The raw continuity between the terrain and the book is staggering. The author was 100% in communicationg with the level designers while writing. Definitely subscribing for the subsequent parts!
I was skeptical about actual locations seen in-game, but seeing those tattered boots that might have belonged to Murphy and the craters from the boat crews ambush of the methane tents made me smile.
I rememberer reading something a while ago that mentioned they tried really hard to get the places to match up, and I’d say they did a pretty awesome job
As someone with a mutant autism/ADHD hybrid that makes focusing on anything-but especially books-extremely difficult, this video is a miracle for inevitable rereads since now the visuals are all mapped out. Thank you for adding the chapter timestamps. The amount of effort Kelly Gay and the team at 343 put into matching things up is amazing, as is your video for taking the time to showcase all of it. You’ve very quickly become the best Halo channel on RUclips by far.
This is incredibly heart warming and touching, making all the hours I spent on it so worth it. This is exactly why I do these videos, just to share something unique with the halo community and help how I can
This is incredible. So glad the Canon Fodder led me to your page. Nice to get another creator to step up with the in-depth lore videos since Halo Canon has stepped away. Thanks for your time and work
Thanks for stopping by! I don’t intend, nor think I could ever fill Halo Canon’s shoes, but this channel will be a home for everyone still interested in the deeper sides of halo lore
I just finished this book earlier today and this video is so awesome for me right now. Murphy's boots dude...man... I'm totally gonna replay the campaign now and follow the boat crews journey.
@@haloguyFor me, this book was a unique experience because of the relevance to infinites campaign. The fact players can find locations that line up pretty accurately with what's depicted in the book, and videos like yours to showcase that really made both the book and game a lot more impactful. I'm left really curious about Kovan, Horvath and the other survivors fate now. I wonder if we'll find out in dlc or another book. What do you think?
@@crimson829 yeah I’m conflicted on this. My first response is I’ve rarely seen book characters make their way into mainline games, but in this case, they existed in the game first, so it is highly likely we’ll see them appear in game at some point. Especially since the book ends literally days before the Chief gets there, meaning that Chief and the boat crew are walking around the ring fragments at the same time. That’ll blow your mind for sure
@@haloguy There's cut audio logs of both Horvath and Kovan's death so I'm thinking for sure we'll see them again. I also found out Murphy is the pelican/phantom pilot in a bunch of the Halo 4 spartan ops, I've been replaying those with a friend so that totally did blow my mind. Also on a side note, the image in my head of Horvath walking around snowy mountains with a camo net cape wielding an energy sword and Jackal shield is an awesome one. What a badass cutscene that would be of him and chief meeting.
The fact that the Tower was still operational and Griffin still prisoner, make me think that Kovan and the Boat Crew (and Vettel) died sometime before Chief's return.
Regarding Kovan, I think the date the book ends is close enough to Chief's awakening that they spent a few days recovering and planning how to rescue Browning before setting out to do it - especially if their absence in game is explained by being on one of the fragments in the distance - during which time, The Tower mission could take place. Spartan Vettel on the other hand almost certainly died trying to liberate Griffin (which happens in a cut audio log, but since Kovan and Horvath had logs cut for this book, I'm not sure if we can consider Vettel's cut logs canon)... or best case scenario, he got captured and put in the Tower or shipped off to the arenas in the House of Reckoning.
@@Jedi_Spartan I’m currently working a theory now on how it all works out with the timeline. But in the meantime, this is what I wrote about on a similar topic on Twitter: twitter.com/haloguyyoutube/status/1567178863930937344?s=46&t=mRqEbJJQ7MTsSe6zeTpcZA
@@Jedi_Spartan The book ended May 14. Chief returned May 28. They had half month to attack the Tower, so I tend to agree with OP that either the boat crew give up or, more probable, something went terrible wrong. Maybe Kovan's death in the cut audio log did happen after all, and Jega killed her.
