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{{Level infobox | {{Level infobox | ||
|pagegamelabel=ODST | |pagegamelabel=ODST | ||
| | |image= [[File:H3ODST NMPDHQ Loadscreen.png|300px]] | ||
|prev=''[[ONI Alpha Site]]'' | |||
|next=''[[Kikowani Station]]'' | |||
|game=''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' | |||
|devname=<code>sc140</code> | |||
|name='''''NMPD HQ''''' | |name='''''NMPD HQ''''' | ||
|player=[[Kojo Agu|Romeo]] | |||
|date= [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], 1914 hours {{Ref/Film|[[Halo 3 ODST ViDoc: Desperate Measures]]}} | |||
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|date=[[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], 1914 hours {{Ref/Film|[[Halo 3 ODST ViDoc: Desperate Measures]]}} | |||
|place=[[NMPD headquarters]], [[New Mombasa]], [[Earth]] | |place=[[NMPD headquarters]], [[New Mombasa]], [[Earth]] | ||
|objective=Find [[Taylor H. Miles|Dutch]] and [[Michael Crespo|Mickey]]'s [[D77C-NMPD Pelican|Pelican]]. | |objective= Find [[Taylor H. Miles|Dutch]] and [[Michael Crespo|Mickey]]'s [[D77C-NMPD Pelican|Pelican]]. | ||
|partime=00:10:00 {{C|''Master Chief Collection''}} | |partime=00:10:00 {{C|''Master Chief Collection''}} | ||
|parscore=40,000 {{C|''Master Chief Collection'' and ''Halo 3: ODST''}} | |parscore=40,000 {{C|''Master Chief Collection'' and ''Halo 3: ODST''}} | ||
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==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
Chronologically the fifth flashback level, NMPD HQ begins at 19:14, three hours after the squad's insertion into the city. [[Edward Buck|Buck]] and Romeo have made their way to the top of the [[NMPD headquarters]] building for pickup by an [[New Mombasa Police Department|NMPD]] [[D77C-NMPD Pelican|Pelican]] dropship. With [[Taylor H. Miles|Dutch]] and [[Michael Crespo|Mickey]] already onboard, the Pelican is shot down by [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshees]] and crashes on another landing platform. Buck and Romeo must make their way across the upper floors and rooftops of the city's tower blocks to reach their squadmates at the crash site. Once there, they defend the downed Pelican from oncoming [[Covenant]] [[ | Chronologically the fifth flashback level, NMPD HQ begins at 19:14, three hours after the squad's insertion into the city. [[Edward Buck|Buck]] and Romeo have made their way to the top of the [[NMPD headquarters]] building for pickup by an [[New Mombasa Police Department|NMPD]] [[D77C-NMPD Pelican|Pelican]] dropship. With [[Taylor H. Miles|Dutch]] and [[Michael Crespo|Mickey]] already onboard, the Pelican is shot down by [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshees]] and crashes on another landing platform. Buck and Romeo must make their way across the upper floors and rooftops of the city's tower blocks to reach their squadmates at the crash site. Once there, they defend the downed Pelican from oncoming [[Covenant]] [[Kez'katu-pattern Phantom|Phantoms]] and Banshees. Finally, the [[Brute Chieftain]] [[Bracktanus]] drops from the last Phantom and severely wounds Romeo before the rest of [[Alpha-Nine|the squad]] manages to kill him. Lacking air transport, Buck decides to evacuate the squad through subterranean train tunnels leading to the [[Old Mombasa|old city]], and the squad heads for [[Kikowani Station (location)|Kikowani Station]]. | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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*'''Buck''': "I'll draw the turret's fire, you take out the operator!" | *'''Buck''': "I'll draw the turret's fire, you take out the operator!" | ||
''After a moment of fighting, a [[ | ''After a moment of fighting, a [[Kez'katu-pattern Phantom|Phantom]] flies overhead.'' | ||
*'''Buck''': "Romeo! Phantom landing on the pad!" | *'''Buck''': "Romeo! Phantom landing on the pad!" | ||
