User:Brodie-001/Sandbox

Right, ideas, ideas, ideas.

Survival of the Fittest Season 5 Characters
Basic list for now of who I want, may be subject to change.
 * Marco-025
 * Richard Mack Sr.
 * Ash Mitchell
 * Jack-085
 * Winston Zhou

Future Story List
Not counting shorts, the planned Sigmaverse stories I intend to do on Halo Fanon.


 * Halo: In the Dark (ORION) - Richard Mack's most important mission.
 * Halo: Sanctuary (AW, Part Two) - The search for home during a bloody war.
 * Halo: Over the Edge (AW, Part Three) - Hell.
 * Halo: The Howling Dark (Wulf Team, Part Two) - Final years of the First Galactic War
 * Halo: Enough Dead Heroes (Wulf Team, Part Three) - One last hurrah.
 * ''Halo: Oathkeeper (Sangheili) - Felo Ranak: The early years.

Regarding 343i Canon
Well, I've decided that the main divergence point for the Sigmaverse will be immediately following the end of the Human-Covenant War, roughly early 2553 onwards. Need to list the important changes to it.
 * As I've mentioned before, the Infinity will be included at some point, though I don't want it as a gamebreaker. Come to think of it I could have it unveiled by the 2599 battle of Sanghelios, before having it go toe-to-toe with the Ragnarok over Minerva. Then the SPARTAN-IV's and new SPARTAN-V Program can have their base.
 * Infinity's construction was delayed due to the creation and upkeep of thirty-six MJOLNIR suits for Sigma, Upsilon and Tau teams, as Spartans were needed more at the time. Following the war the wealth of technology and resources enabled construction of the Infinity to begin alongside the 500 MJOLNIR MKVII suits for X-Ray Company.
 * The SPARTAN-IV Program, or at least Halo 4's one, doesn't happen. My own one begins in 2569 after the events of Shrike begin to seriously stir shit up. Even then, at least a thousand S-IV's are recruited at a young age, Zulu Company being made up of 6-9 year olds, and so on. They won't be receiving MKVIII until 2583
 * Okay, with Parangosky's death being all but confirmed, I guess her trial will have to be passed on to Admiral Osman, who might have to be disposed of forcefully. I'm thinking the newly promoted Rear Admiral Samson, backed by Spartans (probably Elena and Kane), heading down to her office. Captain RMJ has to be there too, along with Admiral Hawkins and Vice-Admiral Harris leading what is essentially a coup of ONI. Interesting. Oddly convenient, since this lot all appear in the meeting at the start of Halo: Mercy Kill.
 * Not sure how ONI would deal with hostile takeovers, but then again, who would know? Samson, Hawkins and Harris acting as a triumvirate of leaders for the UNSC/ONI would be an interesting direction. Get Osman assigned off for something else, maybe Requiem?
 * Lasky might be useful as an Admiral by the 80s, whereas Osman gets stuck with the Infinity while it is constructed and ends up as its captain.
 * Disband/Imprison Kilo-5, keep Halsey around for S-IV?
 * Pushing the events of Requiem to the 2580s, Cortana is heavily degraded by this point and ends up destroying the world herself. Operation: DARK STAR, the Didact and John-117's storyline will occur at this time. Will involve the Infinity, Osman, Lasky and THOR for this part of the Sigmaverse.

AAO Work

 * Since I've joined AAO, I've done relatively little to fit into my own niche there. While I've only added two characters so far, I'd like to integrate myself more with the community. As such, I'll have to plan out a few ideas here for the future regarding my characters.
 * Scientist-y character for something. Got a lovely image of Derek Jacobi to use. Was thinking of using his short appearance in  for inspiration on his personality. I have full intentions of laughing evilly at it. Mwahah.
 * Need to expand on my Freelancer things, particularly 'ol Northy. Got a few ideas for childhood and the like. Tie-ins, maybe?

