The Complete Halo Timeline | The Leaderboard

Master Chief has been saving the day for quite some time now, but the full history of Halo goes back millions of years. Here at the Leaderboard, we're bringing you the full history of the franchise with The COmplete Halo Timeline.
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Credits for This Episode
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Northern Arena Productions
Executive Producer: Carl-Edwin Michel
Writer/Producer: Ophélie Castelo
Senior Producer: Tyler Mason
Editor: Maziyar Khatam
Voice Talent: Camille Salazar-Hadaway
Executive Producers: Carrie Miller, Fred Seibert
Producers: Adrian Apolonio, Nicholas Fung
Head Writer: Casey Gonzalez
Production Assistant: Chantel Ikotidem
Writing & Talent Coordinator: Dan McQuade
Lead Graphic Designer: Alexandria Batchelor
Program Manager: Nick Jennings
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[@cyjoker333]

They way you're saying Cortana is driving me crazy.

[@AtlasPrimeV]

Blasphemy,

[@spartanq7781]

I know right? It is maddening.

[@cw8612]

Heresy

[@SombraCheeks]

CorTAINA

[@roccotherayquaza2468]

Same!

[@Ikcatcher]

It’s crazy when you realise the entire original trilogy took place canonically in like three months

[@niggtendo]

No wonder Chief sleept for 4 years. Dude was *EXHAUSTED*

[@ScalyRaptor1944]

... halo ce-3 all took place in three months?... 2-3 makes since but..... dang

[@KR-tk8fe]

@aptor1944 Halo: Combat Evolved: September 19 - 22, 2552. Halo 2: October 20 - November 17, 2552 Halo 3: November 17, 2552 - March 3, 2553 Halo 3 technically ends on December 11th. The memorial for chief is in march.

[@volumeboyman]

You were trolling the entire time pronouncing Cortana incorrectly right? I mean you said it correctly one time, at the very end of the video!

[@masondavis2969]

I’m gonna go out on a limb and say they purposefully mispronounce names in these videos to get us to comment on it, boosting their numbers. Well played Leaderboard, well played

[@NotCOPPAFTCA]

I love how there's millions of years of Lore before the first game even takes place. It really dashes any chance of you meeting a woman, but God is it worth it.

[@xxvaltielxx1789]

Aye, hoes are temporary, Halo lore is infinite

[@JESUSCHRIST-ee5tb]

@@xxvaltielxx1789 amen

[@maddogbasil]

@@xxvaltielxx1789 I second that 👍👍👌

[@joshuaturner2970]

Who the hot hell is cor-tanna? I'm sure they audibly said her name.... Multiple times throughout the series. 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@mikkelstrumer8628]

She put so much emphasis on CorTAN A

[@I-am-Igris]

"Cor-tan-na" lmao its "Cor-taun-na"

[@cyjoker333]

The way she kept saying it drove me crazy. Syd always did a much better job.

[@mikkelstrumer8628]

@@cyjoker333 that and Halsey. She kept saying hasley

[@chaycowdry7654]

No it’s “cor-tar-na”

[@K_i_t_t_y84]

It's Halsey not Haysley. ♥

[@Super50ldier]

She said that

[@SunnySide388]

@@Super50ldier 4:28 She said Haysley instead of Halsey. Halsey should be pronounced as Haal-see-y.

[@Super50ldier]

@@SunnySide388 You're right she did but she said Halsey later on at 13:51

[@SunnySide388]

@@Super50ldier Lol I wonder if someone at the recording studio corrected her later on

[@Super50ldier]

@@SunnySide388 I guess

[@owenmuri8487]

not gonna lie loved what halo infinite did with the story cause I wasn't to much of a fan of 5s. also I wish yall added halo wars in this timeline cause i think it has some stuff we see in the new halo. halo wars 1 didn't do much but 2 war a whole beast.

[@Deluvenai]

Excuse me halo wars 1 didn't do much. What? It literally gave us a timeline of events of the original games and the entire human covenant war's biggest events

[@Andrew-ft5zf]

*Sal, Q, Mur and Joe* "Say it again." *Narrator "CorTANA" Hahahahahaha

[@supersilver4457]

Actually, Jul M’Dama’s covenant was formed until after the Human Covenant war. The Sangheli defected from the Covenant during the Great Schism at the end of Halo 2., and were replaced by the Brutes. After Truth was killed and the entire Covenant collapsed, Jul M’Dama formed an entirely new covenant in between 2 and 3.

