WE HIGHLY SUGGEST LISTENING TO HUNT THE TRUTH FOR YOURSELF BEFORE LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE. One of the greatest marketing campaigns in Halo history and one of the best stories ever told in Halo's universe. We have to discuss. The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Connect with the audience and support us at jumperscape.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We may need to come back to this topic sometime in the future. Maybe full episodes on each A.I that exists? Who knows! Connect With Us! - discord.gg/jumperscape Support Us! - patreon.com/jumperscape The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Human industry decides to make a smart A.I off of a Brute brain. What could go wrong? Connect With Us! - discord.gg/jumperscape Support Us! - patreon.com/jumperscape The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author of Halo: New Blood, Bad Blood, Legacy of Onyx, and Lessons Learned joins us to discuss his history with the franchise and give his takes on the created! Connect With Us! - discord.gg/jumperscape Support Us! - patreon.com/jumperscape The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Revisiting a topic we talked about long ago, we now explore the Prophets and their state of mind when dealing with humanity. Were they zealous, or just covering their trail? Connect With Us! - discord.gg/jumperscape Support Us! - patreon.com/jumperscape The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Misrepresented through Halo 4, many have dismissed Spartan-IVs as nothing more than marines on steroids with no connection to the Spartans that came before. But how has that changed in recent years? Connect With Us! - discord.gg/jumperscape Support Us! - patreon.com/jumperscape The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to Laird, Dust Storm, Spartan John, the folks at Ringworld Alpha, the artists who joined us, and the community members for joining us and making this episode of The Library truly special! The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Silver Timeline provided some good ideas potentially, but that remains to be discussed! Let's go into topics like Halsey, how the Spartans are characterized, and the Covenant's appearances! (Apologies for the camera issue, bit of a rushed week this week.) Connect With Us! - discord.gg/jumperscape Support Us! - patreon.com/jumperscape The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt Forbeck was supposed to hijack the show today, but things didn't turn out that way. Enjoy our banter instead over some of the interesting challenges we've seen 343 have to face that Bungie didn't have to worry about. Connect With Us! - discord.gg/jumperscape Support Us! - patreon.com/jumperscape The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bungie's story begins with a Pong clone. Now that we have your attention, focus up and join us as we begin our journey through the story of Halo and its origins! Special thanks to the Halopedia team (Especially Chris Aiken and BaconShelf) for helping us prepare for this season! Connect With Us! - discord.gg/jumperscape Support Us! - patreon.com/jumperscape The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The kickoff of season 4 is here and in color! If you're watching this on Spotify or on other platforms that allow video, be sure to tune in to the video episode! The hosts of The Library go on a journey to answer every Q&A question that could be asked of them (They don't get through them all). Connect With Us! - discord.gg/jumperscape Support Us! - patreon.com/jumperscape The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Next week is the beginning of season 4 and the start of our brand new show, Get On: The Podcast! Go to glytchenergy.com and use code CONNOR141 at checkout to get a special discount and to support us! The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's not that we don't like Infinite, it's that it confuses us. Join us to discuss Halo 4, 5, and Infinite's contributions--or lack thereof--to the Halo universe. To summarize: External media added a lot, but the games may not have done so. The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brass from Rise of the Spartans joins us to talk about the underdeveloped stories of Halo and where 343's methods of storytelling may be heading if they take these small projects into the bigger limelight. The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. --THIS EPISODE'S PATREON VIDEO TURNED OUT HORRIBLY AND WILL BE UNAVAILABLE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The downfall of Halo RTS, the pinnacle of the story we've been told in the Reclaimer Saga, the sequel that will likely never get a conclusion; Halo Wars 2. Our guests pour their hearts out for this game and talk about where they would want the franchise to go next if they were to do a third installment! The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Only 5 away from season 4! There's much that could be discussed about Halo 5 and the many small details that are covered in the surrounding lore of the game, but let's target some of the bigger things first so we don't have to waste perfectly good episode content. The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alongside technical issues of working in our new setup, we start again through the 343 titles to address long-discussed issues that people had with the game and voice our support of what is, in our opinion, the best that 343 has to offer. The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The company that pushed the concept of fun over logic tops off our part 2 of Halo Reach. Even if their lore doesn't always make sense, man were these games fun. Early concept video episode available to Patrons before season 4 releases! