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{{Status|Gameplay}}
{{Era|RW}}
{{disambig header|the campaign level|other articles of same name|Prepare To Drop (disambiguation)}}
{{disambig header|the campaign level|other articles of same name|Prepare To Drop (disambiguation)}}
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|name='''''Prepare to Drop'''''
|player=[[ODST_(player_character)#Rookie|Rookie]]
|player=[[The Rookie]]
|date=[[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], 1602 hours
|date=[[2552 #October|October 20, 2552]], 1602 hours
|place=[[Earth]] low orbit, above [[New Mombasa]], [[Kenya]]
|place=[[Earth]] low orbit, above [[New Mombasa]], [[Kenya]]
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{{Article quote|Start a new game, drop into the nighttime city.}}
{{Article Quote|Start a new game, drop into the nighttime city.}}


'''Prepare to Drop''' is the first [[campaign]] level of ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''. It does not contain actual gameplay, only the game's partially interactive opening [[cutscene]] that introduces [[Alpha-Nine]].
'''Prepare to Drop''' is the first [[campaign]] level of ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''. It does not contain actual gameplay, only the game's partially interactive opening [[cutscene]] that introduces [[Alpha-Nine]].


== Transcript ==
== Transcript ==
''In the MCC version, the opening scroll appears.''
{| class="darker" style="margin:0px auto; padding:1px; border-radius:.5em; background: #D8E9FC; text-align:center; color:#000;"
! style="background:transparent;" | Opening Scroll
|-
| style="border-radius:0 0 .5em .5em; background:#F2F5FD; font-style:italic;" | The year is [[2552]].
Humanity is [[Human-Covenant War|at war]] with the alien alliance known as "[[Covenant|The Covenant]]".
We are losing.
The Covenant have [[Glassing|burned our worlds]], killing billions in their genocidal campaign.
[[Earth]] is our last bastion - a [[Cole Protocol|carefully guarded secret]].
But not anymore.
[[Solemn Penance|A Covenant carrier]] has breached [[UNSC Home Fleet|Earth's defenses]] and [[Battle of Mombasa|attacked]] the African mega-city, "[[New Mombasa]]".
Initial reports confirm major damage and heavy civilian casualties.
Now, military leaders of the "[[United Nations Space Command]]" have prepared [[Operation: BUMRUSH|their response]]...
Teams of highly-trained "[[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]]" are ready to assault the carrier from Navy ships in low orbit.
This is a near-suicidal mission.
But these troopers are the best of the best.
And saving New Mombasa could be the most important mission of the war...
|}
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[https://youtu.be/PhMePEhm7fQ '''{''Cutscene''}''']
[https://youtu.be/PhMePEhm7fQ '''{''Cutscene''}''']
[[File:H3ODST RookieCinematic.jpg|thumb|300px|Rookie lies asleep while the rest of the squad gather at the holotable.]]
[[File:H3ODST RookieCinematic.jpg|thumb|300px|Rookie lies asleep while the rest of the squad gather at the holotable.]]
''View inside a ready room in the ''{{UNSCShip|Say My Name}}''. [[The Rookie]] sleeps in front of a [[M8900 drop pod]] in the foreground while [[Michael Crespo|Mickey]], [[Taylor H. Miles|Dutch]], and [[Kojo Agu|Romeo]] are around a large [[Holography|holo]]-table, on which a hologram of New Mombasa and the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' is displayed.''
''View inside a ready room in the ''{{UNSCShip|Say My Name}}''. [[The Rookie]] sleeps in front of a [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|drop pod]] in the foreground while [[Michael Crespo|Mickey]], [[Taylor H. Miles|Dutch]], and [[Kojo Agu|Romeo]] are around a large [[Holography|holo]]-table, on which a hologram of New Mombasa and the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' is displayed.''


*'''[[Private First Class]] [[Michael Crespo|Michael "Mickey" Crespo]]''': "[[UNSC Navy|The Navy]] put up a good fight."
*'''[[Private First Class]] [[Michael Crespo|Michael "Mickey" Crespo]]''': "[[UNSC Navy|The Navy]] put up a good fight."
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*'''[[Corporal]] [[Taylor H. Miles|Taylor "Dutch" Miles]]''': "'Course they did. It's Earth."
*'''[[Corporal]] [[Taylor H. Miles|Taylor "Dutch" Miles]]''': "'Course they did. It's Earth."


