Miranda Keyes played a huge part in the universe as she fought to save the galaxy from the Covenant’s maniacal plans and the from flood. She has never really been fleshed out in the books though. Several stories mention her and I believe she may have a line or two in Cole Protocol but don’t quote me on that. Basically I just wanted to hear what everyone thought about this and if you’d like to see more of her somehow.
I’ve been wondering this myself. I mean, I’ve been playing Halo since CE for original Xbox and we might just be able to say I didn’t pay enough attention to dialogue through the series, but I NEVER had any idea that Miranda Keyes is the daughter of Jacob Keyes and Doctor Halsey!!!? That blew my mind when I saw that on halo follower! Hahaha it makes me feel even worse for Halsey, thinking to the opening cinematic for H5, you can clearly see Halsey has a picture of Miranda in her private work space. It also sheds some light on why Halsey wants to see Chief again so badly, she probably sees him as her son in a way, and last living person she could consider family.
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> I’ve been wondering this myself. I mean, I’ve been playing Halo since CE for original Xbox and we might just be able to say I didn’t pay enough attention to dialogue through the series, but I NEVER had any idea that Miranda Keyes is the daughter of Jacob Keyes and Doctor Halsey!!!? That blew my mind when I saw that on halo follower! Hahaha it makes me feel even worse for Halsey, thinking to the opening cinematic for H5, you can clearly see Halsey has a picture of Miranda in her private work space. It also sheds some light on why Halsey wants to see Chief again so badly, she probably sees him as her son in a way, and last living person she could consider family.
Wish you would’ve found out through the books,they are a good read
That is a great idea, I’d love to hear about her rise through the UNSC. She was defiantly a pivotal character in the games and deserves it.
Wait she isn’t part of the lore? Why? That doesn’t make any sense. She basically found installation 05 or Delta Halo.
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> Wait she isn’t part of the lore? Why? That doesn’t make any sense. She basically found installation 05 or Delta Halo.
Why isn’t she more involved in the lore. She has one speaking part in one book. Every other mention of her in a book is a mention! Meaning we did not get to dive into who she is more.
In the years leading up to her introduction in Halo 2, she probably wasn’t an incredibly high rank and wasn’t doing that many exciting things yet.
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> > Wait she isn’t part of the lore? Why? That doesn’t make any sense. She basically found installation 05 or Delta Halo.
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> Why isn’t she more involved in the lore. She has one speaking part in one book. Every other mention of her in a book is a mention! Meaning we did not get to dive into who she is more.
Ohh! My bad, I miss understood.
I would totally buy a book detailing how Miranda Keyes worked her way up through the UNSC. I would love to hear her perspective of the human/covenant war, when she discovered the existence of the Flood (this could go into a big story about Captain Keyes, its possible the UNSC told her he was killed by the Covenant to keep the flood secret. How did Miranda react upon discovering her dad was killed through relentless torture and parasitical mind control?).
You know what. I need this book now, 343 make this happen!
plz?
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> I’ve been wondering this myself. I mean, I’ve been playing Halo since CE for original Xbox and we might just be able to say I didn’t pay enough attention to dialogue through the series, but I NEVER had any idea that Miranda Keyes is the daughter of Jacob Keyes and Doctor Halsey!!!? That blew my mind when I saw that on halo follower! Hahaha it makes me feel even worse for Halsey, thinking to the opening cinematic for H5, you can clearly see Halsey has a picture of Miranda in her private work space. It also sheds some light on why Halsey wants to see Chief again so badly, she probably sees him as her son in a way, and last living person she could consider family.
Wow, how am I only now finding this out?
They seem to be trying to bury her, actually. She doesnt show up in Mythos at all (despite doing all sorts of crazy stuff) and I think she gets a bare passing in Warfleets. No mentions in any of the other books of course.
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> They seem to be trying to bury her, actually. She doesnt show up in Mythos at all (despite doing all sorts of crazy stuff) and I think she gets a bare passing in Warfleets. No mentions in any of the other books of course.
That is highly incorrect.
- She appears at the end of The Cole Protocol after Jacob Keyes returns to Luna - She is mentioned in Ghosts of Onyx by Commander Richard Lash, acting captain of the UNSC Dusk - She is mentioned in the Kilo-5 trilogy, the specific reference being Dr. Halsey mourning her loss - Speaking of Dr. Halsey, pretty much everything we know about Miranda’s early career comes from _Halsey’s Journal_Fun fact: Did you know that Miranda Keyes was one of only TWO survivors of the UNSC Hilbert, which was destroyed when it rammed into a Covenant destroyer.