Wulf Team Trilogy

 * Halo: The Howling Dark. I've had this story planned for so long, and I'm beginning to doubt if I'll ever finish the Wulf Team trilogy. New canon bothers me, and I'm beginning to regret my already deeply-embedded decision to kill off almost all of Wulf Team on Minerva. THD will also include the battles on Teltin Station and Sanghelios, which I need to plan out properly. Some of Wulf Team gets captured, there's a Shadow Broker-esque Jiralhanae called Saernus (reference to the little bro there) controlling stuff. Oh, and Jack's prancing around being evil in the background.
 * I feel as if Wulf Team are a sort of cut-price Sigma, really. We've got Maynard, the white knight and blandy McBlanderson protagonist, Ross, the generic psychopath, Mateo the foreign sounding sniper, there as a Jun expy, Devin, who I've actually expanded on but has been characterised as much as a brick, and Kate, the token female and niece of my over-compensatingly long-articled Marco-025. Characterisation is key, I suppose.
 * Wulf Team cameo in Halo: Sanctuary/Over the Edge?

ORION
Plot Points:
 * The ORION Project is something that has interested me of late. As such, I'm planning on doing...something with Trident Team, and the awesomely awesome Richard Mack Sr., who serves as my protagonist at that time. Since I'll probably do a collaboration with Sona regarding ORION, I can put the Heimdall Incident off for now. Probably a good thing, since It'd probably end up as a Halo version of Shadow Moses...
 * ORION will serve as a big backstory for my main universe, being the starting-off point for Calvin Roe and Richard Mack, as well as links with canon characters, such as Parangosky, who I've always wanted to write about as a younger person, rather than the frail-yet-scary old woman that we see her as in the Haloverse.
 * Frederick King and Marion Hollister's relationship, which ends badly. Well, something comes from it.
 * RMS and his actions with , should be a surprise.
 * Anton LaMarche, and what he ends up discovering on Heimdall. Not much else to elaborate on regarding it at this point, though It'll be very important to RMS at the time.
 * Trident Team's eventual collapse and the members splitting up as time goes on. FK goes to ONI, HR and JA heading the ODST's and so on.

The Insurrection

 * Carlos Driscol and his past. He's probably the first character I've made who becomes a complete and utter asshole by choice. At least Jack had a totally fucked up childhood to fall back on. I've given him an introduction in Shrike, shown his train of thought in The Damned, and some degree of development in his later years, during Awakening Demons. Provided he survives all that shit with the Minutemen, I've got a lovely story planned out regarding him and Major Michael Green, seen in his fledgeling years in Halo: Mercy Kill.

Sigma Team

 * For the supposed stars of my universe, I've written barely anything about the SPARTAN-II team themselves during the Human-Covenant War years. Perhaps it's the challenge of writing for nine people at once, of the fact that it would be a monumental task to achieve? I've already done bits and bobs on some of them, Marco, Elena, and Jax probably being the best-developed so far. Will probably stick to short stories for now.
 * Sigma-Gamma Team. Since I've pulled the whole 'no one died during SIGMA augmentations' thing out of my arse, I've got a few S-II's on standby. So far, they are five members of SIGMA, who fought against both the Covenant and the Insurrection in the war before mysteriously vanishing in 2548 after coming into contact with a Forerunner artefact. Well, it has to be a teleportation device, but to where, I don't know. They'll probably be recovered eventually by the UNSC, but I'll need info on them. If need be, then I might ask another writer if they'd be interested in writing about Sigma-Gamma. Give 'em names, numbers, and little else, and see what happens. Still, it's something to think about. Who knows when I'll need five fresh SPARTAN-II's to come out of nowhere?
 * Realised that Grigori shares a tag with Kirk-018. Have made notes on the SIGMA page to explain why.
 * Sigma-Delta, which is comprised of one guy, Derek-142. Yeah, he's ridiculously classified, even for a SIGMA SPARTAN-II, but what for? I need to come up with a suitable reason for this. May consider Project AEGIS, which would keep him and some others on ice when not in use, a bit like WH40K's Eversor Assassins, but with a bit less crazy. Still, need to think about him.

SPARTAN-III Washout
Unlike the SPARTAN-II's, the SPARTAN-III washouts didn't die. They backed down. In Ghosts of Onyx, when an Alpha Company member backed down when asked to jump from the back of a Pelican, they 'washed out', being unable to become a Spartan. However, it was later noted that they were kept on as DI's for the training of Beta Company. This is quite understandable, as you wouldn't want a group of kids sent back to an orphanage telling people they'd been recruited by the military. I'll have this particular person assigned off planet by 2552, doing something-or-other behind the scenes. Will probably have been put to work by ONI.

