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<center>''This article is about the miniseries. For the [[SAFE]] outpost, visit [[Outpost Rat's Nest]].''</center>
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   | title='''Rat's Nest'''
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   | created_by=[[Syp The Mighty]]<br>[[Revoltge]]
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   | director=Syp The Mighty<br>Sephtic <small>(animation)</small>
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  | artist=jaxbeetle
  | mods=HeroesUnite <small>(''Part 5'')</small>
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   | game_engine=''[[Halo#The Master Chief Collection|Halo 3 MCC]]''
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   | original_run=June 29, 2025—
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   | status=Upcoming
   | previous=[[Guard Duty: Season 1|Season 1]]
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   | next=[[Guard Duty: Season 2|Season 2]]
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}}'''Rat's Nest''' is an upcoming ''Halo''-based machinima miniseries created by [[Syp The Mighty]] and [[Revoltge]] that serves as a prequel to the main ''[[Guard Duty]]'' series. It will be produced sometime after ''[[Guard Duty: Season 1|Season 1]]''.
   | next=''[[Echoes]]''
}}'''Rat's Nest''' is a ''[[Halo]]''-based [[machinima]] miniseries that serves as a prequel to ''[[Guard Duty]]'', airing since June 29, 2025. Directed by [[Syp The Mighty]] from a screenplay she wrote with [[Revoltge]], this series centers on [[Emery Eden]] just prior to his introduction in ''[[Season 1]]'' during an encounter with the guards stationed on [[Outpost Rat's Nest]].
 
A teaser clip was included at the end of a [[9-5 Cast Announcement!|special video]] announcing the cast of ''[[Nine to Five]]'', which featured Revoltge in-character as [[Emery Eden]] sending an audition for the lead role. On May 2, 2025, the official poster illustrated by jaxbeetle was unveiled as well as its release window upon the end of filming. An official trailer was released on June 22, 2025. It premiered on June 29, 2025.


==Characters==
==Characters==
*[[Outpost Rat's Nest]] Guards
===[[Outpost Rat's Nest|Rat's Nest Guards]]===
*[[Emery Eden]]
*[[Raven Carmine]] <small>(1 episode)</small>
*[[Ellie Melons]] <small>(1 episode)</small>
*[[Polly Pockett]] <small>(1 episode)</small>
*[[Dina Jones]] <small>(1 episode)</small>
*[[Jace Casper]] <small>(1 episode)</small>
 
===[[SAFE|HQ]]===
*[[Damien Wilson]] <small>(confirmed)</small>
 
===Other===
*[[Emery Eden|Trooper]] <small>(1 episode)</small>
*[[Prim]] <small>(confirmed)</small>


==Episodes==
==Episodes==
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! scope="col" |'''Description'''
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|1.
|1.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:GDRN.png|150px|link=]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:RN1.png|150px|link=]]
|TBD
|[[Rehearsal]]
|TBD
|June 29, 2025
|TBD
|3:55
|TBD
|An outlaw makes his way to Outpost Rat's Nest...
|-
|-
|2.
|2.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:GDRN.png|150px|link=]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:|150px|link=]]
|TBD
|Break a Leg
|TBD
|July 6, 2025
|TBD
|TBD
|TBD
|TBD
|-
|-
|3.
|3.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:GDRN.png|150px|link=]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:|150px|link=]]
|TBD
|Showstopper
|TBD
|July 13, 2025
|TBD
|TBD
|TBD
|TBD
|-
|-
|4.
|4.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:GDRN.png|150px|link=]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:|150px|link=]]
|The Last Dance
|July 20, 2025
|TBD
|TBD
|TBD
|TBD
|-
|5.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:|150px|link=]]
|Curtain Call
|July 27, 2025
|TBD
|TBD
|TBD
|TBD
|-
|-
|5.
|}
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:GDRN.png|150px|link=]]
 
