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{{Level | <center>''This article is about a campaign level. For other uses, see [[Long Night of Solace (disambiguation)]].''</center> | ||
{{Level Infobox | |||
|prev=''[[Tip of The Spear]]'' | |||
|next=''[[Exodus]]'' | |prev = ''[[Tip of The Spear]]'' | ||
|name='''''Long Night of Solace''''' | |next = ''[[Exodus (level)|Exodus]]'' | ||
|image=[[File: | |game = ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | ||
| | |name = '''''Long Night of Solace''''' | ||
| | |image = [[File:Reach E310 Campaign10.jpg|300px]] | ||
| | |player = [[SPARTAN-B312]] | ||
| | |date = August 14th, 2552 | ||
|place = [[Reach]] | |||
*Sabre | |Objective = * Reach the [[YSS-1000|Sabre]] [[Sabre Program Launch/Research Range|launch facility]] | ||
*''[[Anchor 9]]'' | * Proceed to Flight Control | ||
* | * Board Sabre For Launch | ||
| | * Defend ''[[Anchor 9]]'' | ||
| | * Anchor 9 Defenses Online | ||
| | * Dock With Anchor 9 | ||
* [[Corvette]] Engines Damaged 4/4 | |||
* Destroy Corvette Fighter Escort | |||
* Board Corvette | |||
* Kill Corvette Comm Center Crew | |||
* Clear The Hangar For The Pelican | |||
* Proceed To The Bridge | |||
* Activate The Refueling Sequence | |||
* Return To The Hangar And Assist Jorge | |||
* Defend the Slipspace Bomb | |||
|enemies = | |||
*[[Sangheili]] | |||
**[[Sangheili Major]] | |||
**[[Sangheili Ultra]] | |||
**[[Sangheili Ranger]] | |||
**[[Special Operations Sangheili]] | |||
**[[Sangheili General]] | |||
*[[Unggoy]] | |||
**[[Unggoy Major]] | |||
**[[Unggoy Ultra]] | |||
**[[Unggoy Heavy]] | |||
**[[Special Operations Unggoy|Spec-Ops Unggoy]] | |||
*[[Kig-Yar]] | |||
**[[Kig-yar Minor]] | |||
**[[Kig-yar Major]] | |||
**[[Kig-yar Sniper]] | |||
*[[Huragok]] | |||
|weapons = | |||
*Human | |||
**[[M6G Personal Defense Weapon System|M6G Pistol]] | |||
**[[M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade]] | |||
**[[MA37 Individual Combat Weapon System]] | |||
**[[M392 Designated Marksman Rifle]] | |||
**[[M41 Surface-to-Surface Rocket Medium Anti-Vehicle/Assault Weapon]] | |||
**[[M45 Tactical Shotgun]] | |||
**[[Sniper Rifle System 99 Anti-Matériel]] | |||
**[[YSS-1000|Sabre Starfighter]] | |||
*Covenant | |||
**[[Type-1 Antipersonnel Grenade|Plasma grenade]] | |||
**[[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|energy Sword]] | |||
**[[Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol|Plasma Pistol]] | |||
**[[Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle|Plasma Rifle]] | |||
**[[Type-31 Rifle|Needle Rifle]] | |||
**[[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher|Needler]] | |||
**[[Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon]] | |||
**[[Type-50 Directed Energy Rifle/Heavy|Concussion Rifle]] | |||
**[[Type-51 Directed Energy Rifle/Improved|Plasma Repeater]] | |||
**[[Type-52 Special Applications Rifle]] | |||
**[[Type-25 Assault Gun Carriage|Wraith]] | |||
**[[Type-25 Troop Carrier]] | |||
**[[Type-27 XMF|Space Banshee]] | |||
**[[Type-31 XMF|Seraph]] | |||
**[[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantom]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Long Night of Solace''' | {{Article Quote|Move up the beach and secure the launch facility. Take the battle to the Covenant Super Carrier.}} | ||
'''Long Night of Solace'''<ref>[http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/109/1098266p1.html '''IGN''': ''E3 2010: Halo: Reach Campaign Preview'']</ref> is the sixth [[campaign]] level in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_073010 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update 30.07.10'']</ref><ref name="interview">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJqw6QvSzXQ '''YouTube''': ''E3 2010 Extended Reach Campaign Mission HD'']</ref><ref name="PM">[http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/digital/gaming/sneak-peak-of-halo-reach '''PopularMechanics''': ''Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Sneak Peak of Halo: Reach'']</ref> This is the first and only level in the ''Halo'' series to feature playable ship-to-ship combat in space.<ref name="interview"/> | |||
Upon completing the level on [[Normal]], [[Heroic]], or [[Legendary]] difficulties, the player will earn the "[[You Flew Pretty Good]]" achievement and 10 Gamerscore. | |||
==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
The | The [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Fall of Reach|invasion]] of [[Reach]] is in full force, and [[Catherine-B320]] has come up with a plan to take the fight to the enemy. [[Noble Team]], minus [[Emile-A239]] and [[Jun-A266]], are dropped off to a beach by a [[UH-144 Falcon]], and they must fight their way to the [[Sabre Program Launch/Research Range]], which is under attack by Covenant ground and air forces. | ||
Once they fight their way inside, [[SPARTAN-B312]]( Noble 6) and [[Jorge-052]] enter a [[YSS-1000|YSS-1000 Sabre]] that is immediately launched into the planet orbit, along with at least four other Sabres. | |||
In space, they join the other [[UNSC]] forces in defending the station ''[[Anchor 9]]'' and assist the {{UNSCShip|Savannah}} in hijacking a [[Covenant corvette]], the ''[[Ardent Prayer]]''. Jorge is dropped off at the station ''Anchor 9'', as Noble Six and the remaining Sabres take out the corvette's engines just as it positions itself for a refueling track with the Covenant supercarrier Long Night of Solace. After boarding the corvette, Noble Six and his forces defeat the crew and lock the ship. Jorge arrives in a Pelican carrying a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|Slipspace drive]], which was taken from the ''UNSC Savannah''. It is planned that the slipspace drive would be used as an improvised bomb, to be activated inside the corvette's hangar when its close proximity of the supercarrier, in order to jump a section of the supercarrier, destroying it. However, Covenant infantry forces soon arrive to destroy the "bomb". Though the Covenant forces are successfully neutralized, retreat to the Sabres is cut off by the battle damage from the Savannah. The Pelican used as a vector for the "bomb" is damaged and unable to fly, leaving a space-jump as the only way off the Corvette. The slipspace drive's timer is also damaged, forcing Jorge to stay behind and activate it manually. Noble Six is spared when he gets dropped out of the corvette by Jorge, just before the Slipspace drive is activated, creating a Slipspace rupture that transports Jorge, the corvette, and the central section of the supercarrier into Slipspace itself. For a very brief period of time, it is believed that the Covenant naval attack force at Reach was entirely neutralized by Jorge's sacrifice, but the massive Covenant [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] arrives in-system just moments later. | |||
