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{{Title|''Halo 5: Guardians'' Opening Cinematic}} | {{Title|''Halo 5: Guardians'' Opening Cinematic}} | ||
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The '''''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' Opening Cinematic trailer''' was released August 31, 2015, on social networks. It was initiated by a series of teaser gifs the day before on Twitter.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Halo/status/638109002698592257 '''Twitter''': ''Coming August 31'']</ref> Despite being titled as the opening cinematic, this cutscene is actually the second cutscene of the first level [[Osiris (level)|Osiris]].<ref>[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=177127904&postcount=576 '''Neogaf''': ''Frank O'Conner clarifies'']</ref> The cutscene was created by [[Axis Animation]].<ref>[http://www.axisanimation.com/ '''Axis Animation''' website]</ref> | The '''''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' Opening Cinematic trailer''' was released August 31, 2015, on social networks. It was initiated by a series of teaser gifs the day before on Twitter.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Halo/status/638109002698592257 '''Twitter''': ''Coming August 31'']</ref> Despite being titled as the opening cinematic, this cutscene is actually the second cutscene of the first level [[Osiris (level)|Osiris]].<ref>[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=177127904&postcount=576 '''Neogaf''': ''Frank O'Conner clarifies'']</ref> The cutscene was created by [[Axis Animation]].<ref>[http://www.axisanimation.com/ '''Axis Animation''' website]</ref> | ||
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*'''Holly Tanaka''': "Say, before we make this jump, anybody want to say a few words?" | *'''Holly Tanaka''': "Say, before we make this jump, anybody want to say a few words?" | ||
''Buck stands and picks up his [[ | ''Buck stands and picks up his [[M45 shotgun]], holstering it on his back.'' | ||
*'''Edward Buck''': "I figure if God can hear how scared I am, so can everyone else. Locke, you buying the first drink when we're done?" | *'''Edward Buck''': "I figure if God can hear how scared I am, so can everyone else. Locke, you buying the first drink when we're done?" | ||
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''Locke turns around and opens the troop bay door. Vale and Tanaka put on their helmets and jump. Buck smiles and passes Locke his helmet before putting on his own helmet and jumping off the Pelican. Locke puts on his helmet, turns around, and jumps. He joins the others in the sky. Cut to black:'' | ''Locke turns around and opens the troop bay door. Vale and Tanaka put on their helmets and jump. Buck smiles and passes Locke his helmet before putting on his own helmet and jumping off the Pelican. Locke puts on his helmet, turns around, and jumps. He joins the others in the sky. Cut to black:'' | ||
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''Open to the four Spartans in free fall. Covenant starships are massed beneath, engaged in battle. The Spartans zoom through the fleet, passing [[Sangheili blockade runner|enormous blockade runners]] and aiming for the mountain range below.'' | ''Open to the four Spartans in free fall. Covenant starships are massed beneath, engaged in battle. The Spartans zoom through the fleet, passing [[Sangheili blockade runner|enormous blockade runners]] and aiming for the mountain range below.'' | ||
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''The Spartans tuck and roll upon hitting the ground, propelling their freefall momentum forward. They rush down a mountain slope into a snowy valley filled with Covenant infantry and vehicles.'' | ''The Spartans tuck and roll upon hitting the ground, propelling their freefall momentum forward. They rush down a mountain slope into a snowy valley filled with Covenant infantry and vehicles.'' | ||
''Buck and Vale fire into a [[Sangheili Zealot]] and [[Unggoy Storm]] with their shotgun and [[MA5D assault rifle|assault rifle]], while Locke leaps ahead and [[Spartan abilities#Ground Pound|ground pounds]] a [[ | ''Buck and Vale fire into a [[Sangheili Zealot]] and [[Unggoy Storm]] with their shotgun and [[MA5D assault rifle|assault rifle]], while Locke leaps ahead and [[Spartan abilities#Ground Pound|ground pounds]] a [[Type-26 Wraith|Wraith]] and two more Zealots, overturning it and stunning the Elites. Buck and Vale finish them off while Locke lands and takes out a Grunt with a Needler.'' | ||
