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This is a list of '''quotes''' shown in the pre-mission loading screens of ''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'', some acting as gameplay tips while others provide backstory for the events of the game. | This is a list of '''quotes''' shown in the pre-mission loading screens of ''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'', some acting as gameplay tips while others provide backstory for the events of the game. | ||
==Pre-game quotes== | ==Pre-game quotes== | ||
===General=== | ===General=== | ||
{{Quote | {{Quote|[[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Brute Chieftains]] fight as barbaric as they look, one hit from that hammer and you ended up a puddle of bones and blood.|Private Aaron Landvik}} | ||
{{Quote| | {{Quote|Nothing better for flushing something out of cover than a grenade.|Lieutenant Abbi Strand}} | ||
{{Quote|The colony was as broken as our morale, but we had to fight on. We knew the Spartans wouldn't leave us with our backs against the wall.|Sergeant Albert Sessa}} | |||
{{Quote| | {{Quote|Nearly a third of our battalion was lost on that bridge that day. The enemy artillery was simple too much for us...|Private Alexandra Tran<ref name="HSA E3w343">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-14IYU9C3A '''YouTube''' - '' Halo Spartan Assault gameplay w/ 343i employee Jay Frechette (E3 2013)'']</ref>}} | ||
{{Quote|What happened between Commander Palmer and [[Merg Vol]] that day remains a mystery. We were just overjoyed when we saw her coming back to the [[Phantom]]; the realization that that was it. It was done.|Private Amber Penzak}} | |||
{{Quote|The Forerunner transmission was screwing up everything with a connection to the comm relays. My [[Hornet]] handled like a bug in a thunderstorm.|Private Andy Dimotta}} | |||
{{Quote| | {{Quote|Our vector was displayed by two klicks west. We knew something was wrong when our sensors displayed frantic Covenant activity in our direct landing zone.|Lieutenant Benjamin Wallace}} | ||
{{Quote| | {{Quote|Elites can dodge just about anything you shoot their way. Luckily, [[seeker drone]]s don't care much for gymnastics.|Private Jamie O'Neal}} | ||
{{Quote|Our | {{Quote|Our sergeant had been a tracker. He led us through those ice ravines, like we were on a hiking trip. Kept saying. 'Just a little further!'|Sergeant Tom Winter}} | ||
{{Quote| | {{Quote|If you could get a hold of a [[plasma grenade]], you could stick it to just about anything. Including a [[Grunt]]'s forehead. Boom!|Lieutenant Stefan Morris<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x_8tkluobE '''YouTube''' - ''Halo: Spartan Assault for Windows Phone 8 @E3 2013'']</ref>}} | ||
{{Quote|The flight into the airbase was a sight I will never forget... the ground was littered with destroyed [[Wraith]]s. What [[Sarah Palmer|she]] did that day was truly amazing.|Private Victor Quintana}} | |||
{{Quote| | {{Quote|Knew a guy who'd get 3 or 4 kills with a single sniper bullet. Asked him the trick. He said, "ask 'em real nice to stand in a straight line.|Private John Rosenfeld}} | ||
{{Quote|It felt weird to see these Covenant ships as our only lifeline. My whole career, they've meant death. Now they mean salvation.|Private Tom Siskino}} | |||
{{Quote|Knew a guy who'd get 3 or 4 kills with a single sniper bullet. Asked him the trick. He said, "ask 'em real nice to stand in a straight line.|Private | {{Quote|The maze of rocks were a perfect ambush location. Likes ghosts we haunted them, slowly gnawing at their moral.|Private Nick Rhee}} | ||
{{Quote|It felt weird to see these Covenant ships as our only lifeline. My whole career, they've meant death. Now they mean salvation.|Private | {{Quote|I lost two of my best friends that day. Woulda lost a whole lot more getting off that planet if it weren't for Spartan Palmer.|Private Gerry Payne}} | ||
{{Quote|The maze of rocks were a perfect ambush location. Likes ghosts we haunted them, slowly gnawing at their moral.|Private | {{Quote|Those little yelping Grunts kept throwing themselves at our positions. They kept on coming like water through a busted damn.|Private Peter Zhou}} | ||
{{Quote|I lost two of my best friends that day. Woulda lost a whole lot more getting off that planet if it weren't for Spartan Palmer.|Private | {{Quote|The technology was alien, the time was limited and the resistance was thick. That we managed to do it all in five minutes is a tiny miracle.|Private Guy Amjad}} | ||