After | |||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjrzhkKwMWc '''{''Cutscene''}'''] | |||
'''[[Szurdok Ridge]], [[Ütközet]]''' | '''[[Szurdok Ridge]], [[Ütközet]]''' | ||
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'''August 13, 2552 20:07 Hours''' | '''August 13, 2552 20:07 Hours''' | ||
''Screen fades into a dust cloud as a [[ | ''Screen fades into a dust cloud as a [[Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform|Scarab]] walks by.'' | ||
*'''[[Auntie Dot]] (COM)''': "Our foe is more devious than we imagined. That spire was indeed a teleporter linked to a cloaked, [[Covenant]] [[Covenant supercarrier| | *'''[[Auntie Dot]] (COM)''': "Our foe is more devious than we imagined. That spire was indeed a teleporter linked to a cloaked, [[Covenant]] [[Covenant supercarrier|Super-Carrier]]... A grave threat." | ||
''Noble Three, Five and Six arrive at a cave, [[Jorge]] carrying a large briefcase | ''Noble Three, Five and Six arrive at a cave, [[Jorge]] carrying a large briefcase.'' | ||
*'''Auntie Dot (COM)''': "Thankfully, help is imminent. Sixty percent of the UNSC fleet is en route to Reach from existing deployments. The first battle group should arrive within forty-eight hours." | *'''Auntie Dot (COM)''': "Thankfully, help is imminent. Sixty percent of the UNSC fleet is en route to Reach from existing deployments. The first battle group should arrive within forty-eight hours." | ||
''Jorge tosses the briefcase at Emile's feet | ''Jorge tosses the briefcase at Emile's feet.'' | ||
*'''[[Warrant Officer]] [[Jun-A266]]''': "Forty-eight hours? ''(removes his helmet)'' That's ''imminent?''" | *'''[[Warrant Officer|Warrant Officer ]][[Jun-A266]]''': (''Angry'') "Forty-eight hours?! ''(removes his helmet)'' That's ''imminent?''" | ||
''Jun brushes off Jorge's shoulder pauldron, which has been charred by a plasma hit.'' | ''Jun brushes off Jorge's shoulder pauldron, which has been charred by a plasma hit.'' | ||
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*'''Chief Warrant Officer [[Jorge-052]]''': "Her." | *'''Chief Warrant Officer [[Jorge-052]]''': "Her." | ||
''Jorge takes off his helmet.'' | '''''Jorge takes off his helmet.''''' | ||
*'''Jun-A266''': "You always pick her." | *'''Jun-A266''': "You always pick her." | ||
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*'''Jorge-052''': "She's always had him dialed in." | *'''Jorge-052''': "She's always had him dialed in." | ||
[[ | *'''[[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Catherine-B320]]''': "That thing's crushing us, and we're waiting for backup? They'll be backing up a graveyard!" | ||
'' | |||
*''' | *'''Commander [[Carter-A259]]''': "All our nukes are either out-system or went down with the ships that carried them. You're preaching to the converted." | ||
*''' | *'''Catherine-B320''': "''How'' converted?" | ||
*'''Carter-A259''': "I know that look, Kat." | *'''Carter-A259''': "I know that look, Kat." | ||
*''' | *'''Catherine-B320''': "You can say no." | ||
*'''Carter-A259''': "No." | *'''Carter-A259''': "No." | ||
*''' | *'''Catherine-B320''': "You don't even want to hear it?" | ||
*'''Carter-A259''': "Fine. I'll hear it." | *'''Carter-A259''': "Fine. I'll hear it." | ||
*''' | *'''Catherine-B320''': "Remember that accident a couple years back? Colony ship en route to Cygnus... [[Seven]] hundred dead?" | ||
*'''Carter-A259''': "Vaguely. A | *'''Carter-A259''': "Vaguely. A slip-space drive malfunction, right?" | ||
*''' | *'''Catherine-B320''': "Actually, it worked fine. The drive was mounted improperly after a service haul-out. When it fired it teleported half the ship to oblivion." | ||
*'''Carter-A259''': "And this is relevant...how?" | *'''Carter-A259''': "And this is relevant... how?" | ||
*''' | *'''Catherine-B320''': "A certain Covenant Supercarrier could, with some assistance, suffer the same unfortunate accident..." | ||
*'''Carter-A259''': "Even for you, Kat, that's-" | *'''Carter-A259''': "Even for you, Kat, that's-" | ||
*''' | *'''Catherine-B320''': "Inspired?" | ||
*'''Carter-A259''': "Not the word I would use." | *'''Carter-A259''': "Not the word I would use." | ||
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''Kat reaches for Emile's kukri, but he grabs her hand to prevent her from taking it. Kat is unfazed.'' | ''Kat reaches for Emile's kukri, but he grabs her hand to prevent her from taking it. Kat is unfazed.'' | ||
*''' | *'''Catherine-B320''': (''politely'') "May I?" | ||
''Emile allows her to take it.'' | ''Emile allows her to take it.'' | ||
*'''Warrant Officer | *'''Warrant Officer Emile-A239''': "Don't cut yourself." | ||
''Kat begins scratching a rough diagram into the dirt floor.'' | ''Kat begins scratching a rough diagram into the dirt floor.'' | ||
*''' | *'''Catherine-B320''': "Objective? Destroy Covenant Carrier in geosynchronous orbit above us." | ||
*'''Jorge-052''': "This sanctioned, sir?" | *'''Jorge-052''': "This sanctioned, sir?" | ||
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*'''Jorge-052''': "Oh." | *'''Jorge-052''': "Oh." | ||
*''' | *'''Catherine-B320''': "Method? A slip-space drive in lieu of the nukes we don't have. Delivery system? Us. Solvable? Getting us up there. That, and getting our hands on a slip-space drive." | ||
''Kat gives Emile back his kukri.'' | ''Kat gives Emile back his kukri.'' | ||
*''' | *'''Catherine-B320''': "Thank you for sharing." | ||
*'''Carter-A259''': "So... | *'''Carter-A259''': "So... all we need is orbit-capable transport, and the single most expensive piece of equipment made by man?" | ||
*''' | *'''Catherine-B320''': "As a soldier in the field I couldn't ''possibly'' have access to those kinds of resources - that said, a good place to look might be... I don't know, the nearest nonexistent launch site in the nonexistent [[Sabre Program]], dismissed by three administrations as preposterous rumor... And in which our newest member was ''certainly'' never a pilot." | ||
''All the Spartans look at Noble Six, who | ''All the Spartans look at Noble Six, who is unfazed.'' | ||
*'''Emile-A239''': '' | *'''Emile-A239''': (''impressed'') "You're scary, you know that?" | ||