Sanctuary and the Future
An odd idea that came to me a while back. Following the events of Halo: Shrike, the Dynasty and her crew would almost certainly be wanted by the UNSC considering their part in the NOVA incident. While I'll come up with some reason for it not to be actively hunted across every colony (probably as the threat is thought to have been ended), I think that Amanda Wade and her crew need some kind of base. Its a rather hazy idea at best, seeing as the next story idea will be set in 2572-4ish (Wade will be 40-42 for reference). Might have a big teamup of my non-UNSC characters here.

The FGW will just be kicking off against the Legion (Who REALLY need their own page) and the Tannis Uprising will be fresh in the minds of many people. I'm thinking of a sort of sanctuary for Wade and her ragtag band of misfits, à la MGSPW's Mother Base. Since she becomes a mercenary (Though not the shady type like Mitchell or the assassin that Zhou becomes) her and the others deserve some kind of home aside from the Dynasty. I'll have to draw up some schematics with the magic of MS Paint when I can. Will probably be a sort of mountainside base or valley fortress for our 'heroes' to reside in.
 * Note: Finally found a name I like for the place: Avalon.

Also regarding Amanda, I need something to really tie up the plots of her, Carlos Driscol, Ash Mitchell and possibly a few others into the mix, while introducing a new generation of badasses such as the SPARTAN-IV's and Winston Zhou, who play their biggest roles in the 2580s. The '80s will probably be a cutoff point for some of my stories, since LOTB takes place in 2579 and 83. After that period, Wulf Team take centre stage for a bit before Marco and the elderly Spartans come back for one last hurrah in the early 26th Century. While Vigil is currently the latest chronological story in the Sigmaverse (January 2626), I might do one after that from the perspective of some of the survivors. By this point, I'm expecting just about everyone aside from Martin and Kane to be dead, the latter of whom I have confirmed to die in 2702.

In any case, I need to plan the Sigmaverse's history as soon as possible, story wise. I'll need something to really focus on as I plan to stay on this site for a good few more years, unexpected life changes pending. Heh, maybe one day I'll end up handing over the reins to a newer, capable writer that is interested. Sigmaverse is pretty much a one-man show at the moment, though I honestly hope it doesn't remain so forever. After all, its a big universe to write for. With any luck everything will be finished if the day comes when I leave the site.

Unmanned Vehicle-type things
Okay, if we've got UAV drones blasting poor buggers from above in this day and age, you'd think that by the 26th century they'd have unmanned variants? There was the ARGUS Drone, as I recall, but what if the whole 'unmanned vehicle' status could be extended even further? AI's can operate ships pretty well with very limited support, so why on Earth wouldn't there be light tanks or something that are AI-controlled? I'm thinking dumb AI's, cheaply made, might be worth testing on the battlefield at some points in the latter half of the 26th Century. If the ARGUS was used to hunt down innie bombs, then things like that would be useful against the Legion.

On that matter, I was considering use of Mantis-esque unmanned vehicles on the battefield. I don't see any reason why not, and it'd make for a lovely spectacle if some Legion-controlled AI mechs would end up fighting SPARTAN-IV's. Heh, particularly after all that Cyborg crap they experimented with in Last of the Brave. Not sure what the hell I was thinking when I wrote that story, in all honesty. Still, with all the Immortals killed by the Spartans, moving on to cheaper AI-controlled vehicles for heavy support may be an option. They'll need names, too. I mean, would I get that much flak for naming them as Metal Gear? NobadBrodiedon'tdothatyou'rebeingsilly.

Mercenary Contractor
Okay, so we've got dozens of mercenaries, bounty hunters and assassins on the site, but where exactly do they get their high-paying contracts? Sure, you get shady backroom deals, but why bother with that when you've got a company that does that for you? They can hire mercs and hand out contracts with a transaction of money between client and mercenary. Hrm, lists with varying levels of threat for contracts to hand out to mercs looking for a job would be good. A leaderboard of mercs would probably be a nice touch, too. Get the biggest and baddest ones on the board so clients know who the best ones are. Most expensive, too...

