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After crash-landing on the Forerunner construct, John-117, the sole survivor of Lima Foxtrot Alpha 43's crash-landing, headed out to get away from Covenant patrols and, under the instructions provided by Cortana, attempted to establish some contact with any surviving human personnel. After evading several patrols and a brief skirmish with a small Covenant [[lance]], John-117 managed to find a group of survivors defending themselves against the aggressive Covenant forces in a Forerunner structure. John established contact with [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Junior Johnson|Johnson]] and the survivors and assisted them in eliminating and defeating the Covenant forces, later reinforced by three waves. [[Carol Rawley|Foe Hammer]] of [[Echo 419]] soon arrived to retrieve the survivors after the elimination of Covenant forces. Witnessing three lifepods flying overhead, Cortana instructed Foe Hammer to disengage her Warthog to support the Spartan's efforts in retrieving and securing the survivors. Two Marines assisted the Spartan in the rescue efforts.<ref name="CEHalo">''Halo: Combat Evolved'', campaign level [[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Halo]]</ref> At some point, John would find a [[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)|Terminal]] and record its data.{{Ref/Reuse|ARG-1}}{{Ref/Reuse|ARG-2}} Around this time, 343 Guilty Spark would begin using the terminals to show the history of the ring.<ref>''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary terminals teaser]]''</ref>{{Ref/Note|Although never confirmed as such, John-117 finds the first terminal on the ring's surface during the events of the level "Halo", which begins the telling of the story of Installation 04. Thus, Guilty Spark's statements in the Terminal Teaser would most logically coincide with this event.}} | After crash-landing on the Forerunner construct, John-117, the sole survivor of Lima Foxtrot Alpha 43's crash-landing, headed out to get away from Covenant patrols and, under the instructions provided by Cortana, attempted to establish some contact with any surviving human personnel. After evading several patrols and a brief skirmish with a small Covenant [[lance]], John-117 managed to find a group of survivors defending themselves against the aggressive Covenant forces in a Forerunner structure. John established contact with [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Junior Johnson|Johnson]] and the survivors and assisted them in eliminating and defeating the Covenant forces, later reinforced by three waves. [[Carol Rawley|Foe Hammer]] of [[Echo 419]] soon arrived to retrieve the survivors after the elimination of Covenant forces. Witnessing three lifepods flying overhead, Cortana instructed Foe Hammer to disengage her Warthog to support the Spartan's efforts in retrieving and securing the survivors. Two Marines assisted the Spartan in the rescue efforts.<ref name="CEHalo">''Halo: Combat Evolved'', campaign level [[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Halo]]</ref> At some point, John would find a [[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)|Terminal]] and record its data.{{Ref/Reuse|ARG-1}}{{Ref/Reuse|ARG-2}} Around this time, 343 Guilty Spark would begin using the terminals to show the history of the ring.<ref>''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary terminals teaser]]''</ref>{{Ref/Note|Although never confirmed as such, John-117 finds the first terminal on the ring's surface during the events of the level "Halo", which begins the telling of the story of Installation 04. Thus, Guilty Spark's statements in the Terminal Teaser would most logically coincide with this event.}} | ||
After successfully rescuing the survivors from all three lifepods, Cortana informed everyone of her findings after hacking into the [[ | After successfully rescuing the survivors from all three lifepods, Cortana informed everyone of her findings after hacking into the [[Covenant battle network|Covenant battlenet]]; Captain Keyes and a number of personnel survived the landing on the Installation, but have been captured by Covenant forces. The survivors eventually returned to [[Alpha Base (Installation 04)|Alpha Base]] to devise a rescue plan for the Captain.{{Ref/Reuse|flood2}}{{Ref/Reuse|CEHalo}} | ||
Not all of the troops, however, were able to make landfall and regroup swiftly, with at least one known group able to make landfall in a [[Ridgeline|forested region]] of the ring overlooking a large Forerunner relay structure and forming a staging area there. Unfortunately, they were soon wiped out by the Covenant.<ref name="ridgeline">''[[Halo: Reach]]'', multiplayer map [[Ridgeline]] - map description</ref><ref name="info">[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2011/11/09/The-Halo-Bulletin-11911-.aspx ''Halo Waypoint'': The Halo Bulletin: 11/9/11] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20130430191758/http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2011/11/09/The-Halo-Bulletin-11911-.aspx Archived copy])</ref><ref name="maps">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/haloreach/maps ''Halo Waypoint'': Halo: Reach maps - Ridgeline] (defunct, [[Archive:Halo Waypoint/2009 to 2014/Games/Halo: Reach|Archive]])</ref><ref name="nelson">[http://majornelson.com/2011/08/26/news-from-halo-fest/ ''Xbox Live's Major Nelson: News From Halo Fest''] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20110909143312/https://majornelson.com/2011/08/26/news-from-halo-fest/ Archive])</ref> Another group of ODSTs were able to land on the ring near a [[Beacon tower]] tower, holding off the Covenant until rescue finally came.{{Ref/Reuse|info}}{{Ref/Reuse|nelson}}<ref>''Halo: Reach'', [[Firefight]] level [[Installation 04 (map)|Installation 04]]</ref> Fireteam Raven were able to make landfall on the ring, separated from other UNSC forces. Under the guidance of Wellsley through a mobile communication link, they made their way across the installation's surface.{{Ref/Reuse|That's So Raven}} | Not all of the troops, however, were able to make landfall and regroup swiftly, with at least one known group able to make landfall in a [[Ridgeline|forested region]] of the ring overlooking a large Forerunner relay structure and forming a staging area there. Unfortunately, they were soon wiped out by the Covenant.<ref name="ridgeline">''[[Halo: Reach]]'', multiplayer map [[Ridgeline]] - map description</ref><ref name="info">[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2011/11/09/The-Halo-Bulletin-11911-.aspx ''Halo Waypoint'': The Halo Bulletin: 11/9/11] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20130430191758/http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2011/11/09/The-Halo-Bulletin-11911-.aspx Archived copy])</ref><ref name="maps">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/haloreach/maps ''Halo Waypoint'': Halo: Reach maps - Ridgeline] (defunct, [[Archive:Halo Waypoint/2009 to 2014/Games/Halo: Reach|Archive]])</ref><ref name="nelson">[http://majornelson.com/2011/08/26/news-from-halo-fest/ ''Xbox Live's Major Nelson: News From Halo Fest''] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20110909143312/https://majornelson.com/2011/08/26/news-from-halo-fest/ Archive])</ref> Another group of ODSTs were able to land on the ring near a [[Beacon tower]] tower, holding off the Covenant until rescue finally came.{{Ref/Reuse|info}}{{Ref/Reuse|nelson}}<ref>''Halo: Reach'', [[Firefight]] level [[Installation 04 (map)|Installation 04]]</ref> Fireteam Raven were able to make landfall on the ring, separated from other UNSC forces. Under the guidance of Wellsley through a mobile communication link, they made their way across the installation's surface.{{Ref/Reuse|That's So Raven}} |