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A rank once exclusively held by Sangheili charged with the protection of political figures, the assassination of the High Prophet of Regret saw the rise of the Jiralhanae to the role of honor guardsmen. Some honor guards still serve within remnant groups.
halopedia.org/Honor_Guard
halopedia.org/Honor_Guard
November 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
A rank once exclusively held by Sangheili charged with the protection of political figures, the assassination of the High Prophet of Regret saw the rise of the Jiralhanae to the role of honor guardsmen. Some honor guards still serve within remnant groups.
halopedia.org/Honor_Guard
halopedia.org/Honor_Guard
Did You Know that the Rare game Sea of Thieves features several Halo themed ships and items? The player can dress up as a pirate Master Chief with a Weapon music box, as they set sail on a ship based on the UNSC or Banished. #TriviaTuesday
May 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Did You Know that the Rare game Sea of Thieves features several Halo themed ships and items? The player can dress up as a pirate Master Chief with a Weapon music box, as they set sail on a ship based on the UNSC or Banished. #TriviaTuesday
#LoreThursday - Prefect
Inspired by the Forerunner Combat skin used by the Prefects, Watershed Division used exotic materials to forge PREFECT GEN2 and GEN3 MJOLNIR armor as a technological demonstration of fusing human and Forerunner armor.
Inspired by the Forerunner Combat skin used by the Prefects, Watershed Division used exotic materials to forge PREFECT GEN2 and GEN3 MJOLNIR armor as a technological demonstration of fusing human and Forerunner armor.
May 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM
#LoreThursday - Prefect
Inspired by the Forerunner Combat skin used by the Prefects, Watershed Division used exotic materials to forge PREFECT GEN2 and GEN3 MJOLNIR armor as a technological demonstration of fusing human and Forerunner armor.
Inspired by the Forerunner Combat skin used by the Prefects, Watershed Division used exotic materials to forge PREFECT GEN2 and GEN3 MJOLNIR armor as a technological demonstration of fusing human and Forerunner armor.
If you are in London in the next 10 days, be sure to drop by John R. Mullaney's exhibit in Soho. The gallery features his original artwork from Halo, Star Wars (including Andor), and more! Go check out the original prints of his fantastic art featured in Halo: Warfleet!
May 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
If you are in London in the next 10 days, be sure to drop by John R. Mullaney's exhibit in Soho. The gallery features his original artwork from Halo, Star Wars (including Andor), and more! Go check out the original prints of his fantastic art featured in Halo: Warfleet!
Did You Know that there is a themed Halo deck in Microsoft Solitaire? This deck had Diamonds be Covenant themed, Spades be UNSC themed, Clubs be Forerunner themed, and Hearts be Banished themed. With the faced cards featuring a character from each faction. #TriviaTuesday
May 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Did You Know that there is a themed Halo deck in Microsoft Solitaire? This deck had Diamonds be Covenant themed, Spades be UNSC themed, Clubs be Forerunner themed, and Hearts be Banished themed. With the faced cards featuring a character from each faction. #TriviaTuesday
#LoreThursday - Void Dancer
Created by Emerson Tactical Systems, the Void Dancer suit sacrificed MJOLNIR standards so the manufacturer could integrate its own black-box components that raised alarms at ONI.
www.halopedia.org/VOID_DANCER-...
Created by Emerson Tactical Systems, the Void Dancer suit sacrificed MJOLNIR standards so the manufacturer could integrate its own black-box components that raised alarms at ONI.
www.halopedia.org/VOID_DANCER-...
May 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
#LoreThursday - Void Dancer
Created by Emerson Tactical Systems, the Void Dancer suit sacrificed MJOLNIR standards so the manufacturer could integrate its own black-box components that raised alarms at ONI.
www.halopedia.org/VOID_DANCER-...
Created by Emerson Tactical Systems, the Void Dancer suit sacrificed MJOLNIR standards so the manufacturer could integrate its own black-box components that raised alarms at ONI.
www.halopedia.org/VOID_DANCER-...
