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Posted by: Over 9000 MC
Also, you do realize that the books are "optional" canon and are over-ridden by the game canon, right?
The books seem to depict the universe of Halo more effectively, I hold them in content with the games and Halo Reach is the one major piece of canon that just won't pop into place. It makes a mockery of three of the books.
For example: In the book Fall Of Reach, Orbital defense platforms ( a -blam!- load of 'em ), Ground operations were carried out by Spartan-IIs, Halsey was located in ONI CASTLE base, Halsey never came in contact with Spartan-IIIs on Reach.
The Pillar of Autumn was at the edje of the system preparing to jump when the covenant arrived ( not in a shipwrecking yard on reach ) Gamma station ( the multiplayer map condemned ) detected covenant forces before they arrived in system.
Halo First Strike: When Master Chief returns Admiral Whitcomb and the remaining Spartan-IIs have armed several NOVA bombs, One was picked up by covenant forces and detonated in orbit around a covenant controlled planet shattering its moon, burning the planets surface and destroyed all Covenant ships in orbit on one side of the planet, If the others remained on the planet, which they probably did, then there wouldnt be a Planet Reach after 2552 and certianly not in the 2580s like in the ending cinematic. Just before being evacuated, Halsey learns of a possible Spartan-III program by snooping in Ackerson's files after discovering that her files on her Spartan-IIs had been tapped by him. The forerunner arifact was under Castle base and not Sword base ( Sword base was never mentioned) It was a crystal that warped gravity and slipspace and gave off huge amounts of radiation. Not a store of data.
Ghosts of Onyx: As stated before, Alpha company was conpletely eradicated well exept for two, they were not members of noble.
Halo Evolutions Headhunters: Headhunter units were two man teams if I recall correctly, Not six nam squads
This is what I am talking about, Halo: Reach broke the canon with three novels, THREE! That is why that Reach should be not considered as canon OR used as ONI propaganda, whether is acceptable for me.
And whoever said that books are "optional" canon and will/always be overriden by game canon, perhaps whoever doesn't understand that books gave birth of Halo universe, it is what it defined the Halo universe. Halo trilogy is simply based on Master Chief's heroic actions and few notable characters were involved. Books are more much more than that, and they are also large contributors to the Halo universe and gave us true perspective of how those humanity struggled against the Covenant's onslaught. I'm sorry but I prefer Halo: Fall of Reach over this Reach version (game). At least it makes sense to me, anyway.
And oh wait, now apparently that canon policy doesn't exist anymore since Bungie is giving up Halo to 343i which 343i would implement their own canon policy... interesting!
[Edited on 07.01.2011 4:07 AM PDT]