Chronique:Canon Fodder - Conventional Warfare

BY GRIMBROTHER ONE - 6/12/2015

ISSUE 28

Can you hear it? The dull rumble foretelling the shattering roar of an impending storm? E3 is nigh upon us, fiction fans, and you will soon find yourself arms spread wide against the glassy rain hurtling against you, shining like stars whipping by your awaiting eyes and ears. Many of you have been already basking in the glow of the recently-revealed cover article from our friends at Game Informer. I can promise you, the floodgates are only about to open wider once Monday comes and E3’s opening salvo arrives in the form of the Xbox Keynote event. If you are wanting to stay up to date on all the updates, be sure to keep your browsers tuned to HaloWaypoint.com, and your eyes glued to the Halo Channel, as we’ll be bringing you all the hot E3 coverage beginning on Monday, June 15^th. The coverage will kick off on your Xbox One at 9:30am (PST) for the Xbox E3 Keynote. Once that’s done, hop over into the Halo Channel for continuing coverage, including VOD assets from the briefing itself, as well as stream coverage from the Xbox Daily show live from the E3 show floor. Trust me, you won’t want to miss a minute of it.

Behind the Vale

As mentioned above, the recent Game Informer coverage finally confirmed certain details which many keen-eyed fans had already guessed. Namely the playable-presence of the Spartan-IIs of Blue Team, as well as now-Spartan-IV Eddie Buck. New to the fold was the reveal that the unknown member of the Spartan Locke-led Fireteam Osiris is Spartan-IV Olympia Vale. While fans haven’t really had much time to get to know her before now, they will this coming week as the hotly-anticipated Halo: Hunters in the Dark hits store shelves. Featuring an introduction to Spartan Vale (pre-augmentation), a return to Installation 00, and some returning allies, this book is an absolute must-read for lore lovers. Don’t miss it!

Hammer time

While information on the teams has already begun making its way into the fertile minds of the fiction-fervent, I thought it’d be fun to give the Fodder faithful a small morsel of special info by providing the lore text for the armors worn by Spartan Blue Team and Fireteam Osiris. Both teams use powered assault armor that is fully compatible and interoperable with GEN2 Mjolnir, though each Spartan uses heavily customized sets that cater to their respective strengths, preferences, and augmentations. So without further ado…

Blue Team (S-II)

John-117

MK.VI (GEN2)

Armor: Without question the most famous of all Mjolnir permutations, the GEN2 MARK VI has been completely updated to modern powered assault armor standards.

Helmet: Key features of the iconic Mark VI helmet design have been retained in all of its newer permutations.

Manufacturer: Materials Group

Fred-104

CENTURION (GEN2)

Armor: Mjolnir variant uniquely suited to front-line commanders. The CENTURION threat management system incorporates the latest situational awareness tacsofts and cognition enhancing neural interlinks.

Helmet: The CENTURION's C4I2SR technology combined with Spartan warfighting talent is a game-changer for UNSC operational planning and battlespace shaping doctrine.