*''' | *'''Catherine-B320''': "All we need is a green light from [[Urban Holland|Holland]]." | ||
*'''Carter-A259''': "Good luck with that." | *'''Carter-A259''': "Good luck with that." | ||
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''Kat hands Carter a data pad.'' | ''Kat hands Carter a data pad.'' | ||
*''' | *'''Catherine-B320''': "You're the one asking him." | ||
''Carter reluctantly takes the pad, and turns away.'' | ''Carter reluctantly takes the pad, and turns away.'' | ||
*'''Carter-A259''': "Oh, there's no way in hell he's gonna go for this | *'''Carter-A259''': "Oh, there's no way in hell he's gonna go for this." | ||
''Fade to black.'' | ''Fade to black.'' | ||
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''The screen moves to show the launch facility.'' | ''The screen moves to show the launch facility.'' | ||
''A [[UH-144 Falcon]] drops off Carter, Kat, Jorge, and Noble Six at a beach, downrange from the facility | ''A [[UH-144 Falcon]] drops off Carter, Kat, Jorge, and Noble Six at a beach, downrange from the facility.'' | ||
*'''Jorge-052''': "Bit of a hike to the launch facility | *'''Jorge-052''': "Bit of a hike to the launch facility." | ||
*'''Carter-A259''': " | *'''Carter-A259''': "Anywhere closer's too hot to land." | ||
*''' | *'''Catherine-B320''': "Copy that, Commander." | ||
*'''Carter-A259''': "Move up the beach, Noble | *'''Carter-A259''': "Move up the beach, Noble." | ||
'''{''Gameplay''}''' | '''{''Gameplay''}''' | ||
===First Floor: Aliens, Beaches, Secret Launch Stations=== | ===First Floor: Aliens, Beaches, Secret Launch Stations=== | ||
''Noble team moves up the beach, eventually reaching an area where a [[Type-25 Troop Carrier|Spirit]] Dropship is dropping off several Covenant troops. The launch station is now in view.'' | |||
'' | |||
*''' | *'''Catherine-B320''': "Launch facility, dead ahead." | ||
*'''Carter-A259''': "Hostile transport coming in!" | *'''Carter-A259''': "Hostile transport coming in!" | ||
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''Noble Team eliminates the first wave.'' | ''Noble Team eliminates the first wave.'' | ||
''Several [[Orbital Insertion Pod]]s hit the ground near Noble Team | ''Several [[Orbital Insertion Pod]]s hit the ground near Noble Team.'' | ||
*''' | *'''Carter-A259''': "We've been engaged!" | ||
''After eliminating the enemy forces, Noble Team moves up the beach. As they do, a [[Seraph]] fighter craft is shot down by an anti-air turret and crashes into the base.'' | |||
'' | *'''Jorge-052''': "More hostiles in the rocks to the south, root 'em out." | ||
''Noble Team soon clears the area of hostiles.'' | |||
'' | *'''Male Army Trooper #1''': "Everybody inside, more hostiles on the way." | ||
*''' | *'''Carter-A259''': "Inside, Six, let's go." | ||
''Noble Team enters the base. A Pelican drops additional troopers to combat Covenant forces outside the gate.'' | |||
'' | *'''Female Army Trooper''': "Spartans coming in! Watch your fire!" | ||
'' | *'''Male Army Trooper #2''': Flight control's this way! They're expecting you." | ||
''Noble Team arrives at the area where the Seraph crashed earlier.'' | |||
''Noble Team | |||
'' | *'''Jorge-052''': "Still can't believe Holland said yes to this." | ||
*''' | *'''Catherine-B320''': "Well, some plans are too good to say no." | ||
*''' | *'''Male Army Trooper #3''': "We got a [[Type-25 Assault Gun Carriage|Wraith]] on the lower platform!" | ||
*'''Carter-A259''': "Let's get that Sabre airborne before he changes his mind." | *'''Carter-A259''': "Let's get that Sabre airborne before he changes his mind." | ||
*'''Male Army Trooper #2''': "Control's right through that door, Commander." | |||
*'''Army Trooper # | |||
'' | ''As Noble Team heads for the control room, an Army trooper is thrown into a wall. A [[Sangheili Officer]] emerges, and is quickly dealt with.'' | ||
*'''Base PA''': "Warning: launch facility | *'''Base PA''': "Warning: launch facility breached. Covenant forces have entered the base." | ||
''Noble Team reaches the control room, which is filled with dead troopers. As they reach the far side of the room, a bulkhead opens to reveal the [[Sabre]].'' | |||
''Noble Team reaches the control room, which is filled with dead troopers | |||
*'''Carter-A259''': "Jorge, Six: get to the Sabre before the Covenant wreck it." | *'''Carter-A259''': "Jorge, Six: get to the Sabre before the Covenant wreck it." | ||
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*'''Jorge-052''': "What about you and Kat?" | *'''Jorge-052''': "What about you and Kat?" | ||
*'''Carter-A259''': "Jun's on his way with a Falcon, we'll exfil after you launch. Move! | *'''Carter-A259''': "Jun's on his way with a Falcon, we'll exfil after you launch. Move! | ||
*'''Jorge-052''': "You heard him, Six, let's go." | *'''Jorge-052''': "You heard him, Six, let's go." | ||
*'''Male Army Trooper #4''': "Launch teams, Sabre is prepped and ready for launch." | |||
*'''Army Trooper # | |||
''If the | ''If Noble Six lingers in the control room'': | ||
*'''Jorge-052''': "You go, Six, I'm just a passenger on this one." | |||
*'''Jorge-052''': "You | |||
''Noble Six heads up the ramp to the Sabre's cockpit.'' | ''Noble Six heads up the ramp to the Sabre's cockpit.'' | ||
[http:// | [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYcCuU4lrVw '''{''Cutscene''}'''] | ||
''Six and Jorge climb into the cockpit, and the ramp detaches.'' | ''Six and Jorge climb into the cockpit, and the ramp detaches.'' | ||
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*'''Sabre Computer''': "Struts disengaged. Commencing launch in T-minus 5, 4, 3, 2..." | *'''Sabre Computer''': "Struts disengaged. Commencing launch in T-minus 5, 4, 3, 2..." | ||
''The Sabre's engines ignite, and the fighter lifts off from the facility. | ''The Sabre's engines ignite, and the fighter lifts off from the facility. Soon another Sabre can be seen lifting off from another facility.'' | ||
*'''Sabre Computer''': "First stage engine burn nominal." | *'''Sabre Computer''': "First stage engine burn nominal." | ||
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''The Sabre leaves the upper atmosphere and enters low orbit.'' | ''The Sabre leaves the upper atmosphere and enters low orbit.'' | ||
*'''Sabre | *'''Sabre computer''': Stage separation in 3, 2, 1... Stage separation." | ||
''The Sabre's booster rockets detach from the fighter. The Sabre immediately heads for [[Anchor 9]] | ''The Sabre's booster rockets detach from the fighter. The Sabre immediately heads for [[Anchor 9]].'' | ||
*'''Sabre Computer''': "Second stage ignition confirmed." | *'''Sabre Computer''': "Second stage ignition confirmed." | ||
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===Operation: UPPER CUT=== | ===Operation: UPPER CUT=== | ||
*'''Holland (COM)''': "Noble Actual to Sabre Bravo-oh-two-niner, over." | |||
*''' | |||
*'''Jorge-052''': "Copy, Actual. Colonel Holland?" | *'''Jorge-052''': "Copy, Actual. Colonel Holland?" | ||
*'''Holland (COM)''': "Affirmative, Noble Five. Welcome to [[Operation: | *'''Holland (COM)''': "Affirmative, Noble Five. Welcome to [[Operation: UPPERCUT]]. I'll be your control from here on out." | ||
*'''Jorge-052''': "Understood, Colonel." | *'''Jorge-052''': "Understood, Colonel." | ||
*'''Holland (COM)''': "Noble Six, these Sabres have been customized for orbital defense; you may need to get reacquainted. Rendezvous at Anchor 9 with the | *'''Holland (COM)''': "Noble Six, these Sabres have been customized for orbital defense; you may need to get reacquainted. Rendezvous at Anchor 9 with the Frigate [[UNSC Savannah|''Savannah'']] and the other Sabres as soon as you're ready. Holland out. | ||
'' | ''A short time later'': | ||
*'''Jorge-052''': "You're all warmed up, Six; we should head for the Savannah." | |||
*'''Jorge-052''': " | ''When Sabre B029 arrives at the staging point'': | ||
*'''Jorge-052''': "Multiple unidentified contacts!" | |||
'' | *'''[[Savannah Actual]] (COM)''': "Savannah Actual to Sabre teams, be advised: we have bogies inbound." | ||
*''' | *'''Anchor 9 (COM)''': "Anchor 9 to all UNSC ships: station defenses are down. Requesting combat support until we can bring them back online." | ||
*''' | *'''Jorge-052''': "Here we go, Six. Show them what you can do!" | ||
''Multiple [[Banshee]]s enter the area and are immediately engaged by the Sabres, who have no trouble with them.'' | |||
*'''Anchor 9 (COM)''': "Defensive batteries are at 56%; hang in there, Sabre teams." | |||
*'''Anchor 9 (COM)''': "Defensive batteries are at 56% | |||
''The Sabres quickly eliminate the Banshees.'' | ''The Sabres quickly eliminate the Banshees.'' | ||
*'''Anchor 9 (COM)''': "Anchor | *'''Anchor 9 (COM)''': "Anchor Niner to UNSC ships: impulse drive signatures detected, fighter-class. Heads up, Sabres." | ||
''Multiple Seraphs soon enter the area.'' | ''Multiple Seraphs soon enter the area.'' | ||
*'''Holland | *'''Holland''': "Sabre teams: use your guns to take down their shields, then hit 'em with your missiles!" | ||
*'''Anchor 9 (COM)''': "Defensive batteries at 79%; buy us another minute | *'''Anchor 9 (COM)''': "Defensive batteries at 79%; buy us another minute Sabre teams." | ||
''The Seraphs prove to be more of a threat but are soon destroyed as well.'' | ''The Seraphs prove to be more of a threat but are soon destroyed as well.'' | ||
*'''Anchor 9 (COM)''': "Anchor | *'''Anchor 9 (COM)''': "Anchor Niner to all craft in the vicinity, be advised: we show a large attack force inbound. Combat air patrol and Sabre teams are directed to engage and defend the station." | ||
*'''Jorge-052''': "Is there any place the Covenant isn't?" | *'''Jorge-052''': "Is there any place the Covenant isn't?" | ||
*'''Anchor 9 (COM)''': "Anchor 9 to all UNSC ships: station defenses are back online. Clear the lane, | *'''Anchor 9 (COM)''': "Anchor 9 to all UNSC ships: station defenses are back online. Clear the lane, we'll light 'em up." | ||
''A large number of Seraphs and Banshees enter the area. A dogfight between the Covenant and UNSC fighters ensues, while Anchor 9's point defense guns assist.'' | ''A large number of Seraphs and Banshees enter the area. A dogfight between the Covenant and UNSC fighters ensues, while Anchor 9's point defense guns assist.'' | ||
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''or'' | ''or'' | ||
*'''Anchor 9 (COM)''': "Anchor 9 to Sabre teams: Phantoms are inbound on vector | *'''Anchor 9 (COM)''': "Anchor 9 to Sabre teams: Phantoms are inbound on vector [[7|seven]] mark [[7|four-niner]]." | ||
''Soon, several | ''Soon, several Phantoms enter the area.'' | ||
*'''Anchor 9 (COM)''': "Anchor 9 to all UNSC fighters: multiple inbound Phantoms headed straight for our defensive batteries. Sabre teams, marking high-value gunboat targets | *'''Anchor 9 (COM)''': "Anchor 9 to all UNSC fighters: multiple inbound Phantoms headed straight for our defensive batteries. Sabre teams, marking high-value gunboat targets now." | ||
''If any Phantoms get close enough to fire their torpedoes:'' | ''If any Phantoms get close enough to fire their torpedoes'': | ||
*'''Anchor 9 (COM)''': "Gunboats are in position, damage control teams at the ready. Phantom torpedoes away; brace for impact! Collision alarm." | |||
''After the last Phantom Gunboat is destroyed, the remaining Banshees and Seraphs flee.'' | |||
*'''Anchor 9 (COM)''': " | *'''Anchor 9 (COM)''': "Anchor Niner to UNSC ships: all targets neutralized. Bravo-oh-two-niner, you are clear to dock. Activating marker." | ||
*'''Holland (COM)''': "Holland to Bravo-oh-two-niner. Noble Five, you ready to go?" | |||
*'''Holland (COM)''': "Holland to Bravo | |||
*'''Jorge-052''': "Affirmative, Colonel." | *'''Jorge-052''': "Affirmative, Colonel." | ||
''Noble Six pilots the Sabre to the marked hangar.'' | ''Noble Six pilots the Sabre to the marked hangar.'' | ||
[http:// | [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbvihWBj-bo '''{''Cutscene''}'''] | ||
''Noble Six's Sabre docks just outside the hangar.'' | ''Noble Six's Sabre docks just outside the hangar.'' | ||
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*'''Jorge-052''': "I'm out here, Six." | *'''Jorge-052''': "I'm out here, Six." | ||
*'''Sabre Computer''': "Warning: [[ | *'''Sabre Computer''': "Warning: M-Spec [[Re-Entry Pack|re-entry pack]] disengaged." | ||
*'''Jorge-052''': "I need your override." | *'''Jorge-052''': "I need your override." | ||
*'''Sabre Computer''': | *'''Sabre Computer''': Warning: M-Spec re-entry- (cockpit opens) Cockpit de-pressurization complete. Canopy release lever: armed." | ||
''Jorge exits the Sabre in zero-gee and glides to an awaiting Pelican.'' | |||
*'''Jorge-052''': (Quietly, in Hungarian) "Megszakad a szivem..." ''(My heart breaks...)''<ref>[[Halo: Reach Original Soundtrack]]</ref> | |||
*'''Jorge-052''': | |||
*'''Auntie Dot (COM)''': "Noble Five? Please repeat." | *'''Auntie Dot (COM)''': "Noble Five? Please repeat." | ||
*'''Jorge-052''': "Pull up surface grid, | *'''Jorge-052''': "Pull up surface grid, nineteen-by-twenty-two." | ||
