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{{Level infobox
{{Level infobox
|pagegamelabel=H4
|pagegamelabel=H4
|prev=''[[Prologue]]''
|prev =  
|next=''[[Requiem (level)|Requiem]]''
* ''[[Prologue]]'' {{C|gameplay}}
|name='''''Dawn'''''
* ''[[Mission 30: The Source|The Source]]'' {{C|chronologically}}
|image=[[File:H4 Dawn Loadscreen.png|350px]]
|next = ''[[Requiem (level)|Requiem]]''
|game=''[[Halo 4]]''
|game = ''[[Halo 4]]''
|devname=<code>m10_crash</code>{{Ref/File|Id=H4EK|H4EK|H4EK\tags\environments\solo\m10_crash\m10_crash.scenario}}
|devname=<code>m10_crash</code>
|player=[[Master_Chief_(gameplay)#Halo_4|Master Chief]]
|name = Dawn
|date=[[2557|July 21, 2557]]
|image = [[File:H4 Dawn Loadscreen.png|350px]]
|place=Onboard {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}, orbiting [[Requiem]]
|player = [[John-117]]
|objective=Find and eliminate boarders.
|date = [[2557|July 21, 2557]]
|place = Onboard {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}, orbiting [[Requiem]]
|objective = Find and eliminate boarders.
|partime=00:15:00 {{C|''Master Chief Collection''-only}}
|partime=00:15:00 {{C|''Master Chief Collection''-only}}
|parscore=25,000 {{C|''Master Chief Collection''-only}}
|parscore=25,000 {{C|''Master Chief Collection''-only}}
}}
}}
{{Article quote|After four years adrift in space, Cortana awakens the Master Chief to investigate a disturbance on the Forward Unto Dawn.}}
{{Article Quote|After four years adrift in space, Cortana awakens the Master Chief to investigate a disturbance on the Forward Unto Dawn.}}
'''Dawn''' is the second [[campaign]] level of ''[[Halo 4]]'', and the first one with actual gameplay. After years of [[cryonics|cryo-sleep]], [[John-117]] awakens to fight the [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|resurgent Covenant]] in the wreckage of the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}.<ref>[http://www.gametrailers.com/full-episodes/qevv7h/gt-tv-halo-4 '''GTTV''' - ''Halo 4'']</ref>
'''Dawn''' is the second [[campaign]] level of ''[[Halo 4]]'', and the first one with actual gameplay. After years of [[cryonics|cryo-sleep]], [[John-117]] awakens to fight the [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|resurgent Covenant]] in the wreckage of the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}.<ref>[http://www.gametrailers.com/full-episodes/qevv7h/gt-tv-halo-4 '''GTTV''' - ''Halo 4'']</ref>


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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDgKn2PFYbk '''{''Cutscene''}''']
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDgKn2PFYbk '''{''Cutscene''}''']


[[File:H4fudback.jpg|thumb|300px|The ''Forward Unto Dawn''{{'}}s remains.]]
[[File:H4fudback.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The ''Forward Unto Dawn''{{'}}s remains.]]


''A field of debris surrounds the rear half of the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}.''
''A field of debris surrounds the rear half of the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}.''
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<tt>'''CREW CAPACITY'''</tt>
<tt>'''CREW CAPACITY'''</tt>


[[File:H4 Chief in cryochamber.png|thumb|300px|John-117, moments before his revival.]]
[[File:H4 Chief in cryochamber.png|thumb|right|300px|John-117, moments before his revival.]]


<tt>''782''</tt>
<tt>''782''</tt>
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<tt>''CRYOGENIC SYSTEM SHUTDOWN...''</tt>
<tt>''CRYOGENIC SYSTEM SHUTDOWN...''</tt>


[[File:H4 Chief thaw.jpg|thumb|300px|Cortana awakening the Master Chief.]]
[[File:H4 Chief thaw.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Cortana awakening the Master Chief.]]


