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| {{Title|Forerunner}} | | {{Title|Forerunner}} |
| {{Status|Gameplay}}
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| |prev=[[Requiem (level)|Requiem]] | | |prev=[[Requiem (level)|Requiem]] |
| |next=[[Infinity (Halo 4 level)|Infinity]] | | |next=[[Infinity (Halo 4 level)|Infinity]] |
| |name='''''Forerunner'''''
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| |image=[[File:H4 Forerunner Loadscreen.png|350px]]
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| |game=''Halo 4'' | | |game=''Halo 4'' |
| |devname=<code>m30_cryptum</code>{{Ref/File|Id=H4EK|H4EK|H4EK\tags\environments\solo\m30_cryptum\m30_cryptum.scenario}} | | |name=Forerunner |
| |player=[[Master_Chief_(gameplay)#Halo_4|Master Chief]] | | |image=[[File:Forerunners.png|300px]] |
| |date=[[2557|July 21, 2557]] | | |player=[[John-117]] |
| |place=[[Core of Requiem|Core]] of [[Requiem]] | | |date=[[2557]] |
| |objective=Disable the two relay pylons, reach the satellite, and warn the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}. | | |place=[[Requiem]] |
| |partime=00:20:00 {{C|''Master Chief Collection''-only}}
| | |objective=Disable the two relay pylons, reach the satellite and warn UNSC ''Infinity''. |
| |parscore=25,000 {{C|''Master Chief Collection''-only}}
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| {{Article quote|Master Chief tracks the Infinity's signal to Requiem's core in the hopes of returning Cortana to Earth to address her rampancy.}}
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| '''Forerunner''' is the fourth [[campaign]] level of ''[[Halo 4]]'', and the third one with actual gameplay.<ref name="gttv">[http://www.gametrailers.com/full-episodes/qevv7h/gt-tv-halo-4 '''GTTV''': ''Halo 4'']</ref> | | {{Article Quote|Master Chief tracks the Infinity's signal to Requiem's core in the hopes of returning Cortana to Earth to address her rampancy.}} |
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| Completing the level earns the player the "[[Forerunner (achievement)|Forerunner]]" achievement, worth 10 Gamerscore points. The level-exclusive achievement "[[This is my Rifle, This is my Gun]]" is awarded for carrying a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] weapon all the way through the level on [[Heroic]] or [[Legendary]], worth 20 Gamerscore points.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/blogs/Headlines/post/2012/08/22/The-Halo-Bulletin-82212.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''The Halo Bulletin - 22/08/2012'']</ref> | | '''Forerunner''' is the third [[campaign]] level of ''[[Halo 4]]''.<ref>[http://www.gametrailers.com/full-episodes/qevv7h/gt-tv-halo-4 '''GTTV''': ''Halo 4'']</ref> Completing the level earns the player the [[Forerunner (achievement)|Forerunner]] achievement. The level-exclusive achievement [[This is my Rifle, this is my Gun]] is awarded for carrying a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] weapon all the way through the level on [[Heroic]] or harder.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/blogs/Headlines/post/2012/08/22/The-Halo-Bulletin-82212.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin: 8.22.12'']</ref> |
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| In ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'', "Forerunner" and "This is my Rifle, this is my Gun", unlockable with the same respective criteria, are now worth 10 Gamerscore points. "[[Lord of Admirals]]", worth 5 Gamerscore points, is awarded for finding and accessing the [[Terminal (Halo 4)|terminal]] in the level. Beating the level's 20 minute par time and 22,000 point par score unlocks "[[Raging in the Dark]]" and "[[Shadow of a Sundered Star|Shadow of Sundered Star]]", respectively, each worth 10 Gamerscore points.
| | ==Summary== |
| | The level is mainly set in a rocky region on the surface of the [[shield world]] [[Requiem]], as well as a series of [[Forerunner]] structures, including two relay pylons and a satellite station inside the shell enveloping the shield world. The prototype UNSC warship {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} has arrived near Requiem to investigate [[Cortana]]'s [[emergency locator beacon|distress beacon]], and the [[John-117|Master Chief]] must disable two beam towers that are causing communications interference preventing Cortana from contacting the ''Infinity'' in order to warn the ship about Requiem's defenses. During the level, the player faces opposition from both the [[Promethean]]s occupying the shield world as well as [[Covenant remnant]] forces. The assault on the first pylon primarily involves combat on foot, while the second one is more vehicle-focused. After deactivating the second beam tower, the Chief uses a series of [[teleporter|translocation portals]] to reach what Cortana assumes to be a relay satellite, while Covenant remnant warships converge on the same location; instead of a communications relay, however, the satellite turns out to house a [[Cryptum]].<ref>[http://youtu.be/JylkzGSfnn4 '''YouTube''': ''Eurogamer Expo 2012: Halo 4 Developer Session with Frank O'Connor'']</ref> The finale of the level introduces the primary antagonist of the game,<ref name="x360a">[http://www.xbox360achievements.org/news/news-13009-Halo-4-Campaign-Hands-On-Preview---The-Hardest-Halo-Yet?-Me-Thinks-So- '''Xbox 360 Achievements''': ''Halo 4 Campaign Hands-On Preview - The Hardest Halo Yet? Me Thinks So!'']</ref> the Promethean leader known as the [[Didact]].<ref name="gttv">[http://www.gametrailers.com/full-episodes/qevv7h/gt-tv-halo-4 '''GameTrailers''': ''GTTV: Halo 4'']</ref> |
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| == Summary == | | ==Transcript== |
| The level is mainly set in [[Core of Requiem|a rocky region]] under the habitable surface of the [[shield world]] [[Requiem]], as well as a series of [[Forerunner]] structures, including two relay pylons and a satellite station inside the shell enveloping the shield world. The prototype UNSC warship {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} has arrived near Requiem to investigate [[Cortana]]'s [[distress beacon]], and the [[John-117|Master Chief]] must disable two beam towers that are causing communications interference preventing Cortana from contacting the ''Infinity'' in order to warn the ship about Requiem's defenses. During the level, the player faces opposition from both the [[Promethean]]s occupying the shield world as well as [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant remnant]] forces. The assault on the first pylon primarily involves combat on foot, while the second one is more vehicle-focused. After deactivating the second beam tower, the Chief uses a series of [[teleportation grid#Requiem|translocation portals]] to reach what Cortana assumes to be a relay satellite, while Covenant remnant warships converge on the same location; instead of a communications relay, however, the satellite turns out to house a [[Cryptum]].<ref>[http://youtu.be/JylkzGSfnn4 '''YouTube''': ''Eurogamer Expo 2012 - Halo 4 Developer Session with Frank O'Connor'']</ref> The finale of the level introduces the primary antagonist of the game,<ref name="x360a">[http://www.xbox360achievements.org/news/news-13009-Halo-4-Campaign-Hands-On-Preview---The-Hardest-Halo-Yet?-Me-Thinks-So- '''Xbox 360 Achievements''': ''Halo 4 Campaign Hands-On Preview - The Hardest Halo Yet? Me Thinks So!'']</ref> the Promethean leader known as the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]].<ref name="gttv" /> With Requiem's core collapsing, the Master Chief flees to a portal back to the surface on a [[Karo'etba-pattern Ghost|Ghost]], arriving in time to witness the ''Infinity'', out of control, coming through Requiem's atmosphere broadcasting a distress signal. With the Didact's Cryptum chasing the ''Infinity'', the Master Chief sets out to help the stricken ship.