|TBD
===''[[Guard Duty Sides|Sides]]'' episodes===
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! Preview !! Title !! Released !! Runtime !! Description
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| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Sides16.png|150px|link=]]
|[[Crazy, Cupid, Love!]]
|February 14, 2025
|7:49
|The Guards learn the meaning of love from a special visitor.
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Sides17.png|150px|link=]]
|[[Discord Announcement!]]
|March 28, 2025
|1:44
|June is here to announce the all new Spite Box Discord server!
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Sides18.png|150px|link=]]
|[[The Holy Kale]]
|June 11, 2025
|4:11
|Geff and June fall in love, but Miller has something to say about it...
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |
|Say Uncle!
|TBD
|TBD
|TBD
|TBD
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==Gallery==
<gallery mode="nolines">
Rat's Nest Guards Coming Soon.png|Concept designs for the central characters, shown in ''[[Coming Soon]]''
Rat's Nest Tease.png|A production still featuring the guards of the eponymous outpost
RN logo.png|The concept logo, designed by Blankslate
Rat's Nest Teaser Poster.png|The teaser poster, featuring Blankslate's concept logo design
Rat's Nest WANTED poster by jaxbeetle.png|Promotional wanted posted, depicting [[Emery Eden]], by jaxbeetle
</gallery>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*This series was announced in ''[[Coming Soon]]'', a ''Sides'' episode.
*This series was announced in ''[[Coming Soon]]'', a fourth-wall breaking ''[[Guard Duty Sides|Sides]]'' episode produced upon the end of ''[[Classic Season 2]]''. It was written shortly after ''[[Season 1]]'' at the end of 2023 into early 2024. Its production was reaffirmed in ''[[Stay Tuned]]'', another fourth-wall breaking ''Sides'' episode, where its logo was revealed as well as the involvement of animators EprothStudios and Sephtic returning from ''[[Season 1]]''. A teaser was included in the [[9-5 Cast Announcement!|cast announcement]] for ''[[Nine to Five]]'', with its production later referenced in ''[[Discord Announcement!]]'' by including [[Dina Jones]], a character set to be formally introduced in this miniseries.
*Blankslate_GG, the current voice of [[Jack O'Brien]] and good friend of Syp, came up with the logo for this series.
*Syp considers this series to be a spiritual successor to ''[[Major Malfunction]]''.
 
===Marketing===
*[[File:Rat's Nest WANTED poster by jaxbeetle.png|220px|thumb|right|A bounty placed on [[Emery Eden]] by [[Trinity Advancements|Trinity]], designed by jaxbeetle]]An in-universe graphic depicting a bounty placed by [[Trinity Advancements|Trinity]] was designed by jaxbeetle and posted onto [[Spite Box]]'s social media accounts to promote ''Rat's Nest'', which included the following:
:: ''WANTED''
:: ''ROGUE HELLJUMPER''
:: ''CODENAME: [[Emery Eden|TROOPER]]''
:: ''LAST SEEN: [[Outpost Ice Box|ICE BOX]]''
:: ''WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE''
 
:: ''A rogue orbital drop shock trooper who participated in the raid on the [[UNSC]] [[SAFE Program|SAFE]] outpost designated as "Ice Box" with one casualty and a failure to suppress camera footage of his participation. He is armed and dangerous, with authorization to kill on sight if necessary.''
 
:: ''$20,000,000 REWARD''
 
:Additionally, it was posted with the caption:
 
:: ''ATTENTION''
:: ''THIS IS BEING BROADCASTED ON A PRIVATED CHANNEL''
:: ''IF YOU WERE CONTACTED IT MEANS YOU HAVE [[Trinity Advancements|TRINITY]]'S UPMOST TRUST AND ARE ONE OF THE VERY FEW SELECTED FOR THIS UNLISTED BOUNTY''
:: ''ALL DETAILS ARE INCLUDED BELOW''
 
:: ''DO NOT SHARE''
 
:: ''GOOD LUCK, [ RONIN ]''
:: .
:: .
:: .
:: .
:: .
:: .
:: .
:: ''DO NOT RESPOND''


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Latest revision as of 22:07, 4 July 2025

This article is about the miniseries. For the SAFE outpost, visit Outpost Rat's Nest.

