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Waypoint Chronicles

Halo is celebrating 25 years together with the community, and the latest highlight in our silver anniversary is a special three-part Waypoint Chronicle.



Still Midnight shines a light on a group of unlikely friends meeting up for their usual card game at their usual haunt aboard the UNSC Infinity. Recollections of their adventure on Requiem is just the beginning.



Penned by Halo Studios and augmented through collaboration with JumperScape Media, this audio-first experience showcases incredible voice and musical talent from across the Halo Community.



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December 2559. A faction of rogue artificial intelligences known as the Created, led by the Archon Cortana, have enforced an imperial peace upon the peoples of the galaxy. Whole worlds are now subject to martial law under threat of annihilation.



Aboard the UNSC Infinity is humanity’s best hope to turn the tide as preparations have been made for an all-out assault on Cortana’s throne—Zeta Halo.



With the UNSC flagship just hours away from exiting slipspace, the crew savors their final moments of peace….



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Parts 02 & 03 coming soon!



You can learn more about JumperScape Media and the partnership with Halo Studios in our latest <a href="https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/community-corner-jumperscape-media">Community Corner</a>. You can also <a href="https://linktr.ee/jumperscape">check out their wide range of content here</a> and join in the fun.



Don’t forget to bookmark the <a href="https://www.aka.ms/Halo25Together">Silver Anniversary Community Hub</a> for all the latest updates from our 25th anniversary celebration.

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A Halo: Waypoint Chronicle

Halo: Still Midnight

Community Spotlight

Stories have always been the heart of Halo. From the games to the novels to the broader extended universe, the threads all weave a rich tapestry together. Waypoint Chronicles are an addition to that landscape that further fleshes out characters and situations. Combining that with Halo’s 25th Anniversary year just made sense and we partnered with community powerhouse <a href="https://jumperscape.com/" data-type="link" data-id="https://jumperscape.com/">JumperScape Media </a>to bring a special three-part chronicle to life. 



We sat down with Austin Murphy and James Paulis of the group to get to know them a bit more and touch on Still Midnight – the special Waypoint Chronicle dropping later this week.



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Sam: Hey Austin & James, thanks for taking time to sit with me! Let’s start at the beginning… How did ‘JumperScape’ originate?



Austin: When Halo 4 first launched, I started getting curious about making YouTube content using my favorite franchise as a source of inspiration. As the years went by, I started looping in some of my pals (James, Shane, Connor) into the content I was working on as a way for us to connect and have fun together watching the videos back in person. We made your typical funny gameplay highlight videos, the occasional machinima (many lost to deletion off YouTube, still hoping for a workaround to get those back someday), and some random meme content. I actually made my first big impact as a Halo content creator by posting daily to a certain Instagram account with a little bit of a cheeky name. If you’ve seen the Hershey’s Elite jingle bell meme, you’ll know what I’m talking about.



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What this became was a desire to climb the content ladder. Why focus on making specifically social media content when we have the skills we gained from our careers and education to pursue both fun YouTube stuff and professional media production? With my background in media communications and brand marketing, I was able to kick off JumperScape’s first-ever legit project, inspired by other works that I listened to when I was growing up, “Tarkov: A Halo Story.” This fan-made project initially began as a way for me to insert fan storytelling into the Halo canon, but quickly my focus became more fixated on bridging gaps between people who would end up contributing to the project. I fell in love with pulling in writers, artists, voice actors, composers, and doing all the things necessary to make our fan-made project feel as legitimate as possible. A passion was born for being a producer and setting the pieces into place to make something truly special.



With that pursuit coming and going, I wanted to reprioritize towards adding to the Halo conversation, which led to the most successful and fun project on our resume, “The Library: Halo Lorecast,” where those same 4 friends who started all of this back in 2012 continue to have fun talking about their favorite franchise.



Sam: Was there a goal in mind when you guys were teaming up?



James: I think fun? If that’s a valid reason?



Sam: It totally is!



