History of the Ark - Halo Wars 2 Primer Series
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- The Ark has been a location with significance many times throughout it's long history, and it's about to be again in Halo Wars 2.
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The Ark is incredible. I've always found it so intriguing. I like that you can see the entire Milky Way from it, meaning when they fired the Halo Array, they could literally see the Galaxy being swept clean by the rings.
Which would take up to100.000 years before they actually see it 😅
@@TheSanien Damn, time surely is a b*tch.
@@TheSanien honestly if they also have to wait for the flood to starve and die then waiting until they see the wipe seems like a good plan lol
@@zalabit927 more like light is a bitch
@@TheSanien They are sufficiently advanced to plausibly have invented quantum real-time looking glass type technology to witness as it happened. Just saying.
000 Tragic Solitude, that's a sick name. Halo always has the best names. Truth and Reconciliation, Fleet of Particular Justice, and 2401 Penitent Tangent.
343 guilty spark, Exuberant Witness, Shadow of intent, High Charity
Yeah Halo has pretty cool names
Zeranvor The Spirit of Fire and Forward onto Dawn are my two favorites.
Alexander Oquendo In Amber Clad and Pillar of Autumn are pretty great too
TmanTheTdog They may be good names but our tastes differ, my friend. ^.^
It took me a really long time to realize that the thing in the middle of the ark is literally a planet.
As someone who is just getting into the deeper lore of Halo all of this is a lot to take in, but it's so fun to learn about this universe I just needs the info in smaller packets and more time to really digest it all
There is a lot to it but in my opinion it’s the most interesting SiFi lore out there. From the precursors, forerunners, covenant, ONI, and so much more. And the names are so cool I think.
Eventually after a few re-watches it'll just click,
Read the books for a more in depth understanding
This reminds me just how incredible Halo's lore is. I've been out of the Halo loop for a long time, and I'm hoping HW2 will help be get back into it.
I'm still not over the size of Onyx...
Yeah, THAT is crazy big! I remember reading the for the first time. It took me a while to really comprehend how huge it was!
Halo Canon
Gotta wonder how long it took to built that SonOfABitch.....
Halo Canon wait I don't get it.
FirestarterGaming The Onyx Shield World has a diameter the size of Earth's orbit around the sun
Halo Canon oh... yeah I never really paid attention to its size.. I thought it was like the size of the death star 1
I wonder what happened to guilty spark
Perhaps he could meet with chief in halo 6
It would be interesting to see him as cortanas replacement
As if their roles were reversed
GaffeGus Interesting idea. Maybe Chakas could be our new AI friend.
GaffeGus Good idea
i dunno... i think he has given in to rampancy...
chris pearson what was bastion? the prison?
GaffeGus Have you not played Halo 3?
SPOILER ALERT!!!
He died
Still can't get over how incredibly well made the Halo 4 OST is. So much beauty and mind provoking images whenever I hear even one of the tracks from it.
why wasn't a defense fleet station at the ark? its one of the most important locations in the universe
Humanity was dealing with other problems, mainly the remnants of the covenant and then the didact, then Cortana. They did not have the resources or time.
Humanity on Earth was reduced to 120 million that's not a lot. And almost every colony was turned to glass. There's not much they could've done tbh
I'm so glad I found this channel! It satisfies my halo needs!
I aim to please ;)
Halo Canon I love you
I thought this was one of your best videos I've seen. All of the illustrations you used were very helpful. From the terminals, to the images of mythos, I got a good visual representation of what you were talking about. Well done.
you should do a video on that unknown ship that guilty spark contained on instillation 04 as nothing much is really known about it but it'd be interesting to hear your thoughts on it.
Captcha Failure A digression, sorry! Maybe Guilty Spark is looking for Maethrilllian. Or that it maybe connected to bastion somehow. That would be awesome, if he actually knows where it is. Always wanted to visit the Forerunner capital.
