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==''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''== | ==''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''== | ||
===Chapter 1=== | ===Chapter 1=== | ||
*"We must be near Eridanus." | *"We must be near Eridanus." Halsey's first words to Keyes after exiting her cryotube. | ||
*"I’m fine, Lieutenant. Get cleaned up and dressed. Hurry. We have important work to do.” - After Keyes offers his help in getting dressed and to work. | *"I’m fine, Lieutenant. Get cleaned up and dressed. Hurry. We have important work to do.” - After Keyes offers his help in getting dressed and to work. | ||
*“Welcome, Lieutenant. Please have a seat at the communication station and monitor the channels when we enter normal space. If there’s so much as a squeak on nonstandard frequencies, I want to know instantly.” | *“Welcome, Lieutenant. Please have a seat at the communication station and monitor the channels when we enter normal space. If there’s so much as a squeak on nonstandard frequencies, I want to know instantly.” | ||
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*“A six-year-old male, to be precise. It may help if you think of this purely as a UNSC-funded physiological study. Which is precisely what you are to tell anyone who asks. Is that understood, Lieutenant?” | *“A six-year-old male, to be precise. It may help if you think of this purely as a UNSC-funded physiological study. Which is precisely what you are to tell anyone who asks. Is that understood, Lieutenant?” | ||
*"I hate cryo sleep. It leaves one so cramped.” | *"I hate cryo sleep. It leaves one so cramped.” | ||
*“Oh yes, I know how dangerous this system is. It has a colorful history: rebel insurrection in 2494, beaten down by the UNSC two years later at the cost of four destroyers. I don’t believe the Office of Naval Intelligence ever found their base in the asteroid field. And since there have been organized raids and scattered pirate activity nearby, one might conclude—as ONI clearly has—that the remnants of the original rebel faction are still active. Is that that | *“Oh yes, I know how dangerous this system is. It has a colorful history: rebel insurrection in 2494, beaten down by the UNSC two years later at the cost of four destroyers. I don’t believe the Office of Naval Intelligence ever found their base in the asteroid field. And since there have been organized raids and scattered pirate activity nearby, one might conclude—as ONI clearly has—that the remnants of the original rebel faction are still active. Is that that what you were worried about?” - When Keyes protests that this system is dangerous for just the two of them. | ||
*“Speaking of pirates, weren’t you supposed to be monitoring communication channels for illegal signals? Just in case someone takes undue interest in a lone, unescorted, diplomatic shuttle?” | *“Speaking of pirates, weren’t you supposed to be monitoring communication channels for illegal signals? Just in case someone takes undue interest in a lone, unescorted, diplomatic shuttle?” | ||
*"Continue to monitor them, please." | *"Continue to monitor them, please." | ||
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*“He’s at point blank range! Even stun rounds can kill at that distance!” - When seeing John attack one of the Mark Is. | *“He’s at point blank range! Even stun rounds can kill at that distance!” - When seeing John attack one of the Mark Is. | ||
*“Show me that again. You recorded all that, didn’t you?” | *“Show me that again. You recorded all that, didn’t you?” | ||
*“They should not be performing so well. There must be unexplained synergistic effects brought on by the combined modifications. What are their reaction times?” - After Mendez tells her the Spartans run at an average of 55 | *“They should not be performing so well. There must be unexplained synergistic effects brought on by the combined modifications. What are their reaction times?” - After Mendez tells her the Spartans run at an average of 55 mph. | ||
*“Any physiological or mental instabilities?” | *“Any physiological or mental instabilities?” | ||
