Editing Coastal Highway

{{Status|Gameplay}}

{{disambig header|the campaign level|the achievement|Coastal Highway (achievement)}}

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|next=*''[[Halo 3: ODST credits]]'' {{C|''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''}}

*''[[Epilogue (Halo 3: ODST)|Epilogue]]'' {{C|''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection|MCC]]''}}

|player=*[[ODST_(player_character)#Rookie|Rookie]] (player 1)

|date=*[[2552#October 21, 2552|October 21, 2552]] <br>

|objective=Escort [[Quick to Adjust|the asset]] out of the city.

|partime=00:25:00 {{C|''Master Chief Collection''}}

|parscore=90,000 {{C|''Master Chief Collection''}}<br/>60,000 {{C|''Halo 3: ODST''}}

{{Article quote|Escort [[Quick to Adjust|the asset]] out of the city.}}

Completing this level on [[Normal]] or above unlocks the map ''[[Last Exit]]'' on [[Firefight (Halo 3: ODST)|Firefight]] mode.

As the [[Battle of Mombasa]] enters its final stages, the [[Rookie]], [[Edward Buck|Buck]], [[Veronica Dare|Dare]], and [[Quick to Adjust|Vergil]] fight their way to the [[New Mombasa|city]]'s Coastal Highway, where Dare and Vergil board an [[Olifant]]. Buck and the Rookie escort them along the [[Covenant]]-infested highway with various [[M12 Warthog|Warthogs]] and a [[M808B Main Battle Tank|Scorpion]], hoping to reach the shipyards for extraction. However, a [[Deutoros-pattern Scarab|Scarab]] manages to cripple the Olifant, forcing the group to divert off the highway to a nearby building. There they fight off waves of Covenant until they are finally saved by the [[Ru'swum-pattern Phantom|Phantom]] that they captured earlier. Reunited at last, the [[Alpha-Nine|squad]] leaves the war-torn city just as it is glassed by [[CAS-class assault carrier|assault carriers]] and [[Ket-pattern battlecruiser|battlecruisers]].

''Buck backs into [[elevator]], removing his helmet. Dare, [[The Rookie]], and the [[Huragok]] are already inside.''

''Buck and the Rookie come across a Covenant patrol, with a [[Deployable Lookout Tower]] and plasma cannons.''

*'''Buck''': "Sit tight. We'll need the alien to power on the switch."

''View of the Highway at dawn opens. Cut to Dare, The Rookie, Buck, and Vergil moving forward. Covenant {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}s fly above. Dare points to one.''

*'''Buck''': "Oh, I'm sorry, ''I'' was a little busy. Making sure perfume ''(points to Huragok)'' over here didn't take a round and blow us all up!"

''The Huragok looks sad, and floats away.''

''The Rookie tries to motion to the two that the Huragok is gone, but to no avail.''

''A cruiser drops out of slipspace attracting the attention of the squad.''

*'''Buck''': "[[Kikowani Station|I stole a]] [[Ru'swum-pattern Phantom|Phantom]]. Yes. Thank you. I hid it in the shipyards down the highway. ''(looks towards a nearby Warthog)'' But I only have room for two, so...that thing's gonna have to sit on your lap."

''Everyone looks around in panic, and then to the [[Olifant]] next to them. The hatch opens, and the Huragok's tentacle appears. The Huragok sounds the horn twice. Dare runs up to the Olifant.''

*'''Buck''': "What are you, crazy? Stop moving around, and drive this Hog!"

''The second door opens, revealing a lookout tower with a Grunt wielding a [[Pez'tk-pattern fuel rod gun|Fuel Rod Gun]]. A Covenant battlecruiser flies over them.''

*'''Dare (COM)''': "They're all heading to the slipspace crater, the Covenant dig site north of the city."

''Two Wraiths and some Covenant infantry fill up the highway, but the group speed past them to the door. The small group of Jackals and a [[Jiralhanae|Brute]] are defeated. Next to the door is another Warthog. Phantoms drop off reinforcements and fly away. Another Covenant cruiser flies over them. A group of [[Karo'etba-pattern Ghost|Ghosts]] crowd around a crashed Phantom. The group defeats the Ghosts and heads to the next door.''

''The door opens to reveal the next section of the highway. More Phantoms come. A huge group of Ghosts and Banshees come, but Buck easily takes them out. The door opens at the end. The next section has a [[Deutoros-pattern Scarab|Scarab]] in the distance, along with some [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshees]]. The Engineer emits a high-pitched wail in the presence of the Scarab.''

''A Covenant [[Zurdo-pattern Wraith|Wraith]] appears.''