She is definitely a character I’d love to see more of and to fall back to. Despite her brief mentions/appearances in the books, she needs more legitimate screen time. As for a specific story surrounding her as the main character, I’d like to see a novel exploring her life from her time living with Halsey as a child on Reach, moving to the Moon with her father Jacob, joining the Navy, her misadventures during the war, up to the award ceremony in Halo 2.
The biggest things she’d provide in terms of lore and her character development are her thoughts on Halsey as a mother and figure within the UNSC/ONI, and her thoughts on her father’s passing.
Also, if 343i decides to novelize all the games in a similar manner to Halo CE, she’d be more fleshed out in the novelizations of H2 and H3.
Just dont ask her where to go…Last time I checked “To war” isn’t a rally point.
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> > They seem to be trying to bury her, actually. She doesnt show up in Mythos at all (despite doing all sorts of crazy stuff) and I think she gets a bare passing in Warfleets. No mentions in any of the other books of course.
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> That is highly incorrect.
> - She appears at the end of The Cole Protocol after Jacob Keyes returns to Luna - She is mentioned in Ghosts of Onyx by Commander Richard Lash, acting captain of the UNSC Dusk - She is mentioned in the Kilo-5 trilogy, the specific reference being Dr. Halsey mourning her loss - Speaking of Dr. Halsey, pretty much everything we know about Miranda’s early career comes from _Halsey’s Journal_Fun fact: Did you know that Miranda Keyes was one of only TWO survivors of the UNSC Hilbert, which was destroyed when it rammed into a Covenant destroyer.
I meant RECENT books, everything post Glasslands. And yes, I did know.
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> I meant RECENT books, everything post Glasslands.
Most books past Glasslands have been trying to move the universe forward.
That’s hard to do with a dead character.
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> > That is highly incorrect.
> > - She appears at the end of The Cole Protocol after Jacob Keyes returns to Luna - She is mentioned in Ghosts of Onyx by Commander Richard Lash, acting captain of the UNSC Dusk - She is mentioned in the Kilo-5 trilogy, the specific reference being Dr. Halsey mourning her loss - Speaking of Dr. Halsey, pretty much everything we know about Miranda’s early career comes from _Halsey’s Journal_Fun fact: Did you know that Miranda Keyes was one of only TWO survivors of the UNSC Hilbert, which was destroyed when it rammed into a Covenant destroyer.
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> I meant RECENT books, everything post Glasslands. And yes, I did know.
Would have been REAL helpful if you had mentioned that in your original post. But yes, your point stands, RECENT lore has neglected her somewhat.
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> Most books past Glasslands have been trying to move the universe forward.
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> That’s hard to do with a dead character.
Not just run-of-the-mill dead mind you, but dead for a FRIGGIN’ DECADE dead. Can’t believe how fast time flies, feels like it was just yesterday when she died in Johnson’s arms, who then died in Master Chief’s arms, who has yet to die in someone else’s arms. Gotta keep the chain going you know.
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> Most books past Glasslands have been trying to move the universe forward.
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> That’s hard to do with a dead character.
Preston Cole was dead long before Halo CE and we got a story about him. Technically noble team, spare Jun were all dead before CE and we got a game around them. From Halo 2 into 3 Miranda filled the role of operational officer the way her father would have if he was alive.
To say she can’t get one just because she is dead is a bit of a lame.
Also as an officer in the UNSC leading up to and immediately after the fall of Reach I doubt her career would be anything but lame operationally but also as the daughter of Jacob Keys and Dr Haley, the political maneuvering she would have had to have done to avoid entrapment by her pairs and seniors would make for a very good read, if written well.
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> That’s hard to do with a dead character.
Well yeah, but they can at least acknowledge she existed, especially if any of the previous info is brought up. I figured she’d be mentioned in Hunters in the Dark at least, for obvious reasons.
You know, this is a thought that had cross my mind back in the day. I had always found it strange that we knew so little about her. As some of those above have mentioned, she is referenced in certain bits of halo media. But not the the extent that Cole and some other halo characters like Johnson have. I hope in next issue of a halo fractures or evolution’s they give us a short story that gives us more details into events prior to what we see of her in h2&h3. Then from there, perhaps even her own book. I’m not sure how willing 343 would be to go back to flush out a dead character. Although the aforementioned Preston Cole was long dead in the series, he still got quite a bit of backstory, granted, he wasn’t in the games so a book or short story about him was necessary. With Johnson on the other hand, not only does he appear in the whole original trilogy, but he is a close friend to Chief and yet he has quite a bit about him in the halo literature. So hopefully 343 would consider giving us a little more depth into this character we spent 2 games with. The fact that she is the daughter of two esteemed individuals in the UNSC should open a lot of doors for exploration of her character.