*“They might as well have been killed. But can the Spartans kill, Chief? Kill on purpose? Are they ready for real combat?” - Regarding the trainers' inability to get out of their armor. | *“They might as well have been killed. But can the Spartans kill, Chief? Kill on purpose? Are they ready for real combat?” - Regarding the trainers' inability to get out of their armor. | ||
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*"[[Araqiel]]? That's Ackerson's watchdog, isn't it?" - After Kalmiya tells her that his routing code was detected in Kelly's medical file. | *"[[Araqiel]]? That's Ackerson's watchdog, isn't it?" - After Kalmiya tells her that his routing code was detected in Kelly's medical file. | ||
*"Can you trace the request?" | *"Can you trace the request?" | ||
*"They can come and arrest me, then. Do as I have instructed, Kalmiya. Override your ethics center subroutine four-alpha. Nullification code: 'Whateverittakes.' " - After Kalmiya warns that breaking into the file is punishable as | *"They can come and arrest me, then. Do as I have instructed, Kalmiya. Override your ethics center subroutine four-alpha. Nullification code: 'Whateverittakes.' " - After Kalmiya warns that breaking into the file is punishable as treason. | ||
*"This data cluster here. Spike that and backfill with a neutralizing pulse." | *"This data cluster here. Spike that and backfill with a neutralizing pulse." | ||
*"Araqiel. Did your master leave you behind when he was reassigned? Don't you have anything better to do than steal data from my SPARTAN program?" | *"Araqiel. Did your master leave you behind when he was reassigned? Don't you have anything better to do than steal data from my SPARTAN program?" | ||
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===Chapter 15=== | ===Chapter 15=== | ||
* "I'm a scientist, not a soothsayer." - After the Spartans ask her what discovery she expects to find in the tunnels. | |||
* "I'm a scientist, not a soothsayer." - | |||
*"Yes. Don't move, Fred. And don't touch anything. Excellent work. Kelly, Isaac, Vinh, Will— meet me at Fred's location." - After Fred informs Halsey that he may have found the artifact site. | *"Yes. Don't move, Fred. And don't touch anything. Excellent work. Kelly, Isaac, Vinh, Will— meet me at Fred's location." - After Fred informs Halsey that he may have found the artifact site. | ||
*"Yes. Yes, this must be it—what Ackerson was searching for. And most likely what they are looking for, too, I imagine." | *"Yes. Yes, this must be it—what Ackerson was searching for. And most likely what they are looking for, too, I imagine." | ||
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*"So I know you'll do whatever it takes to prevent this object from falling into enemy hands." | *"So I know you'll do whatever it takes to prevent this object from falling into enemy hands." | ||
*"Not even Cortana could crack their crypto, indeed." - Referring back to Whitcomb's comment that Chiroptera ships are impossible to hack. | *"Not even Cortana could crack their crypto, indeed." - Referring back to Whitcomb's comment that Chiroptera ships are impossible to hack. | ||
==''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''== | |||
==''[[Halo: Reach]]''== | ==''[[Halo: Reach]]''== | ||
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*"Are you threatening me, Commander?" | *"Are you threatening me, Commander?" | ||
*"That... will be all, Jorge." | *"That... will be all, Jorge." | ||
===[[The Package]]=== | ===[[The Package (level)|The Package]]=== | ||
*"Apologies for the unusual security measures, Commander, but the stakes demand it." | *"Apologies for the unusual security measures, Commander, but the stakes demand it." | ||
*"Yes, well, as they say...news of my death has been greatly exaggerated. I only wish the same could be said of the rest of Noble Team." | *"Yes, well, as they say...news of my death has been greatly exaggerated. I only wish the same could be said of the rest of Noble Team." | ||
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*"Knowledge. A birthright from an ancient civilization. This AI is its custodian, and she has chosen you as her couriers." | *"Knowledge. A birthright from an ancient civilization. This AI is its custodian, and she has chosen you as her couriers." | ||
