Against All Odds

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Duties&desires.png|Colonial Independence Campaigns|link=Colonial Independence Campaigns|linktext=Humanity wages war upon itself as rebel factions demand freedom through terrorism and bloodshed.</font>
Human-Covenant War AAO.png|Human-Covenant War|link=Human-Covenant War (AAO)|linktext=The great test of humanity's survival begins as they fight against a Covenant intent on their extinction.
Interspecies Union Conflicts.png|Interspecies Union Conflicts|link=Interspecies Union Conflicts|linktext=Human and Sangheili join together into a new era of uprisings, corruption, opportunity...and power.
UNSC-AA47931-2604.png|Against All Odds (2604—)|link=File:Astrophysics Anomaly 47931.png|linktext=UNSC Astrophysics Anomaly #47931Operation: BUTTERCUP (05/20/2604)
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==About==
==The Team==
If you're looking for something to do in AAO, or are starting off and don't know how to build a good foundation for your role, consult one of the following users. Their individual "fields of expertise" should help you decide what you want to do most.
===Co-creators===
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Maslab establishes most of AAO's post Human-Covenant War storyline, covering the ground with his long novels and related articles. He is also good at plot ideas for any story and has a solid sense of what does and doesn't make sense in a story or article. 
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Sonasaurus mostly writes stories, as he is hopeless at scientific matters. This leads him to frequently ask Maslab for help when the need arises, or if worst comes to worst, resort to technobabble. He does more work on the canon side of Halo than his fellow co-creator does, and also fills in gaps in the post-HCW timeline established by Maslab. He writes about Sangheili just as much as he does about the UNSC, and more so than most of the other members in AAO; however, he often takes liberties due to their vaguely detailed culture. He isn't too fond of writing articles, but when he does, he ensures that it is of high quality both content-wise and appearance-wise. Most of his articles are characters.
===Moderators===
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Leo Fox is, for all intents and purposes, the all-around expert when it comes to the UNSC. He frequently writes about the Office of Naval Intelligence, but is no less able at creating other types of UNSC characters. He is also in charge of managing the UNSC's fleet (currently under construction by ).
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StoneGhost is AAO's technological expert. He specializes in creating articles on weapons, vehicles, or really any type of miscellaneous technology. He also has a knack for drawing two-dimensional images of UNSC ships, although he would prefer not to create them on a whim as they are painstaking to complete. He also splits his writing between AAO and his own project, the Swarmverse.
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Actene deals mostly with AAO's criminal underworld. Most of his content is related to human mercenaries, freelancers, and the like, with the occasional alien thrown in. He has created several factions tied to these notable individuals. When it comes to Sangheili, he places them in affiliations outside that of the military's. He has a few "good" characters, and his most prominent characters are closer to being "neutral" than "evil". His stories revolve around these characters, who are for the most part, existent in multiple universes. His stories, however, are usually devoted to a single universe. Recently, most of his works have been devoted to AAO.
==Major Articles==
===Storylines===
For a question that has been asked so many times, here's the long-awaited answer! AAO is split into a series of different eras, each of differing quantity but of equal importance. Here are all five eras that make up the project's storyline. They currently do not have articles, but will be written all in good time.
Ancient Sanghelios Conflicts (Ages of Conflict—Ages of Conversion) — A rarely explored era, and the smallest of the five in AAO, these events are nonetheless important to the project. Stories that tell of key events that led to changes in the Sangheili and their ties to the Covenant over the ages, as well as the ancestors of some of the most prominent "present-day" Sangheili and their accomplishments.
Colonial Independence Campaigns (2479—2537) — The UNSC's conflicts with the various human rebel factions that grow increasingly powerful over the years. Even though the last few years of the long-time war took a backseat after the appearance of the Covenant, this era outlines many important events that shaped the Human-Covenant War and the future of the Unified Earth Government itself.
Human-Covenant War (2525—2553) — The biggest conflict the UNSC ever faces in the first half of the 26th century, the infamous Human-Covenant War pits the UNSC against the Hierarchical alien caste, as the human race faces genocide, and consequently the possibility of extinction. As colony after colony is destroyed by the Covenant, the UNSC is slowly backed into a corner and become overpowered and outnumbered—until the Covenant itself breaks apart in turmoil.
Interspecies Union Conflicts (2554—2588) — After forming a new alliance with the Sangheili and beginning the stage of recovery for the human race's diminished numbers, the Interspecies Union is created and rises to power. But so do various factions that oppose them. From a human rebel organization that is much more resourceful than their Insurrectionist counterparts to a gathering of Sangheili that still believe in the Covenant's Great Journey, the Interspecies Union find themselves on the brink of war as tensions rise between the opposing sides. What's more, the Covenant that was thought to have been defeated have gained a newfound strength and seek revenge on those who had nearly brought them down...