I’m so excited for Halo Infinite since it’s based on Zeta Halo, or the Halo where Mendicate Bias was buried. I hope Chief finds Mendicate to fight cortona
Such a comprehensive video. Love you Halo Canon!!! Keep up the awesomeness!!!
I will say this, at least Halo's canon isn't like Elder scrolls lore, or how Star wars' canon is going through.
matthew Kellar To be fair Lucasflim never thought they able to have another Trilogy with how people came to hate the prequels. Also with the horrible book adaptations, it make sense why they split the timelines.
Elijah Watson I'm one of those folk who loves the old eu. And the book adaption of revenge of the sith was really interesting to read.
matthew Kellar I mean when movies are based off books. Lucasflim are using EU characters and worlds in the new canon like tharwn(how do you spell his names) in Rebels a character even said "There always some truths in legends."
Or Fallout lore, where they just make shit up cause they think people don't give a crap about the old games.
Yeah, at least you can follow the Halo lore.
Awesome Video as always buddy! Keep them coming!
What an in depth story dude great job.
This is the first time I have watched you channel, and I gotta say that I love your intro
Thumbs up and Subscribed. Watching this video has regained my interest in the vast story of Halo! Thanks to you and this video! Please make more!
NOW it all makes sense! Thanks a mil for making this video.
I aim to please :)
Really you put a great effort on narrating and telling the story and it was crisp and clear thank you Halo Canon I am eager to view more episodes from you
I do try :)
great video. very well done. i LOVVVVE videos like this, and with this format and it being focused on halo???? ooooweee. im in loveee.
Now I understand much of the halo history... thank you!
great as always!!!
I just came across this gem. Wish you were still making content. I hope you’re doing great!💪🏽
Awesome video keep it up!
Wonderful video! I was wondering what the chronological order of Halo Wars 2 and Halo 5 was. You earned my subscription!
Is it strange that Halo Wars 2 is going to be the thing that determines if I still want to follow this series or not? Halo Wars was the first walkthrough of the series I watched, and I was hooked. From there I watched the original Halo series and Reach when it came out. This series is something I care about deeply, and I don't even play the games. Halo 4 I thought was good, but Halo 5 was so "weird" I never actually finished watching it. And it almost scares me about Halo Wars 2. Both games were hyped to hell. Now we just have to wait and see the end result
It would be poetic for you to start and finish on halo wars
rs dillbot I know right? I don't want it to happen, but I prefer to follow stories that give a crap. The trailers seem to have the right idea of showing scenes from the game, so hopefully I won't have to cut ties with another sci-fi series.
Daniel Silva Sounds like you care more about the story than anything else.
In that case I highly suggest the expanded universe.
I've personally only read First Strike and Contact Harvest, but both were great and engaging.
(I've also spent hours upon hours just reading the wiki, lol)
Hamlet Enthusiast Oh no, I follow the EU. I have like 15 comics in my library of books, and have even seen some of the short story animations. The problem is that now the current story of the Halo games seems to keep being teased in the recent EU. Meaning I am constantly being reminded that 343 took the lazy route of having a former ally be the big bad.
So my friend are you interested in Halo Infinite following Halo wars 2?
Cheers for the video mate explained a lot
So pumped for this game!