#Lore – Open Hand
Noted as being the right hand of Promethean Endurance-of-Will, the Ur-Didact's loyal lieutenant, the Open Hand was a Boltshot that fired a swarm of tracking bolts with each press of the trigger.
www.halopedia.org/Open_Hand
Noted as being the right hand of Promethean Endurance-of-Will, the Ur-Didact's loyal lieutenant, the Open Hand was a Boltshot that fired a swarm of tracking bolts with each press of the trigger.
www.halopedia.org/Open_Hand
April 25, 2025 at 4:30 AM
#Lore – Open Hand
Noted as being the right hand of Promethean Endurance-of-Will, the Ur-Didact's loyal lieutenant, the Open Hand was a Boltshot that fired a swarm of tracking bolts with each press of the trigger.
www.halopedia.org/Open_Hand
Noted as being the right hand of Promethean Endurance-of-Will, the Ur-Didact's loyal lieutenant, the Open Hand was a Boltshot that fired a swarm of tracking bolts with each press of the trigger.
www.halopedia.org/Open_Hand
Did You Know that Bungie's title Myth is tied to the first purchasable Halo product in late 1999? The Myth: Total Soundtrack by Total Audio featured the Halo theme from the 1999 Macworld Halo demo. #TriviaTuesday
April 22, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Did You Know that Bungie's title Myth is tied to the first purchasable Halo product in late 1999? The Myth: Total Soundtrack by Total Audio featured the Halo theme from the 1999 Macworld Halo demo. #TriviaTuesday
Halopedia is now back online! Thank you for your patience!
April 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Halopedia is now back online! Thank you for your patience!
Official Warning. Due to server provider migration, Halopedia.org will temporarily be down tomorrow, April 16th, 7AM-7PM EDT.
We will again notify when server migration starts. Thank you for your patience and support!
We will again notify when server migration starts. Thank you for your patience and support!
April 15, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Official Warning. Due to server provider migration, Halopedia.org will temporarily be down tomorrow, April 16th, 7AM-7PM EDT.
We will again notify when server migration starts. Thank you for your patience and support!
We will again notify when server migration starts. Thank you for your patience and support!
Did You Know that several non-canon short stories were made for Halo Wars? Created by lead writer Graeme Devine, the stories would help the dev team understand the vibe of what it was like to be aboard the Spirit of Fire. #TriviaTuesday
You can find them in the link below!
You can find them in the link below!
April 15, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Did You Know that several non-canon short stories were made for Halo Wars? Created by lead writer Graeme Devine, the stories would help the dev team understand the vibe of what it was like to be aboard the Spirit of Fire. #TriviaTuesday
You can find them in the link below!
You can find them in the link below!
Thank you everyone for searching! We can confirm that all episodes of the 343 Sparkast podcast are accounted for now, thanks to @wikihalo.bsky.social and @lunaramethyst.bsky.social
You can listen to every episode in the link here: www.halopedia.org/343_Sparkast...
You can listen to every episode in the link here: www.halopedia.org/343_Sparkast...
April 9, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Thank you everyone for searching! We can confirm that all episodes of the 343 Sparkast podcast are accounted for now, thanks to @wikihalo.bsky.social and @lunaramethyst.bsky.social
You can listen to every episode in the link here: www.halopedia.org/343_Sparkast...
You can listen to every episode in the link here: www.halopedia.org/343_Sparkast...
Calling all archivists! We are looking to document the 343 Sparkast podcasts that were released around 2011, though are currently missing archived audio for episodes 1-3, 7, 8, 13, & 15.
If you have, or know of, a backup of these podcasts anywhere, please get in touch!
If you have, or know of, a backup of these podcasts anywhere, please get in touch!
April 9, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Calling all archivists! We are looking to document the 343 Sparkast podcasts that were released around 2011, though are currently missing archived audio for episodes 1-3, 7, 8, 13, & 15.