Rat's Nest is a Halo-based machinima miniseries that serves as a prequel to Guard Duty, airing since June 29, 2025. Directed by Syp The Mighty from a screenplay she wrote with Revoltge, this series centers on The Spartan just prior to his introduction in Season 1 during an encounter with the guards stationed on Outpost Rat's Nest.

A teaser clip was included at the end of a special video announcing the cast of Nine to Five, which featured Revoltge in-character as The Spartan sending an audition for the lead role. On May 2, 2025, the official poster illustrated by jaxbeetle was unveiled as well as its release window upon the end of filming. An official trailer was released on June 22, 2025. It premiered on June 29, 2025.

Characters

Rat's Nest Guards

HQ

Other

Episodes

# Preview Title Released Runtime Description
1. RN1.png Rehearsal June 29, 2025 3:55 An outlaw makes his way to Outpost Rat's Nest...
2. [[File:|150px|link=]] Break a Leg July 6, 2025 TBD TBD
3. [[File:|150px|link=]] Showstopper July 13, 2025 TBD TBD
4. [[File:|150px|link=]] The Last Dance July 20, 2025 TBD TBD
5. [[File:|150px|link=]] Curtain Call July 27, 2025 TBD TBD

Sides episodes

Preview Title Released Runtime Description
Sides16.png Crazy, Cupid, Love! February 14, 2025 7:49 The Guards learn the meaning of love from a special visitor.
Sides17.png Discord Announcement! March 28, 2025 1:44 June is here to announce the all new Spite Box Discord server!
Sides18.png The Holy Kale June 11, 2025 4:11 Geff and June fall in love, but Miller has something to say about it...
Say Uncle! TBD TBD TBD

Gallery

  • Concept designs for the central characters, shown in Coming Soon

    Concept designs for the central characters, shown in Coming Soon

  • A production still featuring the guards of the eponymous outpost

    A production still featuring the guards of the eponymous outpost

  • The concept logo, designed by Blankslate

    The concept logo, designed by Blankslate

  • The teaser poster, featuring Blankslate's concept logo design

    The teaser poster, featuring Blankslate's concept logo design

  • Promotional wanted posted, depicting Emery Eden, by jaxbeetle

    Promotional wanted posted, depicting The Spartan, by jaxbeetle

Trivia

  • This series was announced in Coming Soon, a fourth-wall breaking Sides episode produced upon the end of Classic Season 2. It was written shortly after Season 1 at the end of 2023 into early 2024. Its production was reaffirmed in Stay Tuned, another fourth-wall breaking Sides episode, where its logo was revealed as well as the involvement of animators EprothStudios and Sephtic returning from Season 1. A teaser was included in the cast announcement for Nine to Five, with its production later referenced in Discord Announcement! by including Dina Jones, a character set to be formally introduced in this miniseries.
  • Syp considers this series to be a spiritual successor to Major Malfunction.

Marketing

  • A bounty placed on The Spartan by Trinity, designed by jaxbeetle
    An in-universe graphic depicting a bounty placed by Trinity was designed by jaxbeetle and posted onto Spite Box's social media accounts to promote Rat's Nest, which included the following:
WANTED
ROGUE HELLJUMPER
CODENAME: TROOPER
LAST SEEN: ICE BOX
WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE
A rogue orbital drop shock trooper who participated in the raid on the UNSC SAFE outpost designated as "Ice Box" with one casualty and a failure to suppress camera footage of his participation. He is armed and dangerous, with authorization to kill on sight if necessary.
$20,000,000 REWARD
Additionally, it was posted with the caption:
ATTENTION
THIS IS BEING BROADCASTED ON A PRIVATED CHANNEL
IF YOU WERE CONTACTED IT MEANS YOU HAVE TRINITY'S UPMOST TRUST AND ARE ONE OF THE VERY FEW SELECTED FOR THIS UNLISTED BOUNTY
ALL DETAILS ARE INCLUDED BELOW
DO NOT SHARE
GOOD LUCK, [ RONIN ]
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
DO NOT RESPOND
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