It's such a shame how poorly written Halo 5 is. They missed out on a PLETHORA of opportunities to expand the emotional depth of Chief, and to give us peek at the underlying politics and Psyche's of pre-war Humanity and the Sangheili. Halo 5's story could've been so much more. I honestly think it's crime how under used the Arbiter was. I also think they should've put Sesa 'Refumee in the story. It would've been like a family reunion! I would've started the campaign like this, a news caster recalling the weeks past events, and questioning the morality of the UNSC. " Human-Sangheili relations are at the lowest point since the end of the war. With the recent attack on the peace delegation carried out by the so called terrorist group "Sapien Sunrise" Many are stating to wonder if peace with the Sangheili will ever be possible. The attack has ignited long simmering tensions in the outer colonies, one man said in an interview, "THE UNSC AND THE UEG DO NOT REPRESENT US. THEIR CHILDREN DID NOT DIE AT THE HANDS OF THE COVENANT LIKE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF OURS DID. WE, AS A COLLECTIVE PEOPLE DO NOT, AND WILL NOT EVER AGREE TO PEACE WITH THE VERY BEINGS WHO NEARLY DROVE US TO EXTINCTION." This and many other remarks were said today out side of the building where the accords were being held. Many are starting to say peace may never be reached." After I would've shown blue team getting orders from ONI to put down a revolt on an outer colony, and to neutralize a terror cell of sapiens sunrise and the NCA. (new colonial alliance) I think that would make a good opening to Halo 5's story, and would be a more realistic and not overly dramatic approach to the halo universe in the pre war climate. I also like how it would use aspects from hunt the truth. Instead of completely letting it go to waste like 343 did. Side note: I would make the planet the revolt is taking place on, a vitally important one to the UNSC's military industrial complex. (Maybe it has an abundance of a rare mineral or element that the unsc uses in their technology.)Also I would have the orders given by Serin Osman herself, to signify how important this mission is. Also, that could be tied to Jul Mdama, by them recovering information that he was supplying the insurrectionists with weapons and supplies, (anonymously of course.) and that would piss of the UNSC and ONI to no end. (Even that that would make them hypocrites, since they supplied the covenant remnant's rebellion on Sangheilios to keep the Sangheili from being a threat.) Sorry this isn't relevant to the video, but at least it's halo related!
I also would have completely gotten rid of fire team Osiris, since they're useless.
Did you read the end?
That's ok :D
I couldnt agree with you more, just one thing that i disagree, you said arbiter was barely used, for me he wasnt used at all, if it was another Elite there, it wouldnt make any difference, my two problems with Halo 5 is, why those elites are so potato? Fuck sake, they are terrible, and why fireteam osiris exist? Nobody interact with each other, they dont have any relation, and tanaka, she pissed me off so much, but thats personal, actually, put 3 on the list, i hate with all my life that fight with chief and locke, if i have 2 wishes, i would erase Metal Gear Solid V of my life, and that fighting scene
Jean Magno Fireteam Osiris is going to show the difference being the two generations of Spartans. Also Spartan 2 know they going to die will be in combat or old age so a new generation of Spartan will be needed.
I'm so fucking hyped for halo wars 2 it's been 8 years 8 long years that's how long it took to get another halo wars game
Matthew Hagerty well said Spartan
Mathew Hagerty- ha, sounds like the intro from halo wars 1
The meister Gamer that's what i was referencing
oh aright I was just wondering if it was coincidence x) but yea it did took them around 8 long years
is it just just me or does the halo 4/5 commander elite look almost like the officer elite from reach
It does.
heh thanks
hey halo canon you should do a primer on one of the banished leaders
Nicely done good sir.
Sick video g
I can't imagine how terrifying it'd be:
You're a soldier or citizen on the Ark, the Flood attacks, but its the Star Road using its tendrils to RIP IT APART like a Kraken made of energy.
I love how it’s outside the galaxy in one of our smaller, satellite galaxy, because a lot of people know know/understand those and they are so interesting
I would love to see the bottom and side of the Arks. Being able to see how they produced the Rings. New sub.
Wow! Cool stuff! Thanks for this video, I can't wait until halo wars 2! What are you looking forward to the most about Halo wars 2?
Amazing vide!
Very well done video. I have good knowledge of Halo but even I learnt a couple of things.
keep up good work
I was thinking, what if at the end of Halo Wars 2 the Infinity exited slipspace above the Ark to find the Spirit of Fire there. I think that would be kinda neat.
Actually now that I think about it, how DID Atriox get to the Ark. Isn't the portal at Earth the only way there ? Or does it just take a really longtime in slipspace to get there ? For that he must have left before the created crysis no ?