If you have, or know of, a backup of these podcasts anywhere, please get in touch!
If you have, or know of, a backup of these podcasts anywhere, please get in touch!
Did You Know that Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary's codename was Spark? The codename "Spark" was named by producer Dennis Ries, who went against policy to not codename games after things in the game itself. As such, the name Spark was given its own codename. #TriviaTuesday
April 8, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Did You Know that Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary's codename was Spark? The codename "Spark" was named by producer Dennis Ries, who went against policy to not codename games after things in the game itself. As such, the name Spark was given its own codename. #TriviaTuesday
Lore Thursday — M35 Cougar
Manufactured by Ushuaia Armory, the M35 Cougar served during the Insurrection, playing a key role in occupied urban environments. The six-wheeled fire support vehicle features a turret with twin M68 gauss cannons and an M43 heavy machine gun.
Manufactured by Ushuaia Armory, the M35 Cougar served during the Insurrection, playing a key role in occupied urban environments. The six-wheeled fire support vehicle features a turret with twin M68 gauss cannons and an M43 heavy machine gun.
March 27, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Lore Thursday — M35 Cougar
Manufactured by Ushuaia Armory, the M35 Cougar served during the Insurrection, playing a key role in occupied urban environments. The six-wheeled fire support vehicle features a turret with twin M68 gauss cannons and an M43 heavy machine gun.
Manufactured by Ushuaia Armory, the M35 Cougar served during the Insurrection, playing a key role in occupied urban environments. The six-wheeled fire support vehicle features a turret with twin M68 gauss cannons and an M43 heavy machine gun.
Did You Know a familiar location lies buried in the game Steamworld on Xbox? Blood Gulch is hidden in the Old World area of the game, with a Warthog that, if flipped three times, will reveal an orb that can be used to buy in-game items. #TriviaTuesday
March 25, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Did You Know a familiar location lies buried in the game Steamworld on Xbox? Blood Gulch is hidden in the Old World area of the game, with a Warthog that, if flipped three times, will reveal an orb that can be used to buy in-game items. #TriviaTuesday
Did You Know that on the Halo 2 map Backwash hides a sinister secret? Hidden on the centre structure is a gargoyle watching the conflict happening below. #TriviaTuesday
March 18, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Did You Know that on the Halo 2 map Backwash hides a sinister secret? Hidden on the centre structure is a gargoyle watching the conflict happening below. #TriviaTuesday
#SpartanSaturday — Musa Ghanem
Among the Spartan-II candidates whose bodies rejected augmentation, Musa-096 joined ONI despite his moral reservations and personal grudges. Rising to the rank of rear admiral, Musa now serves as Commander-in-Chief of Spartan Operations.
Among the Spartan-II candidates whose bodies rejected augmentation, Musa-096 joined ONI despite his moral reservations and personal grudges. Rising to the rank of rear admiral, Musa now serves as Commander-in-Chief of Spartan Operations.
March 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
#SpartanSaturday — Musa Ghanem
Among the Spartan-II candidates whose bodies rejected augmentation, Musa-096 joined ONI despite his moral reservations and personal grudges. Rising to the rank of rear admiral, Musa now serves as Commander-in-Chief of Spartan Operations.
Among the Spartan-II candidates whose bodies rejected augmentation, Musa-096 joined ONI despite his moral reservations and personal grudges. Rising to the rank of rear admiral, Musa now serves as Commander-in-Chief of Spartan Operations.
Lore Thursday — Xeno Orders
The "xeno orders" are a UNSC document outlining procedures and regulations pertaining to the discovery of alien artifacts. The destruction of The Knowing on Ariel and Cortana's possession of Alpha Halo's Activation Index violated these orders.
The "xeno orders" are a UNSC document outlining procedures and regulations pertaining to the discovery of alien artifacts. The destruction of The Knowing on Ariel and Cortana's possession of Alpha Halo's Activation Index violated these orders.