RED FLAG Sequel
Okay, so I'd say we're about halfway through the story, if that. Still, I do like the little universe I'm creating here, the whole 'anyone can die' aspect coupled with the characters from multiple universes coming together is something that I think has worked nicely so far. RED FLAG is essentially my tribute to the earlier Halo stuff; SPARTAN-II's running round and being heroes. Halo 2 and First Strike were the biggest influences, I suppose. Anyway, while I'm planning to have it finished by the end of July, if me and Stel go into working overdrive, I'm planning on having sequels within this little universe. If RF is about SPARTAN-II's, then perhaps the next one could be more ODST-based? If I keep with the whole 'one character per-person' thing and the theme of an alternate universe, then I might be able to pull it off. Could even recruit another S-II batch from users who didn't offer their own up the first time around, though I'll have to come up with a reason why this lot didn't participate in the original mission. S-III's aren't out of the question either.
 * UPDATE: After some planning, it will be ODST-based and will occur around the time of Halo 2. Same submission rules apply as before and it will take place within the same alternate universe.
 * Possible use of ODST's opening 'level' as a started point for this mission, the 'what if' portion of this universe coming in as if some of the troopers actually reached Regret's Carrier. Just an idea for now, might be useful.

Big 'Ol Mecha
After watching the amazingly awesometastic thrillfestivalitacticool (Note to self: Make that a word) Pacific Rim, I began to wonder if the UNSC would use some kind of equivalent. You have the Mantis and Cyclops, sure, but imagine something designed to kick a Scarab into the ground? Then again, they will be big, heavy, and expensive to maintain, not to mention a target for everything in the area. Think I'll lock this one in a box for a while until I can think of some plausible reason for a mech like it. I'm thinking the 'Prototype' suit, but much bigger. Crew of 2-3, perhaps? Anyway, will use it another time, methinks.

Character Interviews
A bit of an odd idea here, but I was thinking of making some kind of documentary/story-thing in which someone interviews people from the criminal underworld on multiple planets. I suppose the premise would be a bit like the show 'Ross Kemp on Gangs', only the interviewer will be looking at individuals who work outside the law. Right now I think I might have Amanda, Winston and maybe Mitchell as subjects, with the possibility of a couple of new characters being featured later on.

ORION's and their Children
Right, so at its height the ORION Project numbered 300 members. Not a lot in the grand scheme of things but you've got to wonder how many of these badasses are running around in later years. Of course my main guy is the badass Richard Mack Senior and his slightly less badass son, the Spartan 1.1 Mack Jr. It'd be interesting if a number of canon characters that have appeared were actually members of the project. While most would be quite old by the end of the war, we do have the benefits of cryosleep, augmentations and 26th century medicine to keep 'em active (Johnson certainly didn't look 70-odd in H3). Need to draw up a list:


 * - Don't know why I chose the name 'Leon', but it seemed to suit him well. So, how would an ORION be a General by 2526 when Avery Johnson held the rank of Staff Sergeant around the same time? I've brought him up in RMS' bio as having attended OCS with Mack, so that may help to explain how he advanced to the rank of General by that time. The guy seemed extremely loyal to the UNSC in FuD, so that would certainly contribute. Might feature him in the ORION story as a cameo, expand on him later on.
 * - Okay, so most people assume that he was part of ORION due to his comments and history with Johnson, but where did he go? He was wounded in Contact Harvest, but I'd wager that he survived to fight elsewhere. The fact that Byrne fought in the first ground engagement with the Covenant and lived would definitely make him an asset to the UNSC. I can imagine him joining the ODST's or some kind of covert ops group against the Covenant in the war. Might come in handy at a later date.

Project THOR
I've actually mentioned THOR a few times now in my stories, though I haven't laid anything solid down yet. Basically, THOR is a team of the UNSC's broken toys. Spartans, in other words. Sure, 98% of them are absolutely fine as soldiers and get on with the job, but what about the other 2%? There might be some who go a little mad after a while, some who have seen sights that have messed them up and even those who just can't play nice with regular Spartans. Just thought I'd mention that this was created Post-War due to the problems with Gamma. Emile-A239 would have probably been placed in the THOR unit otherwise. Possible members for Thor Team are:


 * Hank-136 - SPARTAN-II of Project SIGMA. Killed in 2545 but preserved in cryo for a decade before being revived by the UNSC. Has since been much more aggressive and impulsive than regular SPARTAN-II's, has possibly broken the mental conditioning they were put through as children. Is still a capable fighter and is THOR's team leader.


 * Layla-B101 - Spent years in Covenant captivity and somehow escaped. Severely unhinged behind a confident façade but capable in battle. Specialises in infiltration Ops and is second in command of THOR. She's got ISSUES.


 * Mordecai-G138 - Known for being something of a spiteful underachiever with few friends in Gamma, his entire team were killed in 2559 on a mission. He somehow survived but was not accepted into any other teams due to his attitude problems. Bit of a coward for a Spartan.


