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| {{Title|Early ''Halo 2'' script}}
| | ==Summary== |
| {{Status|RealWorld}}
| | In the Behind the Scenes show on the DVD that comes with the Limited Collector's Edition of [[Halo 2]], [[Joseph Staten]] flips rapidly through an early cinematic script of Halo 2. All that can be transcribed is here. The undecipherable material has been denoted by question marks. |
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| [[File:Early Halo 2 Script.png|thumb|The early cinematic script.]]
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| The "Behind the Scenes: The Making of ''Halo 2''" feature included with the [[Limited Collector's Edition Disc (Halo 2)|Limited Collector's Edition]] of ''[[Halo 2]]'', [[Joseph Staten]] flips rapidly through an '''early ''Halo 2'' script'''.
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| All that can be transcribed is here. The undecipherable material has been denoted by question marks, and speculative material is colored <span style="color:red">red</span>. | |
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| Note that "Dervish" was an early word for "[[Arbiter]]". | | Note that "Dervish" was an early word for "[[Arbiter]]". |
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| ==The Script== | | ==The Script== |
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| ===First Page=== | | ===First Page=== |
| [[File:C3earlyH2script1.png|thumb|right|The first page.]]
| | A white title fades onto the black screen. |
| :'''(x01_1) EXT. SPACE - NEAR RUINS OF ALPHA HALO'''
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| :A white title fades onto the black screen.
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| ::On and on shall old war go,
| | :On and on shall old war go, |
| ::Without respite my blood will flow
| | :Without respite my blood will flow |
| ::O’er your eyes ‘til they cannot see
| | :O’er your eyes ‘til they cannot see |
| ::The impossibility of victory.
| | :The impossibility of victory. |
| ::--Excerpt from the Writ of Union
| | :--Excerpt from the Writ of Union |
| ::Unknown Covenant Author
| | :Unknown Covenant Author |
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| :The title fades away, leaving a BLACK SCREEN. Beat.
| | The title fades away, leaving a BLACK SCREEN. Beat. |
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| :FADE IN on the massive Covenant Holy City, "High
| | FADE IN on the massive Covenant Holy City, "High Charity", hanging on orbit above the gas-giant, "Threshold". |
| :Charity", hanging on orbit above the gas-giant,
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| :"Threshold".
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| :As the camera ZOOMS slowly forward, distant voices emit
| | As the camera ZOOMS slowly forward, distant voices emit from inside the High Charity’s Council-Chamber. |
| :from inside the High Charity’s Council-Chamber.
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| ::::ELITE COMMANDER (V.O.)
| | ::ELITE COMMANDER (V.O.) |
| ::There was only one. | | ::There was only one. |
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| ::::PROPHET OF TRUTH (V.O.)
| | ::PROPHET OF TRUTH (V.O.) |
| ::One? Are you sure? | | ::One? Are you sure? |
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| ::::ELITE COMMANDER (V.O.)
| | ::ELITE COMMANDER (V.O.) |
| ::Yes. | | ::Yes. |
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| :Beat.
| | Beat… |
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| ::::ELITE COMMANDER (V.O.)
| | ::ELITE COMMANDER (V.O.) |
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| ::The Demon. | | ::The Demon. |
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| ::::::::FADE IN | | ::::::::FADE IN |
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| :'''C205_20 INT. HIGH CHARITY – COUNCIL CHAMBER – CONT.'''
| | '''C205_20 INT. HIGH CHARITY – COUNCIL CHAMBER – CONT.''' |
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| :From the back, DOLLY PAST a row of seated PROPHET
| | From the back, DOLLY PAST a row of seated PROPHET COUNCILORS and toward the center of the Council Chamber. The PROPHET COUNCILORS comment amongst themselves. |
| :COUNCILORS and toward the center of the Council Chamber. The
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| :PROPHET COUNCILORS comment amongst themselves.