''An orbital view of Reach can now be seen, as explosions from plasma bombardment occur.'' | |||
'' | *'''Auntie Dot (COM)''': "Gladly. ONI [[Sword Base]]: Sector 18-G." | ||
*'''Jorge-052''': "Thermal enhance." | *'''Jorge-052''': "Thermal enhance." | ||
*'''Auntie Dot (COM)''': "Noble Five, your pulse is elevated. There is nothing you can do for [[Catherine Halsey|Doctor Halsey]] and the others inside | *'''Auntie Dot (COM)''': "Noble Five, your pulse is elevated. There is nothing you can do for [[Catherine Halsey|Doctor Halsey]] and the others inside Sword Base. The mathematics are determinate... Noble Five?" | ||
''The view now changes back to Noble Six, who looks over at Jorge.'' | ''The view now changes back to Noble Six, who looks over at Jorge.'' | ||
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*'''Jorge-052''': "I know." | *'''Jorge-052''': "I know." | ||
*'''Anchor 9 (COM)''': "Bravo | *'''Anchor 9 (COM)''': "Bravo-oh-two-niner, you're cleared to re-engage thrusters." | ||
*'''Holland (COM)''': "Noble Six, this is Holland." | *'''Holland (COM)''': "Noble Six, this is Holland." | ||
*''' | *'''Noble Six (COM)''': "Go ahead, Colonel." | ||
*'''Holland (COM)''': "We've flagged a Corvette-class vessel on a predicted docking track with our target." | *'''Holland (COM)''': "We've flagged a Corvette-class vessel on a predicted docking track with our target." | ||
''Jorge is readying the slipspace drive with two other | ''Jorge is shown readying the slipspace drive with two other Army Troopers in EVA armour.'' | ||
*'''Holland (COM)''': "Get our makeshift bomb on that Corvette, and we have our delivery system. Noble Five will escort the bomb. I need your Sabre team to clear the way for boarding." | *'''Holland (COM)''': "Get our makeshift bomb on that Corvette, and we have our delivery system. Noble Five will escort the bomb. I need your Sabre team to clear the way for boarding." | ||
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*'''Holland (COM)''': "As she's already donated her slipspace drive to the cause, the ''Savannah'' will be joining you to provide local fire support." | *'''Holland (COM)''': "As she's already donated her slipspace drive to the cause, the ''Savannah'' will be joining you to provide local fire support." | ||
*''' | *'''''Savannah'' Actual (COM)''': "UNSC ''Savannah''. Our wings may be clipped, but we've got your back." | ||
''The ''Savannah'' and | ''The ''Savannah'' and Sabres depart from Anchor 9.'' | ||
*'''Holland (COM)''': "I've stuck my neck out for Noble on this one, Lieutenant." | *'''Holland (COM)''': "I've stuck my neck out for Noble on this one, Lieutenant." | ||
*''' | *'''Noble Six''': "We'll get it done, Colonel. Six out." | ||
''Fade to black.'' | ''Fade to black.'' | ||
''The screen fades back to the point of view of a UNSC satellite near the Covenant | ''The screen fades back to the point of view of a UNSC satellite, near the Covenant Corvette. Its camera zooms in on the ''Savannah'' and the Sabres approaching the Corvette.'' | ||
'''Covenant-occupied space, Reach orbit''' | '''Covenant-occupied space, Reach orbit''' | ||
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*'''Auntie Dot (COM)''': "Target Corvette sighted within visual range of [[Navigation Beacon RA-15|NAV Beacon RA-15]]." | *'''Auntie Dot (COM)''': "Target Corvette sighted within visual range of [[Navigation Beacon RA-15|NAV Beacon RA-15]]." | ||
*'''Noble Six''': "We have visual. Target confirmed." | |||
*''' | |||
'''{''Gameplay''}''' | '''{''Gameplay''}''' | ||
*''' | *'''''Savannah'' Actual (COM)''': "Frigate ''Savannah'' in position. Sabre teams: sound off." | ||
*'''[[Echo 1]] (COM)''': "Echo 1, all systems nominal." | *'''[[Echo 1]] (COM)''': "Echo 1, all systems nominal." | ||
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*'''[[Echo 3]] (COM)''': "Echo 3, systems green." | *'''[[Echo 3]] (COM)''': "Echo 3, systems green." | ||
*'''[[Echo 4]] (COM)''': "Echo 4, all systems online | *'''[[Echo 4]] (COM)''': "Echo 4, all systems online." | ||
*''' | *'''''Savannah'' Actual''': "Solid copy. We are currently jamming the Corvette's comms, hit it hard while it can't call for help." | ||
*'''Holland (COM)''': "Agreed. Sabre teams, clear a path to that Corvette." | *'''Holland (COM)''': "Agreed. Sabre teams, clear a path to that Corvette." | ||
*''' | *'''''Savannah'' Actual (COM)''': "Might wanna clip her engines, Colonel. See if we can slow her down." | ||
*'''Holland (COM)''': "Good thinking, ''Savannah''. That | *'''Holland (COM)''': "Good thinking, ''Savannah''. That will make boarding her a whole lot easier. Noble Six, I'm marking targets: take out the Corvette's main engines." | ||
''Noble Six targets the main engines and | ''Noble Six targets the main engines and destroys them. The other Sabres engage the Covenant escort fighters, while the ''Savannah'' circles the Corvette and harasses it with gunfire.'' | ||
*'''Auntie Dot (COM)''': "Warning: | *'''Auntie Dot (COM)''': "Warning: Energy flares detected in the Corvette's aft launch bays." | ||
*''' | *'''''Savannah'' Actual (COM)''': "Heads up, Sabres: multiple impulse drive signatures detected, more bogies incoming." | ||
*'''Echo 2 (COM)''': "Echo 2 to ''Savannah'' Actual. Where are the reinforcements coming from? I thought the target was jammed." | *'''Echo 2 (COM)''': "Echo 2 to ''Savannah'' Actual. Where are the reinforcements coming from? I thought the target was jammed." | ||
*''' | *'''''Savannah'' Actual (COM)''': "Must be squadrons coming back from patrol, Echo 2." | ||
*'''Holland (COM)''': "Don't let any of them get away, Sabres! Kill them before they bug out and warn that | *'''Holland (COM)''': "Don't let any of them get away, Sabres! Kill them before they bug out and warn that Supercarrier what we're up to." | ||
''All the Corvette's escort fighters are soon destroyed.'' | |||
*'''Holland (COM)''': "Dot, analyze all available data on that Corvette. Find a way inside." | *'''Holland (COM)''': "Dot, analyze all available data on that Corvette. Find a way inside." | ||
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''Noble Six approaches the landing pad.'' | ''Noble Six approaches the landing pad.'' | ||
[http:// | [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze7Z0j8hRpQ '''{''Cutscene''}'''] | ||
''Noble Six arrives at the landing pad, along with | ''Noble Six arrives at the landing pad, along with four other Sabres. Noble Six gets out of the Sabre along with several Army Troopers in vacuum sealed suits from the other Sabres.'' | ||
