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Subject: The Halsey Situation

Expressing my strong liberal views without shame. Favorite quotes below:

"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe."
"One starts to live when he can live outside himself."

- Albert Einstein

After reexamining the last part of Halsey's journal, I realized that the briefing for Operation Red Flag and the MJOLNIR/AI integration tests were still held on their respective dates of August 27 and August 29 of 2552. The briefing was held in a FLEETCOM military complex, while the tests were on a military reservation.

The problem is, Halsey was under Sword Base the very next day after the AI/Armor tests. This canon was not retconned, because it not only appears in the original novel, but Halsey's journal as well. The question is this:

How the heck did Halsey get from the military reservation to under Sword Base in one day while the Covenant was attacking Reach?

Now, to be fair, that's a loaded question. The Covenant was not attacking Reach will full force just then. In fact, the largest and most deadly fleet arrived the day the campaign ended.

I think there is a map included with the Legendary edition of Halo Reach (I will check this soon). If there is, there may possibly be a cartographic comparison of Sword Base and this military reservation. It is possible underground caves could have been connecting the two. After all, Reach was a mining colony at one point.

Your thoughts?

  • 07.12.2011 5:45 AM PDT
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Posted by: DecepticonCobra

We are all going to get banned aren't we?

Slasher and i have the maps so what are we to look for?


And i don't see the issue of her getting from A to B

  • 07.12.2011 6:01 AM PDT

Expressing my strong liberal views without shame. Favorite quotes below:

"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe."
"One starts to live when he can live outside himself."

- Albert Einstein

Posted by: grey101
Slasher and i have the maps so what are we to look for?


And i don't see the issue of her getting from A to B

On the map, I'm wondering what is marked (bases, landmarks etc.)

You don't see an issue? That's interesting. Could you explain your reasoning?

  • 07.12.2011 6:13 AM PDT
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Posted by: DecepticonCobra

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Posted by: grey101
Slasher and i have the maps so what are we to look for?


And i don't see the issue of her getting from A to B

On the map, I'm wondering what is marked (bases, landmarks etc.)

You don't see an issue? That's interesting. Could you explain your reasoning?


the only things really marked are sword base, castle base and visagrad (which is close to castle base)



I don't see what is an issue about here being in a different location the next day, is there something i am not getting?

  • 07.12.2011 6:24 AM PDT

Expressing my strong liberal views without shame. Favorite quotes below:

"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe."
"One starts to live when he can live outside himself."

- Albert Einstein

I don't see what is an issue about here being in a different location the next day, is there something i am not getting?
Seeing as Covenant were attacking the planet, how did she get to another part of the planet safely.

Also, I have the map as well. Although I'm having a difficult time discerning it out. How did you locate the aforementioned bases?

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Posted by: DecepticonCobra

We are all going to get banned aren't we?


Posted by: Plasma Prestige
I don't see what is an issue about here being in a different location the next day, is there something i am not getting?
Seeing as Covenant were attacking the planet, how did she get to another part of the planet safely.

Also, I have the map as well. Although I'm having a difficult time discerning it out. How did you locate the aforementioned bases?


swo- sword base, etc

"Because the covenant weren't attacking the planet en mass" Despite corvettes being deployed around the planet.

and you might want to check the dates that might explain better

  • 07.12.2011 6:36 AM PDT

Expressing my strong liberal views without shame. Favorite quotes below:

"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe."
"One starts to live when he can live outside himself."

- Albert Einstein


Posted by: grey101

Posted by: Plasma Prestige
I don't see what is an issue about here being in a different location the next day, is there something i am not getting?
Seeing as Covenant were attacking the planet, how did she get to another part of the planet safely.

Also, I have the map as well. Although I'm having a difficult time discerning it out. How did you locate the aforementioned bases?


swo- sword base, etc

"Because the covenant weren't attacking the planet en mass" Despite corvettes being deployed around the planet.

and you might want to check the dates that might explain better

Ahh, thanks. I suppose it felt like the Covies were attacking en masse during the whole campaign seeing as you took out a supercarrier and saw New Alexandria crumbling.

However, from other threads, it seems like you have your own gripes with the canon?

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Priorities can change. Would there have been a reason for her to need to get to Sword Base prior to the attack itself?

If the question is how, then there are a number of reasonable conclusions I'm sure someone could muster.

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Posted by: DecepticonCobra

We are all going to get banned aren't we?

Plasma i watched somebody play the entire campaign about 2 weeks before the game came out, i still wanted to get it (its halo) and i was freaking out when i got it.

But i couldn't enjoy it with all the canon fap being thrown in my face

  • 07.12.2011 9:39 AM PDT