[@epicmanpog7846]

This is how you get women

[@MantequillaMe]

I thought he formed it in between 3 and 4. He gets captured by kilo five and is taken to Onyx. Where he escapes and is teleported to an elite world where they see him as a prophet. Because he appeared in a holy site and can read some forerunner words.

[@supersilver4457]

@epicmanpog So you’re implying that I’m a neckbeard because I remembered a basic plot point from the games?

[@supersilver4457]

@1 1 Oh my bad I mistyped. I meant that he formed it in between 3 and 4, and the Great Schism happened at the end of Halo 2.

[@epicmanpog7846]

@@supersilver4457 No I'm saying you are a chick magnet

[@willa4050]

Y’all got several mistakes goin on here…

[@cyjoker333]

Okay good. I thought I noticed a few, and a lot of missing parts.

[@willa4050]

@@cyjoker333 Aside from mispronounced names of MCs (Take a shot for every Cortanna you hear 🥴), they have some confused dates, wrong info and lack of details that flesh out the story a whole lot more. Sure, save for time but it’s somewhat glaring compared to other timelines I’ve seen

[@HeresAtta]

@@willa4050 And no mention of the Banished, nor Mendicant Bias.

[@Nissan.arc2448]

I totally forgot that the Elites were divided in two groups. Allies of humanity and those who stayed with the covenant

[@ShadowTheLight]

Thank you, trying to remember all of this without something like this summery would have been really hard

[@Noki5911]

Don’t use this video to keep track they skip over a lot of info

[@ShadowTheLight]

@@Noki5911 Well in the last few weeks I played 1-5 and read some books, it's more to wrap my head around it

[@SunnySide388]

I wish they got someone who's actually played the games to narrate this video because there's literally no excuse for mispronouncing so many things it's ridiculous. A two minute google search would have showed you go to pronounce Cortana or Thel Vadam.

[@justmike9556]

It's kinda funny tho

[@masterattom4495]

This was not a great video. The writing was bad (saying universe instead of galaxy several times), mispronouncing characters' names (Hasley instead of Halsey, the way she says Cortana), and getting certain points wrong (Jul M'Dama's splinter group). You can tell neither the writers nor the narrator know the lore.

[@stuart4341]

She called Kamchatka, a peninsula in eastern Russia, a planet.

[@bunniegallegos635]

Maybe next time they’ll take two minutes to google the pronunciation of these names. That was actually terrible. I feel like you have to TRY to mispronounce that many names.

[@soupepictrek1397]

It really hurts once you get to the end, where she pronounces Cortana *correctly* for once.

[@gsraldo99]

The way she says Cortana was so distracting it’s all I heard.

[@TheRatchz]

There's so much missing and so much incorrect information here, and the name mispronouciations like "cortena and halsely" like what? lmao, and no mention at all of the banished and both halo wars...or odst, or reach [it was only the attack on the planet and operation red flag covered in like...20 seconds] anyways if you want accurate halo lore either follow halo canon, installation 00 or hiddenxperia

[@cameronking7824]

Well done for the video BUT get some who's played it to narrate please.. so many incorrect pronunciations.. had to stop watching half way through..

[@King_Kylfá]

This person has never personally played halo.

[@TacitusKilgore528]

Shouldve had someone who actually plays the game provide commentary.

[@TheNobleOne01]

IKR

[@tick1180]

Someone's buthurt about pronounciation..

[@TacitusKilgore528]

@@tick1180 If you wanna make videos on youtube then learn how to speak. Seems like pretty simple logic to me.

[@tick1180]

@@TacitusKilgore528 It's just a damn pronounciation. She clearly is able to speak just not pronounce.

[@ohghee]

I was SOOOOOO looking forward to a chief vs. Cortana story but instead we get infinite.. I like infinites story more than most but it was disappointing jumping into the future and cortana is already defeated (kinda)

[@kaifuzzy1]

It's clear whoever is reading this script has never played the games

[@TheZProtocol]

This video is missing A LOT of lore. It should be re-done and with correct name pronunciations this time. Core-Tain-Nah is driving me insane

[@obimezu]

This is very interesting to learn cuz all the Halo games I played, I never knew this was what was happenin lol

[@GreatsMomentsTV]

Its like my childhood in Chronological order lol

[@jayciii29]

She got the most patriotic pronunciation of cortana

[@thedemogamer6595]

There are sooo many tiny issues here but I guess for the most part, good job

[@itsJustgotti]

Love that there doing this timeline thing again

[@lukecartwright8266]

Drink every time she buthchers a name 🤪

[@mikkelstrumer8628]

4:28 What was that? Who’s Hazelly? You mean Halsey?

