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abedofroses · 4 months
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Neil Ellice in 'Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn'
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authortobenamedlater · 6 months
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Lost and Found
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I did it @rainintheevening
Cadmon lives. That’s it, that’s the fic. I’m so friggin exhausted right now I can’t think of anything else to say.
This is NOT part of my Tom/Chyler AU.
Why can’t I stop writing about Forward Unto Dawn.
@writeforfandoms @ageless-aislynn @infinityactual @naranghim @sarnakhwritesthings @christian-latte-anon I know I’m forgetting some people but I’m about to fall asleep at my desk Lasky-style.
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drrav3nb · 1 month
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HALO 4: FORWARD UNTO DAWN (dir. Stewart Hendler)
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halobirthdays · 8 months
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Happy birthday to Captain Thomas Lasky!
Today is his -487th birthday!
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Lasky was born on Mars to a military family. His mother, Audrey Lasky, was a colonel in the UNSC, and was largely absent from the lives of Tom and his older brother, Cadmon.
Cadmon also enlisted in the UNSC and was an exemplary soldier, setting records at Corbulo Military Academy, which both Tom and Cadmon attended, albeit at different times. Despite living in his older brother's shadow, the two enjoyed a healthy relationship and communicated often. This would end when Cadmon died in an Insurrectionist attack on Andesia.
After Cadmon's death, Lasky struggled to keep up with his brother's legacy at Corbulo. His Insurrectionist sympathies, despite the circumstances of his brother's death, marked him as a pariah among his peers. He was offered a medical discharge due to his sensitivity to required cryosleep drugs, but the choice would be made for him when the Covenant attacked Corbulo Academy.
During this engagement, he was rescued by John-117 and Blue Team, and learned of the Human-Covenant war for the first time. Shortly after his rescue, he commissioned into the UNSC Navy.
After the war, he rose to the rank of commander, and was assigned to the UNSC flagship Infinity as its executive officer. CINCONI Margaret Parangosky thought highly of him, and only approved of the assignment of Captain Andrew Del Rio because Lasky was assigned as XO.
During the Requiem campaign, Infinity became trapped in a gravity well which prevented it from leaving the shield world. He activated a distress signal, which was answered by Master Chief. Once Infinity was freed and they returned to the ship, Captain Del Rio ordered Infinity to flee, and for Master Chief to surrender Cortana, who was showing signs of rampancy. When he refused, insisting that pursuing the Didact was too important, Del Rio intended to have him arrested. Instead, Master Chief disobeyed orders and left to pursue the Didact himself, with Lasky quietly assisting his old rescuer by having a Pelican readied.
Once on Earth, Del Rio was removed from duty, and Lasky took over as captain of Infinity . Six months later, Lasky returned to Requiem to secure the planet for the UNSC with the help of Commander Palmer and her Spartan-IVs. While they shared some ideological differences, the two regularly protected the other from consequences from the brass.
Requiem would prove to be more than anticipated, and he would be forced to call in the help of war prisoner Catherine Halsey. This would unfurl into a series of events wherein Halsey assisted Covenant leader Jul 'Mdama as a means to a end--the UNSC was holding her prisoner, and 'Mdama intended to follow the trail to the Absolute Record--a catalog of all Forerunner technology and devices. This lead to disagreement between Lasky and Palmer, as Lasky wanted to spare the doctor, and Palmer wanted to carry out orders to execute her.
Eventually, Fireteam Osiris would rescue Halsey, just in time for Lasky to call on her once again to assist them in stopping Cortana and her Guardians. In 2560, Lasky and Infinity pursued Cortana to Zeta Halo, but were ambushed by the Banished. Infinity was under heavy assault, and Lasky commanded the crew to abandon ship. He escaped on a lifeboat to the surface, but his current status is unknown.
In canon (~2560), he is turning 50!
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gustavo-pereirar · 4 months
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Master Chief - Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
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pathfinderlittleduck · 11 months
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Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn | 1/??
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2ndaryprotocol · 1 year
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The video game tie-in series ‘Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn’ blasted its way onto disc and digital this day 10 years ago. 🪖👾🔫
“𝙸 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚛𝚞𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚊𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚠𝚊𝚛.”
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corv-idae · 1 month
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I’m a simple man… I see John-117 and I go “WOOHOOOO!!!! YEAH BAYBE!!!”
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quotent-potables · 1 year
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At the end of the game, the king and the pawn go back in the same box
Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
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halflife-2 · 1 year
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helix-studios117 · 1 month
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Top 5 Favorite Depictions of Master Chief
It seems odd that I made this a list since there aren't very many takes John that exist; at least not in the same way various takes on Batman exist. But here we go.
