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*'''Unggoy 1''': "That means there's TWO open spots on the roster!" | *'''Unggoy 1''': "That means there's TWO open spots on the roster!" | ||
''The Chief clears the room of | ''The Chief clears the room of Banished and moves on to the next room, which contains additional Banished troops.'' | ||
*'''Weapon''': "More Banished? ''(annoyed)'' How come they're here?" | *'''Weapon''': "More Banished? ''(annoyed)'' How come they're here?" | ||
*'''John-117''': "To protect [[ | *'''John-117''': "To protect The [[Harbinger]]." | ||
*'''Weapon''': "Clearly. Will it work?" | *'''Weapon''': "Clearly. Will it work?" | ||
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*'''Whispers''': ''"Darkness had stretched its color. Deep blue across the pane. No cloud to make night duller. No moon with its tarnish stain."'' | *'''Whispers''': ''"Darkness had stretched its color. Deep blue across the pane. No cloud to make night duller. No moon with its tarnish stain."'' | ||
''The Chief exits the room through one of the doors on either side and heads down to the lower level. He fights through more Banished, including a [[Sangheili Warlord]] and a [[Special Operations Sangheili|Spec Ops | ''The Chief exits the room through one of the doors on either side and heads down to the lower level. He fights through more Banished, including a [[Sangheili Warlord]] and a [[Special Operations Sangheili|Spec Ops Sangheili]].'' | ||
*'''Sangheili Warlord''': "The Harbinger's work must be completed! You will go no further, human!" | *'''Sangheili Warlord''': "The Harbinger's work must be completed! You will go no further, human!" | ||
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*'''Weapon''': "Chief, watch out! Sentinels, incoming!" | *'''Weapon''': "Chief, watch out! Sentinels, incoming!" | ||
''Multiple waves of Sentinels attack. The Chief holds them off long enough for the gondola to make its way to the other end of the chamber.'' | ''Multiple waves of Aggressor Sentinels attack. The Chief holds them off long enough for the gondola to make its way to the other end of the chamber.'' | ||
*'''Weapon''': "The Nexus is close by. This way." | *'''Weapon''': "The Nexus is close by. This way." | ||
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*'''Whispers''': ''([[Préludes No. 4: Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir|Hums]])'' | *'''Whispers''': ''([[Préludes No. 4: Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir|Hums]])'' | ||
''The Chief comes across another deep chasm, but a [[light bridge]] activates on its own, allowing him to cross. There are some Sentinels here, but they ignore him (even if he attacks them). He crosses the bridge and finally enters the Nexus itself.'' | ''The Chief comes across another deep chasm, but a [[light bridge]] activates on its own, allowing him to cross. There are some Aggressor Sentinels here, but they ignore him (even if he attacks them). He crosses the bridge and finally enters the Nexus itself.'' | ||
'''{''Cutscene''}''' | '''{''Cutscene''}''' | ||
''The Weapon's avatar materializes on the Chief's hand as he enters the Nexus. Holograms of multiple [[Reformation Spire]]s appear all around them. A hologram of [[Zeta Halo]] appears as well.'' | ''The Weapon's avatar materializes on the Chief's hand as he enters the Nexus' central chamber. Holograms of multiple [[Reformation Spire]]s appear all around them. A hologram of [[Zeta Halo]] appears as well.'' | ||
*'''Weapon''' ''(in awe)'': "Look at this place. All the Spires... interconnected. Just waiting to become something more. So much potential. It's exquisite." | *'''Weapon''' ''(in awe)'': "Look at this place. All the Spires... interconnected. Just waiting to become something more. So much potential. It's exquisite." | ||
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</pre> | </pre> | ||
''There are three [[Crucible]]s that need to be powered in order to reactivate the lift. The Chief searches adjacent rooms for the necessary [[power seed]]s. The | ''There are three [[Crucible]]s that need to be powered up in order to reactivate the lift. The Chief searches adjacent rooms for the necessary [[power seed]]s. The Aggressor and [[Regulator Sentinel]]s in these rooms are hostile, requiring him to destroy them before he can retrieve the seeds.'' | ||
''The Chief retrieves the first power seed.'' | ''The Chief retrieves the first power seed.'' | ||
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*'''Whispers''': ''"[[Arrival|They let me pick. Did I ever tell you that? Choose whichever Spartan I wanted. I did my research. Watched as you became the soldier we needed you to be.]]"'' | *'''Whispers''': ''"[[Arrival|They let me pick. Did I ever tell you that? Choose whichever Spartan I wanted. I did my research. Watched as you became the soldier we needed you to be.]]"'' | ||
''The Chief inserts the first | ''The Chief inserts the first seed into one of the Crucibles. Blue wisps of data burst out of the machine and form the ghostly image of [[Captain (NAVCOM)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]].'' | ||
*'''Captain Keyes (memory)''': ''"[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Get Cortana off]] [[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|this ship]]. Keep her safe. If [[Covenant|they]] capture her they will learn everything: force deployment, weapons research... [[Earth]]. Good luck, Master Chief."'' | *'''Captain Keyes (memory)''': ''"[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Get Cortana off]] [[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|this ship]]. Keep her safe. If [[Covenant|they]] capture her they will learn everything: force deployment, weapons research... [[Earth]]. Good luck, Master Chief."'' | ||
