Is Halo: Reach set before Master Chief?

While Halo: Combat Evolved was the first game to release in the series, the 2010 title Halo Reach is the actual beginning of the Halo timeline, which focuses on the franchise's most well-known character, Master Chief.

Where does Halo: Reach fit in timeline?

Setting and characters. Reach takes place in a futuristic science fiction setting; the year is 2552, shortly before the events of the video game Halo: Combat Evolved, and during the events of the novel Halo: The Fall of Reach.

Was Master Chief at reach?

Master Chief does not appear in the games Halo 3: ODST and Halo: Reach, save for a cameo easter egg in Reach. The character returns as the playable protagonist in 2012's Halo 4.

Is the Halo series before or after reach?

A new look at Planet Reach

The original Halo takes place shortly after the fall of Reach, which saw the remnants of the UNSC escape the planet with the sole-surviving Spartan-II soldier (Master Chief) following the Covenant's takeover of the planet.

How old is Master Chief in Halo Infinite?

The community has worked out that Master Chief is biologically 49 years old in 2560, as he was born in 2511. As many fans will know, John was genetically mutated to become a super-soldier by Dr. Halsey.

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Who was Noble 6?

Lieutenant SPARTAN-B312, or simply Noble Six, was a Spartan-III super-soldier. He served on the NOBLE Team during the Fall of Reach, seeing his mission through to the bitter end. Noble Six is the only Spartan besides Master Chief to be warranted a hyper-lethal rating, a label granted to those of immense lethality.

Who is the strongest Spartan in Halo?

Was Spartan 117 on reach?

John-117 in cryo is an Easter egg in the Halo: Reach campaign level "The Pillar of Autumn". By holding the right analog stick to the right in the part of the cinematic where Captain Keyes' Pelican lands in a hangar bay on the UNSC Pillar of Autumn, one can see John-117 lying in a cryo-chamber in the hangar.

Is Halo: Reach a prequel?

Halo: Reach is a first-person shooter video game set in the Halo universe and direct prequel to Halo: Combat Evolved, depicting the Fall of Reach. It was developed by Bungie, LLC. and published by Microsoft Game Studios solely for the Xbox 360.

How much time passed between Halo: Reach and Halo 1?

The first Halo game, Halo: Combat Evolved, picks up a few weeks after the fall of Reach. The Pillar of Autumn, Captain Keyes, Cortana, and Master Chief all come across Installation 04, which we know as Alpha Halo.

Is reach bigger than Earth?

Reach is a young planet with an age of no more than one billion years. Compared to the 4.6 billion years of Earth, Reach is remarkably geologically stable. Reach is larger than Earth, having a diameter of 15,273 kilometers, compared to the 12,756 kilometers diameter of Earth.

Is Halo Fall of Reach canon?

Now, a lot of people have said that the game is non-canon as Halo: The Fall of Reach novel came out before. I'd like to point out that Reach (the Game) is actually canon as it is made by Bungie first and foremost. The novel is made by an independent writer and published by Microsoft Studios and 343i.

Where was Master Chief during reach?

According to the Fall of Reach, he was in orbit boarding a space station to enact the Cole protocol on docked ships there.

What planet is reach in Halo?

Reach, also known as Epsilon Eridani II, is a human colony world in the Epsilon Eridani system, located within the Inner Colonies and is the sister planet of Earth itself. At 10.5 light years from the Sol system, it is located at Earth's metaphorical doorstep.

Which Spartans survived reach?

Sixteen Spartan-IIs are known to have survived the Covenant War: John-117, Frederic-104, Kelly-087, Linda-058, Naomi-010, Jai-006, Adriana-111, Michael-120, Leon-011, Robert-025, August-099, Randall-037, Otto-031, Victor-101, Margaret-053, and Roma-143; the last five have since been killed.

Who is the coolest Spartan in Halo?

Who is the weakest Halo Spartan?

Yûko was kidnapped and replaced by a flash clone at the age of 6 for the SPARTAN-II project. Though physically the weakest of any of the SPARTANS she was still physically stronger than a normal human. Her main strength lay in her mind.

Who was Spartan 001?

Jhonathan-001 is a Spartan-II Class I super solider, and Second in Command of Green team which was led by Kurt-051, when Fireteam Green deployed in late 2525 his call sign on the Green Team is "Seirra-001".

What is Noble Six's real name?

(Lieutenant) Natalie-B312 (born July 23rd, 2533), known later as Noble Six or by ONI records as Codename CHAPEL, was a SPARTAN-III commando and member of Beta Company in the UNSC, and of Naval Special Warfare Command.

Could Noble 6 beat Master Chief?

The Master Chief would win. He is better than Noble Six in almost every way. Spartan III's were started to be cheap and disposable, Spartan II's were built to last. Not only were the Spartan II candidates stronger before augmentation, they were also given better augmentations and better armour than the Spartan III's.

Who kills Noble Six?

After taking on an enormous force of Sangheili and Unggoy, the Spartan was eventually outnumbered and mortally wounded by plasma fire, yet continued fighting even after being disarmed. Noble Six was finally pinned to the ground and killed by a group of high-ranking Sangheili.