 * Julian-G209 - Formerly a member of Shrike Team, has issues due to the deaths of fellow Gammas in the past. Was put in with G210 in 2570. He'll probably play a role as one of the team's saner members though from what I've got planned the poor guy will end up going through hell.


 * May-G210 - Best friend of G209 and only other survivor of their original team. Loyal to a fault and suspected of harbouring romantic feelings for former team leader A136. Possibly has PTSD after the events of the NOVA incident. Needs more expansion as she didn't do much in Shrike.

ODST Song?
Thought I'd do a song-thing for an ODST Battalion of Russian descent. Got the lyrics from elsewhere, they sound pretty good vocally. Something to chant as they drop in, perhaps? Looks better in Russian than English to be honest.

In Russian: Свет ранним утром Свет, земля и тень От страха дрожат Чёрт громко дышит Смерть ходит тайно А﻿ детско (по-детски) спит мир. От крови пьяный, Вдруг воет кто-то Песнь как дым к небу Песнь войны встаёт И громче звучит Эх! Давай! Давай! У чёрта лица И тела нету А только вера В его борьбе.

Rough English translation: Eh! Come on! Eh! Come on! Light in the early morning, light, earth and shadow, frightened, are shaking. Devil is deeply breezing Death walks﻿ around slowly and the world sleeps like a child. Begging for blood, suddenly screams someone. Song like smoke - towards sky The song of war stands up and louder, louder: Eh! Come on! Come on! Devil has no face And no body either Only faith in its fight.