*"By this AI, yes. Her measure of you carries as much weight as my own..." | *"By this AI, yes. Her measure of you carries as much weight as my own..." | ||
*"...Perhaps more. You are to take her to the UNSC ship-breaking yards in | *"...Perhaps more. You are to take her to the UNSC ship-breaking yards in Aszod. There, you will find a Halcyon-class cruiser waiting to get her off-planet." | ||
*"Do you? Mankind is outmatched. When Reach falls - and it will fall - our annihilation is all but certain. Unless...we can glean from this artifact a defense against the Covenant. A game-changer. On the level of the conical bullet in the nineteenth century, or faster-than-light travel in the twenty-third." | *"Do you? Mankind is outmatched. When Reach falls - and it will fall - our annihilation is all but certain. Unless...we can glean from this artifact a defense against the Covenant. A game-changer. On the level of the conical bullet in the nineteenth century, or faster-than-light travel in the twenty-third." | ||
*"An apt question, if there were somewhere else to place our hope. There is not." | *"An apt question, if there were somewhere else to place our hope. There is not." | ||
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===[[Lone Wolf]]=== | ===[[Lone Wolf]]=== | ||
*"It didn't take long for Reach to fall. Our enemy was ruthless. Efficient. But they weren't nearly fast enough. For you had already passed the torch. And because of you, we found Halo, unlocked its secrets, shattered our enemy's resolve. Our victory - your victory - was so close... I wish you could have lived to see it. But you belong to Reach. Your body, your armor - all burned and turned to glass. Everything...except your courage. That, you gave to us. And with it, we can rebuild." | *"It didn't take long for Reach to fall. Our enemy was ruthless. Efficient. But they weren't nearly fast enough. For you had already passed the torch. And because of you, we found Halo, unlocked its secrets, shattered our enemy's resolve. Our victory - your victory - was so close... I wish you could have lived to see it. But you belong to Reach. Your body, your armor - all burned and turned to glass. Everything...except your courage. That, you gave to us. And with it, we can rebuild." | ||
==''[[Halo 4]]''== | ==''[[Halo 4]]''== | ||
===[[Prologue]]=== | |||
*"You already know everything." - When Halsey's interrogator orders her to tell him about the SPARTAN-II children. | *"You already know everything." - When Halsey's interrogator orders her to tell him about the SPARTAN-II children. | ||
*"Children's minds are more easily accepting of indoctrination, their bodies more adaptable to augmentation. The result was the ultimate soldier. And because of our success, when the Covenant invaded, we were ready." | *"Children's minds are more easily accepting of indoctrination, their bodies more adaptable to augmentation. The result was the ultimate soldier. And because of our success, when the Covenant invaded, we were ready." | ||
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*"His file reads 'missing in action'." - When told Master Chief is dead. | *"His file reads 'missing in action'." - When told Master Chief is dead. | ||
*"Your mistake is seeing Spartans as military hardware. My Spartans are humanity's next step, our destiny as a species. Do not underestimate them. But most of all, do not underestimate... ''him''." | *"Your mistake is seeing Spartans as military hardware. My Spartans are humanity's next step, our destiny as a species. Do not underestimate them. But most of all, do not underestimate... ''him''." | ||
===[[Spartan Ops]]/''Halo: Infinity''=== | ===[[Spartan Ops]]/''Halo: Infinity''=== | ||
====''[[Catherine]]''==== | ====''[[S1/Catherine]]''==== | ||
*"I'm not walking around the ship I built with my hands cuffed." - When brought aboard the {{ | *"I'm not walking around the ship I built with my hands cuffed." - When brought aboard the {{UNSCship|Infinity}} under arrest. | ||
*"Show me [[Requiem slipspace artifacts|the artifact]]." | *"Show me [[Requiem slipspace artifacts|the artifact]]." | ||
*"I'm ''not'' Henry Glassman, Captain." - When Lasky expresses caution about her touching it. | *"I'm ''not'' Henry Glassman, Captain." - When Lasky expresses caution about her touching it. | ||
