Editing Data Hive

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|prev=''[[Mombasa Streets]]'' (chronologically)<br>

|player= [[The Rookie]]

|place= [[New Mombasa Data Center|Data Center]], [[New Mombasa]], [[Earth]]

|Objective= Find [[Veronica Dare|Dare]], secure the [[Superintendent (Vergil)|Superintendent]].

|enemies=*[[Jiralhanae|Brutes]]

*[[Yanme'e|Drones]]

*[[Unggoy|Grunts]]

*[[Kig-Yar|Jackals]]

*[[Unnamed NMPD Officer|NMPD Officer]]

'''Data Hive''' is the penultimate mission in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''. It is set in the immense [[New Mombasa Data Center|data facility]] below the city of [[New Mombasa]], where the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] are trying to gain access to the [[Superintendent (Construct)|Superintendent]]'s data core. It is the first linear level in the game after [[Mombasa Streets (Level)|the hub]].

Completing this level on Normal or higher unlocks the [[Data Hive (Achievement)|Data Hive achievement]] and the [[Chasm Ten]] [[Firefight]] map.

The Rookie, having found [[Veronica Dare|Dare]]'s distress signal after exploring the city, descends down an underground [[Lift|elevator]] shaft into the [[Superintendent (Construct)|Superintendent]]'s [[New Mombasa Data Center|Data Center]]. He arrives at sub-level 7 of the complex and must fight his way down to sub-level 9, where Dare is hiding. On the way down The Rookie has to defeat a range of covenant, including Brutes and Drones, during this time the Rookie runs into a NMPD Officer searching for his men. He follows the Rookie until he is killed by either the Drones or the Rookie (Depending on the amount of audio logs found). Once the Rookie and Dare are reunited, Dare informs the Rookie of the true nature of their mission. The two then fight through a [[Yanme'e|Drone]] hive to the Superintendent's core to secure its data as well as "the asset," revealed to a rogue [[Huragok]] named [[Vergil]] that has taken refuge there. Vergil has assimilated the Superintendent's data with its own knowledge, making it an extremely valuable defector to the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] and a major liability for the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]. [[Edward Buck|Buck]] fortuitously arrives just as Covenant reinforcements attempt to secure the complex, and with his help Dare and the Rookie escort Vergil safely to the surface through heavy resistance.

'''{''Cutscene''}'''

''View of a dimly-lit room in the Superintendent's Data Center is shown, with an [[Lift|elevator]] car on the bottom of its shaft. The Rookie descends from the elevator shaft, and drops to the top of the elevator car.''

*'''Dare (COM)''': "[[Edward Buck|Buck]], is that you? ''(Static)'' They've got me cornered! I'm low on ammo! If you can hear me, I'm on sub-level nine, near station t-"

''As Dare is cut off by static interference, The Rookie clicks his comlink with his fingers, and glances at the wall to his right, where the text "SUBLEVEL 07" is written, accompanied by the Superintendent's avatar.''

''After going down the first service corridor for some time, [[The Rookie]] can overhear a brief conversation between two [[Unggoy|Grunts]] before they spot him.''

*'''Grunt #1''': "Nah. If [[Vergil|traitor]] escape, it their fault, not ours."

The Rookie traverses through the facility, encountering small amounts of Covenant resistance. He then starts to pick up a conversation between the [[Superintendent (Construct)|Superintendent]] and a [[Unnamed NMPD Officer|lone survivor]].

''Drones suddenly flies out of the shaft.''

''After the Drones are killed.''

*'''NMPD Officer''': "Son of a bitch! These are my guys. Buggers got all of them! (whispers) Now I'll have to check on [[Dr. Endesha|the Doc]] myself..."

*'''NMPD Officer''': "What are you doing down here, anyway? Don't want to tell me? That's all right...we all have secrets."

''The two defeats the Covenant forces. They eventually meet a dead end with a Data Stack.''

*'''NMPD Officer''': "Go ahead trooper, raise the stack."

 

 

*'''NMPD Officer''': "You hear that? Buggers! Down at your level. Oh no! They're up here too! Coming out of the damn vents! Get back! No! Ahhh!"

*'''Superintendent''': "CRIME DOESN'T PAY!"

