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Posted by: nmiactkt
Coincidence?
Yes, it is wholly coincidence, and moreover, a case of seeing what you want to see.
The Halo and Marathon canons are completely separate; one is not a precursor for the other, nor a sequel/prequel. There are numerous substantial differences between the two works that are immediately apparent to anyone with even a cursory knowledge of the respective titles.
One of the better examples which illustrate this is the fact that the Security Officer from the Marathon trilogy is a battleroid; essentially a cyborg created from the body of a dead solider. Obviously this is contrary to any claims that Master Chief is the main character from the Marathon trilogy, as we know that Spartans were certainly not created from corpses.
Numerous other inconsistencies between the two universes exist and make any connections between the two all but impossible to make outside of overzealous fan-boyism or a need to 'retcon for cash'.