*'''[[Lance Corporal]] [[Kojo Agu|Kojo "Romeo" Agu]]''': "Better late than never."
*'''[[Lance Corporal]] [[Kojo Agu| Kojo "Romeo" Agu]]''': "Better late than never."


*'''Dutch''': "How 'bout you show some respect, Romeo?"
*'''Dutch''': "How 'bout you show some respect, Romeo?"
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''Dare brushes past Buck toward the pods. Buck sighs. Cut to the rest of the team, who are gearing up.''
''Dare brushes past Buck toward the pods. Buck sighs. Cut to the rest of the team, who are gearing up.''


*'''Mickey''': "What the hell [[ODST armor#S-1.2FONI Recon BDU|kind of armor]] was she wearing?"
*'''Mickey''': "What the hell [[ODST_armor#S-1.2FONI_Recon_BDU|kind of armor]] was she wearing?"


*'''Romeo''': "Dunno, Mickey. I wasn't looking at her gear."
*'''Romeo''': "Dunno, Mickey. I wasn't looking at her gear."


''Dutch examines a [[M7S SMG|silenced M7 SMG]].''
''Dutch examines a [[M7S Caseless Submachine Gun|silenced M7 SMG]].''


*'''Romeo''': "Pft! Seriously?"
*'''Romeo''': "Pft! Seriously?"
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*'''Dutch''': "Well, we're gonna be close-quarters."
*'''Dutch''': "Well, we're gonna be close-quarters."


''Romeo grabs an [[M90 shotgun]] and offers it to Dutch.''
''Romeo grabs an [[M90 Close Assault Weapon System|M90 shotgun]] and offers it to Dutch.''


*'''Romeo''': "Exactly."
*'''Romeo''': "Exactly."
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*'''Buck''': "So check your mouths, find your chairs..."
*'''Buck''': "So check your mouths, find your chairs..."


''Buck takes the shotgun from Romeo's hands, puts it back onto the rack, and angrily shoves a [[SRS99D-S2 AM sniper rifle|sniper rifle]] into his hands instead.''
''Buck takes the shotgun from Romeo's hands, puts it back onto the rack, and angrily shoves a [[Sniper Rifle System 99D-S2 Anti-Matériel|sniper rifle]] into his hands instead.''


*'''Buck''': "...and get ''set'' for a combat drop!"
*'''Buck''': "...and get ''set'' for a combat drop!"
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*'''Mickey (COM)''': "Covenant just set off a [[Nuclear weapon|nuke]]?!"
*'''Mickey (COM)''': "Covenant just set off a [[Nuclear weapon|nuke]]?!"


''The'' {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} can be seen moving towards the carrier.''
''The'' [[UNSC In Amber Clad|''UNSC'' In Amber Clad]] ''can be seen moving towards the carrier.''


*'''Dare (COM)''': "No. The carrier's going to jump! It's a slipspace rupture! You need to-"
*'''Dare (COM)''': "No. The carrier's going to jump! It's a slip-space rupture! You need to-"


''Dare is cut off as the carrier disappears into the rupture, taking ''In Amber Clad'' with it and releasing a massive explosion and shockwave.''
''Dare is cut off as the carrier disappears into the rupture, taking'' In Amber Clad ''with it and releasing a massive explosion and shockwave.''