I finally finished the book and had been waiting to watch this video since I saw the Lucas Browning video. This is an awesome analysis of both the game and book and I think you did a great job in finding the locations of many points of interest. I no longer have access to a Xbox, but I had played through the infinite campaign before I lost it, so this video was the only way for me to really compare the two forms of media. Great work Halo Guy! Kelly Gay made a really interesting novel, one I’ve seen compared to *The Flood* by William C. Dietz, but I feel Rubicon Protocol was definitely the better adaptation. I’m glad 343 worked alongside her in adding the details you showcased in this video, all other controversy aside, this was a nice little win for us Lore fans. Looking forward to your next video 🍻
So glad to hear that you finished the book! Kelly Gay is hands down one of my favorite halo authors and I really hope she gets to come back and write more in the future. And yes, I’ve seen this book compared to The Flood as well, but rubicon protocol has a special place in my heart. Thanks for watching the video and showing support!
@@haloguy These videos are great man, love the way you interact with your audience, you got big numbers headed your way soon for sure. But yeah I loved the perspective shift from recent Halo novels to focus on smaller characters and aspects of the Universe, like support crew and retail staff. Felt refreshing to be following characters with no ‘grand design’ or much purpose other than survive. It was also surprising to have no punches pulled when describing gore and the brutality of halo combat. Really drove home the stakes of what they went through. I never had any issue’s with the idea of Spartan IV’s, but comparing how they were represented in say, *Spartan Assault* (I didn’t mind that tbh) versus *The Rubicon Protocol* , I have newfound respect for them. Kovan, Stone and Horvath are absolute badasses, and Kelly Gay definitely knows how to write Spartans into combat. I also hope we see more of her writing in the future. Now I’m just hungry for more! I need more story cause both the game and novel ended on cliffhangers I desperately hope we see resolved. What do you think is included in the upcoming “narrative dlc” that was mentioned on roadmap? Also are you gonna revisit the Rubicon Protocol again in any videos soon?
@@oldajtap1361 one of the best things this book did was make the Spartan 4’s feel much more grounded. They weren’t “super heroes” like they are often portrayed, and the normal support crew without any combat experience was a breath of fresh air for sure. But to answer your last question, I got about 10 or so upcoming video ideas on just the rubicon protocol
I was looking forward to finding a video like this after I read the book around its release. Time went by and I didn't keep searching. Then once 343 highlighted your channel, I have been blessed with good halo lore content that I did not expect to see. Keep up the amazing work
I just got through listening to the book and trying to imagine the locations from playing the game earlier this year was difficult, this is great thank you.
This is so cool, the fact that all these locations from the book are actually in-game is beautiful. Albeit the final beacon tower, which is 99% the same one from the book. Always found that beacon tower interesting in the game as it serves no real purpose minus I think an audio log location. Same goes with many more forerunner locations in the game that don't really mean anything besides looking pretty, I.e. the big circle on the north island and the semi-circle thing sticking out the mountain nearby. Same goes with the most northern island above the Mortal Reverie not having that much on it, HVT, Skull and a plushie. Hopefully these get expanded upon in future updates and storytelling. Also hoping Halo confirms this route or the finales location 👀
I would love to see that final beacon tower issue cleared up. But at least Haruspis did share this video around, so hopefully that lends some credibility to the locations I picked 🤷🏻♂️
Just finished the book after getting it on sale, and immediately searched for this video. I saw it featured in that Canon Fodder article a long time ago, but held off until I actually read it. The attention to detail is amazing, all down to Murphy’s boots, and your dedication to finding it all is astounding!
Have you tried to find the crashed FOB that spartan stone talks to spartan kovan about in chapter 24 (9:28 mark if using audible)after they link back up? It’s the area where she and stone see each other’s optic glint, She mentions that spartan sorel and makovich found a crashed fob 40 klicks in the mountains that has a working coms satellite.
@@haloguy if I do I will let you know and inform you on map location and images if needed to get you there. The book I will say painted an entirely different view on the game, the overwhelming odds and brutality of the banished pretty much like playing on heroic or even legendary to some of the accounts or like someone turned on the skull multipliers especially at the battle of the reverie. Gives a whole new perspective roaming the map so much untold stories lie in nearly each area
@@stephenreyes5794 yeah for sure, it’s exactly why we needed a book like this, to help explain some of the brutality of war that happened over the six month period the Chief wasn’t around. I’d say right now my top priorities are finding the dried up lake that Horvath goes to that scans him, and that broken FOB Stone mentions
@@haloguy I can’t wait to see your spartan stone video the way she fought till the very end truly is amazing. Against all odds she killed a good number of banished and crazy how she did it also fended off jega (who had to cheap shot her to win) funny how he did that then gloats about killing her lol
So I have been researching the map referring to that fob and only thing I find near the area the book covers is near jester squad it’s a banished outpost building that’s crashed into the terrain. It’s near a the edge fracture not very mountainous but so far that’s all I’ve found still scouring the landscape
This video deserves way more attention! The work that went into this is inspiring. Thanks for the very unique video! This book was awesome, and apparently the game was built to connect with details I didn’t expect!
You really help we. I used to check several times this video for imagine in a better way the scenarios while I was reading the book. This is my second halo novel and I really like it a lot
I think it could have been it’s own game, sure, but I wouldn’t have wanted it to be part of Infinite’s storyline. I like how Infinite got us back to focusing on the Chief and his story. But yes, the book is amazing!
Dude, I appreciate you for doing this! I just finished listening to The Rubicon Protocol! Thank you so much for this, definitely subscribed to you! Keep up the awesome work!
Awesome to see such dedication. Just got and read the book on Christmas and just looking around videos on the book I found this. I mean there's the occasional moment where I wondered how accurate it is. But there's just a great level of easter eggs. I mean the boots, craters, and the wild Kovan armor coating itself. Also, I doubt there's actually a single easter egg due to the minimal acknowledgment of the character, but I was wondering if you knew about any hints of spartan Berthold Vettel. The book or the audio logs indicate that he went looking for Griffin and even goes as far as to say that Vettel is presumed dead (I forget which one, it could've even been the halo encyclopedia). It doesn't guarantee this though, and I just wondered if there was a single hint as to what happened to him.
One more thing, do you have any idea who Browning's cellmate is? I presume it was Griffin because of how Chak Lok took an interest, and although the character states that he didn't know reverie collapsed, he also tried to keep his identity secret by refusing to admit his name, so he could've been lying. Two more things now, I just thought about it and was wondering if, by the fact that the spirit of fire is in open space, and could be closer to the ring, they could be the ones that would receive the message the soonest. just wondering about your thoughts on both of those theories.
@@walrusproductions3496 thank you so much for watching! Glad it could be of use to you as you read the book. to your first question, the last we knew of Vettel is that he was out looking for griffin, and since the game and encyclopedia leave his fate as currently unknown, I’d like to imagine he’s alive. If not, I think they would have said so. He did go out looking for griffin but we can assume he never found him. And speaking of griffin, he could be the one that was in the prison with browning. He was my first guess, just because I think it would be cool to have such a noble Spartan like him do all he could to keep browning optimistic. If browning knew a Spartan was next to him, it would have made him feel pretty depressed. Others speculate that the prisoner was Captain Lasky, but I don’t think so. Lasky gave rendezvous coordinates for Infinity’s crew and I’d imagine he would be there with the rest of them. Your last theory on spirit of fire, it all depends on where cortana took the ring when she did the slip space jump. I don’t know if she would have sent it back to the ark 🤷🏻♂️
I was finally able to dig into the Rubicon Protocol and I have to say it is cool how much aligns, but it also bothers me how many areas don't align that well. Biggest for me is the redoubt of sundering. The book goes over the amount of cells, bodies, and the space it would take to house so many prisoners, but the game location is definitely lacking.
Thing to remember about it is that the book was written while the game was still going through so changes. Understanding the writing process and the process of making the game kinda puts it into context for me. Overall, it was really cool to have a book and game so closely together, sort of like Halo: The Flood
@@haloguy Don't get me wrong, I fully understand that. Just after reading chapter 20 then going back to the location I had the thought that if I didn't play Infinite first I would have been disappointed. That is my favorite section of the book. I already had feelings that the Infinite campaign has loads of cut content. Sections like Chapter 20 make me realize there's even more that was either cut or never made in the first place. It's bitter-sweet because I like what the campaign currently has. I'm left with a longing for more.
@@alienatedpoet1766 I totally get that. I had similar thoughts on the redoubt of sundering. Really makes you realize how much was cut from the game unfortunately
I’m saying, yes, they are still on this part of the ring because they mention how close they were to Banished’s excavation site. And you are right, they were teleported somewhere, but just still on this part of the ring
@@haloguy then i hope we run into them because i would hate a "yeah they attacked the tower and died lol" scenario. Who knows, maybe they found Vettel and are somwhere
20:20 i'm confused is that the area they were teleported to or did you not find any area that matched what the book said ? Or is it for that next video you said in my other comment ?
I show two different gorges in that area because there are two different spots that fit where they should be. Horvath is the only one who is teleported and we don’t know where he went. If that didn’t answer your question, let me know
@@haloguy 20:26 oh that also counts as a gorge ? well i'll use as excuse that english isn't my native language. Anyway, thx, now i'll start to search around that zone, hopefully i'll find something
@@stormy035 yeah a gorge is just a narrow valley between mountains. But considering how there is conflicting information on where the last beacon tower is, I decided to show off two possible candidates for the gorge
If you're referring to the characters mentioned, I'm not going to spoil anything referring to most of the marines of the boat crew, but spartan Nina Kovan was left alive at the end of the book, & Lucas browning, the combat medic, is essentially broken due to repeated exposure to the harbinger (some weird trauma aura from the Harbinger or something). Spartan Tomas Horvath is also alive at the end of the book. Vettel it doesn't really mention, he just went to look for Griffin, and is presumed dead because of the danger of doing so, but no evidence is in place.
The raw continuity between the terrain and the book is staggering. The author was 100% in communicationg with the level designers while writing. Definitely subscribing for the subsequent parts!
Means a lot! I put dozens of hours into this 🫠 more to follow!
I was skeptical about actual locations seen in-game, but seeing those tattered boots that might have belonged to Murphy and the craters from the boat crews ambush of the methane tents made me smile.
I rememberer reading something a while ago that mentioned they tried really hard to get the places to match up, and I’d say they did a pretty awesome job
If remember right Dimik threw his shoes away, I bet those ones are a hint to us, not the actual ones.
@badlanding0529 it just says he threw them “across the platform,” not necessarily throwing them away
As someone with a mutant autism/ADHD hybrid that makes focusing on anything-but especially books-extremely difficult, this video is a miracle for inevitable rereads since now the visuals are all mapped out. Thank you for adding the chapter timestamps. The amount of effort Kelly Gay and the team at 343 put into matching things up is amazing, as is your video for taking the time to showcase all of it. You’ve very quickly become the best Halo channel on RUclips by far.
This is incredibly heart warming and touching, making all the hours I spent on it so worth it. This is exactly why I do these videos, just to share something unique with the halo community and help how I can
Stone's last stand was absolutely legendary. The fact that she punched a brute to death while already being critically injured is just so badass
Elites be like: "we are the most honorable species."
Stone: "finally took out this squad." *sword ignites*
RIP Stone :(
@@haloguy yep. the elites are hypocrites.
This is incredible. So glad the Canon Fodder led me to your page. Nice to get another creator to step up with the in-depth lore videos since Halo Canon has stepped away. Thanks for your time and work
Thanks for stopping by! I don’t intend, nor think I could ever fill Halo Canon’s shoes, but this channel will be a home for everyone still interested in the deeper sides of halo lore
Crazy how a book managed to bring a lot of perspective with zeta halo in particular good work dude
The book did a phenomenal job bringing this world to life. Truly incredible
man i absolutely love the Halo universe.
the lore is so fucking good
The extended halo universe and lore is what’s kept me here for so long. Thanks for stopping by and watching the video
I just finished this book earlier today and this video is so awesome for me right now. Murphy's boots dude...man... I'm totally gonna replay the campaign now and follow the boat crews journey.
I’ve been reading tons of comments like this, and it just makes me so glad it’s helping so many people
@@haloguyFor me, this book was a unique experience because of the relevance to infinites campaign. The fact players can find locations that line up pretty accurately with what's depicted in the book, and videos like yours to showcase that really made both the book and game a lot more impactful. I'm left really curious about Kovan, Horvath and the other survivors fate now. I wonder if we'll find out in dlc or another book. What do you think?
