Category Archives: From the Archives

Blog posts from the old Halo Archive blog, lost in the site’s update…

Contact Harvest – FROM THE ARCHIVES

Posted on May 17, 2019 by DilDev

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON THE OLD HALO ARCHIVE, JUNE 2015 Reposted without edits, save navigational issues. Review and analysis of Contact Harvest by Joseph Staten Through a misunderstanding of their scriptures, the Covenant discover humanity and view them with ill intent. A … Continue reading →

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Deez Feels (Arbiter Watch) – FROM THE ARCHIVES

Posted on May 17, 2019 by DilDev

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON MY TUMBLR, JUNE 2015 Reposted without edits, save navigational issues. Partner piece to Contact Harvest review and analysis. You know what? This is not going to be the usual analytical Arbiter Watch. This is just me exploding … Continue reading →

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Delicious Irony (Arbiter Watch) – FROM THE ARCHIVES

Posted on April 17, 2019 by DilDev

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON MY TUMBLR, MAY 2015 Reposted without edits, save navigational issues. Partner piece to Ghosts of Onyx review and analysis. Companion piece to my reading journals of the Halo novels. Here we have another outright mention of Thel in Ghosts of Onyx, … Continue reading →

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The God and the Kaidon – FROM THE ARCHIVES

Posted on April 17, 2019 by DilDev

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON MY TUMBLR, AUGUST 2014 Reposted without edits, save navigational issues. Following the betrayal of the Prophets, the Sangheili found themselves without leadership.  Small portions of the former Covenant began following Shipmasters and commanders likes Rtas ‘Vadum and … Continue reading →

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Ghosts of Onyx – FROM THE ARCHIVES

Posted on April 17, 2019 by DilDev

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON THE OLD HALO ARCHIVE, MONTH YYYY Reposted without edits, save navigational issues. Review and analysis of Ghosts of Onyx by Eric Nylund When the Spartan-II program goes public for the sake of morale, the Office of Naval Intelligence … Continue reading →

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First Impressions (Arbiter Watch) – FROM THE ARCHIVES

Posted on March 17, 2019 by DilDev

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON MY TUMBLR, April 2015 Reposted without edits, save navigational issues. Partner piece to First Strike review and analysis. Remember last time on Arbiter Watch how some updated canon put to rest an old theory regarding the identity of the Arbiter? … Continue reading →

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First Strike (Definitive Edition) – FROM THE ARCHIVES

Posted on March 17, 2019 by DilDev

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON THE OLD HALO ARCHIVE, APRIL 2015 Reposted without edits, save navigational issues. Review and analysis of First Strike by Eric Nylund Alpha Halo was not the end of the war. The Covenant continue their genocidal campaign, the Master … Continue reading →

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When Sanghelios Feels Like Home – FROM THE ARCHIVES

Posted on March 13, 2019 by DilDev

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON THE OLD HALO ARCHIVE, NOVEMBER 2015 Reposted without edits. It’s through Locke’s visor, watching Locke’s feet, by which I first land on Sanghelios’ soil. The water of the river rises past our calves and suddenly everything is … Continue reading →

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In Defense of The Flood – FROM THE ARCHIVES

Posted on February 17, 2019 by DilDev

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON MY TUMBLR, January 2015 Reposted without edits, save navigational issues. No, I am not referring to the intergalactic horror show that caused the ESRB to declare Combat Evolved an Mature-Rated game without even seeing the gameplay. I referring to … Continue reading →

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The Hero of Alpha Halo, the Woman Called McKay – FROM THE ARCHIVES

Posted on February 17, 2019 by DilDev

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON THE OLD HALO ARCHIVE, MAY 2015 Reposted without edits, save navigational issues. Master Chief is not the protagonist of Halo: The Flood. He’s certainly the protagonist of Combat Evolved, but in the novelization of the game, he … Continue reading →

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