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| == Transcript ==
| | ''John arrives at a small Forerunner room.'' |
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| ''The slipspace portal delivers John into a small Forerunner room. Four [[Z-2500 autosentry|autosentry]] units line the walls.'' | | *'''John-117''': "What were [[Promethean Knight|those things]]?" |
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| * '''John-117''': "What were [[Promethean Knight|those things]]?" | | *'''Cortana''': "Some sort of advanced defense AIs. Related to the [[Sentinel]]s, I'm guessing. But hard to say without a closer look. C'mon, let's figure out where that transit system dumped us." |
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| * '''Cortana''': "Some sort of advanced defense AIs. Related to the [[Sentinel]]s, I'm guessing, but it's hard to say without a closer look. C'mon, let's figure out where that transit system dumped us."
| | ''John-117 leaves the room via a door and enters a platform inside Requiem's core, which is revealed to be a large empty sphere.'' |
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| ''John-117 leaves the room and enters a platform inside Requiem's core - a hollow sphere of gigantic proportions.''
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| | | *'''Cortana''': "Put me in the console." |
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| [[File:Halo4-Cortana-RequiemCore.jpg|thumb|300px|Cortana observing the core of Requiem.]]
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| * '''Cortana''': "Put me in the console." | |
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| ''John approaches a console at the end of the platform and inserts Cortana's data crystal chip into it.'' | | ''John approaches a console at the end of the platform and inserts Cortana's data crystal chip into it.'' |
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| ''John and Cortana observe the area. A distant purple sphere hovers in an otherwise empty expanse, with two energy beams anchoring it to the core's inner surface.'' | | ''John and Cortana look around, but only see a distant purplish sphere in an otherwise empty expanse.'' |
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| * '''John-117''': "Where's ''Infinity''?" | | *'''John-117''': "Where's ''Infinity''?" |
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| * '''Cortana''': "This is [[Core of Requiem|Requiem's core]], all right, but ''Infinity'' is definitely not here." | | *'''Cortana''': This is Requiem's core, all right, but ''Infinity'' is definitely not here. (''Cortana manipulates the holoscreen in front of her.'') That satellite in the center is amplifying the ship's broadcasts like a relay. |
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| ''Cortana brings up a holographic panel in front of her.'' | | *'''John-117''': Maybe we can use it to respond. |
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| * '''Cortana''': "That satellite in the center is amplifying the ship's broadcasts like a relay." | | *'''Cortana''': Perhaps. |
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| * '''John-117''': "Maybe we can use it to respond."
| | ''Cortana clicks a few more buttons on the screen. Pan to show two thin beams anchoring the sphere on opposite sides.'' |
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| * '''Cortana''': "Perhaps." | | *'''Cortana''': Those beams coming off of it are creating the interference we've been experiencing. We'd have to take them out to contact ''Infinity''. |
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| ''Cortana access several other options on the screen.'' | | ''Cortana presses another button and a translocation portal opens nearby.'' |
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| * '''Cortana''': "Those beams coming off of it are creating the interference we've been experiencing. We'd have to take them out to contact ''Infinity''." | | *'''Cortana''': Opening a gate to the first beam pylon. Pull me, and let's go. |
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| * '''John-117''': "Can you get us there?"
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| ''Cortana presses a final prompt, opening a nearby translocation portal.''
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| * '''Cortana''': "Opening a gate to the first beam pylon. Pull me, and let's go."
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| ''John retrieves Cortana from the terminal and readies his rifle.'' | |
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| ''John enters the portal and arrives at a small hallway.'' | | ''John enters the portal and arrives at a small Forerunner hallway, which leads to a rocky canyon.'' |
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| * '''John-117''': "This is the first pylon?" | | *'''John-117''': "This is the first pylon?" |
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| ''The Chief exits into a tight canyon. A schematic is displayed on his [[heads-up display|HUD]], showing the path to the pylon.'' | | *'''Cortana''': "Negative. This is as close as I could get us. Hope you don't mind hoofing it a little." |
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| * '''Cortana''': "Negative, this is as close as I could get us. Hope you don't mind hoofing it a little."
| | ''John arrives at a small valley where [[Promethean Crawler|robotic dog-like creatures]] leap down to attack the Chief.'' |
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| [[File:H4-Forerunner-Pylon-1.jpg|thumb|300px|The first pylon, looming over the cliffs.]]
| | *'''Cortana''': "Contacts!" |
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| ''The Chief exits into a small valley, where [[Promethean Crawler|mechanical quadrupeds]] are crawling over the rocks. The nearby skyline is dominated by the pylon.'' | | ''John fights them and encounters more of them in the next valley.'' |
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| * '''Cortana''': "Contacts!" | | *'''Cortana''': "And they're back! Coming down the walls!" |
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| ''The automatons hastily retreat as John approaches. He continues on, encountering more of them in the next valley.'' | | ''John defeats all the Crawlers and resumes his journey.'' |
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| * '''Cortana''': "And they're back! Coming down the walls!" | | *'''John-117''': "Those weren't the same things we saw in the Terminus." |
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| ''John quickly defeats the Crawlers and resumes his journey.'' | | *'''Cortana''': "Similar cortical footprints as the tower AIs. They're connected, all right." |
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| * '''John-117''': "Those weren't the same things we saw in the Terminus."
| | ''John presses a terminal that activates a hard light bridge. |
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| * '''Cortana''': "Similar cortical footprints as the tower AIs... They're connected, all right."
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| ''John activates a hard light bridge. Crossing the bridge, he enters another valley.''
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| * '''Cortana''': "Look out!" | |
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| '''{''Cutscene''}''' | | '''{''Cutscene''}''' |
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| ''John looks up just in time to see a [[Promethean Knight]] crashing down from above. The Knight knocks John on the ground, emptying his shields, and screams; its faceplate splits open, revealing a glowing blue skull that is disturbingly human. John punches the Knight's head and then kicks its abdomen, knocking the machine off him. Snarling, the Knight quickly teleports away.'' | | ''John looks up and see a Promethean Knight jumping down. The Promethean Knight knocks John on the ground and screams. Its face plate opens, revealing a screaming blue skull. John punches the face, and the Knight flinches. John kicks himself away from the Knight, which teleports away.'' |
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| * '''Cortana''': "Well he's just a ray of sunshine, isn't he?" | | *'''Cortana''': "Well, he's just a ray of sunshine, isn't he?" |
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| * '''Cortana''': "From that peek under the hood, I'd say these constructs must be mimetic in nature." | | *'''Cortana''': "From that peek under the hood, I can say these constructs must be memetic in nature." |
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| ''John arrives at a cliff edge. Knights are seen phasing away from the opposite rocks.''
