Halo Escalation Discussion (spoilers)

Syxnrgy wrote:

Boba772 wrote:

Caluben wrote:

So the preview of Escalation #19 is up on Dark Horse.

The Elite from Escalation #11/#12 is back, and we find out his name: Ayit 'Sevi.
I'm assuming he's the "unexpected ally". Should be awesome to see him work with the Spartan IVs... And see how Thorne reacts to working with him.

The Beauty of Annihilation that was once mentioned in Cannon Fodder is in, so that's kinda cool.

I'm assuming the five-man squad is going to consist of:
Palmer (obviously from the preview)
Thorne (obviously from the cover art)
Ray (she's been a main character throughout Escalation, so I'd be surprise if she isn't in)
Tanaka (if that is indeed her in the cover art of Escalation #21)
Ayit 'Sevi (assuming he's part of the five-man squad)

Either way, this Absolute Record arc is going to pure amazing. Plain and simple.

I get that the last two Escalation issues were for her backstory for Halo 5, but maybe those issues are just to set her up for this story arc, and all eight issues are her backstory from Guardian? Tanaka is pretty awesome, I really hope she is a part of this team. :D Her backstory issues (the last two) were too well placed for her not to enter the fold now. :D

ENGINEERS REPRESENT GO TANAKA!

roamingmachine wrote:

So yeah, this issue has lots of build-up with very little payoff. I would have preferred a double issue but that's just me.
Anyhow...
Sali'Nyon is still alive and kicking, and if we can believe what he says so is his rebellion. All is not well in covie land and Jul might have his hands full with more than just our Spartans soon.
From what we are shown, Ayit'Sevi is a total boss. I'm detecting Urdnot Wrex levels of mercenary badassery emanating from him. I'm so hoping he survives it all and we meet him in Halo 5.
The team. I think someone called Thorne and Tanaka along with Palmer but who would have thought that Henry Glassman had in him to do a field assignment like this. Kinda suspect he is trying to impress Palmer here. Felt a wee bit of sexual tension there when he gets an earful from Palmer (for starting to talk, completely out of the blue, about stuff that is just about guaranteed to get a reaction from Palmer) and he just grins and makes a glib about how his reason for coming was that he was promised a chance to work with Palmer again. Something about the scene just feels like there was quite a bit of truth in that glib. Or it might be my shipping radar misfiring :p If he really is in to Palmer (and stranger pairings have happened both in fact and in fiction....) I wish him the best of luck. He is a brave, brave man :p
Palmer, for her part is clearly still working through her anger at herself for the disaster that was her last encounter with Halsey. She's pushing her simulator hours pretty far and actually takes responsibility for those events when Lasky, talking in private, tries to make it more of a collective failure. She's still got a hard-on for Halsey but that's to be expected.