Against All Odds (2604—?) — The fifth and largest era to AAO, one that tells of a massive war between the Interspecies Union and a deadly enemy. This era and all information pertaining to it are under construction and is currently off-limits for writing.
===Timeline===
This will be added to and improved upon over time.
===Annual Awards===
Year	Category	Category	Category 	Article 	Author 	Result
2008	 	 	Best SPARTAN 	SPARTAN-091 	 	Nominated
2008	 	 	Best SPARTAN 	Simon-G294 	 	Won
2008	 	 	Best Starship 	Leonidas-class Heavy Battleship 	 	Nominated
2009	 	 	Best Covenant Character 	Autel 'Vadam 	and 	Won
2009	 	 	Best Starship 	UNSC Las Vegas 	 	Won
2009	 	 	Best Novel 	Flight of the Phoenix: Book 1 	 	Won
2009	 	 	Best Novel 	Vadam Legacies: The Darkest Hour 	 	Nominated
2009	 	 	Best Novel 	The Forerunners Chronicles: Emergence 	 	Nominated
2009	 	 	Best Writer 	 	 	Nominated
2010	 	 	Best SPARTAN 	Felix-116 	 	Won
2010	 	 	Best UNSC Personnel 	Jacob Forge 	 	Nominated
2010	 	 	Best UNSC Personnel 	Leonardo Simmons 	 	Won
2010	 	 	Best Covenant Character 	Stel 'Vadam 	 	Won
2010	 	 	Best Covenant Character 	Xar 'Mantakree 	 	Nominated
2010	 	 	Best AI 	Diana 	 	Won
2010	 	 	Best Unaffiliated Character 	Richard R. Hunt 	 	Nominated
2010	 	 	Best Starship 	UNSC Spirit of Fire 	 	Nominated
2010	 	 	Best Starship 	Leonidas-class Heavy Battleship 	 	Nominated
2010	 	 	Best Ground/Air Vehicle 	M6A1 Raider Main Battle Tank 	 	Won
2010	 	 	Best Weapon 	BR60 	and 	Won
2010	 	 	Best Technology 	MJOLNIR Mark VII Powered Assault Armor	 	Nominated
2010	 	 	Best Location 	Taradia 	 	Won
2010	 	 	Best Organization 	Alpha-9 Division 	 	Nominated
2010	 	 	Best Organization 	SPARTAN-III Program 	 	Nominated
2010	 	 	Best Organization 	Fleet Logistics Support Group 	 	Won
2010	 	 	Best Species 	Evaniptus 	and 	Won
2010	 	 	Best Roleplay 	Against All Odds 	 	Won
2010	 	 	Best Novel 	Flight of the Phoenix: Book 2 	 	Won
2010	 	 	Best Novel 	Halo: Heroes All 	and 	Won
2010	 	 	Best Writer 	[F] 	[F] 	Won
2010	 	 	Best Writer 	 	 	Won
2010	 	 	Best Writer 	 	 	Nominated
2011	 	 	Best SPARTAN 	Tess-B312 	 	Nominated
2011	 	 	Best Covenant Character 	Fira 'Demal 	 	Won
2011	 	 	Best Covenant Character 	Shinsu 'Refum 	 	Nominated
2011	 	 	Best AI 	Dotto 	 	Nominated
2011	 	 	Best Unaffiliated Character 	David Kahn 	 	Nominated
2011	 	 	Best Organization 	Interspecies Union 	and 	Won
2011	 	 	Best Novel 	Duties and Desires: Part 1 	 	Won
2011	 	 	Best Novel 	Halo: Avenger's Quest 	 	Nominated
2011	 	 	Best Novel 	Flight of the Phoenix: Book 3 	 	Nominated
2011	 	 	Best Short Fiction 	The S312 Chronicles 	 	Nominated
2011	 	 	Best Short Fiction 	Remember 	 	Nominated
2011	 	 	Best Writer 	 	 	Nominated
2011	 	 	Best Writer 	 	 	Nominated
2011	 	 	Best Writer 	 	 	Won
2011	 	 	Best Writer 	 	 	Nominated
2012	 	 	Mythic Article 	David Kahn 	 	Won
2012	 	 	Legendary Article 	Shinsu 'Refum 	 	Won
2012	 	 	Best SPARTAN 	Vinh-030 	 	Won
2012	 	 	Best SPARTAN 	Daisy-023 	 	Nominated
2012	 	 	Best UNSC Personnel 	Pete Marcus Stacker 	 	Nominated
2012	 	 	Best Covenant Character 	Shinsu 'Refum 	 	Won
2012	 	 	Best AI 	Deep Winter 	 	Nominated
2012	 	 	Best AI 	Dotto 	 	Nominated
2012	 	 	Best Unaffiliated Character 	David Kahn 	 	Won
2012	 	 	Best Event 	Beta Taurius II Campaign 	 	Won
2012	 	 	Best Canon Expansion 	Vinh-030 	 	Nominated
2012	 	 	Best Canon Expansion 	Pete Marcus Stacker 	 	Nominated
2012	 	 	Best Canon Expansion 	Daisy-023 	 	Won
2012	 	 	Best Collaboration 	RP:Awakening Demons 	 	Nominated
2012	 	 	Best Novel 	Halo: Indelible Past 	 	Nominated
2012	 	 	Best Novel 	Duties and Desires: Part 2 	 	Won
2012	 	 	Best Short Fiction 	Sacrifice 	 	Nominated
2012	 	 	Best Short Fiction 	Conscripted 	 	Nominated
2012	 	 	Best Writer 	 	 	Won
2012	 	 	Breakthrough User 	 	 	Won
2012	 	 	Breakthrough User 	 	 	Nominated
