Halo Franchise

Halo Franchise

The Halo Franchise includes all products, media, and ideas that are set in the Halo universe. The franchise is named after the Halo Array.

Video Games[]

Cover	Name	Variations	Add-ons
Halo trilogy
	Halo: Combat Evolved - The first Halo video game.	Halo PC - A Windows and Mac version of Halo: Combat Evolved. Halo Custom Edition - A free, unsupported upgrade to the Windows port of Halo: Combat Evolved. Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary - The remake of Halo: Combat Evolved, released for the Xbox 360 as a way to celebrate 10 years of Halo.	There were no add-ons for Halo: CE
	Halo 2 - The second Halo video game.	Halo 2 Vista - The Windows Vista version of Halo 2. Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack - A DLC collection that is bought on disc Halo 2: Anniversary - The remake of Halo 2, released for the Xbox One as a way to celebrate 10 years of Halo 2.	Bonus map pack Killtacular pack Maptacular pack Blastacular pack
	Halo 3 - The third Halo game, and final of the original trilogy.	Halo 3 Beta - The beta stage of the third installment. Halo 3: Mythic - The expansion pack of the Halo 3 multiplayer introducing three new maps, included only as a second disc in the Halo 3: ODST case. Halo 3 Legendary Edition - A special edition of the game.	Cold Storage Heroic map pack Legendary map pack Mythic map pack
Reclaimer Saga
	Halo 4 - The seventh main installment in the Halo series that picks up right where Halo 3 left off.	Halo 4 Limited Edition - The collector's edition of Halo 4. Halo 4 Game of the Year Edition - A version of Halo 4 that contains all the DLC that was offered during its life cycle.	See Halo 4 DLC.
	Halo 5: Guardians - The eighth main Halo installment.	Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta - The official live beta of Halo 5: Guardians Halo 5: Guardians Digital Deluxe Edition - A digital only version of Halo 5: Guardians which also contains two bonus items. Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition - The limited edition of Halo 5: Guardians Halo 5: Guardians Limited Collector's Edition - The Collector's edition of Halo 5: Guardians which includes everything that that the Limited Edition did, plus more. Halo 5: Forge - A PC port of Halo 5's Forge mode.	See Halo 5: Guardians DLC.
	Halo Infinite - The ninth Halo installment, and sixth in the main series.	N/A	N/A
Extended Universe
	Halo Wars - A Halo Real-Time Strategy game developed by Ensemble Studios, set in time long before Halo: Reach.	Halo Wars Limited Edition - The limited edition of the Halo RTS including rare in-game items. Halo Wars: Definitive Edition - A remaster of the original game, bundled as a bonus for purchasing the Halo Wars 2 Ultimate Edition.	Historic Battle map pack Strategic Options Pack
	Halo 3: ODST - A spin-off game using the Halo 3 engine and set during the time between Halo 2 and Halo 3, and was created by Bungie.	Halo 3: ODST Collector's Pack - An edition of ODST that came with a themed controller	See Halo 3: Mythic
	Halo: Reach - A main-game prequel to Halo: Combat Evolved, complete with an all-new game engine, and developed by Bungie.	Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta - The beta stage of the sixth installment. Halo: Reach Limited Edition - The limited edition package of the game. Halo: Reach Legendary Edition - The ultimate special edition of the game.	Noble map pack Defiant map pack Anniversary map pack
	Halo Wars 2 -The sequel to Halo Wars, continuing the journey of the Spirit of Fire. It is being developed by Creative Assembly.	Halo Wars 2 Ultimate Edition	Operation: Spearbreaker Halo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare
App Games
	Halo 4: King of the Hill - A spin-off game for Android and IOS, mainly used to advertise 7-11 retail stores.	N/A	N/A
	Halo: Spartan Assault - A spin off game for Xbox 360, Xbox One, Windows 8, Windows RT, and Windows Phone 8 devices, set during the time between Halo 3 and Halo 4, developed by 343i.	N/A	Operation F: Hydra (Added on PC version but included in the vanilla Xbox version) Co-op Missions (Xbox version exclusive)
	Halo: Spartan Strike - A spin-off game currently being sold on Steam for Windows 8.1, set during The Battle of New Mombasa.	N/A	DLC may be announced later for Spartan Strike