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*'''Buck''': "Scatter!" | *'''Buck''': "Scatter!" | ||
''The Chieftain, [[Bracktanus]], kills an NMPD officer with his hammer and Romeo fires at Bracktanus with his Sniper Rifle, collapsing his shield. A shockwave from the hammer sends the sniper back into a barrier and Bracktanus, using the hammer's bladed end, brings it down on Romeo's chest. Romeo's sniper rifle gets caught on the Bracktanus' hammer and it throws it off, sending the mangled weapon to the streets below.'' | ''The Chieftain, [[Bracktanus]], kills an NMPD officer with his hammer and Romeo fires at the Bracktanus with his Sniper Rifle, collapsing his shield. A shockwave from the hammer sends the sniper back into a barrier and Bracktanus, using the hammer's bladed end, brings it down on Romeo's chest. Romeo's sniper rifle gets caught on the Bracktanus' hammer and it throws it off, sending the mangled weapon to the streets below.'' | ||
''Giving out a victorious roar, Bracktanus prepares to finish off Romeo, but Buck jumps on its back and stabs him in the neck with his [[combat knife]]. As Bracktanus chokes and gurgles while stumbling around the landing pad, Mickey tries to get a clean shot on it with his shotgun, but is unable to. Thus, he tackles Bracktanus to the ground and Dutch shoulder-charges it, finishing the Brute.'' | ''Giving out a victorious roar, Bracktanus prepares to finish off Romeo, but Buck jumps on its back and stabs him in the neck with his [[combat knife]]. As Bracktanus chokes and gurgles while stumbling around the landing pad, Mickey tries to get a clean shot on it with his shotgun, but is unable to. Thus, he tackles Bracktanus to the ground and Dutch shoulder-charges it, finishing the Brute.'' | ||
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*The [[Weapons card]] and [[New York Times Easter egg|''New York Times'']] [[Easter egg]]s can be found and viewed clearly on this level. | *The [[Weapons card]] and [[New York Times Easter egg|''New York Times'']] [[Easter egg]]s can be found and viewed clearly on this level. | ||
*Romeo may be afraid of heights, an ironic quality for a sniper (particularly one in the ODSTs), as revealed by dialogue between him and Buck when the player are about to cross the construction crane to reach the crash site. | *Romeo may be afraid of heights, an ironic quality for a sniper (particularly one in the ODSTs), as revealed by dialogue between him and Buck when the player are about to cross the construction crane to reach the crash site. | ||
*The crashed Police Pelican contains a ridiculously large amount of ordnance, including turrets and their cases, Spartan Lasers, and even racks of Rocket Launchers with spare ammo. How the NMPD obtained heavy weapons is unknown, although it is possible that the Pelican was carrying munitions meant for UNSC forces elsewhere in the city. Another possible explanation is that due to New Mombasa being incredibly valuable as one of Earth's seven Tether cities, the UNSC provided the NMPD a large amount of weaponry during the Battle for Earth. More pessimistically, the weapons may be an example of extreme [[wikipedia:Militarization of police|police militarization]], or may be a result of Police Commissioner [[Kinsler]]'s rampant corruption. An external non-canon | *The crashed Police Pelican contains a ridiculously large amount of ordnance, including turrets and their cases, Spartan Lasers, and even racks of Rocket Launchers with spare ammo. How the NMPD obtained heavy weapons is unknown, although it is possible that the Pelican was carrying munitions meant for UNSC forces elsewhere in the city. Another possible explanation is that due to New Mombasa being incredibly valuable as one of Earth's seven Tether cities, the UNSC provided the NMPD a large amount of weaponry during the Battle for Earth. More pessimistically, the weapons may be an example of extreme [[wikipedia:Militarization of police|police militarization]], or may be a result of Police Commissioner [[Kinsler]]'s rampant corruption. An external non-canon explanation may be that the weapons are simply available for gameplay purposes. | ||