<tt>''STASIS CONVERSION IN PROCESS...''</tt>
<tt>''STASIS CONVERSION IN PROCESS...''</tt>
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* '''John-117''': "Somebody should have found us by now."
* '''John-117''': "Somebody should have found us by now."


[[File:H4-Dawn-OperationsRoom.jpg|thumb|300px|The ''Dawn''{{'}}s operations room.]]
[[File:H4-Dawn-OperationsRoom.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The ''Dawn''{{'}}s operations room.]]


''John enters an operations room, filled with inactive computer screens. A central holographic unit displays the Dawn being pulled from its predicted drift course towards a planetoid, designated "43121124". The same orange energy pulse suddenly returns, violently shaking the hull and disrupting nearby electronics.''
''John enters an operations room, filled with inactive computer screens. A central holographic unit displays the Dawn being pulled from its predicted drift course towards a planetoid, designated "43121124". The same orange energy pulse suddenly returns, violently shaking the hull and disrupting nearby electronics.''
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''The boarding arms breach the glass, depressurizing the Deck until force fields are deployed to seal the breach. Two Covenant lances exit the boarding arms and enter the ''Dawn''.''
''The boarding arms breach the glass, depressurizing the Deck until force fields are deployed to seal the breach. Two Covenant lances exit the boarding arms and enter the ''Dawn''.''


[[File:H4 - Cov Explosion.jpeg|thumb|300px|The Chief kills Jul 'Mdama's Covenant boarders with a grenade.]]
[[File:H4 - Cov Explosion.jpeg|thumb|right|300px|The Chief kills Jul 'Mdama's Covenant boarders with a grenade.]]


* '''System (PA)''': '''''Warning - atmosphere breach. Activating emergency barricades.'''''
* '''System (PA)''': '''''Warning - atmosphere breach. Activating emergency barricades.'''''
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* '''Cortana''': "We're just about there."
* '''Cortana''': "We're just about there."


''After fighting his way through more Covenant, including a [[Commander (Covenant)|Commander]] wielding a [[Elo'Nakada-pattern concussion rifle|concussion rifle]], John reaches an airlock.''
''After fighting his way through more Covenant, including a [[Sangheili Commander]] wielding a [[Type-50 concussion rifle|concussion rifle]], John reaches an airlock.''


* '''Cortana''': "The auxiliary launch station should be to your left out of the airlocks."
* '''Cortana''': "The auxiliary launch station should be to your left out of the airlocks."
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=== Easter eggs ===
=== Easter eggs ===
[[File:H4 Limited Edition InGame.png|thumb|The ''Halo 4'' Limited Edition case in-game.]]
[[File:H4 Limited Edition InGame.png|right|thumb|The ''Halo 4'' Limited Edition case in-game.]]
* Several cases resembling that of the ''[[Halo 4 Limited Edition]]'' can be found floating in the ship's cryo chamber, observation deck, and airlocks.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCQNdfYZ4nY '''YouTube''' - ''Halo 4 Easter Egg: Collector's Edition'']</ref>
* Several cases resembling that of the ''[[Halo 4 Limited Edition]]'' can be found floating in the ship's cryo chamber, observation deck, and airlocks.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCQNdfYZ4nY '''YouTube''' - ''Halo 4 Easter Egg: Collector's Edition'']</ref>