Cover	Name	Description
Game Packs
	Halo Triple Pack	A pack that contains Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, and Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack
	Halo History Pack	A pack that contains Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, and Halo 3
	Halo Origins Bundle	A pack that contains Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary and Halo: Reach
	Halo Origin Pack	A pack that contains Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary and Halo 4
	Halo: The Master Chief Collection	An Xbox One compilation game that contains Halo: Reach, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Halo 2 Anniversary, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST and Halo 4.
Cancelled Games
N/A	Halo MMO	An untitled MMO that was set in the Halo universe. It was being developed between 2005 and 2007.
N/A	Halo DS	A Halo game that was specifically designed for the Nintendo DS. It would have been the first Halo title not on a Microsoft system. It was being developed in 2007.
N/A	Halo: Chronicles	A Halo game developed by Peter Jackson and Wingnut Interactive in association with Bungie. The game was confirmed cancelled in the year 2009.
	Halo Online	A multiplayer only, free-to-play PC only Halo game. It was originally only playable in Russia.

Motion Pictures[]

Cover	Name	Description
Released
	Halo: Landfall	A series of live-action short films made to promote the release of Halo 3.
	Halo Legends	A series of seven anime shorts set in the Halo Universe.
	Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn	A series of 15-minute webseries episodes leading up to the release of Halo 4. The series is available on the Halo 4 Limited Edition as a 90-minute feature-length cut.
	Remember Reach	A series of live-action films that promote the release of Halo: Reach.
	Halo: Nightfall	A five-episode series included in Halo: The Master Chief Collection. The plot serves as an origin story for Jameson Locke.
	Halo: The Fall of Reach Animated Series	A three act animated series retelling the events from the novel of the same name.
Cancelled
N/A	Halo	The Hollywood feature movie. It has been delayed indefinitely, and executive producer Peter Jackson and director Neill Blomkamp have both confirmed that their involvement has ended.

Television Series[]

Cover	Name	Descriptions
N/A	Halo: The Television Series	A television adaptation of the Halo Universe, first announced during Microsoft's Xbox One reveal event.

Novels[]