[@brandolynrenner5949]

Why is she saying Cortana like that…. CORE-TAN-UH. It’s CORE-TAU-NUH

[@Brigstad]

Another gnostic story, nice.

[@kylechmieleski2429]

At the end, she says Cortana's name correctly, in which triggered me and made me laugh.

[@JoeMama-ct6vp]

Halo infinite should pick up where the story leaves off😆

[@pauljordan0203]

whoa wait what?!, Miranda Keys is Dr. Halsey's daughter?!

[@harleyronco6021]

Yes, I think that was confirmed in one of the books, in fact in the opening cutscene of halo 5, when they show Dr. Halsey in her office, she has a photo of Miranda on her desk.

[@pauljordan0203]

@@harleyronco6021 huh, wonder how she reacted when she found out that Miranda died during the battle on the Arc.

[@natescorner]

Cortana is pronounced Cor-tah-na

[@Nobody-fn7bl]

This was a lazy timeline explanation. I got lost.

[@darthlol-9809]

Get someone who knows what their talking about b

[@matthewa9911]

You forgot to mention the part where cortana took over windows 10

[@mmaullon]

Narrator: CORE TAN AH Me: ugh

[@ignisofficialgaming]

How to tell that the narrator hasn’t played Halo: pronounces Cortana incorrectly, doesn’t mention the UNSC Spirit of Fire, doesn’t pronounce Thel’Vadamee correctly

[@hbk12fan]

Was waiting for this, thanks !

[@wubooh9926]

How do u pronounce a name wrong even though u have examples on how to say it right. HOW?

[@robertogonzalez1907]

As expected, not a “complete” timeline, only an overview of video media.

[@9strijdr374]

Bad vid

[@coleaddington23]

Honestly terrible video. A lot of wrong information such as mispronounced dates. Saying 2525 instead of 2552. Missing out on key information between events. Not putting correct videos to what the narrator is saying, making it really hard to follow. And the obvious horrible pronunciation of Cortana, Halsey, Thel 'Vadam, and Jul 'Mdama. Seems like they could of done more research and edited this video much better. Really rushed video for a game that was announced in 2018

[@SirPhoenixofSoCal]

Make sure whoever reads the script you guys write actually plays the games so they know how to pronounce names that have been said a hundred times during the game. Bozo clearly didnt play any of them pronouncing cortana and halsey like that

[@masterattom4495]

I'm not even convinced the person who wrote the script played the games. This was a bad video.

[@dixonjames90]

The proper way to pronounce cortana is everywhere. Kinda makes it obvious the v/o person did no work and doesn't care about their listeners. I'm unsubscribing. If they can't put in effort on simple details I'm not giving them my add revenue

[@panda96assassin29]

I was trying so hard to stay with you but all the times you are pronouncing cortana's name wrong I just could not deal with it. You have actual audio log showing you how to pronounce it it just as bad as that knock off Avatar movie where Aang was pronounced wrong

[@kensredemption]

The editing on this video needs some work…also, where is the timeline infographic between each transition?

[@JabamiLain]

What's the story that introduces Forge's daughter for the first time ?

[@Tryagaindogg]

You guys got so much wrong and left out SO MUUUUUCH other stuff. Did you all even research or play the games ?

[@Cheekysquirel]

You skipped some major points and the way you pronounce a lot of things is maddening

[@matthewdaye5410]

You missed soooo much, and pronounced moms name incorrectly. H a l s e y ...... Haisly SMH, also you made it sound like the Spartans were the clones.

[@danielreynoso6352]

Corwhat? You have to be kidding me… did they get someone who’s never played the games to read the scripts

[@SparkyKatz]

im sorry but… “Cortana”???? The heck? Did yall not play the game and here how to say “Cortona”?