2013	 	 	Mythic Article 	Melissa McKay 	 	Won
2013	 	 	Best SPARTAN 	Doug-103 	 	Won
2013	 	 	Best UNSC Personnel 	Melissa McKay 	 	Won
2013	 	 	Best Sangheili Character 	Stel 'Vadam 	 	Won
2013	 	 	Best Unaffiliated Character 	Zoey Hunsinger 	 	Nominated
2013	 	 	Best Species 	Vulpine 	 	Nominated
2013	 	 	Best Canon Expansion 	Melissa McKay 	 	Won
2013	 	 	Best Short Fiction 	Knight 	 	Nominated
2013	 	 	Best Writer 	 	 	Won
2013	 	 	Best Writer 	 	 	Nominated
2014	 	 	Mythic Article 	Gavin Dunn 	 	Won
2014	 	 	Legendary Article 	Chancer V 	, , and	Won
2014	 	 	Heroic Article 	Redmond Venter 	 	Won
2014	 	 	Best SPARTAN 	SPARTAN-050 	 	Nominated
2014	 	 	Best Third-Party Faction Character	Redmond Venter 	 	Won
2014	 	 	Best Unaffiliated Character 	Gavin Dunn 	 	Won
2014	 	 	Best Unaffiliated Character 	Zoey Hunsinger 	 	Nominated
2014	 	 	Best Starship 	Chancer V 	, , and	Won
2014	 	 	Best Writer 	 	 	Won
2014	 	 	Best Writer 	 	 	Nominated
==Contributors==
==Canon Classification==
When you are in AAO, you are expected to keep your content at a certain degree of canon-friendliness. Based on the chart below, it is recommended that your articles are at a tier-3 level or above. Tier-4 is borderline canon, and would be best improved over time. If you're anything below that, act fast or things will go downhill very quickly.
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Type of Canon 	Type of Canon 	Classification 	Description
 	Mainstream Halo 	Tier-0 Canon 	Halo games made by Bungie, sticking to the ideals but not necessarily the storyline. After all, what's a good fanon story if you don't have your own imagination? If you can write like this, you can probably submit your articles to the Halo Fanon Annual Awards, and win them too.
 	Novels 	Tier-1 Canon 	The novels take some liberties but for the most part make fair contributions to the Halo universe. There's the occasional inconsistency, but nothing that can't be accounted for (Note Halo: The Flood falls under Tier-2 Canon). If you can get the facts right, and put in a decent effort, then your work will shine like a diamond.
 	Halo Wars 	Tier-2 Canon 	An outside source, to be sure, but Halo nonetheless. If you write at this level you should have a good sense of what's canon and what's a mistake. Ensemble isn't Bungie, but they have a good sense of canon and we can count most of it as such.
 	Graphic Novels 	Tier-3 Canon 	Stepped on a few toes, so be careful what you use to support your canon-friendliness if you write based on what you see in the graphic novels. Bear in mind that these companies make comics for lots of other media sources, and can't always be counted on to keep things in line. Be sure to consult some other form of Halo facts before putting your work out.
 	Halo Legends 	Tier-4 Canon 	This is pretty much the no-man's land of Halo. You may or may not get an NCF template, as Halo Legends has broken more than one rule before, and sometimes isn't accepted as canon by the general Halo Fanon community. It's recommended that you don't rely on this to write your articles, as you'll probably be contradicted.
 	Non-Canon Friendly 	Tier-5 Material 	Not a good place to be. You've got your head under the water, and now you need to pull yourself out. But an NCF article isn't irreparable, and if you keep your cool and listen to advice, you'll find yourself going in the right direction.
 	F***ed Up Beyond (Almost) Any Repair	Tier-6 Material 	You've gone seriously under the radar, and it'll take a lot of effort to fix your article. If you put in enough patience and commitment, you just might make it readable. But if it was any indication of your writing quality, then it's better to start fresh and try harder.
==See also==
*Rules
*Apply to AAO
*Frequently Asked Questions
*Character Board
*Minor Characters
*IRC channel
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