'''{''Gameplay''}''' | '''{''Gameplay''}''' | ||
===And the Horse You Flew In On=== | ===And the Horse You Flew In On=== | ||
'' | *'''Holland (COM)''': "Noble Six, the ''Savannah''s counter-measures won't work forever. Find a way inside, and permanently disable the cruiser's communications." | ||
''A single [[Sangheili Ranger|Elite Ranger]] emerges from under the shield, and is quickly eliminated by Six and the troopers.'' | |||
'' | *'''Holland (COM)''': "As soon as we're sure the Corvette can't squawk, we'll initiate UPPERCUT phase two." | ||
''Noble Six and the troopers pass through the shield, to find that whatever Covenant were without vacuum-sealed armor when they entered have died, leaving only [[Unggoy Ultra|Grunt Ultra]]s and more Elite Rangers. They are quickly dispatched.'' | |||
''Noble Six and the | |||
*'''Holland (COM)''': "Holland to ''Savannah'', enemy comm relay is now offline." | *'''Holland (COM)''': "Holland to ''Savannah'', enemy comm relay is now offline." | ||
*''' | *'''''Savannah'' Actual (COM)''': "Copy that. Halting counter-measures, diverting all power and personnel to weapons." | ||
*'''Holland (COM)''': "Alright, Noble. Let's get that | *'''Holland (COM)''': "Alright, Noble. Let's get that Slipspace bomb on board. Six, head for the hangar." | ||
''A door opens, with two Grunts behind it. They are startled and easily eliminated.'' | |||
''A door opens, with two | |||
*'''Army | *'''Army Trooper''': "Colonel, we're on our way to the hangar." | ||
*'''Holland (COM)''': "Noble Five, meet 'em there." | *'''Holland (COM)''': "Noble Five, meet 'em there." | ||
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*'''Jorge-052 (COM)''': "Affirmative, on approach." | *'''Jorge-052 (COM)''': "Affirmative, on approach." | ||
''Six and the troopers engage a large number of enemy troops in the hangar, including an [[Engineer]] | ''Six and the troopers engage a large number of enemy troops in the hangar, including an [[Engineer]] which provides the Covenant with overshields. They are eventually neutralized.'' | ||
*'''Jorge-052 (COM)''': "Six, go for those shield controls. I need in." | *'''Jorge-052 (COM)''': "Six, go for those shield controls. I need in." | ||
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''Six deactivates the shield guarding the hangar bay.'' | ''Six deactivates the shield guarding the hangar bay.'' | ||
[http:// | [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BqzZdewnYk '''{''Cutscene''}'''] | ||
''Jorge's Pelican enters the hangar. In the background, the UNSC ''Savannah'' can be seen engaging the Corvette. Jorge and several | ''Jorge's Pelican enters the hangar. In the background, the UNSC ''Savannah'' can be seen engaging the Corvette. Jorge and several army troopers emerge from the Pelican.'' | ||
*'''Jorge-052''': "Powder keg is aboard, Colonel." | *'''Jorge-052''': "Powder keg is aboard, Colonel." | ||
*'''Holland (COM)''': "Copy that. Six, get your fireteam to the bridge; the Corvette's | *'''Holland (COM)''': "Copy that. Six, get your fireteam to the bridge; the Corvette's re-fueling run with the Supercarrier will have to be initiated manually." | ||
*''' | *'''Noble Six''': "Yes, sir." | ||
*'''Holland (COM)''': "Five, stay with the bomb. | *'''Holland (COM)''': "Five, stay with the bomb. And discourage the curious." | ||
*'''Jorge-052''': "My pleasure. Hear that, Lieutenant? I'll be all by my lonesome back here. Make it quick, would ya?" | *'''Jorge-052''': "My pleasure. Hear that, Lieutenant? I'll be all by my lonesome back here. Make it quick, would ya?" | ||
''Six turns and joins the | ''Six turns and joins the Marines who are securing the area.'' | ||
'''{''Gameplay''}''' | '''{''Gameplay''}''' | ||
*'''Holland (COM)''': "Noble Six, get that Corvette moving toward the | *'''Holland (COM)''': "Noble Six, get that Corvette moving toward the Supercarrier. Head for the bridge. Find the NAV controls." | ||
''Noble Six heads for a door, finding ordnance and ammunition provided by the | ''Noble Six heads for a door, finding ordnance and ammunition provided by the Army Troopers.'' | ||
*'''Army | *'''Army Trooper''': "Got plenty of arms and ammo if you need 'em, Spartan." | ||
''The door opens, and Six and the troopers find another surprised pair of | ''The door opens, and Six and the troopers find another surprised pair of Grunts, and several Elites which are quickly neutralized.'' | ||
''Noble Six heads down the corridor.'' | ''Noble Six heads down the corridor.'' | ||
*''' | *'''''Savannah'' Actual (COM)''': "''Savannah'' to Holland: sustaining major structural damage! We need to break off, Colonel!" | ||
*'''Holland | *'''Holland''': "Copy, ''Savannah''. Our team is in, disengage!" | ||
''Noble Six arrives at the plasma battery, finding a lone Elite gunner. Outside the window, multiple plasma bolts can be seen impacting the fleeing frigate. Explosions blossom along the ''Savannah'''s hull.'' | |||
'' | *'''''Savannah'' Actual (COM)''': "Break off! Break off! Hull breach, reactors flaring! Dammit, I'm losing her!" | ||
[[Image:Final fate of the UNSC Savanah.jpg|thumb|right|The ''Savannah'' explodes and falls apart.]] | |||
''The damaged frigate begins to break up. A massive explosion rips off the engines and tears the main hull in half. The wreckage drifts past the | ''The damaged frigate begins to break up. A massive explosion rips off the engines and tears the main hull in half. The wreckage drifts past the window and out of sight.'' | ||
*'''Holland (COM)''': "''Savannah'' Actual, can you hear me?" | *'''Holland (COM)''': "''Savannah'' Actual, can you hear me?" | ||
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*'''Holland (COM)''': "Noble, you're in deep with no cover. Get that Corvette moving and get the hell outta there!" | *'''Holland (COM)''': "Noble, you're in deep with no cover. Get that Corvette moving and get the hell outta there!" | ||
''Noble Six and the | ''Noble Six and the Army Troopers head for another door, leading to a winding corridor.'' | ||
*'''Army | *'''Army Trooper''': "Looks like the bridge, Spartan. Let's clear it out." | ||
''Noble Six and the troopers | ''Noble Six and the troopers engage the bridge crew to gain control of the bridge.'' | ||
*'''Holland (COM)''': "Move, Lieutenant! Put that Corvette on a refueling track to the | *'''Holland (COM)''': "Move, Lieutenant! Put that Corvette on a refueling track to the Supercarrier." | ||
