Editing 343 Guilty Spark (level)

{{Title|343 Guilty Spark}}

{{Level infobox

|pagegamelabel=CE

|prev=''[[Assault on the Control Room]]''

|next=''[[The Library]]''

|name='''''343 Guilty Spark'''''

|image=[[File:HCEA 343GuiltySpark Loadscreen.png|300px]]

|date= [[2552#September|September 21, 2552]]

|place= On the surface of [[Installation 04]]

'''343 Guilty Spark''' is the sixth [[campaign]] level in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''.  

==Transcript==

===Well Enough Alone===

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLRoDjCxe4I '''{''Original Cutscene''}''']

*'''Dropship [[Victor 933]]'s Pilot (Recording)''': "Dropship [[Victor 933]]-(static)-''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]''-(static)-need assistance. We are under att-(static)-attack by some new kind of hostile-(static)-isn't [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]. (Static) Captain Keyes has been captured by hostiles. (static) -dug in at a large structure in a swamp-(static)-We need to pull out. Please-(static)-I will set this message to repeat at-(static)-regular intervals. Dropship Victor 933, clear."

''The Chief also encounters a small group of Unggoy and Kig-Yar, which he quickly eliminates, before crossing a log bridge. As he moves across the bridge, he sees several [[Flood combat form|shadowy figures]] running around on the top of the cliff to the right. Also, his [[motion tracker]] shows seemingly friendly units in the swamp not too far from his location, but they suddenly disappear off radar.''

''John-117 kills the Covenant and hurries to the entrance, but finds no one there. A lift arrives for him. He takes the lift down into the depths of the structure.''

''John-117 passes through several large rooms and many smaller ones inside the structure, filled with Unggoy, Kig-Yar, empty Shade turrets, discarded weapons, and dead bodies - both Marine and Covenant.  Curiously there is no sign of any [[Sangheili]], alive or dead. In some rooms, Kig-Yar and Unggoy gather at the doorways as if expecting an attack. In one room, the Chief discovers a strange green-yellow substance falling from the ceiling.''

''As the Chief comes into an area blasted with gunfire and scorch marks, there is the sound of shattering glass. A lone Marine sits leaning against a wall, [[M6D magnum]] pointed at him. The Marine shoots at the Spartan if the Chief comes too close, while screaming at the top of his lungs the following phrases. He also fiddles around with his pistol a lot, checking to see if the magazine is full.''

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzVAb6vkNd4 '''{Anniversary ''Cutscene''}''']

''John-117 approaches the door cautiously and listens for any movement inside. Just as he is about to type a command into the spoofer, there is a noise behind him. He turns around, gun ready to shoot, but sees nothing. After a moment, he turns back to the door, places his gun on his shoulder and opens the door. When it opens, the body of a Marine falls into his arms. He advances a few paces, places the body on the floor gently while making sure nobody follows him through. He sweeps his assault rifle about the room.''

<tt>'''> PLAY >'''</tt>

''The view switches to a [[Night vision device|night vision]]-enabled recording. Jenkins looks around the inside of a Pelican. There are several other Marines seated in the dropship with him. [[Flip music]], Johnson's favorite genre, blares over the cabin speakers.''

<tt>'''> PLAY >'''</tt>

''Inside the room where John-117 encountered the Paranoid Marine, the squad stands around a [[Sangheili]] carcass. Its chest is torn wide open. Private Mendoza is examining a similar corpse on the left hand side of the screen.''

''Bisenti pulls the creature off of Riley, who goes limp. Bisenti struggles with the creature, which is now trying to infect him.''

*'''Johnson''': "Let 'em have it!"

''John-117 escapes the facility, encountering Flood forms and some Covenant infantry struggling to survive.''

''John-117 tries to take the elevator he entered with, but while he waits for it to come down, it suddenly falls down and crashes down to the bottom of the facility.''

*"I'm outta here!"

''John-117 reaches the final elevator and rises to an exit from the structure.''  

''John-117 reaches the top where a trapped group of 10 Marines are holding out.''

*'''[[Chips Dubbo]]''': "Sir! Thank God you're here. We've been lost out here for hours. After we lost contact with the rest of the mission, we, we headed for the RV point, and then these-these....these ''things''...they ambushed us. We've gotta get out of here!"  

===343 Guilty Spark===

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NVtAPwE7Fc '''{''Original Cutscene''}''']

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzZsrfYu0ZI '''{Anniversary ''Cutscene''}''']

''John-117 suddenly finds himself enveloped in [[Teleportation grid|a bright gold light]], and then appears on top of one of the legs of the tower. The blue object hovers in front of him. The Chief instinctively points his weapon at it.''

