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| <option>{{Quote|A hero is more than [[john-117|a person]], a hero is a belief. A belief that, against impossible odds, the world can be saved—and that the world is still worth saving. Heroes inspire that belief in us. They renew our faith and give us that most precious of all gifts—hope. [[Earth|The world]] needs heroes. That's why, when a true hero arrives, the world will honor him.|Xbox.com introduction of "Believe".}}</option><option>{{Quote|A hero need not speak. When he is gone, the world will speak for him.|Magazine Ad}}</option>
| | {{Quote|A hero is more than [[SPARTAN-117|a person]], a hero is a belief. A belief that, against impossible odds, the world can be saved—and that the world is still worth saving. Heroes inspire that belief in us. They renew our faith and give us that most precious of all gifts—hope. [[Earth|The world]] needs heroes. That's why, when a true hero arrives, the world will honor him.|Xbox.com introduction of "Believe"}}. |
| <option>{{Quote|He's received the highest commendations for bravery. Countless decorations for honor and selflessness. But Master Chief's greatest achievement reaches far beyond what any medal could ever hope to commemorate. For the men and women of the 26th Century, he is a human embodiment of possibility, the last Spartan standing against an angry tide. This strength of spirit is forged through his legend. [[Jericho VII]]. The [[Fall of Reach|Battle of Reach]]. [[High Charity]]. Tales rife with sacrifice and courage. Tales that grow, flourish, and inspire. And while he shapes his own history, he in turn shapes the history of all who follow. For no matter what horrors are released upon the day, they cannot match the reply of soldiers emboldened with his spirit, an army of [[John-117|Master Chiefs]] unto themselves.|Magazine Ad}}</option>
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| '''Believe''' is a Microsoft marketing campaign for ''[[Halo 3]]'' produced by [[New Deal Studios]]. It features the word "Believe" as a tagline, and appears to be honoring the legacy of [[John-117|SPARTAN-117]], citing him as a hero of the [[United Nations Space Command]] whose brave actions inspired other servicemen during the [[Human-Covenant War]].
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| It includes handouts, live-action TV commercials, magazine page advertisements, and Xbox live marketplace ads.
| | '''Believe''' is a Microsoft marketing campaign for ''[[Halo 3]]''. |
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| ==Media==
| | It features the word "Believe" as a tagline, and appears to be honoring the legacy of [[SPARTAN-117]], citing him as a hero of the [[United Nations Space Command]] whose brave actions inspired other servicemen during the [[Human-Covenant War]]<ref>http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo3/believe/default.htm</ref>. |
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| (''Note the Websites are defunct now. Anything that can be found is either on its relevant page or on this page'')
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| *'''[[Diorama]]''' - An interactive flash movie, a part of the Believe campaign for ''Halo 3''. It is a fly through of the John-117 Monument, and was be viewed at the ''Halo 3'' website.
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| *On [[Xbox.com]], there was a collection of photographs from war photographer [[Jake Courage]] titled ''"Shooting a Hero"''.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080709161723/http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/games/h/halo3/jakecourage.htm '''Jake Courage''']</ref>
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| ===Trailers===
| | It includes handouts, live-action TV commercials, magazine page advertisements, and XBOX live marketplace ads: |
| *'''Testimonials''' - These were a set of 4 videos showcasing veterans of the Human-Covenant war reminiscing over the [[Second Battle of New Mombasa]].
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| **'''[[Museum]]''' - A live-action TV commercial featuring Retired Major [[Pawel Czernek]], a UNSC veteran that fought in the [[Battle of Mombasa|Battle of New Mombasa]] alongside SPARTAN-117, reminiscing of his memories of the inspiring hero.
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| **'''[[Hunted]]''' - A live-action TV commercial.
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| **'''[[Enemy Weapon]]''' - A live-action TV commercial.
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| **'''[[Gravesite]]''' - A live-action TV commercial that explores the battleground and talks of Spartan 117's "death".
