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[[File: | [[File:Five Long Years.jpg|thumb|250px|A group of [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marines]] cheering as a [[Covenant Destroyer]] comes down.]] | ||
{{Quote|Halo Wars is set in the year [[2531]] right as UNSC forces retake a planet called [[Harvest]] from the alien Covenant. The story of Halo Wars is told through the eyes and ears of the crew aboard [[ | {{Quote|[[Halo Wars]] is set in the year [[2531]] right as [[UNSC]] forces retake a planet called [[Harvest]] from the alien [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]. The story of Halo Wars is told through the eyes and ears of the crew aboard [[Spirit of Fire]], a UNSC support vessel. As the ship approaches the planet Harvest to begin a dangerous and urgent mission, [[Captain]] [[James Gregory Cutter|Cutter]] reflects on the long and bloody battle to retake Harvest from the Covenant...|[[Ensemble Studios|Ensemble]] description of the trailer<ref>http://halowars.com</ref>}} | ||
'''Five Long Years''' | '''''Five Long Years''''' is a [[Halo Wars|''Halo Wars'']] cinematic preview released on the July 14th of 2008 depicting the five year long struggle to reclaim Harvest from the Covenant. This cinematic takes 1:29 minutes. It is also the intro cinematic of the game. | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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*'''Cutter:''' "Captain's report February 4th, 2531. Five years, five long years. That's how long it took us to get Harvest back..." | |||
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[[File:Harvest battle.jpg|200px|thumb|Marines firing on several Elites]] | [[File:Harvest battle.jpg|200px|thumb|Marines firing on several Elites]] | ||
''Several | ''(Several marines race through a battlefield and are successfully gunning down a group of oncoming [[Elite]]s. A [[Marine]] gets killed when a nearby wall explodes and debris and [[plasma]] engulf him. The surviving Marines recover quickly and start to move forward.)'' | ||
*'''Marine:''' "Go, go, go!" | *'''Marine:''' "Go, go, go!" | ||
''They confront a [[ | ''(They confront a [[Lance]] of slowly advancing [[Sangheili|Elites]] whom are separated by a wall of debris, a few of the marines yell out as they arrive. One Marine quickly joins in and starts to fire upon the Elites, only to be shot by a plasma bolt to the chest. '' | ||
*'''Marine:''' "I've been hit!" | *'''Marine:''' "I've been hit!" | ||
A [[Warthog]] then appears and runs the aliens over. The camera then cuts to the rear of the Warthog driving through a battlefield with the gunner firing the [[M41 LAAG|turret]].) | |||
[[File:Pelican on Harvest.jpg|200px|thumb|Pelicans | [[File:Pelican on Harvest.jpg|200px|thumb|Pelicans on Harvest]] | ||
*'''Marine:''' "Keep firing!" | *'''Marine:'''"Keep firing!" | ||
''Three | ''(Three marines fire their weapons. The camera then cuts to a shot of several [[Pelican]] dropships arriving with several Warthogs racing through the drop zone. Marines then charge out of one of the landed Pelicans. There is a cut to a Marine hitting an Elite from behind, so that it falls down and is shot dead by another Marine. Then it cuts to a panorama, showing nine Marines cheering and a Warthog overlooking the battlefield; a destroyed city with a burning [[Covenant Destroyer]] in the distant sky, presumably shot down by UNSC forces.)'' | ||
[[File:Human Execution.jpg|200px|thumb|An Elite impaling a wounded Marine]] | [[File:Human Execution.jpg|200px|thumb|An Elite impaling a wounded Marine]] | ||
*'''Cutter:''' "At first it was going well." | *'''Cutter:'''"At first it was going well..." | ||
''Fade to | [''Fade to Black''] | ||
*'''Cutter:''' "Then setback after setback..." | *'''Cutter:''' "Then setback after setback..." | ||
''An Elite pierces a Marine with | ''(An Elite pierces a Marine with its [[Energy Sword]]. UNSC troops are overwhelmed by plasma fired by Elites and [[Banshee]]s. The camera then cuts to a scene where three Elites jump over a crumbled wall, the two in the background wielding plasma rifles, the one in the foreground activating two energy swords.)'' | ||
*'''Cutter:''' "Loss after loss..." | *'''Cutter:''' "Loss after loss..." | ||
''Two Covenant | ''(Two [[Covenant Destroyer]]s begin to glass Harvest)'' | ||
*'''Cutter:''' "Made what was going to be a quick and decisive win..." | *'''Cutter:''' "Made what was going to be a quick and decisive win..." | ||
''A surviving Marine attempts to crawl to safety when an Elite approaches and | ''(A surviving Marine attempts to crawl to safety when an Elite approaches and slaughters him with his Energy Sword.)'' | ||
*'''Cutter:''' "Into five years of | *'''Cutter:''' "Into five years of Hell..." | ||
''Camera turns toward the skies and another ship appears and activates its energy weapon. White follows.'' | ''(Camera turns toward the skies and another ship appears and activates its energy weapon. White follows.)'' | ||
''Transcript | {''Transcript Ends''} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The | *This trailer is reminiscent of the beginning cinematic of another Ensemble game: Age of Mythology.{{citation needed}} | ||
*The Pelicans have the [[Legendary]] symbol on the nose of their | *The marine who is strafed by the Banshee utters the famed [[wikipedia:Wilhelm scream|Wilhelm scream]] as he dies. | ||
* | *The trailer was made available for free on the [[Xbox Live]] Marketplace on July 19th, 2008. | ||
*The Pelicans have the [[Legendary]] symbol on the nose of their hulls. | |||
*The scene depicting the Marine being stabbed by the Elite was most likely included for dramatic effect, as the Covenant tends to evacuate before glassing a planet. | |||
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===Internal=== | |||
*[[Halo Wars]] | |||
===External=== | |||
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_Lc2a1AyJU Halo Wars: Five Long Years Trailer on YouTube] | |||
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