[@etiennedewet3694]

You guys need to do an update. Halo Infinite is out and once Epetaph is released there will have been 3 books

[@zalankhan5743]

CORTAANAA* not CORTENAA

[@tophmcgoph9229]

Cort-ahn-nah

[@treebotreviews]

Say it with me now, CATHERINE HALSEY!! HALL-ZEE

[@keithhall983]

Nice vid. But could stop saying Cortana name the wrong way, we all know thats not the way to say it

[@nicholaswilson717]

Bahahahaha!! I’m sorry… can’t help it… “Core-Tana”????? 😂😂😂😂

[@Lazzw26]

the way u pronounce things is drivin me crazy what r u on obviously never played halo

[@ThatsJustMid]

Hey baby. You play Halo often? ;) *Picks nose*

[@ShadowTheLight]

Dang all this because the forerunner's have a grudge against the precursors for not picking them

[@rithvikmuthyalapati9754]

Yeah. The forerunners are like the jealous sibling

[@gabrielalejandroblancomadr9599]

You completely past away reach x.x like is the base of the halo explanation

[@aluminum54]

Says names of an Allen race without issue. Can't say Cortana or Halsey.

[@danielreynoso6352]

I’m sorry Doctor Katherine what? How did you say Halsey?

[@bullrun2772]

They finally Did it but hopefully they can do destiny as well

[@ShoelessGaminh]

She just keeps saying it wrong. Did nobody edit this video?

[@GrungeHead47]

They seriously didn't tell the person doing the commentary how to pronounce Cortana first before recording this? No one says it like that EVER. There is no way the girl doing the commentary has actually played a Halo game. Otherwise she would know how they say her name differently in the games and they say her name all the time, just like she had to just to make a 20min video. For God's sake she says Cortana like a billion times too it's maddening!!

[@monkeyhasguns9913]

Dont make a timeline if you cant pronounce the names properly.

[@mustykaoje]

Never been this early

[@blueangelsfan4072]

"Dr. Hasely" @4;30. not Halsey! Omg, grrrrrr

[@mvpnth831]

Sick pronunciation on half the names and words….

[@derekhowe672]

When you researched and wrote a script about a game you never played

[@stuart4341]

Kamchatka is not s planet, it's a peninsula in eastern Russia.

[@ThatsJustMid]

Hey guys you remember Cortaina from Halo? Cortaina was great.

[@ThatsJustMid]

Let's not forget about Dr Hazely. She was alright.

[@jeffx7894]

I dont like how she says cortana cor-tan-a like bruh

[@FoxhoundCommander945]

Is she purposely mispronouncing cortana's name?

[@xavierperez323]

Tell me you don't play halo but want that Halo money without saying so Them: Cortanna, Destroy the halo

[@dark_shadowjv1959]

You should be fired for the way you say Cortana.

[@edgewalker5209]

Mass effect.... Totally, the next step is Mass effect.

[@RazeAndSew]

Idc about Halo's gameplay, their lore and story are stupid af 😂

[@SirPhoenixofSoCal]

Why U on this video then weirdo lmao

[@obimezu]

it took her until @19:13 to say cortana correctly -_-

[@jordanericbaird2724]

it's not "Hasley", it's "Halsey"

[@slapjax_]

4 only exists because Microsoft wants money

[@jeffx7894]

Pls let someone else narrate cause this women bruh

[@JonahAGoldstein]

You guys have to do a wolfenstein timeline

[@ownenk]

It drives me crazy that you said Cortāna

[@mr.potato5160]

Anyone else thinks Spartans are rip off clones

[@therurounironin]

I can’t stand the way she says Halo as hale-oh

[@tristanteet9978]

The Flood ship in 3 wasn't the Truth and Reconciliation because it was destroyed on Installation 04 in the book Flood

[@aaronkoenders4810]

I think my Boy Scouts leader is pitching a tent, should I help him?

[@gabbylikeskicks]

Can someone direct me to where I can watch this scene at 0:18. I keep thinking this was when Chief and Cortana was stranded in Forward Unto Dawn, and Cortana wakes him up. But I've watched a lot of cutscenes regarding this moment and I haven't seen this particular scene in 0:18 yet. Please help

[@opheliec.8854]

This extract is from the Halo 4 Awakening E3 2011 Trailer. You can see it at 0:48 on the official Xbox video.

[@MrMoustacheNinja]

COR TAN UH is driving me insane

[@中村-z2y]

Couldn't you of waited a couple days for the game to come out so that you could make a full timeline??

[@500Prozac]

Nice video but too many mistakes