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| *'''Diorama''' - There were two videos made focusing on the Diorama itself. | | *'''[[Believe (Magazine)]]''' - An advertisement in the September issues of EGM and OXM. |
| **'''[[Believe: The John 117 Monument]]''' - A live-action online video, describing the in-universe construction of the memorial diorama. | | *'''[[Believe (Event)]]''' - A pamphlet distributed at the ''Project Revolution'' musical festival, featuring in-universe musical presentation of the [[UNSC Symphony Orchestra]]. |
| **'''[[Diorama]]''' - A video showcasing several parts of the diorama. | | *'''[[Diorama]]''' - An interactive flash movie, a part of the Believe campaign for Halo 3. It is a fly through of the John-117 Monument, and can be viewed at the Halo 3 website. |
| | *'''[[Museum]]''' - A live-action TV commercial featuring Retired Major [[Pawel Czernek]], a UNSC veteran that fought in the [[Battle of New Mombasa]] alongside SPARTAN-117, reminiscing of his memories of the inspiring hero. |
| | *'''[[Hunted]]''' - A live-action TV commercial. |
| | *'''[[Enemy Weapon]]''' - A live-action TV commercial. |
| | *'''[[Gravesite]]''' - A live-action TV commercial that explores the battleground and talks of Spartan 117's "death". |
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| *'''[[Shooting a Hero]]''' - A trailer detailing the photos of John-117 that Jake Courage took.<ref>[https://youtu.be/vxW-0NpF7zw '''Youtube''' ''Believe - Shooting a Hero'']</ref>
| | A website has been created featuring the entire monument in a Flash format, in which the viewer uses the mouse or arrow keys to move through the monument. Throughout this "tour", there are many interactive icons, which show reflections by Marines who served in the [[Battle for New Mombasa]], synopsis of enemies, vehicles, other Marines, and most importantly, the videos. |
| **'''[[Making of Shooting a Hero]]''' - Making of the photos for the art gallery and Xbox.com site.<ref>[https://www.behance.net/gallery/207255/Halo-3-Jake-Courage-exhibition '''Believe''' ''- Shooting a Hero overiew'']</ref>
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| ===Events===
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| *'''[[Believe (event)|Believe]]''' - A pamphlet distributed at the ''Project Revolution'' musical festival, featuring in-universe musical presentation of the [[UNSC Symphony Orchestra]].
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| *'''Believe Plaques''' - Plaques were displayed in several locations. The dates on some of these plaques are canonically incorrect, describing Human-Covenant War events involving John-117 happening in mid-2553 and later, despite the fact that the war had ended and John was Missing In Action by that time.
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| *'''Art Galleries''' - Several photographs were shown in art galleries in the UK that were photos by Jake Courage.
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| ===Production notes===
| | *There was also an in-universe look at the creation of the Believe models.<ref>http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=rnCs46FEtqA</ref> |
| *The creators of the campaign were not informed of the story of ''Halo 3'',{{Citation needed}} leading to multiple inconsistencies with the narrative depicted in ''Believe'' and the game's story. However, according to [[Jeff Easterling]] on September 9, 2018 it was canon "for now".<ref>[https://twitter.com/GrimBrotherOne/status/1038618041989251072 ''Twitter'', GrimBrotherOne "They are for now. Anything marketing/ad based is no real big deal to adjust or retire if necessary."]</ref> | | *On Xbox.com there is a collection of photographs from war photographer Jake Courage titled [http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/games/h/halo3/jakecourage.htm "Shooting a Hero"]. |
| *Stan Winston Studio was responsible for the diorama featured in the ''Halo 3'' Believe ads.{{citation needed}} | | *Stan Winston Studio was responsible for the diorama featured in the Halo 3 Believe ads.{{fact}} |
| *The melody that was used in the Believe commercials was created by Polish pianist Frédéric Chopin and is called [[wikipedia:Preludes (Chopin)|"Preludes #15, Raindrop"]]. | | *John 1, Chapter 1, Verse 7 in the bible, is a passage referring to someone that removed all evil from the world so that people could 'Believe'. |
| | | *Because the interviews took place more than 50 years after the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]], it is assumed that [[John-117]] is still lost in space up till that point. |
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| | *Because the events that were depicted in the interviews (the [[Second Battle of Mombasa]] and the capture and death of the [[Master Chief]]) never actually happened, the interviews are assumed as a massive cover-up operation done by the [[ONI]]'s Section Two to cover up the truth about the [[Forerunners]], the [[Fortress World]]s, and the [[Flood]]. |
| *In the ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' campaign levels ''[[Mombasa Streets]]'' and ''[[Tayari Plaza]]'', there are several graffiti where the player can read BELIEVE, a reference to the ''Halo 3'' marketing campaign.
