Editing Crow's Nest

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{{Title|Crow's Nest}}

<center>''For the [[military base]] on [[Earth]], see [[Crow's Nest]].''</center>

|next=''[[Tsavo Highway (level)|Tsavo Highway]]''

|name= '''Crow's Nest'''

|image= [[File:UNSC_Underground_Facility_Crow's_Nest.PNG|300px]]

|player= [[John-117]]

|date= [[2552#November|November 17th, 2552]]<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=16989 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update: 01/23/09 - Timeline'']</ref>

|place= [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[Crow's Nest|Underground Facility "Crow's Nest"]]

|objective= *Defend the Base from incoming [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] troops

{{Article Quote|Clear the [[crow's Nest|base]], whatever it takes.}}

'''Crow's Nest'''<ref>Bungie Podcast, 8-10-2007</ref> is the third [[Campaign]] level of ''[[Halo 3]]''.

Upon completing the level on the [[Normal]], [[Heroic]], or [[Legendary]] difficulties, the player will earn the "[[Holdout (Achievement)|Holdout]]" [[achievement]] and 20 [[Gamerpoint]]s.<ref>[[Halo 3 Achievements]]</ref> Upon earning 15,000 points in [[Campaign Scoring]], the player will be awarded with the [[Demon]] achievement and 10 Gamerpoints.

The level begins with the [[John-117|Master Chief]], the [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]], and [[Sergeant Major|Sergeant]] [[Avery Junior Johnson|Johnson]] landing in an underground [[Crow's Nest|UNSC base]]. When they disembark, several Marines are amazed to see a [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan II]]. As they walk through hallways littered with wounded [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] soldiers, [[Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes|Keyes]] informs the Chief and Johnson that [[Prophet of Truth|Truth]] has almost destroyed the [[UNSC Home Fleet]], and only a few ships are left. They soon reach the command center and speak with [[Terrence Hood|Lord Hood]], discussing a plan for an all out attack on Truth's army.

Unfortunately, the Covenant then jam the [[Human]] communications network along with the rest of the base, shutting off the power. Truth appears on the main view screen, telling the Humans that their world will [[Glassing|burn]]. The base is then attacked by a large contingent of [[Covenant Empire|Covenant Loyalists]]. The Master Chief helps rescue and evacuate as many marines as possible from the base. Unable to fight off the invaders, Keyes orders a [[unidentified UNSC bomb|bomb]] placed in the operations center. Covenant troops, however, overrun the operations center and manage to defuse the bomb. The Master Chief retakes the ops center by force and rearms the main charge. All remaining troops, including the [[John-117|Master Chief]], escape into the base's hangar, where they enter an elevator to attempt to escape the explosion.

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

*'''[[Crow's Nest]] Flight Controller''': "Sorry for the tight squeeze. ''(to the other Flight Controller)'' Tell the [[Miranda Keyes|Commander]] her ace is in the hole."

''[[Kilo 023]] touches down. Medics load an injured marine on a stretcher and move. The [[John-117|Master Chief]], [[Thel 'Vadam]] and [[Avery Junior Johnson|Johnson]] get off. [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] sitting by the landing pad see the Chief get out of the [[Pelican]].''

*'''Commander Keyes''': "We stopped it, but only temporarily. Now, the Prophet of Truth is looking for something called '[[Installation 00|The Ark]]', where he'll be able to fire all the [[Halo Array|Halo Rings]]. If he succeeds, [[Human|Humanity]], The Covenant, every sentient being in the Galaxy..."

*'''Technician''': "Ma'am, I have [[Terrence Hood|Lord Hood]]."

*'''[[Fleet Admiral]] Lord Terrence Hood (Video COM)''': "Good news, Commander Keyes?"

*'''Commander Keyes''': "Truth's ships are clustered above the excavation site. And his infantry has deployed [[Covenant anti-aircraft battery|Anti-Aircraft Batteries]] around the perimeter. But, if we neutralize one of the batteries, punch a hole in Truth's defenses..."

