This week in Canon Fodder, we finish our chat with Halo: New Blood author Matt Forbeck, take a closer look at the cover of Halo: Hunters in the Dark, provide both new and updated entries in the Universe, and more.
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Haha!
Yay! It was a lot to read! Blind wolves! That art is beautiful!
2 more days, and about 1 hour and 30 minutes left until next hunt the truth!
Now we get the classification numbers of the maps in Talista and Mombassa yay.
There are some interesting images too on Instagram!
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I’d rather you be excited, actually.
More lore details on old multiplayer maps (like Halo 1, 2, etc) was definitely something I was waiting for. Hopefully we’ll have more in the future, especially for the most obscure settings.
Edit: By the way, I see Halo Online also has a variety of old maps like Turf, Guardian, or Valhalla… Now I understand why we may finally have more lore details on old maps. If Anvil’s simulation (c.2553) is less advanced than Infinity’s War Games (c.2558), would that explain why old maps have less advanced graphics?? (mind=blown)
WOO! Q&A Next week!
I have so many questions to submit that I don’t even know where to start…
Here’s hoping Jurassic Ark- I mean, Hunters In The Dark- blows us all away as much as it promises!
BTW, I’m calling it now- The statuses of all three are listed as classified, so I’m betting Buck, Romeo and Dare are the other three Spartan-IVs in Agent Locke’s squad. Now, since Dare has yet to join the S-IV program in known canon, it may be that the third team member is Macer instead.
Them blind wolves
What other ce era cut material will return?
I absolutely love it when cut material don’t get tossed but come back revised. Hopefully that bulky armored concept Prometheans and the spindlely one make a come back.
343 please i wanna fight this
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> Here’s hoping Jurassic Ark- I mean, Hunters In The Dark- blows us all away as much as it promises!
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> BTW, I’m calling it now- The statuses of all three are listed as classified, so I’m betting Buck, Romeo and Dare are the other three Spartan-IVs in Agent Locke’s squad. Now, since Dare has yet to join the S-IV program in known canon, it may be that the third team member is Macer instead.
I’m leaning on it being macer.
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> More lore details on old multiplayer maps (like Halo 1, 2, etc) was definitely something I was waiting for. Hopefully we’ll have more in the future, especially for the most obscure settings.
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> Edit: By the way, I see Halo Online also has a variety of old maps like Turf, Guardian, or Valhalla… Now I understand why we may finally have more lore details on old maps. If Anvil’s simulation (c.2553) is less advanced than Infinity’s War Games (c.2558), would that explain why old maps have less advanced graphics?? (mind=blown)
I want the War Games serial numbers for all the maps now.
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> > More lore details on old multiplayer maps (like Halo 1, 2, etc) was definitely something I was waiting for. Hopefully we’ll have more in the future, especially for the most obscure settings.
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> > Edit: By the way, I see Halo Online also has a variety of old maps like Turf, Guardian, or Valhalla… Now I understand why we may finally have more lore details on old maps. If Anvil’s simulation (c.2553) is less advanced than Infinity’s War Games (c.2558), would that explain why old maps have less advanced graphics?? (mind=blown)
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> I want the War Games serial numbers for all the maps now.
Meh. I’d rather find out the length of the UNSC Cradle.
I think the part about Hunt the Truth intended to say “Needless to say, there are many, many more questions than answers right now, but this is your chance to join the hunt.”
It says the opposite lol.
Not trying to be a grammar -Yoink!- or whatever, just thought I would point it out. 
Great read.
Thanks, Grim, for all that you do for us.
I am actually a bit more interested as to why every thing is set before Halo 4. Only S-Ops, Halo Escalation, a couple of trailers and most recently hunt the truth features events after 2556. If new blood is to mean anything, I doubt the books will have direct tie ins to Halo 5. I mean this as in the books will have a conflict which will get resolved by the end. Couple of loose threads but not an ending deliberately setting up Halo 5. Rather it will serve to provide background rather than dictating future plots. ideally the setting up of new/old characters and exploring the general state of the universe. In New blood’s case it would be alpha 9 and the state of the new insurrection. I would be interested to see who gets. Buck’s treatment in Hunters in the Dark. The. Spartan and elite on the cover maybe? Who would those be? Just my thoughts on how different story threads come together. On one hand Halo 5 has to stand on its own feet but it looks like different stories are less wrapped up in their bubbles now. I could be entirely wrong though and one part of me hopes I am so I can see the ark in Halo 5 again.
Found an issue with the link. If you click on the learn more box it brings you to last weeks canon fodder but if you click on the title you get the correct one.
Something tells me that bs angel would like the title here…
revised my question for the Q&A come on Ace and jack.
so much love💋f or halo canon… 2015 is the start of a golden age for all types of halo fans!
Blind Wolves (their first real introduction into the Halo universe, and they get a super cool looking cover art) and the return of Micheal Sullivan? Awesome! 
So Benjamin is the guy from the Halo Graphic Novel? That’s really cool.
Also, the Halo 2 Multiplayer Maps are canon!? Say whaaaat!? That’s freaking awesome!
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> What other ce era cut material will return?
> I absolutely love it when cut material don’t get tossed but come back revised. Hopefully that bulky armored concept Prometheans and the spindlely one make a come back.
> 343 please i wanna fight this
The Thornbeasts that were cut from CE are mentioned in Contact Harvest as a food that Brutes love to eat.
The Sharquoi (aka Drinols) were cut from CE, but were made canon in the Halo Universe with the Halo 2 limited edition’s manual.
The Engineers were cut from CE, but were mentioned in the Fall of Reach and were first brought into the games with Halo Wars.
The Kestrel, a cut air vehicle from Halo 2, is the ONI REAP-X VTOL that’s in Spartan Strike.
And now the Blind Wolves, which were cut from CE, are now in Hunters In The Dark.
Gotta love it!
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> I think the part about Hunt the Truth intended to say “Needless to say, there are many, many more questions than answers right now, but this is your chance to join the hunt.”
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> It says the opposite lol.
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> Not trying to be a grammar -Yoink!- or whatever, just thought I would point it out. Great read.
Lol, man, it was a long week. Thanks for outing that point! 
Should be fixed now.
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> > Them blind wolves
> > What other ce era cut material will return?
> > I absolutely love it when cut material don’t get tossed but come back revised. Hopefully that bulky armored concept Prometheans and the spindlely one make a come back.
> > 343 please i wanna fight this
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> The Thornbeasts that were cut from CE are mentioned in Contact Harvest as a food that Brutes love to eat.
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> The Sharquoi (aka Drinols) were cut from CE, but were made canon in the Halo Universe with the Halo 2 limited edition’s manual.
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> The Engineers were cut from CE, but were mentioned in the Fall of Reach and were first brought into the games with Halo Wars.
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> The Kestrel, a cut air vehicle from Halo 2, is the ONI REAP-X VTOL that’s in Spartan Strike.
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> And now the Blind Wolves, which were cut from CE, are now in Hunters In The Dark.
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> Gotta love it!
plus I believe catalog or grim mentioned the sharquoi to be officially canonical which makes me happy ! It’d be awesome to fight one in Halo 5.