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| * '''Cortana''': "Similar phasing activity at the edge of our sensors. We're about to get busy!"
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| ''John enters another small valley. A Knight teleports into the area as Crawlers come into view. The Knight releases a [[Promethean Watcher]] from its back and attacks the Chief, as several other Knights observe from atop the canyon. John eventually eliminates all hostiles, causing the observing Knights to teleport away. The Chief enters a doorway on the far side of the valley, which leads into a hallway stocked with Forerunner ordnance.''
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| * '''Cortana''': "I've discovered something interesting about our new friends. When the big ones explode, that momentary flash we're seeing is actually a data purge."
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| ''A schematic of a Knight is displayed. As the Knight dissolves, a data stream is extracted and translated by Cortana.''
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| * '''John-117''': "Can you tap into it?"
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| * '''Cortana''': "So far, I've pulled multiple strings referring to the big ones as "[[Promethean Knight]]s". Beyond that, though, things get a bit dense."
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| ''The Chief exits into a large cavern, disposing of more Knights and Crawlers along the way. As he approaches a raised platform, he picks up a garbled transmission from Captain Del Rio over the COM.''
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| * '''Cortana''': "The relay interference is increasing. We must be getting close to the pylon." | | *'''John-117''': "More of them?" |
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| ''More Prometheans occupy the area below. After wiping out the opposition, John's HUD is distorted by purple static.'' | | *'''Cortana''': "Similar phasing activity at the edge of our sensors. We're about to get busy." |
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| * '''John-117''': "What's that distortion?" | | *'''Cortana''': "I've discovered something interesting about our new friends. When the big one explodes, that momentary flash we're seeing is actually a data purge." |
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| * '''Cortana''': "...that's me. Something about moving through those portals is increasing the load on my systems." | | *'''John-117''': "Can you tap into it?" |
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| * '''John-117''': "Are you...going to be alright?" | | *'''Cortana''': "So far, I've pulled multiple strings referring the big ones as Promethean Knights. beyond that though, things get a bit dense." |
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| * '''Cortana''': "Don't worry. I've held off rampancy this long, haven't I?" | | *'''Captain Andrew Del Rio (COM)''': "(''garbled transmission'')" |
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| * '''Cortana''': "Chief, we won't be able to contact ''Infinity'' if we don't get to that pylon and take it down." | | *'''Cortana''': "The relay interference is increasing. We must be getting close to the pylon." |
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| [[File:2821570-gallery.jpg|thumb|300px|Armed with a [[Z-250 lightrifle|lightrifle]], the unshielded Chief engages a pack of Crawlers.]]
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| ''On the far side of the depression is a rocky path, which leads up to the exit; the second terminal lies below this path. After traversing another tunnel, John finally arrives at the pylon. The walkway leading to the top is blocked by hardlight shields.'' | | *'''John-117''': "What's that distortion?" |
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| * '''Cortana''': "That's the target, but it looks like the entrance is shielded. Let's figure out how to take it down." | | *'''Cortana''': "That's me…something about moving through these portal is increasing the load on my system." |
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| ''John explores the area, engaging more Prometheans, and eventually finds an energy sphere in one of the smaller structures.'' | | *'''John-117''': "Are you… going to be alright?" |
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| * '''Cortana''': "One of the shield's power cores. Take it out!" | | *'''Cortana''': "Don't worry. Ive held off rampancy this long, haven't I?" |
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| ''John destroys the sphere.'' | | *'''Cortana''': "Chief, we won't be able to contact ''Infinity'' if we don't get to that pylon and take it down." |
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| * '''Cortana''': "I read two more cores on our level. Hit them before you climb all the way up." | | *'''Cortana''': "That's the target, but it looks like the entrance is shielded. Let's figure out how to take it down." |
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| ''John continues on and destroys the second core in another structure.'' | | *'''Cortana''': "One of the shield's power core. Take it out." |
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| * '''Cortana''': "Well done, Chief! One to go." | | *'''Cortana''': "I read two more cores on our level. Hit them before you climb all the way up." |
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| ''John destroys the last core.'' | | *'''Cortana''': "Well done, Chief, one to go." |
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| * '''Cortana''': "Great, that's all the cores. Head for the top of the pylon." | | *'''Cortana''': "Great, that's all the cores. Head for the top of the pylon." |
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| ''John heads up the main structure. Two more Knights phase in to block the pylon entrance, but are quickly defeated.'' | | *'''Cortana''': "Chief, look at this:" |
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| * '''Cortana''': "Chief, look at this:" | | *'''Cortana''': "That's requiem. They're not inside at all… they're moving into orbit." |
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| ''A schematic is displayed as another garbled transmission from Del Rio plays in the background, displaying the ''Infinity'' approaching Requiem's entrance portal.'' | | *'''Andrew Del Rio (COM)''': "(''garble transmission'')" |
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| * '''Cortana''': "That's Requiem! They're not inside at all...they're moving into orbit." | | *'''John-117''': "Did he say [[UNSC Forward Unto Dawn|''Forward Unto Dawn'']]?" |
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| ''John enters an elevator, which starts up to the top of the pylon.'' | | *'''Cortana''': "They must have intercepted our distress beacon!" |
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| * '''[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Andrew Del Rio]] (Video COM)''': ''(garbled)'' "This is Captain Andrew Del Rio, hailing any survivors of the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}; we're approaching your last known location." | | *'''John-117''': "The beacon was pulled into Requiem with us. If they try to follow it…" |
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| ''The video feed is briefly superimposed by the same [[Ur-Didact|orange glyph]] encountered at the Cartographer.'' | | *'''Cortana''': "…they'll get caught in the gravity well. I'll keep trying to warn them; you get that beam down!" |
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| * '''John-117''': "Did he say ''Forward Unto Dawn''?" | | *'''Cortana''': "That's the beam control!" |
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| * '''Cortana''': "They must have intercepted our [[distress beacon]]!" | | *'''Cortana''': "It's working. the signal from the relay is starting to clear up." |
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| * '''John-117''': "The beacon was pulled into Requiem with us. If they try to follow it..." | | *'''Andrew Del Rio(COM)''': "Fleetcom actual. We've detected a UNSC beacon coming from somewhere ''inside'' the planet-" |
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| * '''Cortana''': "...they'll get caught in the gravity well. I'll keep trying to warn them; you just get that beam down!" | | *'''Cortana''': "They haven't hit the gravity well yet." |
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| ''The elevator stops and the doors open. A rotating mechanism is projecting the energy beam into the distant satellite. A small console stands directly in front of the beam emitter.'' | | *'''Cortana''': "There's still too much interference to warn them. We've got to disable the other beam before they're pulled in like we were." |
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| * '''Cortana''': "That's the beam control!"