Cover	Name	Descriptions
Main Series
	Halo: The Fall of Reach	A prequel novel to Halo: Combat Evolved, by Eric Nylund.
	Halo: The Flood	The novelization of Halo: Combat Evolved by William Dietz.
	Halo: First Strike	The book explaining the events between Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2, by Eric Nylund.
	Halo: Ghosts of Onyx	The book introducing Onyx and the SPARTAN-III Program.
Kilo-Five trilogy
	Halo: Glasslands	The sequel to Halo: Ghosts of Onyx continuing the story of the final Spartans and the first book in the Kilo-Five trilogy, by Karen Traviss.
	Halo: The Thursday War	The sequel to Halo: Glasslands and the second book in the Kilo-Five trilogy which has connections to Halo 4.
	Halo: Mortal Dictata	The third and final book in the Kilo-Five trilogy.
The Forerunner Saga
	Halo: Cryptum	The story of the Forerunners and the first book in The Forerunner Saga, by Greg Bear.
	Halo: Primordium	The second book in The Forerunner Saga. The story of Chakas, a human in Forerunner times.
	Halo: Silentium	The third and final book in The Forerunner Saga. The story of the end of the Forerunner-Flood war.
Grey Team Series
	Halo: The Cole Protocol	A novel set in the earlier years of the Human-Covenant war during the introduction of the Cole Protocol.
	Halo: Envoy	A novel by Tobias Buckell that dives into the Human-Sangheili politics of the colony Carrow and the fate of Gray Team.
Veta Lopis Series
	Halo: Last Light	A novel written by Troy Denning detailing the incidents that happened on the planet Gao after the Human-Covenant war in 2553.
	Halo: Retribution	A novel by Troy Denning continuing the story of Veta Lopis and her ONI operations following the events on Gao, in 2553.
Alpha-Nine Series
	Halo: New Blood	A novella by Matt Forbeck, detailing Alpha-Nine and Edward Buck's relation to the SPARTAN-IV program.
	Halo: Bad Blood	A novel by Matt Forbeck, continuing Alpha-Nine's story during The Reclamation.
Box Sets
	Halo Boxed Set	The box set featuring the second three Halo novels published by Tor Books.
	Halo Box Set	The box set featuring the first three Halo novels published by Del Rey Books.
	Halo Boxed Set II	The box set featuring the reprint editions of the first three Halo novels published by Tor Books.
Anthologies
	Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe	A collection of Halo stories on various subjects.
	Halo: Fractures - Extraordinary Tales from the Halo Canon	A collection of stories about various subjects, written by various authors.
Standalone Novels
	Halo: Broken Circle	A novel by John Shirley, detailing the formation of the Covenant.
	Halo: Hunters in the Dark	A novel by Peter David, detailing a joint Sangheili-Human expedition to the Ark.
	Halo: Saint's Testimony	A novel by Frank O'Connor that describes the legal battle between a soon to be rampant Iona and the UEG.
	Halo: Shadow of Intent	A novel by Joseph Staten that revolves around Rtas 'Vadum and has actions after the Human-Covenant war.
	Halo: Smoke and Shadow	A novel by Kelly Gay centered on Rion Forge's quest to understand the fate of the UNSC Spirit of Fire.
	Halo: Contact Harvest	A prequel to the Halo saga set at the beginning of the Human-Covenant war.
	Halo: Legacy of Onyx	A novel written by Matt Forbeck centered on Molly Patel, a survivor of the Siege of Paris IV and her life on Onyx in the Post-war galaxy.
	Halo: Silent Storm - A Master Chief Story	A novel written by Troy Denning focusing on John-117 at the on-set of the Human-Covenant war.
	Halo: Battle Born	A young adult novel written by Cassandra Rose Clarke that follows four teens during the Battle of Meridian (2548).

Comic Books[]

Cover	Name	Descriptions
	Halo Graphic Novel	A comic book containing various stories set in the Halo Universe.
	Halo: Uprising	A Halo comic book series by Marvel Comics, set between the events of Halo 2 and Halo 3.
	Halo: Helljumper	A comic series based on the ODST.
	Halo: Blood Line	A comic series based on Team Black.
	Halo Wars: Genesis	A hard cover comic based around the events prior to Halo Wars.
	Halo: The Fall of Reach	A comic book adaptation of the novel The Fall of Reach, comprised of three story arcs: Boot Camp Covenant Invasion
	Halo: Initiation	A comic book series that tells the story of Sarah Palmer
	Halo: Escalation	A comic series that tells story of the galaxy after Halo 4
	Halo: Tales from Slipspace	A collection of illustrated stories about various topics.
	Halo: Rise of Atriox	A five-part comic series showing the origins and Pre-Halo Wars 2 actions of The Banished and Atriox.
	Halo: Collateral Damage	A series about an operation undertaken by Blue Team during the Human-Covenant war

References[]

Cover	Name	Descriptions
Art Books
	The Art of Halo	A collection of concept art and commentaries for Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2.
	The Art of Halo 3	A collection of concept art and commentaries for Halo 3.
	Halo: The Great Journey: The Art of Building Worlds	A collection of concept art from Halo: Combat Evolved to Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary.
	Awakening: The Art of Halo 4	A collection of concept art and commentaries for Halo 4.
	The Art of Halo 5: Guardians	A collection of concept art from Halo 5: Guardians.
Encyclopedias
	Halo Encyclopedia	A two edition Encyclopedic series of books that detail many of the elements within the Halo Universe.
	Halo: The Essential Visual Guide	A visual guide book to the Halo games including and before Halo: Reach.
	Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide	A visual guide book to the various elements of Halo 4.
	Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo	An illustrated guide book of the entirety of the Halo Universe.
	Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo	A reference book dedicated to the various spacecraft of the Halo Universe.
	Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual	A reference book centered around the Spartan Branch and other groundside elements