You can get to the Ark via standard slipspace drives, it just takes a really long time (months at least. 9 months for UNSC Rubicon). Of course, there are other portals on other planets. It's possible Atriox used one of those.
I oiwov e
If the day ever comes when an open world halo games comes out oh boy. Heh.
That was awesome
You are amazing! Thank you.
Once they commit to a movie...again, they better hire you as an advisor. You should be working under Frank O. already.
Thank you
Dang i didn´t know UNSC was still operating there after Halo 3.. (Only know the gamestory)
Thanks for the video! Now it will make sense when i play the game :D
I really hope the Banished end up allying with humanity to take down the Created. Who knows if they've been completely oblivious to what was going on in the galaxy from being exiled for so long.
I'd say it's one of two possibilities; either the Banished are working for the Created, for reasons unknown. Or they are oblivious like you say, and given Atriox's apparent intelligence, could possibly ally with humanity. Could be wrong, we'll just have to wait and see.
Marco Moreno Atriox isn't the type to be subservient to anybody, and if he was, it would undermine his leadership. I'd see a reluctant fragile alliance or compromise to battle the bigger threat.
And hey, who knows, maybe he's actually aware of Cortana and the Created threat and is simply regrouping/retreating to places Cortana can't hit yet (the Ark). Humans in the Ark just happened to be in the way. With what we've seen so far, he isn't sure why the SoF is here, so is treating them as a threat for now until he's clear of their intentions. Sort of a defensive aggressive policy against intruders. It would tie in nicely to explain his leader powers (in game) being defence orientated.
I'm gonna digress a little, but it would be really interesting to see how Atriox interacts with the United Rebel Front. They'd make an interesting (and powerful) alliance. The technology transfer for the URF would make them a real threat to UNSC forces whilst bolstering the Banished forces with human troops and whatever logistical goodies they bring with em. They'd be a force to be reckoned with. A sort of modern Covenant, albeit one which incorporates humans, with objectives, outlooks and philosophies ironically opposite to the more theological based ones of the original. A true successor. Unlike the pitiful Storm Covenant clinging on to old ideals. Atriox looks like a realist.
That's my two pennies worth.
Edit: Sorry, was meant to reply to Jameson Locke.
JHS270694 I like that idea too. Sounds like a legit possibility and opportunity for diverse game play.
Icarus Let's hope 343 hears comments like these and cooks up something good.
The increase in Halo videos on CZcams is...OVER 9000!!!
Imagine how much more interesting real aliens would be. Halo is the work of people's imagination. But a real interstellar civilization? That would be beyond our imagination. Things we could never even dream of.
Awesome :D
i had 12:30 as wallpaper, i had no clue its halo related
You earned a subscriber
Thank you, and welcome :)
Dude I fucking loved this. Thank you 😄
I don't know but Halo is so interesting it's like reading a Bible it's like a puzzle it's a huge story and I love it
this needs a part 2 after u beat the storymode!
I've heard that a few times now. Seriously considering it
The Forerunners who survived enacted a great journey as shame for their crime of using the halos, they left our galaxy never to interfere again 6:20. THE FORERUNNER most likely went to our closest Galactic Neighbor The Andromeda Galaxy.
And Remember, the Flood came from outside the Milky Way IN THE FIRST PLACE, therefore The Halos will continue to have a reason to exist if a little bit of flood makes its way into the Milky Way again like it did before. Perhaps the Flood ALSO came from our galactic neighbor Andromeda meaning the Halo Universe still has plenty plenty of material for 30 games or so to come. The Flood lost the battle for the Milky Way, but not the War for conquering the Universe. Perhaps the Flood already own Andromeda but that’s speculation.
All we know is Forerunner left The Milky Way as shame for using the Halos in the first place aka the actual real Great Journey that later the Covenant misunderstands. Lol.
Therefore as a fact Forerunner are not extinct. They just have a new empire in another galaxy aka I think Andromeda. But that bit is speculation m.