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sometimes lore means the backstory of a franchise itself. Ever wondered what features were supposed to be in ODST? Join in and find out! The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Check out the latest episode of CRASH to catch a fun cameo from Austin and James! While this episode goes a little everywhere, Halo Wars maintains itself as a sort of love letter to the lore of the franchise and it's the duty of our hosts to figure out the depth of that reality. This episode includes: Discussing Halo Wars and its contributions to lore Halo Waypoint talk Cool features from Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary Interviewing B00mrang! The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Continuing our revisiting series for this season, we go back to Halo 3 to tell the stories of the Halo 3 co-op Elites and the true identity (and secret innocent past) of the Prophet of Truth. Joining us today is MAGPIE LEON! Check out all of his content on YouTube to keep up with the continuing narrative! This episode includes: McDonalds Getting sidetracked with customization conversation Halo hot takes The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iconic one himself joins us to talk about the hidden details in Halo 2's campaign, IRIS, and much more as we tame the wilds of Bungie's era of Halo marketing! This episode includes: Comparing the IRIS and ilovebees ad campaigns Talking MCR Q&A with our Discord members! The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're finally coming around from our run through the entire Halo franchise, so now we're going back through to touch on individual pieces of story that you all may not have known about or put your mind towards. Read Halo: The Flood. Pretty solid book. This episode includes: Talking how The Flood ties into CE What would we want for a Halo CE Remake? Interviewing Covenant Canon on his content The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Austin replayed over half of Infinite's campaign before starting the show today and found himself questioning how Master Chief doesn't see that he and the Harbinger see eye-to-eye on their goals. Will the rest of the guys give some pushback? This episode includes: Talking Halo Infinite's campaign Explaining what may have happened to Infinite's development Talking the gap that Halo 5 is in between 4 and Infinite The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane and Austin are big fans of Halo Wars 1 and 2. This doesn't stop them from recognizing, however, that Halo Wars 2 is almost required to understand anything going on in Halo Infinite. How true is that? This episode includes: Discussion of how to make a franchise open and ready for newcomers Discussion of Halo Wars 2's plot and DLC plot Discussion of why 343 would abandon the title. The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fun fact: Austin has played both of these games. Another fun fact: Austin loves these days. Another another fun fact: This episode turns into a breakdown of the current state of Halo's community expansion FAST. This episode includes: Talking about Spartan Assault and Strike's stories. Talking Halo Waypoint and it's recent failures. Theorizing what happened with Halo's decisions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's no secret that our hosts don't like Halo 5's campaign too much, but what about the rest of the game? Join us as we debate one of the most controversial Halo releases to date. This episode includes: The Librarian's Quiz Show! Discussing Halo 5's many aspects Discussing Halo 5's plot The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The return of the Didact and the fall of Cortana. This game packs many uppercuts and hooks that few players saw coming. Join us and our special guest Cory from ScionEsports as we discuss the impact that Halo 4 had on the Halo franchise. This episode includes: Discussing Halo 4's story Discussing Chief's responsibility in human loss Learning how a car dealership can run an esports branch The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The darkest and most intense story that Halo has to offer. Millions dead and an omen of worse yet to come. When this game released, it changed what people thought a Halo game could portray. Is it time to go back to this storytelling? Join us in that discussion. This episode includes: Talking Halo Reach's story Talking Halo Reach's impact on machinima Contrasting Halo Reach with Halo Infinite Stay tuned this Thursday for another fun community episode! Join our Discord server to sign up for the Librarian's Quiz Show, starting back up next week! The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Austin's favorite game, everyone else's most "alright" Halo title. Roam the streets of New Mombasa and join the hosts with a special Patreon guest to talk about Halo 3: ODST and the shift in the gaming space from content to MTX. This episode includes: Recapping Halo 3: ODST Talking Halo 3: ODST's marketing and release Comparing ODST's campaign to Infinite's campaign Talking with one of our top Patrons! The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One year after we began, we've grown to become one of the most iconic shows available to the Halo community. We're only going to keep going from here. Halo Wars is one of Austin and Shane's favorite games, but what will James and Connor think when we start getting into the story elements? This episode includes: Breakdown of Halo Wars and its story. Getting cookies from Austin's wife. The worst Arbiter to ever live. Recommendations for leaders in Halo Wars. The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legends have joined us. HaloBoxStudios, the current growing inspiration for the next generation of Halo machinima, and soFallenFilms, one of the greatest machinima directors of the golden era of Halo 3 machinima. Join us as we discuss Halo 3's plot, our favorite missions, favorite characters, and most iconic moments. This episode includes: Interview with HaloBoxStudios and soFallenFilms. Talking the golden years of Machinima. The reality of being a Halo director. Bringing up the stuff we're doing on Thursday! The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everything we know as Halo is based upon the work done on this one game. The surrounding story, the pivotal schism and attack on Earth, all of the events of Halo 2 influence everything we know as Halo today. Join us and LovableHaloAddiction to talk about one of the greatest Halo games of all time! This episode includes: Talking Halo 2 Recapping Halo 2's plot Sharing memories Briefly interviewing LovableHaloAddiction The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're all huge fans of the Call of Duty: Halo spin-off from the famous COD franchise, but we've never gone into the lore of the sequel. Until today. Join us! This episode includes: Politics. Religion. Captain John Price. Tips and tricks on Flood mode. The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kicking off with the game that started it all. We didn't do a full plot synopsis like we were aiming for, but Halo CE is the simplest of them all, so you won't miss too much. Tl;dr - Read The Fall of Reach and The Flood, then play Halo CE if you want *full* context. If you want some of the mysteries of the story of CE solved? Then we got you covered. This episode includes: Talking Halo CE's impact on the Halo franchise. Talking Bornstellar and 343 Guilty Spark. Talking the Human/Forerunner relation. The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've come to the end of our second season - the season of improvements. Season 1 was