@@crimson829 yeah I’m conflicted on this. My first response is I’ve rarely seen book characters make their way into mainline games, but in this case, they existed in the game first, so it is highly likely we’ll see them appear in game at some point. Especially since the book ends literally days before the Chief gets there, meaning that Chief and the boat crew are walking around the ring fragments at the same time. That’ll blow your mind for sure
@@haloguy There's cut audio logs of both Horvath and Kovan's death so I'm thinking for sure we'll see them again. I also found out Murphy is the pelican/phantom pilot in a bunch of the Halo 4 spartan ops, I've been replaying those with a friend so that totally did blow my mind. Also on a side note, the image in my head of Horvath walking around snowy mountains with a camo net cape wielding an energy sword and Jackal shield is an awesome one. What a badass cutscene that would be of him and chief meeting.
@@crimson829 I absolutely can not wait to meet Horvath. I hope that happens so bad. He really really grew on me throughout the book
The fact that the Tower was still operational and Griffin still prisoner, make me think that Kovan and the Boat Crew (and Vettel) died sometime before Chief's return.
I have some alternate theories on that…coming soon 👀
Regarding Kovan, I think the date the book ends is close enough to Chief's awakening that they spent a few days recovering and planning how to rescue Browning before setting out to do it - especially if their absence in game is explained by being on one of the fragments in the distance - during which time, The Tower mission could take place.
Spartan Vettel on the other hand almost certainly died trying to liberate Griffin (which happens in a cut audio log, but since Kovan and Horvath had logs cut for this book, I'm not sure if we can consider Vettel's cut logs canon)... or best case scenario, he got captured and put in the Tower or shipped off to the arenas in the House of Reckoning.
@@Jedi_Spartan I’m currently working a theory now on how it all works out with the timeline. But in the meantime, this is what I wrote about on a similar topic on Twitter:
twitter.com/haloguyyoutube/status/1567178863930937344?s=46&t=mRqEbJJQ7MTsSe6zeTpcZA
@@Jedi_Spartan The book ended May 14. Chief returned May 28. They had half month to attack the Tower, so I tend to agree with OP that either the boat crew give up or, more probable, something went terrible wrong. Maybe Kovan's death in the cut audio log did happen after all, and Jega killed her.
I hope Kelly gay makes a sequel leading to like a small DLC where we find the boat crew, it would be insane!
I finally finished the book and had been waiting to watch this video since I saw the Lucas Browning video.
This is an awesome analysis of both the game and book and I think you did a great job in finding the locations of many points of interest. I no longer have access to a Xbox, but I had played through the infinite campaign before I lost it, so this video was the only way for me to really compare the two forms of media. Great work Halo Guy!
Kelly Gay made a really interesting novel, one I’ve seen compared to *The Flood* by William C. Dietz, but I feel Rubicon Protocol was definitely the better adaptation. I’m glad 343 worked alongside her in adding the details you showcased in this video, all other controversy aside, this was a nice little win for us Lore fans.
Looking forward to your next video 🍻
So glad to hear that you finished the book! Kelly Gay is hands down one of my favorite halo authors and I really hope she gets to come back and write more in the future. And yes, I’ve seen this book compared to The Flood as well, but rubicon protocol has a special place in my heart.
Thanks for watching the video and showing support!
@@haloguy These videos are great man, love the way you interact with your audience, you got big numbers headed your way soon for sure.
But yeah I loved the perspective shift from recent Halo novels to focus on smaller characters and aspects of the Universe, like support crew and retail staff. Felt refreshing to be following characters with no ‘grand design’ or much purpose other than survive. It was also surprising to have no punches pulled when describing gore and the brutality of halo combat. Really drove home the stakes of what they went through.
I never had any issue’s with the idea of Spartan IV’s, but comparing how they were represented in say, *Spartan Assault* (I didn’t mind that tbh) versus *The Rubicon Protocol* , I have newfound respect for them. Kovan, Stone and Horvath are absolute badasses, and Kelly Gay definitely knows how to write Spartans into combat. I also hope we see more of her writing in the future.
Now I’m just hungry for more! I need more story cause both the game and novel ended on cliffhangers I desperately hope we see resolved. What do you think is included in the upcoming “narrative dlc” that was mentioned on roadmap? Also are you gonna revisit the Rubicon Protocol again in any videos soon?
@@oldajtap1361 one of the best things this book did was make the Spartan 4’s feel much more grounded. They weren’t “super heroes” like they are often portrayed, and the normal support crew without any combat experience was a breath of fresh air for sure. But to answer your last question, I got about 10 or so upcoming video ideas on just the rubicon protocol
I was looking forward to finding a video like this after I read the book around its release. Time went by and I didn't keep searching. Then once 343 highlighted your channel, I have been blessed with good halo lore content that I did not expect to see.
Keep up the amazing work
Glad you were able to find it and I appreciate you stopping by!
I'm so glad someone actually did this
I’m so glad it has been so highly appreciated! It was an amazing book and an awesome experience exploring around Zeta Halo
I just got through listening to the book and trying to imagine the locations from playing the game earlier this year was difficult, this is great thank you.
Glad to hear it could help! That’s why I did it 😊
This is so cool, the fact that all these locations from the book are actually in-game is beautiful. Albeit the final beacon tower, which is 99% the same one from the book. Always found that beacon tower interesting in the game as it serves no real purpose minus I think an audio log location. Same goes with many more forerunner locations in the game that don't really mean anything besides looking pretty, I.e. the big circle on the north island and the semi-circle thing sticking out the mountain nearby. Same goes with the most northern island above the Mortal Reverie not having that much on it, HVT, Skull and a plushie. Hopefully these get expanded upon in future updates and storytelling. Also hoping Halo confirms this route or the finales location 👀
I would love to see that final beacon tower issue cleared up. But at least Haruspis did share this video around, so hopefully that lends some credibility to the locations I picked 🤷🏻♂️
@@haloguy Hell yeah I hope this gains more traction. You're super underrated for your exploration of the games open world ❤
@@scrapper70 I appreciate it. Yeah I hope it gains traction too, spent a lot of hours on it 😅
I'm really thankful you did this since I can't do it because of work
Glad this video could help out!
Omg this is so underrated 😊
Ahh thanks. Feel free to share around 🙃
Just finished the book after getting it on sale, and immediately searched for this video. I saw it featured in that Canon Fodder article a long time ago, but held off until I actually read it.
The attention to detail is amazing, all down to Murphy’s boots, and your dedication to finding it all is astounding!
So glad you read the book! It’s soooo good. This video was a labor of love. I really really enjoyed exploring around and finding all this stuff
Love the video, glad you did it. I also spent a lot of time exploring the Reverie after reading.
Oh it was a blast exploring and finding all these spots. Glad you enjoyed it!
Have you tried to find the crashed FOB that spartan stone talks to spartan kovan about in chapter 24 (9:28 mark if using audible)after they link back up? It’s the area where she and stone see each other’s optic glint, She mentions that spartan sorel and makovich found a crashed fob 40 klicks in the mountains that has a working coms satellite.
That is one of my top priorities spots to find as I work on the Spartan stone’s video. If you happen to find it first, let me know. But I am looking!
@@haloguy if I do I will let you know and inform you on map location and images if needed to get you there. The book I will say painted an entirely different view on the game, the overwhelming odds and brutality of the banished pretty much like playing on heroic or even legendary to some of the accounts or like someone turned on the skull multipliers especially at the battle of the reverie. Gives a whole new perspective roaming the map so much untold stories lie in nearly each area
@@stephenreyes5794 yeah for sure, it’s exactly why we needed a book like this, to help explain some of the brutality of war that happened over the six month period the Chief wasn’t around. I’d say right now my top priorities are finding the dried up lake that Horvath goes to that scans him, and that broken FOB Stone mentions
@@haloguy I can’t wait to see your spartan stone video the way she fought till the very end truly is amazing. Against all odds she killed a good number of banished and crazy how she did it also fended off jega (who had to cheap shot her to win) funny how he did that then gloats about killing her lol
So I have been researching the map referring to that fob and only thing I find near the area the book covers is near jester squad it’s a banished outpost building that’s crashed into the terrain. It’s near a the edge fracture not very mountainous but so far that’s all I’ve found still scouring the landscape
This was such an amazing video. Definitely left a like and subbed. I can't wait to see some of your other content!
Your words are highly appreciated! 🙏 I spent so many hours on this one 😅, thanks for coming around!
This video deserves way more attention! The work that went into this is inspiring. Thanks for the very unique video! This book was awesome, and apparently the game was built to connect with details I didn’t expect!
That means so much for you to say that. It was a huge undertaking to get this video done, but well worth it. Feel free to share it around!
this is very sweet, the algorithm suggested this to me and I finally finished the book. Well done video
This was a passion project of mine and I put more effort and analysis into this video than any other video I’ve ever done. Hope you enjoyed it!
You really help we. I used to check several times this video for imagine in a better way the scenarios while I was reading the book. This is my second halo novel and I really like it a lot
God this should have been a game instead of a book. I’m buying it now lol.
I think it could have been it’s own game, sure, but I wouldn’t have wanted it to be part of Infinite’s storyline. I like how Infinite got us back to focusing on the Chief and his story. But yes, the book is amazing!
Dude, I appreciate you for doing this! I just finished listening to The Rubicon Protocol! Thank you so much for this, definitely subscribed to you! Keep up the awesome work!
Oh wow thank you so much! It was a super fun project to work on and I really really enjoyed the book. Can’t wait for Kelly Gay’s next book!
@@haloguy I just saw that’s she writing Halo: Epitaph which should be out next year!
@@GerryTheProdigy indeed! Two books next year, both written by my two favorite halo authors
Was planning on doing this too but still super interesting to watch
Definitely do it still! I’m curious how others interpret it and what they find different.
Great video man! I loved this book and love seeing the places in game. Keep up the good work
Thanks for stopping by! The book was phenomenal
Good work man.
Hopefully the Boat crew appears in a other book
You were right Canon Fodder just confirmed it
I try 😅
Awesome to see such dedication. Just got and read the book on Christmas and just looking around videos on the book I found this. I mean there's the occasional moment where I wondered how accurate it is. But there's just a great level of easter eggs. I mean the boots, craters, and the wild Kovan armor coating itself. Also, I doubt there's actually a single easter egg due to the minimal acknowledgment of the character, but I was wondering if you knew about any hints of spartan Berthold Vettel. The book or the audio logs indicate that he went looking for Griffin and even goes as far as to say that Vettel is presumed dead (I forget which one, it could've even been the halo encyclopedia). It doesn't guarantee this though, and I just wondered if there was a single hint as to what happened to him.
One more thing, do you have any idea who Browning's cellmate is? I presume it was Griffin because of how Chak Lok took an interest, and although the character states that he didn't know reverie collapsed, he also tried to keep his identity secret by refusing to admit his name, so he could've been lying. Two more things now, I just thought about it and was wondering if, by the fact that the spirit of fire is in open space, and could be closer to the ring, they could be the ones that would receive the message the soonest. just wondering about your thoughts on both of those theories.
@@walrusproductions3496 thank you so much for watching! Glad it could be of use to you as you read the book.
to your first question, the last we knew of Vettel is that he was out looking for griffin, and since the game and encyclopedia leave his fate as currently unknown, I’d like to imagine he’s alive. If not, I think they would have said so. He did go out looking for griffin but we can assume he never found him.
And speaking of griffin, he could be the one that was in the prison with browning. He was my first guess, just because I think it would be cool to have such a noble Spartan like him do all he could to keep browning optimistic. If browning knew a Spartan was next to him, it would have made him feel pretty depressed. Others speculate that the prisoner was Captain Lasky, but I don’t think so. Lasky gave rendezvous coordinates for Infinity’s crew and I’d imagine he would be there with the rest of them.
Your last theory on spirit of fire, it all depends on where cortana took the ring when she did the slip space jump. I don’t know if she would have sent it back to the ark 🤷🏻♂️
Absolutely incredible video man
Great work! Gotta love kelly gay’s meticulous adherence to even the tiniest details of halo’s lore.
