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Lore Thursday – BOGGART

Resembling the Pnap-pattern Goblin, BOGGART armor is the result of the Venezian Goblinstrike effort that used Created technology stolen from the Unggoy homeworld Balaho. It was also the first result that didn't cause unnecessary fatalities from design defects.

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Lore Thursday — Goblin

A heavily armed and armored battlesuit built both by and for Unggoy, the Pnap-pattern Goblin was created in the likeness of the Forerunners' "pre-ascension" form, according to Unggoy theologian Ang'napnap the Enlightened.

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Trivia Tuesday

Did You Know that Master Chief's armor from Halo: CE's MacWorld 1999 trailer was canonized as ORION armor? Never leaving the prototype stage, this armor was tested by ORION operatives and would later inform the design of MJOLNIR and SPI.

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Our friends at Tardis Wiki have a pretty significant piece of news we just had to share!

Tardis Wiki has forked from Fandom! This means that they now have a new website, hosted and managed independently, but with all of the same articles and content.

The new wiki can be accessed at tardis.wiki! (Link below) You can support the new wiki by making a conscious effort to use it and by sharing the news.

In the words of the 13th Doctor after her regeneration, "Oh, Brilliant!"

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"If they want a war, we'll give 'em war." - Omega Team

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Sangheili Saturday — Arkad Nar 'Kulul

Fleetmaster Arkad Nar 'Kulul of the Fleet of Recalcitrant Ire was known for his tactical genius and lack of piety during his time in the Covenant. After the war, 'Kulul allied his fleet with the Swords of Sanghelios.

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JEROME OUT OF NOWHERE WITH THE STEEL CHAIR

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Starship Saturday — Spirit of Fire

Launched in 2473 as a colony vessel, the Spirit of Fire was eventually requisitioned by the UNSC and refit to combat the Insurrection. However, these upgrades would see use following the onset of the Human-Covenant War.

Having a pivotal role in the Harvest campaign, the First Battle of Arcadia, and the Battle of Trove, the UNSC Spirit of Fire found herself adrift for 28 years until arriving at the Ark where the ship and her crew are locked in combat with the Banished.

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It looks like Halo is getting a new tabletop miniatures game focused on Spartan battles, coming in September 2024!

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Lore Thursday — Assembler

The Assembler Sentinel is a variant of Strato-Sentinel like Retrievers and Stewards. It is used in the construction of Forerunner megastructures like Halo installations and portal complexes, such as the portal to the Ark at Voi.

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Lore Thursday — Falcata

The F-23 Falcata is a heavy V/STOL atmospheric fighter operated by the UNSC Air Force early in the Human-Covenant War. Ultimately supplanted by the S-14 Baselard, surplus Falcatas have found a niche in planetary defense forces.

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Lore Thrusday — Brute Plasma Rifle

Called "blood-hand" by the Jiralhanae, the Kewu R'shi'k-pattern plasma rifle is a modified version of the standard Okarda'phaa-pattern secretly commissioned at the Sacred Promissory by the Prophet of Truth.

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Lore Thursday — M850 Grizzly

Manufactured by Chalybs Defence Solutions, the M850 Grizzly is a behemoth of a tank, known for its firepower and reliability. However, many factors—including its exorbitant cost—kept it from seeing widespread use.

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Did You Know that several remakes of Halo 3 maps were concepted for Halo 4, with some even entering preliminary development?

Intended as a DLC map, Standoff received an early blockout for playtesting, and seemed to be a fairly faithful recreation of the original.

Another blockout was made for a map called "Fortress", which seemed to be a spiritual successor to Sandtrap.

Though there is no evidence of further development of the map, a remake of Narrows was thoroughly concepted, with at least 9 pieces of art produced.

Finally, the control tower from Last Resort was concepted, but no other evidence of an intended remake ever emerged.

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On this day 19 years ago, Halopedia was founded and has since grown to encompass 15.7k articles!

As always, we thank you for the continued support, which has helped inspire and motivate us to keep going all these years!

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Did You Know that the Shadow of Intent is effectively a mobile mass grave? During the Great Schism, boarding actions triggered the release of damage control foam, entombing warriors in interior compartments that still remain inaccessible.

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22 years ago today, Reach fell for the first time, and Halo had its first-ever media release (even preceding Combat Evolved!) Happy birthday to the book that started it all, Halo: The Fall of Reach!