Is Halo Wars part of the timeline?

Halo Wars is the series' earliest-set game, taking place 21 years before the start of Halo: Reach and Halo: Combat Evolved. Halo Wars is set during the early days of the Human-Covenant War, a conflict started by the alien Covenant to preserve the false foundations on which it built its religion.

Is Halo Wars connected to Halo?

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Halo Wars takes place 20 years before the events of Halo: Combat Evolved, the first game released in the series.

Does Halo Wars 2 take place after Halo Wars?

Halo Wars 2 takes place in the science fiction universe of the Halo series. The game is set in 2559, 28 years after the events of Halo Wars and shortly after the events of Halo 5: Guardians.

Is Halo Wars 2 a prequel to Halo Infinite?

Halo Infinite is a continuation of the main narrative, that being Master Chief's story. It takes place after the events of Halo 5 Guardians and Halo Wars 2, in 2560 specifically.

Is Halo Wars after Halo 5?

Halo Wars 2 is the sequel to the original Halo Wars and takes place after Halo 5: Guardians. It follows the Spirit Of Fire crew dealing with the Banished on the abandoned Ark. Similar to Halo Wars, it is a real-time strategy game that is set in the Halo universe.

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Where does Halo Wars fit in the timeline?

Halo Wars is the series' earliest-set game, taking place 21 years before the start of Halo: Reach and Halo: Combat Evolved. Halo Wars is set during the early days of the Human-Covenant War, a conflict started by the alien Covenant to preserve the false foundations on which it built its religion.

Is Halo Wars canon?

It should note that Halo Wars, despite having some content improvement suggestions from Bungie, is entirely 343i/Microsoft, thus making it part of Microsoft-canon.

Is Master Chief in Halo Wars?

Halo Wars is the prequel to Halo Reach, so it takes place way before when the Master Chief actually became the Master Chief. The main Spartans that are part of the prequel is red team, blue team's rivals (Master Chief's team), which is why when you play any Halo multiplayer there is a red team vs blue team.

What happened to Cortana between Halo 5 and infinite?

It turns out Cortana is in fact dead, having been locked on Zeta Halo by the Weapon, and cornered by the Banished leader Atriox. In her final moments, Cortana realizes the error of her ways and uses what little control she does have to sabotage the Halo ring to buy Master Chief some time to stop the Banished.

How many Spartans are on the Spirit of Fire?

This special Halo Wars boxed set features three heroic Spartan-IIs: Jerome, Douglas, and Alice, collectively known as Red Team.

Is Cortana in Halo Wars 2?

Cortana is a fictional artificially intelligent character in the Halo video game series. Voiced by Jen Taylor, she appears in Halo: Combat Evolved and its sequels, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo 4, Halo 5: Guardians and Halo Infinite.

Will the war in Halo ever end?

The final battles of the war were fought on December 11, 2552, ending the Covenant, and the ceasefire between humanity and the Sangheili was formally ratified as a treaty on February 2553. The official end of war ceremony took place on March 3, 2553.

How is Halo Wars 2 connected to Halo Infinite?

Our new foes in Halo Infinite, the Banished, are not new foes to the series as they made their initial appearance in Halo Wars 2. A renegade faction, they split from the Covenant during the final days of the Human-Covenant War. Their actions make them a violent and aggressive force led by the Brutes.

Is the Arbiter in Halo Wars?

Ripa 'Moramee was created to serve as the primary antagonist of Halo Wars and a leader in the game's multiplayer, debuting in March 2009. He is the second Arbiter to appear as a character in the universe, with the first being Thel 'Vadam.

Is the Arbiter in Halo Wars different?

Taking place 20 years before the events of Halo: Combat Evolved, Ensemble Studio's Halo Wars (2009) features a different Arbiter from the character seen in the trilogy. Lead designer David Pottinger described Ensemble's Arbiter as a "mean guy.

Is Atriox from Halo Wars?

Atriox serves as the primary antagonist of Halo Wars 2, with Dan Ayoub of 343 Industries desiring to tell a deep story with the character in the game's cinematics.

Does Master Chief love Cortana?

It's a romance. It should be called Halo: A Love Story. Cortana and Master Chief are in love, and the latest installment in the series — Halo 4 — reinforces that story.

Who replaces Cortana in Halo?

Cortana's replacement AI, who is known as 'The Weapon', is Master Chief's newest assistant, and is also voiced by Jen Taylor. She is created the same way Cortana was, and is sort of like a reboot of the character.

Is Cortana the villain in Halo 5?

Initially appearing as the deuteragonist of both the original Halo trilogy and Halo 4, she returns as the main antagonist of the Reclaimer Saga, serving as the main antagonist of Halo 5: Guardians, one of the two unseen overarching antagonists (alongside the Harbinger) of both Halo Wars 2 and the comic/novel series A ...

Who is the strongest Spartan in Halo?

Is Master Chief asexual Halo?

In the original Halo games, Master Chief is very much an asexual character. He never shows interest in any other character in such a way, it's just not a part of who he is. But in the most recent episode of the Halo TV show, Master Chief had sex, a surprising moment for many considering his established character.

What did Bungie think of Halo Wars?

"Another problem was that Bungie was never up for it... Bungie was kind of sore about the idea. What they called it was 'the whoring out of our franchise' or something. Yeah, that didn't create a great relationship between us and Bungie; they viewed us as someone infringing [on their franchise]," he noted.

Why are there flood in Halo Wars 1?

Originating as a corrupted form of the galaxy's most ancient custodians (the Precursors) the Flood reproduces and spreads by infecting other organisms, hijacking their bodies and nervous systems in order to transform them into one of many specialized forms.

What Halo is not canon?

— Microsoft has confirmed that the Paramount Plus streaming series Halo is not canon to the established plotline of the video games if people think the show totally sucks.