James: At the beginning, we didn’t have any expectations for what we were working on. We made things that entertained ourselves to make our usual late nights spent in Austin’s living room growing up more fun, and our attitude towards telling stories and bringing opportunity remains that way. In fact, when we started working on The Library, we only planned to do 25 episodes just to expand upon the deeper lore elements we wrote into Tarkov: A Halo Story, but the Halo community really got invested in our friendship and how much Halo meant to us. I think we’re about to hit season 7, nearing the fifth anniversary of the show now.



Sam: Wow! Y’all have been doing this a long time now. What keeps you going?



Austin: It’s the same thing that got us interested in taking up more producer-esque roles and telling more stories. We have such a unique position in the Halo community where, while the community at large may not know of us, a vast majority of the content creators, voice actors, artists, modders, and many others out there have heard of us and want to work with us. We get to enable so many creative ideas and help them come to life; that alone is enough to keep us going for decades in any community we get welcomed into. This has even applied to some of our local talent/small business friends here in Ohio.



Sam: And now you’re working with Halo Studios on a brand-new Waypoint Chronicle as part of this year’s 25th anniversary celebration! What has it been like collaborating with the studio on this project?



James: The best way to put how it felt to enter that first meeting is “respected.” From my time in our meetings, it felt extremely collaborative. The team always made me feel like our ideas were being heard. It was refreshing to bounce ideas back and forth to sharpen a specific character or bring more to a scene. It never felt like ideas we came up with were immediately shot down or disregarded.



Austin: As strong Halo fans, stepping into that writing room was extremely intimidating. That being said, the franchise team is made up of some of the most generous and welcoming people I’ve seen in creative storytelling. I’ve experienced defensiveness and protectiveness when you start to try to insert new ideas or even dare to bring up a fan theory or two in a writing room, but those we got to spend time with were accommodating and unafraid to tell us their honest perspectives. Being a fan at the same time as a storyteller, there was room to freak out about being able to include particular ideas into our story and to ask if there was more that could be added.



Sam: We have been publishing Waypoint Chronicles for a while now (enough to even have a whole book for the first set!). What makes Still Midnight special?



Austin: This story hits me and my own life on a personal level. Without getting too deep into spoiler territory, this Chronicle touches on some things we learned about in Halo 4: Spartan Ops and expands upon a lot of what was being presented there. I was excited about all the other things we were permitted to include in this story, but one particular aspect had me grinning from ear-to-ear. One of my highlight memories of the 343-era of Halo will always be playing through Spartans Ops as it was releasing back in the day for the first time with our buddy Shane. We still play it from time to time over a late-night chat and some drinks.



James: I think this one being the first-ever three-parter opens a lot of opportunities for this type of storytelling. The Waypoint Chronicles are much more slice-of-life in a way that the stories in Fractures and Evolutions aren’t; they give a window into the universe that expands tiny things that give a surprising amount of expansion or closure to other Halo stories. The fact we get an entire arc with these characters, each one representing something that any listener could relate to, could be a sign of bigger expansions to come.



Sam: As an established group, you obviously have your set ways for your content. How did the process for the Chronicle differ from your usual?



Austin: This is where I get all in my head about how much thought Halo put into bringing us into this project, because it’s almost the exact same. Take out the added steps of paperwork and getting all the lore nerd questions for the Franchise Team out of the way, what you’re left with is exactly what we do for Stories From Waypoint. Writer’s room, casting calls, cold reads, long recording sessions, even longer sound design sessions – it’s all there.



James: We always have fun in the recording booth no matter what we get to work on. I still think fondly of the time we couldn’t get Austin to make a very good “pained grunting” sound effect, so I had to punch him in the gut for real to get the sound right. Call it what you want; I call it dedication. (He’s fine, by the way!) Benefits of working with your childhood friends.



Sam: What was the table read experience like for you all?



Austin: Hilarious! I don’t think anyone was expecting how much fun it was going to be. You get much more relaxed into a character you’re playing when you’re able to flub a line in front of the writers and director and immediately ask what needs to be fixed.