*'''Commander Keyes''': "The wounded. We're getting them all out."

''Miranda walks up the stairs and draws a [[M6G Personal Defense Weapon System|Pistol]]. She pulls the slide back.''

*'''Commander Keyes''': "Any of our [[d77H-TCI Pelican|birds]] squawking?"

*'''Technician''': "No, ma'am. Wait, Overwatch has contacts. [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantoms]], closing in on our position."

*'''All personnel''': "Yes, sir!"

*'''[[Gunnery Sergeant]] [[Reynolds]]''': "Get those turrets up. You watch your fields of fire!"

or

*'''Gunnery Sergeant [[Stacker]]''': "Get those [[AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun|turrets]] up! Watch your fields of fire!"

[[File:Marinescrowsnest.jpg|thumb|The Master Chief meets with some Marines on his way to the facility's hangar.]]

*'''PFC Dubbo: '''"Squad down in the hangar's real shorthanded, Chief."

*'''Marine #9:''' "If we don't get there quick, they're gonna get rolled."

''The Chief grabs some [[M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade|Fragmentation Grenades]] from a weapons case near the door, then opens it, and lets the Marines lead the way.''

*'''Commander Keyes (COM)''': "Chief? Good, this channel is secure. My fire-teams are spread thin. We can't hold out forever. I need that hangar cleared for evac, ASAP."

*'''Marine''': "Those [[Jiralhanae|Brutes]] secure the hangar; we won't be able to get our birds out."

''The Marines find the vehicle access. A Warthog is in battle with many Covenant soldiers. [[Unggoy|Grunts]] lob [[Type-1 Antipersonnel Grenade|Plasma Grenades]] and destroy it. The Chief and accompanying Marines engage and win, pushing onward. They reach an open door heavily guarded and defeat the Covenant there and continue through into the narrow corridors.''

 

''Soon the Chief and Marines reach the hangar.''

''The Chief and Marines on the offense secure the deck. Multiple Phantoms drop troops into the hangar, attempting to take it. From a distance, [[AV-14 Hornet|Hornets]] and [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]] are seen to be engaged in an aerial fight near a [[CCS-class battlecruiser|Cruiser]] which keeps supplying Covenant reinforcements to the base. The Chief and Marines take turrets and defend the hangar. The [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] forces prevail. The Phantoms retreat and their troops fall.''

''The Pelican hanging on a crane in one of the docks slides out and is released. The Dropship lands to evac the Marines in the hangar, while the Master Chief restocks on weapons and ammo.''

*'''Pelican Pilot''': "Need you to step aside sir; can't land till you do."

*'''Sergeant Johnson (COM)''':"Come on Chief, hustle on back!"

''The Chief heads back to the Ops Center. Marines pass by for evac. Back in the vehicle access, two Marines, staying behind until the next evac, hear sounds of [[Drone]]s' wings beating and metal banging in the ventilation pipes.''

*'''Marine #13''': "Yeah. And I don't like it."

''A Drone suddenly appears above him and picks him up. (The Drone can be killed before it picks up the Marine. If it does, he can still be saved by simply shooting the Drone, which will drop the Marine).''

*'''Female Marine''': "Look! Coming outta the vents!"

''A swarm of Drones starts pouring out the ventilation shafts, and engulfs the room.''

*'''Female Marine''': "What the hell are these things, Sergeant?!"

*'''Gunnery Sergeant (Reynolds or Stacker)''': "Drones! A whole swarm! Take 'em down! Short, controlled bursts!

''The Marines open fire on the swarm. The Chief finds a turret and unloads on them. The swarm eventually falls. Marines in the Ops Center open the doors, letting the Chief in.''

*'''Commander Keyes (Video COM)''': "Chief, have a look. [[Unidentified UNSC bomb|A little going-away gift]] for the Covenant. We've linked it to smaller charges throughout the base. Johnson, soon as the evacuation is complete, start the timer."

*'''Commander Keyes (Video COM)''': "Good luck everyone. See you on the last Pelican out."

