Halo
Spoilers are ahead for Halo season 2 , sequence 6 , " Onyx . "
Summary
Throughout theHaloTV show ’s sophomore outing , various character reference bring up the term " Thermopylae . " During a keymoment in the Fall of Reach installment , Master Chief ( Pablo Schreiber ) cite Thermopylae to Admiral Jacob Keyes ( Danny Sapani ) — an apparent source to the evacuation ship that acts as thePillar of Autumn ’s TV serial publication stand - in . However , that ’s not the last clock time Thermopylae is mentioned . InHaloseason 2 , episode 6 , " Onyx , " ex - ascetical - turned - Johnny - pirate Soren-066 ( Bokeem Woodbine ) mentions the term to his married woman , Laera ( Fiona O’Shaughnessy ) , while they search the nominal planet .
Even though theHaloTV series pick out place in the Silver Timeline — an substitute version of events that ’s freestanding from the core canon of the television games and books — it ’s still heavily influenced by other entries in the franchise . The sophomore junket in picky has taken great pains to reference small details from theHalogames or put creative whirl on pre - existing type , likeHalsey ’s surrogate James Ackerson ( Joseph Morgan ) . Perhaps unsurprisingly , the terminus " Thermopylae " also crops up in the coreHalocanon , though the reference is much more squiffy than viewers might realize .
As the show ’s sophomore excursion nears its end , there ’s only one way left for Halo time of year 2 to boast an iconic element of Halo : Combat Evolved .
Soren Mentions Thermopylae While Looking For Kessler On Onyx
In the fifth episode of the Paramount+ serial ' soph instalment , Soren and Laera expend the bulk of their time explore for their son , Kessler ( Tylan Bailey ) . After Soren ’s revengeful desire to find Dr. Catherine Halsey ( Natascha McElhone ) lured him into a sand trap set by Ackerson and ONI , Laera realized that she and Kessler need to leaveHalo ’s The Rubble . While examine to escape with insurgent Kwan Ha ( Yerin Ha ) on Soren ’s ship , the mother - Logos duo ladder into a barricade : Soren ’s mutinous crew . so as to spare Laera ’s life , Kwan is forced to temporarily desert Kessler .
Soren and Laera finally learn that Kessler is n’t on Aleria at all …
After Laera and Kwan save Soren and the other Fall of Reach survivors , they reorganise on Aleria . Soren and Laera finally learn that Kessler is n’t on Aleria at all ; he was taken by the UNSC . So far , Halo has n’t been explicit aboutwhy the UNSC took Kessler , but it ’s likely due to his purportedly uninventive austere father . On the UNSC- and ONI - insure Onyx , Dr. Halsey feed Soren and Laera some indicant of where Kessler might be held . As the desperate parents search the major planet , they amount across a UNSC initiation , instigate Soren to mention Thermopylae .
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The Halo Series Features A Ship Class Called Thermopylae
During the Fall of Reach , Corporal Talia Perez ( Cristina Rodlo ) exercise with the tardy Admiral Keyes to evacuate the civilian survivors . Meanwhile , the Chief and Keyes ' forces held the Covenant intrusion off . Before the Covenant glassed the planet , Keyes sacrificed himself to control Perez ’s evasion , making him one of the key characterswho dies inHaloseason 2 , sequence 4 . Thanks to Keyes ' cause , Perez is able to pilot the ship off - worldly concern . in the beginning , Master Chief seemed to indicate that the evac ship was calledThermopylae — a phone line that conform to well with Soren ’s in episode 6 .
Much to the delight of long - meter fans , Halo season 2 is primed to retcon its big season 1 stumble regarding Makee ’s office as a " blessed one . "
watcher know that theThermopylae , piloted by Perez , made it to Onyx . The corporal has even joined the ranks of Ackerson ’s Spartan - III programme . It seems Soren must have recognized the ship , and gain that the UNSC and ONI relocated Reach ’s subsister toOnyx — a planet with a secret Forerunner association . InHalo ’s core canon , theThermopylae - class supercarrier is a lasting , muscular shipthat was build in response to the Covenant ’s telling capital ships . InHalo : evolution , the UNSCThermopylaedestroyer features in the Battle of 18 Scorpii ( viaHalopedia ) .
Thermopylae Is A Reference To The Historic Spartan Battle In Ancient Greece
The name ofHalo ’s ship is a quotation to the Battle of Thermopylae , which was fought in 480 BC . The conflict saw the Achaemenid Persian Empire , lead by Xerxes I , and an alliance of Greek city - states led by Sparta ’s Leonidas I , clashing in a three - 24-hour interval battle . One of the most prominent battles in the Iranian invasion of Greece , the Battle of Thermopylae occurred nearly a decade after another historical conflict — the Battle of Marathon . At Marathon , Greek forces were capable to rebuff the Persian intrusion , butThermopylae was all about baronial sacrifice(viaLivius.org ) .
In Halo time of year 2 , episode 5 , " Aleria , " a shot of a bird holds significant meaning for both Master Chief ( Pablo Schreiber ) and another key Spartan .
… it illustrates the passion even the most disadvantaged soldiers have when it comes to defending their country of origin .
Vastly outnumbered , the Greek military unit displayed one of history ’s most famous last tie-up . In soda cultivation , the Battle of Thermopylae served as the divine guidance for300 . The turning point battle endures as a storey because it illustrates the love even the most disadvantaged soldier have when it come to defending their fatherland . GivenHalo ’s exercise of the Spartan soubriquet , it makes sense that the franchise would admit other historical references , and the use of Thermopylae as an elimination ship — its own kind of last standstill on Reach — ingeminate the show ’s aid to contingent .
Haloseason 2 ’s conclusion air on March 21 , 2024 .
source : Halopedia , Livius.org