1.) Paramount's Master Chief portrayed by Pablo Schreiber. - People tend to forget that Master Chief's characterization is very minimal, so one can more or less expand on the character in any way they'd like and it wouldn't necessarily be out of character so long as they adhere to his core traits: He's a cool badass who shoots aleins and doesn't afraid of anything. While I do appreciate that season 2 made John a more reserved, almost big brotherly, if kinda strict, guy who just wants to help humanity and everyone is just getting in his way (moreso like the games); season 1 John was more interesting to me because he was more emotive, expressive and open as a person (not THAT open, he still had his own secrets). For me, the departure from the source-material is exactly WHY I love the show and this take on my favorite video-game character. In fact, Show!John (particularly 'season 1 John') is my main influence on my own take on the character in my AU. Besides, let's be a bit honest with ourselves here, Game!John would make a terrible TV protagonist. (I also really like the 'Chosen One' stuff with the Forerunner relics, it gives John a greater sense of importance in the grander story and it makes his connections to the Halo stronger; it's yet another element I took for my version of Chief).
2.) Nylund's Chief. - Halo: The Fall Of Reach and Halo: First Strike are among the first books published during the franchise's infancy. Eric Nylund's take on the character is basically just Game!John, but fleshed out enough for me to want to care about him in a context that's not in a video-game. He's a driven and ambitious übermensch (in the "transcends basic human limitations" variety) who is at his happiest when given an order and will do anything to win, but cares deeply for his fellow Spartans and the men and women under his command; I also like the added detail of him being a former schoolyard-bully who matured and learned to be LESS of a douchebag. Nylund's take on John allows me to look at Game!John and think: "Yeah, I can understand why he's like this!"
3.) Halo 4/5 Chief. - This is the most vulnerable we've ever seen John in any context and it was 343's first real attempt that cracking open Chief's shell to see the man underneath. Emotional-vulnerability aside, I really like how proactive Chief is in these two games; he's more involved in the plot and actually makes strategic plans throughout the course of both games (well, if not 5, at least 4). It puts emphasis on John's leadership skills and makes him more active in the stories he's in; not to knock against Bungie, but their Chief struck me more as a follower than a leader, and while Bungie!Chief gave his own advice from time-to-time, he didn't feel as involved as he should've been even if it was Bungie's intention to make him a slient-protagonist.
4.) Legends Chief. - I like that this is one of the few times, up until Halo 5, where we see John interacting with his fellow Spartans. With Spartan-1337 and Daisy-023 as characters, we get to see two sides of John: His deadpan straight-man aspect and his softer side. If you've seen Halo Legends, you'll probably know where I'm getting at. In "The Package," we also see John's strong coordination with Blue-Team and the others, and I really like that.
5.) Forward Unto Dawn Chief. - Sort of the least interesting version of Master Chief on this list. I only really put him on here because he's a surprisingly really good attempt at translating Game!John into a live-action setting, but there's a reason why we see this Chief for a short period of time: This would get boring after a while.
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thevoidable · 1 year
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Does Chief know that Arbiter was behind the fall of Reach?
This is a question that I'm sure has crossed a few people's minds, especially if you're someone who enjoys the dynamic that Chief and Arby share.
Reach was basically Chief's home; he grew up there, he was trained to be a Spartan there. That planet holds a lot of fond memories for him, and losing it to the Covenant was a devastating blow that only made him all the more angry towards them. So, you can imagine that he would be pissed if he ever came face to face with the one responsible. But when he did, there was no malice beyond shoving a magnum in Arbiter's mouth. They're good allies by the end of H3, so, does he know?
Well, the short answer is: yes. He absolutely does.
So, the real question here is: when did he know?
In order to answer that, we first need to look at what confirmed Chief's knowledge of the Arbiter's dark past in the first place.
Halo 2 Anniversary introduced terminals that gave lore fanatics incredibly juicy details about the in-game universe, and the very first one on Cairo Station is a report by Jameson Locke that details EVERY major crime committed by Thel 'Vadamee. Upon opening up the terminal, we are greeted by this:
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A "blink and you’ll miss it” detail that I think a lot of people's eyes glaze over upon first watch. Now, I know what you're probably thinking - "Oh, he's viewing this report on Cairo, so he knew this back in Halo 2 then!" Ah ah ah, not so fast.
Locke specifies the date of the report as September 26 2552, but the events of Reach and the original trilogy all took place two months prior in July - if you remember how Halo 3 ended, that means that Chief is stranded in space by the time Semptember rolls around. Unless he has time travelling powers, there’s no way he’s reading a report from the future on Cairo, especially while it’s under attack. 
So, that said, when did Chief have a chance to read the report? 
Well, the answer is actually very simple: directly after the end of Halo 4.
If you need a refresher, Chief was thrown right into the conflict with the Didact from the beginning of the game, and it was non-stop action for him ever since. However, the ending cutscene of the game shows us his armour being removed (presumably for repairs), and he gets his first real downtime in years. This is when we can best assume that he found the report.
Now, allow me to paint you a picture.
Chief has just come back from defeating the Didact, but in the process he’s lost his closest friend. Fresh out of his armour and knee-deep in grief, he seeks to distract himself by digging through some files to find out what he’s missed. The last thing he remembers before entering cryosleep four years ago is discovering that the Foward Unto Dawn was torn in half, and the Arbiter was nowhere to be found. So, what happened to him? Did he survive? Is Chief’s newfound ally okay?
The database has several files listed under “The Arbiter”, but he ignores each in favour of one that immediately catches his attention, marked by ONI as highly classified.