focused on foundations, season 2 was focused on building our community, and now we're on to season 3 next week! You'll love what we've got in store for what's coming next! This episode includes: Talking hidden features in Halo games Talking Terminals in Halo games Acknowledging Patrons The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kelly Gay, author of the Ace of Spades trilogy and Halo: RUBICON PROTOCOL joins us to talk about her latest addition to the Halo Universe, Halo: EPITAPH! Come along with us as we talk through Mrs. Gay's history with 343, her career so far, and the anticipation of working on a novel based around the Didact and Greg Bear's Forerunner Saga! This episode includes: Interviewing Kelly Gay! Talking Greg Bear's Forerunner stories. Questions from our Patrons! The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've all known the Grunts to be nothing less than bullied by the rest of the Covenant for seemingly just being inferior. However, that's not the entire story. What did the Grunts do to earn their treatment (at least, mostly)? This episode is shorter than most due to the content of next week's episodes. This episode includes: Talking Grunts and their rebellions Talking about Halo's meme scene The value of the Grunts in the Covenant The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thursday community time has arrived and we've got something special! It's from YOU! Our PO box is now open and our Discord audience hopped onto it so quickly. Thank you all so much for your support and the amount of passion you've given back to us for the work we've done. You all make this worth it. Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/jumperscape, or on KoFi at ko-fi.com/jumperscape! Join us on Discord at discord.gg/jumperscape! If neither of these are your type, then please consider leaving us a five-star rating, or a five-star review where you get your podcasts! The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are joined today by the author of Halo fan novel DEFIANCE to talk about the many hurdles he's faced before and after the book's publishing and why some decisions that were made aren't as simple as they may seem. Join us in this fair, civil discussion as our hosts hear the story of Alexander Furman. This episode is the first of our new format! Please, give us feedback on this new system to let us know what you think! This episode includes: Discussion of Alexander Furman's debut novel. Debate of the morality and legitimacy of publishing a fan novel. Talk of the future of PhoenixAffliction. Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/jumperscape, or on KoFi at ko-fi.com/jumperscape! Join us on Discord at discord.gg/jumperscape! If neither of these are your type, then please consider leaving us a five-star rating, or a five-star review where you get your podcasts! The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have a backlog of over a month of questions that need answering. So let's get this bread. This episode includes: Answering ALL of your Q/A! ROOM 237 DROPS TOMORROW, FEB 23RD! Shouting out Patrons! The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first two episodes of the second season of Halo's TV series has dropped. While we're waiting to get more for the next couple months, let's see what we've been given as of the season starting. Did they redeem themselves from the issues of season 1? Is it simply a sad mirror? Let's chat! This episode includes: Q/A With Audience Member! Talking Halo TV Show Talking What Makes Good Halo Media Shouting Out Patrons! The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ladies and gentlemen, presenting Troy Denning! Author for Star Wars, DND, Halo, and so much more! He joins us today to talk about his novel Halo: Outcasts, talk his past as a writer for Halo, his relationship with the team at 343, and more! Don't miss this one! This episode includes: Interviewing Troy Denning Conversation afterwards Join us in the TERMINALS aftershow for some more good times! The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We love Tartarus half to death (except James, he hates him), so it's about time we tell his story. A brief story, at that, but still a story. Join us as we discuss Tartarus's life before being the Chieftain and where his legacy took him. This episode includes: Making up for the real episode that was scheduled not being approved yet. Q/A with our Discord Acknowledging our Patrons ROOM 237 DROPS ON FEB 23RD The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From humble beginnings, to being unable to avoid work like the other Grunts, to accidentally ending up leading a revolution against the Banished - Yap Yap The Destroyer is the ultimate "how did I get here" moment. Let's talk about him! This episode includes: Acknowledging the Patrons Talking about YapYap Quiz show with a fan! Q/A from our Discord! The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Absolutely, without a doubt, one of the most interesting characters introduced to Halo that got zero time in the spotlight. The scene where he gets stabbed doesn't count. Join us as we talk one of the best villains that never got their chance. This episode includes: James and Austin talking about Juul 'Mpoda James taking on the quiz show to finally earn his credits Forgetting to acknowledge our Patrons (thank you and sorry) Answering Q/A from our Discord The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whether or not her actions are justified, the long journey of Doctor Halsey is fraught with controversy and espionage. Join us as we explore Halsey's game appearances and set the stage for the eventual deep breakdown. This episode includes: A Jank Quiz Show Talking Halsey Answering Q/A Acknowledging our Patrons The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, we go into the work of Alexander Furman - writer of Halo: Defiance - and examine the missteps, potential goals, and future of his work. Halo: Defiance is a non-canon fanfiction, but it goes much deeper than just being fanfiction. We will address all the issues and give a final verdict on whether this novel is worth a Halo fan's time. No ill will is given towards Mr. Furman, and we understand why he would do the things he did, but there are important aspects of this novel's existence that need addressing. We intend to hold our critique (no matter how intense it becomes) to the novel itself and not the writer. This episode includes: Examining portions of Halo: Defiance Examining what the community has to say about the novel Explaining Microsoft's rules on creating content for the Halo universe A fun quiz show with James vs Connor Acknowledging our Patrons The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices