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Subject: Halo Reach- The First of Three
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Hello folks, earlier this afternoon I came up with a new theory in regards to what Halo: Reach really is and why Bungie would be making a Prequel.

To begin with lets look at all the facts we currently know. It is a prequel to Halo: Combat Evolved meaning it came before the first Halo and it takes place on the planet Reach which was a major UNSC stronghold. Also we know that there are what appear to be Spartans in the launch trailer and we also know Bungie has stated that the trilogy involving the Master Chiefs story line is closed. This is also the first time in Bungie history that they have included more than one Spartan in trailers and video games if those are Spartans.

This leaves room for many different story arcs and it seems Bungie has chosen to tell the story of the Planet Reach and/or the Spartans themselves, not just the Master Chief. Now in my opinion since the Master Chief story arc (Halo 1, 2 and 3) is closed, that means this new game is going to have its own individual story arc and what better to pick from than the story arc that is covered in the books.

I believe that Halo: Reach will cover the Spartan II project as a whole rather than just the battle of Reach. My reasons for thinking this way is because first off, the battle of Reach was actually a pretty fast battle. The Covenant jumped in system, decimated the UNSC fleet, launched massive ground assaults, glassed about 90% of the planet and left only a small fraction left where they began to dig for Forerunner technology. If this is the case, the battle could be told in no more than three hours because there really wouldn't be that much game play.

My second reason for feeling that this new game will cover the Spartans is because the story of the Spartans spans for over 20 years of constant battles which is more likely for a video game. Also seeing as how Bungie loves rich story lines, what seems more likely- A couple hours of nonstop battles with hardly any story or a fantastic story about the rise and fall of the greatest military program to have ever existed?

So IF i am right about this and the new game is about the Spartans, then how will it play out? Well here is my idea.

Halo: Reach- The story of the Spartans, from their training as children, to their battles fighting the rebels, to their first encounter with the covenant, the battle of Sigma Octanus IV, and finally the ultimate test of their strength defending their home planet of Reach. This would not only satisfy gamers but also include a rich story line filled with wonderful cinematics.

Now that is what I believe the first game will be about. That's right I said first game. If this story, unlike the original Halo games, does follow a parallel with the books than it is no doubt that Bungie can include more sequels to this game. I feel that two more games will spawn from Halo: Reach which for now lets just call them Halo: Reach 2 and Halo: Reach 3. Here is what I believe the next games will cover.

Halo Reach: 2- I think that this game will begin with the Spartan defense of Castle Base on the mostly destroyed planet of Reach. After that I think that it will actually switch back to the Master Chief who had just finished destroying Installation 04. Along with Sgt. Johnson, Cortana and a few others I believe that the game will show their struggle to capture a covenant ship and their fight back to the Planet Reach. After this I am sure it will show the Master Chief and the Spartans rendezvous at Reach and then the battles of the Rebel colony and finally their journey home as they battle aboard the Unyielding Hierophant

Halo: Reach 3- This game will most likely detail the Spartans on Earth and flash back and forth between them and the story unfolding on Onyx.

If I am right than these games will probably come out in 2010, 2012 (Since ODST and Reach are out Bungie will probably focus full attention to Halo Reach 2) 2014 and by 2016 we will finally see what happens after Halo 3. I know it is a long time away people but the first Halo game came out eight years ago, so what's seven more years?

  • 07.06.2009 2:43 PM PDT

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And why exactly do you think it will be a trilogy?

If it's in there, please summarize.

  • 07.06.2009 2:45 PM PDT

As long as we don't have to play as a six year old Spartan trainee, then it's fine.

  • 07.06.2009 2:52 PM PDT
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The reason I think it will be a trilogy is because I think Halo: Reach will cover the books and there is too much information in the books to spawn a single game.

  • 07.06.2009 2:52 PM PDT

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Would be nice. I would like to see us play through a new perspective during the battle of Reach, through the eyes of Spartan-259 and others from Team Beta. Bungie could easily tie them in with the existing canon by making it them who brought the NOVA aboard the Sublime Transendence, and were the ultimate cause for the destruction of 1/4 of the Elite Fleet before the battle of Onyx.

They would of course have to be unable to contact the UNSC, and this could be explained away by them being behind enemy lines, trying to accomplish the mission which the the Spartans were going to go on before Reach (capture a Prophet), so there would be no conflictions.

They could stumble into a shield world and eventually meet up with Fred, Halsey, etc. from Ghosts of Onyx... and then the Chief could stumble upon that same shield world at the end of H3, linking the three things together: the Halo trilogy, the Reach trilogy, and the novels.

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I never really thought about it but your right. It would be awesome going through the life of a Spartan.

  • 07.06.2009 2:58 PM PDT
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I think that it would be a good idea, but I don't think the entire game should be about Team Beta, my reason for thinking this is because they only filled one part of the whole battle of Reach. I think maybe it should switch back and forth much like Halo 2 did and like ODST will do and show different spartan squads and their perspectives.