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| ::::PROPHET COUNCILORS
| | ::PROPHET COUNCILORS |
| ::(excited murmuring) | | ::(excited muttering) |
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| | ===Other Pages=== |
| ==="He-re-tic" Page=== | |
| [[File:Mark of Shame scene.png|thumb|The "He-re-tic" page.]]
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| ::GRUNT CACKLES
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| ::??? * He-re-tic *
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| ??? too ??? hairy paw ??? the crowd ???.
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| ==="Elevator" Page===
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| [[File:Elevator scene.png|thumb|The "elevator" page.]]
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| '''??? - COMMAND DECK - CONT.''' | | '''??? - COMMAND DECK - CONT.''' |
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| MIRANDA, MASTER CHIEF, and JOHNSON ??? center of the Command Deck where LORD HOOD ??? | | MIRANDA, MASTER CHIEF, and JOHNSON ??? center of the Command Deck where LORD HOOD ??? |
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| ==="Holotank" Page===
| | ::LORD HOOD |
| [[File:C3earlyH2script2.png|thumb|right|The "holotank" page.]]
| | ::??? Commander? |
| <span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">
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| ::::CORTANA | |
| ::<span style="color:red">The Covenant</span> data I retrieved was
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| ::<span style="color:red">hardly deci</span>sive. How can ONI be so
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| ::<span style="color:red">certain?</span>
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| :<span style="color:red">??????????????????</span> away from the holo-tank on MIRANDA. She
| | ??? squares her shoulders. This is the ??? working for her whole career. |
| :<span style="color:red">???????????????</span> and JOHNSON can get a better idea. LORD
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| :<span style="color:red">HOOD ????????</span>
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| :::LORD HOOD | | ::MIRANDA |
| ::Station, bring up this
| | ::Yes, sir! |
| ::morning’s tac-record, timestamp | |
| ::delta-four-eleven.
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| :<span style="color:red">CLOS</span>E ON the HOLO-TANK. Earth is in the center of the
| | ??? smiles at MIRANDA. She’s just like her father. ??? toward the MASTER CHIEF. |
| :<span style="color:red">ta</span>nk. The COVENANT fleet is packed tightly together a
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| :<span style="color:red">g</span>ood distance away from Earth. The human fleet is
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| :<span style="color:red">por</span>trayed in a loose line between Earth and the Covenant
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| :<span style="color:red">fle</span>et.
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| | ::LORD HOOD |
| ==="Whole Career" Page===
| | ::Master Chief, you will lead the assault on the Covenant vessel. |
| :[[File:C3earlyH2script3.png|thumb|The "whole career" page.]] | |
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| | FOCUS on the MASTER CHIEF and JOHNSON. |
| ::::<span style="color:red">LORD</span> HOOD
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| ::<span style="color:red">Are you ready,</span> Commander?
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| :<span style="color:red">MIRANDA then salutes an</span>d squares her shoulders. This is the | | ::LORD HOOD (O. C.) |
| :<span style="color:red">moment she has been w</span>aiting for her whole career. | | ::Sergeant Johnson and the In Amber Clad’s company of ODSTs will provide support. |
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| ::::MIRANDA
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| ::<span style="color:red">Sir! Y</span>es sir!
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| :<span style="color:red">LORD HOOD smil</span>es at MIRANDA. She’s just like her father.
| | ??? an elite ??? they are trained for ??? "Human Entry Vehicles" |
| :<span style="color:red">He turns tow</span>ard the MASTER CHIEF.
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| ::::LORD HOOD
| | ??? and is built to ??? a high-impact ??? line both sides of the ??? |
| ::Master Chief, you will lead the
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| ::assault on the Covenant vessel.
