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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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*"Emile, Noble Four. Is he bold enough? Without question. But we need courage and patience in equal measure. We may require a more ''delicate'' approach." | *"Emile, Noble Four. Is he bold enough? Without question. But we need courage and patience in equal measure. We may require a more ''delicate'' approach." | ||
*"Jorge, Noble Five. It's good to see him home again. But the Fall of Reach will weigh heavily upon him, and this mission will test every last ounce of his strength." | *"Jorge, Noble Five. It's good to see him home again. But the Fall of Reach will weigh heavily upon him, and this mission will test every last ounce of his strength." | ||
*"Noble Six. The team's most recent addition. My, my. So much | *"Noble Six. The team's most recent addition. My, my. So much black ink. Six has made entire militia groups disappear. Curious. Hyper-lethal. There's only one other SPARTAN with that rating." | ||
*"Yes, Noble Team will do. Yet only one of them can carry our last hope. Only one will hold our fate in their hands." | *"Yes, Noble Team will do. Yet only one of them can carry our last hope. Only one will hold our fate in their hands." | ||
*"So, you've made your choice? Yes, well... great minds ''do'' think alike." | *"So, you've made your choice? Yes, well... great minds ''do'' think alike." | ||
==''[[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]]''==== | ====''[[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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*"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." | ||
====''[[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." | ||
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*"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. | ||
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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]] | ||