''The two commandeer the Scorpion, and the door opens. They move down the Highway, crushing any Covenant in the way. They head through another set of doors. A {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} appears from the clouds in the distance.''

*'''Buck''': "Assault carrier! Ten o'clock high! Look at the size of that thing!"

''Once the Rookie drives through the next set of gates, the assault carrier begins charging its [[energy projector]].''

''After the next set of gates has been passed, the carrier begins [[glassing]] the city in the distance.''

*'''Buck''': "Damn it, no! They're gonna burn this city and then glass the whole planet! Covenant bastards! It's [[Siege of New Alexandria|just like]] [[Fall of Reach|Reach]] all over again!"

*'''Private First Class [[Michael Crespo|Michael "Mickey" Crespo]] (COM)''': "Sky's kind of crowded, Gunny."

''The Scarab fires its [[focus cannon]] at the Olifant, severely damaging it.''

''The Phantoms deploy a squad of Kig-Yar Snipers, followed by a pair of [[Mgalekgolo|Hunters]].''

''After the Hunters are killed, two Wraiths on the highway open fire on trio's position.''

*'''Mickey (COM)''': "Yee-Haa! Light 'em up, boys!"

*'''Corporal [[Taylor H. Miles|Taylor "Dutch" Miles]] (COM)''': "Romeo, take the one on the left."

''The Brutes crewing the two Wraiths are killed. The Phantom hovers above the right parking lot.''

''The ground suddenly shakes as another Covenant assault carrier exits slipspace dangerously close to the surface. It begins charging its energy projector. The Huragok sees the assault carrier, seems to panic, and refuses to move. Dare attempts to drag the Huragok to the Phantom.''

''Buck pulls a piece of a Drone's wing out of his body suit, then crushes it with his hand.''

''The assault carrier begins glassing the area as the Phantom pulls out with everyone aboard.''

''Romeo is leaning tiredly against his plasma cannon. Buck and the Rookie pull him away from the turret to the center of the vessel.''

''Dutch presses a control panel. The Phantom's sides close as it sets off for space, leaving multiple Covenant assault carriers and battlecruisers to glass the city. As the camera zooms out, it reveals the Covenant ships uncovering [[Portal at Voi|the Portal]].''

'''[[Quito Terminus|ONI orbital facility]]'''

*'''[[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Junior Johnson]]''': "Don't worry...''(tapping a control panel)''...I [[Halo: First Strike|know]] [[Metropolis|what the aliens like]]."

'''''Easter Egg''': At this point, if the right thumbstick is held left, one can see Buck with a [[Cavemen|Caveman]] which is sitting on a grating. Buck nervously picks something off of the monkey (possibly a bug), and proceeds to put it in his mouth.''{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halocinema.bungie.org/halo3odst/hd/epilogue_easter_egg.wmv|Site=Halo.Bungie.Org|Page=Halo 3: ODST Cutscene Library - Epilogue Easter Egg}}

'''{''Legendary-only Scene''}'''

*The [[Vidmaster Challenge: Deja Vu]] can be unlocked by beating this level with four players on [[Legendary]] [[Xbox LIVE]] [[Campaign#Cooperative|Co-op]] with [[Halo 3 skulls#Iron|Iron Skull]] activated and without using Warthogs or Scorpions.

*Throughout the level, players can see several landmarks from previous missions, such as the smoking [[ONI Alpha Site (location)|ONI Alpha Site]] and the bridge in [[Uplift Nature Reserve|Uplift Reserve]], on which Dutch witnesses the collapse of the space tether. The structures are best seen in Theater mode.

*The player can also hijack the [[Ogab'd-pattern anti-aircraft Wraith|AA Wraith]] in this level using the same [[Drive an AA Wraith|glitch]] that allowed the player to hijack them in ''[[Halo 3]]''. Buck will say that he will man the AA Wraith's turret but actually will continue on foot. It is unknown if getting the AA Wraith will invalidate the Deja Vu achievement, which explicitly bans only the use of Warthogs and Scorpions.

*The Olifant can be flipped over using debris on the highway, which causes the Olifant to eventually instantly teleport back to its original position.

*In Theater mode, when the player gets out of his/her vehicle and enters the entrance to the Reserve, press Y to get into flying cam. Now the viewer will be able to roam the city and beyond free like in Pam Cam, just like the glitch on Mombasa Streets.

*Using Boom Skull will cause Vergil to die instantly upon dismounting from Olifant. Vergil will always be caught inside explosion distance when Boom Skull applies, as the Olifant explodes upon dismounting. The only way to avoid this glitch is to play this level without Boom Skull.

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