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[[File:Halowars_elites.jpg|thumb|The Elites as depicted in ''[[Halo Wars]]''.]]{{Quote|If they want a war, we'll give 'em war.|Commander of [[SPARTAN Group Omega]]}}

The '''''[[Halo Wars]]'' [[Announcement Trailer]]''' was revealed on September 27, [[2006]] at the [[Microsoft]] X06 media briefing. It was the official media release to announce the development of ''Halo Wars''.

The trailer begins with an [[Ensemble Studios]] logo, before showing four [[Warthogs|M12 LRV Warthogs]] and two turretless Warthogs leaping over a rise in a snowy night landscape. The camera shifts to the two [[Marines]] in the lead Warthog, dressed in arctic uniforms.

'''Passenger:''' [[UNSC Spirit of Fire|''Spirit of Fire'']], this [[Blue Six|Blue 6]]. We're joining [[Blue Five|Blue 5]] and are en route to the recon patrol's last known position.

''The Warthogs catch up to an outfit of five [[Scorpion Tank|M808B Scorpion tanks]] (Blue 5). The camera then pans ahead to two members of the recon patrol. The two seem to have re-established contact, as they radio in to Blue 6.''

'''Recon:''' "Blue 6, Blue 6! We're under attack!"

'''Passenger:''' "What the?"

''It is revealed that the last remaining patrol member has been killed. The Elite picks up the carcass, inspects it, lets out an animalistic snarl. He then tosses the body aside. Additional Elites un[[Active Camouflage|cloak]] behind him as eleven [[Banshees]] rise into the air and charge forward. An all-out battle breaks out as several [[Pod]]s land, accompanied by [[Shortsword]]s, [[Scorpions]], and [[Warthogs]]. A group of Banshees is shown wreaking havoc upon the UNSC air forces, while several Marines taking cover behind an overturned Warthog gun down the leader of an Elite [[lance]] using what appear to be [[Battle Rifle]]s. A Banshee strafes them, hitting one Marine and sending him flying into the camera.''

'''Spartan:''' "This is Spartan Group Omega. If they want war, we'll give 'em war!"

''Four Shortwords fly overhead.''

The music begins with a restless violin section almost reminiscent of the music omnipresent the Matrix series. The music then shifts into a triumphant, driving drum beat that takes a distinctive minor turn when the recon team is gunned down. When the surviving recon soldier is stabbed with the energy sword, perhaps the most recognizable piece of music is heard: the Gregorian chant section of the original Halo theme song is reworked into a mournful section that depicts the hopelessness and despair of the fight against the [[Covenant]]. As the Elite tosses aside the body, the music takes a distinctive modal shift into what sounds almost Middle Eastern, but immediately shifts again into what sounds increasingly reminiscent of the beat-driven riffs of [[Martin O'Donnell]] of the Halo series, despite the fact that O'Donnell did not work on Halo Wars. After a desperate violin arpeggio, drum beats accent the brave words of Omega Leader, and the trailer ends with a simplistic low note that seems to be inspired by the simple tones of the [[Halo 3 Announcement Trailer]].

*The [[Banshees]] appear different than their other iterations, as they have a ridge on their hoods and even feature headlights, as well as several individual LEDs on the engines instead of the faint glow from ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.

*The [[Elites]] appear to be lacking [[Elite Personal Energy Shield|shields]] for their armor.

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