James: Jeff’s voices were perfect; nothing needed fixing there.



Sam: Through this process, is there any creative moment, concept, or “thing” you are most proud of?



Austin: There was a moment where I had an epiphany surrounding a particular aspect of the story. I wasn’t able to even shut my eyes to sleep that night over it. It was extremely last minute, we had reached the end of production; script had essentially been all but wrapped, and we had already shipped the first draft of the final chapter. On a whim, I hit up the Halo team trying to see if there was anything that could be done to adjust this one particular thing that I didn’t know if they would even agree was worth correcting. Woke up the next morning to an entire new set of pages in the script. Did I give myself an extra week’s worth of work? Yes. Was it worth it? Hearing the final product…also yes.



James: The character Ersu ‘Kybol originally was a bit more multi-layered and conflicted in his perspective on humans from what I remember, but I pitched the concept of splitting this perspective between two Elites rather than just the one. After a little back and forth in that call, Varo was born, and we got an entire side-narrative built around the prejudices they can have for humans, in contrast to the prejudice we typically see on the flip side.



Sam: I’ve mentioned it a couple times now but this is all being done as part of the broader 25th year anniversary Halo and the celebrations we’ve been doing all year long. Are there any themes in the story that echo the themes we’ve been touching on?



Austin: 



The importance that each person has in this community, insofar as their contribution to the ongoing personal Halo story that every fan has experienced. There’s one character in particular we bring to life in Still Midnight that reminds me of a friend I had back when MCC first came out. We were pals for a good long while and we had to go separate ways years later, but I still think about those times we had together over sessions of Halo. I think there will be people listening to this Chronicle that will experience a good amount of retrospection like that, if they think carefully about what these characters represent.



James: From a meta-narrative standpoint, collaboration. Halo’s community has been a dedicated bunch of creative geniuses that can’t help but group up and make amazing things. Some people started with Halo 3’s Forge and are now making custom modded maps or are even full-on working on the Halo franchise as employees now. Our characters in Still Midnight don’t seem like they fit together on the surface, much like many of our random friends we made online back in the day, but they’re friends, nevertheless. I think that’s impactful to see it acknowledged in the storytelling. 



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Sam: It’s clear this has been an ambitious project! Along with the two of you, how many people did it take to pull this whole thing together?



Austin: If we include every single person who contributed even the slightest bit to this project, I counted close to twenty people. Each one of them was essential for getting this project together, and I couldn’t be more thankful than that.



James: It’s always fun to see how each aspect of the story had little tidbits that add up to the final story. Austin did all the sound design by himself, as he often does. I’m sure he’d say I gave valuable insight and that I was essential to getting the feedback he needed.



Sam: Past Chronicles have been largely in the written medium, with audio narration being a bonus addition. Still Midnight is intended to be an audio-first experience, so what is one thing you want folks to pay attention to when they tune in?



Austin: The choices of music. There’s an excellent original piece or two in there that you may not have heard before, but we were also very particular about the music we used from the existing Halo library. The most difficult challenge when using Halo game soundtracks is that they’re game soundtracks. Using a soundtrack that isn’t built as a cinematic score means you have to be much more particular and do a whole lotta editing, but the reward for that effort is apparent when you listen back to it.



James: The little details. We were thrilled to be able to include a bunch of fun cameos, sound references, and a bunch of other little tidbits. I would give you hints, but what fun would that be? From my last time test-listening, I think there were well over two-dozen secrets and references thrown into the scenes to give attentive Halo fans a little reward for their attention.



Sam: As people listen to Still Midnight in the near future, what are you hoping they take away from the entire Waypoint Chronicle experience?



Austin: I’ve had a goal for a good long while now to prove that the term “fan-made” isn’t a tag of low-quality. I want people to experience this story, replay it over and over again to catch new details and learn new things, and to hear over and over what made our team worthy of such an amazing opportunity that Halo Studios has given us. I wanted to make a story that makes someone think deeper than the narrative, and I think we accomplished that.