''Noble Six finds the | ''Noble Six finds the nav controls and sets a course for the Supercarrier.'' | ||
*'''Holland (COM)''': "Well done, Noble Six. UPPERCUT initiated | *'''Holland (COM)''': "Well done, Noble Six. UPPERCUT initiated, Corvette is underway." | ||
*'''Jorge-052 (COM)''': "Six, our ride outta here is taking heavy fire! Get back to the hangar!" | *'''Jorge-052 (COM)''': "Six, our ride outta here is taking heavy fire! Get back to the hangar!" | ||
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''Noble Six arrives back at the battery, and is engaged by more Covenant.'' | ''Noble Six arrives back at the battery, and is engaged by more Covenant.'' | ||
*'''Jorge-052 (COM)''': "At your earliest convenience, Noble Six." | *'''Jorge-052 (COM)''': (''Sarcastically'') "At your earliest convenience, Noble Six." | ||
''Noble Six makes it back to the hangar, and finds Jorge and the Slipspace bomb under heavy attack.'' | |||
''Noble Six makes it back to the hangar, and finds Jorge and the | |||
*'''Jorge-052''': "Good of you to come, hostiles | *'''Jorge-052''': "Good of you to come, hostiles are pounding the hell outta the Pelican." | ||
''Six and Jorge defend the hangar from multiple waves of Covenant troops, eventually eliminating all of them.'' | ''Six and Jorge defend the hangar from multiple waves of Covenant troops, eventually eliminating all of them.'' | ||
*'''Jorge-052''': "''Savannah'' did a number on the door. There's no way back up to the Sabres. Noble Six, form up on me." | *'''Jorge-052''': "''Savannah'' did a number on the door. There's no way back up to the Sabres. Noble Six, form up on me." | ||
[http:// | [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSgGBrrgvek '''{''Cutscene''}'''] | ||
*'''Auntie Dot (COM)''': "Distance is closing on this vessel's refueling track with the Covenant | *'''Auntie Dot (COM)''': "Distance is closing on this vessel's refueling track with the Covenant Supercarrier. Seventy-six seconds to endpoint." | ||
''Jorge attempts to arm the Slipspace drive's detonation timer, which fails to respond.'' | ''Jorge attempts to arm the Slipspace drive's detonation timer, which fails to respond.'' | ||
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*'''Jorge-052''': "Damn it... So, it's gonna be like that." | *'''Jorge-052''': "Damn it... So, it's gonna be like that." | ||
''Jorge | ''Jorge hits the timer in frustration.'' | ||
*'''Jorge-052''': "Well, I got good news and bad news. This bird took some fire and her thruster gimbal is toast. Which means the only way off this slag heap is gravity." | *'''Jorge-052''': "Well, I got good news and bad news. This bird took some fire and her thruster gimbal is toast. Which means the only way off this slag heap is gravity." | ||
*''' | *'''Noble Six''': "And the good news?" | ||
*'''Jorge-052''': "That ''was'' the good news." | *'''Jorge-052''': "That ''was'' the good news." | ||
*'''Auntie Dot (COM)''': "At current velocity, fifty-three seconds to endpoint." | *'''Auntie Dot (COM)''': "At current velocity, fifty-three seconds to endpoint." | ||
*'''Jorge-052''': "Yeah, yeah, yeah..." | *'''Jorge-052''': "Yeah, yeah, yeah..." | ||
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''Jorge removes his helmet and drops it to the floor.'' | ''Jorge removes his helmet and drops it to the floor.'' | ||
*'''Jorge-052''': "Bad news is, timer's fried. I'm gonna have to fire it manually." | *'''Jorge-052''': "Bad news is, the timer's fried. I'm gonna have to fire it manually." | ||
*''' | *'''Noble Six''': "That's a one-way trip." | ||
*'''Jorge-052''': "We all make it sooner or later. Better get going, Six | *'''Jorge-052''': (''Resigned'') "We all make it sooner or later. Better get going, Six, they're gonna need you down there. Listen, [[Reach]] has been good to me..." | ||
''Jorge removes his dog tags and gives them to Noble Six, | ''Jorge removes his dog tags and gives them to Noble Six. Before Six can protest, Jorge lifts the Spartan up with one hand and carries him or her to the shield.'' | ||
*'''Jorge-052''': "... | *'''Jorge-052''': "...Time has come to return the favor. Don't deny me this." | ||
*'''Jorge-052''': "Tell 'em to make it count." | *'''Jorge-052''': "Tell 'em to make it count." | ||
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''Jorge tosses Six out of the hangar into space. Six begins to fall back to Reach.'' | ''Jorge tosses Six out of the hangar into space. Six begins to fall back to Reach.'' | ||
''After Noble Six has fallen some distance, | ''After Noble Six has fallen some distance, Jorge activates the re-purposed Slipspace drive directly under the supercarrier.'' | ||
''The view changes back to the camera of | ''The view changes back to the camera of nav beacon RA-15, which shows a massive Slipspace rift opening near the supercarrier's midsection. The Corvette - and Jorge within it - disappears instantaneously, and the Supercarrier is bisected as its entire midsection disappears into the Slipspace rift. A shockwave of ionizing radiation passes over the beacon, causing electronic interference with the camera.'' | ||
*'''[[Navigation Beacon RA-15]]''' ''(on-screen)'': "'''SIGNAL LOST'''" | |||
''A sudden noise is heard.'' | |||
''A sudden | |||
*'''Auntie Dot (COM)''': "Slipspace rupture detected." | *'''Auntie Dot (COM)''': "Slipspace rupture detected." | ||
''Dot switches to a new NAV Beacon, which shows multiple Covenant | ''Dot switches to a new NAV Beacon, which shows multiple Covenant ships dropping out of Slipspace.'' | ||
*''' | *'''ATC 1 (COM)''': "[[Gamma Station]] Control, reading multiple pings below the Orbital Defense Grid." | ||
*'''Auntie Dot (COM)''': "Slipspace rupture detected." | *'''Auntie Dot (COM)''': "Slipspace rupture detected." | ||
*''' | *'''ATC 2 (COM)''': "Yeah, we're picking up anomalies too." | ||
*'''Anchor 9 (COM)''': Are you reading this?" | *'''Anchor 9 (COM)''': Are you reading this?" | ||
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*'''Auntie Dot (COM)''': "Slipspace rupture detected." | *'''Auntie Dot (COM)''': "Slipspace rupture detected." | ||
''More and more Covenant ships drop out of | ''More and more Covenant ships drop out of Slipspace.'' | ||
*'''Anchor 9 (COM)''': "Multiple Covenant signatures!" | *'''Anchor 9 (COM)''': "Multiple Covenant signatures!" | ||
*'''Auntie Dot (COM)''': "Slipspace rupture detected." | *'''Auntie Dot (COM)''': "Slipspace rupture detected." | ||
*'''Anchor 9 (COM)''': "Does anyone have a visual?" | *'''Anchor 9 (COM)''': "Does anyone have a visual?" | ||