{{Quote|Those little yelping Grunts kept throwing themselves at our positions. They kept on coming like water through a busted damn.|Private | {{Quote|There were these big damn plants, like tentacles. I swear, it was like the planet was fighting us, too.|Lieutenant Caitlin de Sauveterre}} | ||
{{Quote|The technology was alien, the time was limited and the resistance was thick. That we managed to do it all in five minutes is a tiny miracle.|Private | {{Quote|Killing Elites is like peeling an onion. You blast through the shields, then the armor, then the skin and bone. Alright... maybe not exactly like peeling an onion...|Sergeant Lindsay Asturias<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvP7pJhFztI '''Youtube''' - ''Halo Spartan Assault Walkthrough - Level A-1 (Part 1)'']</ref>}} | ||
{{Quote|There were these big damn plants, like tentacles. I swear, it was like the planet was fighting us, too.|Lieutenant | {{Quote|Getting those [[Wolverine]]s up there was like dragging elephants through quicksand.|Lieutenant Patton Liao}} | ||
{{Quote|Killing Elites is like peeling an onion. You blast through the shields, then the armor, then the skin and bone. Alright... maybe not exactly like peeling an onion...|Sergeant | {{Quote|Rifle's a security blanket as much as it is a weapon. Knowing you can pull the trigger and it'll make a loud noise is comforting. But if you want results? You use a rocket launcher.|Lieutenant Jim Nikolai}} | ||
{{Quote|Getting those [[Wolverine]]s up there was like dragging elephants through quicksand.|Lieutenant | {{Quote|The horizon was just purple and gold. Thousands of Covenant forces, far as the eye could see.|Lieutenant Chandana Pasternack<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u5wo4ZNsLQ '''YouTube''' - ''Halo: Spartan Assault Launch Party Demo'']</ref>}} | ||
{{Quote|Rifle's a security blanket as much as it is a weapon. Knowing you can pull the trigger and it'll make a loud noise is comforting. But if you want results? You use a rocket launcher.|Lieutenant | {{Quote|The only way we could stop those suicide grunts was through sustained fire... slowing them down and hoping you were far enough away from the ensuring blast...|Private Samantha Hass}} | ||
{{Quote|The horizon was just purple and gold. Thousands of Covenant forces, far as the eye could see.|Lieutenant | {{Quote|The entire battle felt like a giant herd of elephants crashing into a giant herd of rhino, it was total chaos...|Private Edward Levesque}} | ||
{{Quote|The only way we could stop those suicide grunts was through sustained fire... slowing them down and hoping you were far enough away from the ensuring blast...|Private | {{Quote|Saw those Spartans use the Elite's tricks against 'em. Turn on the [[active camouflage]], get all invisible, and stab them right between the ribs.|Private Eric Salucci}} | ||
{{Quote|The entire battle felt like a giant herd of elephants crashing into a giant herd of rhino, it was total chaos...|Private | {{Quote|I'm a sniper, right? I'll take a target out before they even know I'm there. But the [[Stealth Elite]]s? They might be even sneakier than me.|Private Molly Markozi}} | ||
{{Quote|Saw those Spartans use the Elite's tricks against 'em. Turn on the [[active camouflage]], get all invisible, and stab them right between the ribs.|Private | {{Quote|I still have nightmares about the Stealth Elites... they would come out of nowhere. You had to look very, very closely; you could see the air move just before they jump you. But then it was usually already too late...|Private Roger Alfarsi<ref name="YSAG">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epVymGith5A '''YouTube''' - ''Halo Spartan Assault Impressions (inc Gameplay) '']</ref>}} | ||
{{Quote|I'm a sniper, right? I'll take a target out before they even know I'm there. But the [[Stealth Elite]]s? They might be even sneakier than me.|Private | {{Quote|The Spartans were using [[hologram]] decoys and confusing the hell outta those Grunts. Never seen anything so funny.|Lieutenant Elizabeth Kwan<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9lvzTHSbXg '''YouTube''' - ''Halo: Spartan Assault on Surface Pro @E3 2013'']</ref>}} | ||