Official Game Guides[]

Halo: Combat Evolved: Sybex Official Strategies & Secrets
Halo: Combat Evolved: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
Halo 2: The Official Game Guide
Halo 3: The Official Strategy Guide
Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide
Halo 3: ODST Official Strategy Guide
Halo: Reach Official Strategy Guide
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Signature Series Guide
Halo 4: Official Game Guide
Halo 5: Guardians Official Game Guide
Halo Wars 2 Collector's Edition Strategy Guide

Soundtrack[]

Cover	Name	Description
	Halo: Original Soundtrack	The official soundtrack for Halo: Combat Evolved. Contains 27 tracks.
	Halo 2: Original Soundtrack	The official soundtrack for Halo 2. Has two volumes; Volume 1 contains 21 tracks and Volume 2 contains 11 tracks.
	Halo 3: Original Soundtrack	The official soundtrack for Halo 3. Contains 32 tracks.
	Halo 3: ODST Original Soundtrack	The official soundtrack for Halo 3: ODST. Contains 17 tracks.
	Halo Wars Original Soundtrack	The official soundtrack for Halo Wars. Has two discs; disc 1 contains 24 tracks and disc 2 contains 5 tracks.
	Halo Legends Original Soundtrack	The official soundtrack for Halo Legends. Contains 30 tracks.
	Halo: Reach Original Soundtrack	The official soundtrack for Halo: Reach. Contains 20 tracks.
	Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Original Soundtrack	The official soundtrack for Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary. Contains 39 tracks.
	Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Original Soundtrack	The official soundtrack for Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn. Contains 25 tracks.
	Halo 4: Original Soundtrack	The official soundtrack for Halo 4. Has two volumes; Volume 1 contains 15 tracks and Volume 2 contains 20 tracks.
	Halo: Spartan Assault Original Soundtrack	The official soundtrack for Halo: Spartan Assault. Contains 27 tracks.
	Halo 2: Anniversary Original Soundtrack	The official soundtrack for Halo 2: Anniversary. Has two volumes; Volume 1 contains 18 tracks and Volume 2 contains 35 tracks.
	Halo 5: Guardians Original Soundtrack	The official soundtrack for Halo 5: Guardians. It contains 36 tracks.
N/A	Halo Wars 2: Original Soundtrack	The official soundtrack for Halo Wars 2. It contains 38 tracks.

Toys[]

McFarlane Toys - Various Series of action figures and statues.
Joyride Studios - Various series of action figurines.
RISK: Halo Wars Collector's Edition - A spinoff RISK based on Halo Wars
RISK: Halo Legendary Edition - A spinoff RISK based on the Halo universe
Monopoly: Halo Collector's Edition - A spinoff Monopoly based on the Halo universe
Halo Trading Cards - Trading cards based on the Halo universe
Halo Mega Bloks - A series of block toys, based around various different vehicles, characters, and locations from the Halo universe.
Halo: Fleet Battles - A set of miniatures that can be used to recreate naval battles.
Halo: Ground Command - A set of miniatures that can be used to recreate ground battles.

Other Media[]

Halo Waypoint - The primary Halo website, and an app for the Xbox 360.
Halo Channel - The Halo app for the Xbox One, Windows 8, and Windows 10 devices.
The Ultimate Halo Companion DVD Set - A 2 disc set including a demo disc for games by BUNGiE and a DVD including wallpapers for Windows and various trailers for Halo, Halo 2 and Brute Force.