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| '''{''Cutscene''}''' | | *'''Cortana''': "I was wondering why ''Infinity'' hadn't encountered the Covenant yet." |
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| ''John pulls out a metal shaft inside the console, reorients it to a horizontal position, then slams the cylinder back in. The beam emitter deactivates and retracts into the floor.'' | | *'''John-117''': "What are they doing here?" |
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| * '''Cortana''': "It's working. The signal from the relay is starting to clear up." | | *'''Cortana''': "They're heading to the second pylon as well!" |
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| * '''Del Rio (COM)''': "[[UNSC Fleet Command|FLEETCOM]] Actual, we've detected a UNSC beacon coming from somewhere ''inside'' the planet-" | | *'''John-117''': "That can't be a coincidence." |
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| * '''John-117''': "They haven't hit the gravity well yet." | | *'''Cortana''': "Drop pods!" |
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| ''A portal activates on the far side of the chamber.'' | | *'''Andrew Del Rio (COM)''': "(''garbled transmission'')" |
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| * '''Cortana''': "There's still too much interference to warn them. We've got to disable that other beam before they're pulled in like we were." | | *'''Cortana''': "The relay's signal is breaking up again. We're almost to the beam." |
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| ''John is returned to his starting point. With the first pylon disabled, only half of the energy field surrounding the satellite remains active. As the Chief approaches the console, three {{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}}s and their [[Ru'swum-pattern Phantom|Phantom]] escorts drop out of slipspace inside the core. They rapidly close in on the second pylon.'' | | *'''Andrew Del Rio (COM)''': "(''garbled transmission'')" |
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| | *'''Cortana''': "They've found the opening! We better get up to that relay and fast!" |
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| * '''John-117''': "What are they doing here?" | | *'''Cortana''': "Power core down! Shield's weak, but still online. Take out the other two power cores and we can access the pylon." |
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| * '''Cortana''': "They're heading to the second pylon as well!" | | *'''Cortana''': "Second power core offline, good job, Chief!" |
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| * '''John-117''': "That can't be a coincidence." | | *'''Cortana''': "That'll do it. Shields should be down. Get up to that beam!" |
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| ''Cortana activates a second portal, transporting John to a small cavern. Another schematic is displayed, showing the path to the pylon.'' | | *'''Andrew Del Rio (COM)''': "UNSC ''Infinity'' to survivor, ''Forward Unto Dawn''. Reading a faint IFF tag near the planetary core, do you read?" |
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| * '''Cortana''': "Sounds like the Prometheans don't want the Covenant here, either. The [[proselytization network|battlenet]]'s already lighting up with reports of resistance all around the pylon." | | *'''Cortana''': "Planet's core? They know we're here!" |
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| ''John drops down an opening in the rocks and arrives in a large valley. One of the light cruisers moves into position, dispensing drop pods into the area. Covenant troops leave the pod and immediately engage patrolling Prometheans.'' | | *'''Cortana''': "''Infinity'' this is UNSC AI Cortana. Do not approach Forerunner planet! Repeat, do not approach-" |
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| * '''Cortana''': "Drop pods!" | | *'''Andrew Del Rio (COM)''': "''Infinity'' to UNSC asset! ''Forward Unto Dawn''! We read you but you're breaking up! Helm, increase speed by point seven. Get us in there." |
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| ''John moves up to a raised path on the opposite side of the valley. A Promethean Knight phases in behind a Sangheili and stabs him in the back. John eliminates the Knight and moves on. A group of Watchers enters the area; one of them generates a Forerunner [[Z-510 focus turret|beam turret]], which opens fire on both the Chief and Covenant infantry. After dispatching all hostiles in the valley, John enters the adjacent valley.'' | | *'''Cortana''': "Negative, Infinity! Do not enter the planet!" |
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| ''Two [[Karo'etba-pattern Ghost|Ghosts]] speed past John, but a Knight swiftly cuts down both drivers with its blade. After killing the Knight, John boards one of the Ghosts and speeds through the valley, past Covenant and Promethean infantry battling for control. Another unintelligible transmission from Del Rio is received just before John reaches the exit tunnel.'' | | *'''Andrew Del Rio (COM)''': "If you can hear us, keep transmitting-" |
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| * '''Cortana''': "The relay's signal is breaking up again. We're almost to the beam." | | *'''Cortana''': "No! Chief, you've got to that beam down now!" |
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| ''The garbled video feed switches to a diagram, showing the ''Infinity'' moving into Requiem's open entrance portal.'' | | *'''Cortana''': "Cortana to ''Infinity'', do you copy? Come in, Infinity! The interference is gone, but your suit's transmitter is not strong enough." |
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| * '''Cortana''': "They've found the opening! We better get up to that relay, and fast!" | | *'''John-117''': "Route us up to the relay satellite." |
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| [[File:H4-Forerunner-Pylon-2.jpg|thumb|300px|The second pylon, occupied by Covenant troops.]]
| | *'''Cortana''': "Already done! go!" |
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| ''John arrives at the second pylon. The area is occupied by Covenant infantry, supported by [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshees]] and Ghosts. John finds the first power core and disables it, liquidating the opposition along the way.'' | | *'''Cortana''': "Once we're on the satellite, there's bound to be a central control point." |
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| * '''Cortana''': "Power core down. Shield's weak, but still online. Take out the other two power cores and we can access the pylon." | | *'''John-117''': "The covenant is moving towards the relay too." |
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| ''John moves on to destroy the second power core.'' | | *'''Cortana''': "This doesn't make any sense! Why would they care about a broadcast relay? |
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| * '''Cortana''': "Second power core offline. Good job, Chief!" | | *'''John-117''': "I'll handle them; you just find us that control node." |
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| ''John disables the final power core.''
| | ===Almost Home=== |
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| * '''Cortana''': "That'll do it. Shields should be down. Get up to that beam!" | | *'''John-117''': "How soon 'til Infinity hits the gravity well?" |
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| ''John reaches the top of the main structure, battling past several Sangheili and enters the elevator.'' | | *'''Cortana''': "A minute or two, max!" |
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| * '''Del Rio (Video COM)''': "UNSC ''Infinity'' to survivor, ''Forward Unto Dawn''. Reading a faint [[Identification friend or foe|IFF]] tag near the planetary core, do you read?" | | *'''Cortana''': "The Covenant are making a push for something on the far side of the satellite." |
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| * '''Cortana''': "The planet's core? They know we're here! ''Infinity'', this is UNSC AI Cortana. Do not approach Forerunner planet! Repeat, do not approach-" | | *'''Cortana''': "Chief, you need to hear this!" |
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| * '''Del Rio (Video COM)''': "''Infinity'' to UNSC asset! ''Forward Unto Dawn''! We read you, but you're breaking up! Helm, increase speed by point-seven. Get us in there." | | *'''''Infinity'' Comm''': "We're detecting a slight gravimeter disturbance near the planetary entrance. Suggest altering vector approach 43K-750K-12K. |
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| * '''Cortana''': "Negative, ''Infinity''! ''Do not enter the planet!''" | | *'''Cortana''': "They're not diverting from the opening! Hurry, Chief!" |
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| * '''Del Rio (Video COM)''': "If you can hear us, keep transmitting." | | *'''Cortana''': "Wait - something's not right!" |
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| * '''Cortana''': "No! Chief, you've got to get that beam down ''now''!" | | *'''John-117''': "We don't have time!" |
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| ''The elevator stops, and John emerges into the emitter chamber.'' | | *'''Cortana''': "The pillars! Touch the pillars!" |
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| '''{''Cutscene''}''' | | '''{''Cutscene''}''' |
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| ''John deactivates the second pylon, using the same method as the first.'' | | ''John places his hands on each pillar and speaks.'' |
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| '''{''Gameplay''}'''
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| * '''Cortana''': "Cortana to ''Infinity'', do you copy? Come in, ''Infinity''! The interference is gone, but your suit's transmitter's not strong enough."