March 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Lore Thursday — Xeno Orders
The "xeno orders" are a UNSC document outlining procedures and regulations pertaining to the discovery of alien artifacts. The destruction of The Knowing on Ariel and Cortana's possession of Alpha Halo's Activation Index violated these orders.
The "xeno orders" are a UNSC document outlining procedures and regulations pertaining to the discovery of alien artifacts. The destruction of The Knowing on Ariel and Cortana's possession of Alpha Halo's Activation Index violated these orders.
With nearly 40 Halo novels released since 2001, it can be hard to remember when each one was published.
If you're looking for a easy-to-read list of each Halo novel in release order, check out the link below:
www.halopedia.org/List_of_Halo...
If you're looking for a easy-to-read list of each Halo novel in release order, check out the link below:
www.halopedia.org/List_of_Halo...
February 28, 2025 at 8:26 PM
With nearly 40 Halo novels released since 2001, it can be hard to remember when each one was published.
If you're looking for a easy-to-read list of each Halo novel in release order, check out the link below:
www.halopedia.org/List_of_Halo...
If you're looking for a easy-to-read list of each Halo novel in release order, check out the link below:
www.halopedia.org/List_of_Halo...
Did You Know that during an internal game jam at 343 Industries, concept art for a Flood-themed game or mode codenamed "Deluge" was created? Due to the nature of these game jams as prototyping inspiration, Deluge was likely never intended to enter full development. #HaloTrivia
February 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Did You Know that during an internal game jam at 343 Industries, concept art for a Flood-themed game or mode codenamed "Deluge" was created? Due to the nature of these game jams as prototyping inspiration, Deluge was likely never intended to enter full development. #HaloTrivia
#CelestialSaturday — Algolis
Established in 2475, Algolis formerly hosted a small population of human colonists as well as ONI research facilities. In early 2549, the planet was attacked by the Covenant, an invasion which ultimately led to Atriox's formation of the Banished.
Established in 2475, Algolis formerly hosted a small population of human colonists as well as ONI research facilities. In early 2549, the planet was attacked by the Covenant, an invasion which ultimately led to Atriox's formation of the Banished.
February 22, 2025 at 11:16 PM
#CelestialSaturday — Algolis
Established in 2475, Algolis formerly hosted a small population of human colonists as well as ONI research facilities. In early 2549, the planet was attacked by the Covenant, an invasion which ultimately led to Atriox's formation of the Banished.
Established in 2475, Algolis formerly hosted a small population of human colonists as well as ONI research facilities. In early 2549, the planet was attacked by the Covenant, an invasion which ultimately led to Atriox's formation of the Banished.
With the release of Halo: Empty Throne today, we would like to remind everyone that Halopedia does not mark or hide spoilers for recently-released media.
If you wish to remain un-spoiled for the new novel, we recommend being wary while browsing the wiki!
If you wish to remain un-spoiled for the new novel, we recommend being wary while browsing the wiki!
February 19, 2025 at 1:25 AM
With the release of Halo: Empty Throne today, we would like to remind everyone that Halopedia does not mark or hide spoilers for recently-released media.
If you wish to remain un-spoiled for the new novel, we recommend being wary while browsing the wiki!
If you wish to remain un-spoiled for the new novel, we recommend being wary while browsing the wiki!
Andrew wanted Hellcat to be based on the armor worn by Ancestor warriors in Halo 4's terminals. This remains the in-universe explanation for the armor as well, with Hellcat being developed using ancient human technology collected by ONI.
Read more here:
halopedia.org/HELLCAT-class_Mjolnir
Read more here:
halopedia.org/HELLCAT-class_Mjolnir
February 11, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Andrew wanted Hellcat to be based on the armor worn by Ancestor warriors in Halo 4's terminals. This remains the in-universe explanation for the armor as well, with Hellcat being developed using ancient human technology collected by ONI.
Read more here:
halopedia.org/HELLCAT-class_Mjolnir
Read more here:
halopedia.org/HELLCAT-class_Mjolnir