Red Line

This article is about the miniseries. For the in-universe podcasst, visit Red Line.

Red Line
Logo, designed by jaxbeetle
General Information
Genre	Mystery Thriller Science-Fiction
Created by	Syp The Mighty jaxbeetle
Director	Syp The Mighty
Writer	jaxbeetle Syp The Mighty
Cast	mellohyelloh boxofmyheart
Editor	Syp The Mighty jaxbeetle (graphic design)
Music	Cole Vakassian
Illustrator	jaxbeetle
Episodes	4
Production Information
Studio	Spite Box
Game Engine	Halo 3 MCC
Original Run	September 5, 2025—
Status	Upcoming
Production
Previous	Rat's Nest
Next	Echoes

Red Line, also called Red Line: A Guard Duty Story, is an audio drama miniseries and spinoff of Guard Duty. Written by jaxbeetle and Syp The Mighty with Syp directing, this series centers on ex-journalists Pidge Emmel and Fawkes McShane who start the eponymous podcast after leaving the news outlet Chaplin Times. It was formally announced on August 8, 2025 with a teaser trailer revealing the title and starring cast mellohyelloh and boxofmyheart.

Characters

• Pidge Emmel
• Fawkes McShane

Episodes

#	Preview	Title	Released	Runtime	Description
1.		Bounty Wanted	September 5, 2025	11:24	Who is the Rogue ODST?
2.	[[File:|150px|link=]]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
3.	[[File:|150px|link=]]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
4.	[[File:|150px|link=]]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

Gallery

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  Concept logo, as shown in the teaser

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  The bounty for Emery Eden, shown in Bounty Wanted

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  Promotional image, showing the front page of Chaplin Times sometime before the events of Red Line

Trivia

• This series was originally conceived to promote Rat's Nest, with Syp The Mighty and jaxbeetle developing the idea during its production. However, it was delayed and given more time to develop as part of the marketing campaign for Echoes instead.
• It was first teased with a title and logo reveal in the Spite Box Discord server, before being formally unveiled to the public on August 8, 2025.
• This series is the first Guard Duty series that isn't primarily a machinima, instead being an audio production.