Hunt the Truth.
http://strawpoll.me/4109621
Halo: Escalation comics are being dumped. First few issues are in the linked thread.
>>292621704
>>292648405
>poll is current 20:1 for John
God damn.
>>292648405
Who are the other three in the pic?
>>292648405
bump
>>292649008
The Blue team
John's bros
>>292649008
Apparently its fucking blue team
>>292649000
Who would vote Locke?
>>292649000
When in doubt, bet on the Chief.
>>292648405
Anybody got Halo: New Blood? If so, put that shit on Mega or something, please
>>292649051
>>292649103
I know that. I mean who is who. I know thats Linda with the sniper rifle.
>>292648405
Finished up Issue 4 from last thread.
Starting Issue 5 now.
Halo used to be cool military sci-fi with religious overtones
Now it's a stupid fantasy space opera
Also Spartans are being written like superheroes instead of supersoldiers, and apparently have no regulations or discipline whatsoever
Where did it all go wrong, /v/?
>>292649008
From left to right are Linda (sniper), John (leader), Kelly (scout), and Fred (CQC). They're known as Blue Team and are the best Spartan II squad. They're also most of the Spartan IIs still alive
Locke did nothing wrong
>>292649214
I think its Linda, John, Kelly and Fred
>>292649398
Are there even any S2s alive and not MIA (actually MIA, not dead) besides Blue Team and Naomi?
>>292649398
I still think they should all be rolling Mark V/Mark VI armor to distinguish themselves from the faggot spartan IV's playing dress up.
>>292649461
>>292649398
The more I see Halo artwork the more I realize how uncreative Bungie is. Kelly's helmet is just about the same as a Titan's in Destiny.
To the anon dumping the comic, your service is greatly appreciated.
>>292649108
niggers and nigger lovers
>>292649505
Technically, Jorge. The 'bomb' wasn't so much an explosive as it was a random-teleport-to-nowhere,
>>292649685
Yup. Pretty much the exact vibes I got from them too. 'That's just an EVA fishbowl'.
>>292649239
> UNSC Spirit of Fire is ded
> Everyone ded
> Everyone died for nothing
> Forge's sacrifice was in vain
> A good piece of lore kept compartmentalized from the rest of the franchise used as toilet paper to make 343's fanfiction edgy.
Shitting on something another writer did really pisses me off. Bungie didn't like Halo wars being inserted into their universe but the game treated the franchise with tremendous respect all things considered.
>>292649685
>Bungie
>>292649782
There's no way he could survive making a Slipspace jump, though
>>292649782
>The 'bomb' wasn't so much an explosive as it was a random-teleport-to-nowhere,
As soon as that moment happened, I knew that the lack of a body to bury meant some bullshit would probably happen to bring him back and I still hold to that.
>>292649685
The EVA helmet was around a lot longer than Destiny. No idea why Kelly is wearing one though. I thought Linda preferred EVA so she could see better
>>292649883
He was on a corvette inside a super carrier.
But yeah, jorge is dead
>>292649782
>>292649883
>>292649970
It's not like he brought any food along. Even if he survived the bomb it's not like he'd live much longer.
>>292649845
Bungie
>>292649883
>>292650034
Technically, it wouldn't really be that bad... He's inside an Assault Carrier. His armor is thick enough to take a little bit of radiation. all he'd have to do is find a still-pressurized compartment. And chances are that the Covies, at least the Elites, eat similar enough to us that we could choke it down and not die.
>>292649970
So do I, Anon. So do I. Just...
>>292650034
He could have fallen down to a planet and survived
>>292650030
Yeah, but normally the jump portal thing is outside the ship. This time, it was inside. And Jorge was standing right next to it. So the ship's hull didn't do a thing to protect him.
>>292650102
>tfw that armor is forever tainted by the MEta
WHY did I keep watching RvB? God damn it.
Anyone else think that Master Chief's story is over? And I'm not even talking about Halo 4, I'm talking about Halo 3.
It'd be far better to introduce a new protagonist to the series and give him his own arc.
>>292650209
>Ray's hair
Why do the S4s have literally no regs?
>>292650296
>It'd be far better to introduce a new protagonist to the series and give him his own arc.
Exactly why they're killing off the old dusty bastard and Locke will take his place
>>292650294
>Not embracing it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk8USjPqiFU
>>292650209
>Dat ass
Back story time.