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| * '''John-117''': "Route us up to the relay satellite."
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| * '''Cortana''': "Already done! Go!"
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| ''A portal appears at the end of the chamber. John heads in and phases back to the starting point. With both pylons disabled, the energy field surrounding the satellite is now completely gone. A large portal activates on the far side of the platform.''
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| * '''Cortana''': "Once we're on the satellite, there's bound to be a central control point."
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| ''Covenant light cruisers depart from the second pylon and reverse towards the satellite.''
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| * '''John-117''': "The Covenant are moving towards the relay, too."
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| * '''Cortana''': "This doesn't make any sense! Why would they care about a broadcast relay?"
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| * '''John-117''': "I'll handle them; you just find us that control node."
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| ''John enters the portal and is brought to the satellite. The central chamber is dominated by an [[Cryptum|ominous grey sphere]], engraved with orange patterns.''
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| === ALMOST HOME ===
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| [[File:HTMCC-H4 RequiemCoreCryptum.png|thumb|300px|The Didact's dormant Cryptum.]]
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| ''A Phantom arrives and drops off an [[Unggoy]] lance, with one [[Kig-Yar Sniper]]. They are quickly disposed of.''
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| * '''John-117''': "How soon 'til ''Infinity'' hits the gravity well?"
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| * '''Cortana''': "A minute or two, max! The Covenant are making a push for something on the far side of the satellite."
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| ''If the Chief approaches the orb:''
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| * '''John-117''': "Is that the signal relay?"
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| * '''Cortana''': "Yes. Now we just have to hope we can use it to warn ''Infinity'' before it's too late!" | | *'''John-117''': "''Infinity''! This Sierra 117 of {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}. Do you copy?" |
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| ''Two doorways lie opposite each other, leading to opposite sides of the chamber. John can enter either; on the left side, the Prometheans are using their superior weapons to keep the Covenant intruders at bay. On the right side, Promethean forces are being forced back by the numerically superior Covenant. The Chief advances through the chaos, eventually reaching a walkway leading up to the orb.''
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| * '''Cortana''': "Chief, you need to hear this!"
| | ''John's own speech broadcasts dully and garbled from the enormous sphere before him. It is slowly rising and emanating an orange glow. John looks at it in confusion.'' |
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| * '''''Infinity'' Communications (COM)''': "We're detecting a slight gravimetric disturbance near the planetary entrance. Suggest altering approach vector: 43K-750K-12K." | | *'''John-117''': "''Infinity''? Do you read?" |
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| * '''Cortana''': "They're not diverting from the opening! Hurry, Chief!"
| | ''The sphere continues to rise. Its black plating is folding away to reveal its glowing orange core. Below John, many fighting Sangheili and Prometheans stop to see the [[Cryptum]] rising.'' |
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| ''John arrives at the far side of the satellite, where several Sangheili are combating Promethean Knights, including [[Endurance-of-Will]].{{Ref/Site|Id=CF132|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-high-value-histories|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder #132: High-Value Histories}} He quickly eliminates the last hostiles in the area. Two small pillars imprinted with the [[Reclaimer]] symbol stands on the far end of the walkway.'' | | *'''Cortana''': "Chief... Chief, let go of the contacts!" |
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| * '''Cortana''': "Wait! Something's not right-"
| | ''John quickly pulls his hands away from the pillars. He faces the rising cryptum and pulls out his assault rifle. |
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| * '''John-117''': "We don't have time!" | | *'''John-117''': "Find us an exit." |
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| * '''Cortana''': "The pillars! Touch the pillars!" | | *'''Cortana''': "Don't wait around on my account." |
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| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cIFNDy2zDM '''{''Cutscene''}''']
| | ''John leaps off the platform to a lower level just as the Cryptum releases an orange energy wave, which knocks over the Covenant and Prometheans. John hides behind a small barrier and peaks over it to see what is happening.'' |
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| [[File:H4 Cryptum open.jpg|thumb|300px|The Cryptum's occupant is set free after a hundred thousand years of slumber.]]
| | ''POV shot of the Cryptum's bottom unfolding and letting down a small triangular capsule. The capsule floats down into midair, stops, and opens up to reveal a kneeling figure. He seems to be non-human, but very tall and muscular. Upon seeing him, John ducks back behind the barrier again.'' |
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| ''John places his hands on each pillar.'' | | ''The released figure stands up and flexes his body. Gradually armor starts to appear on his back, chest, and arms. Once he is fully armored, the man assesses his surroundings.'' |
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| * '''John-117''': "''Infinity''! This is Sierra-117 of the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}. Do you copy?" | | *'''The [[Didact]]''': "So fades the great harvest of my betrayal." |
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| ''John's own speech is distorted and amplified back at him. The sphere slowly rises, emanating an orange glow. John stares at it in confusion.'' | | ''The Didact spreads out a hand to let out an shimmering wave over the nearby Prometheans, which calm down and change their blue highlights to orange. They cease fighting the Sangheili who bow down in reverence of the Forerunner. |
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| * '''John-117''': "''Infinity''? Do you read?" | | *'''Sangheili''': "Didact..." |
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| ''Again, John's words are distorted and amplified back to him. The sphere continues to rise, its black plating folding away to reveal a glowing orange core. Below the Chief, both Covenant and Promethean forces cease fighting and look upwards as the [[Cryptum]] is set free.'' | | ''The Didact's platform floats to where Master Chief is hiding. He looks at him disdainfully.'' |
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| * '''Cortana''': "Chief...Chief, let go of the contacts!" | | *'''Didact''': "Even [[Covenant|these beasts]], recognized what you were oblivious to, [[Human]]. Your nobility has blinded you, as ever." |
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| ''John quickly pulls his hands away from the pillars, proceeding to ready his assault rifle.'' | | ''The metal barrier shielding John disintegrates. John immediately stands up to fight but the Forerunner simply reaches out into the war and [[Constraint field|telekinetically binds him]]. The helpless John is lifted to face the Didact.'' |
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| * '''John-117''': "Find us an exit." | | *'''Didact''': "The [[Librarian]] left little to chance, did she? Turning [[Promethean|my own guardians]]... [[Requiem|my own world]]... against me. But what hubris to believe she could protect her pets from me forever. If you haven't mastered even these primitives, then Man has not yet attained the [[Mantle]]. Your ascendance may yet be prevented. Time was your ally, Human, but now it has abandoned you. The [[Forerunner]]s... have returned." |
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| * '''Cortana''': "Don't wait around on my account..."
