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Subject: Question about Halsey's Journal and other timeline stuff
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I've been a fan of Halo since the original game, but have only been really getting into the plots/stories/canon recently and plan on reading all of the books. I've been doing a lot of reading and some of the info has me a little confused. I understand there are discrepancies with the original Fall of Reach book and the game, but that's not what my questions revolve around, though.

1) While reading through the forums about Jun's whereabouts, vidDoc confirms he is still alive, although his presence is not seen in any of the books (or so I've read) that take place after Reach. A few others posted that in Halsey's journal, it was said that she "arrived safe and sound with Jun at Castle Base." Is this statement just people on the forums talking out of their ass? Unless I missed something, the journal ends with Noble Team about to arrive to pick up Cortana and doesn't even mention Jun escorting her, as that happened just moments after the last passage in the journal.

2) I was reading Halsey's page on Halopedia, and it seems a lot of stuff happened in regards to her on Reach after she met with Noble Team to give them Cortana. A lot of these events include the MC, and I was just confused as to how he rescues her with a team of other spartans and goes through a whole ordeal at Castle Base when I was pretty sure he was in cryo on the Pillar of Autumn heading to what is the intro of the first game (as per the final cutscene) only moments after Noble Team leaves Halsey and she departs for Castle Base with Jun.

These are the questions I have, and it is greatly appreciated if anyone can point out things I am overlooking, or if these are just some contradictions/discrepancies in the canon created by the slight rift between the books and the games. Thanks again.

  • 11.29.2010 11:25 AM PDT
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There is nothing in Hasley's journal after "Noble is here, time to go" (Or something along those lines).

I'm going to guess Jun died after bringing Hasley to Castle.

  • 11.29.2010 11:26 AM PDT
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Posted by: drummer0702
There is nothing in Hasley's journal after "Noble is here, time to go" (Or something along those lines).

I'm going to guess Jun died after bringing Hasley to Castle.


I understand that, I just finished reading the journal. I was only pointing out the contradiction to others' posts on this forum about that and claiming it said that in the journal. About Jun, well he can't be dead, though, as many have posted that in the vidDocs the devs said he is still alive.

[Edited on 11.29.2010 11:30 AM PST]

  • 11.29.2010 11:29 AM PDT


Posted by: teH XeRO
2) I was reading Halsey's page on Halopedia, and it seems a lot of stuff happened in regards to her on Reach after she met with Noble Team to give them Cortana. A lot of these events include the MC, and I was just confused as to how he rescues her with a team of other spartans and goes through a whole ordeal at Castle Base when I was pretty sure he was in cryo on the Pillar of Autumn heading to what is the intro of the first game (as per the final cutscene) only moments after Noble Team leaves Halsey and she departs for Castle Base with Jun.
I don't want to spoil anything for you if you haven't read the books yet, but...

That a;; happens after the events of Halo 1.

  • 11.29.2010 11:36 AM PDT
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Posted by: GanonSmash

I don't want to spoil anything for you if you haven't read the books yet, but...

That all happens after the events of Halo 1.


Ah ok, thats all I needed to know =) I just wanted to get the timeline/events I've read about straight in my head, and that part confused me. Thank you for clearing that up for me. I'll be reading the books very soon.

  • 11.29.2010 12:12 PM PDT