==Production notes==

{{Main|Development of Halo: Combat Evolved}}

There was an idea for the Paranoid Marine earlier in the development of this level in which he will stay alive, and when the player walks a distance away from him there was going to be a loud bang. If the player comes back, he would be found dead on the floor.{{Ref/Film|Id=Commentary|[[Halo 3 Legendary Edition|''Halo 3'' Legendary Edition]], Halo: Combat Evolved developer commentary}}

The events of the level were later expanded in the novel ''[[Halo: The Flood]]'':  

==Trivia==

===Glitches===

{{Main|Glitches}}

*If the player pushes the Shade turret in the way of Jenkins's scripted walk path prior to entering structure beforehand, he will get stuck in the spot where the turret was placed but continue his scripted movement while the rest of the squad moves ahead of him into the structure due to the fact that the recording takes place in the exact same places that the player previously traveled. This is because the game doesn't "clear out" the room and return it to the state that it was in when Jenkins and his companions were in it.

*It is possible to skip the entire Flood reveal and progress through the level directly from the first room after the first elevator. To do this when the player first enters the room they must drop down to the lower level and go left to the column with a light past the locked door. There the player must grenade jump and move back but stop moving just in time; this allows the player to end up in the floor above and if done correctly the player should land on the beam. The player must then move past a bit of geometry (there is a line in the floor) but taking care not to move too far towards the wall or else the player will fall back down. From here the player must crouch, quickly release crouch and jump forward, then time the release of forward and crouch again; done correctly the player will land on another beam. The player must then move straight towards the back wall (where the door that later allows the player to progress is). Finally near the wall the player needs to jump diagonally through the wall and possibly crouch, avoiding the glass window at the right but not going too far left. From here the level can be continued as normal as despite the door to get in being locked the door to the electric room and the door after are not.

===Mistakes===

*Sometimes, after the Master Chief has left dropship V933's crash site, the emergency distress call will start again prematurely, causing the message to overlap on itself.

*In Jenkins' helmet cam, the Marines exit the Pelican from at least 10 feet off the ground.

*The spoofer, which the Master Chief uses to open the door, only appears in the cutscene and not during actual gameplay.

*During the ending cutscene, the Monitor can be seen flying around the tower as well as talking to the Chief. Similar to the previous error, this is because the Monitor is in the level before the cutscene, but isn't removed when the cutscene starts.

===Easter eggs===

*This level makes several references to the movie ''Aliens'', such as the banter between the marines witnessed by observing Jenkin's recording.

*Inside the structure, in the room with the Shade turrets, throw a plasma grenade under one of the turrets. If you get it just right it will blast up to the higher level of the room. After you've gotten past the Crazed Marine and you're on the higher level, melee the turret over to the door that you just came out of and get the back leg in the door. Proceed with the level. When you come back, the door you meleed the Shade turret into will be partially opened. Give the Shade one more melee and it will start shaking. Get into the turret and turn it so that the right is facing the door, then exit it and you will be in a hallway (this might take a few tries). Go through the hallway to enter the room that contains the unique dead Sangheili model. (Warning: there are Flood Combat Forms in here).

===References===

*If the player doesn't enter the installation in this level and choose to linger in the swamps, they can hear in the background Flood gurgles and howls.

*This level is one of the few rare campaign levels with red team and blue team [[List of Forerunner Symbols|symbols]]. They can be found near the first Flood encounter area and at any similar areas in the level.

*This is the final level of ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' in which Marines are seen alive (with the exception of the non-canon Legendary ending on [[The Maw]] featuring [[Avery Junior Johnson|Johnson]]).

*The swamp area in the end of the level was later re-used for the multiplayer map ''[[Backwash]]'' in ''Halo 2''.

*Playing the level with the [[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary skulls#Grunt Funeral skull|Grunt Funeral Skull]] active in ''Halo Anniversary'' causes the Grunt corpses to detonate immediately after they spawn. This results in the player hearing explosions as they proceed further into the complex.

==Gallery==

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File:HCE Menu 06 343 Guilty Spark.png|Preview of the level in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' menu.

File:Jackal blooshed.png|A corridor of the facility, drenched with Unggoy and Kig-Yar blood.

File:HCE Marines Attacked by Flood.png|Marines being attacked by [[Pod infector|Flood infection forms]].

File:Flood attack.jpg|John-117 being attacked by [[Flood combat form]]s.

File:HCEA-Concept-Chief-Flood.jpg|Concept art of the level for ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''.  

File:HCEA-pavel-belov-343gs-concept.jpg|Concept art of the containment facility's interior.

File:Anniversary 343GS.png|The swamps of Installation 04.

File:343Anniversary.png|The swamps seen from the player's view.

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