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<center>''For other uses of "Prepare To Drop", see [[Prepare To Drop (disambiguation)]].''</center> | |||
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|game=''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' | |||
|name='''''Prepare to Drop''''' | |name='''''Prepare to Drop''''' | ||
|player=[[The Rookie]] | |||
|date=[[2552 #October|October 20, 2552]] | |||
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|date=[[2552#October|October 20, 2552]] | |||
|place=[[Earth]] low orbit, above [[New Mombasa]], [[Kenya]] | |place=[[Earth]] low orbit, above [[New Mombasa]], [[Kenya]] | ||
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{{Article | {{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 [[ | '''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 [[Unidentified Shock Trooper squad|the Squad]]. | ||
== Transcript == | == Transcript == | ||
'' | [http://youtu.be/8lEazmdCJRk '''{''Cutscene''}'''] | ||
''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 "Mickey" Crespo''': "[[UNSC Navy|The Navy]] put up a good fight." | ||
*'''[[Corporal]] [[Taylor "Dutch" Miles]]''': "'Course they did. It's Earth." | |||
*'''[[Lance Corporal]] Kojo "Romeo" Agu''': "Better late than never." | |||
*'''[[Lance Corporal]] | |||
*'''Dutch''': "How 'bout you show some respect, Romeo?" | *'''Dutch''': "How 'bout you show some respect, Romeo?" | ||
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''Romeo points at the assault carrier.'' | ''Romeo points at the assault carrier.'' | ||
*'''Dutch''': "No. | *'''Dutch''': "No. They left it for us." | ||
''Sirens and lights begin to flare. A [[door]] into the room opens, and [[Edward Buck|Buck]] and [[Veronica Dare|Dare]] enter.'' | ''Sirens and lights begin to flare. A [[door]] into the room opens, and [[Edward Buck|Buck]] and [[Veronica Dare|Dare]] enter.'' | ||
*'''[[Gunnery Sergeant]] | *'''[[Gunnery Sergeant]] Edward Buck''': "You know the music. Time to dance." | ||
''The team cannot help but notice the stranger with their commanding officer.'' | ''The team cannot help but notice the stranger with their commanding officer.'' | ||
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''The ODSTs grab their gear and start walking to their pods.'' | ''The ODSTs grab their gear and start walking to their pods.'' | ||
*'''[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] | *'''[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] Veronica Dare''': "Replacements?" | ||
*'''Buck''': "This many years into the war? Who isn't." | *'''Buck''': "This many years into the war? Who isn't." | ||
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''Dare pokes Buck in the chest.'' | ''Dare pokes Buck in the chest.'' | ||
*'''Dare''': "My orders. And Buck? Call me | *'''Dare''': "My orders. And Buck? Call me Captain. I'll pass on that dance. But you can show me where to sit." | ||
''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# | *'''Mickey''': "What the hell [[ODST armor#Recon|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 | ''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 [[ | ''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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''Dutch pushes Romeo away.'' | ''Dutch pushes Romeo away.'' | ||
*'''Dutch''': "Relax | *'''Dutch''': "Relax Rookie. He don't mean nothin'. Besides. Now's one of those times, pays to be the strong, silent type." | ||
''Dutch hands an M7S SMG to the Rookie, who attaches it to his pod's weapon rack and positions himself on the seat. The pod's hatch closes, and the platform from which all the pods are hanging descends into the launch bay.'' | ''Dutch hands an M7S SMG to the Rookie, who attaches it to his pod's weapon rack and positions himself on the seat. The pod's hatch closes, and the platform from which all the pods are hanging descends into the launch bay.'' | ||
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*'''Mickey (COM)''': "We're way off course!" | *'''Mickey (COM)''': "We're way off course!" | ||
*'''Dare (COM)''': "We're heading exactly where I need to go | *'''Dare (COM)''': "We're heading exactly where I need to go!" | ||
*'''Mickey (COM)''': "But we're gonna miss the carrier!" | *'''Mickey (COM)''': "But we're gonna miss the carrier!" | ||
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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'' | ''The'' [[UNSC In Amber Clad]] ''can be seen moving towards the carrier.'' | ||
*'''Dare (COM)''': "No. The carrier's going to jump! It's a | *'''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.'' | ||
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*'''Dutch (COM)''': "[[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]]! Losing power!" | *'''Dutch (COM)''': "[[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]]! Losing power!" | ||
*'''Buck (COM)''': "Stabilize | *'''Buck (COM)''': "Stabilize then pop your chutes! We're going in hard!" | ||
''Mickey's pod slams into the Rookie's, cracking the window. Inside the pod, all screens turn red with warnings before the EMP fries the pod's systems. The Rookie grabs onto a handhold as his pod plummets into freefall without a chute to slow it.'' | ''Mickey's pod slams into the Rookie's, cracking the window. Inside the pod, all screens turn red with warnings before the EMP fries the pod's systems. The Rookie grabs onto a handhold as his pod plummets into freefall without a chute to slow it.'' | ||
''Screen goes black'' | ''{Screen goes black}'' | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*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# | *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 | *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</ref> | ||
*When starting this level on [[Legendary]], players can see a picture of | *When starting this level on [[Legendary]], players can see a picture of a girl in the left side of the [[The Rookie|Rookie]]'s [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIV]] pod, which is possibly the Rookie's girlfriend or a relative. This may expand upon the Rookie's origins or simply is an [[Easter Egg]]. The person in the image is actually a male Bungie employee edited to be a woman. | ||
*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 | *This is one of four unplayable levels in the ''Halo'' series, although players can still control where the Rookie looks. | ||
*As | *As The Rookie "snaps" his M7S SMG into his pod's weapon holster, one might notice that the gun's flashlight is active. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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