Catalyst - D B The flood came from the precursors. You are not wrong, since they came from another universe. The problem is they allowed themselves to be destroyed, by the Forerunner, and created some sort of fail safe protocol. Basically when they die, they can revive again from their body's original "essence", it mutated... then the flood happened.
Hi Thank you for checking my work. But at the same time, what you said about the Flood coming from a different universe isn’t true. The flood just like every other species or faction in Halo is native to our universe. There is no other universe in Halo Lore yet. Everything is in ours so far. Including the Flood.
I agree that yes the Precursors allowed themselves to be beaten by the Forerunners that’s true cause the Lore contains it.
The Lore defines the flood as the agent of revenge on behalf of the Precursors. A fail safe protocol is one way of describing it but the simplest way is that the Flood is a bioweapon of revenge on behalf of the Precursors.
Precursors are 4 Dimensional. 3 of those dimensions we see. The 4th is the part that we perceive as that aura and distortion witnessed by ancient humanities scientists when observing the Primordial.
When killing a 3 Dimensional being, you’ve effectively killed it. But it’s not the same for a 4 Dimensional being. If you kill the 3 dimensions that you can observe aka the Avatar of that particular Precursor, it’s not actually dead yet. Cause 1 dimension remains. So the physics of mortality is different for Precursors than it is for us normal 3 Dimensional creatures.
I agree the uncorrupted dust’s primary objective is to self reincarnate the Precursor’s Avatar it belonged to. That’s true. The Lore says it.
The Lore also says the corruption/weaponization of that dust aka the mutation was caused by a Precursor who wanted revenge for the treachery of the Forerunners.
That’s a fact in the Lore.
The weaponized dust activates when it comes into contact with living Biomass.
That’s also a fact within the Lore.
Another Lore Fact: Inventions of The Precursors are created and bound by the concepts of Neural physics. Neural physics enables a Precursor invention to become sentient and have its own consciousness and think for itself.
This explains why, when the Weaponized/mutated Precursor Avatar Self reincarnation dust comes into contact with living Biomass it activates and the weapon that results, aka The Flood, is sentient and able to think and reason for itself aka have a consciousness aka have the ability to even make a proto-Gravemind in the first place. Neural physics.
Conclusion: There are two vectors from which the flood can return into the Halo world.
1. If the Halos are fired again aka the UNSC loses, Flood can return again from another galaxy outside of the Milky Way Galaxy OR
2. The Flood can breach containment from a random Forerunner containment facility within Milky Way borders across Forerunner controlled Milky Way Space.
My opinion: if #1 is used in future games, Our closest Galactic Neighbor is Andromeda Galaxy thus why I mentioned it previously.
To prevent #2 from happening, The Janus keys are the easiest way to make UNSC outposts on every Forerunner location across Forerunner Milky Way Space. Aka The Franchise will have many many new Forerunner places to visit in future games like Forerunner capital and Forerunner dyeing spheres and Shield worlds and Forerunner homeworlds and the other Forerunner installations/Rings left in the Milky Way aka Halo Franchise has enough material from pre-existing Lore to last for another 20 years.
Do a video on how strong the ancient human empire was.
Why did they make life on the most destructive weapon
They used the rings as labs to study the flood, this also included examining environments and conditions that could assist with combating the creature and studying humanity since it was believed that their genetic structure had the key to resisting the parasite(In actuality, that was just another ruse set by the Gravemind)
nice video good sir
Thanks :)
KEEP THIS UP. PLEASE PUT TOGETHER A COMPLETE LORE VIDEO... IF YOU HAVE AWESOME.
Almost there.
nice
Need more history
a lot of that last info was new to me, sources? i assume the books but i want to get caught up on them
Sources include:
- The Forerunner Saga (Cryptum, Primordium, Silentium)
- Promises to Keep (from Halo: Fractures)
- Halo CE, 2, and 3 (of course)
- Halo: Hunters in the Dark
I'm still trying to figure out how High Charity had the ability to jump to slip space when the key ship was the power source. Like lights were out and everything after it left.