James: That there is still room for Halo to develop new stories and new characters in a way that keeps the main plot moving forward. We’ve been honored to bring this new cast to life, and we’d be honored to do it again at some point in the future if we were given the opportunity, but the bottom-line is that they now exist and can be directed by the franchise however they’re needed. I see a lot of connections between this story and the style of the UNSC Archives ad campaign; there is importance in the simplest of humanity.



Sam: Thank you both for taking the time to chat with me!



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As you can see, this is most definitely a passion project, and we are so excited for you all to get your first listen when the first episode drops later this week. 



This isn’t the last we’ve heard from JumperScape (<a href="https://linktr.ee/jumperscape">and if you want to learn more about them, be sure to check here</a>)– we’ll be back to wrap up the series with the rest of the crew involved in pulling this together. We’ll chat with the story’s voice actors, musicians, and more.

Community Corner: JumperScape Media

Your Halo Story: Chapter 8

Mutinous Core

Anniversary Angle: Worthiest Weapons

To celebrate the release of Halo: Campaign Evolved, we’re unveiling new additions to our Silver Anniversary Creator Bundle, including stream-ready graphics, overlays, and emotes.



Treat your subs to Alpha Halo aesthetics with a new webcam border, lobby screen, on-screen alerts, an animated transition of the legendary ring itself, and 14 all-new Halo reacts for your streams and communities.



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<a href="https://www.aka.ms/Halo25CreatorBundle">Download the updated Silver Anniversary Creator Bundle.</a>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Creator Guide</h2>



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New to streaming? Check out our <a href="https://www.aka.ms/Halo25CreatorBlog">content creator guide</a> to learn how to incorporate visual assets from the Silver Anniversary Creator Bundle into your streaming setup.



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Community Hub</h2>



Don’t forget to bookmark the <a href="https://www.aka.ms/Halo25Together">Silver Anniversary Community Hub</a> for all the latest updates from our 25th anniversary celebration.



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All year long, we’ll be inviting Halo fans to share their favorite Halo memories, celebrate Halo’s iconic legacy, and vote on community polls to help us tell the whole Halo story.



Whether you’re a battle-hardened Spartan or a Halo rookie, we hope you’ll join the fun by sharing your Halo story through our <a href="http://aka.ms/Halo25TogetherMemories">official submission form</a>, on social media using hashtag #Halo25Together, in our <a href="https://discord.com/channels/471722331820130324/1464409121209188466">official Discord server</a>, or on <a href="https://reddit.com/r/halo">r/Halo</a> with the #Halo25Together tag.

New Creator Emotes, Overlays, and More

Spartans, start your engines! 



It’s Halo’s Silver Anniversary (that’s 25 years!) and we’ve been celebrating all year long – and those celebrations are not exclusive to the studio. If you are attending San Diego Comic Con drive by the Mattel booth today July 23, you may recognize a familiar, sleek, silhouette. If you get there in time, you might even get lucky and snag an exclusive poster. 



While it may not weigh nearly 3 metric tons, the buildable UNSC M12 Warthog from Mattel Brick Shop is a 1:22 scale  of sleek, classic UNSC driving machine. It is customizable with extra parts, decals, including metal parts, and an exclusive Hot Wheels Warthog! 



If that’s not enough, you can take your love for speed into Halo: Campaign Evolved with the Ignition Armor Style for<s> </s> Master Chief. It’s all throttle, no brakes. This Armor Style was created specially  for Mattel and the code will be found in the package with the redemption instructions. Available in US product only. 



<a href="https://shop.mattel.com/products/mattel-brick-shop-hot-wheels-halo-unsc-m12-warthog-jnp49">The iconic Halo Warthog from Mattel Brick Shop is available to preorder today</a>, July 23, and will be available to all hot rod enthusiasts alike beginning October 1, 2026. 



And remember…if you aren’t first, you’re last!

Mattel Brick Shop Warthog

As part of Halo’s <a href="https://www.aka.ms/Halo25Launch" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">25th anniversary celebration</a>, we’re inviting Halo fans from around the world to share favorite memories and vote on community polls in our <a href="https://discord.com/channels/471722331820130324/1464409121209188466" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">official Halo Discord server</a>. Follow @Halo on social media to join the fun! 