''Alternatively, if the Rookie does have 29 Audio Logs, the officer jumps down with you.''

''After heading through the door, the two emerge into an icy hallway, with Covenant patrols and a [[War Chieftain]] ahead. The two kills all of them.''

*'''NMPD Officer''': "Trooper, hold up a sec. I got to check on a...personnel issue."

''The officer walks up to a door on the left side of the frozen room.''

*'''Superintendent''': "ICY CONDITION. CHANGE REQUIRED."

''If the Rookie follows him:''

*'''NMPD Officer''': "What are you, stupid?! I told you wait outside!"

*'''NMPD Officer''': "[[Kinsler]] gave me real specific instructions: Make sure [[Dr. Endesha|the Doc]]'s dead, and make double sure no one knows about it."

*'''NMPD Officer''': "Sorry, friend... You know way too much."

''The Rookie leaves the room and continues to a cross road. To the left is a dead end with a Flamethrower in the corner. Up ahead is a path. The hall starts to go from frozen to normal temperature.''

*'''Dare (COM)''': "Buck? Who knows if he can hear me but... I'm sorry. I should have told you more about this mission, more...about everything."

'''{''Cutscene''}'''

*'''Dare''': "[[Michael Crespo|Some]] [[Taylor Miles|idiots]] [[ONI Alpha Site (Level)|blew]] [[ONI Alpha Site|the building]] at the top of the shaft. Woke the whole hive."

*'''Dare''' : "Problem is, there's only one way in from here...right through the hive. It would've been suicide to go alone, and I was hoping for more backup. I guess you're it."

*'''Dare''': "Here trooper, through the door."

''The Rookie jumps through the hole and lands hard, injuring himself slightly. Dare jumps after him. They emerge into a huge room. The two turn into another room with a Covenant patrol. The Rookie and Dare kill all of them and turn right, into a huge cavern like room with Covenant crates all around.''

''The door opens to a small room with another door,locked,and an elevator.''

''The elevator opens to a narrow hallway. The two walk through it, reaching a opening in it in the middle. They reach another cavernous room.''

''The Drones start firing. The Rookie and Dare defeat them, but as they progress, more Drones come.''

*'''Dare''': "Good shooting trooper. Keep it up! We're almost there."

''The door at the end leads to a narrow hallway. At the end, a short drop leads to an open door. The door opens to a huge room, with the data center in the middle. A Phantom arrives.''

*'''Dare''': "It won't be long before they smash through that door. Let's take them out, ''now''!"

''The two runs to the door, where a [[Brute Chieftain]] and his bodyguards are trying to break in.''

*'''Dare''': "Something tells me you're not a rookie..."

''The door opens to a slanting hallway with another door at the end. The door opens to a hallway with a scanning device. At the end is another door, which opens to the entrance to the data center.''

'''{''Cutscene''}'''

''The view shifts to inside the data center. The entrance opens to see the Rookie and Dare. They walk slowly in, weapons at the ready. At the end of the room is what appears to be the data core. As the two look at it, a spark lights off in it and there is a strange noise. The door closes on them. Dare activates the flashlight on her pistol. She points it at the core.''

*'''Superintendent''' ''(on-screen)'': "EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN INITIATED."

''The screen then goes to static, then shuts off entirely. Back with the pair, they walk to the core. Suddenly, Dare's pistol shows a small tentacle through a hole. If the player has 30 audio logs, Dare will raise her pistol but the Rookie stops her and shakes his head. He then whistles to bring the creature out. However, if the player doesn't have 30 audio logs, the Rookie will raise his SMG but Dare objects.''

*'''Dare''': "Don't shoot!"

''Either way, a long and thin head sticks out. The view goes to the pair, where it reveals it's a [[Huragok]].''

''Dare puts her pistol down.''

''The Huragok comes close to them.''

*'''Dare''': "The Slipspace event fried most of the Superintendent's circuits. I thought it might be finishing the job. But now I see that you weren't trying to hurt the Superintendent."

''Dare reaches out a hand and puts it close to the Huragok.''

*'''Dare''': "You were trying to fix it. "

''The Engineer points his head toward a shard of metal on his back. Dare reaches up and takes it off. Dare reaches out and the Huragok appears to sniff her hand.''