| | ''The Didact summons his helmet, which assembles itself to resemble a glowing metal skull. John struggles and chokes but still can't break free.'' |
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| ''John leaps off the platform just as the Cryptum releases an orange energy wave, knocking the Covenant and Prometheans off their feet. John takes cover behind a small barrier, peeking over to observe the sphere.'' | | *'''Didact''': "This tomb, is now yours." |
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| ''A small triangular capsule lowers itself out of the Cryptum's bottom opening. The capsule opens up to reveal [[Ur-Didact|a kneeling humanoid figure]]. Upon seeing him, John ducks back behind the barrier. The figure stands up and flexes his muscles. His customized [[combat skin]] assembles itself around him. Once fully armored, the figure assesses his surroundings.'' | | ''The Didact tosses John away, who slams into a wall and crashes onto the floor. The Spartan groans and forces himself back up, seeing the Didact retreat into the enormous rising Cryptum, now surrounded by swirling energy.'' |
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| * '''[[Ur-Didact]]''': "So fades the great harvest of [[Halo: Silentium|my betrayal]]." | | *'''Cortana''': "Slipspace rupture! Chief, move!" |
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| ''The Ur-Didact waves his hand, creating a shimmering wave over the nearby Prometheans; their blue highlights turn orange, signifying his control over them. The Sangheili bow down in reverence of their living god.'' | | ''John runs for his life. The Cryptum's energy glows brighter and brighter then explodes. Cut to black.'' |
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| * '''[[Jul 'Mdama]]''': "Didact!"<ref>[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/01/16/The-Halo-Bulletin-11613.aspx ''Halo Waypoint'' - ''The Halo Bulletin - 16/01/2013'']</ref> | | *'''Cortana''': "Chief, please! We've got to go! |
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| ''The Ur-Didact's platform floats toward the Chief's position. He looks at John disdainfully.'' | | ''Fade in to John's POV. He slowly comes to.'' |
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| * '''Ur-Didact''': "Even [[Covenant|these beasts]] recognized what you were oblivious to, [[human]]. Your nobility has blinded you...as ever." | | *'''Cortana''': "That… Didact. He manipulated Infinity's signal to get us to release him! ...Get up!" |
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| ''The metal barrier shielding John disintegrates. John immediately raises his rifle, but the Forerunner simply reaches out and [[constraint field|telekinetically binds]] him. The helpless John is lifted to face the Didact.'' | | ''John regains full consciousness and forces himself up.'' |
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| * '''Ur-Didact''': "The [[Librarian]] left little to chance, didn't she? Turning [[Promethean Knight|my own guardians]] - [[Requiem|my own world]] - against me." ''(looks down at the Prometheans, then looks back at John)'' "But what hubris to believe she could protect her pets from me forever. If you haven't mastered even ''these'' primitives ''(looks down at the Sangheili)'', then Man has not attained the [[Mantle]]. Your ascendance may yet be prevented." | | *'''John-117''': "What's happening?" |
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| ''The Ur-Didact pulls John in closer.'' | | ''John looks up to see an enormous glowing energy mass forming in the sky. A Phantom is pulled out of the air toward it.'' |
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| * '''Ur-Didact''': "Time was your ally, human. But now it has abandoned you. The [[Forerunner]]s... [[Post-Covenant War conflicts#Return of the Prometheans|have returned]]." | | *'''Cortana''': "Moving the satellite into slipspace has destabilized the core." |
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| [[File:HTMCC-H4 ThisTombIsNowYours.png|thumb|300px|The Chief is rendered helpless by the Didact's constraint field.]]
| | ''The Phantom smashes into another being pulled, and both smash down on the surface.'' |
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| ''The Ur-Didact summons his helmet, which assembles itself to resemble a glowing metal skull. John struggles futilely against his grip.'' | | *'''Cortana''': "The Didact's leaving! We've got to find a way out of here before the whole network collapses!" |
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| * '''Ur-Didact''': "This tomb...is now yours."
| | ===Next Stop, Certain Death=== |
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| ''The Ur-Didact tosses John away, slamming him against a wall. He crashes onto the floor. The Spartan groans and forces himself back up, seeing the Ur-Didact retreat back into the rising Cryptum, now surrounded by swirling energy.''
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| * '''Cortana''': "Slipspace rupture! Chief, move!"
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| ''John runs for his life. The Cryptum's energy glows increasingly bright, then explodes with a blinding flash. Cut to black.''
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| * '''Cortana''': "Chief, please! We've got to go!"
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| ''Fade in to John's HUD, slowly coming to. He's back in the canyon.''
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| * '''Cortana''': "That...Didact. He manipulated ''Infinity''{{'}}s signal to get us to release him! ''Get up!''"
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| ''John regains full consciousness and quickly forces himself up.''
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| * '''John-117''': "What's happening?"
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| ''John looks up to see a swirling energy field forming above him. A light cruiser is sucked into the breach, alongside masses of debris.''
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| * '''Cortana''': "Moving the satellite into slipspace destabilized the core."
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| ''A nearby Phantom is pulled into the field as well, smashing into another Phantom in the process. Both crash into the canyon walls, their Ghost complement spilling out ahead of the Chief.''
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| * '''Cortana''': "The Didact's leaving! We've got to find a portal out of here before the whole network collapses!"
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| === NEXT STOP, CERTAIN DEATH === | |
| '''{''Gameplay''}''' | | '''{''Gameplay''}''' |
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| ''John heads to the Phantom's crash site. All of the Ghosts are still intact.'' | | *'''Cortana''': "Grab one of those ghosts." |
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| * '''Cortana''': "Grab one of those Ghosts!" | | *'''Cortana''': "Hang on, I'm going to channel energy from your shields to overdrive the ghost's boost." |
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| ''John boards the Ghost and begins to drive down the valley.'' | | *'''Cortana''': "Keep going! Keep going!" |
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| * '''Cortana''': "Hang on, I'm going to channel energy from your shields to overdrive the Ghost's boost." | | *'''Cortana''': "Chief, what are you doing?" |
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| ''John's energy shields are depleted, but his Ghost can boost faster and indefinitely. He charges down the valley.'' | | *'''Cortana''': "Emergency broadcast from ''Infinity''!" |
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| ''If the Chief exits (or is knocked out of) the Ghost:'' | |
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| * '''Cortana''': "Chief, what are you doing?" | | *'''Andrew Del Rio (COM)''': "Fleet com, this is ''Infinity''. We are encountering an unidentifiable gravimetric disturbance and are being pulled inside a planet of Forerunner origin! Possible contact with UNSC ''Forward Unto Dawn''! Jettisoning complete log beacon at our last known!" |
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| ''Another Phantom crashes into the canyon.'' | |
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| * '''Cortana''': "Keep going! Keep going!" | | *'''John-117''': "Cortana, we need to get up there." |
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| ''John encounters numerous Unggoy running for their lives. He speeds past them.'' | | *'''Cortana''': "It's not like I can get out and push!" |
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| ''The canyon is rapidly disintegrating around John as the gravity well grows stronger, sucking chunks of rock upwards. As he enters a cave, Cortana picks up another transmission from Del Rio.'' | | *'''Cortana''': "The core's not going to last much longer!" |
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| * '''Cortana''': "Emergency broadcast from ''Infinity''!" | | *'''Cortana''': "Portal up ahead!" |
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| * '''Del Rio (COM)''': "FLEETCOM, this is ''Infinity''. We are encountering an unidentifiable gravimetric disturbance and are being pulled ''inside'' a planet of ''Forerunner'' origin! Possible contact with the UNSC ''Forward Unto Dawn''! Jettisoning complete [[log buoy|log beacons]] at our last known!"