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*'''Whispers''': ''"Like the others, you were strong and swift and brave. A natural leader. But you had something they didn't. Something no one saw, but me. Can you guess? Luck."'' | *'''Whispers''': ''"Like the others, you were strong and swift and brave. A natural leader. But you had something they didn't. Something no one saw, but me. Can you guess? Luck."'' | ||
''The Chief inserts the second | ''The Chief inserts the second seed into a Crucible, triggering another burst of data. This time the data form the image of his past self.'' | ||
*'''John-117 (memory)''': ''"[[The Maw|Did anyone else make it?]]"'' | *'''John-117 (memory)''': ''"[[The Maw|Did anyone else make it?]]"'' | ||
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*'''Whispers''': ''"[[Sierra 117|Could you sacrifice me to complete your mission? Could you watch me die?]]"'' | *'''Whispers''': ''"[[Sierra 117|Could you sacrifice me to complete your mission? Could you watch me die?]]"'' | ||
''The Chief inserts the | ''The Chief inserts the seed into the last Crucible, triggering another memory. The images of the Past Chief and Cortana appear again.'' | ||
*'''Cortana (memory)''': ''"[[Midnight|It worked. You did it. Just like you always do. I'm not coming with you this time.]]"'' | *'''Cortana (memory)''': ''"[[Midnight|It worked. You did it. Just like you always do. I'm not coming with you this time.]]"'' | ||
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''The Weapon gives him a look of apprehension.'' | ''The Weapon gives him a look of apprehension.'' | ||
*'''Weapon''': "You sure about this? [[ | *'''Weapon''': "You sure about this? [[Harbinger|She]]'ll know I'm here. I'll be vulnerable to her. This could go spectacularly wrong." | ||
*'''John-117''': ''(reassuringly)'' "I'll take care you." | *'''John-117''': ''(reassuringly)'' "I'll take care you." | ||
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*'''Weapon''': "Okay, then." | *'''Weapon''': "Okay, then." | ||
''She turns around and starts hacking the | ''She turns around and starts hacking the gravity lift.'' | ||
*'''Weapon''': "It's okay. False alarm. She's not-" | *'''Weapon''': "It's okay. False alarm. She's not-" | ||
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<pre> | <pre> | ||
0 3 4 | 0 3 4 | ||
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VISR . OS \> PROTOCOL INITIALIZED | VISR . OS \> PROTOCOL INITIALIZED | ||
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<pre> | <pre> | ||
INITIALIZATION CODE | |||
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REQUIRED | REQUIRED | ||
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'''{''Gameplay''}''' | '''{''Gameplay''}''' | ||
''The Chief steps into the | ''The Chief steps into the gravity lift, and begins the ascent into the Command Spire.'' | ||
''Level ends.'' | ''Level ends.'' | ||
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|-align="center" | |-align="center" | ||
|[[File:HINF Achievement | |[[File:HINF Achievement What Will It Take.jpg|114px]] | ||
|[[File:HINF Achievement Campaign Steam.jpg|64px]] | |[[File:HINF Achievement Campaign Steam.jpg|64px]] | ||
|[[What Will it Take?]] | |[[What Will it Take?]] | ||
|Entered the Nexus and learned the secrets of the Spires. Trust is a fragile thing, isn't it? | |Entered the Nexus and learned the secrets of the Spires. Trust is a fragile thing, isn't it? | ||
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| | ==Collectibles== | ||
*'''Audio logs''' (2): [[Audio log (Halo Infinite)/UNSC/Recovered/03|Recovered File 03 - The Mission]], [[Audio log (Halo Infinite)/UNSC/Prisoner/05|The Prisoner 05 - Barely Anything Left]] | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The passcode "0 3 4" and the initialization code "Samuel" are references to [[Samuel-034]], [[John-117]]'s best friend, and the first [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] to be killed [[Battle of Chi Ceti|in battle]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. | *The passcode "0 3 4" and the initialization code "Samuel" are references to [[Samuel-034]], [[John-117]]'s best friend, and the first [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] to be killed [[Battle of Chi Ceti|in battle]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. | ||
*The pass phrase "Red Flag" is likely a reference to [[Operation: RED FLAG]], the planned but never executed top secret mission to steal a Covenant ship and use it to capture the [[Covenant]] [[Hierarchs]]. It was the mission for which the Master Chief and [[Cortana]] were originally to be paired up for. | *The pass phrase "Red Flag" is likely a reference to [[Operation: RED FLAG]], the planned but never executed top secret mission to steal a Covenant ship and use it to capture the [[Covenant]] [[Hierarchs]]. It was the mission for which the Master Chief and [[Cortana]] were originally to be paired up for. | ||
*There is small cache of UNSC weapons hidden behind a locked door opposite the pathway the player goes through to get to the central chamber immediately after the gondola journey. The door to the cache can only be unlocked if the player retrieves a power seed located in a chamber near the gondola at the start of the journey. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:HINF Nexus down the shaft.png|The Chief drops down a very long shaft. | File:HINF Nexus down the shaft.png|The Chief drops down a very long shaft. | ||
File:HINF Nexus landing.png|Landing at the bottom of the shaft. | File:HINF Nexus landing.png|Landing at the bottom of the shaft. | ||
File:HINF Nexus sentinel scan.png|A | File:HINF Nexus sentinel scan.png|A Sentinel scans the Chief. | ||
File:HINF Nexus gondola.png|The Chief finds a gondola. | File:HINF Nexus gondola.png|The Chief finds a gondola. | ||
File:HINF Nexus gondola sentinel attack.png|Aggressor Sentinels attack during the gondola ride. | File:HINF Nexus gondola sentinel attack.png|Aggressor Sentinels attack during the gondola ride. | ||