Community Project: Vae Victis
Just had an interesting thought. What if instead of a direct sequel to RED FLAG, I made the next one take place during a canonical battle. I like the idea of Halo Fanon's community pooling together its badasses for missions, after all this project began as something akin to SOTF in writing style, albeit without the characters all murdering one another. I don't have anything against RP's, but when was the last time one actually finished? (Losing Hope I think.) I can be a lazy bastard but if there's one rule I follow its that I only do one story at a time. After all, RED FLAG's nearly done and I think its come along nicely. I've got one location in mind...
 * Application Rules: Pretty similar to RED FLAG's, really.
 * Due to this being a much larger military engagement, users will be allowed to submit quite a few characters. While too many will make things hard to write, I think a limit of around eight per person will do, though more characters means that death is more likely.
 * Need a proper character list at the top of the page, possibly updating to show who's living or dead as the invasion goes on and their current locations. Might add objectives, too.
 * Want to encourage newer writers alongside old ones, it'd be nice to see new characters participating here.
 * People on the writing team don't necessarily have to submit any characters, I'm just looking for reliable people who write well.
 * While this probably won't be a problem, I'll make sure that no one has a character with an extraordinarily high rank. Admiral Roland Freemont and Supreme Commander Thel 'Vadamee are in charge, no one else. Oh, and no Spartans with officer ranks, either. Carter's the highest-ranking one there. I wouldn't mind some lower ranked characters being submitted, either. Otherwise I'll end up with half a dozen NCO's running about.
 * Fall of Reach: The big one. No doubts about that. Would need AT LEAST two writers in charge of different theatres of war and so on, perhaps one for SPARTAN deployments, one for Army/Marines/Navy and one for Covenant? It would be a massive undertaking and I highly doubt that many people would be interested, as I believe there was already a Reach RP on the site and all that. That said, I'd love to take it on just to see what comes out of it. If we did pull this off, it would be an awesome event for the community.
 * Would almost certainly wave off the character limits for this to allow for lots of people to fight across the planet. More redshirts to kill, I suppose.
 * Set objectives for each writer as the invasion goes on. While Reach does fall, of course, a well-written defeat can be just as good to read as a great victory against the Covenant.
 * Story should start just after Operation: UPPER CUT, around August 15th. By this point I'd imagine that the UNSC fleet was well on its way and all military assets were being moved to combat the invasion as the Covenant begin to take the upper hand. That'll give us a timeframe of fifteen days, more than enough in my opinion.
 * I'll probably give a mention or two for canon characters, perhaps a cameo from Noble Team or Halsey.
 * Naturally, any deaths that occur within this story do not count in the author's own universe as Vae Victis takes place in its own sort of timeline during the Fall of Reach.
 * While there was a large SPARTAN deployment during the Fall of Reach, I may limit it a bit. SPARTAN-II's were preparing for RED FLAG for most of this period so they won't enter the story until later. As for SIII's, it does mention two teams: Gauntlet and Echo. I reckon if enough threes are submitted I could assign who I get to these groups, even if it is just for their valiant last stands...
 * No Gammas.
 * Timing: While this certainly isn't an RP, I might have to give some writers a certain length of time to get posts done. Unless I'm messaged about certain events in real life stopping them I may be forced to take control and/or kill off the characters under their jurisdiction just to keep the story going. I highly doubt I'd have to do it but the option might be there. Can't hold things up forever. I know I can be a bit slow with my posts at times but I reckon this would work.
 * Passage of time: Just another idea, but what if I made it so that a day on Reach would be, say, a month in real-time or something. Would tie in with the time limits for posts, though that would also make the damn thing last well over a year. In any case the passage of time will be slowed if I do implement this so that we've got multiple engagements occuring over the planet in a single day.
 * NOTE: Reach has 27-hour days.
 * Space Battle: Won't lie, I'm not good at space stuff. I may ignore that entirely and focus on ground engagements while getting reports from above, or just get another writer to take care of it.
 * Could tie it in as a bit prequel to my RED FLAG story, though that would just show the reader which SPARTAN-II's survive. Still, just an idea.
 * Could include rebels at some point, as well. I know Reach is a big military world, blah blah blah, but it wouldn't be out of the question to have our UNSC troops stumble across a camp while fighting the Covenant, forcing them to join forces. The Colonial Militia guys in Nightfall seemed to be smuggling stolen weapons, perhaps there are some Innies holed up in the wilderness, or even in an abandoned titanium mine. Would allow for some rebel characters to join our cast.
 * Possible Operations:
 * Spartan Ops: What did NOBLE do while Jorge and Six were getting up to all sorts of shenanigans in space? Would be nice to have them cameoing in a few chapters between LNoS and Exodus while fighting intensifies on Reach.
 * New Alexandria: Lots of shit went down here. We've got evacuations, holding off the Covenant, whatever the hell Buck was doing and various other small missions. Could feature it for a while.
 * Viery Territory: The site of nearly all of Reach's campaign, it might be interesting to follow a group of ODST's/Marines during the fighting there, as it was the site of a massive military deployment. Could to the thing with rebels here, too.
 * SWORD Base: While Halsey destroyed SWORD after NOBLE left, could detail the evacuation and battle that occurred there. Looked like a heavy fight considering the state of the place. Could have Marines/ODST's fighting a losing battle there.
 * Spartan Ops II: Electric Boogaloo: The adventures of Echo and Gauntlet teams on the last days of the battle. I'm a fan of the theory that the dead Spartans in Lone Wolf are hallucinations or represent those who died on Reach, so they probably won't end up there. Who knows if they'll live.
 * CASTLE Base: Jun was last seen escorting Halsey to the aforementioned base, and wasn't seen again for a while until he turned up to train the SPARTAN-IV's. Could detail how he made it off Reach and a possible battle near CASTLE.
 * ODG Defence: Will happen late in the story when HIGHCOM pull their heads out of their arses and send the SPARTAN-II's on that ill-fated mission. This will follow Beta-Red as they try to defend the generator complexes from thousands of Covenant troops. While most will probably die, I do recall that Iron Fist was trying to save them from bombardment.

Last Days of Reach
Right, got 15 days for the events of VV to take place. Need to plan things out with a rough timeline of the battle's final days.