''Buck and Tanaka leap into the air and perform two ground pounds, blasting away more Covenant. Tanaka [[ | ''Buck and Tanaka leap into the air and perform two ground pounds, blasting away more Covenant. Tanaka [[Spartan_abilities#Spartan_Charge|shoulder-bashes an Elite and Jackal]], smashing them both through a boulder which shatters on impact.'' | ||
''Locke shoots away a Jackal while Tanaka fires her [[M7 SMG|SMG]], jumping onto and over a Wraith. Her teammates join her in picking off Covenant, some chasing them in floating vehicles. A [[ | ''Locke shoots away a Jackal while Tanaka fires her [[M7 SMG|SMG]], jumping onto and over a Wraith. Her teammates join her in picking off Covenant, some chasing them in floating vehicles. A [[Type-52 Phantom|Phantom]] floats ahead of them and fires at the Spartans with its chin mounted turret. Flying low to the ground, it scrapes a hill, and Vale uses its momentary confusion to leap onto its open bay doors and rush inside.'' | ||
''Vale knocks two Jackals aside and charges at a Zealot and a [[Sangheili Warrior|Warrior]]. Both swing their [[Type-1 energy sword|energy swords]] at her, but she jumps onto the Zealot's arm and forces its blow into the Warrior, damaging its shields and briefly stunning it. The Zealot is then pushed into the Warrior as Vale turns to face the Jackals. Vale punches one Jackal in the face and shoots another with her pistol. She kneels to make the charging Zealot trip over her, then stands up to fire her pistol repeatedly into the Warrior's chest. She then kicks it and a Jackal out the Phantom, the latter screaming as it falls.'' | ''Vale knocks two Jackals aside and charges at a Zealot and a [[Sangheili Warrior|Warrior]]. Both swing their [[Type-1 energy sword|energy swords]] at her, but she jumps onto the Zealot's arm and forces its blow into the Warrior, damaging its shields and briefly stunning it. The Zealot is then pushed into the Warrior as Vale turns to face the Jackals. Vale punches one Jackal in the face and shoots another with her pistol. She kneels to make the charging Zealot trip over her, then stands up to fire her pistol repeatedly into the Warrior's chest. She then kicks it and a Jackal out the Phantom, the latter screaming as it falls.'' | ||
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''The two hit the ground, Buck running over them as he takes out a Grunt and a Sangheili with two shotguns blasts. Locke keeps pace to his right, and they leap off a cliff into the Covenant below. Buck ground pounds a [[lance]] of infantry, and Tanaka grabs a Grunt by the face while firing her assault rifle at a Jackal. A Grunt with a [[Type-33 Needler|needler]] lunges at her, but Tanaka catches it, throws it behind her, and shoots it away.'' | ''The two hit the ground, Buck running over them as he takes out a Grunt and a Sangheili with two shotguns blasts. Locke keeps pace to his right, and they leap off a cliff into the Covenant below. Buck ground pounds a [[lance]] of infantry, and Tanaka grabs a Grunt by the face while firing her assault rifle at a Jackal. A Grunt with a [[Type-33 Needler|needler]] lunges at her, but Tanaka catches it, throws it behind her, and shoots it away.'' | ||
''Promethean constructs can be seen fighting the Covenant now. [[ | ''Promethean constructs can be seen fighting the Covenant now. [[Type-32 Ghost|Ghosts]] rush past firing at [[Promethean Soldier|Soldiers]] and [[Promethean Knights|Knights]], while [[Phaeton]]s battle the Phantoms overhead. Locke leaps over a pair of Ghosts and pulls the driver out of one of them.'' | ||
''A Phantom, the one carrying Vale, flies low and crashes into a Phaeton, wrecking both vehicles and killing the remaining Zealot onboard. Vale jumps out and uses her SMG to finish off a Soldier. It disintegrates into orange and grey ash.'' | ''A Phantom, the one carrying Vale, flies low and crashes into a Phaeton, wrecking both vehicles and killing the remaining Zealot onboard. Vale jumps out and uses her SMG to finish off a Soldier. It disintegrates into orange and grey ash.'' | ||
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In the trailer, during Vale's fight aboard a Phantom, her shooting a Sangheili Warrior is censored by zooming in so her shots are offscreen. In the final version of the game, Vale attacking him is fully visible. | In the trailer, during Vale's fight aboard a Phantom, her shooting a Sangheili Warrior is censored by zooming in so her shots are offscreen. In the final version of the game, Vale attacking him is fully visible. | ||
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