If it has a partially finished Halo Ring, why not just replace installation 04 with that?
I can imagine the mendicant fragments reaction after crash landing
Fragment: Fuck...
I’m looking forward to Infinite’s story. I hope somehow Infinity and Spirit of Fire are included while blue team reunite with red team and the Spartan 4’s and probably some 3’s.
The Arks can also be fired like the Halo rings.
When humanity at 9025
We will always remember master chief
Great video! But quick off topic question do we know every single Spartan 2 and Spartan 3? Thanks!
We do not. We're fairly close with the Spartan-IIs (over 50 identified, if I recall correctly), but way far off for Spartan-IIIs
Halo Canon thanks keep up the great work!
Can I get sources for all the stuff you mentioned between Halo 3 and Halo 5? New books?
in the video you mentioned that the forerunners took a "great journey" where they basically self banished themselves from the galaxy? so they are still around??
sam or xjawz yup
Isn’t that high charity in the middle of the ark Bc it looks like the top of it and it seems to be the only place burning in the ark?
No, that's a random moon
Wait if the forerunner went on a "great journey" where they left the galaxy does that mean they could potentially still be alive? Is that where the covenant got tbe idea of a great journey?
I feel as though 032 was infected by the Logic Plague he didnt really notice his actions in full and he wanted to go help the humans but crashed and then the San' Shyuum got him and were like "DIE HUMANS!"
The ark and the covenant are my favorite levels from Halo 3. I just love the feeling in the ark of looking up and seeing the entire milky way galaxy, and the huge rolling desert. It's great. Then the covenant is just a fun, fast paced, level, with the best music and cutscenes in the entire game
Imagine a Halo game during the forerunners time fighting the flood!??? That would be epic.
dose anyone else wonder what that planet looking thing in the center of the ark is?
Cool
I think that since the infinity is the only thing in the galaxy not shut down it could come 2 the ark in halo 6 and find the spirit of fire and help them
Maybe mendicant bias will appear in halo wars 2. I know halo wars 2 take solace at the Ark and wouldn't that be an awesome twist
So the creation of the Covent that nearly wiped humanity away was accident by an ai?
I'm confused if they activated 04B in halo 3 how come they were able to escape? Is it just that the ring was incomplete so it's firing radius was reduced.
They entered the slipspace portal before the ring actually fired, so they weren't within range.
OMG SO HALO 6 WILL TAKE PLACE THERE
Well now we know it is a good thing that the shadow of intent didnt bombard the citadel. Or it would have been destroyed by sentinels
hey halo canon got a mini idea going do you think truth ever open up talks with Atriox to ether keep brutes on his side or to make him a aily so he can live its a idea on how Atriox knew about the arc
He used Final solution and Eliminate in the same sentence
any Halo books go into depth about Atriox?
Hey canon, just a question, what is the name of the book where the rubicon finds the ark, and what is the name of the book with the human and sangheili group go to the ark?
The Rubicon going to the Ark is mentioned in a few books, but primarily in Halo: Primordium, the second book of the Forerunner Saga. The crew of the ship recover Spark/Chakas, and he tells the story we read in the book.
The mission to the Ark is Halo: Hunters in the Dark. It also mentions the Rubicon and the stuff with Bobby Kodiak.
Wait so the spirit of fire is in the same timeline of halo 5 now? (I haven't been up to date) so that means it's possible to fight the banished in halo 6??
Optimus Prime it always been in the same time line.
This shit is all so real.. Truth in plain sight
Adding some videos would make it cooler
halo!
What happen with Offensive Bias?
Sadly, we don't know :(
Probably went with the forerunners when they decided fugit were outta here
You mentioned that a thousand other plans had been tried and failed.
Hi, where did you get the mythos images in all their glory?
Halopedia has a number of decent versions. Some have also been released officially (which are also archived on Halopedia). They focus largely on the stuff that hadn't been visualized prior to Mythos.