. I'll be dissapointed in Bungie if they do this.


@Halo 3 leader- If you read the books more carefully, you would know that they couldn't make the jumps until Cortana discovered them in First Strike- after the destruction of Reach.

[Edited on 06.08.2009 4:54 AM PDT]

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Umm, in the banner you can see Covenant ships glassing the planet so umm yeah...there goes it being other enemies.

  • 06.08.2009 4:45 AM PDT

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Posted by: TBPID
Umm, in the banner you can see Covenant ships glassing the planet so umm yeah...there goes it being other enemies.

Their Plasma weapons were taken from the forunner technology... who's to say others couldn't do the same? Or it could be forunner creations, such as sentinels glassing the planet.

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  • 06.08.2009 4:48 AM PDT

I hunt for the Prophet of Contentment, the San 'Shyumm that murdered my son, and stole his birthright, his Energy Sword. They call our species Heretics. They claim to all that our tongues sting, our words a vile poison that feeds on the unworthy. I have seen the true face of Heresy. The head of a gallant warrior lay on the ground. His neck scorched and blistered, scarred by his own blade. I shall retrieve the weapon, and drive it through that bastard's heart! Punishment for his sins is nigh.

Just because the pings were read under the grid following the slipspace ruptures doesn't mean that The ships jumped there. For all we know those "Pings" were orbital insertion pods, or Phantoms, Spirits, and Seraphs. The big ships could have still been outside the grid.

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Posted by: Fos Tis Krisis
Just because the pings were read under the grid following the slipspace ruptures doesn't mean that The ships jumped there. For all we know those "Pings" were orbital insertion pods, or Phantoms, Spirits, and Seraphs. The big ships could have still been outside the grid.

The gravity field of a planet is very large. There's no way phantoms, spirits, seraphs etc. could have got under the under the orbital defences before the sensor operator confirmed the presence of the larger ships.

  • 06.08.2009 4:53 AM PDT

I hunt for the Prophet of Contentment, the San 'Shyumm that murdered my son, and stole his birthright, his Energy Sword. They call our species Heretics. They claim to all that our tongues sting, our words a vile poison that feeds on the unworthy. I have seen the true face of Heresy. The head of a gallant warrior lay on the ground. His neck scorched and blistered, scarred by his own blade. I shall retrieve the weapon, and drive it through that bastard's heart! Punishment for his sins is nigh.

Lets not forget the Covenant were already planning this attack, and caught the humans off guard. This means they could have come out of slipspace already prepared. The Orbital defense Mac platforms are not designed to destroy small ships. And other UNSC ships would for the most part not have launched or been prepared.

Basically the Covenant had alot of time to get the smaller ships under the grid, and initiate this attack.

  • 06.08.2009 4:56 AM PDT

Posted by: blarghonk2

As you can see, an unidentified enemy has managed to jump underneath the orbital defence grid, which is well within the effect of the planets gravitational field.



Where does it state that the orbital defence grid is within the gravitational field?

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there are two flaws with your theory

a) reach was glassed and when a planet is glassed its atmosphere is destroyed. so theres no way anyone could recolonize it.

b) if sierra 259 was a spartan3 there would be a letter A,B, or G before the number. also the spartans3's at the time of reach were still a secret

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Posted by: Fos Tis Krisis
Lets not forget the Covenant were already planning this attack, and caught the humans off guard. This means they could have come out of slipspace already prepared. The Orbital defense Mac platforms are not designed to destroy small ships. And other UNSC ships would for the most part not have launched or been prepared.

Basically the Covenant had alot of time to get the smaller ships under the grid, and initiate this attack.

Ships leaving slipspace rip a hole in space, and discharge a heck of a lot of energy. It shows up on any sensor pretty much immediatly. They may not have had time to prepare defences, but they would have known about them long before the ships were able to get under the orbital defences.

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