| | '''{''Cutscene''}''' |
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| * '''John-117''': "Cortana, we need to get up there."
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| * '''Cortana''': "It's not like I can get out and push!"
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| ''John advances through the imploding caves, chasms and valleys, passing by more fleeing Unggoy along the way.''
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| * '''Cortana''': "The core's not going to last much longer!"
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| ''John drives over a chasm, revealing a large portal up ahead.'' | | *'''Cortana''': "Chief, there!" |
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| * '''Cortana''': "Portal, up ahead!"
| | ''The Master Chief looks up and sees the UNSC Infinity emerging from the clouds. Electric sparkles around the ship. The ship leaves the cloud layer and draws closer to him. The ship tumbles over him and past the mountain range.'' |
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| ''The Ghost enters the portal. As it leaves the ground for the last time in the core, John's shield recharges.'' | | * '''Andrew Del Rio (COM)''': "Mayday! Mayday! This is the captain of the ''UNSC Infinity''. Unknown enemy has seized control of the ship - we're without power! We are on a collision course with an unidentified Forerunner planet..." |
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| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ELmZ-HiaWA '''{''Cutscene''}''']
| | *'''John-117''': "Track its descent." |
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| [[File:H4-E3-Campaign-4.jpg|thumb|300px|The ''Infinity'' emerges inside Requiem.]]
| | *'''Cortana''': "Marking. Impact predicted [[List of references to "seven" in the Halo series|seventy-seven]]-point-eight kilometers due north." |
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| ''A portal opens near a rocky cliff, spitting out John's Ghost. The edge of the cliff is rapidly approaching.'' | | ''The Chief watches as the ''Infinity'' descends. The air begins to waver and distort behind the Chief as Didact's Cryptum rises from beyond the cliff edge. The Chief turns back and unholsters his assault rifle in alarm. The Cyptum scans the mountain the Chief is on. The sphere then zooms away to the direction of the ''Infinity'' at supersonic speed.'' |
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| * '''Cortana''': "Whoa, cowboy!" | | *'''Cortana''': "Know where he's heading..." |
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| ''John quickly vaults on top of the Ghost, then kick-jumps off of it, coming to a stop inches away from the edge. The Ghost plummets into the fog below and explodes.'' | | *'''John-117''': "Same place we are." |
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| * '''Cortana''': "Chief, there!"
| | ''John walks toward the camera. Fade to black. Level ends'' |
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| ''John looks up and sees the massive UNSC ''Infinity'' emerging from the clouds, electricity sparkling around the hull. The ship leaves the cloud layer and draws closer to the Chief.''
| | ==Trivia== |
| | *During the final segment of the mission, the player can occasionally cause a glitch in the game by ramming a rock with a boosting Ghost right as the rock juts into the air. This will launch the Ghost and the player up into the air and out of the map, where they will continue to fall below the map for several seconds before the game reverts to last checkpoint. |
| | *In co-op mode, players who die during the Ghost escape sequence will respawn already riding a new Ghost, to prevent death from making it impossible to finish the level. |
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| * '''Del Rio (COM)''': "Mayday! Mayday! This is the captain of the UNSC ''Infinity''. Unknown entity has seized control of our ship! We're without power, and on a collision course with an unidentified Forerunner planet!"
| | ===Mistakes=== |
| | | *During the cutscene where the the Didact is freed, the two Elites besides the Promethean Knights are both shown with energy swords. In a later shot, one of the Elites is shown with a Needler instead. |
| ''The ''Infinity'' speeds past the Chief's position and descends into the jungles ahead.''
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| * '''John-117''': "Track its descent."
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| [[File:H4 - Cryptum.png|thumb|300px|The Cryptum towers over the Master Chief.]]
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| * '''Cortana''': "Marking. Impact predicted [[Seven|77.8]] kilometers due north."
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| ''John watches as the ''Infinity'' descends. The air begins to waver and distort behind him as the Cryptum rises from below the cliff edge. John quickly turns back and readies his assault rifle in alarm. The Cryptum sends out a scanning pulse, then zooms away to the ''Infinity'' at supersonic speed.''
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| * '''Cortana''': "You know where he's heading..."
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| * '''John-117''': "Same place we are."
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| ''John walks directly towards the camera.''
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| ''Cut to black. Level ends.''
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| == Trivia ==
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| ===Easter eggs===
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| * A Legendary-only easter egg allows the player to [[Incineration Cannons on Forerunner|spawn nine]] [[Z-390 incineration cannon|Incineration Cannon]]s in the mission.<ref name="easteregg">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ku5GwTzc_-Q '''YouTube''' - ''Halo 4 Incineration Cannons Easter Egg on Forerunner'']</ref>
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| * Another Legendary-only easter egg allows the player to [[Hidden weapons caches on Forerunner|spawn two hidden weapons caches]], one with Incineration Cannons and another with [[Z-750 binary rifle|Binary Rifle]]s, near the Cryptum.<ref name="easteregg2">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv49Bo5kQSA '''YouTube''' - ''Halo 4 - Secret Weapons Cache Easter Egg'']</ref>
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| === Glitches ===
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| * During the final segment of the mission, the player can occasionally cause a glitch in the game by ramming a rock with a boosting Ghost right as the rock juts into the air. This will launch the Ghost and the player up into the air and out of the map, where they will continue to fall below the map for several seconds before the game reverts to last checkpoint.
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| * Sometimes, during the Ghost segment, John-117's shields will not be drained and diverted to the Ghost's engines. If this happens, sometimes dialogue during this segment will not play.
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| === Mistakes === | |
| * The Covenant ships that slip inside the core take a substantial amount of time moving to the second pylon and satellite, but when you go through the teleporters, they are much closer.