{{Quote|I still have nightmares about the Stealth Elites... they would come out of nowhere. You had to look very, very closely; you could see the air move just before they jump you. But then it was usually already too late...|Private | {{Quote|Those Spartans must have shields, right? I saw a [[Brute]] hit her so hard she shoulda crumpled like tissue paper.|Private Harold Amundsen<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPpJvbrjQ7I '''YouTube''' - ''Halo: Spartan Assault On Surface RT gameplay''] | ||
{{Quote|The Spartans were using [[hologram]] decoys and confusing the hell outta those Grunts. Never seen anything so funny.|Lieutenant | |||
{{Quote|Those Spartans must have shields, right? I saw a [[Brute]] hit her so hard she shoulda crumpled like tissue paper.|Private | |||
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{{Quote|Marines called them Spirits because they were death reincarnate. They'd come out of nowhere, without a word, and just start dropping Covies in our front yard.|Lieutenant | {{Quote|Marines called them Spirits because they were death reincarnate. They'd come out of nowhere, without a word, and just start dropping Covies in our front yard.|Lieutenant Tara Nguyen<ref name="HSA E3">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYD81rFPuew '''YouTube''' - ''E3 2013: Halo Spartan Assault'' ]</ref>}} | ||
{{Quote|Having survived the landing, I was stuck on a narrow ledge surrounded by Covenant. Spartan [[Edward Davis|Davis]] helped me cheat death a second time that day.|Private | {{Quote|Having survived the landing, I was stuck on a narrow ledge surrounded by Covenant. Spartan [[Edward Davis|Davis]] helped me cheat death a second time that day.|Private Charlie Sultan}} | ||
{{Quote|I got to use the [[Spartan Laser]] once. Heh. I bet there ain't a thing in the galaxy that it wouldn't cut right through.|Private | {{Quote|I got to use the [[Spartan Laser]] once. Heh. I bet there ain't a thing in the galaxy that it wouldn't cut right through.|Private Christopher Olsen}} | ||
{{Quote|We had needed a victory before, but this one was different. This wasn't just defeat we were looking at, it was the death of every human being in the [[Draetheus system|system]].|Lieutenant | {{Quote|We had needed a victory before, but this one was different. This wasn't just defeat we were looking at, it was the death of every human being in the [[Draetheus system|system]].|Lieutenant Sasha Wu}} | ||
{{Quote|Spartan Palmer's drop-shield gave us a chance to catch our breath and reload. Don't know what we'd have done without it.|Captain | {{Quote|Spartan Palmer's drop-shield gave us a chance to catch our breath and reload. Don't know what we'd have done without it.|Captain Brad Falkenrath}} | ||
{{Quote|The dense trees didn't make it easy. Luckily, they hid us from the Covenant patrols. Quietly following them, we found our objective in mere hours.|Private | {{Quote|The dense trees didn't make it easy. Luckily, they hid us from the Covenant patrols. Quietly following them, we found our objective in mere hours.|Private Paul Voclain}} | ||
{{Quote|Spartan Palmer told us to stay with the Phantom at all costs, as it was the only way off the planet. We heard the fighting, but we didn't want to know what was going on out there...|Lieutenant | {{Quote|Spartan Palmer told us to stay with the Phantom at all costs, as it was the only way off the planet. We heard the fighting, but we didn't want to know what was going on out there...|Lieutenant Henry Darzi}} | ||
{{Quote|Moving across [[X50]]'s surface was darn near impossible. There were so many potholes and ridges, my spine felt like it wanted to snap.|Sergeant | {{Quote|Moving across [[X50]]'s surface was darn near impossible. There were so many potholes and ridges, my spine felt like it wanted to snap.|Sergeant Ramone Dakota}} | ||
{{Quote|Minutes before we had been under siege. Now the Covenant soldiers were fleeing. It was still a long way from victory.|Lieutenant | {{Quote|Minutes before we had been under siege. Now the Covenant soldiers were fleeing. It was still a long way from victory.|Lieutenant Han Quigley}} | ||
{{Quote|We had fought so hard for those bridges. Now, we couldn't leave them behind us fast enough.|Corporal | {{Quote|We had fought so hard for those bridges. Now, we couldn't leave them behind us fast enough.|Corporal Craig Prinz}} | ||
{{Quote|We saw Spartan Palmer enter the lion's den from the ship's bridge. Before we knew it, all hell broke lose...|Private | {{Quote|We saw Spartan Palmer enter the lion's den from the ship's bridge. Before we knew it, all hell broke lose...|Private Kelly Tremblay}} | ||