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Beep beep!



Vehicle use in Halo has two rules:



<ol>
<li>Attempt to bring whatever vehicle you’re in to places it doesn’t belong, via any means necessary</li>



<li>Pack the vehicle full of people (seats optional) and speed off in chase of the ever elusive amazing play (chaos required)</li>
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Optionally, you can use the vehicle solely as intended but where’s the fun in that? Before you ask, yes, we make the rules for this!



With these carefully curated rules of engagement in mind, we set out to discover what you find to be the most epic vehicle in Halo. Let’s check out the results!



<h1 class="wp-block-heading">Looks More Like A Puma</h1>



What in the Sam Hell is a Puma???



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<a href="https://old.reddit.com/r/halo/comments/1epll30/warthog_a_pixel_art_portrait/">Art by /u/TIEChief</a>



The quintessential team vehicle in Halo. You got a driver, a gunner, and a triple kill seat for someone brave enough to ride shotgun. There’s always a mad dash for the Warthog during matches for good reason. And then the beeping starts… Everyone knows you gotta honk the horn to get everyone’s attention and fill up the seats! Or just honk to honk so they hear you coming. Either way… Everyone’s favorite party bus takes home the top spot for the month!



<h1 class="wp-block-heading">Tank (Almost) Beats Everything</h1>



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Alas, seems the Scorpion beats everything except the Warthog this month. There’s a lot to love about the UNSC’s tank. It’s, well, tank-y and packs a punch, and there’s no better feeling than steamrolling your way across the battlefield.



<h1 class="wp-block-heading">Walk This Way</h1>



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<a href="https://x.com/Hartwell_Design/status/1900863294090699046">Art by @Hartwell_Design</a>



Taking the bronze (and <s>running</s> walking away with it) is the UNSC’s bipedal Mantis. It doesn’t drive, it arrives. Big, brash, and armed to the teeth, few things feel better than striding into the chaos and letting the missiles do the talking.



<h1 class="wp-block-heading">Reserve Rides</h1>



Of course, the list is not exhaustive and there’s tons of love for the Covenant’s floating flotillas (Wraiths, Ghosts, and Phantoms – oh my!), war(s) wagons (Jackrabbits, Blisterbacks, Cyclops, etc), and pretty much any vehicle found in a fleet or armada.



Plus Forky. Cannot forget the Forklift.



Raptormanzero: Oh boy, choices, choices. If I had to choose it would be the Warthog and Scorpion tank.



Se ‘Graevum: Seraph from Halo: Reach…now if only you could see your shields while driving one



Wade_Weinhmann: Scorpion, it’s obvious. The way you storming the Control room in Halo CE, going to Prophet of Regret in Halo 2, destroying the Scarab in The Ark mission in Halo 3, helping Spartans 4 to help UNSC infinity in Halo 4(can’t remember the mission name), killing both enemies in Halo 5, Prometheans and Covenant remnants. And finally, Halo Infinite, you are going to House of Reckoning in Scorpion to save pilot from death



Thee Snowman: Vultures!



SPARTAN A128: Tank beats everything



TrainedEye3461: I picked warthog, but it’s so hard to choose. The scorpion is just the best, and I also really like everything around the Blisterback. Its sound effects are so nice, and it being artillery is too fun to use (same with the Kodiak).



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<a href="https://x.com/DerGruneMann/status/1661618832941744128">Art by @DerGruneMann</a>



Reconsparten19: Cobra



Master freak: I’ll always say Warthog even if it’s basic. Like yeah, my warthog is pink. Get in, girls, we’re going shopping!



Wraith0912: ignoring my name, we need more love for the Scarab



Parall4x: Puma



Merchar2: Tank or wasp prob exept the wasp has like no hp 😭



Bobobojack: Cobra Stans where yall at



Irish: Falcon 🔥



S20boominator: We all know that 66 tonne of devine intervention is the way to make the covenant regret coming to earth



HaloBoxStudios: Forklift supremacy, who’s with me



Spy: Hornet gang wya?