''Johnson leads the Chief to the back of the room, guarded by four Marines, and a Weapons Locker sits by it.''

''The Master Chief takes weapons and ammo from the locker.''

*'''Sergeant Johnson''': "I'll guard the bomb Chief, get yourself to the Barracks."

''The Chief heads through the corridor to the Motor Pool. While down there, he spots a Brute Pack, lead by a [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Brute Chieftain]] with a [[Type-2 Energy Weapon/Hammer|Gravity Hammer]].''

*'''Brute''': "A fresh scent! Must be close."

*'''Brute Chieftain:''' "Spread out! Track it down!"

''The Brutes disperse; the Chief takes the pack and Chieftain head-on alone.''

''After wiping the Brute Pack out, the Master Chief continues on through a corridor, but it's caved in. Finding a hole in the floor, he jumps down into a shaft, and at the bottom are several pipe entrances, which Drones fly in and out of.''

*'''[[Cortana]] ([[Cortana Moments/Gravemind Moments|Cortana Moment]]):''' "You have been called upon to serve."

''Master Chief jumps down through vertical shafts into a canal, where he finds Thel 'Vadam, fighting off another swarm of Drones.''

*'''Thel 'Vadam:''' "Half-wit insects! The [[San 'Shyuum|Prophets]] use you like they used me! Reject their lies! Rebel, or ''all'' your hives will perish!" (Single Player Only)

''After 'Vadam takes care of the Drones, he and the Chief regroup.''

*'''Thel 'Vadam:''' "Spartan, the Brutes have taken your soldiers. As prisoners or meat for their bellies, I do not know. In case some yet live, let us be careful when we shoot."  

''The Master Chief and 'Vadam head through the door, seeing a captive Marine thrown hard into a pillar, where multiple Marine corpses lie. The Marine dies and falls limply to the ground, and the Chief and 'Vadam rush in. One Marine being held by a Brute begs for mercy as it decides to kill him, too.''

[[File:Saved.jpg|thumb|The Master Chief about to save the Marine prisoner.]]

*'''Brute''': "Look, it has soiled itself! These are whelps, not warriors!"

''The barracks are filled with Brutes torturing Marines. One of them includes a Brute Captain holding a marine by the ankle.''

''If the player fails to save him, the Brute breaks his spine and throws him on the ground behind him, laughing.''

''The Chief and 'Vadam kill the Brutes and release the prisoners (optional). While the Marine rushes for a weapon, the Chief and 'Vadam save every prisoner they can.''

*'''Thel Vadamee''': "Again, the Brutes show their weakness."

*'''Female Marine #2:''' "Payback time! OO-RAH"

''Taking out the Brutes, the surviving Marines grab weapons from more piles of corpses, taking a second to grieve for their comrades while the Chief and 'Vadam resupply and reload. They continue their rescue throughout the barracks, defeating the Brutes and rescuing (a maximum of) seven Marines, including a Sergeant.''

[[File:Marineprisoners.jpg|thumb|right|Marines being held prisoner by [[Jiralhanae|Brutes]].]]

*'''Thel 'Vadam:''' "We did all we could. Let us move the survivors to the landing pad. There is a lift outside."

''The Chief, 'Vadam and the Marines board the elevator back up to the flight deck. While heading up, Kilo 23 gets into trouble.''

*'''Hocus''': "Ma'am, I've got movement. Above and below. Brutes! They got jump-packs!"

''Kilo 23 takes off, getting out of the Brutes' reach. Noticing the Chief and 'Vadam, the Brutes attack them. After successfully retaking the flight deck, a door at the road below opens, and Johnson approaches them, holding an [[M7/Caseless Submachine Gun|SMG]]. Seeing Johnson and his surviving squad at the doorway under attack from Drones, the Chief and 'Vadam assist.''

''The few Drones are quickly eliminated. Kilo 23 returns for final evac. The barracks survivors and Johnson's squad board the Pelican dropship.''

*'''Sergeant Johnson''': "Brutes. In the Ops Center. They disarmed the bomb. Sorry Commander, there were too many. Even for me."