{{Quote|Saw a Spartan with an [[Overshield]] walk through crossfire that would have dismantled a tank.|Private | {{Quote|Saw a Spartan with an [[Overshield]] walk through crossfire that would have dismantled a tank.|Private Dave Moriarty}} | ||
{{Quote|Covenant soldiers started swarming the landing zone the moment they realized what we were up to. We'd poked the hornets' nest.|Private | {{Quote|Covenant soldiers started swarming the landing zone the moment they realized what we were up to. We'd poked the hornets' nest.|Private Matt Salamanca}} | ||
{{Quote|[[Plasma pistol]]s weren't the best, but if you charged the shot, you might get lucky and take out a shield in a single shot.|Private | {{Quote|[[Plasma pistol]]s weren't the best, but if you charged the shot, you might get lucky and take out a shield in a single shot.|Private Rob Petersen}} | ||
{{Quote|Some days a bullet or a ball of hot plasma just isn't enough. Sometimes you just gotta beat a target to death with the butt of your gun.|Captain | {{Quote|Some days a bullet or a ball of hot plasma just isn't enough. Sometimes you just gotta beat a target to death with the butt of your gun.|Captain Nada Rand}} | ||
===Operation F: Hydra=== | ===Operation F: Hydra=== | ||
{{Quote|Our artillery came down on them like molten rain, and it was still barely enough to get the job done.|Major | {{Quote|Our artillery came down on them like molten rain, and it was still barely enough to get the job done.|Major Geraldine McNally}} | ||
{{Quote|30 years of war taught us using their own energy weapons against them would fry Elites' shields in seconds.|Private | {{Quote|30 years of war taught us using their own energy weapons against them would fry Elites' shields in seconds.|Private Cole Bousaid}} | ||
{{Quote|The suicide Grunts... Good Lord... Your only hope against those things was a well-timed [[MJOLNIR]] overload. Stop 'em and pop 'em at range. | {{Quote|The suicide Grunts... Good Lord... Your only hope against those things was a well-timed [[MJOLNIR]] overload. Stop 'em and pop 'em at range.|Kevin "The Ace" Grace}} | ||
{{Quote|You ever see a Spartan at full sprint? It's unreal. They're here -- then they're there, faster than anything.|Lieutenant | {{Quote|You ever see a Spartan at full sprint? It's unreal. They're here -- then they're there, faster than anything.|Lieutenant Scott Pham}} | ||
{{Quote|Everyone was reporting in lost, but Spartan Palmer always knew exactly where to go.|Private | {{Quote|Everyone was reporting in lost, but Spartan Palmer always knew exactly where to go.|Private Monica Ernst}} | ||
===Flood Missions=== | ===Flood Missions=== | ||
{{Quote|When facing the [[Flood]], your standard-issue [[MA5 series|assault rifle]] is pretty much the best all-purpose weapon you can carry.|Spartan | {{Quote|When facing the [[Flood]], your standard-issue [[MA5 series|assault rifle]] is pretty much the best all-purpose weapon you can carry.|Spartan Bethany Kossup}} | ||
{{Quote|[[M6 | {{Quote|[[M6 machine pistol|Machine pistol]]s are sloppy, but when I need to fight Flood [[Infection form]]s, sloppy's the best thing on the menu.|Private Lewis Allen}} | ||
{{Quote|Standing inside or behind a Repel barrier is like having your own little private safety zone.|Private First Class | {{Quote|Standing inside or behind a Repel barrier is like having your own little private safety zone.|Private First Class Nozomi Li}} | ||
{{Quote|Knowing that monster firing a [[Battle Rifle]] at you used to be Kevin from 2nd Platoon is just creepy. That could be me.|Specialist Archibald Berger}} | |||
{{Quote|Knowing that monster firing a [[Battle Rifle]] at you used to be Kevin from 2nd Platoon is just creepy. That could be me.|Specialist | {{Quote|Empty a three-burst of a Battle Rifle into a [[Combat Form]]'s head and down it goes - period. The hardest part is keeping the gun steady.|Sergeant Harry Benton}} | ||
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==Remaining== | ==Remaining== | ||
*Lieutenant Brendan Hale | |||
*Lieutenant Mark El-Hashem | *Lieutenant Mark El-Hashem | ||
*Sergeant Mary Russo | |||
*Commander Richard Moe | |||
*Doctor Sheila Nerrivik | |||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Halo: Spartan Assault]] | [[Category:Halo: Spartan Assault]] | ||
[[Category:Quotes]] | [[Category:Quotes]] |