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*"You came here to study the planet. Instead, ''something'' on the planet is studying you." | *"You came here to study the planet. Instead, ''something'' on the planet is studying you." | ||
=====[[Catherine/Spartan Mountain|Spartan Mountain]]===== | =====[[S1/Catherine/Spartan Mountain|Spartan Mountain]]===== | ||
*"Yes. Have [[Fireteam Crimson|they]] reached the location of interest?" - When asked to study the structure at [[Two Giants]]. | *"Yes. Have [[Fireteam Crimson|they]] reached the location of interest?" - When asked to study the structure at [[Two Giants]]. | ||
*"Their armor sees enough. I'm watching the environment scans." | *"Their armor sees enough. I'm watching the environment scans." | ||
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*"Oh my! I'll need some of Roland's cycles for translating, but it looks like navigation data. Communications protocols. This is going to take some time to sort through." - After the tower fires a signal into the sky. | *"Oh my! I'll need some of Roland's cycles for translating, but it looks like navigation data. Communications protocols. This is going to take some time to sort through." - After the tower fires a signal into the sky. | ||
====''[[Didact's Hand]]''==== | ====''[[S1/Didact's Hand]]''==== | ||
*"You knock at least. Most people don't." - When [[Gabriel Thorne]] greets her at her cell. | *"You knock at least. Most people don't." - When [[Gabriel Thorne]] greets her at her cell. | ||
*"I'm afraid it's all still ''quite'' classified." - When Thorne asks about the SPARTAN-II Program. | *"I'm afraid it's all still ''quite'' classified." - When Thorne asks about the SPARTAN-II Program. | ||
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*"Prometheus stole fire from the gods, and gave it to humanity. I'm simply curious what gifts, if any, the Promethean lifeforms have to offer." | *"Prometheus stole fire from the gods, and gave it to humanity. I'm simply curious what gifts, if any, the Promethean lifeforms have to offer." | ||
====''[[S1/Memento Mori]]''==== | |||
*"Taking a reading. Oh my..." - When examining the [[Didact's Gift]]. | *"Taking a reading. Oh my..." - When examining the [[Didact's Gift]]. | ||
*"A moment please. Intriguing." | *"A moment please. Intriguing." | ||
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*"Not pictures...memories. An alien A.I. full of human memories." | *"Not pictures...memories. An alien A.I. full of human memories." | ||
*"You knew this, didn't you, Captain Lasky?" | *"You knew this, didn't you, Captain Lasky?" | ||
*"That is not ancient. That is [[ | *"That is not ancient. That is [[Battle of Earth (2557)|the attack on Earth from six months ago]]." - When Lasky says he's aware that Promethean Knights were made from ancient humans. | ||
*"I suspect we misunderstood the artifact's true purpose." - After seeing an image of the translocation artifact in New Phoenix. | *"I suspect we misunderstood the artifact's true purpose." - After seeing an image of the translocation artifact in New Phoenix. | ||
*"Enough has been kept from me. I've decided to start questioning all my prior assumptions." | *"Enough has been kept from me. I've decided to start questioning all my prior assumptions." | ||
*"I suspect that's a lie, Captain." - When Lasky denies lying to her about the Prometheans. | *"I suspect that's a lie, Captain." - When Lasky denies lying to her about the Prometheans. | ||
====''[[Scattered]]''==== | ====''[[S1/Scattered]]''==== | ||
*"Life is too short, I will never learn all that exist in our tiny galaxy let alone the rest of the universe. And I so desperately want to know...everything. But the UNSC acts like children at play in a sandbox. Mistaking its edges for the limits of the world." | *"Life is too short, I will never learn all that exist in our tiny galaxy let alone the rest of the universe. And I so desperately want to know...everything. But the UNSC acts like children at play in a sandbox. Mistaking its edges for the limits of the world." | ||