| | *The events and interviews depicted in "Believe" are assumed to be non-canon, as Microsoft created them, and Microsoft has no creative control over the Halo storyline. |
| **There is one particular area in ''Mombasa Streets'' though that has ''117'' in bullet holes next one of the BELIEVE graffiti. | |
| *A new trailer released for [[Wikipedia:Devolver Digital|Devolver Digtial]] and [[Wikipedia:Croteam|Croteam]]'s ''Serious Sam HD'' entitled "Seriously Believe" is an obvious tribute or parody to the Believe campaign, utilizing a selection of frozen in-game views in place of the models, a similar track, and a black screen at the end with the words "Seriously Believe" appearing, very similar to the original "Believe" trailer, before showing the game's logo.
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| *A [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=117zjJbGCxk trailer] for the Spartan Showdown event in [[Wikipedia:Epic Games|Epic Games]] and [[Wikipedia:Mediatonic|Mediatonic]]'s ''[[Wikipedia:Fall Guys|Fall Guys]]'' is a tribute or parody to the Believe campaign. The uses a rendition of the same song used the Believe Diorama while the camera moves about a "diorama" of many of the game's jellybean-shaped characters posed in various positions; all the while, a pink character walks around the scene. The camera moves to the top of the diorama where a character dressed as John-117 is posed alongside a [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]], who is reaching for a crown. The camera zooms in on a ball that the John-117 character is holding, and then cuts to his visor, mirroring the end of the Believe Diorama trailer, revealing its eyes. It then cuts to a black screen displaying a strange language that translates to "Woo!" and transitions to "BELIEVE". The trailer ends with the pink character trying to grab the crown, knocking it down along with the John-117 and Chieftain characters, transitioning to the event's title card. | |
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| ==Gallery==
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| ===Promotional images===
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| File:H3 Believe Print Ad medal ad.jpg|Print ad for the Believe campaign.
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| File:H3 Believe Print ad Medal close up.png|Close up of the medal from the Believe campaign print ad.
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| File:Guardian Article on Jake Courage.jpg|Guardian interview on Jake Courage.
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| File:Halo-3-jake-courage-small-53190.jpg|Xbox Believe Jack Courage overview.
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| File:MC_Stamp_Photo_440.jpg|Believe stamps.
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| </gallery>
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| ===Jake Courage site===
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| File:Jake Courage venue page..jpg|JakeCourage.com Venue page.
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| File:Jake Courage 2.jpg|Jake Courage Website. Image 1
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| File:Jake_Courage_3.jpg|Jake Courage Website. Image 4
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| File:Jake courage 1.png|Jake Courage Website. Image 15
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| File:Kale.PNG|Jake Courage Website. Part of Image 19
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| File:Jake_Courage_4.png|Jake Courage Website. Image 21
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| File:H3-Believe-Jake Courage Photos.jpg|Jake Courage exhibition. Text 11, 17. Image 6, 8
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| ===Plaques===
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| File:July 23, 2554 A.D.jpg|A plaque displayed in an unknown location dated July 23, 2553.
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| File:October_3rd_2554..jpg|A plaque displayed in an unknown location dated October 3, 2554.
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| ==Sources==
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| *[[The Next War]]
| | [http://halo3.com/believe/shell.html Believe] |
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| [[Category:Promotional material]] | | [[Category:Promotional Material]] |
| [[Category:Believe]]
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