 * August 15:
 * Following Operation: UPPER CUT, the newly-arrived Covenant fleet begins deploying troops en-masse to the surface of Reach.
 * August 16:
 * Spartan Teams ECHO and NOBLE are deployed to eliminate Covenant forces attempting to land in Pálháza.
 * August 17:
 * Epsilon Eridani Fleet begins massive Marine deployments to assist Army forces on the surface of Reach.
 * August 18:
 * New Alexandria comes under attack by a Jiralhanae-led invasion force.
 * August 19:
 * NOBLE Team arrives in New Alexandria and begins operations there.
 * Multiple ODST units arrive from orbit to aid in the defence.
 * August 20:
 * Evacuation of SWORD and CASTLE bases is ordered by HIGHCOM. ODST and Army units are deployed to ensure all non-essential personnel follow this directive.
 * August 21:
 * Spartan GAUNTLET Team is able to take down a CCS-Class Battlecruiser outside Manassas.
 * August 22:
 * A large UNSC Army force moves to intercept a Covenant legion in the planet's northern regions.
 * August 23:
 * Covenant begins glassing targeted areas of Reach, including New Alexandria.
 * ODST units are redeployed to defend important military installations.
 * ECHO and GAUNTLET Teams assist in civilian evacuation operations in Manassas.
 * August 24:
 * Battle of SWORD Base.
 * August 25:
 * Multiple ODST units are dropped in across Reach to fend off Covenant attacks.
 * August 26:
 * An ODST contingent is sent to defend HIGHCOM Armoury Theta-2.
 * UNSC Marines are aided by Insurrectionists in the Viery Territory while fighting off Covenant invaders.
 * August 27:
 * Manassas is glassed after heavy fighting.
 * August 28:
 * ECHO Team deployed to defend a BXR titanium mine as workers and equipment are evacuated.
 * August 29:
 * Covenant forces attack HIGHCOM Armoury Theta-2.
 * NOBLE Team deployed to SWORD Base.
 * August 30:
 * SPARTAN-II's are deployed to defend the Orbital Defence Generators on Reach's surface.
 * UNSC forces engage Covenant troops around CASTLE Base.
 * GAUNTLET Team and a Marine contingent fight a much larger Covenant force in the city of Mohács.
 * Stranded UNSC troops attempt to seek refuge in Reach's Titanium Mines.
 * Reach finally falls to the Covenant invasion.

Unity
Been thinking about a discussion we had on Xbox Live not long ago about a sort of shared universe in which the main characters of many users -mainly Spartans- can meet up and interact. I mean, what would be cooler than the older generation of famous Spartans on the site teaming up with newer ones for an awesome battle? It was a similar idea that made me create RED FLAG, after all? I'd almost certainly have to make alternate universe versions of a number of characters (Marco in particular) to make it work on a scale any larger than an isolated story. The Sigmaverse is far too self-contained to make any massive crossovers without big problems, though I've managed to create alternate versions of things like the Thebes Incident where things do sort of fit in with the timeline. In any case, if I consider RED FLAG an experiment in bringing these characters from different universes together, then Vae Victis will be that on a much larger scale. Need to add more when I'm less tired.

Gamma Teams
Just a note of the teams my Gammas were in when they left Onyx and how things went down after..

Team Shashka High-ranked in training, was badly affected by the loss of one of their own during the Battle of Earth. Decision was made to integrate the entire team for Shrike when it was formed.


 * Julian-G209 - Reassigned to Shrike Team
 * May-G210 - Reassigned to Shrike Team
 * Amos-G028 - Reassigned to Shrike Team
 * Cesare-G177 - Reassigned to Shrike Team
 * Flynn-A189 - KIA in October 2552

Team Tanto Lost one member during the Battle of Earth, and two more during an ambush at an Insurrectionist base in 2554. Survivors reassigned to Shrike.


 * Graham-G101 - Reassigned to Shrike Team
 * Jeung-G211 - KIA in December 2552
 * Alric-G040 - Reassigned to Shrike Team
 * Emma-G012 - KIA in July 2554
 * Nathan-G219 - KIA in July 2554

Team Wakizashi Unremarkable but functional Spartan team that served in numerous battles. During an operation to destroy a rebel Sangheili group gathering weapons within UNSC space, the team was almost wiped out. Though successful, the only survivor was unfit for team operations for some time and was eventually placed in THOR until a suitable team could be assigned.


 * Sean-G180 - KIA in November 2559
 * Mordecai-G138 - Reassigned to Thor Team
 * Amreen-G037 - KIA in November 2559
 * Melissa-G111 - KIA in November 2559
 * Brynn-G073 - KIA in November 2559

AU Red Team
Red Team layout for the alternate Jack-085's timeline. †=KIA ■=Reassigned M=MIA 2525-2531 2531-2545 2544-2552 August 2552 Team Alpha Team Beta Team Gamma Team Delta
 * Jerome-092 M
 * Jack-085
 * Douglas-042 M
 * Daisy-023†
 * Jorge-052
 * Alice-130 M
 * Keiichi-047 ■
 * Anton-044
 * Grace-093
 * Naomi-010
 * Li-008
 * Jack-085
 * Jorge-052 ■
 * Naomi-010
 * Anton-044
 * Li-008
 * Grace-093
 * Joshua-029
 * Jack-085
 * Grace-093
 * Li-008
 * Anton-044
 * Naomi-010
 * Fred-103
 * Joshua-029
 * Kelly-087
 * Carris-137
 * Jack-085
 * Naomi-010
 * Keiichi-047
 * SPARTAN
 * SPARTAN
 * Li-008
 * Grace-093
 * Anton-044
 * Will-043
 * Issac-039
 * Vinh-030
 * Joseph-122
 * SPARTAN
 * SPARTAN

SIGMA Rankings
Project SIGMA training rankings circa 2525.