*'''Dare''': "[[ONI]] calls them Engineers, believes they're some sort of biological supercomputers. If I'm right, this one's taken the Superintendents data and combined it with its own."

''A beeping noise from the core catches their attention. The Huragok floats toward it and uses a tentacle to push a button, revealing a small monitor. The Superintendent zooms in on some Jetpack Brutes landing on the rooftop. The view goes back to the room. Dare approaches the monitor.''

*'''Dare''': "[[Buck]]!"

*'''Buck (COM)''': "Veronica? Where the hell are you?"

*'''Dare''': "Those Brutes are here for the Engineer. They'll kill it if they get their chance."

 

*'''Dare''' ''(to the Engineer)'': "You. Stay behind me. Okay?"

''Dare then nods to the Rookie, whose next to the door. The Rookie opens the door. They both raise their weapons.''

''Outside, two Jetpack Brutes jump out while a Phantom drops off more. The Rookie and Dare defeat them. The Rookie proceeds to the Covenant reinforcements.''

*'''Buck''': "This is our exit Rookie. Head through the door."

*'''Buck''': "Whoopss... Easy it doesn't look, Rookie"

''An opening in the left part of the room leads to the hallways that looks like the ones at the beginning. The four head to a right.''

*'''Buck''': "No!"

 

*'''Buck''': "Well, maybe one or...two."

''After this conversation, the Engineer successfully opens the door. Up ahead, more sleeping Drones are spotted. The four can kill them or simply ignore them. The four head to a door at the end of the hall. It leads to a small room with an elevator. At this point, the Drones awake and start attacking. The four defeats them.''

*You start the level on Sublevel 07, another [[7]] reference. The nine sublevels before the player meets Dare is one of the game's many references to The Divine Comedy, specifically the nine circles of hell. According to the book, the ninth level of hell is actually cold, as reflected by the frozen area where you find Dr. Endesha's body.

*Throughout the level are monitors showing data on the Superintendent's status. If you go too close to these screens, the Superintendent will interrupt the displays, labeling the information as classified. In addition, some "corrupted screens" will flash the binary code for "BARRETT," a reference to level designer [[Chris Barrett]].

*Just before entering Sublevel 08, you will encounter an [[Unnamed NMPD Officer|NMPD officer]]. The Superintendent is seen acting strangely towards him, refusing to open data stacks for him and saying phrases like "WARNING! HITCHHIKERS MAY BE ESCAPED CONVICTS!" The latter is a reference to the final segment of the level [[The Maw (Level)|The Maw]] in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''.

*You can see Drones feasting on deceased NMPD bodies, as lower Covenant species and Brutes are known to do.

*Using Theater mode, you can see that the NMPD officer does not actually die if ambushed by Drones. He simply takes a few steps before disappearing.

*The Flamethrower in this level may have been used to set off the fire-prevention system that killed Dr. Endesha, although this is unlikely because it is at full capacity.

*This is the only level in the games which you can use a Flamethrower against non-Flood NPC enemies.

*The Superintendent's data core housing is very similar in design to Pfhor power core chambers in [[Marathon (Video Game Series)|Marathon video game series]].

*Two different cutscenes are possible when Dare and the Rookie meet Vergil. The default cutscene plays if you have not collected all 30 audio logs and shows the Rookie arming his gun and aiming at Vergil before Dare tells him to stand down. If you recover all the logs, the cutscene changes to reflect the information gained from reading them. Dare aims at Vergil instead, and the Rookie will motion for her to stand down and whistle for Vergil to come out.

*At the exit of the Drone hive, a lone [[Yanme'e Leader]] occassionally makes a final effort to faulter the [[Rookie]]'s progress. It is worth noting that this is the only Yanme'e Leader encountered in the campaign; meaning it may be the leader of all the Drones encountered in New Mombasa.

*You can push Dare through the floor on this level through a glitch. When you and Dare are about to enter the small elevator, activate the elevator before Dare boards. After the elevator goes up, she will remain standing under it, and lowering the lift onto her will push her into the ground. She will later reappear on the upper levels of the hive.{{Citation needed}}

*The [[Firefight]] level [[Chasm Ten]] is based on this level.

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