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The Story So Far
The year is 2552. Planet Earth still exists, but overpopulation
has forced many of her former residents to colonize other worlds.
Faster-than-light travel is now a reality, and Earth’s unified
government, through the United Nations Space Command, has put
its full weight behind the colonization effort—millions of humans
now live on habitable planets in other solar systems. A keystone of
humanity’s colonization efforts is the planet Reach, an interstellar
naval yard that builds colony ships for civilians and warships for
the UNSC’s armed forces. Conveniently close to Earth, Reach is
also a hub of scientific and military activity.
has forced many of her former residents to colonize other worlds.
Faster-than-light travel is now a reality, and Earth’s unified
government, through the United Nations Space Command, has put
its full weight behind the colonization effort—millions of humans
now live on habitable planets in other solar systems. A keystone of
humanity’s colonization efforts is the planet Reach, an interstellar
naval yard that builds colony ships for civilians and warships for
the UNSC’s armed forces. Conveniently close to Earth, Reach is
also a hub of scientific and military activity.
Thirty-two years ago, contact with the outer colony Harvest was
lost. A battlegroup sent to investigate was almost completely
destroyed; only one badly damaged ship returned to Reach. Its
crew told of a seemingly unstoppable alien warship that had
effortlessly annihilated their forces.
lost. A battlegroup sent to investigate was almost completely
destroyed; only one badly damaged ship returned to Reach. Its
crew told of a seemingly unstoppable alien warship that had
effortlessly annihilated their forces.
This was humankind’s first encounter with a group of aliens
they eventually came to know as the Covenant, a collective of
alien races united in their fanatical religious devotion. Covenant
religious elders declared humanity an affront to the gods, and the
Covenant warrior caste waged a holy war upon humanity with
gruesome diligence.
they eventually came to know as the Covenant, a collective of
alien races united in their fanatical religious devotion. Covenant
religious elders declared humanity an affront to the gods, and the
Covenant warrior caste waged a holy war upon humanity with
gruesome diligence.
After a series of crushing defeats and obliterated colonies, UNSC
Admiral Preston Cole established the Cole Protocol: no vessel
may inadvertently lead the Covenant to Earth. When forced to
withdraw, ships must avoid Earth-bound vectors—even if that
means jumping without proper navigational calculations. Vessels
in danger of capture must self-destruct.
Admiral Preston Cole established the Cole Protocol: no vessel
may inadvertently lead the Covenant to Earth. When forced to
withdraw, ships must avoid Earth-bound vectors—even if that
means jumping without proper navigational calculations. Vessels
in danger of capture must self-destruct.
On Reach, a secret military project to create cyborg super-soldiers
takes on newfound importance. The soldiers of the SPARTAN-II
project rack up an impressive record against the Covenant in
test deployments, but there are too few of them to turn the tide of
the war.
takes on newfound importance. The soldiers of the SPARTAN-II
project rack up an impressive record against the Covenant in
test deployments, but there are too few of them to turn the tide of
the war.
Existing SPARTAN-II soldiers are recalled to Reach for further
augmentation. The plan: board a Covenant vessel with the
improved SPARTAN-IIs and learn the location of the Covenant
home world. Two days before the mission begins, Covenant forces
augmentation. The plan: board a Covenant vessel with the
improved SPARTAN-IIs and learn the location of the Covenant
home world. Two days before the mission begins, Covenant forces
strike Reach and annihilate the colony. The Covenant are now on
Earth’s doorstep. One ship, the
Earth’s doorstep. One ship, the
Pillar of Autumn
, escapes with the
last SPARTAN-II and makes a blind jump into deep space, hoping to
lead the Covenant away from Earth.
lead the Covenant away from Earth.
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where we are today without the support of a rabid, intelligent, and
steadily growing fan base. While we’re not exactly sure what it
is about Bungie that attracts such devotion, we humbly ask you
to visit our world and see for yourself. To us, Bungie is not just a
name—it’s a way of life. Next stop: world domination!
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