*'''Dutch (COM)''': "[[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]]! Losing power!"
*'''Dutch (COM)''': "[[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]]! Losing power!"
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*The name of the level was used as the promotional tagline for the game.
*The name of the level was used as the promotional tagline for the game.
*This is the only level without any form of the [[Superintendent (Construct)|Superintendent]].
*This is the only level without any form of the [[Superintendent (Construct)|Superintendent]].
*This is the only level in which [[Dare]] wears her [[ODST Ballistic Battle Armor#S-1/ONI Recon BDU|helmet]].
*This is the only level in which [[Dare]] wears her [[ODST Ballistic Battle Armor#Recon|helmet]].
*Unlike the other levels in the game, this level is not viewable in [[Theater]] mode.
*Unlike the other levels in the game, this level is not viewable in [[Theater]] mode.
*It is possible to "play" this level in [[Firefight]] mode, but viewers can only move around in camera form. Finish a solo game, so the game will load "Prepare to Drop" and then go into the Firefight lobby, where the level name and difficulty setting should be stated. Select "Start Game" and the one should be in the debriefing room as a floating camera.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZCG_edH1-g '''YouTube''': ''Halo 3 ODST Glitch with cutscene "Prepare to Drop" Firefight'']</ref>
*It is possible to "play" this level in [[Firefight]] mode, but viewers can only move around in camera form. Finish a solo game so the game will load "Prepare to Drop" and then go into the Firefight lobby, where the level name and difficulty setting should be stated. Select "Start Game" and the one should be in the debriefing room as a floating camera. <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZCG_edH1-g '''YouTube''': ''Halo 3 ODST Glitch with cutscene "Prepare to Drop" Firefight'']</ref>
*When starting this level on [[Legendary]], players can see a picture of an apparent girl on the left side of the [[Rookie]]'s [[M8900 drop pod|M8900 SOEIV]] pod. [[Joseph Staten]] commented that the person in the image is the Rookie's "beautiful girlfriend", but is actually an image of [[Chris Butcher]] edited to resemble a woman. According to Butcher, [[Shi Kai Wang]] and [[Steve Scott]] were responsible for this Easter egg.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7Od4VCsy9k& '''YouTube''': ''Halo Fest 2011 - Bungie: Hatching the Cosmic Halo Egg Panel! PART 3'']</ref>
*When starting this level on [[Legendary]], players can see a picture of an apparent girl in the left side of the [[Rookie]]'s [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIV]] pod. [[Joseph Staten]] commented that the person in the image is the Rookie's "beautiful girlfriend", but is actually an image of [[Chris Butcher]] edited to resemble a woman. According to Butcher, [[Shi Kai Wang]] and [[Steve Scott]] were responsible for this Easter egg.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7Od4VCsy9k& '''YouTube''': ''Halo Fest 2011 - Bungie: Hatching the Cosmic Halo Egg Panel! PART 3'']</ref>
*The monitors seen throughout the room in the cutscene actually display the same screens encountered on the ''[[Halo 3]]'' multiplayer map [[Orbital]], set on the [[Quito Space Tether]].
*The monitors seen throughout the room in the cutscene actually display the same screens encountered on the ''[[Halo 3]]'' multiplayer map [[Orbital]], set on the [[Quito Space Tether]].
*The location of the Slipspace rupture and much of New Mombasa's aesthetic appearance are changed from ''[[Halo 2]]'''s.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2HpmoyALOc&feature=PlayList&p=B7844AD67E6BD152&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=15 Slipspace Comparison of ''Halo 3: ODST'' and ''Halo 2'']</ref>
*The location of the Slipspace rupture and much of New Mombasa's aesthetic appearance are changed from ''[[Halo 2]]'''s. <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2HpmoyALOc&feature=PlayList&p=B7844AD67E6BD152&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=15 Slipspace Comparison of ''Halo 3: ODST'' and ''Halo 2'']</ref>
*This is one of five unplayable levels in the ''Halo'' series, although players can still control where the Rookie looks.
*This is one of five unplayable levels in the ''Halo'' series, although players can still control where the Rookie looks.
*As the Rookie "snaps" his M7S SMG into his pod's weapon holster, one might notice that the gun's flashlight is active.
*As the Rookie "snaps" his M7S SMG into his pod's weapon holster, one might notice that the gun's flashlight is active.
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File:The Drop.png|SOEIVs dropping past a destroyed UNSC frigate.
File:The Drop.png|SOEIVs dropping past a destroyed UNSC frigate.
File:SOEIV Interface.png|Rookie's SOEIV approaching New Mombasa.
File:SOEIV Interface.png|Rookie's SOEIV approaching New Mombasa.
File:H3ODST - Regret Carrier.png|Regret's Carrier moments before jumping.
File:H3ODST - Slipspace Event.png|Mombasa Slipspace Event.
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