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| :<span style="color:red">ZO</span>OM on the MASTER CHIEF and JOHNSON.
| | ???. He stands by his HEV’s hatch ??? to jump-to-it. |
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| ::::LORD HOOD (O. C.) | | ::JOHNSON |
| ::Sergeant Johnson and the In
| | ::??? cans, sardines! |
| ::Amber Clad’s company of ODSTs
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| | ??? hustle past JOHNSON, grab hold of their ??? entry bars, and swing into position. |
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| ==="Jump-To-It" Page===
| | ::JOHNSON (O. C.) |
| [[File:C3earlyH2script4.png|thumb|The "jump-to-it" page]]
| | ::I wanna hear those bindings pop! |
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| :<span style="color:red">?????????????????????????????????????????</span> and is built to
| | '''???11) INT. IN AMBER CLAD – HEV – CONT.''' |
| :<span style="color:red">??????????????????????????????? withsta</span>nd a high-impact
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| :<span style="color:red">????????????????????????????????????</span> line both sides of the
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| :<span style="color:red">???????????????????????</span>
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| :<span style="color:red">???????????????????????????????</span>. He stands by his HEV’s hatch
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| :<span style="color:red">?????????????????????????????</span> to jump-to-it.
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| ::::<span style="color:red">JO</span>HNSON | | ::CORTANA |
| ::<span style="color:red">Hurry to your</span> cans, sardines! | | ::??? data I retrieved was ??? How can ONI be so ??? |
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| :<span style="color:red">The elite soldiers h</span>ustle past JOHNSON, grab hold of their
| | ???? away from the holo-tank on MIRANDA. She and JOHNSON can get a better look. LORD HOOD ??? |
| :<span style="color:red">individual HEV re-</span>entry bars, and swing into position.
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| ::::JOHNSON (O. C.) | | ::LORD HOOD |
| ::<span style="color:red">I</span> wanna hear those bindings pop!
| | ::Station, bring up this morning’s tac-record, timestamp delta-four-eleven. |
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| :'''<span style="color:red">(x03_</span>11) INT. IN AMBER CLAD – HEV – CONT.''' | |
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| | FULL ON the HOLO-TANK. Earth is in the center of the tank. The COVENANT fleet is packed tightly together a good distance away from Earth. The human fleet is displayed in a loose line between Earth and the Covenant fleet. |
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| ==="HEV" Page===
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| '''???11) INT. IN AMBER CLAD – HEV – CONT.'''
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| ==="Shark" Page===
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| [[File:Shark Simile scene.png|thumb|The "shark" page.]]
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| '''??? EARTH – CONT.''' | | '''??? EARTH – CONT.''' |
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| ??? "up" toward the camera. ??? ?-t's aft, rotates 180 degrees and, thrashing like a shark’s in bright water, ???? away from the camera. | | ??? "up" toward the camera. ??? aft, rotates 180 degrees and, thrashing like a shark’s in bright water, ???? away from the camera. |
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| ??-ound, "beneath" the IN AMBER CLAD. The FLEET has visibly split to deal with the two-man attack. | | ??-ound, "beneath" the IN AMBER CLAD. The FLEET has visibly split to deal with the two-man attack. |
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| '''???_17 INT. IN AMBER CLAD – HEV – CONT.''' | | '''???_17 INT. IN AMBER CLAD – HEV – CONT.''' |
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| ==="No Wars" Page===
| | ??? He does not move. |
| [[File:C3earlyH2script5.png|thumb|The "no wars" page.]]
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| :<span style="color:red">????????????????????????????????????????????????</span> A hairy paw | | ::ELITE COMMANDER |
| :<span style="color:red">????????????????????????????????????????</span> loudly against the | | ::??? you call me out… |
| :<span style="color:red">???????????????????????????</span>
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| ::::<span style="color:red">BRUTE</span> JAILER
| | ??? COMMANDER. He opens his eyes. |
| ::<span style="color:red">????????? call you</span> out.
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| :<span style="color:red">?????????????????? COMMAND</span>ER. He does not move. | | ::ELITE COMMANDER CONT’D |
| | ::…if there were no wars? |
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| ::<span style="color:red">But would</span> you call me out
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| :<span style="color:red">????????????????</span> COMMANDER. He opens his eyes.