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== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
=== Gameplay ===
<gallery>
File:DawnInterior.jpg|A first-person view of the ''Dawn''{{'}}s cryo bay.
File:H4-FUD John Minor battle.jpg|John-117 facing down a Sangheili Storm.
File:H4-Dawn-Chief-Controls.jpg|John-117 raising the blast shields.
File:Dawn Covenant boarders.jpg|John-117 engages Ju'ls Covenant boarders.
File:2821575-gallery.jpg|John-117 encountering a [[lance]].
File:2821574-gallery.jpg|John combating an Elite with an [[MA5D assault rifle]].
File:H4-MasterChief-M6H-Campaign.jpg|John fighting boarders with an [[M6H magnum]].
</gallery>
===Concept art===
===Concept art===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:H4 DawnCryoBay Preproduction Concept.jpg|Extremely early pre-production concept art for the ''Dawn''{{'}}s cryo bay.
File:H4_Iris_Concept_2.jpg|Early concept art of the level.
File:H4_Iris_Concept_2.jpg|Early concept art of the level.
File:H4-Concept-Dawn-Approach.jpg|Early concept art of the ''Dawn'' approaching Requiem.
File:H4-Concept-Dawn-Approach.jpg|Early concept art of the ''Dawn'' approaching Requiem.
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File:H4-Concept-Dawn-Cryo.jpg|Early concept art of the cryo bay, with Jul's Covenant boarders surrounding the Chief.
File:H4-Concept-Dawn-Cryo.jpg|Early concept art of the cryo bay, with Jul's Covenant boarders surrounding the Chief.
File:H4_ForwardUntoDawn_CryoRoom_Concept.jpg|Finalized concept art of the cryo bay.
File:H4_ForwardUntoDawn_CryoRoom_Concept.jpg|Finalized concept art of the cryo bay.
File:H4 DawnHologramRoom Concept.jpg|Concept art for the holo table room.
File:H4_JohnandCortana_Concept.jpg|Concept art of the Chief and Cortana inside the ''Dawn''.
File:H4_JohnandCortana_Concept.jpg|Concept art of the Chief and Cortana inside the ''Dawn''.
File:H4-Concept-Dawn-ObservationDeck.jpg|Concept art of the Chief raising the observation deck's blast shields.
File:H4-Concept-Dawn-ObservationDeck.jpg|Concept art of the Chief raising the observation deck's blast shields.
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File:H4Concept - SparthDawn 2.jpg|Another early concept of the level. Note the classic Mark VI armor.
File:H4Concept - SparthDawn 2.jpg|Another early concept of the level. Note the classic Mark VI armor.
File:H4 Dawn room concept.jpg|Concept art of the interior of the ''Dawn''.
File:H4 Dawn room concept.jpg|Concept art of the interior of the ''Dawn''.
File:H4 Dawn CryoGraphics.jpg|Floor graphics for the cryo bay.
</gallery>
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
File:DawnInterior.jpg|A first-person view of the ''Dawn''{{'}}s cryo bay.
File:H4-FUD John Minor battle.jpg|John-117 facing down a Sangheili Storm.
File:H4-Dawn-Chief-Controls.jpg|John-117 raising the blast shields.
File:HTMCC-H4 BoardingPhantom 3.png|Two Phantoms equipped for boarding action.
File:HTMCC-H4 BoardingPhantom 6.png|The Covenant boards the ''Dawn''.
File:Dawn Covenant boarders.jpg|John-117 engages Covenant boarders.
File:2821575-gallery.jpg|John-117 encountering a [[lance]].
File:2821574-gallery.jpg|John combating a Sangheili with an [[MA5D assault rifle]].
File:H4-MasterChief-M6H-Campaign.jpg|John fighting boarders with an [[M6H magnum]].
File:HTMCC-H4 DawnAssassination.png|John assassinates a Sangheili.
File:HTMCC-H4 PressKit Requiem.jpg|Jul 'Mdama's fleet holds its position around Requiem.
File:HTMCC-H4 Dawn Airlock.png|The airlock onboard the ''Dawn''.
File:HTMCC-H4 Jackal Space Sniper.png|A Kig-Yar Sniper on the ''Dawn''{{'}}s exterior.
File:HTMCC-H4 Requiem Portal.png|A view of Requiem's entry portal.
File:HTMCC-H4 PressKit Chief 1.jpg|John-117 with a BR85HB battle rifle.
</gallery>
</gallery>


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