#1 Wasp Fan: Wasp* *editor note: not sure what I expected here tbh



Brendan: The Halo Reach and Halo 4 Mongoose. For racing specifically. 🏎️



Killer Orca: The Mantis not only shows what the UNSC can do now but what it could do in the future Hannibal Weapon Systems made something terrifying. What could it lead to in the future…



Spirte: Tank beats Ghost! Tank beats Hunter! TANK BEATS EVERYTHING!



D77 Pelican: PELICAN make it a functional vehicle for campaign and multiplayer, make it an unarmed Uber transport if you have to, I just want to fly it and use the troop bay to ferry troops around…Speaking of I’d love someone to mod halo reach to replace the falcon with a pelican on “New Alexandria”



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<a href="https://x.com/Tom_Jurassic/status/1167134884697182210">Pelican by @Tom_Jurassic</a>



PapyseiTheFloofySkeleton: I quite enjoy the idea of the Mammoth



Autobot117: I gotta go with the Jackrabbit, it’s such a cool design, I’d love to get it in an fps one day



Tibu: I loved the Kodiak in Halo Wars 2. They were defenseless on the move and couldn’t hit air units, but they absolutely made up for it with their massive damage and range once deployed.



TJ Bowcaster: All these vehicles are great but wit bout it where are we? The pelican has delivered us to our destination every day. Every battle every planet/ring. need a vehicle? Pelican has got your back! The Pelican: humanity’s greatest support asset.



Cybercommando317: The Phantom is my favorite vehicle out of all the games, followed by the Banshee and the Cyclops from Halo Wars. There’s a lot of vehicles from Halo Wars that i really like and i hope we can see at least some of them in a mainline Halo game.



The Last Air Gender: gotta go with the Gravity Throne. chief only gets to hitch a ride on one for a short time but it’s still fun



Giuse progamer9: Locust



Bandit: Forklift



HaloFanForLife1: I chose “other”. My other is the Pelican! Absolute favorite vehicle/small ship in all of Halo! I can’t wait for a poll for Capitol class starships! I’d choose the Infinity or Covie CSO.



S904 Jacob: Warthog for most human vehicle, scorpion for best tank. Props for ghost on maneuverability. But Covenant/banished hardware is fragile, just above that of glass.



UNSC México: AC-220 Vulture. Although we can’t control it directly, there’s something about the Vulture that makes it my favorite vehicle. It’s simply imposing, and I’d love to see it return in future Halo games.



HAYDN est1999: Forklift 4 lyfe.



AarontheGeek: Pelican would’ve been my vote



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<a href="https://x.com/BB12_fx/status/1686434132933431297">Art by @BB12_fx</a>



Slay Wilde: Falcon



RvBfollower117: Revenant



RoadDogTV: Forklift should be on the list



KUNAROLOVE: Falcon is my top favorite vehicle but with the driver also having a gun. mega mantis mod in all honesty the mods for vehicles from rejected shotgun are just awesome there are so many usable vehicles and i think personally most of them could be added idk why we are just limited to the original same vehicles be different add vehicles from like halo wars heck even add the pelican or a drivable phantom in all honesty i feel like an all out war would be sick bigger maps bigger teams on each side maybe breakable buildings too could be interesting.



Billy Cobb: Chopper



S-49-49-55: Spirt of Fire



Ani: Spectre



Xoowesor: Tank beats everything.



SeaMagician703: We need the Cyclops in a mainline game alongside the Mantis



Saucy McSauceFace: The Mantis is soooo much fun. Halo AND mechs? C’mon now 🔥



Cheesewizard: What about the gungoose!



Warbrand2: Need more Vulture. Truthfully I think the vulture, grizzly, and  wolverine are the best vehicles in halo. Too bad they only appear in the RTS games.