>>292650521
Why are the aliens constantly wearing armor no matter where they're at. Are they literally too lazy to imagine up some casual wear for them
>>292650508
Post season 5 RVB had its downsides, but that season dedicated to showing how Washington was a total fuckup was actually pretty good.
>>292650425
Fred 104 would have been the new protagonist, he's better than John in combat, is the best at remembering the basics of CQC and travels and is the only other guy in Blue Team.
>>292650765
I kinda thought it was like the forerunner armor that provided extra life support and shit.
If not then its a waste
>>292650765
They're invading, you dumb fuck. Remember when all those allied troops changed into casual wear when they weren't patrolling the area looking for krauts?
>>292650767
The freelancer seasons are pretty good just for Montys work and the musical talent they got behind it, and the newest season seems like its gonna be mostly that.
>>292649780
I'm black.
I voted for the Chief. Fuck 343i and their gimmick OCs.
>>292650826
Fred is gonna die too
Blue team will fall anon.
>>292650850
He looks so happy about the fact that he fucked them over
>>292650765
That bothers me, too
>Halo 5
>Blue team besides John is dead
>Stuck on some planet
>Chief is fucked up, crack in his visor armor pieces damaged etc., lying on the ground against a crashed vehicle. You can hear ONI ships and chatter nearby, they are getting close
>He regains consciousness and tries to get up, but he can't
>"A baj nem jár egyedül" a voice within a helmet nearby speaks
>Chief moves his head to the direction of the voice. Familiar to the player.
>Pic related extends his hand, offering to help him up
>>292649685
>>292650102
343i, baby.
>>292651102
shitskin here
I voted for Locke
His helmet is better
>>292651167
Huh. I thought that booster frames werent canon
>>292651172
I would cum such metric shit tons it's not even funny anymore.
>"John."
>"Jorge."
>Insert montage of back-to-back badasses here.
>>292649797
>treated the franchise with tremendous respect all things considered.
This right here, they did everything according to Bungie's Halo. They even knew Spartans didn't have shields yet in 2525, so they added them purely for gameplay so you could tell Spartans apart from Marines. They didn't go full retard like 343 and redesign fucking everything. Even their Spartans were beastly.
>>292651172
If anything Blue Team will probably out live John.
>>292651385
>Chief punches him in the arm and quips
"you're late"
>>292651675
What the fuck
>>292651821
What, you've never seen an elite puke his guts out at a bar before?
>Always wonder what Jorge said during that part in space
>"Ez megszakad a szÃvem..."
>"This breaks my heart..."
>Tfw
>>292651819
Even that other elite knows how shit the writing is. Jesus Christ that's bad. Also, the Brutes were easy to destroy. Knocking one's helmet off sends them intoa Ferguson level chimpout. The prophets even said they were a space travelling civilization before they blew themselves back into the stone age with a nuclear holocaust
>>292652121
Brute vs Kroganno hammer no claymore
>>292652068
>He died thinking he just saved Reach
>>292651675
> that guy throwing up
>mfw everything 343i halo and this comic
>>292651641
>Jorge shrugs and hands Chief an HMG turret. "Had to make a stop for some heavy machinery."
>>292652260
As much as it pains me to say it, Krogan. Depends if plasam goes through Mass effect shields or not
>>292651514
And now they're all dead, killed by the flood or some such nonsense.
Pisses me off.
>>292651021
>>292650850
>>292650752
>>292650621
I thought the spirit of fire blew up in Halo Wars?
>>292651819
Wait, how the fuck does this Elite even know that?
>>292652458
Then you're in for a treat next issue
>>292652458
Nah man. It got out of the Shield world and then was lost in space.
>>292652458
They went into cryo sleep and drifted into space since the ship was critically damaged.
>>292651819
That single page makes me want to a play a game as a Ronin without a master in the post covenant Sangheili wars for dominance
>>292652606
Nah they used the slipspace drive to blow up the shield world.
>>292652574
THE PLOT MUST GO ON
Here we go. Issue 6.
I actually liked this one more than the others.
But that's not saying much.
>>292652864
Youre doing Gods work my man
>>292652458
It successfully escaped the planet Anon. Forge sacrificed himself to blow up the ship's FTL drive and fuck up the Shield-World and it's automated shipyards full of Forerunner warships.
But apparently the ship was wiped out by flood that snuck on board while everyone went into Cryo.
>>292652585
>>292652707
Is that the Dawn? I thought that shit was Normandy levels of experimental and shit? How did that random covenant dreidel bitch fuck it up?