*'''Commander Keyes (COM)''': "Chief, get back to the Ops Center. Kill those Brutes. Rearm the bomb. I've gotta get these men outta here. But I'll radio with another exit. Good luck."

''Johnson and Thel 'Vadam board the Pelican. The Master Chief goes along the road Johnson previously came from, passing by destroyed Warthogs and dead Marines. (In Co-op, 'Vadam will accompany the Chief)''

''The Chief walks on through to another roadway, with Covenant [[Type-52 Directed Energy Support Weapon|Plasma Cannons]] set up. Using the Plasma Cannons and/or using all available cover, he gets back to the Motor Pool next door to the Ops Center.''  

''The Chief heads back up the corridor behind the Ops Center, and sneaks in and witnesses a Chieftain communicating with the Prophet of Truth using the Ops Center communications.''

*'''Brute War Chieftain''': "We have taken their Command Center!"

*'''Brute Chieftain''': ''(nervously)'' "Not just yet, Noble Prophet."

*'''Truth (Video COM)''': "Find out what I need to know, or your place on the path is forfeit. Tell me you understand!"

*'''Brute Chieftain''': "Yes, Holy One. It shall be done."

*'''Brute Chieftain''': "Have the Drones scour these machines! Find out what these ''heathens'' know about the [[Installation 00|Ark]]!"

''As the two Grunts and [[Jiralhanae Captain|Brute Captains]] get busy, the Chief takes them by surprise and defeats them, taking back the Ops Center and the bomb.''

''The Chief heads back into the cave, where Grunts run wildly, then through the corridors.''

''If the player takes his time'':

*'''Sergeant Johnson (COM)''': "South hangar, straight through the caves Chief."

*'''Cortana (Cortana Moment)''': "There will be a great deal of hardship on the road ahead."

''He continues back out to the vehicle access, where Drones, some Jackals and Grunts flee, and back down the corridors to the hangar.''

''The Chief gets to the hangar, where Phantoms flee, and Grunts run around in panic and some trying to catch the fleeing Phantom, holds up and looks miserable.''

''If the player takes his time:''  

*'''Sergeant Johnson (COM):''' "Bomb's about to blow! Go, go, go!"

*Occasionally, [[List of animals|rats]] can be seen scurrying across the floor in some parts of the level. They appear on the player's [[Motion sensor|Motion Tracker]] as small yellow dots — friendlies. Players can kill them and even melee their dead bodies around. If the player turns against the [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]], the rats will be shown as red dots on the Motion tracker.

*Players can get into the hanger where the Pelican picks up the remaining marines and takes off.

*If one opens the door to the Motor Pool and doesn't go through, the door to Ops Center will remain open. The player can then lure the [[Jiralhanae|Brutes]], and eventually the [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]], into the Ops Center by attacking them afar using the [[BR55HB SR Battle Rifle|Battle Rifle]]. However, the Chieftain will not attack the Marines, and vice-versa. The player can even lure the Chieftain downstairs, though he will not chase the player into the large cave area.

*There is a [[Infinite Weapons on Crow's Nest|glitch]] that allows the player to get infinite weapons for the battle inside the Motor Pool.

*There is a female Marine in the barracks that has white sleeves under her armor and a backpack, if ones shoots or melees her helmet, it will fly off but she will still have it on and cannot be taken off.

*If you are playing Co-op on this level, the Arbiter has a melee animation even when he is unarmed. He will melee like a normal [[Sangheili|Elite]]. The melee attack does no damage. It is possible to disarm the AI Arbiter in single player by giving him a support weapon and getting him to ride in a vehicle or killing him and taking his weapon for a empty weapon. However, the AI controlled Arbiter's melee does damage. The same glitch can be performed if you use a glitch to allow an Elite character model to be unarmed in [[Forge|forge]]. Also, the Arbiter has a special grenade throw animation similar to the Halo: Combat Evolved Elites and Halo 3 level Floodgate Elites when he is unarmed. The grenade throw can be performed in multiplayer and Co-op if you are playing as a Elite character model. You don't necessarily have to be unarmed. You will need two weapons and grenades. Press the Y button to switch to your secondary weapon and quickly press the LT. If you did it correctly, you should have thrown a grenade like Floodgate Elites.