1: Fenn-145 2: Jack-085 3: Elena-071 4: Kane-099 5: Grigori-018 6: Pierre-127 7: Marco-025 8: Wulf-041 9: Derek-142 10: Jax-007 11: Hank-136 12: Luisa-026 13: Resk-063 14: Jacob-076 15: Stanley-148 16: Amy-133 17: Trevor-120 18: Nef-015 19: Irene-074 20: Ahmad-126

Quotes I Like
"There are worlds out there where the sky is burning, and the sea's asleep, and the rivers dream; people made of smoke and cities made of song. Somewhere there's danger, somewhere there's injustice, and somewhere else the tea's getting cold."

- The Seventh Doctor, Doctor Who

"The day I set my flag down, it'll be over my body or over a nation I believe in."

- Ulysses, Fallout: New Vegas

"What do you think of that, Mr. Pajama-Wearing, Basket-Face, Slipper-Wielding,﻿ Clype-Dreep-Bachle, Gether-Uping-Blate-Maw, Bleathering, Gomeril, Jessie, Oaf-Looking, Scooner, Nyaff, Plookie, Shan, Milk-Drinking, Soy-Faced Shilpit, Mim-Moothed, Sniveling, Worm-Eyed, Hotten-Blaugh, Vile-Stoochie, Cally-Breek-Tattie?"

- The Scotsman, Samurai Jack

"End? No, the journey doesn't end here. Death is just another path, one that we all must take. The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all turns to silver glass, and then you see it. White shores, and beyond, a far green country under a﻿ swift sunrise."

- Gandalf

"To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."

- Ulysses (The poem), Alfred Lord Tennyson

"The world is like a ride in an amusement park, and when you choose to go on it you think it's real because that's how powerful our minds are. The ride goes up and down, around and around, it has thrills and chills, and it's very brightly colored, and it's very loud, and it's fun for a while. Many people have been on the ride a long time, and they begin to wonder, "Hey, is this real, or is this just a ride?" And other people have remembered, and they come back to us and say, "Hey, don't worry; don't be afraid, ever, because this is just a ride." And we … kill those people. "Shut him up! I've got a lot invested in this ride, shut him up! Look at my furrows of worry, look at my big bank account, and my family. This has to be real." It's just a ride. But we always kill the good guys who try and tell us that, you ever notice that? And let the demons run amok … But it doesn't matter, because it's just a ride. And we can change it any time we want. It's only a choice. No effort, no work, no job, no savings of money. Just a simple choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your doors, buy guns, close yourself off. The eyes of love instead see all of us as one. Here's what we can do to change the world, right now, to a better ride. Take all that money we spend on weapons and defenses each year and instead spend it feeding and clothing and educating the poor of the world, which it would pay for many times over, not one human being excluded, and we could explore space, together, both inner and outer, forever, in peace."

- Bill Hicks

"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. A man who never reads only lives one."

- Jojen Reed, A Song of Ice and Fire.

"The Bible should be one sheet of paper. And on that sheet of paper it should say, “Try not to be a cunt.” And if you do that every day, you’ll be a good person."

- Jim Jeffries

"What is better - to be born good, or to overcome your evil nature through great effort?"

- Paarthurnax, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

"What's the difference between you and me, kid? What makes a gifted killer like yourself into a rock-hard bastard like me? The answer is TRAINING you ignorant FUCK! I've got a hundred years of experience on you, and don't you forget it!"

- Desmond Lockheart, Fallout 3

"I have a fear that one day when I attempt to take a shit, the shit will take me instead."

- Cr1TiKaL

"To kill for yourself is murder. To kill for your government is heroic. To kill for entertainment is harmless."

- Spec Ops: The Line loading screen.

Gallery/Image Dump
A dump for images I've found/made. No stealing. You know who you are.