>>292652260
Definitely Krogan, Krogan are insanely durable
>>292653006
Don't mind me, I'm just flipping tables.
>>292653148
>Lord Hood's name is fucking Terrance
Might as well be Gilbert you fucking homo
>>292653092
THE PLOT MUST GO ON
>>292653092
INFINITY NOT DAWN FUCK
>>292653148
>>292653253
>Hood dies in a fucking comic book
>>292653092
>343i
>Coherent writing
Pick one
>>292653398
Hesurvives.
>>292653398
He's not dead anon
>>292653398
Don't worry, he gets better.
>>292653476
I read most of the novels up to Onyx, Biofoam is some bullshit. A mother fucker can basically be cut in half but they fill up his gut hole with biofoam and he makes a full recovery.
>>292652269
He allowed six to escape though and six allowed the Autumn to escape Reach with MC. So he played a pretty big part in saving humanity.
>>292653538
Are those the things from that fucking anime short?
>>292653918
Who /cal/ here?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kPvBqSlIEc
>>292648405
wtf why are there four Halos
>>292654016
Why does the smoke look like someone stuck gum onto the ship.
>>292654193
They are 4 times cooler than 1 halo
>>292653642
>bills
>>292654107
>that blatant reusing of the same picture
what the fuck
>>292654403
New to comics, eh?
>>292654193
A single halo only destroyed approximately 5 light years, per Halo 1. The milky way is 27,000 light years across, so you'd need at least 5000 Halo rings all firing at once to cleanse the galaxy. Closer to 5500. Actually makes them seem pretty insignificant, doesn't it?
>>292654129
>Nippon covvies
>tfw giving 343 another chance
just fuck my shit up
>>292654396
Who the hell is drawing this shit, it looks terrible, Why is palmer carrying a half finished pistol
>>292654403
Reusing assets gets all the bitches wet.
>>292654483
I'd like the quote where Halo's range is stated in Halo 1. Because last I checked, 7 of them covered the entirety of the Milky Way with room to spare.
Why is the artwork so shit?
>>292654129
>Literally griffith as a spartan
Where did that hair fit? Fucking bullshit japs
>>292654683
So am I. 343 has said they listened 100% to the beta feedback and H5 teaser stuff is giving me a good vibe that it will feel similar to 2
If they burn me this last time, I'm done
>>292654703
motherfucker
>>292654516
>Taking your helmet off in a combat zone
Fucking amateurs
>>292654708
OH shit. I guess Ive misheard this whole time. Apparently the quote it 25k light years.
>>292654718
I'm sorry they don't have 12 year olds in bikinis like you like anon.
>>292654936
>Palmer keeps fucking up through out Escalation
It's great.
>>292654718
>Mark V
this triggers the anon
>>292655020
>Ad hominem
>>292655257
You seem fine using it, thought I'd join in.
>>292655276
>Hoods face in the last panel
Jesus fucking Christ.
>>292655276
Good lord, could this asshole sound any more like a mustache-twirling villain?
>>292655370
makes sense cause of the injuries, swelling etc etc
>>292655370
this series is a fucking reaction image goldmine
>>292655351
>Saying the art of a comic looks bad is now comparable to attacking a persons character
Stop shitposting anytime
>>292655601
You're making assumptions and attacking my character right now.
And with everyone's favourite page, we conclude issue 6.F
Name 343 characters that arnt shit
Name characters 343 didnt ruin
>>292655849
Why?
>>292655914
Who's that captain guy Chief meets in Halo 4? He's alright.
>>292655849
Doesn't that page insinuate that they actually, you know, abandoned ship at some point?
On to Issue 7, aka, filler shit.
As much as I find Thorne to be the only tolerable Spartan 4, was it really necessary to give us one whole issue about him and his problems?
>>292655578
>>292656210
I would like to think that their AI managed to wake them up in time and get everyone off the ship.
But this is 343 we're talking about.
>>292656210
Yes.
>>292656207
Del Rio, the guy who screams at chief all the time
I know you don't mean Lasky because stoic personality of his is almost as unlikeable as Palmer's raging idiocy.
>>292655849
We've successfully recycled the covies, so why the fuck not the flood too?
>>292655578
Can this one be a banner
>>292656504
You actually thought the Flood were gone for good?
>>292656471
>unlikeable
He's textbook likeable
>>292656787
Thorne's gonna get it
>>292648405
>Hunt the Truth
Fuck off, shill.
Who the fuck starts a thread about a game using it's corporate tagline?