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| ::::ELITE COMMANDER (CONT’D)
| | ??? all those ???, a Dervish. |
| ::...if there were no wars?
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| | ??? PROPHET OF MERCY |
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| ==="Moments of Crisis" Page===
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| [[File:C3earlyH2script6.png|thumb|The "moments of crisis" page]]
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| ::::<span style="color:red">PROPHET OF TR</span>UTH (O.C.) | | ::PROPHET OF MERCY |
| ::<span style="color:red">?????????????????????</span> the
| | ::??? will always be moments of ??? when honor matters less than swift resolution. |
| ::<span style="color:red">???????????????????</span>, the | |
| ::<span style="color:red">?????????????????</span> all those
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| ::<span style="color:red">???????????????</span>ure, a Dervish.
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| ::<span style="color:red">???????????</span>
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| :<span style="color:red">??????????? PROPHET</span> OF MERCY
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| ::::PROPHET OF MERCY
| | ::PROPHET OF TRUTH |
| ::<span style="color:red">There</span> will always be moments of
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| ::<span style="color:red">cri</span>sis when honor matters less
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| ::<span style="color:red">th</span>an swift resolution.
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| :<span style="color:red">????????</span> the PROPHET OF TRUTH.
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| ==="Working Grunt" Page===
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| [[File:Working Grunt scene.png|thumb|The "working grunt" page.]]
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| ??? of ??? fighter is ??? for the best. The ??? | | ??? of ??? fighter is ??? for the best. The ??? |
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| ???? ELITE at the third site. He takes a ??? the wars as the Grunt works. | | ???? ELITE at the third site. He takes a ??? the wars as the Grunt works. |
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| ==="Wounded Elite" Page===
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| [[File:Wounded Elite scene.png|thumb|The "wounded Elite" page.]]
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| ::WOUNDED ELITE | | ::WOUNDED ELITE |
| ::??? to you… Commander. | | ::??? to you… Commander. |
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| ???? background, the SPEC-OPS OFFICER is engaged in a ???? discussion with a life-size holographic image of the PROPHET OF TRUTH and the PROPHET OF MERCY. | | ???? background, the SPEC-OPS OFFICER is engaged in a ???? discussion with a life-size holographic image of the PROPHET OF TRUTH and the PROPHET OF MERCY. |
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| ==="Garland" Page===
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| [[File:C3earlyH2script7.png|thumb|The "garland" page.]]
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| :<span style="color:red">???????????????????????????????</span> and motions to the group of
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| :<span style="color:red">BRUTES.</span>
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| ::::<span style="color:red">TART</span>ARUS | | ::BRACKTANUS |
| ::<span style="color:red">??????????????</span>r of the Hierarchs. | | ::of the Hierarchs.???? saving this system. |
| ::<span style="color:red">Come, we are</span> leaving this system.
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| :<span style="color:red">The DERVISH star</span>es, dumbfounded, as TARTARUS exits the
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| :<span style="color:red">remains of the c</span>ontrol room. The two BRUTE GUARDS lift the
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| :<span style="color:red">container w</span>ith them, and heft it away from the
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| :<span style="color:red">?????????</span>
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| :<span style="color:red">CLOSE O</span>N the DERVISH. Slowly, he raises his head to
| | , dumbfounded as TARTARUS ????? control room. The two BRUTE ????? lift the ????? them, and heft it away from the |
| :<span style="color:red">???????</span> that he has caught the MONITOR’S garland.
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| :<span style="color:red">WIDE AN</span>GLE. SLOW ZOOM toward the gruesome ???? ??? ???
| | ??? is the DERVISH. Slowly, he raises his head to ???? that he has caught the MONITOR’S garland. |
| :<span style="color:red">???????</span> perimeter fills the right side of the frame.
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| | ???? SLOW ZOOM toward the garland until one third ???? perimeter fills the right side of the frame. |
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| {{Deleted Material}}
| | [[Category:Games]] |
| [[Category:Halo 2]] | | [[Category:Deleted Material]] |
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