*"Why? I shared no information. The intelligence already knew my name, my task, and offered data that might advance our research by years. This is a research mission after all...even if you treat it like a live fire war game." - When Palmer taunts that the UNSC might jail her for good now. | *"Why? I shared no information. The intelligence already knew my name, my task, and offered data that might advance our research by years. This is a research mission after all...even if you treat it like a live fire war game." - When Palmer taunts that the UNSC might jail her for good now. | ||
====''[[ | ====''[[S1/Invasion]]''==== | ||
*"Yes, his hospitality speaks wonders." - When Roland tells her Captain Lasky put a lot of faith in her. | *"Yes, his hospitality speaks wonders." - When Roland tells her Captain Lasky put a lot of faith in her. | ||
*"What is hidden can be useful." - When Roland asks what keeping secrets ever gained her. | *"What is hidden can be useful." - When Roland asks what keeping secrets ever gained her. | ||
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*"John's alive! He was here, on this ship. Nobody told me he was alive!" - To Lasky, when he arrests her. | *"John's alive! He was here, on this ship. Nobody told me he was alive!" - To Lasky, when he arrests her. | ||
====''[[Expendable]]''==== | ====''[[S1/Expendable]]''==== | ||
*"Captain, the Prometheans-" - During the Prometheans' attack on ''Infinity''. | *"Captain, the Prometheans-" - During the Prometheans' attack on ''Infinity''. | ||
*"There's still a great many things that we don't know about slipspace." - When Palmer expresses denial that slipspace could be anchoring their ship. | *"There's still a great many things that we don't know about slipspace." - When Palmer expresses denial that slipspace could be anchoring their ship. | ||
*"I'm sorry, Captain!" - When a Promethean Knight kidnaps her. | *"I'm sorry, Captain!" - When a Promethean Knight kidnaps her. | ||
*"I think it is power you seek." - When meeting Jul 'Mdama in person. | *"I think it is power you seek." - When meeting Jul 'Mdama in person. | ||
*"Knowledge | *"Knowledge is power." | ||
*"...''Glassman'' did this?" - When examining the partially activated shrine. | *"...''Glassman'' did this?" - When examining the partially activated shrine. | ||
*"I wouldn't be so sure. The protective shield is emanating from the structure itself. And if I'm right-" - When Jul declares Glassman created its shield to deceive him. | *"I wouldn't be so sure. The protective shield is emanating from the structure itself. And if I'm right-" - When Jul declares Glassman created its shield to deceive him. | ||
*"-access requires a more human touch." - After the shrine activates. | *"-access requires a more human touch." - After the shrine activates. | ||
====''[[Key]]''==== | ====''[[S1/Key]]''==== | ||
*"You...You are [[Librarian]]. Wife of [[Didact]]. There is [[Jul 'Mdama|a Covenant cultist leader]] outside. He thinks you have something valuable." - When meeting the Librarian inside the shrine. | *"You...You are [[Librarian]]. Wife of [[Didact]]. There is [[Jul 'Mdama|a Covenant cultist leader]] outside. He thinks you have something valuable." - When meeting the Librarian inside the shrine. | ||
*"Why give this to me?" - When the Librarian gives her the [[Janus Key]]. | *"Why give this to me?" - When the Librarian gives her the [[Janus Key]]. | ||
*"Thorne, take the key!" - When Gabriel Thorne arrives to rescue her. | *"Thorne, take the key!" - When Gabriel Thorne arrives to rescue her. | ||
====''[[ | ====''[[S1/Exodus]]''==== | ||
*"That was before I knew my compatriots were a hit squad, not a rescue team." - When 'Mdama rebukes her for throwing half of the key to the Spartans. | *"That was before I knew my compatriots were a hit squad, not a rescue team." - When 'Mdama rebukes her for throwing half of the key to the Spartans. | ||
*"Not that I fared much better in your care." - Referring to her amputated arm. | *"Not that I fared much better in your care." - Referring to her amputated arm. | ||
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*"That's easy, Jul. I want revenge." - When Jul asks Halsey what she wants him to give her. | *"That's easy, Jul. I want revenge." - When Jul asks Halsey what she wants him to give her. | ||
[[Category:Quotes]] | [[Category:Quotes]] | ||