And with that, the checkered flag waves on June’s survey. June was jam-packed with a lot of Halo: Campaign Evolved content which means we weren’t able to get to quizzing you for your driver’s license but don’t fret… We’ll be back to regularly scheduled programming in July, with focus on your favorite firearms. So start noodling on your preferred tool(s) of destruction!



All year long, we’ll be inviting Halo fans to share their favorite Halo memories, celebrate Halo’s iconic legacy, and vote on community polls to help us tell the whole Halo story. To check out the rest of Halo’s Silver Anniversary celebrations, check out the <a href="https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo25together">#Halo25Together hub</a>.



Whether you’re a battle-hardened Spartan or a Halo rookie, we hope you’ll join the fun by sharing your Halo story through our <a href="http://aka.ms/Halo25TogetherMemories">official submission form</a>, on social media using hashtag #Halo25Together, in our <a href="https://discord.com/channels/471722331820130324/1464409121209188466">official Discord server</a>, or on <a href="https://reddit.com/r/halo">r/Halo</a> with the #Halo25Together tag.

Anniversary Angle: Epic Vehicles

Your Halo Story: Chapter 7

As part of Halo’s <a href="https://www.aka.ms/Halo25Launch" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">25th anniversary celebration</a>, we’re inviting Halo fans from around the world to share favorite memories and vote on community polls in our <a href="https://discord.com/channels/471722331820130324/1464409121209188466" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">official Halo Discord server</a>. Follow @Halo on social media to join the fun! 



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Each month of #Halo25Together has revealed another thread in Halo’s tapestry: from unforgettable campaign moments to the dream teams that carried us through the toughest fights. May continues that journey by focusing on the iconic phrases that became part of our shared language. 



Before reviewing the latest results, take this month’s 25 question quiz designed to put your knowledge of Halo quips and quotes to the test!



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">To Arms</h2>



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<a href="https://x.com/spartan_cassius/status/2056753030603670014">Art by @spartan_cassius</a>



Unsurprisingly, Chief’s declaration of requiring arms comes in guns blazing. But hey, if you found yourself on Cairo Station facing the Covenant, you would probably say, “I need a weapon” too! 



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Ballistics Bricks</h2>



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<a href="https://x.com/CoolGHudson/status/2024948600157909133">Art by @CoolGHudson</a>



Only in Halo can a chunk of masonry achieve unexpected aerodynamics and become a community legend. All the heroics, feats of physics, and improbable odds stacked against Chief when he was returning the Covenant’s bomb and Johnson just drops the epic line: 



“For a brick he flew pretty good!”  



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">LL Cool J(ohnson)</h2>



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<a href="https://x.com/JackieHernndez6/status/2033909885742592349">Art by @JackieHernndez6</a>



Some girls like chocolate, some girls like diamonds, other girls like tanks. If you truly need to know what the ladies like, just dial up everyone’s favorite Sarge, he’ll set you right. 



How do we know that? In Sgt Maj Johnson’s own words,  



“I know what the ladies like” 



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Say Less (or More…)</h2>



And now, some words on clips and phrases from the <a href="https://discord.gg/Halo">official Halo Discord</a>!



<ul>
<li>Prime: Tank beats everything!!</li>



<li>Senabunn: i use “were it so easy” regularly in my day-to-day life</li>



<li>Autistimus Prime, Reptile God: “If you ever fall for a lady rookie, make sure she’s got balls” Sgt. Edward Buck</li>



<li>Volt: “I’ve got a bad feeling about this…”</li>



<li>TrainedEye3461: Literally anything Escharum says, I love all of his lines so much.</li>



<li>Demi-Demon: “A collection of lies, that is all I am. Stolen thoughts and memories.”</li>



<li>Blacklight: WORT WORT WORT!</li>



<li>Shawn Frost: “To give the covenant back their bomb”</li>



<li>zany: KEEP IT CLEAN!!!!</li>



<li>Serpico: Wake me, when you need me.</li>



<li>Shade Sensei: “Incoming. Looks like you really pissed them off.” -Jun</li>



<li>Aegisfate: “Boo!” – MC</li>



<li>zany (again): Also “Troopers, we are dropping into hell! Time to grow a pair!” (yes ODST is my favorite game 🥹)</li>