*''' | *'''ATC 1 (COM)''': (''Panicked'') "They're ''everywhere!''" | ||
*'''Auntie Dot (COM)''': "Slipspace rupture detected." | *'''Auntie Dot (COM)''': "Slipspace rupture detected." | ||
*'''Navigation Beacon''' ''(on-screen)'' : "'''SIGNAL LOST'''" | |||
*''' | *'''ATC 3 (COM)''': "Oh, this can't be happening!" | ||
*'''Holland (COM)''': "Must be the whole damn Covenant fleet!" | *'''Holland (COM)''': "Must be [[Fleet of Particular Justice|the whole damn Covenant fleet!]]" | ||
*'''Auntie Dot (COM)''': "Slipspace rupture detected." | *'''Auntie Dot (COM)''': "Slipspace rupture detected." | ||
''The screen abruptly cuts to black | ''Screaming can be heard on the COM.'' | ||
''The screen abruptly cuts to black.'' | |||
''Level ends.'' | ''Level ends.'' | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
===References=== | ===References=== | ||
*The opening chapter "First floor: Aliens, Beaches, Secret Launch facilities" is a reference to the closing chapter of ''[[The Library]]'' in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', "Fourth Floor: Tools, Guns, Keys to Super Weapons". | *The opening chapter "First floor: Aliens, Beaches, Secret Launch facilities" is a reference to the closing chapter of ''[[The Library]]'' in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', "Fourth Floor: Tools, Guns, Keys to Super Weapons". | ||
*The chapter "And the Horse You Flew In On..." is a reference to the first chapter in ''[[The Maw]]'', "And the Horse You Rode In On..." | *The chapter "And the Horse You Flew In On..." is a reference to the first chapter in ''[[The Maw]]'', "And the Horse You Rode In On..." | ||
*During "Operation: | *During "Operation: UPPERCUT", a Sabre pilot may be heard saying "In space, no one can hear you scream", a famous promotional tagline for the 1979 sci-fi horror film, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_(film) ''Alien'']. | ||
**Ironically, screams ''can'' be heard through the COMs when the Fleet of Particular Justice arrives on Reach. | |||
* | |||
===Miscellaneous=== | ===Miscellaneous=== | ||
*A section of the level, the Sabre launch pad, is the setting of the multiplayer map ''[[Countdown]]''. The maps ''[[Zealot (level)|Zealot]]'' and ''[[Corvette (level)|Corvette]]'', and ''[[Anchor 9 (level)|Anchor 9]]'' are also derived from this level. | |||
*A section of the level, the Sabre launch pad, is the setting of the multiplayer map ''[[Countdown]]''. The maps ''[[Zealot ( | *This level was the first campaign level of ''Halo: Reach'' to be unveiled to the public. A shorter version of the level was first showcased in the ''[[Halo: Reach E3 Campaign Demo]]'' during the [[Microsoft]] press conference at [[Electronic Entertainment Expo|E3 2010]]. | ||
*This level was the first campaign level of ''Halo: Reach'' to be unveiled to the public. A shorter version of the level was first showcased in the ''[[Halo: Reach E3 Campaign Demo]]'' during the [[Microsoft]] press conference at [[Electronic Entertainment Expo|E3 2010]]. Some minor parts of the level have changed, such as the player's initial weapons | **Some minor parts of the level have changed, such as the player's initial weapons. | ||
*Spirit dropships will continuously drop troops outside the base, while Pelicans will continuously drop Army troopers to fight them | *The opening cutscene of this level shows the last time all members of Noble Team are present together. | ||
*This is the first and only level in the series where the player directly engages | *Spirit dropships will continuously drop troops outside the base, while Pelicans will continuously drop Army troopers to fight them. | ||
*This is the first and only level in the series where the player directly engages Seraphs, [[Type-27 XMF|Space Banshees]], and a Covenant starship, a corvette. | |||
The Seraphs seen flying over the Launch Facility can be locked on with the Rocket Launcher. | |||
*While flying the Sabre, players can knock into Phantoms, Seraphs, and Banshees. While this may destroy the smaller craft | *While flying the Sabre, players can knock into Phantoms, Seraphs, and Banshees. While this may destroy the smaller craft, it will only send the Phantoms tumbling away through space. | ||
* | *If the player destroys the Covenant corvette's main engines and its escort in under three minutes on Heroic or Legendary, the player gets the [[Wake Up, Buttercup |"Wake Up, Buttercup"]] achievement, worth 25 Gamerscore. | ||
*This mission has a total of [[List of "seven" references in Halo|seven]] cutscenes, of which only four can be skipped. This is the highest number of cutscenes in a single level in any ''Halo'' game. | |||
===Mistakes=== | ===Mistakes=== | ||
* | *The Sabre launch facility is already damaged before the Seraph crashes into it. This is most noticeable in theater mode. | ||
*The [[hologram]] of the corvette in flight control reacts as if it | *The [[hologram]] of the corvette in flight control reacts as if it war a solid object. That is, bullets will impact it instead of going straight through. | ||
*When Noble Six enters the | *When Noble Six enters the Corvette there are several dead [[Grunt minors]] supposedly killed by the lack of atmospheric pressure. Yet, Grunt ultras throughout the ship will survive even if their face masks are shot off, and they are exposed to zero pressure. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths="150" orientation="landscape" captionalign="left"> | |||
File:Halo- Reach - Noble Team.jpg|Noble Team on the beach. | |||
File:Reach E310 Campaign02.jpg|A [[Type-25 Troop Carrier|Spirit]] dropping Covenant reinforcements as a [[Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle|Ghost]] passes [[SPARTAN-B312]]. | |||
File:Halo- Reach - Saber Launching.jpg|The Sabres being launched. | |||
File:HaloReach - Uppercut Slipspace Drive.jpg|A Pelican with ''Savannah's'' slipspace drive. | |||
File:HaloReach - Space Battle.jpg|A Sabre and the {{UNSCship|Savannah}} attack a [[Covenant corvette]]. | |||
File:LNoS_ends.jpg|The Covenant Supercarrier ''Long Night of Solace'' being destroyed, as observed by [[Navigation Beacon RA-15]]. | |||
File:Reach_AssaultCarriers.jpg|The [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] entering Reach orbit. | |||
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File:Reach E310 Campaign02.jpg|A Spirit dropping Covenant reinforcements as Ghost passes SPARTAN-B312. | |||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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