Halo 5: Guardians

Halo 5: Guardians is an upcoming Halo game announced during Microsoft's E3 2013 presentation as the second chapter in the John-117 storyline of the Reclaimer Saga and the sequel to Halo 4. It is scheduled to be released on October 27, 2015.

Characters and Setting
Jameson Locke and John-117 will be playable characters in Halo 5: Guardians. The teammates of both Blue Team and Fireteam Osiris will be available for other players to play in co-op campaign.

Characters

 * John-117
 * Jameson Locke
 * Linda-058
 * Kelly-087
 * Frederic-104
 * Edward Buck
 * Holly Tanaka
 * Olympia Vale
 * Thel 'Vadam
 * Warden Eternal
 * Baron 'Sroam
 * Catherine Elizabeth Halsey

Organizations

 * Ecumene
 * Unified Earth Government
 * United Nations Space Command
 * UNSC High Command
 * Spartan
 * SPARTAN-IV Program
 * Fireteam Osiris
 * UNSC Marine Corps
 * UNSC Navy
 * UNSC Naval Command
 * Naval Special Warfare
 * SPARTAN-II Program
 * Blue Team
 * UNSC Fleet Command
 * Office of Naval Intelligence

Locations

 * Andesia
 * Noctus
 * Soell System
 * Threshold
 * Installation 04
 * Coelest System
 * Substance
 * Installation 05
 * Epsilon Eridani system
 * Beta Gabriel
 * UNSC Fathom
 * Urs system
 * Sanghelios
 * Sunaion

Species

 * Human
 * Forerunner
 * Kig-Yar
 * Ibie'shan
 * Sangheili
 * Unggoy
 * Lekgolo
 * Mgalekgolo

Technology

 * Guardian
 * Promethean
 * Promethean Soldier
 * Promethean Crawler
 * Promethean Knight
 * Promethean Watcher
 * MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor
 * [GEN 2]
 * Argus
 * Athlon
 * Centurion
 * Copperhead
 * Defender
 * Helioskrill
 * Helljumper
 * Hermes
 * Hunter
 * Mark VI
 * Nightfall
 * Recruit
 * Scout
 * Soldier
 * Technician

Spartan Abilities
In Halo 5: Guardians, Armor Abilities are replaced with Spartan Abilities. Spartan Abilities are distinct from Armor Abilities, in that they are not limited by cooldowns or pickups. Rather, they are base player abilities which can be used by all at any time, similar to Dual Wielding or Boarding. The seven Spartan Abilities are:
 * Thruster Pack: Similar to Thruster Pack from Halo 4, except now there is movement in any direction.
 * Ground Pound: While in air, you can slam down into the ground, potentially killing anyone below.
 * Clamber: If you miss a ledge, you can pull yourself up.
 * Slide: While sprinting, you can slide.
 * Charge: While sprinting, you can slam into an enemy.
 * Sprint: Sprinting like in Halo 4, but after a certain amount of time, you will achieve the perfect velocity to activate the previous two abilities. Sprinting will stop shield recharge.
 * Smart Scope: A zoom function that applies to all weapons. Each weapon has a different degree of zoom.

Multiplayer
Spectator mode will be allowed within multiplayer matches.

Gametypes

 * Breakout
 * Team Slayer
 * Strongholds
 * Warzone

Weapons

 * UNSC
 * BR85 Heavy Barrel Service Rifle
 * Hydra MLRS
 * M395 Designated Marksman Rifle
 * M45D Tactical Shotgun
 * M6H2 PDWS
 * MA5D Individual Combat Weapon System
 * M739 Light Machine Gun
 * Asymmetric Recoilless Carbine-920
 * Sniper Rifle System 99-Series 5 Anti-Matériel
 * Unidentified Rocket Launcher Model
 * Unidentified Spartan Laser Variant
 * Unidentified Submachine Gun Model
 * Covenant
 * Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword
 * Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol
 * Type-55 Directed Energy Rifle/Advanced
 * Type-51 Carbine
 * Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon
 * Plasma Caster
 * Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher
 * Ecumene
 * Z-250 Directed Energy Engagement Weapon
 * Z-130 Directed Energy Automatic Weapon
 * Z-110 Directed Energy Pistol/Exotic

Legendary Weapons

 * Prophets' Bane
 * M41 Surface-to-Surface Rocket Medium Anti-Vehicle/Assault Weapon
 * Kelly's Shotgun
 * Linda's Sniper Rifle

Vehicles

 * UNSC
 * D79H-TC Pelican
 * M12 Force Application Vehicle
 * HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark IX Armor Defense System
 * Infinity-class warship
 * Covenant
 * Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle
 * Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft
 * Unidentified Covenant ship classification
 * Undiminished Entelechy
 * Purity of Spirit
 * Splendid Intention
 * Type-56 Ground Support/Ultra Heavy Deployment Platform
 * Unknown Spirit class
 * Type-26 Assault Gun Carriage
 * Type-44 Troop Carrier
 * Ecumene
 * Phaeton
 * Unknown Spirit class
 * Type-26 Assault Gun Carriage
 * Type-44 Troop Carrier
 * Ecumene
 * Phaeton

Xbox One Reveal
Halo (Xbox One) was confirmed to be in development for the Xbox One during the Xbox One Reveal event on May 21, 2013.

E3 2013
"There was no ambiguity in not putting a number after the game. For me, what we showed wasn’t the game. Nobody should be confused on that. I didn’t really want to try to show something that was clearly a thought piece by the studio around where Master Chief is in his journey, and then drop the name after it and be somewhat disingenuous about that being the game. But I did want Bonnie [Ross] to come out and say 'First-person shooter. Master Chief.' Because they'll get the questions: 'Hey, is this ODST? What are you guys doing?' Bonnie [Ross] comes out and reaffirms that 343 is building this game. It’s Master Chief. It’s a first-person shooter at 60 frames per second. It’s coming in 2014."

- Phil Spencer, regarding the teaser trailer

Xbox Wire
On May 16, 2014, Bonnie Ross, General Manager of 343 Industries, announced on Xbox Wire that the Halo game will be named Halo 5: Guardians and will be released in Fall 2015. Bonnie also announced that Halo 5: Guardians will run on a new and more powerful engine.

Hunt the Truth
On March 19, 2015, Frank O'Connor tweeted a link to a Tumblr page called Hunt the Truth. On the page, there was countdown that had ended on March 22, 2015 at 1:00am UTC and had an image of the word "Traitor" engraved onto a bullet. The page revealed to be about a journalist and war photographer, Benjamin Giraud, who is trying to find the truth about the Master Chief.

Limited Edition
The Limited Edition includes:
 * Warzone REQ Bundle - 14 Premium Requisition packs
 * Halo: The Fall of Reach – Animated Series
 * Guardian model by Metal Earth®
 * Uniquely-designed Spartan themed SteelBook®
 * Spartan Locke’s Classified Orders
 * Dossiers on Blue Team and Fireteam Osiris
 * Xbox Live Gold 14-day Trial

Limited Collector's Edition
The Limited Collector’s Edition includes all the previous items within the Limited Edition and it also comes with a commemorative statue designed by 343 Industries: A statue of John-117 and Spartan Jameson Locke. The statue is able to be split and separated from the middle separate.

Trivia

 * The Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer beta was accessible through Halo: The Master Chief Collection.
 * Exclusive content unlocked in Halo: The Master Chief Collection will carry over to Halo 5: Guardians.
 * Halo 5's Theater mode writes replay files to the dedicated servers as the player is playing. These files can be accessed in real-time, enabling players to spectate others live.
 * Halo 5's internal development codename was "Musketeers."

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