*After saving the Marines in the Barracks, [[Lieutenant Commander|Lt. Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes|Keyes]] will pilot a Pelican to evacuate them, if one looks closely, she is holding the controls of the Pelican like the controls of a [[AV-14 Hornet|Hornet]].

===Easter Eggs===

{{Main|Easter Eggs}}

*The [[Screaming Miranda Keyes]] easter egg can be found in the beginning of the level.

*The [[Halo_3_Skulls#Black_Eye|Black Eye Skull]] can be found in the beginning of the level. Claiming it would reward the player the "[[Black Eye (achievement)|Black Eye]]" [[achievement]] and 10 [[Gamerpoint]]s.  

*There is an argument between two Marines voiced by various [[Red vs Blue]] voice actors, which changes depending on difficulty level. See [[Password-Lacking Marine]].  

*The ''Halo 3'' silver skull [[Halo 3 Skulls # Grunt Birthday Party|Grunt Birthday Party Skull]] can be found on this level.

[[File:Dead Rat.jpg|A dead rat, an example of many more that have bred within the base.|thumb|right|200px]]

*The Prophet of Truth's line, ''"...your destruction is the will of the gods. And I... I am their instrument!"'' is a rephrasing of the message sent to [[Battlegroup 4]] during the [[First Battle of Harvest]]. Likewise, the line, ''"Your world will burn until its surface is but glass"'' is a restatement of a message sent to the surface of [[Biko]] in [[2526]].<ref>[[Data pads|Data pad 10]]</ref>

*The men manning the computers at the beginning of the level are Naval personnel, which (aside from Crow's Nest) are only seen in-game in the ''Halo: Combat Evolved" [[campaign]] levels [[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]] and [[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Halo]].

[[File:Screens crowsnest schematic.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The "Seventh Column" icons that appear on the computer readout.]]

*The [[Cortana Moments/Gravemind Moments|Cortana Moments]] in this level are direct quotes from ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''. All of them are from [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Doctor Halsey]] as she speaks with the [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan-IIs]] about the project they are taking part in.

*On the boxes in the part of the room farthest from the monitors is the number 2401, the number of [[Installation 05]]'s [[2401 Penitent Tangent|Monitor]], and a factor of [[List of "seven" references in Halo|7]]. Similarly, in the first hangar, there is a generator under the floor marked with the [[EMG|EMG 2401]] logo, likely in reference to said Monitor.

*There are a total of [[List of "seven" references in Halo|seven]] Marines players can save in the Barracks.

*At the end of the level, a large explosion manages to shoot out of the opening in the elevator's blast doors before it completely closes. This could be a reference to near the ending of the [[The Maw]] from ''Combat Evolved'' in which a near identical occurrence takes place when John enters the service elevator in order to flee from the destruction of the [[Pillar of Autumn]].

*The Banshees and Hornets outside the hangar aren't real. They lack a physical presence, as one can move through them in Theater mode, they have scripted deaths, and they use very low-resolution textures applied to them. They are unaffected by the player's actions.

*In the [[ViDoc]] "[[Halo 3 ViDoc: Et Tu, Brute?|Et Tu, Brute?]]", instead of fighting the [[Type-2 Energy Weapon/Hammer|Gravity Hammer]]-wielding Chieftain in the Motor Pool, the [[Type-52 Directed Energy Support Weapon|Plasma Cannon]]-wielding [[Jiralhanae War Chieftain|War Chieftain]] can be seen in combat in the Motor Pool and vice versa

*After facing the Jump-pack Brutes, if one follow the hallway up to where they break out of, equipment and ammo can be found. One of them is Cloaking, which will be effective during the fight with War Chieftain on higher difficulties.

*The [[multiplayer]] level [[Rat's Nest]] draws many visual inspirations from the design of Crow's Nest.

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