>>292656590
>tfw didn't save the puking elite from last thread
Why was Halo 3's campaign so bad compared to 2?
>>292651675
>>292656921
He's right here
>>292656392
Get them off, but she did nothing to blow the ship up? Serena wasn't a retard.
>>292656996
Because they turned Truth into a religious zealot and the Gravemind into a generic monster.
>GRRR I WILL RIP THE FLESH FROM YOUR BONES AND SUCK THE MARROW OUT
>>292656897
Shut the fuck up. Were trying to read comics over here
>>292657128
>>292656701
>shilling this hard
>>292651675
>HOORK
So does crimson ever get mentioned considering they shit allover majestic?
>>292657364
Wait, Waypoint is actually a thing?
>>292657356
How am I shilling? I don't know about "good character" he's just the one I like out of the new people.
>>292657101
Thanks, anon
>>292653006
Christ almighty it's LITERALLY Alien 3 all over again.
FUCK 343i. Fuck them.
>>292649505
Maria
>>292649685
Kelly isn't a new character, they were both made by Bungie, you idiot.
>>292657491
FTL internet
I'm confused if it's supposed to exist before 2552 since I thoguht there wasn't any FTL coms except for becaons at Reach, Onyx and Earth
>>292648405
I stopped caring about halo after 3. that was the fucking end of the story god dammit. chief saved the world, the aliums and humies made up, and I felt like a fucking hero.
>>292656471
not liking Lasky
>has history with the Chief
>doesnt destroy cortana when ordered to
>Helps Chief fucking ecape
yah hes likeable
>>292657830
>you eyeing my girl?
>>292657830
>that Gabe Newell looking bitch in the middle
topkek
>>292657995
>the warthog in the first frame
WHAT AM I EVEN LOOKING AT
>>292657995
Wouldn't a Warthog fuck up civilian roads?
Where's your limited edition Spartan Thorne action figure anon?
>>292658128
QUALITY
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>>292658096
>That master chief toy
So many fucking questions. Why that fucking armour?
>>292657749
Pretty much. Everything after Halo 3 is just an attempt to milk it.
>>292658432
and she was naked?!
>>292658296
If a kid owned it, wouldn't it be a Mark 4 or Mark 5 suit instead since it's now like 20 years later?
Fucking 343. Check your fucking continuity. Oh wait it's not "their" Halo.
>>292658526
Nahh, the clothing also gets composed for some reason
>>292658432
> They left the violin lying out exposed to the elements for years, but cleaned up all the clothes in the city?
>>292658542
Are you stupid? He said she bought it after he joined the Spartans. The IVs didn't exist until after Halo 3.
>>292658651
This issue takes place 8 months after the composing of New Phoenix.
That doesn't mean it makes anymore sense than it does now though.
>>292658825
>Violin, I...
>>292658273
>Master Chief action figure
>In his Halo 4 armor
>>292658750
But Master Chief would have still been floating in space at that time
EGG HEADS
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>>292653006
Maybe, maybe not, there is flood on the ship, nobody knows if it's locked in a specific sector or has gotten to everybody, who knows, maybe they'll make a survival horror game where you play as a marine in the damaged spirit of fire fighting the flood..
>>292659049
Why wouldn't it be his Halo 4 armor? The 4 armor is just what they retconned his 2 and 3 armor into looking like.
>>292658750
Mark 4 you mongoloid, not Spartan 4.
Mark 4's armor was used in 2531, 20 years before the events of HAUAH. Mark 5 armor was in use in 2551. Mark 6 armor was used in 2552.
And done.
Next up is what you've probably been anticipating.
>>292659263
>retconned
I thought it was an artstyle change?
The artwork in these comics is fucking atrocious.
>>292659049
>>292659102
That's what the Mk VI armor always looked like in this continuity. The nanomachines excuse is for those who can't accept the retcon for what it is.
>>292659392
Please no
WHAT MOST OF YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR.
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME CAPTAIN KING?
Reminder that 343 kills black team in one page without a fight
>>292659249
that would actually be pretty cool
>>292659446
I don't even know why they changed it. Chief's Mark VI armor from 2 and 3 is iconic.
>>292659446
>>292659658
I find it funny how black team is in SII armor
Yet chief gets a sudden redesign
>>292659580
awwwww yeahhhhhh
>>292659736
Because 343 has a boner for plastering themselves all over the series and erasing everything that came before.
Holy fuck those fingers
>>292656632
Holy fuck this comic is uber gay. Who likes this shit?