  • 07.06.2009 3:00 PM PDT

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If there will be a trilogy, I think it would cover more then just Reach. Like, Onyx and another plot.

  • 07.06.2009 3:02 PM PDT
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Posted by: POKEY CLYDE
If there will be a trilogy, I think it would cover more then just Reach. Like, Onyx and another plot.


That's part of my theory. Hopefully it will show most of the books and when their done link back up with the master chief

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Most of the events in the novel was dialogue, and the battles were all fairly short. We'll most likely get a summary of the events in The Fall of reach and First Strike.

  • 07.06.2009 3:07 PM PDT
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No.

I think you're wrong about the sequels. They said the Master Chief story arc was done. That means there won't be any playing as MC. Prequel or not. He might be a bonus mission or something like that, but he won't be a significant portion of any other game besides the current ones.

  • 07.06.2009 3:18 PM PDT
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Well I believe they said the Halo trilogy was over, I have been trying for a while to find the exact quote but I can't seem to. It would be helpful if someone could find it.

  • 07.06.2009 3:21 PM PDT
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Posted by: xSpartan 062
Well I believe they said the Halo trilogy was over, I have been trying for a while to find the exact quote but I can't seem to. It would be helpful if someone could find it.
Everyone should know that they said that by now. Also, I think a new trilogy for the Halo franchise would just be milking it way too much. After Halo: Reach I want Bungie to make a new game.

  • 07.06.2009 3:30 PM PDT
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In all honesty, I really hope that they end it with Halo: Reach. It would kill me a little bit inside to see Halo become a milked (more than it is already) title.

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Well that leads me to my next point. If it is a trilogy I doubt it will be an FPS. I think ODST is going to be the last FPS they make. Considering the number of Spartans and UNSC troops it is more likely that they will make the Third Person and squad based.

  • 07.06.2009 4:08 PM PDT
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In all honesty, I really hope that they end it with Halo: Reach. It would kill me a little bit inside to see Halo become a milked (more than it is already) title.


I agree, I think Reach will end where Halo 1 Begins, the POA jumping to Alpha Halo, brining the Halo story "Full Circle".


If this is true, than what do you think the game will consist of? If it tells the story of the Spartans (seeing as how there are Spartans in the trailer picture), than players will naturally wonder what happened to them seeing as how they didn't all die on Reach.

  • 07.06.2009 4:17 PM PDT

Posted by: xSpartan 062
Well that leads me to my next point. If it is a trilogy I doubt it will be an FPS. I think ODST is going to be the last FPS they make. Considering the number of Spartans and UNSC troops it is more likely that they will make the Third Person and squad based.


To be honest if they do make another Halo game after reach, and it's nto an FPS, they'll kill the whole franchise. Halo is an FPS, and it's not GoW, not MAG, and not CoD. Anyone who refers to it as going in any of those directions apparently doesn't like Halo for what it is. They should keep making FPS', maybe not Halo, but if they do make another game based off Halo than it better not be anything but an FPS.... It would make no sense to make all of the games in the series one way, and then end it (or completely remake it) as anything else (ie a 3rd person shooter/squad based game.)

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  • 07.06.2009 4:32 PM PDT
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Well if it is outside of the original trilogy it technically isn't part of the main series anymore. For example Halo Wars was still in the Halo Universe but was not an FPS.

  • 07.06.2009 4:42 PM PDT

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What you call MC story arc is what I think we should refer to as "The Halo Story Arc".Why?

1. All three games in that trilogy were either about landing on a Halo, destroying a Halo, or activating a Halo.
2. You guys really think MC's story is over? We just see him drifting to an unidentified "planet" and then its over? Stopping from right there?
3. This is to those of you who think we're done playing as Cheif. Just because we're done with the Halo Story Arc doesn't mean we're done with Cheif forever. Many of the very Important things happened during the book's timeline happened because of Cheif (his leading role as a kid, the attack on the rebel's base, Sigma Octanus IV, space op above Reach).

And from the looks of the banner, it looks like we're going to at least start from he attack on the rebel base since that was the first mission the five were together that we know of.

  • 07.06.2009 4:59 PM PDT
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Posted by: D0nald Duck
I deffientley do not think that this will be the fate of halo. I believe that it will be this.

Halo:Reach
Halo:Harvest
Halo:Onyx

My theory seems alot more reasonible because bungie just wouldnt do that. They can fit all the info in Reach by making a really long campaign that starts off with the rise of the spartans. Then ends with MC leaving Reach and halo:CE starting that is how i think reach will start then end. Then Harvest will come next wich would be the battle of Harvest then Onyx wich would be the battle of Onyx


First off I just used Halo:Reach 2 and 3 as filler names. Next your theory has no logic because Harvest came BEFORE Reach.

  • 07.06.2009 5:34 PM PDT
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Halo: CE was only a few days long, which covered only one person. Five people, for 3 strait hours of gameplay could be just as much, if the five people in the banner represent different playable characters.

  • 07.06.2009 5:37 PM PDT