For better or worse, the Halo TV series or Halo Streaming Series on Paramount Plus has been cancelled after the end of the second season. It has been offered to other major media companies to possibly take it up and continue it where the series left off, but as an old saying goes, "Hope For the Best, Prepare For the Worst". I'm talking about the Latter here, but don't worry, I'm willing to mention something else related to the Halo game franchise in the meantime. I have no illusions about the good, the bad, and the ugly when it came to reactions to the streaming series on Paramount Plus, but I'm willing to make an offer about other Halo related Media out there.
I am willing to bet that regardless of you having a like or a dislike of the streaming series on Parmount Plus, you might very well be surprised to know about these various Halo movies that have been released over the years. I will share them with you, because while a funeral, as I have presented to you in the opening image above, is an acknowledgement of one's passing, a funeral is very much about remembering one's life. In memory of the Halo Franchise, I am going to take you on a tour through other movies made about the game series over the years, so strap in and prepare for the ride!
What if I Told You...
Okay, so what if I told you that there were other Halo Movies or Minseries out there, some of them right on YouTube or your other streaming platforms, or even home video, just released out there over the years, before even The Parmount Plus Series came into play? Would you believe me? Believe it or not, they are out there watching from among the stars, and so I am going to show you the vast world of these Halo film adaptations made over the years right here, in this article. I will even be nice enough to link you to them if they are available on YouTube! So without much further ado, let's take a look at the various Halo films released over the years that you have available before you to go and watch them, regardless of whether or not you liked the Paramount Plus streaming series.
Halo Legends
An anthology of animated films set in the Halo game universe, Halo Legends delivers seven animated short films from the continuity of the Halo franchise. The animated films were produced by 343 Industries, via work in animation by Studio 4°C, Production I.G, Casio Entertainment, Toei Animation, Bones, and Bee Train. Distribution was provided by Warner Brothers. The short stories are delivered similar to the animated shorts in the previous animated anthology for The Matrix films known as The Animatrix. The animated anthology was released to DVD and Blu-Ray in 2010, and is now available on YouTube.
Halo Legends contains seven short animated films, one of which is considered a parody instead of canon, known as "Odd One Out". Odd One Out features the parody character known as "Spartan 1337" made to parody Spartan 117 or the Master Chief, with a contrasting personality and goofy demeanor. Aside From Odd One Out, the other six episodes of Legends are very much considered canonical to Halo.
The other episodes contained in Halo : Legends include "The Babysitter", "The Duel", "The Package", "Origins", "Homecoming", and "Prototype". Aside from it's home video release, this series aired on Netflix for a time, has been gone given the schedule of streaming services, and is now a free movie to watch on YouTube! So you can go no further than YouTube itself to find the video, rated PG-13 or other nations' equivalent ratings, and see it on the platform!
Halo Legends on YouTube!
Halo : The Fall of Reach
Ever remember how Star Wars : Rogue One portrayed events leading up to the beginning of the first Star Wars movie as a sort of Episode 3.9 in Star Wars? Well, there's a similar theme here in Fall of Reach. You see the battle with The Covenant on the planet known as Reach in 3D CG animation, leading to the beginning of the original Halo: Combat Evolved in which the Pillar of Autumn, carrying Spartan - 117, also known as John, or by his rank of Master Chief in the UNSC Navy. This miniseries was adapted from an earlier novel known as Halo: The Fall of Reach by Author Eric Nylund.
The series covers visually the earliest battles with the covenant from the perspective of a Team of Spartan - II augmented super soldiers fighting against the Covenant Assault on the planet known as Reach, or Epsilon Eridani II, in addition to the early formation of the Spartan Super Soldier Program. While one knows how the series begins, sometimes one cannot help but realize how great the sacrifices of nearly all Spartan IIs were in the massive battle at Reach, leading up to the events of Halo : Combat Evolved. On top of serving as a prequel to the Halo games, The Fall of Reach also features characters mentioned or featured in novels such as Catherine Halsey, the template on which the Artificial Intelligence known as Cortana was built upon.
Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn was originally released as a series of videos on the web, beginning weekly on October 5, 2012, to help promote the upcoming Halo 4 Video Game. The series was made in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada over the course of 25 Days and used a budget of $10 million. The series and later film follows the mission of a nearly doomed expedition of UNSC Marines in encountering The Covenant, seemingly overwhelmed until the arrival of Spartan -117, or The Master Chief. The Master Chief is physically portrayed by Canadian Actor Daniel Cudmore, while voiced by actor Alex Puccinelli instead of the voice actor from the Halo Games, Steven Downes.
Master Chief (Daniel Cudmore) wrestles with a Covenant Hunter
Forward Unto Dawn features both the failed mission and rescue along with the story of the Marines' in the squad being trained prior to the events of the main story. The series was later released on home video and for Streaming on Netflix. Currently, it is watchable on YouTube as one of YouTube's free movies. The film is also included in the bonus materials for special edition of the video game of Halo 4.
Master Chief (Daniel Cudmore) meets with an ODST
Conclusion
While the Paramount Plus Halo Series may be over, there's more Halo media out there besides that series in terms of films, and they are all there over on YouTube.
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