She is one of the absolute best for doing that in her work
I was hoping for something like this! Thank you very much this video will help a lot
I had a blast doing it, just hope it helps people and everyone who wants something like this gets to see it
I was finally able to dig into the Rubicon Protocol and I have to say it is cool how much aligns, but it also bothers me how many areas don't align that well. Biggest for me is the redoubt of sundering. The book goes over the amount of cells, bodies, and the space it would take to house so many prisoners, but the game location is definitely lacking.
Thing to remember about it is that the book was written while the game was still going through so changes. Understanding the writing process and the process of making the game kinda puts it into context for me. Overall, it was really cool to have a book and game so closely together, sort of like Halo: The Flood
@@haloguy Don't get me wrong, I fully understand that. Just after reading chapter 20 then going back to the location I had the thought that if I didn't play Infinite first I would have been disappointed. That is my favorite section of the book. I already had feelings that the Infinite campaign has loads of cut content. Sections like Chapter 20 make me realize there's even more that was either cut or never made in the first place. It's bitter-sweet because I like what the campaign currently has. I'm left with a longing for more.
@@alienatedpoet1766 I totally get that. I had similar thoughts on the redoubt of sundering. Really makes you realize how much was cut from the game unfortunately
Incredible content! Thank you!
Thank you for your dedication.
Amazing video my dude
Insane bro! So good!
That means a ton 🙏
That's some good work, marine
Appreciate it!
Great video, fair play to you!
Excellent video!
Thank you! I appreciate it. More videos to follow!
20:25 is the boat crew still on this part of the ring ? i though they were teleported by the submonitor somewhere random ? Oh and ofc, great video
I’m saying, yes, they are still on this part of the ring because they mention how close they were to Banished’s excavation site. And you are right, they were teleported somewhere, but just still on this part of the ring
@@haloguy then i hope we run into them because i would hate a "yeah they attacked the tower and died lol" scenario. Who knows, maybe they found Vettel and are somwhere
@@stormy035 I’m actually planning on doing a video around that very topic…there are quite a few neat implications with the timeline I’ve discovered
@@haloguy oh nice, looking forward to that video
Great work!
Glad you enjoyed it!
9:50 Which letter is that FOB?
FOB Echo. Sorry if that wasn’t clear 😬
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Amazing video :D
Thank you 🙏 means a lot! Feel free to share!
@@haloguy I already did on Twitter telling people to watch your video. I @ you
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Rock on
You should change your channel name for halo guy to....
The Halo Theories. It's better and suits on you
I will admit I’m open to a new name…kind of just came up with it on a whim when I started doing stuff around April
@@haloguy Yeah you can change it to The Halo Theories
20:20 i'm confused is that the area they were teleported to or did you not find any area that matched what the book said ? Or is it for that next video you said in my other comment ?
I show two different gorges in that area because there are two different spots that fit where they should be. Horvath is the only one who is teleported and we don’t know where he went. If that didn’t answer your question, let me know
@@haloguy 20:26 oh that also counts as a gorge ? well i'll use as excuse that english isn't my native language. Anyway, thx, now i'll start to search around that zone, hopefully i'll find something
@@stormy035 yeah a gorge is just a narrow valley between mountains. But considering how there is conflicting information on where the last beacon tower is, I decided to show off two possible candidates for the gorge
You know why I’m here
Ohhh, someone arrived early to the party. Enjoy 🙃
I'm at the end of chapter 2
I tried breaking this video up in chapters so you can follow along at your own pace if you wanted to. I hope this exploration video helps!
So they all died? And if so can someone say how they all died or the ones who did
If you're referring to the characters mentioned, I'm not going to spoil anything referring to most of the marines of the boat crew, but spartan Nina Kovan was left alive at the end of the book, & Lucas browning, the combat medic, is essentially broken due to repeated exposure to the harbinger (some weird trauma aura from the Harbinger or something). Spartan Tomas Horvath is also alive at the end of the book. Vettel it doesn't really mention, he just went to look for Griffin, and is presumed dead because of the danger of doing so, but no evidence is in place.
@@walrusproductions3496 thanks 👍