He came looking for a distraction, but found only anger instead.
For the entirety of his time between the end of Halo 4 and during Halo 5, Chief had been dealing with his grief over Cortana and the indirect betrayal of someone he once trusted. Repressing those feelings led him to take on mission after mission back-to-back without rest, so much to the point that even ONI noticed. Blue Team was thankfully there for him through it all, but there wasn’t much that even they could do for him beyond supporting him. 
Fast forward to the end cutscene of Halo 5 - Chief doesn’t see Arbiter until he’s lost Cortana again. He failed to save her again. He’s at his lowest, the worst he’s ever felt, and there’s little anyone can do to cheer him up, if they can even tell he’s hurting.
But then in comes Arbiter, who - thanks to one of the books - provides the perfect distraction, taking Chief off to the side to have their first real conversation together, reminiscing about the past and catching up with each other. Chief gets to see how far Arbiter has come now, and just how much he still wants to do better. In the midst of Chief’s pain and guilt, he probably no longer has the energy to be angry, and he can see how holding a grudge against the Arbiter will benefit no one.
Forgiveness may not be in the cards just yet, and maybe one day Chief will get closure for the things Arbiter has done to him and millions of others, but for now, Arbiter can still inspire him to keep fighting, and he’ll value their alliance for as long as it lasts.
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So I appear to stand corrected and have been informed that the original trilogy does NOT take place in July (Halopedia is the most convoluted rabbit hole I s2g) - CE takes place in September, and then Halo 2 starts in October with Halo 3 ending in December.
That complicates my theory a little BUT my point still stands that Chief is a busy guy and wouldn’t have read the report on Cairo while it was under attack (if you take accessing it during gameplay as canon). He also wouldn’t have an incentive to go looking for the information nor would he even know what to look for until Halo 4. There’s also a possibility that he was briefed about Thel at some point prior to H2, but wouldn’t have been able to make the connection that the silver-armoured elite he briefly met via the Gravemind and then fought alongside later was Thel. He just knew him as “The Arbiter”.
Either way, he still knows regardless, and it’s incredibly fun to think about the ramifications thereafter.
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authortobenamedlater · 4 months
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Also from last night’s Forward Unto Dawn fic research, because sometimes you go in looking to finish a story and end up with another plot bunny:
Sometime after Circinius, maybe a day or maybe several years, Sully tells Tom he’s sorry for hurting his foot because that biofoam could have saved Chyler. Tom is horrified that Sully feels guilty about this and tells him they didn’t know Chyler was hit, and she might have died anyway. Sully isn’t consoled by any of this. Tom finally says “Chyler wouldn’t want you to think this way, Sully, and neither do I.”
This is going to the bottom of the fic priority list because it might be a struggle to get this level of angst out. I only have so much capacity for that. And I have a hard time writing Lasky without his bride anymore.
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bloodgulchblog · 10 months
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Zita should I watch Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn?
Yes.
It's kind of slow on the front end, but it's very fun as a Halo nerd imo.
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rainintheevening · 7 months
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You asked for it, and you know who: 13 ❤️
This is all your fault. Totally. And me being sick today, I suppose, and not having the brain power to write the Star Wars fic I'm supposed to be working on. So I watched Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn. And... Tom stole my heart. So did his brother. And you know how I feel about brothers...
So here, have a Cadmon Lives AU, y'all. Tons of angst, feels, and brotherly hurt/comfort. Emphasis on the comfort. Also a little more language than usual. This is somewhere around a week after the events of the movie. Tom is 15, Cadmon 20.
From 100 ways to say I love you.
The 'you know who' being Tom and Cadmon.
13. "Sorry I'm late."
Tom had thought that suffering together, meant you bonded; that was how it was supposed to be, right? That was why they trained together in units, that was why no soldiers worked alone. See shit, do shit, get shit done. After that last successful exercise, he'd thought Hastadi was pulling together, but then, under true pressure, they'd splintered, they'd fallen, and now...
Now he found it hard to look either April or Sully in the face. Because then he'd see all the ghosts standing behind them.
Chyler, Vickers, Dimah, JJ... Cadets, officers, staff, thousands of them... General Black who's body he had pulled out of the Warthog, heavy and light at the same time... Chyler...
Three people alive in a sea of ghosts.
So he avoided looking.
They'd been given bunks beside each other; three battle-shocked cadets waiting for the powers that be to decide what to do with them.
Tom didn't know if it was the same for the other two—he just kept his head down as they went to and from the mess at meals, kept his head down as he poured himself into workouts at the gym, and spent the rest of his time holed up in his bunk.
His chest hadn't stopped hurting.
He'd cried twice since they left Circinius-IV behind. Once in the lengthy debriefing, when he had to tell about Chyler, and once on a video call with his mother.
His mom surprised him with new copies of Cadmon's messages. (That was why he had broken down, feeling like he couldn't breathe at the thought of having lost that piece of his brother forever.)
Cadmon's voice, his laughter, and sadness, his stupid jokes and the chess challenge—the digital ghost of his brother was Tom's one solace.
Everything else was blurry.
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gustavo-pereirar · 4 months
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Master Chief - Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
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