The Road to Halo - 1 - The History of War A complete breakdown of human history in the Halo universe. Everything you need to know before starting the Halo saga.
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HISTORICAL NOTES:
- This is not intended as a complete representation of warfare over the centuries, but of conflicts directly relevant to the Halo narrative. Little is covered of non-Western warfare, and countless conflicts of Greece, Rome, and England are omitted. Likewise, no mention is made of the Gulf War—those visuals were consolidated into the War on Terror.
- It is generally accepted that the term ‘Dark Ages’ is inaccurate and misleading, with historians preferring the term 'Middle Ages’. Because ‘Dark Ages’ is used in the Halo fiction, it has been upheld here.
- Inconsistencies in Preston Cole's naval rank progression have been preserved from the original text.
HALO NOTES:
- Footage from the games is used to capture the general aesthetic of a time period, rather than adhering to canonical placement. Example: the deglassing operation on Meridian takes place after the Covenant War, but is used as a stand-in for early industrial colonies prior to Reach.
- Epsilon Indi's location addressed here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=74EzB6WtAQ4&t=7s
- Further notes: https://www.halopedia.org/User:Postmortem/TheRoadToHalo
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00:00 - The History of War
06:08 - Colonial Era
08:44 - The Great Wars
13:13 - Cold War
14:57 - Information Age
16:44 - Artificial Intelligence
20:12 - Intrasolar Era
23:22 - Interplanetary War
28:59 - FTL
30:56 - Extrasolar Era
34:34 - Ross-Ziegler Blip
36:06 - Domus Diaspora
44:14 - Tension, Unrest
47:13 - Project ORION
48:40 - Far Isle
50:19 - Callisto Incident
53:32 - Insurrection
59:13 - Halsey
1:02:39 - Outro
IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE
Film & Television:
2001: A Space Odyssey, Alexander, 300, 300: Rise of an Empire, Noah, Hannibal: Rome’s Worst Nightmare, Silence, Vikings, The King, The Patriot, Barry Lyndon, Gettysburg, The Last Samurai, War Horse, The Red Baron, They Shall Not Grow Old, World War II: From the Frontlines, The Thin Red Line, Saving Private Ryan, Band of Brothers, The Atomic Cafe, Jarhead, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Pandora’s Box, Transformers, Battlestar Galactica, Transcendence, Ex Machina, The Circle, Caprica, Soldier, THX 1138, Science and the Swastika, Elysium, The Expanse, Her, Moon, Don’t Look Up, Interstellar, The Martian, Firefly, Starship Troopers, Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome, Serenity, Black Widow, Frank Herbert’s Dune, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Star Trek Into Darness, Avatar, Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars, Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation, V for Vendetta, Aliens, Captain America: Civil War, Alien, Superman, The Straight Story, Days of Heaven, Starship Troopers 3: Marauder, The Bourne Ultimatum
Music:
Cratered, Raddir, Unforgotten, ONI Sword Base, Skyline, Impend, Dug In, Strategic Feint, Fevered Dread, Legitimate Strategy, Black Tower, Infiltrate, Sacrifice, Cairo Suite, Finale, Ossified, The Road, Six-Armed Robbing Suit, Reverie, Long Night of Solace, Winter Contingency, Remembered Sins, No More Dead Heroes, Last of the Brave, Truth and Reconciliation, Collateral Harm, Echoes of Orion, Gambit, Bon Voyage, Bon Chance, Scorched Earth, Next Move, Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Dominion, Steal into Darkness, It’s Done, Halo
Interactive Media:
Black Ops II, Infinite Warfare, Advanced Warfare, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Starfield
Additional Artwork:
The Death of Caesar by Gérôme (1859-1867)
“We Will Win” Italian Propaganda Poster (1939-1941)
“Communist Victory Inevitable!” Propaganda Poster (1969)
Ice Age Edmonton Mural by Zaiken (2019)
Chicxulub Impact by Davis (1994)
Other Media:
Eiseinhower’s ‘Military-Industrial Complex’ Farewell Address - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyBNmecVtdU&t=508s
Society of the Ancients Protest - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4Y97seNNXs&t=3s
60 Minutes ’The AI Revolution: Google’s Developers on the Future of Artificial Intelligence’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ5EsdnpLMI
CBS Reports ’The ChatGPT Revolution’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcFAlZIQ3NI&t=207s
Full Conversation Between Blake Lemoine and LaMBDA - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAihcvDGaP8
Mayo Clinic TV Spot ’The Unknown’ - https://www.ispot.tv/ad/nhQx/mayo-clinic-the-unknown
Neutron Star Merger Animation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8VDwGi0r0E
All media belongs to their respective copyright owners and is used under Fair Use.
The Road to Halo was created under Microsoft’s “Game Content Usage Rules” using assets from Halo, and it is not endorsed by or affiliated with Microsoft.
Political Maps:
David Fuchs
3D Holographics & Carver Findings:
Wilson Van Ness
UNSC Ship Models:
Jared Harris (Malcontent1692)
CIM Model & ORION Armor Lockup:
@TacoHombre_
ORION Renders:
@mrgruntington
CMA Logo:
Stephen Loftus
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