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{{quote|Are you ready, Reclaimer? This is how my story begins.|[[343 Guilty Spark]] in the [[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary terminals teaser|''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'' terminals teaser]].<ref name= "Sequence">[http://thesequencegroup.com/blog/halo-anniversary-terminal-trailer '''Sequence - Terminals Teaser''']</ref>}} | {{quote|Are you ready, Reclaimer? This is how my story begins.|[[343 Guilty Spark]] in the [[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary terminals teaser|''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'' terminals teaser]].<ref name= "Sequence">[http://thesequencegroup.com/blog/halo-anniversary-terminal-trailer '''Sequence - Terminals Teaser''']</ref>}} | ||
[[File: | [[File:Terminal appearance.jpg|thumb|right|90px|The most common form of design for Terminals across the [[campaign]].]] | ||
''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' features a '''[[Terminal]]''' accessible to the player in each level. Unlike the | ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' features a '''[[Terminal]]''' accessible to the player in each level. Unlike the text-based Terminals in ''[[Halo 3]]'', the Terminals feature animation, music, sound effects and narration by [[343 Guilty Spark]] and a handful of other characters.<ref>[http://www.gamersyde.com/stream_halo_combat_evolved_anniversary_gc_ms_presentation-22920_en.html '''Gamersyde''': ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary GamesCom Microsoft Presentation'']</ref> The Terminals will also have connections to the story of ''[[Halo 4]]'' and ''[[The Forerunner Saga]]''.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcG-WpL-7lc '''YouTube''': ''Halo Anniversary Gamescom 2011 Interview '']</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpFXhNd-LA0 '''YouTube''': ''Halo Anniversary -- Gameplay & Interview w. Dan Ayoub (gamescom 2011) '']</ref><ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/video/halo-anniversary-terminal-video/7cf31fbd-7e5d-4aec-9235-4262e3cb35e5 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Halo: Anniversary Terminal 1'']</ref> After the player accessed the terminal in the campaign levels, the terminal can be watched in the game's main menu, in the "Extras", similar to the [[cutscenes]] in ''[[Halo Wars]]''. | ||
The graphics and audio for the Terminals were produced by [[Sequence|The Sequence Group]],<ref name= "Sequence" /> while most of the writing was done by [[343 Industries]] Managing Editor [[Kevin Grace]].<ref>[http://www.ign.com/videos/2011/08/27/halo-fest-halo-universe '''IGN''': ''Halo Fest - Halo Universe'']</ref> | The graphics and audio for the Terminals were produced by [[Sequence|The Sequence Group]],<ref name= "Sequence" /> while most of the writing was done by [[343 Industries]] Managing Editor [[Kevin Grace]].<ref>[http://www.ign.com/videos/2011/08/27/halo-fest-halo-universe '''IGN''': ''Halo Fest - Halo Universe'']</ref> | ||
Just like [[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary | Just like [[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Skulls|skulls]], terminals cannot be seen or accessed in Classic mode.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/video/halo-anniversary-campaign/92cb4dec-3a52-417d-87c3-1232346ca997 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Halo: Anniversary Campaign'']</ref> They can be seen and accessed on any difficulty and in Co-op mode. Once unlocked, the terminals can be viewed via [[Halo Waypoint]]. | ||
== The Terminals == | == The Terminals == | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
*Terminal 7's description is a reference to the Latin saying ''[[Wikipedia:Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?|quis custodiet ipsos custodes?]]'' (''"Who watches the watchmen?"''). | *Terminal 7's description is a reference to the Latin saying ''[[Wikipedia:Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?|quis custodiet ipsos custodes?]]'' (''"Who watches the watchmen?"''). | ||
*Captain Keyes' mental struggle as he is slowly assimilated by the [[ | * Captain Keyes' mental struggle as he is slowly assimilated by the [[proto-Gravemind]] is an adaptation of a passage from ''[[Halo: The Flood]]''. Several additions are present to integrate the scene with more recent canon - specifically, memories of his daughter, [[Miranda Keyes|Miranda]], and her mother, [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]]. | ||
*A five-character code in Forerunner script appears briefly at each terminal's end, excluding Terminal 11. The characters correspond directly with the Latin alphabet. In order from the first terminal, they are as such: "343GS", "HALO4", "SPARK", "FLOOD", "EARTH", "DEMON", "RINGS", "ARRAY", "HUMAN", and "HAVEN". | *A five-character code in Forerunner script appears briefly at each terminal's end, excluding Terminal 11. The characters correspond directly with the Latin alphabet. In order from the first terminal, they are as such: "343GS", "HALO4", "SPARK", "FLOOD", "EARTH", "DEMON", "RINGS", "ARRAY", "HUMAN", and "HAVEN". | ||
*The input screen is based on the holographic control spheres seen inside the [[relic]] on [[Harvest]] and at | *The input screen is based on the holographic control spheres seen inside the [[relic]] on [[Harvest]] and at [[the Apex]] on [[Shield 0459]] from ''[[Halo Wars]]'', as well as from ''[[Halo Legends]]: [[Origins]]''. | ||
*In the 11th terminal, [[Kig-Yar]] are seen with the [[Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction|Heretics]] | *In the 11th terminal, [[Kig-Yar]] are seen with the [[Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction|Heretics]]. As one of the Sangheili officers promised to [[343 Guilty Spark]] that all Kig-Yar present would be killed for attacking an [[monitor|Oracle]], this provides an explanation for the species' absence in ''[[Halo 2]]''. | ||
*The Forerunner that 343 Guilty Spark faces in Terminal 2 is the IsoDidact. | |||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:TerminalEncrypted.jpg|The Forerunner character input screen. | File:TerminalEncrypted.jpg|The Forerunner character input screen. | ||
File:TerminalDecoded.jpg|A translation of the symbols. | File:TerminalDecoded.jpg|A translation of the symbols. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]] | [[Category:Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]] | ||