<li>Blacklight: “I Know What The Ladies Like.”</li>



<li>Kewl Kiwi: “Five years – five long years. That’s how long it took us to get Harvest back” – Captain Cutter</li>



<li>Epoch: “Men, we led those dumb bugs out to the middle of nowhere to keep ’em from gettin’ their filthy claws on Earth. But, we stumbled onto somethin’ they’re so hot for, that they’re scramblin’ over each other to get it. Well, I don’t care if it’s God’s own anti-son-of-a-bitch machine, or a giant hula hoop, we’re not gonna let ’em have it! What we will let ’em have is a belly full of lead, and a pool of their own blood to drown in! Am I right, Marines?” That or “You know the music, time to dance”</li>



<li>Se ‘Graevum: “Hey demon! The jerk store called, they’re all out of you.”</li>



<li>Jtflorencio6: </li>



<li>“So sad… He’s broken… You’ll break too… And soon… you’ll meet your end… Say goodbye…” Jega ‘Rdomnai 🖤❤️</li>



<li>ImSquanchN: You better get it together, Marine, or the Chief’ll reach down and pull you inside out by your corn hole. And that’ll be a sweet, sweet mercy… compared to what I’m gonna do to you – SGT Johnson</li>



<li>toraleigh, warm agony: i’m surprised nobody’s mentioned sandwich marine from reach. she’s my honourable mention</li>



<li>stckr: “For a brick, he flew pretty good” – always gets me. I use this multiple times a month 😂 “I thought you’d be taller” – this makes me giggle to no end, people take it way too seriously Special shout out to my man Fernando Esparza, too. Particularly, “Yep. This is death!”</li>



<li>Fracture: “You’re undressing me with your eyes aren’t you? You sick freak”</li>



<li>Dilfix: “Take my advice, Rookie. You ever fall for a woman? Make sure she’s got balls.” GSgt Edward Buck</li>



<li>Jixel: “I need a medic! Preferably a female one”</li>



<li>Almond: This is the greatest survey. Cant wait to see the end results. Johnson’s H2 “two sticks and a stone”</li>



<li>Linken: “Relax. I’d rather not piss this thing off.”</li>



<li>bomb: “I’m ready! How ’bout you?!”</li>



<li>parall4x: “… But you belong to Reach. Your body, your armor – all burned and turned to glass. Everything… except your courage. That, you gave to us…” Wets my eyes every time.</li>



<li>Wade_Weinhmann: “The Great Journey waits for no one, brother. Not even you.”</li>



<li>3D MONKE: ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE</li>



<li>Chak ‘Lok: “Welcome to my Tower, Master Chief. It is where you will be broken. It is where you will give up your secrets.” Best Quote 🤌🤌</li>



<li>Requiem: “We all fail. We all make mistakes. That’s what makes us Human.”</li>



<li>Lexicon: “Kill me or release me, parasite, but do not waste my time with talk.”</li>



<li>Jethro the Were-Possum: “The Great Journey waits for no one brother, not even you.”</li>
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That’s a wrap on May’s #Halo25Together blog! Thank you all for participating and chiming in with your favorite words that echo across the galaxy. 



We’ll be back in June with a new topic which means more trivia to test your knowledge, a new poll, and more. Stay tuned!



All year long, we’ll be inviting Halo fans to share their favorite Halo memories, celebrate Halo’s iconic legacy, and vote on community polls to help us tell the whole Halo story.



Whether you’re a battle-hardened Spartan or a Halo rookie, we hope you’ll join the fun by sharing your Halo story through our <a href="http://aka.ms/Halo25TogetherMemories">official submission form</a>, on social media using hashtag #Halo25Together, in our <a href="https://discord.com/channels/471722331820130324/1464409121209188466">official Discord server</a>, or on <a href="https://reddit.com/r/halo">r/Halo</a> with the #Halo25Together tag.