Rat's Nest
Rat's Nest is an upcoming Halo-based machinima miniseries that serves as a prequel to Guard Duty. It will be directed by Syp The Mighty from a screenplay she wrote with Revoltge. This series will center on The Spartan just prior to his introduction in Season 1 during an encounter with the guards stationed on Outpost Rat's Nest.
It is planned to release summer 2025, with no specific date being given until production wraps. 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.
Characters
Rat's Nest Guards
Episodes
| # | Preview | Title | Released | Runtime | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | [[File:|150px|link=]] | Rehearsal | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2. | [[File:|150px|link=]] | Break a Leg | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 3. | [[File:|150px|link=]] | Showstopper | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 4. | [[File:|150px|link=]] | The Last Dance | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 5. | [[File:|150px|link=]] | Curtain Call | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Sides episodes
| Preview | Title | Released | Runtime | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Crazy, Cupid, Love! | February 14, 2025 | 7:49 | The Guards learn the meaning of love from a special visitor. |
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Discord Announcement! | March 28, 2025 | 1:44 | June is here to announce the all new Spite Box Discord server! |
| Sarah and the Holy Kale | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Gallery
Concept designs for the central characters, shown in Coming Soon
A production still featuring the guards of the eponymous outpost
The preliminary logo, designed by Blankslate
The teaser poster, featuring Blankslate's logo design
Promotional wanted posted, depicting The Spartan, by jaxbeetle
Trivia
- The original logo for this series was designed by Blankslate, who also voices Miller and Jace.
- 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 and Revoltge consider The Spartan, a recurring character throughout Season 1, to be the protagonist of this series.
Marketing
- 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:
- $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 ]
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- DO NOT RESPOND
| Guard Duty Episodes | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | Wish • HQ • Fax • Machine • Replacement • Dysfunction • Invader • Stashed • Overture • Retrograde |
| Sides | Long Story, But... • Team Cosmo! • Listen Up! • Stay Tuned • Speed, Marker! • Crazy, Cupid, Love! • Discord Announcement! |
| Classic |
Classic Season 1: Talking • Something • The Point • The Transfer • Infinity |
| Related | Nine to Five • Sandguardians • BattleDudes |