*Occasionally, a Banshee will fly into the crashed Pelican during the last fight and become somewhat lodged there. The player can melee its Brute pilot out, but it still cannot be flown. | *Occasionally, a Banshee will fly into the crashed Pelican during the last fight and become somewhat lodged there. The player can melee its Brute pilot out, but it still cannot be flown. | ||
*Just before the level ends, Buck will announce the arrival of the final Phantom by yelling "Chieftain!" In the [[Theater]], however, the viewer can use free-roam mode to go near the Phantom for a few seconds. At the right angle, the viewer can see that the inside of the Phantom is actually empty. | *Just before the level ends, Buck will announce the arrival of the final Phantom by yelling "Chieftain!" In the [[Theater]], however, the viewer can use free-roam mode to go near the Phantom for a few seconds. At the right angle, the viewer can see that the inside of the Phantom is actually empty. | ||
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*This cutscene is the first instance in a ''Halo'' game of a Brute using the blade side of the Gravity Hammer, although the first time this is ever seen occurs in ''[[Halo: Landfall]]''. Similarly, the scene also shows the first usage of a combat knife in a ''Halo'' FPS game. | *This cutscene is the first instance in a ''Halo'' game of a Brute using the blade side of the Gravity Hammer, although the first time this is ever seen occurs in ''[[Halo: Landfall]]''. Similarly, the scene also shows the first usage of a combat knife in a ''Halo'' FPS game. | ||
*When standing before Romeo's broken sniper rifle in ''[[Mombasa Streets]]'', one cannot tell from where it fell. None of the surrounding buildings are as tall as they were in this level, and the construction crane the player uses to reach the Pelican crash site cannot be seen. | *When standing before Romeo's broken sniper rifle in ''[[Mombasa Streets]]'', one cannot tell from where it fell. None of the surrounding buildings are as tall as they were in this level, and the construction crane the player uses to reach the Pelican crash site cannot be seen. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:H3ODST Menu 07 NMPD HQ.png|Preview of the level in ''Halo 3: ODST'' menu. | File:H3ODST Menu 07 NMPD HQ.png|Preview of the level in ''Halo 3: ODST'' menu. | ||
File:ODST NMPDHQ-Env01.jpg|A Phantom drops troops at one of the landing pads. | File:ODST NMPDHQ-Env01.jpg|A Phantom drops troops at one of the landing pads. | ||
File:H3ODST Romeo Sniping.jpg|Romeo eliminates a Jackal with his sniper rifle. | File:H3ODST Romeo Sniping.jpg|Romeo eliminates a Jackal with his sniper rifle. | ||
File:H3ODST NMPD HQ Buck and Romeo.jpg|Buck and Romeo on their way to the crashed Pelican. | File:H3ODST NMPD HQ Buck and Romeo.jpg|Buck and Romeo on their way to the crashed Pelican. | ||
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File:HTMCC-H3ODST Dutch&Romeo.jpg|Dutch and Romeo defending the crash site. | File:HTMCC-H3ODST Dutch&Romeo.jpg|Dutch and Romeo defending the crash site. | ||
File:HTMCC-H3ODST Romeo&Missile 4.jpg|Romeo destroys a Banshee with a barrage of missiles. | File:HTMCC-H3ODST Romeo&Missile 4.jpg|Romeo destroys a Banshee with a barrage of missiles. | ||
File:Buck Knife.png|Bracktanus moments before Buck stabs him in the neck. | File:Buck Knife.png|Bracktanus moments before Buck stabs him in the neck. | ||
File:HTMCC-H3ODST Bracktanus&Mickey.jpg|Mickey takes aim at Bracktanus after Buck stabbed the Chieftain's neck. | File:HTMCC-H3ODST Bracktanus&Mickey.jpg|Mickey takes aim at Bracktanus after Buck stabbed the Chieftain's neck. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