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| * During the cutscene where the Didact is freed, the two Elites besides the Promethean Knights are both shown with energy swords. In a later shot, one of the Elites is shown with a Needler instead. | |
| * In the final cutscene, [[Captain]] [[Andrew Del Rio]] states that the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} is without power. However, the ship's engines are clearly powered up as it passes over the Master Chief.
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| === Miscellaneous ===
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| * In co-op mode, players who die during the Ghost escape sequence will respawn already riding a new Ghost, to prevent death from making it impossible to finish the level.
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| * The animation of the Promethean Knight leaping onto John is changed if the level is played with the [[Halo 4 skulls#Black Eye|Black Eye]] skull on. In the alternate animation, it shoots the player after being kicked off to ensure your shields don't recharge from your melee.
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| ** Rarely, though, in the ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'' version of ''Halo 4'', even if the player has the Black Eye skull on, the default animation will still play and John's shields will still recharge like normal, thus causing all dialogue between this sequence and the next sequence to not play.
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| * In the section where the [[Promethean Knight|Knight]] kills the Elite drivers of the Ghosts, the Ghosts to be hovering; also if the player touches them they will fall to the ground as any other vehicle would.
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| * The two paths to the Cryptum on "Almost Home" reverse the battles between the Covenant and the Prometheans. On the left path, the Prometheans appear to be winning. On the right path, the Covenant appear to be winning.
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| * The map profile image for this level can be found under the name "Forerunners" through the Halo Waypoint website, indicating that the title for the level may have originally been plural.
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| * During the first playthrough of the level on a given [[Xbox 360]], an extended pickup animation will play for each Forerunner weapon the first time it is acquired. The animations will not appear on subsequent playthroughs unless one clears all ''Halo 4'' data from the console's system cache. The same is true of Cortana's unique dialog regarding the terminal on the level ''[[Requiem (level)|Requiem]]'', as well as the very first appearance of terminals throughout the campaign.
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| **In the ''Master Chief Collection'' version of ''Halo 4'', the pickup animation of the Forerunner weapons will play in every level, but only if the player chooses the level in which they will play; if the player plays the campaign from the start, without losing progress, or choosing another level during the play, the animations won't play.
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| ===Concept art===
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| <gallery>
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| File:H4-Concept-Requiem-Interior.jpg|Early concept art of the level.
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| File:H4-Concept-Requiem-Interior-2.jpg|Early concept art of the level.
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| File:H4 Requiem InteriorCore Concept.jpg|Concept art of the level.
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| File:Halo4conceptart10.jpg|Early concept art of the level.
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| File:H4 RequiemCore Early Concept 1.jpg|Early concept art of the level.
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| File:H4 RequiemCore Early Concept 2.jpg|Early concept art of the level.
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| File:H4 RequiemCore Early Concept 3.jpg|Early concept art of the level.
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| File:H4 Beam Pylon concept art.jpg|Early concept art of the pylon.
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| File:H4-Concept-RequiemPylon.jpg|Finalized concept art of a pylon.
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| File:H4-Concept-Pylons-Core.jpg|Finalized concept art of Requiem's core, with the pylons rising out of the cliffs.
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| File:H4 Concept ForerunnerPylon.png|Concept art of a pylon in the distance.
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| File:H4-Concept-Pylon-Emitter.jpg|Concept art of a pylon's beam emitter.
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| File:H4-Concept-Forerunner-Cryptum.jpg|Concept art of the Cryptum.
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| File:H4 DidactAwakening Concept 1.jpg|Early concept art of the Didact's awakening from the Cryptum.
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| File:H4 DidactAwakening Concept 2.jpg|Early concept art of the Didact's awakening from the Cryptum.
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| File:H4_EarlyCryptumPlatform_Concept_1.jpg|Early concept sketches of the Didact's Cryptum platform, at the level's end.
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| File:H4_EarlyCryptumPlatform_Concept_2.jpg|Early concept sketches of the Didact's Cryptum platform, at the level's end.
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| File:H4 CryptumFrame Concept.jpg|Concept art of the Cryptum's frame at the level's end.
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| </gallery>
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| ===Screenshots===
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| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
| File:2821560-gallery.jpg|John-117 facing a Forerunner [[door]] in a cavern. | | File:Unknown Forerunner Structure.jpg|One of the beam towers. |
| File:2821561-gallery.jpg|A first-person view of John-117 observing one of the pylons from a distance. | | File:2821570-gallery.jpg|John-117 in action wielding a [[Z-250 Directed Energy Engagement Weapon|Lightrifle]]. |
| File:HTMCC-H4 Promethean Crawler.png|Crawlers climbing down a wall.
| | File:2821559-gallery.jpg|The player wielding a Lightrifle in first person. |
| File:HTMCC-H4 PressKit Knight.jpg|A [[Promethean Knight]] screeches.
| | File:2821560-gallery.jpg|The player facing a Forerunner [[door]] in a cavern. |
| File:2821559-gallery.jpg|John-117 wielding a lightrifle in first-person. | | File:2821563-gallery.jpg|First-person view of the player fighting a [[Promethean Knight]] and a [[Promethean Watcher|Watcher]]. |
| File:HTMCC-H4 PressKit Chief&Knight.jpg|A Promethean Knight wrestles with John-117. | | File:2821561-gallery.jpg|A first-person view of the player observing one of the pylons from a distance. |
| File:2821563-gallery.jpg|First-person view of John-117 fighting a [[Promethean Knight]] and a [[Promethean Watcher|Watcher]]. | | File:2821562-gallery.jpg|The player near the entrance to one of the pylons. |
| File:HTMCC-H4 Battlewagon Knight.png|A Knight and a Watcher. | | File:H4-ForerunnerCryptum-Campaign.jpg|Didact's dormant Cryptum. |
| File:HTMCC-H4 ShieldPylon.png|A view of the shield pylon.
| | File:H4-Concept-RequiemPylon.jpg|Concept art of a Forerunner pylon on the level ''Forerunner''. |
| File:2821562-gallery.jpg|John-117 near the entrance to one of the pylons. | |
| File:H4-ForerunnerPylon-Detail.jpg|Close-up view of one of the Forerunner pylons. | |
| File:HTMCC-H4 Reclaimer glyph pylon.png|The Reclaimer symbol on the pylon's interface.
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| File:HTMCC-H4 PressKit Cryptum.jpg|The [[Ur-Didact]]'s [[Cryptum]].
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| File:Woah, Cowboy.png|John-117 almost falls off a cliff with his Ghost.
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| File:H4-E3-Campaign-2.jpg|John-117, moments before the ''Infinity'' arrives inside Requiem. | |
| File:Chief_at_cliff.png|John-117 raises his assault rifle at the Cryptum.
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| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| == Sources == | | ==Sources== |
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| {{succession box | before = ''[[Requiem (level)|Requiem]]'' <br />| title = ''Halo 4'' Campaign Missions | years = '''''Forerunner''''' |after = ''[[Infinity (Halo 4 level)|Infinity]]''}} | | {{Level|H4}} |
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